The Bridge 90.9 – Top 909 Albums of All Time

The Bridge 90.9: The Top 909 Albums of All Time

The Bridge 90.9 is a Kansas City-area radio station which covers a wide spectrum in regards to genres, but most closely aligns with the adult alternative radio format. For the 4th of July holiday in 2024, they had listeners vote on their favorite albums of all time. From July 1-5, the radio station counted down the albums, playing a cut from each one. When they reached the top 10, they played those albums in their entirety. 1. The Beatles Abbey Road 2. Prince Purple Rain 3. David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 4. Fleetwood Mac Rumours 5. Nirvana Nevermind 6. Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 7. Radiohead OK Computer 8. Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life 9. Carole King Tapestry 10. The Clash London Calling 11. Aretha Franklin I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You 12. Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 13. Joni Mitchell Blue 14. U2 The Joshua Tree 15. The Rolling Stones Exile On Main Street 16. Miles Davis Kind of Blue 17. Marvin Gaye What's Going On 18. Jason Isbell Southeastern 19. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 20. Bob Marley & The Wailers Exodus 21. Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique 22. R.E.M. Automatic for the People 23. Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill 24. A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory 25. Talking Heads Fear of Music 26. Amy Winehouse Back to Black 27. Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 28. Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly 29. Prince Sign O' The Times 30. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & Nico 31. Blondie Parallel Lines 32. Dolly Parton Jolene 33. Pixies Doolittle 34. Green Day Dookie 35. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin IV 36. The Beach Boys Pet Sounds 37. Bruce Springsteen Born to Run 38. Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan 39. Weezer Weezer 40. Queen A Night at the Opera 41. Nas Illmatic 42. David Bowie Space Oddity 43. Stevie Wonder Innervisions 44. Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde 45. Outkast Speakerboxxx/The Love Below 46. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced? 47. Otis Redding Dock of the Bay 48. Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash 49. The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed 50. Sam Cooke The Best of Sam Cooke 51. Pink Floyd The Wall 52. The Clash Combat Rock 53. Michael Jackson Thriller 54. Santana Abraxas 55. The Smiths Louder than Bombs 56. The Beatles Rubber Soul 57. Fleetwood Mac Tusk 58. Prince 1999 59. Aretha Franklin Lady Soul 60. The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground 61. Public Enemy Power To The People And The Beats - Greatest Hits 62. Bob Marley & The Wailers Legend – The Best of 63. The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out 64. Neil Young Greatest Hits 65. Bruce Springsteen Born In the U.S.A. 66. Al Green Greatest Hits 67. Metallica Metallica 68. The Clash CODA (Soundtrack from the Apple Original Film) 69. Stevie Wonder Number 1's 70. The National Boxer 71. David Bowie Changesbowie 72. Johnny Cash The Essential Johnny Cash 73. Mavis Staples If All I Was Was Black 74. Radiohead The Bends 75. Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Soundtrack) 76. Nirvana MTV Unplugged In New York 77. De La Soul 3 Feet High and Rising 78. Guns N' Roses Appetite for Destruction 79. Outkast Stankonia 80. R.E.M. Murmur 81. The Killers Hot Fuss 82. Miles Davis Bitches Brew 83. AC/DC Back In Black 84. Elvis Presley Elvis Presley 85. Beck Odelay 86. Steely Dan Aja 87. Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 88. Pearl Jam Ten 89. The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet 90. The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 91. Billie Holiday Lady Sings the Blues 92. Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg The Chronic 93. Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water 94. Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door 95. The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East 96. David Bowie Heroes 97. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà vu 98. The Cure Disintegration 99. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II 100. Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited 101. Blur Parklife 102. Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac 103. Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill 104. Patti Smith Horses 105. The Cars The Cars 106. Foo Fighters Foo Fighters 107. The Band Music from Big Pink 108. Curtis Mayfield Superfly 109. Boston Boston 110. MC5 Kick Out the Jams 111. Otis Redding Otis Blue / Otis Redding Sings Soul 112. Joni Mitchell Court and Spark 113. Queen News of the World 114. Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city 115. John Coltrane A Love Supreme 116. U2 War 117. The Beatles Revolver 118. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five The Message 119. Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors 120. Ike & Tina Turner River Deep, Mountain High 121. Cream Disraeli Gears 122. Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory 123. Fiona Apple Tidal 124. Devo Freedom of Choice 125. Nina Simone I Put a Spell on You 126. Black Sabbath Paranoid 127. The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream 128. The Runaways The Runaways 129. Janis Joplin Pearl 130. Rush Moving Pictures 131. The Smiths Hatful of Hollow 132. The Doors Strange Days 133. Run-DMC Raising Hell 134. Peter Gabriel So 135. The Velvet Underground Loaded 136. Phoebe Bridgers Punisher 137. Daft Punk Discovery 138. Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking 139. The Cure Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me 140. New Order Power, Corruption and Lies 141. Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 142. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms 143. John Lennon Imagine 144. David Bowie Hunky Dory 145. U2 Achtung Baby 146. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedos 147. The Beatles The Beatles (The White Album) 148. The Replacements Let It Be 149. Brandi Carlile The Story 150. Bill Withers Just As I Am 151. Ramones Ramones 152. Derek And The Dominoes Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs 153. R.E.M. Out of Time 154. Dusty Springfield Dusty In Memphis 155. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland 156. Aretha Franklin Young, Gifted and Black 157. Queens of the Stone Age Songs for the Deaf 158. The Who Quadrophenia 159. Stevie Nicks Bella Donna 160. Curtis Mayfield Curtis 161. Madonna Madonna 162. A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders 163. LCD Soundsystem LCD Soundsystem 164. Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning 165. Queen Sheer Heart Attack 166. Coldplay Parachutes 167. Garbage Garbage 168. Neil Young After the Gold Rush 169. Elvis Costello & The Attractions This Year's Model 170. Vampire Weekend Modern Vampires of the City 171. Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline 172. Lana Del Rey Ultraviolence 173. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III 174. Missy Elliott Supa Dupa Fly 175. U2 The Unforgettable Fire 176. Cyndi Lauper She's So Unusual 177. Jackson Browne Running on Empty 178. The Beach Boys Smiley Smile 179. Robert Johnson King of the Delta Blues Singers 180. Janet Jackson Control 181. Van Morrison Astral Weeks 182. Johnny Cash I Walk the Line 183. Depeche Mode Song of Faith and Devotion 184. John Coltrane Giant Steps 185. The Byrds Sweetheart of the Rodeo 186. Jimmy Cliff The Harder They Come 187. Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here 188. Michael Jackson Bad 189. George Harrison All Things Must Pass 190. Outkast Aquemini 191. Pretenders Pretenders 192. Grateful Dead American Beauty 193. Al Green Call Me 194. The Smiths The Smiths 195. PJ Harvey Rid of Me 196. Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um 197. Joni Mitchell Hejira 198. Bruce Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town 199. The Chicks Wide Open Spaces 200. Harry Belafonte Jump Up Calypso 201. Beyoncé BEYONCÉ 202. New Order Substance 203. Radiohead Hail to the Thief 204. David Bowie Station to Station 205. Beck Mellow Gold 206. JAY-Z The Black Album 207. The Doors The Doors 208. Elvis Costello & The Attractions Imperial Bedroom 209. MGMT Congratulations 210. Parliament Mothership Connection 211. Jane's Addiction Ritual de lo Habitual 212. Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago 213. Sly & The Family Stone There's a Riot Goin' On 214. Erykah Badu Baduizm 215. R.E.M. Document 216. Nick Drake Pink Moon 217. The National High Violet 218. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Stranger in Town 219. Television Marquee Moon 220. Soundgarden Superunknown 221. New Order Brotherhood 222. Toots & The Maytals Funky Kingston 223. HAIM Women In Music Pt. III 224. Black Sabbath Black Sabbath 225. Sinead O’Connor I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got 226. Depeche Mode Music for the Masses 227. Frank Ocean Blonde 228. Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols 229. John Coltrane Blue Train 230. T. Rex Electric Warrior 231. Elliott Smith XO 232. The Go-Go's Beauty and the Beat 233. Patti Smith Easter 234. Björk Debut 235. The Black Keys El Camino 236. The Postal Service Give Up 237. Kraftwerk The Man-Machine 238. Tom Petty Full Moon Fever 239. Donna Summer Bad Girls 240. Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue 241. James Brown And The Famous Fla Live at the Apollo 242. Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman 243. Nirvana Bleach 244. Beyoncé Lemonade 245. Deep Purple Machine Head 246. Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape 247. Alicia Keys Songs In A Minor 248. Neil Young & Crazy Horse Rust Never Sleeps 249. Garbage Version 2.0 250. N.W.A Straight Outta Compton 251. Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home 252. Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? 253. Los Lobos Kiko 254. Elvis Costello Armed Forces 255. Alice In Chains Dirt 256. The Clash Sandinista! 257. David Bowie Diamond Dogs 258. PJ Harvey Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea 259. The Kinks The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society 260. Pavement Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain 261. Hüsker Dü Warehouse: Songs and Stories 262. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues 263. Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger 264. Simon & Garfunkel Sounds of Silence 265. Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove 266. Indigo Girls Rites of Passage 267. R.E.M. Green 268. Grateful Dead Workingman's Dead 269. Tupac Shakur All Eyez On Me 270. Gary Clark Jr. This Land 271. Radiohead Kid A 272. The Byrds Turn! Turn! Turn! 273. Lou Reed Transformer 274. The Fugees The Score 275. Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 276. Etta James At Last! 277. Madonna Like a Virgin 278. Mumford & Sons Sigh No More 279. Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised 280. Stone Temple Pilots Core 281. Van Morrison Moondance 282. Beck Sea Change 283. Sonic Youth Goo 284. Led Zeppelin Houses of the Holy 285. Yazoo Upstairs at Eric's 286. Peter Gabriel Us 287. Bruce Springsteen The River 288. Run The Jewels RTJ4 289. The Who The Who Sell Out 290. The Band The Band 291. A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm 292. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit The Nashville Sound 293. Coldplay A Rush of Blood to the Head 294. Gram Parsons Grievous Angel 295. John Prine John Prine 296. Frank Ocean channel ORANGE 297. Simon & Garfunkel Bookends 298. Annie Lennox Diva 299. Wilco Summerteeth 300. U2 Rattle and Hum 301. Big Brother & The Holding Company Cheap Thrills 302. Lou Reed New York 303. The Decemberists Picaresque 304. Pearl Jam Vs. 305. Van Halen Van Halen II 306. Michael Jackson Off the Wall 307. The Replacements Tim 308. Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral 309. The Smiths The Queen Is Dead 310. Low The Great Destroyer 311. Alabama Shakes Boys & Girls 312. Jeff Buckley Grace 313. Paul McCartney & Wings Band on the Run 314. Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine 315. Elton John Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy 316. The Black Keys Brothers 317. The Who Who's Next 318. Tori Amos Under the Pink 319. The Doors LA Woman 320. Beastie Boys Ill Communication 321. Van Halen 1984 322. The Soggy Bottom Boys O Brother, Where Art Thou? 323. The Police Outlandos d'Amour 324. Snoop Dogg Doggystyle 325. Harry Nilsson Nilsson Schmilsson 326. Janelle Monáe Dirty Computer 327. The Temptations The Temptations Sing Smokey 328. Death Cab for Cutie Plans 329. Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik 330. R.E.M. Life's Rich Pageant 331. The Beatles Let It Be 332. The Replacements Pleased to Meet Me 333. Maggie Rogers Heard It In A Past Life 334. Heart Dreamboat Annie 335. Frogpond Count To Ten 336. Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair 337. The Shins Oh, Inverted World 338. Gang of Four Entertainment! 339. Depeche Mode Violator 340. LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening 341. John Lennon Plastic Ono Band 342. Linda Ronstadt Heart Like a Wheel 343. The Notorious B.I.G. Ready to Die 344. Moby Play 345. James Brown Sex Machine 346. Belly Star 347. Uncle Tupelo No Depression 348. Arctic Monkeys AM 349. Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 350. Melissa Etheridge Yes I Am 351. Albert King & Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood 352. Beck Guero 353. Jon Batiste We Are 354. Talking Heads More Songs about Buildings and Food 355. my bloody valentine Loveless 356. XTC Skylarking 357. Mumford & Sons Babel 358. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band Night Moves 359. Big Star #1 Record 360. Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 361. The Avett Brothers I and Love and You 362. Aerosmith Toys in the Attic 363. Eric B. & Rakim Paid In Full 364. Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix 365. David Bowie Aladdin Sane 366. Outkast ATLiens 367. The Replacements Hootenanny 368. Tame Impala Lonerism 369. Miles Davis In a Silent Way 370. The Stooges The Stooges 371. Indigo Girls Swamp Ophelia 372. The Bangles Different Light 373. The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots 374. Bruce Springsteen Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. 375. Social Distortion Social Distortion 376. Brandi Carlile By The Way, I Forgive You 377. New York Dolls New York Dolls 378. Concrete Blonde Bloodletting 379. Metallica Master of Puppets 380. Spoon Kill the Moonlight 381. Bette Midler The Divine Miss M 382. The Staple Singers Be Altitude: Respect Yourself 383. Pixies Surfer Rosa 384. The Greeting Committee This Is It 385. The Cars Candy-O 386. Massive Attack Mezzanine 387. Bonnie Raitt Nick of Time 388. Sufjan Stevens Come On Feel the Illinoise 389. Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin I 390. Cypress Hill Black Sunday 391. Kraftwerk Computer World 392. Hozier Hozier 393. Prince Prince 394. Sublime Sublime 395. Gorillaz Gorillaz 396. Pink Floyd Animals 397. Taylor Swift folklore 398. Supertramp Breakfast in America 399. The Breeders Last Splash 400. Talking Heads Remain in Light 401. Lorde Pure Heroine 402. The B-52's The B-52's 403. Modest Mouse The Lonesome Crowded West 404. Duran Duran Rio 405. Modest Mouse We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank 406. Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 407. The Waterboys This Is the Sea 408. Alicia Keys The Diary of Alicia Keys 409. Paul & Linda McCartney Ram 410. Oasis (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 411. Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine 412. Kendrick Lamar DAMN. 413. Little Richard Here's Little Richard 414. Nirvana In Utero 415. Talking Heads Stop Making Sense 416. ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits 417. Ani DiFranco Little Plastic Castle 418. U2 Boy 419. Wilco Sky Blue Sky 420. D'Angelo and The Vanguard Black Messiah 421. Elvis Presley The Sun Sessions 422. Iggy Pop Lust For Life 423. The Smashing Pumpkins Gish 424. R.E.M. Reckoning 425. Peter Frampton Frampton Comes Alive! 426. The White Stripes Elephant 427. Michael Kiwanuka Love & Hate 428. The Allman Brothers Band Eat a Peach 429. Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine 430. The Cure Boys Don't Cry 431. Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd 432. Portishead Dummy 433. The Smiths Strangeways, Here We Come 434. The Strokes Is This It 435. Adele 21 436. Paul Simon Graceland 437. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Into the Great Wide Open 438. Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell 439. Tame Impala InnerSpeaker 440. Morphine Cure for Pain 441. Bruce Springsteen The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle 442. Violent Femmes Violent Femmes 443. Iron & Wine Our Endless Numbered Days 444. Olivia Rodrigo SOUR 445. Dr. Dre F/ Eminem 2001 446. Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues 447. Tegan and Sara So Jealous 448. Chance The Rapper Coloring Book 449. Willie Nelson Stardust 450. Fiona Apple When The Pawn... 451. Gary Numan The Pleasure Principle 452. Roxy Music Avalon 453. Oasis Definitely Maybe 454. Elvis Costello My Aim Is True 455. Florence + the Machine Lungs 456. Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 457. Elvis Costello King of America 458. JAY-Z The Blueprint 459. Daft Punk Random Access Memories 460. The Get Up Kids Something to Write Home About 461. Bob Dylan Desire 462. The Smiths Meat Is Murder 463. Hole Live Through This 464. David Bowie Low 465. New Order Low-Life 466. MGMT Oracular Spectacular 467. The Decemberists The King Is Dead 468. Blind Melon Blind Melon 469. Queensrÿche Operation: Mindcrime 470. Katy Guillen & The Drive Dream Girl 471. Wilco A.M. 472. The Specials The Specials 473. Sade Diamond Life 474. M.I.A. Arular 475. The Cranberries Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? 476. Leonard Cohen Songs of Leonard Cohen 477. Rilo Kiley More Adventurous 478. The Greeting Committee It’s Not All That Bad – EP 479. The Velvet Underground White Light/White Heat 480. Liz Phair Exile In Guyville 481. Joy Division Closer 482. Ben Folds Five Whatever and Ever Amen 483. Paul McCartney & Wings Wings At The Speed Of Sound 484. My Morning Jacket It Still Moves 485. R.E.M. Monster 486. The Beatles A Hard Day's Night 487. Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation 1814 488. Death Cab for Cutie Transatlanticism 489. Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid 490. Neil Young Harvest Moon 491. James Taylor Sweet Baby James 492. The Waterboys Fisherman's Blues 493. Sturgill Simpson Metamodern Sounds in Country Music 494. Arrested Development 3 Years, 5 Months, and 2 Day in the Life of… 495. Echo & The Bunnymen Ocean Rain 496. Spoon Gimme Fiction 497. Kacey Musgraves Golden Hour 498. various artists Barbie The Album 499. The Stone Roses The Stone Roses 500. Cheap Trick At Budokan 501. Regina Spektor Begin to Hope 502. Son Volt Trace 503. Loretta Lynn Coal Miner's Daughter 504. The Traveling Wilburys The Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 505. The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 506. Radiohead In Rainbows 507. Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork 508. Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version) 509. Elliott Smith Either/Or 510. AC/DC Highway to Hell 511. INXS Kick 512. Soul Coughing Irresistible Bliss 513. Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 514. 10,000 Maniacs In My Tribe 515. My Chemical Romance The Black Parade 516. First Aid Kit The Lion's Roar 517. Tori Amos Little Earthquakes 518. Hüsker Dü New Day Rising 519. The Shins Chutes Too Narrow 520. Ultimate Fakebook This Will Be Laughing Week 521. The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers 522. Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones 523. Kevin Morby This Is a Photograph 524. PJ Harvey To Bring You My Love 525. The Byrds Mr. Tambourine Man 526. Prince Controversy 527. Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever to Tell 528. The National Trouble Will Find Me 529. The Black Crowes Shake Your Money Maker 530. Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 531. Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica 532. Radiohead Pablo Honey 533. Big Country The Crossing 534. Beck Colors 535. Air Moon Safari 536. Bad Company Straight Shooter 537. XTC English Settlement 538. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes 539. Iggy & The Stooges Raw Power 540. Sarah McLachlan Fumbling Towards Ecstasy 541. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti 542. Dire Straits Making Movies 543. Gorillaz Demon Days 544. Counting Crows August and Everything After 545. Alabama Shakes Sound & Color 546. Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire 547. T. Rex The Slider 548. Fugazi 13 Songs 549. George Michael Faith 550. Björk Post 551. Eagles Hotel California 552. Tom Waits Small Change 553. Wet Leg Wet Leg 554. DJ Shadow Endtroducing... 555. The Church Starfish 556. The Avalanches Since I Left You 557. Soundgarden Badmotorfinger 558. Cocteau Twins Heaven Or Las Vegas 559. The Who Tommy 560. Run-DMC RUN-DMC 561. TV on the Radio Dear Science 562. Shiner The Egg 563. Sunny Day Real Estate Diary 564. The War on Drugs Lost In the Dream 565. The Cult Love 566. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings Give the People What They Want 567. Tom Petty Wildflowers 568. Brandi Carlile Give Up the Ghost 569. Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella and Louis 570. Dave Matthews Band Under the Table and Dreaming 571. Ray Charles Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music, Vols 1 & 2 572. The Police Ghost in the Machine 573. Belle and Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress 574. Interpol Turn on the Bright Lights 575. alt-J An Awesome Wave 576. Judas Priest British Steel 577. The Police Reggatta De Blanc 578. Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros Up from Below 579. Jack White Lazaretto 580. Pixies Trompe le Monde 581. Kiss Destroyer 582. Weezer Weezer (Green Album) 583. Lucius Wildewoman 584. Pearl Jam Vitalogy 585. Rush Permanent Waves 586. The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour 587. Jay-Z The Blueprint 3 588. Sheryl Crow Tuesday Night Music Club 589. Kate Bush Hounds of Love 590. Kraftwerk Autobahn 591. Brian Eno Here Come the Warm Jets 592. Feist The Reminder 593. Michael Kiwanuka KIWANUKA 594. The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen 595. Taylor Swift Evermore 596. My Morning Jacket Z 597. Making Movies I Am Another You 598. The Verve Urban Hymns 599. Prince Batman 600. Pink Floyd The Piper at the Gates of Dawn 601. Frank Sinatra In the Wee Small Hours 602. The White Stripes White Blood Cells 603. Vampire Weekend Father of the Bride 604. The Rainmakers The Rainmakers 605. The New Pornographers Twin Cinema 606. Courtney Barnett Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit 607. Cracker Kerosene Hat 608. Traffic The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys 609. Rush 2112 610. Red Hot Chili Peppers By The Way 611. Robyn Body Talk 612. Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club 613. Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley 614. Metric Fantasies 615. Tears for Fears Elemental 616. The Jesus and Mary Chain Psychocandy 617. Talking Heads Talking Heads 77 618. Ramones Rocket to Russia 619. The Decemberists The Crane Wife 620. Spoon Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga 621. No Doubt Tragic Kingdom 622. The Beatles Help! 623. Coldplay X&Y 624. The Avett Brothers The Carpenter 625. Soul Coughing Ruby Vroom 626. Bob Mould Workbook 627. The Who Live at Leeds 628. Johnny Cash American IV: The Man Comes Around 629. HAIM Days Are Gone 630. The Cure The Head on the Door 631. Rod Stewart Every Picture Tells a Story 632. Taylor Swift Midnights 633. Neko Case Fox Confessor Brings the Flood 634. Spoon They Want My Soul 635. Fatboy Slim You've Come a Long Way, Baby 636. LINKIN PARK Hybrid Theory 637. Green Day American Idiot 638. St. Vincent MASSEDUCTION 639. Stone Temple Pilots Purple 640. Hüsker Dü Candy Apple Grey 641. Big Star Radio City 642. Mos Def Black on Both Sides 643. Childish Gambino Awaken, My Love! 644. The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin 645. Sublime 40oz. to Freedom 646. The White Stripes De Stijl 647. Ani DiFranco Not a Pretty Girl 648. X Los Angeles 649. The Stooges Fun House 650. Hot Chip The Warning 651. Lana Del Rey Born to Die 652. Matthew Sweet 100% Fun 653. Talking Heads Little Creatures 654. Kraftwerk Trans-Europe Express 655. LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver 656. David Bowie Blackstar 657. Sugar Copper Blue 658. Grateful Dead Europe '72 659. Modest Mouse Good News for People Who Love Bad News 660. Father John Misty I Love You, Honeybear 661. David Bowie Let's Dance 662. Todd Rundgren Something/Anything? 663. SZA SOS 664. The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound 665. Cage the Elephant Melophobia 666. Digable Planets Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) 667. Electric Light Orchestra Time 668. Billy Joel The Stranger 669. D'Angelo Voodoo 670. Hembree House on Fire 671. Spiritualized Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space 672. Steely Dan The Royal Scam 673. Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend 674. Beastie Boys Hello Nasty 675. The Pogues If I Should Fall from Grace with God 676. Tammy Wynette Stand By Your Man 677. Def Leppard Hysteria 678. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion 679. Adele 25 680. The Jayhawks Tomorrow the Green Grass 681. Elvis Costello & The Attractions Get Happy! 682. Wilco A Ghost Is Born 683. Bon Iver Bon Iver 684. Daft Punk Homework 685. The Rolling Stones Some Girls 686. Low Things We Lost In the Fire 687. Muse Black Holes and Revelations 688. The xx I See You 689. Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out the Lights 690. The Shins Wincing the Night Away 691. CHVRCHES The Bones of What You Believe 692. The Roots Things Fall Apart 693. Tom Waits Rain Dogs 694. Elton John Honky Château 695. Bob Dylan Time Out of Mind 696. David Gray White Ladder 697. Leon Bridges Coming Home 698. Tori Amos Boys for Pele 699. Waxahatchee Saint Cloud 700. Madvillain Madvillainy 701. Teenage Fanclub Bandwagonesque 702. Sonic Youth Daydream Nation 703. Black Sabbath Master of Reality 704. The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs 705. Rufus Wainwright Poses 706. Mitski Be the Cowboy 707. Soul Asylum Grace Dancers Union 708. Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 709. Warren Zevon Excitable Boy 710. Damien Rice O 711. M83 Hurry Up, We're Dreaming 712. Alice In Chains Jar of Flies 713. Björk Homogenic 714. Indigo Girls Indigo Girls 715. Jimmy Eat World Bleed American 716. Lana Del Rey Norman Fucking Rockwell! 717. Nick Drake Bryter Layter 718. IDLES Ultra Mono 719. Season to Risk Season to Risk 720. Aimee Mann Bachelor No. 2 (Or, the Last Remains of the Dodo) 721. POLIÇA Give You the Ghost 722. Dinosaur Jr. You're Living All Over Me 723. The Rolling Stones Tattoo You 724. Matthew Sweet Girlfriend 725. The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America 726. Angel Olsen MY WOMAN 727. Poe Hello 728. The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love 729. Pulp Different Class 730. The Avett Brothers Emotionalism 731. Bleachers Strange Desire 732. Fiona Apple Fetch The Bolt Cutters 733. Rancid ...and out Come the Wolves 734. TV on the Radio Return To Cookie Mountain 735. Iron Maiden The Number of the Beast 736. Cowboy Junkies The Trinity Session 737. Beck Mutations 738. Elliott Smith Figure 8 739. Lorde Melodrama 740. Jethro Tull Aqualung 741. Billy Bragg Workers Playtime 742. Elton John Tumbleweed Connection 743. The Cranberries No Need to Argue 744. Gillian Welch Time (The Revelator) 745. Father John Misty Fear Fun 746. Katy Guillen & The Drive Another One Gained 747. CAKE Fashion Nugget 748. The Sundays Blind 749. Krystle Warren & The Faculty Love Songs: A Time You May Embrace 750. Prince Dirty Mind 751. Joe Jackson Look Sharp! 752. R.E.M. New Adventures in Hi-Fi 753. Ween Chocolate & Cheese 754. Radiohead Amnesiac 755. SZA Ctrl 756. Elbow Build a Rocket Boys! 757. Pete Yorn Musicforthemorningafter 758. Making Movies A La Deriva 759. The Jam All Mod Cons 760. Cocteau Twins Treasure 761. The Undertones The Undertones 762. Olivia Rodrigo GUTS 763. Morphine Yes 764. The National Alligator 765. Herbie Hancock Head Hunters 766. The Rolling Stones Emotional Rescue 767. Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication 768. Bright Eyes LIFTED or the Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground 769. Danielle Nicole Cry No More 770. They Might Be Giants Flood 771. The Dandy Warhols Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia 772. Brittany Howard Jaime 773. The English Beat I Just Can't Stop It 774. Fela Kuti Zombie 775. LIVE Throwing Copper 776. Neko Case Blacklisted 777. Fun. Some Nights 778. Tom Waits Mule Variations 779. Squeeze East Side Story 780. Silk Sonic An Evening With Silk Sonic 781. Belle and Sebastian If You're Feeling Sinister 782. M.I.A. Kala 783. Lady Gaga Born This Way 784. Electric Light Orchestra Out of the Blue 785. Wilco Being There 786. The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan 787. Built to Spill Keep It Like a Secret 788. Motörhead Ace of Spades 789. Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Los Angeles 790. The xx Xx 791. Florence + the Machine Ceremonials 792. Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever 793. JAY-Z Vol.2... Hard Knock Life 794. Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare 795. Lizzo Cuz I Love You 796. The Police Synchronicity 797. The Kinks Something Else 798. Beck Midnite Vultures 799. The Mountain Goats The Sunset Tree 800. Foo Fighters Wasting Light 801. The Flying Burrito Brothers The Gilded Palace of Sin 802. XTC Black Sea 803. Weezer Pinkerton 804. Manchester Orchestra A Black Mile To The Surface 805. Sade Lovers Rock 806. Tame Impala Currents 807. Joy Division Unknown Pleasures 808. The Strokes The New Abnormal 809. Babes In Toyland Fontanelle 810. Neil Young On the Beach 811. Depeche Mode Black Celebration 812. Lenny Kravitz Mama Said 813. Kings of Leon Only By the Night 814. Trampled By Turtles Palomino 815. David Bowie Young Americans 816. Dave Matthews Band Crash 817. Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha 818. Vampire Weekend Contra 819. Ani DiFranco Dilate 820. Hüsker Dü Flip Your Wig 821. The Wallflowers Bringing Down the Horse 822. Norah Jones Come Away with Me 823. St. Vincent St. Vincent 824. Sufjan Stevens Carrie & Lowell 825. Uncle Tupelo Anodyne 826. The Freedom Affair Freedom Is Love 827. Sleater-Kinney Dig Me Out 828. Bloc Party Silent Alarm 829. Macklemore And Ryan Lewis The Heist 830. Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow 831. Warren Zevon My Ride's Here 832. Pavement Wowee Zowee 833. Ben Folds Rockin' the Suburbs 834. Big Thief Capacity 835. The Black Crowes The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion 836. R.E.M. Fables of the Reconstruction 837. Arctic Monkeys Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 838. The Black Keys Rubber Factory 839. Muse Absolution 840. The Flaming Lips Transmissions from the Satellite Heart 841. boygenius the record 842. Lake Street Dive Bad Self Portraits 843. Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Skeleton Crew 844. Laurie Anderson Big Science 845. Nick Drake Five Leaves Left 846. Andrew W.K. I Get Wet 847. k.d. lang Ingenue 848. Beastie Boys Check Your Head 849. The 1975 The 1975 850. Ween The Mollusk 851. Pavement Slanted & Enchanted 852. Imogen Heap Speak for Yourself 853. The Strokes Room On Fire 854. Beach House Bloom 855. Beyonce Cowboy Carter 856. Funkadelic Maggot Brain 857. Sylvan Esso Free Love 858. Massive Attack Blue Lines 859. The Grisly Hand Country Singles 860. U2 All That You Can't Leave Behind 861. Avril Lavigne Let Go 862. Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins Rabbit Fur Coat 863. Maggie Rogers Don't Forget Me 864. At the Drive-I Relationship of Command 865. Fontaines D.C. A Hero's Death 866. Ha Ha Tonka Death of a Decade 867. The Beatles Please Please Me 868. Solange A Seat at the Table 869. Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand 870. Fountains Of Wayne Welcome Interstate Managers 871. Grimes Visions 872. Gluck, Heidi Lynne Pony Show 873. blink-182 Enema of the State 874. Broken Social Scene You Forgot It in People 875. Joanna Newsom Ys 876. Isaac Hayes Shaft 877. St. Vincent Strange Mercy 878. Crowded House Woodface 879. Beck Morning Phase 880. Pearl Jam Yield 881. Harry Styles Harry's House 882. Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables 883. Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak 884. The Fratellis Costello Music 885. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica 886. Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady 887. Glass Animals Zaba 888. First Aid Kit Stay Gold 889. Cowboy Indian Bear Live Old, Die Young 890. Neko Case Middle Cyclone 891. Journey Escape 892. David Bowie The Man Who Sold the World 893. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers 894. Jack White Blunderbuss 895. Katy Guillen & the Girls Heavy Days 896. Me Like Bees The Ides 897. Flogging Molly Drunken Lullabies 898. Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories Tails 899. Hum You'd Prefer an Astronaut 900. The Prodigy The Fat of the Land 901. Frank Zappa Hot Rats 902. The Sundays Reading, Writing & Arithmetic 903. Radkey Green Room 904. The Head and the Heart The Head and the Heart 905. Feist Let It Die 906. Kevin Morby Oh My God 907. Paul Simon Rhythm of the Saints 908. Neil Young & Crazy Horse Zuma 909. Little Feat Dixie Chicken Resources and Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Best-of Album Lists by Publications/Organizations The Bridge 90.9 (7/5/2024). “Top 909 Albums fo All Time” First posted 7/5/2024.

Karaoke: Top 100 Songs

Karaoke: Top 100 Songs

101-karaoke.com defines karaoke as “a form of interactive entertainment where individuals sing along to recorded music using a microphone and a public address system…Originating from Japan, karaoke has spread worldwide, becoming a staple in bars, clubs, and private parties. It offers a fun and engaging way for people to express themselves musically and enjoy their favorite songs.” Lists from more than 30 sources were aggregated to create this list. Click here to see other genre-specific song lists. 1. Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” (1978) 2. Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” (1975) 3. Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” (1987) 4. Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” (1981) 5. Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline” (1969) 6. Abba “Dancing Queen” (1976) 7. The Killers “Mr. Brightside” (2004) 8. Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way” (1999) 9. Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” (2018) 10. Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” (1986) 11. Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone” (2004) 12. The B-52’s “Love Shack” (1989) 13. Spice Girls “Wannabe” (1996) 14. Adele “Someone Like You (2011) 15. Frank Sinatra “My Way” (1969) 16. Oasis “Wonderwall” (1995) 17. Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” (1967) 18. Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (1983) 19. Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” (1983) 20. Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” (2014) 21. Elton John & Kiki Dee “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (1976) 22. TLC “No Scrubs” (1999) 23. Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” (2011) 24. Ben E. King “Stand by Me” (1961) 25. Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar on Me” (1987) 26. Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” (2009) 27. Toto “Africa” (1982) 28. Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” (2006) 29. Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” (1992) 30. Pharrell Williams “Happy” (2013) 31. Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton “Islands in the Stream” (1983) 32. Olivia Newton John & John Travolta & Grease Cast “Summer Nights” (1978) 33. Shania Twain “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” (1999) 34. Aretha Franklin “Respect” (1967) 35. Nancy Sinatra “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” (1966) 36. Prince & the Revolution “When Doves Cry” (1984) 37. Britney Spears “Oops! I Did It Again” (2000) 38. Idina Menzel “Let It Go” (2013) 39. OutKast “Hey Ya!” (2003) 40. Garth Brooks “Friends in Low Places” (1990) 41. Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (1987) 42. Dolly Parton “Jolene” (1973) 43. Madonna “Like a Prayer” (1989) 44. Jimmy Buffett “Margaritaville” (1977) 45. Smash Mouth “All Star” (1999) 46. Adele “Rolling in the Deep” (2010) 47. Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (2023) 48. Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” (1995) 49. Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” (1975) 50. Elvis Presley “Can’t Help Falling in Love” (1961) 51. Fugees “Killing Me Softly” (1996) 52. John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads” (1971) 53. Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” (1990) 54. Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” (2009) 55. Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” (1963) 56. Vanessa Carlton “A Thousand Miles” (2002) 57. N Sync “Bye Bye Bye” (2000) 58. Village People “Y.M.C.A.” (1978) 59. Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” (1997) 60. George Michael “Faith” (1987) 61. Sonny & Cher “I Got You Babe” (1965) 62. Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” (2007) 63. Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” (1982) 64. Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” (1998) 65. Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” (1974) 66. Queen “Don’t Stop Me Now” (1978) 67. Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” (2018) 68. Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” (1999) 69. Billy Joel “Piano Man’ (1973) 70. Dolly Parton “9 to 5” (1980) 71. Natasha Bedingfield “Unwritten” (2004) 72. Sir Mix-A-Lot “Baby Got Back” (1992) 73. The Weather Girls “It’s Raining Men” (1982) 74. Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle “A Whole New World” (1992) 75. The Proclaimers “I’m Gonna Be 500 Miles” (1988) 76. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” (2008) 77. Amy Winehouse “Rehab” (2006) 78. The Temptations “My Girl” (1965) 79. Marc Ronson & Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (2014) 80. Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” (1997) 81. The Rolling Stones “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” (1965) 82. Brandy with Monica “The Boy Is Mine” (1998) 83. Amy Winehouse with Mark Ronson “Valerie” (2007) 84. The Beatles “Hey Jude” (1968) 85. Rick Springfield “Jessie’s Girl” (1981) 86. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” (1981) 87. Alanis Morissette “Ironic” (1996) 88. Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” (1978) 89. Abba “Mamma Mia” (1975) 90. No Doubt “Don’t Speak” (1996) 91. Bill Medley with Jennifer Warnes “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” (1987) 92. Aretha Franklin “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman” (1967) 93. Patsy Cline “Crazy” (1961) 94. Robbie Williams “Angels” (1997) 95. Wham! “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (1984) 96. The Righteous Brothers “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” (1964) 97. Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” (1981) 98. Christina Aguilera “Genie in a Bottle” (1999) 99. Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” (1977) 100. Beastie Boys “You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party” (1986) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “Other Genre/Category Song Lists” 101-karaoke.com (6/30/2024). “Top 100 Karaoke Songs of All Time in English” 9meters.com (6/5/2024). “Top 10 Karaoke Songs of All Time: The Best Sing-Along Hits Ranked” by Troy Reeder Apple Music “Karaoke Hits Essentials” Billboard.com (10/5/2022). “The 100 Greatest Karaoke Songs of All Time: Staff List” by Billboard Staff Buzzfeed.com (4/8/2024). “The Best Karaoke Songs to Jame Out To, Regardless of Your Actual Singing Ability” by Evelina Zaragoza Medina Casual Encounters Karaoke ClearViewSound.co.uk “50 Best Karaoke Songs for Your Next Sing Along Party” by Natalie CountryLiving.com (7/28/2023). “40 of the Best Karaoke Songs for Your Next Night Out” by Jamie Ballard Elle.com (4/29/2022). “The 75 Best No-Fail Karaoke Songs” by Nerisha Penrose, Estelle Tang, and Melanie Curry FreeYourMusic.com (3/12/2024). “Best Karaoke Songs of All Time” Google.com (retrieved 7/2/2024). “Popular Karaoke” Karafun.com KaraokeMedia.com (6/4/2024). “The Best Karaoke Songs Ever Made” TheKnot.com (5/15/2024> “The 52 Best Karaoke Songs That Will Win Over the Crowd” by Brittany Barber LaLaStPete.com (7/21/2023). “Best Songs to Sing at Karaoke and How to Choose the Biggest Hits” LoverofMusic.com (4/28/2024). “Top 60 Best Karaoke Songs of All Time” by Kerry Russell LuckyVoiceKaraoke.com “The Top 100 Karaoke Songs of All Time” Parade.com (12/12/2023). “86 Karaoke Songs to Turn Up the Party – So Save This List for Your Next Outing” by Marilyn Liles ThePioneerWoman.com (5/9/2023). “25 Greatest Karaoke Songs of All Time” by Micaela Bahn Seventeen.com (10/4/2019). “30 Best Karaoke Songs of All Time That Are Must-Haves for Your Next Session” by Jasmine Gomez Singa.com (2/28/2024). “Best Karaoke Songs from Every Decade” by Jason Dydnski SingKing.com (2/13/2021). “The 30 Best Karaoke Duets of All Time” Spotify Playlist (2019). “100 Greatest Karaoke Songs” StarzandCatz.com (1/19/2024). “The 371 Best Karaoke Songs of All Time (With Voice Type + Level)” by Oli Braithwaite Stingray Karaoke (11/18/2023). “Top 10 Best Karaoke Songs of All Time (Vol. 4) from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s!” TakeLessons.com (6/28/2023). “150+ Best Karaoke Songs of All Time” TeenVogue.com (2/8/2024). “The Ultimate List of Best Karaoke Songs to Sing” by Kristi Kellogg TimeOut.com (7/28/2023). “The 45 Best Karaoke Songs Ever Made” edited by Matthew Singer Top40Weekly.com “Best Karoke Songs of All Time” TorchLakeCafe.com “Top 50 Karaoke Songs of All-Time” Yahoo.com (3/25/2024). “10 Best Karaoke Songs of All Time Guaranteed to Shake the Room” Yahoo Sports (7/28/2023). “The Best Karaoke Songs That Will Get the Whole Room Singing Along” by Jamie Ballard First posted 7/2/2024.

1890-1899: Top 100 Songs

Top 100 Songs of the Decade: 1890-1899

These are the songs which kicked off the recorded music era and the debut of charts to track the popularity of songs. Often a song’s popularity in this era had more to do with sheet music than specific recorded performances by individual artists. As such, there are multiple songs repeated here. Rankings are figured by combining sales figures, chart data, airplay, awards, and appearances on best-of lists. Check out other “songs of the decade” lists here. DMDB Top 1%: 1. George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” (1893) 2. Arthur Collins “Hello Ma Baby” (1899) 3. John Philip Sousa “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (1897) 4. Katharine Lee Bates (lyrics) & Samuel A. Ward (music) “America the Beautiful” (1895) 5. John Yorke Atlee “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka “The Mocking Bird”)” (1891) 6. Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill (composers) “Happy Birthday to You” (1893) 7. Len Spencer “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay” (1892) 8. Dan Quinn “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (1896) 9. Dan Quinn “Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)” (1893) 10. Scott Joplin “Maple Leaf Rag” (1899) 11. Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” (1895) 12. Billy Golden “Turkey in the Straw” (1891) 13. Vess Ossman “Yankee Doodle” (1894) 14. Dan Quinn “The Sidewalks of New York” (1895) 15. James M. Black & Katharine E. Purvis (songwriters) “When the Saints Go Marching In” (1896) 16. George J. Gaskin “On the Banks of the Wabash” (1897) 17. Edison Male Quartette “My Old Kentucky Home” (1898) 18. U.S. Marine Band “The Washington Post March” (1890) 19. Len Spencer “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)” (1892) 20. Dan Quinn “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” (1898) 21. George Washington Johnson “The Laughing Song” (1891) 22. George J. Gaskin “My Wild Irish Rose” (1899) 23. Len Spencer “Hello Ma Baby” (1899) 24. George J. Gaskin “Oh Promise Me” (1893) DMDB Top 2%: 25. U.S. Marine Band “Semper Fidelis” (1890) 26. Sousa’s Band “El Capitan March” (1895) 27. Len Spencer “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (1897) 28. George J. Gaskin “Sweet Rosie O’Grady” (1897) 29. Silas Leachman “Dem Golden Slippers” (1894) 30. John Yorke Atlee “After the Ball” (1893) 31. Len Spencer “Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose” (1897) 32. United States Marine Band “The Liberty Bell” (1894) 33. Thomas Bott “Love’s Old Sweet Song” (1892) 34. Albert Campbell “My Wild Irish Rose” (1899) 35. George J. Gaskin “The Sidewalks of New York” (1895) 36. George J. Gaskin “Drill, Ye Terriers, Drill” (1891) 37. J.W. Myers “The Sidewalks of New York” (1895) 38. U.S. Marine Band “The Thunderer” (1890) 39. Steve Porter “On the Banks of the Wabash” (1898) 40. George Washington Johnson “The Whistling Coon” (1891) 41. George J. Gaskin “My Old New Hampshire Home” (1898) 42. Arthur Collins “I’d Leave My Happy Home for You” (1899) 43. Jules Levy “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (1893) 44. Dan Quinn “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow Wow” (1892) 45. Sousa’s Band “King Cotton March” (1895) 46. Edward M. Favor “Say Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye” (1894) 47. George J. Gaskin “She Was Bred in Old Kentucky” (1898) 48. Manhansett Quartette “Sally in Our Alley” (1892) 49. George J. Gaskin “The Sunshine of Paradise Valley” (1896) 50. George J. Gaskin “The Fatal Wedding” (1893) 51. George J. Gaskin “Break the News to Mother” (1898) 52. Len Spencer “My Gal Is a High-Born Lady” (1897) 53. George J. Gaskin “A Hot Time in the Old Town” (1897) 54. William F. Hooley “Gypsy Love Song (Slumber on, My Little Gypsy Sweetheart)” (1899) 55. Russell Hunting “Michael Casey at the Telephone” (1892) 56. Sousa’s Band “The Washington Post March” (1895) 57. George J. Gaskin “Sweet Marie” (1894) 58. Len Spencer “Smoky Mokes” (1899) 59. Gilmore’s Band “The Star-Spangled Banner” (1892) 60. Russell Hunting “Michael Casey Taking the Census” (1892) 61. John Yorke Atlee “Home Sweet Home” (1891) 62. George J. Gaskin “She May Have Seen Better Days” (1896) 63. Vess Ossman “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” (1898) 64. Len Spencer “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” (1893) 65. J.W. Myers “Goodbye Dolly Gray” (1897) 66. Dan Quinn “The Bowery” (1893) 67. Dan Quinn “My Mother Was a Lady” (1897) 68. Charles Marsh “Throw Him Down, McCloskey” (1892) 69. Manhansett Quartette “The Old Oaken Bucket” (1894) 70. Dan Quinn “The Little Lost Child” (1895) 71. Dan Quinn “And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back” (1894) 72. Vess Ossman “Cocoanut Dance” (1895) 73. Manhansett Quartette “The Picture Turned to the Wall” (1892) 74. Russell Hunting “Michael Casey As a Physician” (1891) 75. Dan Quinn “There’s a Little Star Shining for You” (1897) 76. George J. Gaskin “Down in Poverty Row” (1896) 77. Billy Golden “Bye Bye My Honey” (1898) 78. Dan Quinn “In the Baggage Coach Ahead” (1896) 79. Tom Turpin (writer) “Harlem Rag” (1897) DMDB Top 5%: 80. Len Spencer “The Bully (aka ‘Dat New Bully’)” (1895) 81. Cal Stewart “Uncle Josh’s Arrival in New York” (1898) 82. Dan Quinn “She Was Happy Till She Met You” (1898) 83. Dan Kelly “Pat Kelly As a Police Justice” (1891) 84. Dan Quinn “My Pearl Is a Bowery Girl” (1894) 85. Len Spencer “Little ‘Liza Loves You” (1891) 86. Len Spencer “You’ve Been a Good Old Wagon But You’ve Done Broke Down” (1896) 87. J.W. Myers “Just Tell Them That You Saw Me” (1895) 88. Arthur Collins “I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby” (1899) 89. Dan Quinn “Curse of the Dreamer” (1899) 90. Sergei Rachmaninoff “Prelude in C# Minor” (1893) 91. Edward M. Favor “My Best Girl’s a New Yorker” (1895) 92. traditional “Red River Valley” (1896) 93. Len Spencer & Vess Ossman “Hot Time on the Levee” (1896) 94. Russell Hunting “Casey at Denny Murphy’s Wake” (1894) 95. Emile Berliner “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” (1890) 96. George J. Gaskin “On the Benches in the Park” (1896) 97. Sousa’s Band “Hands Across the Sea” (1899) 98. Steve Porter “She’s More to Be Pitied Than Censured” (1898) 99. Len Spencer “Little Alabama Coon” (1895) 100. Eubie Blake “Charleston Rag” (1899) Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: “‘Songs of the Decade’ lists” Dave’s Music Database: “‘Albums of the Decade’ lists” First posted 7/27/2018; last updated 6/25/2024.

Dave’s Music Database: Top 10 Songs by Year (1890-2023)

Dave’s Music Database: Top 10 Songs by Year (1890-2023)

These are the top 10 songs for each year based on their overall performance in Dave’s Music Database, which is determined by combining chart data, sales figures, streaming, video views, and aggregates from year-end lists and charts. You can also click on the “decade” buttons to see the top 100 songs for each decade. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here. Click on a button below to go straight to that decade.

2023 Miley Cyrus “Flowers” Morgan Wallen “Last Night” Olivia Rodrigo “Vampire” Billie Eilish “What Was I Made For?” Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red” Zach Bryan with Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” Jack Harlow “Lovin’ on Me” Luke Combs “Fast Car” Dua Lipa “Dance the Night” Teddy Swims “Lose Control” 2022 Harry Styles “As It Was” Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” Lizzo “About Damn Time” SZA “Kill Bill” Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy” Jack Harlow “First Class” SZA “Snooze” Rema with Selena Gomez “Calm Down” Beyoncé “Break My Soul” 2021 The Kid Laroi with Justin Bieber “Stay” Olivia Rodrigo “Drivers License” Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson.Paak) “Leave the Door Open” Olivia Rodrigo “Good 4 U” Lil Nas X “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” Adele “Easy on Me” Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits” Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow “Industry Baby” Justin Bieber with Daniel Caesar & Giveon “Peaches” BTS “Butter” 2020 Dua Lipa with DaBaby “Levitating” Glass Animals “Heat Waves” Cardi B with Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” Xiao Zhan “Spotlight” 24K Goldn with Iann Dior “Mood” The Weeknd with Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears” BTS “Dynamite” DaBaby with Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” Jawsh 685 with Jason Derulo “Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)” Megan Thee Stallion with Beyoncé “Savage” (remix)

2019 The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” Post Malone “Circles” Shawn Mendes with Camila Cabello “Señorita” Tones and I “Dance Monkey” Ariana Grande “7 Rings” Roddy Ricch “The Box” Jonas Brothers “Sucker” Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” Harry Styles “Watermelon Sugar” 2018 Lil Nas X with Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” Drake “God’s Plan” Lady Gaga with Bradley Cooper “Shallow” Post Malone with Swae Lee “Sunflower” Drake “In My Feelings” Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved” Cardi B with Bad Bunny & J. Balvin “I Like It” Zedd with Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle” Childish Gambino “This Is America” 2017 Ed Sheeran “Shape of You” Luis Fonsi with Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber “Despacito” Ed Sheeran with Beyoncé “Perfect” Maroon 5 with Cardi B “Girls Like You” Camila Cabello with Young Thug “Havana” Post Malone with 21 Savage “Rockstar” Kendrick Lamar “Humble” Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” Bebe Rexha with Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be” Lizzo “Truth Hurts” 2016 The Chainsmokers with Halsey “Closer” Drake with WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” Rihanna with Drake “Work” Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Sia with Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills” The Weeknd with Daft Punk “Starboy” Bruno Mars “That’s What I Like” Pinkfong! “Baby Shark” Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” Rae Sremmurd with Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” 2015 Wiz Khalifa with Charlie Puth “See You Again” Adele “Hello” Justin Bieber “Love Yourself” The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” Justin Bieber “Sorry” Drake “Hotline Bling” The Weeknd “The Hills” Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean?” Twenty One Pilots “Stressed Out” Lukas Graham “7 Years” 2014 Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” Taylor Swift “Shake It Off” Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass” Taylor Swift “Blank Space” Iggy Azalea with Charli XCX “Fancy” Sam Smith “Stay with Me” Maroon 5 “Sugar” OMI “Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)” Sia “Chandelier” 2013 Pharrell Williams “Happy” Robin Thicke with T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines” Lorde “Royals” John Legend “All of Me” Daft Punk with Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky” Katy Perry “Roar” One Republic “Counting Stars” Avici with Aloe Blacc “Wake Me Up!” Idina Menzel “Let It Go” Katy Perry with Juicy J “Dark Horse” 2012 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz “Thrift Shop” Psy “Gangnam Style” Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven” The Lumineers “Ho Hey” Imagine Dragons “Radioactive” Passenger “Let Her Go” Florida Georgia Line with Nelly “Cruise” Pink with Nate Ruess “Just Give Me a Reason” Rihanna “Diamonds” Taylor Swift “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 2011 Gotye & Kimbra “Somebody That I Used to Know” Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe” LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem” Rihanna & Calvin Harris “We Found Love” Adele “Someone Like You” Maroon 5 with Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger” Fun. & Janelle Monáe “We Are Young” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us” LMFAO “Sexy and I Know It” Lady Gaga “Born This Way” 2010 Adele “Rolling in the Deep” Eminem & Rihanna “Love the Way You Lie” Bruno Mars “Just the Way You Are (Amazing)” Katy Perry “Firework” Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg “California Gurls” Cee-Lo Green “Fuck You (aka “Forget You”)” Foster the People “Pumped Up Kicks” Rihanna “Only Girl in the World” Bruno Mars “Grenade” Taio Cruz “Dynamite”

2009 Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Ke$ha “Tik Tok” Jay-Z with Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” Lady Antebellum “Need You Now” Lady Gaga “Bad Romance” Miley Cyrus “Party in the U.S.A.” Train “Hey, Soul Sister” Flo Rida with Ke$ha “Right Round” Owl City “Fireflies” Jay Sean & Lil Wayne “Down” 2008 Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” Lady Gaga “Poker Face” Coldplay “Viva La Vida” Black Eyed Peas “Boom Boom Pow” Jason Mraz “I’m Yours” Lady Gaga & Colby O’Donis “Just Dance” Taylor Swift “Love Story” Katy Perry “I Kissed a Girl” Lil Wayne with Static Major “Lollipop” Kings of Leon “Use Somebody” 2007 Rihanna with Jay-Z “Umbrella” Flo Rida & T-Pain “Low” Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love” Alicia Keys “No One” Kanye West with Daft Punk “Stronger” Soulja Boy Tell’em “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” M.I.A. “Paper Planes” Kid Rock “All Summer Long” Sara Bareilles “Love Song” Avril Lavigne “Girlfriend” 2006 Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” Justin Timberlake “Sexyback” One Republic with Timbaland “Apologize” Shakira & Wyclef Jean “Hips Don’t Lie” Amy Winehouse “Rehab” Beyoncé “Irreplaceable” Fergie “Big Girls Don’t Cry (Personal)” Nelly Furtado & Timbaland “Promiscuous” Snow Patrol “Chasing Cars” Red Hot Chili Peppers “Dani California” 2005 Kanye West & Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger” Mariah Carey “We Belong Together” Daniel Powter “Bad Day” Plain White T’s “Hey There Delilah” Gorillaz with De La Soul “Feel Good Inc.” Arctic Monkeys “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” The Fray “How to Save a Life” 50 Cent with Olivia “Candy Shop” Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” Madonna “Hung Up” 2004 Usher with Lil’ Jon & Ludacris “Yeah!” Green Day “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” James Blunt “You’re Beautiful” Franz Ferdinand “Take Me Out” Gwen Stefani “Hollaback Girl” Kelly Clarkson “Since U Been Gone” Mario “Let Me Love You” Snoop Dogg with Pharrell Williams “Drop It Like It’s Hot” Tim McGraw “Live Like You Were Dying” U2 “Vertigo” 2003 OutKast “Hey Ya!” Beyoncé with Jay-Z “Crazy in Love” The White Stripes “Seven Nation Army” The Killers “Mr. Brightside” Britney Spears “Toxic” Evanescence with Paul McCoy “Bring Me to Life” Hoobastank “The Reason” Black Eyed Peas with Justin Timberlake “Where Is the Love?” Jay-Z “99 Problems” Yeah Yeah Yeahs “Maps” 2002 Eminem “Lose Yourself” 50 Cent “In Da Club” Nelly “Hot in Herre” Coldplay “Clocks” Nelly & Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” Johnny Cash “Hurt” Avril Lavigne “Complicated” Eminem “Without Me” Ashanti with Ja Rule “Foolish” Christina Aguilera “Beautiful” 2001 Nickelback “How You Remind Me” Alicia Keys “Fallin’” Kylie Minogue “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott “Get Ur Freak On” Train “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” The Strokes “Last Nite” Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil’ Kim & Mya “Lady Marmalade” The White Stripes “Fell in Love with a Girl” Staind “It’s Been Awhile” Enrique Iglesias “Hero” 2000 U2 “Beautiful Day” Eminem with Dido “Stan” Lee Ann Womack with Sons of the Desert “I Hope You Dance” Madonna “Music” OutKast “Ms. Jackson” Destiny’s Child “Independent Women” Eminem “The Real Slim Shady” 3 Doors Down “Kryptonite” Coldplay “Yellow” Linkin Park “In the End”

1999 Santana with Rob Thomas “Smooth” Lonestar “Amazed” TLC “No Scrubs” Ricky Martin “Livin’ La Vida Loca” Backstreet Boys “I Want It That Way” Lou Bega “Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of…)” Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” Faith Hill “Breathe” Creed “With Arms Wide Open” Christina Aguilera “Genie in a Bottle” 1998 Britney Spears “Baby One More Time” Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” Goo Goo Dolls “Iris” Cher “Believe” Lauryn Hill “Doo Wop (That Thing)” Brandy & Monica “The Boy Is Mine” Eminem “My Name Is…” Madonna “Ray of Light” Barenaked Ladies “One Week” Sixpence None the Richer “Kiss Me” 1997 Celine Dion “My Heart Will Go On” Elton John “Candle in the Wind 1997 (Goodbye England’s Rose)” The Verve “Bitter Sweet Symphony” Puff Daddy with Faith Evans & 112 “I’ll Be Missing You” Shania Twain “You’re Still the One” Natalie Imbruglia “Torn” Blur “Song 2” Green Day “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” Hanson “Mmmbop” Savage Garden “Truly, Madly, Deeply” 1996 Spice Girls “Wannabe” Celine Dion “Because You Loved Me” Toni Braxton “Un-Break My Heart” Blackstreet with Dr. Dre & Queen Pen “No Diggity” Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” R. Kelly “I Believe I Can Fly” Fugees “Killing Me Softly” Bone Thugs-N-Harmony “Tha Crossroads” Eric Clapton “Change the World” Shawn Colvin “Sunny Came Home” 1995 Oasis “Wonderwall” Los Del Rio “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” Coolio with L.V. “Gangsta’s Paradise” Mariah Carey with Boyz II Men “One Sweet Day” No Doubt “Don’t Speak” Alanis Morissette “You Oughta Know” Pulp “Common People” Alanis Morissette “Ironic” Oasis “Don’t Look Back in Anger” Mariah Carey “Fantasy” 1994 Boyz II Men “I’ll Make Love to You” Mariah Carey “All I Want for Christmas Is You” TLC “Waterfalls” Seal “Kiss from a Rose” Oasis “Live Forever” All-4-One “I Swear” Soundgarden “Black Hole Sun” Jeff Buckley “Hallelujah” Bruce Springsteen “Streets of Philadelphia” Green Day “Basket Case” 1993 Beck “Loser” Meat Loaf “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” Janet Jackson “That’s the Way Love Goes” Sheryl Crow “All I Wanna Do” Ace of Base “The Sign” Tag Team “Whoomp! There It Is” Mariah Carey “Dreamlover” Mariah Carey “Hero” Nirvana “All Apologies” Nirvana “Heart-Shaped Box” 1992 Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You” Radiohead “Creep” Boyz II Men “End of the Road” Eric Clapton “Tears in Heaven” Sir Mix-a-Lot “Baby Got Back” House of Pain “Jump Around” R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts” Kris Kross “Jump” Dr. Dre with Snoop Doggy Dogg “Nuthin’ But a ‘G’ Thang” Billy Ray Cyrus “Achy Breaky Heart” 1991 Nirvana “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” R.E.M. “Losing My Religion” U2 “One” Red Hot Chili Peppers “Under the Bridge” Metallica “Enter Sandman” Pearl Jam “Jeremy” Guns N’ Roses “November Rain” Nirvana “Come As You Are” Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole “Unforgettable” 1990 Sinéad O’Connor “Nothing Compares 2 U” Madonna “Vogue” MC Hammer “U Can’t Touch This” Garth Brooks “Friends in Low Places” Vanilla Ice “Ice Ice Baby” Mariah Carey “Vision of Love” Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” C + C Music Factory “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” Deee-Lite “Groove Is in the Heart” Roxette “It Must Have Been Love”

1989 Madonna “Like a Prayer” The B-52’s “Love Shack” Public Enemy “Fight the Power” Phil Collins “Another Day in Paradise” Tom Petty “Free Fallin’” Bette Midler “Wind Beneath My Wings” Young MC “Bust a Move” Alannah Myles “Black Velvet” Depeche Mode “Personal Jesus” Soul II Soul “Back to Life (How Ever Do You Want Me)” 1988 Tracy Chapman “Fast Car” Poison “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” 1988: The La’s “There She Goes” Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” Metallica “One” Bangles “Eternal Flame” Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock “It Takes Two” Tone Loc “Wild Thing” Bobby Brown “My Prerogative” Phil Collins “A Groovy Kind of Love” 1987 Guns N’ Roses “Sweet Child O’ Mine” U2 “With or Without You” Whitney Houston “I Wanna Dance with Somebody Who Loves Me” Guns N’ Roses “Welcome to the Jungle” U2 “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar on Me” George Michael “Faith” Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes “I’ve Had the Time of My Life” Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up” Whitesnake “Here I Go Again” 1986 Bon Jovi “Livin’ on a Prayer” Run-D.M.C. with Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler & Joe Perry “Walk This Way” Prince “Kiss” Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer” Beastie Boys “You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party” Berlin “Take My Breath Away” Bangles “Walk Like an Egyptian” Peter Gabriel “In Your Eyes” Crowded House “Don’t Dream It’s Over” Bon Jovi “You Give Love a Bad Name” 1985 U.S.A. for Africa “We Are the World” Tears for Fears “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” Dire Straits “Money for Nothing” Simple Minds “Don’t You Forget about Me” Dionne & Friends “That's What Friends Are For” Pet Shop Boys “West End Girls” Lionel Richie “Say You Say Me” Kate Bush “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” Huey Lewis & the News “The Power of Love” Madonna “Into the Groove” 1984 Prince “When Doves Cry” A-ha “Take on Me” Foreigner “I Want to Know What Love Is” George Michael “Careless Whisper” Tina Turner “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” Prince & the Revolution “Purple Rain” Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You” Madonna “Like a Virgin” Bruce Springsteen “Born in the U.S.A.” Bruce Springsteen “Dancing in the Dark” 1983 The Police “Every Breath You Take” Van Halen “Jump” Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” Lionel Richie “All Night Long (All Night)” Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” New Order “Blue Monday” Cyndi Lauper “Time After Time” Irene Cara “Flashdance...What a Feelin’” Bonnie Tyler “Total Eclipse of the Heart” Frankie Goes to Hollywood “Relax” 1982 Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” Survivor “Eye of the Tiger” Michael Jackson “Beat It” Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five “The Message” Dexy’s Midnight Runners “Come on Eileen” Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind” Toto “Africa” John Cougar Mellencamp “Jack and Diane” Michael Jackson “Thriller” Marvin Gaye “Sexual Healing” 1981 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts “I Love Rock and Roll” Journey “Don’t Stop Believin’” Lionel Richie & Diana Ross “Endless Love” The Human League “Don’t You Want Me?” Soft Cell “Tainted Love” Kim Carnes “Bette Davis Eyes” Olivia Newton-John “Physical” Men at Work “Down Under” Phil Collins “In the Air Tonight” The Rolling Stones “Start Me Up” 1980 Joy Division “Love Will Tear Us Apart” AC/DC “You Shook Me All Night Long” Queen “Another One Bites the Dust” Blondie “Call Me” Kool & the Gang “Celebration” Kenny Rogers “Lady” AC/DC “Back in Black” Diana Ross “Upside Down” Dolly Parton “9 to 5” REO Speedwagon “Keep on Loving You”

1979 Pink Floyd “Another Brick in the Wall Part II” The Clash “London Calling” The Knack “My Sharona” Michael Jackson “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” Sister Sledge “We Are Family” Lipps Inc. “Funkytown” The Sugarhill Gang “Rapper’s Delight” Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb” Chic “Good Times” Queen “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” 1978 Gloria Gaynor “I Will Survive” Blondie “Heart of Glass” Chic “Le Freak” Village People “Y.M.C.A.” Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta “You’re the One That I Want” Dire Straits “Sultans of Swing” Commodores “Three Times a Lady” Earth, Wind & Fire “September” The Police “Roxanne” Gerry Rafferty “Baker Street” 1977 Bee Gees “Stayin’ Alive” Queen “We Will Rock You” / “We Are the Champions” Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love” Debby Boone “You Light Up My Life” Bee Gees “Night Fever” David Bowie “Heroes” Fleetwood Mac “Dreams” Sex Pistols “God Save the Queen” Eric Clapton “Wonderful Tonight” Commodores “Brick House” 1976 Eagles “Hotel California” Abba “Dancing Queen” Wild Cherry “Play That Funky Music” Sex Pistols “Anarchy in the U.K.” Fleetwood Mac “Go Your Own Way” Boston “More Than a Feeling” Rod Stewart “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Ramones “Blitzkrieg Bop” Chicago “If You Leave Me Now” Elton John & Kiki Dee “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” 1975 Queen “Bohemian Rhapsody” Bruce Springsteen “Born to Run” Led Zeppelin “Kashmir” Pink Floyd “Wish You Were Here” Glen Campbell “Rhinestone Cowboy” Captain & Tennille “Love Will Keep Us Together” 10cc “I’m Not in Love” Van McCoy “The Hustle” Bruce Springsteen “Thunder Road” Kiss “Rock and Roll All Nite” 1974 Lynyrd Skynyrd “Sweet Home Alabama” Bob Marley & the Wailers “No Woman, No Cry” Olivia Newton-John “I Honestly Love You” Bachman-Turner Overdrive “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” Carl Douglas “Kung Fu Fighting” George McCrae “Rock Your Baby” Bachman-Turner Overdrive “Takin’ Care of Business” Joe Cocker “You Are So Beautiful” Harry Chapin “Cat’s in the Cradle” Barry White “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything” 1973 Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird” Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On” Roberta Flack “Killing Me Softly with His Song” Tony Orlando & Dawn “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” Barbra Streisand “The Way We Were” Aerosmith “Dream On” Billy Joel “Piano Man” Gladys Knight & the Pips “Midnight Train to Georgia” Terry Jacks “Seasons in the Sun” The Rolling Stones “Angie” 1972 Stevie Wonder “Superstition” Neil Young “Heart of Gold” Lou Reed “Walk on the Wild Side” Carly Simon “You’re So Vain” The Temptations “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” Deep Purple “Smoke on the Water” Bill Withers “Lean on Me” Stevie Wonder “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” Gilbert O’Sullivan “Alone Again (Naturally)” Eagles “Take It Easy” 1971 John Lennon “Imagine” Led Zeppelin “Stairway to Heaven” Don McLean “American Pie” Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” Rod Stewart “Maggie May” Al Green “Let’s Stay Together” The Who “Won’t Get Fooled Again” The Rolling Stones “Brown Sugar” Harry Nilsson “Without You” The Who “Baba O’Riley” 1970 Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water” The Beatles “Let It Be” Derek & the Dominos “Layla” Elton John “Your Song” George Harrison “My Sweet Lord” The Jackson 5 “I’ll Be There” Black Sabbath “Paranoid” James Taylor “Fire and Rain” The Jackson 5 “ABC” The Kinks “Lola”

1969 The Rolling Stones “Honky Tonk Women” The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back” Elvis Presley “Suspicious Minds” David Bowie “Space Oddity” Creedence Clearwater Revival “Proud Mary” Led Zeppelin “Whole Lotta Love” The Beatles “Something” Roberta Flack “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” The Archies “Sugar Sugar” The 5th Dimension “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” 1968 The Beatles “Hey Jude” Marvin Gaye “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” Otis Redding “Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay” The Jimi Hendrix Experience “All Along the Watchtower” The Rolling Stones “Jumpin' Jack Flash” Steppenwolf “Born to Be Wild” Simon & Garfunkel “Mrs. Robinson” Sly & the Family Stone “Everyday People” The Band “The Weight” Tammy Wynette “Stand by Your Man” 1967 Aretha Franklin “Respect” The Doors “Light My Fire” Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” Procol Harum “A Whiter Shade of Pale” Louis Armstrong “What a Wonderful World” The Beatles “Strawberry Fields Forever” The Beatles “A Day in the Life” The Jimi Hendrix Experience “Purple Haze” The Moody Blues “Nights in White Satin” Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit” 1966 The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” The Monkees “I'm a Believer” Four Tops “Reach Out (I'll Be There)” Percy Sledge “When a Man Loves a Woman” The Rolling Stones “Paint It Black” The Beach Boys “God Only Knows” Buffalo Springfield “For What It's Worth” The Supremes “You Can't Hurry Love” Ike & Tina Turner “River Deep Mountain High” 1965 The Rolling Stones “I Can't Get No Satisfaction” The Beatles “Yesterday” Bob Dylan “Like a Rolling Stone” The Righteous Brothers “Unchained Melody” The Who “My Generation” The Byrds “Mr. Tambourine Man” Simon & Garfunkel “The Sound of Silence” The Beatles “Help!” The Mamas & the Papas “California Dreamin'“ The Miracles “The Tracks of My Tears” 1964 The Righteous Brothers “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'“ The Animals “The House of the Rising Sun” The Temptations “My Girl” Roy Orbison “Oh Pretty Woman” The Kinks “You Really Got Me” Martha & the Vandellas “Dancing in the Street” The Beatles “Can't Buy Me Love” Sam Cooke “A Change Is Gonna Come” Disneyland Boys Choir “It's a Small World After All” Bob Dylan “The Times They Are A-Changin'“ 1963 The Beatles “I Want to Hold Your Hand” The Kingsmen “Louie Louie” The Ronettes “Be My Baby” The Beatles “She Loves You” The Beatles “Twist and Shout” Bob Dylan “Blowin' in the Wind” Johnny Cash “Ring of Fire” The Chiffons “He's So Fine” The Drifters “On Broadway” The Beach Boys “Surfin' U.S.A.” 1962 Ray Charles “I Can't Stop Loving You” Booker T. & the MGs “Green Onions” Little Eva “The Loco-Motion” Tony Bennett “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” The Four Seasons “Sherry” The Contours “Do You Love Me?” The Four Seasons “Big Girls Don't Cry” The Beatles “Love Me Do” The Crystals (actually The Blossoms) “He's a Rebel” 1961 Ben E. King “Stand by Me” Patsy Cline “Crazy” Elvis Presley “Can't Help Falling in Love “ Del Shannon “Runaway” Henry Mancini with Audrey Hepburn “Moon River” The Tokens “The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)” The Marvelettes “Please Mr. Postman” Dion “Runaround Sue” Gene Chandler “Duke of Earl” Bobby Lewis “Tossin' and Turnin'“ 1960 Ray Charles “Georgia on My Mind” Chubby Checker “The Twist” Etta James “At Last” Elvis Presley “It's Now Or Never” Elvis Presley “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” The Shirelles “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” The Everly Brothers “Cathy's Clown” The Drifters “Save the Last Dance for Me” Percy Faith “Theme from A Summer Place” Roy Orbison “Only the Lonely”

1959 Bobby Darin “Mack the Knife” Ray Charles “What'd I Say” The Flamingos “I Only Have Eyes for You” Johnny Horton “The Battle of New Orleans” The Isley Brothers “Shout (Parts 1 and 2)” Marty Robbins “El Paso” Dave Brubeck Quartet “Take Five “ Wilbert Harrison “Kansas City” Jim Reeves “He'll Have to Go” Frankie Avalon “Venus” 1958 Chuck Berry “Johnny B. Goode” The Platters “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” The Everly Brothers “All I Have to Do Is Dream” Ritchie Valens “La Bamba” Domenico Modugno “Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blue)” Harry Simeone Chorale “The Little Drummer Boys” The Kingston Trio “Tom Dooley” The Champs “Tequila” Eddie Cochran “Summertime Blues” The Coasters “Yakety Yak” 1957 Elvis Presley “Jailhouse Rock” Jerry Lee Lewis “Great Balls of Fire” Buddy Holly & the Crickets “That'll Be the Day” Elvis Presley “All Shook Up “ Jerry Lee Lewis “Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On” Sam Cooke “You Send Me” Danny & the Juniors “At the Hop” The Everly Brothers “Wake Up Little Susie” Buddy Holly & the Crickets “Peggy Sue” Paul Anka “Diana” 1956 Elvis Presley “Heartbreak Hotel” Elvis Presley “Hound Dog “ Elvis Presley “Don't Be Cruel” Johnny Cash “I Walk the Line” Carl Perkins “Blue Suede Shoes” Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers “Why Do Fools Fall in Love” Elvis Presley “Love Me Tender” Fats Domino “Blueberry Hill” The Five Satins “In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)” Guy Mitchell “Singing the Blues” 1955 Tennessee Ernie Ford “Sixteen Tons” Little Richard “Tutti Frutti” The Platters “Only You and You Alone” The Platters “The Great Pretender” Mitch Miller “The Yellow Rose of Texas” Chuck Berry “Maybellene” Fats Domino “Ain't That a Shame (aka "Ain't It a Shame")” Bo Diddley “Bo Diddley” Perez "Prez" Prado “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White” The Four Aces “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” 1954 Bill Haley & His Comets “We're Gonna Rock Around the Clock” The Penguins “Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)” Elvis Presley “That's All Right, Mama” The Chords “Sh-Boom” Big Joe Turner “Shake, Rattle and Roll” The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” The McGuire Sisters “Sincerely” Muddy Waters “Hoochie Coochie Man” Erroll Garner Trio “Misty” 1953 Hank Williams “Your Cheatin' Heart” Doris Day “Secret Love” Les Paul & Mary Ford “Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)” The Orioles “Crying in the Chapel” Percy Faith & Felicia Sanders “Where Is Your Heart (Song from "Moulin Rouge")” Patti Page “The Doggie in the Window” The Drifters “Money Honey” Dean Martin “That's Amore “ Frankie Laine “I Believe” Tony Bennett “Rags to Riches” 1952 Jo Stafford “You Belong to Me” Jimmy Boyd “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” Rosemary Clooney “Tenderly” Kay Starr “Wheel of Fortune” Vera Lynn “Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart” Lloyd Price “Lawdy Miss Clawdy” Perry Como & the Ramblers “Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes” Al Martino “Here in My Heart” Teresa Brewer “Till I Waltz Again with You” Patti Page “I Went to Your Wedding” 1951 Les Paul & Mary Ford “How High the Moon” Johnnie Ray & the Four Lads “Cry” Tommy Edwards “It's All in the Game” Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats “Rocket 88” Nat "King Cole" “Too Young” Tony Bennett “Because of You” Hank Williams “Cold Cold Heart” The Dominoes “Sixty Minute Man” Eddy Howard “Sin (It's No Sin)” Perry Como “If (They Made Me a King)” 1950 Patti Page “Tennessee Waltz” The Weavers “Goodnight Irene” Nat "King Cole" “Mona Lisa” Anton Karas “The Third Man Theme” Bill Snyder “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” Hank Snow “I'm Movin' On” Edith Piaf “La Vie En Rose” Teresa Brewer & the Dixieland All Stars “Music! Music! Music!” The Andrews Sisters “I Wanna Be Loved by You” Eileen Barton & the New Yorkers “If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake”

1949 Gene Autry & the Pinafores “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Vaughn Monroe “Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” Perry Como “Some Enchanted Evening” Hank Williams “I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry” John Lee Hooker “Boogie Chillen” Frankie Laine & Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires “That Lucky Old Sun” Blue Barron & His Orchestra “Cruising Down the River on a Sunday Afternoon” Vic Damone “You're Breaking My Heart” Frankie Laine & the Muleskinners “Mule Train” The Andrews Sisters “I Can Dream, Can't I?” 1948 Pee Wee Hunt “Twelfth Street Rag” Dinah Shore & Her Harper Valley Boys “Buttons and Bows” Nat "King Cole" “Nature Boy” Art Mooney “I'm Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover” Peggy Lee “Manana Is Soon Enough for Me” Mahalia Jackson “Move on Up a Little Higher” Bing Crosby & the Ken Darby Singers “Now Is the Hour (Maori Farewell Song)” Evelyn Knight & the Stardusters “A Little Bird Told Me” Kay Kyser with Harry Babbitt & Gloria Wood “On a Slow Boat to China” Margaret Whiting “A Tree in the Meadow” 1947 Francis Craig & Bob Lamm “Near You” The Harmonicats “Peg O' My Heart” Thelonious Monk “Round Midnight (aka "Round About Midnight")” Ted Weems & Elmo Tanner “Heartaches” Vaughn Monroe “Ballerina (aka "Dance Ballerina Dance")” Tex Williams “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)” T-Bone Walker “Call It Stormy Monday” Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys “Blue Moon of Kentucky” Ray Noble & Buddy Clark “Linda” 1946 Nat "King Cole" “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” The Ink Spots “The Gypsy” Nat "King Cole" “I Love You for Sentimental Reasons” Eddy Howard “To Each His Own” Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes “Oh What It Seemed to Be” Louis Jordan “Choo Choo Ch'Boogie” Frank Sinatra “Five Minutes More” James Baskett “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah” Sammy Kaye & Billy Williams “The Old Lamplighter” Frankie Carle & Marjorie Hughes “Rumors Are Flying” 1945 Les Brown & Doris Day “Sentimental Journey” Vaughn Monroe “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” Perry Como “Till the End of Time” Johnny Mercer & the Pied Pipers “On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe” Hal McIntyre & Ruth Gaylor “My Funny Valentine” Johnny Mercer & the Pied Pipers “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive” Dick Haymes “It Might As Well Be Spring” Vaughn Monroe “There! I've Said It Again” Perry Como “If I Loved You” 1944 Bing Crosby “I'll Be Seeing You” Bing Crosby & the Williams Brothers Quartet “Swinging on a Star” Woody Guthrie “This Land Is Your Land” Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters “Don't Fence Me In” The Andrews Sisters “Rum and Coca Cola” Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen “Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)” Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest “Long Ago and Far Away” Judy Garland “The Trolley Song” The Mills Brothers “You Always Hurt the One You Love” Nat "King Cole" “Straighten Up and Fly Right” 1943 Harry James & Helen Forrest “I've Heard That Song Before” Dick Haymes & the Song Spinners “You'll Never Know” Al Dexter & His Troopers “Pistol Packin' Mama” Bing Crosby “I'll Be Home for Christmas” Glenn Miller with Skip Nelson “That Old Black Magic” Bing Crosby & the Ken Darby Singers “Sunday, Monday or Always” Bing Crosby with Trudy Erwin & the Sportsmen Glee Club “People Will Say We're in Love” The Ink Spots “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” The Andrews Sisters “Shoo-Shoo Baby” Bing Crosby with Trudy Erwin & the Sportsmen Glee Club “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'“ 1942 Bing Crosby & the Ken Darby Singers “White Christmas” The Mills Brothers “Paper Doll” Dooley Wilson “As Time Goes By” Judy Garland & Gene Kelly “For Me and My Gal” Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell “Tangerine” Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke & Marion Hutton “I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo” Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke, Marion Hutton, & the Modernaires “Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree with Anyone Else But Me” Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle & the Modernaires “Moonlight Cocktail” Kay Kyser with Harry Babbitt & Julie Conway “Jingle Jangle Jingle” Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers “There Are Such Things” 1941 Artie Shaw “Stardust” Glenn Miller with Tex Beneke & the Four Modernaires “Chattanooga Choo Choo” Duke Ellington “Take the "A" Train” Woody Herman “Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me)” The Andrews Sisters “The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” Billie Holiday “God Bless the Child” Jimmy Dorsey with Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)” Harry James & Dick Haymes “I'll Get by As Long As I Have You” Benny Goodman with Louise Tobin “There'll Be Some Changes Made” Sammy Kaye “Daddy” 1940 Coleman Hawkins “Body and Soul” Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra & the Pied Pipers “I'll Never Smile Again” Artie Shaw “Frenesi” Cliff Edwards & the Ken Darby Singers “When You Wish Upon a Star” Glenn Miller “Tuxedo Junction” Jimmie Davis “You Are My Sunshine” Glenn Miller with Ray Eberle “Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread” Glenn Miller with Marion Hutton “The Woodpecker Song” Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys “San Antonio Rose (New)” Bing Crosby “Only Forever”

1939 Judy Garland “Over the Rainbow” Glenn Miller “In the Mood” Tommy Dorsey with Jack Leonard “All the Things You Are” Kate Smith “God Bless America” Billie Holiday “Strange Fruit” Larry Clinton & Bea Wain “Deep Purple” Glenn Miller “Moonlight Serenade” Harry James & Frank Sinatra “All or Nothing at All” Walter Huston “September Song” The Ink Spots “If I Didn't Care” 1938 Artie Shaw “Begin the Beguine” Ella Fitzgerald “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” Benny Goodman “Sing Sing Sing with a Swing” Bunny Berigan & His Orchestra “I Can't Get Started” Roy Acuff & the Smoky Mountain Boys “Wabash Cannonball” Al Donhue & Paula Kelly “Jeepers Creepers” Bing Crosby “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby” Larry Clinton & Bea Wain “My Reverie” Tommy Dorsey with Edythe Wright “Music Maestro Please!” 1937 The Andrews Sisters “Bei Mir Bist Du Schöen (Means That You're Grand)” Fred Astaire “They Can't Take That Away from Me” Count Basie “One O'Clock Jump” Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre & His Hawaiians “Sweet Leilani” Shep Fields & Bob Goday “That Old Feeling” Hal Kemp & Bob Allen “Where or When” Tommy Dorsey “Once in a While” Shep Fields & Bob Goday “Thanks for the Memory” Seven Dwarfs “Whistle While You Work” Guy Lombardo & Carmen Lombardo “September in the Rain” 1936 Fred Astaire “The Way You Look Tonight” Billie Holiday “Summertime” Ray Noble & Al Bowlly “I've Got You Under My Skin” Robert Johnson “Crossroads (aka "Cross Road Blues")” Benny Goodman with Helen Ward “These Foolish Things Remind Me of You” Benny Goodman with Helen Ward “Goody Goody” Fred Astaire “A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song)” Tommy Dorsey with Cliff Weston “Alone” Shep Fields & Charles Chester “Did I Remember?” 1935 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers “Cheek to Cheek” Bing Crosby & the Guardsmen Quartette “Silent Night” Bing Crosby “Pennies from Heaven” Little Jack Little “I'm in the Mood for Love” Fats Waller “Honeysuckle Rose” The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra with Bob Crosby “Lullaby of Broadway” Guy Lombardo & Carmen Lombardo “Red Sails in the Sunset” Glen Gray with Kenny Sargent “When I Grow Too Old to Dream” Glen Gray with Kenny Sargent “Blue Moon” Richard Himber & Stuart Allen “Just One of Those Things” 1934 Guy Lombardo “Winter Wonderland” The Sons of the Pioneers “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” Eddy Duchin & Lew Sherwood “Let's Fall in Love” Ethel Merman “I Get a Kick Out of You” Guy Lombardo & Carmen Lombardo “Stars Fell on Alabama” Ray Noble & Al Bowlly “The Very Thought of You” Leo Reisman “The Continental (You Kiss While We're Dancing)” Ray Noble & Al Bowlly “Isle of Capri” Bing Crosby “June in January” Duke Ellington “Cocktails for Two” 1933 Ethel Waters “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” Duke Ellington “Sophisticated Lady” George Olsen with Jim Morrison “The Last Round-Up” Don Bestor & His Orchestra with Dudley Mecum “42nd Street” Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton “Lover” Ted Lewis “Lazy Bones” Bing Crosby “You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me” Ray Noble & Al Bowlly “The Old Spinning Wheel” Paul Whiteman with Bob Lawrence “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” Ray Noble & Al Bowlly “Love Is the Sweetest Thing” 1932 Fred Astaire “Night and Day” Louis Armstrong “All of Me” Rudy Vallee “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” Duke Ellington & Ivie Anderson “It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing” Ted Lewis “In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town” Bing Crosby & the Mills Brothers “Dinah” Guy Lombardo & Carmen Lombardo “How Deep Is the Ocean?” Leo Reisman & Frances Maddux “Paradise” Paul Whiteman with Irene Taylor “Willow Weep for Me” Bing Crosby “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” 1931 Duke Ellington “Mood Indigo” Cab Calloway “Minnie the Moocher (The Ho De Ho Song)” Wayne King & Ernie Burchill “Dream a Little Dream of Me” Wayne King & Ernie Burchill “Goodnight Sweetheart” Libby Holman “Love for Sale” Bing Crosby “Out of Nowhere” Gus Arnheim with Donald Novis “Sweet and Lovely” Fred Waring with Clare Hanlon “I Found a Million-Dollar Baby in a Five-and-Ten-Cent Store” Rudy Vallee “As Time Goes By” Ted Lewis “Just a Gigolo” 1930 Ted Lewis “On the Sunny Side of the Street” Ben Selvin “Happy Days Are Here Again” Harry Richman “Puttin' on the Ritz” Red Nichols “I Got Rhythm” Rudy Vallee “Stein Song (University of Maine)” Don Azpiazu & Arturo Machin “The Peanut Vendor (El Manicero)” Leo Reisman “What Is This Thing Called Love?” Fred Waring with Clare Hanlon “Little White Lies” Duke Ellington & the Rhythm Boys “Three Little Words” Red Nichols & Dick Robertson “Embraceable You”

1929 Fats Waller “Ain't Misbehavin'“ Nick Lucas “Tip Toe Through the Tulips” Eddie Cantor “Makin' Whoopee” Cliff Edwards (aka Ukelele Ike) “Singin' in the Rain” Ethel Waters “Am I Blue?” Ruth Etting “Love Me Or Leave Me” Rudy Vallee “Honey” Gene Austin “Carolina Moon” Maurice Chevalier “Louise” Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton “Lover Come Back to Me” 1928 Cliff Edwards “I Can't Give You Anything But Love” Marion Harris “The Man I Love” Al Jolson “Sonny Boy” Gene Austin “My Melancholy Baby” Jimmie Rodgers “Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)” Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines “West End Blues” Gene Austin “Ramona” The Carter Family “Wildwood Flower” Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, & Austin Young “Among My Souvenirs” Fred Waring & Tom Waring “Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life” 1927 Gene Austin “My Blue Heaven” Paul Robeson with Paul Whiteman “Ol' Man River” Ben Selvin “Blue Skies” Ben Bernie with Scrappy Lambert & Billy Hillpot “Ain't She Sweet?” "Whispering" Jack Smith “Me and My Shadow” Guy Lombardo & Weston Vaughan “Charmaine” Paul Whiteman & the Rhythm Boys “Side by Side” Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton “In a Little Spanish Town ('Twas on a Night Like This)” Red Nichols “Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider” Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals “Stardust” 1926 George Olsen with Fran Frey, Bob Rice, & Edward Joyce “Always” Gene Austin “Bye Bye Blackbird” Gertrude Lawrence “Someone to Watch Over Me” Paul Whiteman with Frankly Baur “Valencia (A Song of Spain)” Jan Garber & Benny Davis “Baby Face” Gene Austin “Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue” Paul Whiteman with Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, & Austin Young “The Birth of the Blues” George Olsen “Who?” Al Jolson “I'm Sitting on Top of the World” Al Jolson “When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along” 1925 Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong “St. Louis Blues” Marion Harris “Tea for Two” Ben Bernie “Sweet Georgia Brown” Gene Austin & Billy Carpenter “Yes Sir! That's My Baby” Eddie Cantor “If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie” Ben Selvin “Manhattan” Al Jolson “All Alone” Isham Jones with Ray Miller & Frank Bessinger “I'll See You in My Dreams” Louise Homer “America the Beautiful” 1924 Isham Jones “It Had to Be You” Vernon Dalhart “The Prisoner's Song” Paul Whiteman with George Gershwin “Rhapsody in Blue” Al Jolson “California Here I Come” Paul Whiteman “What'll I Do?” Arthur Gibbs & His Gang “Charleston” Paul Whiteman “Somebody Loves Me” Paul Whiteman “Linger Awhile” Ted Weems “Somebody Stole My Gal” Vincent Lopez “I Want to Be Happy” 1923 Van & Schenck “Carolina in the Morning” Billy Jones “Yes! We Have No Bananas” Wendell Hall “It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'“ Bessie Smith “Down Hearted Blues” Paul Whiteman “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers” Isham Jones “Swingin' Down the Lane” Billy Murray & Ed Smalle “That Old Gang of Mine” Benny Krueger “I Cried for You” Paul Whiteman “Bambalina” Art Landy “Dreamy Melody” 1922 Paul Whiteman “Three O'Clock in the Morning” Al Jolson “Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo-Bye!)” Henry Burr “My Buddy” Ben Selvin “Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)” Fanny Brice “My Man (Mon Homme)” Ed Gallagher & Al Shean “Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean” Fanny Brice “Second Hand Rose” Paul Whiteman “Stumbling” 1921 Al Jolson “April Showers” Van & Schenck “Ain't We Got Fun?” Paul Whiteman “My Mammy” Eddie Cantor “Margie” Ted Lewis “All by Myself” Marion Harris “Look for the Silver Lining” Ray Miller “The Sheik of Araby” Isham Jones “Wabash Blues” Paul Whiteman “Say It with Music” U.S. Naval Academy Band “Anchors Aweigh (U.S. Navy Song)” 1920 Al Jolson “Swanee” Paul Whiteman “Whispering” Ben Selvin “Dardanella” Paul Whiteman “The Japanese Sandman” Ted Lewis “When My Baby Smiles at Me” Mamie Smith & Her Jazz Hounds “Crazy Blues” Charles Harrison “I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time” Paul Whiteman “Wang Wang Blues” Al Jolson “Avalon” John Steel “The Love Nest”

1919 Henry Burr & Albert Campbell “Till We Meet Again” Marion Harris “After You've Gone” Ben Selvin “I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles” John Steel “A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody” Henry Burr “Beautiful Ohio” Nora Bayes “How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm After They've Seen Paree” Henry Burr “Oh What a Pal Was Mary” Al Jolson “I'll Say She Does” Arthur Fields “Ja Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing Jing)” Marion Harris “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” 1918 Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Tiger Rag” Al Jolson “Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody” Arthur Fields “Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning” Charles Harrison “I'm Always Chasing Rainbows” Henry Burr “Just a Baby's Prayer at Twilight” Ernestine Schumann-Heink “Danny Boy” Joseph C. Smith & Harry MacDonough “Smiles” Billy Murray “K-K-K-Katy (Stammering Song)” Irving Kauffman & the Columbia Quartet “Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “The Darktown Strutters' Ball” 1917 American Quartet “Over There” Knickerbocker Quartet “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile” Victor Military Band “Poor Butterfly” Anna Wheaton & James Harrod “Till the Clouds Roll By” Elsie Baker (aka Edna Brown) “Missouri Waltz (Hush-A-Bye Ma Baby)” American Quartet “Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh!” American Quartet “Goodbye Broadway, Hello France!” Conway's Band “Indiana” Original Dixieland Jazz Band “Livery Stable Blues” John McCormack “Send Me Away with a Smile” 1916 Henry Burr “M-O-T-H-E-R (A Word That Means the World to Me)” Billy Murray “Pretty Baby” Henry Burr “Goodbye, Good Luck, God Bless You (Is All That I Can Say)” John McCormack “Somewhere a Voice Is Calling” Marguerite Farrell “If I Knock the 'L' Out of Kelly, It Would Still Be Kelly to Me” Charles Harrison “Ireland Must Be Heaven for My Mother Came from There” Henry Burr & Albert Campbell “There's a Quaker Down in Quaker Town” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Oh How She Could Yacki Hacki Wicki Wachi Woo (That's Love in Honolulu)” John McCormack “The Sunshine of Your Smile” Prince's Orchestra “The Star-Spangled Banner” 1915 John McCormack “It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary” Harry MacDonough with Olive Kline (as Alice Green) “They Didn't Believe Me” Peerless Quartet “I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier” Alma Gluck “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” George MacFarlane “A Little Bit of Heaven (Shure, They Call It Ireland)” Olive Kline (as Alice Green) with Edward Hamilton “Hello Frisco!” James F. Harrison (as Frederick J. Wheeler) “Keep the Home Fires Burning” American Quartet “Chinatown, My Chinatown” James F. Harrison & James Reed “There's a Long, Long Trail” Henry Burr & Albert Campbell “Close to My Heart” 1914 Heidelberg Quintet “By the Beautiful Sea” Prince's Orchestra “Ballin' the Jack” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “The Aba Daba Honeymoon” Prince's Orchestra “The Memphis Blues” American Quartet “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” American Quartet “When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “I Love the Ladies” Henry Burr, Albert Campbell, & Will Oakland “I'm on My Way to Mandalay” Joe Hayman “Cohen on the Telephone” Henry Burr “The Song That Stole My Heart Away” 1913 Al Jolson “You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)” Chauncey Olcott “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” Henry Burr “When I Lost You” Chauncey Olcott “Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “When the Midnight Choo Choo Leaves for Alabam'“ Henry Burr & Albert Campbell “The Trail of the Lonesome Pine” Ada Jones “Row Row Row!” Al Jolson “The Spaniard That Blighted My Life” Henry Burr “Last Night Was the End of the World” Harry MacDonough “There's a Girl in the Heart of Maryland (With a Heart That Belongs to Me)” 1912 American Quartet “Moonlight Bay” Heidelberg Quintet “Waiting for the Robert E. Lee” Elsie Baker (aka Edna Brown) “I Love You Truly” Bob Roberts “Ragtime Cowboy Joe” Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Be My Little Baby Bumble Bee” Al Jolson “That Haunting Melody” Henry Burr & Albert Campbell “When I Was Twenty-One and You Were Sweet Sixteen” Al Jolson “Ragging the Baby to Sleep” American Quartet “Everybody Two-Step” Enrico Caruso “Love Is Mine” 1911 Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Alexander's Ragtime Band” Peerless Quartet “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” Harry MacDonough “Down by the Old Mill Stream” Billy Murray & American Quartet “Oh You Beautiful Doll” Ada Jones with Billy Murray & the American Quartet “Come Josephine in My Flying Machine” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Put Your Arms Around Me Honey (I Never Knew Any Girl Like You)” Peerless Quartet “I Want a Girl Just Like the Girl Who Married Dear Old Dad” John McCormack “I'm Falling in Love with Someone” Will Oakland “Mother Machree” 1910 Nora Bayes “Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?” Sophie Tucker “Some of These Days” American Quartet with Billy Murray “Casey Jones (The Brave Engineer)” Bert Williams “Play That Barber-Shop Chord” Henry Burr “Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland” Harry MacDonough “Where the River Shannon Flows (new version)” Harry MacDonough with Lucy Isabelle Marsh “Every Little Movement Has a Meaning All Its Own” Ada Jones & the American Quartet “Call Me Up Some Rainy Afternoon” Fisk University Jubilee Quartet (aka Fisk Jubilee Singers) “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” Billy Murray “Carrie (Carrie Marry Harry)”

1909 Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” Harry MacDonough with Miss Walton “Shine on Harvest Moon” Henry Burr “I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now” Haydn Quartet “Put on Your Old Grey Bonnet” Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson “Good Evening, Caroline” Ada Jones “I've Got Rings on My Fingers” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “The Right Church But the Wrong Pew” Ada Jones & the Victor Light Opera Co. “The Yama Yama Man” Henry Burr “To the End of the World with You” Arthur Collins “That's A-Plenty” 1908 Billy Murray & Haydn Quartet “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” Victor Orchestra “The Glow-Worm” Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine” Haydn Quartet with Harry MacDonough “Sunbonnet Sue” Alan Turner “As Long As the World Rolls On” Billy Murray “Under Any Old Flag at All” Ada Jones & Billy Murray “When We Are M-A-R-R-I-E-D” Elise Stevenson “Are You Sincere?” Billy Murray “I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark” Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Make Believe” 1907 Byron G. Harlan “School Days (When We Were a Couple of Kids)” Byron G. Harlan “My Gal Sal” Billy Murray “Harrigan” Enrico Caruso “Pagliacci, Act I: Vesti La Giubba (On with the Play) (new version)” Ada Jones & Billy Murray “Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk” Bert Williams “He's a Cousin of Mine” Harry Lauder “I Love a Lassie (My Scotish Bluebell)” Ada Jones “I Just Can't Make My Eyes Behave” Frank Stanley “Auld Lang Syne” Vess Ossman “Maple Leaf Rag” 1906 Billy Murray “You're a Grand Old Flag (aka "The Grand Old Rag)” Byron G. Harlan “Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie” Bert Williams “Nobody” Henry Burr “Love Me and the World Is Mine” Corinne Morgan with Haydn Quartet “How'd You Like to Spoon with Me?” Corinne Morgan “So Long, Mary” Byron G. Harlan “The Good Old U.S.A.” Ada Jones “Waiting at the Church (My Wife Won't Let Me)” Byron G. Harlan “Daddy's Little Girl” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Camp Meetin' Time” 1905 Billy Murray “Give My Regards to Broadway” Billy Murray “Yankee Doodle Boy” Henry Burr (as Irving Gillette) “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree” Billy Murray “In My Merry Oldsmobile” Arthur Collins “The Preacher and the Bear” Billy Murray “Everybody Works But Father” Byron G. Harlan “Where the Morning Glories Twine Around the Door” Corinne Morgan with Haydn Quartet “Dearie” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Coax Me” 1904 Haydn Quartet with John Bieling & S.H. Dudley “Sweet Adeline (You're the Flower of My Heart)” Billy Murray “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis” Corinne Morgan with Haydn Quartet “Toyland” Richard Jose “Silver Threads Among the Gold” Billy Murray “Navajo” Billy Murray “Come Take a Trip in My Air Ship” Byron G. Harlan & Frank Stanley “Blue Bell” Frank Stanley & Corrine Morgan “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka "The Mocking Bird")” Billy Murray “Alexander (Don't You Love Your Baby No More?)” Billy Murray “Under the Anheuser Busch” 1903 Haydn Quartet “In the Good Old Summertime” Harry MacDonough “Hiawatha (His Song to Minnehaha)” Haydn Quartet “Bedelia” Arthur Collins “Any Rags?” George Alexander “Mighty Like a Rose (aka "Mighty Lak' a Rose")” Harry MacDonough with John Bieling “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” Mina Hickman “Come Down Ma Evening Star” Arthur Collins “Goodbye Eliza Jane” Byron G. Harlan “Always in the Way” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Hurrah for Baffin's Bay” 1902 Arthur Collins “Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?” Arthur Collins “Under the Bamboo Tree” Len Spencer “Arkansaw Traveler” J.W. Myers “On a Sunday Afternoon” Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan “Down Where the Wurzburger Flows” Harry MacDonough “The Mansion of Aching Hearts” Bert Williams & George Walker “Good Morning Carrie” J.W. Myers “Way Down in Old Indiana” Bert Williams “When It's All Goin' Out and Nothin' Comin' In” 1901 Byron G. Harlan “Hello Central, Give Me Heaven” Harry MacDonough with Grace Spencer “Tell Me Pretty Maiden” Big Four Quartet “Goodbye Dolly Gray” Harry MacDonough “Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” Will Denny “Any Old Place I Can Hang My Hat Is Home Sweet Home to Me” Harry MacDonough “The Tale of a Bumble Bee” Jere Mahoney “For Old Times' Sake” Harry MacDonough “When the Harvest Days Are Over, Jessie, Dear” Harry MacDonough “I'll Be with You When the Roses Bloom Again” Cal Stewart “Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee Dance” 1900 Vess Ossman “The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (instrumental)” Steve Porter “A Bird in a Gilded Cage” George J. Gaskin “When You Were Sweet Sixteen” Albert Campbell “Ma Blushin' Rosie” Arthur Collins “Ma Tiger Lily” Harry MacDonough “I Can't Tell You Why I Love You But I Do” Arthur Collins “Mandy Lee” George J. Gaskin “When Chloe Sings a Song” Jere Mahoney “When You Were Sweet Sixteen” Vess Ossman “A Coon Band Contest”

1899 Arthur Collins “Hello Ma Baby” Arthur Collins “I'd Leave My Happy Home for You” Louise Dresser “Stay in Your Own Backyard “ Cal Stewart “Uncle Josh in Society” Dan Quinn “Curse of the Dreamer” Arthur Collins “Kiss Me Honey Do” Arthur Collins “I Guess I'll Have to Telegraph My Baby” Arthur Collins “When You Ain't Got No More Money, Well, You Needn't Come Around” Harry MacDonough with John Bieling “Just As the Sun Went Down” Vess Ossman “A Bunch of Rags” 1898 Edison Male Quartette “My Old Kentucky Home” George J. Gaskin “My Old New Hampshire Home” George J. Gaskin “She Was Bred in Old Kentucky” Cal Stewart “Uncle Josh’s Arrival in New York” Billy Golden “Bye Bye My Honey” Dan Quinn “She Was Happy Till She Met You” Len Spencer “I Don't Like No Cheap Man” Cal Stewart “I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)” Steve Porter “She's More to Be Pitied Than Censured” Albert Campbell “The Moth and the Flame” 1897 John Philip Sousa “The Stars and Stripes Forever” George J. Gaskin “On the Banks of the Wabash” George J. Gaskin “Sweet Rosie O'Grady” Len Spencer “A Hot Time in the Old Town” Len Spencer “My Gal Is a High-Born Lady” Dan Quinn “My Mother Was a Lady” Len Spencer “Oh Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose” Dan Quinn “There's a Little Star Shining for You” Vess Ossman “Ragtime Medley” Jules Levy “Alice, Where Art Thou” 1896 George J. Gaskin “The Sunshine of Paradise Alley” Len Spencer “You've Been a Good Old Wagon But You've Done Broke Down” Dan Quinn “In the Baggage Coach Ahead” George J. Gaskin “She May Have Seen Better Days” George J. Gaskin “Down in Poverty Row” George J. Gaskin “On the Benches in the Park” “Red River Valley” Len Spencer & Vess Ossman “Hot Time on the Levee” “Charge of the Light Brigade” “The Girl You Dream About” 1895 Dan Quinn “The Band Played On” Dan Quinn “The Sidewalks of New York” Sousa’s Band “El Capitan March” Sousa’s Band “King Cotton March” Dan Quinn “Little Lost Child” Len Spencer “Little Alabama Coon” Edward M. Favor “My Best Girl’s a New Yorker” J.W. Myers “Just Tell Them That You Saw Me” Vess Ossman “Cocoanut Dance” Len Spencer “I Love My Love in the Spring Time” 1894 Vess Ossman “Yankee Doodle” (aka “Yankee Doodle Went to Town”) United States Marine Band “The Liberty Bell” Edward M. Favor “Say Au Revoir, But Not Goodbye” Dan Quinn “And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back” George J. Gaskin “Sweet Marie” Dan Quinn “My Pearl Is a Bowery Girl” Dan Quinn “Lindley, Does You Love Me?” George J. Gaskin “We Were Sweethearts, Nell and I” Russell Hunting “Casey As Insurance Agent” Russell Hunting “Casey at Denny Murphy’s Wake” 1893 George J. Gaskin “After the Ball” Patty S. Hill & Mildred J. Hill (songwriters) “Happy Birthday to You” Dan Quinn “Daisy Bell (A Bicycle Built for Two)” George J. Gaskin “Oh Promise Me” Jules Levy “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” George J. Gaskin “The Fatal Wedding” Sergei Rachmaninoff “Prelude in C# Minor” Dan Quinn “The Bowery” J.W. Myers “Two Little Girls in Blue” Len Spencer “Mamie Come and Kiss Your Honey Boy” 1892 Len Spencer “Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay” Thomas Bott “Love’s Old Sweet Song” Dan Quinn “Daddy Wouldn’t Buy Me a Bow Wow” Manhansett Quartette “Sally in Our Alley” Manhansett Quartette “THe Picture Turned to the Wall” Russell Hunting “Michael Casey Taking the Census” Charles Marsh “Throw Him Down, McCloskey” Russell Hunting “Michael Casey at the Telephone” George J. Gaskin “Slide Kelly Slide” Joe Natus “The Song That Reached My Heart” 1891 John Yorke Atlee “Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka “The Mocking Bird”)” Billy Golden “Turkey in the Straw” George Washington Johnson “The Laughing Song” George J. Gaskin “Drill, Ye Terriers, Drill” George Washington Johnson “The Whistling Coon” Dan Kelly “Pat Kelly As a Police Justice” Len Spencer “Little ‘Iza Loves You” Russell Hunting “Michael Casey As a Physician” Billy Golden “Uncle Jefferson” Dan Kelly “Pat Kelly on a Spree” 1890 United States Marine Band “The Washington Post March” United States Marine Band “Semper Fidelis” United States Marine Band “The Thunderer” Emile Berliner “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” “Reveille” Tchaikovsky “Sleeping Beauty Waltz” “Gloria” “Morning” “The American Soldier” “Creep Baby Creep” Resources/Related Links: Dave’s Music Database: Top Songs and Albums by Year lists Dave’s Music Database: Songs of the Decade lists First posted 1/7/2024; last updated 6/20/2024.