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 | Juno Award:Single of the Year, 1974-2024 |
The Juno Awards are Canadian’s equivalent of the Grammys. In 1974, they launched their award for Single of the Year. Click here to see other “song of the year” lists.
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First posted 2/3/2021; last updated 3/24/2024. |
 | People’s Choice Awards:Songs of the Year, 1976-2023 |
People’s Choice Awards is an American awards show which was launched in 1975. People vote annually on awards for movies, music, and television. The awards, however, vary from year to Year. Here are times when an award was given to a favorite song for the year: Check out other “songs of the year” lists here.
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First posted 4/12/2019; last updated 2/18/2024. |
 | American Music Awards:Pop/Rock Songs of the Year, 1974-2022 |
The American Music Awards (AMAs) were established in 1973 when ABC lost its contract to air the Grammys. They were created by Dick Clark. The AMAs are determined by public vote. The winners for favorite pop/rock song are listed here. That category existed from 1974-1995, was retired for more than a decade, and then returned in 2016. In the interim, there was also a Single of the Year award from 2013-2015. Check out other “songs of the year” lists here.
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First posted 10/9/2018; last updated 11/20/2022. |
 | Dave’s Music Database:Top 50 Songs of 2019 |
These are the top 50 songs of the 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. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here.
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First posted 12/26/2021; last updated 1/17/2023. |
 | SeñoritaShawn Mendes & Camila Cabello |
Writer(s): Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Andrew Wotman, Benjamin Levin, Alexandra Tamposi, Charlotte Aitchison, Jack Patterson, Magnus August Høiberg (see lyrics here) Released: June 21, 2019 First Charted: July 6, 2019 Peak: 11 US, 12 BA, 14 RR, 4 AC, 13 A40, 16 UK, 17 CN, 11 AU (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 5.0 US, 1.8 UK, 16.1 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 2010.94 video, 2704.29 streaming |
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About the Song:Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello first collaborated on “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” a song from Mendes’ 2015 debut album Handwritten. They connected and knew they wanted to work together again. SF Their second effort together struck gold – well, multiplatinum in thirteen countries. It also won an American Music Award, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a People’s Choice Award. It also won Best Single of the Year at the Juno Awards. The song was conceived at a Charli XCX session, but she decided not to release it herself, saying the “Latin pop flair just wasn’t right for who I am because I am not a part of that culture.” SF Andrew Watt, the producer, sent a rough chorus to Shawn Mendes, suggesting it as a duet. Mendes agreed, saying Camila would be the only person with whom he could do it. Mendes and Cabello made some changes to the melody and lyrics, using FaceTime to tweak some lyrics together. Then they met up to record in the studio together. Producer Benny Blanco lauded their chemistry together. WK In the “smooth Latin love song” SF the pair “croon about their fictious romance,” SF although they would end up an actual couple for more than two years. The Fader’s Shaad D’Souza praised the single as “effortlessly steamy and wonderfully lightweight.” WK Medium’s TJ Lovell called it “a sexy ode to a vacation rendezvous that allows the pair to flex their undeniable chemistry.” WK The song debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually dethroned Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy” to ascend to the pole position. It reached the peak in more than 30 countries. WK It was the second chart-topper for each of them in the UK. It was his first trip to #1 in the U.S. and her second, following “Havana.” Resources:
First posted 4/2/2022; last updated 5/4/2024. |
:format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-11286650-1582824973-4763.jpeg.jpg) | HavanaCamila Cabello with Young Thug |
Writer(s): Camila Cabello, Young Thug, Pharrell Williams (see lyrics here) Released: August 3, 2017 First Charted: August 26, 2017 Peak: 11 US, 17 RR, 14 BA, 12 DG, 11 ST, 5 AC, 11 A40, 15 UK, 16 CN, 13 AU, 16 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 10.0 US, 1.2 UK, 19.0 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 2902.0 video, 1915.48 streaming |
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About the Song:Camila Cabello made a name for herself as a member of Fifth Harmony, best known for hit “Work from Home.” “Havana” was initially released as a promo single to support her first solo album, Camila, but became the proper lead single when it took off. WK She told BBC Radio 1 that “Everybody kept telling me it shouldn’t be a single and that it would never work for radio.” SF It ended up doing okay – it went to #1 in a dozen countries, including the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada. WK In the U.S., the song took 23 weeks to hit the top, spending seven non-consecutive weeks at #2 behind Post Malone’s “Rockstar” and Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect.” WK In June 2018, it became Spotify’s most-streamed song ever by a female artist. WK As a child, Camila moved back and forth between Havana and Mexico City before settling in Miami. In “Havana,” she sings about “a mysterious suitor from East Atlanta, though she has left her heart in her hometown.” WK She described it as a song with a “very wind-your-waist tempo.” SF The song emerged from an instrumental with a prominent salsa piano riff created by producer Frank Dukes. When he played it for Camila, it reminded her of her birthplace and she wrote the chorus on the spot. SF Time.com’s Raise Bruner said the song “hits a freshly sultry note” WK which Allison Browsher of Much said “arrives just in time to keep the summer heat going on the radio.” WK The video was directed by Dave Meyers, who also did Missy Elliott’s “Work It,” Janet Jackson’s “All for You,” and Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble.” Camila plays two characters in the telenovela-style video – “the bespectacled homebody Karla and the sexy, outgoing Camila.” SF She explained that her family always called her by her middle name (Camila), but when she came to the United States, teachers called her by her first name (Karla). SF At the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, the clip took the prize for Video of the Year. SF Resources:
Last updated 7/19/2023. |
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| Dave’s Music Database:Top 50 Songs of 2017 |
These are the top 50 songs of the 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. Check out “Top Songs and Albums of the Year” lists here.
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First posted 12/26/2021; last updated 1/17/2023. |
