Biggest Hot 100 Hits by Release Year
Sept 19, 2018 15:20:32 GMT -5
Post by iHype. on Sept 19, 2018 15:20:32 GMT -5
Similar to the year-end which is based on the biggest songs inside a specific year, this is a list of biggest Hot 100 hits by release year. This helps songs split between years: i.e., a song being #2 on a 2019 Year-End and #10 on a 2020 Year-End ending up with a bigger overall chart run than the #1 song of either year.
I simply deemed the year a song debuted on Hot 100 as the release year.
Blue indicates this song was not a year-end #1!
[#] = position on all-time chart
1958: Tommy Edwards - "It's All in the Game" [#47]
1959: Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife" [#3]
1960: Chubby Checker - "The Twist" [#1]
1961: Bobby Lewis - "Tossin' and Turnin'" [#36]
1962: Ray Charles - "I Can't Stop Loving You" [#125]
1963: Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs - "Sugar Shack" [#194]
1964: The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" [#48]
1965: The Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction" [#346]
1966: The Monkees - "I'm a Believer" [#62]
1967: Lulu - "To Sir with Love" [#222]
1968: The Beatles - "Hey Jude" [#12]
1969: The 5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" [#73]
1970: Jackson 5 - "I'll Be There" [#170]
1971: Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World" [#130]
1972: Carly Simon - "You're So Vain" [#92]
1973: Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On" [#41]
1974: Terry Jacks - "Seasons in the Sun" [#220]
1975: Glenn Campbell - "Rhinestone Cowboy" [#157]
1976: Rod Stewart - "Tonight's The Night" [#19]
1977: Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life" [#11]
1978: Chic - "Le Freak" [#24]
1979: Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff" [#87]
1980: Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust" [#43]
1981: Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" [#10]
1982: Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" [#26]
1983: The Police - "Every Breath You Take" [#31]
1984: Madonna - "Like a Virgin" [#121]
1985: Dionne & Friends - "That's What Friends Are For" [#78]
1986: The Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian" [#165]
1987: George Michael - "Faith" [#150]
1988: Poison - "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" [#261]
1989: Phil Collins - "Another Day in Paradise" [#109]
1990: Stevie B - "Because I Love You" [#71]
1991: Bryan Adams - "I Do It for You" [#21]
1992: Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" [#54]
1993: Tag Team - "Whoomp! (There It Is)" [#74]
1994: Boyz II Men - "I'll Make Love to You" [#22]
1995: Los Del Rio - "Macarena" [#8]
1996: Toni Braxton - "Un-Break My Heart" [#15]
1997: LeAnn Rimes - "How Do I Live" [#5]
1998: Next - "Too Close" [#30]
1999: Santana - "Smooth" [#2]
2000: Santana - "Maria Maria" [#122]
2001: Nickelback - "How You Remind Me" [#45]
2002: Nelly - "Dilemma" [#83]
2003: OutKast - "Hey Ya!" [#145]
2004: Usher - "Yeah!" [#16]
2005: Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together" [#14]
2006: Beyonce - "Irreplaceable" [#160]
2007: Flo Rida - "Low" [#28]
2008: T.I. - "Whatever You Like" [#127]
2009: Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" [#7]
2010: Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are" [#82]
2011: LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem" [#6]
2012: Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know" [#32]*
2013: Robin Thicke - "Blurred Lines" [#51]
2014: Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass" [#67]
2015: Mark Ronson - "Uptown Funk" [#4]
2016: The Chainsmokers - "Closer" [#13]
2017: Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You" [#9]
2018: Drake - "God's Plan" [TBA]
* Somebody That I Used to Know was released in 2011, however, did not chart until 2012. If you wouldn't count it for 2012, then the top song released in 2012 would be Maroon 5's One More Night.
I simply deemed the year a song debuted on Hot 100 as the release year.
Blue indicates this song was not a year-end #1!
[#] = position on all-time chart
1958: Tommy Edwards - "It's All in the Game" [#47]
1959: Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife" [#3]
1960: Chubby Checker - "The Twist" [#1]
1961: Bobby Lewis - "Tossin' and Turnin'" [#36]
1962: Ray Charles - "I Can't Stop Loving You" [#125]
1963: Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs - "Sugar Shack" [#194]
1964: The Beatles - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" [#48]
1965: The Rolling Stones - "Satisfaction" [#346]
1966: The Monkees - "I'm a Believer" [#62]
1967: Lulu - "To Sir with Love" [#222]
1968: The Beatles - "Hey Jude" [#12]
1969: The 5th Dimension - "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" [#73]
1970: Jackson 5 - "I'll Be There" [#170]
1971: Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World" [#130]
1972: Carly Simon - "You're So Vain" [#92]
1973: Marvin Gaye - "Let's Get It On" [#41]
1974: Terry Jacks - "Seasons in the Sun" [#220]
1975: Glenn Campbell - "Rhinestone Cowboy" [#157]
1976: Rod Stewart - "Tonight's The Night" [#19]
1977: Debby Boone - "You Light Up My Life" [#11]
1978: Chic - "Le Freak" [#24]
1979: Donna Summer - "Hot Stuff" [#87]
1980: Queen - "Another One Bites the Dust" [#43]
1981: Olivia Newton-John - "Physical" [#10]
1982: Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" [#26]
1983: The Police - "Every Breath You Take" [#31]
1984: Madonna - "Like a Virgin" [#121]
1985: Dionne & Friends - "That's What Friends Are For" [#78]
1986: The Bangles - "Walk Like an Egyptian" [#165]
1987: George Michael - "Faith" [#150]
1988: Poison - "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" [#261]
1989: Phil Collins - "Another Day in Paradise" [#109]
1990: Stevie B - "Because I Love You" [#71]
1991: Bryan Adams - "I Do It for You" [#21]
1992: Whitney Houston - "I Will Always Love You" [#54]
1993: Tag Team - "Whoomp! (There It Is)" [#74]
1994: Boyz II Men - "I'll Make Love to You" [#22]
1995: Los Del Rio - "Macarena" [#8]
1996: Toni Braxton - "Un-Break My Heart" [#15]
1997: LeAnn Rimes - "How Do I Live" [#5]
1998: Next - "Too Close" [#30]
1999: Santana - "Smooth" [#2]
2000: Santana - "Maria Maria" [#122]
2001: Nickelback - "How You Remind Me" [#45]
2002: Nelly - "Dilemma" [#83]
2003: OutKast - "Hey Ya!" [#145]
2004: Usher - "Yeah!" [#16]
2005: Mariah Carey - "We Belong Together" [#14]
2006: Beyonce - "Irreplaceable" [#160]
2007: Flo Rida - "Low" [#28]
2008: T.I. - "Whatever You Like" [#127]
2009: Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling" [#7]
2010: Bruno Mars - "Just the Way You Are" [#82]
2011: LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem" [#6]
2012: Gotye - "Somebody That I Used to Know" [#32]*
2013: Robin Thicke - "Blurred Lines" [#51]
2014: Meghan Trainor - "All About That Bass" [#67]
2015: Mark Ronson - "Uptown Funk" [#4]
2016: The Chainsmokers - "Closer" [#13]
2017: Ed Sheeran - "Shape of You" [#9]
2018: Drake - "God's Plan" [TBA]
* Somebody That I Used to Know was released in 2011, however, did not chart until 2012. If you wouldn't count it for 2012, then the top song released in 2012 would be Maroon 5's One More Night.
