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Social media eclipses TV as the top driver of pop culture in “the year of the booty” as the early ’10s EDM-anchored New Pop sound continues its reign. But Indie Folk-Pop’s influence spreads, underground Hip-Hop styles begin surfacing, and Pharrell Williams finally scores big as a headliner with the feel-good song of the decade.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Katy Perry
2. Jason Derulo
3. Iggy Azalea

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• One Direction (7)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 29.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Eminem feat. Rihanna – The Monster (December ’13, 4 wks)
2. Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – Timber (January, 3 wks)
3. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J – Dark Horse (February, 4 wks)
4. Pharrell Williams – Happy (March, 10 wks)
5. John Legend – All of Me (May, 3 wks)
6. Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX – Fancy (June, 7 wks)
7. MAGIC! – Rude (July, 6 wks)
8. Meghan Trainor – All About That Bass (September, 8 wks)

The “visual sizzle” of music video defines the look—and sound—of the ’80s, Miami Vice premieres and a record ten Platinum movie soundtracks yield multiple chart hits. Veteran Rock and Soul icons re-tool and relaunch, MTV unveils its Video Music Awards and Prince floods the zone with Purple Rain.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Lionel Richie
2. Cyndi Lauper
3. Huey Lewis & The News

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Rick Springfield (5)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 31.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Yes – Owner of a Lonely Heart (January, 2 wks)
2. Culture Club – Karma Chameleon (February, 3 wks)
3. Van Halen – Jump (February, 5 wks)
4. Kenny Loggins – Footloose (March, 3 wks)
5. Phil Collins – Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (April, 3 wks)
6. Lionel Richie – Hello (May, 2 wks)
7. Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It for the Boy (May, 2 wks)
8. Cyndi Lauper – Time After Time (June, 2 wks)
9. Duran Duran – The Reflex (June, 2 wks)
10. Prince – When Doves Cry (July, 5 wks)
11. Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters (August, 3 wks)
12. Tina Turner – What’s Love Got to Do with It (September, 3 wks)
13. John Waite – Missing You (September, 1 wk)
14. Prince & The Revolution – Let’s Go Crazy (September, 2 wks)
15. Stevie Wonder – I Just Called to Say I Love You (October, 3 wks)
16. Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) (November, 2 wks)
17. Wham! – Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (November, 3 wks)
18. Daryl Hall & John Oates – Out of Touch (December, 2 wks)

The ’00s begin to take shape after 9/11 as Emo and Bling Rap conquer the charts, Avril Lavigne emerges as the “anti-Britney” and Nelly notches two of the year’s top hits. But Eminem goes mainstream with 8 Mile and the decade’s biggest Rock bands, Nickelback and Linkin Park, score their first hits.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Nelly
2. Ashanti
3. P!nk

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 16-WAY TIE: Jennifer Lopez • Ashanti • No Doubt • P!nk • Eminem • Fat Joe • Ludacris • Ja Rule • Shakira • George Strait • Toby Keith • Alan Jackson • Tim McGraw • B2K • Brooks & Dunn • System of a Down (3)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 26.6 years

#1 Songs   List of #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Usher – U Got It Bad (December ’01, 6 wks)
2. Nickelback – How You Remind Me (December ’01, 4 wks)
3. Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time (February, 2 wks)
4. Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule – Ain’t It Funny (March, 6 wks)
5. Ashanti – Foolish (April, 10 wks)
6. Nelly – Hot in Herre (June, 7 wks)
7. Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland – Dilemma (August, 10 wks)
8. Kelly Clarkson – A Moment like This (October, 2 wks)
9. Eminem – Lose Yourself (November, 12 wks)

Teens take over the Pop charts in Rock ‘n Roll’s “toddler year” as Billboard unveils the Hot100, silly hits abound and Elvis reports for duty in the Army, but The Kingston Trio brings back Folk, and grownups celebrate the start of the Jet Age with “Volare” and other songs sung in Italian.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs that spent most of their chart runs in the year

1. Elvis Presley
2. Rick Nelson
3. The Everly Brothers

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Pat Boone (10)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 27.9 years

#1 Songs   List of #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Danny & The Juniors – At the Hop (January, 5 wks)
2. Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires – Don’t (February, 5 wks)
3. The Champs – Tequila (March, 4 wks)
4. Laurie London – He’s Got the Whole World (In His Hands) (April, 3 wks)
5. Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires – Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (April, 1 wk)
6. The Music of David Seville – Witch Doctor (April, 3 wks)
7. The Platters – Twilight Time (April, 2 wks)
8. The Everly Brothers – All I Have to Do Is Dream (May, 6 wks)
9. Sheb Wooley – The Purple People Eater (June, 6 wks)
10. Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires – Hard Headed Woman (July, 1 wk)
11. Perez Prado & His Orchestra – Patricia (July, 1 wk)
12. Ricky Nelson – Poor Little Fool (August, 2 wks)
13. Domenico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) (August, 5 wks)
14. The Elegants – Little Star (August, 1 wk)
15. Tommy Edwards – It’s All in the Game (September, 6 wks)
16. Conway Twitty – It’s Only Make Believe (November, 2 wks)
17. The Kingston Trio – Tom Dooley (November, 1 wk)
18. The Teddy Bears – To Know Him, Is to Love Him (December, 3 wks)

Music and fandom are deeply fragmented in the second full year of the Soundscan era on the Billboard charts as Gen-X takes charge of pop culture and Bill Clinton is inaugurated President. But genres are flowering in their silos, the music biz is prospering, and CD-single genres, especially Hip-Hop and R&B, are ruling the Hot100.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. SWV
2. Whitney Houston
3. Shai

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• TIE: Whitney Houston/SWV (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.6 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You (November ’92, 14 wks)
2. Peabo Bryson & Regina Bell – A Whole New World (March, 1 wk)
3. Snow – Informer (March, 7 wks)
4. Silk – Freak Me (May, 2 wks)
5. Janet Jackson – That’s the Way Love Goes (May, 8 wks)
6. SWV – Weak (July, 2 wks)
7. UB40 – Can’t Help Falling in Love (July, 7 wks)
8. Mariah Carey – Dreamlover (September, 8 wks)
9. Meat Loaf – I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That) (November, 5 wks)

Dancing is back as the Disco wave crests and the Dance chart debuts, with Novelty hits and veteran Pop and Soul acts jumping on the bandwagon. Country Crossover fades but Soft Rockers and Balladeers continue to score massive hits, and the intentional irony epitomized by New York’s emerging downtown Punk scene starts showing up on the Pop charts.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. The Bee Gees
2. The Captain & Tennille
3. Hall & Oates

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 7-WAY TIE: Diana Ross/Electric Light Orchestra/Ohio Players/KISS/Olivia Newton-John/John Denver/Bachman-Turner Overdrive (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 32.0 years

#1 Songs on the Weekly Hot100   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. C. W. McCall – Convoy (January, 1 wk)
2. Barry Manilow – I Write the Songs (January, 1 wk)
3. Diana Ross – Theme from “Mahogany” (Do You Know Where You’re Going To) (January, 1 wk)
4. Ohio Players – Love Rollercoaster (January, 1 wk)
5. Paul Simon – 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (February, 3 wks)
6. Rhythm Heritage – Theme from S.W.A.T. (February, 1 wk)
7. The Miracles – Love Machine (Part 1) (March, 1 wk)
8. The Four Seasons – December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (March, 3 wks)
9. Johnnie Taylor – Disco Lady (April, 4 wks)
10. Bellamy Brothers – Let Your Love Flow (May, 1 wk)
11. John Sebastian – Welcome Back (May, 1 wk)
12. Sylvers – Boogie Fever (May, 1 wk)
13. Wings – Silly Love Songs (May, 5 wks)
14. Diana Ross – Love Hangover (May, 2 wks)
15. Starland Vocal Band – Afternoon Delight (July, 2 wks)
16. Manhattans – Kiss and Say Goodbye (July, 2 wks)
17. Elton John & Kiki Dee – Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (August, 4 wks)
18. Bee Gees – You Should Be Dancing (September, 1 wk)
19. KC & The Sunshine Band – (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty (September, 1 wk)
20. Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music (September, 3 wks)
21. Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band – A Fifth of Beethoven (October, 1 wk)
22. Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots – Disco Duck (Part 1) (October, 1 wk)
23. Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (October, 2 wks)
24. Steve Miller Band – Rock’n Me (November, 1 wk)
25. Rod Stewart – Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (November, 8 wks)
26. Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. – You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) (January ’77, 1 wk)

Electronic Dance Music (EDM) festivals break attendance records and EDM triumphs on the U.S. charts as the Millennial generation’s “New Pop” unifies American music for the first time in ten years. Katy Perry and judges from The Voice are among the big chart winners, while Adele raises the bar for soulful female singers.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Katy Perry
2. Rihanna
3. Bruno Mars

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• Glee Cast (75)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 26.8 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Bruno Mars – Just the Way You Are (October ’10, 4 wks)
2. Ke$ha – We R Who We R (November ’10, 1 wk)
3. Rihanna feat. Drake – What’s My Name? (November ’10, 1 wk)
4. P!nk – Raise Your Glass (December ’10, 1 wk)
5. Katy Perry – Firework (December ’10, 4 wks)
6. Bruno Mars – Grenade (January, 4 wks)
7. Britney Spears – Hold It Against Me (January, 1 wk)
8. Wiz Khalifa – Black and Yellow (February, 1 wk)
9. Lady GaGa – Born This Way (February, 6 wks)
10. Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – E.T. (April, 5 wks)
11. Rihanna feat. Britney Spears – S&M (April, 1 wk)
12. Adele – Rolling in the Deep (May, 7 wks)
13. Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Hayer – Give Me Everything (July, 1 wk)
14. LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – Party Rock Anthem (July, 6 wks)
15. Katy Perry – Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) (August, 2 wks)
16. Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera – Moves like Jagger (September, 4 wks)
17. Adele – Someone like You (September, 5 wks)

Millennials are driving pop culture as broadband internet juices music piracy into overdrive, but Ringtones are raking in $4 billion/year as Hip-Hop’s Bling Era endures, Kelly Clarkson confirms American Idol’s star-making prowess once and for all, and “Hollaback Girl” becomes the first song with a million paid downloads the year the Hot Digital Songs and Ringtones charts debut.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Kelly Clarkson
2. 50 Cent
3. Mariah Carey

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 50 Cent (8)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 27.7 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell – Drop It like It’s Hot (December ’04, 3 wks)
2. Mario – Let Me Love You (January, 9 wks)
3. 50 Cent feat. Olivia – Candy Shop (March, 9 wks)
4. Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl (May, 4 wks)
5. Mariah Carey – We Belong Together (June, 14 wks)
6. Carrie Underwood – Inside Your Heaven (July, 1 wk)
7. Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx – Gold Digger (September, 10 wks)
8. Mariah Carey – Don’t Forget About Us (December, 2 wks)

The world bites its fingernails over the Y2K computer bug as females dominate the Pop charts like never before. Latins invade, TLC returns, Auto-Tune appears and teenaged Millennials launch idols Britney, Christina, Backstreet Boys and ‘NSYNC to Pop stardom with a little help from MTV’s new show, Total Request Live.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Whitney Houston
2. Backstreet Boys
3. Goo Goo Dolls

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 3-WAY TIE: Shania Twain/Jay-Z/R. Kelly (5)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 28.3 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Lauryn Hill – Doo Wop (That Thing) (November ’98, 2 wks)
2. R. Kelly & Celine Dion – I’m Your Angel (December ’98, 6 wks)
3. Brandy – Have You Ever? (January, 2 wks)
4. Britney Spears – ..Baby One More Time (January, 2 wks)
5. Monica – Angel of Mine (February, 4 wks)
6. Cher – Believe (March, 4 wks)
7. TLC – No Scrubs (April, 4 wks)
8. Ricky Martin – Livin’ la Vida Loca (May, 5 wks)
9. Jennifer Lopez – If You Had My Love (June, 5 wks)
10. Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills (July, 1 wk)
11. Will Smith feat. Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee – Wild Wild West (July, 1 wk)
12. Christina Aguilera – Genie in a Bottle (July, 5 wks)
13. Enrique Iglesias – Bailamos (September, 2 wks)
14. TLC – Unpretty (September, 3 wks)
15. Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z – Heartbreaker (October, 2 wks)

Glam Metal arrives on the Pop charts after Bon Jovi’s Slippery When Wet album hits #1! But the Gen-X genres that defined the ’90s like Alt Rock and Hip-Hop are pushing at the ramparts, and MTV’s 120 Minutes, Yo! MTV Raps and Headbanger’s Ball are bringing niche sounds to America’s TV screens like never before.

#1 Song of the Year   The top song according to our Chartcrush ranking of all Hot100 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year

Artists of the Year   The top three artists based on all charted songs during the calendar year

1. Madonna
2. Expose
3. U2

Artist with Most Charting Songs   Artist(s) with the most Hot100 charting songs during the year (song count in parentheses)

• 3-WAY TIE: Madonna/Europe/Kool & The Gang (4)

Average #1 Artist Age   The average of how old artists who scored #1 Hot100 hits during the year were when their songs first reached #1

• 29.4 years

#1 Songs   List of Hot100 #1 songs that earned the majority of their chart ranking points in the year, and (in parentheses), the month the song first hit #1 and the total number of weeks it was #1

1. Gregory Abbott – Shake You Down (January, 1 wk)
2. Billy Vera & The Beaters – At This Moment (January, 2 wks)
3. Madonna – Open Your Heart (February, 1 wk)
4. Bon Jovi – Livin’ on a Prayer (February, 4 wks)
5. Huey Lewis & The News – Jacob’s Ladder (March, 1 wk)
6. Club Nouveau – Lean on Me (March, 2 wks)
7. Starship – Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (April, 2 wks)
8. Aretha Franklin & George Michael – I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) (April, 2 wks)
9. Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms (May, 2 wks)
10. U2 – With or Without You (May, 3 wks)
11. Kim Wilde – You Keep Me Hangin’ On (June, 1 wk)
12. Atlantic Starr – Always (June, 1 wk)
13. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Head to Toe (June, 1 wk)
14. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (June, 2 wks)
15. Heart – Alone (July, 3 wks)
16. Bob Seger – Shakedown (August, 1 wk)
17. U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (August, 2 wks)
18. Madonna – Who’s That Girl (August, 1 wk)
19. Los Lobos – La Bamba (August, 3 wks)
20. Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I Just Can’t Stop Loving You (September, 1 wk)
21. Whitney Houston – Didn’t We Almost Have It All (September, 2 wks)
22. Whitesnake – Here I Go Again (October, 1 wk)
23. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam – Lost in Emotion (October, 1 wk)
24. Michael Jackson – Bad (October, 2 wks)
25. Tiffany – I Think We’re Alone Now (November, 2 wks)
26. Billy Idol – Mony Mony “Live” (November, 1 wk)
27. Bill Medley with Jennifer Warnes – (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life (November, 1 wk)
28. Belinda Carlisle – Heaven Is a Place on Earth (December, 1 wk)
29. George Michael – Faith (December, 4 wks)
30. Whitney Houston – So Emotional (January ’88, 1 wk)