
Can I Have This Dance?
Remember the big dance -- that hot new beat everyone was hitting the floor to, or that special someone you couldn't wait to take by the hand and lead out for a slow song? Here are the biggest dance tunes from each year in the history of KDHS. We hope they bring back fond memories.
Go to years...
1936
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Pennies From Heaven — Bing Crosby
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Goody Goody — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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The Way You Look Tonight — Fred Astaire
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The Glory of Love — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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The Music Goes ’Round and ’Round — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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A Fine Romance — Fred Astaire
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Alone — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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Moon Over Miami — Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra
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A Melody from the Sky — Jan Garber & His Orchestra
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Lost — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
1937
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Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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Sweet Leilani — Bing Crosby
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One O’Clock Jump — Count Basie & His Orchestra
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It’s De-Lovely — Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra
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Harbor Lights — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
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They Can’t Take That Away From Me — Fred Astaire
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Marie — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (with Jack Leonard)
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Moonlight and Shadows — Bing Crosby
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The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down — Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra
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Whispers in the Dark — Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
1938
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Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
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A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra
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Thanks for the Memory — Bob Hope & Shirley Ross
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Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie & His Orchestra
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Music, Maestro, Please — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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I’ll Be Seeing You — Bing Crosby
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Change Partners — Fred Astaire
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Jeepers Creepers — Louis Armstrong
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You're a Sweet Little Headache — Bing Crosby
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Alexander’s Ragtime Band (revival hit) — Bessie Smith / Various dance-band recordings (1938 resurgence)
1939
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In the Mood — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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Moonlight Serenade — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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Over the Rainbow — Judy Garland
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All the Things You Are — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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And the Angels Sing — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (feat. Martha Tilton)
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Stardust (’39 revival) — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
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Deep Purple — Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (feat. Bea Wain)
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Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) — Will Glahe Orchestra / Also popular by Andrews Sisters
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South of the Border — Gene Autry
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Wishing (Will Make It So) — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

1940
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Tuxedo Junction — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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I’ll Never Smile Again — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (feat. Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers)
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In the Mood — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (continued 1940 dominance)
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Only Forever — Bing Crosby
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Song of the Volga Boatmen — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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Frenesi — Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
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When You Wish Upon a Star — Cliff Edwards (“Jiminy Cricket”)
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The Breeze and I — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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Pennsylvania 6-5000 — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square — Ray Noble & His Orchestra (vocals by Bob Crosby / various popular versions)
1941
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Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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A String of Pearls — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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Green Eyes — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell)
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Maria Elena — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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You Are My Sunshine — Gene Autry
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I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire — The Ink Spots
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Yes My Darling Daughter — Dinah Shore
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There I Go — Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
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Intermezzo (A Love Story) — Freddy Martin & His Orchestra
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My Sister and I — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
1942
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(I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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White Christmas — Bing Crosby
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Jingle Jangle Jingle — Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
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Moonlight Cocktail — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
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I’ve Heard That Song Before — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)
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Strip Polka — Kay Kyser & His Orchestra
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Deep in the Heart of Texas — Alvino Rey & His Orchestra
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Tangerine — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen O’Connell & Bob Eberly)
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Blues in the Night — Woody Herman & His Orchestra
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Mister Five by Five — Harry James & His Orchestra / The Andrews Sisters (both popular)
1943
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Paper Doll — The Mills Brothers
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You’ll Never Know — Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners
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As Time Goes By — Dooley Wilson (from Casablanca)
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Pistol Packin’ Mama — Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
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I’ve Heard That Song Before — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)
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Sunday, Monday or Always — Bing Crosby
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Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer — The Song Spinners
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Shoo-Shoo Baby — The Andrews Sisters
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Taking a Chance on Love — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)
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That Old Black Magic — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
1944
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Swinging on a Star — Bing Crosby
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You Always Hurt the One You Love — The Mills Brothers
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I’ll Be Seeing You — Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey (popular in ’44 airplay)
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I’ll Walk Alone — Dinah Shore
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Besame Mucho — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen)
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Don’t Fence Me In — Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters
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I Wonder — Pvt. Cecil Gant
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Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall — The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald
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San Fernando Valley — Bing Crosby
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Amor — Bing Crosby
1945
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Sentimental Journey — Les Brown & His Orchestra (vocals: Doris Day)
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Rum and Coca-Cola — The Andrews Sisters
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Till the End of Time — Perry Como
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My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time — Les Brown & His Orchestra (vocals: Doris Day)
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There! I’ve Said It Again — Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra
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On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe — Johnny Mercer
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If I Loved You — Perry Como
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Opus One — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive — Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
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It’s Been a Long, Long Time — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Kitty Kallen)
1946
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Rumors Are Flying — Frankie Carle & His Orchestra (vocals: Marjorie Hughes)
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Oh! What It Seemed to Be — Frankie Carle & His Orchestra (vocals: Marjorie Hughes)
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The Gypsy — The Ink Spots
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To Each His Own — Eddy Howard / Tony Martin / The Ink Spots (all popular versions)
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Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) — Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
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It Might as Well Be Spring — Bing Crosby
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Five Minutes More — Frank Sinatra
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Don’t Get Around Much Anymore — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (vocals: Al Hibbler)
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Open the Door, Richard — Count Basie & His Orchestra
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Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) — Peggy Lee & The Modernaires
1947
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Near You — Francis Craig & His Orchestra
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Heart and Soul — Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra
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Twilight Time — The Platters (original 1947 version by Les Brown & His Orchestra was popular)
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Mam’selle — Art Lund
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You Do — Nat King Cole
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Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) — Perry Como
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Peg O’ My Heart — The Harmonicats
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Open the Door, Richard — Count Basie & His Orchestra
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So Rare — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra
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I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder — Eddy Howard
1948
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Nature Boy — Nat King Cole
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You’re Breaking My Heart — Vic Damone
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Now is the Hour — Bing Crosby
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A Tree in the Meadow — Margaret Whiting
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It’s Magic — Doris Day
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So Long — Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
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Bouquet of Roses — Eddy Arnold
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Careless Hands — Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra
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Jealous Heart — Tex Ritter
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Goodnight, Irene — Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
1949
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Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) — Vaughn Monroe
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Some Enchanted Evening — Perry Como
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Candy and Cake — The Ames Brothers
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That Lucky Old Sun — Frankie Laine
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A Little Bird Told Me — Evelyn Knight
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Don’t Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) — Frank Sinatra
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Forever and Ever — Russ Morgan & His Orchestra
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Again — Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
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Powder Your Face with Sunshine — Evelyn Knight
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Always in My Heart — Vic Damone
1950
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Goodnight, Irene — Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers
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Mona Lisa — Nat King Cole
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The Tennessee Waltz — Patti Page
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I Can Dream, Can’t I? — The Andrews Sisters
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Music! Music! Music! — Teresa Brewer
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If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake — Eileen Barton
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Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy — Red Foley
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My Foolish Heart — Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered — Doris Day
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Good Evening Friends — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians
1951
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Too Young — Nat King Cole
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Because of You — Tony Bennett
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Mockin’ Bird Hill — Patti Page
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I Taught Him Everything He Knows — Jo Stafford
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If — Perry Como
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On Top of Old Smoky — The Weavers
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Come On-A My House — Rosemary Clooney
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Cold, Cold Heart — Tony Bennett
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Tennessee Waltz — Patti Page (continued popularity from 1950)
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My Heart Cries for You — Guy Mitchell
1952
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Wheel of Fortune — Kay Starr
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Blue Tango — Leroy Anderson
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Auf Wiederseh’n, Sweetheart — Vera Lynn
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You Belong to Me — Jo Stafford
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Anytime — Eddie Fisher
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Cry — Johnnie Ray
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Jambalaya (On the Bayou) — Hank Williams
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You Can’t Be True, Dear — Ken Griffin
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Be My Love — Mario Lanza
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Because of You — Tony Bennett (continued popularity)
1953
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Vaya Con Dios — Les Paul & Mary Ford
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No Other Love — Perry Como
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I Believe — Frankie Laine
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Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes — Perry Como
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Pretend — Nat King Cole
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Rags to Riches — Tony Bennett
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How Important Can It Be? — Joni James
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Ebb Tide — Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra
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Honeycomb — Jimmie Rodgers
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Shake, Rattle and Roll — Big Joe Turner
1954
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Sh-Boom — The Chords
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Little Things Mean a Lot — Kitty Kallen
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Oh! My Pa-Pa — Eddie Calvert
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I Need You Now — Eddie Fisher
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Three Coins in the Fountain — Frank Sinatra
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Hey There — Rosemary Clooney
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Wanted — Perry Como
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Rock Around the Clock — Bill Haley & His Comets (early 1954 version gaining popularity)
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Answer Me, My Love — Nat King Cole
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Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra
1955
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Rock Around the Clock — Bill Haley & His Comets
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Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra
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Unchained Melody — Les Baxter / Al Hibbler
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Sixteen Tons — Tennessee Ernie Ford
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Ain’t That a Shame — Fats Domino
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Sincerely — The Moonglows
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The Yellow Rose of Texas — Mitch Miller & His Orchestra
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Let Me Go, Lover! — Joan Weber
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Only You (And You Alone) — The Platters
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Teach Me Tonight — Janet Brace
1956
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Hound Dog — Elvis Presley
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Don’t Be Cruel — Elvis Presley
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Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra
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Blue Suede Shoes — Carl Perkins
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Love Me Tender — Elvis Presley
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I Want You, I Need You, I Love You — Elvis Presley
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love — Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
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The Great Pretender — The Platters
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My Prayer — The Platters
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Hot Rod Lincoln — Charlie Ryan
1957
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Jailhouse Rock — Elvis Presley
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All Shook Up — Elvis Presley
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Teddy Bear — Elvis Presley
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At the Hop — Danny & the Juniors
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That’ll Be the Day — The Crickets
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School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) — Chuck Berry
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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On — Jerry Lee Lewis
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Bye Bye Love — The Everly Brothers
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Lucille — Little Richard
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Rockin’ Robin — Bobby Day
1958
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All I Have to Do Is Dream — The Everly Brothers
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Tequila — The Champs
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Lollipop — The Chordettes
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Great Balls of Fire — Jerry Lee Lewis
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Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry
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Stood Up — Ricky Nelson
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Get a Job — The Silhouettes
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Bird Dog — The Everly Brothers
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Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) — Domenico Modugno
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Smoke Gets in Your Eyes — The Platters
1959
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What’d I Say — Ray Charles
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Venus — Frankie Avalon
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Mack the Knife — Bobby Darin
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Personality — Lloyd Price
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Dream Lover — Bobby Darin
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Kansas City — Wilbert Harrison
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Put Your Head on My Shoulder — Paul Anka
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Stagger Lee — Lloyd Price
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Charlie Brown — The Coasters
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A Teenager in Love — Dion & The Belmonts
1960
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Cathy’s Clown — The Everly Brothers
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Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini — Brian Hyland
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The Twist — Chubby Checker
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Save the Last Dance for Me — The Drifters
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Stuck on You — Elvis Presley
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Handy Man — Jimmy Jones
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Running Bear — Johnny Preston
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Alley Oop — The Hollywood Argyles
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Teen Angel — Mark Dinning
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Shop Around — The Miracles
1961
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Runaway — Del Shannon
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Tossin’ and Turnin’ — Bobby Lewis
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Stand By Me — Ben E. King
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Will You Love Me Tomorrow — The Shirelles
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Shop Around — The Miracles (continued popularity)
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Hit the Road Jack — Ray Charles
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Michael — The Highwaymen
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Travelin’ Man — Ricky Nelson
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The Tokens
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Pony Time — Chubby Checker
1962
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Twist and Shout — The Isley Brothers
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The Loco-Motion — Little Eva
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Sherry — The Four Seasons
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Break It to Me Gently — Brenda Lee
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Duke of Earl — Gene Chandler
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Mashed Potato Time — Dee Dee Sharp
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Monster Mash — Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (late ’62)
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Let’s Twist Again — Chubby Checker
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Soldier Boy — The Shirelles
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Hey! Baby — Bruce Channel
1963
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Surf City — Jan & Dean
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She Loves You — The Beatles
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Fingertips (Pt. 2) — Stevie Wonder
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Louie Louie — The Kingsmen
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Da Doo Ron Ron — The Crystals
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Be My Baby — The Ronettes
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Twist and Shout — The Beatles (US release 1963)
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Then He Kissed Me — The Crystals
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I Want to Hold Your Hand — The Beatles
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Sugar Shack — Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
1964
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She Loves You — The Beatles
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I Want to Hold Your Hand — The Beatles
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Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas
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Baby Love — The Supremes
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Twist and Shout — The Beatles
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Oh, Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison
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Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mann
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Where Did Our Love Go — The Supremes
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Under the Boardwalk — The Drifters
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Can’t Buy Me Love — The Beatles
1965
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Stop! In the Name of Love — The Supremes
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Help! — The Beatles
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I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) — The Four Tops
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My Girl — The Temptations
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(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction — The Rolling Stones
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Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mann
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Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas
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Ticket to Ride — The Beatles
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Nowhere to Run — Martha and the Vandellas
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Yesterday — The Beatles
1966
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Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys
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Reach Out I’ll Be There — The Four Tops
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You Can’t Hurry Love — The Supremes
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Paint It Black — The Rolling Stones
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These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ — Nancy Sinatra
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When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge
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Paperback Writer — The Beatles
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Ballad of a Thin Man — Bob Dylan
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Last Train to Clarksville — The Monkees
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I’m a Believer — The Monkees (late ’66/early ’67 impact)
1967
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Respect — Aretha Franklin
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I’m a Believer — The Monkees
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Light My Fire — The Doors
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All You Need Is Love — The Beatles
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Can’t Hurry Love — The Supremes
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A Whiter Shade of Pale — Procol Harum
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Somebody to Love — Jefferson Airplane
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The Letter — The Box Tops
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Groovin’ — The Young Rascals
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Incense and Peppermints — Strawberry Alarm Clock
1968
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Hey Jude — The Beatles
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Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas
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Mrs. Robinson — Simon & Garfunkel
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Jumpin’ Jack Flash — The Rolling Stones
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Soul Man — Sam & Dave
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I Heard It Through the Grapevine — Marvin Gaye
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Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela
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Tighten Up — Archie Bell & The Drells
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This Guy’s in Love with You — Herb Alpert
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Love Child — Diana Ross & The Supremes
1969
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Sugar, Sugar — The Archies
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I Want You Back — The Jackson 5
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Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In — The 5th Dimension
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Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling Stones
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Dizzy — Tommy Roe
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Everyday People — Sly & The Family Stone
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Bad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Crimson and Clover — Tommy James & The Shondells
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Get Back — The Beatles
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Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela (continued popularity)
1970
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ABC — The Jackson 5
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War — Edwin Starr
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours — Stevie Wonder
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Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine — James Brown
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Band of Gold — Freda Payne
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Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head — B.J. Thomas
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I’ll Be There — The Jackson 5
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My Cherie Amour — Stevie Wonder
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Mama Told Me (Not to Come) — Three Dog Night
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Spirit in the Sky — Norman Greenbaum
1971
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Joy to the World — Three Dog Night
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Love Train — The O’Jays
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Maggie May — Rod Stewart
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Get Ready — Rare Earth
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Brown Sugar — The Rolling Stones
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Me and Bobby McGee — Janis Joplin
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Mr. Big Stuff — Jean Knight
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I’ll Be There — Jackson 5 (continued popularity)
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Indian Reservation — Paul Revere & The Raiders
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Superstar — The Carpenters
1972
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I’ll Take You There — The Staple Singers
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Lean on Me — Bill Withers
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Superstition — Stevie Wonder
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Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) — The Four Tops
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Me and Mrs. Jones — Billy Paul
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Rockin’ Robin — Michael Jackson (continued popularity of 1958 cover)
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I Gotcha — Joe Tex
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You’re So Vain — Carly Simon
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Ben — Michael Jackson
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Oh Girl — Chi-Lites
1973
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Let’s Get It On — Marvin Gaye
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Killing Me Softly with His Song — Roberta Flack
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Crocodile Rock — Elton John
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Love Train — The O’Jays (continued popularity)
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Superstition — Stevie Wonder (continued chart impact)
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Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips
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Why Can’t We Live Together — Timmy Thomas
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You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder
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Keep on Truckin’ — Eddie Kendricks
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Touch Me in the Morning — Diana Ross
1974
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Rock Your Baby — George McCrae
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TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) — MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
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I Can’t Get Next to You — The Temptations (continued popularity)
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You Haven’t Done Nothin’ — Stevie Wonder
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Waterloo — ABBA
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Boogie Nights — Heatwave (note: popular late ’70s—if you want strictly 1974, substitute with You Make Me Feel Brand New — Stylistics)
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Rock Steady — Aretha Franklin
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Rockin’ Roll Baby — The Stylistics
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Sunshine on My Shoulders — John Denver
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Love’s Theme — Love Unlimited Orchestra
1975
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Love Will Keep Us Together — Captain & Tennille
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Fame — David Bowie
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Kung Fu Fighting — Carl Douglas
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Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire
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Lady Marmalade — Labelle
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Get Down Tonight — KC & The Sunshine Band
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Fly, Robin, Fly — Silver Convention
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Thank God I’m a Country Boy — John Denver
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Jive Talkin’ — Bee Gees
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Rock Your Baby — George McCrae (continued chart impact)
1976
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Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry
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Disco Lady — Johnnie Taylor
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Love Hangover — Diana Ross
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Don’t Go Breaking My Heart — Elton John & Kiki Dee
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Get Up and Boogie — Silver Convention
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Boogie Fever — The Sylvers
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Love Rollercoaster — Ohio Players
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Silly Love Songs — Wings
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December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) — The Four Seasons
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I Love Music — The O’Jays
1977
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Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees
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Le Freak — Chic
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I Feel Love — Donna Summer
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Boogie Nights — Heatwave
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Best of My Love — The Emotions
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Don’t Leave Me This Way — Thelma Houston
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Car Wash — Rose Royce
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We Are Family — Sister Sledge
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Dancing Queen — ABBA
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Got to Give It Up — Marvin Gaye
1978
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Le Freak — Chic
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Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees (continued popularity)
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Night Fever — Bee Gees
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Boogie Oogie Oogie — A Taste of Honey
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Grease — Frankie Valli
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Shadow Dancing — Andy Gibb
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You’re the One That I Want — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
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Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) — The Jacksons
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Copacabana (At the Copa) — Barry Manilow (late ’78 impact)
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Y.M.C.A. — Village People (released late ’78, huge dance hit into ’79)
1979
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Hot Stuff — Donna Summer
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Bad Girls — Donna Summer
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Ring My Bell — Anita Ward
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I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor
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Y.M.C.A. — Village People
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Le Freak — Chic (continued popularity)
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We Are Family — Sister Sledge (continued popularity)
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Good Times — Chic
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Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) — The Jacksons
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Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough — Michael Jackson
1980
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Celebration — Kool & The Gang
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Rock with You — Michael Jackson
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Funky Town — Lipps Inc.
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Upside Down — Diana Ross
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Another One Bites the Dust — Queen
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Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl — Spinners
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Crazy Little Thing Called Love — Queen
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Lady — Kenny Rogers (slow ballad)
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Sailing — Christopher Cross (slow ballad)
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Don’t Stand So Close to Me — The Police
1981
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Celebration — Kool & The Gang (continued popularity from 1980)
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Physical — Olivia Newton-John
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Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes
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Don’t Stop Believin’ — Journey
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Super Freak — Rick James
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Endless Love — Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (slow ballad)
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Woman — John Lennon (slow ballad)
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Give Me the Night — George Benson
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Call Me — Blondie
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In the Air Tonight — Phil Collins
1982
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Physical — Olivia Newton-John (continued popularity)
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Eye of the Tiger — Survivor
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I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) — Hall & Oates
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Tainted Love — Soft Cell
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Let’s Groove — Earth, Wind & Fire
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Up Where We Belong — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (slow ballad)
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Hard to Say I’m Sorry — Chicago (slow ballad)
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Centerfold — J. Geils Band
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Don’t You Want Me — The Human League
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1999 — Prince
1983
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Billie Jean — Michael Jackson
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Flashdance… What a Feeling — Irene Cara
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Every Breath You Take — The Police
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Eurythmics
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Maniac — Michael Sembello
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Total Eclipse of the Heart — Bonnie Tyler (slow ballad)
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Up Where We Belong — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (slow ballad, continued popularity)
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She Works Hard for the Money — Donna Summer
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Let’s Dance — David Bowie
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Love Is a Battlefield — Pat Benatar
1984
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When Doves Cry — Prince
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Footloose — Kenny Loggins
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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go — Wham!
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Let’s Hear It for the Boy — Deniece Williams
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Jump — Van Halen
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Hello — Lionel Richie (slow ballad)
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I Just Called to Say I Love You — Stevie Wonder (slow ballad)
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Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen
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Owner of a Lonely Heart — Yes
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Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper
1985
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Take On Me — a-ha
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Everybody Wants to Rule the World — Tears for Fears
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Miami Vice Theme — Jan Hammer
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Walking on Sunshine — Katrina and the Waves
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We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off — Jermaine Stewart
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Careless Whisper — George Michael (slow ballad)
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Crazy for You — Madonna (slow ballad)
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Power of Love — Huey Lewis & The News
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You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) — Dead or Alive
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Material Girl — Madonna
1986
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Walk Like an Egyptian — The Bangles
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West End Girls — Pet Shop Boys
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Addicted to Love — Robert Palmer
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Kiss — Prince
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Party All the Time — Eddie Murphy
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Sara — Starship (slow ballad)
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Take My Breath Away — Berlin (slow ballad)
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Word Up! — Cameo
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You Give Love a Bad Name — Bon Jovi
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Sweet Love — Anita Baker
1987
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I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) — Whitney Houston
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La Bamba — Los Lobos
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Lean on Me — Club Nouveau
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Here I Go Again — Whitesnake
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Don’t Dream It’s Over — Crowded House
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Alone — Heart (slow ballad)
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Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now — Starship (slow ballad)
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Walk Like an Egyptian — The Bangles (continued popularity)
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Faith — George Michael
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Livin’ on a Prayer — Bon Jovi
1988
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Roll with It — Steve Winwood
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Fast Car — Tracy Chapman
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Sweet Child o’ Mine — Guns N’ Roses
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Man in the Mirror — Michael Jackson
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Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car — Billy Ocean
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Heaven Is a Place on Earth — Belinda Carlisle (slow ballad)
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One More Try — George Michael (slow ballad)
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Buffalo Stance — Neneh Cherry
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Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick Astley
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Faith — George Michael (continued popularity)
1989
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Like a Prayer — Madonna
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We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel
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Buffalo Stance — Neneh Cherry (continued popularity)
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Straight Up — Paula Abdul
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Cold Hearted — Paula Abdul
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Eternal Flame — The Bangles (slow ballad)
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Miss You Much — Janet Jackson
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Wind Beneath My Wings — Bette Midler (slow ballad)
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Fight for Your Right — Beastie Boys
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She Drives Me Crazy — Fine Young Cannibals
1990
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Vogue — Madonna
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U Can’t Touch This — MC Hammer
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Escapade — Janet Jackson
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Ice Ice Baby — Vanilla Ice
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Opposites Attract — Paula Abdul
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Vision of Love — Mariah Carey (slow ballad)
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Because I Love You (The Postman Song) — Stevie B (slow ballad)
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Step by Step — New Kids on the Block
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Blaze of Glory — Jon Bon Jovi
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Poison — Bell Biv DeVoe
1991
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Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) — C+C Music Factory
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Baby Baby — Amy Grant
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Rush Rush — Paula Abdul
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I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) — Hi-Five
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Summertime — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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More Than Words — Extreme (slow ballad)
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All the Man That I Need — Whitney Houston (slow ballad)
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Motownphilly — Boyz II Men
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Unbelievable — EMF
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I Adore Mi Amor — Color Me Badd
1992
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Jump — Kris Kross
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Baby Got Back — Sir Mix-a-Lot
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Finally — CeCe Peniston
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This Used to Be My Playground — Madonna
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End of the Road — Boyz II Men (slow ballad)
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Save the Best for Last — Vanessa Williams (slow ballad)
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Rhythm Is a Dancer — Snap!
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Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) — C+C Music Factory (continued popularity)
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I’ll Be There — Mariah Carey
-
Erotica — Madonna
1993
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What Is Love — Haddaway
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I’m Every Woman — Whitney Houston
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Can’t Help Falling in Love — UB40 (slow ballad)
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Dreamlover — Mariah Carey (slow ballad)
-
Informer — Snow
-
Show Me Love — Robin S.
-
Rhythm Is a Dancer — Snap! (continued popularity)
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That’s the Way Love Goes — Janet Jackson
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Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang — Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg
-
All That She Wants — Ace of Base
1994
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The Sign — Ace of Base
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Stay (I Missed You) — Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
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I Swear — All-4-One (slow ballad)
-
Can You Feel the Love Tonight — Elton John (slow ballad)
-
This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan
-
Baby I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley — Will to Power
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Shoop — Salt-N-Pepa
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All for Love — Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting (slow ballad; included as second option if needed)
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Bump n’ Grind — R. Kelly
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Another Night — Real McCoy
1995
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Gangsta’s Paradise — Coolio feat. L.V.
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Waterfalls — TLC
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Kiss from a Rose — Seal (slow ballad)
-
I’ll Make Love to You — Boyz II Men (slow ballad)
-
Fantasy — Mariah Carey
-
On Bended Knee — Boyz II Men
-
Run-Around — Blues Traveler
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This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan (continued popularity)
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You Are Not Alone — Michael Jackson (slow ballad — alternative ballad if desired)
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You Gotta Be — Des’ree
1996
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Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) — Los del Río
-
Un-Break My Heart — Toni Braxton (slow ballad)
-
Because You Loved Me — Celine Dion (slow ballad)
-
No Diggity — Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre
-
That’s the Way Love Goes — Janet Jackson (continued popularity)
-
Always Be My Baby — Mariah Carey
-
California Love — 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre
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Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman
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You’re Makin’ Me High — Toni Braxton
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Ironic — Alanis Morissette
1997
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Candle in the Wind 1997 — Elton John (slow ballad)
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I’ll Be Missing You — Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 (slow ballad)
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Wannabe — Spice Girls
-
MMMBop — Hanson
-
Barbie Girl — Aqua
-
Semi-Charmed Life — Third Eye Blind
-
Mo Money Mo Problems — The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase
-
Don’t Speak — No Doubt (slow ballad; alternative slow option)
-
Say You’ll Be There — Spice Girls
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You Make Me Wanna… — Usher
1998
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The Boy Is Mine — Brandy & Monica (slow ballad)
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My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion (slow ballad)
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Believe — Cher
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Gettin’ Jiggy wit It — Will Smith
-
Too Close — Next
-
Ray of Light — Madonna
-
No, No, No Part 2 — Destiny’s Child
-
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing — Aerosmith (slow ballad alternative if needed)
-
All My Life — K-Ci & JoJo
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Torn — Natalie Imbruglia
1999
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…Baby One More Time — Britney Spears
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No Scrubs — TLC
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I Want It That Way — Backstreet Boys
-
Livin’ la Vida Loca — Ricky Martin
-
Genie in a Bottle — Christina Aguilera
-
Angel of Mine — Monica (slow ballad)
-
Heartbreaker — Mariah Carey
-
I’ll Be — Edwin McCain (slow ballad)
-
Mambo No. 5 — Lou Bega
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Smooth — Santana feat. Rob Thomas
2000
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Oops!... I Did It Again — Britney Spears
-
It’s Gonna Be Me — NSYNC
-
Thong Song — Sisqó
-
Say My Name — Destiny’s Child
-
Maria Maria — Santana feat. The Product G&B
-
I Turn to You — Christina Aguilera (slow ballad)
-
Incomplete — Sisqó (slow ballad)
-
Bye Bye Bye — NSYNC
-
Music — Madonna
-
Higher — Creed
2001
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Lady Marmalade — Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa & Pink
-
Hanging by a Moment — Lifehouse
-
All for You — Janet Jackson
-
Pop — NSYNC
-
Fallin’ — Alicia Keys (slow ballad)
-
U Remind Me — Usher
-
I’m Real (Murder Remix) — Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule
-
It’s Not Right but It’s Okay — Whitney Houston
-
Where the Party At — Jagged Edge feat. Nelly
-
I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing — Aerosmith (slow ballad, continued popularity from late ’90s)
2002
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Hot in Herre — Nelly
-
Complicated — Avril Lavigne
-
The Middle — Jimmy Eat World
-
Foolish — Ashanti
-
Dilemma — Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland (slow ballad)
-
A Thousand Miles — Vanessa Carlton (slow ballad)
-
Get the Party Started — Pink
-
Work It — Missy Elliott
-
Without Me — Eminem
-
In da Club — 50 Cent
2003
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Crazy in Love — Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
-
Hey Ya! — OutKast
-
Get Busy — Sean Paul
-
In Da Club — 50 Cent (continued popularity)
-
Bring Me to Life — Evanescence
-
Unwell — Matchbox Twenty (slow ballad)
-
When I’m Gone — 3 Doors Down (slow ballad)
-
Milkshake — Kelis
-
Rock Your Body — Justin Timberlake
-
Ignition (Remix) — R. Kelly
2004
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Yeah! — Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
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Toxic — Britney Spears
-
This Love — Maroon 5
-
Lean Back — Terror Squad
-
If I Ain’t Got You — Alicia Keys (slow ballad)
-
Burn — Usher (slow ballad)
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Confessions Part II — Usher
-
Breakaway — Kelly Clarkson
-
Hot Stepper — Sean Paul (continued popularity)
-
Let Me Love You — Mario
Do you want 2005 next?
2005
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Hollaback Girl — Gwen Stefani
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Since U Been Gone — Kelly Clarkson
-
1, 2 Step — Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
-
We Belong Together — Mariah Carey (slow ballad)
-
Let Me Love You — Mario (continued popularity) (slow ballad)
-
Sugar, We’re Goin Down — Fall Out Boy
-
Pon de Replay — Rihanna
-
Gold Digger — Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
-
Behind These Hazel Eyes — Kelly Clarkson
-
Don’t Cha — The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
2006
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SexyBack — Justin Timberlake
-
Hips Don’t Lie — Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
-
Promiscuous — Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
-
Ridin’ — Chamillionaire feat. Krayzie Bone
-
Irreplaceable — Beyoncé (slow ballad)
-
Unfaithful — Rihanna (slow ballad)
-
Check On It — Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug
-
SOS — Rihanna
-
Temperature — Sean Paul
-
Smack That — Akon feat. Eminem
2007
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Umbrella — Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
-
Glamorous — Fergie feat. Ludacris
-
Big Girls Don’t Cry — Fergie (slow ballad)
-
Apologize — Timbaland feat. OneRepublic (slow ballad)
-
Crank That (Soulja Boy) — Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
-
Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’) — T-Pain feat. Yung Joc
-
Before He Cheats — Carrie Underwood
-
Stronger — Kanye West
-
Makes Me Wonder — Maroon 5
-
Rehab — Amy Winehouse
2008
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Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) — Beyoncé
-
I Kissed a Girl — Katy Perry
-
Low — Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
-
Disturbia — Rihanna
-
Bleeding Love — Leona Lewis (slow ballad)
-
No One — Alicia Keys (slow ballad)
-
Love Song — Sara Bareilles
-
Lollipop — Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
-
Forever — Chris Brown
-
Viva La Vida — Coldplay
2009
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Boom Boom Pow — The Black Eyed Peas
-
Poker Face — Lady Gaga
-
I Gotta Feeling — The Black Eyed Peas
-
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) — Beyoncé (continued popularity)
-
Halo — Beyoncé (slow ballad)
-
You Belong with Me — Taylor Swift (slow ballad)
-
Right Round — Flo Rida feat. Kesha
-
Bad Romance — Lady Gaga
-
Fireflies — Owl City
-
3 — Britney Spears
2010
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Tik Tok — Kesha
-
California Gurls — Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
-
Love the Way You Lie — Eminem feat. Rihanna
-
Just the Way You Are — Bruno Mars (slow ballad)
-
Grenade — Bruno Mars (slow ballad)
-
Rude Boy — Rihanna
-
OMG — Usher feat. will.i.am
-
Dynamite — Taio Cruz
-
Telephone — Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé
-
I Like It — Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull
2011
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Party Rock Anthem — LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
-
Moves Like Jagger — Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
-
On the Floor — Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
-
Give Me Everything — Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
-
Someone Like You — Adele (slow ballad)
-
Rolling in the Deep — Adele (slow ballad)
-
Firework — Katy Perry
-
Super Bass — Nicki Minaj
-
S&M — Rihanna
-
Grenade — Bruno Mars (continued popularity)
2012
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Call Me Maybe — Carly Rae Jepsen
-
Somebody That I Used to Know — Gotye feat. Kimbra (slow ballad)
-
We Are Young — Fun. feat. Janelle Monáe (slow ballad)
-
Starships — Nicki Minaj
-
Payphone — Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa
-
Gangnam Style — PSY
-
Wide Awake — Katy Perry
-
Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) — Kelly Clarkson
-
Locked Out of Heaven — Bruno Mars
-
Diamonds — Rihanna
2013
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Blurred Lines — Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell
-
Get Lucky — Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams
-
Roar — Katy Perry
-
Can’t Hold Us — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
-
Stay — Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko (slow ballad)
-
When I Was Your Man — Bruno Mars (slow ballad)
-
Timber — Pitbull feat. Kesha
-
Wake Me Up — Avicii
-
Wrecking Ball — Miley Cyrus
-
Clarity — Zedd feat. Foxes
2014
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Happy — Pharrell Williams
-
All About That Bass — Meghan Trainor
-
Bang Bang — Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
-
Shake It Off — Taylor Swift
-
Stay With Me — Sam Smith (slow ballad)
-
Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran (slow ballad)
-
Problem — Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea
-
Fancy — Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX
-
Am I Wrong — Nico & Vinz
-
Rather Be — Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
2015
-
Uptown Funk — Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
-
Can’t Feel My Face — The Weeknd
-
Lean On — Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ
-
Shut Up and Dance — Walk the Moon
-
Hello — Adele (slow ballad)
-
Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran (continued popularity) (slow ballad)
-
Cheerleader — OMI
-
Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) — Silento
-
Trap Queen — Fetty Wap
-
Sugar — Maroon 5
2016
-
One Dance — Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla
-
Can’t Stop the Feeling! — Justin Timberlake
-
Cheap Thrills — Sia feat. Sean Paul
-
Work — Rihanna feat. Drake
-
Closer — The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
-
Love Yourself — Justin Bieber (slow ballad)
-
Hello — Adele (continued popularity) (slow ballad)
-
Panda — Desiigner
-
7 Years — Lukas Graham (slow ballad alternative if needed)
-
Don’t Let Me Down — The Chainsmokers feat. Daya
2017
-
Shape of You — Ed Sheeran
-
Despacito (Remix) — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber
-
Humble — Kendrick Lamar
-
Something Just Like This — The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
-
Look What You Made Me Do — Taylor Swift
-
Perfect — Ed Sheeran (slow ballad)
-
Say You Won’t Let Go — James Arthur (slow ballad)
-
Attention — Charlie Puth
-
Bodak Yellow — Cardi B
-
Believer — Imagine Dragons
2018
-
God’s Plan — Drake
-
Havana — Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug
-
Finesse (Remix) — Bruno Mars & Cardi B
-
I Like It — Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
-
Psycho — Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign
-
Perfect — Ed Sheeran (slow ballad)
-
Shallow — Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper (slow ballad)
-
Thank U, Next — Ariana Grande
-
No Tears Left to Cry — Ariana Grande
-
In My Feelings — Drake
2019
-
Old Town Road — Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
-
Bad Guy — Billie Eilish
-
Señorita — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
-
7 Rings — Ariana Grande
-
Someone You Loved — Lewis Capaldi (slow ballad)
-
Lose You to Love Me — Selena Gomez (slow ballad)
-
I Don’t Care — Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber
-
Truth Hurts — Lizzo
-
Dance Monkey — Tones and I
-
Sunflower — Post Malone & Swae Lee
2020
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Blinding Lights — The Weeknd
-
Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) — Jawsh 685 & Jason Derulo
-
Rain On Me — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
-
Rockstar — DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
-
Before You Go — Lewis Capaldi (slow ballad)
-
Someone You Loved — Lewis Capaldi (continued popularity) (slow ballad)
-
Watermelon Sugar — Harry Styles
-
Say So — Doja Cat
-
Don’t Start Now — Dua Lipa
-
Intentions — Justin Bieber feat. Quavo
2021
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Levitating — Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby
-
Save Your Tears — The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
-
Kiss Me More — Doja Cat feat. SZA
-
Montero (Call Me By Your Name) — Lil Nas X
-
Peaches — Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon
-
Drivers License — Olivia Rodrigo (slow ballad)
-
Good 4 U — Olivia Rodrigo
-
Stay — The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
-
Butter — BTS
-
Deja Vu — Olivia Rodrigo (slow ballad)
2022
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As It Was — Harry Styles
-
About Damn Time — Lizzo
-
Break My Soul — Beyoncé
-
First Class — Jack Harlow
-
Easy on Me — Adele (slow ballad)
-
Ghost — Justin Bieber (slow ballad)
-
Heat Waves — Glass Animals
-
Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) — Kate Bush
-
Bad Habit — Steve Lacy
-
Stay — The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber (continued popularity)
2023
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Flowers — Miley Cyrus (slow ballad)
-
Anti-Hero — Taylor Swift (slow ballad)
-
Calm Down — Rema & Selena Gomez
-
As It Was — Harry Styles (continued popularity)
-
Die for You (Remix) — The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
-
Creepin’ — Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage
-
Unholy — Sam Smith & Kim Petras
-
Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2 — PinkPantheress & Ice Spice
-
Made You Look — Meghan Trainor
-
Rush — Troye Sivan
2024
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Lose Control — Teddy Swims (MusicXclusives • We Play It First)
-
A Bar Song (Tipsy) — Shaboozey (MusicXclusives • We Play It First)
-
Espresso — Sabrina Carpenter (Official Charts)
-
Illusion — Dua Lipa (Wikipedia)
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Make You Mine — Madison Beer (Wikipedia)
-
Dancing in the Flames — The Weeknd (Wikipedia)
-
Beautiful Things — Benson Boone (Official Charts)
-
Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan (Official Charts)
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Too Sweet — Hozier (Official Charts)
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Gata Only — FloyyMenor & Cris MJ (Wikipedia)
2025
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Ordinary — Alex Warren
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Messy — Lola Young
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APT. — Bruno Mars & ROSÉ
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Die With a Smile — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
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That’s So True — Gracie Abrams
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The Days — Chrystal
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Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan
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Beautiful Things — Benson Boone
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Headphones On — Addison Rae
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Abracadabra — Lady Gaga

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