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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.

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1936

  • Pennies From Heaven — Bing Crosby 

  • Goody Goody — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

  • The Way You Look Tonight — Fred Astaire

  • The Glory of Love — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

  • The Music Goes ’Round and ’Round — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra 

  • A Fine Romance — Fred Astaire

  • Alone — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • Moon Over Miami — Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra

  • A Melody from the Sky — Jan Garber & His Orchestra

  • Lost — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

1937

  • Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

  • Sweet Leilani — Bing Crosby

  • One O’Clock Jump — Count Basie & His Orchestra

  • It’s De-Lovely — Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra

  • Harbor Lights — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

  • They Can’t Take That Away From Me — Fred Astaire

  • Marie — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (with Jack Leonard)

  • Moonlight and Shadows — Bing Crosby

  • The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down — Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra

  • Whispers in the Dark — Bob Crosby & His Orchestra

1938

  • Begin the Beguine — Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

  • A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra

  • Thanks for the Memory — Bob Hope & Shirley Ross

  • Jumpin’ at the Woodside — Count Basie & His Orchestra

  • Music, Maestro, Please — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • I’ll Be Seeing You — Bing Crosby

  • Change Partners — Fred Astaire

  • Jeepers Creepers — Louis Armstrong

  • You're a Sweet Little Headache — Bing Crosby

  • Alexander’s Ragtime Band (revival hit) — Bessie Smith / Various dance-band recordings (1938 resurgence)

1939

  • In the Mood — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • Moonlight Serenade — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • Over the Rainbow — Judy Garland

  • All the Things You Are — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • And the Angels Sing — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (feat. Martha Tilton)

  • Stardust (’39 revival) — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

  • Deep Purple — Larry Clinton & His Orchestra (feat. Bea Wain)

  • Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out the Barrel) — Will Glahe Orchestra / Also popular by Andrews Sisters

  • South of the Border — Gene Autry

  • Wishing (Will Make It So) — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

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1940

  • Tuxedo Junction — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • I’ll Never Smile Again — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra (feat. Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers)

  • In the Mood — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (continued 1940 dominance)

  • Only Forever — Bing Crosby

  • Song of the Volga Boatmen — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • Frenesi — Artie Shaw & His Orchestra

  • When You Wish Upon a Star — Cliff Edwards (“Jiminy Cricket”)

  • The Breeze and I — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • Pennsylvania 6-5000 — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square — Ray Noble & His Orchestra (vocals by Bob Crosby / various popular versions)

1941

  • Chattanooga Choo Choo — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • A String of Pearls — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • Green Eyes — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Bob Eberly & Helen O’Connell)

  • Maria Elena — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • You Are My Sunshine — Gene Autry

  • I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire — The Ink Spots

  • Yes My Darling Daughter — Dinah Shore

  • There I Go — Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra

  • Intermezzo (A Love Story) — Freddy Martin & His Orchestra

  • My Sister and I — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra

1942

  • (I've Got a Gal in) Kalamazoo — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • White Christmas — Bing Crosby

  • Jingle Jangle Jingle — Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

  • Moonlight Cocktail — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

  • I’ve Heard That Song Before — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)

  • Strip Polka — Kay Kyser & His Orchestra

  • Deep in the Heart of Texas — Alvino Rey & His Orchestra

  • Tangerine — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen O’Connell & Bob Eberly)

  • Blues in the Night — Woody Herman & His Orchestra

  • Mister Five by Five — Harry James & His Orchestra / The Andrews Sisters (both popular)

1943

  • Paper Doll — The Mills Brothers

  • You’ll Never Know — Dick Haymes & The Song Spinners

  • As Time Goes By — Dooley Wilson (from Casablanca)

  • Pistol Packin’ Mama — Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

  • I’ve Heard That Song Before — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)

  • Sunday, Monday or Always — Bing Crosby

  • Comin’ In on a Wing and a Prayer — The Song Spinners

  • Shoo-Shoo Baby — The Andrews Sisters

  • Taking a Chance on Love — Benny Goodman & His Orchestra (vocals: Helen Forrest)

  • That Old Black Magic — Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

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1944

  • Swinging on a Star — Bing Crosby

  • You Always Hurt the One You Love — The Mills Brothers

  • I’ll Be Seeing You — Bing Crosby / Tommy Dorsey (popular in ’44 airplay)

  • I’ll Walk Alone — Dinah Shore

  • Besame Mucho — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra (vocals: Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen)

  • Don’t Fence Me In — Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters

  • I Wonder — Pvt. Cecil Gant

  • Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall — The Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald

  • San Fernando Valley — Bing Crosby

  • Amor — Bing Crosby

1945

  • Sentimental Journey — Les Brown & His Orchestra (vocals: Doris Day)

  • Rum and Coca-Cola — The Andrews Sisters

  • Till the End of Time — Perry Como

  • My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time — Les Brown & His Orchestra (vocals: Doris Day)

  • There! I’ve Said It Again — Vaughn Monroe & His Orchestra

  • On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe — Johnny Mercer

  • If I Loved You — Perry Como

  • Opus One — Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive — Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers

  • It’s Been a Long, Long Time — Harry James & His Orchestra (vocals: Kitty Kallen)

1946

  • Rumors Are Flying — Frankie Carle & His Orchestra (vocals: Marjorie Hughes)

  • Oh! What It Seemed to Be — Frankie Carle & His Orchestra (vocals: Marjorie Hughes)

  • The Gypsy — The Ink Spots

  • To Each His Own — Eddy Howard / Tony Martin / The Ink Spots (all popular versions)

  • Laughing on the Outside (Crying on the Inside) — Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra

  • It Might as Well Be Spring — Bing Crosby

  • Five Minutes More — Frank Sinatra

  • Don’t Get Around Much Anymore — Duke Ellington & His Orchestra (vocals: Al Hibbler)

  • Open the Door, Richard — Count Basie & His Orchestra

  • Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me) — Peggy Lee & The Modernaires

1947

  • Near You — Francis Craig & His Orchestra

  • Heart and Soul — Hoagy Carmichael & His Orchestra

  • Twilight Time — The Platters (original 1947 version by Les Brown & His Orchestra was popular)

  • Mam’selle — Art Lund

  • You Do — Nat King Cole

  • Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep) — Perry Como

  • Peg O’ My Heart — The Harmonicats

  • Open the Door, Richard — Count Basie & His Orchestra

  • So Rare — Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra

  • I Wonder, I Wonder, I Wonder — Eddy Howard

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1948

  • Nature Boy — Nat King Cole

  • You’re Breaking My Heart — Vic Damone

  • Now is the Hour — Bing Crosby

  • A Tree in the Meadow — Margaret Whiting

  • It’s Magic — Doris Day

  • So Long — Russ Morgan & His Orchestra

  • Bouquet of Roses — Eddy Arnold

  • Careless Hands — Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra

  • Jealous Heart — Tex Ritter

  • Goodnight, Irene — Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

1949

  • Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend) — Vaughn Monroe

  • Some Enchanted Evening — Perry Como

  • Candy and Cake — The Ames Brothers

  • That Lucky Old Sun — Frankie Laine

  • A Little Bird Told Me — Evelyn Knight

  • Don’t Cry, Joe (Let Her Go, Let Her Go, Let Her Go) — Frank Sinatra

  • Forever and Ever — Russ Morgan & His Orchestra

  • Again — Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

  • Powder Your Face with Sunshine — Evelyn Knight

  • Always in My Heart — Vic Damone

1950

  • Goodnight, Irene — Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

  • Mona Lisa — Nat King Cole

  • The Tennessee Waltz — Patti Page

  • I Can Dream, Can’t I? — The Andrews Sisters

  • Music! Music! Music! — Teresa Brewer

  • If I Knew You Were Comin’ I’d’ve Baked a Cake — Eileen Barton

  • Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy — Red Foley

  • My Foolish Heart — Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

  • Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered — Doris Day

  • Good Evening Friends — Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians

1951

  • Too Young — Nat King Cole

  • Because of You — Tony Bennett

  • Mockin’ Bird Hill — Patti Page

  • I Taught Him Everything He Knows — Jo Stafford

  • If — Perry Como

  • On Top of Old Smoky — The Weavers

  • Come On-A My House — Rosemary Clooney

  • Cold, Cold Heart — Tony Bennett

  • Tennessee Waltz — Patti Page (continued popularity from 1950)

  • My Heart Cries for You — Guy Mitchell

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1952

  • Wheel of Fortune — Kay Starr

  • Blue Tango — Leroy Anderson

  • Auf Wiederseh’n, Sweetheart — Vera Lynn

  • You Belong to Me — Jo Stafford

  • Anytime — Eddie Fisher

  • Cry — Johnnie Ray

  • Jambalaya (On the Bayou) — Hank Williams

  • You Can’t Be True, Dear — Ken Griffin

  • Be My Love — Mario Lanza

  • Because of You — Tony Bennett (continued popularity)

1953

  • Vaya Con Dios — Les Paul & Mary Ford

  • No Other Love — Perry Como

  • I Believe — Frankie Laine

  • Don’t Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes — Perry Como

  • Pretend — Nat King Cole

  • Rags to Riches — Tony Bennett

  • How Important Can It Be? — Joni James

  • Ebb Tide — Frank Chacksfield & His Orchestra

  • Honeycomb — Jimmie Rodgers

  • Shake, Rattle and Roll — Big Joe Turner

1954

  • Sh-Boom — The Chords

  • Little Things Mean a Lot — Kitty Kallen

  • Oh! My Pa-Pa — Eddie Calvert

  • I Need You Now — Eddie Fisher

  • Three Coins in the Fountain — Frank Sinatra

  • Hey There — Rosemary Clooney

  • Wanted — Perry Como

  • Rock Around the Clock — Bill Haley & His Comets (early 1954 version gaining popularity)

  • Answer Me, My Love — Nat King Cole

  • Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra

1955

  • Rock Around the Clock — Bill Haley & His Comets

  • Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra

  • Unchained Melody — Les Baxter / Al Hibbler

  • Sixteen Tons — Tennessee Ernie Ford

  • Ain’t That a Shame — Fats Domino

  • Sincerely — The Moonglows

  • The Yellow Rose of Texas — Mitch Miller & His Orchestra

  • Let Me Go, Lover! — Joan Weber

  • Only You (And You Alone) — The Platters

  • Teach Me Tonight — Janet Brace

1956

  • Hound Dog — Elvis Presley

  • Don’t Be Cruel — Elvis Presley

  • Love and Marriage — Frank Sinatra

  • Blue Suede Shoes — Carl Perkins

  • Love Me Tender — Elvis Presley

  • I Want You, I Need You, I Love You — Elvis Presley

  • Why Do Fools Fall in Love — Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers

  • The Great Pretender — The Platters

  • My Prayer — The Platters

  • Hot Rod Lincoln — Charlie Ryan

1957

  • Jailhouse Rock — Elvis Presley

  • All Shook Up — Elvis Presley

  • Teddy Bear — Elvis Presley

  • At the Hop — Danny & the Juniors

  • That’ll Be the Day — The Crickets

  • School Day (Ring! Ring! Goes the Bell) — Chuck Berry

  • Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On — Jerry Lee Lewis

  • Bye Bye Love — The Everly Brothers

  • Lucille — Little Richard

  • Rockin’ Robin — Bobby Day

1958

  • All I Have to Do Is Dream — The Everly Brothers

  • Tequila — The Champs

  • Lollipop — The Chordettes

  • Great Balls of Fire — Jerry Lee Lewis

  • Johnny B. Goode — Chuck Berry

  • Stood Up — Ricky Nelson

  • Get a Job — The Silhouettes

  • Bird Dog — The Everly Brothers

  • Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu) — Domenico Modugno

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes — The Platters

1959

  • What’d I Say — Ray Charles

  • Venus — Frankie Avalon

  • Mack the Knife — Bobby Darin

  • Personality — Lloyd Price

  • Dream Lover — Bobby Darin

  • Kansas City — Wilbert Harrison

  • Put Your Head on My Shoulder — Paul Anka

  • Stagger Lee — Lloyd Price

  • Charlie Brown — The Coasters

  • A Teenager in Love — Dion & The Belmonts

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1960

  • Cathy’s Clown — The Everly Brothers

  • Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini — Brian Hyland

  • The Twist — Chubby Checker

  • Save the Last Dance for Me — The Drifters

  • Stuck on You — Elvis Presley

  • Handy Man — Jimmy Jones

  • Running Bear — Johnny Preston

  • Alley Oop — The Hollywood Argyles

  • Teen Angel — Mark Dinning

  • Shop Around — The Miracles

1961

  • Runaway — Del Shannon

  • Tossin’ and Turnin’ — Bobby Lewis

  • Stand By Me — Ben E. King

  • Will You Love Me Tomorrow — The Shirelles

  • Shop Around — The Miracles (continued popularity)

  • Hit the Road Jack — Ray Charles

  • Michael — The Highwaymen

  • Travelin’ Man — Ricky Nelson

  • The Lion Sleeps Tonight — The Tokens

  • Pony Time — Chubby Checker

1962

  • Twist and Shout — The Isley Brothers

  • The Loco-Motion — Little Eva

  • Sherry — The Four Seasons

  • Break It to Me Gently — Brenda Lee

  • Duke of Earl — Gene Chandler

  • Mashed Potato Time — Dee Dee Sharp

  • Monster Mash — Bobby “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers (late ’62)

  • Let’s Twist Again — Chubby Checker

  • Soldier Boy — The Shirelles

  • Hey! Baby — Bruce Channel

1963

  • Surf City — Jan & Dean

  • She Loves You — The Beatles

  • Fingertips (Pt. 2) — Stevie Wonder

  • Louie Louie — The Kingsmen

  • Da Doo Ron Ron — The Crystals

  • Be My Baby — The Ronettes

  • Twist and Shout — The Beatles (US release 1963)

  • Then He Kissed Me — The Crystals

  • I Want to Hold Your Hand — The Beatles

  • Sugar Shack — Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs

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1964

  • She Loves You — The Beatles

  • I Want to Hold Your Hand — The Beatles

  • Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas

  • Baby Love — The Supremes

  • Twist and Shout — The Beatles

  • Oh, Pretty Woman — Roy Orbison

  • Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mann

  • Where Did Our Love Go — The Supremes

  • Under the Boardwalk — The Drifters

  • Can’t Buy Me Love — The Beatles

1965

  • Stop! In the Name of Love — The Supremes

  • Help! — The Beatles

  • I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) — The Four Tops

  • My Girl — The Temptations

  • (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction — The Rolling Stones

  • Do Wah Diddy Diddy — Manfred Mann

  • Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas

  • Ticket to Ride — The Beatles

  • Nowhere to Run — Martha and the Vandellas

  • Yesterday — The Beatles

1966

  • Good Vibrations — The Beach Boys

  • Reach Out I’ll Be There — The Four Tops

  • You Can’t Hurry Love — The Supremes

  • Paint It Black — The Rolling Stones

  • These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ — Nancy Sinatra

  • When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge

  • Paperback Writer — The Beatles

  • Ballad of a Thin Man — Bob Dylan

  • Last Train to Clarksville — The Monkees

  • I’m a Believer — The Monkees (late ’66/early ’67 impact)

1967

  • Respect — Aretha Franklin

  • I’m a Believer — The Monkees

  • Light My Fire — The Doors

  • All You Need Is Love — The Beatles

  • Can’t Hurry Love — The Supremes

  • A Whiter Shade of Pale — Procol Harum

  • Somebody to Love — Jefferson Airplane

  • The Letter — The Box Tops

  • Groovin’ — The Young Rascals

  • Incense and Peppermints — Strawberry Alarm Clock

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1968

  • Hey Jude — The Beatles

  • Dancing in the Street — Martha and the Vandellas

  • Mrs. Robinson — Simon & Garfunkel

  • Jumpin’ Jack Flash — The Rolling Stones

  • Soul Man — Sam & Dave

  • I Heard It Through the Grapevine — Marvin Gaye

  • Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela

  • Tighten Up — Archie Bell & The Drells

  • This Guy’s in Love with You — Herb Alpert

  • Love Child — Diana Ross & The Supremes

1969

  • Sugar, Sugar — The Archies

  • I Want You Back — The Jackson 5

  • Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In — The 5th Dimension

  • Honky Tonk Women — The Rolling Stones

  • Dizzy — Tommy Roe

  • Everyday People — Sly & The Family Stone

  • Bad Moon Rising — Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • Crimson and Clover — Tommy James & The Shondells

  • Get Back — The Beatles

  • Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela (continued popularity)

1970

  • ABC — The Jackson 5

  • War — Edwin Starr

  • Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours — Stevie Wonder

  • Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine — James Brown

  • Band of Gold — Freda Payne

  • Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head — B.J. Thomas

  • I’ll Be There — The Jackson 5

  • My Cherie Amour — Stevie Wonder

  • Mama Told Me (Not to Come) — Three Dog Night

  • Spirit in the Sky — Norman Greenbaum

1971

  • Joy to the World — Three Dog Night

  • Love Train — The O’Jays

  • Maggie May — Rod Stewart

  • Get Ready — Rare Earth

  • Brown Sugar — The Rolling Stones

  • Me and Bobby McGee — Janis Joplin

  • Mr. Big Stuff — Jean Knight

  • I’ll Be There — Jackson 5 (continued popularity)

  • Indian Reservation — Paul Revere & The Raiders

  • Superstar — The Carpenters

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1972

  • I’ll Take You There — The Staple Singers

  • Lean on Me — Bill Withers

  • Superstition — Stevie Wonder

  • Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got) — The Four Tops

  • Me and Mrs. Jones — Billy Paul

  • Rockin’ Robin — Michael Jackson (continued popularity of 1958 cover)

  • I Gotcha — Joe Tex

  • You’re So Vain — Carly Simon

  • Ben — Michael Jackson

  • Oh Girl — Chi-Lites

1973

  • Let’s Get It On — Marvin Gaye

  • Killing Me Softly with His Song — Roberta Flack

  • Crocodile Rock — Elton John

  • Love Train — The O’Jays (continued popularity)

  • Superstition — Stevie Wonder (continued chart impact)

  • Midnight Train to Georgia — Gladys Knight & the Pips

  • Why Can’t We Live Together — Timmy Thomas

  • You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder

  • Keep on Truckin’ — Eddie Kendricks

  • Touch Me in the Morning — Diana Ross

1974

  • Rock Your Baby — George McCrae

  • TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) — MFSB featuring The Three Degrees

  • I Can’t Get Next to You — The Temptations (continued popularity)

  • You Haven’t Done Nothin’ — Stevie Wonder

  • Waterloo — ABBA

  • Boogie Nights — Heatwave (note: popular late ’70s—if you want strictly 1974, substitute with You Make Me Feel Brand New — Stylistics)

  • Rock Steady — Aretha Franklin

  • Rockin’ Roll Baby — The Stylistics

  • Sunshine on My Shoulders — John Denver

  • Love’s Theme — Love Unlimited Orchestra

1975

  • Love Will Keep Us Together — Captain & Tennille

  • Fame — David Bowie

  • Kung Fu Fighting — Carl Douglas

  • Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire

  • Lady Marmalade — Labelle

  • Get Down Tonight — KC & The Sunshine Band

  • Fly, Robin, Fly — Silver Convention

  • Thank God I’m a Country Boy — John Denver

  • Jive Talkin’ — Bee Gees

  • Rock Your Baby — George McCrae (continued chart impact)

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1976

  • Play That Funky Music — Wild Cherry

  • Disco Lady — Johnnie Taylor

  • Love Hangover — Diana Ross

  • Don’t Go Breaking My Heart — Elton John & Kiki Dee

  • Get Up and Boogie — Silver Convention

  • Boogie Fever — The Sylvers

  • Love Rollercoaster — Ohio Players

  • Silly Love Songs — Wings

  • December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) — The Four Seasons

  • I Love Music — The O’Jays

1977

  • Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees

  • Le Freak — Chic

  • I Feel Love — Donna Summer

  • Boogie Nights — Heatwave

  • Best of My Love — The Emotions

  • Don’t Leave Me This Way — Thelma Houston

  • Car Wash — Rose Royce

  • We Are Family — Sister Sledge

  • Dancing Queen — ABBA

  • Got to Give It Up — Marvin Gaye

1978

  • Le Freak — Chic

  • Stayin’ Alive — Bee Gees (continued popularity)

  • Night Fever — Bee Gees

  • Boogie Oogie Oogie — A Taste of Honey

  • Grease — Frankie Valli

  • Shadow Dancing — Andy Gibb

  • You’re the One That I Want — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

  • Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) — The Jacksons

  • Copacabana (At the Copa) — Barry Manilow (late ’78 impact)

  • Y.M.C.A. — Village People (released late ’78, huge dance hit into ’79)

1979

  • Hot Stuff — Donna Summer

  • Bad Girls — Donna Summer

  • Ring My Bell — Anita Ward

  • I Will Survive — Gloria Gaynor

  • Y.M.C.A. — Village People

  • Le Freak — Chic (continued popularity)

  • We Are Family — Sister Sledge (continued popularity)

  • Good Times — Chic

  • Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) — The Jacksons

  • Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough — Michael Jackson

1980

  • Celebration — Kool & The Gang

  • Rock with You — Michael Jackson

  • Funky Town — Lipps Inc.

  • Upside Down — Diana Ross

  • Another One Bites the Dust — Queen

  • Working My Way Back to You / Forgive Me, Girl — Spinners

  • Crazy Little Thing Called Love — Queen

  • Lady — Kenny Rogers (slow ballad)

  • Sailing — Christopher Cross (slow ballad)

  • Don’t Stand So Close to Me — The Police

1981

  • Celebration — Kool & The Gang (continued popularity from 1980)

  • Physical — Olivia Newton-John

  • Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes

  • Don’t Stop Believin’ — Journey

  • Super Freak — Rick James

  • Endless Love — Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (slow ballad)

  • Woman — John Lennon (slow ballad)

  • Give Me the Night — George Benson

  • Call Me — Blondie

  • In the Air Tonight — Phil Collins

1982

  • Physical — Olivia Newton-John (continued popularity)

  • Eye of the Tiger — Survivor

  • I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do) — Hall & Oates

  • Tainted Love — Soft Cell

  • Let’s Groove — Earth, Wind & Fire

  • Up Where We Belong — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (slow ballad)

  • Hard to Say I’m Sorry — Chicago (slow ballad)

  • Centerfold — J. Geils Band

  • Don’t You Want Me — The Human League

  • 1999 — Prince

1983

  • Billie Jean — Michael Jackson

  • Flashdance… What a Feeling — Irene Cara

  • Every Breath You Take — The Police

  • Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) — Eurythmics

  • Maniac — Michael Sembello

  • Total Eclipse of the Heart — Bonnie Tyler (slow ballad)

  • Up Where We Belong — Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes (slow ballad, continued popularity)

  • She Works Hard for the Money — Donna Summer

  • Let’s Dance — David Bowie

  • Love Is a Battlefield — Pat Benatar

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1984

  • When Doves Cry — Prince

  • Footloose — Kenny Loggins

  • Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go — Wham!

  • Let’s Hear It for the Boy — Deniece Williams

  • Jump — Van Halen

  • Hello — Lionel Richie (slow ballad)

  • I Just Called to Say I Love You — Stevie Wonder (slow ballad)

  • Dancing in the Dark — Bruce Springsteen

  • Owner of a Lonely Heart — Yes

  • Girls Just Want to Have Fun — Cyndi Lauper

1985

  • Take On Me — a-ha

  • Everybody Wants to Rule the World — Tears for Fears

  • Miami Vice Theme — Jan Hammer

  • Walking on Sunshine — Katrina and the Waves

  • We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off — Jermaine Stewart

  • Careless Whisper — George Michael (slow ballad)

  • Crazy for You — Madonna (slow ballad)

  • Power of Love — Huey Lewis & The News

  • You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) — Dead or Alive

  • Material Girl — Madonna

1986

  • Walk Like an Egyptian — The Bangles

  • West End Girls — Pet Shop Boys

  • Addicted to Love — Robert Palmer

  • Kiss — Prince

  • Party All the Time — Eddie Murphy

  • Sara — Starship (slow ballad)

  • Take My Breath Away — Berlin (slow ballad)

  • Word Up! — Cameo

  • You Give Love a Bad Name — Bon Jovi

  • Sweet Love — Anita Baker

1987

  • I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) — Whitney Houston

  • La Bamba — Los Lobos

  • Lean on Me — Club Nouveau

  • Here I Go Again — Whitesnake

  • Don’t Dream It’s Over — Crowded House

  • Alone — Heart (slow ballad)

  • Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now — Starship (slow ballad)

  • Walk Like an Egyptian — The Bangles (continued popularity)

  • Faith — George Michael

  • Livin’ on a Prayer — Bon Jovi

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1988

  • Roll with It — Steve Winwood

  • Fast Car — Tracy Chapman

  • Sweet Child o’ Mine — Guns N’ Roses

  • Man in the Mirror — Michael Jackson

  • Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car — Billy Ocean

  • Heaven Is a Place on Earth — Belinda Carlisle (slow ballad)

  • One More Try — George Michael (slow ballad)

  • Buffalo Stance — Neneh Cherry

  • Never Gonna Give You Up — Rick Astley

  • Faith — George Michael (continued popularity)

1989

  • Like a Prayer — Madonna

  • We Didn’t Start the Fire — Billy Joel

  • Buffalo Stance — Neneh Cherry (continued popularity)

  • Straight Up — Paula Abdul

  • Cold Hearted — Paula Abdul

  • Eternal Flame — The Bangles (slow ballad)

  • Miss You Much — Janet Jackson

  • Wind Beneath My Wings — Bette Midler (slow ballad)

  • Fight for Your Right — Beastie Boys

  • She Drives Me Crazy — Fine Young Cannibals

1990

  • Vogue — Madonna

  • U Can’t Touch This — MC Hammer

  • Escapade — Janet Jackson

  • Ice Ice Baby — Vanilla Ice

  • Opposites Attract — Paula Abdul

  • Vision of Love — Mariah Carey (slow ballad)

  • Because I Love You (The Postman Song) — Stevie B (slow ballad)

  • Step by Step — New Kids on the Block

  • Blaze of Glory — Jon Bon Jovi

  • Poison — Bell Biv DeVoe

1991

  • Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) — C+C Music Factory

  • Baby Baby — Amy Grant

  • Rush Rush — Paula Abdul

  • I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) — Hi-Five

  • Summertime — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

  • More Than Words — Extreme (slow ballad)

  • All the Man That I Need — Whitney Houston (slow ballad)

  • Motownphilly — Boyz II Men

  • Unbelievable — EMF

  • I Adore Mi Amor — Color Me Badd

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1992

  • Jump — Kris Kross

  • Baby Got Back — Sir Mix-a-Lot

  • Finally — CeCe Peniston

  • This Used to Be My Playground — Madonna

  • End of the Road — Boyz II Men (slow ballad)

  • Save the Best for Last — Vanessa Williams (slow ballad)

  • Rhythm Is a Dancer — Snap!

  • Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) — C+C Music Factory (continued popularity)

  • I’ll Be There — Mariah Carey

  • Erotica — Madonna

1993

  • What Is Love — Haddaway

  • I’m Every Woman — Whitney Houston

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love — UB40 (slow ballad)

  • Dreamlover — Mariah Carey (slow ballad)

  • Informer — Snow

  • Show Me Love — Robin S.

  • Rhythm Is a Dancer — Snap! (continued popularity)

  • That’s the Way Love Goes — Janet Jackson

  • Nuthin’ But a “G” Thang — Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg

  • All That She Wants — Ace of Base

1994

  • The Sign — Ace of Base

  • Stay (I Missed You) — Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

  • 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

  • Shoop — Salt-N-Pepa

  • All for Love — Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting (slow ballad; included as second option if needed)

  • Bump n’ Grind — R. Kelly

  • Another Night — Real McCoy

1995

  • Gangsta’s Paradise — Coolio feat. L.V.

  • Waterfalls — TLC

  • 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

  • This Is How We Do It — Montell Jordan (continued popularity)

  • You Are Not Alone — Michael Jackson (slow ballad — alternative ballad if desired)

  • You Gotta Be — Des’ree

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1996

  • 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

  • Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman

  • You’re Makin’ Me High — Toni Braxton

  • Ironic — Alanis Morissette

1997

  • Candle in the Wind 1997 — Elton John (slow ballad)

  • I’ll Be Missing You — Puff Daddy feat. Faith Evans & 112 (slow ballad)

  • 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

  • You Make Me Wanna… — Usher

1998

  • The Boy Is Mine — Brandy & Monica (slow ballad)

  • My Heart Will Go On — Celine Dion (slow ballad)

  • Believe — Cher

  • 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

  • Torn — Natalie Imbruglia

1999

  • …Baby One More Time — Britney Spears

  • No Scrubs — TLC

  • 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

  • Smooth — Santana feat. Rob Thomas

2000

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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2004

  • Yeah! — Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris

  • 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)

  • Confessions Part II — Usher

  • Breakaway — Kelly Clarkson

  • Hot Stepper — Sean Paul (continued popularity)

  • Let Me Love You — Mario

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2005

  • Hollaback Girl — Gwen Stefani

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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2008

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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)

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2012

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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2020

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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2025

  • Ordinary — Alex Warren 

  • Messy — Lola Young

  • APT. — Bruno Mars & ROSÉ 

  • Die With a Smile — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 

  • That’s So True — Gracie Abrams

  • The Days — Chrystal 

  • Good Luck, Babe! — Chappell Roan 

  • Beautiful Things — Benson Boone

  • Headphones On — Addison Rae

  • Abracadabra — Lady Gaga 

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