BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:poor-little-fool-19580804 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19580804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19580818 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ricky Nelson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 4\, 1958 – August 11\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Poor Little Fool" is a son g written by Sharon Sheeley and first recorded by Ricky Nelson in 1958. SUMMARY:Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:volare-nel-blu-dipinto-di-blu-19580818 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19580818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19580825 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Domenico Modugno\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Aug ust 18\, 1958 SUMMARY:Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) by Domenico Modugno END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:little-star-19580825 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19580825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19580901 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Elegants\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 25\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Little Star" is a song recorded by The Elegants . Members Vito Picone and Arthur Venosa co-wrote the lyrics. The music was adapted from "Twinkle\, Twinkle\, Little Star". In 1958\, the single topp ed both the R&B Best Sellers list and the Billboard Hot 100. It was their only song to ever chart. Phil Spector reviewed it as an "awful good record ". The band Randy & the Rainbows covered the song in 1963. SUMMARY:Little Star by The Elegants END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:volare-nel-blu-dipinto-di-blu-19580901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19580901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19580929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Domenico Modugno\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Se ptember 1\, 1958 – September 22\, 1958 SUMMARY:Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) by Domenico Modugno END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:it-s-all-in-the-game-19580929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19580929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19581110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy Edwards\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Septe mber 29\, 1958 – November 3\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"It's All in the Game " is a pop song whose most successful version was recorded by Tommy Edward s in 1958. Carl Sigman composed the lyrics in 1951 to a wordless 1911 comp osition titled "Melody in A Major"\, written by Charles G. Dawes\, who was later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. It is th e only No. 1 single in the U.S. to have been co-written by a U.S. Vice Pre sident or a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Dawes was both).\nThe song has bec ome a pop standard\, with cover versions by dozens of artists\, including Cliff Richard whose version reached No. 2 in the U.K. in 1963.\nEdwards' s ong ranked at No. 47 on Billboard's 2018 list of "The Hot 100's All-Time T op 600 Songs". SUMMARY:It's All in the Game by Tommy Edwards END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:it-s-only-make-believe-19581110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19581110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19581117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Conway Twitty\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 10\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by drummer Jack Nance and Mississippi-born singer Conway Twitty\, while they were touring across Ontario\, Canada\, in 1958. Twitty was a relatively u nknown rock n' roll singer at the time\, and this song was his first hit\, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard chart in November 1958 for two weeks. \nT he song has been covered by a number of artists\, including Billy Fury\, C hild\, and Ronnie McDowell\, whose recording features contributions from T witty. Glen Campbell had a Top 10 hit with the song in 1970. SUMMARY:It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:tom-dooley-19581117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19581117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19581124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Kingston Trio\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: No vember 17\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Tom Dooley" (Roud 4192) is a traditional North Carolina folk song based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in Wilkes County\, North Carolina by Tom Dula (whose name in the lo cal dialect was pronounced "Dooley"). One of the more famous murder ballad s\, a popular hit version recorded in 1958 by The Kingston Trio reached No . 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart\, was in the top 10 on the Bill board R&B chart\, and appeared in the Cashbox Country Music Top 20.\nThe s ong was selected as one of the American Songs of the Century by the Record ing Industry Association of America (RIAA)\, the National Endowment for th e Arts\, and Scholastic Inc. Members of the Western Writers of America cho se it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.\n"Tom Dooley" fits within the wider genre of Appalachian murder ballads. A local poet named T homas Land wrote a song about the tragedy\, titled "Tom Dooley"\, shortly after Dula was hanged. In the documentary Appalachian Journey (1991)\, fol klorist Alan Lomax describes Frank Proffitt as the "original source" for t he song\, which was misleading in that he did not write it. There are seve ral earlier known recordings\, notably one that G. B. Grayson and Henry Wh itter made in 1929\, approximately 10 years before Proffitt cut his own re cording.\nThe Kingston Trio took their version from Frank Warner's singing . Warner had learned the song from Proffitt\, who learned it from his aunt \, Nancy Prather\, whose parents had known both Laura Foster and Tom Dula. In a 1967 interview\, Nick Reynolds of the Kingston Trio recounted first hearing the song from another performer and then being criticized and sued for taking credit for the song. Supported by the testimony of Anne and F rank Warner\, Frank Proffitt was eventually acknowledged by the courts as the preserver of the original version of the song\, and the Kingston Trio were ordered to pay royalties to him for their uncredited use of it. SUMMARY:Tom Dooley by The Kingston Trio END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:it-s-only-make-believe-19581124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19581124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19581201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Conway Twitty\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 24\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"It's Only Make Believe" is a song written by drummer Jack Nance and Mississippi-born singer Conway Twitty\, while they were touring across Ontario\, Canada\, in 1958. Twitty was a relatively u nknown rock n' roll singer at the time\, and this song was his first hit\, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard chart in November 1958 for two weeks. \nT he song has been covered by a number of artists\, including Billy Fury\, C hild\, and Ronnie McDowell\, whose recording features contributions from T witty. Glen Campbell had a Top 10 hit with the song in 1970. SUMMARY:It's Only Make Believe by Conway Twitty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:to-know-him-is-to-love-him-19581201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19581201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19581222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Teddy Bears\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Dec ember 1\, 1958 – December 15\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"To Know Him Is to L ove Him" is a song written by Phil Spector\, inspired by the words on his father's gravestone\, "To Know Him Was to Love Him". It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member\, the Teddy Bears. The s ingle spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1958\, while reaching No. 2 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. Peter & Gordon and Bobby Vinton later each experienced chart success with the song (with its title and lyrics altered to the gender-neutral "To Know You Is to Lov e You")\, in 1965 and 1968\, respectively. \nIn 1987\, the song was resur rected in a country style by the vocal group Trio—consisting of Dolly Pa rton\, Linda Ronstadt\, and Emmylou Harris—and featured on their album T rio (1987)\, topping the US Hot Country Songs chart and the Canadian count ry music chart. \nThe song is in 128 time\, played at a thoughtful\, stead y pace. SUMMARY:To Know Him Is to Love Him by The Teddy Bears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-chipmunk-song-christmas-don-t-be-late-19581222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19581222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Chipmunks with David Seville\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\ nChart dates: December 22\, 1958 – December 29\, 1958\n\n---\nAbout:\n"T he Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" is a 1958 novelty Christmas ca rol written and recorded by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of Davi d Seville). Bagdasarian sang the Christmas carol\, varying the tape speeds to produce high-pitched "chipmunk" voices\, with the vocals credited to A lvin and the Chipmunks\, Seville's cartoon virtual band and later media fr anchise. The song was nominated for Record of the Year in the 1st Annual G rammy Awards\, where it also won three awards.\nAfter the success of "Witc h Doctor" in early 1958\, Liberty Records asked Bagdasarian to create anot her successful novelty record. He then came up with three singing chipmunk s named after Liberty Records executives. \nThe song begins with Dave aski ng the Chipmunks if they're ready to sing the song. Simon and Theodore bot h say they are\, but Alvin does not answer\, causing Dave to yell his name . After the first verse\, Dave compliments Simon and Theodore for their si nging\, but tells Alvin that his performance was "a little flat". Again\, Alvin does not respond so Dave yells again. In the outro\, the Chipmunks w ant to sing the song again\, however\, David is against this\, telling the m not to overdo it. The song fades out with spoken lines from Dave and the Chipmunks.\n"The Chipmunk Song" has been a staple on the Billboard charts and saved Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy. It has been featured in m any movies and television shows\, including a prominent appearance in the successful 2007 live-action film Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song helped launch the multimillion-dollar Alvin and the Chipmunks brand and has been ranked by Billboard and The New York Times as one of the greatest Christma s songs of all time. SUMMARY:The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) by The Chipmunks with D avid Seville END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-chipmunk-song-19590105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Chipmunks with David Seville\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\ nChart dates: January 5\, 1959 – January 12\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" is a 1958 novelty Christmas carol written and recorded by Ross Bagdasarian (under the stage name of David S eville). Bagdasarian sang the Christmas carol\, varying the tape speeds to produce high-pitched "chipmunk" voices\, with the vocals credited to Alvi n and the Chipmunks\, Seville's cartoon virtual band and later media franc hise. The song was nominated for Record of the Year in the 1st Annual Gram my Awards\, where it also won three awards.\nAfter the success of "Witch D octor" in early 1958\, Liberty Records asked Bagdasarian to create another successful novelty record. He then came up with three singing chipmunks n amed after Liberty Records executives. \nThe song begins with Dave asking the Chipmunks if they're ready to sing the song. Simon and Theodore both s ay they are\, but Alvin does not answer\, causing Dave to yell his name. A fter the first verse\, Dave compliments Simon and Theodore for their singi ng\, but tells Alvin that his performance was "a little flat". Again\, Alv in does not respond so Dave yells again. In the outro\, the Chipmunks want to sing the song again\, however\, David is against this\, telling them n ot to overdo it. The song fades out with spoken lines from Dave and the Ch ipmunks.\n"The Chipmunk Song" has been a staple on the Billboard charts an d saved Liberty Records from near-bankruptcy. It has been featured in many movies and television shows\, including a prominent appearance in the suc cessful 2007 live-action film Alvin and the Chipmunks. The song helped lau nch the multimillion-dollar Alvin and the Chipmunks brand and has been ran ked by Billboard and The New York Times as one of the greatest Christmas s ongs of all time. SUMMARY:The Chipmunk Song by The Chipmunks with David Seville END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:smoke-gets-in-your-eyes-19590119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Platters\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 19\, 1959 – February 2\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes " is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Ott o Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Br oadway show by Tamara Drasin. It was first recorded by Gertrude Niesen\, w ith orchestral direction from Ray Sinatra\, Frank Sinatra's second cousin\ , on October 13\, 1933. Niesen's recording of the song was released by RCA Victor\, with the B-side "Jealousy"\, a song featuring Isham Jones and hi s Orchestra. The line "When your heart's on fire\, smoke gets in your eyes " apparently comes from a Russian proverb.\nBy the time of Roberta in 1933 \, the tune had been composed for a tap dance in the 1927 musical Show Boa t\, but was not adopted\; in 1932 it was retried as a march for a radio se ries theme tune.\nThe song was also included in the 1952 remake of Roberta \, Lovely to Look At\, in which it was performed by Kathryn Grayson. It al so was a no. 1 chart hit in 1959 for The Platters. SUMMARY:Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:stagger-lee-19590209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590309 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lloyd Price\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 9\, 1959 – March 2\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stagger Lee" (Roud 4183)\, also known as "Stagolee" and other variants\, is a popular American folk s ong about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton\, in St. Louis\, Missouri\, on Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and fi rst recorded in 1923\, by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians\, titled "Stack O' Lee Blues". A version by Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard H ot 100 in 1959. SUMMARY:Stagger Lee by Lloyd Price END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:venus-19590309 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Frankie Avalon\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Marc h 9\, 1959 – April 6\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful and best-known recording of the track wa s by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959\, when it reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Venus by Frankie Avalon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:come-softly-to-me-19590413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590511 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Fleetwoods\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Apri l 13\, 1959 – May 4\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Come Softly to Me" is a popu lar song recorded by The Fleetwoods\, composed of Gretchen Christopher\, B arbara Ellis\, and Gary Troxel\, who also wrote it. The original title was "Come Softly"\, but was changed en route to its becoming a hit. Bob Reis dorf\, the owner of Dolphin Records\, which in 1960 changed to Dolton Reco rds\, was responsible for the title change. He thought that "Come Softly" might be too obvious and considered risqué\, so he had it changed to "Com e Softly to Me." The title phrase never appears in the song's lyrics.\nRe cording the song at home\, the group sang it a cappella with the rhythmic shaking of Troxel's car keys. The tape was then sent to Los Angeles where the sparse instrumental accompaniment was added\, including an acoustic gu itar played by Bonnie Guitar\, herself a successful singer-songwriter ("Da rk Moon") and Reisdorf's in-house record producer. Released in 1959\, the single reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in April. SUMMARY:Come Softly to Me by The Fleetwoods END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-happy-organ-19590511 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dave "Baby" Cortez\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: M ay 11\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Happy Organ" is an instrumental composit ion made famous by Dave "Baby" Cortez in 1959. Cortez co-composed it with noted celebrity photographer James J. Kriegsmann and frequent collaborator Ken Wood. A significant portion of the tune bears a strong resemblance to the traditional "Shortnin' Bread" tune. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 on 11 May 1959 and also reached #5 on Billboard's R&B chart. In Ca nada\, the song reached #6.\n"The Happy Organ" originally featured lyrics and was intended to be sung accompanied by a piano and an organ. Cortez re corded a vocal for it\, but was unhappy with the result. He spotted a Ham mond B3 organ in the studio and decided to play the song's melody on it. He also brought in studio drummer\, Gary Hammond\, to provide percussion. The guitar solo is by session musician Wild Jimmy Spruill. Hearing an or gan on a rock or R&B song at the time was unusual\, but Cortez helped popu larize its use outside of the jazz field.\nThe piece was Cortez' second si ngle for Clock Records\, a New York indie launched in 1958. The next week \, the Hot 100's #1 was Wilbert Harrison's cover of "Kansas City"\, which also included Spruill's guitar. Doug Moody soon left Clock to start up My stic Records in Hollywood\, and Cortez took his next hit\, "Rinky Dink"\, to Chess Records. SUMMARY:The Happy Organ by Dave "Baby" Cortez END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:kansas-city-19590518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590601 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wilbert Harrison\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Ma y 18\, 1959 – May 25\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\nKansas City is a metropolita n area in Missouri and Kansas\, United States.\nKansas City may also refer to: SUMMARY:Kansas City by Wilbert Harrison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-battle-of-new-orleans-19590601 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590713 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnny Horton\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: June 1\, 1959 – July 6\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Battle of New Orleans" is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood in 1936. The song describes the Battle o f New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier\; it tells the t ale of the battle with a light tone and provides a rather comical version of what actually happened at the battle. It has been recorded by many arti sts\, but the singer most often associated with this song is Johnny Horton . His version\, recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville\, Tennessee\, sco red number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959 (see 1959 in music). Billboa rd ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1959\, it was very popular with teenage rs in the late 1950s/early 1960s in an era mostly dominated by rock and ro ll music.\nHorton's version began with the quoting of the first 12 notes o f the song "Dixie" by Daniel Emmett. It ends with the sound of an officer leading a count off in marching\, as the song fades out.\nIn Billboard mag azine's rankings of the top songs in the first 50 years of the Billboard H ot 100 chart\, "The Battle of New Orleans" was ranked as the 28th song ove rall and the number-one country music song to appear on the chart.\nMember s of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.\nIn 1959 at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards\, Johnny Hort on won the Grammy for Best Country & Western Performance and Song of the Y ear for his recording of "The Battle Of New Orleans". In 2002\, the 1959 r ecording of the song by Horton on Columbia Records was inducted into the G rammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:The Battle of New Orleans by Johnny Horton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:lonely-boy-19590713 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590810 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul Anka\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 13\, 1959 – August 3\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Lonely Boy" is a song written a nd recorded by Paul Anka. Recorded in August 1958 with Don Costa's orches tra in New York\, "Lonely Boy" was not released until May 11\, 1959. Anka also sang this song in the film Girls Town\, which was released in October 1959. When released as a single\, it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for fou r weeks\, becoming Anka's first song to do so\, although he had earlier to pped Billboard's Best Sellers in Stores chart with "Diana". Billboard rank ed it as No. 5 for 1959. The song reached No. 2 in the Canadian CHUM Chart s.\nIn 2007\, "Lonely Boy" appeared on the Classic Songs (greatest hits) d isc of Anka's album Classic Songs\, My Way. In 2018\, the song was listed at number 235 on the 60th Anniversary of the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Lonely Boy by Paul Anka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:a-big-hunk-o-love-19590810 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590824 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 10\, 1959 – August 17\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"A Big Hunk o' Love" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on Jun e 23\, 1959 by RCA Victor\, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two wee ks.\nThe song was revived by Presley during his engagements at the Las Veg as Hilton in February 1972 and was used regularly in his live shows until mid-1973. It was performed live for the last time on January 26\, 1974. Th e song is included in the 1972 documentary Elvis On Tour and his 1973 show broadcast via satellite\, Aloha from Hawaii. During this time period\, it was played by the Elvis' TCB Band\, and featured Glen D. Hardin and James Burton.\nThe song was written by Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche\, under the name Sid Jaxon and published by Elvis Presley's company Gladys Music\ , Inc. Aaron Schroeder (along with Wally Gold)\, also wrote "It's Now or N ever" and "Good Luck Charm"\, both of which\, like "A Big Hunk o' Love"\, were originally recorded by American rock and roll icon Elvis Presley.\nSy d Wyche is best known for writing the jazz standard "Alright\, Okay\, You Win"\, whereas Aaron Schroeder co-wrote many hits in the rock`n`roll area\ , from "Fools Hall of Fame" (Pat Boone) to "Because They're Young" (Duane Eddy). In an interview conducted by Jan-Erik Kjeseth\, he also revealed th at in fact he worked with his partner Wally Gold in order to improve a son g submitted by another writer\, and the result was "It's My Party"\, a big hit for Lesley Gore. Schroeder and Gold tossed a coin as to whose name sh ould go on the record\, and Gold "won".\nThe song appeared on the 1959 com pilation 50\,000\,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong\, the 2002 career retrospe ctive ELV1S: 30#1 Hits\, and the 2016 compilation The Wonder of You. SUMMARY:A Big Hunk o' Love by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-three-bells-19590824 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19590921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Browns\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 2 4\, 1959 – September 14\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Three Bells"\, also known as "The Jimmy Brown Song"\, "Little Jimmy Brown"\, or simply "Jimmy Brown"\, is a song made popular by the Browns in 1959. The song is an Engl ish adaptation of the French-language song "Les Trois Cloches" written by Jean Villard\, with English lyrics by Bert Reisfeld. The single reached nu mber one in the U.S. on Billboard's Hot Country and Western Sides chart an d the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1959. SUMMARY:The Three Bells by The Browns END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:sleep-walk-19590921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19590921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19591005 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Santo & Johnny\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sept ember 21\, 1959 – September 28\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sleep Walk" is an instrumental song written\, recorded\, and released in 1959 by American i nstrumental rock and roll duo Santo & Johnny Farina\, with their uncle Mik e Dee playing the drums.\nProminently featuring steel guitar\, the song wa s recorded at Trinity Music in Manhattan\, New York City. "Sleep Walk" ent ered Billboard's Top 40 on August 17\, 1959. It rose to the number 1 posit ion for the last two weeks in September\nand remained in the Top 40 until November 9. "Sleep Walk" also reached number 4 on the R&B chart. It was th e last instrumental to hit number 1 in the 1950s and earned a gold record for Santo and Johnny. In Canada\, the song reached number 3 in the CHUM Ch arts. In the UK it peaked at number 22 on the charts. SUMMARY:Sleep Walk by Santo & Johnny END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:mack-the-knife-19591005 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19591005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19591116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Darin\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: October 5\, 1959 – November 9\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mack the Knife" or "The B allad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a so ng composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 mus ic drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song tel ls of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld named Macheath\, the "Mack the Knife" of the title.\nThe song has become a popular standard recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1955 with translated lyrics by Marc Blitzstein. The most popular version of th e song was by Bobby Darin in 1959\, whose recording became a number one hi t in the US and UK and earned him two Grammys at the 2nd Annual Grammy Awa rds. Ella Fitzgerald also received a Grammy for her performance of the son g in 1961. SUMMARY:Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:mr-blue-19591116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19591116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19591123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Fleetwoods\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novem ber 16\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mr. Blue" is a popular song written by DeWa yne Blackwell that was a hit for the Fleetwoods\, reaching number one on t he Billboard Hot 100 in November 1959\, giving the group its second chart- topping hit of the year. Roy Lanham played guitar on the track\, and Si Ze ntner played the trombone. SUMMARY:Mr. Blue by The Fleetwoods END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:mack-the-knife-19591123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19591123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19591214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Darin\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 23\, 1959 – December 7\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mack the Knife" or "The Ballad of Mack the Knife" (German: "Die Moritat von Mackie Messer") is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 m usic drama The Threepenny Opera (German: Die Dreigroschenoper). The song t ells of a knife-wielding criminal of the London underworld named Macheath\ , the "Mack the Knife" of the title.\nThe song has become a popular standa rd recorded by many artists after it was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 19 55 with translated lyrics by Marc Blitzstein. The most popular version of the song was by Bobby Darin in 1959\, whose recording became a number one hit in the US and UK and earned him two Grammys at the 2nd Annual Grammy A wards. Ella Fitzgerald also received a Grammy for her performance of the s ong in 1961. SUMMARY:Mack the Knife by Bobby Darin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:heartaches-by-the-number-19591214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19591214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19591228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Guy Mitchell\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 14\, 1959 – December 21\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Heartaches by the Num ber" is a popular country song written by Harlan Howard\, and published in 1959. The sheet music was a best seller in both the US and Britain in Jan uary 1960. SUMMARY:Heartaches by the Number by Guy Mitchell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:why-19591228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19591228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Frankie Avalon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decem ber 28\, 1959\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Why" is a hit song recorded by Frankie Aval on in 1959. It reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart published on the week of December 28\, 1959. It was Avalon's second and final No. 1 hit.\nThe song was covered by Donny Osmond\, and this version reached No. 3 on the UK Singles chart. SUMMARY:Why by Frankie Avalon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:el-paso-19600104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marty Robbins\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 4\, 1960 – January 11\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"El Paso" is a western b allad written and originally recorded by Marty Robbins\, and first release d on Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs in September 1959. It was released as a single the following month\, and became a major hit on both the coun try and pop music charts\, becoming the first No. 1 hit of the 1960s on bo th. It won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording in 1961. It is widely considered a genre classic for its gripping narrative which e nds in the death of its protagonist\, its shift from past to present tense \, haunting harmonies by vocalists Bobby Sykes and Jim Glaser (of the Glas er Brothers) and the eloquent and varied Spanish guitar accompaniment by G rady Martin that lends the recording a distinctive Tex-Mex feel. The name of the character Feleena was based upon a schoolmate of Robbins in the fif th grade\, Fidelina Martinez.\nMembers of the Western Writers of America c hose "El Paso" as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.\nIn 1998\, the 1959 recording of "El Paso" on Columbia Records by Marty Robbins was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:El Paso by Marty Robbins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:running-bear-19600118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnny Preston\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 18\, 1960 – February 1\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Running Bear" is a te enage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. the Big Boppe r) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. The 1959 recording fe atured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill H all\, who provided the "Indian chanting" of "uga-uga" during the three ver ses\, as well as the "Indian war cries" at the start and end of the record . It was No. 1 for three weeks in January 1960 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and the same on Canada's CHUM Charts. The song also rea ched No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart and New Zealand in 1960. Billboard rank ed "Running Bear" as the No. 4 song of 1960. The tenor saxophone was playe d by Link Davis.\nRichardson was a friend of Preston and offered "Running Bear" to him after hearing him perform in a club. Preston recorded the son g at the Gold Star Studios in Houston\, Texas\, a few months after Richard son's death in the plane crash that also killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Va lens. Preston was signed to Mercury Records\, and "Running Bear" was relea sed in August 1959. SUMMARY:Running Bear by Johnny Preston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:teen-angel-19600208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mark Dinning\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 8\, 1960 – February 15\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Teen Angel" is a teena ge tragedy song written by Jean Dinning and her husband\, Red Surrey. Reco rded at Bradley Studios in Nashville\, Tennessee\, The song was performed by Jean's brother\, Mark Dinning\, and released in October 1959.\nThe reco rd was not an instant success\, with some radio stations in the U.S. banni ng the song\, considering it too sad. Nevertheless\, despite the reluctan ce of radio stations\, the song continued to climb the charts. In the las t week of 1959\, the single jumped from #100 to #50 on the Billboard Hot 1 00 chart. It went on to reach #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (February 1 960) and #37 in the UK Singles Chart (even though it was banned from being played by the BBC). Billboard ranked it as the #5 song of 1960. SUMMARY:Teen Angel by Mark Dinning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:theme-from-a-summer-place-19600222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Percy Faith\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 22\, 1960 – April 18\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Theme from A Summer Place " is a song with lyrics by Mack Discant and music by Max Steiner\, written for the 1959 film A Summer Place\, which starred Sandra Dee and Troy Dona hue. It was recorded for the film as an instrumental theme by Steiner. Ori ginally known as the "Molly and Johnny Theme"\, this lush extended cue\, a s orchestrated by Murray Cutter\, is not the main title theme of the film\ , but an oft-heard love leitmotif for the characters played by Dee and Don ahue. A subsequent recording by Hugo Winterhalter was the first to use the "Theme from A Summer Place" title. The theme has become a canonical repre sentation of the easy listening genre\, and is considered by some to be th e definitive easy listening track of all time.\nFollowing its introduction in the film by the Warner Bros. studio orchestra\, the theme was recorded by many artists in both instrumental and vocal versions\, and has also ap peared in a number of subsequent films and television programs. The best-k nown\nversion of the theme is an instrumental version by Percy Faith and h is Orchestra that was a number-one hit for nine weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1960. SUMMARY:Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:stuck-on-you-19600425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600523 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 25\, 1960 – May 16\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stuck on You" was Elvis Pres ley's first hit single after his two-year stint in the US Army\, reaching number one in 1960 in the US.\nHe recorded the song during March 1960\, an d the single was released within weeks and went to number one on the Billb oard Hot 100 chart in late-April 1960\, becoming his first number-one sing le of the 1960s and thirteenth overall. "Stuck on You" also peaked at numb er six on the R&B chart. The song knocked Percy Faith's "Theme from A Summ er Place" from the top spot\, ending its nine-week run at number one on th e chart. The record reached number three in the UK.\nThe song was written by Aaron Schroeder and J. Leslie McFarland and published by Gladys Music\, Elvis Presley's publishing company. The single had a special picture slee ve with the RCA Victor logo and catalog number on the top right corner and included\, in large letters\, "ELVIS" in red on the top right. On the bot tom left appeared the statement: "Elvis' 1st new recording for his 50\,000 \,000 fans all over the world\," in reference to his previous hits compila tion 50\,000\,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong. The U.S. picture sleeve had p hotos of Elvis on the left top corner and the lower right corner. The New Zealand sleeve did not have the photographs on the corners but had the "45 R.P.M." designation on the top right corner. SUMMARY:Stuck on You by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:cathy-s-clown-19600523 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Everly Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: May 23\, 1960 – June 20\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Cathy's Clown" is a pop ular song\, written by Don Everly and recorded by The Everly Brothers in 1 960. The lyrics describe a man who has been wronged and publicly humiliate d by his lover: "Here he comes / That's Cathy's clown". The choruses are s ung by brothers Don and Phil in their trademark close harmony style\, whil e Don sings the bridges solo.\n"Cathy's Clown" is noted for its unorthodox structure\, such as beginning on a chorus and having bridges but no verse s. The song was a worldwide success and the best-selling single of the Eve rly Brothers' career. Because of its enduring influence on popular music t he song was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Con gress in 2013. SUMMARY:Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:everybody-s-somebody-s-fool-19600627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600711 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Connie Francis\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 27\, 1960 – July 4\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Everybody's Somebody's Fool" is a song written by Jack Keller and Howard Greenfield that was a No. 1 h it for Connie Francis in 1960. A polka-style version in German\, "Die Lieb e ist ein seltsames Spiel"\, was the first German single recorded and rele ased by Connie Francis\, and it reached No. 1 on the single chart in 1960 in West Germany. SUMMARY:Everybody's Somebody's Fool by Connie Francis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:alley-oop-19600711 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600718 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hollywood Argyles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ju ly 11\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Alley Oop" is a song written and composed by Dallas Frazier in 1957. The song was inspired by the V. T. Hamlin-created comic strip of the same name. SUMMARY:Alley Oop by Hollywood Argyles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:i-m-sorry-19600718 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600808 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brenda Lee\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 18\ , 1960 – August 1\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I'm Sorry" is a 1960 hit song by 15-year-old American singer Brenda Lee. The song was written by Dub All britten and Ronnie Self. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singl es chart in July 1960. On the UK Singles Chart\, the song peaked at No.12 . AllMusic guide wrote that it is the pop star's "definitive song"\, and o ne of the "finest teen pop songs of its era". In 1999\, the 1960 recording by Lee on Decca Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.\nThis song featured the Anita Kerr Singers doing the backup Chorus. It also feat ured Brenda Lee's spoken recitation during the first repeat of the Chorus. SUMMARY:I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie-yellow-polkadot-bikini-19600808 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600815 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brian Hyland\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 8\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" is a novelty song telling the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing pol ka dot bikini at the beach. It was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss and first released in June 1960 by Brian Hyland\, with an orchestra conduc ted by John Dixon. The Hyland version reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, selling a million copies in the US\, and was a worldwide hit. \n The song has been adapted into French as "Itsy bitsy petit bikini" and int o German as "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu-Strand-Bikini"\, reaching n umber one on national charts in both languages. Several versions of the so ng have proved successful in various European countries. In 1990 a version by British pop band Bombalurina\, titled "Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow P olka Dot Bikini"\, reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Irela nd. SUMMARY:Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini by Brian Hyland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:it-s-now-or-never-19600815 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600919 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 15\, 1960 – September 12\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"It's Now or Never" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single in 1960. The so ng is Presley's biggest hit\, with 20 million copies sold worldwide\, it i s one of the best-selling singles of all time. It was recorded by Bill Por ter at RCA Studio B in Nashville. It is written in E major and has a tempo of 80 BPM.\nIn 1960\, "It's Now or Never" was a number-one record in the U.S. for Elvis Presley\, spending five weeks at number one and the UK\, wh ere it spent eight weeks at the top in 1960 and an additional week at numb er one in 2005 as a re-issue\, and numerous other countries\, selling in e xcess of 20 million physical copies worldwide\, Elvis Presley's biggest in ternational single ever. Its British release was delayed for some time bec ause of rights issues\, allowing the song to build up massive advance orde rs and to enter the UK Singles Chart at number one\, a very rare occurrenc e at the time. "It's Now or Never" peaked at number seven on the R&B chart s. SUMMARY:It's Now or Never by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-twist-19600919 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19600926 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chubby Checker\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septe mber 19\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Twist" is an American song written and originally released in 1958 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-si de to "Teardrops on Your Letter". It was inspired by the twist dance craze . Ballard's version was a moderate hit\, peaking at number 28 on the US Bi llboard Hot 100 in 1960. On the US Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart\, the ori ginal version of "The Twist" first peaked at number 16 in 1959 and at numb er six in 1960. By 1962\, the record sold in excess of one million copies\ , becoming Ballard's fourth million seller. \nChubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on Septemb er 19\, 1960\, where it stayed for one week and then went on to set a reco rd at the time as the only song to reach number one during two different c hart runs when it resurfaced and topped the Hot 100 again for two weeks st arting on January 13\, 1962. This would not happen for another song for ne arly 59 years until December 2020\, when Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Ch ristmas Is You" reached the summit after previously topping in another sep arate chart run in December 2019.\nOn Billboard's list of all-time No. 1 H ot 100 singles\, which considers total weeks on the chart and chart positi on each week\, "The Twist" held the top position from 2008 until September 2020\, when "Blinding Lights" by the Weeknd took over the top position. I n 2014\, Billboard magazine declared the song the "biggest hit" of the 196 0s. On Canada's CHUM Charts\, the songs were co-charted\, reaching number two on August 22\, 1960. SUMMARY:The Twist by Chubby Checker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:my-heart-has-a-mind-of-its-own-19600926 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19600926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601010 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Connie Francis\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sept ember 26\, 1960 – October 3\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller which w as a No. 1 hit for Connie Francis in 1960. SUMMARY:My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own by Connie Francis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:mr-custer-19601010 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Larry Verne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 10\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mr. Custer" is a march novelty song\, sung by L arry Verne\, and written by Al De Lory\, Fred Darian\, and Joseph Van Wink le. SUMMARY:Mr. Custer by Larry Verne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:save-the-last-dance-for-me-19601017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601024 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Drifters\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 17\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman\, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been cove red by several artists\, including Tommy Leonetti\, the DeFranco Family\, Dolly Parton\, and Michael Bublé. SUMMARY:Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:i-want-to-be-wanted-19601024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601031 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brenda Lee\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 2 4\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Want to Be Wanted" is a popular song performed by Brenda Lee. SUMMARY:I Want to Be Wanted by Brenda Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:save-the-last-dance-for-me-19601031 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Drifters\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 31\, 1960 – November 7\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman\, first recorded in 19 60 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists\, including Tommy Leonetti\, the DeFranco Family\, Dolly Parton\, and Michael Bublé. SUMMARY:Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:georgia-on-my-mind-19601114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Charles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 14\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell\, and first recorded that same year by Carmichael at the RCA Victor Studios at 155 East 24th Street in New York City. The song has been most often associated with singer Ray Charles\, wh o was a native of the U.S. state of Georgia in The South of the United Sta tes\, and recorded it for his 1960 album The Genius Hits the Road.\nIn 197 9\, the State of Georgia through its General Assembly of Georgia (state le gislature)\, designated Charles's version the official state song. The son g has become part of the Great American Songbook tradition.\n"Georgia on M y Mind" has been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame twice. The first in duction was in 1993 for the 1960 recording on the ABC-Paramount label by C harles. The second induction happened in 2014 for the earlier 1930 recordi ng on the RCA Victor label by Carmichael and His Orchestra.\nThe original 1930 composition entered the American public domain on January 1\, 2026. SUMMARY:Georgia on My Mind by Ray Charles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:stay-19601121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19601128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: November 21\, 1960\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stay" is a doo-wop song w ritten by Maurice Williams\, first recorded in 1960 by Williams with his g roup the Zodiacs. Commercially successful versions were later also issued by the Hollies\, the Four Seasons and Jackson Browne. SUMMARY:Stay by Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:are-you-lonesome-tonight-19601128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19601128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 28\, 1960 – January 2\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Are You Lonesome Tonig ht?" (sometimes stylized as Are You Lonesome To-night?) is a song written by Roy Turk and Lou Handman in 1926. It was recorded several times in 1927 \, first by Charles Hart\, but also with successful versions by Vaughn De Leath\, Henry Burr\, and the duet of Jerry Macy and John Ryan. In 1950\, t he Blue Barron Orchestra version reached the top twenty on Billboard's Pop Singles chart.\nIn April 1960\, after Elvis Presley's two-year service in the United States Army\, he recorded the song at the suggestion of his ma nager Colonel Tom Parker\; "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was Parker's wife\, Marie Mott's\, favorite song. Its release was delayed by RCA Victor execu tives\, who thought the song did not fit Presley's new (and publicized) st yle. When "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was released in November 1960\, it w as an immediate success in the U.S.\, topping Billboard's Pop Singles char t and reaching number three on the R&B chart. A month after the song's rel ease\, it topped the UK Singles Chart. Presley's version was certified by the Recording Industry Association of America for a Gold Record Award for 1\,000\,000 copies sold in the United States in 1983. It was upgraded by t he RIAA to a 2× Platinum Record Award for 2\,000\,000 sales in 1992. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" was later recorded by several other artists\, with versions by Donny Osmond and Merle Haggard becoming top-twenty hits on th e pop and country charts\, respectively. Billboard ranked "Are You Lonesom e Tonight?" number 81 on its "Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs" list in 2008. SUMMARY:Are You Lonesome Tonight? by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:wonderland-by-night-19610109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bert Kaempfert\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 9\, 1961 – January 23\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Wonderland by Night" ( German title "Wunderland bei Nacht") is a popular song by Bert Kaempfert t hat was a Billboard number one hit for three weeks\, starting 9 January 19 61. Written by Klaus Günter Neumann with English lyrics by Lincoln Chase\ , it was recorded in July 1959 and became Bert Kaempfert's first hit with his orchestra. The song featured Charly Tabor on trumpet. "Wonderland by N ight" also crossed over to the R&B chart where it peaked at number five. SUMMARY:Wonderland by Night by Bert Kaempfert END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:will-you-love-me-tomorrow-19610130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Shirelles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 30\, 1961 – February 6\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Will You Love Me Tomor row" (sometimes known as "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow") is a song writ ten by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It was first recorded in 1960 by the Shirelles for their album Tonight's the Night\; released as a single that November\, it became the first song by a girl group to top the Billboard H ot 100 chart. It has since been recorded by many other artists\, including King on her 1971 album Tapestry. SUMMARY:Will You Love Me Tomorrow by The Shirelles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:calcutta-19610213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lawrence Welk\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febru ary 13\, 1961 – February 20\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Calcutta" is a Germa n pop song. An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Law rence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta! was a number one song i n the United States\, and the most successful hit of Welk's career. SUMMARY:Calcutta by Lawrence Welk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:pony-time-19610227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610320 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chubby Checker\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Febr uary 27\, 1961 – March 13\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Pony Time" is a song w ritten by Don Covay and John Berry (a member of Covay's earlier vocal grou p\, "the Rainbows")\, and originally recorded in 1960 by Covay with his gr oup "the Goodtimers".\nIt achieved greater success when it was recorded by Chubby Checker the following year\, becoming his second US No.1 (after hi s 1960 single "The Twist"). Chubby Checker's recording of "Pony Time" was also a No.1 hit on the R&B charts. In Canada it reached No. 5.\nThe "Booge ty Shoe" phrase was used in Barry Mann's hit song "Who Put the Bomp (in th e Bomp\, Bomp\, Bomp)" (1961).\nThe lyrics reverse the Gee and Haw command s. In use by horsemen for centuries\, gee was right and haw was left. Besi de being used to command horse teams\, Gee and Haw was used a lot in namin g geographic features\, like stream branches. SUMMARY:Pony Time by Chubby Checker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:surrender-19610320 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610403 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 20\, 1961 – March 27\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Surrender" is a number 1 s ong recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961 . It is an adaptation by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman of the music of a 1902 Neapolitan ballad by Giambattista and Ernesto de Curtis entitled "Torna a Surriento" ("Come Back to Sorrento"). It hit number one in the US and UK i n 1961 and eventually became one of his best-selling singles. Presley held the record for most consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 1 00 before 1966\, when The Beatles beat the record\, with six consecutive n umber ones released between 1965 and 1966. That record eventually was brok en in 1988 by Whitney Houston\, who continues to hold the record today wit h seven. It would hold the record for most consecutive number ones by a so lo artist until Houston broke that record with "So Emotional". This was on e of 25 songs which Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman wrote for Presley. It has be en recorded by many other artists\, including Michael Bublé\, the Residen ts and Il Volo. SUMMARY:Surrender by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:blue-moon-19610403 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610424 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Marcels\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 3 \, 1961 – April 17\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\nA blue moon is an astronomical phenomenon.\nBlue Moon may also refer to: SUMMARY:Blue Moon by The Marcels END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:runaway-19610424 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Del Shannon\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 2 4\, 1961 – May 15\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Runaway" is a 1961 number-one Billboard Hot 100 song by Del Shannon. It was written by Shannon and keybo ardist Max Crook\, and became a major international hit. It topped the Bil lboard charts for four consecutive weeks\, and Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1961. It was No. 472 on the 2010 version of Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and No. 466 on the 2004 versio n. SUMMARY:Runaway by Del Shannon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:mother-in-law-19610522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ernie K-Doe\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 22\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mother-in-Law" is a 1961 song recorded by Ernie K-D oe\, backed by Benny Spellman. It was a number-one hit in the U.S. on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard R&B chart. The song was wri tten and produced by Allen Toussaint\, who also played the piano solo. It was issued by Minit Records.\nAfter several unsuccessful takes\, Toussaint balled up the composition and threw it away as he was leaving the room. O ne of the backup singers\, Willie Harper\, thought that it was such a good song that he convinced K-Doe to give it one more try.\nA cover version by The Newbeats was also included on their 1965 album Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats. The Ohio Players also covered the song on their debut LP\, Obse rvations in Time. SUMMARY:Mother-in-Law by Ernie K-Doe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:travelin-man-19610529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610605 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ricky Nelson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 29\ , 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Travelin' Man" is an American popular song\, best known as a 1961 hit single sung by Ricky Nelson. Singer-songwriter Jerry F uller wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind\, but Cooke's manager was unimpresse d and did not keep the demo\, which eventually wound up being passed along to Nelson. His version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was rel eased as a double A-side with "Hello Mary Lou"\, which reached No. 9 on th e same chart. In the United Kingdom\, "Travelin' Man"\, coupled with "Hell o Mary Lou"\, reached No. 2\, becoming Nelson's biggest UK hit. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet\, The Jordanaires. SUMMARY:Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:running-scared-19610605 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610612 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roy Orbison\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 5\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Running Scared" is a song written by Roy Orbison an d Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. An operatic rock ballad\, the recording of the song was overseen by audio engineer Bill Porter and released as a 4 5 rpm single by Monument Records in March 1961 and went to number one on t he Billboard Hot 100 chart. "Running Scared" also reached No.9 in the UK Singles Chart. It sold over one million copies in the US alone. The song was included on Orbison's 1962 album Crying as the final track on the albu m. SUMMARY:Running Scared by Roy Orbison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:travelin-man-19610612 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610619 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ricky Nelson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 12 \, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Travelin' Man" is an American popular song\, best known as a 1961 hit single sung by Ricky Nelson. Singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller wrote it with Sam Cooke in mind\, but Cooke's manager was unimpress ed and did not keep the demo\, which eventually wound up being passed alon g to Nelson. His version reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was re leased as a double A-side with "Hello Mary Lou"\, which reached No. 9 on t he same chart. In the United Kingdom\, "Travelin' Man"\, coupled with "Hel lo Mary Lou"\, reached No. 2\, becoming Nelson's biggest UK hit. Nelson is accompanied on the recording by the vocal quartet\, The Jordanaires. SUMMARY:Travelin' Man by Ricky Nelson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:moody-river-19610619 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610626 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pat Boone\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 19\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Moody River" is a song written by and originally per formed by country music and rockabilly singer Chase Webster (real name Gar y Daniel Bruce\, not to be confused with Gary Bruce\, the drummer of The K nack).\nPat Boone recorded and released his own version in May 1961\, wher e it reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the following month . This was the title track from one of Boone's better-selling albums. Boo ne sang this song as if he were in pain. SUMMARY:Moody River by Pat Boone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:quarter-to-three-19610626 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610626 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610710 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gary U.S. Bonds\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jun e 26\, 1961 – July 3\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Quarter to Three" is a popu lar song\, adapted and expanded from "A Night with Daddy 'G' – Part 1" ( Legrand LEG 1004)\, an instrumental by the Church Street Five\, which was written by Gene Barge\, Frank Guida and Joseph Royster\, and sung by Gary U.S. Bonds. "Quarter to Three" appears on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. SUMMARY:Quarter to Three by Gary U.S. Bonds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:tossin-and-turnin-19610710 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610828 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Lewis\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: July 10 \, 1961 – August 21\, 1961 SUMMARY:Tossin' and Turnin by Bobby Lewis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:wooden-heart-19610828 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610828 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Joe Dowell\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 28 \, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Wooden Heart" is a pop song recorded by Elvis Pre sley. The composition is based on a German folk song "Muss i denn" (lit. M ust I then) and it was featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart\, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961. SUMMARY:Wooden Heart by Joe Dowell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:michael-19610904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19610918 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Highwaymen\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sept ember 4\, 1961 – September 11\, 1961 SUMMARY:Michael by The Highwaymen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:take-good-care-of-my-baby-19610918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19610918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19611009 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Vee\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: September 18\, 1961 – October 2\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Take Good Care of My Baby " is a song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin. The song was made fam ous by American singer Bobby Vee\, when it was released in 1961. SUMMARY:Take Good Care of My Baby by Bobby Vee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:hit-the-road-jack-19611009 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19611009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19611023 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Charles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 9\, 1961 – October 16\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hit the Road Jack" is a s ong written by the rhythm and blues singer Percy Mayfield and recorded by Ray Charles. The song was a US number 1 hit in 1961\, and won a Grammy Awa rd for Best Rhythm and Blues Recording\, becoming one of Charles' signatur e songs. SUMMARY:Hit the Road Jack by Ray Charles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:runaround-sue-19611023 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19611023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19611106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dion\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 23\, 1 961 – October 30\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Runaround Sue" is a rock and ro ll song (in a modified doo-wop style)\, originally a US No. 1 Hot 100 hit (No. 4 on the Hot R&B chart) for the singer Dion during 1961\, after he sp lit with the Belmonts. It was written by Dion with Ernie Maresca\, and tel ls the story of a disloyal lover. \nThe song ranked No. 351 on the Rolling Stone list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".\nIn 2002\, Dion was i nducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue".\nOn August 14\, 2021\, "Runaround Sue" peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Digital Song Sale s chart. SUMMARY:Runaround Sue by Dion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:big-bad-john-19611106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19611106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19611211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jimmy Dean\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: November 6\, 1961 – December 4\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Big Bad John" is a countr y song written and originally performed by Jimmy Dean. It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording\, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year.\nThe song and its sequels tell a story typical of American folkl ore\, reminiscent of Paul Bunyan or John Henry. Big Bad John was also the title of a 1990 television movie starring Dean. SUMMARY:Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:please-mr-postman-19611211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19611211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19611218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Marvelettes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Dece mber 11\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\nPlease Mr. Postman is the debut single of T he Marvelettes\, featured in the band’s debut album Please Mr. Postman ( 1961).\n\nThe song reached the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 10 0\, being the first Motown song to do so. Perhaps the most famous work of the band\, the track has been covered by several artists\, most notably by The Beatles. SUMMARY:Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-lion-sleeps-tonight-19611218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19611218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Tokens\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 18\, 1961 – December 25\, 1961\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mbube" is a popular son g originally written and composed by the South African musician Solomon Li nda in 1939. It was first published in the Union of South Africa and made its way to the United States a decade later. In 1961\, the Tokens adapted the melody and added English lyrics to produce "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"\, lending the song the name by which it is best known today. \nLinda\, a Zu lu migrant worker\, led the a capella group the Evening Birds. In 1939\, w ithout rehearsal\, they recorded "Mbube"\, which fused traditional Zulu mu sical elements with Western influences. The recording was then released in the Union of South Africa to widespread popularity. It made Linda a local celebrity and shaped the development of the isicathamiya genre. However\, he had sold his rights to "Mbube" to the owner of his parent record compa ny\, Eric Gallo\, for ten shillings\, unaware of what the transaction impl ied. This kept Linda from earning royalties. The recording of "Mbube" was then sent to a record label in the US\, and upon being unearthed\, it pass ed onto Pete Seeger of the folk group the Weavers. They covered the song i n 1951 as "Wimoweh". A decade later\, the Tokens\, a doo-wop group\, encou ntered "Wimoweh" and decided to record their own version. After adapting t he melody and adding English lyrics\, they released "The Lion Sleeps Tonig ht"\, although Linda did not receive any credit. It topped the US charts. \nBy the mid-2000s\, around 150 artists across the world had covered the s ong\, and it had been included in the 1994 Disney film The Lion King\, ear ning an estimated $15 million in royalties. Linda\, who had died three dec ades earlier\, was yet unrecognised for his contributions to "The Lion Sle eps Tonight". His descendants had earned very little and were left destitu te. Emboldened\, they filed a lawsuit against Disney for copyright violati on in 2004. Within two years\, they reached an out-of-court settlement wit h Abilene Music\, in which the firm agreed to pay the family a lump sum fo r past royalties and offer them a share of future revenue. The case drew i nternational attention and bore wider legal implications\, such as on Brit ish copyright law. \nWhile global commercial success transformed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" into an iconic pop song\, the song is now associated with long-running racial exploitation. The song and Linda's history has been p robed in numerous documentaries and is the part-inspiration of the 2020 fi lm Black Is King. SUMMARY:The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-lion-sleeps-tonight-19620106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620113 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Tokens\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 6 \, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mbube" is a popular song originally written and c omposed by the South African musician Solomon Linda in 1939. It was first published in the Union of South Africa and made its way to the United Stat es a decade later. In 1961\, the Tokens adapted the melody and added Engli sh lyrics to produce "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"\, lending the song the name by which it is best known today. \nLinda\, a Zulu migrant worker\, led th e a capella group the Evening Birds. In 1939\, without rehearsal\, they re corded "Mbube"\, which fused traditional Zulu musical elements with Wester n influences. The recording was then released in the Union of South Africa to widespread popularity. It made Linda a local celebrity and shaped the development of the isicathamiya genre. However\, he had sold his rights to "Mbube" to the owner of his parent record company\, Eric Gallo\, for ten shillings\, unaware of what the transaction implied. This kept Linda from earning royalties. The recording of "Mbube" was then sent to a record labe l in the US\, and upon being unearthed\, it passed onto Pete Seeger of the folk group the Weavers. They covered the song in 1951 as "Wimoweh". A dec ade later\, the Tokens\, a doo-wop group\, encountered "Wimoweh" and decid ed to record their own version. After adapting the melody and adding Engli sh lyrics\, they released "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"\, although Linda did n ot receive any credit. It topped the US charts. \nBy the mid-2000s\, aroun d 150 artists across the world had covered the song\, and it had been incl uded in the 1994 Disney film The Lion King\, earning an estimated $15 mill ion in royalties. Linda\, who had died three decades earlier\, was yet unr ecognised for his contributions to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". His descenda nts had earned very little and were left destitute. Emboldened\, they file d a lawsuit against Disney for copyright violation in 2004. Within two yea rs\, they reached an out-of-court settlement with Abilene Music\, in which the firm agreed to pay the family a lump sum for past royalties and offer them a share of future revenue. The case drew international attention and bore wider legal implications\, such as on British copyright law. \nWhile global commercial success transformed "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" into an i conic pop song\, the song is now associated with long-running racial explo itation. The song and Linda's history has been probed in numerous document aries and is the part-inspiration of the 2020 film Black Is King. SUMMARY:The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-twist-19620113 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chubby Checker\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 13\, 1962 – January 20\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Twist” was or iginally written by Hank Ballard and released by Hank Ballard & The Midnig hters in 1959 as the flipside to their single “Teardrops On My Letter” . “Teardrops” was a minor hit\, but “Twist” was even more successf ul – reaching the top 30. It attracted the attention of Dick Clark\, the host of TV’s popular American Bandstand\, who asked Ballard to perform it on the show but he turned it down.\n\nClark then turned to Checker\, wh o was known for his ability to imitate other performers (with “The Class ” being a prime example where he imitates Elvis\, The Coasters and Fats Domino) to perform the song instead – and that version topped the pop ch art\, making “The Twist” the hottest dance in the nation for several y ears and spawning a number of imitations like the chart-topping “Pepperm int Twist”.\n\nChecker rode the success of “The Twist” by releasing the Grammy-winning follow-up “Let’s Twist Again” in 1961 and “Slow Twistin'” in 1962. More songs with dance themes followed\, including “The Mess Around”\, “The Hucklebuck”\, “Limbo Rock” and “The Fly.”\n\nIn 1988\, The Fat Boys teamed up with Checker to release a roc k/rap hybrid of “The Twist (Yo Twist)” that introduced the dance to a new generation. It reached #1 in Germany\, #2 in the UK and #16 in the US – riding the wave of success established by Run DMC’s groundbreaking r ap-rock collaboration with Aerosmith on “Walk This Way”.\n\nAs of 2018 \, through Beatlemania\, disco\, the king of pop Michael Jackson\, boy ban ds\, alternative rock\, and viral dance hits of the new millennium like “Harlem Shake” and “Gangnam Style”\, “The Twist” remains Billb oard’s biggest song of all time – maintaining its crown for six decade s.\n\nThe song is featured on several “best of” lists\, including a sp ot on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time\, inclu sion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 Songs That Shap ed Rock\, the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry and inducti on into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. SUMMARY:The Twist by Chubby Checker END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:peppermint-twist-19620127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Joey Dee and the Starliters\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChar t dates: January 27\, 1962 – February 10\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Pepperm int Twist" is a song written by Joey Dee and Henry Glover\, recorded and r eleased by Joey Dee and the Starliters in 1961. Capitalizing on the Twist dance craze and the nightclub in which Dee performed ("The Peppermint Lou nge")\, the song hit No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1962. It replaced Chubby Checker's "The Twist"\, the song that sparked the Twist fa d\, at the No. 1 position. \nIt should not be confused with "The Peppermin t Twist"\, which is a different song written by Danny Lamego\, whose group Danny Peppermint and the Jumping Jacks had a #54 Billboard hit with it in December 1961. Danny Peppermint performed at that time at The Peppermint Lounge in Manhattan\, after which both songs are named\, as did Joey Dee A nd The Starliters who went on to have the bigger hit. SUMMARY:Peppermint Twist by Joey Dee and the Starliters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:duke-of-earl-19620217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620310 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gene Chandler\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Febru ary 17\, 1962 – March 3\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Duke of Earl" is a 1962 US number-one song\, originally recorded by Gene Chandler. It is the best known of Chandler's songs\, and he subsequently dubbed himself "The Duke o f Earl". The song was written by Chandler\, Bernice Williams\, and Earl Ed wards. This song was a 2002 inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It has also been selected by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Son gs that Shaped Rock and Roll. SUMMARY:Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:hey-baby-19620310 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620331 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruce Channel\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 10\, 1962 – March 24\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hey! Baby" is a song writt en by Margaret Cobb and Bruce Channel\, recorded at Clifford Herring Studi os in Ft. Worth\, Texas\, by Channel in 1961. First released on a local Fo rt Worth label\, LeCam Records. After it hit\, it was released on Smash Re cords for national distribution. Channel co-produced the song with Major B ill Smith (owner of LeCam) and released it on Mercury Records' Smash label . It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks\, starting the week ending March 10\, 1962.\nThe song features a prominent riff from well-known harmonica player Delbert McClinton\, and drums played by Ray To rres. Other musicians on the record included Bob Jones and Billy Sanders on guitar and Jim Rogers on bass. According to a CNN article from 2002\, w hile touring the UK in 1962 with the Beatles\, McClinton met John Lennon a nd gave him some harmonica tips. Lennon put the lessons to use right away on "Love Me Do" and later "Please Please Me". Lennon included "Hey! Baby" in his jukebox\, and it is also featured on the 2004 related compilation a lbum John Lennon's Jukebox. In addition to this\, a version of the song wa s recorded by Ringo Starr in 1976.\n"Hey! Baby" was used in the 1987 hit f ilm Dirty Dancing in the scene in which Johnny and Baby dance on top of a log. SUMMARY:Hey! Baby by Bruce Channel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:don-t-break-the-heart-that-loves-you-19620331 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Connie Francis\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 31\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" is an Am erican song written by Benny Davis and Murray Mencher (using the pseudonym Ted Murry). The song was a success for two artists in two different genre s: Connie Francis in the pop field in 1962 and Margo Smith as a country ve rsion in 1978. SUMMARY:Don't Break the Heart That Loves You by Connie Francis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:johnny-angel-19620407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shelley Fabares\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 7\, 1962 – April 14\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis version of the song p remiered on The Donna Reed Show (which Shelley Fabares co-starred in) in t he episode “Johnny Loves Me.” Previous recordings of the song by Lauri e Loman and Georgia Lee had failed to hit\, but this recording (with Darle ne Love and the Blossoms singing backup) topped the Billboard Hot 100 char t. SUMMARY:Johnny Angel by Shelley Fabares END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:good-luck-charm-19620421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620505 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 21\, 1962 – April 28\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Good Luck Charm" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music\, Elvis Presley's publishing company\, that reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21\, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. It was also No. 1 on the Cash Box chart in the US. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in the week ending May 24\, 1962\, and st ayed there for five weeks. SUMMARY:Good Luck Charm by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:soldier-boy-19620505 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620526 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Shirelles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 5 \, 1962 – May 19\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group t he Shirelles. Released as a single in 1962\, it met with great success\, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks. Billboard ra nked it as the No. 10 song for 1962. SUMMARY:Soldier Boy by The Shirelles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:stranger-on-the-shore-19620526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mr. Acker Bilk\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 2 6\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet w ritten by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" a fter her. The tune was written on a single scrap of paper by Bilk and hand ed over to arranger Leon Young who crafted the string arrangement\, includ ing the characteristic harmonic shifts at the very end.\nThe recording was subsequently used as the theme tune of a BBC TV drama serial for children \, Stranger on the Shore. It was first released in 1961 in the UK\, and t hen in the US\, and reached number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and numbe r 2 on the UK Singles Chart. SUMMARY:Stranger on the Shore by Mr. Acker Bilk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:i-can-t-stop-loving-you-19620602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620707 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Charles\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 2\ , 1962 – June 30\, 1962 SUMMARY:I Can't Stop Loving You by Ray Charles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-stripper-19620707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620714 DESCRIPTION:Artist: David Rose\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 7\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Stripper" is an instrumental composed by David R ose\, recorded in 1958 and released four years later. It evinces a jazz in fluence with especially prominent trombone slides\, and evokes the feel of music used to accompany striptease artists.\n"The Stripper" reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in July 1962. It became a gold record. Billb oard ranked the record as the No. 5 song of 1962. SUMMARY:The Stripper by David Rose END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:roses-are-red-my-love-19620714 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620811 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Vinton\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 1 4\, 1962 – August 4\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\nOff of the 1962 album\, “Ro ses are Red”. This smooth song was was brought back to the public ear af ter its use in 1990’s Goodfellas\, by Martin Scorsese. This song is play ing when Henry is over tipping a waiter on a boat\, then when they are at a restaurant\, listening to the artist perform live. SUMMARY:Roses Are Red (My Love) by Bobby Vinton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:breaking-up-is-hard-to-do-19620811 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620825 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Sedaka\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 11\, 1962 – August 18\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka\, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Green field. Sedaka recorded this song twice\, in 1962 and 1975\, in two signifi cantly different arrangements\, and it is considered to be his signature s ong. Between 1970 and 1975\, it was a top-40 hit three separate times for three separate artists: Lenny Welch\, The Partridge Family and Sedaka's se cond version. The song was also adapted into multiple languages\, most not ably in Italian and French. SUMMARY:Breaking Up Is Hard to Do by Neil Sedaka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:the-loco-motion-19620825 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620901 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Little Eva\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 25 \, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Loco-Motion" (or "Locomotion") is a pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole King. "The Loco-Mo tion" was originally written for the R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp\, but Sharp turned the song down.\nThe song is especially notable for making three app earances in the American top 3\, each in a different decade: in 1962 by Li ttle Eva (U.S. No. 1)\; in 1974 by Grand Funk Railroad (also U.S. No. 1)\; and in 1988 by Kylie Minogue (U.S. No. 3).\nThe song is an enduring examp le of the dance-song genre\; much of the lyrics are devoted to a descripti on of the dance itself\, usually performed as a type of line dance. Howeve r\, the song pre-dates the dance.\n"The Loco-Motion" was also the second s ong to reach No. 1 by two different musical acts in America. The earlier s ong to do this was "Go Away Little Girl"\, also written by Goffin and King . It is one of only nine songs to achieve this feat. SUMMARY:The Loco-Motion by Little Eva END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:sheila-19620901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19620915 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy Roe\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 1\, 1962 – September 8\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sheila" is a song writte n and recorded by Tommy Roe. The single reached number one on the U.S. Bil lboard Hot 100 on September 1\, 1962\, remaining in the top position for t wo weeks and peaking at number six on the US Billboard R&B chart. SUMMARY:Sheila by Tommy Roe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:sherry-19620915 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19620915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19621020 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Four Seasons\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Se ptember 15\, 1962 – October 13\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and recorded by the Four Seasons. SUMMARY:Sherry by The Four Seasons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:monster-mash-19621020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19621020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19621103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 20\, 1962 – October 27\, 1962\n\n---\nAbo ut:\n"Monster Mash" is a 1962 novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett. The s ong was released as a single on Gary S. Paxton's Garpax Records label in A ugust 1962 along with a full-length LP called The Original Monster Mash\, which contained several other monster-themed tunes. The "Monster Mash" sin gle was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 20–27 of th at year\, just before Halloween.\n"Monster Mash" has sustained a lasting i mpact in various recordings\, film inclusions\, and re-releases since its initial release.\nIn 2021\, nearly 60 years after its release\, "Monster M ash" re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 37.\nAs of 2023\, th e song was generating $1 million annually in royalties. SUMMARY:Monster Mash by Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:he-s-a-rebel-19621103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19621103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19621117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Crystals\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 3\, 1962 – November 10\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"He's a Rebel" is a son g written by Gene Pitney and originally recorded in 1962 by two artists\, first by singer Vikki Carr\, followed by the more popular version credited to girl group the Crystals. The latter was produced by Phil Spector immed iately after learning of the imminent release of Carr's version. He enlist ed the Blossoms\, with Darlene Love on lead and tenor Bobby Sheen added on harmony\, and credited them as the Crystals\, who were not consulted on h is decision. Eight instrumentalists played on the recording\, an unusually large number for a rock 'n' roll session at the time.\nSpector's version was issued in August and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in November 19 62\, becoming his second number-one single after "To Know Him Is to Love H im" (1958). Once it had become a hit\, the actual Crystals were obliged to sing it at their concerts. Carr's version\, released in September\, peake d at number 113 in the U.S. and number three in Australia.\n"He's a Rebel" marked the direct precursor to Spector's Wall of Sound production style\, which he developed on subsequent recordings with the personnel he had ass embled for the song\, including arranger Jack Nitzsche\, engineer Larry Le vine\, and musicians associated with the Wrecking Crew. In 2004\, "He's a Rebel" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It has ranked number 263 on Rolling Stone's list of the all-time greatest songs and number 31 on B illboard's list of the all-time greatest girl group songs. SUMMARY:He's a Rebel by The Crystals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:big-girls-don-t-cry-19621117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19621117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19621222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Four Seasons\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: No vember 17\, 1962 – December 15\, 1962\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Big Girls Don't C ry" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the Four Seasons. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on Novembe r 17\, 1962\, and\, like its predecessor "Sherry"\, spent five weeks in th e top position but never ranked in the Billboard year-end charts of 1962 o r 1963. The song also made it to number one\, for three weeks\, on Billboa rd's Rhythm and Blues survey. It was also the quartet's second single to make it to number one on the US R&B charts. SUMMARY:Big Girls Don't Cry by The Four Seasons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:telstar-19621222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19621222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Tornados\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 22\, 1962 – January 5\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Telstar" is a 1962 inst rumental by the English band the Tornados\, written and produced by Joe Me ek. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1962 (the second British recording to reach number one on that chart in the year\, after "Stranger on the Shore" in May). It was th e second instrumental single to hit number one in 1962 on both the US and UK weekly charts.\nLater in 1962\, Meek produced a vocal version\, "Magic Star"\, sung by Kenny Hollywood. It was released as a single by Decca Reco rds (cat. nr F11546)\, with "The Wonderful Story of Love" on the B-side\, written by Geoff Goddard. The musical director for both songs was Ivor Ray monde. SUMMARY:Telstar by The Tornados END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:go-away-little-girl-19630112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Lawrence\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 12\, 1963 – January 19\, 1963 SUMMARY:Go Away Little Girl by Steve Lawrence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:walk-right-in-19630126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rooftop Singers\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 26\, 1963 – February 2\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Walk Right In" i s a country blues song written by musician Gus Cannon and originally recor ded by Cannon's Jug Stompers in 1929 by RCA Victor. In 1959\, it was inclu ded on the compilation album The Country Blues. Another version of the so ng by the Rooftop Singers\, with the writing credits allocated to group me mbers Erik Darling and Bill Svanoe\, became an international hit in 1963. SUMMARY:Walk Right In by The Rooftop Singers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:hey-paula-19630209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630302 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul & Paula\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 9\, 1963 – February 23\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hey Paula" is an Ameri can love song recorded by the pop singing duo Paul & Paula in 1962. Releas ed as a single\, it hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the week en ding February 9\, 1963\, and also made it to number one on the Hot R&B Sin gles chart\, and number one on Canada's CHUM Chart for three weeks. "Paul" was the song's writer\, Ray Hildebrand\, a student at Texas' Howard Payne University\, a Baptist institution in the city of Brownwood. "Paula" was Jill Jackson\, the niece of the owner of the boarding house where Hildebra nd lived. SUMMARY:Hey Paula by Paul & Paula END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:walk-like-a-man-19630302 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Four Seasons\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ma rch 2\, 1963 – March 16\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Walk Like a Man" is a 19 63 song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by the Four Seasons. The song is sung from the perspective of a man whose girlfr iend has been belittling him\, and who takes his father's advice to "walk like a man" and leave the relationship in order to preserve his dignity. T he song was a #1 hit in the United States for the Four Seasons. A 1985 cov er version by Divine was a top 40 hit in several European countries. SUMMARY:Walk Like a Man by The Four Seasons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:our-day-will-come-19630323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630330 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ruby & the Romantics\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 23\, 1963 SUMMARY:Our Day Will Come by Ruby & the Romantics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:he-s-so-fine-19630330 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630427 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Chiffons\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 30\, 1963 – April 20\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"He's So Fine" is a song wri tten by Ronnie Mack. It was recorded by the Chiffons who topped the Billbo ard Hot 100 for four weeks in the spring of 1963. One of the most instantl y recognizable golden oldies with its doo-lang doo-lang doo-lang backgroun d vocal\, "He's So Fine" is also renowned as the song in the famous plagia rism case against George Harrison's "My Sweet Lord".\nCountry music singer Jody Miller scored a top-ten hit of her own in 1971 with her cover of "He 's So Fine". SUMMARY:He's So Fine by The Chiffons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:i-will-follow-him-19630427 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Little Peggy March\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 27\, 1963 – May 11\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Will Follow Him" is a popular song that was first recorded in 1961 by Franck Pourcel\, as an in strumental entitled "Chariot". The song achieved its widest success when i t was recorded by American singer Little Peggy March with English lyrics o n January 7\, 1963. The music was written by Franck Pourcel (using the pse udonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). It was adapted by Arthur Altman. The completely new English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel. SUMMARY:I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120246Z UID:if-you-wanna-be-happy-19630518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630601 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jimmy Soul\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 18\, 1963 – May 25\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"If You Wanna Be Happy" is a 1963 song recorded by Jimmy Soul\, written by Rafael de Leon and adapted by Jos eph Royster\, Carmella Guida and Frank Guida. SUMMARY:If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:it-s-my-party-19630601 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630615 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lesley Gore\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 1\ , 1963 – June 8\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"It's My Party" is a song recorde d by American singer Lesley Gore on her debut studio album I'll Cry If I W ant To (1963). It was released as a single on April 5\, 1963\, by Mercury Records. The song was written by Herb Wiener\, John Gluck Jr.\, and Wally Gold\, and produced by Quincy Jones. SUMMARY:It's My Party by Lesley Gore END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:sukiyaki-19630615 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630706 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kyu Sakamoto\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: June 1 5\, 1963 – June 29\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Ue o Muite Arukō” (上 を向いて歩こう\, “I Look Up As I Walk”) is a Japanese-language song that was performed by Japanese crooner Kyu Sakamoto\, and written by lyricist Rokusuke Ei and composer Hachidai Nakamura. Ei wrote the lyrics w hile walking home from a Japanese student demonstration protesting against a continued US Army presence\, expressing his frustration at the failed e fforts. In Anglophone countries\, it is best known under the alternative t itle “Sukiyaki”\, a term with no relevance to the song’s lyrics\, as sukiyaki is a Japanese dish of cooked beef.\n\nThe song reached the top o f the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the United States in 1963\, one of the f ew non-Indo-European languages' songs to have done so.\n\nIt is one of the best-selling singles of all time\, having sold over 13 million copies wor ldwide. The original Kyu Sakamoto recording also went to number eighteen o n the R&B chart. In addition\, the single spent five weeks at number one o n the Middle of the Road charts. The recording was originally released in Japan by Toshiba in 1961. It topped the Popular Music Selling Record chart in the Japanese magazine Music Life (Japanese link) for three months\, an d was ranked as the number one song of 1961 in Japan.\n\nThe lyrics tell t he story of a man who looks up and whistles while he is walking so that hi s tears will not fall. The verses of the song describe his memories and fe elings. Rokusuke Ei wrote this song while coming back from a protest again st the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between the United States and Japan and feeling dejected about the failure of the protest movement\ , but the lyrics were rendered purposefully generic so that they might ref er to any lost love.\n\nThe title “Sukiyaki”\, a Japanese hot pot dish \, does not appear in the song’s lyrics\, nor does it have any connectio n to them\; it was used only because it was short\, catchy\, recognizably Japanese\, and more familiar to English speakers. A Newsweek Magazine colu mnist noted that the re-titling was like issuing “Moon River” in Japan under the title “Beef Stew”. SUMMARY:Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:easier-said-than-done-19630706 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630720 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Essex\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 6\, 1963 – July 13\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Easier Said Than Done" is a popul ar song sung by the Essex that was a number-one song in the United States during 1963. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on July 6\, 196 3\, and remained there for two weeks. The song was written by William Lint on and Larry Huff.\nThe Essex were active-duty members of the United State s Marine Corps at the time\, as was Linton\, who wrote the song at the req uest of Essex member Walter Vickers. Linton said the song's rhythm was ins pired by the sound of the Teletype machines in the communications office a t Camp Lejeune. The group was not thrilled with the composition\, but reco rded it for use as the B-side of their debut single\, "Are You Going My Wa y". The recording was unusually short\, and editing was used to repeat par t of the recording\; even so\, the song was only a little over two minutes . The single was released in May 1963\, but "Easier Said Than Done" quickl y emerged as the more popular side. It became a major hit with broad appea l\, reaching number 1 on both the pop and rhythm and blues charts. The son g became the title track of the group's first album\, which reached number 113 on the Billboard album chart\, becoming their only charting album. SUMMARY:Easier Said Than Done by The Essex END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:surf-city-19630720 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630803 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jan and Dean\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 2 0\, 1963 – July 27\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Surf City" is a 1963 song rec orded by the American music duo Jan and Dean about a fictitious surf spot where there are "two girls for every boy". Written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry\, it was the first surf song to become a national number-one hit. SUMMARY:Surf City by Jan and Dean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:so-much-in-love-19630803 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630810 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Tymes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 3\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"So Much in Love" is a song written by George Willia ms\, Billy Jackson\, and Roy Straigis (initially under the name John Josep h). It was originally performed by Williams's American soul vocal group th e Tymes and was released in the summer of 1963 on Cameo Parkway Records\, which produced many pre-Beatles hits of the 1960s such as The Twist. It qu ickly became The Tymes' first hit single\, topping the US Billboard Hot 10 0 singles chart on August 3\, 1963\, and remaining there for one week\, as well as peaking at No. 4 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. SUMMARY:So Much in Love by The Tymes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:fingertips-part-ii-19630810 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630831 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Little Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates : August 10\, 1963 – August 24\, 1963 SUMMARY:Fingertips (Part II) by Little Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:my-boyfriend-s-back-19630831 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19630921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Angels\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 3 1\, 1963 – September 14\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Boyfriend's Back" is a song by the American girl group\, the Angels. It was written by the song writing team of Bob Feldman\, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer (a.k.a . FGG Productions who later formed the group the Strangeloves) and release d as a single on July 1\, 1963. The track was originally intended as a dem o for the Shirelles\, but ended up being released as recorded. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, and reached No . 2 on the R&B Billboard. SUMMARY:My Boyfriend's Back by The Angels END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:blue-velvet-19630921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19630921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19631012 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Vinton\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 21\, 1963 – October 5\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Blue Velvet" is a popu lar song written and composed in 1950 by Bernie Wayne and Lee Morris. A to p 20 hit for Tony Bennett in its original 1951 version\, the song has sinc e been re-recorded many times\, with a 1963 version by Bobby Vinton reachi ng No. 1. SUMMARY:Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:sugar-shack-19631012 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19631012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19631116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nC hart dates: October 12\, 1963 – November 9\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sugar Shack" is a song written in 1962 by Keith McCormack. McCormack gave songw riting credit to his aunt\, Beulah Faye Voss\, after asking what are "thos e tight pants that girls wear" to which she replied "leotards". The song w as recorded in 1963 by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs at Norman Petty Reco rding Studios in Clovis\, New Mexico. The unusual and distinctive instrume nt part was played by Norman Petty on a Hammond Solovox keyboard\, Model L \, Series A.\n"Sugar Shack" hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 (where it spent five weeks from October 12 to November 9\, 1963) and Cashbox sin gles charts (where it spent three weeks from October 19 to November 2\, 19 63). Its No. 1 run on the Billboard R&B chart was cut short because Billbo ard did not publish an R&B chart from November 30\, 1963 to January 23\, 1 965. In Canada the song was No. 1\, also for six weeks\, from October 14 t o November 18. In the UK\, "Sugar Shack" also reached No. 45 on the Record Retailer chart. Gilmer and The Fireballs were the last American band to c hart before Beatlemania hit.\nOn November 29\, 1963\, "Sugar Shack" receiv ed an RIAA certification for selling over a million copies\, earning gold record status. The song was listed at No. 40 on the Hot 100 year-end chart published by Billboard in December 1963. A later revision by Billboard of its year-end rankings for 1963 placed "Sugar Shack" at No. 1\, and the ma gazine has subsequently recognized "Sugar Shack" as the top Hot 100 song o f that year. In 2018\, the song was listed at number 194 on the "All Time" Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary list.\nThe song is featured in the fil ms Mermaids\, Dogfight\, Forrest Gump\, Congo\, and Stealing Sinatra\, and in the television show Supernatural.\nIn December 1965\, the song was cov ered by Steve Brett\, a singer from the Midlands area of the UK\, and was released as the B-side of his single "Chains On My Heart"\, on the Columbi a label (catalogue number DB7794). His backing group\, The Mavericks\, inc luded Noddy Holder\, who eventually came to fame with Slade. SUMMARY:Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:deep-purple-19631116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19631116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19631123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nino Tempo & April Stevens\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 16\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Deep Purple" is a song and the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose\, who broadcast between 1923 a nd 1939 with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the NBC radio n etwork\, in 1933. The British rock band Deep Purple named themselves after the song.\nPaul Whiteman recorded and released the original version of th e song in 1934 as an instrumental. SUMMARY:Deep Purple by Nino Tempo & April Stevens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-m-leaving-it-up-to-you-19631123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19631123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19631207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dale & Grace\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 23\, 1963 – November 30\, 1963 SUMMARY:I'm Leaving It Up to You by Dale & Grace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:dominique-19631207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19631207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Singing Nun\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Dec ember 7\, 1963 – December 28\, 1963\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Dominique" is a 196 3 French language popular song\, written and performed by Belgian singer J eannine Deckers\, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic\, a Spanish-born prie st and founder of the Dominican Order\, of which she was a member (as Sist er Luc-Gabrielle). The English-version lyrics of the song were written by Noël Regney. In addition to French and English\, Deckers recorded version s in Dutch\, German\, Hebrew\, Japanese\, Korean\, and Portuguese.\nIt was a top selling record in 11 countries in late 1963 and early 1964. SUMMARY:Dominique by The Singing Nun END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:there-i-ve-said-it-again-19640104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Vinton\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 4\, 1964 – January 25\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"There! I've Said It Agai n" is a popular song written and published by Redd Evans and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945\, Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra released Victor 20 –1637\, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's Nationa l Radio Airplay chart for five straight weeks\, then no.2 for six more wee ks\, and a total run of 29 weeks. It finished 1945 as the no. 4 record of the year. SUMMARY:There! I've Said It Again by Bobby Vinton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-want-to-hold-your-hand-19640201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640321 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 1\, 1964 – March 14\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles\, written by John Lennon an d Paul McCartney. Recorded on 17 October 1963 and released on 29 November 1963 in the United Kingdom\, it was the first Beatles record to be made us ing four-track recording equipment.\nWith advance orders exceeding one mil lion copies in the UK\, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" would have gone straigh t to the top of the British record charts on its day of release had it not been blocked by the group's first million-seller "She Loves You"\, their previous UK single\, which was having a resurgence of popularity following intense media coverage of the group. Taking two weeks to dislodge its pre decessor\, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" stayed at number one for five weeks and remained in the UK top 50 for 21 weeks in total\, and was the Christma s number one of 1963.\nIt was also the group's first American number-one h it\, entering the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 18 January 1964 at number 45 and starting the British Invasion of the American music industry. By 1 Feb ruary\, it topped the Hot 100 and stayed there for seven weeks before bein g replaced by "She Loves You". It remained on the Billboard chart for 15 w eeks. "I Want to Hold Your Hand" became the Beatles' best-selling single w orldwide\, selling more than 12 million copies. In 2018\, Billboard magazi ne named it the 48th biggest hit of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. In the UK\, it was the second-highest-selling single of the 1960s\, behind "S he Loves You". SUMMARY:I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:she-loves-you-19640321 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640404 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 21\, 1964 – March 28\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"She Loves You" is a song by the Engli sh rock band the Beatles\, written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and r eleased as a single in the United Kingdom on 23 August 1963. The single se t and surpassed several sales records in the United Kingdom charts\, and s et a record in the United States as one of the five Beatles songs that hel d the top five positions in the charts simultaneously\, on 4 April 1964. I t remains the band's best-selling single in the UK and was the top-selling single of the 1960s there by any artist.\nIn November 2004\, Rolling Ston e ranked "She Loves You" number 64 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In August 2009\, at the end of its "Beatles Weekend"\, BBC R adio 2 announced that "She Loves You" was the Beatles' all-time best-selli ng single in the UK based on information compiled by the Official Charts C ompany.\nIn Canada\, the song was included on the album Twist and Shout. I n the US\, it was the final song on The Beatles' Second Album. SUMMARY:She Loves You by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:can-t-buy-me-love-19640404 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640509 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: April 4\, 1964 – May 2\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\nA number-one hit single for The Beatles\, pr imarily written by Paul McCartney\, “Can’t Buy Me Love” was one of t heir favorite live cuts back in the heyday of Beatlemania. Its popularity was partially due to the extended “No!”—which provided the perfect o pportunity for the band to shake their moplike haircuts in unison\, a trie d and tested move that always elicited screams of delight from the crowd.\ n\nIt was written at a hotel in Paris\, according to the Beatles Bible\; a lthough\, at the time\, there were misconceptions regarding what the song was about:\n\nPersonally\, I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything\, but when someone suggest that Can’t Buy Me Love is about a prostitute\, I draw the line. That’s going too far.\n\n–Paul McCartn ey (1966) SUMMARY:Can't Buy Me Love by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hello-dolly-19640509 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640516 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Louis Armstrong\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 9\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hello\, Dolly!" is the title song of the popular musical of the same name\, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.\nA reco rding by Louis Armstrong released in 1964 was a widely popular success\, w inning the Song of the Year and Male Vocal Performance awards at the 7th A nnual Grammy Awards. Armstrong's rendition was inducted into the Grammy Ha ll of Fame in 2001. SUMMARY:Hello\, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:my-guy-19640516 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640530 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mary Wells\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 16\, 1964 – May 23\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Guy" is a 1964 hit single by A merican singer Mary Wells for the Motown label. Written and produced by Sm okey Robinson of The Miracles\, the song is a woman's rejection of a sexua l advance and affirmation of her fidelity to her boyfriend\, who is her id eal and with whom she is happy\, despite his ordinary physique and looks. SUMMARY:My Guy by Mary Wells END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:love-me-do-19640530 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640606 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 30\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love Me Do" is the debut single by the English rock band the Beatles\, backed by "P.S. I Love You". When the single was origi nally released in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1962\, it peaked at numb er 17. It was released in the United States in 1964 and topped the nation' s song chart. Re-released in 1982 as part of EMI's Beatles 20th anniversar y\, it re-entered the UK charts and peaked at number 4. "Love Me Do" also topped the charts in Australia and New Zealand.\nThe song was written seve ral years before being recorded\, and prior to the existence of the Beatle s. It features John Lennon's prominent harmonica playing and duet vocals b y him and Paul McCartney. Three recorded versions of the song by the Beatl es have been released\, each with a different drummer. The first attempted recording from June 1962 featured Pete Best on drums\, but was not offici ally released until the Anthology 1 compilation in 1995. A second version was recorded three months later with Best's replacement Ringo Starr\, and this was used for the original Parlophone single first pressing. A third v ersion\, featuring session drummer Andy White in place of Starr\, was used for the second pressing and also included on the band's Please Please Me album and on the 1964 Tollie single in the US. It was also included on the American LPs Introducing... The Beatles and The Early Beatles. SUMMARY:Love Me Do by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:chapel-of-love-19640606 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Dixie Cups\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: June 6\, 1964 – June 20\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Chapel of Love" is a song wr itten by Jeff Barry\, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector\, and made famous b y the Dixie Cups in 1964\, spending three weeks at number one on the Billb oard Hot 100. The song tells of the happiness and excitement the narrator feels on her wedding day\, for she and her love are going to the "chapel o f love"\, and "[they'll] never be lonely anymore." Many other artists have recorded the song.\nIt was originally recorded by Darlene Love in April 1 963\, but her version was not released until 1991. The Dixie Cups' version was the debut release of the new Red Bird Records run by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller along with George Goldner. The Ronettes included the song on their debut album released in November 1964 with production by Phil Spect or. In 1973\, singer and actress Bette Midler had a moderate hit with a co ver of "Chapel of Love". SUMMARY:Chapel of Love by The Dixie Cups END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:a-world-without-love-19640627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640704 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peter and Gordon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Jun e 27\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"A World Without Love" is a song recorded by t he British duo Peter and Gordon and released as their first single in Febr uary 1964. It was included on the duo's debut album in the UK\, and in the US on an album of the same name. The song was written by Paul McCartney a nd attributed to Lennon–McCartney. The B-side was "If I Were You"\, writ ten by Peter and Gordon.\nIn the United Kingdom\, the song reached No. 1 o n both the Record Retailer chart and the New Musical Express chart. In the United States\, "A World Without Love" topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box Top 100. The song also reached No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart\, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade"\, No. 2 in Australia\, and No. 8 on Norway's VG-lista. SUMMARY:A World Without Love by Peter and Gordon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-get-around-19640704 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640718 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beach Boys\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 4\, 1964 – July 11\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Get Around" is a song by A merican rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1964 alb um All Summer Long. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love\, the autobiogra phical lyrics describe the group's reaction to their newfound fame and suc cess\, as well as their restlessness concerning the status quo\, and their desire to find new places "where the kids are hip". It was released as a single in May 1964\, with the B-side "Don't Worry Baby".\nOne of America's biggest hits since the British Invasion\, the single became the Beach Boy s' first chart-topping hit in the U.S. and the beginning of an unofficial rivalry between Wilson and the Beatles. The single also topped the Canadia n charts and reached the top ten in the UK\, New Zealand\, and Sweden. In 2017\, "I Get Around" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:I Get Around by The Beach Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:rag-doll-19640718 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640718 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640801 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Four Seasons\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Ju ly 18\, 1964 – July 25\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Rag Doll" is a popular so ng written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was recorded by the Four Seaso ns and released as a single in 1964. SUMMARY:Rag Doll by The Four Seasons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:a-hard-day-s-night-19640801 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640815 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 1\, 1964 – August 8\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"A Hard Day's Night" is a son g by the English rock band the Beatles. Credited to Lennon–McCartney\, i t was primarily written by John Lennon\, with some minor collaboration fro m Paul McCartney. It was released on the soundtrack album A Hard Day's Nig ht in 1964. It was also released as a single in the UK (with "Things We Sa id Today" as its B-side)\, and in the US (with "I Should Have Known Better " as its B-side.)\nThe song featured prominently in the Beatles' first fea ture film\, A Hard Day's Night (1964). The song topped the charts in both the United Kingdom and United States when it was released as a single. The American and British singles of "A Hard Day's Night"\, as well as both th e American and British albums of the same title\, held the top position in their respective charts simultaneously for a couple of weeks in August 19 64\, the first time any artist had accomplished this feat. SUMMARY:A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:everybody-loves-somebody-19640815 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640822 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dean Martin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 1 5\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Everybody Loves Somebody" is a song written in 1 947 by Irving Taylor and pianist Ken Lane\, and made famous by Dean Martin who recorded and released his version in 1964. SUMMARY:Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:where-did-our-love-go-19640822 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640905 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 22\, 1964 – August 29\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis was the first big hit by the Supremes in 1964. It rose to number one on the Billboard Charts an d would showcase the “Motown Sound” to the world. The song would remai n on the Billboard Top 100 for 89 weeks and would allow for more hits by t he Supremes to be popular. SUMMARY:Where Did Our Love Go by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-house-of-the-rising-sun-19640905 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19640926 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Animals\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 5\, 1964 – September 19\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The House of the Risi ng Sun" is an American traditional folk song\, sometimes called "Rising Su n Blues". It tells of a person's life gone wrong in the city of New Orlean s. Many versions also urge a sibling or parents and children to avoid the same fate. The most successful commercial version\, recorded in 1964 by t he English rock band The Animals\, was a number one hit on the UK Singles Chart and in the U.S. and Canada. As a traditional folk song recorded by a n electric rock band\, it has been described as the "first folk rock hit". \nThe song was first collected in Appalachia in the 1930s\, but probably h as its roots in traditional English folk song. It is listed as number 6393 in the Roud Folk Song Index. SUMMARY:The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:oh-pretty-woman-19640926 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19640926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roy Orbison\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 26\, 1964 – October 10\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Oh\, Pretty Woman" (or simply "Pretty Woman") is a song recorded by Roy Orbison and written by O rbison and Bill Dees. It was released as a single in August 1964 on Monume nt Records and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 fr om September 26\, 1964\, making it the second and final single by Orbison (after "Running Scared") to reach number one in the United States. It was also Orbison's third single to top the UK Singles Chart\, where it spent t hree weeks at number one.\nThe single version (in mono) and the LP version (in stereo on the Orbisongs LP) have slightly differing lyrics. The LP ve rsion with the intended lyric: "come with me baby" was changed for the sin gle to "come to me baby" as the former was considered too risque. The reco rd ultimately sold seven million copies and marked the high point in Orbis on's career. In October 1964\, the single was certified gold by the RIAA. At the year's end\, Billboard ranked it the number four song of 1964.\n"Oh \, Pretty Woman" was later used for the title of the 1990 film Pretty Woma n and its 2018 Broadway musical adaptation. Acuff-Rose Music's lawsuit ove r a parody of "Oh\, Pretty Woman" by 2 Live Crew led to a U.S. Supreme Cou rt ruling (Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music\, Inc.) establishing that parody w as a valid form of fair use. SUMMARY:Oh\, Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:do-wah-diddy-diddy-19641017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641031 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Manfred Mann\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 17\, 1964 – October 24\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis joyous love song wa s first recorded by the African-American “girl group” The Exciters and released in 1963 under the name “Do-Wah-Diddy”. A year later\, Manfr ed Mann\, a British r&b/pop band\, covered it (with a slight change to the title) with great success: it reached No. 1 in the U.K. and the U.S.A. SUMMARY:Do Wah Diddy Diddy by Manfred Mann END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:baby-love-19641031 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 31\, 1964 – November 21\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Baby Love" is a song b y the American music group the Supremes from their second studio album\, W here Did Our Love Go. It was written and produced by Motown's main product ion team Holland–Dozier–Holland and was released on September 17\, 196 4.\n"Baby Love" topped the Billboard pop singles chart in the United State s from October 25\, 1964\, through November 21\, 1964\, and in the United Kingdom pop singles chart concurrently. Beginning with "Baby Love"\, the S upremes became the first Motown act to have more than one American number- one single\, and by the end of the decade\, would have more singles hittin g the top slot than any other Motown act (or American pop music group) wit h 12\, a record they continue to hold.\nIt was nominated for the 1965 Gram my Award for Best Rhythm & Blues Recording\, losing to Nancy Wilson's "How Glad I Am". It is considered one of the most popular songs of the late 20 th century\; "Baby Love" was ranked number 324 on the Rolling Stone list o f The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It dropped to number 499 on the 2021 update of the list. The BBC ranked "Baby Love" at number 23 on The Top 10 0 Digital Motown Chart\, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams. SUMMARY:Baby Love by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:leader-of-the-pack-19641128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Shangri-Las\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Nove mber 28\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Leader of the Pack" is a song written by G eorge "Shadow" Morton\, Jeff Barry\, and Ellie Greenwich. It was a number one pop hit in 1964 for the American girl group the Shangri-Las. The singl e is one of the group's best known songs as well as a popular cultural exa mple of a "teenage tragedy song". The song was covered in 1985 by the heav y metal band Twisted Sister\, who had a more modest chart appearance with their version (no. 53 in the US). SUMMARY:Leader of the Pack by The Shangri-Las END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:ringo-19641205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lorne Greene\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 5\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Ringo" is a popular song written by Don Robert son and Hal Blair. It was a hit single for Canadian-born actor Lorne Green e in 1964. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on Decembe r 5\, 1964\, as well as garnering the same spot on the Easy Listening char t\, where it retained the position for six weeks. The single also peaked a t number 21 on the Hot Country Singles chart. In Canada\, it hit number on e on the RPM top singles chart on December 7\, 1964. At The beginning of 1 965 it peaked at #1 on The New Zealand Lever Hit parade.\nThe song's sole sung lyric is performed by a male chorus while the verses are a spoken-wor d\, first-person account of a Western lawman and his friendship with a not orious gunfighter\, known only as Ringo. Greene described the song as abou t "Johnny Ringo the outlaw"\, though the account in the song differs from Ringo's life. The song's spoken word format (with a chorus intoning the ti tle of the song) had been used to great effect in 1961 for Jimmy Dean's hi t single\, "Big Bad John". SUMMARY:Ringo by Lorne Greene END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:mr-lonely-19641212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Vinton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 12\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mr. Lonely" is a song co-written and recorded by American singer Bobby Vinton\, backed by Robert Mersey and his Orchest ra. The song was first released on Vinton's 1962 album\, Roses Are Red. SUMMARY:Mr. Lonely by Bobby Vinton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:come-see-about-me-19641219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19641226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 19\, 1964\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Come See About Me" is a 1964 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label. The track opens with a fade-in\, marki ng one of the first times the technique had been used on a studio recordin g.\nThe song became third of five consecutively released Supremes songs to top the Billboard pop singles chart in the United States (the others bein g "Where Did Our Love Go"\, "Baby Love"\, "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again"). It topped the chart twice\, non-consecutively\, being toppled by and later replacing the Beatles' "I Feel Fine" in Decembe r 1964 and January 1965. The BBC ranked "Come See About Me" at #94 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart\, which ranks Motown releases by their all ti me UK downloads and streams. SUMMARY:Come See About Me by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-feel-fine-19641226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19641226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 26\, 1964 – January 9\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Feel Fine" is a song b y the English rock band the Beatles that was released in November 1964 as the A-side of their eighth single. It was written by John Lennon and credi ted to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The recording includes one of t he earliest uses of guitar feedback in popular music.\nThe single topped c harts in the United Kingdom\, the United States\, Canada\, Ireland\, the N etherlands\, New Zealand\, Norway and Sweden. In the UK\, it was the fifth -highest-selling single of the 1960s\, and the Christmas number one of 196 4. SUMMARY:I Feel Fine by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:come-see-about-me-19650116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 16\, 1965 SUMMARY:Come See About Me by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:downtown-19650123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Petula Clark\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 23\, 1965 – January 30\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Downtown" is a song wri tten and produced by the English composer Tony Hatch. Its lyrics speak of going to spend time in an urban downtown as a means of escape from everyda y life. The 1964 version recorded by British singer Petula Clark became an international hit\, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and numb er two on the UK Singles Chart. Hatch received the 1981 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.\nThe song has been covered by many singers\, including Dolly Parton\, Emma Bunton and the Saw Doctors. Frank Sinatra recorded it on his album Strangers in the Night in 1966. SUMMARY:Downtown by Petula Clark END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:you-ve-lost-that-lovin-feelin-19650206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Righteous Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dat es: February 6\, 1965 – February 13\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is a song by Phil Spector\, Barry Mann\, and Cynthia Weil\, first recorded in 1964 by the American vocal duo the Righteous Brot hers. This version\, produced by Spector\, is cited by some music critics as the ultimate expression and illustration of his Wall of Sound recording technique. The record was a critical and commercial success on its releas e\, reaching number one in early February 1965 in both the United States a nd the United Kingdom. The single ranked No. 5 in Billboard's year-end Top 100 of 1965 Hot 100 hits – based on combined airplay and sales\, and no t including three charted weeks in December 1964 – and has entered the U K Top Ten on three occasions.\n"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" has been covered successfully by numerous artists. In 1965\, Cilla Black's recordin g reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Dionne Warwick took her version t o No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1969. A 1971 duet version by si ngers Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard R &B singles chart. Long John Baldry charted at No. 2 in Australia with his 1979 remake and a 1980 version by Hall and Oates reached No. 12 on the US Hot 100. SUMMARY:You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin by The Righteous Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:this-diamond-ring-19650220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650306 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gary Lewis & the Playboys\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 20\, 1965 – February 27\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n“This D iamond Ring” is track #1 on the album\, This Diamond Ring (1965). It pea ked at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100\, making them their biggest hit single to date.\n\nAlthough it was their biggest hit single\, it was originally N OT released by Gary Lewis & The Playboys! Instead\, back some times ago\, it was a demo originally sung by Jimmy Radcliffe but Sammy Ambrose release d the song\, “This Diamond Ring”\, as a single first. SUMMARY:This Diamond Ring by Gary Lewis & the Playboys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:my-girl-19650306 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650313 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Temptations\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Marc h 6\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Girl" is a song recorded by American vocal group the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) record label in 1964. Writte n and produced by the Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Ronald White\, it became the Temptations' first US number-one single\, and is considered their signature song. Robinson's inspiration for writing "My Girl" was his wife\, Miracles member Claudette Rogers Robinson. The song was included on the Temptations 1965 album The Temptations Sing Smokey. In 2017\, the s ong was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by th e Library of Congress as being "culturally\, historically\, or aesthetical ly significant". SUMMARY:My Girl by The Temptations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:eight-days-a-week-19650313 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650327 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 1 3\, 1965 – March 20\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Eight Days a Week" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney an d John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea. It was released in Decem ber 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale\, except in the United States and C anada\, where it was first issued as a single A-side in February 1965 befo re appearing on the album Beatles VI. The song was the band's seventh numb er 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100\, a run of US chart success achieved in just over a year. The single was also number 1 in Canada\, Belgium and the Netherlands.\nThe Beatles recorded "Eight Days a Week" at EMI Studios in London in October 1964. The track opens with a fade-in\, marking one of the first times that this technique had been used on a pop studio recordi ng. The song was reissued worldwide in 2000 on the Beatles compilation alb um 1. It also provided the title for director Ron Howard's 2016 documentar y film on the band's years as live performers\, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week. SUMMARY:Eight Days a Week by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:stop-in-the-name-of-love-19650327 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650410 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 27\, 1965 – April 3\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stop! In the Name of Love" i s a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.\nWritten and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland\, "St op! In the Name of Love" held the number 1 position on the Billboard pop s ingles chart in the United States from March 27\, 1965\, through April 3\, 1965\, and reached the number 2 position on the soul chart.\nBillboard na med the song number 38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of A ll Time. The BBC ranked "Stop! In the Name of Love" at number 56 on The To p 100 Digital Motown Chart\, which ranks Motown releases by their all time UK downloads and streams.\nIn 2001\, the 1965 recording of "Stop! In the Name of Love" by The Supremes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.\n In 2021\, it was listed at No. 254 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Greatest So ngs of All Time". SUMMARY:Stop! In the Name of Love by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-m-telling-you-now-19650410 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650424 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Freddie and the Dreamers\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart d ates: April 10\, 1965 – April 17\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\nFreddie and The Dreamers' most popular song\, becoming their signature track. This song\, one of the few written with help from Freddie Garrity himself and Mitch Mu rray\, grew to the number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. SUMMARY:I'm Telling You Now by Freddie and the Dreamers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-game-of-love-19650424 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650501 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\ nChart dates: April 24\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Game of Love" is a 1964 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders\, first released as a single fr om the band's titular album in January 1965 in the United Kingdom\, follow ed by the United States one month later as "Game of Love". The song reache d Number 2 on the UK Singles chart and Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 10 0 that year. The song also spawned multiple successful cover versions\, in cluding a version by Ian "Tex Pistol" Morris that was a Number 1 hit in Ne w Zealand in 1987. The song was also adapted into French by Frank Gérald as "Quand tu es là" ("When you are there") and was recorded by French pop singer Sylvie Vartan\, first in July 1965 as the second single off of her 1966 studio album "Il y a deux filles en moi" ("There are two girls in me ") that was a hit in French-speaking Belgium\, followed by a re-recording in 1990\, released as a non-album single\, that was a minor hit in France. SUMMARY:The Game of Love by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:mrs-brown-you-ve-got-a-lovely-daughter-19650501 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Herman's Hermits\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ma y 1\, 1965 – May 15\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mrs. Brown\, You've Got a Lo vely Daughter" is a popular song written by British actor\, screenwriter a nd songwriter Trevor Peacock. It was originally sung by actor Tom Courtena y in The Lads\, an ITV Television Playhouse play of 1963\, and released as a single on UK Decca.\nThe best-known version of the song is by Herman's Hermits\, who took it to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in May 196 5\, and number one in Canada the month before. The single debuted on the H ot 100 at number twelve—the third highest debut of the decade (after the Beatles' "Hey Jude" and "Get Back"\, which both debuted at number ten). T he Hermits never released the track—or their other US 1965 number one\, "I'm Henry VIII\, I Am"—as a single in their native Britain. As "Mrs. Br own" was released only a few weeks after the band's previous single\, "Sil houettes"\, both songs ended up occupying the top 10 simultaneously\, with "Silhouettes" peaking at number five.\n"Mrs Brown\, You've Got a Lovely D aughter" was recorded as an afterthought in two takes and featured unique muted lead and rhythm guitar by Derek Leckenby and Keith Hopwood and heavi ly accented lead vocals by Peter Noone\, with backing vocals from Karl Gre en and Keith Hopwood. The band never dreamed it would be a single let alon e hit number one in the US. According to Noone the song was well known to British bands\; it would often be performed at birthday parties\, substitu ting the surname of the girl whose party was being celebrated\, i.e.\, "Mr s. Smith" or "Mrs. Jones" instead of "Mrs. Brown".\nAlvin and the Chipmunk s covered the song for their 1965 album Chipmunks à Go-Go.\nAn answer to the song\, titled\, "Mrs. Jones\, Your Son Gives Up Too Easy\," was releas ed on the Recording Industries (RIC) label as a single in 1965\, performed by a group named Lynn and the Mersey Maids. 1965 also saw the release of "Mrs. Schwartz\, You've Got An Ugly Daughter" by Marty And The Monks on E ra Records.\nThe song was released in Japan on Odeon Records\, a subsidiar y of Toshiba\, as OR-1272. It was backed by the song "Wonderful World".\nI t was recorded by Nellie McKay for her 2015 album My Weekly Reader. SUMMARY:Mrs. Brown\, You've Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:ticket-to-ride-19650522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 22\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Ticket to Ride" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles\, written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–Mc Cartney. Issued as a single in April 1965\, it became the Beatles' seventh consecutive number 1 hit in the United Kingdom and their third consecutiv e number 1 hit (and eighth in total) in the United States\, and similarly topped national charts in Canada\, Australia and Ireland. The song was inc luded on their 1965 album Help!. Recorded at EMI Studios in London in Febr uary that year\, the track marked a progression in the Beatles' work throu gh the incorporation of drone and harder-sounding instrumentation relative to their previous releases. Among music critics\, Ian MacDonald describes the song as "psychologically deeper than anything the Beatles had recorde d before" and "extraordinary for its time".\n"Ticket to Ride" appears in a sequence in the Beatles' second feature film\, Help!\, directed by Richar d Lester. Live performances by the band were included in the Beatles at Sh ea Stadium concert film\, on the live album documenting their concerts at the Hollywood Bowl\, and on the 1996 Anthology 2 box set. In 1969\, "Ticke t to Ride" was covered by the Carpenters\, whose version peaked at number 54 on the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Ticket to Ride by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:help-me-rhonda-19650529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650612 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beach Boys\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 29\, 1965 – June 5\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Help Me\, Rhonda" is a song b y the American rock band the Beach Boys\, appearing first on their 1965 al bum The Beach Boys Today! (where it was spelled "Help Me\, Ronda") and sub sequently in re-recorded form on the following 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was written by Brian Wilson\, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. Band member Al Jardine sings the lead vocal\, a rarity for this era in the Beach Boys. \nAccording to Wilson\, "Help Me\, Rhonda" was not based on a real person. After it was released as an album track on To day!\, Wilson revisited the song\, feeling it had commercial potential. Th is new version\, featuring a different arrangement and slightly different lyrics\, was released as a single in April 1965 and appeared on Summer Day s later that same year. It topped the Billboard Hot 100\, making it their second number-one single following "I Get Around" (1964). It remains one o f the band's most acclaimed singles commercially and critically. SUMMARY:Help Me\, Rhonda by The Beach Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:back-in-my-arms-again-19650612 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650619 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 12 \, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Back in My Arms Again" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.\nWritten and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland\, "Back in My Arms Again" was the fifth consecutive and overall number-one song for the group on the Bil lboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States from June 6\, 1965\, through June 12\, 1965\, also topping the soul chart for a week. SUMMARY:Back in My Arms Again by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-can-t-help-myself-sugar-pie-honey-bunch-19650619 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650626 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Four Tops\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 19\, 1965 SUMMARY:I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:mr-tambourine-man-19650626 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650626 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650703 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Byrds\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 26\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan\, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times\, and it has been included in multiple compilation albums . It has been translated into other languages and has been used or referen ced in television shows\, films\, and books.\nThe song has been performed and recorded by many artists\, including the Byrds\, Judy Collins\, Melani e\, Odetta\, Alvin and the Chipmunks\, and Stevie Wonder among others. The Byrds' version was released in April 1965 as their first single on Columb ia Records\, reaching number 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the UK Singles Chart\, as well as being the title track of their debut album\ , Mr. Tambourine Man. The Byrds' recording of the song was influential in popularizing the musical subgenres of folk rock and jangle pop\, leading m any contemporary bands to mimic its fusion of jangly guitars and intellect ual lyrics in the wake of the single's success. Dylan himself was partly i nfluenced to record with electric instrumentation after hearing the Byrds' reworking of his song during one of their rehearsals at World Pacific Stu dios in late 1964.\nDylan's song has four verses\, of which the Byrds only used the second for their recording. Dylan's and the Byrds' versions have appeared on various lists ranking the greatest songs of all time\, includ ing an appearance by both on Rolling Stone's 2004 list of the 500 best son gs ever. Both versions received Grammy Hall of Fame Awards.\nThe song has a bright\, expansive melody and has become famous for its surrealistic ima gery\, influenced by artists as diverse as French poet Arthur Rimbaud and Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The lyrics call on the title character to play a song and the narrator will follow. Interpretations of the lyric s have included a paean to drugs such as LSD\, a call to the singer's muse \, a reflection of the audience's demands on the singer\, and religious in terpretations. SUMMARY:Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-can-t-help-myself-sugar-pie-honey-bunch-19650703 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650710 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Four Tops\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 3\, 1 965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Can't Help Myself" is a 1965 song recorded by the F our Tops for the Motown label.\nWritten and produced by Motown's main prod uction team Holland–Dozier–Holland\, "I Can't Help Myself" is one of t he most well-known Motown recordings of the 1960s and among the decade's b iggest hits. The single topped the Billboard's R&B chart for nine weeks (b eing named the biggest R&B single of the year by Billboard) and also peake d at No. 1 on the Hot 100 for two non-consecutive weeks\, from June 12 to June 19 and from June 26 to July 3 in 1965. It replaced "Back in My Arms A gain" by label mates the Supremes. It was first unseated at No. 1 by "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds\, then regained the top spot before being rep laced by the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction". Billboard ra nked the record as the second biggest single of 1965. "I Can't Help Myself " was the Four Tops' first top 40 single in the UK\, peaking at No. 23 at the end of 1965\, then reaching No. 10 in its early 1970 re-release. SUMMARY:I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) by Four Tops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-can-t-get-no-satisfaction-19650710 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650807 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 10\, 1965 – July 31\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\nDespite the countless nu mber of rock songs about lust\, this one seems to stand out the most among critics and fans alike. Known for its timeless riff (which Keith Richards literally wrote in his sleep)\, this song placed #2 on the Rolling Stone ’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\n\nReleased in 1965\, “Satisfaction ” is the song that cemented the already popular Rolling Stones as supers tars. SUMMARY:(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-m-henry-viii-i-am-19650807 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650814 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Herman's Hermits\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Aug ust 7\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I'm Henery the Eighth\, I Am" (also "I'm Hen ery the VIII\, I Am" or "I'm Henry VIII\, I Am"\; spelled "Henery" but pro nounced "'Enery" in the Cockney style normally used to sing it) is a 1910 British music hall song by Fred Murray and R. P. Weston. It was a signatur e song of the music hall star Harry Champion.\nJoe Brown included the song on his first album A Picture of You in 1962. In 1965\, it became the fast est-selling song in history to that point when it was revived by Herman's Hermits\, becoming the group's second number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, dethroning "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. Despite that success\, the single was not released in the UK. The Herman' s Hermits version is a very short song\, one of the shortest ever to be a number-one single in the US.\nIn the well-known chorus\, Henery explains t hat his wife had been married seven times before\, each time to another He nery: SUMMARY:I'm Henry VIII\, I Am by Herman's Hermits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-got-you-babe-19650814 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sonny & Cher\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 14\, 1965 – August 28\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album \, Look at Us (1965). It first charted on July 10\, 1965\, and spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 1965. It sold more than one million copies and was certified gold by the RIAA. It also reach ed number one in the United Kingdom and Canada.\nIn 1968\, R&B singer Etta James released a cover version\, which peaked at number 69 on the Billboa rd singles chart for that year.\nIn 1985\, a cover version of "I Got You B abe" by British reggae-pop band UB40 featuring American singer Chrissie Hy nde peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1993\, Cher re-recorded the song as a d uet with American animated characters Beavis and Butt-Head\; this peaked a t number 35 in the UK and became a top 10 hit in the Netherlands. SUMMARY:I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:help-19650904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19650925 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 4\, 1965 – September 18\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Help!" is a song by t he English rock band the Beatles that served as the title song for the 196 5 film and the band's accompanying soundtrack album. It was released as a single in July 1965\, and was number one for three weeks in the United Sta tes and the United Kingdom. Credited to Lennon–McCartney\, "Help!" was w ritten by John Lennon with some assistance from Paul McCartney. During an interview with Playboy in 1980\, Lennon recounted: "The whole Beatles thin g was just beyond comprehension. I was subconsciously crying out for help" .\nThe song was ranked at number 29 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2004 and 2010\, and then was re-ranked at number 447 in the 2021 list. In 2008\, the 1965 Capitol Records recording of "Help!" was in ducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:Help! by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:eve-of-destruction-19650925 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19650925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651002 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barry McGuire\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septem ber 25\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song writt en by P. F. Sloan in mid-1965. Several artists have recorded it\, but the most popular recording was by Barry McGuire\, on which Sloan played guitar .\nThe song references social issues of its period\, including the Vietnam War\, the draft\, the threat of nuclear war\, the Civil Rights Movement\, turmoil in the Middle East and the American space program.\nThe American media helped to make the song popular by using it as an example of everyth ing that was wrong with the youth culture of the time. Its controversial l yrics caused it to be banned by some American radio stations\, "claiming i t was an aid to the enemy in Vietnam". SUMMARY:Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hang-on-sloopy-19651002 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651009 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The McCoys\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 2 \, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns. Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964. Atlantic R ecords released it as a single\, which reached No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song is associated with Ohio State University and is Ohio' s official rock song.\nThe song became standard fare for garage bands and\ , in 1965\, it became one of the first songs recorded by the Yardbirds wit h guitarist Jeff Beck. A version by the rock group the McCoys was the most successful when it reached number one in the U.S. singles chart in Octobe r 1965. Recordings by additional artists also reached the charts\, includi ng versions in Spanish and Portuguese.\nBy one account\, the inspiration f or the song was Dorothy Sloop\, a jazz singer from Steubenville\, Ohio\, a nd a student at Ohio University in Athens. SUMMARY:Hang On Sloopy by The McCoys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:yesterday-19651009 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 9\, 1965 – October 30\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Yesterday" is a song by t he English rock band the Beatles\, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released on the album Help! in August 1965\, except in the United States\, where it was issued as a single in Se ptember. The song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. It subsequently appeared on the UK EP Yesterday in March 1966 and made its U S album debut on Yesterday and Today\, in June 1966.\nMcCartney's vocal an d acoustic guitar\, together with a string quartet\, was essentially the b and's first solo performance. It remains popular today and\, with 2\,200 c over versions\, is one of the most covered songs in the history of recorde d music. "Yesterday" was voted the best song of the 20th century in a 1999 BBC Radio 2 poll of music experts and listeners and was also voted the No . 1 pop song of all time by MTV and Rolling Stone magazine the following y ear. In 1997\, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Broadca st Music Incorporated (BMI) asserts that it was performed over seven milli on times in the 20th century.\n"Yesterday" is often interpreted as a melan cholic ballad about lost love. Paul McCartney later suggested that the lyr ic "I said something wrong" may have been inspired not by romance but by a childhood memory of mocking his mother for sounding "posh". McCartney is the only member of the Beatles to appear on the track. The final recording was so different from other works by the Beatles that the band members ve toed the song's release as a single in the United Kingdom. However\, other artists quickly recorded versions of it for single release. The Beatles' recording was issued in the U.K. as a single in 1976 and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. SUMMARY:Yesterday by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:get-off-of-my-cloud-19651106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 6\, 1965 – November 13\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the earlie st #1 hits of The Rolling Stones\, “Get Off My Cloud” was released in November 1965 as a 7-inch single\; in December of that year\, it appeared on the Stones' fifth studio album\, December’s Children (and Everybody ’s). The song topped the charts in the U.S.A.\, the U.K. and Germany\; i t peaked at No. 2 in Ireland and Australia. A promotional performance vi deo was also released in 1965\, as shown here.\n\nIn the 1960s\, songs wer e often released in mono format\, meaning the listener would not hear diff erent instruments in two separate speakers. “Get Off My Cloud” was re corded in stereo but released in mono\; there are rare versions of the son g available in the original true stereo. The stereo version reveals a few elements of the song that were less audible in the mono version\, includi ng a 12-string guitar riff by Brian Jones that placed into the right chann el on the stereo mix\; and clearer backing vocals and hand claps from Mick Jagger.\n\nThe stereo mix of this track is difficult to find on CD\, apar t from very early prints of their greatest hits LP Hot Rocks 1\, but it ca n be found & played on youtube as well as other internet sites. SUMMARY:Get Off of My Cloud by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-hear-a-symphony-19651120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 20\, 1965 – November 27\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Hear a Symphony" is a 1965 song recorded by the Supremes for the Motown label.\nWritten and p roduced by Motown's main production team\, Holland–Dozier–Holland\, th e song became their sixth number-one pop hit on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart in the United States for two weeks from November 14\, 1965\, through November 27\, 1965. On the UK singles chart\, the single peaked a t number thirty-nine. SUMMARY:I Hear a Symphony by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:turn-turn-turn-to-everything-there-is-a-season-19651204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19651225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Byrds\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 4\, 1965 – December 18\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is adapted entir ely (except for the last line) from Qoheleth\, also called the Book of Ecc lesiastes. It was put to music by Pete Seeger in 1959. The song became a w orldwide hit in 1965 when it was covered by The Byrds. SUMMARY:Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) by The Byrds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:over-and-over-19651225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19651225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Dave Clark Five\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 25\, 1965\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Over and Over" is a song written by Ro bert James Byrd and recorded by him using the stage name Bobby Day. Day's version entered the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958\, the same week a version of the same song by Thurston Harris entered the chart. Day's version reache d #41\, and was the B-side to "Rockin' Robin". Thurston Harris' version pe aked at #96. In the song\, the singer describes going to a party with misg ivings of having a good time\, until he sees a pretty girl. The singer att empts to ask her out\, but she is waiting for her date to arrive. He vows to try "over and over". SUMMARY:Over and Over by The Dave Clark Five END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-sound-of-silence-19660101 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660108 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simon & Garfunkel\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ja nuary 1\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sou nds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel \, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a r ecord deal with Columbia Records\, and the original acoustic version was r ecorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New Yo rk City for their debut album\, Wednesday Morning\, 3 A.M.\, released that October to disappointing sales. An overdubbed electric remix was released the following year and went to number one on the Billboard singles chart. \nIn 1965\, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston and throughout Florida. The growing airplay led Tom Wilson\, the song's pr oducer\, to remix the track\, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. This remixed version was released as a single in September 1965. Simon & G arfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. Th e remix hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 1\, 1966\, leading the duo to reunite and hastily record their second album\, which Columbia titled Sounds of Silence in an attempt to capitalize on th e song's success. The remixed single version of the song was included on t his follow-up album. Later\, it was featured under both the opening and cl osing credits of the 1967 film The Graduate and was included on the film's soundtrack album. It was additionally released on the Mrs. Robinson EP in 1968\, along with three other songs from the film: "Mrs. Robinson"\, "Apr il Come She Will"\, and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle".\n"The Sound of Silenc e" was a top-ten hit in multiple countries worldwide\, among them Australi a\, Austria\, West Germany\, Japan and the Netherlands. Since its release\ , the song was included in later compilations\, beginning with the 1972 co mpilation album Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. SUMMARY:The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:we-can-work-it-out-19660108 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 8\, 1966 – January 15\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles\, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was first issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripp er" in December 1965. The song was recorded during the sessions for the ba nd's Rubber Soul album. The single reached number one in Britain (where it won the Ivor Novello Award for the top-selling A-side of 1965)\, the Unit ed States\, Australia\, Canada\, and Ireland. In the UK\, it was the seven th highest selling single of the 1960s\, and the Christmas number one of 1 965.\n"We Can Work It Out" is a comparatively rare example of a Lennon–M cCartney collaboration from this period in the Beatles' career\, in that t he two songwriters worked together as they had when writing the group's ea rly hit singles of 1963. "A Day in the Life"\, "Baby\, You're a Rich Man"\ , and "I've Got a Feeling"\, are among the other notable exceptions to thi s trend from the group's later career. SUMMARY:We Can Work It Out by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-sound-of-silence-19660122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simon & Garfunkel\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ja nuary 22\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The So unds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunke l\, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records\, and the original acoustic version was recorded in March 1964 at Columbia's 7th Avenue Recording Studios in New Y ork City for their debut album\, Wednesday Morning\, 3 A.M.\, released tha t October to disappointing sales. An overdubbed electric remix was release d the following year and went to number one on the Billboard singles chart .\nIn 1965\, the song began to attract airplay at radio stations in Boston and throughout Florida. The growing airplay led Tom Wilson\, the song's p roducer\, to remix the track\, overdubbing electric instruments and drums. This remixed version was released as a single in September 1965. Simon & Garfunkel were not informed of the song's remix until after its release. T he remix hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending January 1\ , 1966\, leading the duo to reunite and hastily record their second album\ , which Columbia titled Sounds of Silence in an attempt to capitalize on t he song's success. The remixed single version of the song was included on this follow-up album. Later\, it was featured under both the opening and c losing credits of the 1967 film The Graduate and was included on the film' s soundtrack album. It was additionally released on the Mrs. Robinson EP i n 1968\, along with three other songs from the film: "Mrs. Robinson"\, "Ap ril Come She Will"\, and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle".\n"The Sound of Silen ce" was a top-ten hit in multiple countries worldwide\, among them Austral ia\, Austria\, West Germany\, Japan and the Netherlands. Since its release \, the song was included in later compilations\, beginning with the 1972 c ompilation album Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits. SUMMARY:The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:we-can-work-it-out-19660129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 29\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"We Can Work It Out" is a song by the English ro ck band the Beatles\, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It was fi rst issued as a double A-side single with "Day Tripper" in December 1965. The song was recorded during the sessions for the band's Rubber Soul album . The single reached number one in Britain (where it won the Ivor Novello Award for the top-selling A-side of 1965)\, the United States\, Australia\ , Canada\, and Ireland. In the UK\, it was the seventh highest selling sin gle of the 1960s\, and the Christmas number one of 1965.\n"We Can Work It Out" is a comparatively rare example of a Lennon–McCartney collaboration from this period in the Beatles' career\, in that the two songwriters wor ked together as they had when writing the group's early hit singles of 196 3. "A Day in the Life"\, "Baby\, You're a Rich Man"\, and "I've Got a Feel ing"\, are among the other notable exceptions to this trend from the group 's later career. SUMMARY:We Can Work It Out by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:my-love-19660205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Petula Clark\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 5\, 1966 – February 12\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Love" is a 1965 sin gle release by Petula Clark which\, in early 1966\, became an internationa l hit\, reaching No. 1 in the US\; the track continued Clark's collaborati on with songwriter and record producer Tony Hatch. SUMMARY:My Love by Petula Clark END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:lightnin-strikes-19660219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lou Christie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 19\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Lightnin' Strikes" is a song written by Lou C hristie and Twyla Herbert\, and recorded by Christie on the MGM label. It was a hit in 1966\, making it to No. 1 in Canada in February 1966 on the R PM Top Singles chart\, then to No. 1 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 in February\, No. 3 on the New Zealand Listener chart in May\, and No. 11 on the UK Record Retailer chart. It attained RIAA certification on March 3 \, 1966\, garnering gold status for shipping a million copies. SUMMARY:Lightnin' Strikes by Lou Christie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:these-boots-are-made-for-walkin-19660226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660305 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nancy Sinatra\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februa ry 26\, 1966 SUMMARY:These Boots Are Made for Walkin by Nancy Sinatra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-ballad-of-the-green-berets-19660305 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660409 DESCRIPTION:Artist: SSgt Barry Sadler\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: M arch 5\, 1966 – April 2\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Ballad of the Green Berets" is a 1966 patriotic song co-written and performed by Barry Sadler\ , in the style of a ballad about the United States Army Special Forces. It was one of the few popular songs of the Vietnam War years to cast the mil itary in a positive light. \nThe song became a major hit in January 1966\, reaching number one for five weeks on the Billboard Hot 100\, and was ran ked number one of that chart's most successful songs of 1966. It was also a crossover hit\, reaching number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and number two on Billboard's Country survey. "The Ballad of the Green Ber ets" was the most commercially successful topical song of the Vietnam War era. SUMMARY:The Ballad of the Green Berets by SSgt Barry Sadler END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:you-re-my-soul-and-inspiration-19660409 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660430 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Righteous Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dat es: April 9\, 1966 – April 23\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"(You're My) Soul a nd Inspiration" is a song by the American pop duo the Righteous Brothers. It was the group's first hit after leaving their long-time producer Phil S pector. The song was written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil\; the duo also wrote the group's first hit "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" along with Phil Spector. It is the title track of their album. The single peaked at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100\, and reached No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 3 single for 1966. SUMMARY:(You're My) Soul and Inspiration by The Righteous Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:good-lovin-19660430 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Young Rascals\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ap ril 30\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Good Lovin'‘” is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll\, and was ranked #333 on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. Writer Dav e Marsh placed it at number 108 in his 1989 book The Heart of Rock and Sou l: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made\, saying it is “the greatest exam ple ever of a remake surpassing the quality of an original without changin g a thing about the arrangement\,” and that “'Good Lovin’ all by its elf is enough to dispel the idiotic notion that rock and roll is nothing m ore than white boys stealing from blacks.” SUMMARY:Good Lovin by The Young Rascals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:monday-monday-19660507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660528 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Mamas & the Papas\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart date s: May 7\, 1966 – May 21\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Monday\, Monday" is a 1 966 song written by John Phillips and recorded by the Mamas & the Papas\, with backing music by members of the Wrecking Crew for their 1966 album If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. Denny Doherty was the lead vocalist. It was the group's only #1 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Monday\, Monday by The Mamas & the Papas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:when-a-man-loves-a-woman-19660528 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660611 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Percy Sledge\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 28 \, 1966 – June 4\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"When a Man Loves a Woman" is a song written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright and first recorded by Ameri can R&B\, soul and gospel singer Percy Sledge in 1966 at Norala Sound Stud io in Sheffield\, Alabama. It made number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100\, as well as on the Billboard R&B singles chart. Country singer John Wesley Ryles had a minor hit with his version of the song in 1976. Singer and actress Bette Midler recorded the song and had a top-40 hit with her version in 1980. In 1991\, Michael Bolton recorded the song and his version peaked at number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 c hart and the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. SUMMARY:When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:paint-it-black-19660611 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660625 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 11\, 1966 – June 18\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Paint It Black" is a 19 66 song by The Rolling Stones.\nPaint It Black or Paint It\, Black may als o refer to: SUMMARY:Paint It Black by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:paperback-writer-19660625 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660702 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 25\ , 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Paperback Writer" is a song by the English rock ba nd the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Le nnon–McCartney partnership\, the song was released as the A-side of thei r eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United King dom\, the United States\, Ireland\, West Germany\, Australia\, New Zealand and Norway. On the US Billboard Hot 100\, the song was at number one for two non-consecutive weeks\, being interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Stranger s in the Night".\n"Paperback Writer" was the last new song by the Beatles to be featured on their final tour in 1966\, and debuted globally on the 1 966 compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies\, except in the Unite d States and Canada\, where it debuted on the 1970 collection Hey Jude. SUMMARY:Paperback Writer by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:strangers-in-the-night-19660702 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Frank Sinatra\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2 \, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Strangers in the Night" is a song composed by Ber t Kaempfert with English lyrics by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder. Kae mpfert originally used it under the title "Beddy Bye" as part of the instr umental score for the movie A Man Could Get Killed. The song was made famo us in 1966 by Frank Sinatra.\nSinatra's recording of the song reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Easy Listening chart\, and i t was also simultaneously a No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The success of the song led to the release of the album Strangers in the Night which incl uded the title song. This release became Sinatra's most commercially succ essful album.\nSinatra's recording won him the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year\, as wel l as a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist or Instru mentalist for Ernie Freeman at the Grammy Awards of 1967. SUMMARY:Strangers in the Night by Frank Sinatra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:paperback-writer-19660709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660716 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 9\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Paperback Writer" is a song by the English rock ban d the Beatles. Written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to the Len non–McCartney partnership\, the song was released as the A-side of their eleventh single in May 1966. It topped singles charts in the United Kingd om\, the United States\, Ireland\, West Germany\, Australia\, New Zealand and Norway. On the US Billboard Hot 100\, the song was at number one for t wo non-consecutive weeks\, being interrupted by Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night".\n"Paperback Writer" was the last new song by the Beatles t o be featured on their final tour in 1966\, and debuted globally on the 19 66 compilation album A Collection of Beatles Oldies\, except in the United States and Canada\, where it debuted on the 1970 collection Hey Jude. SUMMARY:Paperback Writer by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hanky-panky-19660716 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660730 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy James and the Shondells\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: July 16\, 1966 – July 23\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hanky Panky" is a song written by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich for their group\, the Raindrops.\nA 1964 recording by the Shondells\, later reissued in 1966 un der the band's new\, and more successful\, incarnation of "Tommy James and the Shondells" which is the best-known version\, reaching #1 in the Unite d States in 1966. SUMMARY:Hanky Panky by Tommy James and the Shondells END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:wild-thing-19660730 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660813 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Troggs\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 30\ , 1966 – August 6\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Wild Thing" is a song written by American songwriter Chip Taylor and popularized by the British rock ban d the Troggs. It was originally recorded and released by the American rock band the Wild Ones in 1965\, but it did not chart. The following year\, t he Troggs' version peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and topped the charts in the United States. Their version of "Wild Thing" was ranked at number 257 on the Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the 500 Greate st Songs of All Time. It has also been performed by many other musicians. SUMMARY:Wild Thing by The Troggs END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:summer-in-the-city-19660813 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660903 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Lovin' Spoonful\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 13\, 1966 – August 27\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Summer in the City " is a song by the Canadian-American folk-rock band the Lovin' Spoonful. W ritten by John Sebastian\, Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone\, the song was r eleased as a non-album single in July 1966 and was included on the album H ums of the Lovin' Spoonful later that year. The single was the Lovin' Spoo nful's fifth to break the top ten in the United States\, and the only one by the group to reach number one. A departure from the band's lighter soun d\, the recording features a harder rock style. The lyrics differ from mos t songs about the summer by lamenting the heat\, contrasting the unpleasan t warmth and noise of the daytime with the relief offered by the cool nigh t\, which allows for the nightlife to begin.\nJohn Sebastian reworked the lyrics and melody of "Summer in the City" from a song written by his teena ge brother Mark. Boone contributed the song's bridge while in the studio. The Lovin' Spoonful recorded "Summer in the City" in two sessions at Colum bia Records' 7th Avenue Studio in New York in March 1966. Erik Jacobsen pr oduced the sessions with assistance from engineer Roy Halee\, while Artie Schroeck performed as a session musician on a Wurlitzer electric piano. Th e recording is an early instance in pop music of added sound effects\, mad e up of car horns and a pneumatic drill to mimic city noises.\n"Summer in the City" has since received praise from several music critics and musicol ogists for its changing major-minor keys and its inventive use of sound ef fects. The song has been covered by several artists\, including Quincy Jon es\, whose 1973 version won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrange ment\, and Joe Cocker in 1994\, and has since been sampled by numerous hip hop artists. SUMMARY:Summer in the City by The Lovin' Spoonful END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:sunshine-superman-19660903 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660910 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donovan\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 3\ , 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sunshine Superman" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5–10045) in July 1966\, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was delayed until Dec ember 1966\, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label\, Pye Records ( Pye 7N 17241). The single was backed with "The Trip" on both the US and U K releases. It has been described as "[one of the] classics of the era"\, and as "the quintessential bright summer sing along".\n"Sunshine Superman" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States (Donovan's only single to do so) and subsequently became the title track of his third album. When finally released in the UK\, it reached No. 2. A different mi x of "The Trip" (without harmonica) is also included in the album. The sin gle version of "Sunshine Superman" was edited down from its original four- and-a-half minutes to just over three\, and this version was also used on the album\; the full-length version made its debut on the Donovan's Greate st Hits LP in 1969. SUMMARY:Sunshine Superman by Donovan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:you-can-t-hurry-love-19660910 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19660924 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 10\, 1966 – September 17\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Can't Hurry Lov e" is a song originally recorded by the Supremes on the Motown label. It w as released on July 25\, 1966 as the second single from their studio album The Supremes A' Go-Go.\nWritten and produced by Motown production team Ho lland–Dozier–Holland\, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100\, made the top five in the UK\, and top 10 in Australia. It was released and pea ked in late summer and early autumn in 1966. Sixteen years later\, Phil Co llins re-recorded the song for his album Hello\, I Must Be Going!. When re leased as a single it became a number one hit in the UK\, staying there fo r two weeks beginning in January 1983\, and reached number 10 on the US Bi llboard Hot 100 a month later.\nBillboard named the song number 19 on thei r list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The BBC ranked "You C an't Hurry Love" at number 16 on The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart\, which is based solely on all time UK downloads and streams of Motown releases. SUMMARY:You Can't Hurry Love by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:cherish-19660924 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19660924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661015 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Association\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Sep tember 24\, 1966 – October 8\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Cherish" is a pop s ong written by Terry Kirkman and recorded by the Association. Released in 1966\, the song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in Septembe r of that year and remained in the top position for three weeks. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 7 song of 1966\, and later as No. 2\, after a revision of the year-end charts. It was certified gold by the RIAA in th e US in 1966. In Canada\, the song also reached number one. SUMMARY:Cherish by The Association END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:reach-out-i-ll-be-there-19661015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661029 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Four Tops\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 1 5\, 1966 – October 22\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Four Tops’ 1966 song “Reach Out\, I’ll Be There” is a feel-good Motown Records classic an d one of the group’s biggest hits. The Four Tops were a vocal quartet fr om Detroit\, led by singer Levi Stubbs.\n\n“Reach Out\, I’ll Be There ” was written by Motown’s defining songwriter trio Holland-Dozier-Holl and—composed of Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian and Eddie Holland. Whil e Dozier and Brian Holland handled the production and composition of their songs\, Eddie Holland would write the lyrics and arrange vocals.\n\nDozie r told Sound on Sound that this song marked a pivotal shift in the Motown style:\n\nUp until then\, most of the songs basically had three chords. Th ey were very simple and\, in a sense\, very rock & roll\, but I think the experiment of putting classical and gospel together reached full force on ‘Reach Out I’ll Be There.’ To my knowledge\, those structures had ne ver been explored before\, and on that song we were reaching out for diffe rent sounds and approaches.\n\nAfter the Four Tops finished the song\, th ey disregarded it because it didn’t sound like the rest of their materia l. Fakir told the Guardian:\n\nA few weeks later\, Motown boss Berry Gordy sent us a memo: ‘Make sure your taxes are taken care of—because we’ re going to release the biggest record you’ve ever had.’ He called us into his office\, and I remember one of us asking: ‘So when are we going to record this great song?’ He said: ‘You already have.’\n\nThe Fou r Tops begged Berry to not release the song as a single\, but he couldn’ t be swayed.\n\nFakir:\n\nI was out driving when I heard the song on the r adio for the first time. It hit me like a lead pipe. I turned my car round and drove right back to Berry’s office. He was in a meeting but I opene d the door and just said: ‘Berry\, don’t ever talk to us about what yo u’re releasing. Just do what you do. Bye.’ SUMMARY:Reach Out I'll Be There by Four Tops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:96-tears-19661029 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: ? and the Mysterians\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 29\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"96 Tears" is a song by the American ga rage rock band ? and the Mysterians released in August 1966. In October of that year\, it was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. and on the RPM 100 in Canada. Billboard ranked the record as the #5 song for 1966. It wa s ranked #213 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All T ime in 2010. On November 11\, 1966\, the single was certified as gold by t he RIAA. SUMMARY:96 Tears by ? and the Mysterians END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:last-train-to-clarksville-19661105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Monkees\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 5\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Last Train to Clarksville" is a song by America n rock band the Monkees. It was released as the band's debut single on Aug ust 16\, 1966\, and was later included on the group's self-titled album\, which was released on October 10\, 1966. The song\, written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart\, was recorded at RCA Victor Studio B in Hollywood on July 25\, 1966\, and was already on the Boss Radio "Hit Bounds" playlist on Au gust 17\, 1966. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 5\, 1966. Lead vocals were performed by the Monkees' drummer\, Mi cky Dolenz. "Last Train to Clarksville" was featured in seven episodes of the band's television series\, the most for any Monkees song. SUMMARY:Last Train to Clarksville by The Monkees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:poor-side-of-town-19661112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnny Rivers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 12\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny River s that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadi an Chart in November 1966. The song marked a turning point in Rivers' care er that saw him move away from his earlier rock and roll style toward pop ballads. SUMMARY:Poor Side of Town by Johnny Rivers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:you-keep-me-hangin-on-19661119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 19\, 1966 – November 26\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “You Keep Me Hang in’ On\,” the Supremes try to end a doomed relationship once and for a ll. Released in 1966\, the song became the Supremes’ eighth #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.\n\nIt was written by Lamont Dozier and brothers Br ian and Eddie Holland—Motown’s premiere songwriting team. This song ma rked something of a new start for Holland-Dozier-Holland\, as they wanted to try weightier subject matter.\nAccording to Dozier\, the song’s one-n ote guitar part was inspired by Morse Code-style radio news flashes.\n\nHo lland-Dozier-Holland got out of Motown’s life in 1967—this was the las t of their Supremes hits before leaving the label.\n\nGenerations of fans have hung on to this song—it’s returned to the charts on three differe nt occasions. In 1967\, psychedelic rockers Vanilla Fudge reached #6 on th e Hot 100 with their version.\n\nIn 1986\, British singer Kim Wilde took t he song to back to #1. Wilde’s success made “You Keep Me Hangin’ On ” one of the only hits to top the charts by two different artists.\n\nIn 1996\, country singer Reba McEntire dropped a version that climbed to #2 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. SUMMARY:You Keep Me Hangin' On by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:winchester-cathedral-19661203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The New Vaudeville Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: December 3\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Winchester Cathedral" is a song by the New Vaudeville Band\, a British novelty group established by the song' s composer\, Geoff Stephens\, and was released in late 1966 by Fontana Rec ords.\nIt reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM 100 chart\, co-charting wi th the Dana Rollin version\, and shortly thereafter in the US on the Billb oard Hot 100 chart. Stephens was a big fan of tunes from the British music hall era (or what Americans would call "vaudeville")\, so he wrote "Winch ester Cathedral" in that vein\, complete with a Rudy Vallée soundalike\n( John Carter) singing through his hands to imitate a megaphone sound. Altho ugh the song was recorded entirely by session musicians\, when it became a n international hit\, an actual band had to be assembled\, with Fontana tr ying unsuccessfully to recruit the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. The recording i s one of the few charting songs to feature a bassoon. The band toured exte nsively under the tutelage of Peter Grant\, who later went on to manage Th e Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.\nThe song won the 1967 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording. An initial long-playing album including the song was issued in late 1966 by Fontana Records\, also titled Winchester Cathedral. Stephens received the 1966 Ivor Novello Award for "Best Song Mu sically and Lyrically".\nIn 2016\, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of th e song's release\, a new version by Geoff Stephens was released on CD by S ignum Classics\, sung by members of the Winchester Cathedral Choir. The p remier performance of this version was to take place during a gala concert in Winchester Cathedral on March 12\, 2016\, to help raise funds for the Cathedral's Appeal. SUMMARY:Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:good-vibrations-19661210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beach Boys\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decem ber 10\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Good Vibrations" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys\, produced and composed by Brian Wilson with lyri cs by Mike Love and\, in some published versions\, by Tony Asher. Released as a single on October 10\, 1966\, it achieved immediate critical and com mercial success\, topping the charts in several countries\, including the United States and United Kingdom. Promoted as a "pocket symphony" for its complexity and episodic structure\, the record had an unprecedented produc tion and expanded the boundaries of popular music\, elevating its recognit ion as an art form and revolutionizing standard practices in studio record ing. It is considered one of the greatest works of rock\, pop\, and psyche delia.\nWilson was inspired by the concept of extrasensory perception\, Ph il Spector's production of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"\, and recreat ional drugs\, possibly including LSD\, in creating the song. He produced d ozens of music fragments (or "modules") with his bandmates and over 30 ses sion musicians across four Hollywood studios from February to September 19 66. Over 90 hours of tape were consumed\, with production costs estimated in the tens of thousands of dollars\, making it the costliest and longest- to-record pop single at the time. The resulting track subverted traditiona l songwriting conventions through its use of development\, a process norma lly associated with classical music\, and abrupt shifts in texture and moo d.\nOne of the most influential pop recordings in history\, "Good Vibratio ns" advanced the role of the studio as an instrument and effectively launc hed the progressive pop genre\, heralding a wave of pop experimentation an d the onset of psychedelic and progressive rock. The track incorporated a novel mix of instruments\, including cello and Electro-Theremin\; although the latter is not a true theremin\, the song's use of the instrument spur red renewed interest in theremins and synthesizers. The flower power-inspi red lyrics reinforced the Beach Boys' association with the 1960s countercu lture\, while the phrase "good vibes"\, originally a niche slang term\, en tered mainstream usage. SUMMARY:Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:winchester-cathedral-19661217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19661231 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The New Vaudeville Band\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart da tes: December 17\, 1966 – December 24\, 1966\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Winchester Cathedral" is a song by the New Vaudeville Band\, a British novelty group established by the song's composer\, Geoff Stephens\, and was released in late 1966 by Fontana Records.\nIt reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM 1 00 chart\, co-charting with the Dana Rollin version\, and shortly thereaft er in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Stephens was a big fan of tun es from the British music hall era (or what Americans would call "vaudevil le")\, so he wrote "Winchester Cathedral" in that vein\, complete with a R udy Vallée soundalike\n(John Carter) singing through his hands to imitate a megaphone sound. Although the song was recorded entirely by session mus icians\, when it became an international hit\, an actual band had to be as sembled\, with Fontana trying unsuccessfully to recruit the Bonzo Dog Doo- Dah Band. The recording is one of the few charting songs to feature a bass oon. The band toured extensively under the tutelage of Peter Grant\, who l ater went on to manage The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.\nThe song won the 1 967 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Recording. An initial long-pl aying album including the song was issued in late 1966 by Fontana Records\ , also titled Winchester Cathedral. Stephens received the 1966 Ivor Novell o Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically".\nIn 2016\, to celebrate t he 50th anniversary of the song's release\, a new version by Geoff Stephen s was released on CD by Signum Classics\, sung by members of the Winchest er Cathedral Choir. The premier performance of this version was to take pl ace during a gala concert in Winchester Cathedral on March 12\, 2016\, to help raise funds for the Cathedral's Appeal. SUMMARY:Winchester Cathedral by The New Vaudeville Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-m-a-believer-19661231 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19661231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Monkees\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 31\, 1966 – February 11\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I'm a Believer" is a s ong written by Neil Diamond and recorded by the American pop rock band the Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single\, produc ed by Jeff Barry\, hit the number-one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 c hart for the week ending December 31\, 1966\, and remained there for seven weeks becoming the last number-one hit of 1966 and the biggest-selling s ingle for all of 1967. Billboard ranked the record as the number-five song for 1967.\nThe song topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in January and February 1967. Also\, it reached number one in several other countrie s\, including Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, and Ireland.\nBillboard d escribed the song as "an easy-go dance mover" that "will hit with immediat e impact". Cash Box said the single is a "medium-paced rocker [that] is f ull of the group's top-notch harmonies and is laced with infectious sounds ". Record World said it was "sensational". SUMMARY:I'm a Believer by The Monkees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:kind-of-a-drag-19670218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670304 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Buckinghams\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Feb ruary 18\, 1967 – February 25\, 1967 SUMMARY:Kind of a Drag by The Buckinghams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:ruby-tuesday-19670304 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670311 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: M arch 4\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Ruby Tuesday” was first released in 196 7 as the B-side of “Let’s Spend the Night Together”\, the lead singl e to promote Between the Buttons.\n\nWhile it was first released as the B- side to “Let’s Spend the Night Together”\, thanks to that song’s f rank sexuality\, most American radio stations opted to play this song inst ead of the A-side. As a result\, “Ruby Tuesday” became the Rolling Sto nes' fourth #1 hit in America. It remains one of the group’s most popula r songs. SUMMARY:Ruby Tuesday by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:love-is-here-and-now-you-re-gone-19670311 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 1 1\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Supremes' hit single “Love Is Here And Now You’re Gone” is from their 1967 album The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier -Holland. This song was recorded in Los Angeles\, California on August 12 \, 1966 and at Hitsville U.S.A. in Detroit\, Michigan three months later. It was written by Eddie Holland\, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland. Backe d by a baroque rock sound by a string section and a harpsichord\, the song describes the beginning of a breakup. Diana Ross' spoken monologues were filled with drama and emotion through the entire song. “Love Is Here A nd Now You’re Gone” made #1 on both the US R&B chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It also made #1 on the US Cash Box Top 100 chart. In the UK\, it peaked at #17 on the charts. SUMMARY:Love Is Here and Now You're Gone by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:penny-lane-19670318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670325 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 18 \, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Penny Lane” was released in 1967 as a double A-side single\, alongside “Strawberry Fields Forever.” The song was pr imarily written by Paul McCartney with John Lennon rumoured to have contri buted the “four of fish and finger pies” line. Both songs were origina lly meant to be included on Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band\, but The Beatles and their management ultimately decided to release them early\ , since EMI Records was concerned with their “fading popularity” follo wing the infamous “more popular than Jesus” controversy.\n\nGeorge Mar tin openly said that not including the songs on Sgt. Pepper’s was “the biggest mistake of his professional life.” He later explained this in T he Beatles Anthology:\n\n\nThe only reason that ‘Strawberry Fields Forev er’ and ‘Penny Lane’ didn’t go onto the new album was a feeling th at if we issued a single\, it shouldn’t go onto an album. That was a cra zy idea\, and I’m afraid I was partly responsible. It’s nonsense these days\, but in those days it was an aspect that we’d try to give the pub lic value for money.\n\nThe idea of a double A-side came from me and Brian Epstein\, really. Brian was desperate to recover popularity\, and so we w anted to make sure that we had a marvelous seller. He came to me and said\ , ‘I must have a really great single. What have you got?’ I said\, ‘ Well\, I’ve got three tracks–and two of them are the best tracks they ’ve ever made. We could put the two together and make a smashing single. ’ We did\, and it was a smashing single–but it was also a dreadful mis take.\n\n\n\n\nPenny Lane is a street in Liverpool where McCartney and Len non used to meet in their childhood. In the song\, the narrator (Paul) sit s\, observes\, listens and analyzes the people and their surroundings—ev erything beneath the surface of their daily lives.\n\nIn 2006\, Penny Lane was a candidate for renaming because it was originally named after a slav e owner. Due to its historical significance in pop culture\, however\, the name was preserved. SUMMARY:Penny Lane by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:happy-together-19670325 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670415 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Turtles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 2 5\, 1967 – April 8\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\n1967 mega-hit by the Los Angel es based group The Turtles from the album with the same name.\n\nIt spent 3 weeks at the top of the charts.\n\nThe song was used in an advertisement for the video game Super Smash Bros. and for the Detective Pikachu movie\ , both created by Nintendo. SUMMARY:Happy Together by The Turtles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:somethin-stupid-19670415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670513 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\n Chart dates: April 15\, 1967 – May 6\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Somethin' Stupid\,” Frank Sinatra ve kızı Nancy Sinatra arasında duygu yüklü bir düettir. İkisi de birlikte\, aşkın öngörülemezliğini anlatan şarkıyı seslendirirler. 1967'de yayımlandığından beri pek çok kez coverlanmıştır.\n\nŞarkı\, Nancy Sinatra’nın diskografisine öneml i katkılarda bulunan Lee Hazlewood tarafından üretilmiştir. “Somethi n' Stupid”\, Frank Sinatra'nın klasik crooner tarzı ile Nancy Sinatra' nın batı etkisini birleştiren önemli bir parçadır.\n\nBu düet\, mod ern müziğin en iyi düetlerinden biri olarak kabul edilir. SUMMARY:Somethin' Stupid by Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-happening-19670513 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670520 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 13\ , 1967 SUMMARY:The Happening by The Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:groovin-19670520 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Young Rascals\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: M ay 20\, 1967 – May 27\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter achieving their first #1 single with their version of The Olympics' “Good Lovin'”\, The You ng Rascals\, inspired by the success of The Beatles\, endeavored to write their own songs. After a few attempts to a rather lackluster commercial re ception\, Felix Cavaliere fell in love with his muse – Adrienne Buccheri . Adrienne was his first serious girlfriend\, and the music he wrote durin g their short relationship betrays a serious artistic confidence and a tru e stylistic growth for the band. And it’s here\, on “Groovin'”\, tha t The Rascals begin to wear their influences (specifically Latin music and R&B) proudly\, on their sleeves.\n\n“Groovin'” was the second single released in advance of their 1967 album of the same name. It was a great s uccess for the band\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 20\ , 1967. The heavy soul influence in the song helped it gain a large fanbas e among black listeners as well\, and the song actually peaked at #3 on Bi llboard’s Hot R&B chart. By June\, the RIAA had certified it as a gold r ecord. It was also one of only two Rascals singles to chart in the UK (pea king at #8). A promotional video was filmed in Central Park\, and Atlantic even commissioned Italian\, French and Spanish-language versions of the s ingle in July.\n\nIn 1999\, “Groovin'” was inducted into the Grammy Ha ll of Fame. It was also named as one of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame ’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll. SUMMARY:Groovin by The Young Rascals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:respect-19670603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670617 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Aretha Franklin\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jun e 3\, 1967 – June 10\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nAretha Franklin’s signatur e song was an anthem for the Civil Rights and Women’s Rights movements o f the late 1960s.\n\nOriginally a minor hit by Otis Redding in 1965\, Aret ha’s “Respect” was given a new arrangement and new lyrics about a wo man boldly demanding the respect of her man. Otis Redding’s original had a significantly different storyline: it’s sung from the perspective of a hard-working man demanding “respect” (a euphemism for sex) from his woman. Engineer Tom Dowd—who worked on both Redding’s version and Aret ha’s—suggested covering the song\, and created a new arrangement. Aret ha and her sisters rewrote the lyrics\, including the song’s memorable b reakdown:\n\nR-E-S-P-E-C-T\nFind out what it means to me\nR-E-S-P-E-C-T\nT ake care\, TCB\nSock it to me\, sock it to me\, sock it to me\, sock it to me\n\n“Respect” appeared on Aretha’s 11th album I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You\, her first for Atlantic Records. Its lyrics populariz ed several phrases\, including “taking care of business” and “proper s” (which later became “props\,” one of the defining slang terms of the hip-hop era). “Sock it to me” became a major meme in the late ’6 0s—Richard Nixon even used it to help get elected President in 1968.\n\n In 2004\, Rolling Stone ranked “Respect” at #5 on their list of The 50 0 Greatest Songs of All-Time\, but on the updated 2021 list\, they gave Ar etha more respect by moving “Respect” to #1. The single was certified gold and hit #1 on Billboard’s pop chart for two weeks in the summer of 1967\, causing Rolling Stone to remark\, “Aretha Franklin has shot out o f nowhere and become Lady Soul.” In 2010\, the song’s producer Jerry W exler reflected on Aretha’s career:\n\n“Respect” had the biggest imp act\, with overtones for the civil rights movement and gender equality. It was an appeal for dignity combined with a blatant lubricity. There are so ngs that are a call to action. There are love songs. There are sex songs. But it’s hard to think of another song where all those elements are comb ined.\n\nAretha’s version of “Respect” was featured on many “best of” lists\, including the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 S ongs That Shaped Rock. It was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame i n 1998 and the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry in 2002. T he song was covered by many artists – even Otis Redding incorporated ele ments from Aretha’s version into his live performances\, and at the Mont erey Pop Festival in the summer of 1967\, Redding joked that “a friend o f mine\, this girl\, she just took this song.” SUMMARY:Respect by Aretha Franklin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:groovin-19670617 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670701 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Young Rascals\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: J une 17\, 1967 – June 24\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter achieving their fir st #1 single with their version of The Olympics' “Good Lovin'”\, The Y oung Rascals\, inspired by the success of The Beatles\, endeavored to writ e their own songs. After a few attempts to a rather lackluster commercial reception\, Felix Cavaliere fell in love with his muse – Adrienne Bucche ri. Adrienne was his first serious girlfriend\, and the music he wrote dur ing their short relationship betrays a serious artistic confidence and a t rue stylistic growth for the band. And it’s here\, on “Groovin'”\, t hat The Rascals begin to wear their influences (specifically Latin music a nd R&B) proudly\, on their sleeves.\n\n“Groovin'” was the second singl e released in advance of their 1967 album of the same name. It was a great success for the band\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 2 0\, 1967. The heavy soul influence in the song helped it gain a large fanb ase among black listeners as well\, and the song actually peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Hot R&B chart. By June\, the RIAA had certified it as a gold record. It was also one of only two Rascals singles to chart in the UK (p eaking at #8). A promotional video was filmed in Central Park\, and Atlant ic even commissioned Italian\, French and Spanish-language versions of the single in July.\n\nIn 1999\, “Groovin'” was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It was also named as one of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fa me’s 500 Songs That Shaped Rock ‘n’ Roll. SUMMARY:Groovin by The Young Rascals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:windy-19670701 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670729 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Association\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Jul y 1\, 1967 – July 22\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nRhino.com has this to read c oncerning Windy: The song\, about a girl named Windy\, was originally abou t a boy. Songwriter Ruthann Friedman set the record straight with Songfact s: “I have heard so many different permutations of what the song was abo ut. Here is the TRUTH. I was sitting on my bed – the apartment on the fi rst floor of David Crosby’s house in Beverly Glenn – and there was a f ellow who came to visit and was sitting there staring at me as if he was g oing to suck the life out of me. So I started to fantasize about what kind of a guy I would like to be with\, and that was Windy – a guy (fantasy) . The song took about 20 minutes to write.” SUMMARY:Windy by The Association END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:light-my-fire-19670729 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670819 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Doors\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 29\, 1967 – August 12\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the Doors first songs\, written primarily by the band’s guitarist\, Robby Krieger\, (who also wr ote three other big hits – “Touch Me”\, “Love Me Two Times” and “Love Her Madly”).\n\nLight My Fire was their first top charting hit\, succeeding first as an LP track\, then shortened by more than 4 minutes\, and issued as a single. The song is consistently featured in various “g reatest songs ever” lists\, landing #35 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\n\nThe song perfectly combines Jim Morris on’s powerful voice with Robby Krieger’s guitar playing\, and Ray Manz arek’s iconic organ riff and solo.\n\nRay Manzarek said in an interview with NPR about the song\, but it was true for the whole album:\n\nWe were aware of Muddy Waters. We were aware of Howlin' Wolf and John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Plus\, Jan and Dean and The Beach Boys and the surf sound. R obby Krieger brings in some flamenco guitar. I bring a little bit of class ical music along with the blues and jazz\, and certainly John Densmore was heavy into jazz. And Jim brings in beatnik poetry and French symbolist po etry\, and that’s the blend of The Doors as the sun is setting into the Pacific Ocean at the end\, the terminus of Western civilization. That’s the end of it. Western civilization ends here in California at Venice Beac h\, so we stood there inventing a new world on psychedelics. SUMMARY:Light My Fire by The Doors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:all-you-need-is-love-19670819 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 1 9\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nOriginally a non-album single that ultimately end ed up on the Magical Mystery Tour album\, “All You Need is Love” was c reated for and performed on Our World\, the first live\, international tel evision production.\n\nhttps://vimeo.com/176129699\n\nThis song has become one of Lennon’s most iconic hippie anthems\, alongside such classics as “Give Peace A Chance” and “Imagine”.\n\nThe opening orchestrated part is also the opening of the La Marseillaise\, the French National Anth em. Obvious reference to the French\, the self proclaimed world true “lo vers”.\n\nAmong the background singers were Mick Jagger\, Donovan and Ke ith Moon. SUMMARY:All You Need Is Love by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:ode-to-billie-joe-19670826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19670923 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobbie Gentry\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 26\, 1967 – September 16\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nPlease do not edit or delete annotations on this text!\n\nThe annotate “Ode to Billie Joe” C ontest is now OVER!\n\n\nTara Murtha has selected three winning annotation s.\n\nThe following winners will receive a copy of Murtha’s book.\n\n1.) @ehhviin’s explanation of the line I’ve been cookin' all morning\, an d you haven’t touched a single bite\n\n2.) @Isatjhuh’s connection betw een the line “I got some news this morning\,” and the Warner Bros. ver sion of the song.\n\n3.) @chelseamorning’s deconstructive analysis of th e line “He said he saw a girl that looked a lot like you up on Choctaw R idge”\n\nThanks to all who participated! SUMMARY:Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:the-letter-19670923 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19670923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19671021 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Box Tops\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 23\, 1967 – October 14\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nSongwriter Wayne Carso n wrote this song after his father suggested the opening line\, “Give me a ticket for an aeroplane.”\n\n“The Box Tops” was released as a sin gle in the summer of ‘67\, reaching #1 in the United States. SUMMARY:The Letter by The Box Tops END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:to-sir-with-love-19671021 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19671021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19671125 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lulu\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: October 21\, 1 967 – November 18\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten for the 1967 film of th e same name!\n\n\n\nIn the movie\, Lulu’s character performs the song at a school dance. Which makes no sense\, since the phrase doesn’t even ap pear until later in the film\, but whatever.\n\nFun trivia: see that outfi t Lulu is wearing? Purple shirt\, white skirt\, pearls? Her character wear s that exact same outfit every single day of the schoolyear. SUMMARY:To Sir With Love by Lulu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:incense-and-peppermints-19671125 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19671125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19671202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Strawberry Alarm Clock\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: November 25\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nThere is a rather convoluted backsto ry behind the creation and crediting of this song and how the lead vocals ended up being sung by someone who was never a member of the band.\n\nIn e arly 1967\, the band was still known as Thee Sixpence and had released fou r singles under that name. Keyboardist Mark Weitz had come up with most of the music for an unnamed song including the intro\, the verses and the en ding. He brought in guitarist Ed King\, later of Lynyrd Skynyrd\, to co-wr ite the bridge and the guitar parts. The producer of the song\, Frank Slay \, then gave the mixed music to John S. Carter of The Rainy Daze\, another band Slay produced. Carter ended up writing all of the lyrics and figurin g out the music line through the song with Tim Gilbert.\n\nAccording to We itz\, when it came time to print the credits for the song\, Slay was plann ing on crediting Carter\, Gilbert\, King and Weitz. But the manager of the band\, Bill Holmes\, wanted himself and all of the other members of the b and included as well. This caused a major argument between Holmes and Slay . Whether it was because there was a standard convention of the time of no more than four people credited\, or some other factor\, is unknown. When the printing was done\, Slay only listed the two band non-members: John S. Carter and Tim Gilbert\, who continue to receive 100% of the royalties to this day. Weitz considered suing at several points for his proper credit\ , but ultimately had to give up because of the costs involved.\n\nAs to th e lead singer\, apparently none of the members of the band fit the song pr operly. Manager Bill Holmes had brought 16 year old Greg Munford\, a guita r player who he also managed\, to be a guest to the studio that day. Munfo rd was asked to give the song a try and ended up sounding the best for the part. The rest of the band were employed as background and harmony singer s.\n\nThe song was initially released in April 1967 as the B side to the A side song “The Birdman Of Alkatrash” (by Weitz) under the Thee Sixpen ce name. It features the misspelling “Pepermints”.\n\n\n\nLocal radio stations\, though\, were playing “Incense and Peppermints” and the son g was gaining popularity. Uni Records (now Universal Music Group) picked u p the record and it was released as the A side in May 1967. By this point\ , the band had changed their name to “The Strawberry Alarm Clock” due to the similarity of their old name with another band.\n\nThe song peaked at #1 in November\, 1967 and went gold by December 1967. SUMMARY:Incense and Peppermints by Strawberry Alarm Clock END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:daydream-believer-19671202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19671202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19671230 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Monkees\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 2\, 1967 – December 23\, 1967\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe last No. 1 song by t he American answer to The Beatles. it was written by the very prolific ex- Kingston Trio member John Stewart.\n\n\n\nIt was recorded in 1967\, and ca n be found on the album The Birds\, The Bees\, & The Monkees. It was one o f the last mono albums to be produced\, and an original version is a colle ctor’s item now. SUMMARY:Daydream Believer by The Monkees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hello-goodbye-19671230 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19671230 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 30\, 1967 – January 13\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Paul McCartne y\, though credited to Lennon-McCartney\, “Hello\, Goodbye” is the A-s ide to “I Am the Walrus” and was released on 24 November 1967.\n\nThe song discusses the concept of duality\, and how everything has an opposite . McCartney said the following to Disc Magazine in the year of release:\n\ nThe answer to everything is simple. It’s a song about everything and no thing … If you have black you have to have white. That’s the amazing t hing about life.\n\nThe song was a success commercially. It topped the cha rts in many countries\, including the United Kingdom\, Australia\, and the United States. In an AllMusic Review by Richie Unterberger\, he opined th at “Hello\, Goodbye”\, similarly with songs like “Penny Lane” and “All You Need Is Love”\, were all “huge\, glorious\, and innovative singles”. SUMMARY:Hello\, Goodbye by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:judy-in-disguise-with-glasses-19680120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Fred and His Playboy Band\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nC hart dates: January 20\, 1968 – January 27\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe “one hit wonder” Louisiana band who had success in 1967 on both sides of the ocean with their parody of the then recent Beatles hit “Lucy in t he Sky with Diamonds”.\n\n\n\nAlmost famous for its lyrics multiple Mond egreens. SUMMARY:Judy in Disguise (With Glasses) by John Fred and His Playboy Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:green-tambourine-19680203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Lemon Pipers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Feb ruary 3\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nA chart-topper in 1967 for the Lemon Pipers . Noted for its use of East Indian instrumentation and a tape echo making the dreamy line “play-play-play-play”\, allowing the song to greatly a ppeal to the youth of the day. SUMMARY:Green Tambourine by The Lemon Pipers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:love-is-blue-19680210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680316 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul Mauriat\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 10\, 1968 – March 9\, 1968 SUMMARY:Love is Blue by Paul Mauriat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:sittin-on-the-dock-of-the-bay-19680316 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Otis Redding\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 16\, 1968 – April 6\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nBy the time Otis Redding wrot e “(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay”\, he was ambitious to finally rec ord a number one hit. Even though he finally succeeded his goal with this song\, hitting number one on the Billboard charts in March 1968\, Redding never got to know how successful this song became.\n\n“(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay” was recorded shortly before he\, along with four member s of his backing band\, his assistant and the pilot were killed in a plane crash on the 10th of December\, 1967. Only one person survived the crash. While Redding’s body wasn’t even found yet\, co-writer Steve Cropper was forced to go back into the studio by their record label to release som ething. A small month after Redding’s death\, “(Sittin' On) The Dock o f the Bay” got released\, and quickly climbed the charts. It became the first posthumous number one hit in the United States' music chart history. The song even won awards\, including two Grammys for Best R&B Song and Be st Male R&B Vocal Performance.\n\n\n\n“(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay ” is sampled in many popular songs\, including tracks by De La Soul\, Ol ' Dirty Bastard\, and Blackalicious. SUMMARY:(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:honey-19680413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Goldsboro\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 13\, 1968 – May 11\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nA sad (actually a tearjerke r) that was a top charting (5 weeks!) hit in 1968.\n\nMany people remember the symbolism in the fact that it climbed to #1 the week after the assass ination of Reverend Martin Luther King.\n\n\n\nThe song has the dubious di stinction of having been ranked as one of “the worst songs of all time ” on a few occasions.\n\nOr per Marianne Spellman in slon.com –\n\n“ Honey” is one of those wildly over-the-top emo pop/country story songs t hat suck people in and down with it\, in the same way as when people rubbe rneck at horrific accidents or watch Dr. Phil. The laughably-sexist lyrics combined with Goldsboro’s goat-with-a-seizure-disorder vibrato was and is still enough to send me into rant territory. SUMMARY:Honey by Bobby Goldsboro END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:tighten-up-19680518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680601 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Archie Bell & the Drells\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart d ates: May 18\, 1968 – May 25\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Tighten Up was r ecorded by Archie Bell and the Drells in 1967 in a session backed by the T .S.U Tornadoes.\n\n\n\nThe song is rumored to have been inspired by band m ember Billy Butler doing a dance to try to cheer Archie Bell up when he re ceived his draft notice for the Vietnam War. SUMMARY:Tighten Up by Archie Bell & the Drells END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:mrs-robinson-19680601 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680622 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simon & Garfunkel\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: J une 1\, 1968 – June 15\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nDuring the filming of the 1967 film The Graduate\, director Mike Nichols\, who had become a fan of S imon & Garfunkel’s work\, asked for permission to use their music in the soundtrack\, and for them to write a new song. Originally\, they pitched “Punky’s Dilemma” and “Overs”\, but after Nichols rejected them\ , they showed him what became “Mrs. Robinson”.\n\n“Mrs. Robinson” was originally titled “Mrs. Roosevelt”\, and had absolutely nothing to do with the plot of The Graduate\, however when director Mike Nichols sai d he needed another song for his movie\, Paul Simon told him that they wer e too busy touring and that he only had “a song about times past\, about Mrs. Roosevelt and Joe DiMaggio and stuff\,” but it wasn’t finished y et. It was originally a tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt and the passing of an era\; a more innocent era to be exact.\n\nWhen Nichols realized “Mrs. R oosevelt” had the same number of syllables as “Mrs. Robinson”\, he a sked Simon to change the title and the song “Mrs. Robinson” was born.\ n\nAn early\, shorter version of the song is what’s included in the film . The complete song debuted on Bookends\, a few months after the release o f the film soundtrack. As the song already existed before being included i n the film\, there’s no apparent connection between them\; the lyrics su ggest a mental hospital setting where Mrs. Robinson lives. Some critics co nsider it an epilogue to the film.\n\n“Mrs. Robinson” was released as a single in April 1968\, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US\, while it also helped to keep The Graduate soundtrack as #1 on the Billboard 200 for about a month and a half\, until Bookends supersede d it. The song won the 1969 Grammy for Record of the Year as well. SUMMARY:Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:this-guy-s-in-love-with-you-19680622 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680720 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Herb Alpert\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 22 \, 1968 – July 13\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nHerb Alpert was known as a trum peter\, but he sang lead vocal as well on this song\, which came from aski ng Burt Bacharach whether he had an unrecorded song that Alpert might use. (It was Alpert’s habit of asking this of songwriters.) The song\, which had convenient spots for instrumental solos in the bridge and fadeout\, s pent four weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in June 1968. SUMMARY:This Guy's in Love with You by Herb Alpert END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:grazing-in-the-grass-19680720 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680803 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hugh Masekela\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 20\, 1968 – July 27\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Grazing in the Grass” wa s composed by Philemon Hou and first recorded by the South African trumpet er Hugh Masekela. In the United States\, it topped the Hot 100 chart in 19 68\, ranking as the 18th biggest hit of the year.\nMasekela’s recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018. SUMMARY:Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hello-i-love-you-19680803 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680817 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Doors\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 3\ , 1968 – August 10\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Kinks threatened legal act ion when they noticed how similar the guitar riffs sounded to their own “All Day and All of the Night”. The Doors agreed without a lawsuit\, a nd Dave Davies still gets royalties every time the song is played in the U K.\n\nhttps://image.insider.com/5abd1cd532167424008b46c0?width=600&format= jpeg&auto=webp\nTop: The Doors\nBottom: The Kinks SUMMARY:Hello\, I Love You by The Doors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:people-got-to-be-free-19680817 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rascals\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: August 17\, 1968 – September 14\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nA 1969 chart topper whic h became a counterculture staple and one of the Rascals’s most popular s ongs. SUMMARY:People Got to Be Free by The Rascals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:harper-valley-pta-19680921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19680928 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jeannie C. Riley\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Sep tember 21\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nJeannie C. Riley – the first woman to t op both pop and country charts with the same song\, her 1968 hit. SUMMARY:Harper Valley PTA by Jeannie C. Riley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:hey-jude-19680928 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19680928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19681130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 28\, 1968 – November 23\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nOriginally titled “H ey Jules\,” named after John Lennon’s son Julian\, this song was writt en by Paul McCartney to comfort him during John and Cynthia’s divorce. J ohn Lennon stated that he thought the song was written as a form of blessi ng from Paul McCartney for his and Yoko’s relationship. They were touche d by McCartney’s act and Cynthia said she would always remember his “g esture of care and concern in coming to see us.”\n\n\n\nWhile it was bei ng recorded\, producer George Martin voiced his discontent with the abnorm al song length. Coming in at over seven minutes long–with four of those minutes comprising the outro–Martin expressed the opinion that radio DJs would not play the song. Lennon responded with: “They will if it’s us .”\n\nOnce released\, the song performed absolutely fantastically. With its seven-minute runtime\, it became the longest single to top the British music charts in its day. In the United States\, the song spent nine weeks at #1\, making it the best-performing Beatles single. Additionally\, at t he time it tied for the record of longest-sitting chart-topping single.\n\ nThe reaction to the song did not wane. It stayed as The Beatles' best per forming U.S. single and is considered by many music critics as being one o f the best songs of all time. Rolling Stone lists it at #8. It sits at #10 on Billboard’s 55th Anniversary countdown. In addition\, the song is th e most referenced musical performance. SUMMARY:Hey Jude by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:love-child-19681130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19681130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19681214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross & the Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 30\, 1968 – December 7\, 1968\n\n---\nAbout:\nDiana Ross & The Supremes’ 1968 hit “Love Child” tells the story of a mother g iving birth to a child out of wedlock. “Love Child” was the Supremes ’ 11th #1 single in the United States—it was their first #1 not writte n by legendary Motown songwriting and production team Holland-Dozier Holla nd.\n\nAfter Holland-Dozier-Holland left Motown in 1968 in a dispute over royalties\, label founder Berry Gordy scrambled to assemble a team that co uld write another hit for the Supremes.\n\nTo make a hit\, Gordy brought t ogether British songwriter Pam Sawyer\, guitarist Deke Richards\, R. Dean Taylor\, and Frank Wilson—he dubbed them “the Clan.”\n\nDiana Ross s ang lead vocals on “Love Child\,” while backing vocals were done by Mo town session singers the Andantes. The Supremes’ Mary Wilson and Cindy B irdsong\, both in the group at the time\, do not sing on the record.\n\nTh ey claimed Berry Gordy was trying to maintain power over the girls by mak ing them feel expendable. When the Supremes performed “Love Child” on the Ed Sullivan Show\, they wore drab sweatpants and stood barefoot to mat ch the subject matter of the song. SUMMARY:Love Child by Diana Ross & the Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-19681214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19681214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marvin Gaye\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 14\, 1968 – January 25\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Heard It Through th e Grapevine” was originally a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barre tt Strong for Motown Records in 1966\, and made famous by Marvin Gaye in a single released in October 1968 on Motown’s Tamla label.\n\nOriginally recorded by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles in 1966\, that version was reje cted by Motown owner Berry Gordy\, who told Whitfield and Strong to make i t stronger. After recording the song with Marvin Gaye in 1967\, which Gord y also rejected\, Whitfield produced a version with Gladys Knight & the Pi ps\, which Gordy agreed to release as a single in September 1967\, and whi ch went to number two on the Billboard chart. The Marvin Gaye version was placed on his 1968 album In the Groove\, where it gained the attention of radio disc jockeys\, and Gordy finally agreed to its release as a single i n October 1968\, when it went to the top of the Billboard Pop Singles char t for seven weeks from December 1968 to January 1969 and became for a time the biggest hit single on the Motown label. SUMMARY:I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:crimson-and-clover-19690201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy James and the Shondells\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: February 1\, 1969 – February 8\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter “Hanky Panky” and “Mony Mony” Tommy James and the Shondells change d directions to more musically intricate pieces and slightly more meaningf ul lyrics\, fitting perfectly in the psychedelic music era\, and struck go ld (not certified) with this song (No 1 in 1969).\n\n\n\nIncluded later in a longer version in the album with the same name –\n\n\n\nThis was not a gold single as defined by the RIAA. SUMMARY:Crimson and Clover by Tommy James and the Shondells END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:everyday-people-19690215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690315 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sly & the Family Stone\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dat es: February 15\, 1969 – March 8\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Everyday Peop le” is a hit song by ‘60s rock & soul band Sly & The Family Stone. It was the group’s first song to go #1 for them on Billboard’s Soul Music charts. The lyrics carry a timely message of peace and equality that was only underscored by the diverse makeup of The Family Stone itself\, includ ing both White\, Black\, male\, and female members of the band. They were the picture of integration during a time when the notion was fairly new in America.\n\nThe song has since been covered by artists like Maroon 5\, Ar etha Franklin\, Peggy Lee\, The Staples Singers\, rocker Joan Jett and eve n country star Dolly Parton. 90s rap collective Arrested Development used the tune’s chorus to anchor their hit song “People Everyday”. SUMMARY:Everyday People by Sly & the Family Stone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:dizzy-19690315 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690412 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy Roe\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 15\ , 1969 – April 5\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Dizzy” is a song originally recorded by Tommy Roe\, with instrumental backing from L.A. session music ians known as the Wrecking Crew\, which was an international hit single in 1969.\n\nCo-written by Roe and Freddy Weller\, “Dizzy” was a major hi t on both sides of the Atlantic\, reaching #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 10 0 for four weeks in March 1969\, for one week on the UK Singles Chart in J une 1969\, and was #1 in Canada in March 1969.\n\n“Dizzy” has 11 key c hanges total between a total of four keys. One key is used for the verses\ , while the choruses get three keys. The key used for the verses is the lo west\, while the choruses start off in a higher key\, quickly increase to an even higher key\, then increase yet again. SUMMARY:Dizzy by Tommy Roe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:aquarius-let-the-sunshine-in-19690412 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690524 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The 5th Dimension\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: A pril 12\, 1969 – May 17\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 5th Dimension combine d two songs from the iconoclastic 60’s musical “Hair” – this is ac tually a “show tune” written for the revolutionary 60’s rock musical “Hair” that became an essential part of any discussion of the Hippie movement\, anti war protests\, free love and psychedelia\,\n\n\n\nThe song spent 6 weeks on top of the charts in 1969\, the number 2 song of that ye ar (No 1 was “Sugar Sugar”) and is considered of one of the top 100 po p/rock songs of all time.\nIt won the the Grammy Award in 1970\, the grou p’s second one\, after “Up\, Up and Away” won it two years earlier.\ n\n\n\nThe song was a “lead in” to issuing the group’s most successf ul album Age of Aquarius which included their follow up No. 1 song “Wedd ing Bell Blues”. SUMMARY:Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:get-back-19690524 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690628 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles with Billy Preston\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nC hart dates: May 24\, 1969 – June 21\, 1969 SUMMARY:Get Back by The Beatles with Billy Preston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:love-theme-from-romeo-and-juliet-19690628 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690712 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Henry Mancini\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 28\, 1969 – July 5\, 1969 SUMMARY:Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet by Henry Mancini END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:in-the-year-2525-19690712 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690823 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Zager and Evans\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Jul y 12\, 1969 – August 16\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the best examples of one-hit wonders – the only hit of the duo Zager and Evans that sat on top of the charts for 6 weeks in 1969\, and was the no. 1 hit of the year in many countries.\n\nCuriously – the song hit no. 1 a week before Apol lo 11’s moon landing.\n\n\n\nThe futuristic song (written in 1964) was a perfect fit for the ‘60s generation\, not sure about the present and mu ch less about the future.\n\nFrom the album 2525 (Exordium & Terminus) – beginning and end – tightly connected to the subject of its theme song. SUMMARY:In the Year 2525 by Zager and Evans END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:honky-tonk-women-19690823 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19690920 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 23\, 1969 – September 13\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Honkey Tonk Wo men” is the electric\, blues-rock version of “Country Honk”\, writte n by the Glimmer Twins during their December 1968 jaunt to Brazil to charg e their batteries after months of intense work.\n\n\n\nOther than a few sm all differences\, the words of “Honky Tonk Women” are the same of thos e in “Country Honk.” However\, the words count for less than the music \, which\, a few months after “Jumpin' Jack Flash”\, confirmed the ret urn of the Stones to the hallowed ground of rock ‘n’ roll.\n\n“Honke y Tonk Women” (with “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” as its B- side) was released in the U.K. on July 4\, 1969\, the day before the Stone s' Hyde Park concert in memory of Brian Jones.\n\n\n\nThe song got to numb er 1 in various countries\, including the U.K. and the United States. SUMMARY:Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:sugar-sugar-19690920 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19690920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691018 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Archies\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 20\, 1969 – October 11\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe never aging heroes of the teenagers comics and TV show had 16 musical episodes. One of them\, with this song\, marked the peak of success for “Bubblegum Music”\, b ecoming the highest US selling record in 1969.\nIn the UK it stayed on top of the charts for 8(!!) weeks.\n\n\n\nAs told to Songfacts by one of the voices behind the scene (that of Veronica) – Tony Wine:\n\nIt just was a very easy session. Donnie Kirchner wanted to bring the Archies to life\, which he did. Jeff Barry was going to produce this fictitious animated gro up called The Archies. We went into the studio. Jeff and Andy Kim wrote “Sugar\, Sugar.” Ronnie was Archie\, and I was Betty and Veronica. We went in\, we did the record. It was a fun session\, it was a blast. We jus t knew that something huge was going to happen. We didn’t really know ho w huge\, but it was huge. In fact\, a friend of mine had been in town\, Ra y Stevens\, who’s an incredible songwriter\, singer\, producer\, musicia n. We were going to grab a bite to eat\, so I told him to just meet me at the studio\, pick me up\, and then we’ll go eat. And he wound up handcla pping on “Sugar\, Sugar”. SUMMARY:Sugar\, Sugar by The Archies END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:i-can-t-get-next-to-you-19691018 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Temptations\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Oct ober 18\, 1969 – October 25\, 1969 SUMMARY:I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120247Z UID:suspicious-minds-19691101 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691108 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elvis Presley\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 1\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten and originally recorded by Mark James in 1968\, “Suspicious Minds” is a cover by Elvis Presley\, released as a single in 1969.\n\nNot only did it reach the number one spot on Billboa rd Hot 100\, the song is also regarded as one of the best works of Presley \, being ranked by Rolling Stone as the 91st best song of all time in 2003 . SUMMARY:Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:wedding-bell-blues-19691108 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The 5th Dimension\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: N ovember 8\, 1969 – November 22\, 1969 SUMMARY:Wedding Bell Blues by The 5th Dimension END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:come-together-something-19691129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 29\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nA short essay on the unique song-writing style of John Lennon. SUMMARY:Come Together" / "Something by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:na-na-hey-hey-kiss-him-goodbye-19691206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steam\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 6\, 1969 – December 13\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the last 1969 #1 songs\ , written\, produced and sung by Paul Leka and friends\, who arranged the record in one session\, intended to be a B-side of another song\, and then invented a group\, called it “Steam” and issued a mega hit. Some of t he recording musicians were too embarrassed by the song to allow their nam es to appear on the credits.\n\n\n\nStill\, a classic case of “one Hit W onder”. The band formed after the song’s success and performed as a “legitimate” pop group.\n\nThe genre has some soul\, some Bubble Gum a nd even some Doo Wop. SUMMARY:Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye by Steam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:leaving-on-a-jet-plane-19691220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19691227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peter\, Paul and Mary\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates : December 20\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by John Denver in 1966\, pick ed up by PP&M in 1967 for their Album 1700 and released as a single in 196 9 – their only No. 1 hit. SUMMARY:Leaving on a Jet Plane by Peter\, Paul and Mary END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:someday-we-ll-be-together-19691227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19691227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross & the Supremes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: December 27\, 1969\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “Someday We’ll Be Together ”\, Diana Ross yearns to be reunited with her long-distance lover\, and bids farewell to the Supremes.\n\nReleased at the end of 1969\, it was the Supremes' final single with Ross\, who had led them to become arguably Am erica’s most popular group. It was the last of their 12 chart-toppers on the Billboard Hot 100 and the final #1 of the 1960s.\n\n“Someday” was originally recorded by the duo Johnny & Jackey (Johnny Bristol and Jackey Beavers) in 1961. Motown Records brought in Bristol to produce a new vers ion of the song for Jr. Walker & the All-Stars\, but Motown chief Berry Go rdy wanted to make it Diana Ross' first solo single.\n\nBristol struggled to get the sound he wanted from Ross\, and encouraged her along the way\, which made it onto tape. That’s him coaching Diana through the song\, of fering “Sing it pretty” and “You better” throughout.\n\nMotown dec ided to release this as by “Diana Ross and the Supremes\,” even though Ross was the only Supreme on the recording. (Backing singers had replaced the other Supremes on most recordings since 1967.) Gordy thought it was a fitting farewell\, and wanted Ross to leave the Supremes on a commercial high note. SUMMARY:Someday We'll Be Together by Diana Ross & the Supremes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:raindrops-keep-fallin-on-my-head-19700103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700131 DESCRIPTION:Artist: B. J. Thomas\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 3\, 1970 – January 24\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nWELCOME TO GENIUS' JUNE 2 021 SINGLES RELEASE CALENDAR!!!\n\n\n\nFor June 2021 album releases\, visi t this page\n\n\n\nThis page highlights the notable singles released in al l genres throughout June 2021. Each song title includes a hyperlink to the corresponding lyric page.\n\nHOW CAN YOU HELP?\n\n\nAdding songs\n\n\n\nI f there’s a notable song you think should be listed here\, add it! Or ad d a comment at the bottom of the page if you’re not sure. No self-promot ion\, please.\n\n\nAdding lyrics\n\n\n\nIf you notice that any of the song s on this list haven’t been transcribed\, go to the corresponding page a nd add in lyrics!\n\n\nUpdating dates\n\n\n\nIf we have any dates wrong\, etc\, add a comment at the bottom of the page. SUMMARY:Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head by B. J. Thomas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-want-you-back-19700131 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Jackson 5\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 31\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Want You Back” is the Jackson 5’s 196 9 debut single for Motown\, and it became the first of four consecutive #1 hits (“ABC”\, “The Love You Save”\, and “I’ll Be There”.)\n \nIn grand Motown tradition\, it uses joyously upbeat music to disguise a desperate lyric\; after dumping his girl\, he realizes her worth too late to stop her from finding another man.\n\nContrary to popular belief\, “I Want You Back” was not the Jackson 5’s first single. In 1967\, they r eleased the minor regional hit “Big Boy” on the local Steeltown label\ , before scoring a Motown contract in 1968.\n\nAlthough this song was orig inally written as “I Want To Be Free” for Gladys Knight & the Pips\, M otown boss Berry Gordy decided to use it instead for his newest signees. F or this song\, Gordy assembled “The Corporation”\, a team of songwrite rs and producers that included Deke Richards\, Alphonzo “Fonce” Mizell \, Freddie Perren\, and himself. The Corporation would helm most of the Ja ckson 5’s early run of hits.\n\nWith Motown’s full promotion\, the Jac kson 5 debuted this song with national television appearances on Hollywood Palace and the Ed Sullivan Show. Within a few months\, “I Want You Back ” reached number one on the Billboard charts\, and it became a hit world wide.\n\n“I Want You Back” remains arguably the Jackson 5’s signatur e song. It has been covered and sampled numerous times and placed in sever al films and television shows\, and is comfortably their most streamed son g on Spotify.\n\nMichael Jackson performed this song live on every tour fo r the rest of his life\, and the Jacksons play it at every show to this da y. SUMMARY:I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:venus-19700207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shocking Blue\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februa ry 7\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the very few non British or American\nt o top the charts in both the UK and the US (and almost everywhere else in the world).\n\nIn 1969 Dutch pop/rock group Shocking Blue scored their big gest hit.\n\n\n\nFrom the group’s second album At Home\n\n\n\nIn 1986\, British pop group Bananarama also reached the top of the charts with their cover. SUMMARY:Venus by Shocking Blue END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:thank-you-falettinme-be-mice-elf-agin-everybody-is-a-star-19700214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sly & the Family Stone\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dat es: February 14\, 1970 – February 21\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nRolling Ston e is one of the leading music magazines today\, and their list of the 500 “Greatest Songs” of all time is considered by them to be “the defini tive list”. It was published after they listed their top 500 albums.\n\n The list is quite diverse in its tracklisting. Alexandre Passant wrote a b log post\, in which he found:\n\n\n“Love” is the most popular word\n “I want to” is the most popular phrase\nOnly 13 songs have the word “sex”\, 5 have “drug”\, and only 4 have “rock'n'roll”\, dissip ating all hope for a “Hotel California”-esque list\, as described by t he writer.\n\n\n\nThe list saw an update in 2010. Twenty-six new songs wer e added\, all from 2000 and onwards\, bar one (Juicy by Notorious B.I.G). The amount of songs from each decade are listed below. SUMMARY:Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" / "Everybody Is a Star by Sly & the Family Stone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:bridge-over-troubled-water-19700228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700411 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simon & Garfunkel\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: F ebruary 28\, 1970 – April 4\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bridge over Troubl ed Water” is the titular song of Simon & Garfunkel’s album of the same name. The single was released on January 26\, 1970\, though it also appea rs on the live album Live 1969\, which was released in 2008. This song rea ched No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28\, 1970\, and reig ned at the top chart for six continuous weeks. “Bridge over Troubled Wat er” also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks. The single has sold 6 million copies worldwide.\n\nThis song’s recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to th e breakup of the duo after the album’s completion. Most notably\, Paul S imon has repeatedly expressed regret over his insistence that Art Garfunke l sang his song as a solo\, as it focused attention on Garfunkel and releg ated Simon to a secondary position. Art Garfunkel initially did not want t o sing the lead vocals\, feeling it was not right for him. “He felt I sh ould have done it\,” Paul Simon revealed to Rolling Stone in 1972. Garfu nkel said that the moment when he performed it at a 1972 Madison Square Ga rden benefit concert\, as part of a one-off reunion with Simon\, was “al most biblical.”\n\nRolling Stone ranked it 48th on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\n\nIn 2017 a cover version was released by th e charity group Artists For Grenfell to raise money to support those affec ted by the fire that enveloped much of Grenfell Tower – an block of flat s in London – and claimed 72 lives. SUMMARY:Bridge over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-it-be-19700411 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 1 1\, 1970 – April 18\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Paul McCartney and becoming one of The Beatles' most iconic and remembered ballads\, “Let It Be” presents an uplifting and comforting message that reflects a desi re for peace and acceptance in the face of life’s challenges. The track was released alongside The Beatles' twelfth and final studio album of the same name\, released in 1970.\n\nStarting with a piano solo played by McCa rtney\, the song was inspired by a dream in which he met his late mother\, Mary. As he explained in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune:\n\nI th ink I was getting\, like\, a little bit over the top with the party fashio n – getting pretty tired and pretty wasted. And I went to bed one night and had a kind of restless night. But I had a dream where my mother\, who had been dead at that point for about 10 years\, came to me in the dream a nd it was as if she could see that I was troubled. And she sort of said to me\, she said\, ‘Let it be.’ And I remember quite clearly her saying\ , ‘Let it be\,’ and ‘It’s going to be OK. Don’t worry.’ You kn ow\, ‘Let it be.’ I woke up and I remembered the dream\, and I thought \, ‘Well\, that’s a great idea.’ And I then sat down and wrote the s ong using the feeling from that dream and of my mum coming to me in the dr eam.\n\nAlternatively\, the Beatles' road manager\, Mal Evans\, believed t hat the song’s origin was due to him. In Keith Badman’s 2000 book\, Th e Beatles Off The Record\, Evans would mention this other possible origin: \n\nPaul was meditating one day\, they were writing all the time\, and I c ame to him in a vision. I was just standing there\, saying\, ‘Let it be\ , let it be\,’ and that’s where the song came from.\n\nThis other cont ext would make sense\, since in the first rehearsals of the song like on t he unnumbered rehearsal of The White Album or the songs’s Take 22\, Paul sings “Brother Malcolm” instead of “Mother Mary”.\n\nDespite John Lennon’s dislike of the song and its interpretation as a “religious ” song due to its mention of Mother Mary\, the song would become a world wide hit. The song topped around 10 charts in several countries\, and mana ged to peak at #1 on the US Billboard chart. SUMMARY:Let It Be by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:abc-19700425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700509 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Jackson 5\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 25\, 1970 – May 2\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“ABC” is the lead single t o The Jackson 5’s sophomore album\, ABC. The single was released on Febr uary 24\, 1970 and it was the group’s second single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 after “I Want You Back” was their first #1 hit i n 1969. “ABC” knocked The Beatles‘ “Let It Be” off the top of th e pop chart and it topped the soul singles chart for four weeks.\n\n“ABC ” was nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals category in 1971. The song is featured on the Rock an d Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and it was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017. SUMMARY:ABC by The Jackson 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:american-woman-no-sugar-tonight-19700509 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700530 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Guess Who\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 9 \, 1970 – May 23\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nPulp Fiction is one of Quentin T arantino’s most successful films commercially and critically. It is also a lot of people’s most favorite film of all time. Part of the intrigue is that Pulp Fiction was not told chronologically and requires some amount of thought\, but along with the non-chronological story telling is some o f the best characters delivering the best dialogue. Every conversation is interesting and there really is never a dull moment. It’s as if this mov ie is like a cake\, with a cake if you eat too little you’re left wantin g more and if you eat too much you just get sick of it but Pulp Fiction is like the perfect amount of cake you don’t want more and you’re not si ck of it. Most movies strive to be what Pulp Fiction is\, which is basical ly a perfect movie. SUMMARY:American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:everything-is-beautiful-19700530 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700613 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Stevens\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 30\ , 1970 – June 6\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nEverything is Beautiful is the ti tle song from Ray Stevens‘ sixth album. It was written by Ray himself.\n \nThe children singing the song’s chorus were from the Oak Hill Elementa ry School in Nashville\, Tennessee (which also featured Ray’s two daught ers).\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart fo r a week in May of 1970. It also topped the charts in Australia.\n\nIt als o won two Grammy Awards in 1971 for “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” and “Best Inspirational Performance” for Jake Hess. SUMMARY:Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-long-and-winding-road-for-you-blue-19700613 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beatles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 13 \, 1970 – June 20\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nNAUSICAA\n\nTIME: 8.00 pm.\nSCE NE: The rocks on Sandymount Strand where Stephen had walked in PROTEUS.\nO RGAN: Eye\, nose\nART: Painting\nCOLOURS: Gray\, blue\nSYMBOL: Virgin\n\nT ECHNIQUE: Tumescence\, detumescence\n\nCORRESPONDENCES: Phaeacia-Star of t he Sea\; Nausicaa-Gerty. (Handmaidens\, Alcinoos and Arete\, Ulysses. Sens e: The Projected Mirage).\n\nHOMERIC PARALLELS: In book 5 of The Odyssey O dysseus leaves Calypso’s isle\, is harassed by Poseidon and is washed up on a Phaeacian beach near the mouth of a river. He hides\, and in book 6 he is awakened by Princess Nausicaa and her maids who have come to the riv er to do their laundry. He emerges from hiding\, returning a ball that the women had been playing with\, praises Nausicaa’s beauty and begs her to help him\, which she does.\n\nSUMMARY: Cissy Caffrey\, her twin brothers\ , and her friends Edy Boardman and Gerty MacDowell (who sits a little apar t)\, are on the Sandymount Strand. Gerty is impatient with the boys and th eir noise and mess\, and her friends\, who are a little common\, and she d aydreams at length about herself and both her romantic aspirations (her su itor\, Reggy Wylie\, has neglected her)\, and her spiritual strivings (her thoughts often turn to religious themes) . The twins kick their ball to B loom\, who is also on the beach\, and Gerty weaves him into her thoughts ( she notices that he is in mourning and constructs a tragic but romantic ta le around him). Cissy cockily goes to ask Bloom the time\, but his watch h as stopped. A fireworks display begins. Her friends run along the beach\, but Gerty stays near Bloom and leans back to watch the fireworks (she know s that men can be excited by immodest women\, and she is allowing Bloom to see up her skirt). When she leaves\, Bloom notices that she has a limp\, and we learn that he has masturbated while she “was on display”. Bloom ’s thoughts run along the lines of women\, marriage and smells (which jo in sight\, taste and sound in the novel’s sensory compendium). He thinks of writing a story about himself—The Mystery Man on the Beach. He think s of his children\, and of Gerty.\n\n\n\nNotes on James Joyce’s Ulysses SUMMARY:The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue by The Beatles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-love-you-save-19700627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700711 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Jackson 5\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 27\, 1970 – July 4\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Love You Save” was th e Jackson 5’s third Motown single\, and their third in a row to hit #1 o n the Billboard Hot 100. Like the Jackson 5’s other singles in their fir st years at Motown\, “The Love You Save” was written and produced by T he Corporation (a.k.a. Freddie Perren\, Alphonzo Mizell\, Deke Richards an d Motown CEO and founder Berry Gordy himself). Also like most of the Jacks on 5’s early singles\, Michael sings the lead vocal\, though Jermaine an d the other brothers each get a few lines here and there.\n\nThe title and chorus are a reworking of Joe Tex’s 1966 hit “The Love You Save (May Be Your Own)” (#56 Pop/#2 R&B). The Corporation have Michael singing dir ectly to a female classmate\, but Tex was calling out a whole generation o f failed lovers:\n\n\nBut I ain’t never\nIn my life before\nSeen so many love affairs\nGo wrong as I do today\n\nI want you to stop\nAnd find out what’s wrong\nGet it right\nOr just leave love alone\n\nBecause the love you save today\nMaybe will be your own SUMMARY:The Love You Save by The Jackson 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:mama-told-me-not-to-come-19700711 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700725 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Three Dog Night\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jul y 11\, 1970 – July 18\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe “fear of partying” song was written in 1966\, four years before this hit version was released . The writer was Randy Newman\, known for his songs\, film scores and sati rical streak (see Short People). It was written for Eric Burdon and the An imals. The song topped the charts in the US and reached No. 4 in the UK.\n \n\n\nFrom the band’s fourth album It Ain’t Easy which contained songs written by an eclectic group of well known artists\, such as Elton John a nd Paul Williams. SUMMARY:Mama Told Me (Not to Come) by Three Dog Night END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:they-long-to-be-close-to-you-19700725 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700822 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Carpenters\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 25\, 1970 – August 15\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the first Burt Bacharach/Hal David composition the Carpente rs covered. The song was recorded time and time again during the sixties\, but didn’t do well at all until the Carpenters version. It became Richa rd and Karen Carpenter’s first RIAA-certified Gold single\, as well as t heir first Billboard Hot 100 single that reached the Top 10. It stayed at number 1 for 4 weeks\, and became the Carpenters' iconic song.\nClose to Y ou is the second studio album by The Carpenters\, released in August 1970. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” was the duo’s song th at gained the Carpenters an international reputation for a decade. SUMMARY:(They Long to Be) Close to You by The Carpenters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:make-it-with-you-19700822 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700829 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bread\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 22\, 19 70 SUMMARY:Make It with You by Bread END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:war-19700829 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19700919 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Edwin Starr\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 29\, 1970 – September 12\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“War” is a countercu lture era soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969. Whitfield first produced the song – a blatant ant i-Vietnam War protest – with The Temptations as the original vocalists. After Motown began receiving repeated requests to release “War” as a s ingle\, Whitfield re-recorded the song with Edwin Starr as the vocalist\, with the label deciding to withhold the Temptations' version from single r elease so as not to alienate their more conservative fans. Starr’s versi on of “War” was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 197 0\, and is not only the most successful and well-known record of his caree r\, but it is also one of the most popular protest songs ever recorded. A live recording of the song performed by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band hit #8 in 1985. SUMMARY:War by Edwin Starr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:ain-t-no-mountain-high-enough-19700919 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19700919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19701010 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septembe r 19\, 1970 – October 3\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nAin’t No Mountain High Enough was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson.\n\nIt was orig inally sung by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell which became a hit in 1967.\n\n Diana Ross’s version of the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B ch art in 1970. It was also nominated for a Grammy. SUMMARY:Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Diana Ross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:cracklin-rosie-19701010 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19701010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19701017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Diamond\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 10\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nCracklin' Rosie" is a bottle of wine. Diamond g ot the idea for the song from a folk story of an Indian tribe in Northern Canada who had more men than women. He told David Wild at Rolling Stone: “On Saturday nights when they go out\, the guys all get their girl\; the guys without girls get a bottle of Cracklin' Rosie\, that’s their girl for the weekend. SUMMARY:Cracklin' Rosie by Neil Diamond END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-ll-be-there-19701017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19701017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19701121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Jackson 5\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Octob er 17\, 1970 – November 14\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from t he J5’s “Third Album” from 1970\, and the 4th of 4 consecutive numbe r one singles from the group- a feat that no other artist (before or since ) has matched. SUMMARY:I'll Be There by The Jackson 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-think-i-love-you-19701121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19701121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19701212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Partridge Family\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates : November 21\, 1970 – December 5\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Think I Lo ve You” is The Partridge Family’s debut single. It was written by Tony Romeo and produced by Wes Farrell.\n\nThe song was released at the same t ime the Partridge Family television show aired in 1970. The only cast memb ers from the show that participated on the song’s recording were Shirley Jones and David Cassidy.\n\n“I Think I Love You” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also toppe d the charts in New Zealand and Australia. SUMMARY:I Think I Love You by The Partridge Family END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-tears-of-a-clown-19701212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19701212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19701226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nC hart dates: December 12\, 1970 – December 19\, 1970\n\n---\nAbout:\n“T he Tears of a Clown” was released on the 1967 album Make It Happen The s ong was written by Smokey Robinson\, Hank Cosby\, and Stevie Wonder.\n\nAc cording to Robinson\, Stevie came to him with the song’s backing track ( the same one heard in the recording)\, and asked him to come up with lyric s. The overall tone of the song reminded Smokey of a circus theme\, and as a result\, tried to think of circus-themed lyrics. He was reminded of the story of Pagliacci\, which he heard when he was a child\, and wrote the s tory around that. However\, he wrote the song from the perspective of a pe rson who compares themselves to a/the clown\, rather than Pagliacci himsel f\, as to connect more with the listener.\n\nIn July 1970\, the song was r e-released in the UK as a single\, where it charted at #1 on the UK Single s Chart. When the song was later released in the US\, it not only topped t he Billboard Hot 100\, but the R&B Singles charts as well. It was also ind ucted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002\, and subsequently convinced Sm okey to stay another two years before departing from The Miracles. SUMMARY:The Tears of a Clown by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:my-sweet-lord-isn-t-it-a-pity-19701226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19701226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Harrison\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Dec ember 26\, 1970 – January 16\, 1971 SUMMARY:My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity by George Harrison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:knock-three-times-19710123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dawn\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 23\, 1 971 – February 6\, 1971 SUMMARY:Knock Three Times by Dawn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:one-bad-apple-19710213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710320 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Osmonds\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 13\, 1971 – March 13\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“One Bad Apple” is a s ong from The Osmonds' 1970 album “Osmonds.”\n\nIt was written by Georg e Jackson\, who originally had The Jackson 5 in mind when he was writing t he song.\n\nAccording to Donny Osmond\, Michael Jackson told him that The Jackson 5 almost recorded the song first\, but they recorded “ABC” ins tead.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in February of 1971\, stayi ng on the chart for five weeks and even peaked at #6 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also certified Gold. SUMMARY:One Bad Apple by The Osmonds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:me-and-bobby-mcgee-19710320 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710403 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janis Joplin\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 20\, 1971 – March 27\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song’s title came from producer and Monument Records founder Fred Foster. When Foster proposed t he title\, Kristofferson heard “McGee” when\, in actuality\, Foster ha d said “McKee” (Bobby McKee was the secretary of someone who worked in the same building as Foster).\n\nWritten by Kris Kristofferson but origin ally performed by Roger Miller.\n\nIn coming up with a concept for the son g\, a scene from the film La Strada came to Kristofferson’s mind. “I t hought of … a scene where Anthony Quinn is going around on this motorcyc le and Giulietta Masina is the feeble-minded girl with him\, playing the t rombone.”\n\nLater on in the film\, Quinn hears a woman singing the melo dy that little girl used to play and finds out that the girl has died. Tha t night\, Quinn goes to a bar and gets in a fight. Drunk\, he ends up howl ing at the stars on a beach.\n\n“To me\, that was the feeling at the end of ‘Bobby McGee.’ The two-edged sword that freedom is. He was free wh en he left the girl\, but it destroyed him. That’s where the line ‘Fre edom’s just another name for nothing left to lose’ came from.”\n\nSo urce: Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGee” SUMMARY:Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:just-my-imagination-running-away-with-me-19710403 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710417 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Temptations\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 3\, 1971 – April 10\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Just My Imagination (Ru nning Away With Me)” was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong\ , and produced by Whitfield. It was released as a single on January 14\, 1 971 and reached #1 on both the pop and R&B charts\, making it one of the T emptations' most popular and enduring hits. The song also appeared on the group’s album Sky’s The Limit later that year. While nearly all of the Temptations' singles since 1968 had featured a “psychedelic soul” sou nd inspired by Sly & The Family Stone\, “Just My Imagination” abandons this approach and instead hearkens back to the love ballads that had been the group’s bread and butter in the mid-1960s.\n\nThe song was also the last Temptations single to feature longtime members Eddie Kendricks and P aul Williams (who sings the line “Every night on my knees I pray”). Bo th had been with the group from its inception way back in 1957 and before that had even sung in church together as children. Kendricks had never bee n a fan of the psychedelic soul sound the Temptations adopted in 1968\, an d after leaving the group he launched a successful solo career singing pri marily the kinds of love ballads for which he had previously been known. W illiams\, sadly\, was forced to retire from the group due to personal issu es and health problems related to sickle-cell anemia. He committed suicide in 1973.\n\nThe Rolling Stones recorded “Just My Imagination” in 1978 for their album Some Girls. SUMMARY:Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) by The Temptations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:joy-to-the-world-19710417 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710417 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Three Dog Night\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 17\, 1971 – May 22\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nThree Dog Night’s 1971 si ngle “Joy to the World” reached #1 on the Billboard chart and became o ne of their signature songs. It originally appeared on their fourth studio album Naturally in 1970.\n\nThe song was written by country singer-songwr iter Hoyt Axton\, who also went on to write Three Dog Night’s hit “Nev er Been to Spain”. When Axton played the song to the group\, the band re jected it\, but Chuck Negron felt that the band needed to record a “sill y song”\, as he explained in the liner notes for Celebrate: The Three Do g Night Story\, 1965-1975:\n\nWhen I picked “Joy” it had been turned d own by everybody in the band. I thought we were so serious\, that this ban d needed a silly song to again become a unit. If you notice\, everyone in the band is singing\, it’s not all this perfect harmony. There’s laugh ing and goofing around. And we became a band again through that song…I t hink that’s why the record was a hit…It wasn’t even close to our bes t record\, but it might have been one of our most honest. SUMMARY:Joy to the World by Three Dog Night END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:brown-sugar-19710529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710612 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 29\, 1971 – June 5\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nRecorded in 1969 in Muscle Shoals studios\, Jagger wrote the riff to this one while filming Ned Kell y in Australia. The song appeared on Sticky Fingers and is a staple of the Stones' canon.\n\nKeith Richards\, in his book Life on Jagger’s lyrics writing process:\n\nThey started running down Brown Sugar the first night\ , but they didn’t get a take. I watched Mick write the lyrics. It took h im maybe forty-five minutes\; it was disgusting. He wrote it down as fast as he could move his hand. I’d never seen anything like it. He had one o f those yellow legal pads\, and he’d write a verse a page\, just write a verse and then turn the page\, and when he had three pages filled\, they started to cut it. It was amazing!"\n\nThe song is thought to have been in spired by soul singer Claudia Lennear\, who was also the inspiration behin d David Bowie’s “Lady Grinning Soul”.\n\nThere are several different ways to interpret this song. The most straightforward is a meditation on white male on black female sex and how power has influenced it. Alternati vely it could be more generally about interracial sex or black sex. Finall y\, as meta-fiction: Mick Jagger plunders the musical history of black peo ple from slave rhythms\, to spirituals\, to blues\, to honky tonk. And fur ther is willing to proudly crow about how tempting and good they are.\n\nT he first reading is probably what was intended\, but given the rollicking rock\, the final is not inappropriate whether intended or not. SUMMARY:Brown Sugar by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:want-ads-19710612 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710619 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Honey Cone\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 12\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Want Ads” is the lead single from Honey Cone’ s second album Sweet Replies and it’s also featured on their fourth albu m Soulful Tapestry.\n\nThe song was written by Greg Perry (who produced th e song)\, Barney Perkins and General Norman Johnson.\n\nThe idea for the s ong began when a studio engineer named Barney Perkins while he was looking through the classified section of a newspaper and suggested that someone should write a song about want ads & Greg Perry thought that the idea migh t work.\n\nThe two of them brought in General Norman Johnson (who was a me mber of the soul band Chairmen of the Board back in the day) to contribute to the songwriting after he co-wrote the song “Somebody’s Been Sleepi ng in My Bed” with Greg Perry for the music group 100 Proof (Aged in Sou l).\n\nThe song was first recorded by music act Glass Act (which was led b y Scherrie Payne\, the sister of singer Freda Payne and former co-lead sin ger of The Supremes in the ‘70s).\n\nScherrie disliked the song & Greg d isliked the song\, so she & Freda recorded the song themselves\, but after she was unsatisifed with the second version\, she suggested that Edna Wri ght (the lead singer of Honey Cone) record the song after she passed throu gh the studio.\n\nThe song’s original title was called “Stick Up\,” but they later re-wrote it with a change in chord progressions & new lyric s.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts in 1971. It was later certified Gold\, selling more than 1 million units in the United States. SUMMARY:Want Ads by Honey Cone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:it-s-too-late-i-feel-the-earth-move-19710619 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carole King\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 19 \, 1971 – July 17\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nDoomslayer pt 2 is the long awa ited sequel to “doomslayer” originally with just Horus the Astroneer a nd Ghostemane. Doomslayer pt 2 boasts many features including Ghostemane\, ho99o9 and Dana Dentata. Cayle Sain on the drums and Mark Bronzino on gui tar. It was released August 8th\, 2019. SUMMARY:It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move by Carole King END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:indian-reservation-the-lament-of-the-cherokee-reservation-in-19710724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710731 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Raiders\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 24\ , 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Indian Reservation” was first recorded by Marv in Rainwater in 1959 under the title “The Pale Face Indian\,” but it r eceived little attention.\n\nIn 1968\, Don Fardon recorded the song. It p eaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #3 on the U.K. Singles chart.\n\ nPaul Revere and the Raiders covered the song for their 1971 album Indian Reservation. Their version topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in July of 1971. It was certified Gold for selling over a million copies and late r certified Platinum for selling an additional million copies. SUMMARY:Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) by The Raiders END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-ve-got-a-friend-19710731 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710807 DESCRIPTION:Artist: James Taylor\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 31 \, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“You’ve Got a Friend” was originally written by Carole King and featured on her album Tapestry.\n\nBoth Carole and Jam es' versions of the song were recorded in 1971. At the time\, Carole’s a lbum was recorded in an overlap with James' album.\n\nIn an interview in 1 972\, Carole said that she “didn’t write it with James or anybody\, re ally specifically in mind. But when James heard it\, he really liked it an d wanted to record it.”\n\nDuring the song’s recording\, James offered the song to his then-Apple Records labelmate Mary Hopkin a chance to reco rd “You’ve Got a Friend\,” but she turned it down & later said she s trongly regretted it.\n\nJames' version of “You’ve Got a Friend” bec ame a hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart for a w eek in July of 1971. SUMMARY:You've Got a Friend by James Taylor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:how-can-you-mend-a-broken-heart-19710807 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 7\, 1971 – August 28\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter 16 months of breaking-up\ , the Bee Gees reunited\, therefore writing this song for their brotherly sorrow and happiness. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” is the opening track of the ninth studio album Trafalgar\, which was released in April 1 970.\n\nBarry recalled the meeting:\n\nRobin came to my place\, and that a fternoon we wrote ‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ and that obviously was a link to us coming back together. We called Maurice\, finished the s ong\, went to the studio and once again\, with only ‘How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ as a basic structure\, we went in to the studio with that and an idea for ‘Lonely Days’\, and those two songs were recorded that night. We might imitate a certain group\, later on\, the group will pick up on the song and say that suits us."\n\nIntentionally written for Andy W illiams\, the request was denied. The Bee Gees decided to record it themse lves. And yet it became another success. SUMMARY:How Can You Mend a Broken Heart by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:uncle-albert-admiral-halsey-19710904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19710911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul & Linda McCartney\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: September 4\, 1971 SUMMARY:Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey by Paul & Linda McCartney END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:go-away-little-girl-19710911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19710911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19711002 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donny Osmond\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 11\, 1971 – September 25\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\nGo Away Little Girl was first sung by Steve Lawrence & The Happenings in the ‘60s.\n\nDonny Osmond covered the song in 1971 and it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in Sep tember for three weeks. SUMMARY:Go Away Little Girl by Donny Osmond END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:maggie-may-reason-to-believe-19711002 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19711002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19711106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rod Stewart\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: October 2\, 1971 – October 30\, 1971 SUMMARY:Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe by Rod Stewart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:gypsys-tramps-thieves-19711106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19711106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19711120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cher\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 6\, 1 971 – November 13\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Gypsys\, Tramps & Thieves” is a song by American singer Cher. Originally\, it was released as the le ad single for her 1971 album named Chér. Later\, the album got re-issued under the title Gypsys\, Tramps and Thieves\, so it wouldn’t get confuse d with the 1966 album that also carries the title Chér.\n\nIn this song\, she tells the story of a (fictional) 16-year-old Romani girl. As Cher isn ’t Romani herself\, this has caused some uproar\, with some saying that this isn’t her story to tell. Especially because this isn’t her only s ong telling a story of a minority she isn’t\, along with wearing their t raditional clothing as a costume in shows\, she has faced some backlash. I n 2017\, she apologized on Twitter. In the same year\, she told Billboard that she isn’t such a fan of the repertoire she built in the ‘70s. Bes ides\, since she finished the Classic Cher tour in 2020\, she hasn’t per formed this or any controversial song of hers live. SUMMARY:Gypsys\, Tramps & Thieves by Cher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:theme-from-shaft-19711120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19711120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19711204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Isaac Hayes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 20\, 1971 – November 27\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Theme from Shaft” with its immediately recognizable melody and percussive female background vocals became not just a career defining song for Isaac Hayes\, but repres entative of blaxploitation films like Shaft. The song is often referenced or interpolated whenever 1970’s Black films are parodied as on movies li ke I’m Gonna Git You Sucka and UHF as well as TV series like The Simpson s\, The X-Files\, and even Sesame Street.\n\nThe female chorus' hushed “shut your mouth” as stylized censorship has become a trope that has b een recreated time and time again based on the enduring popularity of Shaf t’s theme song.\n\nIsaac Hayes became the first African American to rece ive a non-acting Oscar when he won the Academy Award for Best Original Son g. He was also the first to win that award for a song he both wrote and pe rformed.\n\n“Theme from Shaft” was released September 30\, 1971 and re ached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, as well as #2 on the Billboard Soul Si ngles chart. SUMMARY:Theme from Shaft by Isaac Hayes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:family-affair-19711204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19711204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19711225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sly and the Family Stone\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart d ates: December 4\, 1971 – December 18\, 1971\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Family A ffair” was the lead single off of Sly and the Family Stone’s fifth stu dio album There’s a Riot Goin' On in 1971. It was Sly’s first new sing le in two years\; reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 charts as w ell as being the first ever number one using a drum machine.\n\nAlso worth noting\, Sly did not want to release “Family Affair” as the lead sing le for Riot. He instead preferred “Luv N' Haight”.\n\nHowever\, the re cord company disagreed with Sly and released “Family Affair” without h is approval\, with “Luv” as the B-Side.\n\nThe song was recorded witho ut the Family Stone\, with the exception of Rose Stone on backing vocals a nd Billy Preston contributed the Fender Rhodes. SUMMARY:Family Affair by Sly and the Family Stone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:brand-new-key-19711225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19711225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Melanie\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 25 \, 1971 – January 8\, 1972 SUMMARY:Brand New Key by Melanie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:american-pie-19720115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Don McLean\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: January 15\, 1972 – February 5\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\nDon McLean released this g roundbreaking song on the album American Pie in 1971. It is full of pop-c ulture references. An entire website has been created by Jim Fann to explo re the song— Understanding American Pie.\n\nThis song tackles the evolut ion of rock & roll through the 60s\, following the 1959 plane crash that l ed to the death of Buddy Holly\, Ritchie Valens\, and The Big Bopper. McLe an explores many of the major events of the 60s\, including the moon landi ngs\, Dylan’s rise and crash\, the dominance of The Beatles\, and the de ath of Janis Joplin.\n\nWhile his magnum opus is known for its deep\, almo st cryptic lyrics\, for many years McLean left its meaning up to the specu lation of others\, feeling no need to explain things himself. Asked by one interviewer what the song meant\, McLean said\, “It means I never have to work again.”\n\nMcLean first revealed intended meaning of his lyrics in 2015\, when the original manuscript and notes were sold at auction for a fee to the tune of $1.2 million.\n\nAlthough the lyrics might no longer be enigmatic\, McLean’s track will forever be regarded as a poetic look into the past of rock & roll.\n\n\n\n\nFor a quick summary of what the son g means\, check out this video:\n\n https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZFiM o8TIc SUMMARY:American Pie by Don McLean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-s-stay-together-19720212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Al Green\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 12 \, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\nKnown as the biggest hit from legendary singer Al Green\, “Let’s Stay Together” is an irresistible romantic Soul track that’s perfect for serenading that special someone. The song has appear ed on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time"\, where it was named the 60th greatest song.\n\nAfter being given a first draft of the tu ne by producer Willie Mitchell\, Green wrote the lyrics in the span of onl y fifteen minutes. As a result of this haste\, Green initially did not wan t to record the song and only did it after heavy persuasion from the produ cer. Two weeks after its release\, “Let’s Stay Together" reached #1 on the R&B charts\, the only song from Al Green to ever do so.\n\nBut despit e the sensuality present in the track\, Green originally sang this song to an audience full of neighborhood drunks\, gathered together by Willie Mit chell. Looking back\, Mitchell reminisces fondly:\n\nWe brought about fift y people in here. All the winos\, they’re drinking wine\, laying on the floor while we cut the record.\n\n“Let’s Stay Together” has become n ot only the stepping stone that brought Al Green his decades-long fame but a staple for classic 70’s Soul music and an inspiration for future arti sts in the genre as well. SUMMARY:Let's Stay Together by Al Green END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:without-you-19720219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nilsson\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 19 \, 1972 – March 11\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\nNilsson was at a party and som eone put on “Without You” and Nilsson searched the song for a long tim e\, even searching in all the Beatles songs “trying to find out which on e of their tunes it was”\, then searched Grapefruit and then they found it was Badfinger and he eventually brought it to producer Richard Perry an d they did a cover for it. SUMMARY:Without You by Nilsson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:heart-of-gold-19720318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720325 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Young\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 18\ , 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of Neil Young’s biggest and most successful s ongs\, released in 1972 from the Harvest album\, the first Canadian artist ’s album to top the Billboard 200.\n\n\n\nJames Taylor and Linda Ronstad t are part of the backup vocals. Though Bob Dylan liked Young\, he dislike d this song\, claiming “…if it sounds like me\, it should be me”. SUMMARY:Heart of Gold by Neil Young END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:a-horse-with-no-name-19720325 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720415 DESCRIPTION:Artist: America\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 25\, 1972 – April 8\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"A Horse with No Name" is a song b y American folk rock trio America. Written by Dewey Bunnell\, it was relea sed on the Warner Bros. label in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States. The song met with commercial success and topped charts in Canada\, Finland\, and on the US Billboard Hot 100. It reached number 3 in the UK singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Ass ociation of America (RIAA) on March 24\, 1972. The song was quickly added to a rerelease of the band's debut studio album\, America (original releas e January 1972). The song is a staple of the band's discography and one of their most popular. SUMMARY:A Horse with No Name by America END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-first-time-ever-i-saw-your-face-19720415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720527 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roberta Flack\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: April 15\, 1972 – May 20\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The First Time Ever I Saw Yo ur Face" is a 1957 folk song written by British political singer-songwrite r Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger\, who later became his third wife. At that time\, MacColl was still married to his second wife\, Jean Newlove. Durin g the 1960s\, it was recorded by various folk-pop singers\, including the Kingston Trio\, We Five\, The Chad Mitchell Trio\, Gordon Lightfoot\, and Peter\, Paul and Mary. It became a major international hit for Roberta Fla ck in 1972\, winning Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Billboard ranked it as the number-one Hot 100 single of the year for 1972. Country music star Johnny Cash also recorded a version of the song for his 2002 album American IV: The Man Comes Around. SUMMARY:The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Roberta Flack END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:oh-girl-19720527 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Chi-Lites\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 27 \, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Oh Girl" is a song written by Eugene Record and r ecorded by the American soul vocal group the Chi-Lites\, with Record on vo cals and also producing. It was released as a single on Brunswick Records in 1972. Included on the group's 1972 album A Lonely Man\, "Oh Girl" cente rs on a relationship on the verge of break-up. \n"Oh Girl" was the Chi-Lit es' first and only No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100\, peaking at that position in May 1972 for one week. The single also reached the top positi on of the Billboard R&B Singles chart the following month\, remaining in t hat position for two weeks. Billboard ranked it as the No. 13 song for 197 2. In addition\, it reached No. 14 on the UK Singles Chart in July 1972\, and was a UK hit again in 1975 when reissued as a double A-side with "Have You Seen Her"\, this time reaching a new peak of No. 5.\nThe song promine ntly features a harmonica. SUMMARY:Oh Girl by The Chi-Lites END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-ll-take-you-there-19720603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720610 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Staple Singers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: J une 3\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I'll Take You There" is a song written by Al Bell (using his real name Alvertis Isbell)\, and originally performed by American soul/gospel family band the Staple Singers. The Staple Singers v ersion\, produced by Bell\, was released on Stax Records in February 1972\ , and spent a total of 15 weeks on the charts and reached #1 on the US Bil lboard Hot 100. By December 1972\, it had sold 2 million units and is rank ed as the 19th biggest American hit of 1972. It remains one of the best-se lling gospel songs of all time. \nThe song was also a significant chart hi t in two later cover versions. A 1991 cover version by BeBe & CeCe Winans \, with Mavis Staples featured as a guest artist\, made it to #1 on the R& B chart\, and also reached #90 on the Hot 100. In 1994\, the British band General Public released a cover of "I'll Take You There" which peaked at #22 on the Hot 100. Rap trio Salt-N-Pepa sampled "I'll Take You There" in their 1991 hit "Let's Talk About Sex". In 1997\, the song was used by auto mobile manufacturer Chevrolet in its commercials for the revival of their Chevy Malibu. SUMMARY:I'll Take You There by The Staple Singers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-candy-man-19720610 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720701 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sammy Davis Jr.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Jun e 10\, 1972 – June 24\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Candy Man" (or alterna tively\, "The Candy Man Can") is a song that originally appeared in the 19 71 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. It was written by Leslie Bric usse and Anthony Newley specifically for the film. Although the original 1 964 book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) contains lyrics adapted for other songs in the film\, the lyrics to "The Candy Man" do no t appear in the book. The soundtrack version of the song was sung by Aubre y Woods\, who played candy store owner Bill in the film. Newley recorded t he song on his 1971 album Pure Imagination. SUMMARY:The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:song-sung-blue-19720701 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720708 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Diamond\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 1\ , 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Song Sung Blue" is a song written and recorded by Neil Diamond\, inspired by the second movement of Mozart's Piano Concerto #21. It was released as a single in 1972 from Diamond's album Moods\, and later appeared on many of Diamond's live and compilation albums. The song was a No. 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week\, in the w eek of July 1\, and it spent twelve weeks in the top 40. It also reached N o. 14 on the UK Singles Chart. SUMMARY:Song Sung Blue by Neil Diamond END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:lean-on-me-19720708 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720729 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bill Withers\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 8 \, 1972 – July 22\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released i n April 1972 as the first single from his second album\, Still Bill. It wa s a No. 1 single on both the soul and Billboard Hot 100 charts\, the latte r chart for three weeks in July 1972. Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 son g of 1972. It was ranked No. 208 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Great est Songs of All Time" in 2010. Numerous other versions have been recorded \, and it is one of only nine songs to have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with versions recorded by two different artists with a 1987 cover by Club Nouveau also reaching No. 1. In 2007\, the 1972 recording of the song by Bill Withers on Sussex Records was inducted into the Grammy Hall o f Fame. SUMMARY:Lean on Me by Bill Withers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:alone-again-naturally-19720729 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 29\, 1972 – August 19\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Alone Again (Naturall y)" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. Recorded in 1 971\, it became a worldwide hit. The song did not originally appear on his 1972 studio album Back to Front\, but has been included in reissues (ofte n replacing "Clair").\nThe single spent six non-consecutive weeks at numbe r one on Billboard's Hot 100 between late July and early September 1972 in America. It ranked number two in the year-end chart and sold over two mil lion copies.\nThe song was involved in a notable 1991 court case in which it set a precedent for the music industry that unauthorized sampling of mu sic can constitute copyright infringement. SUMMARY:Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:brandy-you-re-a-fine-girl-19720826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720902 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Looking Glass\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 26\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" is a 1972 song by American pop rock band Looking Glass from their self-titled debut album. It was written by Looking Glass lead guitarist and co-vocalist Elliot Luri e.\nThe single reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box To p 100 charts. SUMMARY:Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) by Looking Glass END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:alone-again-naturally-19720902 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720916 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 2\, 1972 – September 9\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Alone Again (Na turally)" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan. Recorde d in 1971\, it became a worldwide hit. The song did not originally appear on his 1972 studio album Back to Front\, but has been included in reissues (often replacing "Clair").\nThe single spent six non-consecutive weeks at number one on Billboard's Hot 100 between late July and early September 1 972 in America. It ranked number two in the year-end chart and sold over t wo million copies.\nThe song was involved in a notable 1991 court case in which it set a precedent for the music industry that unauthorized sampling of music can constitute copyright infringement. SUMMARY:Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:black-and-white-19720916 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19720923 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Three Dog Night\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Sept ember 16\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Black and White" is a song written in 195 4 by David I. Arkin (lyricist and father of actor Alan Arkin) and Earl Rob inson (music). It was first recorded by Pete Seeger featuring a black chil d\, in 1956 from the album Love Songs for Friends & Foes.\nThe most succes sful recording of the song was the pop version by Three Dog Night in 1972\ , when it reached number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard E asy Listening charts. Billboard ranked it as the number 63 song for 1972. Danny Hutton sang the lead vocals with a children's chorus adding their v oices to the song. This was the opening theme to the pilot episode of Mrs. Munger's Class. SUMMARY:Black and White by Three Dog Night END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:baby-don-t-get-hooked-on-me-19720923 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19720923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721014 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mac Davis\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: September 23\, 1972 – October 7\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" is a hit song by country and pop singer-songwriter Mac Davis. From his breakthrough album of the same name\, the song reached No.1 on both the B illboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts in September 1972\, spending th ree weeks atop each chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 8 song of 1972. Davis wrote it when the record company demanded he write a tune with a "ho ok".\nThe song was also a modest country hit concurrent with its pop succe ss\, reaching No. 26 shortly after the peak of that success in the pop rea lm. It was featured on an episode of The Muppet Show that Mac Davis was ho sting. SUMMARY:Baby\, Don't Get Hooked on Me by Mac Davis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:ben-19721014 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721021 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octo ber 14\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Ben" (often referred to as "Ben's Song") is a song written by Don Black and Walter Scharf for the 1972 film of the sa me name (a spin-off to the 1971 killer rat film Willard). It was performed by Lee Montgomery in the film and by Michael Jackson over the closing cre dits. Jackson's single\, recorded for the Motown label in 1972\, spent one week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, making it Jackson's first numb er one single in the US as a solo artist. Billboard ranked it as the numbe r 20 song for 1972. It also reached number 1 on the ARIA Charts\, spending eight weeks at the top spot. The song also later reached a peak of number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2004\, the song appeared in The Ultimate Co llection.\n"Ben" won a Golden Globe for Best Song. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1973\, losing to "The Morning Aft er" by Maureen McGovern from The Poseidon Adventure. SUMMARY:Ben by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:my-ding-a-ling-19721021 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chuck Berry\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 21\, 1972 – October 28\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Ding-a-Ling" is a nov elty song written and recorded by Dave Bartholomew. It was covered by Chuc k Berry in 1972 and became his only number-one Billboard Hot 100 single in the United States. Later that year\, a longer version was included on the album The London Chuck Berry Sessions. Guitarist Onnie McIntyre and Robbi e McIntosh\, a drummer who later formed the Average White Band\, played on the single along with Nic Potter of the British band Van der Graaf Genera tor on bass. SUMMARY:My Ding-a-Ling by Chuck Berry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-can-see-clearly-now-19721104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnny Nash\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 4\, 1972 – November 25\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Can See Clearly Now" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Johnny Nash. It was the lead single from his twelfth album\, I Can See Clearly Now (197 2) and achieved success in the United States and the United Kingdom when i t was released in 1972\, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Ca sh Box charts. It also reached No. 1 in Canada and South Africa. The song has been covered by many artists throughout the years\, including a hit ve rsion by Lee Towers that reached No. 19 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1982 and an other recorded by Jimmy Cliff for the motion picture soundtrack of Cool Ru nnings that peaked at No. 18 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. SUMMARY:I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:papa-was-a-rollin-stone-19721202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Temptations\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Dece mber 2\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a song origina lly performed by Motown recording act the Undisputed Truth in 1972\, thoug h it became much better known after a Grammy Award-winning cover by the Te mptations was issued later the same year. This latter version of the song became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100.\n"Papa Was a Rollin' Sto ne" was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1971. Whitfield produced the original Undisputed Truth version\, which was released as a single in May 1972. This version of the song peaked at number 63 on the Po p Charts and number 24 on the R&B Charts. The song was included on the Und isputed Truth's album Law of the Land (1973).\nLater in 1972\, Whitfield c ut a different version of the song\, turning it into a 12-minute track for the Temptations. This version was included on their 1972 album All Direct ions. The edited 7-inch single release of this Temptations track was issu ed in September 1972\, and this version was a number-one hit on the Billbo ard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. While the original Undisp uted Truth version of the song has been largely forgotten\, the Temptation s' version of the song has been regarded as an enduring and influential so ul classic. The full-length album version was ranked number 169 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time\, one of the group's t hree songs on the list. In retrospect\, the Temptations' Otis Williams con siders the song to be the last real classic the group recorded (it would b e the Temptations' last number one hit and would win them their second and final Grammy Award in a competitive category). SUMMARY:Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by The Temptations END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-am-woman-19721209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19721216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Helen Reddy\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 9\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Am Woman" is a song written by Australian mus icians Helen Reddy and Ray Burton. Performed by Reddy\, the first recordin g of "I Am Woman" appeared on her debut album I Don't Know How to Love Him \, released in May 1971\, and was heard during the closing credits for the 1972 film Stand Up and Be Counted. A new recording of the song was releas ed as a single in May 1972 and became a number-one hit later that year\, e ventually selling over one million copies. The song came near the apex of the counterculture era and\, by celebrating female empowerment\, became an enduring feminist anthem for the women's liberation movement. Following R eddy's death in September 2020\, the song peaked at number 2 on the Austra lian digital sales chart. SUMMARY:I Am Woman by Helen Reddy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:me-and-mrs-jones-19721216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19721216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Paul\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 16\, 1972 – December 30\, 1972\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Me and Mrs. Jones" is a 1972 soul song written by Kenny Gamble\, Leon Huff\, and Cary Gilbert\, a nd originally recorded by Billy Paul. It describes an extramarital affair between a man and his lover\, Mrs. Jones. In the song\, the two meet in se cret "every day at the same cafe"\, at 6:30\, where they hold hands and ta lk. The two are caught in a quandary: "We got a thing going on/we both kno w that it's wrong/but it's much too strong/to let it go now." SUMMARY:Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-re-so-vain-19730106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carly Simon\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 6\, 1973 – January 20\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You're So Vain" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Carly Simon\, released as a single in N ovember 1972. The lyrics describe a self-absorbed lover\, whose identity h as long been a matter of speculation. Simon said the song refers to three men\, one of whom she has named publicly — the actor Warren Beatty.\nSim on wrote "You're So Vain" over the course of a year. The song was original ly titled "Bless You\, Ben." The bass guitar introduction was played by Kl aus Voormann. The strings were arranged by Simon and orchestrated by Paul Buckmaster.\nIn early 1973\, "You're So Vain" reached No. 1 in the United States\, Canada\, Australia\, and New Zealand. In 1994\, it was ranked 72n d in the Billboard 50th anniversary all-time chart. At the 16th Annual Gr ammy Awards in 1974\, it was nominated for Song of the Year\, Record of th e Year\, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It was voted No. 216 in RI AA's Songs of the Century\, and in August 2014\, the UK's Official Charts Company named it the ultimate song of the 1970s. In 2021\, the song was ra nked 495th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. SUMMARY:You're So Vain by Carly Simon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:superstition-19730127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 27\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Superstition" is a song by American singer-so ngwriter Stevie Wonder. It was released on October 24\, 1972\, as the lead single from his fifteenth studio album\, Talking Book (1972)\, by Tamla. The lyrics describe popular superstitions and their negative effects.\n"Su perstition" reached number one in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 19 73 and on the soul singles chart. It was Wonder's first number-one single since "Fingertips\, Pt. 2" in 1963. It peaked at number eleven in the UK S ingles Chart in February 1973. In November 2004\, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 74 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was re-ranked number 73 on its 2010 list\, and number 12 on its 2021 list. At the 16th Grammy Awards\, the song earned Wonder two Grammys: "Best Rhyth m & Blues Song" and "Best R&B Vocal Performance\, Male". In 1998\, the son g was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:Superstition by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:crocodile-rock-19730203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730224 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: February 3\, 1973 – February 17\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Crocodile Rock" is a son g written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin\, and recorded in summer 1972 at the Château d'Hérouville studio in France (it was listed as "Strawberry Studios" in the album's credits)\, where John and his team had previously recorded the Honky Château album. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the U.S.\, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player\, and bec ame his first U.S. number-one single\, reaching the top spot on 3 February 1973\, and staying there for three consecutive weeks. In the U.S.\, it wa s certified Gold on 5 February 1973 and Platinum on 13 September 1995 by t he Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Canada\, it topped the chart as well\, remaining at number one on the RPM 100 national singl es chart for four weeks from 17 February through 10 March. It was the firs t song released as a single on the MCA label (catalogue #40000) after MCA was created (John had previously been with the Uni label.)\n"Crocodile Roc k" is dominated by a Farfisa organ riff\, played by John. The lyrics take a nostalgic look at early rock 'n' roll\, pop culture\, dating and youthfu l independence of that era. John's band members\, include Davey Johnstone on guitars\, Dee Murray on bass and Nigel Olsson on drums\, were also perf ormers on the song. John performed all the vocals\, including the falsetto backing vocals. SUMMARY:Crocodile Rock by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:killing-me-softly-with-his-song-19730224 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730324 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roberta Flack\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Febru ary 24\, 1973 – March 17\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel\, Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972\, b ut it did not chart. The song has been covered by many other artists.\nIn 1973\, it became a number-one hit in the United States\, Australia and Can ada for Roberta Flack\, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Char t. In 1996\, Fugees recorded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals. The ir version became a number-one hit in twenty countries including Germany w here it became the first single to debut atop the chart. The version by Fl ack won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal P erformance. The version by Fugees won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Perform ance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Propelled by the success of the Fugees track\, the 1972 recording by Roberta Flack was remixed in 1996 by Jonatha n Peters\, with Flack adding some new vocal flourishes\; this version topp ed the Hot Dance Club Play chart.\nFlack and Fugees would go on to perform the song together. The versions by Fugees and Roberta Flack were both pla ced on the 2021 revised list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. According to Billboard\, it is one of nearly a dozen songs to be Gra mmy nominated for Song of the Year that have had two versions reach the to p 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.\nAfter decades of confirming Lieberman's co ntribution\, around 1997 Fox and Gimbel changed their story about the song 's origins to downplay her role. Gimbel threatened McLean with a lawsuit i n 2008\, demanding he remove from his website an assertion that McLean was the inspiration for "Killing Me Softly"\, but McLean responded by showing Gimbel the latter's own words confirming the inspiration\, published in 1 973. SUMMARY:Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-train-19730324 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730331 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The O'Jays\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 24\ , 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love Train" is a hit single by the O'Jays\, writte n by Gamble and Huff for the O'Jays' 1972 album Back Stabbers. Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia\, the house band MFSB provided backin g. The song has been considered one of the first disco songs.\n"Love Train " entered the Billboard Hot 100's top 40 on January 27\, 1973\, the same d ay that the Paris Peace Accords were signed. The song's lyrics of unity me ntion a number of countries\, including England\, Russia\, China\, Egypt\, and Israel\, as well as the continent of Africa. It reached No. 1 on both the R&B Singles and the Hot 100 in February and March 1973\, respectively \, and No. 9 on the UK singles chart and was certified gold by the RIAA. I t was the O'Jays' first and only number one record on the US pop chart.\nT he single was a 2006 inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:Love Train by The O'Jays END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:killing-me-softly-with-his-song-19730331 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roberta Flack\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 31\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song comp osed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLea n performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel\, Lieb erman released her version of the song in 1972\, but it did not chart. The song has been covered by many other artists.\nIn 1973\, it became a numbe r-one hit in the United States\, Australia and Canada for Roberta Flack\, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In 1996\, Fugees reco rded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals. Their version became a numb er-one hit in twenty countries including Germany where it became the first single to debut atop the chart. The version by Flack won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The version by Fugees won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group w ith Vocal. Propelled by the success of the Fugees track\, the 1972 recordi ng by Roberta Flack was remixed in 1996 by Jonathan Peters\, with Flack ad ding some new vocal flourishes\; this version topped the Hot Dance Club Pl ay chart.\nFlack and Fugees would go on to perform the song together. The versions by Fugees and Roberta Flack were both placed on the 2021 revised list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. According to Billb oard\, it is one of nearly a dozen songs to be Grammy nominated for Song o f the Year that have had two versions reach the top 10 on the Billboard Ho t 100.\nAfter decades of confirming Lieberman's contribution\, around 1997 Fox and Gimbel changed their story about the song's origins to downplay h er role. Gimbel threatened McLean with a lawsuit in 2008\, demanding he re move from his website an assertion that McLean was the inspiration for "Ki lling Me Softly"\, but McLean responded by showing Gimbel the latter's own words confirming the inspiration\, published in 1973. SUMMARY:Killing Me Softly with His Song by Roberta Flack END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-night-the-lights-went-out-in-georgia-19730407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Vicki Lawrence\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Apri l 7\, 1973 – April 14\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" is a Southern Gothic murder ballad\, written in 1972 by so ngwriter Bobby Russell and first recorded by his then-wife\, singer\, come dian and actress\, Vicki Lawrence. Lawrence's version\, from her 1973 albu m of the same title\, went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart after its release. Of several cover versions\, the one recorded by Reba M cEntire for her 1991 album For My Broken Heart peaked at number 12 on the Hot Country Songs chart. SUMMARY:The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:tie-a-yellow-ribbon-round-the-ole-oak-tree-19730421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730519 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dawn featuring Tony Orlando\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChar t dates: April 21\, 1973 – May 12\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Tie a Yellow R ibbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song recorded by Tony Orlando and Dawn. \nIt was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Han k Medress and Dave Appell\, with Motown/Stax backing vocalist Telma Hopkin s\, Joyce Vincent Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent on backing vocals. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973.\nThe single reached the top 10 in ten countries\, in eight of which it topped the charts. It reached N o.1 on both the US and UK charts for four weeks in April 1973\, No.1 on th e Australian chart for seven weeks from May to July 1973 and No.1 on the N ew Zealand chart for ten weeks from June to August 1973. It was the top-se lling single in 1973 in both the US and UK.\nIn 2008\, approximately a yea r before the death of Cory Aquino\, Billboard ranked the song as the 37th biggest song of all time in its issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100. For the 60th anniversary in 2018\, the song still ranked in t he top 50\, at No.46. This song is the origin of the yellow color of her L iberal Party\, which is the party that ousted the Marcos dictatorship in t he People Power Revolution of 1986. SUMMARY:Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree by Dawn featuring Tony O rlando END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-are-the-sunshine-of-my-life-19730519 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730526 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 19 \, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Are the Sunshine of My Life" is a 1973 single released by Stevie Wonder. The song became Wonder's third number-one sing le on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and his first number-one on the Easy Lis tening chart. It won Wonder a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Perform ance\, and was nominated for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year. This song was the second single (following "Superstition") released from the 1972 album entitled Talking Book\, which stayed at number one on the R &B albums chart for three weeks.\nRolling Stone ranks the song at number 1 83 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Billboard called it "a soft\, haunting ballad with outstanding electric piano runs and out standing production work."\nIn 2002\, the song was inducted into the Gramm y Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:You Are the Sunshine of My Life by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:frankenstein-19730526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Edgar Winter Group\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: May 26\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Frankenstein" is an instrumental track b y the American rock band Edgar Winter Group that was featured in the 1972 album They Only Come Out at Night and additionally released as a single.\n The song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1973. F rankenstein sold over one million copies. It fared equally well in Canada reaching number 1 on the RPM 100 Top Singles Chart the following month. Th at same month\, the song peaked at number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. The following month\, the song peaked at number 10 in Mexico. The song also pe aked at number 39 in West Germany\, remaining on the chart for one week. The single was certified gold on June 19\, 1973\, by the RIAA. SUMMARY:Frankenstein by The Edgar Winter Group END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:my-love-19730602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730630 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul McCartney & Wings\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dat es: June 2\, 1973 – June 23\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Love" is a song b y the British–American band Paul McCartney and Wings that was first rele ased as the lead single from their 1973 album Red Rose Speedway. It was wr itten by Paul McCartney as a love song to his wife and Wings bandmate Lind a. The single marked the first time that McCartney's name appeared in the artist credit for a Wings record\, after their previous releases had been credited to Wings alone. Released on 23 March 1973\, the song topped the B illboard Hot 100 chart in the US for four weeks and peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was viewed as Wings' first significant su ccess in the US and helped Red Rose Speedway achieve commercial success.\n Wings recorded "My Love" at Abbey Road Studios in London in January 1973. The song is a piano ballad and features an orchestral arrangement by Richa rd Hewson that was recorded live with the main track. The recording also i ncludes a guitar solo by Henry McCullough that some commentators view as a highlight of the track. In his improvised playing\, McCullough imposed hi s own style on a Wings song for the first time\, countering the more regim ented approach favoured by McCartney.\nDespite its commercial success\, "M y Love" was given an unfavourable reception by many music critics\, some o f whom considered it overly sentimental and lyrically inconsequential. A l ive version of the song was included on Wings' 1976 album Wings over Ameri ca\, and McCartney has continued to perform it in concert as a tribute to Linda following her death in 1998. He included the song in the musical pro gramme for Linda's memorial services in London and New York City\, where i t was performed by a string quartet. Tony Bennett\, Nancy Wilson\, Brenda Lee\, Mariah Carey\, Andy Williams and Harry Connick Jr are among the many artists who have covered the song. SUMMARY:My Love by Paul McCartney & Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:give-me-love-give-me-peace-on-earth-19730630 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730707 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Harrison\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 30\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" is a so ng by English musician George Harrison\, released as the opening track of his 1973 album Living in the Material World. It was also issued as the alb um's lead single\, in May that year\, and became Harrison's second US numb er 1\, after "My Sweet Lord". In doing so\, the song pushed Paul McCartney and Wings' "My Love" from the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, marking the only occasion that two former Beatles have held the top two chart position s in America. The single also reached the top ten in Britain\, Canada\, Au stralia\, and Holland.\n"Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" is one of Harrison's most popular songs\, among fans and music critics\, and feature s a series of much-praised slide-guitar solos from Harrison. The recording signalled a deliberate departure from his earlier post-Beatles work\, in the scaling down of the big sound associated with All Things Must Pass and his other co-productions with Phil Spector over 1970–71. Aside from Har rison\, the musicians on the track are Nicky Hopkins\, Jim Keltner\, Klaus Voormann and Gary Wright. In his lyrics\, Harrison sings of his desire to be free of karma and the constant cycle of rebirth\; he later described t he song as "a prayer and personal statement between me\, the Lord\, and wh oever likes it".\nHarrison performed "Give Me Love" at every concert durin g his rare tours as a solo artist\, and a live version was included on his 1992 album Live in Japan. The original studio recording appears on the co mpilation albums The Best of George Harrison (1976) and Let It Roll: Songs by George Harrison (2009). At the Concert for George tribute to Harrison\ , in November 2002\, Jeff Lynne performed "Give Me Love" with Andy Fairwea ther-Low and Marc Mann playing the twin slide-guitar parts. Marisa Monte\, Dave Davies\, Elliott Smith\, Ron Sexsmith\, Sting\, James Taylor\, Elton John\, and Grace Vanderwaal are among the other artists who have covered the song. SUMMARY:Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) by George Harrison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:will-it-go-round-in-circles-19730707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730721 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Preston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 7\, 1973 – July 14\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Will It Go Round in Circles" is a song by American soul musician Billy Preston from his 1972 album Musi c Is My Life. It was written by Preston and Bruce Fisher and released as a single in March 1973. The record topped the Billboard Hot 100 and sold ov er a million copies. This was the first of two number one hits for Presto n as a solo performer\, the other being "Nothing from Nothing"\, although he is also credited on the Beatles' 1969 hit "Get Back". SUMMARY:Will It Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:bad-bad-leroy-brown-19730721 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730804 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jim Croce\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 21\, 1973 – July 28\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Bad\, Bad Leroy Brown" is an upt empo\, strophic story song written by American folk rock singer Jim Croce. Released as part of his 1973 album Life and Times\, the song was a No. 1 hit for him\, spending two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in Ju ly 1973. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 song for 1973.\nCroce was nomin ated for two 1973 Grammy Awards in the Pop Male Vocalist and Record of the Year categories for "Bad\, Bad Leroy Brown". It was Croce's only number-o ne single before his death on September 20 of that year and his final sing le to be released during his lifetime. This song is also the last song Cro ce publicly sang in his lifetime. SUMMARY:Bad\, Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-morning-after-19730804 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730818 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maureen McGovern\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Au gust 4\, 1973 – August 11\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Morning After" is a song written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn for the 1972 film The Posei don Adventure\, which won Best Original Song at the 45th Academy Awards. F ollowing this success\, Maureen McGovern recorded a single version that be came a No. 1 hit in the US for two weeks during August 1973\, with Gold re cord sales. Billboard ranked it as the No. 28 song for 1973. SUMMARY:The Morning After by Maureen McGovern END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:touch-me-in-the-morning-19730818 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730825 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 18 \, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Touch Me in the Morning" is a song recorded by Di ana Ross on the Motown label. It was written by Ron Miller and Michael Mas ser\, and produced by the latter and Tom Baird. It was released on May 3\, 1973 as the first single from her album of the same name. In 1973\, it be came Ross's second solo No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Touch Me in the Morning by Diana Ross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:brother-louie-19730825 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730908 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stories\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 25\, 1973 – September 1\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Brother Louie" is a song by British soul band Hot Chocolate. Written by members Errol Brown and Tony W ilson and produced by Mickie Most\, the song discusses an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman\, and the subsequent rejecti on of both by their parents because of it. Upon its release as a single\, "Brother Louie" peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973. Alexis Korner has a spoken-word part in this version of the song. Phil Dennys ar ranged the string section. SUMMARY:Brother Louie by Stories END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-s-get-it-on-19730908 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730915 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marvin Gaye\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 8\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Let's Get It On" is a song by soul musician Ma rvin Gaye\, released June 15\, 1973\, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Rec ords. The song was recorded at Hitsville West in Los Angeles\, California. The song features romantic and sexual lyricism and funk instrumentation b y the Funk Brothers. The title track of Gaye's album of the same name\, it was written by Marvin Gaye and producer Ed Townsend. "Let's Get It On" be came Gaye's most successful single for Motown and one of his most well-kno wn songs. With the help of the song's sexually explicit content\, "Let's G et It On" helped give Gaye a reputation as a sex symbol during its initial popularity. "Let's Get It On" is written and composed in the key of E-fla t major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 82 bea ts per minute. SUMMARY:Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:delta-dawn-19730915 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730922 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Helen Reddy\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 15\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Lar ry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1972 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album The Divine Miss M. However it is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Re ddy. SUMMARY:Delta Dawn by Helen Reddy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-s-get-it-on-19730922 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19730929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marvin Gaye\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 22\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Let's Get It On" is a song by soul musician M arvin Gaye\, released June 15\, 1973\, on Motown-subsidiary label Tamla Re cords. The song was recorded at Hitsville West in Los Angeles\, California . The song features romantic and sexual lyricism and funk instrumentation by the Funk Brothers. The title track of Gaye's album of the same name\, i t was written by Marvin Gaye and producer Ed Townsend. "Let's Get It On" b ecame Gaye's most successful single for Motown and one of his most well-kn own songs. With the help of the song's sexually explicit content\, "Let's Get It On" helped give Gaye a reputation as a sex symbol during its initia l popularity. "Let's Get It On" is written and composed in the key of E-fl at major and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 82 be ats per minute. SUMMARY:Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:we-re-an-american-band-19730929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19730929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731006 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Grand Funk\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 29\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"We're an American Band" is a song by American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Released on July 2\, 1973\, from the band's album of the same name\, it became the band's first single to top the Bil lboard charts. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren\, its h uge chart success broadened Grand Funk's appeal. In a 2023 interview\, Bre wer said the song\, which stitches together snippets of events from the ba nd's touring life\, was written in an effort to garner the band more hits as FM radio stations were transitioning into singles-oriented formats.\nAc cording to Brewer\, the song was not a rebuke to British band Humble Pie\, who Grand Funk had previously toured with.\nIt is the 99th song on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. SUMMARY:We're an American Band by Grand Funk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:half-breed-19731006 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731020 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cher\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 6\, 19 73 – October 13\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Half-Breed" is a song written by Al Capps and Mary Dean that was recorded by Cher in 1973.\nCher's version \, recorded with instrumental backing by L.A. sessions musicians from the Wrecking Crew\, was recorded on May 21\, 1973 at Larrabee Sound in Los Ang eles. Lyrically\, the song describes the life of a girl who faces societal rejection due to having a White father and Cherokee mother. It contains t hemes of racism and double standards. The song reached Number 1 on the Bil lboard Hot 100\, becoming Cher's second solo Number 1 hit in the US. The s ingle was certified Gold in the US in 1974 for the sales of over 1 million copies. SUMMARY:Half-Breed by Cher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:angie-19731020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731027 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: O ctober 20\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Angie" is a song by English rock band th e Rolling Stones\, featured on their 1973 album Goats Head Soup. It also s erved as the lead single on the album\, released on 20 August 1973. SUMMARY:Angie by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:midnight-train-to-georgia-19731027 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gladys Knight & the Pips\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart d ates: October 27\, 1973 – November 3\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Midnight Tr ain to Georgia" is a song most famously performed by Gladys Knight & the P ips\, their second release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Recor ds. Written by Jim Weatherly and included on the Pips' 1973 LP Imagination \, "Midnight Train to Georgia" became the group's first single to top the Billboard Hot 100. It also won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Pe rformance by a Duo\, Group or Chorus and has become Knight's signature son g.\nThe song is sung from the perspective of someone whose lover\, having failed to become a Hollywood star\, is leaving Los Angeles to move back to Georgia\, taking the titular "midnight train". The singer expresses her c ommitment to accompanying him to Georgia: "And I'll be with him (I know yo u will) / On that midnight train to Georgia". SUMMARY:Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & the Pips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:keep-on-truckin-19731110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eddie Kendricks\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Nov ember 10\, 1973 – November 17\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\nKeep On Truckin' (c omics)\, a comic and visual motif of underground comix by Robert Crumb SUMMARY:Keep on Truckin by Eddie Kendricks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:photograph-19731124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ringo Starr\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 24\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Photograph" is a song by English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as the lead single from his 1973 album Ring o. Starr co-wrote it with George Harrison\, his former bandmate from the B eatles. Although they collaborated on other songs\, it is the only one off icially credited to the pair. A signature tune for Starr as a solo artist\ , "Photograph" was an international hit\, topping singles charts in the Un ited States\, Canada and Australia\, and receiving gold disc certification for US sales of 1 million. Music critics have similarly received the song favourably\; Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic considers it to be "amon g the very best post-Beatles songs by any of the Fab Four".\nThe lyrics ar e a reflection on lost love\, whereby a photograph is the only reminder of the protagonists' shared past. Starr and Harrison began writing the song in the South of France in 1971\, during a period when Starr was focused on developing his acting career. They first recorded "Photograph" late the f ollowing year\, along with the single's B-side\, "Down and Out"\, during t he sessions for Harrison's Living in the Material World album. The officia lly released version was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Richard Per ry. It incorporates aspects of Phil Spector's Wall of Sound through the pr esence of multiple drums and acoustic guitars\, as well as an orchestra an d a choir. Aside from Starr and Harrison\, the musicians on the recording include Nicky Hopkins\, Bobby Keys\, Jim Keltner\, and Spector's musical a rranger\, Jack Nitzsche. Starr made a promotional film for the single\, sh ot at his and wife Maureen Starkey's home\, Tittenhurst Park.\n"Photograph " has appeared on Starr's compilation albums Blast from Your Past and Phot ograph: The Very Best of Ringo Starr\, and live versions have featured on releases recorded with his All-Starr Band and with the Roundheads. In Nove mber 2002\, a year after Harrison's death\, Starr stated “the meaning ha s changed now of course” before performing "Photograph" at the Concert f or George – a performance that was an emotional highpoint of the event. Engelbert Humperdinck\, Camper Van Beethoven\, Cilla Black and Adam Sandle r are among the artists who have covered the song. SUMMARY:Photograph by Ringo Starr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:top-of-the-world-19731201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Carpenters\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Dece mber 1\, 1973 – December 8\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Top of the World" is a 1972 song written and composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis and first recorded by American pop duo Carpenters. It was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit for the duo for two consecutive weeks in 1973. It also became C arpenters' second number one and tenth top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100.\nCarpenters originally intended the song to be only an album cut. Ho wever\, after country singer Lynn Anderson covered the song and it became a number two hit on the country charts\, they reconsidered. SUMMARY:Top of the World by The Carpenters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-most-beautiful-girl-19731215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19731229 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Charlie Rich\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 15\, 1973 – December 22\, 1973\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Most Beautiful Gi rl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Billy Sherrill\, Nor ro Wilson\, and Rory Bourke. The countrypolitan ballad reached No. 1 in th e United States in 1973 on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (tw o weeks)\, the country chart (three weeks)\, and the adult contemporary ch art (three weeks)\, as well as in Canada on three RPM charts: the RPM 100 Top Singles chart\, the Country Tracks chart\, and the Adult Contemporary chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 23 song for 1974.\nIt is actually a merging of two songs previously recorded by Wilson: "Hey Mister" (from 196 8). which forms a major part of the song\; and "Mama McCluskie”\, used i n part in the chorus.\nThe B-side\, Rich's own "I Feel Like Going Home”\ , was later covered by Rita Coolidge and was released on her 1974 album Fa ll into Spring.\nBritish pop singer Engelbert Humperdinck covered "The Mos t Beautiful Girl" on his 1973 album Engelbert: King of Hearts.\n"The Most Beautiful Girl" was also recorded by Slim Whitman and released on his 1974 album Happy Anniversary\, and the same year by Andy Williams on his album The Way We Were. In 1975 ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad recorded a Swedis h-language version called "Vill du låna en man?" (with Swedish lyrics by Stig Anderson) on her solo album Frida ensam. Sergio Franchi recorded the song on his 1976 DynaHouse album 20 Magnificent Songs. Country music boy b and South 65 recorded an updated version of the song\, titled "The Most Be autiful Girl (2001 Version)”. on their 2001 album Dream Large.\nThe song receives a very brief airing by Brenda Fricker in the film So I Married a n Axe Murderer. Jason Alexander offered a rendition as his character Georg e Costanza on the December 16\, 1992\, episode of the sitcom Seinfeld titl ed "The Pick"\, where he bemoaned the loss of his girlfriend\, Susan. The song is featured prominently in the 2018 horror film The Ranger. SUMMARY:The Most Beautiful Girl by Charlie Rich END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:time-in-a-bottle-19731229 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19731229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jim Croce\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 29\, 1973 – January 5\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Time in a Bottle" is a son g by singer-songwriter Jim Croce. It appeared on Croce's 1972 ABC third al bum You Don't Mess Around with Jim and was featured in the 1973 ABC made-f or-television movie She Lives! After Croce was killed in a plane crash in September 1973\, the song was aired frequently on radio\, and demand for a single release built. The single of "Time in a Bottle" became Croce's sec ond and final track to reach number one in the United States. SUMMARY:Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-joker-19740112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Miller Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ja nuary 12\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Joker" is a song by American rock ban d Steve Miller Band from their eighth studio album\, The Joker (1973). Rel eased as a single in October 1973\, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 1 00 in early 1974 and reached the top 20 in Australia\, Canada\, and the Ne therlands.\nMore than 16 years later\, in September 1990\, "The Joker" rea ched number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks after being used in "Great Deal"\, a television advertisement for clothing company Levi's\, an d caused controversy for keeping Deee-Lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" off the number-one spot. This reissue of "The Joker" also topped the Irish Sin gles Chart\, the New Zealand Singles Chart\, the Dutch Nationale Top 100\, and the Dutch Top 40. SUMMARY:The Joker by Steve Miller Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:show-and-tell-19740119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Al Wilson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 19 \, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Show and Tell" is a popular song written by Jerry Fuller and first recorded by Johnny Mathis in 1972. This original versio n made it to #36 on the Easy Listening chart. SUMMARY:Show and Tell by Al Wilson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-re-sixteen-19740126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ringo Starr\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 26\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You're Sixteen" is a song written by the Sherma n Brothers (Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman). It was first perfor med by American rockabilly singer Johnny Burnette\, whose version peaked a t number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and number 3 i n the UK in 1961. The song was covered by Ringo Starr in 1973 and this ver sion reached number one in the US. SUMMARY:You're Sixteen by Ringo Starr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-way-we-were-19740202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Feb ruary 2\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Way We Were" is a song by American sin ger Barbra Streisand from her fifteenth studio album of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on September 27\, 1973\, on Columb ia Records. The 7" single was distributed in two different formats\, with the standard edition featuring B-side track "What Are You Doing the Rest o f Your Life?" and the Mexican release instead included an instrumental B-s ide. The song was written by Alan Bergman\, Marilyn Bergman\, and Marvin H amlisch\, while production was handled by Marty Paich. "The Way We Were" w as specifically produced for the record\, in addition to three other track s\, including her then-upcoming single "All in Love Is Fair" (1974).\nIts lyrics detail the melancholic relationship between the two main characters Katie Morosky (Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner (Robert Redford) in the 19 73 film of the same name. Its appeal was noted by several music critics\, who felt its impact helped revive Streisand's career. The song also won tw o Academy Awards\, which were credited to the songwriters of the track. Th e single was also a commercial success\, topping the charts in both Canada and on the US Billboard Hot 100\, while peaking in the top 40 in Australi a and on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally\, "The Way We Were" was 1974's most successful recording in the United States\, where it was placed at n umber one on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles list. It has since bee n certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million units. Stre isand has also included "The Way We Were" on various compilation albums\, with it most recently appearing on 2010's Barbra: The Ultimate Collection. \nSeveral renditions and versions of the single exist\, including one by A merican singer Andy Williams\, who sang it for his thirty-second studio al bum of the same name in 1974. American band Gladys Knight & the Pips also recorded a live cover of I Feel a Song (1974)\, which was commercially suc cessful\; it reached number four in the United Kingdom and number 11 in th e United States. SUMMARY:The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-s-theme-19740209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Love Unlimited Orchestra\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: February 9\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love's Theme" is an instrumental p iece written by Barry White in 1965 but recorded and released as a single by White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in late 1973. It was one of the few in strumental and purely orchestral singles to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States\, which it did in early 1974. Billboard ran ked it as #3 on the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974. Over the years\, "Lo ve’s Theme" became one of the best-selling pop instrumentals of all time . SUMMARY:Love's Theme by Love Unlimited Orchestra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-way-we-were-19740216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740302 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Fe bruary 16\, 1974 – February 23\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Way We Were" is a song by American singer Barbra Streisand from her fifteenth studio al bum of the same name. It was released as the album's lead single on Septem ber 27\, 1973\, on Columbia Records. The 7" single was distributed in two different formats\, with the standard edition featuring B-side track "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" and the Mexican release instead inc luded an instrumental B-side. The song was written by Alan Bergman\, Maril yn Bergman\, and Marvin Hamlisch\, while production was handled by Marty P aich. "The Way We Were" was specifically produced for the record\, in addi tion to three other tracks\, including her then-upcoming single "All in Lo ve Is Fair" (1974).\nIts lyrics detail the melancholic relationship betwee n the two main characters Katie Morosky (Streisand) and Hubbell Gardiner ( Robert Redford) in the 1973 film of the same name. Its appeal was noted by several music critics\, who felt its impact helped revive Streisand's car eer. The song also won two Academy Awards\, which were credited to the son gwriters of the track. The single was also a commercial success\, topping the charts in both Canada and on the US Billboard Hot 100\, while peaking in the top 40 in Australia and on the UK Singles Chart. Additionally\, "Th e Way We Were" was 1974's most successful recording in the United States\, where it was placed at number one on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singl es list. It has since been certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of ove r one million units. Streisand has also included "The Way We Were" on vari ous compilation albums\, with it most recently appearing on 2010's Barbra: The Ultimate Collection.\nSeveral renditions and versions of the single e xist\, including one by American singer Andy Williams\, who sang it for hi s thirty-second studio album of the same name in 1974. American band Glady s Knight & the Pips also recorded a live cover of I Feel a Song (1974)\, w hich was commercially successful\; it reached number four in the United Ki ngdom and number 11 in the United States. SUMMARY:The Way We Were by Barbra Streisand END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:seasons-in-the-sun-19740302 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Terry Jacks\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 2 \, 1974 – March 16\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\nSeasons in the Sun is an Engli sh-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song Le Moribond ("The Dying Ma n") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel\, with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by s inger-poet Rod McKuen\, depicting a dying man's farewell to his loved ones . "Seasons in the Sun" became a worldwide hit in 1974 for singer Terry Jac ks and reached Christmas number one in the UK in 1999 for Westlife. SUMMARY:Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:dark-lady-19740323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740330 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cher\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 23\, 1974 \n\n---\nAbout:\n"Dark Lady" is a song recorded by American singer-actress Cher. Written and composed by John Robert "Johnny" Durrill and produced b y Snuff Garrett\, it was released in December 1973 as the lead single from her eleventh studio album\, Dark Lady (1974). The song became Cher's four th US number-one single on March 23\, 1974. SUMMARY:Dark Lady by Cher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:sunshine-on-my-shoulders-19740330 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740406 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Denver\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 30 \, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sunshine on My Shoulders" (sometimes titled simpl y "Sunshine") is a song recorded and co-written by American singer-songwri ter John Denver. It was originally released as an album track on 1971's Po ems\, Prayers & Promises and later\, as a single in 1973. The song went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. in early 1974. SUMMARY:Sunshine on My Shoulders by John Denver END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:hooked-on-a-feeling-19740406 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blue Swede\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 6\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hooked on a Feeling" is a 1968 pop song written by Mark James and first recorded by American singer B. J. Thomas. Thomas's ve rsion featured the sound of the electric sitar (played by Reggie Young) an d reached No. 5 in 1969 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has been recorded by many other artists\, including Blue Swede\, whose version reached No. 1 in the United States in 1974. SUMMARY:Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:bennie-and-the-jets-19740413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740420 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 13\ , 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Bennie and the Jets" (also titled "Benny & the Jet s") is a song written by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie T aupin\, and performed by John. The song first appeared on the Goodbye Yell ow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs and was performed during his appearance at Live Aid.\nT he track was a massive hit in the United States and Canada\, released in 1 974 as an A-side using the spelling "Bennie". In most territories the trac k was released as the B-side of "Candle in the Wind"\, using the spelling "Benny". Album artwork (back-cover track listing and center-panel design) consistently lists the song as "Bennie" while either "Bennie" or "Benny" a ppears on the vinyl album depending on territory. The track was released a s an A-side in the UK in 1976\, as "Benny and the Jets".\nIt is ranked num ber 371 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. SUMMARY:Bennie and the Jets by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:tsop-the-sound-of-philadelphia-19740420 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740504 DESCRIPTION:Artist: MFSB and The Three Degrees\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 20\, 1974 – April 27\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"TSOP (The Sou nd of Philadelphia)" is a 1974 recording by MFSB featuring vocals by The T hree Degrees. It was written by Gamble and Huff as the theme for the Ameri can musical television program Soul Train\, which specialized in African A merican musical performers. The single was released on the Philadelphia In ternational Records label. It was the first television theme song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.\nAt the 17th Annual Grammy Awards in 1975 \, the song won the Grammy for Best R&B Instrumental Performance. SUMMARY:TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) by MFSB and The Three Degrees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-loco-motion-19740504 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Grand Funk\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 4\, 1974 – May 11\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Loco-Motion" (or "Locomotion") is a pop song written by American songwriters Gerry Goffin and Carole Kin g. "The Loco-Motion" was originally written for the R&B singer Dee Dee Sha rp\, but Sharp turned the song down.\nThe song is especially notable for m aking three appearances in the American top 3\, each in a different decade : in 1962 by Little Eva (U.S. No. 1)\; in 1974 by Grand Funk Railroad (als o U.S. No. 1)\; and in 1988 by Kylie Minogue (U.S. No. 3).\nThe song is an enduring example of the dance-song genre\; much of the lyrics are devoted to a description of the dance itself\, usually performed as a type of lin e dance. However\, the song pre-dates the dance.\n"The Loco-Motion" was al so the second song to reach No. 1 by two different musical acts in America . The earlier song to do this was "Go Away Little Girl"\, also written by Goffin and King. It is one of only nine songs to achieve this feat. SUMMARY:The Loco-Motion by Grand Funk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-streak-19740518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740608 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Stevens\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 18\ , 1974 – June 1\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Streak" is a country/novelty song written\, produced\, and sung by Ray Stevens. It was released in Fe bruary 1974 as the lead single to his album Boogity Boogity. "The Streak" capitalized on the then-popular craze of streaking.\nOne of Stevens' most successful recordings\, "The Streak" was his second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US\, spending three weeks at the to p in May 1974\, as well as reaching number three on the Billboard Hot Coun try Singles chart. A major international hit\, it also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart\, spending a single week at the top of the chart i n June 1974. In total it sold over five million copies internationally and ranked on Billboard′s top hits of 1974 at number 8. SUMMARY:The Streak by Ray Stevens END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:band-on-the-run-19740608 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740615 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul McCartney & Wings\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: June 8\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Band on the Run" is a song by the Britis h–American rock band Paul McCartney and Wings\, the title track to their 1973 album Band on the Run.\nReleased as a single in April 1974 in the US and in June 1974 in the UK\, it topped the charts and sold over a million copies in 1974 in the United States\, and reached number 3 in the United Kingdom. An international success\, it has become one of the band's most f amous songs.\nA medley of three distinct musical passages that vary in sty le\, "Band on the Run" is one of McCartney's longest singles at 5:09. The song was partly inspired by a comment that George Harrison had made during a meeting of the Beatles' Apple record label. The song-wide theme is one of freedom and escape\, and its creation coincided with Harrison\, John Le nnon and Ringo Starr having parted with manager Allen Klein in March 1973\ , leading to improved relations between McCartney and his fellow ex-Beatle s.\nThe original demos for this and other tracks on Band on the Run were s tolen shortly after Wings arrived in Lagos\, Nigeria\, to begin recording the album. With the band reduced to a trio consisting of McCartney\, his w ife Linda\, and Denny Laine\, "Band on the Run" was recorded at EMI's Lago s studio and completed at AIR Studios in London. SUMMARY:Band on the Run by Paul McCartney & Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:billy-don-t-be-a-hero-19740615 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740629 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: June 15\, 1974 – June 22\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Billy—Don' t Be a Hero" is a 1974 pop song that was first a UK hit for Paper Lace and then\, some months later (with its title punctuated as "Billy\, Don't Be a Hero")\, a US hit for Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods. The song was writte n and composed by two British songwriters\, Mitch Murray and Peter Calland er.\nBecause the song was released in 1974\, it was associated by some lis teners with the Vietnam War\, though the war to which it actually refers i s never identified in the lyrics. It has been suggested that the drum patt ern\, references to a marching band leading soldiers in blue\, and "riding out" (cavalry) refer to the American Civil War. For one of the band's per formances on Top of the Pops they wore Union-style uniforms\, as can be se en on YouTube and on 45 single record cover.\nA young woman is distraught that her fiancé chooses to enlist with Army recruiters passing through th e town\, causing her to implore him: SUMMARY:Billy Don't Be a Hero by Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:sundown-19740629 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740706 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gordon Lightfoot\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Jun e 29\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sundown" is a song by Canadian folk artist Go rdon Lightfoot\, from the titular album\, released as a single in March 19 74.\n"Sundown" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and easy l istening charts and number 13 on the Hot Country singles chart\, as well a s number one in Canada on RPM's national singles chart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach number one on the Hot 100. SUMMARY:Sundown by Gordon Lightfoot END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rock-the-boat-19740706 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740713 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Hues Corporation\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 6\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Rock the Boat" is a song by American trio The Hues Corporation\, written by Wally Holmes. "Rock the Boat" was first featured on their 1973 debut studio album Freedom for the Stallion (the si ngle edit later appeared on certain editions of the band's 1974 second alb um Rockin' Soul). It was released as the third single from the album in ea rly 1974\, to follow up Stallion's title song\, which had peaked at number sixty-three on the Hot 100\, and "Miracle Maker (Sweet Soul Shaker)" whic h did not chart.\nInitially\, "Rock the Boat" appeared as though it would also flop\, as months went by without any radio airplay or sales activity. Not until the song became a disco favorite in New York did Top 40 radio f inally pick up on the song\, leading the record to finally enter the Hot 1 00 and zip up the chart to number one the week of July 6\, 1974\, in only its seventh week on the chart (and fourth week in the Top 40). The record also reached the top ten in the United Kingdom. "Rock the Boat" is conside red one of the earliest disco songs. Some authorities proclaim it to be th e first disco song to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, whil e others give that distinction to "Love's Theme" by Love Unlimited Orchest ra or "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB\, both chart-toppers from earlier in 1974. The song became a gold record. It is a heavy airplay fa vorite on oldie and adult contemporary stations today. SUMMARY:Rock the Boat by The Hues Corporation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rock-your-baby-19740713 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740727 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George McCrae\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 13\, 1974 – July 20\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Rock Your Baby” was writ ten by Harry Wayne Casey (aka KC) and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band. It was featured on McCrae’s album Rock Your Baby.\n\nThe song’s backing track was recorded in 45 minutes as a demo featuring KC and the S unshine band guitarist Jerome Smith. Originally\, the song wasn’t intend ed for McCrae\, but he happened to be in the studio at the time and added a vocal.\n\n“Rock Your Baby” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles chart in July of 1974.\n\nInternationally\, the song topped the c harts in the United Kingdom\, Australia\, Belgium\, Austria\, Canada\, Ger many\, the Netherlands\, Italy\, New Zealand\, Norway\, Switzerland and Sw eden.\n\nThe song inspired a response song called “Rockin' Chair” whic h was sung by George’s then-wife\, Gwen McCrae. It topped Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart in June of 1975. SUMMARY:Rock Your Baby by George McCrae END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:annie-s-song-19740727 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740810 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Denver\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 27 \, 1974 – August 3\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Annie's Song" (also known as "Annie's Song (You Fill Up My Senses)") is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released as the lead single from his eighth studio album Back Home Again and was his second number-on e song in the United States\, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 19 74. The song also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart. Billboar d ranked it as the No. 25 song for 1974.\nThe song went to number one in t he United Kingdom\, where it was Denver's only major hit single. Four year s later\, an instrumental version also became flautist James Galway's only major British hit. SUMMARY:Annie's Song by John Denver END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:feel-like-makin-love-19740810 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740817 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roberta Flack\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 10\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Feel Like Makin' Love" is a song composed by s inger-songwriter and producer Eugene McDaniels\, and recorded originally b y soul singer-songwriter Roberta Flack. The lyrics describe times that the singer feels romantic\, including "watching winter turn to spring" and "h olding hands by candlelight." The song peaked atop the singles chart in Ca nada and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It receive three Grammy Award nominat ions for Record of the Year\, Song of the Year\, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. \n"Feel Like Makin' Love" has been covered by various R&B a nd jazz artists including D’Angelo\, Roy Ayers\, Gladys Knight & the Pip s\, Lou Rawls\, Isaac Hayes\, George Benson\, Shirley Bassey\, Jeffrey Osb orne\, Larry Coryell\, Johnny Mathis. SUMMARY:Feel Like Makin' Love by Roberta Flack END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-night-chicago-died-19740817 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740824 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paper Lace\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 17 \, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 1974 follow up to their first hit – “Billy Don’t Be a Hero”\, that was a big hit in the U.S. with a cover by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. SUMMARY:The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-re-having-my-baby-19740824 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740914 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul Anka and Odia Coates\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 24\, 1974 – September 7\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"(You're) H aving My Baby" is a song written and recorded in 1974 by Canadian singer P aul Anka. Recorded as a duet with female vocalist Odia Coates\, the song b ecame Anka's first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 15 years\, since 1959's "Lonely Boy". SUMMARY:(You're) Having My Baby by Paul Anka and Odia Coates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-shot-the-sheriff-19740914 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eric Clapton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septemb er 14\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Shot the Sheriff” was written by Bob M arley and featured on Bob Marley and the Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'.\n\n Clapton didn’t want to use this on the album because he thought it might seem disrespectful to Marley. Eric spoke with Bob Marley about the song\, he said “I tried to ask him what the song was all about\, but couldn’ t understand much of his reply. I was just relieved that he liked what we had done.” from Clapton: The Autobiography.\n\nEric Clapton’s version of “I Shot the Sheriff” topped the Billboard Hot 100\, Cash Box and Re cord World charts. It also topped the charts in Canada and New Zealand. Th e song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2003. SUMMARY:I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:can-t-get-enough-of-your-love-babe-19740921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19740928 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barry White\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 21\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Can't Get Enough of Your Love\, Babe" is a so ng written\, recorded\, and produced by American musician Barry White. Rel eased in June 1974 as the first single from his third album\, Can't Get En ough (1974)\, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard R&B c harts. It became one of White's signature tunes and achieved gold record s tatus in the US. It was also his second American chart-topper\, after "Lov e's Theme"\, and his first as a solo act. \nThe record begins with White speaking the first few lines over the intro music\, "I've heard people say that too much of anything is no good for you\, Baby. But I don't know ab out that." White performed this song live on two TV shows: The Midnight S pecial in 1974\, and on Soul Train on May 24\, 1975. SUMMARY:Can't Get Enough of Your Love\, Babe by Barry White END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rock-me-gently-19740928 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19740928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741005 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Andy Kim\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 2 8\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Rock Me Gently" is a song by Andy Kim\, released as a single in 1974.\nThe Canadian singer\, who charted several hits from 1968 to 1971\, had not had a top 100 single since September 1971\, and ha d been without a record label since early 1973. Nevertheless\, he said in a 1974 interview\, "I never mentally admitted defeat in spite of three yea rs off the charts." He formed his own label\, Ice Records\, and personally financed the recording session that produced "Rock Me Gently". He could a fford to record only two sides\, and deciding the second side was good eno ugh to be an A-side\, he put an instrumental of "Rock Me Gently" on its B- side.\nThe single impressed Capitol Records executives\, who signed Kim to a deal. "Rock Me Gently" debuted on the Hot 100 on June 22\, 1974\, and t ook 14 weeks to reach No. 1 on September 28. It also rose to No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in Ireland\, and remains his only charting son g in either the UK or Ireland. Even the instrumental B-side received subst antial airplay on R&B stations. It would be Kim's last top 10 hit in eithe r country. SUMMARY:Rock Me Gently by Andy Kim END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-honestly-love-you-19741005 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741019 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Newton-John\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 5\, 1974 – October 12\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Honestly Love Yo u" is a song recorded by Olivia Newton-John and released in 1974 on the al bum Long Live Love in the United Kingdom and If You Love Me\, Let Me Know in the United States. The song became a worldwide pop hit\, her first numb er-one single in the United States and Canada. The single was first releas ed in Australia as "I Love You\, I Honestly Love You"\, as per its chorus. The song was written by Jeff Barry and Australian singer and composer Pet er Allen. The latter recorded it around the same time for his album Contin ental American.\nAt the 17th Grammy Awards in 1975\, the single won both R ecord of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance\, Female. The composition was nominated for Song of the Year but lost to "The Way We Were". British arranger\, keyboardist and composer Alan Hawkshaw received the award for Best Arrangement from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences for "I Hones tly Love You". He also played on the recording.\nIn June 2007\, VH1 ranked Newton-John's recording at no. 11 in its 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock S ongs list. SUMMARY:I Honestly Love You by Olivia Newton-John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:nothing-from-nothing-19741019 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741026 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Preston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octobe r 19\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Nothing from Nothing" is a song written by Bi lly Preston and Bruce Fisher and recorded by Billy Preston for his 1974 al bum The Kids & Me. The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week in October 1974\, becoming Preston's second solo chart-topper in the United States (following his 1973 hit "Will It Go Round in Circles"). It spent four and a half months on the chart.\nPreston performed "Nothing from Nothing" on Saturday Night Live\, the first musical performance ever on the show.\nThe song was also used in late 2002 for all GM-brand commerc ials and was also prominently featured in both the 1975 low-budget indepen dent bank-heist caper Flash and the Firecat and the 2008 film Be Kind Rewi nd.\nThe song is also mentioned in the novel Just Above My Head by James B aldwin.\nThe song was also featured in the 2024 Apple TV+ animated Peanuts special Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home\, Franklin. It was also featured at the end of the season 3 finale of The White Lotus. SUMMARY:Nothing From Nothing by Billy Preston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:then-came-you-19741026 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dionne Warwick and The Spinners\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: October 26\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Then Came You" is a 1974 so ng recorded by American soul singer Dionne Warwick and American R&B group The Spinners. It was credited to Dionne Warwicke and the Spinners (from 19 71 to 1975\, Warwick added a final 'e' to her last name). The track was w ritten by Sherman Marshall and Phillip T. Pugh\, and produced by Thom Bell .\nReleased during a time that Warwick's chart fortunes were at an ebb aft er moving to Warner Bros. Records in 1972\, this Philadelphia soul single was a rare mid-1970s success for the singer. Sung as a duet with Spinners main lead singer Bobby Smith and the Spinners\, who were one of the most p opular groups of the decade\, the song became Warwick's first ever single to reach number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and also became her highes t-charting R&B record of the 1970s\, reaching number two on that chart\, b ehind Barry White's "Can't Get Enough of Your Love\, Babe" (itself a Hot 1 00 number-one single). It was also the first number-one pop hit for the Sp inners. It became an RIAA gold record\, and was nominated for a Grammy. SUMMARY:Then Came You by Dionne Warwick and The Spinners END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-haven-t-done-nothin-19741102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 2\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\nYou Haven’t Done Nothin' is a single from St evie Wonder’s album Fulfillingness' First Finale.\n\nIt was aimed at the n-president Richard Nixon (who resigned from his presidency two days after the single was released) and is considered one of Stevie’s most pointed political statements.\n\nThe Jackson 5 sang the words “Doo da wop!” r epeatedly in the song as Stevie sung the words\, “Jackson 5\, sing along with me.”\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in Novemb er of 1974 and topped Billboard’s R&B Singles chart for two weeks in Sep tember of 1974. SUMMARY:You Haven't Done Nothin by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-ain-t-seen-nothing-yet-19741109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bachman–Turner Overdrive\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 9\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is a song by Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive (BTO). The song was written by Randy Bachman for the band's third studio album Not Fragile (1 974). It was released as a single in 1974\, with an instrumental track "Fr ee Wheelin'" as the B-side. It reached the number one position on the Bill board Hot 100 singles chart and the Canadian RPM chart the week of Novembe r 9\, 1974\, as well as earning the band their only major hit single in th e United Kingdom\, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The follow -up single\, "Roll on Down the Highway"\, was also a minor UK hit. SUMMARY:You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet by Bachman–Turner Overdrive END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:whatever-gets-you-thru-the-night-19741116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Lennon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 16\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Whatever Gets You thru the Night" is a song wr itten by John Lennon\, released as a single in 1974 on Apple Records\, cat alogue number Apple 1874 in the United States and Apple R5998 in the Unite d Kingdom. In the U.S. it peaked at No. 1 on all three record charts: Bill board Hot 100\, Cashbox\, and Record World\, and at No. 36 in the UK. It w as the lead single for Lennon's album Walls and Bridges\; in the UK the si ngle was released on the same day as the album. "Whatever Gets You thru th e Night" was Lennon's only solo No. 1 single in the United States during h is lifetime\, making him the last member of the Beatles to finally reach t he top of the charts. In Canada\, the single spent two weeks at No. 2\, an d became the 30th biggest hit of 1974. SUMMARY:Whatever Gets You thru the Night by John Lennon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-can-help-19741123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Swan\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 23\, 1974 – November 30\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Can Help" is a song w ritten and performed by Billy Swan. Released in July 1974\, it became a bi g crossover smash some four months later\, reaching No. 1 on both the Bill board Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts in November. Although Swan ha d other charting singles on both the Hot 100 and country charts\, the song is generally recognized as his only major hit single release. However\, S wan had continued success as a songwriter for other artists and as a sessi on musician. SUMMARY:I Can Help by Billy Swan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:kung-fu-fighting-19741207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carl Douglas\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 7\, 1974 – December 14\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Kung Fu Fighting" is a disco song by Jamaican-British vocalist Carl Douglas\, written by Douglas and produced by British-Indian musician Biddu. It was released in 1974 as the first single from his debut album\, Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974)\, on the cusp of a chopsocky film craze and rose to the top of the British\, Australian\, Canadian\, and American charts\, in addi tion to reaching the top of the Soul Singles chart. It received a Gold cer tification from the RIAA in 1974 and popularized disco music. It eventuall y went on to sell eleven million records worldwide\, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. The song uses the Oriental riff\, a shor t musical phrase that is used to signify Chinese culture.\n"Kung Fu Fighti ng" was rated number 100 in VH1's 100 Greatest one-hit wonders\, and numbe r one in the UK Channel 4's Top 10 One Hit Wonders list in 2000\, the same channel's 50 Greatest One Hit Wonders poll in 2006 and Bring Back ... the one-hit Wonders\, for which Carl Douglas performed the song in a live con cert. The song was covered (using different lyrics) by CeeLo Green with Ja ck Black and The Vamps for the first and third films of the Kung Fu Panda franchise\, respectively. SUMMARY:Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:cat-s-in-the-cradle-19741221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19741228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Chapin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 21\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\nHarry’s ode to his son Josh\, written when J osh was born.\n\nWritten by Harry Chapin’s wife\, Sandy\, long before th eir son was born. Once Josh was born\, Harry Chapin turned it into a song. \n\nPer Sandy Chapin :\n\nHarry and I would exchange writing of all kinds. We were always working on each other’s writing. Some of my writing at a certain period were 20-page papers for a doctoral program at Columbia. So it wasn’t always that poetic. But we both looked at each other’s stuf f. And then one time he came home and he said\, ‘What have you been doin g?’ I showed him ‘Cat’s In The Cradle\,’ and he said\, ‘Well\, t hat’s interesting.’ You know\, sometimes he’d pick up something and put music to it. And that didn’t really grab him at all. And then after Josh was born\, it did. He picked it up and he wrote music to it.\n\nChapi n’s son Josh has said the song has been important to him. According to J osh\, some people have put their arms around him and have gave him their t hanks since the song has got them closer to their father or someone import ant to them. He has had it happen so many times that he’s used to it now \, and knows that it’s a tribute to his father.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/etun dhQa724?t=30s SUMMARY:Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:angie-baby-19741228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19741228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Helen Reddy\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 28\, 1974\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Angie Baby" is a song written by American sing er-songwriter Alan O'Day which became a hit for Australian singer Helen Re ddy. The song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart December 28\ , 1974\, and became one of Reddy's biggest-selling singles. The song also topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart\, Reddy's fifth #1 on this chart. \nThe song's cryptic lyrics have inspired a number of listener theories as to what the song is really about. Reddy never said what her interpretatio n of the storyline was\, partly because she said she enjoyed hearing liste ners' interpretations. Reddy also said that "Angie Baby" was the one song she never had to push radio stations into playing. SUMMARY:Angie Baby by Helen Reddy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:lucy-in-the-sky-with-diamonds-19750104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 4\, 1975 – January 11\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Lucy in the Sky with Diamo nds" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. It was written primarily by John Le nnon with assistance from Paul McCartney\, and credited to the Lennon–Mc Cartney songwriting partnership. Lennon's son Julian inspired the song wit h a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the sky with diamon ds". Shortly before the album's release\, speculation arose that the first letter of each of the nouns in the title intentionally spelled "LSD"\, th e initialism commonly used for the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid dieth ylamide. Lennon repeatedly denied that he had intended it as a drug song\, and attributed the song's fantastical imagery to his reading of Lewis Car roll's Alice in Wonderland books.\nThe Beatles recorded "Lucy in the Sky w ith Diamonds" in March 1967. Adding to the song's ethereal qualities\, the musical arrangement includes a Lowrey organ part heavily treated with stu dio effects\, and a drone provided by an Indian tambura. The song has been recognised as a key work in the psychedelic genre. Among its many cover v ersions\, a 1974 recording by Elton John – with a guest appearance by Le nnon – was a number one hit in the US and Canada. SUMMARY:Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:mandy-19750118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750125 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barry Manilow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 18\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Brandy"\, later called "Mandy"\, is a song wr itten by Scott English and Richard Kerr. It was originally recorded by Eng lish in 1971 and reached the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.\n"Brandy" was recorded by New Zealand singer Bunny Walters in 1972\, but achieved great er success when released in the United States in 1974 by Barry Manilow. Fo r Manilow's recording\, the title changed from "Brandy" to "Mandy" to avoi d confusion with Looking Glass's "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". His versio n reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100. Later\, it was recorded by many other artists. The song was a UK number one hit in 2003 for Irish boy band Westlife. SUMMARY:Mandy by Barry Manilow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:please-mr-postman-19750125 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Carpenters\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janua ry 25\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Geo rgia Dobbins\, William Garrett\, Freddie Gorman\, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It was the debut single by girl group the Marvelettes for the Ta mla (Motown) label and is famous for being the first Motown song to reach the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The singl e achieved this position in late 1961\; it hit number one on the R&B chart as well. \nThe song has been covered several times\, including a version by the Beatles in 1963. It became a number-one hit again in early 1975 whe n The Carpenters' cover of the song reached the top position of the Billbo ard Hot 100. The 2017 song "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The Man has signif icant similarities to "Please Mr. Postman" and includes a credit for Brian Holland. SUMMARY:Please Mr. Postman by The Carpenters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:laughter-in-the-rain-19750201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Sedaka\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 1\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Laughter in the Rain" is a song composed and re corded by Neil Sedaka\, with lyrics by Phil Cody. It includes a 20-second saxophone solo by Jim Horn. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 i n February 1975. SUMMARY:Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:fire-19750208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ohio Players\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 8\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Fire" is a song by R&B/funk band Ohio Players. It was the opening track from the album of the same name and hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Soul Singles chart in early 1975. It spent two weeks atop the soul chart. "Fire" was the Ohio Players' only entry on the new disco/dance chart\, where it peaked at No. 10. The song i s considered to be the band's signature one\, along with "Love Rollercoast er". SUMMARY:Fire by Ohio Players END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-re-no-good-19750215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Linda Ronstadt\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Febru ary 15\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\nA song with many covers with different degre es of sucsess — the one that topped the charts in 1975 is Linda Ronstadt ’s.\n\nAt times old style rock ‘n’ roll (Swinging Blue Jeans version \, at time heavy metal (Van Halen’s)\, and a time folk-country-ish – L inda Ronstadt’s\, which found most appeal. SUMMARY:You're No Good by Linda Ronstadt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:pick-up-the-pieces-19750222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750301 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Average White Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: F ebruary 22\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Pick Up the Pieces" is a song by the Av erage White Band from their second album\, AWB. On the single\, songwritin g credit was given to founding member and saxophonist Roger Ball and guita rist Hamish Stuart individually and the entire band collectively. It is es sentially an instrumental\, apart from the song's title being shouted at s everal points in the song. SUMMARY:Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:best-of-my-love-19750301 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750308 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eagles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 1\, 197 5\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Best of My Love" is a song written by Don Henley\, Glen n Frey\, and JD Souther. It was originally recorded by the Eagles (with He nley singing lead vocals)\, and included on their 1974 album On the Border . The song was released as the third single from the album\, and it became the band's first Billboard Hot 100 number 1 single in March 1975. The son g also topped the easy listening (adult contemporary) chart for one week a month earlier. Billboard ranked it as the number 12 song for 1975. SUMMARY:Best of My Love by Eagles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:have-you-never-been-mellow-19750308 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750315 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Newton-John\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: M arch 8\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Have You Never Been Mellow" is a song recor ded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her 1975 fifth stu dio album of the same name. Written and produced by John Farrar\, the song was released as the lead single from the album in January 1975.\nIn the U nited States\, the single became Newton-John's second consecutive number-o ne hit on the Billboard Hot 100\, topping the chart in March 1975. It also topped the Adult Contemporary chart\, and continued her success as a cros sover artist when it peaked at number three on the Hot Country Songs chart . It also became her fourth consecutive single to receive a Gold certifica tion by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single a lso reached number one in Canada\, and peaked at number ten in Newton-John 's native Australia.\n"Have You Never Been Mellow" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance\, Female at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards\, but lost to Janis Ian's "At Seventeen". SUMMARY:Have You Never Been Mellow by Olivia Newton-John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:black-water-19750315 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750322 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Doobie Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 15\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Black Water" is a song recorded by the Am erican music group the Doobie Brothers from their 1974 album What Were Onc e Vices Are Now Habits. The track features its composer Patrick Simmons on lead vocals and\, in mid-March 1975\, became the first of the Doobie Brot hers' two No. 1 hit singles. SUMMARY:Black Water by The Doobie Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:my-eyes-adored-you-19750322 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750329 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Frankie Valli\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 22\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"My Eyes Adored You" is a 1974 song written by B ob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. It was originally recorded by The Four Seasons i n early 1974. After the Motown label balked at the idea of releasing it\, the recording was sold to lead singer Frankie Valli for $4000. After rejec tions by Capitol and Atlantic Records\, Valli succeeded in getting the rec ording released on Private Stock Records\, but the owner/founder of the la bel\, Larry Uttal\, wanted only Valli's name on the label. The record feat ures the full group\, marking the debut of Gerry Polci on tenor (harmony) vocals\, with Joe Long taking lead on the final chorus. It is from the alb um Closeup. The Seasons debuted the song in late September 1974 at the Tul sa State Fair for an episode of The Midnight Special ahead of its release as a single in the US in November 1974\; it topped the Billboard Hot 100 i n March 1975. "My Eyes Adored You" also went to number 2 on the Easy Liste ning chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1975.\nThe single wa s Valli's first number 1 hit as a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100\, a nd remained there for one week\, being knocked out of the top spot by anot her Crewe/Nolan-penned song\, "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle.\nCash Box calle d it "a mellow ballad sung only the way Frankie's sweet vocal could sing i t\," saying "lush instrumentation heightens the record's overall effect wh ich is one of a fine musical outing." Record World said that "Charlie Cal ello charts bring Valli back up top 40 mountain." Seasons guitarist Demetr i Callas\, who had replaced founding member Tommy DeVito in the early 1970 s\, considered it his favorite record of his work with the Seasons. The so ng was one of several recorded during a session in which Nick Massi had br iefly reunited with the band after a nine-year absence.\nThe success of "M y Eyes Adored You" triggered a revival of interest in recordings by The Fo ur Seasons. The band was subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records as Va lli's follow-up single "Swearin' to God" was climbing to number 6 on the H ot 100. SUMMARY:My Eyes Adored You by Frankie Valli END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:lady-marmalade-19750329 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750405 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Labelle\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 29\, 1 975\n\n---\nAbout:\nLady Marmalade is a song by American girl group Labell e\, written about a prostitute from New Orleans\, Louisiana. The song’s inspiration was from Bob Crewe’s observations of New Orleans. It was ori ginally recorded by the group Eleventh Hour for their greatest hits album. \n\nLaBelle’s producer Allen Toussaint decided to record the song for La belle’s album Nightbirds.\n\nPatti LaBelle expressed about the song’s lyrics\, saying:\n\nI didn’t know what it was about. Nobody\, I swear th is is God’s truth. Nobody told me what I’d just sung a song about.“\ n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles chart. It al so topped the RPM singles chart in Canada and was certified Gold by the RI AA with sales of 1\,000\,000 copies\n\nTwenty-seven years later in 2001\, Christina Aguilera\, Mya\, Pink and Lil Kim covered the song for the movie Moulin Rouge which topped the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Lady Marmalade by Labelle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:lovin-you-19750405 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750412 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Minnie Riperton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Apri l 5\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Lovin' You" is a song recorded by American sin ger-songwriter Minnie Riperton from her second studio album\, Perfect Ange l (1974). It was written by Riperton and her husband\, Richard Rudolph\, p roduced by Rudolph and Stevie Wonder\, and released as the album's third s ingle on November 29\, 1974 by Epic Records. The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 5\, 1975. Additionally\, it reached number two on the UK Singles chart\, and number three on the Billboard R&B chart. In the US\, it ranked number 13 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1975.\nOn April 8\, 1975\, "Lovin' You" was certified gold in t he United States by the RIAA for sales in excess of 1\,000\,000 units. It was also certified silver in the UK by BPI on May 1\, 1975\, for sales of 250\,000 units. SUMMARY:Lovin' You by Minnie Riperton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:philadelphia-freedom-19750412 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750426 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John Band\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 12\, 1975 – April 19\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Philadelphia Freedom" is a song by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin\, and pe rformed by John. It was released as a single on 28 February 1975\, credite d to the Elton John Band. The song was the fourth of John's six number-one singles in the US during the early and mid-1970s\, which saw his recordin gs dominating the charts. In Canada it was his eighth single to hit the to p of the RPM national singles chart.\nThe song was written by John and Tau pin as a favor to John's friend\, tennis star Billie Jean King\, who was p art of the Philadelphia Freedoms professional tennis team. The song featur es an orchestral arrangement by Gene Page that includes flutes\, horns and strings.\nThe song made its album debut on 1977's Elton John's Greatest H its Volume II. SUMMARY:Philadelphia Freedom by Elton John Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:hey-won-t-you-play-another-somebody-done-somebody-wrong-song-19750426 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750503 DESCRIPTION:Artist: B. J. Thomas\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 2 6\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Someb ody Wrong Song" is an American country song made famous by B. J. Thomas. I t won the 1976 Grammy for Best Country Song\, awarded to its songwriters L arry Butler and Chips Moman.\nThe song debuted at No. 99 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 1\, 1975. The hit song became Thomas' second No. 1 sin gle two months later\, on April 26. At ten words\, including the parenthet ical part "Hey Won't You Play"\, it became the longest title of any single to top the Hot 100 up to that time. It would hold the record for six year s until "Stars on 45" by Stars on 45\, whose proper charting title is 41 w ords long due to a copyright agreement\, climbed to the top in the summer of 1981. It also topped Billboard's Easy Listening chart\, and was the las t of his four Number Ones on that chart. It also peaked at No. 1 on the B illboard Hot Country Songs chart. Billboard ranked it as the number 17 son g for 1975.\nAlthough Thomas would not have any major country hits for ano ther eight years\, this hit song spearheaded his future success as a mains tream artist in that genre.\nIn 1976\, the song was performed by the Muppe ts on The Muppet Show. In 1979\, Larry Butler produced a cover version by Kenny Rogers and Dottie West\, for their album Classics. Alvin and the Chi pmunks and Butler covered the song for the 1981 album Urban Chipmunk. But ler produced the song again in 1981 on the Sammy Davis Jr. album Closest o f Friends.\n"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Son g" was certified gold for sales of one million units by the Recording Indu stry Association of America. SUMMARY:(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song by B . J. Thomas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:he-don-t-love-you-like-i-love-you-19750503 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750524 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tony Orlando and Dawn\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart date s: May 3\, 1975 – May 17\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"He Will Break Your Hear t"\, is a song originally performed and co-written by Jerry Butler. It was a top-ten hit in 1960.\nIn 1975\, Tony Orlando and Dawn released the song under the title "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)". Their version topp ed the Billboard Hot 100 chart on May 3\, 1975\, and the US adult contempo rary chart. SUMMARY:He Don't Love You (Like I Love You) by Tony Orlando and Dawn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:shining-star-19750524 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750531 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Earth\, Wind & Fire\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 24\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Shining Star" is a song by Earth\, Wind & F ire from the album That's the Way of the World\, issued as a single in Jan uary 1975 on Columbia Records. The song rose to No. 1 on both the Billboar d Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart\, becoming their fi rst single to top both charts (and only single to top the former). It has also been certified gold in the US by the RIAA. SUMMARY:Shining Star by Earth\, Wind & Fire END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:before-the-next-teardrop-falls-19750531 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750607 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Freddy Fender\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 31 \, 1975 SUMMARY:Before the Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:thank-god-i-m-a-country-boy-19750607 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750614 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Denver\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 7\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Thank God I'm a Country Boy"\, also known as "Count ry Boy"\, is a song written by John Martin Sommers and recorded by America n singer/songwriter John Denver. The song was originally included on Denve r's 1974 album Back Home Again. A version recorded live on August 26\, 197 4\, at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles was included on his 1975 album An Evening with John Denver. The live version was released as a sing le and went to No. 1 on both the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles an d Billboard Hot 100 charts. The song topped both charts for one week each\ , first the country chart (on May 31)\, and the Hot 100 chart a week later . Thank God I'm a Country Boy also became the name of a variety special sh ow hosted by Denver in 1977.\n"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" was one of six songs released in 1975 that topped both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboa rd Hot Country Singles charts. Denver's two-sided hit "I'm Sorry"/"Calypso " also received that distinction. SUMMARY:Thank God I'm a Country Boy by John Denver END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:sister-golden-hair-19750614 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750621 DESCRIPTION:Artist: America\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 14\, 19 75\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sister Golden Hair" is a song by the band America from their fifth album Hearts (1975)\, written by Gerry Beckley. It was their second single to reach number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100\, remainin g in the top position for one week. SUMMARY:Sister Golden Hair by America END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-will-keep-us-together-19750621 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750719 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Captain & Tennille\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 21\, 1975 – July 12\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Love Will Keep Us Tog ether” is a track and the title song from Captain & Tennille’s 1975 de but album. It was written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.\n\nThe son g originally appeared on Neil Sedaka’s 1973 album The Tra-La Days Are Ov er. Captain & Tennille recorded it at the suggestion of A&M Records A&R ma n Kip Cohen. Their version topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart in June 1975. It also topped the charts in Canada.\n\nBillboard nam ed “Love Will Keep Us Together” the biggest song of 1975 in the US and it won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1976. SUMMARY:Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain & Tennille END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:listen-to-what-the-man-said-19750719 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750726 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wings\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 19\, 1975 \n\n---\nAbout:\n"Listen to What the Man Said" is a hit single from Wings' 1975 album Venus and Mars. The song featured new member Joe English on dr ums\, with guest musicians Dave Mason on guitar and Tom Scott on soprano s axophone. It was a number 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US the week of July 19\, 1975 and reached number 1 in Canada on the RPM National Top Singles Chart. It also reached number 6 in the UK\, and reached the t op ten in Ireland\, Norway and New Zealand and the top twenty in the Nethe rlands. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Associatio n of America for sales of over one million copies. SUMMARY:Listen to What the Man Said by Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:the-hustle-19750726 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750802 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony\nWeeks at #1: 1 we ek\nChart dates: July 26\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"The Hustle" is a disco so ng by songwriter-arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It went to No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during th e summer of 1975. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Canadian RPM charts\, No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) and No. 3 in the UK . It would eventually sell over one million copies. The song won the Gramm y Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance early in 1976 for songs reco rded in 1975. SUMMARY:The Hustle by Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:one-of-these-nights-19750802 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750809 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eagles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 2\, 19 75\n\n---\nAbout:\n"One of These Nights" is a song by the American rock ba nd Eagles\, written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey. The title track from the ir 1975 One of These Nights album\, the song became their second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart after "Best of My Love" and also helped p ropel the album to number one. The single version was shortened from the a lbum version of the song\, removing most of the song's intro and most of i ts fade-out\, as well. Henley is lead vocalist on the verses\, while Rand y Meisner sings high harmony on the refrain. The song features a guitar so lo by Don Felder that is "composed of blues-based licks and sustained stri ng bends using an unusually meaty distortion tone." SUMMARY:One of These Nights by Eagles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:jive-talkin-19750809 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750809 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750823 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 9\, 1975 – August 16\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Jive Talkin'" is a song by the Bee Gees\, released as a single in May 1975 by RSO Records. This was the lead single from the album Main Course (as well as a song on the 1977 Satu rday Night Fever soundtrack). It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 a nd top-five on the UK Singles Chart in the middle of 1975. Largely recogni sed as the group's comeback song\, it was their first US top-10 hit since "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (1971).\nBarry Gibb re-recorded the song as a duet with country music star Miranda Lambert for his 2021 album Gree nfields. SUMMARY:Jive Talkin by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:fallin-in-love-19750823 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750830 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hamilton\, Joe Frank & Reynolds\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: August 23\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Fallin' In Love" is a song b y American music trio Hamilton\, Joe Frank & Reynolds. It was written by b and member Dan Hamilton and featured on the trio's third studio album by t he same name (1975). SUMMARY:Fallin' in Love by Hamilton\, Joe Frank & Reynolds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:get-down-tonight-19750830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: August 30\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Get Down Tonight" is a song by Amer ican disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band\, released in February 1 975 by TK Records as the first single from their second and self-titled al bum (1975). The song became widely successful\, becoming the first of thei r five No. 1 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top of the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and was an international chart hit\, reaching No. 1 in Canada and charting in Australia (No. 44)\, Belgium (No. 11)\, the Netherlands (No. 5)\, and the UK (No. 21). In 2022\, Rolling St one ranked "Get Down Tonight" number 100 in their list of the "200 Greates t Dance Songs of All Time". SUMMARY:Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rhinestone-cowboy-19750906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750920 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Glen Campbell\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septe mber 6\, 1975 – September 13\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Rhinestone Cowboy" is a song written and recorded by Larry Weiss in 1974\, then popularized t he next year by American country music singer Glen Campbell\, and consider ed to be Campbell's signature song. When released on May 26\, 1975\, as th e lead single and title track from his album Rhinestone Cowboy\, it enjoye d huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. SUMMARY:Rhinestone Cowboy by Glen Campbell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:fame-19750920 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19750927 DESCRIPTION:Artist: David Bowie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 20\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Fame" is a song by the English singer-songwri ter David Bowie. It was released on his ninth studio album Young Americans (1975) and was later issued as the album's second single by RCA Records i n June 1975. Written by Bowie\, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon\, it was rec orded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975. It is a f unk rock song that represents Bowie's dissatisfaction with the troubles of fame and stardom.\nThe song was a major commercial success in North Ameri ca\, becoming Bowie's first number 1 single on both the US Billboard Hot 1 00 and the Canadian Singles Chart. The song was one of the most successful singles of the year\, ranking at number 8 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 1 00. However\, it was less successful in Europe\, reaching number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.\nIn 1990\, Bowie remixed the song under the title "Fame '90" to coincide with his Sound+Vision Tour. "Fame" has since appeared on many compilation albums\, and was remastered in 2016 as part of the Who C an I Be Now? (1974–1976) box set.\nThe song is one of four Bowie songs t o be included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Ro ck and Roll. SUMMARY:Fame by David Bowie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-m-sorry-19750927 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19750927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751004 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Denver\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 27\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver and released in 1975. It was the final number-one pop hit released during his career. The flip side of "I'm Sorry" was "Calypso"\, and\, like its A-side\, enjoyed substa ntial radio airplay on Top 40 stations.\n"I'm Sorry" is an apology for for saken love. In the lyrics\, the singer's love interest has left him and h e's still broken up about it weeks later. Even though he tells them he's doing fine\, their mutual friends know he's not. The singer confesses "I can't believe you went away." Cash Box said it "is replete with the class ic Denver touches: sweet arrangement by Lee Holdridge\, and emotive lyrics ." SUMMARY:I'm Sorry by John Denver END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:fame-19751004 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751011 DESCRIPTION:Artist: David Bowie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 4\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Fame" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Bowie. It was released on his ninth studio album Young Americans (1 975) and was later issued as the album's second single by RCA Records in J une 1975. Written by Bowie\, Carlos Alomar and John Lennon\, it was record ed at Electric Lady Studios in New York City in January 1975. It is a funk rock song that represents Bowie's dissatisfaction with the troubles of fa me and stardom.\nThe song was a major commercial success in North America\ , becoming Bowie's first number 1 single on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles Chart. The song was one of the most successful si ngles of the year\, ranking at number 8 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100. However\, it was less successful in Europe\, reaching number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.\nIn 1990\, Bowie remixed the song under the title "Fame '9 0" to coincide with his Sound+Vision Tour. "Fame" has since appeared on ma ny compilation albums\, and was remastered in 2016 as part of the Who Can I Be Now? (1974–1976) box set.\nThe song is one of four Bowie songs to b e included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. SUMMARY:Fame by David Bowie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:bad-blood-19751011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Neil Sedaka\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: October 11\, 1975 – October 25\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Bad Blood" is a popular song written by Neil Sedaka and Phil Cody. The song\, with uncredited back ing vocals by Elton John\, reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975\, remaining at the top position for three weeks. It was certified Gol d by the RIAA and was the most successful individual commercial release in Sedaka's career. "Bad Blood" was replaced at the number one spot by John' s single "Island Girl". SUMMARY:Bad Blood by Neil Sedaka END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:island-girl-19751101 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: November 1\, 1975 – November 15\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Island Girl" is a 1975 s ong by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin\, and perfor med by John. It was released as the first single from the album Rock of th e Westies (1975). It reached number one for three weeks on the Billboard H ot 100 in the U.S. (John's final No. 1 single as a solo artist for 22 year s)\, selling over one million copies. It also reached the top five in Can ada and New Zealand\, as well as the top twenty in Australia and the UK.\n John has not performed the song since 1990. While no official reason has b een given\, Andy Greene of Rolling Stone surmises it is due in part to con troversial lyrics about a Jamaican prostitute in New York City and a Jamai can man who wants to take her back to Jamaica. SUMMARY:Island Girl by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:that-s-the-way-i-like-it-19751122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: November 22\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe huge early Disco era hit from 1975\; one of the very few songs that topped the charts twice in a very sh ort time.\n\nIt was one of the string of similar hits by KC and the Sunshi ne Band. SUMMARY:That's the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:fly-robin-fly-19751129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Silver Convention\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: N ovember 29\, 1975 – December 13\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Fly\, Robin\, Fl y" is a song by the German disco group Silver Convention from their debut studio album Save Me (1975). Sylvester Levay and Stephan Prager wrote the song\, and the latter produced it. "Fly\, Robin\, Fly" was released as the third single from Save Me in September 1975\, reaching number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to the success of "Fly\, Robin\, F ly"\, Silver Convention became the second German act to have a number one song on the American music charts. The song received a Grammy Award for Be st R&B Instrumental Performance in 1976.\n"Fly\, Robin\, Fly" carries the distinction of being a Billboard chart-topper with only six words: the cho rus simply repeats "Fly\, Robin\, fly" three times\, with an ending of "Up \, up to the sky". During a segment on VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs\, it was revealed that the original working title was "Run\, Rabbit\, Run". SUMMARY:Fly\, Robin\, Fly by Silver Convention END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:that-s-the-way-i-like-it-19751220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19751227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: December 20\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n"That's the Way (I Like It)" is a song by American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band from their s elf-titled second studio album (1975). The single became the band's second No. 1 hit in the Billboard Hot 100\, and it is one of the few chart-toppe rs in history to hit No. 1 on more than one occasion during a one-month pe riod\, as it did between November and December 1975. It topped the US pop chart for one week\, and then was replaced by another disco song\, "Fly\, Robin\, Fly" by Silver Convention. "That's the Way (I Like It)" returned t o No. 1 for one more week after "Fly\, Robin\, Fly" completed three weeks at the top. "That's the Way (I Like It)" also spent one week at No. 1 in t he soul singles chart. The song is in natural minor.\nThe song was also an international chart hit\, reaching No. 1 in Canada and the Netherlands an d charting in Australia (No. 5)\, Belgium (No. 2)\, Ireland (No. 17)\, New Zealand (No. 12)\, Norway (No. 5)\, the United Kingdom (No. 4) and West G ermany (No. 20).\nRecord World said that "A spirited\, uplifting sound is based around a theme which should be reverberating across the country in n o time!".\nIt is also featured in the old 2010 Android ads for 'Smart + T' \nFor release as a single and radio airplay\, the song was toned down from the original recording\, which would have jeopardized it receiving gettin g radio airplay at the time. However the sexual overtones may have improve d the record's reception at discos\, increasing its overall popularity in the charts.\n"That's the Way (I Like It)" was referenced by English comedi an Joe Lycett in his 2016 live stand-up special That's the Way\, A-Ha A-Ha \, Joe Lycett. SUMMARY:That's the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-s-do-it-again-19751227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19751227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Staple Singers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: D ecember 27\, 1975\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Let’s Do It Again” was written & produced by Curtis Mayfield. It was the title song to the 1975 comedy film “Let’s Do It Again.”\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 on De cember 27\, 1975 which was the day before Pops Staples' 61st birthday.\n\n It also topped Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart for two weeks. SUMMARY:Let's Do It Again by The Staple Singers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:saturday-night-19760103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bay City Rollers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Jan uary 3\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Saturday Night" is a song recorded by the S cottish pop rock band Bay City Rollers\, taken from their debut album Roll in' (1974). Written and produced by Bill Martin and Phil Coulter\, it was originally released in June 1973 in the UK where it did not chart. The son g was re-recorded with new vocals and given a North American release in Au gust 1975 to become a chart-topper in the US and Canada. SUMMARY:Saturday Night by Bay City Rollers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:convoy-19760110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: C. W. McCall\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 10\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Convoy" is a 1975 novelty song performed by C. W. McCall (a character co-created and voiced by Bill Fries\, along with C hip Davis) that became a number-one song on both the country and pop chart s in the US and is listed 98th among Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. Written by McCall and Chip Davis\, the song sp ent six weeks at number one on the country charts and one week at number o ne on the pop charts. The song went to number one in Canada as well\, hitt ing the top of the RPM Top Singles Chart on January 24\, 1976. "Convoy" al so peaked at number two in the UK. The song capitalized on the fad for cit izens band (CB) radio. The song was the inspiration for the 1978 Sam Pecki npah film Convoy\, for which McCall rerecorded the song to fit the film's storyline.\nThe song received newfound popularity with its use during the 2022 Freedom Convoy. In a call with WRIF's Drew & Mike Show shortly before he died\, Fries expressed enthusiasm over the Freedom Convoy's use of his song "only because his biggest hit [was] getting a second life". SUMMARY:Convoy by C. W. McCall END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-write-the-songs-19760117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barry Manilow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 17\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Write the Songs" is a popular song written by Bruce Johnston. Barry Manilow's version reached number one on the Billb oard Hot 100 chart in January 1976 after spending two weeks atop the Billb oard adult contemporary chart in December 1975. It won a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year in 1977. Billboa rd ranked it as the No. 13 song of 1976.\nThe original version was recorde d by Captain & Tennille\, who worked with Johnston in the early 1970s with the Beach Boys. It appears on their 1975 album Love Will Keep Us Together . The first release of "I Write the Songs" as a single was by teen idol Da vid Cassidy from his 1975 solo album The Higher They Climb\, produced by J ohnston. Cassidy's version reached number 11 on the UK Singles Chart in Au gust of that year. After Manilow's hit\, Johnston recorded the song for hi s 1977 album Going Public.\nJohnston has stated that\, for him\, the "I" i n the song is God\, and that songs come from the spirit of creativity in e veryone. He has said that the song is not about his Beach Boys bandmate Br ian Wilson.\nManilow was initially reluctant to record the song\, stating in his autobiography Sweet Life: "The problem with the song was that if yo u didn't listen carefully to the lyric\, you would think that the singer w as singing about himself. It could be misinterpreted as a monumental ego t rip." After persuasion by Clive Davis\, then president of Arista Records\, Manilow recorded the song\, and his version of "I Write the Songs" was th e first single taken from the album Tryin' to Get the Feeling. It first ch arted on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 15\, 1975\, reaching the top of the chart nine weeks later\, on January 17\, 1976. Cash Box said of Mani low's version "Good work Barry" describing the song as "melodic\, ballad-l ike beginning grows into an operatic crescendo\, all done in clear product ion that all age groups will appreciate." Record World called it "an uplif ting production number" and "perhaps [Manilow's] strongest offering since 'Mandy.'" SUMMARY:I Write the Songs by Barry Manilow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:theme-from-mahogany-do-you-know-where-you-re-going-to-19760124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760131 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 2 4\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Go ing To)" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin and produced by Masser. It was initially recorded by American singer Thelma Houston in 1973\, and then by Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown/Paramount f ilm Mahogany that also starred Ross. The song was released on September 24 \, 1975 by Motown Records as the lead single for both the film's soundtrac k and Ross' seventh studio album\, Diana Ross. Masser and Goffin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 48th Acad emy Awards. Also\, the song was nominated for AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs list constructed by the American Film Institute in 2004. SUMMARY:Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) by Diana Ro ss END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-rollercoaster-19760131 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ohio Players\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 31\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love Rollercoaster"\, sometimes rendered as "L ove Roller Coaster"\, is a song by American funk/R&B band Ohio Players\, o riginally featured on their 1975 album Honey. It was composed by William B eck\, Leroy Bonner\, Marshall Jones\, Ralph Middlebrooks\, Marvin Pierce\, Clarence Satchell\, and James Williams. It was a number-one U.S. hit in J anuary 1976\, and was certified gold. In Canada\, the song spent two weeks at number two. "Love Rollercoaster" was covered by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers for the soundtrack of the 1996 animated movie Beavis an d Butt-Head Do America. SUMMARY:Love Rollercoaster by Ohio Players END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:50-ways-to-leave-your-lover-19760207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul Simon\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: February 7\, 1976 – February 21\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n“50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” was written & produced by Paul Simon. Phil Ramone was the co-prod ucer on the song.\n\nThe song was written after Paul Simon’s divorce fro m his first wife Peggy Harper. It was recorded in a small New York studio on Broadway.\n\nIn February of 1976\, the song topped the Billboard Hot 10 0 for three weeks and also topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.\ n\nOn March 11\, 1976\, “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” was certified Go ld by the RIAA. SUMMARY:50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Paul Simon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:theme-from-s-w-a-t-19760228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760306 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rhythm Heritage\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Febr uary 28\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Theme from S.W.A.T." is an instrumental so ng written by Barry De Vorzon and performed by American funk group Rhythm Heritage\, released on their debut album Disco-Fied. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the United States on the chart date of February 28\, 1976.\nThe song was the opening theme music for the 1970s American television series S.W.A.T.\, though it is a different recor ding from the actual TV theme version\, which was not performed by Rhythm Heritage\, but by Barry De Vorzon's own orchestra with arrangement by Domi nik Hauser. The theme song was also referenced by characters in the 2003 m otion picture of the same name\, who mouth the notes during a party to cel ebrate their successful completion of the training course. De Vorzon's ori ginal was eventually released on the LP Nadia's Theme on Arista records.\n It remains one of a few TV themes to top the Billboard Hot 100\, a list th at includes "Welcome Back" by John Sebastian\, "Miami Vice Theme" by Jan H ammer and "How Do You Talk to an Angel" by Jamie Walters & The Heights. SUMMARY:Theme from S.W.A.T. by Rhythm Heritage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-machine-19760306 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760313 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Miracles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 6 \, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love Machine" is a 1975 single recorded by Motown group the Miracles\, taken from their album City of Angels. It was a numb er-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100\, and the biggest-selling hit single o f the Miracles' career. The song was one of two Billboard Hot 100 top-20 h its recorded by The Miracles with Billy Griffin as lead vocalist\; the oth er is 1973's "Do It Baby". Griffin had replaced Miracles founder Smokey Ro binson as lead singer in 1972. "Love Machine" features a growling vocal by Miracle Bobby Rogers\, with group baritone Ronnie White repeating "yeah\, baby" throughout the song. SUMMARY:Love Machine by The Miracles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:december-1963-oh-what-a-night-19760313 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760403 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Four Seasons\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ma rch 13\, 1976 – March 27\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"December\, 1963 (Oh\, W hat a Night)" is a song originally performed by American band the Four Sea sons\, written by original Four Seasons keyboardist Bob Gaudio and his fut ure wife Judy Parker\, produced by Gaudio\, and included on the group's al bum Who Loves You (1975). The song features drummer Gerry Polci on lead vo cals\, with Frankie Valli\, the group's usual lead vocalist\, singing the bridge sections and backing vocals and bassist Don Ciccone singing the fal setto part. The song reached number one in Canada\, South Africa\, the UK and the US. In 1996\, British act Clock had a European hit with their cove r version. SUMMARY:December\, 1963 (Oh\, What a Night) by The Four Seasons END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:disco-lady-19760403 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760501 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnnie Taylor\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Apri l 3\, 1976 – April 24\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\nDisco Lady was written by H arvey Scales\, Albert Vance and Don Davis (who also produced the song). It was featured on Johnnie’s album “Eargasm.”\n\nThe song was Johnnie ’s first single for Columbia Records since his previous long-time record label Stax Records went bankrupt.\n\nParliament-Funkadelic’s bassist Bo otsy Collins\, keyboardist Bernie Worrell & guitarist Glenn Goins along wi th Tony Orlando & Dawn singer Telma Hopkins appeared on the track.\n\n“D isco Lady” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles chart in th e spring of 1976\, making it the first song with the word “disco” to t op the Hot 100.\n\nIt was also the first single to be certified Platinum b y the RIAA. SUMMARY:Disco Lady by Johnnie Taylor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:let-your-love-flow-19760501 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760508 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Bellamy Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 1\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Let Your Love Flow" is the debut single by country music duo the Bellamy Brothers\, recorded in late 1975 and release d in January 1976. The song was written by Larry E. Williams and produced by Phil Gernhard and Tony Scotti. It became an international hit\, reachin g number one in several countries including the United States and Germany\ , while reaching the top ten in at least nine others including the United Kingdom and Australia. SUMMARY:Let Your Love Flow by The Bellamy Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:welcome-back-19760508 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760515 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Sebastian\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 8 \, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Welcome Back" is the theme song of the 1970s Amer ican television sitcom Welcome Back\, Kotter. Written and recorded by form er Lovin' Spoonful frontman John Sebastian\, it reached No. 1 on the Billb oard Hot 100 chart for one week in May 1976\, after only five weeks on the chart\, and also topped the adult contemporary chart (the show itself had become an instant ratings success upon its premiere the previous autumn). It also reached No. 93 on the country chart. SUMMARY:Welcome Back by John Sebastian END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:boogie-fever-19760515 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Sylvers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 15\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Boogie Fever" is a song recorded by Los Angeles\, C alifornia-based R&B group the Sylvers\, from their 1975 album Showcase. Th eir most lucrative single\, it reached No. 1 in the US on both the Billboa rd Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts as well as reaching No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national singles chart in 1976. It was their third of nine Top 20 R&B hits and first top 40 pop single. Billboard ranked it as the No. 2 0 song for 1976. "Boogie Fever" is one of two gold records by the Sylvers\ , the other being "Hot Line". SUMMARY:Boogie Fever by The Sylvers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:silly-love-songs-19760522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wings\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 22\, 1976\ n\n---\nAbout:\n"Silly Love Songs" is a song by the British rock band Wing s that was written by Paul and Linda McCartney. The song first appeared in March 1976 on the album Wings at the Speed of Sound\, then it was release d as a single backed with "Cook of the House" on 1 April in the US\, and 3 0 April in the UK. The song\, which features disco overtones\, was seen as being written in response to music critics accusing McCartney of predomin antly writing "silly love songs" and "sentimental slush".\nThe song was Mc Cartney's 27th American number one as a songwriter\; the all-time record f or the most number one hits achieved there by a songwriter. With this song \, McCartney became the first person to have a year-end No. 1 song as a me mber of two distinct acts. McCartney previously hit No. 1 in the year-end Billboard chart as a member of the Beatles with "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in 1964 and "Hey Jude" in 1968.\n"Silly Love Songs" has since appeared on multiple McCartney greatest hits compilations\, including Wings Greatest\ , All the Best! and Pure McCartney. The song has also appeared on the "Hit s" section of the compilation album Wingspan: Hits and History. Recently i t has appeared on the 2025 collection Wings. Despite its popularity\, McCa rtney has not performed the song live since the dissolution of Wings. SUMMARY:Silly Love Songs by Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-hangover-19760529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760612 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 29\, 1976 – June 5\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Love Hangover" is a song by the A merican singer Diana Ross\, recorded in 1975 and released as a single on M arch 16\, 1976. It rose to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot-Sel ling Soul Singles. It also hit number one on the Record World disco charts . \nProducer Hal Davis instructed the song's engineer Russ Terrana to inst all a strobe light so that Ross could be in the "disco" mindset. As the so ng changed from ballad to uptempo\, Ross became more comfortable with the material\; she hummed\, sang bit parts\, laughed\, danced around and even imitated Billie Holiday. The distinctive bassline is played by Henry E. Da vis.\nThe song was first released on the album Diana Ross in February 1976 . Motown initially promoted the album by releasing the single "I Thought I t Took a Little Time". The vocal group the 5th Dimension released their ow n version of "Love Hangover" as a single\, and Motown then issued Ross's v ersion as a single. Both versions entered the chart the same day. By the t ime Ross's version of the song reached number one\, Ross had reinvented he rself as a disco diva and the 5th Dimension's version had peaked at number 80. It won Ross a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance . It appeared on the soundtrack of the following year's Diane Keaton movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar.\n"Love Hangover" reached number one on May 29\, 1976. That week\, Casey Kasem reported on American Top 40 that Ross had br oken the record for the most number-one hits by a female vocalist. With he r fourth number one\, she passed Connie Francis\, Helen Reddy\, Roberta Fl ack\, and Cher\, each of whom had three.\nRoss performed the song on the A pril 4\, 1980 episode of The Muppet Show during its fourth season.\nThe so ng was remixed several times. A version remixed by Eric Kupper\, known as "Love Hangover 2020"\, hit number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs char t in March 2020. SUMMARY:Love Hangover by Diana Ross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:silly-love-songs-19760612 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760710 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wings\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 12\, 197 6 – July 3\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Silly Love Songs" is a song by the Br itish rock band Wings that was written by Paul and Linda McCartney. The so ng first appeared in March 1976 on the album Wings at the Speed of Sound\, then it was released as a single backed with "Cook of the House" on 1 Apr il in the US\, and 30 April in the UK. The song\, which features disco ove rtones\, was seen as being written in response to music critics accusing M cCartney of predominantly writing "silly love songs" and "sentimental slus h".\nThe song was McCartney's 27th American number one as a songwriter\; t he all-time record for the most number one hits achieved there by a songwr iter. With this song\, McCartney became the first person to have a year-en d No. 1 song as a member of two distinct acts. McCartney previously hit No . 1 in the year-end Billboard chart as a member of the Beatles with "I Wan t to Hold Your Hand" in 1964 and "Hey Jude" in 1968.\n"Silly Love Songs" h as since appeared on multiple McCartney greatest hits compilations\, inclu ding Wings Greatest\, All the Best! and Pure McCartney. The song has also appeared on the "Hits" section of the compilation album Wingspan: Hits and History. Recently it has appeared on the 2025 collection Wings. Despite i ts popularity\, McCartney has not performed the song live since the dissol ution of Wings. SUMMARY:Silly Love Songs by Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:afternoon-delight-19760710 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Starland Vocal Band\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 10\, 1976 – July 17\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Afternoon Delight" is a song recorded by Starland Vocal Band. It was written by band member Bill Danoff. It has since gained the reputation of "a song known for sexual in nuendo"\, but it was also the "right song at the right time"\, evoking the bicentennial summer's fireworks displays with the chorus "skyrockets in f light"\, becoming a No. 1 single on July 10\, 1976. It earned a gold recor d. The song\, according to band member Taffy Danoff\, made the band a "one hit wonder" and was the main reason they are mentioned with other one hit wonders in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. SUMMARY:Afternoon Delight by Starland Vocal Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:kiss-and-say-goodbye-19760724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760807 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Manhattans\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 24\, 1976 – July 31\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kiss And Say Goodbye” w as written by Winfred Lovett. The song lyrics & the melody came to him one late night.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Ho t Soul Singles chart in 1976\, becoming their only pop hit to date. SUMMARY:Kiss and Say Goodbye by The Manhattans END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:don-t-go-breaking-my-heart-19760807 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John and Kiki Dee\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart da tes: August 7\, 1976 – August 28\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Don't Go Breaki ng My Heart" is a duet by the British musician Elton John and the English singer Kiki Dee\, released by The Rocket Record Company on 25 June 1976. I t was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte Blanche"\, respectively\, and intended as an affectionate pasti che of the Motown style\, notably the various duets recorded by Marvin Gay e and singers such as Tammi Terrell and Kim Weston. John and Taupin origin ally intended to record the song with Dusty Springfield\, but ultimately w ithdrew the offer\; Springfield's partner Sue Cameron later said this was because she was too ill at the time.\nUnlike many of John's singles from t he 1970s\, it was never included on an original album (although it would l ater be included on the 1995 Mercury Records reissue of John's 1975 album Rock of the Westies). In the same year\, John and Taupin received the 1976 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.\nIn 1994\, John released the song as a duet with American drag queen RuPaul. It was produ ced by Giorgio Moroder and reached number three on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart\, reached number seven on the UK singles chart and number one in Iceland. SUMMARY:Don't Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-should-be-dancing-19760904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 4 \, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Should Be Dancing" is a song by the Bee Gees\ , from the album Children of the World\, released in 1976. It hit No. 1 fo r one week on the American Billboard Hot 100\, No. 1 for seven weeks on th e US Hot Dance Club Play chart\, and in September the same year\, reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song also peaked at No. 4 on the Billbo ard Soul chart. It was this song that first launched the Bee Gees into dis co. It was also the only track from the group to top the dance chart.\nIt is also one of six songs performed by the Bee Gees included in the Saturda y Night Fever movie soundtrack which came out a year later. SUMMARY:You Should Be Dancing by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:shake-shake-shake-shake-your-booty-19760911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19760918 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: September 11\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"(Shake\, Shake\, Shake) Shake Yo ur Booty" is a song recorded and released in 1976 by KC and the Sunshine B and for the album Part 3. The song became their third number-one hit on th e Billboard Hot 100\, as well as their third number-one on the Hot Soul Si ngles chart. The song was met with a degree of controversy\, since the lyr ics were interpreted or likely speculated by many as having sexual connota tions. According to KC\, it had a lot more meaning and depth. During his p erformance he would witness the entire crowd having a good time except for some minority. The song inspired people to "get off their can and get out there and do it". The B-side of "Shake Your Booty" is "Boogie Shoes"\, wh ich later became a hit on its own after it appeared on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in 1977 and then having its own release as a single in ea rly 1978\, becoming a top 40 hit in several countries including the UK and US.\nThe chorus consists of the title expression with shake appearing eig ht times.\nRecord World said that "A hypnotic invitation to get on the dan ce floor and shake\, shake\, shake your booty is one that you just can't p ass up!" SUMMARY:(Shake\, Shake\, Shake) Shake Your Booty by KC and the Sunshine Ban d END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:play-that-funky-music-19760918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19760918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19761009 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wild Cherry\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 18\, 1976 – October 2\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by American funk rock band W ild Cherry. The single was the first released by the Cleveland-based Sweet City record label in April 1976 and distributed by Epic Records. The perf ormers on the recording included lead singer Parissi\, electric guitarist Bryan Bassett\, bassist Allen Wentz\, and drummer Ron Beitle\, with sessio n players Chuck Berginc\, Jack Brndiar (trumpets)\, and Joe Eckert and Ric k Singer (saxes) on the horn riff that runs throughout the song's verses. The single hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on September 18\, 1976\; it was also No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sh ipments of over 2 million records and eventually sold 2.5 million in the U nited States alone.\nThe song was listed at No. 93 on Billboard magazine's "All-Time Top 100 Songs" in 2018. It was also the group's only US Top 40 song. SUMMARY:Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:a-fifth-of-beethoven-19761009 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19761009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19761016 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 we ek\nChart dates: October 9\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\nA single made in 1976 by Walter Murphy and The Big Apple Band\, later included in the soundtrack o f the 1977 movie Saturday Night Fever. “A Fifth of Beethoven” is a dis co instrumental based around Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5\, particularly its famous first movement. SUMMARY:A Fifth of Beethoven by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:disco-duck-19761016 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19761016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19761023 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: October 16\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time\, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the B illboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 1 00 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine). It als o made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart\, peaking at num ber 15. "Disco Duck" was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton' s Fretone label\, but it was later released by RSO Records for national an d international distribution. The song earned a 1977 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Song. SUMMARY:Disco Duck by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:if-you-leave-me-now-19761023 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19761023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19761106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chicago\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 23\ , 1976 – October 30\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\n"If You Leave Me Now" is a so ng by the American rock group Chicago\, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung by bass player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 30\, 1976. It is also the title of a Chicago compilation album releas ed by Columbia Records (Columbia 38590) in 1983.\nThe single topped the Bi llboard Hot 100 on October 23\, 1976\, and stayed there for two weeks\, ma king it the first number one hit for the group. It hit the number one on t he Easy Listening charts and was also Chicago's biggest hit internationall y\, topping the charts in other countries such as the UK\, Australia\, Ire land\, Canada\, and Netherlands. In the UK\, it maintained the number one position for three weeks. It was one of five "non-disco" songs to make it to number one in the US in a nine-month period of 1976. According to write r Zachary Houle of PopMatters\, "The song was so pervasive on radio upon i ts release that\, reportedly\, those tuning in in New York could hear the song playing on four different stations\, each with varying formats\, simu ltaneously."\nThe song won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) (strings) for arranger Jimmie Haskell and producer James Will iam Guercio and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo\, Group or Chorus\, th e first Grammy Award won by the group. It also received a Grammy nominatio n for Record of the Year. In addition\, by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 mil lion copies in the United States alone. It has been certified gold and pla tinum by the RIAA.\nIn 2010\, Chicago teamed with the American Cancer Soci ety and offered the opportunity to bid on the chance to sing their hit\, " If You Leave Me Now" with them on stage live at their concerts\, with proc eeds going to the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer. The fund raising effort has continued in succeeding years. SUMMARY:If You Leave Me Now by Chicago END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rock-n-me-19761106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19761106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19761113 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Miller Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: No vember 6\, 1976\n\n---\nAbout:\nRock'n Me is the second single on the band ’s 9th album\, “Fly Like an Eagle”. It was number one on the charts in the US and Canada charts. This song is about someone who wants their gi rl to stay with them even though they’re trying to stabilize their life. SUMMARY:Rock'n Me by Steve Miller Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:tonight-s-the-night-gonna-be-alright-19761113 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19761113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770108 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rod Stewart\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 13\, 1976 – January 1\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Tonight's the Night (Gon na Be Alright)" is a song written by Rod Stewart\, and recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield\, Alabama for his 1976 album A Night on t he Town. The song\, controversial at the time of release\, proved to be a massive commercial success and became his second US chart topper on the Bi llboard Hot 100. It made its debut at number 81 on 2 October 1976 and rose quickly\, climbing from number eight to the top of the chart on 13 Novemb er 1976\, and remained on top for eight consecutive weeks until 8 January 1977. It was the longest stay of any song during 1976\, the longest run at the top for a single in the US in over eight years (since the Beatles’ "Hey Jude" in November 1968)\, and the longest stay at number one for Rod Stewart in his entire recording career\, and the final number one of that year. The song also peaked at No. 5 in the UK\, No. 1 for six weeks in Can ada\, No. 3 in Australia and charted well in other parts of the world. It was the number 1 song on both Billboard's 1977 year-end chart and the year -end Canadian singles chart. It became the best-selling single of 1977 in the United States. As of 2018\, it is the 19th-most popular song in the hi story of the chart. SUMMARY:Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) by Rod Stewart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-don-t-have-to-be-a-star-to-be-in-my-show-19770108 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\ nChart dates: January 8\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Don't Have to Be a Sta r (To Be in My Show)" is a song written by former Motown songwriters James Dean and John Glover and popularized by the husband/wife duo of Marilyn M cCoo and Billy Davis Jr.\, former members of the vocal group The 5th Dimen sion. Released from their album\, I Hope We Get to Love in Time\, it becam e a crossover success\, spending six months on the charts and soaring to N o. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during late 1976 and early 1977. It also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart and No. 7 on the UK Singles Chart. It would eventually be certified gold\, selling over one million copies\, and winning the couple a Grammy A ward for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1977. SUMMARY:You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show) by Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-make-me-feel-like-dancing-19770115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Leo Sayer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 15 \, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" is a song by the E nglish singer Leo Sayer\, taken from his 1976 album Endless Flight. It rea ched number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart\, making it his first to p single in the United States\, and reached number two on the UK singles c hart. Billboard ranked it the number 13 song of 1977.\nCredited songwriter s Sayer and Vini Poncia won a Grammy Award for the song in 1978 for Best R &B Song. Ray Parker Jr\, who was a session musician at the time\, has stat ed that he was the original songwriter and that when he gave the tune as a demo\, his accreditation as such was missed. "It's not Leo's fault\," Par ker told Variety. "He tried to cut six or seven more of my songs just beca use he felt so bad."\nLike other Sayer songs from that time\, it features extensive use of the singer's falsetto voice\, a very popular vocal regist er in disco-era songs. Sayer performed the song in the thirteenth episode of the second season of "Saturday Night Live" and the second episode of se ason 3 of The Muppet Show. SUMMARY:You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-wish-19770122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 22\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Wish" is a song by American singer Stevie W onder. It was released in late 1976 as the lead single from his eighteenth album\, Songs in the Key of Life (1976). Written and produced by Wonder\, the song focuses on his childhood from the 1950s into the early 1960s abo ut how he wished he could go back and relive it. The single hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and soul singles chart. At the 19th Grammy Award s\, Stevie Wonder won the Best R&B Vocal Performance\, Male for this song. SUMMARY:I Wish by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:car-wash-19770129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rose Royce\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 2 9\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Car Wash" is a song by the American soul and R&B band Rose Royce. Written and arranged by the ex-Motown producer Norman Wh itfield\, the song was the group's first single and one of the most notabl e successes of the 1970s disco era. "Car Wash"\, the theme of the 1976 fil m Car Wash\, was Rose Royce's most successful single and the lead single f rom their first studio album\, the Car Wash soundtrack. Reaching number on e on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts\, "Car Wash" als o peaked at number three on the National Disco Action Top 30 chart and rea ched number nine on the UK Singles Chart in February 1977. The song was co vered in 2004 by Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott\, who released their version as the single for the Shark Tale soundtrack. SUMMARY:Car Wash by Rose Royce END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:torn-between-two-lovers-19770205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mary MacGregor\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febr uary 5\, 1977 – February 12\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Torn Between Two Lov ers" is a song written by Peter Yarrow (of the folk music trio Peter\, Pau l & Mary) and Phillip Jarrell that speaks about a love triangle\, and lame nts that "loving both of you is breaking all the rules". Mary MacGregor re corded it at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in 1976 and it became the title tr ack of her first album. SUMMARY:Torn Between Two Lovers by Mary MacGregor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:blinded-by-the-light-19770219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Manfred Mann's Earth Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: February 19\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Blinded by the Light" is a song written and recorded by Bruce Springsteen\, which first appeared on his 19 73 debut album Greetings from Asbury Park\, N.J. A cover by British rock b and Manfred Mann's Earth Band reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in February 1977 and was also a top ten hit in the Un ited Kingdom\, New Zealand\, and Canada. SUMMARY:Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann's Earth Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:new-kid-in-town-19770226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770305 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eagles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 26\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n“New Kid in Town” takes on two meanings. The lit eral interpretation involves the experience of a band becoming famous and being treated differently in society\, because they are now seen as celebr ities. As time passes by\, another up-and-coming band becomes more popular than them\, causing them to fade away into history.\n\nThe song can also be applied to a break-up in a relationship\, where a person leaves because they found someone better.\n\n“New Kid in Town” won the Eagles a Gram my Award for Best Arrangement for Voices in 1977. SUMMARY:New Kid in Town by Eagles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:evergreen-love-theme-from-a-star-is-born-19770305 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770326 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ma rch 5\, 1977 – March 19\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Evergreen" (also called "Love Theme from A Star Is Born") is the theme song from the 1976 film A S tar Is Born. It was composed and performed by American singer\, songwriter \, actress and director Barbra Streisand with lyrics by Paul Williams\, an d arranged by Ian Freebairn-Smith. The song was released on the soundtrack album for A Star Is Born. SUMMARY:Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born) by Barbra Streisand END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:rich-girl-19770326 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770409 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 26\, 1977 – April 2\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe first of six number one singles by the duo\, “Rich Girl” debuted on the charts at #81 on January 22\, 1977\, climbing to the top spot nine weeks later.\n\nF amously\, the classic song was actually written about a boy\, the son of a fast-food chain executive. SUMMARY:Rich Girl by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:dancing-queen-19770409 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770416 DESCRIPTION:Artist: ABBA\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 9\, 1977\ n\n---\nAbout:\n"Dancing Queen" is a song by the Swedish group ABBA\, rele ased as the lead single from their fourth studio album\, Arrival (1976). I t was written by Benny Andersson\, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson. Ander sson and Ulvaeus also produced the song. "Dancing Queen" was released as a single in Sweden in August 1976\, followed by a UK release and the rest o f Europe. It was a worldwide hit\, and is widely considered to be the band 's signature song. It became ABBA's only number-one hit in the United Stat es and topped the charts of 15 other countries\, entering the top five in various others. In 2015\, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fa me.\nMusically\, "Dancing Queen" is a Europop version of American disco mu sic. As disco music dominated the US charts\, the group decided to follow the trend\, replicating Phil Spector's Wall of Sound arrangements. Anderss on and Ulvaeus have cited George McCrae's "Rock Your Baby" as a source of inspiration for the style of the song. The song alternates between "langui d yet seductive verses" and a "dramatic chorus that ascends to heart-tuggi ng high notes". It features keyboard lines by Andersson\, which accentuate the melody's sophistication and classical complexity\, while Ulvaeus and Andersson interlace many instrumental hooks in and out of the mix. Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad’s layered vocals have been noted for t heir dynamism\, "[negotiating] the melody's many turns flawlessly." Lyrica lly\, the song concerns a visit to the discothèque\, but approaches the s ubject from the joy of dancing itself. SUMMARY:Dancing Queen by ABBA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:don-t-give-up-on-us-19770416 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770423 DESCRIPTION:Artist: David Soul\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 16\ , 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Don't Give Up on Us" is a hit song recorded by Ame rican-British singer David Soul\, and written by Tony Macaulay. SUMMARY:Don't Give Up on Us by David Soul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:don-t-leave-me-this-way-19770423 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770430 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Thelma Houston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 23\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble\, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass\, an a ct signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia International label. "Don't Leav e Me This Way" was subsequently covered by American singer Thelma Houston in 1976 and British synth-pop duo the Communards in 1986\, both versions a chieving commercial success. SUMMARY:Don't Leave Me This Way by Thelma Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:southern-nights-19770430 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Glen Campbell\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 30\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was written by Allan Toussaint and inc luded on his album of the same name. Glen Campbell covered it and put it o n his album of the same name in 1977. The song is about how beautiful the Southern nights can be. SUMMARY:Southern Nights by Glen Campbell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:hotel-california-19770507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770514 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eagles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 7\, 1977\ n\n---\nAbout:\n"Hotel California" is a song by American rock band the Eag les\, released as the second single of their 1976 album of the same name o n February 22\, 1977. The song was written by Don Felder (music)\, Glenn F rey\, and Don Henley (lyrics)\, featuring Henley on lead vocals and conclu ding with a 2-minute-12-second-long electric guitar solo performed by Feld er and Joe Walsh\, in which they take turns playing the lead before harmon izing and playing arpeggios together towards the fade-out.\nThe song is on e of the best-known recordings by the band\, and in 1998 its long guitar c oda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. Th e song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. The me aning of the lyrics of the song has been discussed by fans and critics eve r since its release. The Eagles themselves described the song as their "in terpretation of the high life in Los Angeles". In the 2013 documentary His tory of the Eagles\, Henley said that the song was about "a journey from i nnocence to experience ... that's all."\nSince its release\, "Hotel Califo rnia" has been widely regarded as one of the greatest rock songs of all ti me\, and has been covered by many artists. Julia Phillips proposed adaptin g the song into a film\, but the members of the Eagles disliked the idea a nd it never came to fruition. Commercially\, "Hotel California" reached th e number 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten of se veral international charts. The Eagles have performed "Hotel California" w ell over a thousand times live\, and it is the third most performed of all their songs\, after "Desperado" and "Take It Easy". SUMMARY:Hotel California by Eagles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:when-i-need-you-19770514 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Leo Sayer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 14\, 1 977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"When I Need You" is a song written by Albert Hammond and Carole Bayer Sager. Its first appearance was as the title track of Ham mond's 1976 album When I Need You. Leo Sayer's version\, produced by Richa rd Perry\, was a massive hit worldwide\, reaching number 1 on the UK Singl es Chart for three weeks in February 1977 after three of his earlier singl es had stalled at number 2. It also reached number 1 on both the US Billbo ard Hot 100 for a single week in May 1977\; and the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. Billboard ranked it as the No. 24 song of 1977. Sayer performed i t on the second show of the third season of The Muppet Show. SUMMARY:When I Need You by Leo Sayer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:sir-duke-19770521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770611 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 2 1\, 1977 – June 4\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Sir Duke" is a song composed a nd performed by Stevie Wonder from his 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life . Released as a single in 1977\, the track topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 1 00 and Black Singles charts\, and reached number two in the UK Singles Cha rt\, his joint biggest hit there at the time. Billboard ranked it as the N o. 18 song of 1977.\nThe song was written in tribute to Duke Ellington (he nce the name Sir Duke)\, the influential jazz legend who had died in 1974. The lyrics also refer to Count Basie\, Glenn Miller\, Louis Armstrong\, a nd Ella Fitzgerald. Wonder re-recorded the song for the 1995 live album Na tural Wonder. SUMMARY:Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-m-your-boogie-man-19770611 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770611 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770618 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: June 11\, 1977 SUMMARY:I'm Your Boogie Man by KC and the Sunshine Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:dreams-19770618 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770625 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fleetwood Mac\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 1 8\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Dreams" is a song by the British-American rock b and Fleetwood Mac\, written and sung by Stevie Nicks for the band's eleven th studio album\, Rumours (1977). In the United States\, "Dreams" was rele ased as the second single from Rumours in March 1977\, by Warner Bros.\, w hile in the United Kingdom\, the song was released as the third single in June 1977. A stage performance of "Dreams" was used as the promotional mus ic video.\nIn the US\, "Dreams" sold more than one million copies and reac hed the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100\, the band's only number-one sin gle in the country. In Canada\, "Dreams" also reached number one on the RP M Top 100 Singles chart.\nIn late 2020\, the song experienced a widespread resurgence in popularity as a result of a viral TikTok video created by N athan Apodaca\, which featured the song while he was riding his skateboard to work while drinking Ocean Spray. The song subsequently re-entered nati onal music charts and also entered the Spotify and Apple Music charts in c ertain countries. "Dreams" was ranked number nine on Rolling Stone's 2021 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". SUMMARY:Dreams by Fleetwood Mac END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:got-to-give-it-up-19770625 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770702 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marvin Gaye\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 25\ , 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Got to Give It Up" is a song by American singer-so ngwriter Marvin Gaye. Written by the singer and produced by Art Stewart as a response to a request from Gaye's record label that he perform disco mu sic\, it was released in March 1977.\nUpon its release\, it topped three d ifferent Billboard charts\, including the Hot 100\, and became a worldwide success. Gaye sometimes used the song to open his concerts. The song has been covered by several acts. SUMMARY:Got to Give It Up by Marvin Gaye END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:gonna-fly-now-theme-from-rocky-19770702 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bill Conti\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2\, 1977 SUMMARY:Gonna Fly Now (Theme From Rocky) by Bill Conti END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:undercover-angel-19770709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770716 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alan O'Day\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 9\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Undercover Angel" is a song by singer-songwriter Ala n O'Day. Released as a single in 1977\, it was certified gold\, having rea ched #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100. and Cashbox Magazine's Top 100 Sing les Chart. It ranked #9 on the Billboard Magazine year-end chart for 1977. On the international front\, the song reached #1 on Canada's RPM chart an d #9 on the Australian Singles Chart. On the Record World top Singles Cha rt "Undercover Angel" performed much more strongly than on Billboard's Hot 100\, logging four non-consecutive weeks at #1\, and spending a total of 10 weeks in the top five (June 18\, 1977-August 20\, 1977). SUMMARY:Undercover Angel by Alan O'Day END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:da-doo-ron-ron-19770716 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770723 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaun Cassidy\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 1 6\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" is a so ng written by Jeff Barry\, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. It first beca me a popular top five hit single for the American girl group the Crystals in 1963. American teen idol Shaun Cassidy recorded the song in 1977 and hi s version hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. There have also b een many other cover versions of this song\, including one by the songwrit ers Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich themselves\, performing as the Raindrop s. SUMMARY:Da Doo Ron Ron by Shaun Cassidy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:looks-like-we-made-it-19770723 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770730 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barry Manilow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2 3\, 1977 SUMMARY:Looks Like We Made It by Barry Manilow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-just-want-to-be-your-everything-19770730 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770820 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Andy Gibb\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 30\, 1977 – August 13\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Just Want to Be Your Everyth ing" is a song recorded by Andy Gibb\, initially released in April 1977 by RSO Records as the first single from his debut album Flowing Rivers (1977 ). The song was written by Gibb's older brother Barry\, and produced by Gi bb-Galuten-Richardson. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for th ree weeks\, starting on the week ending 30 July 1977\, and again for the w eek ending 17 September 1977. It was Gibb's first single released in the United Kingdom and United States. His previous single\, "Words and Music" was only released in Australia. It is ranked number 26 on Billboard's 55 th anniversary All Time Top 100. SUMMARY:I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:best-of-my-love-19770820 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770917 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Emotions\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 20\, 1977 – September 10\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Best of My Love" is a song by American group the Emotions from their fourth studio album Rejoice (1977). Released as the album's lead single on June 9\, 1977\, the song t opped both the US Billboard Hot 100 and US Billboard R&B charts. It also r eached the top five in the UK and Canada\, the top 10 in New Zealand\, and the top 20 in Australia.\n"Best of My Love" won a Grammy at the 20th Annu al Grammy Awards (1977) for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vo cals\; The tune also won an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Sin gle. SUMMARY:Best of My Love by The Emotions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:i-just-want-to-be-your-everything-19770917 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19770924 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Andy Gibb\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 17\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" is a song re corded by Andy Gibb\, initially released in April 1977 by RSO Records as t he first single from his debut album Flowing Rivers (1977). The song was w ritten by Gibb's older brother Barry\, and produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richar dson. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks\, start ing on the week ending 30 July 1977\, and again for the week ending 17 Sep tember 1977. It was Gibb's first single released in the United Kingdom an d United States. His previous single\, "Words and Music" was only release d in Australia. It is ranked number 26 on Billboard's 55th anniversary Al l Time Top 100. SUMMARY:I Just Want to Be Your Everything by Andy Gibb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:best-of-my-love-19770924 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19770924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19771001 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Emotions\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septemb er 24\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Best of My Love" is a song by American group the Emotions from their fourth studio album Rejoice (1977). Released as t he album's lead single on June 9\, 1977\, the song topped both the US Bill board Hot 100 and US Billboard R&B charts. It also reached the top five in the UK and Canada\, the top 10 in New Zealand\, and the top 20 in Austral ia.\n"Best of My Love" won a Grammy at the 20th Annual Grammy Awards (1977 ) for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals\; The tune also w on an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Single. SUMMARY:Best of My Love by The Emotions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:star-wars-theme-cantina-band-19771001 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19771001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19771015 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Meco\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 1\, 19 77 – October 8\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band” is a disco-rock medley of two songs from the 1977 film Star Wars (later S tar Wars: A New Hope) – the film’s main title and a song performed in the film in a bar by the local band. It hit number one on the Billboard Ho t 100 on October 1\, 1977\, holding on to the spot for two weeks and peake d at no. 7 on the UK Singles Chart\, remaining in the charts for nine week s. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America\, having sold a million units.\n\n“Star Wars Theme/Cantina B and” is one of two songs that became hits featuring music from the Star Wars movie. The other is “Star Wars (Main Title)\,” which is original music from the movie soundtrack by John Williams. The song reached the Top 10 concurrently with Meco’s more popular version. Meco again jousted wi th Williams a few months later\, with both artists issuing competing versi ons of music from Close Encounters of the Third Kind\, both reaching the U S and Canadian Top 40\, but with Williams' version being more successful t han Meco’s.\n\nMeco would go on to score three more Hot 100 entries with Star Wars-related songs:\n\n\n1980 “Empire Strikes Back Medley”\n1980 “What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas”\n1983 “Ewok Celebration ” SUMMARY:Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band by Meco END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-light-up-my-life-19771015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19771015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19771224 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Debby Boone\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 15\, 1977 – December 17\, 1977\n\n---\nAbout:\n"You Light Up My Life" is a ballad written by Joseph Brooks\, and originally recorded by Kasey Ci syk for the soundtrack album to the 1977 film of the same title. The song was lip synced in the film by its lead actress\, Didi Conn. The cover vers ion of the song by Debby Boone\, the daughter of singer Pat Boone\, was nu mber one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for ten consecutive weeks in 1977 and topped Record World magazine's Top 100 Singles Chart for a record 13 w eeks. SUMMARY:You Light Up My Life by Debby Boone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:how-deep-is-your-love-19771224 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19771224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 2 4\, 1977 – January 7\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"How Deep Is Your Love" is a ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a sin gle in September of that year by RSO Records. It was ultimately used as pa rt of the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever. It was a number-thr ee hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States\, it topp ed the Billboard Hot 100 on 25 December 1977 and stayed in the Top 10 for 17 weeks. It spent six weeks atop the US adult contemporary chart. It is l isted at No. 27 on Billboard's All Time Top 100. Alongside "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever"\, it is one of the group's three tracks on the list. Th e song was later recorded by Take That for their 1996 Greatest Hits album\ , reaching No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for three weeks.\n"How Deep Is Yo ur Love" ranked number 375 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Son gs of All Time. In a British TV special shown in December 2011\, it was vo ted The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song by ITV viewers. During the Bee Ge es' 2001 Billboard magazine interview\, Barry said that this was his favou rite Bee Gees song. SUMMARY:How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:baby-come-back-19780114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Player\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 14\, 1978 – January 28\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Baby Come Back" is a song by the British-American rock band Player. It was released in late 1977 as the lead single from their 1977 self-titled debut album\, and was the breakth rough single for the band\, gaining them mainstream success\, hitting #1 o n the US Billboard Hot 100 for the three consecutive weeks of January 14\, 21 and 28\, 1978 and #10 on the R&B charts in 1978. Their biggest hit sin gle\, the song was written and performed by Peter Beckett and J. C. Crowle y\, the founders of Player.\nAs reported on the American Top 40 broadcast of November 5\, 1977\, "Baby Come Back" was written after two of the band members had broken up with their girlfriends. SUMMARY:Baby Come Back by Player END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:stayin-alive-19780204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780304 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 4 \, 1978 – February 25\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Stayin' Alive" is a song w ritten and performed by the Bee Gees from the Saturday Night Fever motion picture soundtrack. The song was released in December 1977 by RSO Records as the second single from the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. The band wr ote the song and co-produced it with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. It is one of the Bee Gees' signature songs. In 2004\, "Stayin' Alive" was pl aced at No. 189 by Rolling Stone on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs o f All Time. The 2021 updated Rolling Stone list of 500 Greatest Songs plac ed "Stayin' Alive" at No. 99. In 2004\, it ranked No. 9 on AFI's 100 Years ...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In a UK television po ll on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fifth in The Nation's Favourite Be e Gees Song.\nOn its release\, "Stayin' Alive" climbed the charts to hit t he number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of 4 February 1978 \, remaining there for four consecutive weeks. Consequently\, it became on e of the band's most recognisable tunes\, partly because it appeared in th e opening credits of Saturday Night Fever. In the United States\, it would become the second of the Bee Gees' six consecutive number-one singles\, t ying the record with the Beatles for most consecutive number-ones in the U nited States at the time (a record broken by Whitney Houston who achieved seven consecutive number-ones).\nIn 1979\, at the 21st Annual Grammy Award s\, "Stayin' Alive" won the award for Grammy Award for Best Vocal Arrangem ent for Two or More Voices\, alongside 3 other wins at that ceremony\, inc luding Album of The Year. SUMMARY:Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:love-is-thicker-than-water-19780304 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Andy Gibb\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 4\, 1978 – March 11\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" i s a song performed by Andy Gibb\, released in September 1977 as the second and final single by RSO Records from his debut album\, Flowing Rivers (19 77). The song was his second single that topped the US Billboard Hot 100. It was mainly written by Barry Gibb\, with help from Andy Gibb and produce d by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. The B-side of this song was "Words and Music " in the US\, but "Flowing Rivers" in the UK. It became a gold record.\nB illboard magazine describes the song as "a midtempo ballad that changes pa ce from a lushly romantic and soft [Andy] Gibb vocal to an uptempo instrum ental drive. Plenty of melody and another catchy hook". Cash Box said tha t "the choral harmonies are full of pop appeal\, while the arrangement add s a grandiose touch that will attract more progressive tastes." SUMMARY:(Love Is) Thicker Than Water by Andy Gibb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:night-fever-19780318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780513 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: March 18\, 1978 – May 6\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturda y Night Fever on RSO Records. The song bounded up the Billboard charts whi le the Bee Gees’ two previous hits from Saturday Night Fever soundtrack ("How Deep Is Your Love" and "Stayin' Alive") were still in the top ten.\n The record debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at #76\, then leaped up 44 positions to #32. It then moved: 32–17–8–5–2–1. It remained a t #1 for eight weeks (the most for any single that year)\, and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. For the first five weeks that "Night Fever" was at #1\, "Stayin' Alive" was at #2. Also\, for one week in March\, song s written by Barry Gibb held five of the top positions on the Hot 100 char t\, and four of the top five positions\, with "Night Fever" at the top of the list. The B-side of "Night Fever" is a live version of "Down the Road" taken from the Bee Gees' 1977 album\, Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live. SUMMARY:Night Fever by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:if-i-can-t-have-you-19780513 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780520 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Yvonne Elliman\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 1 3\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"If I Can't Have You" is a disco song written by the Bee Gees in 1977. The song initially appeared on the Saturday Night Fe ver soundtrack in a version by Yvonne Elliman\, released in November 1977. The Bee Gees' own version appeared a month later as the B-side of "Stayin ' Alive".\nThe song later appeared on the Bee Gees' compilation Their Grea test Hits: The Record. The remixed version was released and remastered in the compilation Bee Gees Greatest in 2007 and marked the return of the Bee Gees to the US Hot Dance Tracks charts after 28 years. According to Mauri ce\, this track was the first song they did while they were recording the other songs for the film. The recording was started at Château d'Hérouvi lle as a basic track only and completed later at Cherokee Studios in Los A ngeles. SUMMARY:If I Can't Have You by Yvonne Elliman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:with-a-little-luck-19780520 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wings\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 20\, 1978 – May 27\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"With a Little Luck" is a single by the band Wings from their 1978 album London Town. It reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1978. SUMMARY:With a Little Luck by Wings END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:too-much-too-little-too-late-19780603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780610 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams\nWeeks at #1: 1 week \nChart dates: June 3\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Too Much\, Too Little\, Too Late" is a song performed by singers Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams\, written by Nat Kipner and John Vallins. The single was a comeback of sorts for Mathis\, because his last U.S. top 10 hit had been 1963's "What Will Mary Say" and his last U.S. #1 hit had been 1957's "Chances Are."\nRelease d as a single in 1978\, it reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 pop ch art\, Adult Contemporary chart\, and R&B chart. It also reached #1 on the Record World Singles Chart\, but peaked at #2 on the Cashbox Top 100. Outs ide the United States\, the song peaked at #9 on the Canadian Singles Char t and #3 on the UK Singles Chart.\n"Too Much\, Too Little\, Too Late" was certified gold and silver in the United States and the United Kingdom by t he RIAA and the British Phonographic Industry respectively.\nLater in 1978 \, the duo released a follow-up single\, "You're All I Need to Get By" (wh ich peaked at #47 on the Hot 100)\, and a full album of duets\, That's Wha t Friends Are For. The success of the duets with Williams prompted Mathis to record duets with a variety of partners including Jane Olivor\, Dionne Warwick\, Natalie Cole\, Gladys Knight and Nana Mouskouri. A compilation a lbum\, also called Too Much\, Too Little\, Too Late\, released by Sony Mus ic in 1995\, featured the title track among other songs by the Mathis–Wi lliams duo. SUMMARY:Too Much\, Too Little\, Too Late by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Willi ams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120248Z UID:you-re-the-one-that-i-want-19780610 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780617 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John\nWeeks at #1: 1 we ek\nChart dates: June 10\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe fourth track on the Gr ease Original Soundtrack made for the 1978 film adaptation of the 1971 mus ical\, performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as their characte rs. “You’re The One That I Want” is played near the end of the film\ , just after Sandy showed up at the carnival with a new makeover and attit ude that managed to get Danny to notice her and not feel ashamed of being with her.\n\nIt was one of the best-selling singles of all time\, having s old over 6 million copies among the United States\, the United Kingdom\, G ermany and France alone\, and reaching #1 on many charts. SUMMARY:You're the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:shadow-dancing-19780617 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780805 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Andy Gibb\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: June 17\, 1978 – July 29\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Shadow Dancing" is a disco song performed by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb. The song was released in April 1978 as the lead single by RSO Records from his second studio album of the same name. The song reached number one for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. It was written by Andy and his older br others\, Barry\, Maurice and Robin Gibb and Albhy Galuten (who also produc ed this song) arranged the song with Barry Gibb. While Andy Gibb would hav e three more Top 10 hits in the U.S.\, this would be his final chart-toppi ng hit in the United States. The song became a platinum record. SUMMARY:Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:miss-you-19780805 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780812 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Rolling Stones\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: A ugust 5\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Miss You" is a song by the English rock ba nd the Rolling Stones\, released on Rolling Stones Records in May 1978. It was released as the first single one month in advance of their album Some Girls. "Miss You" was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.\nIt peak ed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the UK Singl es Chart. An extended version\, called the "Special Disco Version"\, was r eleased as the band's first dance remix on a 12-inch single.\nIn 2010\, Ro lling Stone magazine rated "Miss You" number 498 in its list of The 500 Gr eatest Songs of All Time\, dropping down two spots from number 496 in the 2004 version. SUMMARY:Miss You by The Rolling Stones END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:three-times-a-lady-19780812 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Commodores\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 1 2\, 1978 – August 19\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Three Times a Lady" is a 19 78 song by American soul group Commodores for their album Natural High\, w ritten by lead singer Lionel Richie. It was produced by James Anthony Carm ichael and Commodores.\nIt was Commodores' first number-one hit on the Bil lboard Hot 100\, topping the chart for two weeks on August 12\, 1978\, and also reached number one on the soul chart for two weeks. It was the only Motown song to reach the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 that year. The song also spent three weeks at number 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart.\ nThe song also reached number one on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart for fo ur weeks\, and was one of only a few Motown singles to reach the top spot on the UK Singles Chart\, staying there for five weeks. It was also succes sful in Ireland\, staying at number one for three consecutive weeks. It wa s number one in Australia for five weeks\, and reached number 2 in New Zea land. SUMMARY:Three Times a Lady by Commodores END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:grease-19780826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780909 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Frankie Valli\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 26\, 1978 – September 2\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Grease" is a song writ ten by Barry Gibb and recorded by Frankie Valli: it was released as a sing le in May 1978. It is the title song for the musical motion picture Grease of that year\, which was in turn based on the 1971 stage play Grease. The song celebrates the greaser lifestyle. It sold over seven million copies worldwide and appeared twice on the film's soundtrack\, first as the openi ng track and again as the closing track. "Grease" is one of four songs wri tten specifically for the film that had not been in the stage production. SUMMARY:Grease by Frankie Valli END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:boogie-oogie-oogie-19780909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19780930 DESCRIPTION:Artist: A Taste of Honey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Se ptember 9\, 1978 – September 23\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n"Boogie Oogie Oog ie" is a song by the American band A Taste of Honey from their 1978 self-t itled debut album. Released as their debut single in the summer of 1978\, the song became an extremely popular crossover disco hit. It topped the Am erican pop\, soul and disco charts in September 1978 and became the first certified platinum single in the history of Capitol Records for selling ov er two million copies. It also became one of the most recognizable songs f rom the disco era. The lyrics call out to listeners to "boogie oogie oogie till you just can't boogie no more" and features Janice-Marie Johnson doi ng lead vocals while playing its iconic slap bass lines at the same time. \nThe group was awarded two platinum records for both the single and album and they won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 20th Grammys on February 15\, 1979.\nLimited edition colored vinyl releases were issued in some nations. In Mexico\, the record was red\, and in France it was hone y colored. SUMMARY:Boogie Oogie Oogie by A Taste of Honey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:kiss-you-all-over-19780930 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19780930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781028 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Exile\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: September 30\ , 1978 – October 21\, 1978 SUMMARY:Kiss You All Over by Exile END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hot-child-in-the-city-19781028 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nick Gilder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 28\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\nAnother “one hit wonder” from the late ‘70 s – made it to no. 1. By British born Canadian singer Nick Gilder in a s ong about the runaways he encountered in Hollywood – a true internationa l song. SUMMARY:Hot Child in the City by Nick Gilder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:you-needed-me-19781104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Anne Murray\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 4\, 1978 SUMMARY:You Needed Me by Anne Murray END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:macarthur-park-19781111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donna Summer\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 11\, 1978 – November 25\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\nMacArthur Park is a so ng written by Jimmy Webb.\n\nIt was originally sung by artists such as Ric hard Harris in 1968.\n\nDonna Summer covered the song in 1978 for her Live and More album. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s dance c hart.\n\nThe song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Voc al Performance. SUMMARY:MacArthur Park by Donna Summer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:you-don-t-bring-me-flowers-19781202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\ nChart dates: December 2\, 1978 SUMMARY:You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:le-freak-19781209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chic\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 9\, 19 78\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Le Freak” enjoyed #1 status atop the disco charts for seven consecutive weeks in the summer of 1978\, as well as being the f irst song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times.\n\nOn N ew Year’s Eve 1977\, disco star Grace Jones had invited Rodgers and Edwa rds to the exclusive widely popular New York City nightclub Studio 54 but hadn’t put them on the guest list.\n\nAfter being denied access by an ig norant rude doorman and despite the fact that Chic’s music was regularly played in the club\, the pair angrily left and ending up creating what w ould become one of the era’s most enduring classic dance-funk songs.\n\n As Nile Rodgers told Sound On Sound:\n\nWe were so pissed off at what had happened. I mean\, it was Studio 54\, it was New Year’s Eve\, it was Gra ce Jones\, and we were wearing the most expensive outfits that we had… W e grabbed a couple of bottles of champagne from the corner liquor store an d then went back to my place\, plugged in our instruments and started jamm ing.\n\nOriginally the song featured the lyrics “Fuck off!“ but by th e end of the night Rodgers had lightened it up a bit:\n\nThat night we act ually converted ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak out’. First\, we changed it f rom ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak off’ and that was pretty hideous. Then\, all of a sudden\, it just hit me. For one second\, the light bulb went on and I sang ‘Aaaaahh\, freak out!’\n\nhttp://imgur.com/jDXIbaX SUMMARY:Le Freak by Chic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:you-don-t-bring-me-flowers-19781216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19781223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\ nChart dates: December 16\, 1978 SUMMARY:You Don't Bring Me Flowers by Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:le-freak-19781223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19781223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chic\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 23\, 1978 – December 30\, 1978\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Le Freak” enjoyed #1 stat us atop the disco charts for seven consecutive weeks in the summer of 1978 \, as well as being the first song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 thre e separate times.\n\nOn New Year’s Eve 1977\, disco star Grace Jones had invited Rodgers and Edwards to the exclusive widely popular New York City nightclub Studio 54 but hadn’t put them on the guest list.\n\nAfter bei ng denied access by an ignorant rude doorman and despite the fact that Chi c’s music was regularly played in the club\, the pair angrily left and ending up creating what would become one of the era’s most enduring clas sic dance-funk songs.\n\nAs Nile Rodgers told Sound On Sound:\n\nWe were s o pissed off at what had happened. I mean\, it was Studio 54\, it was New Year’s Eve\, it was Grace Jones\, and we were wearing the most expensive outfits that we had… We grabbed a couple of bottles of champagne from t he corner liquor store and then went back to my place\, plugged in our ins truments and started jamming.\n\nOriginally the song featured the lyrics “Fuck off!“ but by the end of the night Rodgers had lightened it up a bit:\n\nThat night we actually converted ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak out ’. First\, we changed it from ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak off’ and that was pretty hideous. Then\, all of a sudden\, it just hit me. For one seco nd\, the light bulb went on and I sang ‘Aaaaahh\, freak out!’\n\nhttp: //imgur.com/jDXIbaX SUMMARY:Le Freak by Chic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:too-much-heaven-19790106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 6\ , 1979 – January 13\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Too Much Heaven”\, writt en in 1978\, is the second track of the Bee Gee’s fifteenth studio album Spirits Have Flown\, which was released in October 1979. SUMMARY:Too Much Heaven by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:le-freak-19790120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chic\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 20\, 1 979 – February 3\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Le Freak” enjoyed #1 status atop the disco charts for seven consecutive weeks in the summer of 1978\, as well as being the first song to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times.\n\nOn New Year’s Eve 1977\, disco star Grace Jones had i nvited Rodgers and Edwards to the exclusive widely popular New York City n ightclub Studio 54 but hadn’t put them on the guest list.\n\nAfter being denied access by an ignorant rude doorman and despite the fact that Chic ’s music was regularly played in the club\, the pair angrily left and e nding up creating what would become one of the era’s most enduring class ic dance-funk songs.\n\nAs Nile Rodgers told Sound On Sound:\n\nWe were so pissed off at what had happened. I mean\, it was Studio 54\, it was New Y ear’s Eve\, it was Grace Jones\, and we were wearing the most expensive outfits that we had… We grabbed a couple of bottles of champagne from th e corner liquor store and then went back to my place\, plugged in our inst ruments and started jamming.\n\nOriginally the song featured the lyrics “Fuck off!“ but by the end of the night Rodgers had lightened it up a bit:\n\nThat night we actually converted ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak out ’. First\, we changed it from ‘fuck off’ to ‘freak off’ and that was pretty hideous. Then\, all of a sudden\, it just hit me. For one seco nd\, the light bulb went on and I sang ‘Aaaaahh\, freak out!’\n\nhttp: //imgur.com/jDXIbaX SUMMARY:Le Freak by Chic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:da-ya-think-i-m-sexy-19790210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790310 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rod Stewart\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 10\, 1979 – March 3\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? ” marked Rod Stewart’s successful entry into disco\, earning him his t hird No. 1 on the Hot 100\, and was the lead single from his ninth studio album\, Blondes Have More Fun.\n\nIt was written by Rod alongside his keyb oardist Duane Hitchings\, and drummer Carmine Appice\, and produced by rev ered recording engineer and record producer Tom Dowd. It also interpolates the melody from Jorge Ben Jor’s “Taj Mahal” and the string arrangem ent from Bobby Womack’s “(If You Want My Love) Put Something Down On I t”. As typical disco songs do\, the lyrics are about a night out at the club\, and the hunt to find someone to take home. SUMMARY:Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? by Rod Stewart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-will-survive-19790310 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790324 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gloria Gaynor\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 10\, 1979 – March 17\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was given a lucky break when a Studio 54 DJ flipped to the B-side of “Substitute”\, a R ighteous Brothers cover. During a time when most disco hits were heavily p roduced\, this track stood out for it’s clean and minimalistic approach. \n\nA couple years before this song came out\, Gaynor had been propelled i nto the blossoming disco genre thanks to the success of her 1975 album Nev er Can Say Goodbye. The “Substitute” record was meant to be capitalize on that success. Popular disco songs of that era relied on their producti on—pitched up vocals\, background singers\, and a sped-up tempo. This so ng was minimalist by comparison and that unique quality helped the song su cceed.\n\nThe song was written and produced by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Pe rren. Perren had traded in his Motown credentials for disco (he was a succ essful songwriter that worked along Motown legend Berry Gordy.). By the la te seventies Perren and Fekaris (who’d also racked up some notable Motow n credits ) teamed up to create this song. There is a rumor that Fekaris w rote this song after being fired from Motown Records. He saw one of his so ngs on TV\, and felt reinvigorated.\n\nGaynor herself had a reason to sing a song about survival. She suffered a major fall on stage which left her with a broken back and spent six months in the hospital recovering. She wa s recording this song in a back brace. Gaynor said it changed her perspect ive and gave her a new reason to sing an anthem like this:\n\nI began to h ave a spiritual awakening and decided that I wanted to have more purpose t o my singing than people just having a good time… That’s why I chose ‘I Will Survive’ and I wanted to continue as often as possible to give them songs that would have positive impact on their lives.\n\nThis became the definitive song of Gaynor’s career\, and she named her autobiograph y after it. It’s been covered over 200 times (and in different languages ). The song was inducted into the Library of Congress for its enduring cul tural significance—an honor only awarded to 25 songs in history. It was the first and only disco song to win a Grammy. When people ask Gloria if s he’s bothered that her name is forever tied to this song\, she responded to Billboard by saying:\n\nFrom the beginning I recognized it was a timel ess lyric that everyone could relate to\, so I don’t get tired of singin g it. I’m always freshening it up\; changing the beat\, the lyrics\, mod ernizing the arrangement – I’ve even stuck a hip-hop section in the mi ddle of it. I become 295% grade A ham when I do this song because people s till love it.\n\nWatch the music video below:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I SUMMARY:I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:tragedy-19790324 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 24\, 1979 – March 31\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in February 1979 as the second single off of Spirits Having Flown\, this disco track hit #1 in bo th the UK and the US. On the Billboard Hot 100\, it became the fifth of si x consecutive #1s for the Bee Gees\, tying the record with the Beatles for most consecutive #1s. (That record was broken by Whitney Houston who curr ently tops the list with 7 consecutive #1s).\n\nBarry\, Robin and Maurice composed the song along with “Too Much Heaven” and “Shadow Dancing ” during some downtime while filming the universally panned 1978 Beatles tribute film Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. SUMMARY:Tragedy by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-will-survive-19790407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790414 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gloria Gaynor\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 7\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was given a lucky break when a Studio 5 4 DJ flipped to the B-side of “Substitute”\, a Righteous Brothers cove r. During a time when most disco hits were heavily produced\, this track s tood out for it’s clean and minimalistic approach.\n\nA couple years bef ore this song came out\, Gaynor had been propelled into the blossoming dis co genre thanks to the success of her 1975 album Never Can Say Goodbye. Th e “Substitute” record was meant to be capitalize on that success. Popu lar disco songs of that era relied on their production—pitched up vocals \, background singers\, and a sped-up tempo. This song was minimalist by c omparison and that unique quality helped the song succeed.\n\nThe song was written and produced by Dino Fekaris and Freddie Perren. Perren had trade d in his Motown credentials for disco (he was a successful songwriter that worked along Motown legend Berry Gordy.). By the late seventies Perren an d Fekaris (who’d also racked up some notable Motown credits ) teamed up to create this song. There is a rumor that Fekaris wrote this song after b eing fired from Motown Records. He saw one of his songs on TV\, and felt r einvigorated.\n\nGaynor herself had a reason to sing a song about survival . She suffered a major fall on stage which left her with a broken back and spent six months in the hospital recovering. She was recording this song in a back brace. Gaynor said it changed her perspective and gave her a new reason to sing an anthem like this:\n\nI began to have a spiritual awaken ing and decided that I wanted to have more purpose to my singing than peop le just having a good time… That’s why I chose ‘I Will Survive’ an d I wanted to continue as often as possible to give them songs that would have positive impact on their lives.\n\nThis became the definitive song of Gaynor’s career\, and she named her autobiography after it. It’s been covered over 200 times (and in different languages). The song was inducte d into the Library of Congress for its enduring cultural significance—an honor only awarded to 25 songs in history. It was the first and only disc o song to win a Grammy. When people ask Gloria if she’s bothered that he r name is forever tied to this song\, she responded to Billboard by saying :\n\nFrom the beginning I recognized it was a timeless lyric that everyone could relate to\, so I don’t get tired of singing it. I’m always fres hening it up\; changing the beat\, the lyrics\, modernizing the arrangemen t – I’ve even stuck a hip-hop section in the middle of it. I become 29 5% grade A ham when I do this song because people still love it.\n\nWatch the music video below:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I SUMMARY:I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:what-a-fool-believes-19790414 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Doobie Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 14\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is about two lovers from long ag o meeting again. One of them\, the man\, is still hoping there is some fla me in the relationship\, but the other\, the woman\, is only meeting up to be nice. In the meeting\, he thinks there is still something there\, but she just indulges him with a meeting and leaves\, forever.\n\nKenny Loggin s co-wrote this song with Michael McDonald. Loggins' version actually cam e out first\, but he decided to let The Doobie Brothers to release their s licker version as the official single. SUMMARY:What a Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:knock-on-wood-19790421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790428 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Amii Stewart\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 2 1\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is a cover of the 1966 version\, “Kno ck on Wood”\, written\, and originally performed by Eddie Floyd and Stev e Copper. It reached the number one spot on U.S. Billboards in April 1979\ , earning Stewart a Platinum record and a Grammy nomination. SUMMARY:Knock on Wood by Amii Stewart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:heart-of-glass-19790428 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790505 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blondie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 28\, 1 979\n\n---\nAbout:\nRanking #255 (#259 in 2017) on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time and with its 1.3 million sales in UK only\, “Heart Of Glass” made Blondie one of the zeitgeist bands of th e 70s.\n\nInitially called “Once I Had A Love”\, and referred to as “The Disco Song\,” it was one of the first Blondie songs to be written \, albeit with a disco beat and a slower pace\, until it was arranged and re-recorded as a more Pop-oriented tune\, to sound the way it sounds now.\ n\nAccording to Debbie Harry\, who co-wrote the song with Chris Stein\, “the lyrics weren’t about anyone. They were just a plaintive moan abou t lost love.” SUMMARY:Heart of Glass by Blondie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:reunited-19790505 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peaches & Herb\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: May 5\, 1979 – May 26\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nReunited topped the Billboard H ot 100 and R&B Singles chart in 1979. SUMMARY:Reunited by Peaches & Herb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hot-stuff-19790602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790609 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donna Summer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 2\ , 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Queen of Disco’s mega hit from 1979\, routine ly chosen as one of the top 100 or so pop/rock song of all time. It reache d the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and won Donna Summer a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.\n\n“Hot Stuff” was on the eclectic albu m Bad Girls\, which topped the album charts\, and was remarkable in that i t (and especially “Hot Stuff”) marked the “return” from disco to r ock with its beat and remarkable guitar solo.\n\nThe album yielded more hi ts for her\, including “Bad Girls” and “Dim All the Lights”. SUMMARY:Hot Stuff by Donna Summer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:love-you-inside-out-19790609 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790616 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bee Gees\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 9\, 19 79\n\n---\nAbout:\nTrack #3 on The Bee Gees fifteenth album Spirits Having Flown. SUMMARY:Love You Inside Out by Bee Gees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hot-stuff-19790616 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790630 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donna Summer\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 1 6\, 1979 – June 23\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Queen of Disco’s mega hi t from 1979\, routinely chosen as one of the top 100 or so pop/rock song o f all time. It reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and won Donna Summ er a Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.\n\n“Hot Stuff” was on the eclectic album Bad Girls\, which topped the album charts\, and was remarkable in that it (and especially “Hot Stuff”) marked the “retu rn” from disco to rock with its beat and remarkable guitar solo.\n\nThe album yielded more hits for her\, including “Bad Girls” and “Dim All the Lights”. SUMMARY:Hot Stuff by Donna Summer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:ring-my-bell-19790630 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790714 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Anita Ward\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 30\ , 1979 – July 7\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nAnita Ward‘s disco classic “R ing My Bell“ was originally written as teeny-bopper song for 11-year-old singer Stacy Lattisaw\, who producer and songwriter was recruiting for hi s Juana Records label.\n\nWhen the child star signed with another label\, Knight brought the song to Ward\, a gospel singer who was working as a sch oolteacher at the time.\n\nKnight modified the lyrics to make them more ad ult—but still kept them euphemistic instead of explicitly sexual. He tol d SuperSeventies.com:\n\nAnita is a very clean-cut person. And we tried to build a respectable image for her. The lyrics of ‘Ring My Bell’ didn ’t hurt her. They speak of an everyday situation — something you’d n ever be ashamed of in front of the kids." SUMMARY:Ring My Bell by Anita Ward END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:bad-girls-19790714 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790818 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Donna Summer\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: July 1 4\, 1979 – August 11\, 1979 SUMMARY:Bad Girls by Donna Summer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:good-times-19790818 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19790825 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chic\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 18\, 197 9\n\n---\nAbout:\nGood Times is without a doubt one of the funkiest songs ever made\, it’s subject matter was meant to be optimistic as the late 7 0s were a rough time for America. The song is best remembered for it’s b ass line as well as being sampled in the first top 40 rap hit\, Rapper’s Delight. SUMMARY:Good Times by Chic END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:my-sharona-19790825 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19790825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791006 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Knack\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: August 25 \, 1979 – September 29\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe first single released by the Knack\, “My Sharona” topped the US pop chart in 1979 and was de clared song of the year. Overseas it reached the top 20 in several countri es including a #6 peak in the UK.\n\nThe song was inspired by a 17-year-ol d girl named Sharona Alperin that frontman Doug Fieger met at a clothing s tore and with whom he became infatuated. She eventually became his lover a nd then girlfriend\, but the two never married.\n\n“My Sharona” is fam ous for its simple\, catchy bass riff and raunchy lyrics\, as well as the famous stutter introducing the song’s subject.\n\nThe band’s debut alb um Get the Knack pre-sold over a million copies before it came out due to the success of “My Sharona”. The album had two additional songs also i nspired by Sharona\, including the racier “That’s What Little Girls Do ”.\n\nLater “My Sharona” was labeled as “The song that killed Disc o”. Many believe that the song’s huge success doomed the band\, who c ould never repeat its appeal\, influence and popularity.\n\n“My Sharona ” was thrust back into the spotlight in 2005 when the New York Times rev ealed that former President George W Bush had the song on his iPod.\n\nThe cover art of the single features Sharona Alperin posing in a revealing ta nk top and tight jeans holding a copy of the Knack’s debut studio album Get the Knack. SUMMARY:My Sharona by The Knack END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sad-eyes-19791006 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791013 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Robert John\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 6\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Sad Eyes” is a song written and recorded by Robert John\, and released in April 1979. It debuted May 19 on the Billboa rd Hot 100\, reaching the top of the chart on October 6. The song was prod uced by George Tobin in Association With Mike Piccirillo.\n\n“Sad Eyes ” is one of just a few non-disco\, or disco-influenced\, songs to top th e 1979 pop charts\, although by the time it went to number one the anti-di sco backlash had made it easier for other styles to reach the top SUMMARY:Sad Eyes by Robert John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:don-t-stop-til-you-get-enough-19791013 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791020 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octo ber 13\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn 1978\, Michael Jackson starred as the sca recrow in The Wiz. After filming\, MIchael contacted the films musical dir ecter to discuss a possible solo album. After reviewing hundreds of demos\ , “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” was chosen along with several o thers to make up Michael’s album\, Off the Wall. “Don’t Stop 'Til Yo u Get Enough” received criticism for the songs supposed “sexual refere ncing” lyrics.\n\nMichael Jackson claimed people often misinterpret the song\, saying the song was about never quitting\, regardless of what your dream was. At that time\, perhaps his dream was to succeed as a solo artis t. And succeed he did. Michael Jackson won his first Grammy Award for this song\, taking the title for Best R&B Vocal Performance\, Male. This was M ichael’s first #1 since “Ben” in 1972. SUMMARY:Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:rise-19791020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Herb Alpert\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 20\, 1979 – October 27\, 1979 SUMMARY:Rise by Herb Alpert END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:pop-muzik-19791103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: M\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 3\, 1979 SUMMARY:Pop Muzik by M END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:heartache-tonight-19791110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eagles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 10\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Eagles 1979 top charting (their last) hit and 19 81 Grammy winner\, somehow of different style than most of their more melo dious and slower songs\, nevertheless became a staple in their concert and the title for many cove groups concerts.\n\n\n\nFrom the hugely successfu l album The Long Run which also yielded the hits “The Long Run” and “I can’t Tell You Why”.\n\n\n\nThe song writing story from a 2008 in terview –\nPer Bob Seger –\n\nI wrote that with Glenn Frey. He had a l ittle house that he leased from the James Cagney Estate when he was in the Eagles. He loved the house. It wasn’t very big. It had one bedroom and a huge living room. He would set up Don’s Henley drums in the living roo m. They would write there. Glenn had the verse and he didn’t know where to go with it. I was singing the verse\, singing the verse and I suddenly popped into ‘It’s gonna be a heartache tonight’ and sang the whole c horus. He said\, ‘Holy crap!’ Then he called Henley and Joe Walsh. The y came down the same night. Joe Walsh was playing bass. Henley jumped on t he drums and we kept polishing and stuff. That was it. SUMMARY:Heartache Tonight by Eagles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:still-19791117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Commodores\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 17\, 1979 SUMMARY:Still by Commodores END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:no-more-tears-enough-is-enough-19791124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks \nChart dates: November 24\, 1979 – December 1\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nA duet between Streisand and Donna Summer\, this happy-sounding eight-minute disco song is about bad relationships\, with Streisand and Summer singing about how every relationship they create ends up sad and tragic.\n\nAn ex tended version of the song would later be released on Summer’s greatest hits album “On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II”. SUMMARY:No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summ er END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:babe-19791208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19791222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Styx\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 8\, 1 979 – December 15\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nBabe\, a single off of Styx' 19 79 album Cornerstone\, eventually became their first song to reach #1 on t he Billboard charts. It is currently their only song to reach #1. SUMMARY:Babe by Styx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:escape-the-pina-colada-song-19791222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19791222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rupert Holmes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decem ber 22\, 1979 – December 29\, 1979\n\n---\nAbout:\nRupert Holmes’s cla im to fame – the hit that was the last number 1 of the ‘70s in the US. It was also a top 30 hit in New Zealand\, Belgium\, The Netherlands and t he UK.\n\n“Escape” is about a man wishing to escape with another woman because he feels tired of the relationship he’s in. The third verse com es with an unforeseen plot twist.\n\nThe song\, a variation of an older so ng he wrote\, was included on the album Partners in Crime\, which included his only other hit – “Him”. It was originally to be titled simply “Escape”. However\, when Rupert Holmes received a call from the record company\, they said everyone was asking for “the piña colada song”\, and so they asked him to let them add the phrase to the title in parenthe ses\, to which Holmes reluctantly agreed.\n\nWhile it led to success and f ame\, Holmes laments that people never acknowledged his plays\, scores and multiple awards for other projects – and – he never liked piña colad as… SUMMARY:Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:please-don-t-go-19800105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: KC and the Sunshine Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: January 5\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nHarry Wayne “KC” Casey was ‘ge tting a bit bored with disco’ at the close of the 70s. During recording sessions for Do You Wanna Go Party\, he began playing on a piano and ‘al l of a sudden’ this song began to take shape. The band was instantly fas cinated\, stopped what they were doing\, and went right to working on “P lease Don’t Go” that day.\n\nAfter the lukewarm success of the album ’s first single – the title track – “Please Don’t Go” was rele ased as its follow-up in August 1979. It took 19 weeks for it to climb to the top of the US pop chart\, making it the first official #1 of the 1980s . The song also performed well internationally\, reaching #1 in three othe r countries and peaking in the top 10 in six more.\n\nThis was the band’ s last song to chart well in most countries. KC himself\, however\, still found big chart success two more times. First he guested on Terri DeSario ’s hit “Yes I’m Ready” that same year\, and then his solo hit “G ive It Up” reached the top 20 in seven countries a few years later. SUMMARY:Please Don't Go by KC and the Sunshine Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:escape-the-pina-colada-song-19800112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rupert Holmes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 12\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nRupert Holmes’s claim to fame – the hit th at was the last number 1 of the ‘70s in the US. It was also a top 30 hit in New Zealand\, Belgium\, The Netherlands and the UK.\n\n“Escape” is about a man wishing to escape with another woman because he feels tired o f the relationship he’s in. The third verse comes with an unforeseen plo t twist.\n\nThe song\, a variation of an older song he wrote\, was include d on the album Partners in Crime\, which included his only other hit – “Him”. It was originally to be titled simply “Escape”. However\, w hen Rupert Holmes received a call from the record company\, they said ever yone was asking for “the piña colada song”\, and so they asked him to let them add the phrase to the title in parentheses\, to which Holmes rel uctantly agreed.\n\nWhile it led to success and fame\, Holmes laments that people never acknowledged his plays\, scores and multiple awards for othe r projects – and – he never liked piña coladas… SUMMARY:Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:rock-with-you-19800119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Jan uary 19\, 1980 – February 9\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Rock With You” w as the second single from Off the Wall. It was written by British songwrit er Rod Temperton\, who had hands in the creation of various Michael Jackso n songs\, including this album’s #10-peaking title track and Thriller’ s #4 peaking title track.\n\nThe track garnered major commercial success\, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980\, and being ranked as the fourth biggest song of 1980. The song was also successful overseas\ , reaching #1 in Spain and the top 40 in New Zealand\, Italy\, The Netherl ands\, Australia and the UK.\n\nIn 2006\, “Rock With You” was released once again as a single for the compilation album Visionary: The Video Sin gles. SUMMARY:Rock with You by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:do-that-to-me-one-more-time-19800216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Captain & Tennille\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: F ebruary 16\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter feeling shunned by A&M Records\, w ho began moving away from artists like Captain & Tennille and The Carpente rs and signing new wave acts\, the disco label Casablanca took interest in the duo. After presenting a number of their latest songs to people at the label\, Tennille ended the meeting by performing a ‘kind of nice’ son g that the label president Neil Bogart immediately declared ‘a smash’ and insisted it be their first single for Casablanca. That song was “Do That To Me One More Time”.\n\nIt was internationally successful and reac hed the top of the Hot 100 in early 1980\, becoming their second and final US chart topper. Their next two singles fell short of the top 40 and the duo would never see the Hot 100 after them. Bogart passed in 1984 and the duo left the label soon afterwards.\n\nIn 2001\, a Sprint PCS commercial s howed the duo performing the song on a football field after a coach’s as sistant misheard “The coach wants a backup for O'Neil” as “The coach wants The Captain and Tennille.” SUMMARY:Do That to Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:crazy-little-thing-called-love-19800223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800322 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Queen\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 23\, 1980 – March 15\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nQueen’s tribute to Elvis Presl ey and the early rockabilly style. Surprisingly\, it was written in only 1 0 minutes while Freddie was in the bathtub.\n\nIt topped the US charts in February 1980.\n\n\n\nFrom the band’s only album to have reached #1 in t he US – The Game – a well acclaimed pop-rock album that included anoth er of their #1 hits\, “Another One Bites the Dust”.\n\nUnlike “Bohem ian Rhapsody”\, an epic composition\, this\, according to Freddie Mercur y (here)\, was not.\n\n“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” took me five o r ten minutes. I did that on the guitar\, which I can’t play for nuts\, and in one way it was quite a good thing because I was restricted\, knowin g only a few chords. It’s a good discipline because I simply had to writ e within a small framework. I couldn’t work through too many chords and because of that restriction I wrote a good song\, I think. SUMMARY:Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:another-brick-in-the-wall-part-ii-19800322 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800419 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pink Floyd\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 22 \, 1980 – April 12\, 1980 SUMMARY:Another Brick in the Wall\, Part II by Pink Floyd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:call-me-19800419 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800531 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blondie\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: April 19\, 1980 – May 24\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nBlondie’s biggest hit\, “Call M e”\, was also the biggest song of 1980 in the US\, spending six weeks at the top of the chart that spring. It also topped the UK pop chart and rea ched the top 20 in eight more countries overseas.\n\nThe original 8 minute long version produced and co-written by European Giorgio Moroder (aka “ The Italian Disco King”) was trimmed to 3 minutes and 33 seconds for the radio edit\, whilst the video mix was a mere 2 minutes 15 seconds.\n\nThe song was written for the soundtrack of the film American Gigolo. The song ’s music had been initially offered to Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks\, but due to contractual conflicts she had to decline.\n\nTwo of the better filmed versions of the song are the performance of Debbie Harry as a guest on The Muppet Show and the performance with Shirley Manson of Garbage.\n\ nThe song was also recorded in Spanish\, called “Llámame” and release d simultaneously with the English version. SUMMARY:Call Me by Blondie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:funkytown-19800531 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800628 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lipps Inc.\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: May 31\, 1980 – June 21\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 1979-80 signature disco hit - considered the unofficial last and ending the disco era in pop/rock. Spe nt 4 weeks at the top of the Billboard charts (and in numerous others) – not due to its lyrics…\nby a true “one-hit wonder” Lipps Inc. SUMMARY:Funkytown by Lipps Inc. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:coming-up-19800628 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800719 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul McCartney\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: June 28\, 1980 – July 12\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Coming Up” is the lead single from Paul McCartney’s second solo album. He recorded it himself o n a farm in Scotland.\n\nThe studio version was originally released as the A-side with a live version on the B-side. In the UK\, Norway and New Zeal and\, the studio version peaked at #2. In the US\, the live version (credi ted to Paul McCartney & Wings) went to #1 in the summer of 1980.\n\nIts mu sic video features McCartney and his wife acting as several different memb ers of the band\, many of them parodies of other famous musicians includin g The Shadows’ Hank Marvin\, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour and Sparks’ Ron Mael. The ‘band’ is named The Plastic Macs\, a parody of John Lenn on’s Plastic Ono Band.\n\nMcCartney shared he’d been told that “Comi ng Up” inspired Lennon to break a five-year dry spell and begin recordin g music again. Lennon told Playboy he thought “Coming Up” was “a goo d piece of work”. SUMMARY:Coming Up by Paul McCartney END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:it-s-still-rock-and-roll-to-me-19800719 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800802 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Joel\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 19\ , 1980 – July 26\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nFrom the hit 1980 album Glass Ho uses\, “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” was a #1 hit on the Billboar d Hot 100 and spent 11 weeks in the top 10. Overseas\, it reached #14 in t he UK and #21 in New Zealand.\n\nThe song is a cynical look at the music i ndustry as a publicist/manager begs the protagonist (Joel) to remain hip f or the younger crowd\, and the protagonist’s refusal to change\, claimin g his music will remain relevant regardless of his appearance.\n\nThe song was a stab by Joel at the new music genres that were around in the late 1 970s (punk\, funk\, new wave) and uses a new wave sound\, and was inspired by the realization that\, after reading a review about a particular (unna med) band\, Billy had no idea what their music sounded like.\n\nThe music video depicted Joel mixing elements of new wave\, punk\, and funk as he re cords a music video. The single reached Platinum certification from the RI AA for sales in the U.S. SUMMARY:It's Still Rock and Roll to Me by Billy Joel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:magic-19800802 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800830 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Newton-John\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 2\, 1980 – August 23\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter ONJ became an i nternational star in 1978 with the success of the film Grease (and its sou ndtrack)\, her next film Xanadu\, a roller-skating\, disco fantasy flick\, was considered a massive flop.\n\nIts soundtrack\, however\, was a huge s uccess. Its first single “Magic” topped the US and Canadian pop charts in the summer of 1980\, and reached the top 40 in several countries overs eas. The song was certified Gold and Billboard ranked it the #3 song of th e year. Even John Lennon told Newsweek he enjoyed the song. SUMMARY:Magic by Olivia Newton-John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sailing-19800830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19800906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christopher Cross\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Au gust 30\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\nA gentle yet emotionally powerful song\, “Sailing” was released as a the second single from Cross' debut album (after “Ride Like The Wind”). Originally “I Really Don’t Know Anym ore” was considered for Cross' second release\, but Michael McDonaId’s management company did not like using two songs in a row featuring McDona ld’s backing vocals.\n\n“Sailing” became Cross' first chart-topper i n the United States and Canada\, hitting #1 in the summer of 1980\, and wo n Grammy Awards both Song Of The Year and Arrangement Of The Year.\n\nWhil e the initial melody came quickly to Cross when writing “Sailing”\, th e bridge took about 2 years to come up with.\n\nIn 2007\, VH1 named “Sai ling” the most “softsational soft rock” song of all time.\n\nMany ot her artists have covered the song including Barry Manilow and boy band N'S ync. SUMMARY:Sailing by Christopher Cross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:upside-down-19800906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19800906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19801004 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Septembe r 6\, 1980 – September 27\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Upside Down” toppe d the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks beginning in September 1980\, makin g it the biggest solo hit of Diana Ross' career. It also topped the US R&B and dance music charts.\n\nThe song also topped the charts in four countr ies overseas\, and reached the top 5 in several others including the UK.\n \nIn honor of the song\, its album’s tracklist is printed upside-down (w ith track #1 on the bottom and the later tracks above). SUMMARY:Upside Down by Diana Ross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:another-one-bites-the-dust-19801004 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19801004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19801025 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Queen\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: October 4\, 1 980 – October 18\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Another One Bites the Dust” took the world by storm. The song became a hit in 17 countries\, but nowh ere larger than in the United States\, where it became the biggest-selling Queen record ever\, topping both the Pop and Disco charts\, as well as re aching #2 on the Soul chart.\n\nComposed by bassist John Deacon\, the song features an instantly recognizable funk bass riff\, and high energy\, bor dering on manic\, vocals by Freddie Mercury.\n\nAccording to Eduardo Rivad avia of AllMusic\, this surprise crossover hit was responsible for a chang e in the band’s musical style.\n\nThe success pushed the members of Quee n into some questionable musical decisions in the near future. The most bl atant and negative of these was their decision to commit the bulk of their next effort\, 1982’s Hot Space\, to experimental\, dancey funk and elec trified soul – a catastrophic move which alienated many longtime fans an d effectively killed the band’s career in America. Lucky for them\, the rest of the world wasn’t as unforgiving and quickly embraced Queen once again when they retreated to somewhat more familiar (though no less eclect ic) hard rock territory with 1984’s The Works. SUMMARY:Another One Bites the Dust by Queen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:woman-in-love-19801025 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19801025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19801115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barbra Streisand\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Oc tober 25\, 1980 – November 8\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Woman In Love” is the first single from Barbra Streisand’s most successful album Guilty . It was an international smash\, reaching #1 in twelve countries\, includ ing the UK\, where it was her first chart-topper\, and the US where it is her fifth (and final) chart-topper. Her two previous US #1’s were duets\ , so CBS Records insisted this song be released before “Guilty” and “What Kind Of Fool” (as those are both duets with songwriter Barry Gib b). Gibb’s backing vocals\, however\, are still featured prominently in this track.\n\nThis song later served as inspiration for Britney’s “Oo ps I Did It Again.” No\, really!:\n\n Every song written by Britney’s writer and producer Max Martin has a strong melody line\, so a listener w ill know the song in seconds. It can be purely original or a riff on anoth er song. For example\, ‘Oops! … I Did It Again’ echoes Barbra Streis and’s ‘Woman in Love’. SUMMARY:Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:lady-19801115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19801115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19801227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kenny Rogers\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 15\, 1980 – December 20\, 1980\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Lady” is a song f rom Kenny Rogers' 1980 Greatest Hits compilation album. It was written & p roduced by Lionel Richie.\n\nThe song topped the Hot 100\, Hot Country Sin gles and Adult Contemporary charts in the US in late 1980. It was also a t op 30 hit in New Zealand\, Belgium\, The Netherlands and the UK.\n\nIn fac t\, the song was so successful that Richie has said\, “I have an estate that ‘Lady’ bought”. Originally he wanted the song for himself\, but his lawyer set him straight\, telling him\, “If you give it to Kenny\, it will be bigger than you ever thought”. He was right! SUMMARY:Lady by Kenny Rogers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:just-like-starting-over-19801227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19801227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810131 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Lennon\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 27\, 1980 – January 24\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe final single release d by John Lennon whilst he was alive\, “(Just Like) Starting Over” was also the opening track on Double Fantasy. Recorded at the last minute\, i t wasn’t Lennon’s favourite track on the album\, but he felt it the mo st fitting to be released at the first single.\n\nInspired by the music of Buddy Holly\, Elvis Presley\, Roy Orbison and Gene Vincent\, it is about John and Yoko’s developing relationship. Whilst Lennon acknowledges that they “have grown” together and their “love is still special”\, th ey haven’t been dedicating quality time to each other. That’s what Joh n wanted to “start over”.\n\nAnd to me it was like going back to 15 an d singing à la Presley. All the time I was referring to Jon Smith\, the e ngineer\, here in the room I was referring to Elvis Orbison. It’s kinda like… “Only The Lonely”\, you know… a kind of parody but not reall y parody.\n\nFollowing Lennon’s assassination\, the song went to #1\, ha ving been at #3 the previous week. It is now one of Lennon’s most popula r solo works\, along with “Imagine” and “Instant Karma”.\n\nLike m any Lennon songs – see “I Am The Walrus” and “She Said She Said” as examples – “Starting Over” was stitched together from multiple d emos\, namely “My Life”\, “The Worst Is Over” and “Don’t Be Cr azy”. The “(Just Like)” was added to the title at the last minute to prevent it being confused with other songs. SUMMARY:(Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-tide-is-high-19810131 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blondie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 31\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\nBlondie’s early 1981 chart-topping cover of Jamaic an group The Paragons song was the lead single of the album Autoamerican\, where they incorporated elaborate orchestration\, heard clearly in this s ong. Blondie keeps the Reggae' beat and changes the gender of the target o f affection in the song.\n\nIt was also internationally successful\, their third consecutive #1 in the UK and a top 20 hit in several other countrie s.\n\n“The Tide Is High” is also memorable for the random appearance o f a Darth Vader-like character in its music video. SUMMARY:The Tide Is High by Blondie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:celebration-19810207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kool & the Gang\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Feb ruary 7\, 1981 – February 14\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\nA staple of New Year ’s Eve parties\, wedding receptions\, corporate parties\, graduations\, birthdays\, roller rinks\, bat mitzvahs\, Democratic conventions and just about any social gathering that could lead to dancing. You couldn’t esca pe this song even if you lived under a rock in a cave in Iran your entire life. In fact\, when American hostages were returned home from Iran after 444 days of captivity\, they were greeted with this song.\n\nDespite havin g a dozen top 10’s in the US\, “Celebration” is Kool & The Gang’s only chart-topper\, and their only platinum-selling hit. It was released i n late 1980 and peaked at #1 the following February. It also reached #1 in New Zealand and made the top 10 in several countries including the UK.\n\ nWhen lead singer JT Taylor’s mother first heard it\, she knew it was go ing to be a massive hit\, telling her son\, “You’re gonna play this so ng for the rest of your life – so get ready!”\n\nThe song was inspired by a line in the Q'uran\, specifically “the passage where God was creat ing Adam\, and the angels were celebrating and singing praises”. SUMMARY:Celebration by Kool & the Gang END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:9-to-5-19810221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dolly Parton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 21\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“9 to 5” was the theme song to the 1980 fi lm Nine to Five\, a story of gender inequality in the workplace. Parton st arred in this film along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.\n\nThis song not only reached number one on the country charts\, but also\, in February 19 81\, reached number one on the pop and the adult-contemporary charts\, giv ing her a triple-number-one hit. Parton became one of the few female count ry singers to have a number-one single on the country and pop charts simul taneously.\n\nIt also was a top 10 hit in Austria\, Sweden\, Belgium and N ew Zealand\, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original So ng\, won two Grammys\, and remains a workers' anthem. The basic rhythm pat tern for the song was inspired by the sound that Parton’s fingernails ma ke when rubbed together. In fact\, they were recorded and featured in the song.\n\nSidenote: The Disney version of the performance gave some a very deluded and fanciful notion of the workplace\, who only wish Minnie and Da isy had pink desks next to theirs. There are not nearly enough adorable mu sical numbers in my office! SUMMARY:9 to 5 by Dolly Parton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-love-a-rainy-night-19810228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810314 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eddie Rabbitt\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febru ary 28\, 1981 – March 7\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Love a Rainy Night ” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Edd ie Rabbitt. It was released in November 1980 as the second single from his album Horizon. It reached number one on the Hot Country Singles\, Billboa rd Hot 100\, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in 1981. The song succe eded Dolly Parton’s song “9 to 5” at the number 1 position on the Bi llboard Hot 100 pop singles chart – the last time\, to date\, that the p op chart featured back-to-back country singles in the number one position. It was written by Rabbitt\, Even Stevens and David Malloy.\n\nAccording t o music historian Fred Bronson\, “I Love a Rainy Night” was 12 years i n the making. Rabbitt had a collection of old tapes he kept in the basemen t of his home. While rummaging through the tapes one day in 1980\, he hear d a fragment of a song he had recorded one rainy night in the late 1960s.\ n\nThe song’s other mark of distinction is its rhythm pattern of alterna ting finger snaps and hand claps\, which was included with the help of per cussionist Farrell Morris\, who — according to The Billboard Book of Num ber One Country Hits — mixed two tracks of each to complete the record. SUMMARY:I Love a Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:9-to-5-19810314 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810321 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dolly Parton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 1 4\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“9 to 5” was the theme song to the 1980 film Nine to Five\, a story of gender inequality in the workplace. Parton starr ed in this film along with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.\n\nThis song not on ly reached number one on the country charts\, but also\, in February 1981\ , reached number one on the pop and the adult-contemporary charts\, giving her a triple-number-one hit. Parton became one of the few female country singers to have a number-one single on the country and pop charts simultan eously.\n\nIt also was a top 10 hit in Austria\, Sweden\, Belgium and New Zealand\, and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song\ , won two Grammys\, and remains a workers' anthem. The basic rhythm patter n for the song was inspired by the sound that Parton’s fingernails make when rubbed together. In fact\, they were recorded and featured in the son g.\n\nSidenote: The Disney version of the performance gave some a very del uded and fanciful notion of the workplace\, who only wish Minnie and Daisy had pink desks next to theirs. There are not nearly enough adorable music al numbers in my office! SUMMARY:9 to 5 by Dolly Parton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:keep-on-loving-you-19810321 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810328 DESCRIPTION:Artist: REO Speedwagon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 21\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Keep On Loving You”\, REO Speedwagon’s f irst of two number one hits in the US\, was described by frontman Kevin Cr onin as “the most painful song I ever wrote”. It was written about his wife’s infidelity\, and his desire to stay in the relationship despite this. The marriage\, however\, ended a few years later anyway – but lik e the old saying goes: if you don’t get the girl\, at least you get the song.\n\nOriginally the band was hesitant to record “Keep On Loving You ” because they were a rock band and this was a ballad. Kevin Cronin reca lled:\n\nDuring rehearsals I started playing it on the piano and the guys looked at me like I was from a different planet. ‘What is that? What are you\, Barry Manilow? I kept playing it over and over until one day Gary p lugged in his Les Paul and hit these big chords. Honestly\, I think he was just trying to drown me out. But I said\, ‘Dude\, that’s perfect!'\n\ nIt became an early example of the 80s ‘power ballad’ or ‘monster ba llad’\, a template that filled the decade with many successful heartfelt songs that still (kinda) rocked. The song went to #1 in the spring of 198 1.\n\nOutside of the US\, it was the band’s first UK hit\, reaching #7. It also reached the top 20 in several other countries. SUMMARY:Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:rapture-19810328 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810328 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810411 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blondie\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 28\, 1981 – April 4\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\nPeople argue over this song’s pl ace in the history of rap. Was it… the first rap song? The first commerc ial rap song? The first rap song to sell X number of copies / place X on t he Billboard charts? The first rap song by a female to be one of the above ?\n\nThe answer to all of the above is “not really\,” but it admittedl y depends on your definitions. And while “Rapper’s Delight” was rele ased first\, and was the first rap song to appear on the US Pop Chart\, “Rapture” was the first #1 nationally-charting song of its nature. It was also a top 40 hit in several countries overseas.\n\nFab Five Freddy\, who appears in the song’s music video\, puts it this way:\n\nFor a lot of the white\, mainstream public\, it was the first time that they heard a nybody rap\, and it kinda paved the way\, you could say\, for what was abo ut to come.\n\nRead this conversation for more insight. SUMMARY:Rapture by Blondie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:kiss-on-my-list-19810411 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810502 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 11\, 1981 – April 25\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kiss On My L ist” was the third single released from Hall & Oates’s ninth studio al bum\, Voices (1980)\, and went on to become the duo’s second #1 hit on t he Billboard 100 (after “Rich Girl\,” which went to #1 in 1977]. It wa s also a top 40 hit in the UK\, Belgium and New Zealand.\n\nWritten by Dar yl Hall and Janna Allen\, the sister of Hall’s longtime girlfriend Sara Allen—the inspiration behind Hall & Oates’s classic\, “Sara Smile” —"Kiss On My List" was originally intended as a first single for Janna\, who wanted to launch a singing career.\n\nHall cut a demo tape for Janna\ , only for it to be discovered by Hall & Oates’s manager who insisted th ey record the song themselves. The production team liked Hall’s original demo so much that they actually kept the vocals as is\, and instead mixed in background vocals and additional instrumentation. This is why Hall con siders the percussion on the track subpar\, even calling the drums “dink y.”\n\nThe music video for the song—which is really just a live perfor mance—was one of the first to play on MTV’s first day on air: August 1 \, 1981. SUMMARY:Kiss on My List by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:morning-train-nine-to-five-19810502 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810516 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sheena Easton\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 2 \, 1981 – May 9\, 1981 SUMMARY:Morning Train (Nine to Five) by Sheena Easton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:bette-davis-eyes-19810516 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810620 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kim Carnes\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: May 16\, 1981 – June 13\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bette Davis Eyes” is the lea d single from Kim Carnes‘ sixth album Mistaken Identity. It was written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. DeShannon first recorded the song for her 1975 album New Arrangement. She was inspired to write it afte r watching the 1942 Bette Davis film Now Voyager.\n\nCarnes' version of “Bette Davis Eyes” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1981 and held it for nine weeks. It was also ranked the biggest song of the yea r and the second biggest song of the decade in the US. Internationally\, i t also topped the charts in Australia\, Canada\, France\, Germany\, Italy\ , Norway\, South Africa\, Spain and Switzerland.\n\nThe song won two Gramm y Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1982.\n\nDavis her self was so pleased with the song she reached out to Carnes and the songwr iters to thank them for making her “part of modern history”. SUMMARY:Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:medley-intro-venus-sugar-sugar-no-reply-i-ll-be-back-drive-m-19810620 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stars on 45\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 20\ , 1981 SUMMARY:Medley: Intro 'Venus'/Sugar\, Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want to Know a Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Be tter/Nowhere Man/You're Going to Lose That Girl/Stars on 45 by Stars on 45 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:bette-davis-eyes-19810627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810725 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kim Carnes\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 27\ , 1981 – July 18\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bette Davis Eyes” is the le ad single from Kim Carnes‘ sixth album Mistaken Identity. It was written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. DeShannon first recorded the song for her 1975 album New Arrangement. She was inspired to write it aft er watching the 1942 Bette Davis film Now Voyager.\n\nCarnes' version of “Bette Davis Eyes” topped the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1981 and held it for nine weeks. It was also ranked the biggest song of the yea r and the second biggest song of the decade in the US. Internationally\, i t also topped the charts in Australia\, Canada\, France\, Germany\, Italy\ , Norway\, South Africa\, Spain and Switzerland.\n\nThe song won two Gramm y Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1982.\n\nDavis her self was so pleased with the song she reached out to Carnes and the songwr iters to thank them for making her “part of modern history”. SUMMARY:Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-one-that-you-love-19810725 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810801 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Air Supply\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 25\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn the summer of 1981\, “The One That You Love” became Air Supply’s fourth of eight top 5 hits in the US – their only to reach #1. It was also a hit in New Zealand. SUMMARY:The One That You Love by Air Supply END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:jessie-s-girl-19810801 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19810815 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rick Springfield\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Au gust 1\, 1981 – August 8\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Jessie’s Girl” is the lead single from Rick Springfield’s fifth album Working Class Dog.\ n\nThe inspiration for the song took place when Rick was taking a stained glass class with his friend Gary and Gary’s girlfriend.\n\nOriginally\, Rick wanted to use the actual name of the friend that he was singing about \, but decided it didn’t sound good when sung\, so he went with the name “Jessie” instead after seeing a girl wearing a softball jersey with t he name “Jessie” on it.\n\nThe song became an international hit\, reac hing #1 in the US and Australia\, and #6 in Canada\, in the summer of 1981 (and on the same day MTV launched). It was certified Gold in the United S tates and Canada. Rick even won a Grammy Award for “Best Male Rock Vocal Performance” for the song.\n\n“Jessie’s Girl” has been featured i n a number of films\, including Boogie Nights\, Keeping the Faith\, The Ye ar of Getting to Know Us\, Couples Retreat\, Hot Tub Time Machine and 13 G oing On 30. SUMMARY:Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:endless-love-19810815 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19810815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19811017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nCha rt dates: August 15\, 1981 – October 10\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Endles s Love” is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross\, recorded for the e ponymous 1981 movie starring Brooke Shields (which in turn adapted a novel ). In this ballad\, the singers declare their “endless love” for one a nother.\n\nThe song went to #1 in Australia\, Canada and the US that summe r. It was Ross' sixth and final chart-topper in America\, and Richie’s f irst of five (as a solo artist). In 2011\, Billboard named it the biggest duet of all-time.\n\nIt was later covered by soul singer Luther Vandross w ith R&B singer Mariah Carey\, and also by country music singer Shania Twai n. Richie’s friend (and sometimes co-worker) Kenny Rogers has also recor ded the song. SUMMARY:Endless Love by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:arthur-s-theme-best-that-you-can-do-19811017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19811017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19811107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christopher Cross\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: O ctober 17\, 1981 – October 31\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Arthur’s Song (Best That You Can Do)” was the main theme song for the 1981 Dudley Moor e film Arthur. Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager chose Cross to sing i t “because the year before he’d won five Grammys”. Peter Allen also has a song credit because he had written the line “When you get caught b etween the moon and New York City” a few years earlier\, and Sager asked him to use it.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1981\, and also topped the Adult Contemporary chart. It also hit #1 in Norway an d reached the top 10 in Switzerland and New Zealand. It was certified Gold by the RIAA. “Arthur’s Song” won an Academy Award and a Golden Glob e for Best Original Song. SUMMARY:Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:private-eyes-19811107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19811107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19811121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 7\, 1981 – November 14\, 1981\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Private Eyes” was the lead single from the 1981 album of the same name. That No vember\, the song topped the Hot 100 for two weeks. The next ten weeks saw Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” in the top spot\, but it was follow ed by Hall & Oates again with their next single “I Can’t Go For That ”. Little did Olivia know she’d end up being the meat in a Hall & Oate s sandwich! “Private Eyes” was also a hit in Canada\, Australia and th e UK. It was certified Gold in the US and Canada.\n\nThe song is about rom antic obsession and intuition\, using the dramatic imagery of a dime store detective novel to describe a jealous lover unsure of the fidelity of his partner for a number of reasons. As if to instill empathy in the jealous guy\, the listener is forced to do investigating as well to create a theor y about what may really be going on in this song.\n\nIt was originally wri tten by songwriter Warren Pash as “I Need You To Need Me”. Unsatisfied with it\, a billboard for the 1980 film The Private Eyes inspired him to rewrite it. Pash presented a demo of the track to Janna Allen\, the younge r sister of Daryl Hall’s longtime girlfriend Sara Allen\, who then broug ht it to Hall & Oates. SUMMARY:Private Eyes by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:physical-19811121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19811121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Newton-John\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: November 21\, 1981 – January 23\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nSteve Kipner and Terry Shaddick wrote “Physical” with a male vocalist in mind\, origin ally envisioning someone like Rod Stewart (who hit #1 a couple years earli er with “Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?”) in mind.\n\nThey first offered the song to Tina Turner\, who at the time had no solo career hits yet (three y ears before “What’s Love Got To Do With It” went to #1). But she “ Tina Turned” it down – recommending Olivia Newton-John sing it instead . ONJ accepted the offer\, later explaining to People Magazine\, “I just wasn’t in the mood for tender ballads. I wanted peppy stuff because tha t’s how I’m feeling”.\n\nTo mask the sexual nature of the lyrics\, i t was associated with the early ‘80s fitness craze happening at the time . But many DJs still considered it controversial due to its overtly sugges tive lyrics. The song was banned in Utah. And the South African Broadcast ing Corporation even refused to air the song until the line “There’s n othing left to talk about unless it’s horizontally” was taken out.\n\n However\, the controversy didn’t stop “Physical” from becoming a mas sive hit. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1981 and stayed ther e for 10 straight weeks – famously keeping Foreigner’s “Waiting For A Girl Like You” out of the top spot for nine of them\, and joining Debb y Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” in the runner-up position for ‘mo st weeks at #1’ behind Elvis Presley’s 11-week juggernaut “Don’t B e Cruel / Hound Dog” double A-side single.\n\n“Physical” was certifi ed Gold in less than two months\, then Platinum a month later. Billboard d eclared it the biggest song of 1982\, and later ranked it the biggest song of the entire decade.\n\nIt was also a huge hit outside the US\, topping the charts in Belgium\, New Zealand and Switzerland\, and reaching the top 20 in ten more countries. SUMMARY:Physical by Olivia Newton-John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-can-t-go-for-that-no-can-do-19820130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: January 30\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Can’t Go For That (No Can D o)” is the second single from Hall & Oates' tenth album “Private Eyes. ”\n\nDaryl Hall sketched out the song one evening at a music studio in N ew York City after a recording session for the Private Eyes album. He bega n playing a bass line on a Korg organ which sound engineer Neil Kerman rec orded.\n\nHall later came up with a guitar riff which he & John Oates work ed on together. The next day\, Hall worked with longtime writing partner S ara Allen on the song lyrics. The song was written about the group’s rel ationship with their record label – how they wouldn’t allow themselves to be pushed around by managers and record labels\, but instead stayed tr ue to themselves and their art.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 i n early 1982. It also topped the Hot Dance Club Songs chart and Hot Soul S ingles chart (which was rare for a white music act at time). It was also a top 20 hit in the UK\, Canada and Australia.\n\nIt also is famous for pre venting Foreigner’s “Waiting for a Girl Like You” from overtaking Ol ivia Newton-John’s mega-hit “Physical” for the #1 spot. After being stuck behind “Physical” for nine weeks\, Foreigner spent their 10th an d final week at #2 behind Hall & Oates before beginning their decline down the Hot 100.\n\nAccording to Hall\, Michael Jackson was a big fan of the song and admitted to him that he’d borrowed the groove of this song for his 1983 chart-topper “Billie Jean”. SUMMARY:I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:centerfold-19820206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820320 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The J. Geils Band\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: F ebruary 6\, 1982 – March 13\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Centerfold” is a song about a man’s high school heartthrob ending up as the main feature of an adult magazine.\n\nThe band originally wanted “Angel In Blue” t o be the album’s first single\, but the record company suggested “Cent erfold” be first instead. It is the band’s only No. 1 song\, spending 6 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982. The success of “C enterfold” went beyond just the US\, however. It topped the charts in Ca nada and Belgium as well\, and reached the top 5 in several other countrie s overseas.\n\nThe song tasted the limelight once more\, albeit briefly\, when it was remixed by Captain Jack and re-purposed for the 2006 release o f DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA. SUMMARY:Centerfold by The J. Geils Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-love-rock-n-roll-19820320 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820508 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nCh art dates: March 20\, 1982 – May 1\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the mos t successful cover songs of all time\, “I Love Rock N' Roll” is Joan J ett & the Blackhearts' gender-swapped rendition of the 1975 version of the same name by Arrows. During a 1976 tour with her previous band The Runawa ys\, Joan Jett saw Arrows perform the song live on television and recorded it for the first time later in 1979 with members of Sex Pistols. The vers ion we know today was re-recorded to be released as a single.\n\nThe song was released as the lead single for the album I Love Rock N' Roll on Janua ry 19\, 1982. It became a huge commercial success\, an incredible 7 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, #3 on the year-end chart for 1982\, and #72 on the all-time Hot 100 chart. “I Love Rock N' Roll” was cert ified platinum by the RIAA on September 20\, 1982.\n\nSeveral music videos for the track were made. Although originally filmed in color\, the first video for “I Love Rock N' Roll” was played on MTV in black-and-white b ecause Joan Jett liked that look better. Another video for the song was ma de in 1993 for the soundtrack of Wayne’s World 2.\n\nAlthough a cover it self\, “I Love Rock N' Roll” has been covered various times by differe nt artists\, most notably including Britney Spears and The Rock of Ages Mo vie Band. SUMMARY:I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:chariots-of-fire-19820508 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820515 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Vangelis\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 8\, 198 2\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Chariots of Fire” is an instrumental song written f or the award-winning 1981 film of the same name. This 20-minute track form s the whole Side 2 of the film’s original soundtrack album. A shortened version\, “Titles”\, was the version that reached the top of the pop c harts in the spring of 1982.\n\nDue to the song’s usage in the film behi nd slow-motion footage of runners\, this song has been used many times ove r several decades in parody for running scenes to add comedic effect. Case in point…. National Lampoon’s Vacation:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=ukqBMxr6G6A SUMMARY:Chariots of Fire by Vangelis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:ebony-and-ivory-19820515 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820703 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\ nChart dates: May 15\, 1982 – June 26\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nA hit for b oth Paul and Stevie\, “Ebony and Ivory” is a song about racial equalit y\, using the black and white keys on a piano as a metaphor. Written exclu sively by Paul\, he decided it needed to be a duet:\n\nI had a song called ‘Ebony and Ivory’ that I’d written\, and I wanted to sing it with a black guy. And my first thought was Stevie.\n\nAnd Stevie Wonder didn’t need much convincing:\n\nI listened to the song\, and I liked it very muc h. … I felt it was positive for everybody. I won’t say it demanded of people to reflect upon it\, but it politely asks the people to reflect upo n life in using the terms of music … this melting pot of many different people.\n\nThe song became a huge success\, reaching number one on Billboa rd’s Top 100 and staying there for seven weeks in the spring of 1982\, b ecoming Stevie’s longest charting single\, and second-longest for Paul a fter “Hey Jude”.\n\nMany critics found it cheesy\, and it was subject to several parodies at the time\, the most well-known by Saturday Night Li ve.\n\nNowadays\, it’s still not highly-regarded\, and was once voted th e worst duet of all time. In 2004\, Blender magazine ranked it #10 on thei r list of the worst songs of all time.\n\n“Ebony and Ivory” was also b anned in South Africa in 1985\, after Stevie Wonder accepted his Oscar for Best Original Song with “I Just Called to Say I Love You” in “the n ame of Nelson Mandela”. SUMMARY:Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:don-t-you-want-me-19820703 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820703 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Human League\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ju ly 3\, 1982 – July 17\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Human League’s lead s inger\, Phil Oakey\, wrote “Don’t You Want Me” after reading a photo -story in a romance magazine for teen girls. The song tells the story of a man who falls for a cocktail waitress—he turns her into a star\, but th eir love sours.\n\nOakey originally recorded the song as a male solo—but after watching the 1976 musical drama A Star Is Born\, he decided to make it a duet with one of the band’s female vocalists\, Susan Ann Sulley.\n \nAfter Dare! had already generated three hits in the UK\, Oakley did not want Virgin Records to release a fourth. He was convinced “the public we re now sick of hearing the Human League”.\n\n“Don’t You Want Me” w as Philip Oakey’s least favorite track on the album – which is why he stuck it at the end as the last track. He thought of the song as a “poor quality filler track” and did not like producer Martin Rushent’s remi xed version. But despite how vocal Oakley got\, Virgin’s chief executive Simon Draper made the band release it as the fourth single anyway\, makin g a compromise with Oakley that a poster would be included with the single so fans wouldn’t feel “ripped off”.\n\nThe success of “Don’t Yo u Want Me” led to international fame for the Human League. The song reac hed #1 in several countries around the world in late 1981/early 1982 inclu ding the UK\, Belgium\, Canada\, Ireland\, Israel\, New Zealand and Norway . It did the same in the US in the summer of 1982\, becoming the first US chart-topper to feature an English band using a synthesizer.\n\nIn the UK\ , it was the best selling song of 1981. In 1982\, Human League were nomina ted for the Grammy for Best New Artist\, in great part due to the success of this song. In 2015\, “Don’t You Want Me” was voted by the British public as the 7th greatest chart-topper of the 80s. SUMMARY:Don't You Want Me by The Human League END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:eye-of-the-tiger-19820724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Survivor\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: July 24\, 1982 – August 28\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Eye of the Tiger”\, the mos t well-known song by Survivor\, held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks in the summer of 1982 and topped charts in several other countries including Canada\, Japan\, Norway\, Finland and t he UK. It also won the band a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo Or Group with Vocal.\n\nWritten by guitarist Frankie Sullivan and keyboardis t Jim Peterik\, the lyrics describe someone training hard to overcome hard ships – fitting well its original intention\, over the training montage in the film Rocky III. It has since become an anthem of sports events\, pa rticularly fighting ones\, and is tied with “Gonna Fly Now” for Rocky Balboa’s theme song.\n\nAccording to The Billboard Book Of Number 1 Hits \, within 90 minutes of seeing an early tape of the film\, the band had th e song written. They based the title and lyrics on a line repeated several times by a boxing trainer in the film – “eye of the tiger.” SUMMARY:Eye of the Tiger by Survivor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:abracadabra-19820904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Miller Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Se ptember 4\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nSteve Miller’s Band third and last No. 1 “New Wave” hit from 1982. It was a switch from their older folk turn ed rock style of the ‘60s and '70s\, the lyrics and the tune did not sit well with all their fans.\n\nAccording to Steve Miller\, his inspiration was none other than diva Diana Ross. SUMMARY:Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hard-to-say-i-m-sorry-19820911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19820925 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chicago\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 1 1\, 1982 – September 18\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hard to Say I’m Sorr y/Get Away” was written by bassist/vocalist Peter Cetera and producer Da vid Foster and included in the unsuccessful 1982 film Summer Lovers. But t he song itself was very successful.\n\nTheir first single for Full Moon/Wa rner (after being dropped by Columbia)\, the song hit number one for two w eeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1982 – their second of three US chart-toppers. It was also a top 10 song in several countries including Austria\, Australia\, Canada\, Germany\, Ireland\, Switzerland and the UK .\n\nThe album version ended with a second song called “Get Away\,” wh ich was closer to the older horn-driven Chicago sound.\n\nIn 1997\, the R& B group Az Yet had international success with their recording of “Hard T o Say I’m Sorry”\, featuring Cetera. It reached the top 10 in Australi a\, New Zealand\, the US and UK. SUMMARY:Hard to Say I'm Sorry by Chicago END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:abracadabra-19820925 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19820925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821002 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Miller Band\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Se ptember 25\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nSteve Miller’s Band third and last No. 1 “New Wave” hit from 1982. It was a switch from their older folk tur ned rock style of the ‘60s and '70s\, the lyrics and the tune did not si t well with all their fans.\n\nAccording to Steve Miller\, his inspiration was none other than diva Diana Ross. SUMMARY:Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:jack-diane-19821002 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821030 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Cougar\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 2\, 1982 – October 23\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nDespite John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp’s many hits\, “Jack And Diane” remains his sole chart-top per\, having hit #1 in the US in the fall of 1982. It was ranked the #7 so ng of 1982 by Billboard. The song also reached #3 in Canada and #5 in Aust ralia.\n\nAccording to Mellencamp\, “Jack & Diane” was originally base d on the 1966 Tennessee Williams film Sweet Bird of Youth. But when recor d executives balked at a song about interracial love\, Mellencamp instead made the song about two typical midwest teenagers coming of age.\n\nOrigin ally\, his record label was not supportive of releasing the song as a sing le\, so Mellencamp asked the company that was already making music videos for two of his other singles to secretly make a music video for “Jack An d Diane” too.\n\nWhen audiences at his shows began singing along to “J ack And Diane” more than the album’s first single\, the record company relented and released it ahead of the previously-planned “Hand To Hold Onto”. SUMMARY:Jack & Diane by John Cougar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:who-can-it-be-now-19821030 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Men at Work\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 30\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn 1979\, Colin Hay wrote “Who Can It Be Now? ” in a tree house. His girlfriend commented at the time that the song wo uld be his first hit\, and she was right.\n\nTwo years later it was Men At Work’s debut single and it became an international smash\, one of their two #1 songs in the US and a top 10 in several other countries. In the UK it was a modest hit\, peaking at #45.\n\nThe inspiration behind “Who Ca n It Be Now?” came from Hay’s former apartment in a building with ‘a lot of … drug dealers’.\n\nThere were some people living next door wh o were moving a bit of product. Mistakes were made\, and people would knoc k on our door looking for some kind of stimulant\, and we didn’t have it . You were always hearing people banging on other people’s doors. We had one of those little spy holes\, and I was always creeping toward the door when someone was knocking\, to see who it was. I was never sure I wanted to open the door.\n\nOriginally the song’s saxophone lick was only playe d in the middle of the song\, but producer Peter McIan suggested adding th e sax part throughout\, making it a core part of what became the song’s very ‘identifiable hook’.\n\nIn 2015\, The AV Club described the song as one that “blurs the line between private and crazy”.\n\nAn acoustic performance of the song is track 10 on Hay’s 2003 solo album Man At Wor k. SUMMARY:Who Can It Be Now? by Men at Work END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:up-where-we-belong-19821106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nC hart dates: November 6\, 1982 – November 20\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\nRecor ded for the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman\, this duet was recorded by English folk singer Joe Cocker and American film soundtrack specialist Jennifer Warnes. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 late that year\, and reached #7 in the UK.\n\nAccording to Fred Bronson’s The Billboard Book Of Number 1 Hits\, the film’s director requested lyricist Will Jennings write an original song for the end of the movie. After watching the film o n a Friday\, Jennings submitted a demo the following Monday. The director originally rejected the idea of Warnes singing the song until the suggesti on of making it a duet with Cocker changed his mind. SUMMARY:Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:truly-19821127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lionel Richie\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 27\, 1982 – December 4\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Truly” was Lionel Richie’s first solo single after leaving The Commodores. It went to #1 in the US in late 1982\, but was not the first chart-topper for him – hi s group The Commodores had two number ones in the 1970s\, and his duet wit h Diana Ross “Endless Love” the also reached the top in 1981.\n\n“Tr uly” was also a top ten hit in several countries overseas. SUMMARY:Truly by Lionel Richie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:mickey-19821211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19821218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Toni Basil\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 11\, 1982\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Mickey” is the lead single off of Word of M outh. The song is a reworked cover of “Kitty” by the British pop group Racey in 1979. However\, Basil added the “you’re so fine you blow my mind” chant herself.\n\nIts popular music video features her and several other women dressed as cheerleaders doing several typical cheerleading se quences. It was choreographed by Basil who was not only already an experie nced choreographer\, but was the head of her high school cheerleading squa d.\n\nRenown music critic Robert Christgou famously wrote in his review of the song that “Mickey” made Basil “the only woman ever to offer to take it up the ass on Top 40 radio\,” based on the lyric “So come on a nd give it to me any way you can\, any way you want to do it\; I’ll take it like a man.” In 2012\, Basil told Vulture:\n\nPeople also think ‘M ickey’ is about butt-fucking! … NO! That’s ridiculous. Everyone read s shit into everything. It’s not about anything dirty. You change the na me from boy to girl and they read anything they want into it! When it’s a guy singing about a girl\, it’s a sweet line. But when a girl sings it \, it must mean butt-fucking!"\n\n“Mickey” was first a hit overseas\, reaching number one in the Australia\, and almost accomplishing the same i n Ireland\, New Zealand\, South Africa and the UK. Eventually the song bec ame popular in Los Angeles\, and more than a year after its original relea se\, topped the US and Canadian pop charts at the end of 1982. After the s uccess of “Mickey”\, Basil had two more songs appear on the Hot 100\, but neither came close to the top 40\, thereby earning her the label of on e-hit wonder.\n\nBasil stated in 2012 that even though the song was has ma de millions and was certified double platinum by the RIAA\, she’d “bar ely made $3000” from it over the past 30 years. SUMMARY:Mickey by Toni Basil END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:maneater-19821218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19821218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: December 18\, 1982 – January 8\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 1982 nu mber one hit for the duo\, topped the charts for 4 weeks.\n\nPer Daryl Hal l –\n\nJohn had written a prototype of “Maneater”\; he was banging i t around with Edgar Winter. It was like a reggae song. I said\, “Well\, the chords are interesting\, but I think we should change the groove.” I changed it to that Motown kind of groove. So we did that\, and I played i t for Sara and sang it for her…Sings “Oh here she comes/Watch out boy she’ll chew you up/Oh here she comes/She’s a maneater…and a …” I forget what the last line was. She said\, “Drop that shit in the end an d go\, ‘She’s a maneater\,’ and stop! And I said\, ‘No\, you’re crazy\, that’s messed up.‘” Then I thought about it\, and I realized she was right. And it made all the difference in the song.\n\nAnd – who (or what) is the real Maneater? Per John Oates:\n\n“Maneater” is abou t NYC in the ’80s. It’s about greed\, avarice\, and spoiled riches. Bu t we have it in the setting of a girl because it’s more relatable. It’ s something that people can understand. That’s what we do all of the tim e.\n\nH2O – the album on which this track appears – had two other top hits: “One on One” and “Family Man”. SUMMARY:Maneater by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:down-under-19830115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Men at Work\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 15\, 1983 – January 29\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song was released in 1981 on Men At Work’s first LP Business As Usual.\n\n\n\nThe group went to court over the flute riff sounding too much like Kookaburra.\n\nBy far Men At Work’s biggest American hit\, this spent 19 weeks on the top 40 c hart\, 4 of them at #1. The song was certified platinum by the RIAA. Addit ionally\, this song spent 5 weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. SUMMARY:Down Under by Men at Work END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:africa-19830205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Toto\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 5\, 19 83\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Africa” is the third single from Toto’s 1982 alb um titled Toto IV. It is the group’s most popular song and reached #1 o n Billboard’s Hot 100 in early 1983.\n\nThe lyrics comprise a heartfelt (if somewhat fantastical and stereotyped) vision of the beauty of Africa. There are undercurrents of embodying the continent of Africa in a female f igure that is referenced throughout the song.\n\nAfrica is\, of course\, a n enormous continent full of a variety of cultures\, but the lyrics touch on what a white kid growing up in 1970s America would have been exposed to in pop culture\, as drummer Jeff Porcaro stated in an interview:\n\n… a white boy is trying to write a song on Africa\, but since he’s never been there\, he can only tell what he’s seen on TV or remembers in the p ast.\n\nThis “white boy” is not the narrator of the song\, who songwri ter David Paich described as a social worker. Instead\, this “white boy ” is probably David Paich himself.\n\nAs Paich told SongFacts.com\,\n\n “That was me using a lot of writer’s license. I remember seeing lots o f films of starving and famine when I was a kid in pictures of Africa. The n I’d seen some movies and read a lot of the National Geographics\, and always wanted to go to Africa\, so I romanticized this story about a socia l worker that goes over there and falls in love with working with the coun try and doing good“ SUMMARY:Africa by Toto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:down-under-19830212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Men at Work\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 12\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song was released in 1981 on Men At Work’ s first LP Business As Usual.\n\n\n\nThe group went to court over the flut e riff sounding too much like Kookaburra.\n\nBy far Men At Work’s bigges t American hit\, this spent 19 weeks on the top 40 chart\, 4 of them at #1 . The song was certified platinum by the RIAA. Additionally\, this song sp ent 5 weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart. SUMMARY:Down Under by Men at Work END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:baby-come-to-me-19830219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830305 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Patti Austin and James Ingram\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: February 19\, 1983 – February 26\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nOrigi nally\, “Baby\, Come to Me” peaked at #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1982\, but after it was featured on the ABC network soap ope ra General Hospital\, it was re-released and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in February of 1983.\n\nIt also topped Billboard’s Adult Con temporary chart for 3 weeks and also peaked at #9 on Billboard’s R&B Sin gles chart. SUMMARY:Baby\, Come to Me by Patti Austin and James Ingram END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:billie-jean-19830305 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830423 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Mar ch 5\, 1983 – April 16\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of Michael Jackson’s signature songs\, “Billie Jean” tells the tale of a young girl who cl aims to be the mother of Jackson’s alleged son. The song was the second single from his sixth solo album Thriller. It reached #1 in several countr ies including the US.\n\nIn an interview with Martin Bashir\, Michael reve aled his original inspiration behind “Billie Jean”\, sharing\, “I sa id to myself beforehand\, ‘I wanna write a song with a great bass hook. ’” He was driving down Ventura Boulevard when he came up with that hoo k.\n\nIn his autobiography\, Moonwalk\, Jackson wrote:\n\nThere never was a real Billie Jean. The girl in the song is a composite of people my broth ers have been plagued with over the years. I could never understand how th ese girls could say they were carrying someone’s child when it wasn’t true.\n\nOne peculiar case where this happened to Jackson himself was in 1 981 when a woman wrote him letters claiming he was the father of ONE of he r twins. She initially appears on the first song of the album\, “Wanna B e Startin' Somethin'”.\n\nProducer Quincy Jones originally did not want to include “Billie Jean” on Thriller. He disliked the intro\, the bass line and song’s title (feeling listeners would associate the track with tennis legend Billie Jean King). Jackson fought to keep the song on the a lbum\, and not change its title to Jones' suggestion of “Not My Lover” .\n\nDespite Jackson’s claim in a 2002 interview that the song’s bass line came ‘from above’\, Daryl Hall has said Jackson once told him he ’d stolen the groove of “Billie Jean” from Hall & Oates' song “I C an’t Go For That (No Can Do)”.\n\nThe song was notably performed by MJ on Motown 25: Yesterday\, Today\, Forever in 1983\, where he debuted the Moonwalk to rave reviews. Fred Astaire even called the day after to give h im props\, saying\, “Man\, you really put them on their asses last night .”\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NKCxe1zo-A SUMMARY:Billie Jean by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:come-on-eileen-19830423 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830430 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dexys Midnight Runners\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: April 23\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Come On Eileen” is the fourth sing le and final track of DMR’s 1982 album Too-Rye-Ay. In the UK\, the band was already well-established with their 1980 chart-topping “Geno” alon g with three more top 40 hits\, and “Geno” had reached #2 in Ireland a s well.\n\nBut this song not only topped the charts in Ireland and the UK (where it became the biggest selling single of the year)\, but also was th eir first to be released in the US and it reached #1 there too in the spri ng of 1983. While the group had continued success in the UK & Ireland\, th ey did not reach the top 40 again in the US\, making them a one-hit wonder there.\n\nThe song rides a wave of working class nostalgia and youthful p ride\, with the narrator trying to convince the titular Eileen that by pul ling together and embracing music and sex they’ll break out of their cru shing hometown and the chains put on them by their parents and the poor ec onomy of the time. In effect\, it’s the Celtic soul iteration of “Born to Run”. Kevin Rowland told Melody Maker:\n\nIt’s about somebody I gr ew up with. It’s absolutely true all the way. I was about 14 or 15 and s ex came into it and our relationship had always been so clean. It seemed a t the time to get dirty and that’s what it’s about. I was really tryin g to capture that atmosphere.\n\nMusically\, the group was inspired by son gs like Tom Jones “It’s Not Unusual” with a ‘bomp ba bomp’ rhyth m. Originally the song was written about vocalists that inspired Rowland\, but one day he told the producer he wanted to change the topic:\n\nWe re corded it as “James\, Van and Me” – James Brown\, Van Morrison\, and Kevin Rowland. That was the original chorus\, singing about people who in fluenced him to write the song – like he mentions Johnny Ray. And then K evin Rowland came in one day and said\, “I want to change the lyric comp letely\, it’s a working lyric.” SUMMARY:Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:beat-it-19830430 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 30\, 1983 – May 14\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased as the third singl e from Thriller\, “Beat It"—along with the second single "Billie Jean" —helped propel the album to the top of the charts and into the record bo oks as the biggest-selling album of all time. Jackson stepped outside of h is R&B box and created a rock track highlighted by a guitar solo courtesy of Eddie Van Halen\, which he provided free of charge after initially thin king the request was a prank.\n\nProducer Quincy Jones suggested Jackson s hould write a song like The Knack’s 1979 hit “My Sharona” and Michae l explained his mentality in creating “Beat It”:\n\nI wanted to write a song\, the type of song that I would buy if I were to buy a rock song. T hat is how I approached it and I wanted the kids to really enjoy it—the school kids as well as the college kids.\n\n“Beat It” is a song about the dichotomy of wanting to prove your toughness through fighting but also knowing when to have the strength to back down from a fight. This was hig hlighted by the popular music video\, which Jackson paid $150\,000 out of his own pocket to produce after Epic Records refused to finance it. Writte n and directed by Bob Giraldi\, the video was shot in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles and featured real gang members from the Crips and Bl oods preparing to rumble before breaking out into one of the most popular choreographed dance routines in music video history. It premiered on MTV o n March 31\, 1983 and went on to win several awards\, including two Americ an Music Awards and seven Billboard Video Awards.\n\n“Beat It” was an international hit\, topping the pop charts and achieving multi-platinum st atus in multiple countries\, as well as winning Grammy Awards for Best Mal e Rock Vocal Performance and Record of the Year. Rolling Stone magazine ra nked “Beat It” #185 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Tim e and the song was included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll. SUMMARY:Beat It by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:let-s-dance-19830521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830528 DESCRIPTION:Artist: David Bowie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 21\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Let’s Dance” is the first single and titular track from David Bowie’s 1983 album Let’s Dance\, and first for EMI Re cords. Produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic\, It was a direct shift from the p ost-punk and art rock sound Bowie experimented with on his 1980 album Scar y Monsters (And Super Creeps) to a funk\, post-disco\, and dance pop sound .\n\nThis stylistic change aligned Bowie with the popular music of the ‘ 80s and led to “Let’s Dance” becoming one of Bowie’s biggest-selli ng tracks. It topped the charts in the UK\, the US\, Ireland and New Zeala nd\, and reached #2 in Austria\, Australia and Germany.\n\nThe song’s cl osing guitar solo is played by American musician Stevie Ray Vaughan. Bowie has said that the original demo of the song was “totally different” f rom Nile Rodgers' arrangement.\n\nThe music video for “Let’s Dance” was directed by David Mallet in March 1983 in Australia at a bar in New So uth Wales and at the Warrumbungle National Park. Bowie chose to include re sidents of the town of the bar\, most of whom had no knowledge of who Davi d Bowie was or why they were shooting a video. The video features an Abori ginal couple and also features the red shoes Bowie sings of in the song\, which serve as a motif in the video. The video includes multiple reference s to the Stolen Generations\, which were the Aboriginal children who were forcefully removed from their families by Australian government agencies o f the British settlers. These references constitute part of the several st atements by Bowie featured on the album concerning the integration of one culture with another.\n\n\n\nThe pop appeal of “Let’s Dance” garnere d Bowie an entirely new base of fans who were young and unaware of Bowie ’s prior works and successes. Bowie’s subsequent releases Tonight and Never Let Me Down were a continuation of this shift\, which Bowie has desc ribed as an effort to cater to the new audience. However\, the move garner ed Bowie negative criticism. He went on to form the rock band Tin Machine in order to redevelop his style. SUMMARY:Let's Dance by David Bowie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:flashdance-what-a-feeling-19830528 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Irene Cara\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: May 28\, 1983 – July 2\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Flashdance… What a Feeling” is the title song to the 1983 film Flashdance. It is Irene Cara’s only number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100\, reaching the top that spring. It also won the Academy and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and wa s certified gold.\n\nThe song also hit #1 in nine more countries around th e world. In the UK\, it reached #2\, held from the top spot by Rod Stewart ’s “Baby Jane”.\n\nCara and co-writer Keith Forsey wrote the lyrics while driving to a recording session. SUMMARY:Flashdance... What a Feeling by Irene Cara END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:every-breath-you-take-19830709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830903 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Police\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: July 9\, 1983 – August 27\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Every Breath You Take” is\ , to this day\, still perceived to be a love song. However\, the lyrics ar e actually spoken from a character with sinister intent. During the time S ting wrote this song\, he had just divorced his first wife\, Frances Tomel ty. While his intention may have been to write a sweet\, emotional love so ng from the beginning\, he was soon realizing that he was entering into a dark place that fought for control and surveillance. Being in the midst of the Cold War\, at that time\, did not help the situation.\n\nMusically\, the track features a minimal arrangement. Sting’s bass\, Stewart Copelan d’s drums\, and Andy Summers‘ guitar round out the basic tracks with a dded synths\, piano\, and recording effects to boost the production. This was at a time where the band were having conflicts on a regular basis whic h almost caused producer Hugh Padgham to quit and the recording to cease.\ n\nRegardless of the turmoil during the recording\, “Every Breath You Ta ke” was a worldwide success. The music video\, directed by Godley & Crem e\, even won the band the first Best Cinematography award at the 1983 MTV Video Music Awards. The song also stands as the signature song of The Poli ce and has been played more than 9 million times on radio.\n\nIt was also: \n\n\nThe best-selling single of 1983\, and the fifth best-selling single of the 1980’s in the United States\nWinner of the 1984 Best Song of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals Grammy awards\ n\n#84 on the Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time \n\nIt topped the Billboard Top 100 for 8 weeks and the UK singles chart f or 4 weeks SUMMARY:Every Breath You Take by The Police END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sweet-dreams-are-made-of-this-19830903 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830910 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eurythmics\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 3\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nEurythmics’ bold musical experimentation culmi nated in “Sweet Dreams”—the fourth single from duo’s second album\ , and their biggest hit.\n\nWhen they wrote “Sweet Dreams\,” Annie Len nox and Dave Stewart’s whirlwind romance had ended\, but they were still looking for the perfect sound together. Stewart wrote in his memoir:\n\nT his was a weird time in our lives. Annie and I had broke up\, but we spent hours and hours together every day in the studio.\n\nAnnie Lennox told th e New York Times that they wrote the song after having a huge fight:\n\nI thought it was the end of the road and that was that. We were trying to wr ite\, and I was miserable. And he just went\, well\, ‘I’ll do this any way.\n\n“Sweet Dreams” became a huge hit in the UK\, reaching #2 in th e spring of 1983\, their second of five top 5 hits there. With the help of its iconic video played on the fledgling MTV\, the song also became a #1 hit in the US that summer. It was also a top 10 hit around the world. Bill board later ranked the song as the #10 biggest of 1983. SUMMARY:Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:maniac-19830910 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19830924 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Sembello\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Se ptember 10\, 1983 – September 17\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the most notable songs made famous by a movie. Phil Ramone was not only the produce r of the track but the music supervisor for 1983 movie Flashdance\, which would launch it into success.\n\nSembello wrote this along with his friend and partner\, Dennis Matkosky\, who was inspired by he saw William Lustig ’s 1980 serial killer thriller Maniac. Note from Sembello:\n\n\nMatkosky came up with the original kernel of inspiration and to me with the basic idea and groove and I believe the temporary lyrics for the chorus he had w ere:\n\n“He’s a maniac\, maniac that’s for sure\nHe will kill your c at and nail him to the door”\n\n\nPhil Ramone (seeing the potential in t he song) asked Sembello and Matkosky to change it to the present concept o f a girl possessed with the passion of a gift for dance. This change\, how ever\, would cost them an Academy Award for Best Original Song.\n\n“Mani ac” topped the charts in the US and Canada in late summer 1983\, and rea ched the top 10 in several countries overseas. Billboard ranked it as the #9 biggest song of the year.\n\nThe person you see dancing in the movie an d video is Marine Jahan\, the body double for Jennifer Beals. The video wo uld lead to a new found music promotion trailers for films like Pretty Wom an\, Dirty Dancing\, Footloose and more. SUMMARY:Maniac by Michael Sembello END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:tell-her-about-it-19830924 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19830924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19831001 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Joel\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 24\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Tell Her About It” is a Gold-certified 198 3 hit performed by Billy Joel\, from the 7x Platinum album An Innocent Man .\n\nAn apparent homage to the Motown Sound\, the song was #1 on the Billb oard Hot 100 charts for one week on September 24\, 1983. The single was ce rtified Gold by the RIAA for US sales of over 500\,000 copies.\n\nIn the l yrics of the song\, the narrator exhorts a young man to tell the woman he loves how he feels about her before he misses his chance. SUMMARY:Tell Her About It by Billy Joel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:total-eclipse-of-the-heart-19831001 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19831001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19831029 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bonnie Tyler\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 1\, 1983 – October 22\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Total Eclipse of the H eart” was written by Jim Steinman and released by Bonnie Tyler in 1983. It reached number 1 in several countries\, including the UK and US.\n\nThe “turn around\, bright eyes” refrain originates from ‘The Dream Engi ne’\, a musical that Steinman composed in 1969. The melody from the vers es originally appeared in his score for the 1980 film ‘A Small Circle of Friends’.\n\nTyler met Steinman in 1982 after she signed with CBS Recor ds. He was initially reulctant to work with Tyler\, but found they had a s imilar taste in music and a shared interest in Phil Spector’s Wall of So und technique. After their initial meeting\, Tyler returned to Steinman’ s New York apartment a few weeks later where he performed the song with Ro ry Dodd.\n\nSteinman did not provide Tyler with a demo tape\; she learned the song beside him at the piano.\n\n“Total Eclipse of the Heart” feat ures on Tyler’s studio album ‘Faster Than the Speed of Night’\, whic h Steinman produced. He picked the backing band\, which included members o f Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and Rick Derringer.\n\nIn 2003\, Tyl er recorded a bilingual version of the song with French singer Kareen Anto nn. Their version spent ten weeks at number 1 in France.\n\nWhile the song remains an evergreen hit\, it has experienced heightened popularity durin g real solar eclipses. In 2015\, the song received a 214% increase of Spot ify streams in the UK. During another solar eclipse in 2017\, Tyler perfor med the song live aboard the Oasis of the Seas with DNCE\, preceeding a 50 0% increase in digital sales internationally. SUMMARY:Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:islands-in-the-stream-19831029 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19831029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19831112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: October 29\, 1983 – November 5\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Isla nds in the Stream” was a Bee Gees-authored mega hit named after an Ernes t Hemingway novel and performed by country superstars Kenny Rogers and Dol ly Parton. Rogers had originally given up on recording the song until Part on\, recording in the same building\, joined him in singing it.\n\nThe duo topped the Hot 100 with it in the US in late 1983\, and took it to the to p 10 in several countries including a #7 peak in the UK.\n\nThe Bee Gees h ad originally written the track for Marvin Gaye as an R&B number\, and lat er recorded it themselves in that style.\n\nIn 1998\, ex-Fugee member Pras Michel interpolated this song into “Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)” and took it to #15 in the US. SUMMARY:Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:all-night-long-all-night-19831112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19831112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19831210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lionel Richie\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 12\, 1983 – December 3\, 1983\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All Night Long” w as an international smash hit. It topped the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B and A dult Contemporary charts in late 1983 and also reached the top 10 in sever al countries overseas.\n\nWriting the song took months\, as Richie was una ble to come up with a chorus until a Jamaican gynecologist uttered\, “I ’m going back to work all night long.”\n\nEver wonder where people got the idea that everyone in the 1980s dressed like a crayon doing cardio? Well\, this song’s video is a pretty good place to start. SUMMARY:All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:say-say-say-19831210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19831210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 6 week s\nChart dates: December 10\, 1983 – January 14\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nS ay Say Say is a collaboration between Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson\, two of the most successful and influential musicians of all time. It is f ound on Paul’s album Pipes of Peace.\n\nAccording to Billboard\, “Say Say Say” is the 44th biggest top 100 hit of all time\, and according to Rolling Stone readers\, this is the 9th best collaboration of all time. SUMMARY:Say Say Say by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:owner-of-a-lonely-heart-19840121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Yes\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 21\, 19 84 – January 28\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe only no. 1 hit of the ground breaking progressive rock group\, by their 80’s reincarnation.\n\n\n\nFr om their 1983 multi-platinum studio album 90125\, for which the group refo rmed after their 1980 breakup\, named after the album’s serial number at Atlantic Records.\n\n\n\nBoth single and album covers were computer gener ated – an early use of this method in graphic design. SUMMARY:Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:karma-chameleon-19840204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Culture Club\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 4\, 1984 – February 18\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Karma Chameleon” i s one of several Culture Club songs inspired by the intra-band romance bet ween singer Boy George and drummer Jon Moss who secretly dated each other during the UK band’s ’80s heyday.\n\n\n\nBoy George told Rolling Stone :\n\nNow people can understand the songs better. They were written about m y relationship with Jon\, and they were also written about being a gay man in a homophobic world."\n\nHe added: “I was selling this big lie.” SUMMARY:Karma Chameleon by Culture Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:jump-19840225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840331 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Van Halen\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: February 25\, 1984 – March 24\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Jump” is the lead singl e from Van Halen’s 10x platinum selling album 1984. The song was interna tionally successful\, becoming Van Halen’s only #1 hit in both the US & Canada and reaching #2 in Ireland & Australia\, #4 in Germany\, Austria & Switzerland\, and #7 in the UK.\n\nAt first\, the rest of the band was rel uctant to include the song because of its heavy use of synths and lack of prominent guitar. But after Eddie got producer Ted Templeton on board\, th e rest of the band softened up. The original inspiration for the lyrics ca me from David Lee Roth watching a person on TV who was threatening to comm it suicide by jumping off of a building and Roth figured someone in the cr owd must be thinking\, “Go ahead and jump”. It was\, however\, not wri tten about suicide – the song is about ‘jumping’ on the opportunity to hook up with someone.\n\nAlso\, it has been said that the 82nd Airborne Division (US Army) uses this tune periodically for paratrooper training a nd operations. “Might as well jump” … before I kick your ass out of the Goddamn door! Intentionally or involuntarily\, you’re goin' out! SUMMARY:Jump by Van Halen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:footloose-19840331 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kenny Loggins\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 31\, 1984 – April 14\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Footloose” was the fir st of two singles by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name (the othe r one is “I’m Free (Heaven Helps the Man)”). The song spent three we eks at number one\, March 31—April 14\, 1984 on the US Billboard Hot 100 \, and was the first of two number-one hits from the film. SUMMARY:Footloose by Kenny Loggins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:against-all-odds-take-a-look-at-me-now-19840421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840512 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 21\, 1984 – May 5\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaking place in the aftermath o f a breakup\, “Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)” is a power ba llad about asking for another chance.\n\nThe song details the narrator’s feelings of loneliness and his attempts to make his ex reconsider her dec ision to leave\, even though he knows his odds are slim.\n\nWritten by Col lins for the 1984 film Against All Odds)\, the basis for the song was an u nreleased session take from his 1981 album Face Value.\n\nThe song became one of Collins' biggest hits\, reaching #2 in the UK and spending 3 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984 after displacing Kenny Loggins' “ Footloose” from the top spot. It was succeeded at #1 by Lionel Richie’ s “Hello”.\n\nIn addition to its success on the charts\, the song also won the 1985 Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance\, Male. SUMMARY:Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hello-19840512 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840526 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lionel Richie\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 1 2\, 1984 – May 19\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hello” is the 8th track on Lionel’s album Can’t Slow Down. Lionel has stated in a GQ interview t hat he was randomly playing on the piano when producer James Carmichael ov erheard him playing a tune and suggested he finished the song. Lionel acce pted his idea and the rest was history. SUMMARY:Hello by Lionel Richie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:let-s-hear-it-for-the-boy-19840526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840609 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Deniece Williams\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Ma y 26\, 1984 – June 2\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nA #1 single for Deniece Will iams\, and the soundtrack to a key montage in the classic film\, Footloose . SUMMARY:Let's Hear It for the Boy by Deniece Williams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:time-after-time-19840609 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840623 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cyndi Lauper\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 9 \, 1984 – June 16\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Lauper\, with assist ance from Rob Hyman\, “Time After Time” is one of the all-time great l ove ballads. It was Lauper’s first #1 hit and arguably her signature son g.\n\nAfter Lauper had already recorded the large majority of her debut al bum—She’s So Unusual—her producer Rick Chertoff insisted she needed “one more song.” Chertoff introduced her to Hyman and they began worki ng on the song.\n\nLauper came up with the title while reading TV Guide— Time After Time was a 1979 science fiction movie starring Malcolm McDowell as H. G. Wells\, portraying him inventing a time traveling machine.\n\nLa uper’s label initially wanted this song to be her first single before sh e convinced them to go with “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.” In her memo ir\, Lauper recounts:\n\nWhen the album was completed\, the label wanted t he first single to be “Time After Time.” But I kept saying to them\, “Listen to me—releasing a ballad first defines you in a certain way. Y ou become known as a balladeer\, and it can kill your career.” SUMMARY:Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-reflex-19840623 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840707 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Duran Duran\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 23 \, 1984 – June 30\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Reflex” is the elevent h single by Duran Duran\, and their most successful\, reaching #1 in both the United Kingdom and the United States and #4 in Australia. SUMMARY:The Reflex by Duran Duran END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:when-doves-cry-19840707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840811 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Prince\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: July 7\, 198 4 – August 4\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“When Doves Cry” is a Prince son g that was inspired by his relationship with Vanity 6 member Susan Moonsie .\n\nIt is also a song Prince composed specifically for the soundtrack of his semi-autobiographical film Purple Rain. He was asked by director Alber t Magnoli to write a song to match the theme of a particular segment of th e film – one which involved intermingled parental difficulties and a lov e affair. The next morning\, Prince had reportedly composed two songs\, on e of which was “When Doves Cry”.\n\n(Source: Purple Rain DVD)\n\n“Wh en Doves Cry” is a rare song that does not feature bass guitar. It creat es a tension and sense of “something missing” that fits with the lyric al theme. SUMMARY:When Doves Cry by Prince END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:ghostbusters-19840811 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840901 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ray Parker Jr.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Augu st 11\, 1984 – August 25\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nSome would call it one o f the greatest songs of the 1980s\, some may call it one of the cheesiest\ , but one thing is for sure… some quickly grew to hate it – as the man who designed the Ghostbusters logo once shared:\n\nMany people said to me \, ‘I love your movie\, but can you get them to stop playing that f—in g song on the radio?’”\n\n“Ghostbusters” was made exclusively for the 1984 film of the same name. Huey Lewis and the News were originally ap proached to write the song but could not because they were under contract already to contribute music to the 1985 film Back To The Future. Director Ivan Reitman\, knowing the basic sound he wanted\, used Lewis' “I Want a New Drug” as a placeholder for movie screenings.\n\nAfter accumulating dozens of songs he was not happy with\, Reitman recruited Parker at the l ast minute\, telling him that within two days he wanted an upbeat song tha t contains the film’s name in it\, which Parker originally found to be q uite a challenge:\n\nTo me that was an impossible song to write. The first thing they said was ‘I want it up-tempo\, I want this\, I want that.’ And I said\, ‘Oh that’s easy\, I’m a musician\, I can cut it.’ Th en he says I want the word ‘Ghostbusters’ in it… I’m like ‘How a m I going to sing Ghostbusters in a song? I’m ruined here\, it’s never going to happen!\n\nAfter waking to an insect extermination commercial in the middle of the night\, Parker’s inspiration to make the song sound l ike an advertisement was born:\n\nI was half asleep and they had those pac ks and they spray insects like this. To me it looked just like the Ghostbu ster pack. Then the number came on the screen and I said ‘That’s what I saw in the movie!’ So I thought ‘What I am going to say is\, ‘Who you gonna call’ and let everybody else say ‘Ghostbusters!’ I never s ay the word Ghostbusters in the song.\n\nWhen the single was released\, Le wis sued Parker for copyright infringement. It was eventually settled out of court and there was a ‘gag order’ preventing both sides from discus sing the suit (which Lewis violated in 2001\, much to the pleasure of Park er’s bank account).\n\n“Ghostbusters” went to #1 in the US in the su mmer of 1984\, and also topped pop charts in Belgium and France. It also reached the top 10 in several other countries around the world.\n\nThe mus ic video was also directed Reitman and is a cameo-filled performance inclu ding celebrities like Chevy Chase\, Irene Cara\, John Candy\, Melissa Gilb ert\, Ollie E. Brown\, Jeffrey Tambor\, George Wendt\, Al Franken\, Danny DeVito\, Carly Simon\, Peter Falk\, and Teri Garr\; all of whom exclaim th e song’s “Ghostbusters!” refrain when shown. SUMMARY:Ghostbusters by Ray Parker Jr. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:what-s-love-got-to-do-with-it-19840901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840922 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tina Turner\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 1\, 1984 – September 15\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“What’s Love Got t o Do with It” was released as the third single released from Tina Turner ’s fifth album\, Private Dancer.\n\nThe song was first offered to Cliff Richard\, but it ended up being rejected. Then\, the song was given to the late Phyllis Hyman who wanted to record the song\, but Clive Davis (from Arista Records) didn’t allow her to.\n\nDonna Summer was later offered t he song\, but never recorded it. Before Tina Turner recorded What’s Love Got to Do With It\, Bucks Fizz was offered the song and it was supposed t o be featured on their album I Hear Talk\, but after Tina released the son g as a single\, their version was shelved until 2000.\n\nThe song topped t he Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in 1984 and was certified Gold by the RIA A. It also peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and mana ged to chart on Billboard’s dance music and R&B singles chart.\n\nIntern ationally\, What’s Love Got to Do With It topped the charts in Australia and Canada. It also peaked at #3 on the U.K. Singles chart.\n\nThe song w on three awards at the 1985 Grammys for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance\ , Record of the Year and Song of the Year. SUMMARY:What's Love Got to Do with It by Tina Turner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:missing-you-19840922 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19840929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Waite\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 22\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Missing You” was a #1 hit single from John Waite’s 1984 album No Brakes. The gold-certified song and its lyrics of a man in total denial about his emotions after the end of a relationship became Waite’s biggest hit. Tina Turner made the song a hit again in the 1990s when she covered it for her album Wildest Dreams. SUMMARY:Missing You by John Waite END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:let-s-go-crazy-19840929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19840929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19841013 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Prince and the Revolution\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 29\, 1984 – October 6\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Let’s Go Crazy” opens Purple Rain\, both the movie and the album. The song op ens with a eulogy-style sermon.\n\nCounter to what you might expect from t he song’s title\, the song calls on listeners to rise above temptation ( “if de-elevator tries to bring you down”). SUMMARY:Let's Go Crazy by Prince and the Revolution END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-just-called-to-say-i-love-you-19841013 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19841013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19841103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Octob er 13\, 1984 – October 27\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was written\, produced\, and performed by Stevie Wonder for Gene Wilder’s October 198 4 romantic-comedy\, The Woman in Red. The song won both the Golden Globe a nd Academy Award for Best Original Song\, as well as earning itself three Grammy nominations. Furthermore\, it peaked at number 1 on various interna tional singles charts. SUMMARY:I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:caribbean-queen-no-more-love-on-the-run-19841103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19841103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19841117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Ocean\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 3\, 1984 – November 10\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Caribbean Queen (No M ore Love On The Run)” was Ocean’s first release for Jive Records\, and became that label’s first US chart-topper. In other countries\, it was given other titles such as “European Queen” and “African Queen”.\n \nIt became Ocean’s first of three number one hits in the US\, topping t he Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks\, Billboard’s R&B Singles chart for 4 weeks and Billboard’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart for a week in the fall of 1984. It also reached #1 in Canada and New Zealand and was a top ten hit in Australia. In the UK\, “European Queen” was a minor hit bef ore “Caribbean Queen” peaked at #6 four months later.\n\nThe song also won Billy Ocean a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. SUMMARY:Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run) by Billy Ocean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:wake-me-up-before-you-go-go-19841117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19841117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19841208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wham!\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: November 17\, 1984 – December 1\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe idea for the chorus of the song came from a note left by bandmate Andrew Ridgeley:\n\nDon’t forget to wake me up up before you go go\, George\n\nApparently it wasn’t a cu te way of saying “before you go”\, it was just a typographical error. SUMMARY:Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go by Wham! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:out-of-touch-19841208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19841208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19841222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daryl Hall and John Oates\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 8\, 1984 – December 15\, 1984\n\n---\nAbout:\nProducer A rthur Baker\, known for his recent work on the breakdancing film Beat Stre et\, was recruited to give “Out Of Touch” a distinctly urban feel. It was released as Hall & Oates' first single from their twelfth album. A mus ic video was subsequently released featuring an extended version of the so ng with an additional intro.\n\nThe song remains the duo’s last song to top the Billboard Hot 100\, holding the position for 2 weeks in 1984. It a lso topped Billboard’s dance music chart and appeared on the R&B and Roc k charts. Overseas\, it reached the top 40 in five countries. SUMMARY:Out of Touch by Daryl Hall and John Oates END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:like-a-virgin-19841222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19841222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: December 22 \, 1984 – January 26\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single of its names ake album and Madonna’s first of several US chart-toppers\, “Like A Vi rgin” hit #1 at the end of 1984\, three months after one of her most ico nic live performances\, at the 1984 VMAs. “Like A Virgin” also topped the charts in Australia and Canada and was a top ten hit in France\, Germa ny\, Switzerland and the UK.\n\nThe song was not originally meant for a fe male performer. Its lyrics tackle the relationship woes of writer Billy S teinberg. He explained in depth to the Los Angeles Times:\n\nI was saying … that I may not really be a virgin—I’ve been battered romantically and emotionally like many people—but I’m starting a new relationship a nd it just feels so good\, it’s healing all the wounds and making me fee l like I’ve never done this before\, because it’s so much deeper and m ore profound than anything I’ve ever felt.\n\nRead a great article about the recording of this tune here. SUMMARY:Like a Virgin by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-want-to-know-what-love-is-19850202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Foreigner\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 2\, 1985 – February 9\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Want to Know What Love Is” is an overwrought power ballad by British-American rock group Forei gner. It was the lead single off Agent Provocateur and is their biggest hi t to date.\n\nThe song reached #1 in both the UK and the US\, and continue d to be been a fixture on the charts nearly two decades after its release. The song landed in the top 25 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Rec urrents chart in 2000\, 2001 & 2002. It’s also listed at #479 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\n\nThe cho ir featured is part of the Gospel Music Workshop Of America—they also ap pear in the song’s music video. SUMMARY:I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:careless-whisper-19850216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850309 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wham! featuring George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nC hart dates: February 16\, 1985 – March 2\, 1985 SUMMARY:Careless Whisper by Wham! featuring George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:can-t-fight-this-feeling-19850309 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850330 DESCRIPTION:Artist: REO Speedwagon\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Marc h 9\, 1985 – March 23\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Can’t Fight This Feeli ng” is a power ballad performed by the American rock band REO Speedwagon . The single remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three consecutive weeks from March 9 to March 23\, 1985. SUMMARY:Can't Fight This Feeling by REO Speedwagon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:one-more-night-19850330 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 30\, 1985 – April 6\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis love song by Collins rel eased in 1984 as a promotional single for No Jacket Required.\n\nThe song was featured in the background during a scene in the 1986 film The Color o f Money. SUMMARY:One More Night by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:we-are-the-world-19850413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850511 DESCRIPTION:Artist: USA for Africa\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Apri l 13\, 1985 – May 4\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter the success of the coll aborative UK charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas” in late 19 84\, which raised $24 million for Ethiopia\, Harry Belafonte was inspired to contact Lionel Richie\, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones and ask them t o help do the same in the US.\n\nThe result was “We Are the World” – a song recorded in one night featuring several popular artists of the tim e. The song became a massive success\, reaching #1 in the US within three weeks of release in April 1985. By 2020\, the song had raised more than $7 5 million to help alleviate poverty in Africa and the United States. It al so won four Grammy Awards\, one American Music Award\, and a People’s Ch oice Award and became the first ever single to be certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.\n\nAfter the 7.0 Mw magnitude earthquake in Haiti on January 12\, 2010\, this song was remade by another all-star cast of singers\, en titled “We Are the World 25 for Haiti.” It was released as a single on February 12\, 2010\, and proceeds from the record aided survivors in Hait i. SUMMARY:We Are the World by USA for Africa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:crazy-for-you-19850511 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 11\, 198 5\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Crazy for You” is a song by Madonna from the soundt rack album to the 1985 film\, Vision Quest. The song was written by John B ettis and Jon Lind\, and was officially released on February 13\, 1985 as the first single from the soundtrack. The song became Madonna’s second # 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, the first being “Like a Virgin ”. SUMMARY:Crazy for You by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:don-t-you-forget-about-me-19850518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850525 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simple Minds\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 18\ , 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff\, Simple M inds' “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” was released as a single Februar y 20\, 1985 and was featured as the main theme of the classic 1985 teen fi lm The Breakfast Club.\n\nOriginally offered to The Fixx\, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol but all declined (Idol did however record his own version year s later). Forsey then asked Simple Minds\, who initially refused but event ually agreed per suggestion of their label\, A&M.\n\nIt’s said that the band rearranged and recorded the song in three hours and “promptly forgo t about it\,” considering it just another song they recorded for somebod y.\n\nThe song would go on to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart\, making it Simple Minds' biggest hit (in the U.S.) to date. SUMMARY:Don't You (Forget About Me) by Simple Minds END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:everything-she-wants-19850525 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850608 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wham!\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 25\, 1985 – June 1\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Everything She Wants” is a million -selling hit by British pop duo Wham!. It was originally released in 198 4 on Epic Records on a double A-side with “Last Christmas”.\n\nIt was written and produced by George Michael\, one half of the duo\, and became their third consecutive number one hit in the US\, reaching the top spot i n spring 1985. In their homeland the UK\, the single\, paired with “Last Christmas”\, made it to #2 and was held from the top spot for five week s by “Do They Know It’s Christmas”.\n\nMichael has said it was writt en about “a marriage which obviously isn’t going well”. SUMMARY:Everything She Wants by Wham! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:everybody-wants-to-rule-the-world-19850608 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850622 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tears for Fears\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jun e 8\, 1985 – June 15\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nTears For Fears' biggest cha rt hit\, peaking at #2 in their home country of Britain and topping the ch arts in the US\, Canada and New Zealand. Although a massive hit\, “Every body Wants to Rule The World” almost wasn’t recorded. The pair weren ’t fans of the song\, and thought its syncopated shuffle beat wouldn’t fit in with the electronically straight-timed drums of the rest of the al bum.\n\nRoland Orzabal said:\n\nThe shuffle beat was alien to our normal w ay of doing things. It was jolly rather than square and rigid in the manne r of “Shout”\, but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert .\n\nAs well as an atypical shuffle beat\, the instrumentation of this son g is interesting. Although it mainly uses the chords of A and G\, it heavi ly incorporates the sixth into these chords\, meaning there’s a droning E note throughout most of the tune.\n\nThis is a melodic device not far re moved from traditional Indian music\, and its first use in pop music can b e traced back to the Raga-inspired music of George Harrison and The Rollin g Stones.\n\n“…Rule the World” has been heavily covered by artists r anging from Gloria Gaynor to Care Bears On Fire\, and the simple melody an d structure of the song makes it easy to adapt into many different forms.\ n\nThis song heavily inspired the instrumentation of “Rule\,” a song f rom Nas’s 2001 album Stillmatic. Both songs share similar subjects thema tically. SUMMARY:Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:heaven-19850622 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850706 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bryan Adams\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 22 \, 1985 – June 29\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nA song that appeared on the sou ndtrack to a panned 1983 movie called A Night in Heaven\, which later beca me the fourth track of Bryan Adams’s 1984 album Reckless\, and the third single from the album. Written by Adams and his songwriting partner Jim V allance\, “Heaven” is a power ballad about a love between two people t hat was heavily inspired by Journey’s Faithfully\, made in the previous year\, and even features that band’s drummer at the time\, Steve Smith. It almost didn’t make it to the album\, for both Adams and producer Jimm y Iovine felt that it didn’t really fit in an album filled with harder r ock songs. However\, for reasons yet unknown\, Adams changed his mind at t he last minute and kept it in anyway.\n\nThe rest is history\, for “Heav en” became Bryan Adams' first #1 single and one of the most well-known s ingles in his entire discography. SUMMARY:Heaven by Bryan Adams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sussudio-19850706 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850713 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 6\ , 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhen this was released in 1985\, critics assailed C ollins for its similarity with “1999” by Prince. Collins responded by saying that he was a “big Prince fan” and that his original version of “Sussudio” sounded even more like Prince. SUMMARY:Sussudio by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:a-view-to-a-kill-19850713 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850727 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Duran Duran\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 13 \, 1985 – July 20\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nDuran Duran’s “A View to a Kill” is the title track of Roger Moore’s last James Bond movie\, rel eased in 1985. It is the most successful 007 theme in North America\, hitt ing #1 in the Hot 100 in the summer of 1985.\n\nIt inspired a memorable mu sic video where singer Simon Le Bon has his spy day (even sharing the Eif fel Tower with the actual film). Much better than movie’s actual credit s\, too cheesy and 80s for their own good…\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/wa tch?v=hWVbVT3igdw SUMMARY:A View to a Kill by Duran Duran END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:everytime-you-go-away-19850727 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850803 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paul Young\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 27\, 1985 SUMMARY:Everytime You Go Away by Paul Young END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:shout-19850803 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850824 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tears for Fears\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Aug ust 3\, 1985 – August 17\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Shout” was released as a single in 1984 and is the first song on Tears for Fears' second albu m\, Songs from the Big Chair. It was no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks in August 1985 and remains one of their most recognizable (and exces sively sampled) songs.\n\nThis song was also covered by Disturbed for thei r album “The Sickness”\, titled as “Shout 2000”.\n\nThe song is of ten mislabeled as an emo song when the message is more a call to action th an an expression of pain. SUMMARY:Shout by Tears for Fears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-power-of-love-19850824 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850907 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Huey Lewis and the News\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart da tes: August 24\, 1985 – August 31\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Power of Love”\, also called “Power of Love”\, is a 1985 single by Huey Lewi s and the News\, written for and featured in the 1985 blockbuster film Bac k to the Future (where Huey Lewis himself makes a cameo).\n\nIt gave the b and their first number-one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100\, their secon d number-one hit on the U.S. Top Rock Tracks chart\, and was a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart\, where it appeared on UK editions of the band’ s fourth studio album\, Fore!. The song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song\, in 1986 at the 58th Academy Awards.\n\n\n\nFrenc h alt. cover: SUMMARY:The Power of Love by Huey Lewis and the News END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:st-elmo-s-fire-man-in-motion-19850907 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19850921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Parr\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 7\, 1985 – September 14\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“St. Elmo’s Fire” is the theme song for the 1985 film of the same name. It features members of the bands Toto\, Mr. Mister and REO Speedwagon as session musicians.\n\ nMan In Motion was the name of the two-year long world tour that disabled athlete Rick Hansen did in his wheelchair to raise awareness for people wi th spinal cord injuries.\n\nThe song reached #1 in the summer of 1985\, be coming Parr’s second and final top 40 hit. Despite the success of the so ng\, the film itself was critically panned even though it had an all-star cast. SUMMARY:St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion) by John Parr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:money-for-nothing-19850921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19850921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851012 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dire Straits\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 21\, 1985 – October 5\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe most successful Dir e Straits single\, “Money for Nothing” is inspired by Mark Knopfler li stening to a man complaining about the musicians that emerged in the 1980s .\n\nThe song features an introduction with Sting singing “I want my MTV ”. Because of this\, this was the first song played on MTV Europe when i t began airing. Sting received a songwriting credit for the intro\, and co nsequently this is one of only three Dire Straits songs not credited to Kn opfler alone.\n\nThe music video for the song was one of the first example s of CGI human characters. It won Video of the Year at the 1986 MTV Video Awards\, one of the few prizes it managed to take from a-ha’s “Take on Me”\, by the same director. SUMMARY:Money for Nothing by Dire Straits END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:oh-sheila-19851012 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851019 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ready for the World\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 12\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\nNamed after a lyric from a song from the ir debut album called “Ceramic Girl\,” They had a modest underground h it in Detroit and Flint with their first single “Tonight\,” which was helped by airplay on the Detroit radio station WJLB\, where the song was c hampioned by a DJ called The Electrifying Mojo. This got them signed to MC A Records\, who released “Tonight\,” followed by “Deep Inside Your L ove\,” which both went Top 10 on the R&B charts. It was the third single \, “Oh Sheila\,” that was the breakout hit\, going to #1 on the Dance\ , R&B\, and Hot 100 charts.\n\nThe song is commonly misattributed to Princ e\, due to similarity to his vocal and musical style\, as well as the beli ef that the song’s lyrics allude to frequent Prince collaborator Sheila E. Ready for the World’s Melvin Riley denied any connection with the two artists\, stating that the subject of the song was a fictional character. However\, the song’s drum machine pattern and melody was inspired by th e Prince song “Lady Cab Driver.” SUMMARY:Oh Sheila by Ready for the World END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:take-on-me-19851019 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851026 DESCRIPTION:Artist: a-ha\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 19\, 19 85\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Take on Me” is a synthpop song that combines vari ous instrumentation that includes acoustic guitars\, keyboards\, and drums . It was released as a-ha’s debut single in September 1984 to huge succe ss in their homeland of Norway.\n\nThe song was then remixed and re-releas ed internationally\, but it wasn’t until its groundbreaking\, award-winn ing music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shot of a girl dragged into a comic book world came out four months later that the song’s success was repeated around the world.\n\n\n\n“Take On Me ” hit #1 in several countries (including the US in late 1985) and eventu ally sold over 7 million copies worldwide\, making it one of the best-sell ing singles of all-time. And its video won eight awards at the 1986 MTV Vi deo Music Awards. SUMMARY:Take On Me by a-ha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:saving-all-my-love-for-you-19851026 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octo ber 26\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Saving All My Love for You” is a song w ritten by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page. I t was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. in 1978 on their album Marilyn & Billy (although Davis’ voice was not heard on their version).\n\n\n\nWhitney Houston released her cover of this song as the second single from her self-titled debut album. The song topped Billbo ard Hot 100\, becoming Houston’s first #1 on the chart. The song has sol d over 3 million copies worldwide. SUMMARY:Saving All My Love for You by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:part-time-lover-19851102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie Wonder\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 2\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Part-Time Lover” was released as the lead single from Stevie Wonder’s 1985 album In Square Circle. It tells a sto ry of undercover lovers\, who hide their infidelity from their partners\, only to find out in the end that their partners have been cheating on them as well.\n\nThe song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B\, Dance an d Contemporary Adult charts in late 1985. The song’s simultaneous chart success made him the first artist to score a number-one hit on four differ ent Billboard charts. The song also reached number three on the UK singles chart and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Male Pop Vocal Perf ormance in 1986. SUMMARY:Part-Time Lover by Stevie Wonder END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:miami-vice-theme-19851109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jan Hammer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 9\, 1985 SUMMARY:Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:we-built-this-city-19851116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Starship\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 1 6\, 1985 – November 23\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“We Built This City” w as a huge hit for Starship\, reaching number one on the charts in the U.S. \, Canada\, and Australia\, as well as receiving a Grammy nomination.\n\nT he lyrics\, as originally written\, were originally about how nightclubs i n Los Angeles were being shut down\, and as such live acts did not have an y place to go. As performed\, however\, the ‘computerized’ feel of the song ironically made it exactly an example of the pro-live-music statemen t implied by the lyrics.\n\nThe song remains a polarizing one in Jefferson Airplane lore. While the song itself implies Starship boasting of their l ate ‘60s success and impact on rock music/status as rock and roll rebels \, the members had nothing to do with writing the song.\n\nThe song gained infamy in the 2000s\, when Blender Magazine and VH1 declared it the “wo rst song of all times”. SUMMARY:We Built This City by Starship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:separate-lives-19851130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: November 30\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Separate Lives” was fe atured on the soundtrack to 1985 movie White Nights. It reached the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart and was nominated for the Oscar for B est Song. SUMMARY:Separate Lives by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:broken-wings-19851207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19851221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mr. Mister\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 7\, 1985 – December 14\, 1985\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Broken Wings” is the lead single from Mr. Mister’s second album Welcome to the Real World.\n \nJohn Lang\, one of the track’s songwriters\, used Khalil Gibran’s bo ok “The Broken Wings” as a source of inspiration for this song.\n\nThe song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1985\, whe re it remained for two weeks.The song peaked at number four in the United Kingdom\, the highest chart position the group ever achieved in Britain.\n \nAlthough released in 1985\, the song has stayed in the public listening sphere with artists Rick Springfield and Clay Aiken covering the song. On top of this\, the song was featured in the game Grand Theft Auto: Vice Cit y on fictional station Emotion 98.3. Furthermore\, the song has been sampl ed and rapped over by notable rappers 2Pac (“Until the End of Time”) a nd Joe Budden. SUMMARY:Broken Wings by Mr. Mister END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:say-you-say-me-19851221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19851221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lionel Richie\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decem ber 21\, 1985 – January 11\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Say You\, Say Me” topped the Billboard Hot 100 (December 21\, 1985)\, along with the Adult Contemporary and R&B charts.\n\nThe song was featured in the film White N ights and also won an Academy Award & a Golden Globe Award for Best Origin al Song. SUMMARY:Say You\, Say Me by Lionel Richie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:that-s-what-friends-are-for-19860118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Dionne and Friends\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: January 18\, 1986 – February 8\, 1986 SUMMARY:That's What Friends Are For by Dionne and Friends END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:how-will-i-know-19860215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860301 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Feb ruary 15\, 1986 – February 22\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“How Will I Know" is the third single from Whitney Houston’s 1985 self-titled debut album. \n\nIt was written by George Merrill\, Shannon Rubicam and Narada Michael Walden (who also produced the song).\n\nThe song was originally meant for Janet Jackson\, but her management declined because they felt it was too w eak in comparison to her other material.\n\nWhitney’s mother\, Cissy Hou ston was supposed to provide backup vocals on the song\, but Whitney was i mplored by Clive Davis to sing the backup vocals herself.\n\n“How Will I Know” topped the Billboard Hot 100\, Hot Black Singles and Adult Contem porary chart. It also topped the charts in Canada as well.\n\nIt was certi fied Gold in the United States and Canada.\n\nThe song’s music video rec eived heavy airplay on MTV and won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Femal e Video. SUMMARY:How Will I Know by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:kyrie-19860301 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860315 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mr. Mister\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 1\ , 1986 – March 8\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kyrie” is the second single from Mr. Mister’s 1985 album “Welcome to the Real World.”\n\nIt was released in December of 1985. In March of 1986\, the song topped the Bill board Hot 100 for 2 weeks.\n\nIt also topped Billboard’s Top Rock Tracks chart for a week. SUMMARY:Kyrie by Mr. Mister END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sara-19860315 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860322 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Starship\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 15\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nSara was named after the then-wife of Starship’s Mi ckey Thomas.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contempora ry chart for a week each in 1986. SUMMARY:Sara by Starship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:these-dreams-19860322 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860329 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Heart\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 22\, 198 6\n\n---\nAbout:\n“These Dreams” was first offered to Stevie Nicks\, w ho turned it down. After Heart signed with Capitol Records\, they were imp ressed with the song & they agreed to use it for their self-titled album.\ n\nAccording to “The Billboard Book of Number One Hits\,” Nancy Wilson was ill with a cold when she recorded her vocals for the song\, making he r voice sound gravelly & raspy.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 a nd Adult Contemporary chart for a week each in March of 1986.\n\nAfter “ These Dreams” became a hit\, the producers asked Nancy\, “Can’t you just get sick again?” in order for her to recreate the gravelly voice on future songs. SUMMARY:These Dreams by Heart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:rock-me-amadeus-19860329 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860419 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Falco\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 29\, 19 86 – April 12\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n„Rock Me Amadeus“ ist der bekan nteste Song von Falco\, welchen er für sein drittes Studioalbum Falco 3 a ufgenommen hat. Der Song wurde von Falco zusammen mit dem niederländische n Produzenten-Duo Bolland & Bolland geschrieben.\n\nBis heute ist die Sing le der einzige deutschsprachige Song\, der den ersten Platz der Billboard Hot 100 erreichte. Auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks erreichte der Song die Spitze der Single-Charts. Es war Falcos einziger Nummer-eins-Hit sowohl in den Vereinigten Staaten als auch im Vereinigten Königreich\, trotz der P opularität des Künstlers in seinem Heimatland Österreich und in weiten Teilen Europas. SUMMARY:Rock Me Amadeus by Falco END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:kiss-19860419 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860419 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860503 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Prince and the Revolution\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 19\, 1986 – April 26\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kiss” is t he lead single from Prince’s eighth album Parade (which served as the so undtrack to Prince’s second film\, Under the Cherry Moon).\n\nThe song w as not prominently featured in Under The Cherry Moon\, but quickly became not only a huge hit for Prince\, but also one of his most iconic songs. It ’s success ensured Parade would succeed as an album commercially and cri tically\, even though Under The Cherry Moon quickly flopped and none of th e subsequent singles managed to make much of an impact\, in the wake of th e film’s failure.\n\nIn spite of being one of Prince’s signature songs \, “Kiss” almost didn’t see release as a single\, let along as a Pri nce single. The song was originally conceived as blues song for the funk-r ock band Mazarati\, with whom Prince was working at the time. They transfo rmed the song into the stuttering\, slinky funk number you hear now\; Prin ce reclaimed the track\, removing a bassline\, singing it an octave higher \, and adding the song’s signature guitar riff/solo. SUMMARY:Kiss by Prince and the Revolution END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:addicted-to-love-19860503 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860510 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Robert Palmer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 3\ , 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Addicted to Love” was released as a single in January 1986 and quickly became known as Robert Palmer’s signature song\ , thanks in part to a popular video featuring high fashion models. Other a rtists have released versions since.\n\nComparing romantic longings with t hose of drug users is a classic trope in popular music\, going back to son gs like 1973’s “Love Jones” or even 1932’s “You’re Getting to Be a Habit With Me”. Considering that love actually does cause the prod uction of mind-altering chemicals\, this is perhaps unsurprising.\n\nThe s ong entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week ending 8 February 1986. T he song ended up topping the Billboard Hot 100\, as well as the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart. It was one of the last 45 RPM singles to receive a million-selling Gold certification. It also reached number one in Australi a\, and number five on the UK Singles Chart. SUMMARY:Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:west-end-girls-19860510 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860517 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pet Shop Boys\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 10 \, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nLondon in the 80s was divided (and still is) into the wealthy West End and the more down-at-heel\, East End.\n\nThe major en tertainment centre of London is based around the West End and us boys used to hang around there in the hopes of landing a West End girl in an effort to social climb.\n\nThis song was featured on GTA V’s in-game radio sta tion\, “Non-Stop Pop”. The majority of the sounds are produced by the E-mu Emulator II synthesizer.\n\nhttps://youtu.be/p3j2NYZ8FKs SUMMARY:West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:greatest-love-of-all-19860517 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860607 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 17\, 1986 – May 31\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Greatest Love of All” wa s written by Michael Masser & the late Linda Creed\, who wrote the song du ring her struggle with breast cancer.\n\nThe song was originally in 1977 b y George Benson for the Muhammad Ali biopic “The Greatest.”\n\nWhitney covered the song for her 1985 self-titled debut album.\n\nOriginally\, Cl ive Davis didn’t want Whitney to record the song for the album\, but eve ntually gave in after being persuaded by Michael Masser and Whitney.\n\nTh e song became a hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100\, Hot Black Singles an d adult contemporary charts in 1986. The song also topped the charts in Au stralia and Canada.\n\nIt was certified Gold in the U.S. and Canada & cert ified Silver in the U.K.\n\n“Greatest Love of All” won the American Mu sic Award for “Favorite Soul/R&B Video.” It was also nominated for a G rammy Award for “Record of the Year” and a Soul Train Music Award for “Single of the Year.” SUMMARY:Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:live-to-tell-19860607 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860614 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 7\, 198 6\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Live To Tell” is a haunting\, emotional ballad that served as the lead single from Madonna’s third album True Blue. Release d March 26\, 1986\, the song was also featured in then-husband Sean Penn ’s film At Close Range\, which premiered April 18\, 1986.\n\nThe Patrick Leonard-produced song uses mostly synthesized instrumentation and feature s a number of dramatic\, suspended pauses before its verses and choruses. It was originally intended for the film Fire with Fire but was rejected by Paramount Pictures.\n\nWith its deep feeling and languid tempo\, the song was played for Madonna who wrote lyrics inspired by her childhood and tou ches on themes of loyalty and distrust. Its music video presented a new Ma rilyn Monroe-inspired image for Madonna. SUMMARY:Live to Tell by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:on-my-own-19860614 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860705 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald\nWeeks at #1: 3 week s\nChart dates: June 14\, 1986 – June 28\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“On My Own” is a duet Patti LaBelle recorded with Michael McDonald.\n\n\n\nIt topped the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts in 1986. The song also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com /watch?v=KsH63qJlIMM SUMMARY:On My Own by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:there-ll-be-sad-songs-to-make-you-cry-19860705 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860712 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Ocean\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 5\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis R&B/pop song from 1986 is about how love songs could often make people cry\, especially as Billy feels like he’s in lov e with a woman. It is also one of his most popular songs ever. SUMMARY:There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) by Billy Ocean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:holding-back-the-years-19860712 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860719 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simply Red\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 12\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Holding Back the Years” tells of the troubled u pbringing lead singer Mick Hucknall had during his youth. The difficulty h e had finding support from a stern father and a mother that wasn’t there often enough. The upbringing he had didn’t offer confidence or a sense of value – so to put this time in check with finding success he has to “Hold Back The Years” in moving forward. SUMMARY:Holding Back the Years by Simply Red END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:invisible-touch-19860719 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860719 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860726 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Genesis\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 19\, 19 86\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe title track and first single of the 1986 Genesis al bum of the same name with Phil Collins on lead vocals. It is the most succ essful single in the band’s lengthy history and was their first No. 1 si ngle in the United States\; the song also remained for three consecutive w eeks at the top on the Billboard Hot 100 airplay in such country during th e summer of 1986 until it was surpassed by Peter Cetera’s Glory of Love. The song also was the first of five consecutive US top five singles from the album of the same name. It reached No. 4 in Canada\, and No. 15 in the United Kingdom. SUMMARY:Invisible Touch by Genesis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:sledgehammer-19860726 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860802 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peter Gabriel\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2 6\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe second track off of Peter Gabriel’s 1986 al bum So. It also provided Gabriel with his only #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 (peaking in July 1986).\n\nThe song is centered around Gabriel trying to woo someone\, and uses a LOT of sexual innuendo. The titular sledgeham mer is a pretty obvious phallic symbol.\n\n“Sledgehammer” was heavily influenced by 60s soul – specifically songs released by the Stax label – to the point that Peter Gabriel hired Wayne Jackson of Stax’s Memphi s Horns to lead his horn section for this song.\n\nThe music video for thi s song was influential\, and is MTV’s most played music video to date. T he video is almost entirely stop-motion animation\, created with the help of Aardman Animations\, the company that would later make the Wallace and Gromit films.\n\nThe music video was also used in the Atari Jaguar CD game “Vid Grid”\, a sliding puzzle game where you must put the music video together. SUMMARY:Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:glory-of-love-19860802 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860802 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860816 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peter Cetera\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 2\, 1986 – August 9\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nGlory of Love was a single f rom Peter Cetera’s 1986 album Solitude\\Solitaire and was the theme song for the film The Karate Kid\, Part II. It was co-written by Peter’s the n-wife\, Diane Nini.\n\nOriginally\, the song was supposed to be the end t itle song for the film Rocky IV.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary chart in the summer of 1986. It also won a ASCAP Aw ard for Most Performed Songs from a Motion Picture and a BMI Film & TV Awa rd for Most Performed Song from a Film.\n\nIt was also nominated for an Ac ademy Award\, Golden Globe and Grammy Award. SUMMARY:Glory of Love by Peter Cetera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:papa-don-t-preach-19860816 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860830 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 16\, 1986 – August 23\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nMadonna’s controversial hit h ated by many\, including feminists\, and loved by others\, was inspired by gossiping teenagers overheard by songwriter Brian Elliot. Depending on ho w one views this song\, it could be said to tell a story of a girl passing from the control of her father to the control of her boyfriend\, her preg nancy having curtailed her life chances.\n\nMore recently\, feminists have argued that a strong woman should be the person she wants to be. This may involve having a baby\, whatever the circumstances\, motherhood being a s ource of power that should be celebrated. Therefore the girl in this song is asserting herself\, rejecting her father’s control of her\, choosing the boy she wants despite her father’s disapproval and deciding her own future.\n\nListeners can decide their own interpretation. SUMMARY:Papa Don't Preach by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:higher-love-19860830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Winwood\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 30\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nA very spiritual piece of poetry off Winwood’ s acclaimed album Back in the High Life\, “Higher Love” was his first hit (in 1986) after a four-year professional hiatus – and his first solo number one ever. The song won the 1986 Grammy award.\n\nBacked up by Chak a Khan and others\, the vocals convey a gospel influence.\n\n\n\n\n\nWinwo od’s first solo hit “While You See a Chance” was released on his 198 0 album Arc of a Diver\, and peaked at Number 3. SUMMARY:Higher Love by Steve Winwood END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:venus-19860906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860913 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bananarama\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 6\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is a cover of Shocking Blue\, which was rel eased in May 1986. SUMMARY:Venus by Bananarama END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:take-my-breath-away-19860913 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19860920 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Berlin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 13\ , 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Take My Breath Away” is a song by American new -wave band Berlin written and produced by Giorgio Moroder for the film Top Gun and helped the soundtrack become not only the best selling of 1986\, but eventually one of the best selling of all time.\n\nUpon its release\, the song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Golden Globe A ward for Best Original Song. It also topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. and also topped charts in Canada\, the U.K\, the Netherlands\, I reland and Belgium.\n\nOver the years it became Berlin’s signature song and has been covered many times. Jessica Simpson’s version is perhaps th e most well known cover. SUMMARY:Take My Breath Away by Berlin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:stuck-with-you-19860920 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19860920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861011 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Huey Lewis and the News\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart da tes: September 20\, 1986 – October 4\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Stuck wit h You” is a hit single by Huey Lewis and the News\, written by guitarist Chris Hayes and lead singer Huey Lewis\, released in 1986. It was the fir st single from the band’s fourth album\, Fore!. The song spent three wee ks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 from September 14 to October 3\, 1986. The single was the band’s second number-one hit on the Hot 100 ch art\, following “The Power of Love” in 1985. The song reached number 1 2 on the UK Singles Chart. This song also spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. SUMMARY:Stuck with You by Huey Lewis and the News END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:when-i-think-of-you-19861011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861025 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octob er 11\, 1986 – October 18\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“When I Think of You ” is the third single released from Janet Jackson’s third album Contro l.\n\nOn the Billboard Hot 100\, the song became the album’s third conse cutive top ten hit\, as well as Jackson’s first #1 hit in the United Sta tes.\n\nThe lyrics detail Jackson’s infatuation with her lover\, specifi cally the way he brings her tranquility\, and how she never wants to leave him. SUMMARY:When I Think of You by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:true-colors-19861025 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861108 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cyndi Lauper\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 25\, 1986 – November 1\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nBeing one of the few son gs on the album not written by Lauper\, “True Colors” is still a signa ture song for the American singer. Lauper came up with “a very\, very cr eative departure from” what songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly ha d originally written and presented to her.\n\nThe song became Lauper’s s econd and final #1 in the US in late 1986. It also was a huge hit internat ionally\, reaching the top 20 in eight other countries including a #12 pea k in the UK.\n\n“True Colors” has been covered by many artists includi ng The Weeknd and Phil Collins\, who had success with it overseas. The son g has also been found in mainstream pop culture many times\, from late 80s Kodak commercials to the 2016 film Trolls where it is sung by Justin Timb erlake and Anna Kendrick.\n\nLauper had a friend who’d recently died of AIDS in mind while singing “True Colors”\, and over time the song has grown to become an anthem for the LGBT-community. In 2015 Cyndi Lauper ope ned a shelter for homeless gay\, lesbian\, bisexual and transgender youth. The shelter was named after this song.\n\nThe True Colors Residence\, nam ed after her 1986 hit “True Colors\,” will be located on West 154th St . near Frederick Douglass Blvd. in Harlem. The residence\, the first perma nent housing facility of its kind in the city\, was conceived by the singe r\, her manager and the West End Intergenerational Residence\, a non-profi t focused on providing housing for homeless families and the elderly. SUMMARY:True Colors by Cyndi Lauper END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:amanda-19861108 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Boston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 8\, 1986 – November 15\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Amanda” topped the Billb oard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in November 1986 and also topped the charts in Ca nada for a week in December of that same year\, making it Boston’s bigge st hit in both the U.S. and Canada. SUMMARY:Amanda by Boston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:human-19861122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Human League\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Nov ember 22\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Human” is a love ballad describing th e relationship between a man and a woman reuniting after some time being a part.\n\nIt was a much needed return for the synth-pop trio\, who were fal ling off after some initial success at the onset of the ‘80s. In the U.S .\, the song charted at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100\, #1 on Hot Dance/Club Play\, #3 on Hot Black Singles and #3 on Adult Contemporary as well as #8 on the UK Singles chart. SUMMARY:Human by The Human League END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:you-give-love-a-bad-name-19861129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bon Jovi\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 29 \, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nSongwriter Desmond Child had written the song “I f You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)” for Bonnie Tyler\, but was unsatis fied with its chart performance. So he brought the music to Bon Jovi and t hey rewrote it as “You Give Love A Bad Name”.\n\nIt was released as th e first single from the album Slippery When Wet and became Bon Jovi’s fi rst of four #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It was also a top 30 hit in several countries overseas including the UK.\n\nIn 2009\, “You Give Love A Bad Name” was named the 20th greatest hard rock song of all time by V H1. SUMMARY:You Give Love a Bad Name by Bon Jovi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-next-time-i-fall-19861206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peter Cetera and Amy Grant\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 6\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nSongwriters Bobby Caldwell and Pa ul Gordon presented “The Next Time I Fall” to Chicago envisioning Cete ra singing it\, and were disappointed to learn he was leaving the group. H owever\, Cetera did hear their demo and decided to record it for his secon d solo album (first after leaving Chicago).\n\nCetera decided it should be a duet and wanted a relatively unknown female singer to accompany him. Hi s record label suggested Amy Grant\, who was known as a “Christian music superstar” at the time but was looking to crossover into mainstream pop . Cetera agreed because he liked “what she stands for”.\n\n“The Next Time I Fall” became Cetera’s second number one hit in a row (after “Glory Of Love”) on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1986. It was Grant ’s first of two US chart-toppers – with “Baby Baby” becoming her s econd one five years later.\n\nThe song was also nominated for a Grammy fo r “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals”.\n\nSeven years after this song hit #1\, while married to Gary Chapman\, Amy Grant experi enced her own “next time I fall in love\, it will be with you” moment with country singer Vince Gill. After meeting Gill on a Christmas special in 1993\, she reportedly told Chapman “I don’t love you anymore. You ’re the biggest mistake I’ve ever made … I’ve given my heart to an other man”\, divorced him\, then married Gill. Now that’s irony!! SUMMARY:The Next Time I Fall by Peter Cetera and Amy Grant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-way-it-is-19861213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19861220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruce Hornsby & the Range\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: December 13\, 1986\n\n---\nAbout:\nBruce Hornsby’s second single a nd biggest hit\, “The Way It Is\,” a song about the civil rights era\, reached #1 in the US in late 1986. It was also a top 30 hit in several ot her countries including the UK. Its success allowed his first single “Ev ery Little Kiss” to outdo its original chart performance on re-release t he following year.\n\n2Pac’s “Changes” famously samples the song. SUMMARY:The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & the Range END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:walk-like-an-egyptian-19861220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19861220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Bangles\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 20\, 1986 – January 10\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nWalk Like an Egyptian wa s a million-selling single and became Billboard’s number-one song of 198 7. Nevertheless\, the song ended up accelerating the tensions within the group. The original plan for this song called for Debbi Peterson to sing t he whole thing\, but their producer\, David Kahne\, decided to have one pe rson sing one verse. There are only three verses\, though\, so one person would have to get left out. That person ended up being Debbi Peterson\, wh en David Kahne decided to have Micki Steele sing the second verse instead of Debbi (Vicki Peterson sang the first verse and Susanna Hoffs sang the t hird). Debbi didn’t play drums on the song either\, when the producer de cided that drum machines were the hip sound of 1987 (which they kinda were – ‘87 was a weird time).\n\nLike most Bangles hits\, the Bangles didn ’t write this one. This one’s written by Liam Sternberg. Over the y ears\, the song has shown up in dozens of movies and TV shows. SUMMARY:Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:shake-you-down-19870117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gregory Abbott\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janua ry 17\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nShake You Down was the lead single from Grego ry Abbott’s debut album Shake You Down.\n\nIn 1986\, the song topped Bil lboard’s R&B Singles chart for two weeks and peaked at #2 on Billboard ’s Adult Contemporary chart. A year later\, the song topped the Billboar d Hot 100 for a week in January of 1987. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. SUMMARY:Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:at-this-moment-19870124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Vera and the Beaters\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 24\, 1987 – January 31\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nAccording to Billy Vera about the inspiration of the song:\n\n“I was living still in New York\, and I met a young college girl\, about 20 years old. We star ted dating – she told me she had just broken up with her boyfriend\, and she described what he went through when she gave him the bad news. And sh e was very descriptive. So I went home and I was impressed by what he must have been feeling. I wrote the first two-thirds of the song based on my i magination of what this guy was feeling. And I couldn’t finish it\, I ju st couldn’t figure out how it ended. And then about 9-10 months later\, when she broke up with me\, I had gotten very emotionally involved with he r\, and then I knew how the song ended. And that was the famous line that everybody remembers: ‘I’d subtract 20 years of my life.’ We stayed i n touch for a long time. She was one of these sort of narcissistic girls t hat like the idea of somebody mooning over her for years\, and I did.”\n \nOriginally\, when the song was released in 1981\, it peaked at #79 on th e Billboard Hot 100\, but after the song was featured on the NBC sitcom Fa mily Ties as the love song of Alex P. Keaton (portrayed by Michael J. Fox) and Ellen Reed (portrayed by Tracy Pollan)\, the single was re-released & topped the Billboard Hot 100 in January of 1987. SUMMARY:At This Moment by Billy Vera and the Beaters END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:open-your-heart-19870207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 7\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Open Your Heart” is the second track on Madonna ’s True Blue album and it served as the fourth single off the record\, r eleased on Novembre 12\, 1986.\nThe song\, originally titled “Follow You r Heart” and conceived to be given to Cyndi Lauper is a dance song about sexual desire.\nThe music video for the song\, directed by Jean-Baptiste Modino\, spawned criticism since it portrays a child watching Madonna danc ing promiscuously in a peep-show and kissing him\, but this did not stop t he song from being a commercial success becoming Madonna’s fifth #1 in t he US. SUMMARY:Open Your Heart by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:livin-on-a-prayer-19870214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870314 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bon Jovi\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 1 4\, 1987 – March 7\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nAccording to co-writer Desmond Child\, Jon Bon Jovi originally considered not including “Living On A P rayer” on the band’s third album Slippery When Wet:\n\nAfter Bon Jovi did the demo\, Jon wasn’t sure about putting it on the album because he felt it was a bit sentimental and didn’t fit with the hard-edged arena r ock direction they were headed in. But Richie and I realized early on that this was a very special song and literally got on our hands and knees\, h alf joking and half not\, begging Jon to keep it on the record.\n\n“Livi n' On A Prayer” was released as the album’s second single in late 1986 and became their second consecutive chart-topper in the US\, reaching #1 in early 1987 – finishing as the 10th biggest song of the year. It also reached the top 5 in several countries overseas.\n\nRegarding the track’ s lyrical content\, Jon gave the following statement:\n\nIt deals with the way that two kids–Tommy and Gina–face life’s struggles\, and how th eir love and ambitions get them through the hard times. It’s working cla ss and it’s real… I wanted to incorporate the movie element\, and tell a story about people I knew. So instead of doing what I did on ‘Runaway ’\, where the girl didn’t have a name\, I gave them names\, which gave them an identity… Tommy and Gina aren’t two specific people\; they re present a lifestyle.\n\nThe hit unexpectedly re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on November 21\, 2013 in the 25th spot. It re-entered the charts after a 2009 video of Boston Celtics basketball fan Jeremy Fry dancing to the r ock anthem at Boston’s TD Garden was re-uploaded to YouTube. With 11 mil lion new views\, the video propelled the 1987 classic back on the charts.\ n\nIn 2023\, the song’s music video became the group’s second to surpa ss one billion views on YouTube. SUMMARY:Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:jacob-s-ladder-19870314 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870321 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Huey Lewis and the News\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: March 14\, 1987 SUMMARY:Jacob's Ladder by Huey Lewis and the News END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:lean-on-me-19870321 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870404 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Club Nouveau\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 21\, 1987 – March 28\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nLean on Me was originally su ng by Bill Withers.\n\nClub Nouveau’s version topped the Billboard Hot 1 00 for two weeks in 1986. It also topped Billboard’s dance music chart a nd peaked at #2 on Billboard’s R&B chart.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=IwIzcNLOogc SUMMARY:Lean on Me by Club Nouveau END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:nothing-s-gonna-stop-us-now-19870404 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870418 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Starship\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 4\, 1987 – April 11\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now ” is a song co-written by Albert Hammond and Diane Warren\, recorded by the American rock band Starship in 1986. It is a power ballad duet featuri ng Starship vocalists Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas. It is the soundtrack of the romantic comedy movie\, Mannequin along with a themed music video. Also\, it was released as a track on the album No Protection by Starship i n July 1987.\n\nThe song was also featured in the drama-comedy movie The S keleton Twins in 2014.\n\nThe song peaked number one in the Billboard Hot 100 on April 4\, 1987\, and reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks the following month\, and became the UK’s second-biggest-selling single of 1987.\n\nThe song also reached the top 10 in six European countr ies. It became the first number-one single by songwriter Diane Warren{http s://genius.com/artists/Diane-warren). At the time\, it made the 47-year-ol d Grace Slick the oldest woman to have a number-one single in the United S tates\, surpassed only by Cher\, who was 52 when her song “Believe” re ached number one in early 1999.\n\nThe song received an Academy Award nomi nation for “Best Original Song” at the 60th Academy Awards. SUMMARY:Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-knew-you-were-waiting-for-me-19870418 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870502 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Aretha Franklin and George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 2 week s\nChart dates: April 18\, 1987 – April 25\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I K new You Were Waiting (For Me)” is a duet with George Michael.\n\nThe son g topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in April of 1987. It also peake d at #2 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart and hit #1 in the United Kingdom.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBCWLhlJV0Y SUMMARY:I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) by Aretha Franklin and George Mich ael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-just-died-in-your-arms-19870502 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870502 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870516 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cutting Crew\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 2\ , 1987 – May 9\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“(I Just) Died in Your Arms” i s the title of a song written by Nick Van Eede and introduced by his band\ , Cutting Crew\, in 1986. It was their biggest hit\, peaking at number-one in the United States\, Canada and Finland\, and reaching the top five in the UK\, South Africa\, Sweden and Switzerland. SUMMARY:(I Just) Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:with-or-without-you-19870516 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870606 DESCRIPTION:Artist: U2\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 16\, 1987 – May 30\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“With or Without You” was released a s the lead single from the album “The Joshua Tree”. It was the band’ s most successful single at the time.\n\nIt features sustained guitar part s played by guitarist the Edge\, along with vocals by lead singer Bono an d a bassline by bassist Adam Clayton. The song originated from a demo reco rded in late 1985.\n\nOstensibly a troubled love song\, the track’s lyri cs were inspired by Bono’s conflicting feelings about the lives he led a s a musician and domestic man. SUMMARY:With or Without You by U2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:you-keep-me-hangin-on-19870606 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870613 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kim Wilde\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 6\, 1 987\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is Wilde’s cover of the 1966 Supremes song “Y ou Keep Me Hanging On”.\n\nBoth Wilde and the Supremes took the song to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. SUMMARY:You Keep Me Hangin' On by Kim Wilde END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:always-19870613 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870620 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Atlantic Starr\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 13\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Always” became a big hit for Atlantic Starr \, topping the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B and Adult Contemporary charts in Ma y\\June of 1987. SUMMARY:Always by Atlantic Starr END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:head-to-toe-19870620 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: June 20\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Head to Toe” became Lisa Lisa & Cul t Jam’s first number-one hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B and B illboard’s Hot Dance Music\\Maxi-Singles chart in 1987. SUMMARY:Head to Toe by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-who-loves-me-19870627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870711 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jun e 27\, 1987 – July 4\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhitney Houston’s 1987 sin gle “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” was her biggest hit u ntil “I Will Always Love You\,” five years later.\n\nThe story behind the song belongs to its songwriters—George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam o f the band Boy Meets Girl. Merrill and Rubicam first worked with Whitney o n her 1985 #1 hit “How Will I Know.” Thanks to the success of “How Will I Know\,” legendary music executive Clive Davis asked them to write another song for Whitney.\n\nIn The Billboard Book of Number One Hits\, R ubicam recalled being inspired to write a song after she and Merrill watch ed Whitney perform at an outdoor venue.\n\nShe had just finished singing ‘How Will I Know’ and we just happened to look up while people were cl apping and a star was falling.\nWe both saw it\, so I pulled out my little notepad and wrote ‘Waiting for a Star to Fall’ and then later wrote a song around it. We sent it off to her and they passed on it.\n\nRubicam r ecalled writing this song:\n\nI pictured somebody single wishing that they could find that special person for themselves. It wasn’t\, ‘I wanna g o down the disco and dance.’ It was\, ‘I wanna do that dance of life w ith somebody.’ That was the thought behind the song. We sent our demo ve rsion off to Clive Davis and he loved it.\n\nBut not everyone loved their version—producer Narada Michael Walden didn’t think it fit for Whitney . Walden said\, “It reminded me of a rodeo song with Olivia Newton-John singing.”\n\nI love Olivia Newton-John\, but for Whitney Houston it didn ’t seem right. I felt the song needed a much more funkier feel.\nI slept \, dreaming about it\, woke up in the morning thinking about it\, wonderin g what am I gonna do with this dance song.\nSo\, we just jumped in the wat er and lo and behold a magic record was born\, Houston just knocked it out and then I knew we had a good record.\n\nMerrill and Rubicam didn’t get to hear the finished song until the album was done\, when Clive Davis inv ited them to an album listening party\, where he told them it would be the album’s first single and predicted it would go #1.\n\nThe song became a Houston’s fourth #1 hit in the United States—it went #1 in 14 countri es. SUMMARY:I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:alone-19870711 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870801 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Heart\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 11\, 198 7 – July 25\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nBilly Steinberg and Tom Kelly origina lly wrote “Alone” for their own act\, i-Ten\, and recorded it for thei r 1983 album Taking a Cold Look. In 1984\, it was performed by John Stamos and Valerie Stevenson in character for the short-lived CBS sitcom Dreams. Heart’s version was the most successful\, spending three weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the summer of 1987. SUMMARY:Alone by Heart END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:shakedown-19870801 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870801 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870808 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bob Seger\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 1\, 1987 SUMMARY:Shakedown by Bob Seger END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-still-haven-t-found-what-i-m-looking-for-19870808 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870822 DESCRIPTION:Artist: U2\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 8\, 1987 – August 15\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” is the second single taken from U2’s 1987 album The Josh ua Tree.\n\nIt’s written in the writing style of King David\, specifical ly from the poems recorded in the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The lyricism also emulates Charles Bukowski’s poetry\, who Bono was reading at the time.\n\nThe subject Bono is searching for is left without descrip tion – he doesn’t tell us what he’s pursuing\, just that he is searc hing with a single-minded focus and great longing. This section is written in a nearly identical style to the writings of David.\n\nThere are many a llusions in the later stanzas Christian and romantic\, sensual and in the last stanza a declaration of the narrator’s worldview and personal belie fs\, but he also tells his audience that he has not reached his destinatio n and is still looking to be with ‘the you’ he mentions in the beginni ng of the song. SUMMARY:I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:who-s-that-girl-19870822 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870829 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 22\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Who’s That Girl” is a song by American singer Madonna from the soundtrack album to the 1987 film Who’s That Girl. It w as released on June 30\, 1987\, by Sire Records as the first album single. The song was later included on the two-disc edition of Madonna’s 2009 g reatest hits album Celebration. While shooting for the film\, then called Slammer\, Madonna had requested Patrick Leonard to develop an uptempo song that captured the nature of her film persona. She later added the lyrics and vocals to the demo tape developed by Leonard\, and decided to rename t he song as well as the film to “Who’s That Girl”.\n\nFeaturing instr umentation from drums\, bass\, and stringed instruments\, “Who’s That Girl” continued Madonna’s fascination with Hispanic culture by incorpo rating Spanish lyrics and using the effect of double vocals. Although it r eceived mixed reactions from reviewers\, the song became Madonna’s sixth single to top the Billboard Hot 100\, while peaking atop the charts in co untries like the United Kingdom\, Canada\, Netherlands\, Ireland and Belgi um. It was also nominated for “Best Song From A Motion Picture” at the 1988 Grammy Awards and “Best Original Song” at the 1988 Golden Globe Awards. SUMMARY:Who's That Girl by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:la-bamba-19870829 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870919 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Los Lobos\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 29 \, 1987 – September 12\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nCover by Los Lobos of an o ld Mexican folk song from Veracruz most famous for its 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens. It was used as the title track to the 1987 film La Bamba ( which followed the life and career of Valens)\, and topped the US and UK c harts in the same year\, proceeding to stay there at the top for three str aight weeks.\n\nIt was this version of the song that made it to the on-dis c setlist of the 2008 rhythm game Guitar Hero: World Tour. SUMMARY:La Bamba by Los Lobos END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-just-can-t-stop-loving-you-19870919 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19870926 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett\nWeeks at #1: 1 wee k\nChart dates: September 19\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” is a smooth ballad that expresses the strong attachment and infatuation that often accompanies falling in love.\n\nIt was the first s ingle released from Bad and the first of five singles from the album to ch art at #1\, reaching that coveted spot on the Billboard Hot 100\, Adult Co ntemporary\, and R&B charts.\n\nMichael had initially wanted Whitney Houst on or Barbara Streisand to appear on the song with him\, but they declined the offer.\n\nSiedah had no idea that she was being considered to appear on the song\, stating that she found out by surprise when reporting to wha t she thought was a Man In The Mirror session:\n\n….we had finished with the choir and everything and all the vocals for “Man in the Mirror\,” and then a couple of days later we were back in the studio and I thought we were going to do more work on that song\, but that wasn’t the song th at was playing in the studio\, so I just decided to sit back and chill. I was knitting\, Quincy sort of talking to me over his shoulder\, saying\, d o you like this song that’s playing? And I sort of look up towards the h eavens\, I go\, yeah\, yes\, nice song. He said\, well\, can you sing it? I’m like\, yeah. So I put my knitting down and I go into the booth and I hear Quincy\, he says\, Siedah\, go in the vocal booth. Michael\, go on i n there with Siedah. And Michael is following me. And I go into the booth and I see two mic stands\, two music stands\, two lyric sheets. And on the lyric sheet that I’m looking at it says\, “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You\,” Michael\, Siedah\, Michael\, Siedah. And it was\, Michel\, it wa s in that moment that I realized\, oh my god\, I’m doing a duet with the king of pop. Lord have mercy. Help me\, Jesus. But he was so cool and I f ound it so refreshing.\n\nSiedah revealed that Michael had a lot of fun du ring the recording sessions\, often displaying his humorous side\n\nWhile in the studio recording our duet “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”\, Mi chael recorded his part\, but when it came to me singing my verses\, he be gan tossing popcorn in my face in an effort to make me mess-up. Producer Q uincy Jones\, not seeing this\, began to chastise me for flubbing the take s. Michael\, on the other hand\, was just CRACKING UP! SUMMARY:I Just Can't Stop Loving You by Michael Jackson with Siedah Garrett END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:didn-t-we-almost-have-it-all-19870926 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19870926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871010 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sep tember 26\, 1987 – October 3\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nDidn’t We Almost H ave It All is the second single from Whitney Houston’s sophomore album W hitney. It was written by Michael Masser & Will Jennings.\n\nThe song topp ed the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary chart. It also peaked at # 2 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart in 1987.\n\nIt was nominated fo r a Grammy for “Song of the Year.” SUMMARY:Didn't We Almost Have It All by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:here-i-go-again-19871010 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitesnake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 1 0\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nDavid Coverdale on ‘Here I Go Again’:\nIt’s an old song that I wrote about the breakdown of my first marriage. I had rented a villa in Algarve – the southern coast of Portugal – with my y oung daughter\, and my wife and I ended up sleeping in separate rooms. We just went from being the best of friends to not being the best of friends. And ‘Here I Go Again’ was about that. I’m only inspired by events i n my life\, to document. There are three themes that are really prevalent – I had given up arguing with myself years ago about love songs because every time i sit down\, it’s never with the intentions of writing a love song. But now everyone has a ‘Here I Go Again’ story\, about a time i n their life – either a sad time or a joyful time. SUMMARY:Here I Go Again by Whitesnake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:lost-in-emotion-19871017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871024 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: October 17\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Lost in Emotion” topped the Bill board Hot 100 and R&B chart for a week each in October of 1987.\n\nIt woul d be Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s last number-one pop hit on the Billboard H ot 100. SUMMARY:Lost in Emotion by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:bad-19871024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Oct ober 24\, 1987 – October 31\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe second single and the title track from his 7th solo album Bad. It is the first to have a vi deo that shows his more aggressive\, edgier style of dance and song – no t to mention Michael’s new visage.\n\nOriginally intended to feature Pri nce in both song and video\, his part in the short film eventually went to a then-unknown Wesley Snipes.\n\nThe video was inspired by the story of E dmund Perry\, a then-recent graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy who was ki lled in 1985 by a plainclothes policeman in Manhattan. It was written by R ichard Price and directed by legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese (who were at the time working together on The Color of Money). It also pulls in inf luences from West Side Story\, which has appeared in some of Michael’s p revious works.\n\nEven Eddie Murphy’s manager peeped game.\n\nhttp://www .youtube.com/watch?v=hfP7XyMDyCw SUMMARY:Bad by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-think-we-re-alone-now-19871107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tiffany\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 7\ , 1987 – November 14\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Think We’re Alone Now ” was originally sung by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967.\n\nTiffa ny’s version of the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in 198 7. At the time the song hit number-one\, Tiffany was only 16 years old.\n\ nThe song jumped back in popularity when it was used in the first episode of the Netflix Original Series The Umbrella Academy in 2019 and season fiv e of Stranger Things in 2025. SUMMARY:I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:mony-mony-19871121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Idol\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 21\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\nBilly Idol’s original 1981 remake of this 1968 chart-topper by Tommy James & the Shondells made little impact on US radi o\, reaching #7 on the US Bubbling Under Chart.\n\nIn late 1987\, Idol’s live performance of the song shot the song all the way back to #1 in the US. It also reached #2 in New Zealand and #13 in Switzerland.\n\nThat year \, a trend began in dance clubs around the US where the crowd would shout back obscenities during the silence in the song’s verses\, differing in various regions. One popular variation of the callback is: “Hey everybod y\, get laid\, get fucked!” SUMMARY:Mony Mony by Billy Idol END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:i-ve-had-the-time-of-my-life-19871128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: November 28\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life is well-known for being played in the final scene of “Dirty Dancin g.”\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qxbAGxpSxE\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in November of 1987 and also topped Billboar d’s Adult Contemporary chart for 4 weeks.\n\nIt even won an Academy Awar d\, a Grammy Award and a Golden Globe Award.\n\nThe song was originally in tended for Joe Esposito and Donna Summer to sing\, but they turned it down . SUMMARY:(I've Had) The Time of My Life by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:heaven-is-a-place-on-earth-19871205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19871212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Belinda Carlisle\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Dec ember 5\, 1987\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Heaven Is a Place on Earth” was the le ad single from Belinda Carlisle’s second album\, Heaven on Earth. The si ngle was released in September 1987\, shortly before the album\, and it re ached the top of the charts in at least nine countries.\n\nThe song featur es Thomas Dolby on keyboards\, and among the backing singers were Michelle Phillips (of the Mamas and the Papas) and the song’s writers\, Rick Now els and Ellen Shipley.\n\nWhen Carlisle reprised the song for her 2017 alb um Wilder Shores\, she slowed the tempo and sang only with piano accompani ment. SUMMARY:Heaven Is a Place on Earth by Belinda Carlisle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:faith-19871212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19871212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Dece mber 12\, 1987 – January 2\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nA song about turning down a seductive yet untrustworthy partner\, “Faith” topped the Billbo ard Hot 100 for four weeks and also peaked at #2 on the U.K. Singles chart .\n\nThe track became emblematic\, with images from the music video (the W urlitzer Jukebox\; Michael’s leather jacket\, shades\, and cross earring \; bare female legs in colorized heels\; and the minimalist choreography) reaching iconic status along with the song and the artist himself. The jac ket in particular was so recognizable that George Michael later burned it in the music video for “Freedom ‘90” to signal the end of his Faith era and show that he wasn’t the same person anymore. SUMMARY:Faith by George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:so-emotional-19880109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janu ary 9\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“So Emotional” is the third single from W hitney Houston’s sophomore album. It was written by Billy Steinberg & To m Kelly and produced by Narada Michael Walden.\n\nThe song topped the Bill board Hot 100 and Hot Dance Music\\Club Play Songs chart in 1988. It also peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Hot Black Singles chart and #8 on Billboard ’s Adult Contemporary chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.\n\nIn th e United Kingdom\, it was remixed by Shep Pettibone. The remixed version p eaked at #5 on the U.K. Singles chart and was certified Silver by the BPI. SUMMARY:So Emotional by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:got-my-mind-set-on-you-19880116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Harrison\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janu ary 16\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nListen closely to the film of The Beatles in New York in 1964 and at one point you’ll hear Harrison say\, “Have yo u got a record called ‘Got My Mind Set On You’ by James Ray?” Fast f orward to 1987 during sessions for Cloud Nine and drummer Jim Keltner was experimenting with beats until he was playing a rock & swing sound that re minded Harrison and Gary Wright (also present at the session) of “Got My Mind Set On You”.\n\nThe band recorded it then and there with no intent ion of including it on the album\, but not only did producer Lenny Waronke r recognize it is as a potential single\, but Harrison’s son said the sa me thing.\n\nAnd what a single it was! It became Harrison’s first US cha rt-topper in over 15 years. It also topped the charts in Ireland\, Austral ia & Canada\, reached #2 in the UK and Denmark\, and was a top 10 hit in A ustria\, Belgium\, The Netherlands\, New Zealand\, West Germany\, South Af rica\, Norway and Sweden.\n\n“Got My Mind Set On You” was later named the #3 biggest song of 1988 in the US by Billboard\, ranked the fifth best selling single of 1987 in the UK\, and remains the final US chart-topping hit by any Beatle in their solo career.\n\nHarrison released two music vi deos for the song. The first takes place in an amusement arcade with Alexi s Denisof (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) trying to pick up a girl. The second and more popular video takes place in a study as inanimate objects spring to life. SUMMARY:Got My Mind Set on You by George Harrison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-way-you-make-me-feel-19880123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janu ary 23\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nAnother massive hit from Bad\, this track go t to number one in the US.\n\nIn various songs in the album\, Michael boas ts about his confidence but in “The Way You Make Me Feel” he lets his guard down and needs assurance from this girl who makes him feel really go od and want her to hold him close. SUMMARY:The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:need-you-tonight-19880130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: INXS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 30\, 19 88\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Need You Tonight” is probably the most lustful INX S song ever. This was a throwaway song that became their biggest hit. Andr ew Farriss came up with the riff\, and Michael Hutchence quickly added som e lyrics.\n\n\n\nIn INXS' official autobiography\, INXS: Story to Story\, Andrew Farriss said that the famous riff to the song appeared suddenly in his head while waiting for a cab to go to the airport to fly to Hong Kong. He asked the cab driver to wait a couple of minutes while he grabbed some thing from his motel room. In fact\, he went up to record the riff and cam e back down an hour later with a tape to a very annoyed driver. This riff was later described as sounding like a cross between Keith Richards and Pr ince. (Actually\, the riff is an ingenious variation of Queen’s “Anoth er One Bites the Dust.”)\n\nThis song and video is directly linked to th e next track\, “Mediate”\, it even has the same drum pattern. SUMMARY:Need You Tonight by INXS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:could-ve-been-19880206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tiffany\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 6\ , 1988 – February 13\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Could’ve Been” became Tiffany’s second number-one hit song and also topped Billboard’s Adul t Contemporary chart.\n\nMusic Video\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LzGs s9QGAk SUMMARY:Could've Been by Tiffany END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:seasons-change-19880220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Exposé\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 20\ , 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Seasons Change” is Exposé’s only number-one hit to date\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in February of 198 8. SUMMARY:Seasons Change by Exposé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:father-figure-19880227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880312 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febr uary 27\, 1988 – March 5\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart.\n\nhtt ps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father%20figure\n\nThe man in the song is promising to make the lover he is singing to feel loved and secure \, as a father would his child.\n\nThe music video depicts Michael as a ca b driver in a relationship with a high-fashion model played by Tania Coler idge. Coleridge related in an interview they made more than 30 tries of ki ssing during the shoot of video while her boyfriend was backstage https:// www.noblemania.com/2014/07/the-girl-in-video-father-figure-1988.html\n\nHe re it is an original comment about “Father Figure” official video shoo ting down town in Los Angeles\nhttps://youtu.be/czx22HKkwfg SUMMARY:Father Figure by George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:never-gonna-give-you-up-19880312 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880326 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rick Astley\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 1 2\, 1988 – March 19\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Never Gonna Give You Up” is known as the world famous Rick Roll song.\n\nThe music video\, directe d by Simon West\, finds Astley singing at various west London locales\, in cluding an empty club where he gradually inspires a bartender (played by d ancer Clive Clarke of the Top of the Pops dance troupe Zoo) to bust a move . Apparently\, Clarke had been nursing a serious hangover when his attempt to do a stunt flip went awry\, and he landed on his head. Luckily\, he wa sn’t injured and nailed the stunt on another take.\n\nRick had not origi nally wanted to create a music video for this song\, but he was eventually forced to by the director.\n\nOnce the internet revived the song’s popu larity\, some realized Robo’s theme from the Super Nintendo game Chrono Trigger bore a striking resemblance to “Never Gonna GIve You Up”. It w as a coincidence\, as the game’s composer had never heard Rick Astley’ s song. Still\, mash-ups of both are common. The 1987 video was officially uploaded to YouTube on the 24th of October 2009 and has over one billion views as of 2021. Never Gonna Give You Up sheet music is also available fo r free. SUMMARY:Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:man-in-the-mirror-19880326 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880409 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Mar ch 26\, 1988 – April 2\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Man in the Mirror” is the fourth single from Michael Jackson’s album\, Bad. It is one of Jack son’s most critically acclaimed songs and it was nominated for Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 f or two weeks. The song peaked at #21 in the UK Singles Charts in 1988\, bu t in 2009\, following the news of Jackson’s death\, the song peaked at # 2. It also became the #1 single in iTunes downloads in the U.S. and the U. K.\, having sold over 1.3 million digital copies in the former alone.\n\n( via Wikipedia) SUMMARY:Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:get-outta-my-dreams-get-into-my-car-19880409 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880423 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Ocean\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 9 \, 1988 – April 16\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nBilly Ocean’s final big hit\ , titled after a line from the Sherman Brothers' song “You’re Sixteen ” (walked out of my dreams\, into my arms)\, was the lead single from 19 88 album Tear Down These Walls. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100\, as we ll as singles charts in Australia\, Belgium\, Canada\, Ireland\, the Nethe rlands\, Norway and South Africa\, while also reaching top 3 on the German \, Swiss\, New Zealand and UK singles charts.\n\nBest known for its music video combining live-action sequences with animation\, “Get Outta My Dre ams\, Get Into My Car” was also featured on the soundtrack of the 1988 f ilm License to Drive. SUMMARY:Get Outta My Dreams\, Get into My Car by Billy Ocean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:where-do-broken-hearts-go-19880423 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Apr il 23\, 1988 – April 30\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Where Do Broken Hearts Go” is the fourth single from Whitney Houston’s sophomore album Whitn ey.\n\nAt first\, Whitney didn’t want to record the song because she fel t that there wasn’t a special message to convey\, but Clive Davis was ab le to convince her that the song would become number-one if she recorded i t.\n\nAnd Clive was right.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100\, beco ming Whitney’s seventh #1 song and Adult Contemporary chart. SUMMARY:Where Do Broken Hearts Go by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:wishing-well-19880507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880514 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Terence Trent D'Arby\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 7\, 1988 SUMMARY:Wishing Well by Terence Trent D'Arby END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:anything-for-you-19880514 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880528 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 14\, 1988 – May 21\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nAnythi ng For You topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and Billboard’s Adul t Contemporary chart for 3 weeks in 1988.\n\n\n\nMusic Video\nhttp://www.y outube.com/watch?v=4uLl8aA95zA SUMMARY:Anything for You by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:one-more-try-19880528 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880618 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 28\, 1988 – June 11\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne More Try is a slow\, inte nse soul/pop ballad about emotional vulnerability and wanting to be loved again. In 2014\, Mariah Carey made a cover of that song. SUMMARY:One More Try by George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:together-forever-19880618 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880625 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rick Astley\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 18\ , 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Together Forever” was released as the fourth s ingle from Rick Astley’s debut album\, Whenever You Need Somebody\, on 1 5 February 1988. It peaked at #2 on the UK Singles chart and topped the Bi llboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Together Forever by Rick Astley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:foolish-beat-19880625 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880625 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880702 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Debbie Gibson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 2 5\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nFoolish Beat topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a w eek in June of 1988 which made Debbie Gibson the youngest person to not on ly sing a number-one hit\, but write & produce it as well. SUMMARY:Foolish Beat by Debbie Gibson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:dirty-diana-19880702 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Dirty Diana” is the 5th single (and 5th #1 song) from Michael’s 1987 album Bad\, which sees him tackle the issue of groupies in a more aggressive\, palpable way than he did on “Billie Jea n”\, accompanied by a scathing guitar riff a la “Beat It” (featuring guitarist Steve Stevens).\n\nOn the song\, in an interview in 1987 Michae l said:\n\nI love Dirty Diana\, it’s one of my favorites. It’s a life story of a groupie – I hate to say the word groupie\, but that’s what it is – and it’s something that I’ve experienced\, and a lot of peop le that grow up on the road experience.\n\nOn a visit to Wembley during hi s Bad World Tour in 1988\, Michael took this song out of the lineup in def erence to Princess Diana. It was previously thought that the song was not performed that night\, but it was in fact added back into the set list sho rtly after hearing that it was one of her favorite songs.\n\nThe Weeknd co vered this song on his 2011 mixtape Echoes of Silence. SUMMARY:Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:the-flame-19880709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880723 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cheap Trick\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 9\ , 1988 – July 16\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn an interview by Gerry Galipau lt (of Pause & Play)\, Bun E. Carlos explained the origin of the song\, un usual for Cheap Trick being written by professional songwriters as opposed to being written or co-written by their guitarist Rick Nielsen.\n\nTom re joined (in 1988)\, and then the vice president at Epic told us he had thes e two songs and they’re both gonna be No. 1. He goes\, ‘We got one for you and one for the group Chicago\, but you can have first choice.’ He said\, ‘I think the one ‘The Flame’ would be good for you guys.’ T he other one was ‘Look Away’\, and it sounded like some girl singing o n the demo. We really didn’t like that song anyway\, so ‘Sure\, we’l l do ‘The Flame.’ We’re game.’\n\nThe song focuses on the first lo ve of the narrator. The narrator can’t seem to move on after their first love and still carries a torch (i.e. the “flame” referenced in the ch orus and title of the song) for their former partner\, despite that love b eing unrequited. SUMMARY:The Flame by Cheap Trick END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120249Z UID:hold-on-to-the-nights-19880723 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880730 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Richard Marx\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 23 \, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nHold On To the Nights topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in July of 1988. It also peaked at #3 on Billboard’s Adult C ontemporary chart.\n\nMusic Video\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBmNTLxc lXE SUMMARY:Hold On to the Nights by Richard Marx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:roll-with-it-19880730 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880827 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Winwood\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 30\, 1988 – August 20\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Roll with It” is a son g by Steve Winwood\, released as the lead single from album his album of t he same name. The song marked his first second number one single on the Bi llboard Hot 100 chart\, his first being “Higher Love”.\n\nLyrically\, the song is about dealing with the obstacles life might give you and overc oming them to the best of your ability. SUMMARY:Roll With It by Steve Winwood END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:monkey-19880827 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880910 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Augu st 27\, 1988 – September 3\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Monkey” topped th e Billboard Hot 100 and dance music chart. It also peaked at #8 on Billboa rd’s R&B chart.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHb2XYeXcJI SUMMARY:Monkey by George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:sweet-child-o-mine-19880910 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19880924 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Guns N' Roses\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septe mber 10\, 1988 – September 17\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is the 9th track of Guns N’ Roses’ debut album Appetite for D estruction. The song became GNR’s most successful single\, topping the B illboard Hot 100.\n\nThe guitar solo was ranked as one of the greatest of all-time by Guitar World. Amazingly\, it was recorded in one take.\n\nThe lyrics were written by frontman Axl Rose as a dedication to his then-girlf riend Erin Everly. Once he heard guitarist Slash noodling downstairs\, Axl found the musical backing he needed.\n\nIn 2015\, the Australian website MAX TV revealed the song’s striking similarity to “Unpublished Critics \,” a song released in 1981 by the band Australian Crawl. Duff McKagan\, bass player for Guns N' Roses during the recording of “Sweet Child O' M ine\,” said the similarities were startling. Speaking to Radio.com in 20 15:\n\nIt is pretty stunning. But we didn’t steal it from them! I swear puts his hand on his heart\, I never heard that song until a couple of day s ago." SUMMARY:Sweet Child o' Mine by Guns N' Roses END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:don-t-worry-be-happy-19880924 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19880924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881008 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby McFerrin\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sept ember 24\, 1988 – October 1\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nAn award-winning A Ca ppella song\, Bobby McFerrin expresses his feelings on not worrying about anything and being happy no matter what time it is. SUMMARY:Don't Worry\, Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:love-bites-19881008 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881015 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Def Leppard\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 8\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nBy the time the fifth single from Hysteria “Lov e Bites” was released\, the album had finally picked up steam in the US\ , hitting #1 almost a full year after it was released. This song became th e band’s first (and only) chart-topper in the US\, reaching #1 in the fa ll of 1988 – more than a full year after the album came out.\n\n“Love Bites” was the third single released overseas from the album and it perf ormed very well in late 1987 in The Netherlands\, New Zealand\, Australia and the UK.\n\nIn 2017\, Billboard included it in a list of the band’s b est songs\, calling it “a midtempo love song that hums with yearning\, d riven by an engaging rhythm guitar”. SUMMARY:Love Bites by Def Leppard END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:red-red-wine-19881015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881022 DESCRIPTION:Artist: UB40\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 15\, 19 88\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Red Red Wine” is sung from the perspective of some body who can only rid himself of heart-break and misery by drowning himsel f in red wine.\n\nThe song was originally written and recorded by Neil Dia mond\, and the UB40 version is modeled on the cover of the same song by Th e Wailers and is similar in arrangement to a version sung by Tony Tribe (T he Labour of Love album is a collection of covers).\n\n“Red Red Wine” topped the UK charts in 1984 and peaked at #34 in the US that spring.\n\nL ater\, in 1988\, Phoenix radio station KKFR began spinning the song and af ter it became popular in the area\, rival station KZZP also began airing t he song. A&M Records began hyping the song’s renewed popularity to other stations nationwide\, eventually pushing it all the way to #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that October. SUMMARY:Red Red Wine by UB40 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:a-groovy-kind-of-love-19881022 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 22\, 1988 – October 29\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song is a cover of t he Mindbenders song from 1966\, taken from the movie Buster\, a film in w hich Phil Collins starred in himself. This is a cover of the song of the s ame name by Toni Wine and Carole Bayer Sager made specifically for the fil m.\n\nAn instrumental cover of this song appears briefly in the final epis ode of season seven of the show Friends. SUMMARY:A Groovy Kind of Love by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:kokomo-19881105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Beach Boys\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novem ber 5\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kokomo” is a song written by John Philli ps\, Scott McKenzie\, Mike Love and Terry Melcher and recorded by The Beac h Boys in spring 1988. Its lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a r elaxing Caribbean island called Kokomo.\n\nIt was released as a single on July 18\, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a No. 1 Hit in the United Sta tes\, Japan and Australia (where it topped for about two months). SUMMARY:Kokomo by The Beach Boys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:wild-wild-west-19881112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Escape Club\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Nove mber 12\, 1988\n\n---\nAbout:\nRecorded in 1987\, “Wild Wild West” is a fun romp about sex in the era of changing political tensions in the shad ow of nuclear war. The song was Escape Club’s only hit in America\, but curiously it didn’t chart in the band’s native UK – in fact\, the ba nd never had a song chart there at all. Stateside\, however\, “Wild Wild West” topped the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12th\, 1988\, making Esc ape Club the only British artist to hit #1 in America without charting in their home country. SUMMARY:Wild\, Wild West by The Escape Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bad-medicine-19881119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bon Jovi\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 1 9\, 1988 – November 26\, 1988 SUMMARY:Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:baby-i-love-your-way-freebird-medley-19881203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Will to Power\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decemb er 3\, 1988 SUMMARY:Baby\, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley by Will to Power END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:look-away-19881210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19881224 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chicago\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 10 \, 1988 – December 17\, 1988 SUMMARY:Look Away by Chicago END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:every-rose-has-its-thorn-19881224 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19881224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Poison\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 24\ , 1988 – January 7\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” topped the Billboard Hot 100\, making it Poison’s only number-one hit t o date.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2r2nDhTzO4 SUMMARY:Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:my-prerogative-19890114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bobby Brown\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 14\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“My Prerogative” was the second single from Bobby Brown’s breakthrough sophomore album Don’t Be Cruel. The song wa s nominated for a Grammy Award and peaked at #1 on both the Billboard Hot Black Singles and Billboard Hot 100 charts.\n\nAfter completing production for the Don’t Be Cruel album with L.A. Reid and Babyface\, Bobby wanted a more aggressive song and enlisted the production of Teddy Riley\, leade r of the New Jack Swing movement. The song became a signature hit for Bobb y as he used it to help shed the bubblegum image of his former group\, New Edition\, and dismiss his critics while living his life how he wanted.\n\ n“My Prerogative” was given the #1 spot on Complex’s list of The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs and was also featured on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s” list. SUMMARY:My Prerogative by Bobby Brown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:two-hearts-19890121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 21\, 1989 – January 28\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Two Hearts” won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song alongside the Carly Simon song Let the River Run from Working Girl (with the latter having beaten the for mer for the Academy Award for Best Original Song) and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1989 .\n\nThe song topped the US Hot 100 for two weeks. SUMMARY:Two Hearts by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:when-i-m-with-you-19890204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sheriff\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 4\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“When I’m With You” was written by Sherrif’s keyboardist Arnold Lanni after meeting & falling in love with Valeri Brow n.\n\nThe song first charted on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983\, peaking at #61. Due to the low performance of the song\, Sheriff later disbanded in 1985.\n\nIn 1988\, Brian Phillips (a program director at KDWB in Minneapol is) began playing the song and other national radio stations followed suit as well and because of it\, Capitol Records re-released the song as a sin gle.\n\nThe re-release of “When I’m With You” topped the Billboard H ot 100 and Adult Contemporary for a week in February of 1989. SUMMARY:When I'm with You by Sheriff END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:straight-up-19890211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890304 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 11\, 1989 – February 25\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Straight Up” is a sexy love/R&B song recorded by American singer Paula Abdul for her debut a lbum\, Forever Your Girl\, and was released as the album’s third single. \n\nThe song was famously interpolated by rapper J. Cole on his song “Wo rk Out” from his debut album “Cole World: The Sideline Story” in 201 1. SUMMARY:Straight Up by Paula Abdul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:lost-in-your-eyes-19890304 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890325 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Debbie Gibson\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 4\, 1989 – March 18\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nLost In Your Eyes topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in March of 1989. SUMMARY:Lost in Your Eyes by Debbie Gibson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-living-years-19890325 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890401 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mike + the Mechanics\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 25\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Living Years is a Ballad released by Mike & The Mechanics in 1988. The song addresses a son’s regret over an unresolved conflict with his now-deceased father. SUMMARY:The Living Years by Mike + the Mechanics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:eternal-flame-19890401 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890408 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Bangles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 1\ , 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nLead singer Susanna Hoffs teamed up with one of the great pop songwriters of the 80s and 90s\, Billy Steinberg\, to write the perfect finale to The Bangles' career. With this song and “Walk Like a n Egyptian”\, the Bangles became only the third girl group to score mult iple #1s in the United States\, after the Supremes (12) and the Shirelles (2).\n\nSteinberg explains the song’s origins:\n\nSusanna was talking ab out the Bangles having visited Graceland\, and she said there was some typ e of shrine to Elvis that included some kind of eternal flame. As soon as those words were mentioned\, I immediately thought of the synagogue in the town of Palm Springs\, California where I grew up. I remember during our Sunday school class they would walk us through the sanctuary. There was on e little red light and they told us it was called the eternal flame. SUMMARY:Eternal Flame by The Bangles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-look-19890408 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890415 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roxette\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 8\, 19 89\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Look” was Roxette’s first of four songs to r each number one on Billboard. SUMMARY:The Look by Roxette END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:she-drives-me-crazy-19890415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890422 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fine Young Cannibals\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 15\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“She Drives Me Crazy” is a pop rock s ong by British group Fine Young Cannibals\, released as a single on Januar y 1st\, 1989\, and included on the band’s album The Raw & The Cooked.\n\ nThe song was particularly successful in the US where it hit Number 1 on t he Billboard charts on April 15\, 1989. SUMMARY:She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:like-a-prayer-19890422 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890513 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 22\, 1989 – May 6\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nMadonna recorded “Like a Prayer” for her 1989 studio album of the same name\, which was released as the le ad single.\n\n“Like a Prayer” signaled a more artistic and personal ap proach to songwriting from Madonna\, who felt she needed to cater more to her adult audience. The video for the song was quite controversial\, prima rily for its portrayal of Madonna kissing a black saint and other supposed ly sacrilegious religious imagery. SUMMARY:Like a Prayer by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-be-there-for-you-19890513 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890520 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bon Jovi\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 13\, 19 89 SUMMARY:I'll Be There for You by Bon Jovi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:forever-your-girl-19890520 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 20\ , 1989 – May 27\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nForever Your Girl topped the Bill board Hot 100 for 2 weeks in May of 1989\, making it Paula Abdul’s secon d number-one hit at the time.\n\nThe music video is memorable for featurin g actor Elijah Wood when he was a child. SUMMARY:Forever Your Girl by Paula Abdul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:rock-on-19890603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890610 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Damian\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 3\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nOriginally a top 5 hit for David Essex in the US and the UK in 1973\, Michael Damian’s 1989 cover of “Rock On” topped the US pop chart and was also successful in Germany and New Zealand.\n\nD amian had recorded it in April of 1988\, but it sat unused for nine months because several record labels turned it down. It wasn’t until his older brothers\, who were asked to write music for the then-upcoming Corey Haim /Corey Feldman film Dream A Little Dream\, dug a cassette of the song out of a closet and played it for director Mark Rocco. After hearing Rocco sai d\, “This is cool. We’re going to put this in the movie”.\n\nAfter t he song’s rise to #1 in the US\, Essex said he was “flattered that so many people still relate to the song. Michael Damien’s version is a lot more poppy than the way I originally recorded it. But … I liked the way he did the song”.\n\nDamian’s cover did not chart in the UK\, but in a strange coincidence Essex’s own 1989 remake of “Rock On” did briefl y chart in the UK three months before Damian hit #1 in the US with his ver sion. SUMMARY:Rock On by Michael Damian END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:wind-beneath-my-wings-19890610 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890610 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890617 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bette Midler\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 10 \, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Wind Beneath My Wings” was originally the tit le of a poem that songwriter Larry Henley had written for his wife. Jeff S ilbar\, another songwriter\, saw the title alone\, and was inspired to wri te a song based on the phrase itself. Silbar wrote the music\, Henley wrot e the lyrics.\n\nThe song was originally recorded by Roger Whittaker in 19 83. Other artists also recorded it\, such as Sheena Easton\, Lee Greenwood \, B.J. Thomas\, Lou Rawls\, Gladys Knight & The Pips (under the name “H ero”) and Gary Morris (his version won Song Of The Year in Nashville) be fore Bette Midler recorded it for the soundtrack of the film Beaches.\n\nM idler’s version became a U.S. number-one single in the spring of 1989 in the US and was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the Gramm y Awards of 1990. The song also became a worldwide hit\, reaching #5 in UK \, #4 in New Zealand and #1 in Australia. SUMMARY:Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-be-loving-you-forever-19890617 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890624 DESCRIPTION:Artist: New Kids on the Block\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates : June 17\, 1989 SUMMARY:I'll Be Loving You (Forever) by New Kids on the Block END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:satisfied-19890624 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890701 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Richard Marx\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 24 \, 1989 SUMMARY:Satisfied by Richard Marx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:baby-don-t-forget-my-number-19890701 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890708 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Milli Vanilli\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 1 \, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Baby Don’t Forget My Number” is a song by G erman dance-pop group Milli Vanilli. It was released in December 1988 as t he second U.S. single release from their album Girl You Know It’s True. It became the first of their three number one hits in the Billboard Hot 10 0 chart in 1989.\n\nIn 1992\, “Weird Al” Yankovic parodied this song a nd “Blame It on the Rain” as “The Plumbing Song” for his album Off the Deep End. The single was certified Gold in the USA by RIAA. SUMMARY:Baby Don't Forget My Number by Milli Vanilli END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:good-thing-19890708 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890715 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fine Young Cannibals\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 8\, 1989 SUMMARY:Good Thing by Fine Young Cannibals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:if-you-don-t-know-me-by-now-19890715 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890722 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Simply Red\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 15\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nSimply Red’s cover of Harold Melvin and the Blue N otes' song was a major hit single in 1989. It reached number one in Austra lia\, New Zealand and the USA. In the UK however\, it reached number two\, becoming the band’s second top ten hit in their homeland. SUMMARY:If You Don't Know Me by Now by Simply Red END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:toy-soldiers-19890722 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890805 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Martika\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 22\, 1 989 – July 29\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Toy Soldiers” was the second s ingle from Martika’s debut album. It became her first and only number on e hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in July of 1989.\n\nMa rtika wrote the song about a friend of hers who had a cocaine addiction:\n \nHe can’t listen to it. It gives him the chills. He says it affects him too much. He knows it’s about him. He loves it. he thinks it’s a beau tiful song\, but when he listens to my record\, he skips over that.\n\nThe chorus features vocals from some of the cast members of the ‘80s TV sho w Kids Incorporated ( which she was a cast member of) including Fergie\, R ahsaan Patterson and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.\n\nThis song is also fa mously sampled by Eminem in his 2004 song “Like Toy Soldiers”. Silvers un Pickups released a cover of this song on June 8th\, 2020 at midnight on Spotify followed by a music video later that morning. SUMMARY:Toy Soldiers by Martika END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:batdance-19890805 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890812 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Prince\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 5\, 19 89\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhen Warner Bros Films was working on the 1989 film Bat man and wanted a ‘superstar artist’ do to the music\, the realization that the Joker’s clothing and cars were purple led them to asking Prince to provide songs for the project.\n\nPrince composed eleven songs for dir ector Tim Burton. One of them was “200 Balloons”\, a song that Burton rejected for the film and its soundtrack. Prince then created a mashup of sounds and dialogue from the film into a remix of that song\, naming it “Batdance”. Warner Music president Gary LeMel decided to release the t rack as the album’s lead single\, using it as a marketing tool for the f ilm.\n\n“Batdance” became an international smash hit that summer\, rea ching the top five in several countries including #1 in the US and #2 in t he UK. SUMMARY:Batdance by Prince END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:right-here-waiting-19890812 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890902 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Richard Marx\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 12\, 1989 – August 26\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Right Here Waiting” w as an international smash hit in the summer of 1989. It spent 3 weeks at # 1 in the US (and six weeks atop the Adult Contemporary chart as well) and was certified platinum within four months. It also topped the charts in Au stralia & New Zealand\, reached #2 in the UK and reached the top 5 in five more countries.\n\nMarx was inspired to write it while away from his wife touring for three straight months while she was in Africa on location for a film. He originally intended to keep the song between his wife and hims elf\, but later changed his mind.\n\n“Right Here Waiting” is Marx’s third and final (as of 2024) chart-topper in the US. It was also Marx’s sixth top 5 hit in a row in the US\, followed by “Angelia” which becam e his seventh and (as of 2024) his last single to reach the top 5.\n\nIn 2 018\, Marx used “Right Here Waiting” to take a jab at President Donald Trump after he said in a press conference “I don’t see any reason why it would be” (that Russia that interfered in the US election)\, then ba cktracked the following day explaining he ‘misspoke’\, and meant to sa y\, “I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be Russia”. Marx then mocked Trump by tweeting\, “I misspoke. I meant to say I ‘wouldn’t ’ be right here waiting for you.” The tweet has since gotten over 250\ ,000 likes 70\,000 retweets. SUMMARY:Right Here Waiting by Richard Marx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:cold-hearted-19890902 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890909 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 2\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Cold Hearted” is a song by American singer Paula Abdul\, released as the fifth single from the album\, Forever Your Girl.\n\nThis song was written after Paula Abdul broke up with John Stamos (of Full House fame) and is said to be admonishing him for his playboy wa ys. SUMMARY:Cold Hearted by Paula Abdul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:hangin-tough-19890909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890916 DESCRIPTION:Artist: New Kids on the Block\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates : September 9\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nSecond number one for the New Kids\, reaching the top in the US in September 1989\, and then in the UK in Janua ry 1990. SUMMARY:Hangin' Tough by New Kids on the Block END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:don-t-wanna-lose-you-19890916 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19890923 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gloria Estefan\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septe mber 16\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Don’t Wanna Lose You” topped the Bil lboard Hot 100 for a week in September of 1989 and also topped Billboard ’s Latin Tracks chart.\n\nIt also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Adult Co ntemporary chart.\n\n\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1x1WGtePSE SUMMARY:Don't Wanna Lose You by Gloria Estefan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:girl-i-m-gonna-miss-you-19890923 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19890923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891007 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Milli Vanilli\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septe mber 23\, 1989 – September 30\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nMilli Vanilli’s f ourth single from their debut album All or Nothing topped singles charts i n Austria\, Belgium\, Canada\, the Netherlands\, Switzerland and the Unite d States. In many countries\, the chart success of this song came after Mi lli Vanilli were initially suspected to be lip-synching their live perform ances due to one notable incident on 21 July 1989. SUMMARY:Girl I'm Gonna Miss You by Milli Vanilli END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:miss-you-much-19891007 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891104 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Octob er 7\, 1989 – October 28\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Miss You Much” was released as the lead single to Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814. The s ong went on to become Janet’s most successful single\, selling over four million copies and topping the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks\, while a lso reaching #1 on the Dance Club Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.\ n\nJanet received multiple awards for the song\, including a Billboard Awa rd for Top Hot 100 Single of the Year\, a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B Single\, and two American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Si ngle and Favorite Dance Single. The black-and-white music video was includ ed in the long-form Rhythm Nation 1814 mini-movie and features a choreogra phed chair routine at the end.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_E0CRWeII A SUMMARY:Miss You Much by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:listen-to-your-heart-19891104 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roxette\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 4\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nListen to Your Heart" is a song by Swedish pop music duo Roxette\, which was originally released in Sweden in September 1988 a s the second single from the duo’s second studio album\, Look Sharp! (19 88). It was written by Per Gessle with former Gyllene Tider guitarist Mats “M.P.” Persson. The song went on to become one of the most successful singles of 1989\, reaching number one in both the United States and Canad a. The track was the first song to reach number one in the US without a co mmercially-released 7" single.\n\nIn 2005\, Belgian dance group DHT’s tr ance cover of “Listen to Your Heart” became a worldwide club hit after being released as single from the album Listen to Your Heart. Originally released in Belgium in 2003\, the various mixes of the song reached U.S. c lubs in late 2004. The song was released in the U.S. in November 2004. By June 2005\, the song reached number one on Billboard Hot Dance Airplay cha rt and the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, peaking at number eigh t in August. The same year\, the group also released the “Edmée’s unp lugged vocal edit”\, an acoustic ballad version of the song\, which also received substantial airplay. SUMMARY:Listen to Your Heart by Roxette END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:when-i-see-you-smile-19891111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891125 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bad English\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 11\, 1989 – November 18\, 1989 SUMMARY:When I See You Smile by Bad English END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:blame-it-on-the-rain-19891125 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Milli Vanilli\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 25\, 1989 – December 2\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nRead “Blame It on th e Rain” by Milli Vanilli on Genius SUMMARY:Blame It on the Rain by Milli Vanilli END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:we-didn-t-start-the-fire-19891209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19891223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billy Joel\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 9\, 1989 – December 16\, 1989\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis monster hit of a son g was created in 1989\, when Joel turned 40. The idea spawned from a conve rsation he had with a friend of Sean Lennon. The friend just turned 21 and was complaining about how crazy it was to be living in his era\, therefor e undermining any other time before his. This encouraged Joel to write a s ong that would prove that any time is filled with extremes.\n\nStarting fr om 1949 (the year in which he was born)\, he chronicled the major events t hat occurred during that time in a rapid fire delivery of names\, places\, and cultural works.\n\nThese are his words on the subject:\n\nI started d oing that as a mental exercise. I had turned forty. It was 1989\, and I sa id\, “Okay\, what’s happened in my life? I wrote down the year 1949… It was kind of a mind game. It’s one of the few times I’ve written th e lyrics first\, which should be obvious to why I usually prefer to write the music first\, because the melody is horrendous. It’s like a mosquito droning. It’s one of the worst melodies I’ve ever written. I kind of like the lyric though.\n\nPassage taken from the book\, In Their Own Words by Bill DeMain (Chapter 14) where he interviewed Joel about his thoughts on the song.\n\nThe song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a radio mainstay.\n\n\n\nAs of March 2025\, only four people explicitly name d in the song are still alive: Brigitte Bardot\, Bob Dylan\, Chubby Checke r\, and Bernhard Goetz. SUMMARY:We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:another-day-in-paradise-19891223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19891223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Phil Collins\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 23\, 1989 – January 13\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nA protest song released as the 7th track of 4th album But Seriously in October 1989.\n\nInteresti ngly\, the song was the last #1 of the 1980’s and the first of the 1990 ’s.\n\nCollins explained this song was about despairing the homeless in multiple interviews:\n\nTo The Mail On Sunday: “I wrote this after being in Washington DC where I was amazed by how many people I saw living in bo xes.”\n\nIn a Musician interview: “I remember when we played Washingto n… Washington was almost at a standstill and these people were trying to sleep on the grills where all the hot air was coming up\, and you could s ee that it was in the shadow of Capitol Hill. I thought it was an extraord inary contradiction.”\n\nHowever\, Collins was criticized by the English news for writing a song about the poor despite being wealthy. He responde d in a New York Times interview: “When I drive down the street\, I see t he same things everyone else sees. It’s a misconception that if you have a lot of money you’re somehow out of touch with reality.” SUMMARY:Another Day in Paradise by Phil Collins END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:how-am-i-supposed-to-live-without-you-19900120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Bolton\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 20\, 1990 – February 3\, 1990 SUMMARY:How Am I Supposed to Live Without You by Michael Bolton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:opposites-attract-19900210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900303 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nC hart dates: February 10\, 1990 – February 24\, 1990 SUMMARY:Opposites Attract by Paula Abdul with The Wild Pair END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:escapade-19900303 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900324 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 3\, 1990 – March 17\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Escapade” is the third single from Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks\, becoming the second #1 pop single from the album along with the lead single “Miss You Much”. “Escapade” achieved g old status and also topped both the Billboard Dance Club Songs and Hot R&B /Hip-Hop Songs charts. The upbeat track won a BMI Pop Award as the Most Pl ayed Song of 1990.\n\nThe song was partially inspired by the 1965 hit “N owhere To Run” by Martha & the Vandellas\, which Janet considered coveri ng for the album\, but producer Jimmy Jam recalls how hearing the word “ escapade” in a conversation led to the song’s composition:\n\nWe usual ly come up with the music first\, then we try to think of a title that fit s the way the music sounds. And ‘Escapade’ we thought was a cool word. It is kind of old fashioned — people don’t really say ‘Let’s go o n an escapade’ anymore\, but it really worked with that track.\n\nJimmy Jam also described the song’s production and recording process at the Fl yte Tyme Studio in Minneapolis:\n\nWhile she was sitting in one room comin g up with the lyrics\, I put it on the 24-track. We hooked the drum machin e up. On my left hand I played the bass\, on the right hand I played the c hord. And it was just enough for her to sing to\, which we do a lot. Becau se we like to let her sing to as minimum of a track as we can do\, then fi ll in the track around her so that her part is the main part of the song. With ‘Escapade\,’ she sang it and we kept saying we’ll go back and r edo the track…we never redid the track. There’s a keyboard bass and an other thing\, and that was it. All we added were the overdubs\, little bel ls … because we’d gotten so used to the feel of the track\, the mistak es and all\, we ended up leaving it the way it was. SUMMARY:Escapade by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:black-velvet-19900324 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alannah Myles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 24\, 1990 – March 31\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Black Velvet” was an i nternational smash hit\, topping the US Hot 100 in spring 1990\, reaching #2 in the UK and breaking the top five in nine more European countries.\n\ nIt was written in 1987 as a tribute to Elvis Presley by Myles' then-boyfr iend Christopher Ward while he was on a bus of Elvis fanatics as they rode to Memphis to attend the 10th anniversary of his death.\n\nAccording to F red Bronson’s book The Billboard Book of Number One Hits\, on the day My les recorded her vocals\, it was a hot & humid day and she was in a baseme nt recording studio with no air conditioning\, so she sang it shirtless (i n a bikini).\n\n“Black Velvet” was certified Gold in less than two mon ths. It was ranked the #18 song of 1990 by Billboard magazine.\n\nIn 2008\ , Myles re-recorded the song. SUMMARY:Black Velvet by Alannah Myles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:love-will-lead-you-back-19900407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900414 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Dayne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 7 \, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Love Will Lead You Back” was released as the second single from Taylor Dayne’s sophomore album\, Can’t Fight Fate\, on January 20\, 1990. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult C ontemporary charts\, and peaked at #2 in Canada. The single was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. SUMMARY:Love Will Lead You Back by Taylor Dayne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-be-your-everything-19900414 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Tommy Page\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 14\ , 1990 SUMMARY:I'll Be Your Everything by Tommy Page END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:nothing-compares-2-u-19900421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900519 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sinéad O'Connor\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Ap ril 21\, 1990 – May 12\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nOriginally written and com posed by Prince for one of his side projects\, The Family. It was later ma de famous by Irish recording artist Sinéad O'Connor\, whose arrangement w as released as the second single from her second studio album\, I Do Not W ant What I Haven’t Got. This version\, which O'Connor co-produced with N ellee Hooper\, became a worldwide hit in 1990. A music video\, which has b een described as iconic\, was shot and received heavy rotation on MTV. Its lyrics explore feelings of longing from an abandoned lover’s point of v iew.\n\nO'Connor stated in a 2019 interview that she thought covering the song would make Prince “love her\,” however\, the results were quite d ifferent:\n\nI thought Prince would fall in love with me and it would all be lovely\, but he was the most frightening human being I ever met in my l ife\, even more frightening than my mother. Belfast Telegraph SUMMARY:Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O'Connor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:vogue-19900519 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900609 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 19\, 19 90 – June 2\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nMadonna’s 1990 smash hit “Vogue ” was inspired by the dance of the same name and helped make the Queen o f Pop a gay icon. Voguing was popular in New York’s underground gay club scene\, but Madonna brought it mainstream. Dancers would use hand gesture s and make poses emulating their favorite Hollywood stars and cover models .\n\nIn late 1989\, Madonna was looking to add a b-side to her Like a Pray er single “Keep It Together.” She teamed up with producer Shep Pettibo ne—who had remixed a number of her songs previously—but they only had a $5\,000 budget. Pettibone recalled making the song in an interview with Billboard:\n\nShe had the choruses together\, and the verses together…Th at’s how she writes. She’s fast. It’s just like\, give her an idea o r a direction to go.\n\nMadonna told Rolling Stone in 2009:\n\nI wrote it when I was making Dick Tracy. After we shot the movie\, then-boyfriend War ren Beatty asked me if I could write a song that would fit my character’ s point of view\, that she could have conjured up. She was obsessed with s peakeasies and movie stars and things like that. The idea for the lyrics c ame through that request.\n\nIn 1990\, Pettibone told EW:\n\nWe were just after a fun club record. But when the record company bigwigs heard it\, th ey said\, ‘This is a No. 1 smash record. Let’s not put it on a B-side and lose it.‘"\n\nWhen “Vogue” was released\, it hit #1 in 30 differ ent countries which made it Madonna’s biggest song ever at the time. It was the best-selling​ single of 1990—having sold over two million copi es in the US alone. SUMMARY:Vogue by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:hold-on-19900609 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900616 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wilson Phillips\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 9\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hold On” topped Billboard’s Adult Contemp orary chart for a week in April of 1990 and the Billboard Hot 100 for a we ek in June of 1990.\n\nThe song won an Billboard Music Award for “Hot 10 0 Single of the Year”. SUMMARY:Hold On by Wilson Phillips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:it-must-have-been-love-19900616 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900630 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roxette\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 16\, 1 990 – June 23\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“It Must Have Been Love” was or iginally released as “It Must Have Been Love (Christmas For The Broken H earted)“ in 1987 and it became a Top 10 hit in Sweden.\n\nIn 1990\, Touc hstone Pictures approached Roxette and their record label about contributi ng a song to the Julia Roberts film “Pretty Woman” and “It Must Have Been Love” was featured on the film’s soundtrack.\n\nThe song became a number-one hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in June of 1990\, becoming their third number-one hit in the United States. It also t opped the charts in countries such as Australia\, Switzerland\, Norway & P oland.\n\n“It Must Have Been Love” was certified Gold and in 2005\, Pe r Gessle received an award from BMI after the song’s four millionth play on the radio. SUMMARY:It Must Have Been Love by Roxette END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:step-by-step-19900630 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900721 DESCRIPTION:Artist: New Kids on the Block\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart date s: June 30\, 1990 – July 14\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Step by Step” wa s released on May 10\, 1990 as the lead single off of New Kids on the Bloc k’s fourth studio album of the same name. It is the group’s best-selli ng single of all time\, having sold 3 million copies in the United States alone. SUMMARY:Step by Step by New Kids on the Block END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:she-ain-t-worth-it-19900721 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900804 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown\nWeeks at #1: 2 we eks\nChart dates: July 21\, 1990 – July 28\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nShe Ai n’t Worth It became Glenn Medeiros‘ only number-one hit song to date\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks in July of 1990. SUMMARY:She Ain't Worth It by Glenn Medeiros featuring Bobby Brown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:vision-of-love-19900804 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900901 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: August 4\, 1990 – August 25\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Vision of Love” was re leased as Mariah Carey’s debut single one month prior to the release of her 1990 self-titled album. The theme of the ballad was interpreted to be about Mariah’s relationship with God or with a lover\, which she said ei ther could apply\, while also connecting it to her struggles growing up in talking about how she “felt so alone”\, “suffered from alienation ” and how she “had to be strong.”\n\nWritten by Mariah and Ben Margu lies\, “Vision of Love” was featured on her demo tape that got her sig ned to Columbia Records by executive Tommy Mottola. The song was re-record ed and re-produced by Narada Michael Walden and Rhett Lawrence. The vocals from the demo version were re-used as background vocals and the new instr umentation was recorded at Skyline Studios in New York City. The song is a lso noted for Mariah’s use of her whistle register high notes along with the syllable-stretching style of melisma runs.\n\nTwo versions of the mus ic video were produced\, with the first version being scrapped after Sony label execs felt it didn’t match the quality of the music\, leading to t he production of the version released showing Mariah performing in a cathe dral setting. The first live performance of “Vision of Love” aired on The Arsenio Hall Show on June 1\, 1990.\n\nThe single topped several chart s internationally\, including the US Billboard Hot 100\, where it sat atop the chart for four consecutive weeks and became the first of many #1 pop hits in Mariah Carey’s career. “Vision of Love” won a Grammy Award f or Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and a Soul Train Music Award for Best Female R&B/Soul Single. She also won a BMI Pop Award for Best Songwriter. “Vision of Love” influenced the singing styles of stars such as Beyon cé\, Rihanna\, Christina Aguilera and Kelly Clarkson among others. SUMMARY:Vision of Love by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:if-wishes-came-true-19900901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900908 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sweet Sensation\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Sept ember 1\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“If Wishes Came True” became the group ’s only number-one hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in Sep tember of 1990 (knocking Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love” off the top of the chart) and peaked #8 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart as well. SUMMARY:If Wishes Came True by Sweet Sensation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:blaze-of-glory-19900908 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900915 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jon Bon Jovi\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septemb er 8\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Blaze of Glory”\, contrary to popular be lief\, is not from the band Bon Jovi\, but the debut single of frontman Jo n Bon Jovi’s solo career. However\, it’s commonly included in the Grea test Hits collections of the band as part of the band’s overall work.\n\ nThe song was recorded for the sountrack of the movie Young Guns II\, star ring Emilio Estevez. According to an article in Entertainment Weekly\, Bon Jovi wrote the song after borrowing a script from the movie from his frie nd Estevez. Jon showed up on the set in New Mexico with an acoustic guitar \, and played the song for the film’s screenwriter John Fusco\, who had used “Wanted Dead or Alive” as “mood music” while writing the firs t Young Guns. Bon Jovi played the song for Fusco\, who loved it and put it in the movie.\n\nA commercial success\, “Blaze of Glory” topped the B illboard Hot 100 chart. It also topped the ARIA chart in Australia\, remai ning at #1 for six weeks. SUMMARY:Blaze of Glory by Jon Bon Jovi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:release-me-19900915 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19900929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wilson Phillips\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Sep tember 15\, 1990 – September 22\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Release Me” became another number-one hit for Wilson Phillips\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary chart in 1990. SUMMARY:Release Me by Wilson Phillips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:can-t-live-without-your-love-and-affection-19900929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19900929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901006 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 29\ , 1990 SUMMARY:(Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection by Nelson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:close-to-you-19901006 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901013 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maxi Priest\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 6\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nBritish born reggae fusion artist Maxi Priest alr eady had three full-length albums under his belt when he dropped the hit f irst single on his album Bonafide. One of only two British reggae songs to accomplish the feat\, Close To You topped the Billboard Hot 100 for a wee k in October of 1990. Surprisingly the song was not as big of a hit in Max i’s own country: it peaked at #7 on the U.K. Singles chart.\n\nPart of C lose To You’s appeal might have been its sound\, which leans even closer to Pop/R&B than most of Maxi Priest’s reggae fusion catalogue. SUMMARY:Close to You by Maxi Priest END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:praying-for-time-19901013 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901020 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octob er 13\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Praying for Time” is a song written and performed by George Michael\, released on Epic Records in the United Kingd om and Columbia Records in the United States in 1990. It spent one week at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100\, making it Michael’s seventh nu mber one in the US and his last solo single to reach the top of the Hot 10 0. “Praying for Time” also reached number one in Canada for two weeks\ , becoming Michael’s penultimate number-one solo hit there. The song was the first of five released in the UK from the album Listen Without Prejud ice Vol. 1\, although it was the only one of the quintet to make the UK to p 10. As of October 2017\, the single sold 140\,000 copies in UK. SUMMARY:Praying for Time by George Michael END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-don-t-have-the-heart-19901020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901027 DESCRIPTION:Artist: James Ingram\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 20\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Don’t Have the Heart” topped the Billb oard Hot 100 for a week in October of 1990\, becoming his only number one pop hit to date.\n\nIt also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Adult Contempora ry chart and #53 on Billboard’s R&B Singles chart. SUMMARY:I Don't Have the Heart by James Ingram END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:black-cat-19901027 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octobe r 27\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Black Cat” is the sixth single released f rom Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814\, a song written by Janet and co- produced by Jellybean Johnson along with her. The song is a hard rock trac k among dance tracks and love songs on the album. The song was nominated f or a Grammy Award in the Best Female Rock Vocal Performance category\, mak ing her the only artist to be nominated in five different genres (R&B\, po p\, rap\, dance\, rock). The song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 char t\, the third single from the album to achieve that status.\n\nThe song fi nds Janet warning her bad-boy boyfriend that he needs to shift his priorit ies before he loses both her and his life. Two superstitions/folk tales co me into play on the track: cats having nine lives and black cats being a s ign of bad luck. Janet sees her man as someone whose lives are quickly run ning out\, and also a negative influence on her.\n\nProducer Jimmy Jam enc ouraged Janet to tap into her rock side with this song:\n\nOne night I tol d her I wanted her to sound like a Rock and Roll queen on it – she usual ly uses one of her other voices to sing R&B funk. This\, you wanted to be funky\, but more rocked out. That was what I was trying to get her to do\, and she did it in one or two takes.\n\nJackson employed a real black leop ard during her concerts until some fans became concerned about the cat’s welfare. She announced:\n\nWhile the illusion with the cat was appreciate d by most of the audience\, if it caused even a few people to worry about the safety of the cat\, it’s not worth keeping it." SUMMARY:Black Cat by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:ice-ice-baby-19901103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Vanilla Ice\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 3\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Ice Ice Baby” was originally the flipside t o Vanilla Ice’s debut single “Play That Funky Music”. When it was la ter released as its own single\, it became an international smash hit.\n\n After every record company turned Vanilla Ice’s original demos down\, To mmy Quon (the owner of the Dallas club City Lights) had the club’s DJ Ea rthquake produce two tracks for release on his label Ultrax Records. “Pl ay That Funky Music”\, based on the 1976 hit of the same name\, was the A-side\, and “Ice Ice Baby”\, based on the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity chant in the film School Daze spoken over Queen’s “Under Pressure”\, was the B-side.\n\nA DJ at an FM station in Georgia liked the B-side bett er and played it on air. Soon it became that station’s #1 requested song \, leading stations in Tennessee and Texas to do the same. It also became Video Jukebox’s most requested video. After SBK Records' founder was pla yed the song over the phone\, he signed Ice the next day. In August of 199 0\, his label released “Ice Ice Baby” as the A-side with “Play That Funky Music” as its flipside.\n\nThe song began climbing charts around t he world\, eventually reaching the top 10 in twelve countries – hitting #1 in six of them including the UK and the US (where it became the first c hart-topping rap single in history).\n\nThat year “Ice Ice Baby” was c ertified Platinum two months after its release and was ranked the #45 song of 1990 by Billboard. The song was also nominated for a Grammy that year for Best Solo Rap Performance\, but lost to MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Tou ch This”.\n\nDeath Row Records' CEO\, Suge Knight\, learned that Marvin “Chocolate” Johnson\, a Death Row signee\, was a co-writer on the trac k\, so he invited Ice to his Los Angeles hotel room to negotiate payment. It has been rumored that Vanilla Ice was hung over a balcony during the ne gotations\, but Ice has denied these rumors several times\, insisting\, “He didn’t have to hang me from no balcony or slap me around or nothin g”.\n\n“Ice Ice Baby” contains an uncleared sample of Queen’s “U nder Pressure”\, so when confronted about it\, Ice claimed he’d altere d it\, but he later admitted he actually hadn’t. The parties settled out of court for an undisclosed sum\, and members of Queen\, plus the guest v ocalist on the original song David Bowie\, were also given songwriting cre dits.\n\nThe song is credited for ‘making hip-hop an acceptable genre to mainstream media’ and continues to be popular into the 2000s. It was ce rtified Gold in 2005 for selling 500K digital downloads and named by VH1 t he #29 top song of the 90s.\n\nBut it also has its share of negative feedb ack\, with MTV ranking it the #9 worst video in history\, and Houston Pres s calling it the worst song to come from Texas. In 2012\, actor/comedian A dam Scott discussed the song’s opening lyrics on Conan\, pointing out ho w ridiculous they sound when analyzed. SUMMARY:Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:love-takes-time-19901110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 10\, 1990 – November 24\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe second #1 song fro m her self-titled debut album. Produced by Walter Afanasieff\, it was rel eased September 11\, 1990 and spent three weeks on top of the Billboard Ho t 100. SUMMARY:Love Takes Time by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-m-your-baby-tonight-19901201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19901208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Dece mber 1\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I’m Your Baby Tonight” is the title s ong from Whitney Houston’s 1990 third album. It was written & produced b y L.A. Reid and Babyface.\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Black Singles chart. It also topped the charts in Italy.\n\nIt was also c ertified Gold by the RIAA. SUMMARY:I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:because-i-love-you-the-postman-song-19901208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19901208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Stevie B\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: December 8 \, 1990 – December 29\, 1990\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Because I Love You (The Postman Song)” was released as the second single from Stevie B’s third album\, Love & Emotion. It became his biggest hit to date\, topping the B illboard Hot 100 in the United States for four weeks and reaching the top ten in Australia\, Canada\, Germany\, Sweden\, and the United Kingdom. SUMMARY:Because I Love You (The Postman Song) by Stevie B END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:justify-my-love-19910105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 5\, 1991 – January 12\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Justify My Love” was one of two new songs recorded by Madonna for her first greatest hits compilat ion The Immaculate Collection. Produced by Lenny Kravitz\, the erotic ball ad features Madonna seductively speak-singing about a series of sexy rever ies over lush synth strings and a manipulated Public Enemy beat.\n\nThe so ng’s iconic black-and-white music video (featuring simulated threesomes and then-shocking depictions of bisexuality) was banned from MTV and VH1\, which created a furor around the song\, sending it straight to number one on the Billboard charts. Madonna talked about the banning:\n\nWhy is it t hat people are willing to go and watch a movie about someone getting blown to bits for no reason at all\, and nobody wants to see two girls kissing and two men snuggling? SUMMARY:Justify My Love by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:love-will-never-do-without-you-19910119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 19\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nJanet Jackson’s “Love Will Never Do (Witho ut You)” was the seventh and final single released from Janet Jackson’ s Rhythm Nation 1814. In January 1991\, it became Janet’s fifth number-o ne hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified Gold. (It also was the s eventh single from the album to reach the US Top 5\, making her the first artist to have that many Top 5 hits from one album.)\n\nThe upbeat ode to fidelity blended Jackson’s affinity for melodic pop hooks with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’s percussive New Jack Swing production. That sonic temp late and the accompanying video (a sensual black and white video featuring a body-confident Jackson) hinted at the next step in her artistic evoluti on: 1993’s sex-positive\, New Jack pop masterpiece janet.. SUMMARY:Love Will Never Do (Without You) by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-first-time-19910126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Surface\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 26\ , 1991 – February 2\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The First Time” was firs t recorded as a demo in 1986 and was intended for Surface’s self-titled debut album\, but didn’t make the final tracklisting and it remained unr eleased until 1991 when it was featured on the group’s third album “3 Deep.”\n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B and Adult Contempo rary charts in the winter of 1991\, making it Surface’s only number-one hit song to date.\n\nMusic Video\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Sz2HOAb5 4w SUMMARY:The First Time by Surface END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:gonna-make-you-sweat-everybody-dance-now-19910209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: C+C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 9\, 1991 – February 16\, 1991\n\n---\ nAbout:\n“Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” is a hit song by American dance group C+C Music Factory. It was originally written by Cole & Civilles (aka C & C) for Trilogy\, a group they managed\, but when the group declined\, C & C decided to use it to launch their new music project .\n\nThe song was released as the group’s debut single and was an intern ational smash\, reaching #1 in five countries (including the US) and the t op five in four others in early 1991. The song went triple platinum in the US in less than a year\, and was certified 5x platinum in 1994.\n\nThe ra p featured in the song is by Freedom Williams and the female vocals are by Martha Wash.\n\nOriginally the female vocals were credited to Zelma Davis (and Davis appeared in the song’s music video)\, but it was later revea led that former Weather Girls singer Martha Wash was hired as a session mu sician and performed on the track. Wash later filed lawsuits for not getti ng credit on this song\, plus Black Box “Everybody Everybody” and Sedu ction “You’re My One And Only True Love”. SUMMARY:Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C+C Music Factory fea turing Freedom Williams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:all-the-man-that-i-need-19910223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910309 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Feb ruary 23\, 1991 – March 2\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All The Man That I N eed” was written by Dean Pitchford and Michael Gore. It was first record ed as “All The Man I Need” by Linda Clifford in 1982.\n\nIt was also r ecorded by Sister Sledge in 1982 as well\, but their version peaked at #45 on Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles chart.\n\nWhitney Houston covered the s ong for her third album “I’m Your Baby Tonight”.\n\nHer version topp ed the Billboard Hot 100\, Hot R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary chart. I t also topped the RPM chart in Canada. It was certified Gold by the RIAA i n the United States.\n\nThe song was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Po p Vocal Performance\, Female” and a Soul Train Music Award for “Best R &B\\Soul Single\, Female”. SUMMARY:All the Man That I Need by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:someday-19910309 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 9\, 1991 – March 16\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe third #1 single from Mari ah Carey’s self-titled debut album\, released December 13\, 1990. Produ ced by Ric Wake\, it spent 2 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Someday by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:one-more-try-19910323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910330 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Timmy T\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 23\, 1 991 SUMMARY:One More Try by Timmy T END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:coming-out-of-the-dark-19910330 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gloria Estefan\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Marc h 30\, 1991 – April 6\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nComing Out of the Dark topp ed the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary chart. It also charted on Billboard’s R&B and Latin music charts.\n\nThis was the first single rel eased after Gloria was seriously injured in a tour bus accident. The song is dedicated to her husband Emilio Estefan.\n\nMusic Video\nhttp://www.you tube.com/watch?v=QS7qLDizDYo SUMMARY:Coming Out of the Dark by Gloria Estefan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ve-been-thinking-about-you-19910413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910420 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Londonbeat\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 13\ , 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I’ve Been Thinking About You” is a song by B ritish-American band Londonbeat from their second studio album “In the B lood”\, produced by record producer Martyn Phillips. Released in 1990 as the first single from the album\, it became a major worldwide hit\, reach ing number one in more than 10 countries—including Australia\, Canada\, Germany and the United States—and peaking at number two on the UK Single s Chart. SUMMARY:I've Been Thinking About You by Londonbeat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:you-re-in-love-19910420 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910427 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wilson Phillips\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Apri l 20\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“You’re in Love” topped the Billboard Ho t 100 for a week in April of 1991\, making it the third number-one pop hit for Wilson Phillips.\n\nThe song also topped Billboard’s Adult Contempo rary chart for four weeks and was nominated for a Grammy Award. SUMMARY:You're in Love by Wilson Phillips END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:baby-baby-19910427 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910511 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Amy Grant\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 27\ , 1991 – May 4\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhen producer and songwriter Keith Thomas presented Amy Grant with music to write lyrics over\, her reaction to one track was:\n\nThis is the catchiest thing I’ve ever heard.\n\nTh omas told her he wanted to name it “Baby Baby”\, but Grant struggled w ith writing it as a love song:\n\nKeith wanted it to be called “Baby Bab y\,” and it just was not in my romantic vernacular: “Hey baby baby!” You know\, I was too much the girl next door\, and by then I had my daugh ter\, Millie. I just remember bringing Millie in her car seat and setting her down on the kitchen counter and pulling up a stool right in front of h er and going\, “I could write this if I could sing it to you.” And I j ust sat there and wrote those lyrics looking at her little six-week-old fa ce.\n\n“Baby Baby” was chosen as the lead single from her eighth album Heart In Motion after a radio station in San Diego got a leaked copy of i t and had already put it into heavy rotation. In spring 1991\, it hit #1 o n the US Pop and A/C charts and reached the top 10 in several other countr ies including Canada and the UK. It was followed by four more singles from the album that all reached the top 20 in the US\, making it her most comm ercially successful. SUMMARY:Baby Baby by Amy Grant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:joyride-19910511 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roxette\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 11\, 199 1\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Joyride” was Roxette’s fourth and final Billboard #1\, released off the album of the same name (“Fading Like a Flower” came close\, but it only hit #2). It also topped the charts in their nativ e Sweden. In the UK\, it went to #4. SUMMARY:Joyride by Roxette END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-like-the-way-the-kissing-game-19910518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910525 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hi-Five\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 18\, 199 1\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)” topped the Billb oard Hot 100 and R&B chart\, making it Hi-Five’s biggest hit to date. SUMMARY:I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) by Hi-Five END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-don-t-wanna-cry-19910525 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910608 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 25 \, 1991 – June 1\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe fourth & final #1 single fro m Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut album\, released on April 25\, 1991. Produced by Narada Michael Walden\, it spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:I Don't Wanna Cry by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:more-than-words-19910608 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910608 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910615 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Extreme\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 8\, 199 1\n\n---\nAbout:\n“More Than Words” is a single from Extreme’s 1990 album Extreme II: Pornograffiti. It was written by Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone.\n\nAccording to Nuno Bettencourt\, the song is described as a wa rning that the phrase ‘I love you’ was becoming meaningless\, stating: \n\nPeople use it so easily and so lightly that they think you can say tha t and fix everything\, or you can say that and everything’s OK. Sometime s you have to do more and you have to show it— there’s other ways to s ay ‘I love you.’\n\nIt began with Bettencourt strumming an acoustic gu itar one day on Cherone’s porch in Malden\, MA. He played it for Cherone who was then inspired to scribble down the phrase “More than words is a ll you have to do”. Bettencourt then insisted he finish the lyrics right then.\n\nOriginally their record label wanted them to turn the song into a power ballad\, asking them to add drums and a guitar solo like Motley Cr ue’s “Home Sweet Home” and Ozzy Osbourne’s “Mama I’m Coming Ho me” but the band refused. While the band recorded it in the studio\, Ski d Row frontman Sebastian Bach heard the song and predicted it would be ‘ huge’ and become ‘a number one’.\n\nInitially the record company res isted Bettencourt’s request to release “More Than Words” as the albu m’s third single. Its first two singles had made little impact in the US \, so their label wanted them to begin work on their next album. However\, the band informed the label that their audiences drowned them out by sing ing along to the song whenever they played it in concert. The band kept in sisting that it be sent to radio\, so to pacify them the label tested the song in one radio market – where it quickly became the most-requested so ng on the station. A test was done in another market and the same thing ha ppened\, so the label relented and officially released it as single.\n\nTh e song became a number-one hit\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for a week in June of 1991 and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It also topped the cha rts in Canada\, the Netherlands & New Zealand\, and reached #2 in the UK. As soon as “More Than Words” was an international hit\, the record com pany released the other acoustic track from the album “Hole Hearted” a s the fourth single to cash in on their recent success – and it reached the top 5 in the US.\n\nBeing a hard rock band that scored two top 5 acous tic hits was both a blessing and curse for the band\, the downside being B ettencourt felt it made the record company want to make them into somethin g they were not:\n\nEverybody got really greedy — the same people who th ought an acoustic song would never work in the first place. And then on th e next album\, they were like\, ‘Where’s an acoustic song?’ But we w eren’t an acoustic band. I wrote a song on a porch and it became a hit. I wasn’t gonna try to write ‘More Than Words Part Two.’ It just does n’t work that way.\n\nExtreme is sometimes labelled as a one-hit wonder despite the fact their next single “Hole Hearted” reached #4 in the US and #12 in the UK.\n\nIn 2014\, Bettencourt shared with the Straits Times how “More Than Words” created two distinct types of fans of the band: \n\nPeople who just like that song are not Extreme fans\, they just like ‘More Than Words’. That’s cool\, that’s nice\, but the actual trut h fans know is we’re more than that song. SUMMARY:More Than Words by Extreme END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:rush-rush-19910615 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910615 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910720 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 15 \, 1991 – July 13\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nRush Rush topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary chart in June\\July of 1991 for five weeks each.\n\nThe song was Paula Abdul’s first ballad to be released a single (her previous singles were all pop\\dance music tracks).\n\nThe track als o features a scratch vocal which originally wasn’t supposed to be on it. \n\nThe music video is memorable for featuring actor Keanu Reeves as Paula ’s love interest.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNPb931HqeM SUMMARY:Rush Rush by Paula Abdul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:unbelievable-19910720 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910727 DESCRIPTION:Artist: EMF\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 20\, 1991\n \n---\nAbout:\n“Unbelievable” is EMF’s debut single\, most successfu l single and their signature song. It topped the US pop chart and reached the top 10 in nine other countries including their homeland the UK. It was the 32nd best-selling single of 1990 in the UK and Billboard ranked it th e #6 song of 1991.\n\nIt was not written using frontman Ian Densch’s usu al method\, where he stands in front of a mirror with a guitar and imagine s being on a big stage. Instead\, this track’s melody came to him after a hard night of partying while bicycling hungover the following morning. I t was recorded in what drummer Mark Decloedt called a “real budget studi o” before the rest of the album.\n\nThe song features several samples\, including comedian Andrew Dice Clay’s signature “OH!”\, a member of the Black Panther Party shouting “What the….was that?” (the f-word i s not actually used) and Ya Kid K (best-known as a member of Technotronic) saying the word “One” in her song “Spin That Wheel”. The beat is taken from the breakdown of the very-sampled “Ashley’s Roachclip”.\n \nThe success of “Unbelievable” was swift and unexpected. Reaching #1 in the US was “a bit of a shock to us all” according to drummer Mark D ecloedt. But sudden success came with a downside – EMF was quickly derid ed as “the New Kids (On The Block) with attitude” and “the Sex Pisto ls of pop”.\n\nEMF is often labeled a one-hit wonder – “Unbelievable ” being that hit – despite the top 20 success of their fourth single “Lies”. A prime example of this is when VH1 ranked “Unbelievable” at #31 on their 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders in 2002. VH1 also ranked the song #98 on their 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s in 2007. SUMMARY:Unbelievable by EMF END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:everything-i-do-i-do-it-for-you-19910727 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910914 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bryan Adams\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: July 27 \, 1991 – September 7\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Do It For You” was r eleased in June 18\, 1991 as a theme song for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieve s and first single of Adams' sixth studio album Waking Up the Neighbours. The song became one of Adams' most known and successful songs.\n\nDespite the movie’s mixed reception (and of course\, winning a Razzie Award for Worst Actor to Kevin Costner who played as Robin Hood)\, the song was an i nternational smash hit\, topping pop charts in several countries.\n\n“Ev erything” had a seven week run at #1 in the US\, and an almost record-br eaking sixteen weeks in the UK – preventing Extreme “More Than Words ”\, Right Said Fred “I’m Too Sexy” and Salt N Pepa “Let’s Talk About Sex” from reaching the top spot there. SUMMARY:(Everything I Do) I Do It for You by Bryan Adams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-promise-of-a-new-day-19910914 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19910921 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Paula Abdul\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septembe r 14\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe Promise of a New Day peaked at #1 on the B illboard Hot 100 for a week in September of 1991.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=NzD6ORX2oU4 SUMMARY:The Promise of a New Day by Paula Abdul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-adore-mi-amor-19910921 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19910921 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911005 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Color Me Badd\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septe mber 21\, 1991 – September 28\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nFor folks that may not know but I Adore Mi Amor means I Adore My Love in Spanish. “I This w as released as the second single from their debut album C.M.B. The hit son g spent one week at number-one on the US R&B chart. It was also number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of September 21\, 1991 for two we eks and spent 20 weeks overall in the list. It also ended the year at numb er 18 on the annual recap for 1991. SUMMARY:I Adore Mi Amor by Color Me Badd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:good-vibrations-19911005 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911012 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatta Hollo way\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 5\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n “Good Vibrations”\, a #1 song in the US\, Denmark\, Sweden & Switzerla nd in the fall of 1991\, was the result of a promise made to Mark Wahlberg by his brother Donnie\, who was on tour at the time with the indescribabl y successful New Kids On The Block.\n\nDonnie and Mark were the first two members originally recruited into NKOTB by producer Maurice Starr. But whe n Starr wanted the group to focus on ballads instead of rap\, Mark (who wa sn’t a singer) quit. A few years later he had dropped out of school and was involved in shoplifting and street fights (later referring to his youn ger self as a ‘trainwreck’).\n\nWhen Donnie came home from touring\, h e kept his promise and wrote “Good Vibrations” with his brother Mark a nd friend Amir Quadeer “MC Spice” Shakir. The three produced a demo ta pe that radio promotion executive Marc Benesch forwarded to Interscope Rec ords co-founder Jimmy Iovine\, who loved it\, signed Mark to a record deal and put the brothers into a studio to record a full album.\n\nThe track i ncludes samples from Loleatta Holloway’s #1 Dance Track “Love Sensatio n”. Whereas other hits like Samantha Fox’s “I Wanna Have Some Fun” and Blackbox’s “I Don’t Know Anybody Else” had already borrowed f rom the track without crediting Holloway\, the Wahlbergs not only included her name on the release\, but also asked her to appear in the song’s mu sic video and perform on stage with them live on The Arsenio Hall Show.\n\ nOriginally Mark wanted his track “Wildside” to be his debut single bu t the record company insisted on “Good Vibrations” instead\, which rea ched the top 20 in fifteen countries\, was certified Gold in the US\, and Billboard ranked it the #20 song of 1991. “Wildside” was the follow-up and it fared admirably\, reaching the top 40 in nine countries and was al so certified Gold. SUMMARY:Good Vibrations by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch featuring Loleatt a Holloway END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:emotions-19911012 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 12\, 1991 – October 26\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from Mar iah’s second solo album of the same name. It peaked at #1 on the Billbo ard Hot 100 (her fifth in a row) for three weeks. Produced and written by Mariah along with David Cole and Robert Clivilles (collectively known as C&C Music Factory)\, it samples “Best of My Love” by The Emotions. SUMMARY:Emotions by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:romantic-19911102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Karyn White\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 2\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Romantic” is the first single from Karyn Wh ite’s sophomore album Ritual of Love. After primarily working with the s uper-producer duo of L.A. Reid & Babyface on her self-titled debut album\, Karyn White connected with the super-producer duo of Jimmy Jam & Terry Le wis for this track. The single reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 an d Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop charts\, making the song her most successful t o date. SUMMARY:Romantic by Karyn White END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:cream-19911109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Prince and the New Power Generation\nWeeks at #1: 2 wee ks\nChart dates: November 9\, 1991 – November 16\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n Prince’s fifth and last number-one song in his lifetime\, was the lead s ingle of Diamonds and Pearls released in September of 1991\, and went all the way to number-one later that November. SUMMARY:Cream by Prince and the New Power Generation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:when-a-man-loves-a-woman-19911123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Bolton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novem ber 23\, 1991 SUMMARY:When a Man Loves a Woman by Michael Bolton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:set-adrift-on-memory-bliss-19911130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19911207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: P.M. Dawn\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 3 0\, 1991\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Set Adrift On Memory Bliss”\, the second sin gle from the band’s debut album\, was the first chart-topper on the Hot 100 under its then-brand new methodology of ranking songs. Prior to Novemb er 30\, 1991\, single sales were taken over the phone from music stores an d radio play was based on verbal reports given by radio stations. The new way\, a much more accurate and less-biased method\, combined actual barcod e scans at cash registers with encoded audio fingerprints of songs being b roadcasted on radio stations as monitored by the publisher of Billboard Ma gazine.\n\nIt was the third rap song to ever reach #1 on the Hot 100\, pre ceded by “Ice Ice Baby” and “Good Vibrations” (…unless you count Blondie’s “Rapture”)\n\nThe genesis of “Set Adrift On Memory Blis s” was the recording of their track “Comatose”. While in the studio\ , both members listened to Spandau Ballet’s 1983 hit “True” and Prin ce Be became inspired to ‘reshape’ the song as his own.\n\nThe track b ecame a combination of a sample of “True” with one of hip-hop’s most sampled beats (the break of “Ashley’s Roachclip”) and Prince Be’s lyrics of ‘regret\, remorse\, heartache and profound loss’.\n\n“Se t Adrift On Memory Bliss” was an international smash\, reaching the top 10 in seven countries. Billboard ranked it the #44 song of 1992.\n\nIn 199 7\, the Backstreet Boys recorded their own version of the song with differ ent lyrics for their sophomore album. SUMMARY:Set Adrift on Memory Bliss by P.M. Dawn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:black-or-white-19911207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19911207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920125 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Dec ember 7\, 1991 – January 18\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Black or White” was the first single from Michael Jackson’s highly-anticipated eighth al bum Dangerous. With it\, Jackson tied The Supremes for “third-most #1 so ngs in the US” when it became his 12th chart topper in December 1991. A few years later\, “You Are Not Alone” would become his thirteenth (and final) #1.\n\nThe song became the fastest-selling single in the US since “Get Back” by The Beatles 22 years earlier\, debuting at #35\, climbin g to #3\, and then reaching the top in its third week (though it should be noted that Billboard changed how songs are ranked on the Hot 100 on the w eek that this song jumped 32 spots from #35 to #3). Billboard later ranked “Black Or White” as the #14 song of 1992.\n\nIn the UK\, “Black Or White” debuted at #1 and held the top position for two weeks. It also re ached #1 in Mexico\, Cuba\, Zimbabwe\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Austria\, Belgium\, Denmark\, Finland\, France\, Israel\, Italy\, Norway\, Spain\, Sweden\, Switzerland and the Euro Chart Hot 100\, #2 in Germany and #3 in Holland.\n\n“Black Or White” was developed from a track originally int ended for Jackson’s previous album Bad. Producer Bill Bottrell (who had recently worked on Traveling Wilburys' Vol. 1\, Tom Petty’s Full Moon Fe ver and Madonna’s Like A Prayer) was tasked with creating the song based on Jackson’s basic instructions. Bottrell came up with the rap featured in the song\, expecting it to be performed by an established rapper but w hen Jackson heard his recording\, he insisted on using that instead. Bottr ell credited himself under the pseudonym L.T.B.\n\nJackson’s record comp any described “Black Or White” as “a rock ‘n’ roll dance song ab out racial harmony”. Its lyrics\, however\, became a punchline for journ alists\, comedians and comedy shows on television about Jackson’s vitili go\, a pigmentation disease that made his skin less dark over time.\n\nIts music video was a highly-controversial 11-minute short film directed by J ohn Landis (Twilight Zone The Movie\, Animal House) that made its world pr emiere on Fox TV immediately after an episode of The Simpsons. Its final f our minutes featured Jackson smashing car windows\, tossing a garbage can through a storefront and simulating masturbation. When general public and journalistic reaction was outrage\, Jackson almost immediately withdrew it and had it re-edited and later issued an apology. Some accused Jackson of using the controversial video as an album pre-release publicity stunt whi le others simply summed it up with statements like “has he lost his mind or what?” SUMMARY:Black or White by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:all-4-love-19920125 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Color Me Badd\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 25\, 1992 SUMMARY:All 4 Love by Color Me Badd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:don-t-let-the-sun-go-down-on-me-19920201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: George Michael and Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nCha rt dates: February 1\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” is a song originally written by Elton John and lyricist Bernie T aupin in 1974. Peaking in the US at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100\, it featu red on his album Caribou.\n\nSince its release\, it has been covered by ar tists like George Michael amongst others. Michael performed this song live \, alongside Elton John who also played the piano\, during Live Aid 1985 a s well as his final Cover to Cover tour in 1991. It was eventually release d as a single and topped the UK singles chart in November 1991. SUMMARY:Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by George Michael and Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-m-too-sexy-19920208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920229 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Right Said Fred\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Feb ruary 8\, 1992 – February 22\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I’m Too Sexy” was Right Said Fred’s debut self-released single. It reached #1 in five countries (including the US) and the top 20 in seven more (#2 in the UK). \n\nIts origin lies in bassist Richard Fairbrass one day seeing a reflecti on of himself in a mirror and thinking he was too “skinny and round-shou ldered”. This inspired him to join a gym that he and fellow bandmate (an d brother) Fred would eventually manage together.\n\nYears later\, while l ooping a bass line on “a very\, very hot day in a very\, very non-air co nditioned basement studio” of a friend\, Robert suddenly improvised a ly ric:\n\n…right out of the blue – I can’t tell you where it came from – I started singing ‘I’m too sexy for my shirt’ and we all fell a bout laughing.\n\nAt first\, Fred thought the song was too ‘frivolous’ \, but Richard and guitarist Rob Manzoli convinced him to ‘crank on’ w ith it\, turning it into a tongue-in-cheek dance song about people at the gym:\n\nIf you work in a gymnasium or health club or a dance studio\, you see so much posing and so much attitude going on. We took the opportunity of using that as raw material to work the song around.\n\nRecord labels an d DJs rejected the song\, and their booking agent even dropped them after hearing it. When a song plugger heard the song\, he shut it off too – bu t then the two girls in the car with him began singing it\, so he had a ch ange of mind and told the band he wanted it reworked as a club song. Right Said Fred compromised with him and spent their own money to have it rewor ked by producer Tommy D as a pop song. Still unable to get a record deal\, they released the song on their own.\n\nAfter it aired on Radio 1 UK\, th e station was inundated with calls about the group. The song quickly reach ed #2 in the summer of 1991 – kept out of the top spot by the 16-week-lo ng reign of Bryan Adams “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”. An Americ an DJ from Miami heard the song while abroad and began playing it at his s tation\, leading to the song’s spread across the US until it hit #1 in F ebruary 1992. It was the 4th biggest UK hit of 1991 and the 13th biggest U S hit of 1992.\n\n“I’m Too Sexy” includes an uncleared sample of Jim i Hendrix “Third Stone From the Sun”\, but his estate only asked for w riting credit and a charitable donation.\n\nOver the next ten years\, Righ t Said Fred scored six more UK top 40s\, but no others in the US – earni ng them the label of one-hit wonder there. SUMMARY:I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:to-be-with-you-19920229 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920229 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920321 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mr. Big\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: February 29 \, 1992 – March 14\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in November of 1991\, “To Be With You” was the third single from Mr Big’s sophomore album . It eventually reached the number one spot in several countries\, includi ng the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in February 1992.\n\nFrontman Eric Martin to ld Pheonix NewTimes in 2011 that these lyrics were based on a true story a bout a real person he had a crush on in the late 1970s.\n\nThe band did no t originally see the song as having hit potential\; that’s why two singl es were released before this one. SUMMARY:To Be with You by Mr. Big END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:save-the-best-for-last-19920321 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Vanessa Williams\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Ma rch 21\, 1992 – April 18\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Save the Best for Las t” wasn’t specifically written for Vanessa Williams\; there were other singers who were offered the song and they all turned it down.\n\nAs Vane ssa was recording “The Comfort Zone” album at the last minute\, a song had to be replaced & “Save the Best for Last” was played for her.\n\n Vanessa said:\n\n“I can’t believe nobody wants this song. I have to ha ve this song.”\n\n“Save the Best for Last” became a hit\, topping th e Billboard Hot 100\, R&B chart and Adult Contemporary chart in 1992. It a lso topped the charts in Australia & Canada.\n\nThe song was named “Song of the Year” by the ASCAP (American Society of Composers\, Authors and Publishers) and nominated for two Grammys: “Song of the Year” & “Rec ord of the Year.” SUMMARY:Save the Best for Last by Vanessa Williams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:jump-19920425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920620 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kris Kross\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: April 25 \, 1992 – June 13\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Jump” is the hit debut sin gle by the American Hip hop duo Kris Kross\, released on February 6\, 1992 – several weeks in advance of their debut studio album Totally Krossed Out. Producer Jermaine Dupri wrote the song after seeing people jumping at a concert he attended:\n\nI watched the crowd. I watched how people were just into jumping … I went home and wrote the song in an hour.\n\nThe so ng had immediate success\, with KKBT-FM program director and disc jockey ‘Big John’ Monds telling the LA Times\, “‘Jump’ is one of those songs that when people hear it\, they instantly love it.” The single qui ckly achieved international success\, topping charts in Switzerland\, Aust ralia\, and the United States – where it reached #1 faster than any debu t single had in over 20 years. In 1992 alone\, the song sold over 2 millio n physical copies.\n\nRenowned music critic Robert Christgau praised the s ong\, calling it\, “one of those works of art that makes rock and roll w orth living for.” An annual poll of music critics done by the Village Vo ice ranked the track as the #3 single of the year behind Arrested Developm ent’s “Tennessee” and House Of Pain’s “Jump Around”.\n\nBillbo ard reported “Jump” was the #3 song of 1992\, and the #23 song of the decade. SUMMARY:Jump by Kris Kross END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-be-there-19920620 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920704 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 2 0\, 1992 – June 27\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I’ll Be There” is a cov er of the famous Jackson 5 hit of the same name. Mariah Carey had included “I’ll Be There” as a last-minute addition to her MTV Unplugged setl ist\, after she had been informed that most acts on the show commonly perf orm at least one cover. “I’ll Be There” was the sixth track on Carey ’s MTV Unplugged special\, taped on March 16\, 1992. It was performed as a romantic duet\, with Carey singing Michael Jackson’s lines and R&B si nger Trey Lorenz singing Jermaine Jackson’s lines.\n\n\n\nMariah spoke a bout this connection in a 1994 MTV interview:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/seHb7GSW 70M?t=180 SUMMARY:I'll Be There by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:baby-got-back-19920704 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920808 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sir Mix-a-Lot\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: July 4\, 1992 – August 1\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Baby Got Back” was inspi red by Anthony “Sir Mix-A-Lot” Ray’s frustration with seeing feminin e beauty in America portrayed as a valley-girl “popsicle stick” figure in ads like the Spuds MacKenzie Budweiser series. He was also frustrated watching his full-figured girlfriend at the time Amylia Dorsey struggle to get work as an actress and model.\n\nMix-A-Lot wrote “Baby Got Back” to share how black men (and white men too) find women attractive who have “curves — and I’m not talking about women who are shaped like me\, w ith a gut\, but women who ran five miles a day\, with a washboard\, six-pa ck stomach and a nice round\, beautiful\, supple ass.”\n\nMix-A-Lot also wanted to call attention how females felt they had to “damn near kill t hemselves to try to look like these beanpole models that you see in Vogue magazine.” Also\, he wanted to speak out against Hollywood’s general p ortrayal of African-American females mainly as “maids\, servants and pro stitutes”. His intention was to share these views in a “tongue-in-chee k” and “funny way”.\n\nDespite record label owner Rick Rubin feeling “Baby Got Back” would be a better first single\, Mix-A-Lot insisted o n releasing “One Time’s Got No Case” instead. When that song did ‘ next to nothing’ on the charts\, “Baby Got Back” became the album’ s next single.\n\nIts controversial music video featured buttocks-shaped p rops and a heavy focus on the backsides of several full-figured dancers\, leading MTV to briefly ban it due to “a recently instituted rule against showing female body parts with no reference to a face.” Eventually the video was re-edited and then re-added into rotation – but only after 9pm .\n\nInitially most radio stations balked at airing the song\, but later g ot on board after MTV and Video Jukebox began airing its video regularly.\ n\n“Baby Got Back” finally entered the Hot 100 at #86 and then spent t welve weeks working its way up\, eventually reaching the top spot. It is M ix-A-Lot’s only song to reach higher than #70. It was ranked the second biggest song of 1992 in the US behind Boyz II Men’s “End Of The Road ” and won a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song also found va ried levels of chart success in seven other countries around the world.\n\ nIn 2008\, VH1 ranked it the #17 greatest song of hip hop.\n\nThe track is built on a sample from “Technicolor” by Channel One.\n\nThe then-VP o f A&R at the record label later summed up the song’s legacy:\n\n“Baby Got Back” will forever be a great combination of a silly pop song with a n earnest resolve to change the perception of body image in America. SUMMARY:Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:this-used-to-be-my-playground-19920808 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19920815 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 8\, 1 992\n\n---\nAbout:\n“This Used To Be My Playground” is the theme song for the film A League of Their Own\, which starred Madonna\, and portrayed a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. It is a single released by Madonna for the compilation al bum Something to Remember. The song is about childhood and reminiscing abo ut past events. The single reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the top-tens (or number-one) in other countries such as Canada\, Finla nd\, Italy\, Spain\, Switzerland\, the United Kingdom\, etc. It earned the singer a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Song. SUMMARY:This Used to Be My Playground by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:end-of-the-road-19920815 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19920815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19921114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Boyz II Men\nWeeks at #1: 13 weeks\nChart dates: August 15\, 1992 – November 7\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn this song\, one of the Boyz know that his time with his girl is coming to an end\, but he isn’ t ready to let go of her.\n\n“End of the Road” was Boyz II Men’s fir st ever #1 single\, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 13 str aight weeks\, which was a record at the time. This song also won 2 Grammys for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” and “Best R&B Song”. SUMMARY:End of the Road by Boyz II Men END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:how-do-you-talk-to-an-angel-19921114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19921114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19921128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Heights\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 14\, 1992 – November 21\, 1992\n\n---\nAbout:\nSongwriter Steve Tyrell was brought into the TV show The Heights before the cast had been auditio ned and chosen. He suggested to TV producer Aaron Spelling that Jamie Walt ers be hired. He was cast in the role of Alex Powers\, a shy lyricist for the show’s band. Tyrell then suggested Powers turn out to be a singer an d guitarist who is then asked to join the band.\n\n“How Do You Talk To A n Angel” was written by Tyrell\, his wife and producer Barry Coffing as Powers' expression of his crush on the band’s female saxophone player.\n \nThe song topped the US pop chart for two weeks and was nominated for an Emmy Award for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics ”.\n\nThe Heights didn’t last long on TV. It was canceled by Fox soon after “How Do You Talk To An Angel” reached #1. It did however launch Jamie Walters' acting and music career. He not only landed a role on the p opular show Beverly Hills 90210 but Atlantic Records also signed him. “H old On”\, the first single from his debut album\, reached #16 on the US pop chart in 1995. SUMMARY:How Do You Talk to an Angel by The Heights END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-will-always-love-you-19921128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19921128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930306 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks\nChart dates: No vember 28\, 1992 – February 27\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Will Always L ove You” was covered by Whitney Houston and recorded for her 1992 film T he Bodyguard. The song was originally written by Dolly Parton and released on June 6\, 1974 as the second single from her thirteenth solo studio alb um\, Jolene.\n\nHouston’s cover has since become one of the best-selling singles of all time and contributed to The Bodyguard being the top-sellin g soundtrack of all time. Kevin Costner\, Houston’s male opposite and on e of the film’s co-producers\, is actually responsible for suggesting th is song for Houston to cover in the film’s first track release. He broug ht the original song to composer David Foster\, who rearranged it as a pop ballad for Houston.\n\nIt topped the Billboard Hot 100 for fourteen conse cutive weeks\; at the time\, this was a record for longest number one. It also reached #3 on the Hot 100 after Houston’s death in 2012. SUMMARY:I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:a-whole-new-world-19930306 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930313 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nCha rt dates: March 6\, 1993 SUMMARY:A Whole New World by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:informer-19930313 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930501 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Snow\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: March 13\, 199 3 – April 24\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nSnow wrote this song while he was in jail charged with two attempted murders\, he ended up spending a year in Toronto’s East Detention Center maximum security prison. After coming ou t he met MC Shan and recorded the song. He went back to do a 8 month bid f or aggravated assault\, and it was during this jail-stay that the song cau ght on and started getting airplay.\n\nIt proceeded to top charts world wi de and currently holds the record for the top selling reggae single of all time.\n\nFor more information about the song\, please refer to this aweso me write up by Genius: https://genius.com/a/snows-informer-how-a-stop-snit ching-anthem-became-a-no-1-pop-hit SUMMARY:Informer by Snow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:freak-me-19930501 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930515 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Silk\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 1\, 1993 – May 8\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nA sexy\, sensual ballad\, “Freak Me” became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B chart in 1993\, m aking it Silk’s biggest and most famous hit to date. SUMMARY:Freak Me by Silk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:that-s-the-way-love-goes-19930515 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930710 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: May 1 5\, 1993 – July 3\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\n“That’s The Way Love Goes ” was the lead single of Janet Jackson’s fifth album (and first for Vi rgin Records) entitled janet. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 char t for 8 weeks\, and both the Billboard R&B and Dance charts for 4 weeks ea ch. Boasting platinum sales in the US\, it was no surprise when the song w on the Grammy for Best R&B Song the following year.\n\nProduced by Jimmy J am & Terry Lewis\, the song samples a guitar riff from James Brown’s “ Papa Don’t Take No Mess” and a drum break from The Honeydrippers' “I mpeach The President.”. After being presented the track\, Jam says she c ame up with the lyrics and melody on her own\, with the producers contribu ting the intro line “Like a moth to a flame burned by the fire.”\n\nTh e music video depicted Janet playing the song for her dancers (who include a then unknown Jennifer Lopez. This new sexy image was only revealed in 1 990 during the “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” video shoot. For “ That’s The Way Love Goes\,” a svelte and fully blossomed Janet donning curly brown hair\, a bare midriff\, and Native American jewelry. SUMMARY:That's the Way Love Goes by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:weak-19930710 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: SWV\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 10\, 1993 – July 17\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn a slow-tempo ballad R&B\, “Weak” is about the experience of falling deeply in love to the extent that it b ecomes a physical and emotional overwhelm.\n\nIt serves as the third singl e released from SWV’s debut album It’s About Time\, and is arguably th e most famous song of their career.\n\nThe song was written by Brian Alexa nder Morgan and was based on his feelings towards R&B singer Chanté Moore . It was originally written for Charlie Wilson\, but Morgan later decided to give the song to SWV. Morgan stated that SWV member Coko disliked the s ong and was confrontational during the recording of the single\, according to his interview with Rolling Stone in 2014:\n\nI got chills when I heard Coko’s voice\, … I had written this song love song ‘Weak’ for Cha rlie Wilson\, but I gave it to them. Coko was real cold to me at first and not very nice. She didn’t like the song and gave me real attitude when we recorded it.\n\nThe song topped at #1 on both the Billboard’s Hot 100 & R&B Singles charts for two weeks. SUMMARY:Weak by SWV END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:can-t-help-falling-in-love-19930724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19930911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: UB40\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: July 24\, 1993 – September 4\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn 1993\, British reggae band UB40 recorded the song as the first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released in May 1993\, in the majority of countries wor ldwide. It eventually climbed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after debuting at number 100 and appears in the soundtrack of the movie Sliver. 5 and also appears in the trailer for Fools Rush In. SUMMARY:Can't Help Falling in Love by UB40 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:dreamlover-19930911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19930911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19931106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 11\, 1993 – October 30\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Dreamlover” is a Pop/R&B song that centers around the longing for a perfect lover.\n\nIt wa s released on July 23\, 1993 as the first single from her third album Musi c Box. It charted at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and became the biggest hi t of the year.\n\nIt samples “Blind Alley” by The Emotions\, which had previously been sampled by rapper Big Daddy Kane in 1988 for his song “ Ain’t No Half Steppin'”\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqBtS6BIP1E \n\nIn an interview with Fred Bronson\, Mariah described the recording pro cess:\n\nI wanted to do something that had a happy feeling\, something tha t was more open and released\, and that’s really not Dave. It’s very a nti what he’s about. So he said\, ‘Oh\, you want to do that happy stuf f? All right\, all right.’ He was not into doing it. Then we started lis tening to a lot of different and old loops and we used the ‘Blind Alley ’ loop and I started singing the melody over it\n\nMusic executive Tommy Mottola\, Carey’s fiancée at the time\, didn’t like the initial outc ome of “Dreamlover” so he had producer Walter Afanasieff change the in strumental. In an interview Afanasieff described the alteration:\n\nMariah and Dave did this loop thing which was new to us pop producers at the tim e. Their version of ‘Dreamlover’ was missing a lot of stuff. The spiri t of the song was up\, but it wasn’t hitting hard enough. I re-worked th e drums\, organ and keyboard. The organ and hi-hat part I changed made it a bit more swinging and a little bit more driving. I put a whole new shade of colors to it SUMMARY:Dreamlover by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-d-do-anything-for-love-but-i-won-t-do-that-19931106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19931106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19931211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Meat Loaf\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: November 6\, 1993 – December 4\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Jim Steinman for Meatloaf\, “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” was M eatloaf’s comeback song and the lead single for Bat Out Of Hell II: Back into Hell. A power ballad to the max\, “I’d Do Anything” heralded t he comeback of Meat Loaf and his collaborations with Steinman. The song is one of Meat Loaf’s most successful to date\, and at the time of its rel ease hit number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart. “I’d Do Anything” also won the Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Voca l Performance in 1994 at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards. SUMMARY:I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) by Meat Loaf END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:again-19931211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19931211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19931225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decem ber 11\, 1993 – December 18\, 1993\n\n---\nAbout:\nJackson wrote “Toge ther Again” with the R&B songwriting/production team Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and her then-husband Rene Elizondo Jr. Elizondo also directed one o f the music videos for the song\, which shows Jackson reminiscing in her a partment about a friend she lost.\n\nIn Billboard’s Book of Number Ones\ , Jimmy Jam explained there were two different versions of the intro to th is song:\n\nWe did one where there was a long intro inspired by Donna Summ er’s ‘Last Dance\,’ where it started off really slow before kicking into the beat. We thought it was a cool contrast\, kicking into the more u ptempo\, house beat. We always figured radio would play the version that ’s immediately fast\, but surprisingly enough\, a lot of stations played the slow version.\n\nThe disco motif was Jackson’s idea. After hearing Nuyorican Soul’s “Runaway\,” Jackson was inspired to capture a sound reminiscent of the club scene in New York. She told MTV News:\n\nI listen ed to that all the time earlier this year—it reminded me of being ten ye ars old in Studio 54 in New York.\n\nThe song came together quickly in the studio. Jackson already had the concept\, the song title\, and the first line “There are times when I look above and beyond.” Jimmy Jam\, Terry Lewis and Jackson had a long history of working together (they collaborat ed on her previous album Rhythm Nation but this song’s process was diffe rent from anything they had worked on previously. Usually Jackson will sit with an instrumental for a while and come back with an idea. This song be gan with Jackson\, and was done after a half-hour studio session.\n\n“To gether Again” became an international hit\, and earned Jackson a Grammy in 1998 (and the rest of the Velvet Rope album earned her another Grammy). This track also helped solidify her reputation as an LGBT ally and a gay icon. Critics speculated about her own sexuality\, which she discussed in Ebony in 2001:\n\nI don’t mind people thinking that I’m gay or calling me gay. I love people regardless of sexual preference\, regardless of rac e.\n\nThis song brings up ideas of reincarnation. Jackson confirmed in an interview that she doesn’t believe that life definitively ends when some one dies. This is why\, despite the song’s elegiac theme\, it remains a uplifting\, joyous track. She told MTV:\n\nWell I decided that I wanted to do a song about my friends. I wanted to do a song that was uplifting\, re joiceful—that would reflect their personalities. I do believe that it ju st end here. That they’ve gone into another life. And that I will see th em again. SUMMARY:Again by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:hero-19931225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19931225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 25\, 1993 – January 15\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hero” is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey\, released as the second sing le from Mariah’s third album Music Box. The song charted at #1 on the Bi llboard Hot 100 back in 1993. The song’s key is in E-Major.\n\nLyrically \, the song is an inspirational ballad that emphasizes the importance of b eing confident in oneself and staying strong in the face of struggle.\n\nT he song became one of her signature songs and subsequently one of her most performed. One of her most notable performances is at the benefit concer t America: A Tribute To Heroes in 2001. SUMMARY:Hero by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:all-for-love-19940122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks \nChart dates: January 22\, 1994 – February 5\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe breakout track for the 1993 Disney film “The Three Musketeers” starri ng Charlie Sheen\, Kiefer Sutherland\, Chris O'Donnell\, Oliver Platt\, Ti m Curry\, and Rebecca De Mornay. The title was inspired by The Three Muske teers' motto: “All for one\, and one for all”. SUMMARY:All for Love by Bryan Adams / Rod Stewart / Sting END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-power-of-love-19940212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940312 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Céline Dion\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 12\, 1994 – March 5\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nCeline Dion’s version of “The Power of Love” (also known as “I’m Your Lady”) is one of t he more notable covers of Jennifer Rush’s 1984 hit. SUMMARY:The Power of Love by Céline Dion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-sign-19940312 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940409 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ace of Base\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 1 2\, 1994 – April 2\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Sign” is a #1 pop son g released October 29\, 1993 by Swedish band Ace of Base. The song was tak en from the band’s album Happy Nation (which was retitled The Sign in No rth America). Like the band’s hit “All That She Wants\,” “The Sign ” also features slickly produced pop beats and reggae-influenced instrum entation.\n\nIt was an international hit\, topping the charts in several c ountries including the US for six weeks beginning in March 1994\, and reac hing the top 5 in several more. It was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo in 1995. SUMMARY:The Sign by Ace of Base END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bump-n-grind-19940409 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: R. Kelly\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 9\, 1994 – April 30\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten\, produced\, and performe d by the man himself\, R. Kelly’s 1994 single “Bump n' Grind” was a huge hit. It later featured in American Pie: Reunion and on a fictional ra dio station on Grand Theft Auto IV. SUMMARY:Bump n' Grind by R. Kelly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-sign-19940507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ace of Base\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 7\, 1994 – May 14\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Sign” is a #1 pop song re leased October 29\, 1993 by Swedish band Ace of Base. The song was taken f rom the band’s album Happy Nation (which was retitled The Sign in North America). Like the band’s hit “All That She Wants\,” “The Sign” also features slickly produced pop beats and reggae-influenced instrumenta tion.\n\nIt was an international hit\, topping the charts in several count ries including the US for six weeks beginning in March 1994\, and reaching the top 5 in several more. It was later nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Group or Duo in 1995. SUMMARY:The Sign by Ace of Base END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-swear-19940521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940806 DESCRIPTION:Artist: All-4-One\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: May 21\, 1994 – July 30\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was written by Gary Bak er and Frank Myers. It was originally sung by country artist John Michael Montgomery. His version was released in December\, 1993 and peaked at no. 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.\n\nWhen the head of Montgomery’s label coul dn’t be convinced to have Montgomery record a pop version of the song fo r fear of offending country radio\, Doug Morris\, CEO of Atlantic Records\ , had famed super producer David Foster put together this version. This ve rsion\, the second single from All-4-One’s debut album\, was released a little over four months after Montgomery’s and hit no. 1 on the Billboar d Hot 100 and remained at that position for 11 consecutive weeks and event ually won a 1995 Grammy award. SUMMARY:I Swear by All-4-One END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:stay-i-missed-you-19940806 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19940827 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart d ates: August 6\, 1994 – August 20\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Stay (I Miss ed You)” was Lisa Loeb’s first and breakthrough single. The song reach ed the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in August 1994\, making her the first unsigned artist to reach #1 .\n\nAccording to The Billboard Book Of Number One Hits\, the song was written after an argument with her boyfrien d. At the time\, a friend of Loeb told her Daryl Hall was looking for song s for a solo project. Though her opportunity to submit a song fell through \, she completed the song with Hall in mind.\n\nLater when Loeb’s friend Ethan Hawke was filming Reality Bites\, he told her the music supervisors were looking for a song titled “I’m Nothing” and he encouraged her to write one. The supervisors chose a different “I’m Nothing” but as ked Loeb for more music. At Hawke’s suggestion\, she submitted “Stay ” and RCA Records soon left Loeb a voicemail asking to include it on the soundtrack to Reality Bites.\n\nInstead of sending one or two songs to ra dio stations to promote the soundtrack\, RCA sent the entire collection of songs for the film. At first\, radio stations like KRBE in Houston and WP RT in New Jersey added “Stay”. Then\, as more stations also began addi ng it\, RCA officially released it as a single and Hawke directed its musi c video.\n\nStill without an official record deal when the song topped the Hot 100\, several labels (including RCA) began courting Loeb to sign with them. She chose Geffen Records and released Tails the following year\, wh ich included “Stay” as its closing track. SUMMARY:Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-make-love-to-you-19940827 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19940827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19941203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Boyz II Men\nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks\nChart dates: August 27\, 1994 – November 26\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nWritten by Babyface\, th is 1994 hit was number one on the Billboard charts for fourteen straight w eeks\, a then record. Two years later\, Boyz II Men would defeat themselve s\, when their Mariah Carey collaboration “One Sweet Day” held the top spot for sixteen (!!) weeks. In the 90s\, nobody was bigger than Boyz! SUMMARY:I'll Make Love to You by Boyz II Men END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:on-bended-knee-19941203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19941203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19941217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 3\, 1994 – December 10\, 1994 SUMMARY:On Bended Knee by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:here-comes-the-hotstepper-19941217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19941217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19941231 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ini Kamoze\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 17\, 1994 – December 24\, 1994\n\n---\nAbout:\nIni Kamoze’s biggest h it outside Jamaica. The Intro/Break “na na na"s are from Land of 1000 Da nces\, most famously recorded by Wilson Pickett in 1966.\n\nThe profession al wrestling tag team the Public Enemy used it as entrance music in ECW an d the independents. SUMMARY:Here Comes the Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:on-bended-knee-19941231 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19941231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Boyz II Men\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 31\, 1994 – January 21\, 1995 SUMMARY:On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:creep-19950128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: TLC\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: January 28\, 19 95 – February 18\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Creep” is the first single from TLC’s iconic sophomore album CrazySexyCool.\n\nThe lyrics are from the perspective of a woman who is aware of her boyfriend’s infidelity\, and in turn\, cheats on him in an effort to appease her need for affection .\n\nIt was the female group’s first #1 hit and got them a Grammy in 199 6 for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.\n\n“Creep” w as the third most successful single of 1995\, finishing behind their other hit\, “Waterfalls”\, and Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise”.\n\nGr oup member Left Eye was against this song being released. She felt it was bad advice to tell fans to cheat back when cheated on instead of encouragi ng them to leave. She threatened to wear black tape over her mouth in the video in protest\, but instead settled on a verse in the song’s remix ab out the dangers of cheating. She can even be heard in the song saying “d on’t creep if you don’t want to.” SUMMARY:Creep by TLC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:take-a-bow-19950225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950415 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: February 25 \, 1995 – April 8\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Take a Bow” is a song by A merican singer Madonna from her sixth studio album Bedtime Stories (1994). It was released as the album’s second single on October 28\, 1994\, by Maverick Records. It is a mid-tempo pop ballad.\n\nA commercial success\, the single reached the top position on the Billboard Hot 100. Topping the chart for seven weeks\, it is her longest-running number-one in the US. SUMMARY:Take a Bow by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:this-is-how-we-do-it-19950415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Montell Jordan\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: Apri l 15\, 1995 – May 27\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“This Is How We Do It” i s the debut single by American singer Montell Jordan\, released as the lea d single from his debut album of the same name.\n\nThe song was a massive hit\, peaking at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, making it his only single to reach the top spot. The song also earned Jordan a Grammy Award n omination for “Best Male R&B Vocal Performance” at the 38th Annual Gra mmy Awards. SUMMARY:This Is How We Do It by Montell Jordan END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:have-you-ever-really-loved-a-woman-19950603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950708 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bryan Adams\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 3\ , 1995 – July 1\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Have You Ever Really Loved a W oman?” is a song written by Bryan Adams\, Michael Kamen and Robert John “Mutt” Lange\, and recorded by Adams for the film Don Juan DeMarco. Th e melody is used as a musical motif throughout the film\, and the song is featured three times in the movie\, twice performed by other artists in Sp anish\, and finally performed by Adams himself during the closing credits. The Adams version of the song\, which features flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia\, is featured on the soundtrack album and also on the album 18 til I Die.\n\nThe music video was shot in Spain at Casa los Pavos Reales\, Má laga. Starring Cecilie Thomsen and Amira Casar. It was directed by the mus ic video director Anton Corbijn and released and aired in May 1995. SUMMARY:Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? by Bryan Adams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:waterfalls-19950708 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: TLC\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: July 8\, 1995 – August 19\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Waterfalls” is a Grammy-nominate d 1995 single by TLC from their second album CrazySexyCool and arguably th e group’s signature song.\n\nThe song was produced by Organized Noize an d written by Marqueze Etheridge\, TLC member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes\, a nd Organized Noize.\n\n“Waterfalls” was nominated for Record of the Ye ar and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 38th Annua l Grammy Awards. SUMMARY:Waterfalls by TLC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:kiss-from-a-rose-19950826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950902 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Seal\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 26\, 199 5\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kiss from a Rose” is a song from Seal’s second ep onymous album\, Seal II. The song was first released as a single in July 1 994. Re-released in 1995\, it was included on the Batman Forever Soundtrac k\, which helped it top the charts in both the U.S. and Australia. At the 1996 Grammy Awards\, it won awards for Record of the Year\, Song of the Ye ar\, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. SUMMARY:Kiss from a Rose by Seal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:you-are-not-alone-19950902 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950902 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950909 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Michael Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Sept ember 2\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\n“You Are Not Alone” was the first song in the history of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart to debut at the top position \, and it was also Jackson’s last to reach #1 in the US. The song also r eached #1 in Spain\, France\, Switzerland\, New Zealand and the UK.\n\nIt was Michael Jackson’s 13th US chart-topper\, allowing him to break the t ie he had for third place with The Supremes for most #1 songs in the US – a title he would hold on his own until 2013 when Rihanna tied Jackson with her appearance on Eminem’s “The Monster” giving her a 13th #1. In 2016\, Rihanna surpassed Jackson when her song “Work” became her 1 4th chart-topper.\n\nThe song’s genesis was a phone call to R. Kelly’s management asking him to write a song for Jackson. At first\, Kelly thoug ht it was a joke\, but when he learned Jackson’s request was indeed seri ous\, Kelly immediately entered the studio and wrote “You Are Not Alone ”. When he played the track for Jackson over the phone\, Jackson approve d it without change and flew to Chicago to record his vocals over Kelly’ s on the track.\n\nKelly later included his own version of “You Are Not Alone” as a hidden track on his album Love Letter. Even Diana Ross of Th e Supremes\, who had slipped to fourth place (for most US #1 songs) becaus e of it\, recorded “You Are Not Alone” the following year.\n\nLater\, it was revealed that Kelly had plagiarized two Belgium songwriting brother s. The first court rejected their claim\, but appealing the case eventuall y led to a plagiarism ruling.\n\nIn the 2020 Surviving R Kelly documentary \, a girl claimed Kelly wrote the song about the miscarriage of their chil d when she was only 17 years old. SUMMARY:You Are Not Alone by Michael Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:gangsta-s-paradise-19950909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19950930 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Coolio featuring L.V.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart date s: September 9\, 1995 – September 23\, 1995 SUMMARY:Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio featuring L.V. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:fantasy-19950930 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19950930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19951125 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 30\, 1995 – November 18\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single for M ariah’s Daydream album\, this R&B song topped the US charts for eight co nsecutive weeks\, and gained strong success overseas as well. The song was also received positively by critics\, who praised the song’s sample and noted that it solidified Mariah “as an R&B/pop diva.”\n\nThe song deb ut at the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, marking her ninth appearance at t he summit of the chart. It was also the first song by a female to debut at number one\, and the second overall behind Michael Jackson’s “You Are Not Alone”.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq09UkPRdFY SUMMARY:Fantasy by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:exhale-shoop-shoop-19951125 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19951125 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19951202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Whitney Houston\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Nove mber 25\, 1995\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from the soundtrack to the 1995 film “Waiting to Exhale”. It was written & produced by Babyface.\ n\nThe song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles chart. It als o peaked at #5 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It also topped t he charts in Canada and Spain.\n\nIt was certified Platinum by the RIAA. I t also won a Grammy in 1997 for Best R&B Song. SUMMARY:Exhale (Shoop Shoop) by Whitney Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:one-sweet-day-19951202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19951202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men\nWeeks at #1: 16 weeks\nCh art dates: December 2\, 1995 – March 16\, 1996 SUMMARY:One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:because-you-loved-me-19960323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960504 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Céline Dion\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: March 23\, 1996 – April 27\, 1996 SUMMARY:Because You Loved Me by Céline Dion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:always-be-my-baby-19960504 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 4\ , 1996 – May 11\, 1996\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Always Be My Baby” is the th ird single from Mariah Carey’s fifth studio album Daydream The song beca me Carey’s 11th chart topper on Billboard Hot 100\, tying her with Whitn ey Houston and Madonna for the most No. 1 singles by a female pop artist a t that time. The song received universal acclaim from critics\, who praise d its instrumentation and “relaxed swing.”\n\nThe song’s producer\, Jermaine Dupri\, said that Carey initially wanted Daydream to have more of a hip-hop sound than her previous releases\,\n\nI remember the first trac k we tried to do\, she wanted to sing over Wu-Tang’s ‘C.R.E.A.M.\,’ and I was like\, ‘What?’ SUMMARY:Always Be My Baby by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:tha-crossroads-19960518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960713 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates : May 18\, 1996 – July 6\, 1996 SUMMARY:Tha Crossroads by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:how-do-u-want-it-california-love-19960713 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960727 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roge r Troutman\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 13\, 1996 – July 20\ , 1996\n\n---\nAbout:\n2Pacs discography from highest to lowest in streams . SUMMARY:How Do U Want It" / "California Love by 2Pac featuring K-Ci & JoJo / featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:you-re-makin-me-high-let-it-flow-19960727 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19960803 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Toni Braxton\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 27 \, 1996 SUMMARY:You're Makin' Me High" / "Let It Flow by Toni Braxton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:macarena-bayside-boys-mix-19960803 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19960803 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19961109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Los del Río\nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 3\, 1996 – November 2\, 1996\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, B illboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 # 1’s to date. SUMMARY:Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) by Los del Río END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:no-diggity-19961109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19961109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19961207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nCh art dates: November 9\, 1996 – November 30\, 1996\n\n---\nAbout:\n“No Diggity” is a song by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen in her first recorded appearance.\n\nIt sold 1.6 million copies in 1996\, and wo n the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vo cals. The track incorporates multiple samples of Bill Withers' 1971 hit “Grandma’s Hands.”\n\nTeddy Riley\, the esteemed R&B producer and Bl ackstreet member\, was the driving force behind the song. He cowrote and c oproduced the track with William “Skylz” Stewart. Riley talked about d eveloping the sound with Stewart in Vibe:\n\nHow I came about ‘No Diggit y’ it was myself and Will Stewart… It came in where I heard Will with that sample working on the MPC in the B room of Future recording studios. And I said give me that sample. He brought it in the room and I put that s ample in Logic…After I finished making the track\, Will came in and was like\, ‘This record is a smash. But what do you want to write to it?’\ n\nThe lyrics came out of an older song. Riley revisited “I Like the Way You Work It” from Blackstreet’s debut album. LL Cool J did a verse in tended for that track’s remix\, and came up with “no diggity\, no doub t.” Riley decided to make that into its own song. He had a hard time rec ruiting the rest of the group to record the track. He did the first verse (the second verse in this version of the song) to get the group on board. His friend had to convince Jimmy Iovine\, head of Interscope that the song was worth doing.\n\nThis beat was also the original “Toss It Up” by 2 Pac\, but as soon as Dre left Death Row\, he took it with him\, and Pac wa s forced to remix the beat for All Eyez On Me. SUMMARY:No Diggity by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:un-break-my-heart-19961207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19961207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Toni Braxton\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: Decem ber 7\, 1996 – February 15\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Un-Break My Heart ” is Toni Braxton’s 2nd single released via LaFace Records off of her second studio album\, Secrets\, with Diane Warren as the writer of this ba llad. Braxton\, however\, expressed dislike for this song\, explaining tha t she didn’t want another “heartbreak track” even though it was a wo rldwide success\, and won her a Grammy Award for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” in 1997. Producer L.A. Reid was able to convince Toni Braxt on in the end to record and feature “Un-Break My Heart” in her album.\ n\n“Un-Break My Heart” peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 i n the United States\, and stayed there for eleven weeks\, while achieving similar success on the Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary Charts. In 1998\, when Billboard celebrating their forty years of charting from 1 958 to 1998\, “Un-Break My Heart” was declared the most successful son g by a solo artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart.\n\n“Un -Break My Heart”\, expectedly\, achieved success in Europe as well. By t opping the charts in Austria\, Sweden\, Belgium (Wallonia)\, and Switzerla nd\, and reaching the top number fives in more than ten countries.\n\nThe corresponding music video was directed by Bille Woodruff and premiered on September 10\, 1996 via MTV. “It portrays Braxton mourning the death of her lover\, while remembering the good times they had together.”\n\nToni Braxton’s live performances of “Un-Break My Heart” include the ones at the Opening Ceremony of the Billboard Music Awards in 1996 and as the closing number of the Libra Tour of 2006.\n\nA Spanish version of the song was featured as a bonus on the album\, titled “Regresa a Mi”. SUMMARY:Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:wannabe-19970222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970322 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Spice Girls\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 22\, 1997 – March 15\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Wannabe” is a hit son g by the British pop group Spice Girls. It was a single from their debut a lbum Spice\, released in 1996. The girls wrote the song with the help of R ichard Stannard and Matt Rowe\, who the band met at an industry showcase.\ n\nIn Wannabe: How the Spice Girls Reinvented Pop Fame\, Rowe remembers th e impression they left on him that day:\n\nI loved them. Immediately. The studio was pretty small\, and they all sat on one chair on each other’s laps in a line. I don’t know how they managed it…They were like no on e I’d met before\, really.\n\nThe song was written and recorded quickly. Victoria missed the writing session for the track\, though tried to pitc h in over the phone. The song’s divvied up among the girls equally\, exc ept for Victoria\, who contributed only backing vocals to the track. She r egretted missing out. In her 2004 autobiography Learning to Fly\, she reca lled:\n\nI just couldn’t bear not being there. Because whatever they sai d about how it didn’t matter\, it did matter.\n\nThe label did not like the first outcome of the song\, and got producer Dave Way to give the trac k an R&B influenced backing track. The group didn’t think this was the r ight vibe\, and eventually sent it to be mixed by Mark Stent. This became the final version of the song.\n\nTheir label\, Virgin Records\, wanted “Say You’ll Be There” to be the band’s debut single\, however the group fought for this song. Eventually got their way.\n\n“Wannabe” lyr ics addresses the value of female friendship over a female-male bond. It s oon after became an iconic symbol of female empowerment and one of the gro up’s most popular songs. SUMMARY:Wannabe by Spice Girls END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:can-t-nobody-hold-me-down-19970322 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970503 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Puff Daddy featuring Mase\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: March 22\, 1997 – April 26\, 1997 SUMMARY:Can't Nobody Hold Me Down by Puff Daddy featuring Mase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:hypnotize-19970503 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970524 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Notorious B.I.G.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates : May 3\, 1997 – May 17\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\nBiggie’s first number o ne hit “Hypnotize” was released just a week before his death on March 9\, 1997. The song was the first single from his second album Life After D eath.\n\nThe song’s hook interpolates Slick Rick’s lyrics from the 198 5 hip-hop classic “La Di Da Di\,” while the beat is built around a sam ple from “Rise\,” the 1979 #1 hit by jazz-fusion trumpeter Herb Alpert .\n\nA funky party song filled with boasts\, pick-up lines\, and pop cultu re references\, “Hypnotize” remains one of Biggie’s best known hits. The song’s action-packed music video is one of the most iconic of the 1 990s.\n\nOn April 26\, 1997\, “Hypnotize” became the second single to ever debut at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 (the first was Bone Thugs-N-Harm ony’s “Tha Crossroads” one year earlier). It went #1 the following w eek\, tying Bone Thugs and The Beatles for the fastest rise to the top of the chart.\n\n“Hypnotize” replaced Puff Daddy’s “Can’t Nobody Ho ld Me Down” at #1\, marking Bad Boy’s second chart-topper. It remained at #1 for three weeks\, until it was kicked down to #2 by Hanson’s “M MMBop” on May 24. SUMMARY:Hypnotize by The Notorious B.I.G. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:mmmbop-19970524 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970614 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hanson\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 24\, 199 7 – June 7\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\n“MMMBop” was Hanson’s most succe ssful single\, and the song that propelled them into the world sales strat osphere\, selling 10 million copies off the back of this debut single.\n\n Looking back on the song\, the band said:\n\n It does tap into a theme we ’ve continued to have\, which is to interweave relatively serious though ts — the verses\, you know\, “You have so many relationships in this l ife / Only one or two will last / You go through so much pain and strife / You turn your back and they’re gone so fast.“ It’s not exactly suns hine and rainbows\, but it’s packaged in a way that it’s looking for t he moral to the story … “MMMBop” was started as a background part du ring the making of our previous independent album\, called Boomerang. We w ere looking for background parts for a song\, and somebody started singing what became the “MMMBop” chorus. “MMMBop” was originally in the k ey of A\, and we currently play it in F sharp. Sometimes in F.\n\nSo the t rack plays on a darker theme with lighthearted\, catchy melodies and a non sensical chorus. This formula struck gold\, making it to number 1 on the U S Billboard Charts\, and number 1 in 13 other countries\, with Europe incl uded in that. It went platinum in 7 separate countries\, but it wasn’t n ominated for any awards.\n\nThe video for the song featured the youngsters running through their local neighbourhood and performing live in their fa mily home\, going on an eventual joy ride that ends with surfing\, roller blading\, and playing their song in front of a giant flower. SUMMARY:MMMBop by Hanson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-ll-be-missing-you-19970614 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970614 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970830 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: June 14\, 1997 – August 23\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\ nDie Liste der Lieder des Radio Hamburg Top 825 Oster-Mega-Hit-Marathons. SUMMARY:I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:mo-money-mo-problems-19970830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19970913 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase\nWee ks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 30\, 1997 – September 6\, 1997\n\ n---\nAbout:\n“Mo' Money\, Mo Problems” represents Puff Daddy and the Family’s 1997 coming out to a crossover audience.\n\nThe song discusses the troubles that come with affluence. It was released posthumously and i s considered one of the greatest hits of hip hop history.\n\nIt features P uff Daddy and Mase and includes a sample of Diana Ross' “I’m Coming Ou t.” SUMMARY:Mo Money Mo Problems by The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy a nd Mase END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:honey-19970913 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19970913 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19971004 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 13\, 1997 – September 27\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Honey” is a son g by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey\, released as the lead si ngle from her sixth studio album\, Butterfly.\n\nThe song was a massive su ccess\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in September of 1997 . It was also nominated for two Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance\, but lost in both categories. SUMMARY:Honey by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:4-seasons-of-loneliness-19971004 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19971004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19971011 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Boyz II Men\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 4\, 1997 SUMMARY:4 Seasons of Loneliness by Boyz II Men END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:candle-in-the-wind-1997-something-about-the-way-you-look-ton-19971011 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19971011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 12 weeks\nChart dates: October 11\, 1997 – December 27\, 1997\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, Billboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 #1’s to date. SUMMARY:Candle in the Wind 1997" /"Something About the Way You Look Tonight by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:candle-in-the-wind-1997-something-about-the-way-you-look-ton-19980103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Elton John\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 3\, 1998 – January 10\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, Bil lboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 #1 ’s to date. SUMMARY:Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonigh t by Elton John END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:truly-madly-deeply-19980117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980131 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Savage Garden\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 17\, 1998 – January 24\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nAustralian pop duo Sava ge Garden released a string of smash hits in the late ‘90s\, but 1997’ s “Truly Madly Deeply” became their signature song. Vocalist Darren Ha yes reflected on the song saying:\n\nI remember that I wanted ‘Truly Mad ly Deeply’ to be a hidden bonus track—I thought it was too personal to be properly out there and on the album.\n\nThe song not only hit #1 but i t stayed on the charts for 123 weeks. Billboard ranked the song at #35 in their list of The All-Time Top 100 Songs.\n\nThere are two versions of the song: the original version which was part of their Australian debut album and the international version which came later with the album’s release to Europe and America. The tracks feature different drum tracks.\n\nThey also have different videos. This is the Australian version\, which feature s singer Darren Hayes with long hair:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K B_OunkkiEc\n\nThis is the international version. Hayes has short hair and the video was filmed in Paris:\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQnAxOQxQ IU SUMMARY:Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:together-again-19980131 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 31\, 1998 – February 7\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nJackson wrote “Togeth er Again” with the R&B songwriting/production team Jimmy Jam and Terry L ewis and her then-husband Rene Elizondo Jr. Elizondo also directed one of the music videos for the song\, which shows Jackson reminiscing in her apa rtment about a friend she lost.\n\nIn Billboard’s Book of Number Ones\, Jimmy Jam explained there were two different versions of the intro to this song:\n\nWe did one where there was a long intro inspired by Donna Summer ’s ‘Last Dance\,’ where it started off really slow before kicking in to the beat. We thought it was a cool contrast\, kicking into the more upt empo\, house beat. We always figured radio would play the version that’s immediately fast\, but surprisingly enough\, a lot of stations played the slow version.\n\nThe disco motif was Jackson’s idea. After hearing Nuyo rican Soul’s “Runaway\,” Jackson was inspired to capture a sound rem iniscent of the club scene in New York. She told MTV News:\n\nI listened t o that all the time earlier this year—it reminded me of being ten years old in Studio 54 in New York.\n\nThe song came together quickly in the stu dio. Jackson already had the concept\, the song title\, and the first line “There are times when I look above and beyond.” Jimmy Jam\, Terry Lew is and Jackson had a long history of working together (they collaborated o n her previous album Rhythm Nation but this song’s process was different from anything they had worked on previously. Usually Jackson will sit wit h an instrumental for a while and come back with an idea. This song began with Jackson\, and was done after a half-hour studio session.\n\n“Togeth er Again” became an international hit\, and earned Jackson a Grammy in 1 998 (and the rest of the Velvet Rope album earned her another Grammy). Thi s track also helped solidify her reputation as an LGBT ally and a gay icon . Critics speculated about her own sexuality\, which she discussed in Ebon y in 2001:\n\nI don’t mind people thinking that I’m gay or calling me gay. I love people regardless of sexual preference\, regardless of race.\n \nThis song brings up ideas of reincarnation. Jackson confirmed in an inte rview that she doesn’t believe that life definitively ends when someone dies. This is why\, despite the song’s elegiac theme\, it remains a upli fting\, joyous track. She told MTV:\n\nWell I decided that I wanted to do a song about my friends. I wanted to do a song that was uplifting\, rejoic eful—that would reflect their personalities. I do believe that it just e nd here. That they’ve gone into another life. And that I will see them a gain. SUMMARY:Together Again by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:nice-slow-19980214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 14\, 1998 – February 21\, 1998 SUMMARY:Nice & Slow by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:my-heart-will-go-on-19980228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980314 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Céline Dion\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Februa ry 28\, 1998 – March 7\, 1998 SUMMARY:My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:gettin-jiggy-wit-it-19980314 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980404 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Will Smith\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 14 \, 1998 – March 28\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe first hit single from Will ’s 1997 album Big Willie Style\, this song was so significant that the p articular time period in hip-hop from which it came is often called “The Jiggy Era”.\n\nIt certainly represents those years in which rap music b ecame ultra mainstream\; marked by flashy videos\, shiny suits\, club-orie nted beats\, and forgettable lyricism.\n\nThe track samples “He’s the Greatest Dancer” by Sister Sledge and borrows from the intro of The Bar- Kays song “Sang and Dance”. Nile Rodgers once mentioned that “Gettin ' Jiggy wit It” was one of his favorite tracks that sampled his band Chi c.\n\n“Gettin' Jiggy wit It” went to #1 in the US in March 1998\, rea ching the top spot in its third week on the chart and staying there for th ree weeks. It also reached the top 20 in several other countries. Billboar d declared it the #14 song of 1998. The track also received five Grammy no minations\, winning Best Rap Solo Performance.\n\nSmith told Blender Magaz ine that the single was doing well\, but after Jerry Seinfeld said the lin e\, “I was ready to get jiggy with it” on an episode of his show Seinf eld\, that’s when the song ‘just went through the roof’.\n\nLater\, “Gettin' Jiggy wit It” was featured on the 2004 soundtrack for the fil m Shark Tale\, which starred Will Smith.\n\nAlthough it was once thought t hat Nas had ghostwritten the song\, the rapper revealed in a 2014 Reddit A MA that “Will Smith wrote that song.”\n\n“Gettin' Jiggy wit It” is remembered both positively and negatively by the media. VH1 named it one of the Greatest Songs of the 90s and GQ said in 2015 that it “somehow ag ed perfectly”. However\, Pitchfork called it one of the 7 worst songs of the 90s. SUMMARY:Gettin' Jiggy wit It by Will Smith END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:all-my-life-19980404 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: K-Ci & JoJo\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 4 \, 1998 – April 18\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe first successful single re lease from brothers Cedric and Joel Hailey is this soulful love ballad ins pired by Joel’s daughter. In early 1998 it topped the US Billboard Hot 1 00 as well as the singles charts of Australia\, Netherlands and New Zealan d\, and also reached the top ten in several other countries\, including th e United Kingdom where it was certified platinum. SUMMARY:All My Life by K-Ci & JoJo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:too-close-19980425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980523 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Next\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 25\, 199 8 – May 16\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Too Close” is a sexy R&B song abo ut a man who gets aroused by a young woman while they’re dancing at a cl ub. (“I feel a little poke coming through\,” as well as “Now girl\, I know you felt it … You know what I wanna do\,” and “You’re makin g it hard for me.”)\n\nThe track by Next features uncredited vocals from Vee of Koffee Brown. It was the second single released from the group’s debut album\, Rated Next. SUMMARY:Too Close by Next END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:my-all-19980523 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980530 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 23\ , 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\n“My All” is Mariah Carey’s 3rd track on her B utterfly album.\n\nIt is also the 13th track on her third compilation albu m\, #1 to Infinty. In the album credits\, she wrote that it was the first time she “fell in love with love”.\n\nIt topped the Billboard Hot 100 on May 23\, 1998\, making it Mariah’s 13th #1 hit on the charts.\n\nIn A ugust 2020\, Carey revealed the inspiration behind the song was her relati onship with the then-New York Yankees shortstop\, Derek Jeter. She states that the song is about her genuinely having to risk her life to have anoth er night in Puerto Rico with Jeter. SUMMARY:My All by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:too-close-19980530 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980606 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Next\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 30\, 1998\n \n---\nAbout:\n“Too Close” is a sexy R&B song about a man who gets aro used by a young woman while they’re dancing at a club. (“I feel a litt le poke coming through\,” as well as “Now girl\, I know you felt it … You know what I wanna do\,” and “You’re making it hard for me. ”)\n\nThe track by Next features uncredited vocals from Vee of Koffee Br own. It was the second single released from the group’s debut album\, Ra ted Next. SUMMARY:Too Close by Next END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-boy-is-mine-19980606 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19980905 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brandy and Monica\nWeeks at #1: 13 weeks\nChart dates: June 6\, 1998 – August 29\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, Billboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 #1’s to date. SUMMARY:The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-don-t-want-to-miss-a-thing-19980905 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19980905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981003 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Aerosmith\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: September 5\, 1998 – September 26\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Don’t Want to Mis s a Thing” was Aerosmith’s first number one song. It was featured in t he movie Armageddon\, which starred Steven Tyler’s daughter\, Liv Tyler. U2 was originally asked to perform this song for the movie—the idea for Aerosmith performing it only came after Liv was cast.\n\nAerosmith’s gu itarist Joe Perry explained to Classic Rock magazine in 2002:\n\nAt the ti me\, we just didn’t have the time to settle down and do it. We were out on the road\, so they brought us in to see the movie and said ‘here’s the song\, this is where it fits into the movie\, you can do it if you wan t.’ So we were in the studio within the next three days cutting it. And yeah\, we do wish that we’d had a little more time\, so that we could ha ve had a shot at writing it\, but it was perfect timing. The song was grea t\, people loved it\, and I don’t think people care that much who wrote it.\n\nSpinner claims that songwriter Diane Warren intended the song to be for Celine Dion. SUMMARY:I Don't Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-first-night-19981003 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Monica\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 3\, 1998 – October 10\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The First Night” is the se cond single from The Boy is Mine. The hip-hop R&B song is about Monica not making “a move” despite her sexual desires for her partner. The song was a major success\, becoming Monica’s second number one on the Billboa rd Hot 100. The music video was released to Youtube on October 25\, 2009. The single is certified platinum by the RIAA. SUMMARY:The First Night by Monica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:one-week-19981017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981024 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Barenaked Ladies\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Oct ober 17\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nA quick summary of what’s going on here\; the protagonist knows that he messed up with his girl\, but he doesn’t want to admit it yet so he waits it out. The rap verses were recorded by E d Robertson just spur of the moment\, they’re just a bunch of pop cultur e references.\n\nThe only people who don’t like this song are generally people who take themselves too seriously.\n\nAt the same time\, for the se rious people\, we can spin this and say all the random pop culture referen ces is the protagonist’s mind trying to find a solution before the days are up. The panicking causes the protagonist to just spill everything in h is mind\, and the fact that it’s mostly pop culture references tells you :\n\n\nThe protagonist is a pretty lazy and clumsy boyfriend from all the quotes said by the girlfriend and the consistent messing up. He isn’t ev en aware since his “mind” is on his “sleeve”.\nA commentary on Ame rican media\; how it makes Americans lazy and take “off my shirt” – “Sailor moon… Anime Boobs… make me think the wrong thing”\, hmmmmm ? Domestic violence is also referred to\; “Five days since you tackled m e”\, so American media may cause domestic violence.\n\n\n\nBut again\, t his is in order to persuade the serious people\, as it should be noted to all those serious people that “I’m the kind of guy who laughs at a fun eral”. SUMMARY:One Week by Barenaked Ladies END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:the-first-night-19981024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Monica\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: October 24\, 1998 – November 7\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The First Night” is the s econd single from The Boy is Mine. The hip-hop R&B song is about Monica no t making “a move” despite her sexual desires for her partner. The song was a major success\, becoming Monica’s second number one on the Billbo ard Hot 100. The music video was released to Youtube on October 25\, 2009. The single is certified platinum by the RIAA. SUMMARY:The First Night by Monica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:doo-wop-that-thing-19981114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lauryn Hill\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 14\, 1998 – November 21\, 1998\n\n---\nAbout:\nLauryn Hill’s breakou t solo single from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill\, “Doo Wop (That Thin g)” hit #1 on the Billboard charts and netted Hill two Grammys for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. In the song\, Hill warns b oth men and women to avoid being exploited by the opposite sex for that th ing.\n\nThe song became the first debut song in Billboard history to debut at #1. Hill also became the first woman since Debbie Gibson to have a #1 song that she wrote\, produced\, and recorded on her own.\n\nThe beat samp les the 1971 song “Together Let’s Find Love”\, by The 5th Dimension. SUMMARY:Doo Wop (That Thing) by Lauryn Hill END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:lately-19981128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19981205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Divine\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 28\, 1998 SUMMARY:Lately by Divine END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-m-your-angel-19981205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19981205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: R. Kelly and Céline Dion\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: December 5\, 1998 – January 9\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I’m You r Angel” marks the first collaboration between Céline Dion and R. Kelly and appeared on both of their studio albums: Kelly’s R and Celine’s T hese Are Special Times.\n\nThe track was very successful\, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 weeks and it was certified platinum by th e RIAA\, just two months after its release.\n\nIn January of 2019\, the so ng was removed from digital marketplaces and streaming platforms due to r ecent sexual misconduct allegations towards R. Kelly. SUMMARY:I'm Your Angel by R. Kelly and Céline Dion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:have-you-ever-19990116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brandy\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 16\, 1999 – January 23\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Have You Ever?” is the 3r d single to the album\, peaking at #1 in New Zealand\, top 10 in Australia \, top 20 in Canada and the UK\, top 30 in Ireland and became Brandy’s s econd song to top the Billboard Hot 100\, following the worldwide number-o ne success “The Boy Is Mine”.\n\nThe song’s music video\, directed b y Kevin Bray\, depicts Brandy looking after the empty house of her best fr iend\, whom she is secretly in love with\, waiting for his return while wa tching videos of the two of them. At the 1999 ceremony\, the video was nom inated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video\, lost to Lauryn Hi ll’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)”.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrNb39 7wS-A SUMMARY:Have You Ever? by Brandy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:baby-one-more-time-19990130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Britney Spears\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 30\, 1999 – February 6\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“…Baby One More Ti me” attained global success\, reaching number one in nearly every countr y it charted in. It also received numerous certifications around the world \, and is one of the best-selling singles of all time\, with over 18 milli on copies sold.\n\nThis song is the first track on Britney’s debut studi o album of the same name. It was released as the lead single of the album on October 23\, 1998.\n\nIt was originally written for TLC\, but they turn ed it down. It earned Spears a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. In January 2025\, it amassed one billion streams on Spotify\ , joining its Billions Club after Spears' “Toxic.” Similarly\, the mus ic video reached the milestone on YouTube.\n\nFrom Charli XCX’s “1999 ” to Anne-Marie’s “2002\,” Spears' influence is notorious as her s ong continues to be referenced. Its universal desire to quench loneliness\ , Spears' confessional vocals\, and the distinguishable piano riff have ma de the single transcend generations\, crowning it a pop classic. SUMMARY:...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:angel-of-mine-19990213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990313 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Monica\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 13\ , 1999 – March 6\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Angel of Mine” was original ly sung by girl group Eternal in 1997. Monica’s version of the song\, re leased as the third single from her second studio album The Boy Is Mine\, topped the Billboard Hot 100 and also peaked at #2 on Billboard’s R&B ch art in 1998. SUMMARY:Angel of Mine by Monica END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:believe-19990313 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990410 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cher\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: March 13\, 199 9 – April 3\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\nCher’s “Believe” is about getti ng over heartbreak. It pioneered the use of Auto-Tune as a recognizable vo cal effect\; at the time it was known as the “Cher effect”.\n\nAccordi ng to The New York Times the song took nine years to make. In 1990\, songw riter Brian Higgins wrote the initial hook but was unhappy with the verses \, so other writers began tinkering with the lyrics and production. Higgin s tried pitching the song to various artists he wrote for over the years\, but they all passed on it.\n\nMeanwhile\, the president of Warner Music U K\, Rob Dickins\, wanted Cher to “focus on her gay audience with a high- energy dance record.” Dickins told The New York Times that when he heard “Believe” he thought to himself\, “Cher could do this chorus\, espe cially the lyrics\, with her private life the way it is. She’s gone thro ugh all these things.”\n\nAfter recording the song\, the producers worri ed Cher’s vocals sounded too robotic due to the Auto-Tune. Cher told the Times: “‘Everyone loves that song but wants to change that part of i t. I said\, 'You can change that part of it\, over my dead body!’”\n\n In an interview with Sound on Sound\, the song’s producers actually lied about using Auto-Tune and claimed Cher’s vocal effects were created usi ng a vocoder pedal. They were trying to keep Auto-Tune a secret\, but it e ventually became an industry standard.\n\nThe song became a huge internati onal smash\, landing at #1 in the US and many other countries including in Italy\, Germany\, and Spain. It sold over 11 million copies making it one of the best-selling​ singles of all time. SUMMARY:Believe by Cher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:no-scrubs-19990410 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990508 DESCRIPTION:Artist: TLC\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 10\, 1999 – May 1\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“No Scrubs” was the lead single from TLC’s third album\, FanMail\, released on February 2\, 1999. The song w as a huge success. Topping the charts in early 1999 and going #1 in the Un ited States\, Australia\, Ireland\, and in New Zealand.\n\nThe song earned them a Grammy win for “Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Voca l” at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards\, held on February 23\, 2000.\n\nThe track peaked at #1 on April 10\, 1999 in the United States on Billboard ’s “The Hot 100” chart for 28 weeks.\n\nTLC’s record label decided to release two versions of “No Scrubs”\; one without Lisa “Left Eye ” Lopes' rap and one with her rap\, to boost radio play. SUMMARY:No Scrubs by TLC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:livin-la-vida-loca-19990508 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990612 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ricky Martin\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: May 8\ , 1999 – June 5\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\nMartin’s biggest ever worldwide song\, and a possible gateway to artists such as Shakira\, Enrique Iglesi as and even Paulina Rubio to cross over into the English speaking Billboar d Charts.\n\n“Livin' La Vida Loca” roughly translates to “the crazy life” in English. Martin’s track descends (or ascends\, depending on y our preference) into the depths of debauchery fueled by the craziness his lust for this woman has induced. It’s a tumultuous relationship\, but on e apparently courted by Martin.\n\nThe video was an explosion of Latin fla ir\, and as with many of Martin’s videos\, it was him on a stage surroun ded by incredibly attractive dancers.\n\nThe song was a huge hit\, making it to #1 in the US\, and #1 in six other countries. It was certified plati num in the UK\, US and Australia\, and the track was nominated for no less than four Grammys (although it didn’t win). It did\, however\, win four MTV Video Music Awards. SUMMARY:Livin' la Vida Loca by Ricky Martin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:if-you-had-my-love-19990612 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990612 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990717 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jennifer Lopez\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 12\, 1999 – July 10\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“If You Had My Love” is a mid-tempo song\, that features the use of a piano and guitar. Lyrically\ , the song is about Lopez confronting her admirer with a number of ground rules before they begin their relationship.\n\n“If You Had My Love” to pped the Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #6 on Billboard’s R&B char t and #5 on Billboard’s dance music chart. SUMMARY:If You Had My Love by Jennifer Lopez END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bills-bills-bills-19990717 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Destiny's Child\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 17\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bills\, Bills\, Bills” was Destiny’s Chi ld’s first number one hit — it ruled the Billboard Hot 100 for a month and the R&B/Hip-Hop charts for 9 consecutive weeks. The track was the lea d single from their 1999 sophomore album The Writing’s on the Wall.\n\nK andi Burruss and Kevin “She'kspare” Briggs\, who also co-wrote “Bug- A-Boo\,” wrote this song along with contributions from the group.\n\nThe music video\, directed by Darren Grant\, was a breakthrough for the group and got heavy airplay. It featured the beauty shop scene as a homage to B eyonce’s mother Tina\, who owned a salon that Beyonce worked at (and per formed at) as a kid. It also featured future temporary group member Farrah Franklin as a dancer.\n\nThe song was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best R&B Song at the 2000 Grammy Awards\, but lost to TLC in both categories. SUMMARY:Bills\, Bills\, Bills by Destiny's Child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:wild-wild-west-19990724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990731 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee\nWeeks a t #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 24\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is the them e song from the 1999 steampunk film Wild Wild West starring Will Smith. Th ough the song was commercially successful and reached No. 1 on the Billboa rd Hot 100\, it received widespread criticism for its verbatim sampling of Stevie Wonder classic “I Wish”\, one of many choice cuts from his cri tically acclaimed Songs in the Key of Life\; it was also criticized for be ing nowhere close to a “Western” kind of song (not that that was a bad thing).\n\n“Wild Wild West” would later end up on Will Smith’s seco nd studio album Willenium. The music video ended up being a star-vehicle f or Dru Hill member Sisqó.\n\nWhy was Kool Moe Dee brought on to this proj ect? It may have something to do with this 1987 track…. SUMMARY:Wild Wild West by Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Moe Dee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:genie-in-a-bottle-19990731 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990904 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christina Aguilera\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: July 31\, 1999 – August 28\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in 1999\, “ Genie in a Bottle” was the lead single from Christina Aguilera’s self- titled debut album. The song sold over 7 million copies\, and propelled he r to international success. SUMMARY:Genie in a Bottle by Christina Aguilera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bailamos-19990904 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990904 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19990918 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Enrique Iglesias\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Se ptember 4\, 1999 – September 11\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bailamos” (E nglish: “We Dance”) is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias\, sung in Spanglish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-lan guage market\, and attained immense success\, reaching the No. 1 spot in t he Billboard Hot 100.\n\n“Bailamos” was written by Paul Barry and Mark Taylor and produced by Barry and Brian Rawling\, the same team which wrot e and produced Cher’s hit “Believe”. The track first appeared on a l imited edition of his Spanish studio album Cosas del Amor and was released as a single in parts of Latin America and Europe. SUMMARY:Bailamos by Enrique Iglesias END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:unpretty-19990918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19990918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19991009 DESCRIPTION:Artist: TLC\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: September 18\, 1999 – October 2\, 1999\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is on TLC’s second s ingle off of their 1999 album entitled Fanmail. This song topped the Billb oard Hot 100 at #1 for 3 weeks.\n\nThe song focuses on how many women feel they are not beautiful because of men wanting them to wear makeup\, hair extensions\, have plastic surgery\, etc. TLC was saying women should look inside themselves and gain confidence they are pretty without the extras.\ n\nThe song was originally a poem of the same name by T-Boz that was adapt ed into a song. This poem can be found in her book\, Thoughts\, a compilat ion of various poems she wrote on life\, love\, and our society today.\n\n This particular poem was written when T-Boz felt at her lowest- when she w as in the hospital for her sickle-cell anemia. She has said that during th at time\, her boyfriend at the moment\, Dalvin of Jodeci\, didn’t come t o visit her often and she felt ugly because of her sickness. She wanted to make him feel how low and unpretty she felt. SUMMARY:Unpretty by TLC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:heartbreaker-19991009 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19991009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:19991023 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: October 9\, 1999 – October 16\, 1999 SUMMARY:Heartbreaker by Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:smooth-19991023 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:19991023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Santana featuring Rob Thomas\nWeeks at #1: 12 weeks\nCh art dates: October 23\, 1999 – January 8\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Smoot h” is a collaboration between Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas and La tin rock band Santana. Written by Thomas\, and Itaal Shur\, “Smooth” w on three Grammys for “Song of the Year”\, “Record of the Year”\, a nd “Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals” in 2000. “Smooth” is a pin nacle of the tail end of the rock era\, and a perfect example of a smooth transition from the classic rock sound (Santana) to modern adult contempor ary music (Thomas). SUMMARY:Smooth by Santana featuring Rob Thomas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:what-a-girl-wants-20000115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christina Aguilera\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 15\, 2000 – January 22\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“What A Girl Wan ts” is the second track on Christina Aguilera’s debut album. There are two main versions of the song: the original album version and the video m ix. The first pressing of the album brought the original version. However\ , digital versions of the album replace the original version with the vide o mix\, which has different arrangements and lyrics. SUMMARY:What a Girl Wants by Christina Aguilera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-knew-i-loved-you-20000129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Savage Garden\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 29\, 2000 – February 12\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Knew I Loved You ” is a ballad by Australian pop duo Savage Garden about intuitive and in evitable love.\n\nIt was the first song to reach #1 on the Billboard chart s by an Australian artist in the 21st century. The next hit wouldn’t dro p until Gotye came out with “Somebody That I Used to Know” 12 years la ter. SUMMARY:I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:thank-god-i-found-you-20000219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 19\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Thank God I Fo und You” is a power ballad that consists of three renowned 90’s artist s: Mariah Carey\, Joe\, and 98°.\n\nThe lyrics were inspired by her relat ionship with Luis Miguel at the time.\n\nThis was Carey’s 15th #1 single in the US\, adding to her record-holding collection of #1 hits as a femal e artist. It was her final Billboard chart topper until she came out with “We Belong Together” 5 years later. SUMMARY:Thank God I Found You by Mariah Carey featuring Joe and 98 Degrees END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-knew-i-loved-you-20000226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000304 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Savage Garden\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februa ry 26\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Knew I Loved You” is a ballad by Austr alian pop duo Savage Garden about intuitive and inevitable love.\n\nIt was the first song to reach #1 on the Billboard charts by an Australian artis t in the 21st century. The next hit wouldn’t drop until Gotye came out w ith “Somebody That I Used to Know” 12 years later. SUMMARY:I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:amazed-20000304 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lonestar\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 4\, 2000 – March 11\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\nAmazed was released in March of 1 999 but got popular when it was re-released in 2000. In 2000 it reached #1 for two weeks. SUMMARY:Amazed by Lonestar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:say-my-name-20000318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000408 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Destiny's Child\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Mar ch 18\, 2000 – April 1\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\nDestiny’s Child released “Say My Name” in 1999 as the third single from their second album Wri tings on the Wall. This album was their breakthrough success\, and this so ng specifically represented a crucial moment in this band’s future.\n\nT his song was recorded by the four original members of the band: Beyoncé K nowles\, Kelly Rowland\, LeToya Luckett\, and LaTavia Roberson. However wh en the video dropped\, LeToya and LaTavia were conspicuously absent and re placed with two new girls: Michelle Williams (who remained in Destiny’s Child until their final album in 2004) and Farrah Franklin (who lasted fiv e months). LeToya and LaTavia told MTV News that they didn’t know they h ad been dropped from the band until they saw the music video\, though Beyo ncé and Kelly denied this.\n\nWilliams met the band while touring with R& B singer Monica\, and was pursuing an interest in criminal justice when sh e got called in to shoot the “Say My Name” video. She told Huffington Post that the “Say My Name” video shoot happened at a pivotal point in her life.\n\nBefore I joined Destiny’s Child\, I was supposed to see an autopsy. My uncle called the county coroner and arranged for me to shadow her. But I couldn’t make it because on the day of\, I was shooting the ‘Say My Name’ video… So it was like\, what do you want to do with li fe: ‘Say My Name’ or autopsy?\n\nThis song was Destiny’s Child’s f irst collaboration with the esteemed R&B producer Darkchild a.k.a. Rodney Jerkins. He produced this song and wrote it alongside his brother Fred Jer kins III and his frequent collaborator LaShawn Daniels. Beyoncé remembere d not liking his first attempt at the track. She told the Guardian:\n\nI d on’t think he liked it either. There was just too much stuff going on it . It just sounded like this jungle…I don’t even know to this day how w e wrote that song over that track. My dad came in to the studio and said\, ‘Rodney’s done a new mix of that song that you hate—you have to lis ten to it.’..He had turned it into an amazing\, timeless R&B record. It was one of the best songs we ever had\, one of the best he’s ever produc ed.\n\nFred Jerkins told Billboard that the girls liked the first version\ , just not as much as they liked the second version. The song was a major boost for Darkchild’s career\; he ended up working with more Destiny’s Child frequently throughout their career\, as well as produced songs for Michael Jackson\, Toni Braxton\, and Whitney Houston.\n\nKelly Rowland tol d Pop Justice that this song is her favorite Destiny’s Child track.\n\nI t was so much fun to record and we crossed over with that song into a whol e new world and it was amazing for us. Our audience got bigger. SUMMARY:Say My Name by Destiny's Child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:maria-maria-20000408 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000617 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Santana featuring The Product G&B\nWeeks at #1: 10 week s\nChart dates: April 8\, 2000 – June 10\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Maria Maria” is a song by Santana featuring The Product G&B. The song was pro duced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry Duplessis. Jean has revealed that the melod y’s riff was inspired by the Wu-Tang Clan song “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t N uthing ta F' Wit”. Marc Anthony sang a version of the song. At the 2000 Grammy Awards\, the song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Despite other lead singles from the album rece ived awards\, The Product G&B did not receive a Grammy Award. SUMMARY:Maria Maria by Santana featuring The Product G&B END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:try-again-20000617 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000624 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Aaliyah\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 17\, 20 00\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single of the soundtrack to the 2000 action fi lm Romeo Must Die\, later released as the 15th track of Aaliyah’s 2001 s elf-titled album. “Try Again” is about a woman who tries to encourage a guy she’s dating to “try again” in asking her out if it didn’t w ork out the first time\, and not give up on the relationship before it get s a chance to start.\n\n“Try Again” is one of Aaliyah’s biggest hits \, becoming the first track to top the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on the s trength of its radio airplay alone and receiving a Grammy nomination for B est Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards. SUMMARY:Try Again by Aaliyah END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:be-with-you-20000624 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000624 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000715 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Enrique Iglesias\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Ju ne 24\, 2000 – July 8\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song finds Enrique Igle sias\, expresses his longing for his love\, and desperation for her.\n\nRe leased as the second single from Enrique’s self-titled album\, “Be Wit h You” was a massive hit in the United States\, reaching the top of he B illboard Hot 100 chart in 2000. The song marked Enrique’s second single to top the Hot 100\, the other being “Bailamos” in 1999. SUMMARY:Be with You by Enrique Iglesias END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:everything-you-want-20000715 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000722 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Vertical Horizon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Jul y 15\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Everything You Want” was one of the most played singles in 2000. The eponymous single off Vertical Horizon’s thir d studio album\, the track skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard charts and engraved their name in mainstream with what is arguably the band’s m ost popular single.\n\nThe story behind this\, as Matt Scannell\, (the lea d singer of the band) explains:\n\n… I was in love with this girl\, and she was just a broken person. She kept turning to everyone except me for l ove and acceptance\, and I wanted so much to help her. I wanted to be the one to give her everything she wanted\, but I couldn’t. She just couldn ’t accept it from me\, and it was that pain\, that led me to creating th e song. SUMMARY:Everything You Want by Vertical Horizon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bent-20000722 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000729 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Matchbox Twenty\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 22\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bent” is a song by Matchbox Twenty\, relea sed as the lead single from their album\, Mad Season. The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 upon its release\, becoming Matchbox Twenty’s first an d only single to reach the top of the chart. SUMMARY:Bent by Matchbox Twenty END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:it-s-gonna-be-me-20000729 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000812 DESCRIPTION:Artist: NSYNC\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 29\, 200 0 – August 5\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“It’s Gonna Be Me” sees fame w hile being in *NSYNC’s their music catalog. Not only do people in the 90 ’s remember it for its catchy tune\, but many people also related to Vin e use Danny Dempsey bumping to the track in his car\, reigniting into a hu ge meme.\n\nJustin Timberlake commented on the song’s meaning:\n\nThe st ory is about\, again (referring to Bye Bye Bye)\, you’re telling this gi rl–she keeps rejecting you\, and rejecting you. By the time she actually decides that you’re the one for her\, it’s too late." SUMMARY:It's Gonna Be Me by NSYNC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:incomplete-20000812 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sisqó\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 12\, 2000 – August 19\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased July 2000 as the third single from his debut album. It reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in Aug ust and stayed on top for two weeks. SUMMARY:Incomplete by Sisqó END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:doesn-t-really-matter-20000826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20000916 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 26\, 2 000 – September 9\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Doesn’t Really Matter” i s a single for All For You and the soundtrack Nutty Professor II: The Klum ps. The song is about love not being based on your appearance. It reached the top five & ten in other countries and in the US\, it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming her ninth number one there. It’s certified gold by the RIAA and silver by BPI. The music video won “Outs tanding Music Video” and “Most Stylish Music Video” at the VH1 Fashi on Awards. SUMMARY:Doesn't Really Matter by Janet END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:music-20000916 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20000916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20001014 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Madonna\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: September 1 6\, 2000 – October 7\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Music” is the title tra ck and first single from Madonna’s eight studio album. A commercial succ ess\, it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as other charts all over the world. The inspiration behind the track came from a Sting concer t\, where Madonna realised the effect that music has over people.\n\nThe s ong’s music video was directed by Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. It s tars English comedian Sacha Baron Cohen as his famous character Ali G\, Am erican actress Debi Mazar\, and Madonna’s longtime backup singer\, Niki Harris. Years later\, Åkerlund commented on the video:\n\nWhen we did the ‘Music’ video\, it was a weird time. Madonna was pregnant and we didn ’t want her to look pregnant — so we had to work around that. We had a n idea to do a fun party video with her and her girls\, make it a little b ling and cowboy hats and all that. We wanted to have some comedy in there and I wanted to do some animation.\n\n“Music” was twice nominated at t he Grammy Awards of 2001\, for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Voca l Performance. SUMMARY:Music by Madonna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:come-on-over-baby-all-i-want-is-you-20001014 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20001014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20001111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christina Aguilera\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 14\, 2000 – November 4\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Come On Over Ba by (All I Want Is You)” is a new remixed and re-recorded version of “C ome on Over (All I Want Is You)”\, included on Keeps Gettin' Better: A D ecade of Hits.\n\nThe new remixed and re-recorded version includes several differences not included in the album version of the song. This new versi on features more sexualized lyrics\, a new chord progression for the song ’s b-section\, a new bridge which features a new “rap” from Aguilera \, a new mid-song dance breakdown\, and extra Aguilera vocals. SUMMARY:Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) by Christina Aguilera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:with-arms-wide-open-20001111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20001111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20001118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Creed\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 11\, 2000\n\n---\nAbout:\n“With Arms Wide Open” is the eighth track on Huma n Clay. Scott Stapp wrote this song when he found out he was going to be a father but did not know if he was ready for such a role just yet. But eve ntually he found the will to do what he was destined to do. To become a go od father and show his child everything about the world\, “with arms wid e open”. SUMMARY:With Arms Wide Open by Creed END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:independent-women-20001118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20001118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Destiny's Child\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: No vember 18\, 2000 – January 27\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe fabulous femini st anthem “Independent Women Part 1” was originally released as part o f the soundtrack to Charlie’s Angels\, but was later included on Destiny ’s Child’s third album\, Survivor due to its popularity. Destiny’s C hild member Beyonce’s father\, Matthew Knowles\, sent the track to the “Charlie’s Angels” soundtrack without permission.\n\nThe song spent 11 weeks at number one on the Hot 100\, becoming the group’s longest run ning number one.\n\nThe narrative of the song details Yoncé and Co’s in dependence in relationships. They don’t need a man to buy them stuff\, b ecause they can buy and rock anything they want. Of course\, it doesn’t mean they’d shun a relationship\, but as they say in verse 1\, it’s 50 /50\; she doesn’t need to rely on him and vice versa. SUMMARY:Independent Women by Destiny's Child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:it-wasn-t-me-20010203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 3\, 2001 – February 10\, 2001 SUMMARY:It Wasn't Me by Shaggy featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:ms-jackson-20010217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010224 DESCRIPTION:Artist: OutKast\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 17\ , 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe second single from Stankonia\, “Ms. Jackson ” catapulted the Southern rap duo OutKast into the mainstream\, reaching the top 5 in several countries and becoming their first of three #1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. It also won the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 2002. The name “Jackson” was chosen because the pair felt it is “one of the most common names that people could relate t o.”\n\nAndré and Big Boi pulled from personal experiences to create thi s song\, and André said the following regarding how his relationship with singer Erykah Badu influenced his verse:\n\n\n“Ms. Jackson” came from just wondering — after a relationship kinda goes to the left — about a parent of a girl who has a child\, like\, how does she feel about the si tuation? And that’s what birthed that song.\n\nBut it’s like my whole situation — me and Erykah\, what we went through — that is the inspira tion for the song because I had to go through it to know about it\, to eve n think of something like that.\n\n\nBadu admitted in 2016 that the song w as a “sore spot” for her\, but that her mother embraced being the song ’s inspiration to the point of purchasing a license plate that says “M SJACKSON”. SUMMARY:Ms. Jackson by OutKast END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:stutter-20010224 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010324 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Joe featuring Mystikal\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dat es: February 24\, 2001 – March 17\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is the Dou ble-Take remix for Joe’s “Stutter”. Much of the song’s lyrics are the same as in the original\, except the melody samples Tha Pharcyde’s “Passin' Me By” and Quincy Jones' “Summer in the City” as well as a different bridge (also sung in the intro) and an additional verse by rap per Mystikal. SUMMARY:Stutter by Joe featuring Mystikal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:butterfly-20010324 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010331 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Crazy Town\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 24\ , 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nAccording to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits\ , Crazy Town’s third single was written by Seth “Shifty Shellshock” Binzer after his girlfriend heard the “male chauvinistic” songs the ba nd was working on at the time like “Lollipop Porn” and asked\, “Is t his what you’re like?” This inspired him to write something “sweet a nd nice to a girl I cared about.” Her personal collection of butterflies inspired the chorus' lyrics.\n\nMusically\, the song was based around a s ample of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Pretty Little Ditty”. They cl eared the sample as a way to “stay true to their hip-hop roots and pay h omage to a great band.”\n\nThe band’s first two singles did not chart and the band was on the verge of calling it quits after eight months of st ressful\, relentless touring. But after “Butterfly” was featured in th e film Saving Silverman and on an episode of ER\, the song began to cross over on to Top 40 radio. It debuted on the Hot 100 in January and topped t he chart for two non-consecutive weeks in March/April of 2001 – later be coming the #29 song of the year.\n\nUnfortunately\, Crazy Town has not had another US hit\, giving them the label of ‘one-hit wonder’ there. The track also reached the top 10 in several other countries. SUMMARY:Butterfly by Crazy Town END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:angel-20010331 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaggy featuring Rayvon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: March 31\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nVery soothing track from Shaggy. Built heavily on the bassline for Steve Miller Band’s “The Joker” and the chorus of Juice Newton’s “Angel of the Morning”. SUMMARY:Angel by Shaggy featuring Rayvon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:butterfly-20010407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010414 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Crazy Town\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 7\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nAccording to The Billboard Book of Number One Hits\, Crazy Town’s third single was written by Seth “Shifty Shellshock” B inzer after his girlfriend heard the “male chauvinistic” songs the ban d was working on at the time like “Lollipop Porn” and asked\, “Is th is what you’re like?” This inspired him to write something “sweet an d nice to a girl I cared about.” Her personal collection of butterflies inspired the chorus' lyrics.\n\nMusically\, the song was based around a sa mple of the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Pretty Little Ditty”. They cle ared the sample as a way to “stay true to their hip-hop roots and pay ho mage to a great band.”\n\nThe band’s first two singles did not chart a nd the band was on the verge of calling it quits after eight months of str essful\, relentless touring. But after “Butterfly” was featured in the film Saving Silverman and on an episode of ER\, the song began to cross o ver on to Top 40 radio. It debuted on the Hot 100 in January and topped th e chart for two non-consecutive weeks in March/April of 2001 – later bec oming the #29 song of the year.\n\nUnfortunately\, Crazy Town has not had another US hit\, giving them the label of ‘one-hit wonder’ there. The track also reached the top 10 in several other countries. SUMMARY:Butterfly by Crazy Town END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:all-for-you-20010414 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010414 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Janet Jackson\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: April 14\, 2001 – May 26\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All for You” was the lea d single from the 2001 album All for You by American entertainer Janet Jac kson. Written and produced with frequent collaborators Jimmy Jam & Terry L ewis\, “All for You” keeps Janet in the familiar territory of dance mu sic aimed at pop success.\n\nThe lyrics are pulled from Jackson’s experi ence as a newly single woman having recently divorced her second husband R ene Elizondo. In interviews\, she admitted to being at dance clubs and des iring attention from men who are largely too intimidated by her status and celebrity to approach her as they might any other woman.\n\n“All for Yo u” made history becoming the first single to be immediately added to eve ry pop\, rhythmic\, and urban radio format. The song went #1 on the Billbo ard Pop Charts\, Billboard R&B Charts\, and Billboard Dance Charts in the US as well as notching top 10 entries in many other countries worldwide.\n \n\n\nA cartoonish colorful Dave Meyers-directed music video for the song featured a special breakdown with Janet and her dancers that makes allusio n to her own hits “The Pleasure Principle” and “Go Deep” as well a s sister Rebbie’s “Centipede” and 1984 fave “Let The Music Play” by Shannon.\n\nThe song’s impact eventually won Jackson her 5th Grammy Award\, this time for Best Dance Recording. SUMMARY:All for You by Janet Jackson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:lady-marmalade-20010602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010707 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Christina Aguilera\, Lil' Kim\, Mýa and Pink\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: June 2\, 2001 – June 30\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout: \nThis 2001 cover of “Lady Marmalade” was recorded for the soundtrack of Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!. The track featured the varied lyrical styles of Lil Kim\, Christina Aguilera\, Pink and Mya\, and was produced b y Missy Elliott.\n\nThe original “Lady Marmalade” was written in 1974 by duo Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan for their project The Eleventh Hour\, and later the year it became an international hit\, produced by influential N ew Orleans R&B figure Allen Toussaint for the girl band LaBelle.\n\nhttps: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LWIP7SAjY\n\nIn the cover\, the first verse ch anges the location of “Lady Marmalade” from the original ‘New Orlean s’ to ‘Moulin Rouge’. However\, several Creole and Cajun references remain throughout the song.\n\n“Lady Marmalade” was a number one hit f or five consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.\n\nhttp://www. youtube.com/watch?v=RQa7SvVCdZk SUMMARY:Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera\, Lil' Kim\, Mýa and Pink END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:u-remind-me-20010707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010804 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 7\, 2001 – July 28\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in 2001\, “U Remind Me” s erved as the lead single from Usher’s third album\, 8701.\n\nThe song be came a huge success both commercially and critically. As well as topping t he Billboard Hot 100\, it also won Usher his first Grammy Award for Best M ale R&B Vocal Performance. SUMMARY:U Remind Me by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:bootylicious-20010804 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010818 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Destiny's Child\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Aug ust 4\, 2001 – August 11\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nDestiny’s Child’s 20 01 hit “Bootylicious” celebrated the voluptuous woman. The song’s ti tle eventually ended up in the Oxford English Dictionary thanks to the pop ularity of the song. The song samples Stevie Nicks' “Edge of Seventeen ” and Nicks even makes a cameo in the song’s video.\n\nThis is one of the few Destiny’s Child songs where Kelly Rowland sang most of the lead vocals. Rowland told the Daily Mail in 2008:\n\nSome people thought a song like ‘Bootylicious’ was about being sexy\, but it was more about havi ng confidence in your own skin.\n\nIn 2013\, Beyoncé told GQ:\n\n‘Booty licious’ was funny\, but it came from people saying that I had gained we ight. I’m like\, ‘I’m a southern woman\, and this is how southern wo men are.’\n\nThis song was written and produced by Beyoncé\, Rob Fusari \, and Falonte Moore. In a 2010 interview with Billboard\, Fusari complain ed about how not getting enough credit for the song.\n\nI remember watchin g Barbara Walters interview Beyoncé about ‘Bootylicious\,’ and she to ld Barbara about how she came up with the idea for the track. I was like\, ‘What?’ I called Mathew Knowles and said\, “Mathew\, like\, why?“ He said\, “People don’t want to hear about Rob Fusari\, producer from Livingston\, N.J. That’s not what sells records. What sells records is people believing that the artist is everything. SUMMARY:Bootylicious by Destiny's Child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:fallin-20010818 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010908 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alicia Keys\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 18\, 2001 – September 1\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Fallin” is the succe ssful lead single from Alicia Keys' debut studio album Songs in A Minor. T he single gained worldwide success\, earning Key’s three Grammy Awards o ut of 4 nominated\, number 1 record on the US Billboard Hot 100 and being praised as the 29th most successful song of the early 2000s.\n\nWhen asked about the background behind the song\, Keys told Billboard\, “I wanted to write a song for someone who was 10 or 12 years old – like a young Mi chael Jackson. Even though he was young\, he was singing some deep stuff b ack then. The song is about the ins and outs of a relationship. Sometimes\ , you’re completely head-over-heels in love with someone\, and sometimes you can’t stand that person. You fall in and out\, sometimes it goes ba ck and forth\, and that’s just what relationships are about.” The song samples the early James Brown hit\, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s W orld.” SUMMARY:Fallin by Alicia Keys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-m-real-murder-remix-20010908 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20010929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\ nChart dates: September 8\, 2001 – September 22\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nT his page will be used to track the changes made to older albums. As verify ing the lyrics are correct and approving the lyrics is the main focus of t his project\, screenshots of the changes will be included for transparency . SUMMARY:I'm Real (Murder Remix) by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:fallin-20010929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20010929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20011020 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alicia Keys\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 29\, 2001 – October 13\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Fallin” is the suc cessful lead single from Alicia Keys' debut studio album Songs in A Minor. The single gained worldwide success\, earning Key’s three Grammy Awards out of 4 nominated\, number 1 record on the US Billboard Hot 100 and bein g praised as the 29th most successful song of the early 2000s.\n\nWhen ask ed about the background behind the song\, Keys told Billboard\, “I wante d to write a song for someone who was 10 or 12 years old – like a young Michael Jackson. Even though he was young\, he was singing some deep stuff back then. The song is about the ins and outs of a relationship. Sometime s\, you’re completely head-over-heels in love with someone\, and sometim es you can’t stand that person. You fall in and out\, sometimes it goes back and forth\, and that’s just what relationships are about.” The so ng samples the early James Brown hit\, “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” SUMMARY:Fallin by Alicia Keys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:i-m-real-murder-remix-20011020 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20011020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20011103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\ nChart dates: October 20\, 2001 – October 27\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis page will be used to track the changes made to older albums. As verifying the lyrics are correct and approving the lyrics is the main focus of this project\, screenshots of the changes will be included for transparency. SUMMARY:I'm Real (Murder Remix) by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:family-affair-20011103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20011103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20011215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mary J. Blige\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 3\, 2001 – December 8\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nA song that’s all abo ut leaving your drama outside and getting loose in the club\, “Family Af fair” was the first single off No More Drama. It remains one of MJB’s most memorable songs and was also her first Billboard Hot 100 single.\n\nD r. Dre\, who produced the track (and who MJB name-drops twice in the song) \, makes a cameo in the video at 0:20\, 2:47 and 3:01. SUMMARY:Family Affair by Mary J. Blige END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:u-got-it-bad-20011215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20011215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20011222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 15\, 2001\n\n---\nAbout:\nSecond single off of 8701\, a Billboard Hot 100 chart topping R&B ballad.\n\nLyrically\, the song’s inspired by a true story. Jermaine Dupri (co-writer and co-producer of the song) and Usher were in the studio trying to record some music for the album\, but Usher was conti nually distracted by a girl he had brought into the studio. Following an a rgument\, the girl left. A while later\, they started talking on the phone \, which prompted Dupri to kick Usher out of the studio telling him\, “W e’re going to do this session later on. You got it completely too bad ri ght now. You got it bad.” This ignited the inspiration for the song\, an d once Usher had left\, Dupri started writing its lyrics\, with the notion that it was going to be a big hit. Once Usher had returned to the studio\ , Dupri shared the story of the song with him\, and the rest is history… \n\nJermaine Dupri told Complex:\n\n“I learned from ‘Nice & Slow’ th at people wanted that. ‘Nice & Slow’ was a big record\, but we only ma de one. We went into that album saying\, we got to make another ‘Nice & Slow.’ What I did with ‘U Got It Bad’ was take it to the next level\ , make another version of that. ‘U Got It Bad’ was basically just anot her version of ‘Nice & Slow’ with me trying to repeat and just make a better version.” SUMMARY:U Got It Bad by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:how-you-remind-me-20011222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20011222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nickelback\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: December 22\, 2001 – January 12\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\nNickelback’s breakout s ingle and probably still their biggest song. It hit #1 at the Hot 100 for four weeks and ended as the top song of 2002 after 22 weeks in the Top 10. \n\nIn an interview with MTV\, Nickelback’s lead singer Chad Kroeger sai d that he wrote the song about his old girlfriend Jodi\, who he had a rath er dysfunctional relationship with. He kept the lyrics very ambiguous\, ho wever\, which accounts for much of the song’s success\, as many people c ould relate to an ex who started pointing out all of your faults at the sa me time and caused considerable heartbreak: “This time I’m mistaken\, for handing you a heart worth breaking.” Silver Side Up was Nickelback ’s third album\, and many of the songs were about relationships and pers onal issues. SUMMARY:How You Remind Me by Nickelback END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:u-got-it-bad-20020119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: January 19\, 2002 – February 16\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\nSecond single off of 8701\, a Billboard Hot 100 chart topping R&B ballad.\n\nLyrically\, the song’s in spired by a true story. Jermaine Dupri (co-writer and co-producer of the s ong) and Usher were in the studio trying to record some music for the albu m\, but Usher was continually distracted by a girl he had brought into the studio. Following an argument\, the girl left. A while later\, they start ed talking on the phone\, which prompted Dupri to kick Usher out of the st udio telling him\, “We’re going to do this session later on. You got i t completely too bad right now. You got it bad.” This ignited the inspir ation for the song\, and once Usher had left\, Dupri started writing its l yrics\, with the notion that it was going to be a big hit. Once Usher had returned to the studio\, Dupri shared the story of the song with him\, and the rest is history…\n\nJermaine Dupri told Complex:\n\n“I learned fr om ‘Nice & Slow’ that people wanted that. ‘Nice & Slow’ was a big record\, but we only made one. We went into that album saying\, we got to make another ‘Nice & Slow.’ What I did with ‘U Got It Bad’ was tak e it to the next level\, make another version of that. ‘U Got It Bad’ was basically just another version of ‘Nice & Slow’ with me trying to repeat and just make a better version.” SUMMARY:U Got It Bad by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:always-on-time-20020223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020309 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ja Rule featuring Ashanti\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 23\, 2002 – March 2\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 1st singl e released off his 3rd album\, ‘Pain Is Love’. The song became a worl dwide hit and was Ashanti’s first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule ’s second. The song spent 2 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 fr om February 23 to March 7\, 2002. It was followed by another Ja Rule duet\ , “Ain’t It Funny” with Jennifer Lopez. In 2009\, it was named the 3 3rd most successful song of the 2000s\, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Songs of the Decade Chart. SUMMARY:Always on Time by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:ain-t-it-funny-murder-remix-20020309 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020420 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\ nChart dates: March 9\, 2002 – April 13\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Ain’ t It Funny Murder Remix” is the second single from singer Jennifer Lopez ' remix collection J-To-Tha-L-O.\n\nThe song reached number one on Billboa rd’s Hot 100\, Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Songs charts.\n\nThe song is essentially a Part II-style remix in that the original track was comple tely re-written and re-produced and not even the original lyrical concept remained. The song it is based on was actually released as the second sing le from Lopez' second album but only this version and “I’m Real Murder Remix” appear on all subsequent pressings of the main album.\n\nAlthoug h only the original track credits were included in all inlay material at t he time of the song’s release\, the song was in fact rewritten by Ashant i\, Seven Aurelius\, Irv Gotti and Cory Rooney\, with additional credit fo r the two featured rap verses and Craig Mack/Easy Mo Bee for their work on the song’s sample “Flava In Ya Ear”.\n\nThe official credits can be seen below: SUMMARY:Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix) by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:foolish-20020420 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020629 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ashanti\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: April 20\, 2002 – June 22\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Foolish” is the debut single from Ashanti for her Self-titled. It samples DeBarge’s “Stay with Me ” and has elements from “One More Chance” (Remix) by The Notorious B .I.G. and “M.V.P.” by Big L The single spent ten weeks at the top of t he Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was al so a top-ten hit in United Kingdom\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Canada\, et c. It was nominated at the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Vocal Performan ce. The music video was released on October 7\, 2009 and is Vevo-certified (100 million views). SUMMARY:Foolish by Ashanti END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:hot-in-herre-20020629 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20020817 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: June 29\, 200 2 – August 10\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\nNelly and the Neptunes know their m usic history. This song is a pretty direct tribute to the Go-Go Sound of the 1970s\, and in particular “Bustin Loose” by Chuck Brown. SUMMARY:Hot in Herre by Nelly END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:dilemma-20020817 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20020817 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021005 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nCh art dates: August 17\, 2002 – September 28\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\n„Roa d2Goat“ ist ein One-Take-Song\, der am 26. Februar 2019 auf dem Radiosen der bigFM Prämiere feierte. Wie Shindy selbst auf Instagram postete\, han delt es sich nicht um die zweite Single nach „DODI“ des Albums „Dram a“\, sondern um ein Dankeschön an die Fans.\n\nDer Titel spielt auf Shi ndys bisherige Karriere an. GOAT ist eine englische Abkürzung für Greate st of all time und wird oft im Rap-Genre genutzt. Shindy erzählt in dem S ong also von dem Weg zum besten (deutschen) Rapper aller Zeiten!\n\nDer So ng erschien am 1. März 2019 auf allen gängigen Streaming Plattformen sow ie auf dem Friends with Money YouTube-Kanal als Musikvideo. Ein Teaser daz u wurde bereits am 25. Februar 2019 präsentiert:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.c om/watch?v=2CPGVyJ2NKI\n\nDer Song beinhaltet ein Sample des bekannten Whi tney-Houston-Songs „Greatest Love of All“:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=IYzlVDlE72w\n\nDas Sample hatte er\, wie in seiner Instagram-Story gezeigt\, bereits vor 7 Jahren vorbereitet. SUMMARY:Dilemma by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120250Z UID:a-moment-like-this-20021005 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021005 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021019 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kelly Clarkson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octo ber 5\, 2002 – October 12\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\nAs the winning song of the first series of American Idol\, this song is apt in expressing Kelly C larkson’s feelings when she won.\n\nIt became her first Number One song on the Billboard Hot 100\, and became the best selling single of 2002 (the year it was released). SUMMARY:A Moment Like This by Kelly Clarkson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:dilemma-20021019 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20021109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nCh art dates: October 19\, 2002 – November 2\, 2002\n\n---\nAbout:\n„Road 2Goat“ ist ein One-Take-Song\, der am 26. Februar 2019 auf dem Radiosend er bigFM Prämiere feierte. Wie Shindy selbst auf Instagram postete\, hand elt es sich nicht um die zweite Single nach „DODI“ des Albums „Drama “\, sondern um ein Dankeschön an die Fans.\n\nDer Titel spielt auf Shin dys bisherige Karriere an. GOAT ist eine englische Abkürzung für Greates t of all time und wird oft im Rap-Genre genutzt. Shindy erzählt in dem So ng also von dem Weg zum besten (deutschen) Rapper aller Zeiten!\n\nDer Son g erschien am 1. März 2019 auf allen gängigen Streaming Plattformen sowi e auf dem Friends with Money YouTube-Kanal als Musikvideo. Ein Teaser dazu wurde bereits am 25. Februar 2019 präsentiert:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=2CPGVyJ2NKI\n\nDer Song beinhaltet ein Sample des bekannten Whit ney-Houston-Songs „Greatest Love of All“:\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=IYzlVDlE72w\n\nDas Sample hatte er\, wie in seiner Instagram-Story gezeigt\, bereits vor 7 Jahren vorbereitet. SUMMARY:Dilemma by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:lose-yourself-20021109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20021109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eminem\nWeeks at #1: 12 weeks\nChart dates: November 9\ , 2002 – January 25\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Lose Yourself” is the th eme song from Eminem’s semi-biographical 2002 movie 8 Mile. Eminem is na rrating the life of the film’s protagonist\, Jimmy\, up until the third verse\, where Jimmy and Eminem’s journey converge.\n\nEngineer Steven Ki ng told Rolling Stone in 2003 that Eminem “laid down all three verses in one take”\, which Eminem has since shed doubt on.\n\nEminem stated in h is 2008 autobiography\, The Way I Am\, that he wrote “in-between shootin g scenes for 8 Mile and taking care of his kids” (pg 108-109.) Scans of the scrawled lyrics on A4 writing pad pages were also featured in the auto biography (pg 217-218.)\n\nIn 2014\, the demo version appeared on Shady Re cords' SHADY XV compilation album\, which featured the same beat and tone but almost entirely different lyrics.\n\nCommercially\, “Lose Yourself ” was hugely successful and reached #1 in 20 countries\, including the U S. It marked Eminem’s first US #1\, and held the top position for 12 wee ks\, becoming the third-longest chart-topper from a movie soundtrack (behi nd “I Will Always Love You” and “End Of The Road”). As of 2022\, i t is 13x Multi-Platinum in the US.\n\nThe song was lauded critically\, too . It won two Grammys (Best Male Rap Solo Performance & Best Rap Song) and became the first rap song to win the Oscar for Best Original Song. Eminem didn’t attend the ceremony as he didn’t think he’d win\, meaning he didn’t perform it\, which is atypical for winners of the category. This was remedied when he performed the song at the 2020 Oscars.\n\nThe song ha s also had a huge cultural impact. Apple used the song for two commercials in the mid-‘00s to promote iTunes and the iPod\, with Eminem featuring in the latter video. Chrysler used the instrumental and Eminem for their 2 011 “Born of Fire” Super Bowl commercial. In 2021\, Eminem opened up a restaurant in Detroit called “Mom’s Spaghetti”\, which is a lyric t hat’s been meme’d extensively (even being given its own fan-made song. ) SUMMARY:Lose Yourself by Eminem END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bump-bump-bump-20030201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: B2K featuring P. Diddy\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: February 1\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bump\, Bump\, Bump” is a song re leased in 2002 by American boy band B2K\, featuring P. Diddy. The song is from their album\, Pandemonium! The song was a hit in the US\, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.\n\nThis is one of the songs written by R. Kelly that Omarion has said he plans to retire from his live performances in th e wake of recent renewed attention to rape and abuse allegations against K elly. SUMMARY:Bump\, Bump\, Bump by B2K featuring P. Diddy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:all-i-have-20030208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030308 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J\nWeeks at #1: 4 week s\nChart dates: February 8\, 2003 – March 1\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\nAll I Have was released in December of 2002 as the second single from Jennifer ’s third studio album This Is Me… Then. The song samples Debra Laws' s ong “Very Special” who later filed a lawsuit in 2003 against Sony Musi c Entertainment for “misappropriating her voice” in the song and her n ame in the credits. The song is a midtempo R&B and hip-hop ballad about mo ving on after a breakup. It received favorable reviews from music critics who applauded the chemistry between Lopez and LL Cool J. The song was a hu ge success on the charts\, reaching number one in the United States (remai ning at the top for four weeks) and New Zealand and entering the top five and the top ten in several countries.\nThe song was ranked as the 15th mos t successful song on the Billboard Hot 100 of 2003. SUMMARY:All I Have by Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:in-da-club-20030308 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030510 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 50 Cent\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: March 8\, 2 003 – May 3\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“In da Club” was the first of sev en tracks 50 Cent recorded with Dr. Dre in only five days. Originally plan ned as a D12 song for the 8 Mile soundtrack\, producer Dr Dre played the i nstrumental for 50 who immediately wrote the song’s lyrics within an hou r and recorded the bulk of the vocals that night.\n\nAccording to The Bill board Book Of Number 1 Hits\, when choosing which song should be Get Rich or Die Tryin's lead single\, Eminem favored “If I Can’t”. But when 5 0 asked Dre for his opinion\, he opted for “In da Club” instead. After a coin toss\, “In da Club” was chosen.\n\n“In da Club” was loved by music critics and fans alike\, propelling the song to #1 in seven count ries including the US in the spring of 2003. Eventually the song was certi fied platinum in four countries. It is one of 50 Cent’s most recognizabl e and well-known songs. SUMMARY:In da Club by 50 Cent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:get-busy-20030510 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030531 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sean Paul\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 10\, 2003 – May 24\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Get Busy” was released as Sean Paul’s second single from his album Dutty Rock. The song was one of the many hits from the Diwali Riddim and has also been released in 2002 on th e album “Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali”. SUMMARY:Get Busy by Sean Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:21-questions-20030531 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030628 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChar t dates: May 31\, 2003 – June 21\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“21 Questions\ ,” released on April 29\, 2003\, is the second single from the album. It became 50’s second number one song in the United States after “In Da Club.”\n\nThe music video for 21 Questions features cameos by G-Unit mem bers\, Lloyd Banks and Young Buck.\n\n\n\nLloyd Banks (left) Young Buck (r ight)\n\n\n\nKanye references “21 Questions” in “We Don’t Care”: \n\nYou know the kids gon' act a fool\nWhen you stop the programs for afte r school\nAnd they DCFS\, some of ‘em dyslexic\nThey favorite 50 Cent so ng 12 Questions SUMMARY:21 Questions by 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:this-is-the-night-20030628 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030712 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Clay Aiken\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 28\ , 2003 – July 5\, 2003 SUMMARY:This Is the Night by Clay Aiken END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:crazy-in-love-20030712 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030712 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20030906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart d ates: July 12\, 2003 – August 30\, 2003 SUMMARY:Crazy in Love by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:shake-ya-tailfeather-20030906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20030906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031004 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly\, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\n Chart dates: September 6\, 2003 – September 27\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\nAl though this on Murphy Lee’s first album\, “Murphy’s Law”\, this is most notably a Bad Boys II) song. One would notice this just by listening to the lyrics or watching the music video.\n\nIt was #1 on the Billboard charts for 4 weeks (September 6-27 of 2003)… and it won the Grammy Award for “Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group” in 2004.\n\nIn the choru s\, Nelly and P. Diddy take turns rapping in each line\, with the “War C hant” melody (from Florida State University) in the background:\nhttp:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWACABSxQDE SUMMARY:Shake Ya Tailfeather by Nelly\, P. Diddy and Murphy Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:baby-boy-20031004 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031206 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nCha rt dates: October 4\, 2003 – November 29\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Baby Boy” is a song by Beyoncé from her debut solo studio album\, Dangerousl y in Love. The song served as the second single from the album\, released on August 3rd\, 2003. “Baby Boy” was a massive hit in the United State s\, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song spent a total of nine consecutive weeks at #1 on the chart. SUMMARY:Baby Boy by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:stand-up-20031206 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20031213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ludacris featuring Shawnna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 6\, 2003\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe song’s producer didn’t wa nt to miss out on the fun\, so he decided to add his own verse and include the song on the Akademiks: JeaniusLevelMusikKanye West Vol. 2 Mixtape SUMMARY:Stand Up by Ludacris featuring Shawnna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:hey-ya-20031213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20031213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: OutKast\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: December 13 \, 2003 – February 7\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hey Ya!” is the first s ingle from André 3000’s half of OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below double album. André said the following about the concept of this genre-b ending song:\n\n‘Hey Ya!’ is pretty much about the state of relationsh ips in the 2000s. It’s about some people who stay together in relationsh ips because of tradition\, because somebody told them\, ‘You guys are su pposed to stay together.’ But you pretty much end up being unhappy for t he rest of your life.\n\nHe also added:\n\nThe song isn’t autobiographic al\, it’s more like fantasies or tangents based on real life. Moments fr om my life spark a thought when I’m writing. The story was set in the ‘50s\, so the song was me trying do a Woody Allen kinda thing\, a humoro us kind of honesty.\n\nAndré also revealed another source of inspiration in the creation of the song:\n\nI had to tell Aretha Franklin that “Say A Little Prayer” had a lot to do with the song ‘Hey Ya!’ They’re s imilar time signatures. It’s hard to explain\, but listening to that son g\, the way the loop comes back around\, is kinda how I devised ‘Hey Ya. ’ And I had to tell her that she is a big part of that song.\n\nEngineer Pete Novak said the following about the recording process:\n\nHe would do 30 or 40 takes of each line. … We recorded a lot of vocals and lived wi th them and trashed them. There were so many different versions of that so ng. If I had the files\, I could let you hear 20 different versions of tha t song. There were lots of ideas that were interesting\, but I’m happy w ith the way it turned it out. We had one of the verses with him singing th rough a vocoder. It was cool at the time\, but it didn’t really work.\n\ nThe music video features André and his band The Love Below re-creating T he Beatles' performance of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” on The Ed Sulliv an Show from February 9\, 1964. With 3 Stacks playing all the different me mbers of the band\, he had to perform the song 23 times so the video could be shot from multiple angles.\n\nThe single achieved platinum status and reached #1 on the pop charts in multiple countries\, including the US Bill board Hot 100 chart. “Hey Ya!” racked up numerous accolades\, includin g a Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance and a ranking of # 182 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.\n\nBr yan Barber directed the music video\, which won Video of the Year honors i n 2004 at the BET Awards\, Soul Train Music Awards\, and the MTV Video Mus ic Awards. SUMMARY:Hey Ya! by OutKast END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:the-way-you-move-20040214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nCh art dates: February 14\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Way You Move” is a single recorded by Big Boi for their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Belo w\, Outkast’s double album project featuring both members' solo albums.\ n\nThe song features vocals from frequent collaborator\, Sleepy Brown.\n\n “The Way You Move” spent eight weeks at the number-two position on the Billboard Hot 100 behind “Hey Ya!”\, one of the longest runs at that position in the chart’s history. It finally peaked at #1 on February 14\ , 2004\, where it stayed for one week. That was the sixth time a recording act has replaced itself on the Billboard pop chart.\n\nIn 2019\, Big Boi would perform an abbreviated version of the song on stage at Superbowl LII I with Adam Levine of the pop/rock band\, Maroon 5\, singing the hook.\nht tps://youtu.be/zIwkhEqVq4s?t=535 SUMMARY:The Way You Move by OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:slow-jamz-20040221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx\nWeeks at #1 : 1 week\nChart dates: February 21\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\nKanye West start ed out as the first backpacker with a Benz\, a genius producer with a deep throwback streak\, lacing hardcore rappers and R&B players with soulful G olden Age beats. Grabbing the mic from his heroes\, Yeezy immediately unlo cked his inner swag\, blurring the lines between audacious pop superstar\, musical visionary\, and intensely intimate MC. While he drops more outrag eous boasts-per-minute than just about anyone\, Kanye’s rhymes mix deadl y seriousness with over-the-top silliness\, injecting even his most politi cal and personal bars with razor-sharp punchlines. His sound is just as ka leidoscopic\, tracking a restless creative mind as he flips dusty jazz loo ps\, soaring EDM riffs\, angelic gospel harmonies\, furious rock drumming\ , and so much more. He’ll rip up your heart on haunting slow jams like “Love Lockdown\,” pump your adrenaline with ferocious bangers like “ Black Skinhead\,” and have you going rhyme for rhyme on all-time anthems like “Gold Digger.” SUMMARY:Slow Jamz by Twista featuring Kanye West and Jamie Foxx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:yeah-20040228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris\nWeeks at #1: 12 w eeks\nChart dates: February 28\, 2004 – May 15\, 2004 SUMMARY:Yeah! by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:burn-20040522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040710 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: May 22\, 2004 – July 3\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Burn” was released as the second s ingle from Usher’s Confessions album. Reuniting with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox\, the trio created another hit\, this time talking about a relationship where the flame has faded. The song’s story is based on experiences of the songwriting trio’s associates\, J.D.\, and Usher hims elf as “Burn” was created in the aftermath of his public two-year rela tionship with Chilli from TLC.\n\nUsher suggested “Burn” as the lead s ingle for Confessions but “Yeah!” became the lead single after it was leaked and received a favorable response. “Burn” reached the top of th e US Billboard Hot 100 chart\, causing Usher to knock his own single “Ye ah!” out of the #1 spot. “Burn” also reached the top spot on multipl e international pop charts and achieved platinum status in several countri es\, including a quadruple platinum RIAA certification in the US.\n\nIn a 2014 interview with VH1\, Usher talked about “Burn”:\n\n\nI pushed for ‘Burn’ to be the first single\, because I felt that I was redefining the standard for the R&B ballad. It was the one thing I was most certain a bout. It was the one thing I felt spoke to who I was as an artist and what this album represented.\n\n‘Burn’ came to me in the reality in of wha t I was going through. I woke up\, went to the studio\, had it in my mind\ , serviced it to J.D. In a lot of cases\, I’ll have a title of a song an d then I’ll start working on it from there. Melodies start to go down an d we go on from there. SUMMARY:Burn by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:i-believe-20040710 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040710 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040717 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fantasia\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 10\, 2 004\n\n---\nAbout:\nI Believe is Fantasia’s 2004 debut single. The song was co-written by former American Idol contestant Tamyra Gray.\n\nFantasia sang the song after winning the third season of American Idol.\n\nThe son g topped the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Singles chart. It also pea ked at #12 on Billboard’s R&B chart.\n\nIt also received three Billboard Music Awards for Top Selling Single of the Year\, Top Selling R&B\\Hip-Ho p Single of the Year and the American Urban Radio Networks' Top Selling R& B\\Hip-Hop Single of the Year.\n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR7Y54ZKE Vk SUMMARY:I Believe by Fantasia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:burn-20040717 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 17\, 2004 \n\n---\nAbout:\n“Burn” was released as the second single from Usher ’s Confessions album. Reuniting with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Co x\, the trio created another hit\, this time talking about a relationship where the flame has faded. The song’s story is based on experiences of t he songwriting trio’s associates\, J.D.\, and Usher himself as “Burn ” was created in the aftermath of his public two-year relationship with Chilli from TLC.\n\nUsher suggested “Burn” as the lead single for Conf essions but “Yeah!” became the lead single after it was leaked and rec eived a favorable response. “Burn” reached the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart\, causing Usher to knock his own single “Yeah!” out of the #1 spot. “Burn” also reached the top spot on multiple internationa l pop charts and achieved platinum status in several countries\, including a quadruple platinum RIAA certification in the US.\n\nIn a 2014 interview with VH1\, Usher talked about “Burn”:\n\n\nI pushed for ‘Burn’ to be the first single\, because I felt that I was redefining the standard f or the R&B ballad. It was the one thing I was most certain about. It was t he one thing I felt spoke to who I was as an artist and what this album re presented.\n\n‘Burn’ came to me in the reality in of what I was going through. I woke up\, went to the studio\, had it in my mind\, serviced it to J.D. In a lot of cases\, I’ll have a title of a song and then I’ll start working on it from there. Melodies start to go down and we go on fro m there. SUMMARY:Burn by Usher END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:confessions-part-ii-20040724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040807 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 24\, 2004 – July 31\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\nDiscographie – Année 2026\n\nCette page a pour but de recenser au maximum les albums\, EPs\, mixtapes et maxis de rap francophone sortis et prévus pour l'année 2026.\n\nPour bien compre ndre la page :\n\n\nChaque projet annoté précédé d'un tiret (-) est co mplet et disponible sur le site en cliquant sur le nom de l'album\, ou alo rs en cliquant directement sur le morceau qui vous intéresse.\nChaque pro jet annoté précédé d'un astérisque (*) est un album à compléter.\n\ n\n\n\n\nRemarque : Pour effectuer une recherche spécifique sur un artist e ou un projet en particulier sur la page\, faites CTRL+F. SUMMARY:Confessions Part II by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:slow-motion-20040807 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040807 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040821 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nC hart dates: August 7\, 2004 – August 14\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\nSingle fr om Juvenile’s “Juve the Great” the song features the late Soulja Sli m who was shot and killed before the song was released. SUMMARY:Slow Motion by Juvenile featuring Soulja Slim END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:lean-back-20040821 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20040911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Terror Squad\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 21\, 2004 – September 4\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Lean Back” is the T error Squad collaboration between Fat Joe and Remy Ma over a Scott Storch production. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and achieved gold stat us. The song was later remixed by Lil Jon and features verses from Eminem and Ma$e.\n\n\n\nFat Joe spoke about the track during an interview with Co mplex:\n\n\nI made the beat. Whenever I work with Scott Storch\, I make th e beats with him. He can make any sound with any instrument and play anyth ing you want. You just gotta tell him what you want.\n\nI was like\, ‘I want that shit to sound a little Arabian.’ Because that Arabian sound wa s the shit\, with the ‘Move ya body like a snake\, ma’ and all that. S o he did it. And being that he was doing all that stuff for Dre at the tim e\, he had it sounding a little West Coast-ish. And I’m like\, ‘Yo Sco tt\, we can’t sound West Coast. I’m from New York. So we flipped that beat.\n\nAnd then with the hook\, the Jamaican shit was out at the time\, ‘Rockaway\, Rockaway! Signal the plane\, signal the plane!’ So I was l ike\, ‘I need to make a fucking dance.’ So I was like\, ‘My niggas d on’t dance\, we just pull up our pants\, and do the Rockaway.’\n\nAnd I was like\, ‘You know\, every time Missy does a song\, it’s so simple \, but it’s so dope. If you do the Rockaway\, you just lean back.’ So I was like\, ‘Lean back\, lean back.’ And the rest is history.\n\nThat ’s the only beat I ever had for two months that I was scared to rap to b ecause it was so incredible. … Remy Ma bodied it. I had three verses\, a nd Remy force me to let her get on that song. She was like\, ‘Yo Joe\, m an. Come on\, I gotta be on it.’ And she killed it. SUMMARY:Lean Back by Terror Squad END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:goodies-20040911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20040911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041030 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ciara featuring Petey Pablo\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChar t dates: September 11\, 2004 – October 23\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 200 4\, crunked-out first single of Ciara’s career\, “Goodies” (original ly titled “Cookies”) was written as a response song to Petey Pablo’s hit single “Freek-A-Leek.” This song spent 8 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, catapulting the then 18 year old Ciara to the forefron t of Atlanta’s crunk music scene. SUMMARY:Goodies by Ciara featuring Petey Pablo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:my-boo-20041030 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20041211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher and Alicia Keys\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart date s: October 30\, 2004 – December 4\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Curious” i s the second single released off Tony Yayo’s debut album\, Thoughts of a Predicate Felon. The single features R&B artist Joe on the chorus of the song.\n\n\n\nFor the chart issue dated September 10\, 2005\, “Curious” debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart: it went on to peak at number 85\, spending five weeks on the chart in total. Chart-position wise\, “Curious” became the second most successful sing le from Thoughts of a Predicate Felon\, behind only the album’s first si ngle\, “So Seductive”\, which reached number seven on the correspondin g chart and also peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:My Boo by Usher and Alicia Keys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:drop-it-like-it-s-hot-20041211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20041211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nCh art dates: December 11\, 2004 – December 25\, 2004\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe p hrase “Drop it like it’s hot” existed in hip-hop for many years befo re this song—but Snoop and Pharrell undoubtedly brought it to new height s when this became Snoop’s first ever #1 hit on Billboard.\n\nSnoop and Pharrell recalled the making of this song on GGN including how Pharrell ca me up with the hook\, what inspired the spray can sound on the beat\, how P made Snoop rewrite his second verse\, and how Chad Hugo added the synth drop to the beat:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/VJgeKhRliTY?t=8m50s\n\nEveryone from Lil Flip to Positive K to Jay Z had used the phrase on songs before this came out\, but it was made famous by a 17-year-old Lil Wayne when he utter ed it on Juvenile’s 1999 smash “Back That Azz Up.” Lil Wayne later r esponded to this song with “Nah This Ain’t The Remix” by remaking th e hook\, and admitting to being a “little upset” before ultimately giv ing Snoop his props by paraphrasing a line from Jay Z’s “Takeover”\n \nNah\, I ain’t a hater\, don’t get me wrong\nI made it a hot line\, y ou made it a hot song\n\nThis song was released as a playable track in the Rock Band game series\, albeit as an alternate rock remix to better fit w ith the game setting.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPq_Tj5DEy0 SUMMARY:Drop It Like It's Hot by Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:let-me-love-you-20050101 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050305 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mario\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: January 1\, 2 005 – February 26\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\nFollowing the success of his de but album\, the then 18-year-old Mario returned with an even bigger bang i n 2004 with his chart topping single “Let Me Love You” from his second studio album Turning Point. The song was written by a young talented song writer named Shaffer Smith (who went on to have quite a successful solo ca reer of his own as Ne-Yo).\n\n“Let Me Love You” topped the Billboard c harts for nine consecutive weeks and was ranked 8th on Billboard Magazine ’s end of decade Hot 100 songs list.\n\n“Let Me Love You” was also t he pinnacle of Mario’s career to date\, as he has yet to release a singl e that has achieved or surpassed its success. SUMMARY:Let Me Love You by Mario END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:candy-shop-20050305 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 50 Cent featuring Olivia\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart d ates: March 5\, 2005 – April 30\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\nA classic club or love song all about getting that special someone back to the crib and get ting hot and heavy\, the lyrics are fuelled with sexual innuendo. Such inn uendos including\, but not limited to:\n“candy shop”\, “lollipop”\ , “hit the spot”\, “wanna taste”\, “magic stick”\, and the mos t popular “I melt in your mouth girl\, not in your hand”.\n\nEasily on e of his most recognizable songs\, 50 Cent’s “Candy Shop” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rap Song cat egory. SUMMARY:Candy Shop by 50 Cent featuring Olivia END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:hollaback-girl-20050507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050604 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gwen Stefani\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: May 7\ , 2005 – May 28\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hollaback Girl” was released as the third single from Gwen Stefani’s album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. The song was spurred after Courtney Love made a comment about Gwen Stefan i in Seventeen magazine:\n\nBeing famous is just like being in high school . But I’m not interested in being the cheerleader. I’m not interested in being Gwen Stefani. She’s the cheerleader\, and I’m out in the smok er’s shed.\n\nGwen already had history with Courtney\; C-Love made it pr etty obvious that she had a relationship of some sort with Gwen’s husban d and Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale. L.A.M.B. needed an “attitude track\, ” so Gwen took the cheerleader comment to heart and made a bass-heavy hi gh school diss track dressed as a cheerleader. SUMMARY:Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-belong-together-20050604 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050702 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 4 \, 2005 – June 25\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\n“We Belong Together” is the second single from Mariah Carey’s notable 2005 comeback album The Emanc ipation of Mimi.\n\n“We Belong Together” was seen as a comeback single after a lack of #1 pop singles in the early 2000s\, but “We Belong Toge ther” was a major hit as it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 we eks\, which was the second-longest running #1 song in US chart history\, b ehind Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” (16 weeks) at t he time. The single hit #1 and achieved multi-platinum status in multiple countries\, including 7x platinum in the US.\n\n“We Belong Together” w on Grammy Awards in 2006 for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Perfo rmance after being nominated in eight categories\, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It won an ASCAP Award for Song of the Year and the BMI Awards named it as the Number-one Billboard Song. Billboard liste d the song on their list of The 500 Best Pop Songs and Rolling Stone ranke d the song #5 on their list of The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Cent ury.\n\nThe music video shows Mariah Carey preparing to marry an older man (played by Eric Roberts) before escaping with a younger man (played by Pr ison Break star Wentworth Miller).\n\nIn a 2018 interview with People maga zine Mariah said the following about “We Belong Together”:\n\nI still love it. It’s one of my favorite songs to perform. Some songs that I wri te I’m sitting alone writing the lyrics by myself and sometimes when you collaborate with others you can brainstorm and really work together for t he end result. That was one of those songs. It really was a labor of love. SUMMARY:We Belong Together by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:inside-your-heaven-20050702 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carrie Underwood\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Jul y 2\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\nCarrie’s first official single\, it debuted a t #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2005. Intriguingly\, a cover by that year’s American Idol runner-up (to Carrie)\, Bo Bice\, reached #2 on th e charts that year. This song marked Underwood’s transition from reality star to traditional country superstar. SUMMARY:Inside Your Heaven by Carrie Underwood END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-belong-together-20050709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20050917 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: July 9\, 2005 – September 10\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\n“We Belong Together” is the second single from Mariah Carey’s notable 2005 comeback album The Emancipation of Mimi.\n\n“We Belong Together” was seen as a comeback single after a lack of #1 pop singles in the early 2000s\, but “We Belon g Together” was a major hit as it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 14 weeks\, which was the second-longest running #1 song in US chart histo ry\, behind Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” (16 weeks ) at the time. The single hit #1 and achieved multi-platinum status in mul tiple countries\, including 7x platinum in the US.\n\n“We Belong Togethe r” won Grammy Awards in 2006 for Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance after being nominated in eight categories\, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It won an ASCAP Award for Song of the Ye ar and the BMI Awards named it as the Number-one Billboard Song. Billboard listed the song on their list of The 500 Best Pop Songs and Rolling Stone ranked the song #5 on their list of The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21s t Century.\n\nThe music video shows Mariah Carey preparing to marry an old er man (played by Eric Roberts) before escaping with a younger man (played by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller).\n\nIn a 2018 interview with Peopl e magazine Mariah said the following about “We Belong Together”:\n\nI still love it. It’s one of my favorite songs to perform. Some songs that I write I’m sitting alone writing the lyrics by myself and sometimes wh en you collaborate with others you can brainstorm and really work together for the end result. That was one of those songs. It really was a labor of love. SUMMARY:We Belong Together by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:gold-digger-20050917 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20050917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\ nChart dates: September 17\, 2005 – November 19\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\nK anye examines the “gold digger” phenomenon and sheds light on relation ships on this hit single. The song’s hook was originally written for Sha wnna and performed from a female’s perspective with lines like\n\nI’m not sayin' I’m a gold digger\, but I ain’t messin' with no broke nigga s.\n\nKanye had previously performed the second verse at a Slam Poetry eve nt.\n\nThe beat was produced by Kanye with Jon Brion. “Gold Digger” co ntains a bouncy beat formed from handclaps and scratches by DJ A-Trak and an interpolation during the introduction of “I Got a Woman” by Ray Cha rles\, who featured artist Jamie Foxx played in the 2004 biopic Ray and la ter won the Academy Award for Best Actor for it. Now that’s synergy! SUMMARY:Gold Digger by Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:run-it-20051126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20051231 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chris Brown\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 26\, 2005 – December 24\, 2005\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Run It!” is the de but single from R&B singer Chris Brown\, who was only 16 years old at the time of release. The track features rapper Juelz Santana—who later colla borated with Chris on 2009’s “Back to the Crib.” The single has been described as a de-crunked version of Usher’s 2004 single “Yeah!.”\n \n“Run It!” peaked at #1 on Billboard’s 100 chart\, where it spent a total of 5 weeks on top. It was also #1 in Australia and New Zealand\, an d a top 10 hit in several European countries.\n\nThe single spawned a remi x version featuring rappers Bow Wow and Jermaine Dupri which was performed at The 2006 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards—along with “Yo (Excuse Me Miss).” SUMMARY:Run It! by Chris Brown END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:don-t-forget-about-us-20051231 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20051231 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 31\, 2005 – January 7\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Don’t Forget About Us” is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey. The song w as released as the fifth single from the album for the re-issue of her ten th studio album\, The Emancipation of Mimi.\n\nLyrically\, the song deals with the emotions that are sometimes felt after the loss of their relation ship.\n\n“Don’t Forget About Us” topped the Billboard Hot 100\, R&B and dance charts. This marked Carey’s 17th number one single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. SUMMARY:Don't Forget About Us by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:laffy-taffy-20060114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: D4L\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 14\, 200 6\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn Jan. 5\, 2006\, Atlanta-based hip-hop crew D4L dethro ned Mariah Carey for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with their hi t “Laffy Taffy.” It was featured on their first and only album\, Down for Life\, released in November 2005.\n\nIt broke the 2007 Guinness World Record for most downloaded song in the history of music. And it was all in spired by a night at the studio after hitting Babe’s stripclub in Atlant a.\n\n“We brought a couple of girls back to the studio\, and I was just in the booth saying something like\, ‘Tootsie roll\,’ at first\,” Fa bo said in an interview with Complex. “I had this piece of candy in my p ocket and pulled it out and said\, ‘Girl\, shake that Laffy Taffy.’ An d from there\, we just perfected it. It was just that moment.” SUMMARY:Laffy Taffy by D4L END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:grillz-20060121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly featuring Paul Wall\, Ali & Gipp\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 21\, 2006 – January 28\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout: \nThe song “Grillz” was released at the apex of the mainstream success the Houston rap scene’s success. Arguably popularized by Paul Wall who along with TV Johnny run a custom grill shop in Houston\, Texas.\n\nIn 201 2 grillz made another appearance in popular culture when Olympic gold meda l swimmer Ryan Lochte sported a custom grill on the international stage.\n \nNelly’s flow and some of his lyrics on this song are lifted from “Ka nday” by LL Cool J. SUMMARY:Grillz by Nelly featuring Paul Wall\, Ali & Gipp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:check-on-it-20060204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060311 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nCha rt dates: February 4\, 2006 – March 4\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Check On It” is featured on the Deluxe Edition and the Japanese edition from B'D ay by Beyoncé. The song was serving as the main theme of the 2006 film Th e Pink Panther\, in which Beyonce co-starred as Xania and it was supposed to be featured on the film’s soundtrack. As it was ultimately not includ ed on the soundtrack the track\, but was nevertheless played during The Pi nk Panther’s end credits and used in TV spots to promote the film.\n\nLy rically\, the song takes place in a dance club\, where the female protagon ist is letting the male patrons know that they are welcome to come and loo k at her body when she is dancing. In the first verse\, Beyoncé sings to the “sexual teasing” lyrics\, which are addressed to the men looking a t her.\n\nMusic critics received the song positively\, complimenting Beyon cé’s vocal performance\, and the easiness as well as the confidence she displays while singing her lyrics. “Check on It” won the Best R&B Vid eo at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and it was also nominated for Video of the Year at the 2006 BET Awards.\n\nBeyoncé’s live performances of t he song have some iconic dance moves. During her first live performance of “Check On It” at The Beyoncé Experience Live in 2007\, she is “che wing gum” and “patting her weave”\, which became iconic dance moves to this song.\n\nShe did it again at her I Am… World Tour in 2010.\n\nDu ring her iconic Coachella headlining performance in 2018\, 8 years sinds t he last live performance of “Check On It”\, Beyoncé reenacted the dan ce moves. SUMMARY:Check on It by Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:you-re-beautiful-20060311 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: James Blunt\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 11 \, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“You’re Beautiful” is a song written by Jame s Blunt\, Sacha Skarbek\, and Amanda Ghost for Blunt’s debut album\, Bac k to Bedlam. This song talks about Blunt’s ex-girlfriend\, whom he saw o n the London Underground with her new partner. Blunt told Oprah:\n\nIt’s about seeing my ex-girlfriend on the subway in London with her new man\, who I didn’t know existed. She and I caught eyes and lived a lifetime in that moment\, but didn’t do anything about it.\n\nRolling Stone put the song at #7 of its list of the 10 most annoying songs of all time. SUMMARY:You're Beautiful by James Blunt END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:so-sick-20060318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ne-Yo\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 18\, 20 06 – March 25\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nAlthough many believe this to be Ne -Yo’s début single\, it was in fact his second single released prior to his debut album In My Own Words\, and was his breakthrough in to the main stream as a solo artist as the song peaked at number one in both the USA a nd UK.\n\nThis song was originally offered to British singer Jay Sean via his then record label Virgin Records\, however they turned it down without consulting with him. SUMMARY:So Sick by Ne-Yo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:temperature-20060401 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060408 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sean Paul\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 1\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nA classic\, Temperature rocked 2005 by peaking at num ber one in multiple countries and went platinum twice. Sean Paul fuses his Jamaican dancehall roots with a pop smash to create an epic club single.\ n\nDue to the style and genre of the song\, along with Sean Paul being a r eggae and hip hop performer who primarily uses ‘Jamaican Patois’ in hi s music\, many listeners have admitted to being confused by his lyrics.\n\ nJamaican Patois is a language endemic to Jamaica and popularised by vario us artists like Bob Marley. The language is a mixture of Western African c reole based languages and colloquial English. SUMMARY:Temperature by Sean Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bad-day-20060408 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060513 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Daniel Powter\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: April 8\, 2006 – May 6\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is saying that even i f you have a bad day once in a while\, things will get better. In Europe\, it was released in 2005 and became a hit when Coca-Cola used it as the th eme song for an advertising campaign on the continent. It topped the Itali an and German charts and was #2 in England for 3 weeks. In America\, Powte r’s album was released in 2006\, and this song became a hit when the TV show American Idol started using it as a theme for the “goodbye video” for the departing contestants who were voted off the show on the fifth se ason.\n\nDaniel Powter was named by Billboard as the top one-hit wonder of the 2000s for this song. The magazine defined a one-hit wonder as an act whose second hit did not reach the Top 25 and only included acts from 2000 to 2007.\nPowter is from British Columbia. When this hit #1 in the US\, P owter became the first Canadian to top the US charts since Nickelback did it with “How You Remind Me” in 2002.\n\nThis was revealed to be the mo st played song in the UK over the last five years\, in a survey announced in July 2008 by the British Performing Rights Society. The runner-up was K elly Clarkson’s “Because Of You” and in third place came James Blunt ’s “You’re Beautiful”. SUMMARY:Bad Day by Daniel Powter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:sos-20060513 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060603 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 13\, 20 06 – May 27\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“SOS” is the danceable lead singl e from Rihanna’s A Girl Like Me\, and contains more than meets the eye.\ n\nThe song’s narrative is simply about falling deeply in love\, but a s ample from Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” and multiple references to 80 s songs make “SOS” not only catchy\, but interesting as well.\n\nThe s ong became RiRi’s first number one on the Hot 100\, rising past the #2 p eak of her prior best single\, “Pon de Replay.” Ten years after its as cension to #1\, Rih had added thirteen more number ones\, the most recent of which was “Work” featuring Drake. SUMMARY:SOS by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:ridin-20060603 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060603 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060617 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone\nWeeks at #1: 2 w eeks\nChart dates: June 3\, 2006 – June 10\, 2006 SUMMARY:Ridin by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:hips-don-t-lie-20060617 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060701 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCh art dates: June 17\, 2006 – June 24\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hips Don ’t Lie” is a hit song off of Shakira’s Oral Fixation Vol. 2.\n\nThis song is based on “Dance Like This” by Wyclef Jean/Claudette Ortiz\, a nd it samples the trumpets from Jerry Rivera’s “Amores Como El Nuestro ”.\n\nIt topped the charts in over 55 countries\, including for two week s in the US. SUMMARY:Hips Don't Lie by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:do-i-make-you-proud-20060701 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060708 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Hicks\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 1\ , 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaylor Hicks first performed “Do I Make You Proud ” during the American Idol’s fifth season finale before a studio was r eleased. The song debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. SUMMARY:Do I Make You Proud by Taylor Hicks END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:promiscuous-20060708 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060819 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks \nChart dates: July 8\, 2006 – August 12\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe firs t single of Nelly Furtado’s Loose album (2006) and quickly became a char t topping hit\, Furtado’s first number one single in the United States. It features two “promiscuous” people (Nelly and producer Timbaland) fl irting back and forth with each other. SUMMARY:Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:london-bridge-20060819 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060909 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fergie\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: August 19\, 2006 – September 2\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“London Bridge” is a song recorded by American singer Fergie for her debut studio album\, The Dutche ss\, released as the lead single from the album. Lyrically\, the song is a bout sex.\n\nThe song reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, mak ing it Fergie’s first song as a solo artist to reach the number one spot . SUMMARY:London Bridge by Fergie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:sexyback-20060909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061028 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Timberlake\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: S eptember 9\, 2006 – October 21\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\n“SexyBack”\, t hat uber-naughty smash hit of 2006\, is a song by American recording artis t Justin Timberlake from his second studio album\, FutureSex/LoveSounds.\n \nThe track became Timberlake’s first number-one hit on the Billboard Ho t 100 from his Futuresex/Lovesounds album. The single spent seven consecut ive weeks at the number-one position on the Hot 100. SUMMARY:SexyBack by Justin Timberlake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:money-maker-20061028 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ludacris featuring Pharrell\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChar t dates: October 28\, 2006 – November 4\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from Ludacris' 2006 album Release Therapy\, released on July 17 of that year. The song reinterprets Elmore James' 1961 blues song “Shake Yo ur Moneymaker”. The song was a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and is ce rtified platinum by the RIAA. SUMMARY:Money Maker by Ludacris featuring Pharrell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:my-love-20061111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\ nChart dates: November 11\, 2006 – November 25\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nSe rving as his second single from his FutureSex / LoveSounds album and in co llaboration with Timbaland and T.I\,\, Justin Timberlake released “My Lo ve” on October 24\, 2006. Here\, he took a musical approach to express h is love for his partner\, the ways he sees a bright future with her by spe nding the most romantic moments together\, and claim that she is irreplace able.\n\nAccording to Timberlake\, this R&B track took “two hours to ima gine and execute”\, along with critics slightly relating it to his 2002 hit single\, “Cry Me A River”.\n\n“It is similar. You go back to Aal iyah’s biggest record\, “Are You That Somebody”—it’s similar to that too because it’s that percussive ballad”.\n\nRelatively speaking\ , many have described Timberlake’s track in various ways: from a “lang uid love ballad\, prickling with dark emotion”\, a “slow\, saucy beat ”\, with a “twitching mass of rave synthesizers”. Critical responses were positive\, with the R&B crooner being praised for his ability to “ reinvent mainstream pop music and increase his artistic credibility at the same time”. In addition\, more recent reports described the song as bei ng “one of the foundational texts of the PBR&B explosion of the 2010s” .\n\nUltimately\, “My Love” managed to help Timberlake in winning a Gr ammy award in 2007 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. SUMMARY:My Love by Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:i-wanna-love-you-20061202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061216 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Akon featuring Snoop Dogg\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 2\, 2006 – December 9\, 2006\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is the radio-friendly version of Akon’s “I Wanna Fuck You” featuring veter an Cali rapper Snoop Dogg. Originally\, Snoop’s verses were done by Flor ida rapper Plies\, but Plies had just been arrested for an incident at one of his concerts (his entourage fired shots into the crowd upon hearing th at his set would be cut short by 15 minutes). Akon was skirting bad public ity when he decided to tap Snoop Dogg for the record instead. Akon told VH 1:\n\nSnoop is like everybody’s uncle\, I mean literally\, you know what I mean? That record was one of the funnest that I’ve ever recorded…I get into the studio and I had to find my way\, you know what I mean? It wa s smokey…He got in the booth\, lit up a joint. Thirty minutes later\, hi s verses was done.\n\nThe song became the commercial success he’d hoped for\, becoming his first #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit (and Snoop’s second).\ n\nPlies recovered from the coup after he was replaced and the song became a major hit\, and worked with Akon on his single “Hypnotized.” He tol d MTV:\n\nIn no way is there a problem amongst me and another party. Akon and I had the luxury of collaborating on my album. It’s a real\, real bi g record called ’Hypnotized’. That ’I Wanna Love You’ record was a big record for him\, and I take my hat off to him and Snoop and congratul ate them. SUMMARY:I Wanna Love You by Akon featuring Snoop Dogg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:irreplaceable-20061216 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061216 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070224 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: December 16\, 2006 – February 17\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Irreplaceable” is th e ultimate kiss-off song and ultimately Beyoncé at her peak. The lyrics w ere originally written by Ne-Yo from a male perspective\, but later change d when Beyoncé came on board. In it\, she destroys some guy’s attempted manipulations of her. While she’s the irreplaceable Queen B\, he’s ju st another disposable guy who she can replace in about 60 seconds\, and sh e doesn’t take his crap about her.\n\nReleased in 2006\, the song was in credibly successful\, topping charts worldwide\, including in the US for t en weeks. This broke her previous record of nine weeks on top with “Baby Boy.” (Surprisingly\, “Crazy in Love” lasted at #1 for only 8 weeks .) It was also the #1 song of 2007\, although chart weeks mean that 2007 l asts from about October 2006 – October 2007. As of 2016\, it’s still h er longest-running number one. SUMMARY:Irreplaceable by Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:say-it-right-20070224 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070303 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nelly Furtado\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februa ry 24\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe third single from Nelly Furtado’s Loose \, a keyboard-driven pop song inspired by the Eurythmics discussing love in a spiritual way.\n\nThe single reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also topped the charts in a few other countries and made it to the top 10 of some others. It also made it to #9 on the year-end Hot 100 charts. SUMMARY:Say It Right by Nelly Furtado END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:what-goes-around-comes-around-20070303 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070310 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Timberlake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ma rch 3\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nBacked by brilliant production by Timbaland a nd an equally intriguing video\, JT delivers one of his most memorable voc al performances on this song. This track is off his hugely successful albu m\, FutureSex/LoveSounds. SUMMARY:What Goes Around...Comes Around by Justin Timberlake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:this-is-why-i-m-hot-20070310 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070324 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mims\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 10\, 200 7 – March 17\, 2007 SUMMARY:This Is Why I'm Hot by Mims END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:glamorous-20070324 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070407 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fergie featuring Ludacris\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 24\, 2007 – March 31\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Glamorous” is a song recorded by American singer Fergie for her debut studio album\, The Dutchess\, features guest vocals from American rapper Ludacris and fr om producer Polow Da Don. Lyrically\, the song deals with Fergie staying t rue to who she is\, despite her fame and success.\n\nThe song was released as the official second single from the album and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Fergie’s second number one hit on the c hart as a solo artist. It spent two weeks at #1 and 29 weeks total on the chart. SUMMARY:Glamorous by Fergie featuring Ludacris END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:don-t-matter-20070407 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Akon\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 7\, 2007 – April 14\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Don’t Matter” is a song record ed by Akon for his second studio album\, Konvicted. The song was released as the album’s third single in early 2007. The song became Akon’s firs t single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.\n\nLyrically\, t he song follows Akon and his devotion to his girl\, despite the disapprova l of the relationship from those around him. SUMMARY:Don't Matter by Akon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:give-it-to-me-20070421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070505 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Timbaland featuringNelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake\ nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 21\, 2007 – April 28\, 2007 SUMMARY:Give It to Me by Timbaland featuringNelly Furtado and Justin Timber lake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:girlfriend-20070505 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070505 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070512 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Avril Lavigne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 5\ , 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of Avril Lavigne’s biggest hits\, “Girlfrie nd\,” is a track about liking a man who’s taken by an unworthy partner . Lavigne wrote the song while drunk\, not realizing until the next mornin g that she had a hit on her hands.\n\nThe song and video have broken numer ous records since their releases. The track debuted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100\, which is the highest debut of her career\, and late r topped the chart. The video was for a time the most-viewed video on YouT ube. The song eventually topped the charts in eight countries.\n\nThe song has received numerous remixes in which Lavigne sings the chorus in anothe r language. Some of the languages include Italian\, Spanish\, and French. SUMMARY:Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:makes-me-wonder-20070512 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070526 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 12\, 2 007 – May 19\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nA political Maroon 5 song\, “Makes Me Wonder” hit #1 in the US during its release. At the time\, it held t he record for biggest jump to #1 (from 64th) on the Billboard Hot 100. Mar oon 5 also took home a Grammy in 2008 for this song as the Best Pop Perfor mance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.\n\nThe lyrics have a double meaning: s uperficially\, they are about a break-up\, like many Maroon 5 songs. Adam Levine stated\, however\, that they were also to express his dissatisfacti on at American politics around the time of its release. SUMMARY:Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:buy-u-a-drank-shawty-snappin-20070526 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T-Pain featuring Yung Joc\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: May 26\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')” is the song that is responsible for associating autotune with T-Pain’s n ame. The track was the breakout song off his second studio album Epiphany\ , featuring a short cameo from Yung Joc.\n\nOn October 2014\, T-Pain\, in collaboration with NPR tiny desk concerts\, performed “Buy U A Drank” without his signature autotune.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIjXUg1 s5gc SUMMARY:Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') by T-Pain featuring Yung Joc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:makes-me-wonder-20070602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070609 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 2\, 20 07\n\n---\nAbout:\nA political Maroon 5 song\, “Makes Me Wonder” hit # 1 in the US during its release. At the time\, it held the record for bigge st jump to #1 (from 64th) on the Billboard Hot 100. Maroon 5 also took hom e a Grammy in 2008 for this song as the Best Pop Performance by a Duo or G roup with Vocal.\n\nThe lyrics have a double meaning: superficially\, they are about a break-up\, like many Maroon 5 songs. Adam Levine stated\, how ever\, that they were also to express his dissatisfaction at American poli tics around the time of its release. SUMMARY:Makes Me Wonder by Maroon 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:umbrella-20070609 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070728 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart da tes: June 9\, 2007 – July 21\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is the Pop Geni us Hits Of The 2000’s Bracket! This page is for the Round Of 64. For the other pages\, check here. If nothing new is there\, then nothing new has been released!\n\nTo vote for songs\, click on the one you think is better and upvote the annotation on it. The winners of this round\, which will b e announced in 2-3 weeks\, will move on to the round of 32\, and so on. Ch eck out more info here. SUMMARY:Umbrella by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:hey-there-delilah-20070728 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070728 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070811 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Plain White T's\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Jul y 28\, 2007 – August 4\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nPlain White T’s hit\, “Hey There Delilah\,” was in the running for two Grammy awards\, and p eople are still talking about the girl from the popular tune. Delilah DiCr escenzo\, a very successful professional runner who just missed out on the 2012 Olympic Team\, will be featured in the ESPN The Magazine’s Februar y 18 music issue\, in which she tells the story of how she ended up in the song for the umpteenth time:\n\nShe was back home in Chicago while on bre ak from school at Columbia University. She had a boyfriend at school\, but met a guy at a party who was in this band called the Plain White T’s\, and the musician told her he was going to write a song about her. A few mo nths later\, Tom Higgenson visited her house to drop off a CD. One of the tracks was called “Hey There Delilah.”\n\nShe was flattered. Then the song got big. Real big. Nominated for a Grammy big. On February 8th\, 2008 \, she attended the Grammys with the band. The song didn’t win\, but she described the day as one of the best of her life. In years since the song still follows her. And that’s okay. The song didn’t get Tom Higgenson the girl\, she is still with the same boyfriend from college\, but they ’ve both enjoyed the ride. SUMMARY:Hey There Delilah by Plain White T's END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:beautiful-girls-20070811 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070811 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070908 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sean Kingston\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 11\, 2007 – September 1\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nWill Sean Kingston ever top his chart-smashing 2007 single? It rocketed to number 1 on the US Bil lboard 100\, and spring boarded the Jamaican singer into the pop stratosph ere for a period of time.\n\nIt’s an incredibly simple track\, but Kings ton proves how important he is to the success of the melody in the video\, where he intro’s the song by singing the hook acapella. Even without th e playful bass line and jazzy groove\, Kingston is catchy and memorable. D espite the mentions of suicide in the hook\, it doesn’t appear to have a dark undertone. It’s a sunny song with Kingston lamenting his inability to recover from women ending their relationship with him.\n\nIn terms of one hit wonders\, Kingston almost enters in a league of his own. The song reached number 1 in 7 countries\, and it sold a staggering 2 million ringt ones in the US alone. SUMMARY:Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:big-girls-don-t-cry-20070908 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070915 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fergie\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 8\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Big Girls Don’t Cry” serves as the tenth trac k from Fergie’s debut studio album\, The Dutchess and was released as th e fourth single from the album.\n\nThe song became the third number one si ngle from the album\, making Fergie the first female artist to have three number one singles from a single album since Christina Aguilera achieved t he record seven years prior. The song was also present on the Hot 100 for nearly a year and reached the top 10 within nearly every international mus ic market. It also became her longest running single on the chart\, spendi ng 48 weeks on the Hot 100. SUMMARY:Big Girls Don't Cry by Fergie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:crank-that-soulja-boy-20070915 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 15\, 2007 – September 22\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the mo st notorious songs of all time\, “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” is the debu t and breakout single for Chicago rapper and television personality Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em\, better known simply as Soulja Boy.\n\nServing as the fir st single from Soulja Boy’s 2007 debut album Souljaboytellem.com\, the s ong quickly blew up and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 c hart on September 14\, 2007\, where it stayed for seven weeks. “Crank Th at” went on to become one of the biggest hits from the snap genre and is still remembered as one of the most prominent dance songs of the 2000’s to this day.\n\nMuch of the song’s popularity is due to the dance that accompanies it\, demonstrated in the music video by Soulja Boy and others. The dance was explained by Wall Street Journal upon the song’s release: \n\nDancers bounce back on their heels\, ripple their hands\, crank their wrists like motorcyclists\, then lunge into a Superman pose. SUMMARY:Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:stronger-20070929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071006 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kanye West\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 29\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe biggest hit and second single from Kanye’ s third studio album\, Graduation\, “Stronger” samples French electron ic music duo Daft Punk’s “Harder\, Better\, Faster\, Stronger\,” whi ch in turn samples Edwin Birdsong’s 1979 track\, “Cola Bottle Baby.” \n\nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3AKrwna2C8\n\nTimbaland helped Kanye a little with the drums on the track. SUMMARY:Stronger by Kanye West END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:crank-that-soulja-boy-20071006 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Soulja Boy Tell 'Em\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: October 6\, 2007 – November 3\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\nOne of the most no torious songs of all time\, “Crank That (Soulja Boy)” is the debut and breakout single for Chicago rapper and television personality Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em\, better known simply as Soulja Boy.\n\nServing as the first si ngle from Soulja Boy’s 2007 debut album Souljaboytellem.com\, the song q uickly blew up and hit the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 14\, 2007\, where it stayed for seven weeks. “Crank That” went on to become one of the biggest hits from the snap genre and is stil l remembered as one of the most prominent dance songs of the 2000’s to t his day.\n\nMuch of the song’s popularity is due to the dance that accom panies it\, demonstrated in the music video by Soulja Boy and others. The dance was explained by Wall Street Journal upon the song’s release:\n\nD ancers bounce back on their heels\, ripple their hands\, crank their wrist s like motorcyclists\, then lunge into a Superman pose. SUMMARY:Crank That (Soulja Boy) by Soulja Boy Tell 'Em END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:kiss-kiss-20071110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Chris Brown featuring T-Pain\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nCha rt dates: November 10\, 2007 – November 24\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kis s Kiss” was released as the second single from Chris' sophomore album fo llowing “Wall to Wall.” This track marks the first collaboration betwe en Chris and Tallahassee sanger\, T-Pain. The duo later collaborated on 20 08’s “Freeze” and “Shawty Got Loose” and would collaborate numer ous times over the years.\n\nThe song is playful\, with Chris and T-Pain s inging about gaining a girl’s affection\, and Chris also takes a page ou t of T-Pain’s book and uses auto-tune in parts. The track opens with a s kit-like introduction from T-Pain’s “radio station\,” Nappy Boy Radi o. The accompanying music video tells the story of jock Chris and nerd Chr is fighting for a girl\, with nerd Chris coming out on top.\n\n“Kiss Kis s” debuted at #100 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart\, and later peaked at #1. The song also earned a Grammy nomination in 2008. SUMMARY:Kiss Kiss by Chris Brown featuring T-Pain END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:no-one-20071201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alicia Keys\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Decembe r 1\, 2007 – December 29\, 2007\n\n---\nAbout:\n“No One” details the idea that no matter what happens in life\, the person you love will alway s be there for you.\n\nIn an interview with Billboard\, Keys said:\n\nThis is one song that just wrote itself. A lot of the songs didn’t happen li ke that. It was one of the last songs I wrote. I needed to say this. It’ s full force\, classical yet vintage\, desperate yet triumphant. I want pe ople to feel my soul.\n\nKeys performed “No One” with John Mayer at th e 2008 Grammy Awards\, where it was awarded Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.\n\nAretha Franklin also covered this for her 2014 a lbum\, Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics. SUMMARY:No One by Alicia Keys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:low-20080105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080315 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: January 5\, 2008 – March 8\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Low” is t he debut single by Flo Rida\, from his debut album Mail on Sunday. it was also the soundtrack to the 2008 film Step Up 2: The Streets.\n\nIts catchy \, club oriented Southern hip-hop influences made it the longest-running n umber-one single in the US in 2008\, besides reaching number one for the w eek of December 30\, 2007 – January 5\, 2008.\n\nThe song contains stron g sexual elements and references about dancing in the club. He refers to a sexy “shawty” who “stole the show” and made the club fall on thei r heels. Basically a club song with a groovy instrumental. SUMMARY:Low by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:love-in-this-club-20080315 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher featuring Young Jeezy\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChar t dates: March 15\, 2008 – March 29\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhile “pop ” or “r&b” artists have been known to have complex concepts with the ir lyrics\, even Usher admits that this song is about one of the most comm on things to understand in life:\n\nWell\, this song is about fucking\, ha haha! I will definitely say that I’ve had a moment or two in a stall. SUMMARY:Love in This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bleeding-love-20080405 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080405 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Leona Lewis\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 5\ , 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bleeding Love” is Leona Lewis' first official single after winning the third season of The X Factor UK. It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and became the best-selling single of 2008 worldw ide. It has reached #1 in 35 countries\, making it the second song in hist ory to do so after Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997.”\n\nThe so ng is a mid-tempo ballad about opening oneself up to love after being jilt ed. Leona’s powerful and impressive vocals set it apart from being just another love song. “Bleeding Love” was critically acclaimed by most— others didn’t see what all the fuss was about. BBC America dubbed the si ngle “dated\,” comparing it to a “filler on some long-lost\, late ‘90s Mariah Carey album.”\n\nThe song was nominated for two Grammys— one for Record of the Year and one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She lost the latter to fellow newcomer Adele\, who won for her breakout hi t “Chasing Pavements.” SUMMARY:Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:touch-my-body-20080412 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080426 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 12\, 2008 – April 19\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Touch My Body” topped t he Billboard Hot 100 and gave Mariah the most number-one singles in U.S. h istory by a solo artist\, surpassing Elvis Presley. SUMMARY:Touch My Body by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bleeding-love-20080426 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080503 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Leona Lewis\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 26 \, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bleeding Love” is Leona Lewis' first official single after winning the third season of The X Factor UK. It debuted at # 1 on the UK Singles Chart and became the best-selling single of 2008 world wide. It has reached #1 in 35 countries\, making it the second song in his tory to do so after Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997.”\n\nThe s ong is a mid-tempo ballad about opening oneself up to love after being jil ted. Leona’s powerful and impressive vocals set it apart from being just another love song. “Bleeding Love” was critically acclaimed by most —others didn’t see what all the fuss was about. BBC America dubbed the single “dated\,” comparing it to a “filler on some long-lost\, late ‘90s Mariah Carey album.”\n\nThe song was nominated for two Grammys —one for Record of the Year and one for Best Female Pop Vocal Performanc e. She lost the latter to fellow newcomer Adele\, who won for her breakout hit “Chasing Pavements.” SUMMARY:Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:lollipop-20080503 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080503 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080510 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: May 3\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nHere\, we encounter Wayne’s ma sterful foray into electropop. He is known to experiment with different ge nres hence his rock album\, Rebirth.\n\nThis was his breakout single\, and is to date his only song to top the Billboard Hot 100. The song has since been certified Diamond as of December 14th\, 2022. SUMMARY:Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bleeding-love-20080510 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Leona Lewis\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 10\ , 2008 – May 17\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bleeding Love” is Leona Lewi s' first official single after winning the third season of The X Factor UK . It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and became the best-selling sin gle of 2008 worldwide. It has reached #1 in 35 countries\, making it the s econd song in history to do so after Elton John’s “Candle In The Wind 1997.”\n\nThe song is a mid-tempo ballad about opening oneself up to lov e after being jilted. Leona’s powerful and impressive vocals set it apar t from being just another love song. “Bleeding Love” was critically ac claimed by most—others didn’t see what all the fuss was about. BBC Ame rica dubbed the single “dated\,” comparing it to a “filler on some l ong-lost\, late ‘90s Mariah Carey album.”\n\nThe song was nominated fo r two Grammys—one for Record of the Year and one for Best Female Pop Voc al Performance. She lost the latter to fellow newcomer Adele\, who won for her breakout hit “Chasing Pavements.” SUMMARY:Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:take-a-bow-20080524 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080524 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080531 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 24\, 200 8\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Take a Bow” is about Rih’s not wanting to rekindl e her relationship with an unfaithful ex. She’s tired of hearing his exc uses and wants to let him know it’s over for good.\n\nThe song (along wi th “Disturbia”) was of two new songs recorded for Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded. The song debuted at #53 and peaked at #1—marking the second la rgest leap to number one in the history of the Billboard charts—a feat t hat only Maroon 5’s “Makes Me Wonder” surpasses. SUMMARY:Take a Bow by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:lollipop-20080531 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080628 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\ nChart dates: May 31\, 2008 – June 21\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nHere\, we e ncounter Wayne’s masterful foray into electropop. He is known to experim ent with different genres hence his rock album\, Rebirth.\n\nThis was his breakout single\, and is to date his only song to top the Billboard Hot 10 0. The song has since been certified Diamond as of December 14th\, 2022. SUMMARY:Lollipop by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:viva-la-vida-20080628 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080705 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Coldplay\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 28\, 2 008\n\n---\nAbout:\nRevered as an essential rock song of the 2000s\, “Vi va La Vida” tells the story of a monarch who’s lost his kingdom. In an other aspect\, the song is also seen as a narrative on the French Revoluti on given the historical and biblical references in the lyrics. The instrum ental is based around a string and piano background\, led by an orchestral drum beat.\n\nThe title derives from the Spanish phrase “Long Live Life \,” and takes its name from Frida Kahlo’s last painting before her dea th. During a March 2008 interview with Rolling Stone\, frontman Chris Mart in explained the reason for naming the song and album in honour of Kahlo:\ n\nShe went through a lot of shit\, of course\, and then she started a big painting in her house that said ‘Viva la Vida.’ I just loved the bold ness of it.\n\n\n\nThis song debuted to massive success and acclaim\, peak ing at number one on both the Billboard 100 and UK Singles Chart. Coldplay received several awards for the track\, including Song of the Year at the Grammy Awards in February 2009.\n\nThe chorus has musical similarities to Joe Satriani’s instrumental piece\, “If I Could Fly.” Satriani sued Coldplay for plagiarism—they settled out of court. The band Creaky Boar ds also accused Coldplay of taking the song’s melody from their record\, “The Songs I Didn’t Write\,” however\, Coldplay denied the allegati ons.\n\nColdplay released two music videos for this song. Hype Williams ma de the official video\, which premiered in August 2008\, depicting the ban d against a backdrop of Eugène Delacroix’s painting\, Liberty Leading t he People. The alternate music video dropped alongside the first one but w as directed by Anton Corbijn and starred Chris Martin as a king. SUMMARY:Viva la Vida by Coldplay END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:i-kissed-a-girl-20080705 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080823 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: July 5\, 2008 – August 16\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Kissed a Girl” is a song recorded by Katy Perry\, released as the lead single from her studio albu m\, One of the Boys. The song finds Perry detailing an intimate experience with another woman.\n\nThe song launched Perry’s career by becoming her first biggest worldwide hit. The song peaked at number one on the Billboa rd Hot 100 chart for a total of seven consecutive weeks. SUMMARY:I Kissed a Girl by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:disturbia-20080823 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 23\, 2008 – August 30\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Disturbia” was co-written by Rihanna’s then-boyfriend and fellow recording artist\, Chris Brown (a longside his team\, the Graffiti Artizts)\, and was originally intended fo r his re-release of 2007’s Exclusive. His vocals also can be heard in th e background of the song.\n\nAlthough he still earns royalties for the hig hly successful record\, he apparently regrets writing it for her\, for rea sons he has yet to reveal.\n\nIn an interview with USA Today\, Chris spoke on giving the song to Rihanna:\n\nIt’s fun being creative and even if y ou have a concept in your head to write about\, you can write it and give it and give it to someone else because it might not personally fit you\, b ut it might be an idea you have. SUMMARY:Disturbia by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whatever-you-like-20080906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080927 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I.\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: September 6\, 2008 – September 20\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Whatever You Like” is th e sixth song from rapper T.I.’s sixth studio album\, Paper Trail. The so ng features T.I. casually sing-rapping about the sugar daddy relationship he has with a woman. T.I. flaunts his wealth and describes the relationshi p with his sugar baby by bragging about how he can buy her whatever she wa nts in exchange for sex. T.I. also demonstrates a sense of pride in his ab ility to lavishly care for his sugar baby in ways other men cannot\, both financially and sexually. SUMMARY:Whatever You Like by T.I. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:so-what-20080927 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081004 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pink\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 27\, 2008 SUMMARY:So What by Pink END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whatever-you-like-20081004 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081018 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I.\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 4\, 20 08 – October 11\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Whatever You Like” is the si xth song from rapper T.I.’s sixth studio album\, Paper Trail. The song f eatures T.I. casually sing-rapping about the sugar daddy relationship he h as with a woman. T.I. flaunts his wealth and describes the relationship wi th his sugar baby by bragging about how he can buy her whatever she wants in exchange for sex. T.I. also demonstrates a sense of pride in his abilit y to lavishly care for his sugar baby in ways other men cannot\, both fina ncially and sexually. SUMMARY:Whatever You Like by T.I. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:live-your-life-20081018 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081025 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I. featuring Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: October 18\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in 2008 on T.I.’s best-sel ling Paper Trail album\, “Live Your Life” is a life-affirming T.I.-Rih anna tag-team that’s guaranteed to give you a boost.\n\nThe intro/outro is ripped from a Romanian song called ‘Dragoste Din Tei’ that rose to Western Hemisphere fame after being part of the meme known as the Numa Num a dance. “Live Your Life” was famously featured in The Hangover SUMMARY:Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:womanizer-20081025 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081101 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Britney Spears\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octob er 25\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Womanizer” was released as the lead sing le and first track from Britney Spears‘ sixth studio album\, Circus (200 8).\n\nIt’s basically saying\, ‘We know what you’re up to.’ It’s about guys cheating on girls. It’s a girl anthem. That’s why I like i t.\n—Britney Spears on Z100\n\nIt was well received by contemporary crit ics\, with reviewers praising its hook\, melody\, and empowering lyrics. C ritics also observed it was a stand-out track from its album and also deem ed it as a comeback single for her.\n\nThe song was a commercial success\, peaking at the top of the charts in Belgium\, Canada\, Denmark\, Finland\ , France\, Norway\, Sweden\, and the United States. It also reached the to p ten in every country it charted in. SUMMARY:Womanizer by Britney Spears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whatever-you-like-20081101 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I.\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 1\, 2 008 – November 8\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Whatever You Like” is the s ixth song from rapper T.I.’s sixth studio album\, Paper Trail. The song features T.I. casually sing-rapping about the sugar daddy relationship he has with a woman. T.I. flaunts his wealth and describes the relationship w ith his sugar baby by bragging about how he can buy her whatever she wants in exchange for sex. T.I. also demonstrates a sense of pride in his abili ty to lavishly care for his sugar baby in ways other men cannot\, both fin ancially and sexually. SUMMARY:Whatever You Like by T.I. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:live-your-life-20081115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I. featuring Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dat es: November 15\, 2008 – December 6\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in 2 008 on T.I.’s best-selling Paper Trail album\, “Live Your Life” is a life-affirming T.I.-Rihanna tag-team that’s guaranteed to give you a bo ost.\n\nThe intro/outro is ripped from a Romanian song called ‘Dragoste Din Tei’ that rose to Western Hemisphere fame after being part of the me me known as the Numa Numa dance. “Live Your Life” was famously feature d in The Hangover SUMMARY:Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-20081213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 13 \, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nBeyoncé’s unofficial theme song for Sex & The C ity\, produced by North Carolinian crooner The-Dream.\n\nBeyoncé and Jay Z got married in 2008—but didn’t tell anybody. “Single Ladies” was seen as the couple’s announcement—even though it’s about being on y our own. Producer Tricky Stewart told People in 2010: “It was the only p ublic statement that they ever made about marriage.”\n\nHer music video was considered “one of the best … of all-time” during the 2009 MTV V ideo Music Awards ceremony. It won the Video of the Year award\, but Taylo r Swift’s “You Belong with Me” infamously won in the Best Female Vid eo category\, which led to the start of the Kanye West and Taylor Swift dr ama. SUMMARY:Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:live-your-life-20081220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20081227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: T.I. featuring Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart date s: December 20\, 2008\n\n---\nAbout:\nReleased in 2008 on T.I.’s best-se lling Paper Trail album\, “Live Your Life” is a life-affirming T.I.-Ri hanna tag-team that’s guaranteed to give you a boost.\n\nThe intro/outro is ripped from a Romanian song called ‘Dragoste Din Tei’ that rose to Western Hemisphere fame after being part of the meme known as the Numa Nu ma dance. “Live Your Life” was famously featured in The Hangover SUMMARY:Live Your Life by T.I. featuring Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:single-ladies-put-a-ring-on-it-20081227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20081227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 2 7\, 2008 – January 10\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nBeyoncé’s unofficial the me song for Sex & The City\, produced by North Carolinian crooner The-Drea m.\n\nBeyoncé and Jay Z got married in 2008—but didn’t tell anybody. “Single Ladies” was seen as the couple’s announcement—even though it’s about being on your own. Producer Tricky Stewart told People in 201 0: “It was the only public statement that they ever made about marriage. ”\n\nHer music video was considered “one of the best … of all-time ” during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony. It won the Video of t he Year award\, but Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me” infamously w on in the Best Female Video category\, which led to the start of the Kanye West and Taylor Swift drama. SUMMARY:Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:just-dance-20090117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks \nChart dates: January 17\, 2009 – January 31\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“ Just Dance” is an upbeat track about Lady Gaga being at a party\, gettin g incredibly drunk\, and dancing it off. The song was released as Gaga’s debut single and became her first hit from her debut studio album\, The F ame.\n\nIt’s meant to make people in difficult situations feel good abou t themselves\, despite the fact that Colby’s solo and the bridge have he avy sexual references.\n\n“Just Dance” was effortless—it only took t en minutes to write\, which is ironic considering its quick rise to fame ( no pun intended).\n\nDuring Gaga’s early career as a songwriter for Inte rscope Records artists\, she initially wrote this song and several others for girl group The Pussycat Dolls for their sophomore album Doll Dominatio n. However\, the songs were rejected before recording began as confirmed b y lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. SUMMARY:Just Dance by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:my-life-would-suck-without-you-20090207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kelly Clarkson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febr uary 7\, 2009 – February 14\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“My Life Would Suck Without You” was released as the first single from Clarkson’s fourth studio album\, All I Ever Wanted\n\nIt made its chart debut on the Hot 100 at 97. The next week\, it leaped to number one\, breaking the record for most positions moved upwards in one week as well as biggest leap to number one\, beating Britney Spears’s “Womanizer” which had jumped to the top slot from 96. This is in fact the second time she has set the record ––her debut single “A Moment Like This” managed to move 52-1 in it s second week. The song peaked at number one in both the US and UK\, while becoming a top five hit in Australia. SUMMARY:My Life Would Suck Without You by Kelly Clarkson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:crack-a-bottle-20090221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eminem\, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: February 21\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe first single from Eminem ’s sixth studio album Relapse\, this song went on to win the Grammy Awar d for Best Performance by a Duo or Group in 2010.\n\nThe song initially ga ined attention in December 2008\, when an unfinished version of the song w as initially leaked under the name “Number One” on the mixtape 4th Qua rter Pressure Part 2\, while a final working version was leaked on January 6\, 2009. It features Eminem performing Dre’s verse and an unused Em ve rse in place of 50 Cent’s.\n\nOn February 12\, 2009\, the song broke the first week digital sales record with 418\,000 downloads\, topping the pre vious record held by T.I.’s “Live Your Life”.\n\nThis song’s appea rance in the Hot 100 marked Eminem’s first appearance on the chart as le ad vocalist in two years. His previous entry was “You Don’t Know” wh ich spent six weeks on the Hot 100 in December 2006 and January 2007.\n\nA n official music video was released for the track on the 1st of August 202 2\, 13 years after the song’s release. SUMMARY:Crack a Bottle by Eminem\, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:right-round-20090228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090411 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Flo Rida\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: February 2 8\, 2009 – April 4\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Right Round” is a song pe rformed by American rapper Flo Rida from R.O.O.T.S.\, his second studio al bum. It was released to radio as the album’s lead single on January 27\, 2009. Pop singer Kesha contributed guest vocals to the song\, but was onl y credited internationally.\n\nThe song lyrically speaks of developing a c rush on a woman at a strip club\, while musically incorporating a sample o f the 1984 Dead or Alive song “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)” in i ts hook.\n\nIt was critically acclaimed and remained atop the Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks. SUMMARY:Right Round by Flo Rida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:poker-face-20090411 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090418 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 11\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nAre the rules of sexual attraction akin to the rules of poker? Lady Gaga asserts “Poker Face” is about bisexuality. She de scribed poker face as the expression she pulls when she’s having sex wit h a man\, but wishes she was having sex with a woman.\n\nIt was the second single from her debut studio album\, The Fame\, taking the crown for her most successful single alongside “Just Dance.” The official music vide o was released on October 22nd\, 2008.\n\n“Poker Face” reigns as one o f the best-selling singles of all time\, with over 14 million copies sold. When it comes to sales in the United States\, according to Billboard\, as of February 10th\, 2019\, the song has sold a total of 7.5 million copies . The song climbed to #1 in 20 countries\, racking up over 7 million downl oads to make it Gaga’s best selling digital single. The track won Gaga h er first Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 52nd Grammy Awards\, while it was also nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year.\n\nThe Genius song page for “Poker Face” started trending in 2021 because of a viral TikTok video where a fan reacts to the lyrics of the post-chorus\ , realizing that Gaga’s singing “f-f-fuck her face”. This revelation in the TikTok community has led to people googling the lyrics to check if it’s true.\n\nThe song also went viral in 2020 because of the “poker face challenge” on TikTok. SUMMARY:Poker Face by Lady Gaga END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:boom-boom-pow-20090418 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20090711 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Black Eyed Peas\nWeeks at #1: 12 weeks\nChart dates : April 18\, 2009 – July 4\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\ , Billboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 10 0 #1’s to date. SUMMARY:Boom Boom Pow by The Black Eyed Peas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:i-gotta-feeling-20090711 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20090711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks\nChart dates: July 11\, 2009 – October 10\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nAs the second single of The Black Ey ed Peas' E.N.D. era\, this track came to be the most successful off the al bum.\n\nAfter the single’s success\, the group released Invasion Of I G otta Feeling – Megamix EP\, which had different remixes of the song by o ther artists including David Guetta. SUMMARY:I Gotta Feeling by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:down-20091017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091024 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: October 17\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nJay Sean recruits latin duo J-K ing y Maximan to help him with the remix for “Down”. SUMMARY:Down by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:3-20091024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091031 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Britney Spears\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Octob er 24\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“3” is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her second greatest hits album\, The Singles Collectio n\, released also as its lead single.\n\nThe song achieved commercial succ ess by topping the charts in the United States and Canada\, as well as rea ching the top ten in many countries around the world\, including Australia \, Finland\, Norway\, Sweden and the United Kingdom. SUMMARY:3 by Britney Spears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:down-20091031 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: October 31\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\nJay Sean recruits latin duo J-K ing y Maximan to help him with the remix for “Down”. SUMMARY:Down by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:fireflies-20091107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Owl City\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 7\ , 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Fireflies”\, Owl City’s debut single\, was a n international smash hit\, effectively launching the genre Twee into the mainstream. It reached #1 in the US in November 2009.\n\nThe song was insp ired by watching shooting stars during a camping trip with lyrics also inf luenced by insomnia. Adam Young said of “Fireflies” in an interview wi th Female First:\n\nI have a bit of a problem falling asleep. Strangely en ough it is when I can’t sleep that I tend to find most inspiration. I wa s up late and in the basement one night when I wrote ‘Fireflies’. I wa s sitting at the keyboard just fooling around\, not really trying to write anything. Over the next couple of hours that song came together in the mo st natural way. I can’t explain it but it almost wrote itself. I didn’ t have any idea that moment that I had written a hit.\n\nThe song also fea tures uncredited vocals from the lead vocalist from Relient K\, Matthew Th iessen. SUMMARY:Fireflies by Owl City END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whatcha-say-20091114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jason Derulo\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novembe r 14\, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Whatcha Say” is an apology song about a m an who cheated on his girl and now feels sorry after being caught.\n\nIn a n interview with Digital Spy\, Jason mentioned that the song was based on his brother:\n\nBasically my brother called me one day and said\, ‘I che ated on my girl\, but I love her so much and I hope she’ll give me one m ore shot’. I found his story really compelling\, so I just went into the studio and tried it out. You know\, people go through that kind of thing every day\, which is why the song is so relatable. She did take my brother back though and they’re actually engaged now\, so it all worked out goo d in the end."\n\n“Whatcha Say” became a huge success in late 2009\, r eaching the top of the Billboard charts on November 14.\n\n(Fun Fact: This song was was originally written for Sean Kingston.)\n\nProduction-wise\, “Whatcha Say” heavily samples Imogen Heap’s “Hide and Seek”. Fin d out more about the production here. SUMMARY:Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:fireflies-20091121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Owl City\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 21 \, 2009\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Fireflies”\, Owl City’s debut single\, was an international smash hit\, effectively launching the genre Twee into the mainstream. It reached #1 in the US in November 2009.\n\nThe song was ins pired by watching shooting stars during a camping trip with lyrics also in fluenced by insomnia. Adam Young said of “Fireflies” in an interview w ith Female First:\n\nI have a bit of a problem falling asleep. Strangely e nough it is when I can’t sleep that I tend to find most inspiration. I w as up late and in the basement one night when I wrote ‘Fireflies’. I w as sitting at the keyboard just fooling around\, not really trying to writ e anything. Over the next couple of hours that song came together in the m ost natural way. I can’t explain it but it almost wrote itself. I didn ’t have any idea that moment that I had written a hit.\n\nThe song also features uncredited vocals from the lead vocalist from Relient K\, Matthew Thiessen. SUMMARY:Fireflies by Owl City END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:empire-state-of-mind-20091128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart date s: November 28\, 2009 – December 26\, 2009 SUMMARY:Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:tik-tok-20100102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100306 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kesha\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: January 2\, 2 010 – February 27\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\n“TiK ToK” was Kesha’s deb ut single\, written by Kesha\, Benny Blanco\, and Dr. Luke\, the latter tw o doubling as the song’s producers. Kesha had previously found success a s the hook singer on Flo Rida’s “Right Round\,” but this 2009 party anthem made her a star in her own right.\n\nThe song follows a group of fr iends through their night out: from getting ready and arriving at the part y to swatting away unwelcome guys and dancing till the cops show up. “Ti K ToK” might seem like just another aural glitter bomb\, but underneath the beat-heavy electro-pop​ is a message about being confident and showi ng no shame in having fun. It turned out to be a message that hit with a l ot of listeners.\n\nThe song spent 38 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Tik Tok by Kesha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:imma-be-20100306 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100320 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Black Eyed Peas\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 6\, 2010 – March 13\, 2010 SUMMARY:Imma Be by The Black Eyed Peas END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:break-your-heart-20100320 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100327 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: March 20\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis remix originates from Taio C ruz’s lead single\, “Break Your Heart\,” from his 2009 Rokstarr albu m. This version features Ludacris. SUMMARY:Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:rude-boy-20100327 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100501 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: March 27\, 2010 – April 24\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe fourth single from Rihanna’ s fourth studio album Rated R was released on February 19\, 2010. The song is about Rihanna taking control of her relationship\, and more importantl y during sex.\n\nAccording to Songfacts\, Rihanna told Q magazine in Janua ry 2010:\n\nThis is about the kind of street\, bad boy that girls sometime s like. There’s a danger and a swagger there. SUMMARY:Rude Boy by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:nothin-on-you-20100501 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100515 DESCRIPTION:Artist: B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 1\, 2010 – May 8\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nInfatuated with a wo man\, B.o.B confesses how truly wonderful he believes her to be\, and with some assistance from the then-upcoming Bruno Mars\, he declares she’s t he most incredible woman he’s ever seen.\n\nNotably\, this was B.o.B’s first and last song to top the US charts\, which is impressive considerin g this was the first single he ever released. The song has since gone trip le platinum in the US\, and platinum in Australia and Canada. SUMMARY:Nothin' on You by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:omg-20100515 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100515 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher featuring will.i.am\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: May 15\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nO.M.G = Oh My God!\n\nMany of us have had that time when we were stunned simply from the presence of a certain g irl. Here\, Usher and will.i.am describe their own feeling of a love eupho ria. SUMMARY:OMG by Usher featuring will.i.am END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:not-afraid-20100522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eminem\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 22\, 2010 \n\n---\nAbout:\nAn inspirational and brutally honest anthem for Eminem’ s fans addressing that of his struggles and triumphs\, and encouraging his fans to reach their triumphs as well.\n\nWhen interviewed by Rolling Ston e: “Not Afraid” has a positive message for people trying to overcome o bstacles. Are you more comfortable now with the idea of being a role model ?\n\nWhatever I can be to people is fine. Some people may look up to me. S ome people may consider me a fucking menace. But I’m grateful for every fan letter I get\, and for every person who says I helped save them. I don ’t know\, man. I feel like I took a lot of time off. Not doing shit for those four or five years\, how lazy I got – it’s time to get back to d oing what I love. I feel like I’ve got a lot of gas in the tank. I just want to make up for letting people down. SUMMARY:Not Afraid by Eminem END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:omg-20100529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100619 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Usher featuring will.i.am\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 29\, 2010 – June 12\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nO.M.G = Oh My God! \n\nMany of us have had that time when we were stunned simply from the pre sence of a certain girl. Here\, Usher and will.i.am describe their own fee ling of a love euphoria. SUMMARY:OMG by Usher featuring will.i.am END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:california-gurls-20100619 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100619 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100731 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\n Chart dates: June 19\, 2010 – July 24\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is the Pop Genius Hits Of The 2000’s Bracket! This page is for the Round Of 64 . For the other pages\, check here. If nothing new is there\, then nothing new has been released!\n\nTo vote for songs\, click on the one you think is better and upvote the annotation on it. The winners of this round\, whi ch will be announced in 2-3 weeks\, will move on to the round of 32\, and so on. Check out more info here. SUMMARY:California Gurls by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:love-the-way-you-lie-20100731 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100918 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eminem featuring Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart d ates: July 31\, 2010 – September 11\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis smash hi t saw Eminem and Rihanna reflect on their ambivalent and abusive relations hips with their respective ex-partners Kim & Chris Brown.\n\nSkylar Grey w rote the track’s chorus in under fifteen minutes about her abusive relat ionship with the music industry. She recorded it herself for Alex Da Kid ’s demo\, which was eventually heard by Eminem who liked the beat and he r chorus.\n\nHe wrote his verses and reached out to Rihanna\, asking her t o sing the chorus as she\, like him\, had experienced an abusive relations hip\, and he felt the song would resonate and connect with her.\n\nLater t hat year\, Eminem and Rihanna recorded a sequel to the song\, entitled “ Love the Way You Lie (Pt. II)”\, which was narrated primarily from Rihan na’s perspective.\n\n“Love the Way You Lie” is Eminem’s biggest-se lling single ever\, with over 12 million copies sold in the US alone. The track also went 14x Platinum in Australia and was the UK’s best-selling song for 2010. It is also one of the most viewed YouTube videos of all tim e\, with 2.28 billion views as of September 2021. SUMMARY:Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:teenage-dream-20100918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101002 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septembe r 18\, 2010 – September 25\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Teenage Dream” wa s released as the second single from Perry’s studio album of the same na me. The song became Perry’s second number one Hot 100 single from the al bum\, following the number one peak of the previous single\, “California Girls”.\n\nWhile discussing “Teenage Dream\,” Katy said that the so ng is about recapturing the dizzying\, thrilling feeling of first love.\n\ nWhen you’re growing up and you’re falling in love for the first time\ , it’s such an amazing feeling that sometimes you can’t recycle again later on in your life. For me\, being in love again now\, it’s kind of t he same feeling. SUMMARY:Teenage Dream by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:just-the-way-you-are-20101002 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101030 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 2\, 2010 – October 23\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nMegan Vick for Billboard ex plained the meaning of the song:\n\nThe song is about Bruno professing “ his love for a beautiful girl who occupies his dreams”.\nMars professes his love…“When you smile\, the whole world stops and stares for a whil e/ ‘Cause girl you’re amazing\, just the way you are”. She concludes \, “Mars’ lyrics aim to make female listeners feel nothing short of pe rfect in their own skin”.\n\nBruno commented on the track too during an interview with Blues And Soul Magazine\n\nI’m a big fan of songs like Jo e Cocker’s ‘You Are So Beautiful’ and Eric Clapton’s ‘Wonderful Tonight’ – songs that go straight to the point. You know\, there’s n o mind-boggling lyrics or twists in the story – they just come directly from the heart. And to me ‘Just The Way You Are’ is one of those songs . There’s nothing mind-blowing about it. I’m just telling a woman she looks beautiful the way she IS – and\, let’s be honest\, what woman do esn’t wanna hear those lyrics?! SUMMARY:Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:like-a-g6-20101030 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101113 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 30\, 2010 – November 6\, 2010\n\n- --\nAbout:\nAsian-American production team Far East Movement teams up with California group The Cataracs and affiliate Dev for a good\, mindless num ber one jam. SUMMARY:Like a G6 by Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-r-who-we-r-20101113 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101120 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kesha\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 13\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\n“We R Who We R” is the lead single from Kesha’s first EP\, Cannibal. It became her second U.S. number-one hit and her fir st in the UK. She wrote the song after reading about the surge in gay teen agers taking their lives in mid-2010. SUMMARY:We R Who We R by Kesha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:what-s-my-name-20101120 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101120 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Drake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: November 20\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “What’s My Name?” Drake an d Rihanna trade romantic bars about their lovers. In the music video\, the y play the love interests for each other.\n\nThe collaboration was origina lly planned to be a remix and the solo version to be on Loud but it made t he final cut. Ester Dean originally wrote a demo for the song before it wa s sent to Rihanna to be re-recorded for her album.\n\nThe song became an i nstant hit\, eventually giving Rih her eighth number-one and Drake his fir st. It’s also certified 6x platinum by the RIAA. SUMMARY:What's My Name? by Rihanna featuring Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:like-a-g6-20101127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 27\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nAsian-Amer ican production team Far East Movement teams up with California group The Cataracs and affiliate Dev for a good\, mindless number one jam. SUMMARY:Like a G6 by Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:only-girl-in-the-world-20101204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101211 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 4\, 2010\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song is reminiscent of S&M\, where she seemingl y sings of love and romance\, yet the song is actually about being dominan t in the bedroom.\n\nOnly Girl (In The World) is part of Rihanna’s fifth album\, Loud.\n\n\n\nAn alternate take on this song is that she is saying she wants to be like Eve in the Garden of Eden. In the Book of Genesis th e story goes that Adam and then Eve were the first two humans created by G od\, and that God had originally intended for the two to live together in Eden for eternity.\n\nThe “only one” Adam could have “ever loved” in that setting was Eve\, who was literally “the only girl in the world ” at that time. Also\, Eve is said to have been made out of one of Adam ’s ribs\; hence she’s “the only one who knows his heart.” The visu als of the music video for the song seem to support this interpretation of it\, with color filters and abstract imagery combining to depict a surrea l natural paradise of grassy\, flowery plains suggestive of the Garden of Eden. SUMMARY:Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:raise-your-glass-20101211 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20101218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pink\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 11\, 2 010\n\n---\nAbout:\nIs a song by American singer Pink\, released as the le ad single of her first compilation album\, Greatest Hits… So Far!!! The song celebrates the first decade since Pink’s debut in 2000 and is dedic ated to her fans who have been supporting her over the years.\n\nThe song was released in October 2010 by LaFace Records and RCA Records\, to gain b oth critical and commercial success\, being acclaimed by most music critic s and described as a party anthem\, and reaching the Top 10 in several cou ntries\, including the United States\, where it became her third number-on e single. SUMMARY:Raise Your Glass by Pink END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:firework-20101218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20101218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110108 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 18\, 2010 – January 1\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Firework” is a song b y American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album\, Teenage Dream. The song was released as the third single\, following the success of singl es “California Gurls” and “Teenage Dream”.\n\nLyrically\, “Firew ork” is meant to be an inspiration for anyone who’s ever felt worthles s or unloved. Its message that everyone is beautiful and capable of leavin g the world in awe really resonates with artist Katy Perry.\n\nIn fact\, s he has said that “Firework” is her favorite of all the songs she’s e ver written. In an interview at the Grammy’s\, she said that she was ins pired to write the song after reading a paragraph in Jack Kerouac’s nove l On the Road. SUMMARY:Firework by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:grenade-20110108 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110108 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 8 \, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Grenade” is the second single from Bruno Mars ' debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.\n\nIn an interview with Idolator\, Bru no explained the backstory of how the song was created and what it meant f or him to sing the song:\n\nI was with my friend Benny Blanco (very well-k nown songwriter) and he was playing me some songs\, and he played me this song that had a lyric like the one in “Grenade”… he said\, this band is not signed\, this is a CD that wasn’t released. I said to Benny\, I can relate to that so much\, I want to take that song and make it my own. He was in contact with the dude\, and I started writing my version\, basic ally. It’s a heartbreaking\, heartbreak song\, and I think everyone can relate to that. You’re so in love with this woman and you don’t unders tand\, “ What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I’ll go a s far as putting as putting a bullet in my brain for you\, and why can’t I get that kind of love in return?” SUMMARY:Grenade by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:firework-20110115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110122 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 1 5\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Firework” is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album\, Teenage Dream. The song was released a s the third single\, following the success of singles “California Gurls ” and “Teenage Dream”.\n\nLyrically\, “Firework” is meant to be an inspiration for anyone who’s ever felt worthless or unloved. Its mess age that everyone is beautiful and capable of leaving the world in awe rea lly resonates with artist Katy Perry.\n\nIn fact\, she has said that “Fi rework” is her favorite of all the songs she’s ever written. In an int erview at the Grammy’s\, she said that she was inspired to write the son g after reading a paragraph in Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road. SUMMARY:Firework by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:grenade-20110122 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 2 2\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Grenade” is the second single from Bruno Mar s' debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.\n\nIn an interview with Idolator\, Br uno explained the backstory of how the song was created and what it meant for him to sing the song:\n\nI was with my friend Benny Blanco (very well- known songwriter) and he was playing me some songs\, and he played me this song that had a lyric like the one in “Grenade”… he said\, this ban d is not signed\, this is a CD that wasn’t released. I said to Benny\, I can relate to that so much\, I want to take that song and make it my own. He was in contact with the dude\, and I started writing my version\, basi cally. It’s a heartbreaking\, heartbreak song\, and I think everyone can relate to that. You’re so in love with this woman and you don’t under stand\, “ What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I’ll go as far as putting as putting a bullet in my brain for you\, and why can’ t I get that kind of love in return?” SUMMARY:Grenade by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:hold-it-against-me-20110129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Britney Spears\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Janua ry 29\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Hold It Against Me” is the lead single f rom Britney’s seventh studio album\, Femme Fatale.\n\nIt debuted at numb er one on the Billboard Hot 100\, being her second single to do so. It had received positive reviews from most critics.\n\nThe song sold 411\,000 do wnloads in its first week available for purchase in the US\, breaking the record for the best debut sales week for a digital song by a woman as lead artist. The prior mark for biggest debut week by a female artist was held by Taylor Swift’s “Today Was a Fairytale” with 325\,000 downloads. SUMMARY:Hold It Against Me by Britney Spears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:grenade-20110205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 5\, 2011 – February 12\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Grenade” is the seco nd single from Bruno Mars' debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans.\n\nIn an inte rview with Idolator\, Bruno explained the backstory of how the song was cr eated and what it meant for him to sing the song:\n\nI was with my friend Benny Blanco (very well-known songwriter) and he was playing me some songs \, and he played me this song that had a lyric like the one in “Grenade ”… he said\, this band is not signed\, this is a CD that wasn’t rele ased. I said to Benny\, I can relate to that so much\, I want to take that song and make it my own. He was in contact with the dude\, and I started writing my version\, basically. It’s a heartbreaking\, heartbreak song\, and I think everyone can relate to that. You’re so in love with this wo man and you don’t understand\, “ What am I doing wrong? What am I not giving to you? I’ll go as far as putting as putting a bullet in my brain for you\, and why can’t I get that kind of love in return?” SUMMARY:Grenade by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:black-and-yellow-20110219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wiz Khalifa\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 19\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\nWiz Khalifa reps the colors of his hometown (Pi ttsburgh\, Pennsylvania) – proudly represented on his car – on this Le monade-esque production by production team Stargate.\n\nA lot of people kn ow that the city’s sports teams – Steelers\, Penguins\, and Pirates – all wear black and gold or black and yellow. But Pittsburgh is so dee p into black and yellow\, they even have a black and yellow official flag which inspired the colors of the sports teams. SUMMARY:Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:born-this-way-20110226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110409 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: February 26\, 2011 – April 2\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Born This Way” is about self-liberation\, and loving every part of yourself\, no matter your race\ , gender\, or sexuality\; the song was released as the lead single from th e album of the same name in February 2011.\n\nIn it\, Lady Gaga emphasizes that loving a human or a religious entity can both equally be considered expressions of worship\, as many religious people claim the importance of loving humans to be an essential part of their religion. With her lyrics\, GaGa addresses the persistent prejudice against many types of love\, e.g. non-heterosexual love that is still wide-spread among many religious comm unities and societies. GaGa criticizes any stance based on religious preju dice: to her\, worshipping God equals loving all “His” creatures just the way they are.\n\nThe entire song is about internalizing this accepting point of view\, learning who you are and loving that person.\n\nThe song was a huge success upon release\, charting atop the Billboard Hot 100 for 6 straight weeks (as the 1000th No. 1 song).\n\nGaga’s anthem resembles Madonna’s 1989 hit “Express Yourself\,” which was an (uncredited) ho mage to The Staple Singers‘ 1971 smash “Respect Yourself.”\n\nThis s ong\, as Rolling Stone points out\, also bears similarities to Patrick Her nandez’s 1978 disco tune “Born to Be Alive.” SUMMARY:Born This Way by Lady Gaga END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:e-t-20110409 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110409 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110430 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\n Chart dates: April 9\, 2011 – April 23\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is Ch icago-raised rapper Kanye West’s remix to California pop star Katy Perry ’s “E.T.” The upbeat and highly energetic track was originally relea sed as a solo track before being remixed by West and added onto Teenage Dr eam: The Complete Confection.\n\nPrior to the song’s release\, in Decemb er 2010\, Perry asked fans through Twitter to help her select the album’ s fourth single. On December 13\, 2010\, she tweeted:\n\n“Thanks for all your great suggestions for the next single today!” and “Your voice ha s been heard! We’re on the same page.”\n\nOne month later\, Perry anno unced via Facebook that “E.T.” would be the record’s fourth single. The announcement was accompanied with the single’s artwork\, which featu res Perry with “cat eye make-up\, bangs\, and a sequined top”.\n\nFoll owing the track’s debut\, an official music video was also released on M arch 30\, 2011\, in which the bridge from the original track was added bac k\, amongst other minor changes. SUMMARY:E.T. by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:s-m-20110430 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Britney Spears\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: April 30\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\nS&M ft. Britney Spears is a r emix of the original song by Rihanna. S&M was originally going to be recor ded by Spears until Rihanna heard the song and loved it\, eventually putti ng it on her fifth album\, the 2010 Loud. Later\, when asking her fans who should be on the remix version\, Britney Spears was voted and she accepte d\, singing the second verse and a part of the bridge. Thus\, the remix ge nerated more streams for S&M.\nThe track was released worldwide 11 April 2 011. It was atop of Billboard Hot 100 chart 30 April in the same year. htt ps://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2011-04-30 SUMMARY:S&M by Rihanna featuring Britney Spears END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:e-t-20110507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\n Chart dates: May 7\, 2011 – May 14\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis is Chicag o-raised rapper Kanye West’s remix to California pop star Katy Perry’s “E.T.” The upbeat and highly energetic track was originally released as a solo track before being remixed by West and added onto Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.\n\nPrior to the song’s release\, in December 2 010\, Perry asked fans through Twitter to help her select the album’s fo urth single. On December 13\, 2010\, she tweeted:\n\n“Thanks for all you r great suggestions for the next single today!” and “Your voice has be en heard! We’re on the same page.”\n\nOne month later\, Perry announce d via Facebook that “E.T.” would be the record’s fourth single. The announcement was accompanied with the single’s artwork\, which features Perry with “cat eye make-up\, bangs\, and a sequined top”.\n\nFollowin g the track’s debut\, an official music video was also released on March 30\, 2011\, in which the bridge from the original track was added back\, amongst other minor changes. SUMMARY:E.T. by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:rolling-in-the-deep-20110521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: May 21\, 2011 – July 2\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe 2012 song and record of the Year at the Grammy’s\, “Rolling In The Deep” was described in an interview with Spin Magazine as a ‘gospel disco’ kiss-off to an unfaithful dude: \n\nIt’s me saying\, ‘Get the fuck out of my house' instead of me begg ing him to come back.\n\nThe song hit number one in the US\, where it beca me the biggest crossover hit in 25 years. SUMMARY:Rolling in the Deep by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:give-me-everything-20110709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110716 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo\, Afrojack and Nayer\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 9\, 2011 SUMMARY:Give Me Everything by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo\, Afrojack and Nayer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:party-rock-anthem-20110716 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110716 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110827 DESCRIPTION:Artist: LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock\nWeeks at # 1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: July 16\, 2011 – August 20\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout :\n“Party Rock Anthem” is the first single from LMFAO’s sophomore an d final album\, Sorry for Party Rocking. Its electronic\, club-friendly pr oduction and catchy chorus propelled it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, b ecoming LMFAO’s first of two singles to top the chart.\n\nhttps://www.yo utube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8 SUMMARY:Party Rock Anthem by LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:last-friday-night-t-g-i-f-20110827 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110910 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 2 7\, 2011 – September 3\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Friday Night (T.G. I.F.)” is an ode to partying heavily. In the music video\, Perry (portra ying her alter ego\, Kathy Beth Terry) celebrates a party at her house on a Friday night. As much as Kathy regrets everything that she did on that F riday night\, she wants nothing more than to do it all again next week. Th e acronym “T.G.I.F” stands for “Thank God/Goodness It’s Friday\, ” hence the second part of the title.\n\nThe song became Katy Perry’s fifth consecutive number-one Hot 100 single from the album. With “Last F riday Night (T.G.I.F.)\,” Perry broke a record becoming the first woman in the 53-year history of Billboard to have five of her singles from the s ame album reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:moves-like-jagger-20110910 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110917 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera\nWeeks at #1: 1 w eek\nChart dates: September 10\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Moves Like Jagger ” was first performed on an episode of The Voice\, a singing competition which Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera both judge. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Adam Levine and co’s second numb er one (after “Makes Me Wonder”).\n\nThe title references Rolling Ston es frontman Mick Jagger\, who said that the song was “very flattering” . Levine told NPR:\n\n“Only Jagger has the moves like Jagger. That being said\, if there was ever someone to aspire to … I don’t think anyone could claim to have the moves like James Brown\, or the moves like Michael Jackson\, or the moves like Prince. There’s something about the way Jag ger moves that is uniquely his own and hard to imitate\, but also accessib le and silly and fun\, and not taking itself too seriously. SUMMARY:Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:someone-like-you-20110917 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110917 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110924 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 17\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Someone Like You” is the second single off of A dele’s sophomore album\, 21. The track was inspired by the broken relati onship that inspired most of 21. As the closing track of the album\, lyric ally\, it speaks of Adele coming to terms with it. She wrote it with Dan W ilson.\n\nThe single is one of Adele’s most commercially successful sing les. It became Adele’s first number-one single in the UK and second in t he USA. As of 2015\, it is the third most downloaded single of all time in the UK and the fourth best-selling single of the 21st century.\n\nFun fac t: This was the first pure-piano ballad to ever top the Billboard Hot 100. At the time of “Someone Like You’s” ascension\, there were 1\,008! The second was Bruno Mars' “When I Was Your Man.”\n\nThe song won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance\, at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012. SUMMARY:Someone Like You by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:moves-like-jagger-20110924 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111015 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera\nWeeks at #1: 3 w eeks\nChart dates: September 24\, 2011 – October 8\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout: \n“Moves Like Jagger” was first performed on an episode of The Voice\, a singing competition which Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera both judge . It peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Adam Levine and co’s second number one (after “Makes Me Wonder”).\n\nThe title r eferences Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger\, who said that the song was “very flattering”. Levine told NPR:\n\n“Only Jagger has the moves l ike Jagger. That being said\, if there was ever someone to aspire to … I don’t think anyone could claim to have the moves like James Brown\, or the moves like Michael Jackson\, or the moves like Prince. There’s somet hing about the way Jagger moves that is uniquely his own and hard to imita te\, but also accessible and silly and fun\, and not taking itself too ser iously. SUMMARY:Moves Like Jagger by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:someone-like-you-20111015 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 15\, 2011 – November 5\, 2011\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Someone Like You” is the s econd single off of Adele’s sophomore album\, 21. The track was inspired by the broken relationship that inspired most of 21. As the closing track of the album\, lyrically\, it speaks of Adele coming to terms with it. Sh e wrote it with Dan Wilson.\n\nThe single is one of Adele’s most commerc ially successful singles. It became Adele’s first number-one single in t he UK and second in the USA. As of 2015\, it is the third most downloaded single of all time in the UK and the fourth best-selling single of the 21s t century.\n\nFun fact: This was the first pure-piano ballad to ever top t he Billboard Hot 100. At the time of “Someone Like You’s” ascension\ , there were 1\,008! The second was Bruno Mars' “When I Was Your Man.” \n\nThe song won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance \, at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012. SUMMARY:Someone Like You by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-found-love-20111112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\n Chart dates: November 12\, 2011 – December 31\, 2011 SUMMARY:We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:sexy-and-i-know-it-20120107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: LMFAO\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 7\, 2 012 – January 14\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn this #1 hit from Sorry for Pa rty Rocking\, RedFoo shows displays self-confidence and self-awareness in his impressive physique (or at least\, what he thinks is impressive physiq ue).\n\nThis is his definition of “sexy”\, in his own words:\n\nSexy i s confidence. It’s ‘I don’t care what other people think\, but I wan t them to think that I’m sexy at the same time. It’s a Catch-22. I wan t to be seen. Sexy is you want attention and you gotta have moves. You got ta have moves\, whether it be in the bedroom or on the dance floor — jus t the way you walk\, the way you talk.\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy x6JDQCslE SUMMARY:Sexy and I Know It by LMFAO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-found-love-20120121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\n Chart dates: January 21\, 2012 – January 28\, 2012 SUMMARY:We Found Love by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:set-fire-to-the-rain-20120204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: February 4\, 2012 – February 11\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Set Fire To The Rain” tal ks about a relationship coming to an end. Girl meets guy\, he is wonderful and she falls really quickly. He tells her all of these amazing things\, but really they were all a lie and now she is left with a broken heart. He continually tries to play games with her and no matter hard she fights\, she will never win. Nothing she can do will fix the relationship.\n\nAs ha rd as she doesn’t want to let him go\, she breaks it off in order to sav e herself for further heartbreak. The pain of breaking off a relationship with someone who means so much but is two-sided and not good to be with.\n \nThe title is an allusion to James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain\,” but A dele approaches the same themes with a thug-feminist perspective.\n\nIn th e US\, the song hit #1\, becoming her third consecutive number one from th e album. She wouldn’t reach such heights again until her comeback single “Hello” debuted at number one with a shocking 1.12 million copies sol d in one week – the largest ever recorded in the US. SUMMARY:Set Fire to the Rain by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:stronger-what-doesn-t-kill-you-20120218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120303 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kelly Clarkson\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Febr uary 18\, 2012 – February 25\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe title track off Kelly Clarkson’s fifth album\, it starts from Nietzsche’s famous maxim to exploit self-confidence\, using themes of empowerment and recovery fol lowing a heartbreak. It became Clarkson’s third number one hit at the Bi llboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:part-of-me-20120303 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120310 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 3\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Part of Me” details a relationship in which a m an holds Katy down. He took a lot of things away from her\, but she tells him that there’s still a part of her left that he will never be able to take away- presumably her passion for music.\n\nThe song would later name a documentary/concert movie about Katy’s tour. SUMMARY:Part of Me by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:stronger-what-doesn-t-kill-you-20120310 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120317 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kelly Clarkson\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 10\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe title track off Kelly Clarkson’s fifth al bum\, it starts from Nietzsche’s famous maxim to exploit self-confidence \, using themes of empowerment and recovery following a heartbreak. It bec ame Clarkson’s third number one hit at the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-are-young-20120317 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120317 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Fun featuring Janelle Monáe\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nCha rt dates: March 17\, 2012 – April 21\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“We Are Yo ung” is the lead single from fun.’s second album Some Nights. It hit # 1 on the Hot 100 for 6 straight weeks (from March 17 to April 21\, 2012). Lyrically\, the song describes a wild night out and the necessity for good friends to be there for you – even at your worst and completely drunk.\ n\nThe song released in the fall of 2011\, but a quick cover of it by Glee in December brought it to the attention of a larger audience and kick-sta rted the song’s ultimate success. An appearance in a Super Bowl ad final ly gave fun.’s own version of the song the spotlight it deserved\, with it flying to number 3 on the charts after the commercial first aired. Sinc e its release\, some have argued that “We Are Young” became not only a breakthrough for fun.\, but for indie pop as a mainstream genre. SUMMARY:We Are Young by Fun featuring Janelle Monáe END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:somebody-that-i-used-to-know-20120428 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120428 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120623 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Gotye featuring Kimbra\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dat es: April 28\, 2012 – June 16\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nHaving burned throu gh the Australian charts late in 2011\, Gotye’s sad tale of lost love co ntinued to climb the charts on US soil in 2012 and 2013. The emotionally c harged “Somebody That I Used To Know” details a mutually ended relatio nship in which one person feels a pain that the other refuses to feel. SUMMARY:Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye featuring Kimbra END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:call-me-maybe-20120623 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120825 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: Ju ne 23\, 2012 – August 18\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Call Me Maybe” is a song by Canadian pop icon Carly Rae Jepsen. It initially served as the le ad single for her original second studio album Curiosity\, which was cut d own to a 6 track EP just days before its release. After the immense succes s this song had\, managing to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of June 23rd\, 2012\; as well as being named “Song of the Summer” for tha t year by several publications\, she embarked on a quick journey to make h er second full-length studio album (and first worldwide release) Kiss\, fo r which Call Me Maybe also served as the lead single.\n\nLyrically\, the s ong is about a crush. The writing is straightforward and visual\, with lin es such as “Ripped jeans\, skin was showing”. The simplicity of the ly rics\, as well as their relatability\, makes the song easy to latch on to and enjoy.\n\nSonically\, the song is mainly held together by a four-on-th e-floor style drum pattern\, as well as string sounds that shine from the very start of the track until the end\, where they slow down and get pitch ed to bring the energy to a stop. The song has been described as being “ Bubblegum Pop”\, referring to it’s light and sugary feel. SUMMARY:Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whistle-20120825 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120901 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Flo Rida\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 25\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n«Whistle» is a single by American rapper Flow Rida from his fourth album Wild Ones (2012). It was released on April 24\, 201 2. The song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Flo Rid a’s third number-one hit. Outside the United States\, «Whistle» topped the charts in several other countries\, including Australia\, Canada\, Ne w Zealand and Ireland\, and peaked in the top ten of the charts in many ot her countries\, including Denmark\, the Netherlands\, Spain and the United Kingdom. SUMMARY:Whistle by Flo Rida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-are-never-ever-getting-back-together-20120901 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120915 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 1\, 2012 – September 8\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaylor Swift refuses t o continue an on-and-off relationship with her boyfriend and declares that “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”.\n\nThe song was released a s the lead single for Taylor Swift’s fourth studio album\, Red. It recei ved a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year and was Swift’s fir st #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. SUMMARY:We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:whistle-20120915 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120922 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Flo Rida\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 1 5\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n«Whistle» is a single by American rapper Flow R ida from his fourth album Wild Ones (2012). It was released on April 24\, 2012. The song peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Flo Rida’s third number-one hit. Outside the United States\, «Whistle» top ped the charts in several other countries\, including Australia\, Canada\, New Zealand and Ireland\, and peaked in the top ten of the charts in many other countries\, including Denmark\, the Netherlands\, Spain and the Uni ted Kingdom. SUMMARY:Whistle by Flo Rida END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:we-are-never-ever-getting-back-together-20120922 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septemb er 22\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaylor Swift refuses to continue an on-and-of f relationship with her boyfriend and declares that “We Are Never Ever G etting Back Together”.\n\nThe song was released as the lead single for T aylor Swift’s fourth studio album\, Red. It received a Grammy Award nomi nation for Record of the Year and was Swift’s first #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. SUMMARY:We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:one-more-night-20120929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121201 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: September 29\, 2012 – November 24\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“One More Night” is a song performed by American band Maroon 5. The song was released as the se cond single from their fourth studio album\, Overexposed. SUMMARY:One More Night by Maroon 5 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:diamonds-20121201 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 1\ , 2012 – December 15\, 2012\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Diamonds” was released as the lead single from Rihanna’s seventh studio album\, Unapologetic. I t became her twelfth number-one in the US. During the tracking week ending February 25\, 2023\, the song re-entered the Hot 100 chart at #44.\n\nThe song was written by Sia\, who wrote the chart topping hit in just 14 minu tes.\n\nWe’re sitting there trying to make records\, and we finally just said\, ‘Let’s just do something we like. Let’s make a hip-hop recor d with some really cool chords on it… It didn’t sound Rihanna at all. We were more thinking of making a record that sounds like Kanye. Let’s m ake a record with a dope beat. So we did. Then Sia heard the track and ins tantly gravitated towards it. We weren’t even thinking of putting a pop song on it\, but she wrote this amazing song.\n\n—Benny Blanco (Producer )\n\nI literally punched him in the arm. I thought Benny was playing a tri ck on me\, Rihanna could’ve done it her own way\, but I think she really genuinely liked the way it was.\n\n—Sia SUMMARY:Diamonds by Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:locked-out-of-heaven-20121222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: December 22\, 2012 – January 26\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Locked Out of Heaven ” is a new wave\, funk and reggae rock song about the rapturous feelings brought about by a relationship infused with positive emotion as well as good sex. Several music critics noted that the song is influenced by a num ber of bands\, with The Police being most cited. Mars admitted that he was influenced by the band to write the song.\n\nIt received generally positi ve response from most music critics\; his vocals were praised\, being call ed “smooth” and “sweet\,” while its sound was lauded\, with the so ng being called “interesting” and a “musical evolution”. The song was a commercial success\, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecuti ve weeks and the Canadian Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks\, while also charting inside the top-ten in 20 countries. SUMMARY:Locked Out of Heaven by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:thrift-shop-20130202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130302 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: February 2\, 2013 – February 23\, 2013 SUMMARY:Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:harlem-shake-20130302 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130406 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Baauer\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: March 2\, 20 13 – March 30\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Harlem Shake” exploded into th e mainstream as an Internet meme a year after its release in 2012. Accompa nied by a video\, the dance craze soon blew up in early 2013.\n\nhttps://w ww.youtube.com/watch?v=8vJiSSAMNWw\n\nVideos soon popped up with a common theme: a masked or costumed person would be dancing in a room full of peop le “ignoring” them\, they slowly get their jig on until the 15-second- mark. Then “do the Harlem Shake” is said\, the bass drops\, and the vi deo cuts to the room full of people dancing to it as ridiculously as possi ble SUMMARY:Harlem Shake by Baauer END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:thrift-shop-20130406 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130420 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 6\, 2013 – April 13\, 2013 SUMMARY:Thrift Shop by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:when-i-was-your-man-20130420 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130420 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130427 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 20\ , 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“When I Was Your Man” is a song by American sin ger-songwriter Bruno Mars\, from his second studio album Unorthodox Jukebo x (2012). The song was written by Mars\, Philip Lawrence\, Ari Levine and Andrew Wyatt\, while production was handled by The Smeezingtons. It was re leased as the third promotional single taken from the album and as the sec ond official single.\n\n“When I Was Your Man” is a soul piano ballad a bout a pre-fame heartbreak as he regrets a girl that he let get away\, exp ressing his earnest hope that her new man is giving her all the love and a ttention he was unwilling\, or unable to provide when they were together. It received positive reviews from music critics\, who praised Mars' vocals and named it a “vulnerable and emotional ballad”. SUMMARY:When I Was Your Man by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:just-give-me-a-reason-20130427 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pink featuring Nate Ruess\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 27\, 2013 – May 11\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Just Give Me a Reason” is a pop-rock piano-infused power ballad\, released as the thir d single from P!nk’s album\, The Truth About Love.\n\nThe song views two different perspectives of a relationship. One part thinks the relationshi p starts to fall apart and she starts to loose feelings. While the other p art thinks it’s just a bad period and that they can fall in love again. SUMMARY:Just Give Me a Reason by Pink featuring Nate Ruess END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:can-t-hold-us-20130518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130622 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: May 18\, 2013 – June 15\, 2013 SUMMARY:Can't Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:blurred-lines-20130622 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130914 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell\nWeeks at #1: 12 weeks\nChart dates: June 22\, 2013 – September 7\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout :\nWith its lyrics talking of “blurred lines” between consenting and n on-consent\, this #1 hit was widely attacked for promoting rape culture. I t was mostly written by Pharrell Williams\, who denied that it was about s ex – instead saying it was about being rejected.\n\nIn March 2015\, a Lo s Angeles jury ruled that “Blurred Lines” infringed the copyright on M arvin Gaye’s 1977 hit\, “Got to Give It Up”. Thicke and Williams wer e originally ordered to pay $7.3 million\, but that was later cut to $5.3m .\n\nDuring the trial\, the juxtaposed bass lines of the two songs in ques tion were played to Pharrell and he admitted\, “It sounds like you’re playing the same thing.” SUMMARY:Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:roar-20130914 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130928 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septembe r 14\, 2013 – September 21\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Roar” is the lead single off Katy Perry’s fourth studio album Prism. The song deviates fr om the electro-pop sound on Teenage Dream in exchange for a mid-tempo pop- rock anthem similar to Sara Bareilles‘ “Brave.”\n\nThe song is a sel f-empowerment anthem that one critic described as a “stylistic return to the arena-sized singer-songwriter formula that made her debut One of the Boys so remarkable.”\n\nThe song was written by Dr. Luke and Perry’s l ongtime friend Bonnie McKee\, both of whom co-wrote the singer’s other # 1 hits “Teenage Dream\,” “California Gurls\,” and “Last Friday N ight (T.G.I.F.)”. SUMMARY:Roar by Katy Perry END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:wrecking-ball-20130928 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131012 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Miley Cyrus\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septemb er 28\, 2013 – October 5\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Wrecking Ball” is t he second single off of Miley’s fourth studio album Bangerz. The song is a pop ballad produced by Dr. Luke\, who first came to fame in 2004 when h e produced Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone.” Critics have praise d the song for its emotional delivery\, comparing it to other famous balla ds like Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and Sinead O'Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”\n\n\n\nThe song has been interpreted as a ball ad about “love lost and found\, but also about—again—the idea of you th burning hard and fast and then fading away.”\n\nThe controversial vid eo features a nude Miley swinging on an actual wrecking ball. The singer e xplains:\n\nThe song is a pop ballad that everyone can relate to\; everyon e has felt that feeling at some point. If people can take their minds off the obvious and go into their imagination and see what the video really me ans\, it is so vulnerable.\n\nThe song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2013\, making it Miley’s very first number one single. \n\nIt is rumored that the song was initially written for Beyoncé. In Dec ember 2012\, Sacha Skarbek tweeted\, “Beyonce song now becoming a Miley Cyrus song?!! Good/bad? I don’t know??!!!!” SUMMARY:Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:royals-20131012 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lorde\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart dates: October 12\, 2013 – December 7\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\nRoyals is the lead single off L orde’s 2012 breakout EP The Love Club. It debuted at #1 in New Zealand\, and eventually topped the Billboard Hot 100\, outranking Katy Perry’s “Roar” and Miley Cyrus’s “Wrecking Ball”.\n\nThe song has been p raised for its minimalistic beat and mature lyrics\, which detail the New Zealand native’s complicated relationship to media\, fame\, and decadent lifestyles.\n\nLorde described the song as a lighthearted critique of hip -hop culture and fashion – a stance that prompted some critical backlash . She explained in a 2013 interview:\n\nI definitely wrote “Royals” wi th a lightness in mind….I was definitely poking fun at a lot of things t hat people take to be normal. I was listening to a lot of hip-hop and I ki nd of started to realize that to be cool in hip-hop\, you have to have tha t sort of car and drink that sort of vodka and have that sort of watch\, a nd I was like\, “I’ve literally never seen one of those watches in my entire life.” SUMMARY:Royals by Lorde END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:wrecking-ball-20131214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Miley Cyrus\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 14\, 2013\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Wrecking Ball” is the second single off of Miley’s fourth studio album Bangerz. The song is a pop ballad produced by Dr. Luke\, who first came to fame in 2004 when he produced Kelly Clarks on’s “Since U Been Gone.” Critics have praised the song for its emot ional delivery\, comparing it to other famous ballads like Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” and Sinead O'Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U .”\n\n\n\nThe song has been interpreted as a ballad about “love lost a nd found\, but also about—again—the idea of youth burning hard and fas t and then fading away.”\n\nThe controversial video features a nude Mile y swinging on an actual wrecking ball. The singer explains:\n\nThe song is a pop ballad that everyone can relate to\; everyone has felt that feeling at some point. If people can take their minds off the obvious and go into their imagination and see what the video really means\, it is so vulnerab le.\n\nThe song hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2013\ , making it Miley’s very first number one single.\n\nIt is rumored that the song was initially written for Beyoncé. In December 2012\, Sacha Skar bek tweeted\, “Beyonce song now becoming a Miley Cyrus song?!! Good/bad? I don’t know??!!!!” SUMMARY:Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:the-monster-20131221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Eminem featuring Rihanna\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart d ates: December 21\, 2013 – January 11\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\nUse this pa ge to post both your preferences and predictions for who will win this yea rs Grammys. Make sure to check out all of the selected song lyrics across the site\, and stay tuned to this page for the results. SUMMARY:The Monster by Eminem featuring Rihanna END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:timber-20140118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pitbull featuring Kesha\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart da tes: January 18\, 2014 – February 1\, 2014 SUMMARY:Timber by Pitbull featuring Kesha END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:dark-horse-20140208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140308 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Katy Perry featuring Juicy J\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nCha rt dates: February 8\, 2014 – March 1\, 2014 SUMMARY:Dark Horse by Katy Perry featuring Juicy J END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:happy-20140308 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140517 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Pharrell Williams\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: March 8\, 2014 – May 10\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\nPharrell made the world “Happy” in 2014 with this feel-good anthem. The song soared to #1 in 3 5 countries—it was the best selling song of 2014.\n\nPharrell wrote and produced “Happy” for the soundtrack of Despicable Me 2—it also becam e the lead single of his second studio album\, G I R L. The song appears i n a scene in the film where the lead character Gru dances through streets with joy because he has fallen in love.\n\nPharrell told W Magazine that “Happy” came after he unsuccessfully pitched Despicable Me 2 producer Chris Meledandri on some other songs he’d written.\n\nAfter nine differe nt songs\, recorded fully\, they were like\, ‘No\, no\, no\, no.’ So I went back and wrote ‘Happy.’ I didn’t have the melody\, just the ch orus. For 20 minutes after I finished\, I was jumping around the room. I t old Chris to listen to the song in his car\, that if he didn’t like ‘H appy\,’ I didn’t know what to give him.\n\nOriginally\, Pharrell inten ded Cee Lo Green to sing the song—but things didn’t work out. He told Howard Stern:\n\nCee Lo Green wanted to do it—and he did do it. He sound ed amazing on it. He burns my version! The powers that be\, at the time\, did not see it fit for him. Some folks on his team just felt that the prio rity should be on his album at the time\, so they elected not to do that s ong. It’s not his fault\; he was totally down with it. He was one of the most gracious people about it when ‘Happy’ came out\n\n“Happy” is repeated 56 times over the course of the song. 62% of the “Happy” is dedicated to its catchy chorus—about 20% more than the average pop song. \n\nThe first-ever 24-hour music video was made for “Happy”—it follo ws 400 different people enjoying life while they walk around LA. SUMMARY:Happy by Pharrell Williams END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:all-of-me-20140517 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140517 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140607 DESCRIPTION:Artist: John Legend\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: May 17\ , 2014 – May 31\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All of Me” is the third sing le from and sixth track on John Legend’s album Love in the Future (2013) . Legend wrote it along with Toby Gad.\n\nIt has become one of Legend’s most popular songs\, earning an 8x Platinum RIAA certification and appeari ng on top of 9 different countries' charts (including the US Billboard Hot 100).\n\nLegend’s performance was nominated for Best Pop Solo Performan ce at the 2015 Grammys.\n\nLegend has said in interviews that the song was inspired by his passionate love for model Chrissy Teigen\, to whom he got engaged in 2011 and married in 2013. SUMMARY:All of Me by John Legend END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:fancy-20140607 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140726 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\ nChart dates: June 7\, 2014 – July 19\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\nUse this pa ge to post both your preferences and predictions for who will win this yea rs Grammys. Make sure to check out all of the selected song lyrics across the site\, and stay tuned to this page for the results. SUMMARY:Fancy by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:rude-20140726 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140906 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Magic!\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: July 26\, 20 14 – August 30\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Rude” tells a story about a m an desperately wanting to marry his richer girlfriend\, the love of his li fe. However\, her father is preventing the man from marrying his girlfrien d because of how inferior he is to him\, and thus\, becomes “rude” to the man.\n\n“Rude” is the debut single by Canadian band\, Magic!. It r eached #1 on the U.S. Billboard charts on July 14\, 2014\, as well as peak ing at #2 in Australia and New Zealand and #6 in their native country Cana da. SUMMARY:Rude by Magic! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:shake-it-off-20140906 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140906 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140920 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 6\, 2014 – September 13\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Shake It Off” is an upbeat track that encourages listeners to let go of small problems. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart\, staying on t he chart for a consecutive fifty weeks\, as well as beginning the 1989 era with a bang.\n\nOn August 18th 2014\, Swift announced three surprises via a worldwide online stream for ABC News and Yahoo. The first surprise was the unveiling of “Shake It Off\,” the second was the announcement of t he 1989 album\, and the third was the premiere of the song’s music video \, which later won Favorite International Video at the 2015 Myx Music Awar ds.\n\nAs of 2019\, the song has sold a total of 5.4 million copies in the United States. SUMMARY:Shake It Off by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:all-about-that-bass-20140920 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140920 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Meghan Trainor\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Sept ember 20\, 2014 – November 8\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All About That Ba ss” is all about the empowerment of being thick.\n\nThis debut single by Meghan Trainor immediately put her on the map. From the time it was relea sed\, the song and music video were played on the radio. In fact\, it is t he first and only single to reach 1 billion views as a debut single.\n\nFu n Fact: Beyoncé was presented this song to record\, and she considered it for a while! SUMMARY:All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:shake-it-off-20141115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141129 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 15\, 2014 – November 22\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Shake It Off” is an upbeat track that encourages listeners to let go of small problems. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart\, staying on th e chart for a consecutive fifty weeks\, as well as beginning the 1989 era with a bang.\n\nOn August 18th 2014\, Swift announced three surprises via a worldwide online stream for ABC News and Yahoo. The first surprise was t he unveiling of “Shake It Off\,” the second was the announcement of th e 1989 album\, and the third was the premiere of the song’s music video\ , which later won Favorite International Video at the 2015 Myx Music Award s.\n\nAs of 2019\, the song has sold a total of 5.4 million copies in the United States. SUMMARY:Shake It Off by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:blank-space-20141129 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150103 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: November 29\, 2014 – December 27\, 2014\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaylor Swift plays her “serial d ater” image to her advantage with “Blank Space\,” a synth-pop anthem that the RIAA certified 8x platinum in July 2018. Swift explained to GQ i n October 2015 that she wrote the song from the perspective of the “craz y\, but seductive\, but glamorous\, but nuts\, but manipulative” woman t hat the media painted her as.\n\nThroughout the song\, Swift carefully bri ngs this character to life through juxtaposition that showcases her raging passion. She also included the noise of a pen clicking towards the end of the chorus\, suggesting that the character is writing her new lover’s n ame in her “blank space.”\n\nAfter the song rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, Swift became the first woman to knock her own song ou t of the #1 spot — 1989’s lead single\, “Shake It Off\,” had toppe d the chart for four weeks before “Blank Space” took over.\n\nThe song ’s music video came out in November 2014\, and brought Swift’s obsessi ve dater persona to life alongside American model Sean O'Pry. It became th e fastest VEVO video to reach a billion views\, achieving the milestone in July 2015. Check out a scene-by-scene breakdown of the music video by Gen ius users here!\n\nAs part of the 1989 deluxe edition Swift created with T arget\, she shared a voice memo she recorded during the “Blank Space” writing session\, giving fans a glimpse into her creative process. Swift s ang her drafted lyrics over acoustic guitar\, while producers Max Martin a nd Shellback offered ideas for production. SUMMARY:Blank Space by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:blank-space-20150103 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150103 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 3\, 2015 – January 10\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nTaylor Swift plays her “serial dater” image to her advantage with “Blank Space\,” a synth -pop anthem that the RIAA certified 8x platinum in July 2018. Swift explai ned to GQ in October 2015 that she wrote the song from the perspective of the “crazy\, but seductive\, but glamorous\, but nuts\, but manipulative ” woman that the media painted her as.\n\nThroughout the song\, Swift ca refully brings this character to life through juxtaposition that showcases her raging passion. She also included the noise of a pen clicking towards the end of the chorus\, suggesting that the character is writing her new lover’s name in her “blank space.”\n\nAfter the song rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100\, Swift became the first woman to knock her own song out of the #1 spot — 1989’s lead single\, “Shake It Off\, ” had topped the chart for four weeks before “Blank Space” took over .\n\nThe song’s music video came out in November 2014\, and brought Swif t’s obsessive dater persona to life alongside American model Sean O'Pry. It became the fastest VEVO video to reach a billion views\, achieving the milestone in July 2015. Check out a scene-by-scene breakdown of the music video by Genius users here!\n\nAs part of the 1989 deluxe edition Swift c reated with Target\, she shared a voice memo she recorded during the “Bl ank Space” writing session\, giving fans a glimpse into her creative pro cess. Swift sang her drafted lyrics over acoustic guitar\, while producers Max Martin and Shellback offered ideas for production. SUMMARY:Blank Space by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:uptown-funk-20150117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks \nChart dates: January 17\, 2015 – April 18\, 2015 SUMMARY:Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:see-you-again-20150425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150606 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth\nWeeks at #1: 6 week s\nChart dates: April 25\, 2015 – May 30\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\n“See Y ou Again” is a tribute to the late Furious actor Paul Walker who died tr agically in November of 2013 after his car crashed and burst into flames i n Valencia\, CA. The first verse is from the perspective of Vin Diesel and the Furious 7 cast members\, while the second is from Paul Walker.\n\nIts popularity grew quickly after the release of the film Furious 7\, and the music video eventually became the first hip hop song to reach 1 billion Y ouTube views. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve weeks\, becoming the longest-running rap number one since Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.”\n \nThis marks Wiz Khalifa’s second release from the Furious 7 soundtrack\ , his first being “Go Hard or Go Home” featuring Iggy Azalea. SUMMARY:See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:bad-blood-20150606 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150613 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 w eek\nChart dates: June 6\, 2015 SUMMARY:Bad Blood by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:see-you-again-20150613 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150725 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth\nWeeks at #1: 6 week s\nChart dates: June 13\, 2015 – July 18\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\n“See Y ou Again” is a tribute to the late Furious actor Paul Walker who died tr agically in November of 2013 after his car crashed and burst into flames i n Valencia\, CA. The first verse is from the perspective of Vin Diesel and the Furious 7 cast members\, while the second is from Paul Walker.\n\nIts popularity grew quickly after the release of the film Furious 7\, and the music video eventually became the first hip hop song to reach 1 billion Y ouTube views. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for twelve weeks\, becoming the longest-running rap number one since Eminem’s “Lose Yourself.”\n \nThis marks Wiz Khalifa’s second release from the Furious 7 soundtrack\ , his first being “Go Hard or Go Home” featuring Iggy Azalea. SUMMARY:See You Again by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:cheerleader-20150725 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150725 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150822 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Omi\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: July 25\, 2015 – August 15\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe original version of Jamaican regg ae/soul artist OMI’s “Cheerleader” about a girl so supportive she ac ts as his personal cheerleder was released in 2012 to moderate success in Jamaica and Hawaii. The 2014 remix by German producer Felix Jaehn catapult ed it into the mainstream\, where it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top 100 . SUMMARY:Cheerleader by Omi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:can-t-feel-my-face-20150822 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150829 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 22 \, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song personifies drug addiction\, likening it to the love of a woman and has been described as “classic pop” by cri tics\, comparing its sound to that of Michael Jackson.\n\nThis track also marked the first collaboration between The Weeknd and powerhouse pop produ cer Max Martin.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” is the third single from The Weeknd’s second studio album\; it leaked along with “In The Night” and “Acquainted\,” (which was leaked as an incomplete track referred t o as “Girls Born in the ‘90s”) on May 25\, 2015. The song later prem iered live at Apple’s WWDC\, in conjunction with the announcement of the Apple Music service.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” was The Weeknd’s fir st solo pop hit\, without the aid of Ariana Grande or the Fifty Shades of Grey film. As such\, it marked the completion of The Weeknd’s four-year transition from niche alternative R+B to bonafide pop stardom. The song ev entually reached #1 on the Billboard chart for three nonconsecutive weeks. SUMMARY:Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:cheerleader-20150829 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150829 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150912 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Omi\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 29\, 201 5 – September 5\, 2015 SUMMARY:Cheerleader by Omi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120251Z UID:can-t-feel-my-face-20150912 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150919 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 12\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song personifies drug addiction\, likening it to the love of a woman and has been described as “classic pop” by critics\, comparing its sound to that of Michael Jackson.\n\nThis track al so marked the first collaboration between The Weeknd and powerhouse pop pr oducer Max Martin.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” is the third single from The Weeknd’s second studio album\; it leaked along with “In The Night ” and “Acquainted\,” (which was leaked as an incomplete track referr ed to as “Girls Born in the ‘90s”) on May 25\, 2015. The song later premiered live at Apple’s WWDC\, in conjunction with the announcement of the Apple Music service.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” was The Weeknd’s first solo pop hit\, without the aid of Ariana Grande or the Fifty Shades of Grey film. As such\, it marked the completion of The Weeknd’s four-y ear transition from niche alternative R+B to bonafide pop stardom. The son g eventually reached #1 on the Billboard chart for three nonconsecutive we eks. SUMMARY:Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:what-do-you-mean-20150919 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150926 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septem ber 19\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nhttps://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/7090705 33581774848\n\nJustin first announced “What Do You Mean?” a month ahea d of its release on Ryan Seacrest’s nationally-syndicated radio show. W hen asked about the song’s meaning\, Justin referred to the indecision a nd veiled sentiments he often heard when talking to women:\n\nGirls are of ten flip-floppy. They say something\, and then they mean something else. “What do you mean?“ … I don’t really know\, that’s why I’m ask ing.\n\nTo build anticipation\, Justin enlisted a series of celebrities to help count down and preview the song on Twitter. Nine days before the off icial release\, Justin leaked the lyrics in “the coolest way ever” (ac cording to MTV) by sending them in parts to his loyal fans (the Beliebers) via direct messages on Twitter.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/justinbieber/statu s/634038239624478721\n\nThe unique marketing worked. “What Do You Mean? ” become the fastest song to reach number one on iTunes after its releas e\, and debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, the 23rd song eve r to accomplish the feat.\n\nSurprisingly\, this was Justin’s first numb er one hit. SUMMARY:What Do You Mean? by Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:can-t-feel-my-face-20150926 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150926 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151003 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 26\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song personifies drug addiction\, likening it to the love of a woman and has been described as “classic pop” by critics\, comparing its sound to that of Michael Jackson.\n\nThis track al so marked the first collaboration between The Weeknd and powerhouse pop pr oducer Max Martin.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” is the third single from The Weeknd’s second studio album\; it leaked along with “In The Night ” and “Acquainted\,” (which was leaked as an incomplete track referr ed to as “Girls Born in the ‘90s”) on May 25\, 2015. The song later premiered live at Apple’s WWDC\, in conjunction with the announcement of the Apple Music service.\n\n“Can’t Feel My Face” was The Weeknd’s first solo pop hit\, without the aid of Ariana Grande or the Fifty Shades of Grey film. As such\, it marked the completion of The Weeknd’s four-y ear transition from niche alternative R+B to bonafide pop stardom. The son g eventually reached #1 on the Billboard chart for three nonconsecutive we eks. SUMMARY:Can't Feel My Face by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:the-hills-20151003 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20151114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: October 3\, 2015 – November 7\, 2015\n\n---\nAbout:\nOriginally nicknamed “Mood Music ” and first teased in a live performance at SXSW\, the narrative of “T he Hills” is a sinking sexual affair. Abel sets the record straight abou t what this woman means to him\, and reminds her that she plays an equally guilty part in this affair.\n\nOn the Hot 100 dated October 3\, 2015\, “The Hills” reached number one on the chart\, dethroning his own “Ca n’t Feel My Face.” With the feat\, Abel became only the 11th artist to replace himself at #1\, and the 2nd artist to top the chart with a lead s ingle after the second single was released. (Rihanna did it in 2010 with l ead single “Only Girl (In The World)” and second single “What’s My Name\,” which featured frequent Weeknd collaborator Drake.) It topped t he chart for six weeks\, becoming his longest-running #1.\n\nOn October 11 th\, two remixes were released featuring both Eminem and Nicki Minaj respe ctively. SUMMARY:The Hills by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:hello-20151114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20151114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: November 14\ , 2015 – January 16\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nAlmost five years after her g roundbreaking 21\, Adele examines the past and tries to right her wrongs o n “Hello.” On the surface\, the song appears to be about a break-up fr om long ago\, but the song can also be interpreted as Adele’s attempt at reconciliation with her former self. In a tweet\, Adele called 21 a “br eak-up record” and 25 a “make-up record.”\n\nAdele revealed the broa d inspiration for the song:\n\nNo\, it’s not about anyone specifically. It’s about friends\, ex-boyfriends\, it’s about myself\, it’s about my family. It’s also about my fans as well.\n\nA day before the release\ , Zane Lowe interviewed Adele about her future goals\, touring\, the album \, and the “Hello” music video. Although “Hello” was released on O ctober 23\, 2015\, a portion of the song was first featured during a comme rcial break on the UK’s X Factor on October 18\, 2015.\n\nThe accompanyi ng music video broke the Vevo record for the most views in 24 hours with 2 7.7 million total. Taylor Swift previously held the record with her video for “Bad Blood”\, which had 20.1 million views in a single day. “Hel lo” was directed by Xavier Dolan and was the first music video to be sho t by IMAX cameras.\n\nIn the US\, “Hello” debuted at number 1 on the H ot 100\, selling a whopping 1\,112\,000 downloads in its first week\, almo st doubling Flo Rida’s previous sales record (636\,000 with “Right Rou nd”.) The track significantly broke various streaming records after bein g replayed 61 million times in its first week.\n\nIn an interview with i-D \, Adele contextualizes “Hello”:\n\nThe song is about hurting someone ’s feelings but it’s also about trying to stay in touch with myself\, which sometimes can be a little bit hard to do\,“ she explains. "It’s about a yearning for the other side of me. When I’m away\, I really\, re ally miss my life at home. The way that I feel when I’m not in England\, is…” (she pauses) “desperation. I can’t breathe anywhere else.” Why? “I dunno. I’m so attached to my whole life here. I get worked up that I’m missing out on things. So ‘Hello’ is about wanting to be a t home and wanting to reach out to everyone I’ve ever hurt – including myself – and apologize for it. SUMMARY:Hello by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:sorry-20160123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Janua ry 23\, 2016 – February 6\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nCapping off a year fill ed with public apologies\, “Sorry” is an upbeat anthem about asking fo r forgiveness.\n\nOn its surface\, the second single from Purpose seems to be an apology to a woman for making mistakes in a relationship—Bieber s aid the song is “a little bit” about his ex Selena Gomez. However\, Bi eber has also suggested that the song is intended to be a more general apo logy to the world for his mistakes.\n\nOn “Sorry\,” Bieber collaborate d with songwriters Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter (both of whom annotat ed the song on Genius). Michaels and Tranter also wrote six songs from Sel ena Gomez’s Revival album\, including several songs rumored to be about Bieber.\n\n“Sorry” was produced by Skrillex and BLOOD\, and it incorpo rates elements of tropical house\, an EDM genre that’s characterized by a bright sound and Caribbean or Latin influences. BLOOD explained the musi c’s meaning:\n\nThe vocal manipulations make an ambiguous sound and a mo ment later Justin replies\, ‘Sorry.’ Justin’s vocal delivery and the triumphant key of the song gave the narrative a warm color. The beat is s aying moving forward\, and apologizing\, can be exciting and fun.\n\n“So rry” premiered on UK radio station CapitalFM. It was posted on YouTube t ogether with a dance video featuring New Zealand’s ReQuest Crew. The vid eo\, directed and choreographed by Parris Goebel\, features a unique new d ance style that Goebel calls “Polyswagg\,” a style she says combines “sassy woman fire with aggressive inner strength.”\n\nThe song debuted at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart\, blocked from the top spot by the d ebut of Adele’s “Hello.” However\, 10 weeks after its debut\, it fi nally reached #1\, dethroning Adele’s smash hit. SUMMARY:Sorry by Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:love-yourself-20160213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160220 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 13\, 2016\ n\n---\nAbout:\nWith the help of Benny Blanco\, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheer an wrote this parting song to a past lover—it’s both bitter and caring . “Love Yourself” is not as uptempo as Bieber’s recent singles “W hat Do You Mean?” and “Sorry\,” but the song still has a catchy\, po p core.\n\nAs with Justin’s recent singles “What Do You Mean?” and “Sorry”\, many listeners can’t help but think of Selena Gomez when t hey hear the track. On a recent interview on The Ellen Show though\, Biebe r named only three songs that are definitely inspired by his ex-girlfriend : “Mark My Words\,” “What Do You Mean” and “Sorry.”. This does n’t mean that the implied ex-lover is not Selena Gomez.\n\nGiven Ed Shee ran’s contribution\, it’s likely an amalgam of Gomez and one of Ed She eran’s exes (Athina Andrelos? Nicole Scherzinger?)\, if the song is auto biographical at all.\n\nThe graffiti artwork for “Love Yourself” (Just in revealed the tracklist by posting pictures of the names of the tracks g raffitied on walls all around the world) can be found in Oslo\, Norway. Th is song premiered on Beats 1 Radio along with his Halsey collaboration “ The Feeling.”\n\nOn November 14th\, 2015 the official music video was re leased. Directed by Parris Goebel\, it shows an arguing couple communicati ng by dancing around their house. The video stars renowned dancers\, Keone and Mari Madrid.\n\nOn December 6th\, 2016\, it was announced that Justin Bieber’s single “Love Yourself” was nominated for two Grammy Awards : Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance\n\nFun Fact: On March 4th \, 2016\, Vanity Fair recruited renown African American actor\, Morgan Fre eman so he could recite the lyrics to this song in a witty and humorous wa y.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/Beats1/status/663772277075410944 SUMMARY:Love Yourself by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:pillowtalk-20160220 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160227 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Zayn\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 20\, 2 016\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe debut solo release from former One Direction-er Za yn Malik\, “PILLOWTALK” gets “dirty and raw” about sex—Malik exp lained to The Sunday Times:\n\nEverybody has sex\, and it’s something pe ople want to hear about. It’s part of everybody’s life\, a very BIG pa rt of life! And you don’t want to sweep it under the carpet. It has to b e talked about.\n\nMalik’s lyrics focus on both the spiritual and physic al elements of sex: the pleasure and the pain\, the purity and rawness\, “our paradise and our war zone.”\n\nGoing solo frees Malik from the re straints of a made-on-TV ensemble like One Direction:\n\nI’m enjoying wh at I’m doing. I’m not censoring myself anymore\, so I’m not tired. I love it.\n\n“PILLOWTALK” premiered on January 29\, 2016\, the day aft er an interview with Beats 1’s Zane Lowe during which he previewed the s ong and other tracks on his debut solo album Mind Of Mine. It later debute d at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Pillowtalk by Zayn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:love-yourself-20160227 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160227 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160305 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februa ry 27\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nWith the help of Benny Blanco\, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran wrote this parting song to a past lover—it’s both bitt er and caring. “Love Yourself” is not as uptempo as Bieber’s recent singles “What Do You Mean?” and “Sorry\,” but the song still has a catchy\, pop core.\n\nAs with Justin’s recent singles “What Do You Mean?” and “Sorry”\, many listeners can’t help but think of Selena Gomez when they hear the track. On a recent interview on The Ellen Show t hough\, Bieber named only three songs that are definitely inspired by his ex-girlfriend: “Mark My Words\,” “What Do You Mean” and “Sorry. ”. This doesn’t mean that the implied ex-lover is not Selena Gomez.\n\ nGiven Ed Sheeran’s contribution\, it’s likely an amalgam of Gomez and one of Ed Sheeran’s exes (Athina Andrelos? Nicole Scherzinger?)\, if th e song is autobiographical at all.\n\nThe graffiti artwork for “Love You rself” (Justin revealed the tracklist by posting pictures of the names o f the tracks graffitied on walls all around the world) can be found in Osl o\, Norway. This song premiered on Beats 1 Radio along with his Halsey col laboration “The Feeling.”\n\nOn November 14th\, 2015 the official musi c video was released. Directed by Parris Goebel\, it shows an arguing coup le communicating by dancing around their house. The video stars renowned d ancers\, Keone and Mari Madrid.\n\nOn December 6th\, 2016\, it was announc ed that Justin Bieber’s single “Love Yourself” was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Song Of The Year and Best Pop Solo Performance\n\nFun Fact : On March 4th\, 2016\, Vanity Fair recruited renown African American acto r\, Morgan Freeman so he could recite the lyrics to this song in a witty a nd humorous way.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/Beats1/status/663772277075410944 SUMMARY:Love Yourself by Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:work-20160305 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160507 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rihanna featuring Drake\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\nChart da tes: March 5\, 2016 – April 30\, 2016 SUMMARY:Work by Rihanna featuring Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:panda-20160507 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Desiigner\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 7\, 2 016 – May 14\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Panda” is inspired by the white BMW X6—Desiigner notes the luxury car’s resemblance to the previously endangered animal.\n\n\n\nThe Brooklyn-based rapper had the vision for th is breakout track while playing the video game Grand Theft Auto V.\n\nDesi igner uploaded the song to SoundCloud during December 2015—it quickly am assed more than a million plays. In February 2016\, Kanye West incorporate d two verses of this track into “Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2\,” for his album The Life of Pablo. He’d announce Desiigner’s signing to G.O. O.D. Music at the February 11th TLOP listening session at Madison Square G arden.\n\nOn April 25th\, 2016\, Billboard released their Hot 100 chart in formation regarding the week of May 7th’s top 10\, with “Panda” beco ming No. 1. By doing so\, Desiigner broke the 41 week streak of non-Americ ans holding the No. 1 spot in the Hot 100.\n\nManchester producer Menace s ays he sold the “Panda” beat to Desiigner for $200. He was inspired by DC Comics character the Joker when creating this instrumental:\n\nHe’s dark and gritty and my production is dark\, gritty\, taking-over-the-world type of production.\n\nA music video directed by Paul Geusebroek was rele ased on May 10th 2016. In the video\, Desiigner gets involved in a high sp eed car chase and a street fight. It features a cameo from Kanye amidst he avy uses of bodycam shots.\n\nVogue Magazine also came out with their own version of the “Panda” video featuring model Andreea Diaconu romping a round in a swimsuit in New York City.\n\nAfter the track’s release many people started comparing Desiigner’s flow and sound to the one of Future . When Future was asked about the up and coming Brooklyn rapper he respond ed with\, “I never worried about anyone else.” SUMMARY:Panda by Desiigner END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:one-dance-20160521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160528 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: May 21\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, Billboar d shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billboard Hot 100 #1’s t o date. SUMMARY:One Dance by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:can-t-stop-the-feeling-20160528 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160604 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Timberlake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ma y 28\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Can’t Stop The Feeling” is the official theme from Dreamworks' animated film\, Trolls. Justin Timberlake does the voice for a character named Branch\, and is also the executive producer o f the film’s soundtrack.\n\nThe song is produced by well-known pop hit m akers Max Martin and Shellback. It features a jazzy\, uptempo beat\, and a falsetto chorus. SUMMARY:Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:one-dance-20160604 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160806 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla\nWeeks at #1: 9 weeks\n Chart dates: June 4\, 2016 – July 30\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn December 16\, 2024\, Billboard shared an updated list of the longest-leading Billbo ard Hot 100 #1’s to date. SUMMARY:One Dance by Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:cheap-thrills-20160806 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160806 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20160903 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sia featuring Sean Paul\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart da tes: August 6\, 2016 – August 27\, 2016 SUMMARY:Cheap Thrills by Sia featuring Sean Paul END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:closer-20160903 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey\nWeeks at #1: 12 week s\nChart dates: September 3\, 2016 – November 19\, 2016 SUMMARY:Closer by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:black-beatles-20161126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks \nChart dates: November 26\, 2016 – December 31\, 2016\n\n---\nAbout:\nW hat is this?\n\nIn December\, Genius will be releasing an all-genres list of the 100 best songs of the year\, ranked by members of the community. Th is page is for deciding which songs might make the cut! If you see a song here that you’ve heard and enjoyed\, create an annotation for it\, sayin g what you thought of it and why. Should it make the list? Where should it be ranked?\n\nA song I really like isn’t on here! Can I add it?\n\nYes! Edit the lyrics and add it under the relevant genre. Please don’t add s ongs released before 2016\, or which haven’t been released yet. SUMMARY:Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:starboy-20170107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nCh art dates: January 7\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nStarboy\, Abel'in süperstarl ığını fark etmesini anlatıyor. Bir nevi gizemli Kanadalı'dan\, Billb oard listelerini alt üst eden bir süper yıldıza.\n\nStarboy ayrıca Ab el'in 25 Kasım 2016'da çıkaracağı Starboy isimli üçüncü stüdyo a lbümünün ilk parçası ve baş single'ı. SUMMARY:Starboy by The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:black-beatles-20170114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170121 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\ nChart dates: January 14\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nWhat is this?\n\nIn Decemb er\, Genius will be releasing an all-genres list of the 100 best songs of the year\, ranked by members of the community. This page is for deciding w hich songs might make the cut! If you see a song here that you’ve heard and enjoyed\, create an annotation for it\, saying what you thought of it and why. Should it make the list? Where should it be ranked?\n\nA song I r eally like isn’t on here! Can I add it?\n\nYes! Edit the lyrics and add it under the relevant genre. Please don’t add songs released before 2016 \, or which haven’t been released yet. SUMMARY:Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd featuring Gucci Mane END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:bad-and-boujee-20170121 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: January 21\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bad and Boujee" is a trap an them about making money and spending time with women who have expensive ta ste. “Boujee” is an intentional misspelling of “bougie\,” which is slang for bourgeois\, and refers to the materialism of society’s middle class.\n\nThis Metro Boomin-produced track marks the first collaboration between Northside/North Atlanta’s Migos\, minus Takeoff\, and Philly’s Lil Uzi Vert.\n\n“Bad and Boujee” is Migos' highest-charting track ye t\, as well as their first to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. SUMMARY:Bad and Boujee by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:shape-of-you-20170128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ed Sheeran\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 2 8\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nEd Sheeran released “Shape of You” together w ith “Castle On The Hill.” The two songs were the first releases from h is third album\, ÷ (Divide)\, following in the mathematical footsteps of his + (Plus) and x (Multiply) albums.\n\n“Shape Of You” is based arou nd a tropical house-inspired lead melody and dancehall beat. A rhythm is g iven by xylophones\, guitars\, and percussions. The style and rhythm have been noted as close to the Sia successes\, “Cheap Thrills”\, which ha s caused some controversy. Ed has denied receiving inspiration from the tr ack. Just like “Cheap Thrills”\, however\, “Shape of You” was writ ten with the intention of it being recorded by Rihanna\, but Sheeran later decided to keep it for himself.\n\nIn the song\, Sheeran sings about meet ing someone at a bar and falling in love with her\; a love distinct from t hose in much of his previous work as it’s more focused on the physical t han the emotional.\n\nSheeran had teased the song through a tweet that he had posted on January 5\, 2017. The video had a colon that would then merg e into a human body\, referencing the “body”-inspiration of the song.\ n\nAs of August 29\, 2017\, “Shape Of You” set a Billboard record\, sp ending 33 straight weeks in the Top 10 of the Hot 100 chart.\n\nOn Septemb er 22\, 2017\, the track became the most streamed song of all time on the Spotify plaform at 1.318 billion plays. Sheeran passed Drake who previousl y held the record with “One Dance.”\n\nThe song won a Grammy Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2018 Grammys held on January 28\, 2018.\n\nOn Janu ary 24th\, 2019\, “Shape Of You” was certified Diamond by the RIAA\, s elling over ten million units. SUMMARY:Shape of You by Ed Sheeran END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:bad-and-boujee-20170204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170218 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: February 4\, 2017 – February 11\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bad and Boujee" is a trap anthem about making money and spending time with wom en who have expensive taste. “Boujee” is an intentional misspelling of “bougie\,” which is slang for bourgeois\, and refers to the materiali sm of society’s middle class.\n\nThis Metro Boomin-produced track marks the first collaboration between Northside/North Atlanta’s Migos\, minus Takeoff\, and Philly’s Lil Uzi Vert.\n\n“Bad and Boujee” is Migos' h ighest-charting track yet\, as well as their first to top the Billboard Ho t 100 chart. SUMMARY:Bad and Boujee by Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:shape-of-you-20170218 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170218 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170506 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ed Sheeran\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 18\, 2017 – April 29\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nEd Sheeran released “Sha pe of You” together with “Castle On The Hill.” The two songs were th e first releases from his third album\, ÷ (Divide)\, following in the mat hematical footsteps of his + (Plus) and x (Multiply) albums.\n\n“Shape Of You” is based around a tropical house-inspired lead melody and danceh all beat. A rhythm is given by xylophones\, guitars\, and percussions. The style and rhythm have been noted as close to the Sia successes\, “Chea p Thrills”\, which has caused some controversy. Ed has denied receiving inspiration from the track. Just like “Cheap Thrills”\, however\, “S hape of You” was written with the intention of it being recorded by Riha nna\, but Sheeran later decided to keep it for himself.\n\nIn the song\, S heeran sings about meeting someone at a bar and falling in love with her\; a love distinct from those in much of his previous work as it’s more fo cused on the physical than the emotional.\n\nSheeran had teased the song t hrough a tweet that he had posted on January 5\, 2017. The video had a col on that would then merge into a human body\, referencing the “body”-in spiration of the song.\n\nAs of August 29\, 2017\, “Shape Of You” set a Billboard record\, spending 33 straight weeks in the Top 10 of the Hot 1 00 chart.\n\nOn September 22\, 2017\, the track became the most streamed s ong of all time on the Spotify plaform at 1.318 billion plays. Sheeran pas sed Drake who previously held the record with “One Dance.”\n\nThe song won a Grammy Best Pop Solo Performance at the 2018 Grammys held on Januar y 28\, 2018.\n\nOn January 24th\, 2019\, “Shape Of You” was certified Diamond by the RIAA\, selling over ten million units. SUMMARY:Shape of You by Ed Sheeran END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:humble-20170506 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170513 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 6 \, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn the ironically braggadocious track “HUMBLE. ” Kendrick Lamar challenges his competition. It was released a week afte r the first promotional single\, “The Heart Part 4\,” with a music vid eo directed by Dave Meyers and The Little Homies. It features religious im agery mixed with urban life\, such as Kendrick in priest’s robes and a m oving re-enactment of Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting The Last Supper—jux taposing this with the concept of humility in the chorus.\n\nOn a religiou s note\, the song could also be a reference to James Chapter 4\, verse 7:\ n\nSo humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil\, and he will flee fr om you.\n\nThe beat features a deep piano riff and a banging 808 bass line . This style of production is a departure from the sound of Kendrick’s p revious jazz-influenced project\, To Pimp a Butterfly. It seems to referen ce the character Deebo’s theme song from the popular comedy movie Friday (1995). Kendrick is also shown riding through the neighborhood on a bicyc le in the music video\, similar to Deebo in Friday.\n\nThe song debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 22\, 2017\, making it not only th e highest charting song for Kendrick\, but also one of the highest debutin g hip-hop singles since “Love the Way You Lie” by Eminem. The song lat er hit No. 1 on the chart on June 5\, 2017\, making it Lamar’s first sol o No. 1 song and second No. 1 song overall on the charts. SUMMARY:Humble by Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:that-s-what-i-like-20170513 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170520 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 13\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\n“That’s What I Like” is the fourth song on 24K Magic by Bruno Mars. As the album’s second radio single\, it took off af ter Bruno’s performance of it at the 2017 Grammy Awards.\n\nIn the song\ , Bruno tells a girl all the things he likes. These include beach houses\, extravagant food\, expensive cars and jewelry\, and more. In doing so\, h e implies that the girl can have it all with him. SUMMARY:That's What I Like by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-m-the-one-20170520 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170527 DESCRIPTION:Artist: DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber\, Quavo\, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 20\, 2017\n\n- --\nAbout:\nI want to document my favorite songs of the month as they get released. It’s to hard to try make a SOTY page at the end of the year.\n \nThat being said\, I’m going to keep up with this all year and see how many songs I can list! In the meantime\, feel free to check out my 2015 SO TY list and i’m going to complete my 2016 list shortly! SUMMARY:I'm the One by DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber\, Quavo\, Chance t he Rapper and Lil Wayne END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:despacito-20170527 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170916 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber\nWe eks at #1: 16 weeks\nChart dates: May 27\, 2017 – September 9\, 2017 SUMMARY:Despacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:look-what-you-made-me-do-20170916 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171007 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 16\, 2017 – September 30\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from the highly anticipated follow-up to 1989 takes shots at several unnamed r ivals\, who most fans suspect to be Kanye West\, Kim Kardashian West\, and Katy Perry — see this video for more. The song’s themes are of reveng e and rebirth into a smarter\, stronger person. It sees Swift move in a ne w sonic direction\, incorporating electropop and an unexpected interpolati on of the 90s hit “I’m Too Sexy” on the chorus.\n\nIn the week leadi ng up to the track’s release\, Swift cleared all previous social media p resence and released three videos of a snake’s tail\, body\, and head\; most considered this a reference to her widespread reputation as a “snak e.” She then revealed the album title and cover\, and announced the rele ase dates for both the album and the single.\n\nA short preview of the mus ic video was aired on Good Morning America the morning of the song’s rel ease\; the clip was later posted to Swift’s social media accounts and of ficial site. The full video premiered during the MTV Video Music Awards on August 27th\, 2017 — check out the analysis here! The video made both V EVO and YouTube history\, amassing the most views within 24 hours in histo ry on both platforms.\n\nOn the reputation Album Release Party\, Taylor re vealed that “Look What You Made Me Do” started out as a poem:\n\nIt ac tually started with just a poem that I wrote about my feelings\, and it’ s basically about realizing that you couldn’t trust certain people\, but realizing you appreciate the people you can trust. Realizing that you can ’t just let everyone in\, but the ones you can let in\, you need to cher ish. And it had all the verses in it\, just basically as is.\n\nLater on\, after the music video of “Look What You Made Me Do” was released\, Ta ylor herself came out to explain the true meaning behind the LWYMMD music video: SUMMARY:Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:bodak-yellow-20171007 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171028 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cardi B\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: October 7\, 2017 – October 21\, 2017\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “Bodak Yellow\,” Cardi brings up her past as a stripper and how she has cemented her legitimacy i n the rap game with her peerless work ethic. It’s the first single she r eleased with Atlantic Records since signing to the label in 2017.\n\nThe c horus and Cardi’s flow throughout the song is reminiscent of Kodak Black ’s August 2014 song\, “No Flockin.” The title’s also a play on Kod ak’s name as “Bodak” alludes the “B” in “Bloods” as Cardi is a member of the Bloods gang\, and “Black” is changed to “Yellow” as she’s a yellow bone or light-skinned.\n\nIn an August 2017 Billboard interview\, Cardi revealed that she wrote the lyrics to the song while lis tening to the beat on an airplane:\n\nI heard the beat … on the airplane \, I kept writing to it. SUMMARY:Bodak Yellow by Cardi B END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rockstar-20171028 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone featuring 21 Savage\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\n Chart dates: October 28\, 2017 – December 16\, 2017 SUMMARY:Rockstar by Post Malone featuring 21 Savage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:perfect-20171223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart da tes: December 23\, 2017 – January 20\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter a hot streak of collaborations\, Beyoncé hopped onto the chart-topping guitar b allad\, “Perfect\,” originally by Ed Sheeran. This version is a soft a coustic ‘remix’ of the original track and also features choir backing vocals.\n\nAlthough this is the first duet between the two\, they have sun g together in 2015 at the event “Stevie Wonder: Songs In The Key Of Life — An All-Star GRAMMY Salute” and at the Global Citizen Festival. SUMMARY:Perfect by Ed Sheeran and Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:havana-20180127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug\nWeeks at #1: 1 wee k\nChart dates: January 27\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nEach week\, I’ll be po sting whatever songs and/or albums I’m obsessed with at the time. SUMMARY:Havana by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:god-s-plan-20180203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180421 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: February 3\, 2018 – April 14\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\n“God’s Plan” is a feel-goo d track that discusses Drake’s future. Being who he is in the industry\, he knows that people want him to fail\; however\, God won’t let him do that.\n\nAnother key subject of the song is the separation Drake feels tha t he needs to have from those outside of his inner circle. Anyone who trie s to work their way into his life must have an ulterior motive to benefit themselves.\n\nThe last key subject of this song is the fact that Drake is giving back to the life he had once\, honoring the people and the environ ment he also once was in.\n\nThe official music video shared a different s entiment though\, as Drake took the budget for the video\, a whopping $996 \,631.90\, and gave it away to families\, schools\, charities\, and more. It was directed by Karena Evans\, who also hails from Toronto\, and is a p rotégé of Director X.\n\nDirector X has had a hand in a number of Drake music videos in the past\, including “Hotline Bling” and “Started Fr om The Bottom.” SUMMARY:God's Plan by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:nice-for-what-20180421 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180519 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: April 21\, 2018 – May 12\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What” is Drake’s third single of 2018\, coming after the S cary Hours EP which was released in January.\n\nThroughout the song\, Drak e speaks about female empowerment in the digital age. Women can be found t rying to gain a following and live in the light\, but that also comes with some resistance and hate. Despite what they go through\, Drake shows that he understands and appreciates the hustle.\n\nIt was first teased by Laur yn Hill’s son\, Joshua Marley on social media in early March of 2018 und er the name “Showin' Off.” SUMMARY:Nice for What by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:this-is-america-20180519 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180519 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180602 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Childish Gambino\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Ma y 19\, 2018 – May 26\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nDropping amid ongoing politi cal and cultural tumult and turmoil\, Childish Gambino’s “This is Amer ica” appears to be a commentary on black life in America and American cu lture as a whole. It contrasts popular culture’s perception of the black experience and its often brutal reality by juxtaposing happy\, carefree c horuses and dark\, aggressive verses.\n\nThis contrast may also allude to the cyclical shifts in mood whenever there is a shooting in America. One s econd\, the entire nation is in an uproar\, the next\, they are happy and unconcerned\, placated by pop culture trends.\n\nIn the music video\, dire cted by frequent Gambino collaborator Hiro Murai\, Gambino portrays this c omparison by dancing around gleefully with school-aged children\, seemingl y unbothered by the chaotic scenes of violence in the background. However\ , in the short film’s final scene\, Gambino is seen running frantically through a darkened warehouse trying to escape the mob that now chases him\ ; a reminder that if America chooses to remain willfully ignorant of its p roblems\, they will inevitably be the country’s downfall.\n\n“This is America” is Gambino’s first single since he dropped the 2016 studio al bum Awaken\, My Love!. The song’s release coincided with Gambino’s app earance on Saturday Night Live\, where he performed the new track\, along with “Saturday\,” another new track. SUMMARY:This Is America by Childish Gambino END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:nice-for-what-20180602 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180602 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180616 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 2\, 2018 – June 9\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What” is Drake’s third single of 2018\, coming after the S cary Hours EP which was released in January.\n\nThroughout the song\, Drak e speaks about female empowerment in the digital age. Women can be found t rying to gain a following and live in the light\, but that also comes with some resistance and hate. Despite what they go through\, Drake shows that he understands and appreciates the hustle.\n\nIt was first teased by Laur yn Hill’s son\, Joshua Marley on social media in early March of 2018 und er the name “Showin' Off.” SUMMARY:Nice for What by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:psycho-20180616 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180616 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180623 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign\nWeeks at #1: 1 wee k\nChart dates: June 16\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nPsycho by postmalone SUMMARY:Psycho by Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:nice-for-what-20180623 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180630 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 23\, 2018 \n\n---\nAbout:\nThe New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What ” is Drake’s third single of 2018\, coming after the Scary Hours EP wh ich was released in January.\n\nThroughout the song\, Drake speaks about f emale empowerment in the digital age. Women can be found trying to gain a following and live in the light\, but that also comes with some resistance and hate. Despite what they go through\, Drake shows that he understands and appreciates the hustle.\n\nIt was first teased by Lauryn Hill’s son\ , Joshua Marley on social media in early March of 2018 under the name “S howin' Off.” SUMMARY:Nice for What by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:sad-20180630 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180707 DESCRIPTION:Artist: XXXTentacion\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 30 \, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “SAD!” X laments about the struggle of lett ing go of a loved one and the feeling of depression that follows.\n\nHe de tails emotions of uncertainty surrounding a specific relationship. He is i nsecure and heartbroken due to the fact that his girlfriend had left him\, bringing about a melancholy vibe.\n\nHe also brings up suicide\, a subjec t often discussed throughout his discography. For example\, in the song “Jocelyn Flores” from his 2017 album\, 17\, he raps about a friend who suffered from depression and eventually killed herself.\n\nThis song was frequently teased as an intro of X’s gaming videos on his YouTube channe l prior to its release. SUMMARY:Sad! by XXXTentacion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-like-it-20180707 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180714 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cardi B\, Bad Bunny and J Balvin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: July 7\, 2018 SUMMARY:I Like It by Cardi B\, Bad Bunny and J Balvin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:nice-for-what-20180714 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180721 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 14\, 2018 \n\n---\nAbout:\nThe New Orleans bounce music-inflected “Nice For What ” is Drake’s third single of 2018\, coming after the Scary Hours EP wh ich was released in January.\n\nThroughout the song\, Drake speaks about f emale empowerment in the digital age. Women can be found trying to gain a following and live in the light\, but that also comes with some resistance and hate. Despite what they go through\, Drake shows that he understands and appreciates the hustle.\n\nIt was first teased by Lauryn Hill’s son\ , Joshua Marley on social media in early March of 2018 under the name “S howin' Off.” SUMMARY:Nice for What by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:in-my-feelings-20180721 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180721 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180929 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: July 21\, 2018 – September 22\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\n“In My Feelings” is an upbeat\ , club-mixed love letter to “Kiki\,” “KB\,” and the members of Cit y Girls. The track rides on Drake’s heartfelt singing and honest lyrics\ , wondering if they still love him.\n\nThe track is produced by 40\, TrapM oneyBenny and BlaqNmilD. BlaqNmilD had a hand at producing another track o n Scorpion\, “Nice for What\,” which has similar New Orleans bounce in fluences.\n\nThe track is heavily based on vocal samples\, a staple of New Orleans bounce. One included sample is Magnolia Shorty’s “Smoking Gun \,” and City Girls' vocals are written to sound similar to that track. A lso sampled is Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop.”\n\nAt the end of the song\, D rake samples the seventh episode of the second season of popular TV show A tlanta\, which is written\, directed\, and acted in by Donald Glover a.k.a Childish Gambino. This episode revolved around Drake and was aptly titled “Champagne Papi\,” his Instagram username and producer alter-ego.\n\n Days following the album’s release\, “In My Feelings” garnered wides pread media attention due to a viral video of comedian and Instagram perso nality\, Shiggy\, dancing to the song’s hook. The video evolved into the #DoTheShiggy challenge where people would try to replicate Shiggy’s ori ginal video. The challenge contributed to “In My Feelings” topping the Billboard Hot 100.\n\nThe music video for “In My Feelings” was releas ed on August 2\, 2018\, starring Drake\, Phylicia Rashad\, La La Anthony\, Shiggy\, and Capito & Marley. SUMMARY:In My Feelings by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:girls-like-you-20180929 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180929 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181117 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: September 29\, 2018 – November 10\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe exi stence of the remix of the original “Girls Like You” was initially con firmed in a tweet by the band:\nhttps://twitter.com/maroon5/status/1001866 378100359168\n\nLeaving the original vocals & production intact\, Cardi ad ds a Bronx-flavored verse to the pop record\, rapping about having danced for dollars & being the life of the party among other things.\n\nThe remix also gained its own music video featuring several idolized women across a n array of fields.\n\nIn September 2018\, the song topped the Billboard Ho t 100\, becoming Cardi’s third #1 single\, and Maroon5’s fourth. The s ong dethroned the uber-popular “In My Feelings”\, by Drake\, which led the pack for ten weeks.\n\nOn February 11\, 2019\, “Girls Like You” l ogged its 33rd week in the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming the sixth single in the chart’s history to stay in the top 10 for that long. The song currently matches Ed Sheeran’s 33-week run of “Shape of You ” in the top 10. SUMMARY:Girls Like You by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:thank-u-next-20181117 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 17\, 2018 – December 1\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn the lead single and titular track to her fifth studio album\, thank u\, next\, Ariana Grande discusses themes of self-love\, growth\, and empowerment after a breakup. She also references her most public romantic relationships over the years and does not shy away from name-dropping in the process.\n\nThe song was r eleased on November 3\, 2018\, minutes before an episode of Saturday Night Live aired. In a promotional clip\, cast member and Ariana’s ex-fiancé \, Pete Davidson\, made a joke about the two’s failed engagement. Once s he was made aware of the clip\, she expressed her disgust in a since delet ed tweet\, writing:\n\nfor somebody who claims to hate relevancy u sure lo ve clinging to it huh\n\nShe then followed her post with another\, tweetin g the phrase that would become her new mantra in 2018:\n\nthank u\, next\n \n“thank u\, next” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming A riana’s eleventh top-ten entry and her highest charting single to date\, surpassing her Iggy Azalea assisted single “Problem\,” which peaked a t #2 in 2014. Additionally\, it was the first song by a lead female artist to debut atop the US charts since Adele’s “Hello” in 2015.\n\nThe m usic video for “thank u\, next” was released on November 30\, 2018\, a nd is directed by frequent collaborator Hannah Lux Davis\, who has previou sly worked with Ariana on videos for “breathin\,” “Side to Side\,” and more. The video interpolates iconic early-2000s movies Mean Girls\, B ring It On\, Legally Blonde\, and 13 Going on 30\, and features cameo appe arances from celebrities including Kris Jenner\, Troye Sivan\, as well as Ariana’s former Victorious co-stars Daniella Monet\, Elizabeth Gillies a nd Matt Bennett\, among others. The music video became a huge success\, ac cumulating more than 55.4 million views in its first 24 hours\, becoming t he biggest-ever global debut for a music video on YouTube. It would go on to break another YouTube record for the fastest video to reach 100 million views. SUMMARY:Thank U\, Next by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:sicko-mode-20181208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Travis Scott\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 8\, 2018\n\n---\nAbout:\n“SICKO MODE” refers to Travis and Drake’s work ethic\, showing they’re a cut above the competition by going into “sicko” or “beast” mode.\n\n“Sicko\,” or “6icko” (the 6 re ferring to Drake’s hometown Toronto)\, is a term derived from Drake’s vernacular. It refers to his friends\, brought to the limelight by Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant\, when he tweeted his reaction to Dra ke’s 2015 diss track\, “Charged Up.”\n\nhttps://twitter.com/KDTrey5/ status/625095671595401217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwte rm%5E625095671595401217&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgenius.com%2FDrake-summer-si xteen-lyrics\n\nThe track has been teased as far back as 2017\, when Drake teamed up with Louis Vuitton to release his track “Signs\,” and Travi s Scott replied to an Instagram post\, saying:\n\nDawg prolly do it for a Louis belt. SUMMARY:Sicko Mode by Travis Scott END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:thank-u-next-20181215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190112 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decem ber 15\, 2018 – January 5\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn the lead single and titular track to her fifth studio album\, thank u\, next\, Ariana Grande d iscusses themes of self-love\, growth\, and empowerment after a breakup. S he also references her most public romantic relationships over the years a nd does not shy away from name-dropping in the process.\n\nThe song was re leased on November 3\, 2018\, minutes before an episode of Saturday Night Live aired. In a promotional clip\, cast member and Ariana’s ex-fiancé\ , Pete Davidson\, made a joke about the two’s failed engagement. Once sh e was made aware of the clip\, she expressed her disgust in a since delete d tweet\, writing:\n\nfor somebody who claims to hate relevancy u sure lov e clinging to it huh\n\nShe then followed her post with another\, tweeting the phrase that would become her new mantra in 2018:\n\nthank u\, next\n\ n“thank u\, next” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, becoming Ar iana’s eleventh top-ten entry and her highest charting single to date\, surpassing her Iggy Azalea assisted single “Problem\,” which peaked at #2 in 2014. Additionally\, it was the first song by a lead female artist to debut atop the US charts since Adele’s “Hello” in 2015.\n\nThe mu sic video for “thank u\, next” was released on November 30\, 2018\, an d is directed by frequent collaborator Hannah Lux Davis\, who has previous ly worked with Ariana on videos for “breathin\,” “Side to Side\,” and more. The video interpolates iconic early-2000s movies Mean Girls\, Br ing It On\, Legally Blonde\, and 13 Going on 30\, and features cameo appea rances from celebrities including Kris Jenner\, Troye Sivan\, as well as A riana’s former Victorious co-stars Daniella Monet\, Elizabeth Gillies an d Matt Bennett\, among others. The music video became a huge success\, acc umulating more than 55.4 million views in its first 24 hours\, becoming th e biggest-ever global debut for a music video on YouTube. It would go on t o break another YouTube record for the fastest video to reach 100 million views. SUMMARY:Thank U\, Next by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:without-me-20190112 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190119 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Halsey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 12\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Without Me” is the first new song released by Ha lsey since her 2017 album\, hopeless fountain kingdom. The track is direct ed at her ex G-Eazy after she was “cheated on in front of the entire wor ld\, like\, a billion times.”\n\nThis song dives into the personal feeli ngs of Halsey after being a very public relationship. The track is differe nt to her earlier conceptual records Badlands and hopeless fountain kingdo m\, due to the fact there was no role to play:\n\nIt’s the most raw thin g I’ve ever made… Here\, I have this record where it’s just me\, no character. It’s about my life and my relationship that the world has wat ched so closely… It’s just me.\n\nThe song premiered on Zane Lowe’s “World Record” on Beats 1 Radio\, and was followed by an interview wit h the artist about “Without Me”.\n\nIn that interview\, Halsey stated that the song was not going to be part of a future album\, and described i t as a “stand-alone record\;” however\, on 13 September 2019\, “With out Me” was revealed to be track 9 on her third studio album Manic.\n\nI n honor of the song hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, Halsey released a remix of the track featuring Juice WRLD. SUMMARY:Without Me by Halsey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:sunflower-20190119 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190126 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone and Swae Lee\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: January 19\, 2019 SUMMARY:Sunflower by Post Malone and Swae Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:without-me-20190126 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Halsey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 26\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Without Me” is the first new song released by Ha lsey since her 2017 album\, hopeless fountain kingdom. The track is direct ed at her ex G-Eazy after she was “cheated on in front of the entire wor ld\, like\, a billion times.”\n\nThis song dives into the personal feeli ngs of Halsey after being a very public relationship. The track is differe nt to her earlier conceptual records Badlands and hopeless fountain kingdo m\, due to the fact there was no role to play:\n\nIt’s the most raw thin g I’ve ever made… Here\, I have this record where it’s just me\, no character. It’s about my life and my relationship that the world has wat ched so closely… It’s just me.\n\nThe song premiered on Zane Lowe’s “World Record” on Beats 1 Radio\, and was followed by an interview wit h the artist about “Without Me”.\n\nIn that interview\, Halsey stated that the song was not going to be part of a future album\, and described i t as a “stand-alone record\;” however\, on 13 September 2019\, “With out Me” was revealed to be track 9 on her third studio album Manic.\n\nI n honor of the song hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, Halsey released a remix of the track featuring Juice WRLD. SUMMARY:Without Me by Halsey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:7-rings-20190202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190309 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Febru ary 2\, 2019 – March 2\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“7 rings\,” which feat ures Ariana boasting about money and many other luxuries\, including diamo nds and houses\, is the second official single from Ariana Grande’s fift h studio album\, thank u\, next after Ariana announced that “imagine” will act as a promotional single for the album. The title is in reference to a collection of matching friendship rings Ariana and six of her friends bought in New York.\n\nOn December 1st\, Ariana revealed the owners of th e rings: herself\, Victoria Monét\, Courtney Chipolone\, Alexa Luria\, Ta yla Parx\, Njomza and Kaydence Krysiuk\, all of whom have a writing credit on the song except Courtney and Alexa.\n\nIn December 2018\, Ariana confi rmed via Twitter that the “thank u\, next” video featured a “7 rings ” snippet\, playing a loop of the instrumental at the beginning.\n\nOn J anuary 12th\, 2019\, Ariana tweeted a very small snippet of the song\, and then on January 14th\, she posted a sneak peek for the music video on her Instagram. Two days later\, Ariana uploaded a video of her dancing to the track in the car from 22 December 2018\, with a timer counting down to th e song’s release. This was also the first time any lyrics were heard. SUMMARY:7 Rings by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:shallow-20190309 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190309 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190316 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: March 9\, 2019 SUMMARY:Shallow by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:sucker-20190316 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jonas Brothers\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 16\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Sucker” is an upbeat pop song\, and the ba nd’s first single in almost six years. The brothers collectively portray someone who is infatuated with someone and for whom they would go to grea t lengths. The light rock instrumentation throughout the track is minimal\ , leaving the central focus on the brothers' vocals on their comeback sing le.\n\nThe song was teased in a YouTube video released by The Late Late Sh ow with James Corden and was officially confirmed through a Twitter post:\ n\nhttps://twitter.com/jonasbrothers/status/1101133396200308736 SUMMARY:Sucker by Jonas Brothers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:7-rings-20190323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190413 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: March 23\, 2019 – April 6\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“7 rings\,” which featur es Ariana boasting about money and many other luxuries\, including diamond s and houses\, is the second official single from Ariana Grande’s fifth studio album\, thank u\, next after Ariana announced that “imagine” wi ll act as a promotional single for the album. The title is in reference to a collection of matching friendship rings Ariana and six of her friends b ought in New York.\n\nOn December 1st\, Ariana revealed the owners of the rings: herself\, Victoria Monét\, Courtney Chipolone\, Alexa Luria\, Tayl a Parx\, Njomza and Kaydence Krysiuk\, all of whom have a writing credit o n the song except Courtney and Alexa.\n\nIn December 2018\, Ariana confirm ed via Twitter that the “thank u\, next” video featured a “7 rings ” snippet\, playing a loop of the instrumental at the beginning.\n\nOn J anuary 12th\, 2019\, Ariana tweeted a very small snippet of the song\, and then on January 14th\, she posted a sneak peek for the music video on her Instagram. Two days later\, Ariana uploaded a video of her dancing to the track in the car from 22 December 2018\, with a timer counting down to th e song’s release. This was also the first time any lyrics were heard. SUMMARY:7 Rings by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:old-town-road-20190413 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190824 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lil Nas X\nWeeks at #1: 19 weeks\nChart dates: April 13 \, 2019 – August 17\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “Old Town Road\,” Lil Nas X romanticizes the life of a cowboy. The character is unfulfilled by a hedonistic life of consumerism\, substance abuse\, and adultery. He also has dissatisfaction with the indolence of his peers\, feeling no need to h eed their advice. With nothing left to believe in or follow\, the rider he ads out with the only destination being the open road.\n\n“Old Town Road ” grew in popularity through numerous TikTok memes. Similarly to how the Atlanta duo iLOVEFRiDAY’s hit song “Mia Khalifa” blew up\, clips on TikTok with the hashtag #oldtownroad have garnered millions of views.\n\n After the song was removed from Billboard’s Country charts for “not (e mbracing) enough elements of today’s country music to chart in its curre nt version\,” Lil Nas X released a remix of his song with Billy Ray Cyru s to spite the company. The original eventually reached the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 8\, 2019.\n\nBoth the original version a nd the remix credits Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails for sampling their track\, “34 Ghosts IV.” SUMMARY:Old Town Road by Lil Nas X END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:bad-guy-20190824 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190831 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Billie Eilish\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 24\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“bad guy” is a playful\, bass-heavy track t hat sees Eilish taunting her lover\, flaunting her tough nature while ques tioning his own.\n\nIt was first proven to exist after Eilish teased a sni ppet of the track on her Instagram story.\n\nIn an interview with PopBuzz\ , Eilish referred to the track\, stating she knew from the beginning that “bad guy” would open the album.\n\nOn the same day as the album’s re lease\, the official music video was uploaded to YouTube. The beginning of the video also contains “!!!!!!!”\, the intro of WHEN WE ALL FALL ASL EEP\, WHERE DO WE GO?. Billie confirmed that the song would be receiving a music video with a comment on Instagram under a fan post.\n\nOn August 19 \, 2019\, the song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 making her the firs t person born in the 21st century to have a #1 and dethroning Lil Nas X’ s “Old Town Road”\, who held the #1 spot for 19 consecutive weeks. Lil Nas X congratulated Billie on her achievement through a tweet:\n\nhttps:/ /twitter.com/LilNasX/status/1163547042376900610\n\nA remix featuring Justi n Bieber was released on July 11\, 2019. SUMMARY:Bad Guy by Billie Eilish END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:senorita-20190831 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190831 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190907 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: August 31\, 2019 SUMMARY:Señorita by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:truth-hurts-20190907 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190907 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191019 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lizzo\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: September 7\, 2019 – October 12\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn Lizzo’s breakthrough sing le\, she flaunts her confidence after breaking up with an unfaithful lover . Despite coming out in 2017\, “Truth Hurts” gained traction after bei ng included in the 2019 Netflix film Someone Great\, and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 2019.\n\nLizzo told People that she consid ered quitting music after the song came out\, but her family and collabora tors encouraged her to continue with her career\, allowing her to reap the benefits and watch the song become a hit. SUMMARY:Truth Hurts by Lizzo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:highest-in-the-room-20191019 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191026 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Travis Scott\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 19\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM\,” Travis discusses his relationship with his then-wife and mother of his child – Kylie Jen ner – and his self-proclaimed title as the most intoxicated person in th e place he is in.\n\nThis song was first teased by Kylie on April 22\, 2019\, when it played in an advertisement for her Kybrows cosmetic produc t. Following this\, on May 3\, 2019\, Travis performed a portion of the so ng during his headlining set at JMBLYA 2019\, and then again a week later\ , during his set at Rolling Loud Miami.\n\nIn late June 2019\, Travis perf ormed a large portion of the track\, during his Morocco performance and on August 31\, 2019\, he previewed Lil Baby’s verse during a live show.\n\ nOn September 30\, 2019\, Travis revealed the single’s final release dat e and cover art in an Instagram post. Coincidentally\, two days before the scheduled release of “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” Travis and Kylie reportedl y called it quits on their relationship.\n\nThe song was officially releas ed on October 4\, 2019\, along with accompanying visuals. However\, the fi nal version did not include the teased Lil Baby feature. It eventually was released on the song’s remix in December of 2019.\n\nThe track also bec ame Scott’s second single to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, and first to debut in the peak position. “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” was certified 4x Multi-Platinum by RIAA on December 1\, 2020. SUMMARY:Highest in the Room by Travis Scott END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:truth-hurts-20191026 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191026 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lizzo\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 26\, 2 019\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn Lizzo’s breakthrough single\, she flaunts her con fidence after breaking up with an unfaithful lover. Despite coming out in 2017\, “Truth Hurts” gained traction after being included in the 2019 Netflix film Someone Great\, and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in Se ptember 2019.\n\nLizzo told People that she considered quitting music afte r the song came out\, but her family and collaborators encouraged her to c ontinue with her career\, allowing her to reap the benefits and watch the song become a hit. SUMMARY:Truth Hurts by Lizzo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:someone-you-loved-20191102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lewis Capaldi\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 2\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nDuring his speech at The BRIT Awards 2020\, Le wis confirmed that contrary to popular belief\, this song is about his gra ndmother (as opposed to an ex-lover).\n\nThe music video\, starring the fo rmer Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi\, depicts him as a widower. He is cont ent\, but when he meets a young mother and her family\, who his wife had d onated a heart to\, and he gets to listen to her heartbeat again.\n\n“So meone You Loved” was Lewis' first UK number 1 single and spent seven con secutive weeks at the top. It also hit #1 on Scotland and Ireland’s char ts. SUMMARY:Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lose-you-to-love-me-20191109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191116 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Selena Gomez\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novembe r 9\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nAfter four years of releasing droplet singles\, Selena Gomez released “Lose You To Love Me\,” a self-love anthem feat uring melancholic lyrics about discovering her true self through the diffi cult process of losing a lover.\n\nThe song is the lead single from her hi ghly anticipated third studio album\, Rare\, and has been seemingly confir med to be about her rocky relationship with ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber.\n\ nA music video was released alongside the song. The music video was shot c ompletely on an iPhone for Apple’s “Shot on iPhone” campaign\; these words and the Apple logo can be seen in a promotional video posted by App le.\n\nThe cover art for the track and release date were shared by Selena on Twitter on October 18\, 2019. More hype for the release of the song beg an to build when a credible insider on the music forum ATRL made a cryptic comment “2.2.22.23” on a popular discussion forum about Selena’s mu sic. Many fans immediately pieced together the information and theorized t hat on either the 22nd or 23rd of October\, “Lose You to Love Me” woul d be released with a music video and another single. As it turned out\, Se lena released her second single\, “Look At Her Now\,” the following da y. SUMMARY:Lose You to Love Me by Selena Gomez END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:someone-you-loved-20191116 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191130 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lewis Capaldi\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novem ber 16\, 2019 – November 23\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\nDuring his speech at The BRIT Awards 2020\, Lewis confirmed that contrary to popular belief\, t his song is about his grandmother (as opposed to an ex-lover).\n\nThe musi c video\, starring the former Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi\, depicts him as a widower. He is content\, but when he meets a young mother and her fa mily\, who his wife had donated a heart to\, and he gets to listen to her heartbeat again.\n\n“Someone You Loved” was Lewis' first UK number 1 s ingle and spent seven consecutive weeks at the top. It also hit #1 on Scot land and Ireland’s charts. SUMMARY:Someone You Loved by Lewis Capaldi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:circles-20191130 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191130 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Novembe r 30\, 2019 – December 7\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Circles” is the fou rth single from Post Malone’s third studio album\, Hollywood’s Bleedin g. The track continues the heartbreak theme from “Goodbyes” as he stru ggles to maintain a strong relationship with this girl. Like “Goodbyes\, ” “Circles” fell victim to leaks before official announcements. A sn ippet of the track originally surfaced online in July of 2019\, with the f ull song being leaked online later in August.\n\nIn 2018\, Post released t he song “Stay” in a very similar fashion—the song was debuted on Apr il 4\, 2018\, during his first Bud Light Dive Bar Tour show in Nashville\, Tennessee. Like “Stay\,” “Circles” features a more unique instrum ental compared to the majority of Post’s discography\, and is sonically similar to his 2016 track\, “Hollywood Dreams / Come Down.”\n\nAn offi cial teaser was shared on August 5\, 2019\, and the full song was later de buted by Post during his Bud Light Dive Bar Tour performance on the same d ay in New York. During his performance at the Bud Light Dive Bar Tour\, Po st said that the track would be released the next week\, leading many to b elieve it was supposed to be released on August 16. However\, the song was not released on its original expected release date. In an Instagram post on August 28\, 2019\, Post announced the song would be released on August 30\, 2019\, alongside the song’s cover art. SUMMARY:Circles by Post Malone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:heartless-20191214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 14\, 2019\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Heartless” is the lead single to The Weeknd ’s fourth studio album and his first solo single since 2018’s “Call Out My Name.”\n\nThe track’s release was first teased on November 25th \, 2019\, with Tesfaye posting to his Instagram for the first time since i ts reactivation\, with the caption:\n\nthe fall starts tomorrow night\n\nT he song was premiered on the seventh episode of The Weeknd’s Beats 1 Rad io show\, Memento Mori.\n\nThe track’s accompanying music video released on December 3\, 2019\, features an intoxicated Abel gambling and smoking with producer Metro Boomin in Caesars Palace\, Las Vegas\, with blindingly bright lights\, Vegas' most memorable feature\, surrounding the two artis ts. The track’s cover art likely comes from the same area given that the background of the cover is similar to the bright cityscape seen in the mu sic video. SUMMARY:Heartless by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20191221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 21\, 2019 – January 4\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christ mas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and f ourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chris tmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide wi th the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists hav e covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, A riana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the s ong as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s lo ngevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the son g’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am t hrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of fa milies with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah C arey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy r emains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original rel ease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\ , and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t a ccept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them a nd I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the t itle\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track fin ally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Bil lboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Cand le in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\ , 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the fir st artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:circles-20200111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 11\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Circles” is the fourth single from Post Mal one’s third studio album\, Hollywood’s Bleeding. The track continues t he heartbreak theme from “Goodbyes” as he struggles to maintain a stro ng relationship with this girl. Like “Goodbyes\,” “Circles” fell v ictim to leaks before official announcements. A snippet of the track origi nally surfaced online in July of 2019\, with the full song being leaked on line later in August.\n\nIn 2018\, Post released the song “Stay” in a very similar fashion—the song was debuted on April 4\, 2018\, during his first Bud Light Dive Bar Tour show in Nashville\, Tennessee. Like “Stay \,” “Circles” features a more unique instrumental compared to the ma jority of Post’s discography\, and is sonically similar to his 2016 trac k\, “Hollywood Dreams / Come Down.”\n\nAn official teaser was shared o n August 5\, 2019\, and the full song was later debuted by Post during his Bud Light Dive Bar Tour performance on the same day in New York. During h is performance at the Bud Light Dive Bar Tour\, Post said that the track w ould be released the next week\, leading many to believe it was supposed t o be released on August 16. However\, the song was not released on its ori ginal expected release date. In an Instagram post on August 28\, 2019\, Po st announced the song would be released on August 30\, 2019\, alongside th e song’s cover art. SUMMARY:Circles by Post Malone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:the-box-20200118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200404 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Roddy Ricch\nWeeks at #1: 11 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 18\, 2020 – March 28\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Box” has seen mas sive success since its release—it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100\, beating Justin Bieber’s single “Yummy” by one spot and mar king Roddy’s first number one hit on the chart. The track received a boo st in popularity when several TikTok videos and memes parodied the product ion\, which helped Roddy’s debut studio album\, Please Excuse Me for Bei ng Antisocial\, reach the number one spot on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums in December 2019.\n\nAtlantic Records A&R Keefa Black confirmed on Twitter that the unique squeaking sounds that make up the entire track were recor ded by Roddy after the song was complete. Producer 30 Roc further recalled how the track came together in an interview with Genius News:\n\n When it came down to ‘The Box\,’ for me\, it was just like\, let’s see if w e can push him outside of his range. I really didn’t think he was going to do it. … Then Roddy came and he was like\, ‘EHH ERR\, EHH ERR\,’ and we all looked at each other… SUMMARY:The Box by Roddy Ricch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:blinding-lights-20200404 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200404 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200418 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 4\ , 2020 – April 11\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Blinding Lights” serves as the second single for The Weeknd’s fourth studio album\, After Hours. I t follows the record’s lead single\, “Heartless\,” which was release d two days prior.\n\nThe track finds Abel in a constant state of distracti on that he only gets relief from when in the presence of a significant oth er\, as he sings over an up-tempo electropop instrumental that features la rge ‘80s-inspired synths and synthwave drums\, similar to the sonic dire ction of his third studio album\, Starboy.\n\n“Blinding Lights” was fi rst announced on November 24\, 2019\, in the trailer for a Mercedes-Benz a dvertisement. The full commercial debuted minutes after the song’s relea se and is heavily centered around it. In the ad\, The Weeknd drives around in a Mercedes car as the track plays in the background.\n\nThe song leake d on November 26\, 2019\, a few days before its official release. Abel ack nowledged the incident in a tweet\, where he confirmed its official releas e:\n\noh yah… and more new music tonight (in HQ😉)\n\nOn January 21\, 2020\, the music video was released as a continuation of the visuals from “Heartless\,” starting when Abel stopped his manic run through Las Veg as. From there\, Abel continues to rip through the city while under the in fluence of substances. He is seen going to a strip club and driving a Merc edes-Benz AMG-GT.\n\n“Blinding Lights” holds the record for the longes t stay on the ranking of all time for a soloist with a 57-week run in the Hot 100’s Top 10\, including four weeks at #1\, and almost 90 weeks in t he chart’s Top 40. It won three Billboard Music Awards for Top Hot 100 S ong\, Top Radio Song\, and Top R&B Song. It was nominated for a Kids' Choi ce Award. At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards\, The Weeknd took home Video of the Year and Best R&B Video\n\nIn November 2021\, the synth-pop anthem made history as the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time. The Weeknd exp ressed his gratitude regarding this major milestone:\n\nI don’t think th e success of “Blinding Lights” has hit me yet. I try not to dwell on i t too much. I just count my blessings\, and I’m just grateful.\n\nIn 202 4\, “Blinding Lights” became the first Spotify track to pass the four billion stream mark. In January 2025\, Billboard named it the #1 song of t he 21st century. SUMMARY:Blinding Lights by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:toosie-slide-20200418 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200418 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200425 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 18\, 202 0\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Toosie Slide” marks Drake’s first foray into danc e records as he raps the instructions to the titular dance. He also boasts about his dancing skills and compares them to the legendary Michael Jacks on.\n\nThe song and its accompanying dance are named after famed Atlanta c horeographer Toosie\, who on March 29—five days before the song’s rel ease—posted a video of him\, along with other dancers Hiii Key\, Ayo and Teo\, doing the dance\, which later went viral.\n\nIn an interview with G Q a day before the song was released\, Toosie spoke on how the song and it ’s dance came about:\n\nDrake had a record idea and needed me to come up with a dance to it … Everybody was contributing little moves\, and slow ly but surely\, we started piecing it together … He went back and finish ed the song after we sent him the dance. Then he called me\, and he was li ke “Yo\, everybody is in love with the dance. Everybody’s been doing i t. We’re all calling it the Toosie Slide right now. It’s sticking and we might just call the song that.” Later on\, he let me know he was offi cially going to name the song “Toosie Slide.” I was in shock. I couldn ’t even believe it.\n\nThe single is Drake’s first official release on all streaming platforms and third release overall in 2020\, following the Future-assisted “Desires\,” which was released in January\, and “Ch icago Freestyle” and “When to Say When”—both which were released f our weeks prior to this song. “Toosie Slide\,” along with the three ot her songs were later placed on Drake’s fifth mixtape\, Dark Lane Demo Ta pes. SUMMARY:Toosie Slide by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:blinding-lights-20200425 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200509 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 25 \, 2020 – May 2\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Blinding Lights” serves as t he second single for The Weeknd’s fourth studio album\, After Hours. It follows the record’s lead single\, “Heartless\,” which was released two days prior.\n\nThe track finds Abel in a constant state of distraction that he only gets relief from when in the presence of a significant other \, as he sings over an up-tempo electropop instrumental that features larg e ‘80s-inspired synths and synthwave drums\, similar to the sonic direct ion of his third studio album\, Starboy.\n\n“Blinding Lights” was firs t announced on November 24\, 2019\, in the trailer for a Mercedes-Benz adv ertisement. The full commercial debuted minutes after the song’s release and is heavily centered around it. In the ad\, The Weeknd drives around i n a Mercedes car as the track plays in the background.\n\nThe song leaked on November 26\, 2019\, a few days before its official release. Abel ackno wledged the incident in a tweet\, where he confirmed its official release: \n\noh yah… and more new music tonight (in HQ😉)\n\nOn January 21\, 20 20\, the music video was released as a continuation of the visuals from “Heartless\,” starting when Abel stopped his manic run through Las Veg as. From there\, Abel continues to rip through the city while under the in fluence of substances. He is seen going to a strip club and driving a Merc edes-Benz AMG-GT.\n\n“Blinding Lights” holds the record for the longes t stay on the ranking of all time for a soloist with a 57-week run in the Hot 100’s Top 10\, including four weeks at #1\, and almost 90 weeks in t he chart’s Top 40. It won three Billboard Music Awards for Top Hot 100 S ong\, Top Radio Song\, and Top R&B Song. It was nominated for a Kids' Choi ce Award. At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards\, The Weeknd took home Video of the Year and Best R&B Video\n\nIn November 2021\, the synth-pop anthem made history as the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time. The Weeknd exp ressed his gratitude regarding this major milestone:\n\nI don’t think th e success of “Blinding Lights” has hit me yet. I try not to dwell on i t too much. I just count my blessings\, and I’m just grateful.\n\nIn 202 4\, “Blinding Lights” became the first Spotify track to pass the four billion stream mark. In January 2025\, Billboard named it the #1 song of t he 21st century. SUMMARY:Blinding Lights by The Weeknd END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:the-scotts-20200509 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200509 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200516 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Scotts\, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 9\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“THE SCOTTS” is the ep onymous debut single from the hip-hop duo THE SCOTTS\, which consists of T ravis Scott and Kid Cudi. The track and its lyrical content feature Cudi a nd Travis dealing with many of the world’s troubles including law enforc ement and their opponents. Both the song’s title and the group’s name are derived from Kid Cudi’s real name\, Scott Mescudi\, and Travis' stag e name.\n\nThe track’s instrumental is centered around a crisp twinkling synthesizer and features the heavy bass that is often seen in both artist s' discographies.\n\nA snippet of the track was premiered during Travis' l ive concert event in Fortnite on April 23\, 2020\, and was released in ful l on streaming services later at midnight\, April 24.\n\nThe song is the f irst release from Travis Scott in 2020 and his first since his label’s c ollaborative album\, JACKBOYS\, released in December 2019. Cudi recently r eturned to solo music\, releasing “Leader of the Delinquents” in April 2020\, his first single in three years. SUMMARY:The Scotts by The Scotts\, Travis Scott and Kid Cudi END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:say-so-20200516 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200523 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nCh art dates: May 16\, 2020 SUMMARY:Say So by Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:stuck-with-u-20200523 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200523 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200530 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: May 23\, 2020 SUMMARY:Stuck with U by Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:savage-20200530 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200530 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200606 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 30\, 2020 SUMMARY:Savage by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rain-on-me-20200606 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200613 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: June 6\, 2020 SUMMARY:Rain on Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rockstar-20200613 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200627 DESCRIPTION:Artist: DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: June 13\, 2020 – June 20\, 2020 SUMMARY:Rockstar by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:trollz-20200627 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200704 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: June 27\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nHello everybody\, this is a page dedica ted to my most viewed transcriptions and cotains every song that I have m ajority % on and with atleast 90K views.\n\nIt is heavily inspired by Ib a nd Chloe’s lists\, so be sure to check them out and show the GOATs some love SUMMARY:Trollz by 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rockstar-20200704 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200808 DESCRIPTION:Artist: DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nCha rt dates: July 4\, 2020 – August 1\, 2020 SUMMARY:Rockstar by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:cardigan-20200808 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200808 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200815 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 8\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nAccompanied by the release of her project written and recorded during the lockdown due to COVID-19\, “cardigan” is the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album\, folklore.\n\nIts m usic video — which was written and directed by Taylor and shot during th e COVID-19 pandemic — finds Taylor shifting through different places by the magic of playing the piano. She revealed in a Tweet that everyone who was on-set took extra precautions to prevent the spread of the virus:\n\nT he entire shoot was overseen by a medical inspector\, everyone wore masks\ , stayed away from each other\, and I even did my own hair\, makeup\, and styling.\n\n“cardigan” is believed to be the first part of folklore’ s “Teenage Love Triangle\,” told from the point of view of Betty. The storyline is followed by “august” and “betty.” Swift explained in a livechat the night of folklore’s release:\n\nThere’s a collection of three songs I refer to as The Teenage Love Triangle. These three songs ex plore a love triangle from all three people’s perspectives at different times in their lives. SUMMARY:Cardigan by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:watermelon-sugar-20200815 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200822 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 15\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn “Watermelon Sugar”\, Harry Styles recalls a summer past\, singing of scrumptious berries and a former love. The son g was released without warning to fans\, less than an hour before he perfo rmed the track during his hosting debut for Saturday Night Live.\n\nThe so ng is Styles' second 2019 release\, following October single “Lights Up\ ,” with both tracks featuring on his sophomore album Fine Line. It was f irst teased by Styles in a tweet posted on October 22\, 2019\, also refer encing his 2017 track “Kiwi\,” commenting:\n\n Kiwi walked so Watermel on Sugar could run.\n\nIn March 2020 NPR Tiny Desk Concert Harry elaborate d on what the track is about:\n\nIt’s kind of about that initial euphori a of when you start seeing someone\, you start sleeping with someone or ju st being around someone and you have that excitement about them.\n\nIn Mar ch 2021\, Harry received his first ever Grammy Award for “Best Pop Solo Performance” with this song. SUMMARY:Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:wap-20200822 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion\nWeeks at #1: 2 w eeks\nChart dates: August 22\, 2020 – August 29\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nm y listening log for 2022. i’m gonna try to list everything i listen to\, but i’ll probably miss a lot of stuff.\n\n\n\nobviously stuff like the radio\, or music that others around me listen to won’t count\n\nif you w anna know my favorite songs released this year\, go here. SUMMARY:WAP by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:dynamite-20200905 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200905 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200919 DESCRIPTION:Artist: BTS\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: September 5\, 2 020 – September 12\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Dynamite” by BTS is a vib rant and infectious pop anthem that captivates listeners with its upbeat e nergy and feel-good vibes. Released in 2020\, the song serves as a beacon of positivity and joy during challenging times\, offering a musical escape filled with dance-worthy beats and catchy melodies.\n\nWith its retro-pop influences\, “Dynamite” showcases BTS’s versatility as artists\, bl ending dynamic vocals\, sleek rap verses\, and a groovy instrumental arran gement. The lyrics\, delivered in both English and Korean\, celebrate the thrill of success\, self-confidence\, and the determination to overcome ob stacles.\n\n “Dynamite” not only became a global chart-topper but also left an indelible mark on popular culture\, resonating with fans worldwid e and earning acclaim for its infectious optimism and universal appeal.\n\ nIt marks BTS‘ first song to be released completely in English as a lead artist. It is featured in the ad for Samsung’s Galaxy S20 FE series. SUMMARY:Dynamite by BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:wap-20200919 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201003 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion\nWeeks at #1: 2 w eeks\nChart dates: September 19\, 2020 – September 26\, 2020\n\n---\nAbo ut:\nmy listening log for 2022. i’m gonna try to list everything i liste n to\, but i’ll probably miss a lot of stuff.\n\n\n\nobviously stuff lik e the radio\, or music that others around me listen to won’t count\n\nif you wanna know my favorite songs released this year\, go here. SUMMARY:WAP by Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:dynamite-20201003 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201010 DESCRIPTION:Artist: BTS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 3\, 2020 \n\n---\nAbout:\n“Dynamite” by BTS is a vibrant and infectious pop ant hem that captivates listeners with its upbeat energy and feel-good vibes. Released in 2020\, the song serves as a beacon of positivity and joy durin g challenging times\, offering a musical escape filled with dance-worthy b eats and catchy melodies.\n\nWith its retro-pop influences\, “Dynamite ” showcases BTS’s versatility as artists\, blending dynamic vocals\, s leek rap verses\, and a groovy instrumental arrangement. The lyrics\, deli vered in both English and Korean\, celebrate the thrill of success\, self- confidence\, and the determination to overcome obstacles.\n\n “Dynamite ” not only became a global chart-topper but also left an indelible mark on popular culture\, resonating with fans worldwide and earning acclaim fo r its infectious optimism and universal appeal.\n\nIt marks BTS‘ first s ong to be released completely in English as a lead artist. It is featured in the ad for Samsung’s Galaxy S20 FE series. SUMMARY:Dynamite by BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:franchise-20201010 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201017 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: October 10\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nHello everybody \, this is a page dedicated to my most viewed transcriptions and cotains e very song that I have majority % on and with atleast 90K views.\n\nIt is heavily inspired by Ib and Chloe’s lists\, so be sure to check them out and show the GOATs some love SUMMARY:Franchise by Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:savage-love-laxed-siren-beat-20201017 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201024 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jawsh 685\, Jason Derulo and BTS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\n Chart dates: October 17\, 2020 SUMMARY:Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat) by Jawsh 685\, Jason Derulo and BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:mood-20201024 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201107 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: October 24\, 2020 – October 31\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe clea n version of “Mood” was aired/released on 24kGoldn’s Roblox Concert named “The 24kGoldn Roblox Concert Experience” at March 25th\, 2022 4 PM EST and was the first song that was played in the Concert. After the co ncert ended.. It re-aired for 2 more days and ended in the last re-air at March 27th\, 2024. SUMMARY:Mood by 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:positions-20201107 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201107 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 7\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “positions\,” Ariana shows her commitme nt and love for her boyfriend with her flexibility in trying to make their relationship work.\n\nAriana announced the lead single for her sixth stud io album on social media on October 21\, 2020. She revealed that the song is going to be released on October 23\, one week ahead of the album’s re lease date.\n\nFour days earlier\, she shared a video by typing “positio ns” on a keyboard\, which turned out to be the name of the lead single.\ n\nThe song’s Dave Meyers-directed music video\, released alongside the single itself\, depicts Ariana as the President of the United States. SUMMARY:Positions by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:mood-20201114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nCha rt dates: November 14\, 2020 – November 28\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe cl ean version of “Mood” was aired/released on 24kGoldn’s Roblox Concer t named “The 24kGoldn Roblox Concert Experience” at March 25th\, 2022 4 PM EST and was the first song that was played in the Concert. After the concert ended.. It re-aired for 2 more days and ended in the last re-air a t March 27th\, 2024. SUMMARY:Mood by 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:life-goes-on-20201205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201212 DESCRIPTION:Artist: BTS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 5\, 202 0\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis nostalgic song blurs alternative hip-hop sound with acoustic guitar and synth-pop. The lyrics offer comfort in a time when th e world faces the pandemic.\n\nThe story behind the song begins from BTS declaring that “even in the face of this new normality\, our life goes o n and imparts a message of healing to fans and to the world.”\n\nThe the me “life goes on” was mentioned several times while BTS shared the pro cess behind the album through vlogs over the months.\n\n“Life goes on\, let’s live on” was also the main message of their speech at the 75th U N General Assembly\, given just a few months before the song release. The group appeared there as they’ve worked previously with UNICEF on the “ LOVE MYSELF” campaign\, this time giving the message of “let’s live on in a new world\, breaking free from despair and supporting one another in warm solidarity.”\n\nThe song serves as the leading track and the sec ond promotional single from BTS' fifth studio album\, BE.\n\nThe single wa s announced by BigHit Entertainment via their official SNS and Weverse acc ounts on October 30\, 2020.\n\nThe live debut stage took place during the American Music Awards on November 22\, 2020. SUMMARY:Life Goes On by BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:mood-20201212 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201219 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: December 12\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe clean version of “Mood ” was aired/released on 24kGoldn’s Roblox Concert named “The 24kGold n Roblox Concert Experience” at March 25th\, 2022 4 PM EST and was the f irst song that was played in the Concert. After the concert ended.. It re- aired for 2 more days and ended in the last re-air at March 27th\, 2024. SUMMARY:Mood by 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20201219 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201226 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 19\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christmas Is You” is a hol iday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she ca n have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead si ngle from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and fourth studio album\, M erry Christmas\, the song has since become the Christmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. I t has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide with the inclusion of di gital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-sellin g singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists have covered the song\, i ncluding Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, Ariana Grande\, Fifth H armony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featurin g Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is …Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the song as a duet with Jus tin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with cla ssroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version o f the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title a s her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s longevity:\n\nWhen I wro te ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to becom e a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the song’s impact as it con tinues to create memories for fans each year. I am thrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of families with the pictur e book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah Carey’s All I Want Fo r Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy remains unparalleled. I t charts every holiday season since its original release\, and is estimate d to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\, and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity ha s earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a t itle she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t accept that name becaus e I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them and I do have an extrao rdinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year. \n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the title\, but was unsucce ssful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 chart-t oppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart \, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Candle in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\, 2020\, 2021\, and 20 22\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the first artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:willow-20201226 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decembe r 26\, 2020\n\n---\nAbout:\n“willow” is the lead single of evermore\, Swift’s second surprise album of 2020 and her ninth record overall. She released the accompanying music video at midnight EST on December 11th\, 2 020\, alongside the evermore album.\n\nDuring an interview for Apple Music Awards 2020\, Swift revealed that she purposefully chose “willow” as the starting track for evermore because she thought the music that Aaron D essner had written felt “witchy” and “magical” and that was a grea t vibe to set for the album.\n\nSwift hinted at this song title twice duri ng the folklore era: the first time being a framed willow tree photo in an Instagram post\, and the second one being a subtle reference included in a tweet thanking Rolling Stone for ranking folklore as the best album of 2 020. SUMMARY:Willow by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20210102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 2\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christmas Is You” is a holid ay classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t c are about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead sing le from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and fourth studio album\, Mer ry Christmas\, the song has since become the Christmas standard. It has ac hieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide with the inclusion of digi tal sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists have covered the song\, inc luding Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, Ariana Grande\, Fifth Har mony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is …Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the song as a duet with Jus tin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with cla ssroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version o f the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title a s her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s longevity:\n\nWhen I wro te ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to becom e a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the song’s impact as it con tinues to create memories for fans each year. I am thrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of families with the pictur e book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah Carey’s All I Want Fo r Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy remains unparalleled. I t charts every holiday season since its original release\, and is estimate d to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\, and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity ha s earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a t itle she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t accept that name becaus e I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them and I do have an extrao rdinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year. \n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the title\, but was unsucce ssful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 chart-t oppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart \, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Candle in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\, 2020\, 2021\, and 20 22\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the first artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:mood-20210109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210123 DESCRIPTION:Artist: 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: January 9\, 2021 – January 16\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe clean version of “Mood” was aired/released on 24kGoldn’s Roblox Concert n amed “The 24kGoldn Roblox Concert Experience” at March 25th\, 2022 4 P M EST and was the first song that was played in the Concert. After the con cert ended.. It re-aired for 2 more days and ended in the last re-air at M arch 27th\, 2024. SUMMARY:Mood by 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:drivers-license-20210123 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210320 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Rodrigo\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Janu ary 23\, 2021 – March 13\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“drivers license” is Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single. It is a rumored love ode about moving on from her past relationship with Joshua Bassett\, who supposedly started d ating Sabrina Carpenter\, by doing the one last thing that she promised hi m—getting her driver’s license. The song showcases a brilliant balance of unfiltered outpouring and graceful specificity. Its accompanying music video spins a vivid portrait of Rodrigo as she drives aimlessly\, longing for an ex-love.\n\nThe song was teased several times before its release. On July 23\, 2020\, Olivia posted a snippet of the song on Instagram with the caption “wrote dis the other day. vv close to my heart. gonna call i t drivers license I think lol.” She then posted another two snippets in December 2020\, captioning them with “soon” and “sooner.” On Janua ry 4\, 2021\, she officially announced the song’s release. SUMMARY:Drivers License by Olivia Rodrigo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:what-s-next-20210320 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210320 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210327 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 20\, 202 1\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “What’s Next\,” Drake makes note of his success he has endured in his career and boasts his abilities to easily release n umber one hits and make a lot of money.\n\nThe track first appeared on Sea ttle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf’s Instagram Live on February 21\, 2021. In the following days\, on the 22nd\, 23rd\, and 24th\, multiple sn ippets of the track were shared via file-sharing websites. Three days late r\, on the 27th\, the song was leaked in its entirety.\n\nThe chorus uses lyrics from the previously leaked and unfinished track\, “What a Time to be a Slime\,” with Young Thug. This may indicate that “What’s Next ” is the finished version of that track. SUMMARY:What's Next by Drake END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:up-20210327 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210403 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Cardi B\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 27\, 2 021\n\n---\nAbout:\nSix months after releasing one of the biggest songs of her career with the Megan Thee Stallion-assisted “WAP\,” Cardi B make s her solo return with “Up\,” a single speculated to appear on Cardi ’s currently untitled sophomore album. The song was released alongside a n accompanying music video.\n\nThe song was teased through social media wh en Cardi first teased an announcement on February 1\, 2021\, before follow ing up one day later with the announcement of the single’s release and t he reveal of the song’s cover artwork. SUMMARY:Up by Cardi B END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:peaches-20210403 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210403 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210410 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 3\, 2021 SUMMARY:Peaches by Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:montero-call-me-by-your-name-20210410 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210410 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210417 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lil Nas X\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 10\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)\,” Lil Nas X wants to stop pretending with his significant other and act on a first-nam e basis. The song’s title references Lil Nas X’s real name\, Montero L amar Hill.\n\nThe track first surfaced as a snippet on Twitter in July 9th \, 2020. In November of the same year\, Nas X stated that “Call Me By Yo ur Name” would be the next song he’d release\, announced via Instagram Live.\n\nOn February 2nd\, 2021\, a Super Bowl ad for Logitech starring N as X was released\, using the song. It was revealed in the ad’s descript ion that the song was called “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).”\n\nLil Nas X later partnered with MSCHF\, a company that makes viral products\, t o make a special edition of Nike Air Max 97s\, known as the “Satan Shoes .” The shoes sold out in under a minute and the final pair\, #666\, was given out via a Twitter lottery. They were priced at $1\,018\, a reference to the Bible passage Luke 10:18\, which reads: “I saw Satan fall like l ightning from heaven.”\n\n\n\nThe release of the shoes\, as well as the music video for the track\, which sees Nas sliding down a pole into Hell a nd grinding on the Devil\, garnered controversy among religious and conser vative groups. However\, the backlash only helped the song’s popularity. SUMMARY:Montero (Call Me by Your Name) by Lil Nas X END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:leave-the-door-open-20210417 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210417 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210424 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)[note 1]\nWee ks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 17\, 2021 SUMMARY:Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)[n ote 1] END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rapstar-20210424 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210424 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210508 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Polo G\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 24\, 2 021 – May 1\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“RAPSTAR” is a long-awaited singl e from Chicago rapper Polo G\, which later appeared on his third studio al bum\, Hall of Fame. On the track\, Polo raps and sings about his relations hips\, feelings\, fame\, and wealth over a ukulele-based trap beat.\n\nThe track was first previewed in May 2020 via an acoustic collaboration with ukuleleist Einer Bankz. Months later\, Polo suggested its appearance on Ha ll of Fame after a March 2021 Instagram post captioned by a line from it:\ n\nI’m the chosen one🤴🏾see my potential so they fear me🖤💯 #H of\n\nIn an Instagram post on April 5\, 2021\, Polo revealed the track’s official title and release date of April 9\, although the track would end up leaking in its entirety just a day after the announcement.\n\nUpon rel ease\, the track quickly gained traction\, topping the charts of multiple streaming services before debuting atop the Billboard Hot 100\, marking Po lo’s biggest hit to date. It also earned him a Genius Verified interview \, which quickly gained traction after its release. SUMMARY:Rapstar by Polo G END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:save-your-tears-20210508 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210522 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd and Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nCha rt dates: May 8\, 2021 – May 15\, 2021 SUMMARY:Save Your Tears by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:leave-the-door-open-20210522 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210529 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)\nWeeks at #1 : 1 week\nChart dates: May 22\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Leave The Door Ope n” is Silk Sonic’s debut single\, a side project featuring Anderson .P aak and Bruno Mars. Throughout the song\, the two profess their love for a significant other\, telling her the door will be left wide open for her t o enter at any time.\n\nIn a February 26 Twitter post\, Bruno Mars announc ed that the group’s first single would be released on March 5\, 2021. Th e song premiered alongside a music video directed by Bruno Mars and Floren t Déchard. SUMMARY:Leave the Door Open by Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:good-4-u-20210529 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210605 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Rodrigo\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 2 9\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“good 4 u” is the third single from Olivia Ro drigo’s debut studio album\, SOUR. The song’s hook is laced with sarca sm\, as Olivia sharply addresses her former partner for quickly moving on from their relationship without much of an issue or any care towards her a t all. Like with her previous single\, “deja vu\,” Olivia again experi ments musically\, this time using drums and a guitar as primary instrument s to emphasize her anger building up as the song progresses. Its angsty\, pop-rock sound has drawn comparisons to 2000s acts like Paramore and Avril Lavigne. Furthermore\, similarities between “good 4 u” and Paramore ’s 2007 song “Misery Business” went viral after its release\, result ing in an interpolation being officially credited in August 2021.\n\nIn th e music video\, Olivia plays a high school cheerleader who is feeling dist raught and vindictive over her former partner. She purchases a container o f gasoline from a convenience store and appears to destroy her ex’s bedr oom\, setting it ablaze and causing it to flood. In the final shot\, Olivi a submerges herself into a lake with glowing red eyes—a subtle homage to the 2009 cult classic Jennifer’s Body in which Jennifer stares into the camera with bloodshot eyes while swimming in a lake.\n\nOlivia first teas ed the song and its music video on April 26\, 2021\, by posting an Instagr am photo showing her dressed as a cheerleader. On May 9\, 2021\, the song was revealed to be her next single in SOUR’s album trailer shown at thea trical screenings of In The Heights. The next day\, its release was offici ally announced by Olivia on Instagram.\n\nIn the US\, “good 4 u” debut ed at #1 on May 29\, 2021\, her second chart-topper there. In the UK\, it debuted at #2\, then held the top spot for five weeks – the most by a gu itar-driven song since the four weeks spent by Evanescence’s “Bring Me To Life” in 2003. The song has also topped pop charts in over a dozen m ore countries around the world. SUMMARY:Good 4 U by Olivia Rodrigo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:butter-20210605 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210605 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210724 DESCRIPTION:Artist: BTS\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: June 5\, 2021 – July 17\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Butter” is a dance-pop song with l yrical confessions of sweet\, romantic love. The fun and witty lyrics brim ming with positive and bright energy will instantly uplift moods. The trac k uniquely shows each of the BTS' member’s charms as they show how smoot h and at times charismatic\, they can be. The song is dubbed as a summer a nthem credited to its distinctive bass line and crisp synth sounds\, ready to melt the listener’s heart.\n\nIt becomes their second English song f ollowing “Dynamite” and will receive a more widespread promotion on ra dio stations. It is also their 3rd track to debut at #1 on the Hot 100\, a nd their 4th track to hit #1 on the Hot 100. The track is produced by Rob Grimaldi\, Stephen Kirk\, and Ron Perry\, the Chairman & CEO of Columbia R ecords\, one of the very few times he is credited as producer on a song. SUMMARY:Butter by BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:permission-to-dance-20210724 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210724 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210731 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 24\, 2021\n\n- --\nAbout:\n“Permission to Dance” is a dance-pop song that was made to “make hearts beat to the rhythm of BTS’s positive energy.” The trac k marks the group’s third non-Korean main release of 2021\, following “Film out” and “Butter.”\n\nIn the livestream the group hosted on V Live after achieving their fifth week atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart\, the members revealed that they worked on “Permission to Dance” in Feb ruary 2021\, before their latest record-breaking single “Butter.”\n\nF or the song\, the septet teamed up again with people they’ve trusted mus ically before—singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran with whom they collaborated o n “Make It Right” off their 2019 album Map of the Soul: Persona\, and Jenna Andrews who worked with the group on “Dynamite\,” “Savage Love (Remix)\,” and “Butter.”\n\nThe name of the song was released by ac cident on June 15\, 2021\, by Universal Music Japan with the album’s pre -order announcement\, and was quickly deleted. Again\, the name of the son g and the involvement of Ed Sheeran was spoiled by the artist himself duri ng an Instagram Q&A\, when he confirmed that he had teamed up with BTS onc e again for the group’s upcoming song. He officially confirmed it later during an interview with the radio show Most Requested Live on June 27\, 2 021.\n\n“Permission to Dance’s” official teaser received over 16M vi ews and 3M likes on YouTube in its first 24 hours of release.\n\nIt’s wo rth to mention that the song’s release date was set not without a reason \, as it’s the eighth anniversary of the group’s fanbase\, ARMY. SUMMARY:Permission to Dance by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:butter-20210731 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210731 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210814 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 31\, 2021 – August 7\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Butter” is a dance-pop song with lyr ical confessions of sweet\, romantic love. The fun and witty lyrics brimmi ng with positive and bright energy will instantly uplift moods. The track uniquely shows each of the BTS' member’s charms as they show how smooth and at times charismatic\, they can be. The song is dubbed as a summer ant hem credited to its distinctive bass line and crisp synth sounds\, ready t o melt the listener’s heart.\n\nIt becomes their second English song fol lowing “Dynamite” and will receive a more widespread promotion on radi o stations. It is also their 3rd track to debut at #1 on the Hot 100\, and their 4th track to hit #1 on the Hot 100. The track is produced by Rob Gr imaldi\, Stephen Kirk\, and Ron Perry\, the Chairman & CEO of Columbia Rec ords\, one of the very few times he is credited as producer on a song. SUMMARY:Butter by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:stay-20210814 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210911 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\n Chart dates: August 14\, 2021 – September 4\, 2021 SUMMARY:Stay by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:butter-20210911 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210911 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210918 DESCRIPTION:Artist: BTS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 11\, 2 021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Butter” is a dance-pop song with lyrical confessi ons of sweet\, romantic love. The fun and witty lyrics brimming with posit ive and bright energy will instantly uplift moods. The track uniquely show s each of the BTS' member’s charms as they show how smooth and at times charismatic\, they can be. The song is dubbed as a summer anthem credited to its distinctive bass line and crisp synth sounds\, ready to melt the li stener’s heart.\n\nIt becomes their second English song following “Dyn amite” and will receive a more widespread promotion on radio stations. I t is also their 3rd track to debut at #1 on the Hot 100\, and their 4th tr ack to hit #1 on the Hot 100. The track is produced by Rob Grimaldi\, Step hen Kirk\, and Ron Perry\, the Chairman & CEO of Columbia Records\, one of the very few times he is credited as producer on a song. SUMMARY:Butter by BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:way-2-sexy-20210918 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210925 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring Future and Young Thug\nWeeks at #1: 1 w eek\nChart dates: September 18\, 2021 SUMMARY:Way 2 Sexy by Drake featuring Future and Young Thug END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:stay-20210925 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211009 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\n Chart dates: September 25\, 2021 – October 2\, 2021 SUMMARY:Stay by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:my-universe-20211009 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211016 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Coldplay and BTS\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Oct ober 9\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“My Universe\,” an uplifting pop-rock so ng about a difficult love\, works as the second promotional single from Co ldplay’s Music of the Spheres.\n\nThe track\, written by Coldplay alongs ide BTS rappers\, originally was made only for BTS\, but the artists ended up performing it together. The chorus vocals sung together were recorded in April 2021 when Coldplay’s Chris Martin visited South Korea. The song marks the first collaboration between the two artists.\n\nThe rumors abou t the possible collaboration between Coldplay and BTS goes back to Februar y 2021\, when BTS surprised everyone covering Coldplay’s “Fix You” d uring their MTV Unplugged session. The performance gained worldwide recogn ition\, and Coldplay took to Twitter to express their admiration for it. A fter this performance\, fans of both bands expressed hope for cooperation\ , but the rumors truly sparked when Chris Martin was spotted at Incheon Ai rport in South Korea. The rumors continued when during the interview for t he promotion of “Higher Power\,” he addressed the rumors\, saying: “ I love them a lot and so if the right song came along\, I wouldn’t ever say no.”\n\nIn July 2021\, part of the song was leaked online\, thus con firming the collaboration. BTS' label\, BigHit Music\, released a press st atement about Coldplay’s upcoming new song that supposedly features BTS saying: “It’s hard to confirm\,” convincing no one that the collabor ation is not gonna happen. Through the following months both artists were still hinting at the collaboration\, and Chris Martin even sang a fragment of “My Universe” (including the Korean verse) on The Kelly Clarkson S how (as was reported by an audience member) and hosted a conversation with BTS for their “Permission to Dance” Challenge on YouTube Shorts.\n\nT he song was announced officially on September 13\, 2021\, with the release press info from both groups. SUMMARY:My Universe by Coldplay and BTS END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:stay-20211016 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211023 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: October 16\, 2021 SUMMARY:Stay by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:industry-baby-20211023 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211030 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: October 23\, 2021 SUMMARY:Industry Baby by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:easy-on-me-20211030 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: October 30\, 2021 – November 20\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Easy On Me” marked Adele ’s return after a six-year hiatus. The song is the lead single off her f ourth studio album 30. In an October 2021 BBC Radio 1 interview\, Adele re vealed that it was the first song written for the album\, as she started i t back in 2019. The song sees the singer speak about her fraught childhood \, her lost marriage and the lessons learnt and unlearnt about family\, lo ve and abandonment along the way.\n\nFollowing recent teases of her long-a waited fourth album on October 5\, 2021\, Adele took to Twitter\, announci ng that she would be dropping a brand new song on October 15th\, sharing t he teaser trailer to this track. The first verse of the song was played du ring Adele’s Instagram Live on October 9\, 2021.\n\nUpon its release\, “Easy On Me” broke the world record for the most streamed song in 24 h ours\, with 24 million streams. This unseated the previously record-holder s BTS for their song “Butter.” SUMMARY:Easy on Me by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-too-well-taylor-s-version-20211127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211204 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novembe r 27\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All Too Well” is the fifth track of the a lbum and one of the most emotional songs of Taylor’s whole discography.\ nIn the song\, Taylor tries to move on after a hard\, emotional\, passiona te love and break-up\, while remembering the best and worst memories of he r relationship with her ex-boyfriend\, who was rumored to be actor Jake Gy llenhaal. The song\, as a 5:30 version\, is one of the most favorite and b eloved songs of the fans\, and also was released as an original version of 10 minutes\, as a vault track and the last song of the re-recorded album. SUMMARY:All Too Well (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:easy-on-me-20211204 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211225 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: December 4\, 2021 – December 18\, 2021\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Easy On Me” marked Adele ’s return after a six-year hiatus. The song is the lead single off her f ourth studio album 30. In an October 2021 BBC Radio 1 interview\, Adele re vealed that it was the first song written for the album\, as she started i t back in 2019. The song sees the singer speak about her fraught childhood \, her lost marriage and the lessons learnt and unlearnt about family\, lo ve and abandonment along the way.\n\nFollowing recent teases of her long-a waited fourth album on October 5\, 2021\, Adele took to Twitter\, announci ng that she would be dropping a brand new song on October 15th\, sharing t he teaser trailer to this track. The first verse of the song was played du ring Adele’s Instagram Live on October 9\, 2021.\n\nUpon its release\, “Easy On Me” broke the world record for the most streamed song in 24 h ours\, with 24 million streams. This unseated the previously record-holder s BTS for their song “Butter.” SUMMARY:Easy on Me by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20211225 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220115 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 25\, 2021 – January 8\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christ mas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and f ourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chris tmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide wi th the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists hav e covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, A riana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the s ong as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s lo ngevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the son g’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am t hrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of fa milies with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah C arey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy r emains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original rel ease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\ , and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t a ccept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them a nd I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the t itle\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track fin ally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Bil lboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Cand le in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\ , 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the fir st artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:easy-on-me-20220115 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220115 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Adele\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: January 15\, 2022 – January 29\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Easy On Me” marked Adele ’s return after a six-year hiatus. The song is the lead single off her f ourth studio album 30. In an October 2021 BBC Radio 1 interview\, Adele re vealed that it was the first song written for the album\, as she started i t back in 2019. The song sees the singer speak about her fraught childhood \, her lost marriage and the lessons learnt and unlearnt about family\, lo ve and abandonment along the way.\n\nFollowing recent teases of her long-a waited fourth album on October 5\, 2021\, Adele took to Twitter\, announci ng that she would be dropping a brand new song on October 15th\, sharing t he teaser trailer to this track. The first verse of the song was played du ring Adele’s Instagram Live on October 9\, 2021.\n\nUpon its release\, “Easy On Me” broke the world record for the most streamed song in 24 h ours\, with 24 million streams. This unseated the previously record-holder s BTS for their song “Butter.” SUMMARY:Easy on Me by Adele END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:we-don-t-talk-about-bruno-20220205 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220312 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Carolina Gaitán\, Mauro Castillo\, Adassa\,Rhenzy Feli z\, Diane Guerrero\, Stephanie Beatrizand the Encanto cast\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: February 5\, 2022 – March 5\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n This Colombian Cha-Cha-style song includes the Madrigal Family warning Mir abel not to mention her uncle Bruno\, who has the gift of telling prophecy . Since his sometimes troubling prophecies come true\, he is the mysteriou s outcast of the family.\nIt’s also the first Disney song since “A Who le New World” to reach the first position on the Billboard Hot 100\, bec oming Disney’s most recent hit. SUMMARY:We Don't Talk About Bruno by Carolina Gaitán\, Mauro Castillo\, Ad assa\,Rhenzy Feliz\, Diane Guerrero\, Stephanie Beatrizand the Encanto cas t END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:heat-waves-20220312 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220312 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220416 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Glass Animals\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: March 12\, 2022 – April 9\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Heat Waves” is the four th single from UK band Glass Animals' third studio album Dreamland. The so ng features a melancholy tone but maintains high energy through its instru mental\, with Dave speaking on remaining strong through vulnerable moments in your life and embracing your vulnerability.\n\nThe band first teased t he track along their 2020 Déjà Vu Tour\, as seen on the setlist for the Toronto show on the tour. Dave then teased the song’s release and chorus lyrics on the band’s subreddit on June 26\, 2020. It was later premiere d as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World on BBC Radio 1 on June 29\, 2020. SUMMARY:Heat Waves by Glass Animals END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:as-it-was-20220416 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220423 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 1 6\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from his third album Harry’s Ho use\, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a somewhat sorrowful voice ab out his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and the past\, masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music from the ‘80s.\n\nIn an interview\, Styles describes the song as about “metamorphosis\, embracin g change and former self\, perspective shift and all that kind of stuff. ”\n\nIt just felt like the thing I wanted to say\, the thing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming back.\n\nIt was fo llowed by several teasers through the You Are Home campaign and was formal ly announced on March 28\, 2022 with the song title\, release date\, and s everal visual shots from the music video. SUMMARY:As It Was by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:first-class-20220423 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220430 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 23 \, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nFollowing the success of “Nail Tech\,” the lea d single from his album Come Home The Kids Miss You\, released on February 18 – Jack Harlow delivers his second release of 2022 with an R&B-influe nce production.\n\nHarlow first teased the song in a Instagram post durin g the making of the album and officially released it on April 8. The full LP would be available a month later on May 6\, 2022.\n\nThe song samples F ergie’s 2007 hit “Glamorous\,” especially the pre-chorus\, where Fer gie sings:\n\nG-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S\, yeah\nG-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S SUMMARY:First Class by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:as-it-was-20220430 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220514 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 30\, 2022 – May 7\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from his third album Harry’s House\, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a somewhat sorrowful voice about his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and the past\ , masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music from the ‘80s.\n\nIn an interview\, Styles describes the song as about “metamo rphosis\, embracing change and former self\, perspective shift and all tha t kind of stuff.”\n\nIt just felt like the thing I wanted to say\, the t hing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming ba ck.\n\nIt was followed by several teasers through the You Are Home campaig n and was formally announced on March 28\, 2022 with the song title\, rele ase date\, and several visual shots from the music video. SUMMARY:As It Was by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:wait-for-u-20220514 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220521 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Future featuring Drake and Tems\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nC hart dates: May 14\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “WAIT FOR U\,” the lead s ingle for I NEVER LIKED YOU\, Future enlists his frequent collaborator\, D rake and rising Nigerian R&B artist\, Tems\, for a heartfelt track detaili ng their twisted relationships and drug addictions.\n\nEven though Tems is credited as a feature\, her vocals are sampled from her 2020 Neo Soul son g\, “Higher\,” Future later revealed he included her as a feature to g ive her recognition. SUMMARY:Wait for U by Future featuring Drake and Tems END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:first-class-20220521 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220521 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220604 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: May 21\ , 2022 – May 28\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nFollowing the success of “Nail Tech\,” the lead single from his album Come Home The Kids Miss You\, rel eased on February 18 – Jack Harlow delivers his second release of 2022 w ith an R&B-influence production.\n\nHarlow first teased the song in a Inst agram post during the making of the album and officially released it on A pril 8. The full LP would be available a month later on May 6\, 2022.\n\nT he song samples Fergie’s 2007 hit “Glamorous\,” especially the pre-c horus\, where Fergie sings:\n\nG-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S\, yeah\nG-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S SUMMARY:First Class by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:as-it-was-20220604 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220604 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220702 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: June 4 \, 2022 – June 25\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from his third album Harry’s House\, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a somewhat sorrowful voice about his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and the past\ , masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music from the ‘80s.\n\nIn an interview\, Styles describes the song as about “metamo rphosis\, embracing change and former self\, perspective shift and all tha t kind of stuff.”\n\nIt just felt like the thing I wanted to say\, the t hing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming ba ck.\n\nIt was followed by several teasers through the You Are Home campaig n and was formally announced on March 28\, 2022 with the song title\, rele ase date\, and several visual shots from the music video. SUMMARY:As It Was by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:jimmy-cooks-20220702 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220709 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring 21 Savage\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: July 2\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nHello everybody\, this is a page dedic ated to my most viewed transcriptions and cotains every song that I have majority % on and with atleast 90K views.\n\nIt is heavily inspired by Ib and Chloe’s lists\, so be sure to check them out and show the GOATs some love SUMMARY:Jimmy Cooks by Drake featuring 21 Savage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:as-it-was-20220709 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220709 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220730 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: July 9 \, 2022 – July 23\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from his third album Harry’s House\, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a somewhat sorrowful voice about his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and the past\ , masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music from the ‘80s.\n\nIn an interview\, Styles describes the song as about “metamo rphosis\, embracing change and former self\, perspective shift and all tha t kind of stuff.”\n\nIt just felt like the thing I wanted to say\, the t hing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming ba ck.\n\nIt was followed by several teasers through the You Are Home campaig n and was formally announced on March 28\, 2022 with the song title\, rele ase date\, and several visual shots from the music video. SUMMARY:As It Was by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:about-damn-time-20220730 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220730 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220813 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lizzo\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: July 30\, 202 2 – August 6\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n“About Damn Time” is Lizzo’s f irst release in 2022\, and the lead single for her senior studio album\, S pecial. This song comes after her short hiatus from her previous collabora tive single\, “Rumors”\, with rapper Cardi B. As the track’s title a lready suggests\, Lizzo reveals her excitement and relief over releasing h er long-awaited studio album through this Disco-Pop track.\n\nThe song was first revealed and teased on The Late Late Show with James Corden\, which featured a snippet of the pre-chorus and chorus on March 22\, 2022\, and the following day Lizzo teased the first lines through a TikTok video. SUMMARY:About Damn Time by Lizzo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:break-my-soul-20220813 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220813 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220827 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: August 13\ , 2022 – August 20\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nAnnounced through social media just hours prior to its release\, “BREAK MY SOUL” serves as the lead single to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album\, RENAISSANCE.\n\nHeavily samp ling Robin S.’s 1990 dance hit\, “Show Me Love\,” the song borrows i nspiration from the genre. Also\, featuring additional vocals and another sample from bounce legend Big Freedia and her 2014 record\, “Explode.” \n\nThe house production was handled by Beyoncé herself and R&B and pop i cons Tricky Stewart and The-Dream—who teased his inclusion on the track via Twitter.\n\nThe track released early on both Tidal—which Beyoncé pa rt owns—and YouTube.\n\nOn July 21\, an instrumental and acapella versio n of the song were subsequently released. SUMMARY:Break My Soul by Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:super-freaky-girl-20220827 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220903 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Nicki Minaj\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 2 7\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn the “Anaconda” sister-song “Super Freaky Girl\,” Nicki Minaj takes pridefulness in her freak-esque role\, going into depth about her various sexual encounters.\n\nOn July 12\, 2022\, Nic ki tweeted out:\n\nY’all want surprise ? Tweet #NickiFreakyGirl\n\nFollo wing the hashtag trending worldwide on Twitter\, she posted a snippet of t he single\, which was revealed to feature a sample from Rick James' 1981 h it “Super Freak” – a song she had already sampled for her track “D illy Dally\,” from the 2007 mixtape Playtime is Over. After the snippet was posted\, the track garnered widespread attention on the video-sharing platform TikTok.\n\nOn August 3\, 2022\, she would reveal the cover art an d hold a Twitter poll\, asking fans to choose between the title “FREAK ” or “Super Freaky Girl.” Although “FREAK” won the vote\, Nicki would go on to express that it could not be used due to legal reasons.\n\n Thank you for your over 200K votes but we could not legally use the name f reak or freaky girl. You’re stuck with this. Love you 😘🥰\n\nShe la ter announced on her Instagram and Twitter accounts that the song would be released on August 12\, at Midnight EST. SUMMARY:Super Freaky Girl by Nicki Minaj END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:as-it-was-20220903 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220903 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221008 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 5 weeks\nChart dates: Septem ber 3\, 2022 – October 1\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nThe lead single from his third album Harry’s House\, “As It Was” sees Styles singing in a so mewhat sorrowful voice about his bittersweet feelings of loneliness and th e past\, masking it with synths and an upbeat sound reminiscent of music f rom the ‘80s.\n\nIn an interview\, Styles describes the song as about “metamorphosis\, embracing change and former self\, perspective shift an d all that kind of stuff.”\n\nIt just felt like the thing I wanted to sa y\, the thing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming back.\n\nIt was followed by several teasers through the You Are Hom e campaign and was formally announced on March 28\, 2022 with the song tit le\, release date\, and several visual shots from the music video. SUMMARY:As It Was by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:bad-habit-20221008 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221008 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221029 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Steve Lacy\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: October 8\, 2022 – October 22\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Bad Habit” is the seco nd single released for Steve Lacy’s second album\, Gemini Rights. It was released on June 29th\, 2022\, alongside an official music video.\n\nThe song is mainly about reflecting on an attraction to someone\, and what it could have been if he had expressed how it felt to the person he is singin g about. SUMMARY:Bad Habit by Steve Lacy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:unholy-20221029 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221105 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sam Smith and Kim Petras\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: October 29\, 2022 SUMMARY:Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim Petras END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:anti-hero-20221105 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: Novemb er 5\, 2022 – December 10\, 2022\n\n---\nAbout:\nDescribed by Taylor her self as “one of my favorite songs that I have ever written”\, “Anti- Hero” is the scintillating lead single from Midnights\, her tenth studio album. Largely serving as a parallel to 2019’s “The Archer”\, the s ong shows a darker self-perception from Swift than usual\, and goes into d etail about what she feels are her personal failures.\n\nThe track’s tit le and track number were revealed in the sixth video of her TikTok game Mi dnight Mayhem With Me on October 2nd\, 2022. The next day\, Swift released a ‘Behind The Song’ video to discuss the meaning and purpose behind t he track\, saying she “struggles a lot with the idea that my life has be come unmanageably sized"\, and described the song as a “guided tour" of the things she hates about herself.\n\nOn Halloween night of 2022\, the so ng was announced to have debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Marking h er ninth number one single and fifth number one debut\, “Anti-Hero” jo ined nine other songs from Midnights in constructing the entire top 10 – the first time ever in Billboard history. SUMMARY:Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20221217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230114 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 17\, 2022 – January 7\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christ mas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and f ourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chris tmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide wi th the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists hav e covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, A riana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the s ong as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s lo ngevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the son g’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am t hrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of fa milies with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah C arey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy r emains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original rel ease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\ , and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t a ccept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them a nd I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the t itle\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track fin ally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Bil lboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Cand le in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\ , 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the fir st artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:anti-hero-20230114 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230114 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230128 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 14\, 2023 – January 21\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\nDescribed by Taylor hers elf as “one of my favorite songs that I have ever written”\, “Anti-H ero” is the scintillating lead single from Midnights\, her tenth studio album. Largely serving as a parallel to 2019’s “The Archer”\, the so ng shows a darker self-perception from Swift than usual\, and goes into de tail about what she feels are her personal failures.\n\nThe track’s titl e and track number were revealed in the sixth video of her TikTok game Mid night Mayhem With Me on October 2nd\, 2022. The next day\, Swift released a ‘Behind The Song’ video to discuss the meaning and purpose behind th e track\, saying she “struggles a lot with the idea that my life has bec ome unmanageably sized"\, and described the song as a “guided tour" of t he things she hates about herself.\n\nOn Halloween night of 2022\, the son g was announced to have debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Marking he r ninth number one single and fifth number one debut\, “Anti-Hero” joi ned nine other songs from Midnights in constructing the entire top 10 – the first time ever in Billboard history. SUMMARY:Anti-Hero by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:flowers-20230128 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Miley Cyrus\nWeeks at #1: 6 weeks\nChart dates: January 28\, 2023 – March 4\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Flowers” is the lead si ngle from Miley Cyrus' eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation. The so ng speaks about her past relationship with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth\, rel easing the track on his birthday\, with lyrics implying she doesn’t need him to fulfill her happiness.\n\nCyrus first teased the new era with cryp tic posters in certain cities in the world that featured lyrics and a rele ase date. Fans were skeptical about it\, until she later dropped the first teaser on New Year’s Eve\, along with announcing the single’s title a nd release date. Minutes later\, a second teaser was released.\n\nA music video for the single was accompanied with the single’s release. SUMMARY:Flowers by Miley Cyrus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:die-for-you-20230311 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230311 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230318 DESCRIPTION:Artist: The Weeknd and Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChar t dates: March 11\, 2023 SUMMARY:Die for You by The Weeknd and Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:last-night-20230318 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230325 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 18\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Night” is the second track off of Morg an Wallen’s third studio LP “One Thing at a Time”. The song details a man recalling falling with love with a partner while drunk the previous night. Although there are allusions to somewhat toxic behavior\, they cont inue to yearn for the seldom night to not be their last.\n\nThe song is Wa llen’s highest charting song\, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks straight after knocking off “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. SUMMARY:Last Night by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:flowers-20230325 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230325 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230408 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Miley Cyrus\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 2 5\, 2023 – April 1\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Flowers” is the lead sing le from Miley Cyrus' eighth studio album Endless Summer Vacation. The song speaks about her past relationship with ex-husband Liam Hemsworth\, relea sing the track on his birthday\, with lyrics implying she doesn’t need h im to fulfill her happiness.\n\nCyrus first teased the new era with crypti c posters in certain cities in the world that featured lyrics and a releas e date. Fans were skeptical about it\, until she later dropped the first t easer on New Year’s Eve\, along with announcing the single’s title and release date. Minutes later\, a second teaser was released.\n\nA music vi deo for the single was accompanied with the single’s release. SUMMARY:Flowers by Miley Cyrus END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:like-crazy-20230408 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230408 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230415 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jimin\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 8\, 2023 \n\n---\nAbout:\n‘Like Crazy’ is the title track and second single off Jimin’s debut solo album ‘FACE’\, released March 24th. In the genre of synth-pop\, it cites the 2011 movie of the same name as inspiration. SUMMARY:Like Crazy by Jimin END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:last-night-20230415 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230429 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: April 15\, 2023 – April 22\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Night” is the sec ond track off of Morgan Wallen’s third studio LP “One Thing at a Time ”. The song details a man recalling falling with love with a partner whi le drunk the previous night. Although there are allusions to somewhat toxi c behavior\, they continue to yearn for the seldom night to not be their l ast.\n\nThe song is Wallen’s highest charting song\, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks straight after knocking off “Flower s” by Miley Cyrus. SUMMARY:Last Night by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:kill-bill-20230429 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230506 DESCRIPTION:Artist: SZA\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 29\, 2023\ n\n---\nAbout:\n“Kill Bill” is the third single off of SZA’s sophomo re full-length studio album\, SOS. The harmonious murder ballad surrounds the topics of heartbreak and betrayal\, resulting in SZA seeking revenge o n her ex.\n\nThe song’s production consists of a basic piano melody and a detuned\, yet groovy rhythm. The song’s lyrics are composed of SZA’s homicidal tendencies towards her ex who crossed her — sharing a similar cadence to her previously released single\, “Shirt” which is seen as the first part in the story as it surrounds her relationship pre-break-up. \n\nFurthermore\, the title is an obvious reference to the iconic Kill Bil l film duology directed by Quentin Tarantino as it shares the plot of reve nge on an ex-lover.\n\nChristian Breslauer\, the director of the official music video followed the theme of the Kill Bill film as SZA plays the role of Beatrix “the Bride” Kiddo\, the main character of the series. In t he video\, after being betrayed\, SZA confronts the ex-lover and proceeds to tear his heart out. The video is also accompanied by several animated s cenes\, playing into film references.\n\nAn official remix to the track wa s released on April 14\, 2023\, with an additional verse from Doja Cat to increase song sales\, pushing the track to the #1 position on the Billboar d Hot 100\, marking SZA’s first chart-topper. SUMMARY:Kill Bill by SZA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:last-night-20230506 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230506 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 10 weeks\nChart dates: May 6\, 2023 – July 8\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Night” is the second track off of Morgan Wallen’s third studio LP “One Thing at a Time”. The song details a man recalling falling with love with a partner while dr unk the previous night. Although there are allusions to somewhat toxic beh avior\, they continue to yearn for the seldom night to not be their last.\ n\nThe song is Wallen’s highest charting song\, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks straight after knocking off “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. SUMMARY:Last Night by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:vampire-20230715 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230722 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Rodrigo\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 15\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“vampire” doubles as the lead single from Ol ivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album\, GUTS\, as well as her comeback single f ollowing the release of her debut album\, SOUR\, in 2021. A small number o f lyrics for the track were steadily released on her website\, merchandise \, and through her social media prior to the song’s full release.\n\nRod rigo’s lyrics describe a boy that took advantage of\, lied to\, and ulti mately used her. The references to a vampire in the song’s title\, lyric s\, and cover art are used as a metaphor to further illustrate this person who sucks the life out of the narrator\, leaving her feeling powerless an d drained. The song touches upon the themes of vulnerability\, self-discov ery\, and the importance of liberating oneself from toxic relationship dyn amics. SUMMARY:Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:last-night-20230722 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230729 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 2 2\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Night” is the second track off of Morga n Wallen’s third studio LP “One Thing at a Time”. The song details a man recalling falling with love with a partner while drunk the previous n ight. Although there are allusions to somewhat toxic behavior\, they conti nue to yearn for the seldom night to not be their last.\n\nThe song is Wal len’s highest charting song\, peaking at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks straight after knocking off “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus. SUMMARY:Last Night by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:seven-20230729 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230729 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230805 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jung Kook featuring Latto\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart d ates: July 29\, 2023 SUMMARY:Seven by Jung Kook featuring Latto END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:try-that-in-a-small-town-20230805 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230805 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230812 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jason Aldean\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 5\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was initially released by Jason Aldean in in May of 2023\, with the music video being released in July.\n\nIn the song Aldean talks about crime in large cities\, before singing about how that behavior is not tolerated in small towns because people care about th eir communities and have the means to protect themselves.\n\nThe song has generated much controversy after the release of the music video to Country Music Times and subsequent removal from CMT. Critics of the song accuse t he singer of including racial dog-whistles\, while supporters and the sing er himself argue that the lyrics makes no explicit mention of race and ins tead only mention crime.\n\nControversy also arose over the location of th e music video\, which was filmed at Maury County Courthouse in Columbia\, TN. The courthouse was the site of a lynching of a black man in 1927\, and a race riot in 1946. Critics argue that this is evidence of an underlying racial message\, while supporters state that both incidents were relative ly unknown prior to the release of the music video and the singer and his production company had no prior knowledge of either incident. SUMMARY:Try That in a Small Town by Jason Aldean END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:last-night-20230812 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230812 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230826 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Augus t 12\, 2023 – August 19\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Last Night” is the s econd track off of Morgan Wallen’s third studio LP “One Thing at a Tim e”. The song details a man recalling falling with love with a partner wh ile drunk the previous night. Although there are allusions to somewhat tox ic behavior\, they continue to yearn for the seldom night to not be their last.\n\nThe song is Wallen’s highest charting song\, peaking at No. 1 o n the Billboard Hot 100 for ten weeks straight after knocking off “Flowe rs” by Miley Cyrus. SUMMARY:Last Night by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rich-men-north-of-richmond-20230826 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230909 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Oliver Anthony Music\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates : August 26\, 2023 – September 2\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\nRich Men North o f Richmond highlights the struggles of the working class in America.\nIt w as released by Oliver Anthony (@AintGottaDollar) on August 11\, 2023\, and within 2 days the song had already gone viral and placed 3 of Oliver Anth ony’s songs in Apple music’s top 10\, though he was previously unknown . This song placed Anthony on the map\, so much that legendary country sta r John Rich offered his assistance to help produce a record. SUMMARY:Rich Men North of Richmond by Oliver Anthony Music END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-remember-everything-20230909 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230916 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves\nWeeks at #1: 1 we ek\nChart dates: September 9\, 2023 SUMMARY:I Remember Everything by Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:paint-the-town-red-20230916 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230916 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230923 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Doja Cat\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 1 6\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Paint The Town Red” is released on August 4\ , 2023 as the lead single from Doja Cat’s upcoming fourth-studio album t hat is expected to be released on September 22nd. On the hip-hop and jazz- fused song she samples “Walk On By” by Dionne Warwick over a smooth be at. She raps about the people who’ve disliked and hated her for her chan ge in appearance.\n\nThe term\, paint the town red\, is an expression in A merican slang which means to go on a reckless debauch or to be wildly extr avagant. This metaphor is used to apply on bonfires which (not literally) paint the sky or scenery red. (Source: The Guardian) SUMMARY:Paint the Town Red by Doja Cat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:vampire-20230923 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230930 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Olivia Rodrigo\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Septe mber 23\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“vampire” doubles as the lead single fr om Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album\, GUTS\, as well as her comeback sin gle following the release of her debut album\, SOUR\, in 2021. A small num ber of lyrics for the track were steadily released on her website\, mercha ndise\, and through her social media prior to the song’s full release.\n \nRodrigo’s lyrics describe a boy that took advantage of\, lied to\, and ultimately used her. The references to a vampire in the song’s title\, lyrics\, and cover art are used as a metaphor to further illustrate this p erson who sucks the life out of the narrator\, leaving her feeling powerle ss and drained. The song touches upon the themes of vulnerability\, self-d iscovery\, and the importance of liberating oneself from toxic relationshi p dynamics. SUMMARY:Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:slime-you-out-20230930 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230930 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring SZA\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: September 30\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Slime You Out” is the SZA-accompa nied lead single to Drake’s highly anticipated eighth studio album\, For All The Dogs.\n\nOn the track\, both artists cruise over topics of being used by their ex-lovers\, while sharing their own personal feelings\, reve aling their malicious tendencies towards the opposite gender as to “slim e” one out means to use them for their sexual benefits.\n\nThe song’s production sees heavy use of drums and bass while masked by the mellow sou nd of a keyboard\, playing into the psychedelic feel of Drake and SZA’s voice\, matching the strong R&B tone of the track.\n\nDrake first teased t he release during a stop of his It’s All a Blur tour in Austin\, TX\, wh ere he promised fans he would drop a single at the end of the week as the wait continued for the album. On September 14\, 2023\, just one day prior to the track’s release\, both artists took to Instagram to share an imag e of the promotional cover art for the track — an image of Halle Berry b eing slimed at the 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards.\n\nHowever\, following the announcement\, in Drake’s Dallas\, TX\, show\, he performed the ent irety of the song. SUMMARY:Slime You Out by Drake featuring SZA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:paint-the-town-red-20231007 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Doja Cat\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: October 7\ , 2023 – October 14\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Paint The Town Red” is r eleased on August 4\, 2023 as the lead single from Doja Cat’s upcoming f ourth-studio album that is expected to be released on September 22nd. On t he hip-hop and jazz-fused song she samples “Walk On By” by Dionne Warw ick over a smooth beat. She raps about the people who’ve disliked and ha ted her for her change in appearance.\n\nThe term\, paint the town red\, i s an expression in American slang which means to go on a reckless debauch or to be wildly extravagant. This metaphor is used to apply on bonfires wh ich (not literally) paint the sky or scenery red. (Source: The Guardian) SUMMARY:Paint the Town Red by Doja Cat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:first-person-shooter-20231021 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231028 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Drake featuring J. Cole\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dat es: October 21\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn the two-part track “First Perso n Shooter\,” Drake reunites with his “Jodeci Freestyle” collaborator \, J. Cole\, for a hype track in which both artists discuss their current status in the rap industry.\n\nDrake talks about his successful lifestyle\ , from being close to surpassing the most successful artist in history\, M ichael Jackson\, after the release of the album’s lead single\, “Slime You Out”\, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100\, to how he compares himself to be “bigger” than a Super Bowl concert/game — he also ment ions his murderous and luxury lifestyle around the two verses he raps.\n\n On the other hand\, Cole discusses how other rappers use his name as a for m of “beef” to create an alleged rivalry with him to generate some ben efit from it — while he also talks about his status in the rap game due to the critical acclaim of his albums\, his historic features runs and his extravagant productions\, which leave him being considered as one of the great rappers of the current generation along with Kendrick Lamar and Drak e himself.\n\nThis collaboration was highly anticipated by many fans\, bei ng that it was anticipated on any Drake album\; from appearing on Honestly \, Nevermind cut\, “Jimmy Cooks” as a cameo to being expected to featu re on his collaborative album with 21 Savage\, Her Loss\, in the large maj ority of 2022.\n\nDuring Drake’s tour stop in Montreal in July 2023\, he brought Cole out as a special guest performer\, with Drake implying that the two had a collaboration on the way.\n\nOn October 5\, 2023\, J. Cole ’s involvement in the song was confirmed on Drake’s Table for One show on Sound 42\, hours prior to the release of his highly-anticipated album\ , For All The Dogs. SUMMARY:First Person Shooter by Drake featuring J. Cole END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:cruel-summer-20231028 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 28\, 2023 – November 4\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Cruel Summer” narra tes the fragility and uncertainty at the beginning of Taylor’s relations hip with Joe Alwyn. The two met officially at the Met Gala in May 2016\, a lthough she was dating DJ Calvin Harris at the time and started seeing Tom Hiddleston shortly after. The fling between the two likely began soon aft er\, lining up with the summer of 2016. Moreover\, Taylor seems to suggest that she secretly fell in love with Joe\, who she describes as a “bad b oy\,” during what was supposed to be a physical relationship.\n\nSwift ’s release of Lover comes accompanied with a personal journal\, where sh e describes the summer of 2016 as “the apocalypse\,” summarizing how p ainful it was for her.\n\nTaylor’s vulnerability and the theme of this s ong is similar to the November 2017 track “Delicate.” SUMMARY:Cruel Summer by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:is-it-over-now-20231111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231118 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: November 11\, 2023\ n\n---\nAbout:\n“Is It Over Now?\,“ the closing vault track on Taylor ’s Version of 1989\, explores feelings of heartbreak and reflection in a relatable way: sharing moments of loneliness and memories of past experie nces with a former love.\n\nThe song’s lyrics is full of uncertainty and anxiety — especially during the chorus\, where Swift recalls intimate m oments and the pain of betrayal\, and asks herself when the relationship w as actually over. The track captures the mixed emotions that often come wi th a breakup\, but ultimately emphasizes the self-respect she has: a theme shared by other vault tracks like “Now That We Don’t Talk.”\n\nIt ’s important to note that\, according to Swift herself\, “Is It Over N ow?” is part of a bigger and more complex relationship story. The track is notably connected to other tracks on 1989 — such as “Style\,” “ Out of The Woods\,” and “I Wish You Would” —\, but its story also appears later on during Swift’s 2022 album\, Midnights — in songs like “Question…?” SUMMARY:Is It Over Now? by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:cruel-summer-20231118 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231202 DESCRIPTION:Artist: \nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: November 18\, 2023 – November 25\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Cruel Summer” narrates the fr agility and uncertainty at the beginning of Taylor’s relationship with J oe Alwyn. The two met officially at the Met Gala in May 2016\, although sh e was dating DJ Calvin Harris at the time and started seeing Tom Hiddlesto n shortly after. The fling between the two likely began soon after\, linin g up with the summer of 2016. Moreover\, Taylor seems to suggest that she secretly fell in love with Joe\, who she describes as a “bad boy\,” du ring what was supposed to be a physical relationship.\n\nSwift’s release of Lover comes accompanied with a personal journal\, where she describes the summer of 2016 as “the apocalypse\,” summarizing how painful it wa s for her.\n\nTaylor’s vulnerability and the theme of this song is simil ar to the November 2017 track “Delicate.” SUMMARY:Cruel Summer by END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lovin-on-me-20231202 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231209 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: December 2\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\nFirst teased on social media in October 2023\, ‘Lovin On Me’ serves as the potential lead single for a currently unna med fourth studio album from Jack Harlow. SUMMARY:Lovin on Me by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-20231209 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231223 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brenda Lee\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: December 9\, 2023 – December 16\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Rockin' Around the Chr istmas Tree” is a timeless holiday classic that has become synonymous wi th the Christmas season. Written by Johnny Marks\, who also penned other h oliday hits like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas\,” the song showcases Brenda Lee’s youthful yet powerful vo ice\, which helped her become a significant figure in both pop and country music.\n\nDespite being only 13 years old at the time of recording\, Bren da Lee’s performance in “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” is full of energy and charisma\, capturing the festive and carefree spirit of the holiday season. The song features a catchy saxophone solo\, which enhances its upbeat\, rockabilly feel\, making it a departure from more traditiona l Christmas carols.\n\nThe lyrics evoke the joy and excitement of holiday celebrations\, with imagery of parties\, dancing\, mistletoe\, and carolin g. The pre-chorus\, with its mention of “voices singing\, ‘Let’s be jolly\, deck the halls with boughs of holly\,’” encapsulates the warm and sentimental feelings that come with Christmas\, while the chorus invit es everyone to celebrate the holiday season in the “new old-fashioned wa y.”\n\nThough initially not a huge hit when first released\, “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” gained popularity over the years and has sinc e become one of the most enduring Christmas songs. It is frequently featur ed in holiday films\, commercials\, and playlists\, solidifying its place as a beloved classic that brings festive cheer to generations of listeners every year.\n\nOn December 4\, 2023\, 65 years after its initial release\ , “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” hit number one on the U.S. Billb oard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20231223 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231223 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240106 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 23\, 2023 – December 30\, 2023\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Chri stmas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrato r declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the bes t holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nRelease d in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and fourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chr istmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 1 6 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide with the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making i t one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists h ave covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, Ariana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; eve n Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cov er artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the song as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorde d a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Sh ow Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wis h Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’ s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a bo ok with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s longevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the s ong’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am thrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of families with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy remains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original r elease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. T he song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time ”\, and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song ’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas. ’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don ’t accept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them and I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it i s the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the title\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the tra ck finally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Maria h’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the mo st Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longe st run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Candle in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts i n 2019\, 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the first artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-20240106 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240113 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Brenda Lee\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: January 6 \, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” is a timel ess holiday classic that has become synonymous with the Christmas season. Written by Johnny Marks\, who also penned other holiday hits like “Rudol ph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “A Holly Jolly Christmas\,” the song showcases Brenda Lee’s youthful yet powerful voice\, which helped her be come a significant figure in both pop and country music.\n\nDespite being only 13 years old at the time of recording\, Brenda Lee’s performance in “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” is full of energy and charisma\, capturing the festive and carefree spirit of the holiday season. The song features a catchy saxophone solo\, which enhances its upbeat\, rockabilly feel\, making it a departure from more traditional Christmas carols.\n\nTh e lyrics evoke the joy and excitement of holiday celebrations\, with image ry of parties\, dancing\, mistletoe\, and caroling. The pre-chorus\, with its mention of “voices singing\, ‘Let’s be jolly\, deck the halls wi th boughs of holly\,’” encapsulates the warm and sentimental feelings that come with Christmas\, while the chorus invites everyone to celebrate the holiday season in the “new old-fashioned way.”\n\nThough initially not a huge hit when first released\, “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree ” gained popularity over the years and has since become one of the most enduring Christmas songs. It is frequently featured in holiday films\, com mercials\, and playlists\, solidifying its place as a beloved classic that brings festive cheer to generations of listeners every year.\n\nOn Decemb er 4\, 2023\, 65 years after its initial release\, “Rockin' Around the C hristmas Tree” hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. SUMMARY:Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree by Brenda Lee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lovin-on-me-20240113 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240113 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240127 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 13\, 2024 – January 20\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\nFirst teased on social me dia in October 2023\, ‘Lovin On Me’ serves as the potential lead singl e for a currently unnamed fourth studio album from Jack Harlow. SUMMARY:Lovin on Me by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:yes-and-20240127 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Januar y 27\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“yes\, and?” is the lead single and ninth track off Ariana Grande’s seventh studio album\, eternal sunshine.\n\nOn January 1\, 2024\, an AG7 sign-up link appeared in the bio of Ariana Gran de’s second Instagram account\, @sweetener. Moreover\, all previous post s were removed from the page and were replaced with a pre-save link to pro mote the single.\n\nThe song’s existence was first teased on January 4\, 2024\, when she was spotted wearing a plain black “yes\, and?” sweats hirt. This immediately caught the attention of fans as it is not the first time that she has used clothing to tease a song.\n\nOn January 7\, 2024\, Ariana Grande finally confirmed the song’s title\, release date\, and c over art via an Instagram post. It was also confirmed by U.S. Radio Update r that the track’s produced by Ariana\, Max Martin and ILYA\, and the tr ack “heavily interpolates” Madonna’s 1990 single “Vogue.” SUMMARY:Yes\, And? by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lovin-on-me-20240203 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 3\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\nFirst teased on social media in October 2023\, ‘Lovin On Me’ serves as the potential lead single for a currently unna med fourth studio album from Jack Harlow. SUMMARY:Lovin on Me by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:hiss-20240210 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240217 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Megan Thee Stallion\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 10\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“HISS” serves as the second single from Megan Thee Stallion’s eagerly awaited third studio album\, appropri ately following her solo release\, “Cobra.” On the track\, Meg address es various aspects of her life\, success\, and the challenges she faces\, all while maintaining a confident and empowered demeanor.\n\nThe track als o serves as Meg’s second official release under her independent record l abel and entertainment company\, Hot Girl Productions. The announcement of its release was made via her social media channels on January 22\, 2024. SUMMARY:Hiss by Megan Thee Stallion END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lovin-on-me-20240217 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240217 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240302 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Jack Harlow\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Februar y 17\, 2024 – February 24\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\nFirst teased on social media in October 2023\, ‘Lovin On Me’ serves as the potential lead sin gle for a currently unnamed fourth studio album from Jack Harlow. SUMMARY:Lovin on Me by Jack Harlow END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:texas-hold-em-20240302 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Beyoncé\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 2\, 2024 – March 9\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” is one of B eyonce’s surprise singles from her upcoming country-themed album\, which will serve as a follow up to Renaissance and is the second act in the act 3 project. It was teased during her Super Bowl LVIII commercial and short ly released after.\n\nThe country song has heavy western and southern infl uences and can be seen as a love letter to the south and Beyoncé’s sout hern roots. The song features a banjo and viola played by Rhiannon Giddens . SUMMARY:Texas Hold 'Em by Beyoncé END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:carnival-20240316 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240316 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240323 DESCRIPTION:Artist: ¥$: Ye and Ty Dolla Signfeaturing Rich the Kid and Pla yboi Carti\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 16\, 2024 SUMMARY:Carnival by ¥$: Ye and Ty Dolla Signfeaturing Rich the Kid and Pla yboi Carti END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:we-can-t-be-friends-wait-for-your-love-20240323 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240330 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ariana Grande\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 23\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” marks the second single for Ariana Grande’s seventh studio album\, eter nal sunshine. The Europop-infused anthem traverses waves of emotion that c ome with a forbidden relationship and unrequited love.\n\nAccompanied by t he single came a music video\, taking the form of a short film heavily ins pired by the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.\n\nCumulatively\, the song\, while upbeat\, touches on the downhearted aspects of a romanti c relationship while acknowledging the idea of blissful ignorance. SUMMARY:We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) by Ariana Grande END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:lose-control-20240330 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240330 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240406 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Teddy Swims\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 30 \, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Lose Control” is the second track on I’ve T ried Everything But Therapy by Teddy Swims. Swims uses this song to take e verything off his shoulders- losing himself and all control when everythin g starts caving in\; the only way to escape is being with that specific pe rson.\n\n“Lose Control” climbed to No. 1 of Billboard’s Hot 100™ o ver the course of 32 weeks- making it The longest ascent to the top for a solo male artist in the chart’s 65-year history. SUMMARY:Lose Control by Teddy Swims END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:like-that-20240406 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240406 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240427 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Future\, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 3 weeks\nChart dates: April 6\, 2024 – April 20\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\nW ell\, this is new!! This is a page to chronicle the music I listen to in 2 024. And I pray I actually update it.\n\nSome criteria:\n\n\nEvery release on this page is something I am listening to for the first time — accord ingly\, the rating is my first impression. If I’ve heard it before\, it won’t be added.\nExtended versions of projects will be treated as though they are their own\, separate project. If I rate\, say\, a deluxe version \, it will only apply to the extra tracks\, and stuff like that.\nOnly int entional listens will be logged… won’t write something down if I hear it on the radio\, etc. etc…\nAdding releases in the order I listen to th em\, earliest first and latest last.\nNo criteria about popularity\, or wh atnot. It’s just a listening log. 😄\n\n\n\nI’ll annotate releases t hat are particularly notable to me. Happy New Year! SUMMARY:Like That by Future\, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:too-sweet-20240427 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240504 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Hozier\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: April 27\, 20 24\n\n---\nAbout:\nIn “Too Sweet” Hozier draws a contrast between two individuals with different lifestyles and preferences\, one who enjoys liv ing life at his own pace\, indulging in simple pleasures like whiskey\, co ffee\, and late nights while not worrying too much about conforming to soc ietal norms of waking up early and living a disciplined life\, and a secon d individual\, presumably the partner\, is portrayed as someone who values discipline\, health\, and structure. They encourage the narrator to live a healthier lifestyle\, waking up early and taking care of themselves.\n\n Born from the 3rd Circle of Hell\, Gluttony\, same as his track\, “Eat Y our Young”\, Hozier examines excessiveness and overindulgence\, similar to Dante’s depiction of gluttony where it not only refers to overconsump tion of food and drink but also the overindulgence in any worldly pleasure to the detriment of spiritual growth.\n\nThe track was first teased on Ma rch 6\, 2024\, during an interview with Chris Black and Jon Stewart for th eir podcast How Long Gone episode 614\, a second time during the official announcement of the Unheard EP and finally on a post on his socials celebr ating his first time in Chile for Lollapalooza. SUMMARY:Too Sweet by Hozier END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:fortnight-20240504 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240518 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone\nWeeks at #1: 2 week s\nChart dates: May 4\, 2024 – May 11\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\nHello every body\, this is a page dedicated to my most viewed transcriptions and cotai ns every song that I have majority % on and with atleast 90K views.\n\nIt is heavily inspired by Ib and Chloe’s lists\, so be sure to check them out and show the GOATs some love SUMMARY:Fortnight by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:not-like-us-20240518 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240525 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: May 1 8\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Not Like Us” is Kendrick Lamar’s fourth di ss track directed at Drake\, released on the evening of May 4\, 2024\, les s than 24 hours after the release of “meet the grahams\,” his third de dicated diss. On the track\, Kendrick avenges the West Coast for Drake’s controversial use of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg A.I. vocals on his song “Taylo r Made Freestyle\,” Drake’s second diss released via Instagram on Apri l 19. It was removed shortly thereafter because of a cease-and-desist from the estate of the late Tupac Shakur.\n\nKendrick raps over a bouncy Musta rd-produced beat which\, typical of Mustard’s style\, is inspired by hyp hy—a genre of hip-hop popularized in Northern California’s Bay Area. I n a June 2024 interview with Billboard\, Mustard revealed that he heard th e final mix when the song was released\, the beat took him 30 minutes to m ake\, and he talked about the inspiration for his production:\n\nWhen I wa s making it\, I was\, in the back of my head\, is: What would Dr. Dre do i f Lil Jon was in the studio and they was collabin' on the beat? That was m y thought process.\n\nKendrick’s zany vocal inflections and fast flows a re reminiscent of Bay Area legend E-40\, a personal favorite of his who wa s shouted out on October 2012’s “Money Trees:”\n\nDreams of livin' l ife like rappers do (Like rappers do\, like rappers do)\nBump that new E-4 0 after school (Way after school\, way after school)\n\nAmong other disses \, notably calling Drake a snitch and culture vulture\, Kendrick doubles d own on prior allegations made against Drake of sexual deviancy. This time\ , he outright uses the term “certified pedophile” as a clever play on Drake’s September 2021 album Certified Lover Boy.\n\nThe cover art featu res what appears to be an aerial view of Drake’s mansion at Park Lane Ci rcle in Toronto\, Canada. Park Lane Circle is a “Toronto oasis where cel ebrities love to build extremely lavish mansions.” The thumbnail\, edite d in a way that closely resembles the sex offender registry which pinpoint s convicted offenders' residencies\, is continuing the thread of allegatio ns made by Kendrick Lamar that Drake is a sexual predator. It insinuates t hat Drake’s mansion\, nicknamed “The Embassy\,” is a hub for illegal sexual activity.\n\nThe track was first teased on Twitter by two people: one of Kendrick’s associates and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith\, founde r of TDE\, the label and collective that Kendrick belonged to before launc hing pgLang. The first tweet stated that “Kendrick’s nowhere near done .” Top Dawg then posted\, “Dot\, I see dead people 💀\,” foreshado wing the opening line of the song\, which dropped approximately two hours later.\n\n“Not Like Us” became a massively successful hit song both do mestically and internationally\, breaking several records. On May 7\, 2024 \, it broke the record for most single-day Spotify streams for a hip-hop s ong in the US\, surpassing Drake & Lil Baby’s September 2021 collaborati on\, “Girls Want Girls\,” which hit a peak of 6.6 million. The next da y\, it was reported to have broken the global record\, beating out Drake ’s single-day peak of 11.85 million with September 2021’s “Champagne Poetry.” On May 13\, Billboard reported that the song would debut at th e top of the Hot 100\, making it Kendrick’s fourth #1 hit and first #1 d ebut in his home country. It did so with the chart’s release the next da y\, along with the news that it had broken the record for fastest hip-hop song to reach 100 million Spotify streams\, surpassing Drake’s January 2 018 single\, “God’s Plan.” May 15 saw the song breaking the record f or most Spotify streams in a week in the 2020s\, surpassing Taylor Swift & Post Malone’s “Fortnight” from April 2024.\n\nThe first live perfor mance of “Not Like Us” took place at Kendrick’s Juneteenth show The Pop Out: Ken & Friends at the Kia Forum in Inglewood\, California on June 19\, 2024. The show was streamed worldwide through Amazon Prime and Kendri ck performed “Not Like Us” multiple times to close the show as the sta ge filled with fellow West Coast representatives such as Mustard\, YG\, De Mar DeRozan\, and Russell Westbrook\, among others. The music video was sh ot in Kendrick’s hometown of Compton\, California on June 22 and it prem iered on July 4th.\n\nAccording to the Genius community’s end of the yea r rankings\, “Not Like Us” was voted as the best song of 2024. At the 2025 GRAMMYs\, “Not Like Us” won the prestigious Song of the Year and Record of the Year Grammy Awards along with wins in the categories of Best Rap Song\, Best Rap Performance\, and Best Music Video—sweeping all of its nominated categories. In January 2025\, Drake sued Universal Music Gro up for basically promoting “Not Like Us” and its malicious claims. Dur ing his anticipated Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance in New Orlean s the following month\, Kendrick addressed the lawsuit by saying “I wann a perform they favorite song\, but you know they love to sue” as a tease before he performed the first verse and chorus of “Not Like Us” befor e he closed his show with “tv off”.\n\nIn “Kendrick Lamar’s Inner Drive\,” a Lamar interview with SZA in the October 21\, 2024 Harper’s Bazaar\, SZA engages this song directly\, asking “What does ‘Not Like Us’ mean to you?\,” to which Lamar responds:\n\nNot like us? Not like us is the energy of who I am\, the type of man I represent. Now\, if you i dentify with the man that I represent … This man has morals\, he has val ues\, he believes in something\, he stands on something. He’s not pander ing. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to shar e the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or experie nces to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man. If I’m thinking of “Not Like Us\,” I’m thinking of me and whoever identifies with that. SUMMARY:Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-had-some-help-20240525 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240629 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 5 wee ks\nChart dates: May 25\, 2024 – June 22\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Had Some Help” marks the first collaboration between Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. It was initially performed by the duo at Stagecoach 2024 on April 28 and released a month later that same year.\n\nBillboard’s #1 Song of the Summer for 2024 sees Malone and Wallen taking turns as they discuss r elationship struggles over an upbeat country-pop instrumental—the type t hat the East Tennessee native is best known for.\n\nNoted prominently in t he chorus\, the theme centers on how partners can equally influence the en d of their bond. The song reminds listeners of the shared responsibilities that contribute to the success or failure of human connections. SUMMARY:I Had Some Help by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:please-please-please-20240629 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240629 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240706 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sabrina Carpenter\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ju ne 29\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Please Please Please” is the second sing le from Sabrina Carpenter’s sixth studio album\, Short n' Sweet. The tra ck captures a mix of affection\, frustration\, and concern. The lyrics exp lore the complexities of loving someone who might not always make the best decisions\, and emphasize Carpenter’s desire to protect both her relati onship and pride. It is rumored to be about her boyfriend\, Barry Keoghan\ , who stars as Sabrina Carpenter’s love interest in the song’s music v ideo.\n\nThe track was first teased on April 11\, 2024\, when a 4-second s nippet was played in the police car at the end of the “Espresso” music video. Sabrina Carpenter posted the same snippet online on June 2\, 2024\ , almost 2 months after it was initially heard. The following day\, she te ased the song’s announcement in the caption of the Short n' Sweet album announcement post:\n\ni also have a surprise coming for you on thursday ni ght so keep an eye out!!\n\nAs promised\, on June 5\, 2024\, Sabrina Carpe nter officially announced that “Please Please Please” would be the nex t single by posting the trailer for its music video. SUMMARY:Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-had-some-help-20240706 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240706 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240713 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 1 wee k\nChart dates: July 6\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Had Some Help” marks the first collaboration between Post Malone and Morgan Wallen. It was init ially performed by the duo at Stagecoach 2024 on April 28 and released a m onth later that same year.\n\nBillboard’s #1 Song of the Summer for 2024 sees Malone and Wallen taking turns as they discuss relationship struggle s over an upbeat country-pop instrumental—the type that the East Tenness ee native is best known for.\n\nNoted prominently in the chorus\, the them e centers on how partners can equally influence the end of their bond. The song reminds listeners of the shared responsibilities that contribute to the success or failure of human connections. SUMMARY:I Had Some Help by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:a-bar-song-tipsy-20240713 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240720 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaboozey\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 13\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is a country song by Shabooz ey released on April 12th 2024. The song is notable for featuring an inter polation of J-Kwon’s 2004 party anthem “Tipsy”. The song is a part o f his 2024 album “Where I’ve Been\, Isn’t Where I’m Going” SUMMARY:A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:not-like-us-20240720 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240720 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240727 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: July 20\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Not Like Us” is Kendrick Lamar’s fourth d iss track directed at Drake\, released on the evening of May 4\, 2024\, le ss than 24 hours after the release of “meet the grahams\,” his third d edicated diss. On the track\, Kendrick avenges the West Coast for Drake’ s controversial use of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg A.I. vocals on his song “Tayl or Made Freestyle\,” Drake’s second diss released via Instagram on Apr il 19. It was removed shortly thereafter because of a cease-and-desist fro m the estate of the late Tupac Shakur.\n\nKendrick raps over a bouncy Must ard-produced beat which\, typical of Mustard’s style\, is inspired by hy phy—a genre of hip-hop popularized in Northern California’s Bay Area. In a June 2024 interview with Billboard\, Mustard revealed that he heard t he final mix when the song was released\, the beat took him 30 minutes to make\, and he talked about the inspiration for his production:\n\nWhen I w as making it\, I was\, in the back of my head\, is: What would Dr. Dre do if Lil Jon was in the studio and they was collabin' on the beat? That was my thought process.\n\nKendrick’s zany vocal inflections and fast flows are reminiscent of Bay Area legend E-40\, a personal favorite of his who w as shouted out on October 2012’s “Money Trees:”\n\nDreams of livin' life like rappers do (Like rappers do\, like rappers do)\nBump that new E- 40 after school (Way after school\, way after school)\n\nAmong other disse s\, notably calling Drake a snitch and culture vulture\, Kendrick doubles down on prior allegations made against Drake of sexual deviancy. This time \, he outright uses the term “certified pedophile” as a clever play on Drake’s September 2021 album Certified Lover Boy.\n\nThe cover art feat ures what appears to be an aerial view of Drake’s mansion at Park Lane C ircle in Toronto\, Canada. Park Lane Circle is a “Toronto oasis where ce lebrities love to build extremely lavish mansions.” The thumbnail\, edit ed in a way that closely resembles the sex offender registry which pinpoin ts convicted offenders' residencies\, is continuing the thread of allegati ons made by Kendrick Lamar that Drake is a sexual predator. It insinuates that Drake’s mansion\, nicknamed “The Embassy\,” is a hub for illega l sexual activity.\n\nThe track was first teased on Twitter by two people: one of Kendrick’s associates and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith\, found er of TDE\, the label and collective that Kendrick belonged to before laun ching pgLang. The first tweet stated that “Kendrick’s nowhere near don e.” Top Dawg then posted\, “Dot\, I see dead people 💀\,” foreshad owing the opening line of the song\, which dropped approximately two hours later.\n\n“Not Like Us” became a massively successful hit song both d omestically and internationally\, breaking several records. On May 7\, 202 4\, it broke the record for most single-day Spotify streams for a hip-hop song in the US\, surpassing Drake & Lil Baby’s September 2021 collaborat ion\, “Girls Want Girls\,” which hit a peak of 6.6 million. The next d ay\, it was reported to have broken the global record\, beating out Drake ’s single-day peak of 11.85 million with September 2021’s “Champagne Poetry.” On May 13\, Billboard reported that the song would debut at th e top of the Hot 100\, making it Kendrick’s fourth #1 hit and first #1 d ebut in his home country. It did so with the chart’s release the next da y\, along with the news that it had broken the record for fastest hip-hop song to reach 100 million Spotify streams\, surpassing Drake’s January 2 018 single\, “God’s Plan.” May 15 saw the song breaking the record f or most Spotify streams in a week in the 2020s\, surpassing Taylor Swift & Post Malone’s “Fortnight” from April 2024.\n\nThe first live perfor mance of “Not Like Us” took place at Kendrick’s Juneteenth show The Pop Out: Ken & Friends at the Kia Forum in Inglewood\, California on June 19\, 2024. The show was streamed worldwide through Amazon Prime and Kendri ck performed “Not Like Us” multiple times to close the show as the sta ge filled with fellow West Coast representatives such as Mustard\, YG\, De Mar DeRozan\, and Russell Westbrook\, among others. The music video was sh ot in Kendrick’s hometown of Compton\, California on June 22 and it prem iered on July 4th.\n\nAccording to the Genius community’s end of the yea r rankings\, “Not Like Us” was voted as the best song of 2024. At the 2025 GRAMMYs\, “Not Like Us” won the prestigious Song of the Year and Record of the Year Grammy Awards along with wins in the categories of Best Rap Song\, Best Rap Performance\, and Best Music Video—sweeping all of its nominated categories. In January 2025\, Drake sued Universal Music Gro up for basically promoting “Not Like Us” and its malicious claims. Dur ing his anticipated Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance in New Orlean s the following month\, Kendrick addressed the lawsuit by saying “I wann a perform they favorite song\, but you know they love to sue” as a tease before he performed the first verse and chorus of “Not Like Us” befor e he closed his show with “tv off”.\n\nIn “Kendrick Lamar’s Inner Drive\,” a Lamar interview with SZA in the October 21\, 2024 Harper’s Bazaar\, SZA engages this song directly\, asking “What does ‘Not Like Us’ mean to you?\,” to which Lamar responds:\n\nNot like us? Not like us is the energy of who I am\, the type of man I represent. Now\, if you i dentify with the man that I represent … This man has morals\, he has val ues\, he believes in something\, he stands on something. He’s not pander ing. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to shar e the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or experie nces to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man. If I’m thinking of “Not Like Us\,” I’m thinking of me and whoever identifies with that. SUMMARY:Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:a-bar-song-tipsy-20240727 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240727 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241102 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaboozey\nWeeks at #1: 14 weeks\nChart dates: July 27\ , 2024 – October 26\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is a country song by Shaboozey released on April 12th 2024. The song is notabl e for featuring an interpolation of J-Kwon’s 2004 party anthem “Tipsy ”. The song is a part of his 2024 album “Where I’ve Been\, Isn’t W here I’m Going” SUMMARY:A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:love-somebody-20241102 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241109 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Novemb er 2\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Love Somebody\,” is a heartfelt track tha t delves into the search for a genuine connection amid a world filled with shallow relationships and fleeting encounters. SUMMARY:Love Somebody by Morgan Wallen END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:a-bar-song-tipsy-20241109 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Shaboozey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: November 9\, 2024 – November 30\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” i s a country song by Shaboozey released on April 12th 2024. The song is not able for featuring an interpolation of J-Kwon’s 2004 party anthem “Tip sy”. The song is a part of his 2024 album “Where I’ve Been\, Isn’t Where I’m Going” SUMMARY:A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:squabble-up-20241207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Decem ber 7\, 2024\n\n---\nAbout:\n“squabble up” is a West Coast-infused par ty anthem that showcases Kendrick Lamar’s unparalleled ability to combin e infectious energy with sharp lyricism. Rooted in his California heritage \, the track features elements of G-funk and hyphy\, creating a dynamic an d vibrant soundscape.\n\nThe title “squabble up” is drawn from L.A. sl ang\, referring to fighting (similar to “square up”) or dancing\, depe nding on the context. This dual meaning underscores the track’s themes o f confrontation and celebration\, offering a gritty yet electrifying energ y.\n\nThe song’s release was highly anticipated after first being teased as a 15-second snippet in the “Not Like Us” music video on July 4\, 2 024. The track gained further momentum when Mercedes AMG used it to promot e their Formula One season\, followed by its inclusion in an NBA broadcast \, solidifying its cultural impact. These moments helped “squabble up” go viral on TikTok\, with fans eagerly demanding its release. The track f inally dropped on November 22\, 2024\, as part of Lamar’s surprise album GNX\, much to the delight of his audience.\n\nThe accompanying music vide o\, released on November 25\, 2024\, enhances the song’s gritty\, party- ready atmosphere with visuals that are a clear homage to Lamar’s West Co ast heritage. SUMMARY:Squabble Up by Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20241214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 14\, 2024 – January 4\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christ mas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and f ourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chris tmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide wi th the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists hav e covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, A riana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the s ong as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s lo ngevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the son g’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am t hrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of fa milies with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah C arey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy r emains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original rel ease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\ , and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t a ccept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them a nd I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the t itle\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track fin ally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Bil lboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Cand le in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\ , 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the fir st artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:die-with-a-smile-20250111 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250208 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart d ates: January 11\, 2025 – February 1\, 2025 SUMMARY:Die with a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:4x4-20250208 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250208 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Travis Scott\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 8\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\n“4X4” is Travis Scott’s well-anticipated first solo effort since the release of UTOPIA in 2023. The track\, given n amesake by his four-wheel drive Lamborghini Urus\, fuses trap production w ith Tennessee State University’s horn line. Following suit with some of Travis' most notable cuts\, he also references his drug habits and exclusi ve wardrobe.\n\nTravis first previewed the track at a club in Mexico City\ , Mexico on September 23\, 2024. It was performed live for the first time in Auckland\, New Zealand on October 30\, and later at Rolling Loud Miami on December 14. On November 15\, an advertisement for the song by ComplexC on appeared on the Las Vegas Sphere.\n\nOn January 6\, 2025\, Travis previ ewed the song once again\, this time on Instagram Live\, and on WWE Monday Night RAW on Netflix as it serves as it’s official theme song. On Janua ry 18\, the cover art was posted on Travis' Instagram story.\n\nThe song w as performed live on January 20\, 2025 during the halftime performance in the College Football Playoff National Championship game\, with the officia l pre-save link and CD single for purchase alongside Los Angeles Fire Depa rtment themed merchandise\, with 100% of the proceeds going to the LAFD fi ghting the devastating fires in California. SUMMARY:4x4 by Travis Scott END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:die-with-a-smile-20250215 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250215 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250222 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart da tes: February 15\, 2025 SUMMARY:Die with a Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:not-like-us-20250222 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250222 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Febru ary 22\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Not Like Us” is Kendrick Lamar’s four th diss track directed at Drake\, released on the evening of May 4\, 2024\ , less than 24 hours after the release of “meet the grahams\,” his thi rd dedicated diss. On the track\, Kendrick avenges the West Coast for Drak e’s controversial use of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg A.I. vocals on his song “ Taylor Made Freestyle\,” Drake’s second diss released via Instagram on April 19. It was removed shortly thereafter because of a cease-and-desist from the estate of the late Tupac Shakur.\n\nKendrick raps over a bouncy Mustard-produced beat which\, typical of Mustard’s style\, is inspired b y hyphy—a genre of hip-hop popularized in Northern California’s Bay Ar ea. In a June 2024 interview with Billboard\, Mustard revealed that he hea rd the final mix when the song was released\, the beat took him 30 minutes to make\, and he talked about the inspiration for his production:\n\nWhen I was making it\, I was\, in the back of my head\, is: What would Dr. Dre do if Lil Jon was in the studio and they was collabin' on the beat? That was my thought process.\n\nKendrick’s zany vocal inflections and fast fl ows are reminiscent of Bay Area legend E-40\, a personal favorite of his w ho was shouted out on October 2012’s “Money Trees:”\n\nDreams of liv in' life like rappers do (Like rappers do\, like rappers do)\nBump that ne w E-40 after school (Way after school\, way after school)\n\nAmong other d isses\, notably calling Drake a snitch and culture vulture\, Kendrick doub les down on prior allegations made against Drake of sexual deviancy. This time\, he outright uses the term “certified pedophile” as a clever pla y on Drake’s September 2021 album Certified Lover Boy.\n\nThe cover art features what appears to be an aerial view of Drake’s mansion at Park La ne Circle in Toronto\, Canada. Park Lane Circle is a “Toronto oasis wher e celebrities love to build extremely lavish mansions.” The thumbnail\, edited in a way that closely resembles the sex offender registry which pin points convicted offenders' residencies\, is continuing the thread of alle gations made by Kendrick Lamar that Drake is a sexual predator. It insinua tes that Drake’s mansion\, nicknamed “The Embassy\,” is a hub for il legal sexual activity.\n\nThe track was first teased on Twitter by two peo ple: one of Kendrick’s associates and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith\, f ounder of TDE\, the label and collective that Kendrick belonged to before launching pgLang. The first tweet stated that “Kendrick’s nowhere near done.” Top Dawg then posted\, “Dot\, I see dead people 💀\,” fore shadowing the opening line of the song\, which dropped approximately two h ours later.\n\n“Not Like Us” became a massively successful hit song bo th domestically and internationally\, breaking several records. On May 7\, 2024\, it broke the record for most single-day Spotify streams for a hip- hop song in the US\, surpassing Drake & Lil Baby’s September 2021 collab oration\, “Girls Want Girls\,” which hit a peak of 6.6 million. The ne xt day\, it was reported to have broken the global record\, beating out Dr ake’s single-day peak of 11.85 million with September 2021’s “Champa gne Poetry.” On May 13\, Billboard reported that the song would debut at the top of the Hot 100\, making it Kendrick’s fourth #1 hit and first # 1 debut in his home country. It did so with the chart’s release the next day\, along with the news that it had broken the record for fastest hip-h op song to reach 100 million Spotify streams\, surpassing Drake’s Januar y 2018 single\, “God’s Plan.” May 15 saw the song breaking the recor d for most Spotify streams in a week in the 2020s\, surpassing Taylor Swif t & Post Malone’s “Fortnight” from April 2024.\n\nThe first live per formance of “Not Like Us” took place at Kendrick’s Juneteenth show T he Pop Out: Ken & Friends at the Kia Forum in Inglewood\, California on Ju ne 19\, 2024. The show was streamed worldwide through Amazon Prime and Ken drick performed “Not Like Us” multiple times to close the show as the stage filled with fellow West Coast representatives such as Mustard\, YG\, DeMar DeRozan\, and Russell Westbrook\, among others. The music video was shot in Kendrick’s hometown of Compton\, California on June 22 and it p remiered on July 4th.\n\nAccording to the Genius community’s end of the year rankings\, “Not Like Us” was voted as the best song of 2024. At t he 2025 GRAMMYs\, “Not Like Us” won the prestigious Song of the Year a nd Record of the Year Grammy Awards along with wins in the categories of B est Rap Song\, Best Rap Performance\, and Best Music Video—sweeping all of its nominated categories. In January 2025\, Drake sued Universal Music Group for basically promoting “Not Like Us” and its malicious claims. During his anticipated Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance in New Orl eans the following month\, Kendrick addressed the lawsuit by saying “I w anna perform they favorite song\, but you know they love to sue” as a te ase before he performed the first verse and chorus of “Not Like Us” be fore he closed his show with “tv off”.\n\nIn “Kendrick Lamar’s Inn er Drive\,” a Lamar interview with SZA in the October 21\, 2024 Harper ’s Bazaar\, SZA engages this song directly\, asking “What does ‘Not Like Us’ mean to you?\,” to which Lamar responds:\n\nNot like us? Not like us is the energy of who I am\, the type of man I represent. Now\, if you identify with the man that I represent … This man has morals\, he ha s values\, he believes in something\, he stands on something. He’s not p andering. He’s a man who can recognize his mistakes and not be afraid to share the mistakes and can dig deep down into fear-based ideologies or ex periences to be able to express them without feeling like he’s less of a man. If I’m thinking of “Not Like Us\,” I’m thinking of me and wh oever identifies with that. SUMMARY:Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:luther-20250301 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250531 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Kendrick Lamar and SZA\nWeeks at #1: 13 weeks\nChart da tes: March 1\, 2025 – May 24\, 2025 SUMMARY:Luther by Kendrick Lamar and SZA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:what-i-want-20250531 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250531 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250607 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae\nWeeks at #1: 1 week \nChart dates: May 31\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\nThis song was first teased wh en Tate put a photo of an orange jersey with a white “T8” print at the front with the initials “MW” on her Instagram story.\n\n\n\nA few day s after on April 16\, Morgan Wallen put up a post captioned “I’m The P roblem. 37 songs featuring @tatemcrae\, @ericchurchmusic\, @hardy\, @ernes t\, and @postmalone. May 16.” on Instagram. The pictures in the post wer e parts of a car with stickers of the different artists\, where at the fro nt of the truck had a black and yellow sticker that said “4. WHAT I WANT FEAT. TATE MCRAE”. SUMMARY:What I Want by Morgan Wallen featuring Tate McRae END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:ordinary-20250607 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250621 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alex Warren\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: June 7\ , 2025 – June 14\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\nOrdinary is a song by Alex Warre n. It was released on the 7th of February 2025.\nAs Warren himself admitte d in an interview with Music News\, “Ordinary” is a song about wanting to be special in the eyes of that one\, specific person – and the pain that comes when that dream doesn’t come true. SUMMARY:Ordinary by Alex Warren END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:manchild-20250621 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250621 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Sabrina Carpenter\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Ju ne 21\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Manchild” is a country-influenced synth- pop anthem that takes aim at immature men. It serves as the lead single fo r Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh album\, Man’s Best Friend. It follows th e deluxe edition of her sixth album\, Short n’ Sweet.\n\nOn June 2\, 202 5\, Carpenter first teased the track via social media with a clip that sho wed a series of billboards over Interstate 69. With a final advertisement\ , the American performer revealed the title and hinted at the male muse be hind the tune:\n\nThis one’s about you!!\n\n“Manchild” marks Carpen ter’s first-ever #1 debut single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Upon ac hieving the milestone\, the “Espresso” singer took to Instagram to tha nk her fans and collaborators for their support:\n\nI can’t tell you how much this means to me!!!! This song makes me so happy. Thank you eternall y for listening. SUMMARY:Manchild by Sabrina Carpenter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:ordinary-20250628 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250628 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alex Warren\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: June 28 \, 2025 – August 9\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\nOrdinary is a song by Alex War ren. It was released on the 7th of February 2025.\nAs Warren himself admit ted in an interview with Music News\, “Ordinary” is a song about wanti ng to be special in the eyes of that one\, specific person – and the pai n that comes when that dream doesn’t come true. SUMMARY:Ordinary by Alex Warren END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:golden-20250816 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250816 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250823 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Huntrix: Ejae\, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 16\, 2025 SUMMARY:Golden by Huntrix: Ejae\, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:ordinary-20250823 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250823 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250830 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Alex Warren\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: August 2 3\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\nOrdinary is a song by Alex Warren. It was release d on the 7th of February 2025.\nAs Warren himself admitted in an interview with Music News\, “Ordinary” is a song about wanting to be special in the eyes of that one\, specific person – and the pain that comes when t hat dream doesn’t come true. SUMMARY:Ordinary by Alex Warren END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:golden-20250830 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Huntrix: Ejae\, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami\nWeeks at #1: 7 weeks\nChart dates: August 30\, 2025 – October 11\, 2025 SUMMARY:Golden by Huntrix: Ejae\, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:the-fate-of-ophelia-20251018 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251213 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 8 weeks\nChart dates: Octobe r 18\, 2025 – December 6\, 2025\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Fate of Ophelia ” opens The Life of a Showgirl with a direct reference to Shakespeare’ s tragic heroine\, Ophelia\, from the play Hamlet.\n\nThe character of Oph elia has descent into madness and drowning has been interpreted as a metap hor for heartbreak\, fragility\, and loss of agency\, all themes that Swif t has explored throughout her career. In the play\, the dissolving relatio nship between Hamlet and Ophelia drives her into a spiral of instability\, a comparison Swift seems to be making to her own life.\n\nTaylor Swift ha s referenced Shakespeare throughout her career\, with “Love Story” tyi ng to Romeo and Juliet\, and the lyrics “all’s well that ends well” from “All Too Well” also appearing in Shakespeare’s 1604 play of the same name.\n\nAdditionally\, fans have noted that the standard album cove r resembles the famous John Everett Millais painting of Ophelia in the wat er\, further underscoring this connection. SUMMARY:The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-20251213 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251213 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260110 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Mariah Carey\nWeeks at #1: 4 weeks\nChart dates: Decemb er 13\, 2025 – January 3\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“All I Want for Christ mas Is You” is a holiday classic and an uptempo love song. The narrator declares she doesn’t care about Christmas presents or lights\; the best holiday present she can have is to be with the one she loves.\n\nReleased in 1994 as the lead single from Mariah Carey’s first holiday album and f ourth studio album\, Merry Christmas\, the song has since become the Chris tmas standard. It has achieved Diamond status in the US with more than 16 million copies sold. It has sold upwards of 40 million copies worldwide wi th the inclusion of digital sales and streams since its debut\, making it one of the best-selling singles ever.\n\nOver time\, countless artists hav e covered the song\, including Miley Cyrus\, John Mayer\, Shania Twain\, A riana Grande\, Fifth Harmony\, Demi Lovato\, Cee Lo Green\, Lady A\; even Kylie Minogue featuring Mumford and Sons.\n\nPerhaps the most famous cover artist of the song is…Mariah herself. In 2011\, Carey re-recorded the s ong as a duet with Justin Bieber. A year later\, in 2012\, Carey recorded a fun version with classroom instruments and children for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In 2019\, she even uploaded a new “Make My Wish Come True” version of the track to her YouTube channel.\n\nThe song’s influence has extended beyond music\, too. In 2015\, Carey released a book with the same title as her holiday staple\, acknowledging the song’s lo ngevity:\n\nWhen I wrote ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You\,’ it was my dream for it to become a classic Christmas song. I am so proud of the son g’s impact as it continues to create memories for fans each year. I am t hrilled to be able to bring the story of the song to new generations of fa milies with the picture book.\n\nShe also released a movie called Mariah C arey’s All I Want For Christmas Is You in 2017.\n\nThe song’s legacy r emains unparalleled. It charts every holiday season since its original rel ease\, and is estimated to have earned Carey $60 million in royalties. The song is also referred to as “the biggest Christmas song of all time”\ , and was named the #1 holiday song of all time by Billboard. The song’s immense popularity has earned Mariah the title ‘Queen of Christmas.’ In 2017\, this was a title she wasn’t exactly sure about:\n\nI don’t a ccept that name because I feel like it’s too much. I humbly thank them a nd I do have an extraordinary love for the holiday season\, and it is the best time of the year.\n\nHowever\, in 2022\, she tried to trademark the t itle\, but was unsuccessful in doing so.\n\nAfter 25 years\, the track fin ally reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019\, becoming Mariah’s 19th song to do so and making the singer the solo artist with the most Bil lboard Hot 100 chart-toppers. It also sets a new record of the longest run to No. 1 on the chart\, surpassing Elton John’s re-recording of “Cand le in the Wind.” It has since returned to the top of the charts in 2019\ , 2020\, 2021\, and 2022\, 2023\, 2024\, and 2025\, making Mariah the fir st artist to ever have a number one song in four different decades. SUMMARY:All I Want for Christmas Is You by Mariah Carey END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:the-fate-of-ophelia-20260110 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260110 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: Januar y 10\, 2026 – January 17\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“The Fate of Ophelia ” opens The Life of a Showgirl with a direct reference to Shakespeare’ s tragic heroine\, Ophelia\, from the play Hamlet.\n\nThe character of Oph elia has descent into madness and drowning has been interpreted as a metap hor for heartbreak\, fragility\, and loss of agency\, all themes that Swif t has explored throughout her career. In the play\, the dissolving relatio nship between Hamlet and Ophelia drives her into a spiral of instability\, a comparison Swift seems to be making to her own life.\n\nTaylor Swift ha s referenced Shakespeare throughout her career\, with “Love Story” tyi ng to Romeo and Juliet\, and the lyrics “all’s well that ends well” from “All Too Well” also appearing in Shakespeare’s 1604 play of the same name.\n\nAdditionally\, fans have noted that the standard album cove r resembles the famous John Everett Millais painting of Ophelia in the wat er\, further underscoring this connection. SUMMARY:The Fate of Ophelia by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-just-might-20260124 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: January 24\, 2026 – January 31\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Just Might” is the lead single from Bruno Mars' fourth studio album\, The Romantic.\n\nWhen B runo officially announced the album on January 7\, he stated:\n\nNew music this Friday 🫂\n\nThe day before the release\, several music publicatio ns confirmed that the track’s name was “I Just Might”. SUMMARY:I Just Might by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:aperture-20260207 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Harry Styles\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 7\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“Aperture” is the first single from Harry S tyles' fourth studio album\, Kiss All The Time. Disco\, Occasionally.\, ma rking his return to music after nearly four years.\n\nOn January 17\, a cl ock appeared on his official website webelongtogether.co with the words “Kiss and Disco” on it. Two days later\, fans discovered that some pos sible lyrics for the single were sent in response to specific emojis sent to the official HSHQ number. On January 20\, the image behind the clock ch anged and the clock moved. When the clock hands aligned with the word “D isco\,” Harry officially announced the song on his social media accounts . SUMMARY:Aperture by Harry Styles END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:choosin-texas-20260214 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260221 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ella Langley\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 14\, 2026 SUMMARY:Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:dtmf-20260221 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260221 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260228 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bad Bunny\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: February 2 1\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“DtMF” (DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS) En esta canci ón Benito hace una reflexión nostálgica sobre el paso del tiempo y la i mportancia de valorar los momentos cotidianos. Dentro de su letra lamenta no haber capturado más recuerdos en fotos\, destacando lo rápido que pue de llegar a pasar la vida y que en cierto momento nuestra memoria no guard e un buen recuerdo sobre cosas lindas que pasaron\, como lo podría record ar una foto con mayor claridad.\n\nEste también invita a apreciar los det alles y a vivir plenamente cada instante\, resaltando su estilo introspect ivo y emocional junto con una melodía suave que crea cierta nostalgia. SUMMARY:DTMF by Bad Bunny END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:opalite-20260228 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260307 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Taylor Swift\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: Februar y 28\, 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\nOn “Opalite”\, Taylor captures the quiet r esilience and luminous calm of finding the right person for her after a se ries of hardships. Within Swift’s discography\, the track continues her tradition of assigning color to feeling\, much like the firey love of “R ed” or the intimacy of “Lavender Haze”.\n\nIn an interview with Capi tal Breakfast Swift discussed the inspiration of the title of song being h er fiancé\, Travis Kelce’s birthstone which is an opal. Opalite is a ma n-made version of the stone which is a metaphor for how happiness can be m an-made SUMMARY:Opalite by Taylor Swift END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:choosin-texas-20260307 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ella Langley\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 7 \, 2026 SUMMARY:Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:i-just-might-20260314 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Bruno Mars\nWeeks at #1: 1 week\nChart dates: March 14\ , 2026\n\n---\nAbout:\n“I Just Might” is the lead single from Bruno Ma rs' fourth studio album\, The Romantic.\n\nWhen Bruno officially announced the album on January 7\, he stated:\n\nNew music this Friday 🫂\n\nThe day before the release\, several music publications confirmed that the tra ck’s name was “I Just Might”. SUMMARY:I Just Might by Bruno Mars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260418T120252Z UID:choosin-texas-20260321 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260321 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260404 DESCRIPTION:Artist: Ella Langley\nWeeks at #1: 2 weeks\nChart dates: March 21\, 2026 – March 28\, 2026 SUMMARY:Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR