List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums

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The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.

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Year Pop R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop Country
Single Album Single Album Single Album
1946 "Prisoner of Love"[1]
Perry Como
"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop"[2]
Lionel Hampton
"New Spanish Two Step"[3]
Bob Wills
1947 "Near You"[4]
Francis Craig
"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"[5]
Louis Jordan
"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"[6]
Tex Williams Western Caravan
1948 "Twelfth Street Rag"[7]
Pee Wee Hunt
"Long Gone"[8]
Sonny Thompson
"Bouquet of Roses"[9]
Eddy Arnold
1949 "Riders in the Sky"[10]
Vaughn Monroe Orchestra
"The Hucklebuck"[11]
Paul Williams
"Lovesick Blues"[12]
Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys
1950 "Goodnight, Irene"[13]
Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers
"Pink Champagne"[14]
Joe Liggins
"I'm Movin' On"[15]
Hank Snow
1951 "Too Young"[16]
Nat King Cole
"Sixty Minute Man"[17]
The Dominoes
"Cold, Cold Heart"[18]
Hank Williams
1952 "Blue Tango"[19]
Leroy Anderson
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"[20]
Lloyd Price
"Wild Side of Life"[21]
Hank Thompson
1953 "Song from Moulin Rouge"[22]
Percy Faith
"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"[23]
Ruth Brown
"Kaw-Liga"[24]
Hank Williams
1954 "Little Things Mean a Lot"[25]
Kitty Kallen
"Work with Me, Annie"[26]
Midnighters
"I Don't Hurt Anymore"[27]
Hank Snow
1955 "Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"[28]
Perez Prado
"Pledging My Love"[29]
Johnny Ace
"In the Jailhouse Now"[30]
Webb Pierce
1956 "Heartbreak Hotel"[31]
Elvis Presley
Calypso[32]
Harry Belafonte
"Honky Tonk"[33]
Bill Doggett
"Crazy Arms"[34]
Ray Price
1957 "All Shook Up"[35]
Elvis Presley
My Fair Lady[36]
Original Cast
"Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice"[37]
Elvis Presley
"Gone"[38]
Ferlin Husky
1958 "Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"[39]
Domenico Modugno
My Fair Lady[40]
Original Cast
"What Am I Loving For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes"[41]
Chuck Willis
"Oh Lonesome Me"/"I Can't Stop Loving You"[42]
Don Gibson
1959 "The Battle of New Orleans"[43]
Johnny Horton
Music from Peter Gunn[44]
Henry Mancini
"Stagger Lee"[45]
Lloyd Price
"The Battle of New Orleans"[46]
Johnny Horton
1960 Theme from "A Summer Place"[47]
Percy Faith
The Sound of Music[48]
Original Cast
"Kiddio"[49]
Brook Benton
"Please Help Me, I'm Falling"[50]
Hank Locklin
1961 "Tossin' and Turnin'"[51]
Bobby Lewis
Camelot[52]
Original Cast
"Tossin' and Turnin'"[53]
Bobby Lewis
"I Fall to Pieces"[54]
Patsy Cline
1962 "Stranger on the Shore"[55]
Mr. Acker Bilk
West Side Story[56]
Soundtrack
"Soul Twist"[57]
King Curtis
"Wolverton Mountain"[58]
Claude King
1963 "Sugar Shack"[59][60][self-published source][61]
Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs

"Surfin' U.S.A."[62][63][self-published source]
The Beach Boys

West Side Story[64]
Soundtrack
"Part Time Love"[65]
Little Johnny Taylor
"Still"[66]
Bill Anderson
1964 "I Want to Hold Your Hand"[67]
The Beatles
Hello, Dolly![68]
Original Cast
"My Heart Skips a Beat"[69]
Buck Owens
1965 "Wooly Bully"[70]
Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Mary Poppins[71]
Soundtrack
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"[72]
Four Tops
"What's He Doing in My World"[73]
Eddy Arnold
I've Got a Tiger by the Tail[74]
Buck Owens
1966 "The Ballad of the Green Berets"[75]
SSgt. Barry Sadler

"California Dreamin'"[76][77][self-published source]
The Mamas and the Papas

Whipped Cream and Other Delights[78]
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
"Hold On! I'm Comin'"[79]
Sam & Dave
Lou Rawls Live![80]
Lou Rawls
"Almost Persuaded"[81]
David Houston
My World[82]
Eddy Arnold
1967 "To Sir with Love"[83]
Lulu
More of The Monkees[84]
The Monkees
"Respect"[85]
Aretha Franklin
Greatest Hits[86]
The Temptations
"All the Time"[87]
Jack Greene
There Goes My Everything[88]
Jack Greene
1968 "Hey Jude"[89]
The Beatles
Are You Experienced[90]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud"[91]
James Brown
Lady Soul[92]
Aretha Franklin
"Folsom Prison Blues"[93]
Johnny Cash
By the Time I Get to Phoenix[94]
Glen Campbell
1969 "Sugar, Sugar"[95]
The Archies
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida[96]
Iron Butterfly
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"[97]
Jr. Walker and the All Stars
Cloud Nine[98]
The Temptations
"My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)"[99]
Bill Anderson
Wichita Lineman[100]
Glen Campbell
1970 "Bridge over Troubled Water"[101]
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge over Troubled Water[102]
Simon & Garfunkel
"I'll Be There"[103]
Jackson 5
The Isaac Hayes Movement[104]
Isaac Hayes
"Hello Darlin'"[105]
Conway Twitty
The Best of Charley Pride[106]
Charley Pride
1971 "Joy to the World"[107]
Three Dog Night
Jesus Christ Superstar[108]
Soundtrack
"Mr. Big Stuff"[109]
Jean Knight
...To Be Continued[110]
Isaac Hayes
"Easy Loving"[111]
Freddie Hart
Rose Garden[112]
Lynn Anderson
1972 "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"[113]
Roberta Flack
Harvest[114]
Neil Young
"Let's Stay Together"[115]
Al Green
Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III[116]
James Brown
"My Hang-Up Is You"[117]
Freddie Hart
The Best of Charley Pride, Vol. 2[118]
Charley Pride
1973 "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree"[119]
Tony Orlando and Dawn
The World Is a Ghetto[120]
War
"Let's Get It On"[121]
Marvin Gaye
I'm Still in Love with You[122]
Al Green
"You've Never Been This Far Before"[123]
Conway Twitty
Behind Closed Doors[124]
Charlie Rich
1974 "The Way We Were"[125]
Barbra Streisand
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road[126]
Elton John
"Feel Like Makin' Love"[127]
Roberta Flack
Ship Ahoy[128]
O'Jays
"There Won't Be Anymore"[129]
Charlie Rich
Behind Closed Doors[130]
Charlie Rich
1975 "Love Will Keep Us Together"[131]
Captain & Tennille
Elton John's Greatest Hits[132]
Elton John
"Fight the Power Pt. 1"[133]
Isley Brothers
That's the Way of the World[134]
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Rhinestone Cowboy"[135]
Glen Campbell
Back Home Again[136]
John Denver
1976 "Silly Love Songs"[137]
Wings
Frampton Comes Alive[138]
Peter Frampton
"Disco Lady"[139]
Johnnie Taylor
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan[140]
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
"Convoy"[141]
C.W. McCall
The Sound in Your Mind[142]
Willie Nelson
1977 "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"[143]
Rod Stewart
Rumours[144]
Fleetwood Mac
"Float On"[145]
The Floaters
Songs in the Key of Life[146]
Stevie Wonder
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)"[147]
Waylon Jennings
Ol' Waylon[148]
Waylon Jennings
1978 "Shadow Dancing"[149]
Andy Gibb
Saturday Night Fever[150]
Soundtrack
"Serpentine Fire"[151]
Earth, Wind & Fire
All 'N All[152]
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"/"I Can Get Off on You"[153]
Waylon & Willie
Stardust[154]
Willie Nelson
1979 "My Sharona"[155]
The Knack
52nd Street[156]
Billy Joel
"Good Times"[157]
Chic
C'est Chic[158]
Chic
"I Just Fall in Love Again"[159]
Anne Murray
The Gambler[160]
Kenny Rogers
1980 "Call Me"[161]
Blondie
The Wall[162]
Pink Floyd
"Let's Get Serious"[163]
Jermaine Jackson
Off the Wall[164]
Michael Jackson
"My Heart"/"Silent Night (After the Fight)"[165]
Ronnie Milsap
Kenny[166]
Kenny Rogers
1981 "Bette Davis Eyes"[167]
Kim Carnes
Hi Infidelity[168]
REO Speedwagon
"Endless Love"[169]
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
Street Songs[170]
Rick James
"Fire and Smoke"[171]
Earl Thomas Conley
9 to 5 and Odd Jobs[172]
Dolly Parton
1982 "Physical"[173]
Olivia Newton-John
Asia[174]
Asia
"That Girl"[175]
Stevie Wonder
Raise![176]
Earth, Wind & Fire
"Always on My Mind"[177]
Willie Nelson
Always on My Mind[178]
Willie Nelson
1983 "Every Breath You Take"[179]
The Police
Thriller[180]
Michael Jackson
"Sexual Healing"[181]
Marvin Gaye
Thriller[182]
Michael Jackson
"José Cuervo"[183]
Shelly West
Mountain Music[184]
Alabama
1984 "When Doves Cry"[185]
Prince
Thriller[186]
Michael Jackson
"When Doves Cry"[187]
Prince
Can't Slow Down[188]
Lionel Richie
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"[189]
Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown[190]
Ricky Skaggs
1985 "Careless Whisper"[191]
Wham! featuring George Michael
Born in the U.S.A.[192]
Bruce Springsteen
"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)"[193]
Freddie Jackson
Emergency[194]
Kool & the Gang
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight"[195]
Ronnie Milsap
40-Hour Week[196]
Alabama
1986 "That's What Friends Are For"[197]
Dionne & Friends
Whitney Houston[198]
Whitney Houston
"On My Own"[199]
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
Whitney Houston[200]
Whitney Houston
"Never Be You"[201]
Rosanne Cash
Rockin' with the Rhythm[202]
The Judds
1987 "Walk Like an Egyptian"[203]
The Bangles
Slippery When Wet[204]
Bon Jovi
"Stop to Love"[205]
Luther Vandross
Just Like the First Time[206]
Freddie Jackson
"Give Me Wings"[207]
Michael Johnson
Storms of Life[208]
Randy Travis
1988 "Faith"[209]
George Michael
Faith[210]
George Michael
"I Want Her"[211]
Keith Sweat
Make It Last Forever[212]
Keith Sweat
"Don't Close Your Eyes"[213]
Keith Whitley
Always & Forever[214]
Randy Travis
1989 "Look Away"[215]
Chicago
Don't Be Cruel[216]
Bobby Brown
"Superwoman"[217]
Karyn White
Guy[218]
Guy
"A Better Man"[219]
Clint Black
Loving Proof[220]
Ricky Van Shelton
1990 "Hold On"[221]
Wilson Phillips
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814[222]
Janet Jackson
"Hold On"[223]
En Vogue
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814[224]
Janet Jackson
"Nobody's Home"[225]
Clint Black
Killin' Time[226]
Clint Black
1991 "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"[227]
Bryan Adams
Mariah Carey[228]
Mariah Carey
"Written All Over Your Face"[229]
Rude Boys
I'm Your Baby Tonight[230]
Whitney Houston
"Don't Rock the Jukebox"[231]
Alan Jackson
No Fences[232]
Garth Brooks
1992 "End of the Road"[233]
Boyz II Men
Ropin' the Wind[234]
Garth Brooks
"Come and Talk to Me"[235]
Jodeci
Forever My Lady[236]
Jodeci
"I Saw the Light"[237]
Wynonna
Ropin' the Wind[238]
Garth Brooks
1993 "I Will Always Love You"[239]
Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard[240]
Soundtrack
"I Will Always Love You"[241]
Whitney Houston
The Bodyguard[242]
Soundtrack
"Chattahoochee"[243]
Alan Jackson
Some Gave All[244]
Billy Ray Cyrus
1994 "The Sign"[245]
Ace of Base
The Sign[246]
Ace of Base
"Bump n' Grind"[247]
R. Kelly
Doggystyle[248]
Snoop Doggy Dogg
"I Swear"[249]
John Michael Montgomery
Not a Moment Too Soon[250]
Tim McGraw
1995 "Gangsta's Paradise"[251]
Coolio featuring L.V.
Cracked Rear View[252]
Hootie & the Blowfish
"Creep"[253]
TLC
My Life[254]
Mary J. Blige
"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"[255]
John Michael Montgomery
The Hits[256]
Garth Brooks
1996 "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix)[257]
Los del Río
Jagged Little Pill[258]
Alanis Morissette
"You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow"[259]
Toni Braxton
The Score[260]
Fugees
"My Maria"[261]
Brooks & Dunn
The Woman in Me[262]
Shania Twain
1997 "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight"[263]
Elton John
Spice[264]
Spice Girls
"In My Bed"[265]
Dru Hill
Life After Death[266]
The Notorious B.I.G.
"It's Your Love"[267]
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Blue[268]
LeAnn Rimes
1998 "Too Close"[269]
Next
Titanic[270]
Soundtrack
"Too Close"[271]
Next
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill[272]
Lauryn Hill
"Just to See You Smile"[273]
Tim McGraw
Sevens[274]
Garth Brooks
1999 "Believe"[275]
Cher
Millennium[276]
Backstreet Boys
"Fortunate"[277]
Maxwell
400 Degreez[278]
Juvenile
"Amazed"[279]
Lonestar
Come On Over[280]
Shania Twain
2000 "Breathe"[281]
Faith Hill
No Strings Attached[282]
'N Sync
"Let's Get Married"[283]
Jagged Edge
2001[284]
Dr. Dre
How Do You Like Me Now?![285]
Toby Keith
Fly[286]
Dixie Chicks
2001 "Hanging by a Moment"[287]
Lifehouse
1[288]
The Beatles
"Fiesta"[289]
R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z
TP-2.Com[290]
R. Kelly
"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You"[291]
Brooks & Dunn
Greatest Hits[292]
Tim McGraw
2002 "How You Remind Me"[293]
Nickelback
The Eminem Show[294]
Eminem
"Foolish"[295]
Ashanti
The Eminem Show[296]
Eminem
"The Good Stuff"[297]
Kenny Chesney
O Brother, Where Are Thou?[298]
Soundtrack
2003 "In Da Club"[299]
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'[300]
50 Cent
"In Da Club"[301]
50 Cent
Get Rich or Die Tryin'[302]
50 Cent
"My Front Porch Looking In"[303]
Lonestar
Up![304]
Shania Twain
2004 "Yeah!"[305]
Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
Confessions[306]
Usher
"If I Ain't Got You"[307]
Alicia Keys
Confessions[308]
Usher
"Live Like You Were Dying"[309]
Tim McGraw
Shock'n Y'all[310]
Toby Keith
2005 "We Belong Together"[311]
Mariah Carey
The Massacre[312]
50 Cent
"Let Me Love You"[313]
Mario
The Massacre[314]
50 Cent
"That's What I Love About Sunday"[315]
Craig Morgan
Greatest Hits[316]
Shania Twain
2006 "Bad Day"[317]
Daniel Powter
Some Hearts[318]
Carrie Underwood
"Be Without You"[319]
Mary J. Blige
The Breakthrough[319]
Mary J. Blige
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)"[320]
Rodney Atkins
Some Hearts[321]
Carrie Underwood
2007 "Irreplaceable"[322]
Beyoncé
Daughtry[322]
Daughtry
"Lost Without U"[323]
Robin Thicke
Kingdom Come[324]
Jay-Z
"Watching You"[325]
Rodney Atkins
Some Hearts[321]
Carrie Underwood
2008 "Low"[326]
Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
As I Am[327]
Alicia Keys
"Like You'll Never See Me Again"[328]
Alicia Keys
As I Am[329]
Alicia Keys
"Just Got Started Lovin' You"[330]
James Otto
Long Road out of Eden[331]
Eagles
2009 "Boom Boom Pow"[332]
The Black Eyed Peas
Fearless[333]
Taylor Swift
"Blame It"[334]
Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain
I Am... Sasha Fierce[335]
Beyoncé
"I Run to You"[336]
Lady Antebellum
Fearless[337]
Taylor Swift
2010 "Tik Tok"[338]
Kesha
I Dreamed a Dream[339]
Susan Boyle
"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"[340]
Alicia Keys
Recovery[341]
Eminem
"Love Like Crazy"[342]
Lee Brice
Need You Now[343]
Lady Antebellum
2011 "Rolling in the Deep"[344]
Adele
21[345]
Adele
"Sure Thing"[346]
Miguel
Tha Carter IV[347]
Lil Wayne
"Crazy Girl"[348]
Eli Young Band
Speak Now[349]
Taylor Swift
2012 "Somebody That I Used to Know"[350]
Gotye featuring Kimbra
21[351]
Adele
"Love on Top"[352]
Beyoncé
Take Care[353]
Drake
"Time Is Love"[354]
Josh Turner
Red[355]
Taylor Swift
2013 "Thrift Shop"[356]
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
The 20/20 Experience[357]
Justin Timberlake
"Thrift Shop"[358]
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
The 20/20 Experience[359]
Justin Timberlake
"Cruise"[360]
Florida Georgia Line
Red[361]
Taylor Swift
2014 "Happy"[362]
Pharrell Williams
Frozen[363]
Soundtrack
"Happy"[364]
Pharrell Williams
Beyoncé[365]
Beyoncé
"This Is How We Roll"[366]
Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan
Crash My Party[367]
Luke Bryan
2015 "Uptown Funk"[368]
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
1989[369]
Taylor Swift
"See You Again"[370]
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
If You're Reading This It's Too Late[371]
Drake
"Take Your Time"[372]
Sam Hunt
Montevallo[373]
Sam Hunt
2016 "Love Yourself"[374]
Justin Bieber
25[375]
Adele
"One Dance"[376]
Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
Views[377]
Drake
"H.O.L.Y."[378]
Florida Georgia Line
Traveller[379]
Chris Stapleton
2017 "Shape of You"[380]
Ed Sheeran
Damn[381]
Kendrick Lamar
"That's What I Like"[382]
Bruno Mars
Damn[383]
Kendrick Lamar
"Body Like a Back Road"[384]
Sam Hunt
Traveller[385]
Chris Stapleton
2018 "God's Plan"[386]
Drake
Reputation[387]
Taylor Swift
"God's Plan"[388]
Drake
Scorpion[389]
Drake
"Meant to Be"[390]
Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
This One's for You[391]
Luke Combs
2019 "Old Town Road"[392]
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?[393]
Billie Eilish
"Old Town Road"[394]
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
Beerbongs & Bentleys[395]
Post Malone
"Whiskey Glasses"[396]
Morgan Wallen
This One's for You[397]
Luke Combs
2020 "Blinding Lights"[398]
The Weeknd
Hollywood's Bleeding[399]
Post Malone
"Blinding Lights"[400]
The Weeknd
Hollywood's Bleeding[401]
Post Malone
"I Hope"[402]
Gabby Barrett
What You See Is What You Get[403]
Luke Combs
2021 "Levitating"[404]
Dua Lipa
Dangerous: The Double Album[405]
Morgan Wallen
"Leave the Door Open"[406]
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon[407]
Pop Smoke
"Forever After All"[408]
Luke Combs
Dangerous: The Double Album[409]
Morgan Wallen
2022 "Heat Waves"[410]
Glass Animals
Un Verano Sin Ti[411]
Bad Bunny
"First Class"[412]
Jack Harlow
Certified Lover Boy[413]
Drake
"Wasted on You"[414]
Morgan Wallen
Dangerous: The Double Album[415]
Morgan Wallen
2023 "Last Night"[416]
Morgan Wallen
One Thing at a Time[417]
Morgan Wallen
"Kill Bill"[418]
SZA
SOS[419]
SZA
"Last Night"[420]
Morgan Wallen
One Thing at a Time[421]
Morgan Wallen
2024 "Lose Control"[422]
Teddy Swims
The Tortured Poets Department[423]
Taylor Swift
"Not Like Us"[424]
Kendrick Lamar
For All the Dogs[425]
Drake
"A Bar Song (Tipsy)"[426]
Shaboozey
One Thing at a Time[427]
Morgan Wallen
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