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Most iconic song from each year (1945-2019)
Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:36 pm
Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:36 pm
Note these aren't the best songs from each individual year, nor are they necessarily the top selling. These are simply the songs that came to define the particular year in which they were released.
1945 - "This Land is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
1946 - "Amazing Grace" - The Dixie Hummingbirds
1947 - "The Whiffenpoof Song" - Bing Crosby
1948 - "It's Too Soon to Know" - The Orioles
1949 - "Some Enchanted Evening" - Ezio Pinza
1950 - "Good Night, Irene" - The Weavers
1951 - "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
1952 - "Singin' in the Rain" - Gene Kelly
1953 - "That's Amore" - Dean Martin
1954 - "Three Coins in the Fountain" - Frank Sinatra
1955 - "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
1956 - "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley
1957 - "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
1958 - "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
1959 - "Shout" - The Isley Brothers
1960 - "The Twist" - Chubby Checker
1961 - "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King
1962 - "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
1963 - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles
1964 - "The House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals
1965 - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
1966 - "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
1967 - "Respect" - Aretha Franklin
1968 - "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
1969 - "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones
1970 - "Let it Be" - The Beatles
1971 - "Imagine" - John Lennon
1972 - "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
1973 - "Dream On" - Aerosmith
1974 - "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1975 - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
1976 - "Dancing Queen" - ABBA
1977 - "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
1978 - "Y.M.C.A" - The Village People
1979 - "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" - Pink Floyd
1980 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC
1981 - "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
1983 - "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
1984 - "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
1985 - "Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina and the Waves
1986 - "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
1987 - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard
1988 - "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
1989 - "Like a Prayer" - Madonna
1990 - "U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer
1991 - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
1992 - "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
1993 - "Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey
1994 - "Basket Case" - Green Day
1995 - "Waterfalls" - TLC
1996 - "Macarena" - Los del Rio
1997 - "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
1998 - "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
1999 - "I Want it That Way" - Backstreet Boys
2000 - "Bye Bye Bye" - *NSYNC
2001 - "In the End" - Linkin Park
2002 - "Lose Yourself" - Eminem
2003 - "Hey Ya!" - Outkast
2004 - "Yeah!" - Usher ft. Lil John, Ludacris
2005 - "Gold Digger" - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
2006 - "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
2007 - "Umbrella" - Rihanna ft. Jay-Z
2008 - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyonce
2009 - "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
2010 - "Firework" - Katy Perry
2011 - "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele
2012 - "Gangnam Style" - Psy
2013 - "Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
2014 - "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
2015 - "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
2016 - "Closer" - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
2017 - "Despacito" - Luis Fonsi x Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
2018 - "God's Plan" - Drake
2019 - "Old Town Road (Remix)" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
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1945 - "This Land is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
1946 - "Amazing Grace" - The Dixie Hummingbirds
1947 - "The Whiffenpoof Song" - Bing Crosby
1948 - "It's Too Soon to Know" - The Orioles
1949 - "Some Enchanted Evening" - Ezio Pinza
1950 - "Good Night, Irene" - The Weavers
1951 - "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
1952 - "Singin' in the Rain" - Gene Kelly
1953 - "That's Amore" - Dean Martin
1954 - "Three Coins in the Fountain" - Frank Sinatra
1955 - "Tutti Frutti" - Little Richard
1956 - "Hound Dog" - Elvis Presley
1957 - "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley
1958 - "Johnny B. Goode" - Chuck Berry
1959 - "Shout" - The Isley Brothers
1960 - "The Twist" - Chubby Checker
1961 - "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King
1962 - "The Loco-Motion" - Little Eva
1963 - "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles
1964 - "The House of the Rising Sun" - The Animals
1965 - "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" - Nancy Sinatra
1966 - "Good Vibrations" - The Beach Boys
1967 - "Respect" - Aretha Franklin
1968 - "Hey Jude" - The Beatles
1969 - "Gimme Shelter" - The Rolling Stones
1970 - "Let it Be" - The Beatles
1971 - "Imagine" - John Lennon
1972 - "Superstition" - Stevie Wonder
1973 - "Dream On" - Aerosmith
1974 - "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
1975 - "Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
1976 - "Dancing Queen" - ABBA
1977 - "Stayin' Alive" - Bee Gees
1978 - "Y.M.C.A" - The Village People
1979 - "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)" - Pink Floyd
1980 - "You Shook Me All Night Long" - AC/DC
1981 - "Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger" - Survivor
1983 - "Billie Jean" - Michael Jackson
1984 - "Thriller" - Michael Jackson
1985 - "Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina and the Waves
1986 - "Livin' on a Prayer" - Bon Jovi
1987 - "Pour Some Sugar on Me" - Def Leppard
1988 - "Sweet Child O' Mine" - Guns N' Roses
1989 - "Like a Prayer" - Madonna
1990 - "U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer
1991 - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
1992 - "I Will Always Love You" - Whitney Houston
1993 - "Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey
1994 - "Basket Case" - Green Day
1995 - "Waterfalls" - TLC
1996 - "Macarena" - Los del Rio
1997 - "My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
1998 - "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
1999 - "I Want it That Way" - Backstreet Boys
2000 - "Bye Bye Bye" - *NSYNC
2001 - "In the End" - Linkin Park
2002 - "Lose Yourself" - Eminem
2003 - "Hey Ya!" - Outkast
2004 - "Yeah!" - Usher ft. Lil John, Ludacris
2005 - "Gold Digger" - Kanye West ft. Jamie Foxx
2006 - "Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean
2007 - "Umbrella" - Rihanna ft. Jay-Z
2008 - "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" - Beyonce
2009 - "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
2010 - "Firework" - Katy Perry
2011 - "Rolling in the Deep" - Adele
2012 - "Gangnam Style" - Psy
2013 - "Wrecking Ball" - Miley Cyrus
2014 - "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
2015 - "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
2016 - "Closer" - The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
2017 - "Despacito" - Luis Fonsi x Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
2018 - "God's Plan" - Drake
2019 - "Old Town Road (Remix)" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
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Posted on 11/22/19 at 9:07 pm to RollTide1987
Music really went to sh!t in the 21st century.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 9:51 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 11/22/19 at 10:19 pm to ZOU
quote:
This list proves that beta male soy cuck culture was around well before the 2010s. The fact that the song YMCA in 1978 even made it out of the bathroom that the janitorial crew was scrubbing that evening is pathetic. But a ton of rejects liked it then and degenerate millennials like it now. Shows how many more virgins there are/were than many ever thought.
Especially since it made it over a great song like September
This post was edited on 11/22/19 at 10:20 pm
Posted on 11/23/19 at 1:43 am to diat150
I'll see your 1978
Roxanne - Police single cover
One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
Miss You - Rolling Stones single cover
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon single cover
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Rock Lobster- B-52's
Just What I Needed -Cars
Runnin' With The Devil- Van Halen
Who Are You - The Who
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Beast Of Burden - Rolling Stones
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Is This Love - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M
Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
Don't Look Back - Boston
Good Times Roll - Cars
Shout - Otis Day & the Knights (Animal House)
and a
Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
quote:and raise you:
September
Roxanne - Police single cover
One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
Miss You - Rolling Stones single cover
Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon single cover
Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
Old Time Rock And Roll - Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Rock Lobster- B-52's
Just What I Needed -Cars
Runnin' With The Devil- Van Halen
Who Are You - The Who
Surrender - Cheap Trick
Beast Of Burden - Rolling Stones
You Really Got Me - Van Halen
Is This Love - Bob Marley & the Wailers
Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Rivers Of Babylon - Boney M
Take Me To the River - Talking Heads
Don't Look Back - Boston
Good Times Roll - Cars
Shout - Otis Day & the Knights (Animal House)
and a
Cheeseburger In Paradise - Jimmy Buffett
Posted on 11/23/19 at 6:46 am to awestruck
Man music these days is really terrible.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 7:30 am to RollTide1987
The 90s and after...damn. Other than Nirvana, that is a load of crap.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 8:09 am to RollTide1987
This list really makes little sense. Just looking at 1986 "Living On A Prayer".
Yes it was released as a single on 10/31/86, but it wasn't even in the Top 40 by the last Hot100 chart of 1986 (12/27/86- 48th)
It really wasn't until 1987 that it became ubiquitous. The highest only Bon Jovi song on the Year End chart of 1986 was You Give Love A Bad Name at 38. What about Sledgehammer, or Kiss, or Addicted To Love. Hell even Eddie Murphy's Party All The Time was 7th on the year end chart.
Livin' On A Prayer was only 10th on the 1987 chart but I'd list it there more than 1986.
Pour Some Sugar On Me isn't even in the Top 100 on the Year End singles chart for 1987.
Yes it was released as a single on 10/31/86, but it wasn't even in the Top 40 by the last Hot100 chart of 1986 (12/27/86- 48th)
It really wasn't until 1987 that it became ubiquitous. The highest only Bon Jovi song on the Year End chart of 1986 was You Give Love A Bad Name at 38. What about Sledgehammer, or Kiss, or Addicted To Love. Hell even Eddie Murphy's Party All The Time was 7th on the year end chart.
Livin' On A Prayer was only 10th on the 1987 chart but I'd list it there more than 1986.
Pour Some Sugar On Me isn't even in the Top 100 on the Year End singles chart for 1987.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 8:26 am to johnqpublic
In addition, Thriller was released 11/2/1983. So according to the list's own rules, it cannot be the most iconic song for 1984.
Songs released in 1984, Like A Virgin, Ghostbusters, When Doves Cry, Jump, Footloose, Take On Me, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Careless Whisper.
Songs released in 1984, Like A Virgin, Ghostbusters, When Doves Cry, Jump, Footloose, Take On Me, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Careless Whisper.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 9:58 am to diat150
quote:I'm thinking it might be like the old adage that the-banjo player sucks. It's an old-thyme or bluegrass notion that most anyone else had to learn to play their instruments, but since the banjo is open-tuned most everyone can blindly plink away... make noise in the right key.
Man music these days is really terrible.
Now (TODAY) most everyone can push whatever they want with the hope of striking it big (like the talented banjur player) and before the internet musicians had to convince a company to bankroll them to fame. In other words be discovered and not just published. I'm of the mind that given a multitude of options there's still as many good choices still waiting to be discovered or shared.
Posted on 11/23/19 at 10:29 am to awestruck
Thriller in 84 is a joke.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 8:53 am to johnqpublic
quote:
In addition, Thriller was released 11/2/1983. So according to the list's own rules, it cannot be the most iconic song for 1984.
Agreed. But this isn't my list, I simply stole it from YouTube.
quote:
Songs released in 1984, Like A Virgin, Ghostbusters, When Doves Cry, Jump, Footloose, Take On Me, Wake Me Up Before You Go Go, Careless Whisper.
Ghostbusters or Take On Me would be my personal choices for most iconic song of 1984.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 9:48 am to Sport Wood
quote:
Thriller in 84 is a joke.
Music videos were huge then and it was one of the biggest.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 9:55 am to RollTide1987
quote:
Agreed. But this isn't my list, I simply stole it from YouTube.
Oh I know. Just commenting on what you posted. I looked at the channel's other "lists". Britney's Baby One More Time is listed as the 3rd most iconic song of ALL TIME in their opinion. Yeah...no. LOL
This post was edited on 11/24/19 at 9:56 am
Posted on 11/24/19 at 12:40 pm to RollTide1987
1967 is “white rabbit”
there is no more iconic bit of psychedelia than that
there is no more iconic bit of psychedelia than that
Posted on 11/24/19 at 3:34 pm to cgrand
Yeah Respect was a cover of a 65 Otis Redding song. not really iconic for the summer of love. Light My Fire would also work.
Posted on 11/24/19 at 7:42 pm to RollTide1987
The fact the last rock song to make the charts was Linkin Park in 2001 shows how quickly the mainstream changed
Posted on 11/25/19 at 9:25 am to RollTide1987
I can’t think of another chart that could more clearly show the decline, and point to the impending collapse, of Western civilization than this one.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 10:04 am to awestruck
quote:
Now (TODAY) most everyone can push whatever they want with the hope of striking it big (like the talented banjur player) and before the internet musicians had to convince a company to bankroll them to fame. In other words be discovered and not just published. I'm of the mind that given a multitude of options there's still as many good choices still waiting to be discovered or shared.
I think there's a lot of truth to this. The barrier to entry into the music world has been lowered. So there is a lot more talent-less music out there. That's not to say that there isn't a lot of good music too but it's just harder to wade through all the crap now to find it.
But if you think banjo is easy to play, I've got news for you.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 10:34 am to TheTideMustRoll
Well according to that chart, it looks like we bounced back from 73-78 OK. And of course in the mid 80's this list has songs in the wrong year and others that just simply are wrong which leads me to believe, this compiler is a moran!!!
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