I bet it's two thousand and great!
By Kaitlin Kaiser — Written on Nov 09, 2019
Music is a big part of our lives, regardless of weather or not we admit it to ourselves. Music is playing in restaurants, bars, stores, coffee shops, malls, and just about everywhere else you can think of to go.
Corporate places put a lot of thought and research into their soundtracks. What sets the mood? What is too abrasive? Do we want to feel family friendly? Does this make my customers feel relaxed? Does this make my customers want to have a good time?
There is also an entire school of thought, including scientific studies, college majors, and professional certifications based on the idea and concept of music therapy. The idea that music has healing properties.
A lot of times parents play specific music for their infants and even their unborn children! Studies show that specific music can make people smarter, while other music can help you to learn. Maybe your parents played you music that is soothing to help you to sleep, or perhaps their favorite songs to help you to bond with them, even before you you could make the conscious choice to bond.
How often do we think about the music that was playing the year we were born? In restaurants, bars, stores, coffee shops, and malls? How often do we think of the music that was always on when our moms were pregnant with us? Or when our parents were taking us on our first outings? If the music they chose to play for us potentially has major effect on who we become, why wouldn't the music they didn't choose? Why couldn't the music that was playing 40 times a day, in every commercial and store and on every radio station help to soundtrack our personalities.
With that in mind, here is a list of number one songs over the last 50 years. Based on the Insider list of hit pop songs, now you can discover what top hit song was number one the year you were born!
1968
“Hey Jude” —The Beatles
1969
“Sugar, Sugar”—The Archies
1970
“Bridge Over Troubled Water” —Simon and Garfunkle
1971
“Joy to the World” —Three Dog Night
1972
“Let’s Stay Together” —Al Greene
1973
“Let’s Get It On” —Marvin Gaye
1974
“The Way We Were” —Barbara Streisand
1975
“Love Will Keep Us Together” —Captain and Tennile
1976
“Silly Love Songs” —Wings
1977
“Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” —Rod Steward
1978
“Shadow Dancing” —Andy Gibb
1979
“My Sharona” —The Knack
1980
“Call Me” —Blondie
1981
“Bette Davis Eyes” —Kim Carnes
1982
“Physical” —Olivia Newton John
1983
“Every Breath You Take” —The Police
1984
“When Doves Cry” —Prince
1985
“Careless Whisper” —George Michael
1986
“That’s What Friends Are For” —Dionne Warwick Featuring Elton John Gladys, Knight and Stevie Wonder
1987
“Walk Like An Egyptian” —The Bengals
1988
“Faith” —George Michael
1989
“Look Away” —Chicago
1990
“Hold On” —Wilson Phillips
1991
“(Everything I do) I Do It For You” —Bryan Adams
1992
“End Of The Road” —Boyz II Men
1993
“I Will Always Love You” —Whitney Houston
1994
“The Sign” —Ace Of Bass
1995
“Gangsta’s Paradise” —Coolio Featuring L.V.
1996
“Macarena” —Los del Rio
1997
“Something About The Way You Look Tonight” —Elton John
1998
“Too Close” —Next
1999
“Believe” —Cher
2000
“Breath” —Faith Hill
2001
“Hanging By A Moment” —Lifehouse
2002
“How You Remind Me” —Nickelback
2003
“In Da Club” —50 Cent
2004
“Yeah!” —Usher Featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
2005
“We Belong Together” —Mariah Carey
2006
“Bad Day” —Daniel Powder
2007
“Irreplaceable” —Beyoncé
2008
“Low” —Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
2009
“Boom Boom Pow” —The Black Eyed Peas
2010
“TiK ToK” Ke$ha
2011
“Rolling In The Deep” —Adele
2012
“Somebody That I Used To Know” —Gotya Featuring Kimbra
2013
“Thrift Shop” —Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz
2014
“Happy” —Pherrell Williams
2015
“See You Again” —Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
2016
“Love Yourself” —Justin Bieber
2017
“Despacito” —Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber
2018
“God’s Plan” —Drake
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Kaitlin Kaiser is a writer who covers astrology, pop culture and relationship topics.