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Top 10 US Billboard Hits: A Year-by-Year Journey from 1970 to 2024

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Introduction:

Explore the evolution of popular music with our detailed compilation of the top 10 US Billboard hits for each year from 1970 till 2024 YTD. This article provides a fascinating look into the changing trends and iconic songs that have defined the soundscape of each decade. From the soulful and heartfelt ballads of the 1970s to the diverse and genre-blending hits of the 2020s, each year presents a unique snapshot of the musical and cultural shifts that have shaped our world. Whether you’re a music aficionado, a history enthusiast, or just looking to relive some musical nostalgia, this comprehensive list celebrates the songs and artists that have topped the charts and left an indelible mark on our lives.

Here is the list of the US Billboard top 10 year-end singles from 1970 till 2024 YTD:

2024

  1. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
  2. “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  3. “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen
  4. “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” – Taylor Swift
  5. “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
  6. “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
  7. “Lies Lies Lies” – Morgan Wallen
  8. “Pink Skies” – Zach Bryan
  9. “Euphoria” – Various Artists
  10. “Family Matters” – Drake

2023

  1. “Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
  2. “Kill Bill” – SZA
  3. “Flowers” – Miley Cyrus
  4. “Creepin'” – Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage
  5. “Unholy” – Sam Smith & Kim Petras
  6. “As It Was” – Harry Styles
  7. “Anti-Hero” – Taylor Swift
  8. “I Like You (A Happier Song)” – Post Malone & Doja Cat
  9. “Die For You” – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
  10. “Rich Flex” – Drake & 21 Savage

2022

  1. “Heat Waves” – Glass Animals
  2. “Stay” – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
  3. “Super Gremlin” – Kodak Black
  4. “Easy On Me” – Adele
  5. “Shivers” – Ed Sheeran
  6. “Industry Baby” – Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
  7. “Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
  8. “abcdefu” – GAYLE
  9. “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
  10. “Levitating” – Dua Lipa

2021

  1. “Levitating” – Dua Lipa
  2. “Save Your Tears” – The Weeknd & Ariana Grande
  3. “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
  4. “Mood” – 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior
  5. “Good 4 U” – Olivia Rodrigo
  6. “Kiss Me More” – Doja Cat featuring SZA
  7. “Driver’s License” – Olivia Rodrigo
  8. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Lil Nas X
  9. “Stay” – The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber
  10. “Peaches” – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon

2020

  1. “Blinding Lights” – The Weeknd
  2. “Circles” – Post Malone
  3. “The Box” – Roddy Ricch
  4. “Don’t Start Now” – Dua Lipa
  5. “Rockstar” – DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch
  6. “Adore You” – Harry Styles
  7. “Life Is Good” – Future featuring Drake
  8. “Memories” – Maroon 5
  9. “The Bones” – Maren Morris
  10. “Someone You Loved” – Lewis Capaldi

2019

  1. “Old Town Road” – Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
  2. “Sunflower” – Post Malone & Swae Lee
  3. “Without Me” – Halsey
  4. “Bad Guy” – Billie Eilish
  5. “Wow.” – Post Malone
  6. “Happier” – Marshmello & Bastille
  7. “7 Rings” – Ariana Grande
  8. “Talk” – Khalid
  9. “Sucker” – Jonas Brothers
  10. “High Hopes” – Panic! At The Disco

2018

  1. “God’s Plan” – Drake
  2. “Perfect” – Ed Sheeran
  3. “Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line
  4. “Havana” – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
  5. “Rockstar” – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
  6. “Psycho” – Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign
  7. “In My Feelings” – Drake
  8. “I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
  9. “The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey
  10. “Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B

2017

  1. “Shape of You” – Ed Sheeran
  2. “Despacito” – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  3. “That’s What I Like” – Bruno Mars
  4. “Humble.” – Kendrick Lamar
  5. “Something Just Like This” – The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
  6. “Bad and Boujee” – Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert
  7. “Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey
  8. “Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
  9. “Believer” – Imagine Dragons
  10. “Congratulations” – Post Malone featuring Quavo

2016

  1. “Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
  2. “Sorry” – Justin Bieber
  3. “One Dance” – Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla
  4. “Work” – Rihanna featuring Drake
  5. “Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots
  6. “Panda” – Desiigner
  7. “Hello” – Adele
  8. “Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
  9. “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake
  10. “Closer” – The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey

2015

  1. “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
  2. “Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
  3. “See You Again” – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth
  4. “Trap Queen” – Fetty Wap
  5. “Sugar” – Maroon 5
  6. “Shut Up and Dance” – Walk the Moon
  7. “Blank Space” – Taylor Swift
  8. “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” – Silentó
  9. “Earned It” – The Weeknd
  10. “The Hills” – The Weeknd

2014

  1. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams
  2. “Dark Horse” – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J
  3. “All of Me” – John Legend
  4. “Fancy” – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX
  5. “Counting Stars” – OneRepublic
  6. “Talk Dirty” – Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz
  7. “Rude” – MAGIC!
  8. “All About That Bass” – Meghan Trainor
  9. “Problem” – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
  10. “Stay with Me” – Sam Smith

2013

  1. “Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
  2. “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell
  3. “Radioactive” – Imagine Dragons
  4. “Harlem Shake” – Baauer
  5. “Can’t Hold Us” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton
  6. “Mirrors” – Justin Timberlake
  7. “Just Give Me a Reason” – Pink featuring Nate Ruess
  8. “When I Was Your Man” – Bruno Mars
  9. “Cruise” – Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
  10. “Roar” – Katy Perry

2012

  1. “Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye featuring Kimbra
  2. “Call Me Maybe” – Carly Rae Jepsen
  3. “We Are Young” – Fun. featuring Janelle Monáe
  4. “Payphone” – Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
  5. “Lights” – Ellie Goulding
  6. “Glad You Came” – The Wanted
  7. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
  8. “We Found Love” – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
  9. “Starships” – Nicki Minaj
  10. “What Makes You Beautiful” – One Direction

2011

  1. “Rolling in the Deep” – Adele
  2. “Party Rock Anthem” – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
  3. “Firework” – Katy Perry
  4. “E.T.” – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
  5. “Give Me Everything” – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
  6. “Grenade” – Bruno Mars
  7. “F**k You” – Cee Lo Green
  8. “Super Bass” – Nicki Minaj
  9. “Moves like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera
  10. “Just Can’t Get Enough” – The Black Eyed Peas

2010

  1. “Tik Tok” – Kesha
  2. “Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum
  3. “Hey, Soul Sister” – Train
  4. “California Gurls” – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
  5. “OMG” – Usher featuring will.i.am
  6. “Airplanes” – B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
  7. “Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem featuring Rihanna
  8. “Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga
  9. “Dynamite” – Taio CruzContinuing from 2010, here is the list of the US Billboard top 10 year-end singles for the past 30 years:

2009

  1. “Boom Boom Pow” – The Black Eyed Peas
  2. “Poker Face” – Lady Gaga
  3. “Just Dance” – Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis
  4. “I Gotta Feeling” – The Black Eyed Peas
  5. “Love Story” – Taylor Swift
  6. “Right Round” – Flo Rida
  7. “I’m Yours” – Jason Mraz
  8. “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyoncé
  9. “Heartless” – Kanye West
  10. “Gives You Hell” – The All-American Rejects

2008

  1. “Low” – Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
  2. “Bleeding Love” – Leona Lewis
  3. “No One” – Alicia Keys
  4. “Lollipop” – Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
  5. “Apologize” – Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
  6. “No Air” – Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown
  7. “Love Song” – Sara Bareilles
  8. “Love in This Club” – Usher featuring Young Jeezy
  9. “With You” – Chris Brown
  10. “Forever” – Chris Brown

2007

  1. “Irreplaceable” – Beyoncé
  2. “Umbrella” – Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
  3. “The Sweet Escape” – Gwen Stefani featuring Akon
  4. “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – Fergie
  5. “Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)” – T-Pain featuring Yung Joc
  6. “Before He Cheats” – Carrie Underwood
  7. “Hey There Delilah” – Plain White T’s
  8. “I Wanna Love You” – Akon featuring Snoop Dogg
  9. “Say It Right” – Nelly Furtado
  10. “Glamorous” – Fergie featuring Ludacris

2006

  1. “Bad Day” – Daniel Powter
  2. “Temperature” – Sean Paul
  3. “Promiscuous” – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
  4. “You’re Beautiful” – James Blunt
  5. “Hips Don’t Lie” – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
  6. “Unwritten” – Natasha Bedingfield
  7. “Crazy” – Gnarls Barkley
  8. “Ridin'” – Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone
  9. “SexyBack” – Justin Timberlake
  10. “Check on It” – Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug

2005

  1. “We Belong Together” – Mariah Carey
  2. “Hollaback Girl” – Gwen Stefani
  3. “Let Me Love You” – Mario
  4. “Since U Been Gone” – Kelly Clarkson
  5. “1, 2 Step” – Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
  6. “Gold Digger” – Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx
  7. “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” – Green Day
  8. “Candy Shop” – 50 Cent featuring Olivia
  9. “Don’t Cha” – The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
  10. “Behind These Hazel Eyes” – Kelly Clarkson

2004

  1. “Yeah!” – Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
  2. “Burn” – Usher
  3. “If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys
  4. “This Love” – Maroon 5
  5. “The Way You Move” – OutKast featuring Sleepy Brown
  6. “The Reason” – Hoobastank
  7. “I Don’t Wanna Know” – Mario Winans featuring Enya & P. Diddy
  8. “Hey Ya!” – OutKast
  9. “Goodies” – Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
  10. “Lean Back” – Terror Squad

2003

  1. “In da Club” – 50 Cent
  2. “Ignition (Remix)” – R. Kelly
  3. “Get Busy” – Sean Paul
  4. “Crazy in Love” – Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
  5. “When I’m Gone” – 3 Doors Down
  6. “Unwell” – Matchbox Twenty
  7. “Right Thurr” – Chingy
  8. “Miss You” – Aaliyah
  9. “Picture” – Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow
  10. “Bring Me to Life” – Evanescence featuring Paul McCoy

2002

  1. “How You Remind Me” – Nickelback
  2. “Foolish” – Ashanti
  3. “Hot in Herre” – Nelly
  4. “Dilemma” – Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
  5. “Wherever You Will Go” – The Calling
  6. “A Thousand Miles” – Vanessa Carlton
  7. “In the End” – Linkin Park
  8. “What’s Luv?” – Fat Joe featuring Ashanti
  9. “U Got It Bad” – Usher
  10. “Blurry” – Puddle of Mudd

2001

  1. “Hanging by a Moment” – Lifehouse
  2. “Fallin'” – Alicia Keys
  3. “All for You” – Janet Jackson
  4. “Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)” – Train
  5. “I’m Real” – Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule
  6. “If You’re Gone” – Matchbox Twenty
  7. “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” – Eve featuring Gwen Stefani
  8. “Thank You” – Dido
  9. “Again” – Lenny Kravitz
  10. “Independent Women Part I” – Destiny’s Child

2000

  1. “Breathe” – Faith Hill
  2. “Smooth” – Santana featuring Rob Thomas
  3. “Maria Maria” – Santana featuring The Product G&B
  4. “I Wanna Know” – Joe
  5. “Everything You Want” – Vertical Horizon
  6. “Say My Name” – Destiny’s Child
  7. “I Knew I Loved You” – Savage Garden
  8. “Amazed” – Lonestar
  9. “Bent” – Matchbox Twenty
  10. “He Wasn’t Man Enough” – Toni Braxton

1999

  1. “Believe” – Cher
  2. “No Scrubs” – TLC
  3. “Angel of Mine” – Monica
  4. “Heartbreak Hotel” – Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price
  5. “Baby One More Time” – Britney Spears
  6. “Kiss Me” – Sixpence None the Richer
  7. “Genie in a Bottle” – Christina Aguilera
  8. “Every Morning” – Sugar Ray
  9. “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” – Deborah Cox
  10. “Livin’ la Vida Loca” – Ricky Martin

1998

  1. “Too Close” – Next
  2. “The Boy Is Mine” – Brandy and Monica
  3. “You’re Still the One” – Shania Twain
  4. “Truly Madly Deeply” – Savage Garden
  5. “How Do I Live” – LeAnn Rimes
  6. “Together Again” – Janet Jackson
  7. “All My Life” – K-Ci & JoJo
  8. “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight” – Elton John
  9. “Nice & Slow” – Usher
  10. “I Don’t Want to Wait” – Paula Cole

1997

  1. “Something About the Way You Look Tonight”/”Candle in the Wind 1997” – Elton John
  2. “Foolish Games”/”You Were Meant for Me” – Jewel
  3. “I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans featuring 112
  4. “Un-Break My Heart” – Toni Braxton
  5. “Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down” – Puff Daddy featuring Mase
  6. “I Believe I Can Fly” – R. Kelly
  7. “Don’t Let Go (Love)” – En Vogue
  8. “Return of the Mack” – Mark Morrison
  9. “How Do I Live” – LeAnn Rimes
  10. “Wannabe” – Spice Girls

1996

  1. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” – Los del Río
  2. “One Sweet Day” – Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
  3. “Because You Loved Me” – Celine Dion
  4. “Nobody Knows” – The Tony Rich Project
  5. “Always Be My Baby” – Mariah Carey
  6. “Give Me One Reason” – Tracy Chapman
  7. “Tha Crossroads” – Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
  8. “I Love You Always Forever” – Donna Lewis
  9. “You’re Makin’ Me High”/”Let It Flow” – Toni Braxton
  10. “Twisted” – Keith Sweat

1995

  1. “Gangsta’s Paradise” – Coolio featuring L.V.
  2. “Waterfalls” – TLC
  3. “Creep” – TLC
  4. “Kiss from a Rose” – Seal
  5. “On Bended Knee” – Boyz II Men
  6. “Another Night” – Real McCoy
  7. “Fantasy” – Mariah Carey
  8. “Take a Bow” – Madonna
  9. “Don’t Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)” – Monica
  10. “This Is How We Do It” – Montell Jordan

1994

  1. “The Sign” – Ace of Base
  2. “I Swear” – All-4-One
  3. “I’ll Make Love to You” – Boyz II Men
  4. “The Power of Love” – Celine Dion
  5. “Hero” – Mariah Carey
  6. “Stay (I Missed You)” – Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
  7. “Breathe Again” – Toni Braxton
  8. “All for Love” – Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting
  9. “All That She Wants” – Ace of Base
  10. “Don’t Turn Around” – Ace of Base

1993

  1. “I Will Always Love You” – Whitney Houston
  2. “Whoomp! (There It Is)” – Tag Team
  3. “Can’t Help Falling in Love” – UB40
  4. “That’s the Way Love Goes” – Janet Jackson
  5. “Freak Me” – Silk
  6. “Weak” – SWV
  7. “If I Ever Fall in Love” – Shai
  8. “Dreamlover” – Mariah Carey
  9. “Rump Shaker” – Wreckx-N-Effect
  10. “Informer” – Snow

1992

  1. “End of the Road” – Boyz II Men
  2. “Baby Got Back” – Sir Mix-a-Lot
  3. “Jump” – Kris Kross
  4. “Save the Best for Last” – Vanessa Williams
  5. “Baby-Baby-Baby” – TLC
  6. “Tears in Heaven” – Eric Clapton
  7. “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” – En Vogue
  8. “Under the Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
  9. “All 4 Love” – Color Me Badd
  10. “Just Another Day” – Jon Secada

1991

  1. “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You” – Bryan Adams
  2. “I Wanna Sex You Up” – Color Me Badd
  3. “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” – C+C Music Factory
  4. “Rush Rush” – Paula Abdul
  5. “One More Try” – Timmy T
  6. “Unbelievable” – EMF
  7. “More Than Words” – Extreme
  8. “I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)” – Hi-Five
  9. “The First Time” – Surface
  10. “Baby Baby” – Amy Grant

1990

  1. “Hold On” – Wilson Phillips
  2. “It Must Have Been Love” – Roxette
  3. “Nothing Compares 2 U” – Sinéad O’Connor
  4. “Poison” – Bell Biv DeVoe
  5. “Vogue” – Madonna
  6. “Vision of Love” – Mariah Carey
  7. “Another Day in Paradise” – Phil Collins
  8. “Hold On” – En Vogue
  9. “Cradle of Love” – Billy Idol
  10. “Blaze of Glory” – Jon Bon Jovi

1989

  1. “Look Away” – Chicago
  2. “My Prerogative” – Bobby Brown
  3. “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” – Poison
  4. “Straight Up” – Paula Abdul
  5. “Miss You Much” – Janet Jackson
  6. “Cold Hearted” – Paula Abdul
  7. “Wind Beneath My Wings” – Bette Midler
  8. “Girl You Know It’s True” – Milli Vanilli
  9. “Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley” – Will to Power
  10. “Giving You the Best That I Got” – Anita Baker

1988

  1. “Faith” – George Michael
  2. “Need You Tonight” – INXS
  3. “Got My Mind Set on You” – George Harrison
  4. “Never Gonna Give You Up” – Rick Astley
  5. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” – Guns N’ Roses
  6. “So Emotional” – Whitney Houston
  7. “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” – Belinda Carlisle
  8. “Could’ve Been” – Tiffany
  9. “Hands to Heaven” – Breathe
  10. “Roll with It” – Steve Winwood

1987

  1. “Walk Like an Egyptian” – The Bangles
  2. “Alone” – Heart
  3. “Shake You Down” – Gregory Abbott
  4. “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” – Whitney Houston
  5. “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” – Starship
  6. “C’est La Vie” – Robbie Nevil
  7. “Here I Go Again” – Whitesnake
  8. “The Way It Is” – Bruce Hornsby and the Range
  9. “Shakedown” – Bob Seger
  10. “Livin’ on a Prayer” – Bon Jovi

1986

  1. “That’s What Friends Are For” – Dionne and Friends
  2. “Say You, Say Me” – Lionel Richie
  3. “I Miss You” – Klymaxx
  4. “On My Own” – Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
  5. “Broken Wings” – Mr. Mister
  6. “How Will I Know” – Whitney Houston
  7. “Party All the Time” – Eddie Murphy
  8. “Burning Heart” – Survivor
  9. “Kyrie” – Mr. Mister
  10. “Addicted to Love” – Robert Palmer

1985

  1. “Careless Whisper” – Wham! featuring George Michael
  2. “Like a Virgin” – Madonna
  3. “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” – Wham!
  4. “I Want to Know What Love Is” – Foreigner
  5. “I Feel for You” – Chaka Khan
  6. “Out of Touch” – Daryl Hall and John Oates
  7. “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” – Tears for Fears
  8. “Money for Nothing” – Dire StraitsContinuing with the US Billboard top 10 year-end singles for the 1980s and 1970s:

1984

  1. “When Doves Cry” – Prince
  2. “What’s Love Got to Do with It” – Tina Turner
  3. “Say Say Say” – Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
  4. “Footloose” – Kenny Loggins
  5. “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)” – Phil Collins
  6. “Jump” – Van Halen
  7. “Hello” – Lionel Richie
  8. “Owner of a Lonely Heart” – Yes
  9. “Ghostbusters” – Ray Parker Jr.
  10. “Karma Chameleon” – Culture Club

1983

  1. “Every Breath You Take” – The Police
  2. “Billie Jean” – Michael Jackson
  3. “Flashdance… What a Feeling” – Irene Cara
  4. “Down Under” – Men at Work
  5. “Beat It” – Michael Jackson
  6. “Total Eclipse of the Heart” – Bonnie Tyler
  7. “Maneater” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  8. “Baby, Come to Me” – Patti Austin and James Ingram
  9. “Maniac” – Michael Sembello
  10. “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)” – Eurythmics

1982

  1. “Physical” – Olivia Newton-John
  2. “Eye of the Tiger” – Survivor
  3. “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
  4. “Ebony and Ivory” – Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
  5. “Centerfold” – The J. Geils Band
  6. “Don’t You Want Me” – The Human League
  7. “Jack & Diane” – John Cougar
  8. “Hurts So Good” – John Cougar
  9. “Abracadabra” – Steve Miller Band
  10. “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” – Chicago

1981

  1. “Bette Davis Eyes” – Kim Carnes
  2. “Endless Love” – Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
  3. “Lady” – Kenny Rogers
  4. “(Just Like) Starting Over” – John Lennon
  5. “Jessie’s Girl” – Rick Springfield
  6. “Celebration” – Kool & the Gang
  7. “Kiss on My List” – Daryl Hall & John Oates
  8. “I Love a Rainy Night” – Eddie Rabbitt
  9. “9 to 5” – Dolly Parton
  10. “Keep On Loving You” – REO Speedwagon

1980

  1. “Call Me” – Blondie
  2. “Another Brick in the Wall, Part II” – Pink Floyd
  3. “Magic” – Olivia Newton-John
  4. “Rock with You” – Michael Jackson
  5. “Do That to Me One More Time” – Captain & Tennille
  6. “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” – Queen
  7. “Coming Up” – Paul McCartney
  8. “Funkytown” – Lipps Inc.
  9. “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me” – Billy Joel
  10. “The Rose” – Bette Midler

1979

  1. “My Sharona” – The Knack
  2. “Bad Girls” – Donna Summer
  3. “Le Freak” – Chic
  4. “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” – Rod Stewart
  5. “Reunited” – Peaches & Herb
  6. “I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor
  7. “Hot Stuff” – Donna Summer
  8. “Y.M.C.A.” – Village People
  9. “Ring My Bell” – Anita Ward
  10. “Sad Eyes” – Robert John

1978

  1. “Shadow Dancing” – Andy Gibb
  2. “Night Fever” – Bee Gees
  3. “You Light Up My Life” – Debby Boone
  4. “Stayin’ Alive” – Bee Gees
  5. “Kiss You All Over” – Exile
  6. “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees
  7. “Baby Come Back” – Player
  8. “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” – Andy Gibb
  9. “Boogie Oogie Oogie” – A Taste of Honey
  10. “Three Times a Lady” – Commodores

1977

  1. “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” – Rod Stewart
  2. “I Just Want to Be Your Everything” – Andy Gibb
  3. “Best of My Love” – The Emotions
  4. “Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)” – Barbra Streisand
  5. “Angel in Your Arms” – Hot
  6. “I Like Dreamin'” – Kenny Nolan
  7. “Don’t Leave Me This Way” – Thelma Houston
  8. “(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher” – Rita Coolidge
  9. “Undercover Angel” – Alan O’Day
  10. “Torn Between Two Lovers” – Mary MacGregor

1976

  1. “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
  2. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John & Kiki Dee
  3. “Disco Lady” – Johnnie Taylor
  4. “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” – The Four Seasons
  5. “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
  6. “Kiss and Say Goodbye” – The Manhattans
  7. “Love Machine (Part 1)” – The Miracles
  8. “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” – Paul Simon
  9. “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
  10. “A Fifth of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band

1975

  1. “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain & Tennille
  2. “Rhinestone Cowboy” – Glen Campbell
  3. “Philadelphia Freedom” – Elton John
  4. “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” – Freddy Fender
  5. “My Eyes Adored You” – Frankie Valli
  6. “Shining Star” – Earth, Wind & Fire
  7. “Fame” – David Bowie
  8. “Laughter in the Rain” – Neil Sedaka
  9. “One of These Nights” – Eagles
  10. “Thank God I’m a Country Boy” – John Denver

1974

  1. “The Way We Were” – Barbra Streisand
  2. “Seasons in the Sun” – Terry Jacks
  3. “Love’s Theme” – Love Unlimited Orchestra
  4. “Come and Get Your Love” – Redbone
  5. “Dancing Machine” – The Jackson 5
  6. “The Loco-Motion” – Grand Funk Railroad
  7. “TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)” – MFSB featuring The Three Degrees
  8. “Billy, Don’t Be a Hero” – Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods
  9. “Annie’s Song” – John Denver
  10. “The Streak” – Ray Stevens

1973

  1. “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” – Tony Orlando and Dawn
  2. “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” – Jim Croce
  3. “Killing Me Softly with His Song” – Roberta Flack
  4. “Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye
  5. “My Love” – Paul McCartney and Wings
  6. “Why Me” – Kris Kristofferson
  7. “Crocodile Rock” – Elton John
  8. “Will It Go Round in Circles” – Billy Preston
  9. “You’re So Vain” – Carly Simon
  10. “Touch Me in the Morning” – Diana Ross

1972

  1. “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” – Roberta Flack
  2. “Alone Again (Naturally)” – Gilbert O’Sullivan
  3. “American Pie” – Don McLean
  4. “Without You” – Nilsson
  5. “The Candy Man” – Sammy Davis Jr.
  6. “I Gotcha” – Joe Tex
  7. “Lean on Me” – Bill Withers
  8. “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” – Mac Davis
  9. “Brand New Key” – Melanie
  10. “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” – The Temptations

1971

  1. “Joy to the World” – Three Dog Night
  2. “Maggie May” – Rod Stewart
  3. “It’s Too Late”/”I Feel the Earth Move” – Carole King
  4. “One Bad Apple” – The Osmonds
  5. “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” – Bee Gees
  6. “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” – The Raiders
  7. “Go Away Little Girl” – Donny Osmond
  8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” – John Denver
  9. “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” – The Temptations
  10. “Knock Three Times” – Dawn

1970

  1. “Bridge Over Troubled Water” – Simon & Garfunkel
  2. “(They Long to Be) Close to You” – The Carpenters
  3. “American Woman”/”No Sugar Tonight” – The Guess Who
  4. “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” – B.J. Thomas
  5. “War” – Edwin Starr
  6. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Diana Ross
  7. “I’ll Be There” – The Jackson 5
  8. “Get Ready” – Rare Earth
  9. “Let It Be” – The Beatles
  10. “Band of Gold” – Freda Payne

Summary:

Our exhaustive list of the top 10 US Billboard hits from 1970 till 2024 YTD offers an insightful overview of the musical milestones and cultural moments that have shaped the last five decades. These chart-topping songs reflect the evolving landscape of music, capturing the essence of each era through powerful lyrics, memorable melodies, and influential artists. From the timeless classics of Simon & Garfunkel and The Carpenters to the contemporary hits of Dua Lipa and Drake, this collection highlights the enduring power of music to connect, inspire, and entertain. Join us in celebrating the artists and tracks that have defined generations and continue to resonate with audiences around the world.

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