Most Popular Song by Year (1940-2016) - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Year Artist Song % Correct
1980 Blondie Call Me
84%
2014 Pharrell Williams Happy
77%
2012 Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe
72%
1993 Whitney Houston I Will Always Love You
62%
2015 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars Uptown Funk
62%
2013 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Blurred Lines
59%
2010 Ke$ha TiK ToK
58%
1985 USA For Africa We Are the World
57%
1983 The Police Every Breath You Take
56%
1997 Elton John Candle in the Wind 1997
54%
2007 Rihanna featuring Jay-Z Umbrella
53%
1996 Los Del Rio Macarena
50%
1956 Elvis Presley Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog
49%
2003 50 Cent In Da Club
49%
1982 Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder Ebony and Ivory
48%
1987 Bon Jovi Livin' On a Prayer
48%
2006 Justin Timberlake SexyBack
47%
1970 Simon & Garfunkel Bridge Over Troubled Water
46%
1968 The Beatles Hey Jude
45%
2009 The Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling
42%
1999 Santana featuring Rob Thomas Smooth
42%
1965 The Rolling Stones (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
41%
2004 Usher featuring Lil John & Ludacris Yeah!
41%
2008 Flo Rida featuring T-Pain Low
37%
1979 The Knack My Sharona
37%
1984 Prince When Doves Cry
36%
2016 Rihanna featuring Drake Work
36%
1991 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
34%
1964 The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand
34%
1967 The Monkees I'm a Believer
31%
1998 Brandy & Monica The Boy Is Mine
29%
2011 Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris We Found Love
29%
1981 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie Endless Love
27%
1986 Dionne Warwick & Friends That's What Friends Are For
25%
1971 Three Dog Night Joy to the World
24%
1992 Boys II Men End of the Road
22%
1978 Bee Gees Night Fever
21%
1975 Captain & Tenille Love Will Keep Us Together
18%
1995 Mariah Carey Fantasy
17%
2000 Santana featuring The Product G Maria Maria
17%
1977 Debby Boone You Light Up My Life
17%
2005 Mariah Carey We Belong Together
16%
1974 Ray Stevens The Streak
15%
1966 SSgt Barry Sadler The Ballad of the Green Berets
14%
1952 Johnny Ray and the Four Lads Cry
13%
1969 Zager & Evans In the Year 2525
13%
1972 Roberta Flack The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
13%
1994 Boys II Men I'll Make Love to You
12%
1976 Rod Stewart Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
11%
1960 Percy Faith Theme from "A Summer Place"
9%
2002 Ashanti Foolish
8%
1988 Steve Winwood Roll With It
8%
1959 Johnny Horton The Battle of New Orleans
8%
1990 Mariah Carey Vision of Love
8%
2001 Janet Jackson All For You
7%
1958 Sheb Wooley The Purple People Eater
6%
1962 Ray Charles I Can't Stop Loving You
5%
1989 Janet Jackson Miss You Much
5%
1957 Elvis Presley All Shook Up
4%
1950 Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers Goodnight Irene
4%
1951 Les Paul and Mary Ford How High the Moon
4%
1963 Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs Sugar Shack
4%
1955 Perez Prado Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
3%
1973 Paul McCartney & Wings My Love
3%
1961 Bobby Lewis Tossin' and Turnin'
3%
1940 Tommy Dorsey I'll Never Smile Again
2%
1954 Kitty Kallen Little Things Mean a Lot
2%
1948 Peggy Lee Mañana (is Soon Enough for Me)
2%
1945 Les Brown & Doris Day Sentimental Journey
2%
1944 Bing Crosby Swinging on a Star
2%
1953 Les Paul and Mary Ford Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
2%
1941 Jimmy Dorsey Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
1%
1947 Ted Weems Heartaches
1%
1943 Harry James I've Heard That Song Before
1%
1942 Glenn Miller Moonlight Cocktail
1%
1949 Vaughn Monroe Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)
1%
1946 The Ink Spots The Gypsy
1%
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