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120 Years of US Chart Topping Hits


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Fascinating video that I thought was worth sharing (plus comments from its creator below):

A complete LIST OF THE SONGS by year is available in this link. You can also see some a--lysis and conclusions drawn there:

http://misguidedrant.blogspot.com/2010/10/evolution-of-popular-music-by-year-...

This video is intended to give a very light overview of the popular music hits, by year, in the USA, as recorded throughout history.

Accuracy? I can't guarantee 100% authenticity from the period between 1890 to 1949, but I can guarantee the authenticity from that period onwards. My main source was the website musicoutfitters.

http://www.musicoutfitters.com/

Now I will present the list of all the artists and respective songs used. Do note that there is a striking difference between the authors of a song/music and the performers i've chosen to illustrate in the video, due to obvious technological reasons given that some are very old pieces. Here I will place the original authors of each popular song. A quick youtube search should reveal some examples of contemporary forms of the music, which are the ones I used (to the least extent possible, for authenticity reasons).

1890- Sleeping Beauty Waltz - Tchaikovsky

1891- The Laughing Song - George W. Johnson

1892- Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow-Wow - Dan W. Quinn

1893- Good Morning to All (Happy Birthday) - Patty Hill

1894- I've Been Working On The Railroad - Unknown

1895- King Cotton March - John Philip Sousa

1896- When The Saints Go Marching In - Katherine E. Purvis & James M. Black

1897- Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa

1898- The Rosary - Unknown/Robert Cameron Rogers?

1899- Maple Leaf Rag - Scott Joplin

1900- Strike Up The Band (Here comes the sailor) - Unknown

1901- Yale Boola! (March and two step) - Unknown

1902- The Entertainer - Scott Joplin

1903- Any Rags? - Unknown

1904- I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy - George M. Cohen

1905- I Love a Lassie - Harry Lauder

1906- The Grand Old Rag - George M. Cohen

1907- Harrigan - George M. Cohen

1908- Take Me Out to the Ball Game - Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tilzer

1909- Swing Low Sweet Chariot - Fisk, Jubilee Singers

1910- America The Beautiful - Unknown

1911- Some of These Days - Sophie Tucker

1912- Frankie and Johnny - Unknown

1913- When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Chauncy Olcott

1914- St. Louis Blues - W.C.Handy

1915- Carry Me Back to Old Virginny - Alma Gluck

1916- I Ain't Got Nobody - Roger Graham, Dave Peyton & Spencer Williams

1917- Livery Stable Blues - The Original Dixieland Jazzband

1918- Tiger Rag - The Original Dixieland Jazzband

1919- Swanee - Al Johnson

1920- Crazy Blues - Mamie Smith

1921- My Man - Fanny Brice

1922- Sally Gooden - Eck Robertson

1923- Down Hearted Blues - Bessie Smith

1924- Rhapsody In Blue - George Gershwin

1925- St. Louis Blues - Bessie Smith

1926- Bye Bye Blackbird - Gene Austin

1927- Star Dust - Hoagy Carmichael and his pals

1928- West End Blues - Louis Armstrong

1929- Wildwood Flower - The Carter Family

1930- Mood Indigo - Duke Ellington

1931- Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

1932- Take My Hand - Reverend Thomas A. Dorsey

1933- Stormy Weather - Ethel Waters

1934- Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Sons of the Pioneers

1935- Can the Circle Be Unbroken (Bye and Bye) - The Carter Family

1936- Cross Roads Blues - Robert Johnson

1937- Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Good Man

1938- God Bless America - Kate Smith

1939- Strange Fruit - Billie Holiday

1940- In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

1941- Frenesi - Artie Shaw

1942- White Christmas - Bing Crosby

1943- Paper Doll - Mills Brothers

1944- Swinging on a Star - Bing Crosby

1945- Sentimental Journey - Les Brown with Doris Day

1946- The Gypsy - The Ink Spots

1947- Heartaches - Ted Weems

1948- Buttons and Bows - Dinah Shore

1949- (Ghost) Riders In the Sky - Vaughn Monroe

1950- Goodnight Irene - Gordon Jenkins & The Weavers

1951- Too Young - Nat King Cole

1952- Blue Tango - Leroy Anderson

1953- Where is Your Heart (Moulin Rouge) - Percy Faith

1954- Little Things Mean a Lot - Kitty Kallen

1955- Cerezo Rosa (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) - Perez Prado

1956- Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley

1957- All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

1958- Nel Blu Di Blu (Volare) - Domenico Modugno

1959- The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

1960- Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers

1961- I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline

1962- Roses Are Red (My Love) - Bobby Vinton

1963- Surfin' USA - The Beach Boys

1964- I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles

1965- I Can't Get No Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

1966- The Ballad of the Green Berets - Sgt. Barry Sadler

1967- To Sir With Love - Lulu

1968- Hey Jude - The Beatles

1969- Aquarius - Fifth Dimension

1970- Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon & Garfunkel

1971- Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

1972- The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

1973- Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn

1974- The Way We Were - Barbra Streisand

1975- Love Will Keep Us Together - The Captain and Tanille

1976- Silly Love Songs - Paul McArtney and Wings

1977- Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright) - Rod Stewart

1978- Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb

1979- My Sharona - The Knack

1980- Call Me - Blondie

1981- Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes

1982- Physical - Olivia Newton

1983- Every Breath You Take - The Police

1984- When Doves Cry - Prince

1985- Careless Whisper - George Michael

1986- That's What My Friend Are For - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Glady Knight

1987- Walk Like An Egyptian - The Bangles

1988 - Faith - George Michael

1989- Look Away - Chicago

1990- Hold On - Wilson Philips

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 Base

1995- Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

1996- Macarena - Los Del Rio

1997- Candle In the Wind - Elton John

1998- Too Close - Next

1999- Believe - Cher

2000- Breathe - Faith Hill

2001- Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kin, Mya & Pink

2002- A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

2003- Crazy In Love - Beyoncé Knowles feat. Jay-Z

2004- The Reason - Hoobastank

2005- We Belong Together - Mariah Carey

2006- Bad Day - Daniel Powter

2007- Irreplaceable - Beyoncé Knowles

2008- Low - Florida feat. T-Pain

2009- Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

So let me start by doing some very basic observations.

The first one is obviously the lack of s-xism in popular tastes since late 19th century. The number of women that have made it to the top roughly equals the number of men. Its also apparent the "pendulum" effect in the collective taste of the US.A. This effect simply means that there is a perceived change by year from male performers to female performers. In fact. the greatest contrast is only found in periods of 4 years (for example, fours years in a row in which male performers consistently achieve the top place), but eventually a female performer will appear in the next year as the top performer.

That being said, you should also note that the beginning of the 21st century (commonly referred to as "the two-thousands" or "the noughties") has experienced the greatest number of top female performers.

Another curious observation is how the last top song to be entirely instrumental was in 1955 by Perez Prado. Since then, no other instrumental song has made it as the top of its year.

A much more curious observation, though, is how extremely sucessful performers and bands have not made it to the top. This is more shocking with the so called "King of Pop" Michael Jackson and "Queen of Pop" Madonna. Although striking very close to the top (usually in the top 5), never has the north american public elected one of their songs as being the top popular song of a certain year.

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Arturo

Music isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the 1800s. That is very interesting to see that they had "chart toppers" back in the 19th century :hehe:

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BROSEIDON

End of the Road being the song for the year I was born ('92) :legend:

Also, Next - Too Close for 1998 :lmao: I got in trouble for singing that when I was little! But I still love that song :hor:

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1995- Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio The year I was born.

1996- Macarena - Los Del Rio. That song :legend: It was inpired by a women of my country :party:

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2003- Crazy In Love - Beyoncé Knowles feat. Jay-Z

2007- Irreplaceable - Beyoncé Knowles

What kind of SLAYAGE?

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The Hot 100 only dates back to the 50s.

Apparently, Billboard magazine started in 1894 and in the early days they charted such things as sheet music sales and performances of popular songs in Vaudeville theatres. http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2415604

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Gaga is Life

I've never thought about music and music charts in the 19th century. It's amazing how different the top hits were then compared to now.

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stackhouse

That's so strange seeing the 1800's up there LOL. I always think of the 1800's as primitive and dirty.

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I find top songs to like every decade. The 2000's were sub-standard with forgettable stuff like:

2002- A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton

2004- The Reason - Hoobastank

2006- Bad Day - Daniel Powter

2008- Low - Florida feat. T-Pain

The 4 classic from the 30s are way better:

1931- Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

1933- Stormy Weather - Ethel Waters

1937- Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman

1940- In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

Play the songs, more people could still identify Cab Calloway or Glenn Miller with their hits than Vanessa Carlton or Hoobastank.

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