List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums
The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts.

List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums

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Table Section Text: The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts.

Year	Pop	R&B/Soul/Hip-hop	Country

Single	Album	Single	Album	Single	Album

1946	"Prisoner of Love" Perry Como	—	"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop" Lionel Hampton	—	"New Spanish Two Step" Bob Wills	—

1947	"Near You" Francis Craig	—	"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" Louis Jordan	—	"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" Tex Williams Western Caravan	—

1948	"Twelfth Street Rag" Pee Wee Hunt	—	"Long Gone" Sonny Thompson	—	"Bouquet of Roses" Eddy Arnold	—

1949	"Riders in the Sky" Vaughn Monroe Orchestra	—	"The Hucklebuck" Paul Williams	—	"Lovesick Blues" Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys	—

1950	"Goodnight, Irene" Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers	—	"Pink Champagne" Joe Liggins	—	"I'm Movin' On" Hank Snow	—

1951	"Too Young" Nat King Cole	—	"Sixty Minute Man" The Dominoes	—	"Cold, Cold Heart" Hank Williams	—

1952	"Blue Tango" Leroy Anderson	—	"Lawdy Miss Clawdy" Lloyd Price	—	"Wild Side of Life" Hank Thompson	—

1953	"Song from Moulin Rouge" Percy Faith	—	"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean" Ruth Brown	—	"Kaw-Liga" Hank Williams	—

1954	"Little Things Mean a Lot" Kitty Kallen	—	"Work With Me, Annie" Midnighters	—	"I Don't Hurt Anymore" Hank Snow	—

1955	"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" Perez Prado	—	"Pledging My Love" Johnny Ace	—	"In the Jailhouse Now" Webb Pierce	—

1956	"Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis Presley	Calypso Harry Belafonte	"Honky Tonk" Bill Doggett	—	"Crazy Arms" Ray Price	—

1957	"All Shook Up" Elvis Presley	My Fair Lady Original Cast	"Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice" Elvis Presley	—	"Gone" Ferlin Husky	—

1958	"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)" Domenico Modugno	My Fair Lady Original Cast	"What Am I Loving For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes" Chuck Willis	—	"Oh Lonesome Me"/"I Can't Stop Loving You" Don Gibson	—

1959	"The Battle of New Orleans" Johnny Horton	Music from Peter Gunn Henry Mancini	"Stagger Lee" Lloyd Price	—	"The Battle of New Orleans" Johnny Horton	—

1960	Theme from "A Summer Place" Percy Faith	The Sound of Music Original Cast	"Kiddio" Brook Benton	—	"Please Help Me I'm Falling" Hank Locklin	—

1961	"Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis	Camelot Original Cast	"Tossin' and Turnin'" Bobby Lewis	—	"I Fall to Pieces" Patsy Cline	—

1962	"Stranger on the Shore" Mr. Acker Bilk	West Side Story Soundtrack	"Soul Twist" King Curtis	—	"Wolverton Mountain" Claude King	—

1963	"Sugar Shack" Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs "Surfin' U.S.A." The Beach Boys	West Side Story Soundtrack	"Part Time Love" Little Johnny Taylor	—	"Still" Bill Anderson	—

1964	"I Want to Hold Your Hand" The Beatles	Hello, Dolly! Original Cast	—	—	"My Heart Skips a Beat" Buck Owens	—

1965	"Wooly Bully" Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs	Mary Poppins Soundtrack	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" Four Tops	—	"What's He Doing in My World" Eddy Arnold	I've Got a Tiger by the Tail Buck Owens

1966	"Ballad of the Green Berets" SSgt. Barry Sadler "California Dreamin'" The Mamas and the Papas	Whipped Cream and Other Delights Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass	"Hold On! I'm Comin'" Sam & Dave	Lou Rawls Live! Lou Rawls	"Almost Persuaded" David Houston	My World Eddy Arnold

1967	"To Sir with Love" Lulu	More of The Monkees The Monkees	"Respect" Aretha Franklin	Greatest Hits The Temptations	"All the Time" Jack Greene	There Goes My Everything Jack Greene

1968	"Hey Jude" The Beatles	Are You Experienced The Jimi Hendrix Experience	"Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud" James Brown	Lady Soul Aretha Franklin	"Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash	By the Time I Get to Phoenix Glen Campbell

1969	"Sugar, Sugar" The Archies	In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Iron Butterfly	"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" Jr. Walker and the All Stars	Cloud Nine The Temptations	"My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" Bill Anderson	Wichita Lineman Glen Campbell

1970	"Bridge over Troubled Water" Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel	"I'll Be There" Jackson 5	The Isaac Hayes Movement Isaac Hayes	"Hello Darlin'" Conway Twitty	The Best of Charley Pride Charley Pride

1971	"Joy to the World" Three Dog Night	Jesus Christ Superstar Soundtrack	"Mr. Big Stuff" Jean Knight	...To Be Continued Isaac Hayes	"Easy Loving" Freddie Hart	Rose Garden Lynn Anderson

1972	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Roberta Flack	Harvest Neil Young	"Let's Stay Together" Al Green	Revolution of the Mind: Recorded Live at the Apollo, Vol. III James Brown	"My Hang-Up Is You" Freddie Hart	The Best of Charley Pride, Vol. 2 Charley Pride

1973	"Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree" Tony Orlando and Dawn	The World Is a Ghetto War	"Let's Get It On" Marvin Gaye	I'm Still in Love with You Al Green	"You've Never Been This Far Before" Conway Twitty	Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich

1974	"The Way We Were" Barbra Streisand	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John	"Feel Like Makin' Love" Roberta Flack	Ship Ahoy O'Jays	"There Won't Be Anymore" Charlie Rich	Behind Closed Doors Charlie Rich

1975	"Love Will Keep Us Together" Captain & Tennille	Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John	"Fight the Power Pt. 1" Isley Brothers	That's the Way of the World Earth, Wind & Fire	"Rhinestone Cowboy" Glen Campbell	Back Home Again John Denver

1976	"Silly Love Songs" Wings	Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton	"Disco Lady" Johnnie Taylor	Rufus featuring Chaka Khan Rufus featuring Chaka Khan	"Convoy" C.W. McCall	The Sound in Your Mind Willie Nelson

1977	"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" Rod Stewart	Rumours Fleetwood Mac	"Float On" The Floaters	Songs in the Key of Life Stevie Wonder	"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" Waylon Jennings	Ol' Waylon Waylon Jennings

1978	"Shadow Dancing" Andy Gibb	Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack	"Serpentine Fire" Earth, Wind & Fire	All 'N All Earth, Wind & Fire	"Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"/"I Can Get Off on You" Waylon & Willie	Stardust Willie Nelson

1979	"My Sharona" The Knack	52nd Street Billy Joel	"Good Times" Chic	C'est Chic Chic	"I Just Fall in Love Again" Anne Murray	The Gambler Kenny Rogers

1980	"Call Me" Blondie	The Wall Pink Floyd	"Let's Get Serious" Jermaine Jackson	Off the Wall Michael Jackson	"My Heart"/"Silent Night (After the Fight)" Ronnie Milsap	Kenny Kenny Rogers

1981	"Bette Davis Eyes" Kim Carnes	Hi Infidelity REO Speedwagon	"Endless Love" Diana Ross and Lionel Richie	Street Songs Rick James	"Fire and Smoke" Earl Thomas Conley	9 to 5 and Odd Jobs Dolly Parton

1982	"Physical" Olivia Newton-John	Asia Asia	"That Girl" Stevie Wonder	Raise! Earth, Wind & Fire	"Always on My Mind" Willie Nelson	Always on My Mind Willie Nelson

1983	"Every Breath You Take" The Police	Thriller Michael Jackson	"Sexual Healing" Marvin Gaye	Thriller Michael Jackson	"José Cuervo" Shelly West	Mountain Music Alabama

1984	"When Doves Cry" Prince	Thriller Michael Jackson	"When Doves Cry" Prince	Can't Slow Down Lionel Richie	"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson	Don't Cheat in Our Hometown Ricky Skaggs

1985	"Careless Whisper" Wham!	Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	"Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" Freddie Jackson	Emergency Kool & the Gang	"Lost in the Fifties Tonight" Ronnie Milsap	40-Hour Week Alabama

1986	"That's What Friends Are For" Dionne & Friends	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston	"On My Own" Patti Labelle and Michael McDonald	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston	"Never Be You" Rosanne Cash	Rockin' with the Rhythm The Judds

1987	"Walk Like an Egyptian" The Bangles	Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi	"Stop to Love" Luther Vandross	Just Like the First Time Freddie Jackson	"Give Me Wings" Michael Johnson	Storms of Life Randy Travis

1988	"Faith" George Michael	Faith George Michael	"I Want Her" Keith Sweat	Make It Last Forever Keith Sweat	"Don't Close Your Eyes" Keith Whitley	Always & Forever Randy Travis

1989	"Look Away" Chicago	Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown	"Superwoman" Karyn White	Guy Guy	"A Better Man" Clint Black	Loving Proof Ricky Van Shelton

1990	"Hold On" Wilson Phillips	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	"Hold On" En Vogue	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	"Nobody's Home" Clint Black	Killin' Time Clint Black

1991	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Bryan Adams	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey	"Written All Over Your Face" Rude Boys	I'm Your Baby Tonight Whitney Houston	"Don't Rock the Jukebox" Alan Jackson	No Fences Garth Brooks

1992	"End of the Road" Boyz II Men	Ropin' the Wind Garth Brooks	"Come and Talk to Me" Jodeci	Forever My Lady Jodeci	"I Saw the Light" Wynonna	Ropin' the Wind Garth Brooks

1993	"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	"I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard Soundtrack	"Chattahoochee" Alan Jackson	Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus

1994	"The Sign" Ace of Base	The Sign Ace of Base	"Bump n' Grind" R. Kelly	Doggystyle Snoop Doggy Dogg	"I Swear" John Michael Montgomery	Not a Moment Too Soon Tim McGraw

1995	"Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio featuring L.V.	Cracked Rear View Hootie & the Blowfish	"Creep" TLC	My Life Mary J. Blige	"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" John Michael Montgomery	The Hits Garth Brooks

1996	"Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) Los del Río	Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette	"You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" Toni Braxton	The Score Fugees	"My Maria" Brooks & Dunn	The Woman in Me Shania Twain

1997	"Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" Elton John	Spice Spice Girls	"In My Bed" Dru Hill	Life After Death The Notorious B.I.G.	"It's Your Love" Tim McGraw and Faith Hill	Blue LeAnn Rimes

1998	"Too Close" Next	Titanic Soundtrack	"Too Close" Next	The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	"Just to See You Smile" Tim McGraw	Sevens Garth Brooks

1999	"Believe" Cher	Millennium Backstreet Boys	"Fortunate" Maxwell	400 Degreez Juvenile	"Amazed" Lonestar	Come On Over Shania Twain

2000	"Breathe" Faith Hill	No Strings Attached 'N Sync	"Let's Get Married" Jagged Edge	Dr. Dre – 2001 Dr. Dre	How Do You Like Me Now?! Toby Keith	Fly Dixie Chicks

2001	"Hanging by a Moment" Lifehouse	1 The Beatles	"Fiesta" R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z	TP-2.Com R. Kelly	"Ain't Nothing 'Bout You" Brooks & Dunn	Greatest Hits Tim McGraw

2002	"How You Remind Me" Nickelback	The Eminem Show Eminem	"Foolish" Ashanti	The Eminem Show Eminem	"The Good Stuff" Kenny Chesney	O Brother, Where Are Thou? Soundtrack

2003	"In da Club" 50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	"In Da Club" 50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	"My Front Porch Looking In" Lonestar	Up! Shania Twain

2004	"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris	Confessions Usher	"If I Ain't Got You" Alicia Keys	Confessions Usher	"Live Like You Were Dying" Tim McGraw	Shock'n Y'all Toby Keith

2005	"We Belong Together" Mariah Carey	The Massacre 50 Cent	"Let Me Love You" Mario	The Massacre 50 Cent	"That's What I Love About Sunday" Craig Morgan	Greatest Hits Shania Twain

2006	"Bad Day" Daniel Powter	Some Hearts Carrie Underwood	"Be Without You" Mary J. Blige	The Breakthrough Mary J. Blige	"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" Rodney Atkins	Some Hearts Carrie Underwood

2007	"Irreplaceable" Beyoncé	Daughtry Daughtry	"Lost Without U" Robin Thicke	Kingdom Come Jay-Z	"Watching You" Rodney Atkins	Some Hearts Carrie Underwood

2008	"Low" Flo Rida featuring T-Pain	As I Am Alicia Keys	"Like You'll Never See Me Again" Alicia Keys	As I Am Alicia Keys	"Just Got Started Lovin' You" James Otto	Long Road out of Eden Eagles

2009	"Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas	Fearless Taylor Swift	"Blame It" Jamie Foxx featuring T-Pain	I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé	"I Run to You" Lady Antebellum	Fearless Taylor Swift

2010	"Tik Tok" Kesha	I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle	"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" Alicia Keys	Recovery Eminem	"Love Like Crazy" Lee Brice	Need You Now Lady Antebellum

2011	"Rolling in the Deep" Adele	21 Adele	"Sure Thing" Miguel	Tha Carter IV Lil Wayne	"Crazy Girl" Eli Young Band	Speak Now Taylor Swift

2012	"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra	21 Adele	"Love on Top" Beyoncé	Take Care Drake	"Time Is Love" Josh Turner	Red Taylor Swift

2013	"Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake	"Thrift Shop" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz	The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake	"Cruise" Florida Georgia Line	Red Taylor Swift

2014	"Happy" Pharrell Williams	Frozen Soundtrack	"Happy" Pharrell Williams	Beyoncé Beyoncé	"This Is How We Roll" Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan	Crash My Party Luke Bryan

2015	"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars	1989 Taylor Swift	"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth	If You're Reading This It's Too Late Drake	"Take Your Time" Sam Hunt	Montevallo Sam Hunt

2016	"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber	25 Adele	"One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	Views Drake	"H.O.L.Y." Florida Georgia Line	Traveller Chris Stapleton

2017	"Shape of You" Ed Sheeran	Damn Kendrick Lamar	"That's What I Like" Bruno Mars	Damn Kendrick Lamar	"Body Like a Back Road" Sam Hunt	Traveller Chris Stapleton

2018	"God's Plan" Drake	Reputation Taylor Swift	"God's Plan" Drake	Scorpion Drake	"Meant to Be" Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line	This One's for You Luke Combs

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