# 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. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
| Year | Pop | Pop | R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop | R&B/Soul/Hip-Hop | Country | Country |
| Year | 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 | "The 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! featuring George Michael | 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 | 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 |
| 2019 | "Old Town Road" Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Billie Eilish | "Old Town Road" Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus | Beerbongs & Bentleys Post Malone | "Whiskey Glasses" Morgan Wallen | This One's for You Luke Combs |
| 2020 | "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd | Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone | "Blinding Lights" The Weeknd | Hollywood's Bleeding Post Malone | "I Hope" Gabby Barrett | What You See Is What You Get Luke Combs |
| 2021 | "Levitating" Dua Lipa | Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen | "Leave the Door Open" Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak) | Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon Pop Smoke | "Forever After All" Luke Combs | Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen |
| 2022 | "Heat Waves" Glass Animals | Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny | "First Class" Jack Harlow | Certified Lover Boy Drake | "Wasted on You" Morgan Wallen | Dangerous: The Double Album Morgan Wallen |
| 2023 | "Last Night" Morgan Wallen | One Thing at a Time Morgan Wallen | "Kill Bill" SZA | SOS SZA | "Last Night" Morgan Wallen | One Thing at a Time Morgan Wallen |
| 2024 | "Lose Control" Teddy Swims | The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift | "Not Like Us" Kendrick Lamar | For All the Dogs Drake | "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" Shaboozey | One Thing at a Time Morgan Wallen |