Most Streamed Charts (2022)

In November 2022, to mark the 70th anniversary of the first UK’s Official Singles Chart, the Official Charts Company created a chart exclusively for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 featuring the most streamed songs released in each year since the inception of the chart in 1952. (source: BBC)

The songs for each decade were as follows:

### 1952-1959

* 1952 Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
* 1953 That’s Amore, - Dean Martin
* 1954 I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
* 1955 Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
* 1956 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
* 1957 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
* 1958 Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
* 1959 Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka

### 1960-1969

* 1960 At Last - by Etta James
* 1961 Stand By Me - Ben E King
* 1962 Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
* 1963 Be My Baby - The Ronettes
* 1964 My Girl - The Temptations
* 1965 I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
* 1966 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
* 1967 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
* 1968 (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
* 1969 Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

### 1970-1979

* 1970 Your Song - Elton John
* 1971 Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
* 1972 Tiny Dancer - Elton John
* 1973 Jolene - Dolly Parton
* 1974 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
* 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
* 1976 Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
* 1977 Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
* 1978 September - Earth Wind & Fire
* 1979 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

### 1980-1989

* 1980 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
* 1981 Don't Stop Believin’ - Journey
* 1982 Africa - Toto
* 1983 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
* 1984 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
* 1985 Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
* 1986 Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
* 1987 I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
* 1988 Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
* 1989 We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

### 1990-1999

* 1990 Thunderstruck - AC/DC
* 1991 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
* 1992 Creep - Radiohead
* 1993 What Is Love - Haddaway
* 1994 Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G
* 1995 Wonderwall - Oasis
* 1996 No Diggity - Blackstreet Ft. Dr Dre
* 1997 Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
* 1998 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
* 1999 No Scrubs - TLC

### 2000-2009

* 2000 Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
* 2001 How You Remind Me - Nickelback
* 2002 Lose Yourself - Eminem
* 2003 Mr Brightside - The Killers
* 2004 Let Me Love You - Mario
* 2005 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
* 2006 Naïve - The Kooks
* 2007 Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
* 2008 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
* 2009 Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus

### 2010-2019

* 2010 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Ft. Rihanna
* 2011 Someone Like You - Adele
* 2012 Let Her Go - Passenger
* 2013 Riptide - Vance Joy
* 2014 Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
* 2015 Cheap Thrills - Sia
* 2016 Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
* 2017 Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
* 2018 Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
* 2019 Dance Monkey - Tones & I

### 2020-2022

* 2020 Head & Heart - Joel Corry Ft. MNEK
* 2021 Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
* 2022 As It Was - Harry Styles

NB the above charts do not include the hit Christmas singles from each of the decades (special chart TBA)