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This lists the songs that were number one in the US on any date from January 1, 1940 to present. To make it convenient, the songs that hit number one on July 4 are shown below. You can also choose to see the songs that were number one in the UK on any date from January 1, 1953 to present.

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Year
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Select a year below to see all the songs that hit number one in that year.
 1940 - 2008
Year Artist - Title Weeks at
number one
1940 Glenn Miller - Imagination 3
1941 Jimmy Dorsey - Maria Elena 2
1942 Harry James - Sleepy Lagoon 4
1943 Song Spinners - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer 3
1944 Harry James - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You) 4
1945 Les Brown - Sentimental Journey 9
1946 Ink Spots - The Gypsy 10
1947 Perry Como - Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba (My Baby Go To Sleep) 3
1948 Kay Kyser - Woody Woodpecker 6
1949 Vaughn Monroe - Ghost Riders In The Sky (A Cowboy Legend) 11
1950 Anton Karas - The Third Man Theme 11
1951 Nat King Cole - Too Young 5
1952 Percy Faith - Delicado 1
1953 Percy Faith - The Song from Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart) 10
1954 Kitty Kallen - Little Things Mean A Lot 9
1955 Bill Haley and His Comets - Rock Around The Clock 8
1956 Gogi Grant - The Wayward Wind 6
1957 Pat Boone - Love Letters in the Sand 5
1958 Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater 6
1959 Johnny Horton - The Battle of New Orleans 6
1960 Connie Francis - Everybody Somebody's Fool 2
1961 Gary U.S. Bonds - Quarter To Three 2
1962 David Rose - The Stripper 1
1963 Essex - Easier Said Than Done 2
1964 Beach Boys - I Get Around 2
1965 Rolling Stones - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 4
1966 Beatles - Paperback Writer 2
1967 Association - Windy 4
1968 Herb Alpert - This Guy's In Love With You 4
1969 Henry Mancini - Love Theme From 'Romeo And Juliet' 2
1970 Jackson Five - The Love You Save 2
1971 Carole King - I Feel The Earth Move/It's Too Late 5
1972 Bill Withers - Lean On Me 3
1973 Billy Preston - Will It Go Round In Circles 2
1974 Hues Corporation - Rock The Boat 1
1975 Captain and Tennille - Love Will Keep Us Together 4
1976 Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 2
1977 Alan O'Day - Undercover Angel 1
1978 Andy Gibb - Shadow Dancing 7
1979 Anita Ward - Ring My Bell 2
1980 Paul McCartney - Coming Up (Live at Glasgow) 3
1981 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes 9
1982 Human League - Don't You Want Me 3
1983 Police - Every Breath You Take 8
1984 Prince - When Doves Cry 5
1985 Phil Collins - Sussudio 1
1986 Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry) 1
1987 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 2
1988 Cheap Trick - The Flame 2
1989 Fine Yourng Cannibals - Good Thing 1
1990 New Kids On The Block - Step by Step 3
1991 Paula Abdul - Rush Rush 5
1992 Sir Mix-A-Lot - Baby Got Back 5
1993 SWV - Weak 2
1994 All-4-One - I Swear 11
1995 TLC - Waterfalls 7
1996 Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - Tha Crossroads 8
1997 Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112 - I'll Be Missing You 11
1998 Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine 13
1999 Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love 5
2000 Enrique Iglesias - Be With You 3
2001 Usher - U Remind Me 4
2002 Nelly - Hot In Herre 7
2003 Clay Aiken - This Is The Night 2
2004 Fantasia - I Believe 1
2005 Mariah Carey - We Belong Together 14
2006 Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland - Promiscuous 6
2007 Rihanna feat. Jay-Z - Umbrella 7
2008 Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl 2
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