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1940: "I'll Never Smile Again" — Tommy Dorsey
Follow Billboard. All rights reserved. Hot weather plus nostalgia makes for a potent mix tape. In order to aid your festive flashbacks, we analyzed the Billboard Hot chart for each year dating back to the chart's launch.
1968: "Hey Jude" — The Beatles
Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted differently to account for chart turnover rates during various periods. Artists are ranked based on a formula blending performance, as outlined above, of all of their Hot chart entries. We welcome to you to join our Top40Weekly Forum to discuss the charts with like-minded enthusiasts. These are the top songs of all time. Page Contents. Songs 1 - 10 Songs 11 - 20 Songs 21 - 30 Songs 31 - 40 Songs 41 - Songs 51 - 60 Songs 61 - 70 Songs 71 - 80 Songs 81 - 90 Songs 91 - Similar Content.
Subscriber Account active since. Every year, the Billboard chooses the best performing pop song from the previous year, based on units sold and chart performance. Some of these songs never even hit No. Scroll on to see what the top pop songs have been for the past 52 years.