All those threads about favorite songs from different years made me wonder

[csziggy]

What the top hits from various years had been. And I found this:

[lapfog_1]

1. Amazing find - thank you!

and I surprised myself by knowing at least 90% of those songs...

Many of the older ones I actually learned in school (one of which is my home state's official song) or my dad played them on our old stereo.

[hlthe2b]

2. Me too...

I'm admittedly not a fan of the rap takeover in the later years (with a few exceptions)... Adele was a nice exception to the "end of melody" era.

[lastlib]

3. Three by Elvis, Five by the Beatles...

...(six if you count Lennon solo), two by Rolling Stones, two by Bing Crosby. Didn't notice anybody else having more than one.

I would, however, take issue with 1997. In that year, Elton John's Goodbye English Rose tribute to Princess Diana surpassed White Christmas to become the biggest-selling recording in music history.

[csziggy]

4. Seven were written by Stephen Foster.

Al Jolson performed four.

Dean Martin, Bing Crosby and Benny Goodman did at least two each.

[Leith]

5. That Was Fun!

It was interesting to see how music reflected history.

And that two of my all-time favorite musical pieces were in there: the Blue Danube Waltz and Sing Sing Sing. 1812 Overture and Scott Joplin pieces are close behind.