Top Pop song year by year of the twentieth century

 Music is on my mind. I had a little time so I compiled the top pop song each year from 1901 to 2000. I used Playback.fm mostly as my source. IMO, for some reason, Rhapsody in Blue became the top pop song. It is so much more than that. To me it is not only the greatest 'song' of the twentieth century, it's the best piece of music ever written and performed. As you go thru this you may say why didn't my song take number one. Sometimes things were happening in the nation that pushed a otherwise good song over a great one like Respect by Aretha Franklin considered by many to be the greatest hit. What you see below is unfiltered.

What I see is the growth of the nation in these songs, many reflect the year in which they made number one.

1901: Stars & Stripes Forever, John Philip Sousa

1902: Tell Me Pretty Maiden, Jimmy Davis

1903: In the Good Old Summertime, Haydn Quartet

1904: Uncle Josh & the Insurance Company, Cal Stewart* Comedy

1905: The Preacher and the Bear, George Fairman

1906: Nobody, Bert Williams

1907: Vesti La Giubba, Enrico Caruso

1908: Take Me out to the Ball Game, Billy Murray

1909: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Fisk University Jubilee Quartet

1910: Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Peerless Quartet

1911: Some of These Days, Sophie Tucker

1912: That Haunting Melody, Al Jolson

1913: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Chauncy Olcott

1914: By the Beautiful Sea, Heidelberg Quintet

1915: Hello, Frisco! Olive Kline & Reinald Werrenrath

1916: Somewhere a Voice is Calling, John McCormack

1917: Over There,Nora Bayes

1918: Tiger Rag, Original Dixieland Jazz Band

1919: After You've Gone, Marion Harris

1920: Swanee, Al Jolson

1921: I Ain't Got Nobody, Marion Harris

1922: My Man, Fanny Brice

1923: Down Hearted Blues, Bessie Smith

1924: Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin* much more than a song

1925: Sweet Georgia Brown, Ben Bernie

1926: Bye Bye, Blackbird, Gene Austin

1927: Stardust, Hoagy Carmichael

1928: T For Texas (Blue Yodel No 1), Jimmie Rodgers

1929: Makin' Whoopee, Eddie Cantor

1930: Happy Days Are Here Again, Ben Selvin

1931: Minnie the Moocher Cab Calloway & his Cotton Club

1932: Night & Day, Fred Astaire & Leo Reisman

1933: Stormy Weather, Ethel Waters

1934: Moon Glow, Benny Goodman

1935: Cheek to Cheek, Fred Astaire

1936: Pennies From Heaven, Bing Crosby

1937: Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing), Benny Goodman

1938: Begin the Beguine, Artie Shaw

1939: Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland

1940: In the Mood, Glenn Miller

1941: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Glenn Miller

1942: White Christmas, Bing Crosby

1943: Paper Doll, The Mills Brothers

1944: Swinging On a Star, Bing Crosby

1945: Sentimental Journey Les Brown & Doris Day

1946: Prisoner of Love, Perry Como

1947: Near You, Francis Craig

1948: Buttons & Bows, Dinah Shore

1949: Riders in the Sky, Vaughn Monroe

1950: Mona Lisa, Nat King Cole

1951: Too Young, Nat King Cole

1952: You Belong to Me, Jo Stafford

1953: Vaya Con Dios, Les Paul & Mary Ford

1954: Mister Sandman, The Chordettes

1955: Rock Around the Clock, Bill Haley & his Comets

1956: Que sera sera, Doris Day

1957: Jailhouse Rock, Elvis Presley

1958: Tom Dooley, The Kingston Trio

1959: Mack the Knife, Bobby Darin

1960: Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Elvis Presley

1961: Let's Twist Again, Chubby Checker

1962: I Can't Stop Loving You, Ray Charles

1963: Devil in Disguise, Elvis Presley

1964: Oh, Pretty Woman, Roy Orbison

1965: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones

1966: Strangers in the Night, Frank Sinatra

1967: A Whiter Shade of Pale, Procol Harum

1968: Hey Jude, The Beatles

1969: Get Back, The Beatles

1970: Let It Be, The Beatles

1971: My Sweet Lord, George Harrison

1972: American Pie, Don McLean

1973: Angie, The Rolling Stones

1974: Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas

1975: I Can Help, Billy Swan

1976: Dancing Queen, Abba

1977: Hotel California, Eagles

1978: Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees

1979: Heart of Glass, Blondie

1980: Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd

1981: Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes

1982: Eye of the Tiger, Survivor

1983: Flashdance What a Feeling, Irene Cara

1984: Careless Whisper, George Michael

1985: We Are the World, USA For Africa

1986: Take My Breath Away, Berlin

1987: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston

1988: A Groovy Kind of Love, Phil Collins

1989: Like a Prayer, Madonna

1990: Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor

1991: (Everything I Do) I Do it For You, Bryan Adams

1992: I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston

1993: I Can't Help Falling in Love With You, UB40

1994: The Sign, Ace of Base

1995: Gangsta's Paradise, Coolio

1996: Macarena, Los Del Rio

1997: Candle in the Wind '97, Elton John

1998: My Heart Will Go On, Celine Dion

1999: Baby One More Time, Britney Spears

2000: Music, Madonna