Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTD Dec31,1946 | Billboard | #OTD Dec31,1946 The #Billboard Year-End chart denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed. I have listed the #1 singles from 1946 to 1990 in a series of posts after this tweet | |
| OTD Dec31,1946 | Perry Como | #OTD Dec31,1946 The first #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #PerryComo with "Prisoner Of Love" | |
| OTD Dec31,1947 | Francis Craig | #OTD Dec31,1947 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #FrancisCraig with "Near You" | |
| OTD Dec31,1948 | Pee Wee Hunt | #OTD Dec31,1948 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #PeeWeeHunt with "Twelfth Street Rag" | |
| OTD Dec31,1949 | Vaughn Monroe | #OTD Dec31,1949 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #VaughnMonroe with "Riders In The Sky" | |
| OTD Dec31,1950 | Gordon Jenkins | #OTD Dec31,1950 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #GordonJenkins & His Orchestra and The #Weavers with "Goodnight Irene" | |
| OTD Dec31,1951 | Nat King Cole | #OTD Dec31,1951 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #NatKingCole with "Too Young" | |
| OTD Dec31,1952 | Leroy Anderson | #OTD Dec31,1952 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #LeroyAnderson "Pops" Concert Orchestra with "Blue Tango" | |
| OTD Dec31,1953 | Percy Faith | #OTD Dec31,1953 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #PercyFaith and His Orchestra featuring #FeliciaSanders with "The Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart)" | |
| OTD Dec31,1954 | Kitty Kallen | #OTD Dec31,1954 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #KittyKallen with "Little Things Mean A Lot" | |
| OTD Dec31,1955 | Prez Prado | #OTD Dec31,1955 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #PrezPrado and His Orchestra with "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" | |
| OTD Dec31,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec31,1956 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #ElvisPresley with "Heartbreak Hotel" Elvis also had the #2 song of year with "Don't Be Cruel" @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Dec31,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Dec31,1957 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Elvis Presley with "All Shook Up". This is Elvis 2nd song of year, his 1st in 1956. Making 2 in a row for @ElvisPresley | |
| OTD Dec31,1958 | Domenico Modugno | #OTD Dec31,1958 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #DomenicoModugno with "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)" | |
| OTD Dec31,1959 | Johnny Horton | #OTD Dec31,1959 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #JohnnyHorton with "The Battle Of New Orleans" | |
| OTD Dec31,1960 | Percy Faith | #OTD Dec31,1960 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #PercyFaith with Theme From "A Summer Place" His 2nd song of year, his 1st in 1953 | |
| OTD Dec31,1961 | Bobby Lewis | #OTD Dec31,1961 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #BobbyLewis with "Tossin' And Turnin'" | |
| OTD Dec31,1962 | Acker Bilk | #OTD Dec31,1962 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by Mr. #AckerBilk with the #LeonYoung Chorale with the single "Stranger On The Shore" (originally named "Jenny" after his daughter) | |
| OTD Dec31,1963 | Jimmy Gilmer | #OTD Dec31,1963 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #JimmyGilmer and The #Fireballs with "Sugar Shack" | |
| OTD Dec31,1964 | Beatles | #OTD Dec31,1964 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Beatles with "I Want To Hold Your Hand' & the number #2 song of the year is also the #Beatles with "She Loves You" | |
| OTD Dec31,1965 | Sam The Sham | #OTD Dec31,1965 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #SamTheSham and The Pharaohs with "Wooly Bully" | |
| OTD Dec31,1966 | Barry Sadler | #OTD Dec31,1966 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by Sgt #BarrySadler with "The Ballad Of The Green Berets" | |
| OTD Dec31,1967 | LuLu | #OTD Dec31,1967 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #LuLu with "To Sir With Love" @lulushouts | |
| OTD Dec31,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Dec31,1968 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Beatles with "Hey Jude" their 2nd song of year, The Beatles 1st was in 1964 | |
| OTD Dec31,1969 | Archies | #OTD Dec31,1969 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Archies with "Sugar, Sugar" | |
| OTD Dec31,1970 | Simon and Garfunkel | #OTD Dec31,1970 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #SimonandGarfunkel with "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | |
| OTD Dec31,1971 | Three Dog Night | #OTD Dec31,1971 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #ThreeDogNight with "Joy To The World" | |
| OTD Dec31,1972 | Roberta Flack | #OTD Dec31,1972 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #RobertaFlack with "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" @Roberta_Flack | |
| OTD Dec31,1973 | Dawn | #OTD Dec31,1973 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Dawn with "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree" @TonyOrlando & #Dawn | |
| OTD Dec31,1974 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Dec31,1974 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #BarbraStreisand with "The Way We Were" | |
| OTD Dec31,1975 | Captain and Tennille | #OTD Dec31,1975 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #CaptainandTennille with "Love Will Keep Us Together" | |
| OTD Dec31,1976 | Wings, Paul McCartney | #OTD Dec31,1976 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Wings with "Silly Love Songs" #PaulMcCartney's 3rd #1 song of the year, two with #Beatles 1964 & 1969 @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Dec31,1977 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Dec31,1977 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #RodStewart with "Tonight's The Night (Gonna Be Alright)" @rodstewart | |
| OTD Dec31,1978 | Andy Gibb | #OTD Dec31,1978 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #AndyGibb with "Shadow Dancing" | |
| OTD Dec31,1979 | Knack | #OTD Dec31,1979 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Knack with "My Sharona" @Knackrophilia | |
| OTD Dec31,1980 | Blondie | #OTD Dec31,1980 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Blondie with "Call Me" @BlondieOfficial | |
| OTD Dec31,1981 | Kim Carnes | #OTD Dec31,1981 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #KimCarnes with "Bette Davis Eyes" | |
| OTD Dec31,1982 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Dec31,1982 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #OliviaNewtonJohn with "Physical" @olivianj | |
| OTD Dec31,1983 | Police | #OTD Dec31,1983 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Police with "Every Breath You Take" | |
| OTD Dec31,1984 | Prince | #OTD Dec31,1984 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Prince with "When Doves Cry" | |
| OTD Dec31,1985 | Wham! | #OTD Dec31,1985 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Wham! with "Careless Whisper" featuring #GeorgeMichael | |
| OTD Dec31,1986 | Dionne Warwick | #OTD Dec31,1986 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #DionneWarwick and Friends with "That's What Friends Are For" | |
| OTD Dec31,1987 | Bangles | #OTD Dec31,1987 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by The #Bangles with "Walk Like An Egyptian" | |
| OTD Dec31,1988 | George Michael | #OTD Dec31,1988 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #GeorgeMichael with "Faith" George Michael's 2nd #1 song of year. His 1st in 1985 with #Wham! | |
| OTD Dec31,1989 | Chicago | #OTD Dec31,1989 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #Chicago with "Look Away" @chicagotheband | |
| OTD Dec31,1990 | Wilson Philips | #OTD Dec31,1990 #1 song of the year on the US singles chart is by #WilsonPhilips with "Hold On" @WilsonPhillips |