List of favorite songs by year

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This is a list of my favorite songs based on the year they were released. This chart excludes songs made for soundtracks (film, stage, video game, etc.), and comedy/satire songs.

Year # Artist Song
1580 1 Traditional Greensleeves
1705 1 George Frideric Handel Concerto No. 3 in G Minor - IV. Allegro (HWV 287)
1716 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life - VI. Happy Am I That I Have Jesus (BWV 147)
1717 1 George Frideric Handel Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major - II. Adagio e Staccato (HWV 348)
1720 1 Christian Petzold Minuet in G Major
1725 1 Antonio Vivaldi Spring in E Major: I. Allegro
1735 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Italian Concerto - I. Allegro (BWV 971)
1738 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Concerto No. 5 in G Minor - III. Allegro Assai (BWV 1056R)
1739 1 Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor - VII. Badinerie (BWV 1067)
1770 1 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Solfogietto
1772 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in D Major No.50 (III. Presto)
1773 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.25 in G Minor, (I. Allegro Con Brio)
1786 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wind Serenade "The Marriage of Figaro" (Overture)
1787 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (I. Allegro)
1788 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.40 in G Minor, (I. Molto Allegro)
1791 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart "The Magic Flute" (Overture)
1792 1 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Requiem, (Confutatis Maledictis)
1798 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Pathetic Sonota - Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor - II. Adagio Cantabile (Op. 13)
1801 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Moonlight Sonata - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor - I. Adagio Sostenuto (Op. 27)
1808 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Fate Symphony - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor - I. Allegro Con Brio (Op. 67)
1810 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor - Für Elise (WoO 59)
1824 1 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D Minor - IV. Finale (Op. 125)
1829 1 Frédéric Chopin Waltzes, Op. Posth. 69: No. 2 in B Minor
1831 1 Frédéric Chopin 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary": Allegro Con Fuoco
1832 1 Frédéric Chopin Waltzes, Op. Posth. 70: No. 1 in G-Flat Major
1836 1 Frédéric Chopin 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 1 in A-Flat Major, "Aeolian Harp": Allegro Sostenuto
1837 1 Frédéric Chopin 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor, "Winter Wind": Lento - Allegro Con Brio
1847 1 Frédéric Chopin Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
1850 1 Edmund Sears, Richard Storrs Willis It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1855 1 Placide Cappeau, Adolphe Adam, John Sullivan Dwight O Holy Night [English Translation]]
1856 1 Richard Wagner The Ride of the Valkyries
1858 1 Johann Strauss II Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka
1859 1 Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr, John Freeman Young Silent Night [English Translation]
1860 1 Jacques Offenbach Le Papillon - Act II, Scene 1, Part II
1864 1 Stephen Foster Beautiful Dreamer
1866 1 Johann Strauss II By the Beautiful Blue Danube
1867 1 Modest Mussorgsky Night on Bald Mountain
1869 1 Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor
1873 1 Daniel E. Kelley, Brewster M. Higley Home on the Range
1874 1 Modest Mussorgsky The Great Gate of Kiev
1875 1 Georges Bizet Carmen - V. Habanera
1876 1 Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt - IX. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Op. 46)
1877 1 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Dance of the Swans (Allegro Moderato)
1878 1 Antonín Dvořák Slavonic Dances No. 2 in E Minor - Dumka (Op. 46)
1879 1 W. S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
1902 1 Erik Satie Je te Veux
1918 1 Maria Callas O Mio Babbino Caro
1922 1 Camille Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals - VII. Aquarium
1937 1 Carl Orff Carmina Burana - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - I. O Fortuna
1943 1 Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Variation No.18)
1956 1 Elvis Presley Love Me
1957 1 The Crickets Oh, Boy!
1958 1 Buddy Holly Rave On!
1959 1 Chuck Berry Johnny B. Goode
1960 1 The Drifters This Magic Moment
1960 2 Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs Stay
1960 3 Ben E. King Spanish Harlem
1960 4 Sam Cooke Wonderful World
1960 5 The Everly Brothers Cathy's Clown
1961 1 Ben E. King Stand by Me
1961 2 Del Shannon Runaway
1961 3 Elvis Presley (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame
1961 4 Johnny Tillotson Without You
1961 5 Don Gibson Sea of Heartbreak
1962 1 The Drifters Save the Last Dance for Me
1962 2 Elvis Presley Can't Help Falling in Love
1962 3 Brian Hyland Sealed with a Kiss
1962 4 Four Seasons Sherry
1962 5 Booker T and the MGs Green Onions
1963 1 Johnny Cash Ring of Fire
1963 2 The Beach Boys In My Room
1963 3 Roy Orbison Blue Bayou
1963 4 Bob Dlyan Blowin' in the Wind
1963 5 Four Seasons Walk Like a Man
1964 1 The Rolling Stones Time Is on My Side [Later version]
1964 2 Animals The House of the Rising Sun
1964 3 The Drifters Up on the Roof
1964 4 The Drifters Under the Boardwalk
1964 5 Roy Orbison Oh, Pretty Woman
1965 1 Simon and Garfunkel The Sound of Silence [single version]
1965 2 The Beatles In My Life
1965 3 The Byrds I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
1965 4 The Beatles Yesterday
1965 5 Bob Dylan Like a Rolling Stone
1966 1 Simon and Garfunkel Homeward Bound
1966 2 Simon and Garfunkel I Am a Rock
1966 3 The Rolling Stones Paint It Black
1966 4 The Mamas & the Papas California Dreamin'
1966 5 Bob Dylan All Along the Watchtower
1967 1 The Moody Blues Nights in White Satin
1967 2 Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit
1967 3 The Beatles A Day in the Life
1967 4 The Doors Crystal Ship
1967 5 The Doors People Are Strange
1968 1 Simon and Garfunkel America
1968 2 The Beatles Rocky Racoon
1968 3 The Turtles Elenore
1968 4 Simon and Garfunkel Mrs. Robinson
1968 5 The Rolling Stones Sympathy for the Devil
1969 1 Frank Sinatra My Way
1969 2 Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Rising
1969 3 The Rolling Stones You Can't Always Get What You Want
1969 4 Creedence Clearwater Revival Fortunate Son
1969 5 Tommy James and the Shondells Crimson and Clover
1970 1 Cat Stevens Father and Son
1970 2 Elton John Your Song
1970 3 Simon and Garfunkel The Boxer
1970 4 Smile Earth
1970 5 Creedence Clearwater Revival Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
1971 1 Elton John Tiny Dancer
1971 2 The Who Baba O' Riley
1971 3 David Bowie Changes
1971 4 Alice Cooper Be My Lover
1971 5 Led Zeppelin Going to California
1972 1 David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
1972 2 David Bowie Lady Stardust
1972 3 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well
1972 4 Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show The Cover of the Rolling Stone
1972 5 Eagles Peaceful Easy Feeling
1973 1 Golden Earring The Vanilla Queen
1973 2 Bill Joel Piano Man
1973 3 Eagles Desperado
1973 4 Sweet Ballroom Blitz
1973 5 Queen The Night Comes Down
1974 1 Queen She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)
1974 2 Queen White Queen
1974 3 Queen Father to Son
1974 4 Queen March of the Black Queen
1974 5 Queen Now I'm Here
1975 1 Bruce Springsteen Born to Run
1975 2 Queen You're My Best Friend
1975 3 Queen '39
1975 4 Aerosmith Sweet Emotion
1975 5 Pink Floyd Have a Cigar
1976 1 Queen Long Away
1976 2 Queen Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
1976 3 Queen Somebody to Love
1976 4 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band Turn the Page [Live Bullet version]
1976 5 Queen You and I
1977 1 Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell
1977 2 Billy Joel Vienna
1977 3 Queen We Are the Champions
1977 4 Billy Joel Only the Good Die Young
1977 5 Pink Floyd Sheep
1978 1 Queen Don't Stop Me Now
1978 2 Queen Let Me Entertain You
1978 3 Queen Leaving Home Ain't Easy
1978 4 Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band The Famous Final Scene
1978 5 Queen In Only Seven Days
1979 1 Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb
1979 2 Pink Floyd Hey You
1979 3 Eagles In the City
1979 4 Pink Floyd Mother
1979 5 Pink Floyd In the Flesh
1980 1 Queen Save Me
1980 2 Queen Sail Away Sweet Sister
1980 3 Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love
1980 4 The Jam Going Underground
1980 5 Rush The Spirit of Radio
1981 1 Stevie Nicks, Don Henley Leather and Lace
1981 2 Black Sabbath Turn Up the Night
1981 3 Rush Limelight
1981 4 Billy Joel She's Got a Way
1981 5 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers The Waiting
1982 1 Queen Staying Power
1982 2 Queen Cool Cat
1982 3 Queen Dancer
1982 4 Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon
1982 5 Queen Back Chat
1983 1 David Bowie Modern Love
1983 2 Billy Joel Keeping the Faith
1983 3 Real Life Send Me an Angel
1983 4 Elton John I'm Still Standing
1983 5 ZZ Top Sharp Dressed Man
1984 1 Queen Hammer to Fall
1984 2 Queen I Want to Break Free
1984 3 Queen Radio Ga Ga
1984 4 Bryan Adams Summer of '69
1984 5 Bruce Springsteen Dancing in the Dark
1985 1 The Cars Tonight She Comes
1985 2 The Highwaymen Highwayman
1985 3 Tears for Fears Everybody Wants to Rule the World
1985 4 John Mellencamp R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)
1985 5 Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me
1986 1 Queen Friends Will Be Friends
1986 2 Queen One Year of Love
1986 3 Queen Who Wants to Live Forever?
1986 4 Queen A Kind of Magic
1986 5 Electric Light Orchestra Calling America
1987 1 Rush Time Stand Still
1987 2 Guns N' Roses Sweet Child of Mine
1987 3 R.E.M. It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
1987 4 Aerosmith Angel
1987 5 Guns N' Roses Rocket Queen
1988 1 Guns N' Roses Patience
1988 2 When in Rome The Promise
1988 3 U2 All I Want Is You
1988 4 Helloween I Want Out
1988 5 John Mellencamp Rave On
1989 1 Billy Joel We Didn't Start the Fire
1989 2 Queen I Want It All
1989 3 Tom Petty Free Fallin'
1989 4 Golden Earring Twilight Zone
1989 5 Skid Row I Remember You
1990 1 Modern English I Melt with You [1990 version]
1990 2 Gamma Ray Heaven Can Wait
1990 3 Depeche Mode Enjoy the Silence
1990 4 The Black Crowes She Talks to Angels
1990 5 Gamma Ray Lust for Life
1991 1 Queen The Show Must Go On
1991 2 Queen These Are the Days of Our Lives
1991 3 Guns N' Roses November Rain
1991 4 R.E.M. Losing My Religion
1991 5 Guns N' Roses Don't You Cry
1992 1 Soul Asylum Runaway Train
1992 2 R.E.M. Nightswimming
1992 3 Barenaked Ladies Hello City
1992 4 Barenaked Ladies Brian Wilson
1992 5 Barenaked Ladies If I Had $1000000
1993 1 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mary Jane's Last Dance
1993 2 Brian May Back to the Light
1993 3 Brian May Resurrection
1993 4 Brian May Too Much Love Will Kill You
1993 5 The Smashing Pumpkins Disarm
1994 1 Weezer In the Garage
1994 2 Weezer Say It Ain't So
1994 3 Green Day Basket Case
1994 4 Weezer My Name Is Jonas
1994 5 Tom Petty You Don't Know How It Feels
1995 1 Goo Goo Dolls Name
1995 2 The Smashing Pumpkins 1979
1995 3 Pulp Common People
1995 4 Queen Too Much Love Will Kill You
1995 5 Alanis Morissette Head over Feet
1996 1 The Verve Pipe The Freshman
1996 2 The Wallflowers One Headlight
1996 3 Matchbox 20 3 AM
1996 4 Better then Ezra Desperately Wanting
1996 5 Butthole Surfers Pepper
1997 1 Lisa Loeb Furious Rose
1997 2 Metallica The Unforgiven II
1997 3 Green Day Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
1997 4 Queen No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)
1997 5 Metallica Fuel
1998 1 Eve 6 Open Road Song
1998 2 Nightwish Swanheart
1998 3 Eve 6 Jesus Nitelite
1998 4 Alanis Morissette I Was Hoping
1998 5 Metallica Whiskey in the Jar
1999 1 Rilo Kiley Glendora
1999 2 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Echo
1999 3 Nightwish Sleeping Sun
1999 4 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Room at the Top
1999 5 Rilo Kiley Papillon
2000 1 Eve 6 Promise
2000 2 Eve 6 Rescue
2000 3 Eve 6 Here's to the Night
2000 4 Eve 6 Nocturnal
2000 5 Bon Jovi It's My Life
2001 1 Rilo Kiley Pictures of Success
2001 2 Jewel Standing Still
2001 3 Rilo Kiley Plane Crash in C
2001 4 Eve 6 Anytime
2001 5 Rilo Kiley Science vs. Romance
2002 1 Rilo Kiley A Better Son/Daughter
2002 2 Rilo Kiley Paint's Peeling
2002 3 Rilo Kiley The Good That Won't Come Out
2002 4 Rilo Kiley The Execution of All Things
2002 5 Alanis Morissette Hands Clean
2003 1 Liz Phair Love/Hate
2003 2 Pearl Jam Man of the Hour
2003 3 Barenaked Ladies For You
2003 4 Liz Phair Why Can't I?
2003 5 Liz Phair Rock Me
2004 1 Green Day Jesus of Suburbia
2004 2 Alanis Morissette Everything
2004 3 Rilo Kiley The Absence of God
2004 4 Green Day St. Jimmy
2004 5 Rilo Kiley More Adventurous
2005 1 Tim Minchin Not Perfect
2005 2 Hello Saferide I Thought You Said Summer Is Going to Take the Pain Away
2005 3 Ludo Broken Bride
2005 4 The Darkness One Way Ticket
2005 5 Hello Saferide Get Sick Soon
2006 1 Youth Group Under the Underpass
2006 2 The Fratellis Whistle for the Choir
2006 3 Blue October Hate Me
2006 4 Barenaked Ladies Bank Job
2006 5 Tilly and the Wall The Freest Man
2007 1 Rilo Kiley 15
2007 2 Against Me! Thrash Unreal
2007 3 Eisley Invasion
2007 4 1990s You Made Me Like It
2007 5 Rilo Kiley Under the Blacklight
2008 1 Hello Saferide Lund
2008 2 Weezer Troublemaker
2008 3 Ludo Love Me Dead
2008 4 Frank Turner Love Ire & Song
2008 5 Fight Like Apes Time Me Up with Jackets
2009 1 The Sounds Midnight Sun
2009 2 The Sounds Home Is Where You Heart Is
2009 3 Slow Club It Doesn't Have to Be Beautiful
2009 4 The Sounds The Only Ones
2009 5 Dan Black Symphonies
2010 1 The Naked and Famous Girls Like You
2010 2 Weezer Trainwrecks
2010 3 Ludo Anything for You
2010 4 Ludo Skeletons on Parade
2010 5 Weezer Turning Up the Radio
2011 1 The Sounds The Best of Me
2011 2 Frank Turner Glory Hallelujah
2011 3 Frank Turner One Foot Before the Other
2011 4 Frank Turner If Ever I Stay
2011 5 The Cars Too Late
2012 1 Eve 6 Curtain
2012 2 Eve 6 Victoria
2012 3 Eve 6 Lost & Found
2012 4 Azure Ray Red Balloon
2012 5 Azure Ray Scattered Like Leaves
2013 1 Boy in a Band, ViHart Scale of the Universe
2013 2 Deadwood Cherry Red
2013 3 Editors Honesty
2013 4 Tegan and Sara I'm Not Your Hero
2013 5 The Dear Hunter Whisper
2014 1 Hello Saferide Last Night Bus
2014 2 Hello Saferide Dad Told Me
2014 3 Jenny Lewis Late Bloomer
2014 4 Hello Saferide Raspberry Lips
2014 5 Slow Club Complete Surrender
2015
2016 1 Tegan and Sara Dying to Know
2016 2 Tegan and Sara Faint of Heart
2016 3 Tegan and Sara U-Turn
2016 4 Tegan and Sara Stop Desire
2016 5 Weezer California Kids
2017 1 The Sounds Sail into the Sun
2017 2 The Sounds Turn to Gold
2017 3 The Sounds The Darkness
2017 4 The Sounds Thrill
2017 5 Dropkick Murphys Rebels with a Cause
2018 1 Cosmo Sheldrake Come Along
2019 1 Jenny Lewis Hollywood Lawn
2020
2021 1 Rob Kovacs Bitter Memory
2022
2023