The most popular song of each year, from 1940-2017

This is a terrific edit, taking you from 1940 through today in a single stream. The list was made up of songs that spent the most time at number one on the Billboard charts.

That means, you won’t see Michael Jackson, Nirvana or Queen, even though each has songs that make any list of top 100 songs of all time. That quibble aside, this was a fun listen.

If you liked this, you might also check out the UK version.