40 Years of Billboard's #1 Song / #1 Album: 1973-2012

Year	#1 Song	#1 Album
1973	Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Old Oak Tree Tony Orlando and Dawn	The World Is a Ghetto War
1974	The Way We Were Barbra Streisand	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John
1975	Love Will Keep Us Together Captain and Tennille	Elton John's Greatest Hits Elton John
1976	Silly Love Songs Wings	Frampton Comes Alive Peter Frampton
1977	Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) Rod Stewart	Rumours Fleetwood Mac
1978	Shadow Dancing Andy Gibb	Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack
1979	My Sharona The Knack	52nd Street Billy Joel
1980	Call Me Blondie	The Wall Pink Floyd
1981	Bette Davis Eyes Kim Carnes	Hi Infidelity REO Speedwagon
1982	Physical Olivia Newton-John	Asia Asia
1983	Every Breath You Take The Police	Thriller Michael Jackson
1984	When Doves Cry Prince	Thriller Michael Jackson
1985	Careless Whisper Wham!	Born in the U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen
1986	That's What Friends Are For Dionne and Friends	Whitney Houston Whitney Houston
1987	Walk Like an Egyptian The Bangles	Slippery When Wet Bon Jovi
1988	Faith George Michael	Faith George Michael
1989	Look Away Chicago	Don't Be Cruel Bobby Brown
1990	Hold On Wilson Phillips	Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson
1991	(Everything I Do) I Do It for You Bryan Adams	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey
1992	End of the Road Boyz II Men	Ropin' the Wind Garth Brooks
1993	I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard Soundtrack
1994	The Sign Ace of Base	The Sign Ace of Base
1995	Gangsta's Paradise Coolio	Cracked Rear View Hootie and the Blowfish
1996	Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) Los del Río	Jagged Little Pill Alanis Morissette
1997	Candle in the Wind 1997 Elton John	Spice Spice Girls
1998	Too Close Next	Titanic Soundtrack
1999	Believe Cher	Millennium Backstreet Boys
2000	Breathe Faith Hill	No Strings Attached 'N Sync
2001	Hanging by a Moment Lifehouse	1 The Beatles
2002	How You Remind Me Nickelback	The Eminem Show Eminem
2003	In da Club 50 Cent	Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent
2004	Yeah! Usher	Confessions Usher
2005	We Belong Together Mariah Carey	The Massacre 50 Cent
2006	Bad Day Daniel Powter	Some Hearts Carrie Underwood
2007	Irreplaceable Beyoncé	Daughtry Daughtry
2008	Low Flo Rida	As I Am Alicia Keys
2009	Boom Boom Pow The Black Eyed Peas	Fearless Taylor Swift
2010	Tik Tok Kesha	I Dreamed a Dream Susan Boyle
2011	Rolling in the Deep Adele	21 Adele
2012	Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye feat. Kimbra	21 Adele