1998: Next, “Too Close”
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These are the Billboard No. 1 hits each year since 1961 ... Grammy-nominated or not
The exclusion of The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights" at the 2021 Grammy Awards shocked many, but he's in good company. Here's a look at every Billboard No. 1 hit of the year since 1961.
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2020: The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
2020: The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”
2019: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
2019: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road”
(Won Grammy)
2018: Drake, “God’s Plan”
2018: Drake, “God’s Plan”
(Won Grammy)
2017: Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
2017: Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
(Won Grammy)
2016: Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”
2016: Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself”
(Grammy-nominated)
2015: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
2015: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
(Won Grammy)
2014: Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
2014: Pharrell Williams, “Happy”
(Won Grammy)
2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
(Won Grammy)
2012: Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
2012: Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
(Won Grammy)
2011: Adele, “Rolling In the Deep”
2011: Adele, “Rolling In the Deep”
(Won Grammy)
2010: Kesha, “Tik Tok”
2010: Kesha, “Tik Tok”
2009: Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow”
2009: Black Eyed Peas, “Boom Boom Pow”
(Won Grammy)
2008: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Get Low”
2008: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, “Get Low”
(Nominated)
2007: Beyoncé, “Irreplaceable”
2007: Beyoncé, “Irreplaceable”
(Nominated)
2006: Daniel Powter, “Bad Day”
2006: Daniel Powter, “Bad Day”
(Nominated)
2005: Mariah Carey, “We Belong Together”
2005: Mariah Carey, “We Belong Together”
(Won Grammy)
2004: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, “Yeah!”
2004: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, “Yeah!”
(Won Grammy)
2003: 50 Cent, “In Da Club”
2003: 50 Cent, “In Da Club”
(Nominated)
2002: Nickelback, “How You Remind Me”
2002: Nickelback, “How You Remind Me”
(Nominated)
2001: Lifehouse, “Hanging by a Moment”
2001: Lifehouse, “Hanging by a Moment”
2000: Faith Hill, “Breathe”
2000: Faith Hill, “Breathe”
(Won Grammy)
1999: Cher, “Believe”
1999: Cher, “Believe”
(Won Grammy)
1998: Next, “Too Close”
1997: Elton John “Candle In the Wind 1997”
1997: Elton John “Candle In the Wind 1997”
(Won Grammy)
1996: Los del Río, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”
1996: Los del Río, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”
1995: Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise”
1995: Coolio, “Gangsta’s Paradise”
(Won Grammy)
1994: Ace of Base, “The Sign”
1994: Ace of Base, “The Sign”
(Nominated)
1993: Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”
1993: Whitney Houston, “I Will Always Love You”
(Won Grammy)
1992: Boyz II Men, “End of the Road”
1992: Boyz II Men, “End of the Road”
(Won Grammy)
1991: Bryan Adams, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”
1991: Bryan Adams, “(Everything I Do) I Do It for You”
(Won Grammy)
1990: Wilson Phillips, “Hold On”
1990: Wilson Phillips, “Hold On”
(Nominated)
1989: Chicago, “Look Away”
1989: Chicago, “Look Away”
1988: George Michael, “Faith”
1988: George Michael, “Faith”
1987: The Bangles, “Walk Like an Egyptian”
1987: The Bangles, “Walk Like an Egyptian”
1986: Dionne Warwick & Friends, “That’s What Friends Are For”
1986: Dionne Warwick & Friends, “That’s What Friends Are For”
(Won Grammy)
1985: Wham!, “Careless Whisper”
1985: Wham!, “Careless Whisper”
1984: Prince, “When Doves Cry”
1984: Prince, “When Doves Cry”
1983: The Police, “Every Breath You Take”
1983: The Police, “Every Breath You Take”
(Won Grammy)
1982: Olivia Newton-John, “Physical”
1982: Olivia Newton-John, “Physical”
(Nominated)
1981: Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes”
1981: Kim Carnes, “Bette Davis Eyes”
(Won Grammy)
1980: Blondie, “Call Me”
1980: Blondie, “Call Me”
(Nominated)
1979: The Knack, “My Sharona”
1979: The Knack, “My Sharona”
(Nominated)
1978: Andy Gibb, “Shadow Dancing”
1978: Andy Gibb, “Shadow Dancing”
1977: Rod Stewart, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)”
1977: Rod Stewart, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)”
1976: Wings, “Silly Love Songs”
1976: Wings, “Silly Love Songs”
1975: Captain & Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together”
1975: Captain & Tennille, “Love Will Keep Us Together”
(Won Grammy)
1974: Barbra Streisand, “The Way We Were”
1974: Barbra Streisand, “The Way We Were”
(Won Grammy)
1973: Tony Orlando and Dawn, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree”
1973: Tony Orlando and Dawn, “Tie a Yellow Ribbon ‘Round the Ole Oak Tree”
(Nominated)
1972: Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
1972: Roberta Flack, “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”
(Won Grammy)
1971: Three Dog Night, “Joy to the World”
1971: Three Dog Night, “Joy to the World”
(Nominated)
1970: Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
1970: Simon & Garfunkel, “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
(Won Grammy)
1969: The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar”
1969: The Archies, “Sugar, Sugar”
1968: The Beatles, “Hey Jude”
1968: The Beatles, “Hey Jude”
(Nominated)
1967: Lulu, “To Sir with Love”
1967: Lulu, “To Sir with Love”
1966: SSgt. Barry Sadler, “Ballad of the Green Berets”
1966: SSgt. Barry Sadler, “Ballad of the Green Berets”
1965: Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, “Wooly Bully”
1965: Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, “Wooly Bully”
(Nominated)
1964: The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
1964: The Beatles, “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
(Nominated)
1963: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, “Sugar Shack”
1963: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, “Sugar Shack”
1962: Acker Bilk, “Stranger on the Shore”
1962: Acker Bilk, “Stranger on the Shore”
(Nominated)
1961: Bobby Lewis, “Tossin’ and Turnin’”
1961: Bobby Lewis, “Tossin’ and Turnin’”
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