most recognizable song of each year (1950-2022)

Most Recognizable Song of Each Year (1950 - 2022)

Christmas songs are excluded.

This video is based on what percentage of people would recognize any song from that year as of today, which is obviously all opinionated.

#music #evolution #songs

[ankoku]

I love how most of the decades have a gradual transition and then the switch from 80s music to 90s music is enough to give you whiplash

[aleistere]

Finally, a "most recognizable" song list where I actually recognize at least 95% of the songs on the list. XD

[MoaiFromRapaNui]

Bro Rick rolled us in the most genius way possible and probably didn’t even mean it 😂

[stephenthompson]

I appreciate this vid. Educational. Thank you for posting & putting it together

[DanielCh]

50's rock doesn't sound heavy by today standards, but when you realize what was being listened the years prior, you can understand what of a revolution it was and why some people (especially older one) were scared of it.

[dariocinaglia]

I can’t imagine living in a pre-Never Gonna Give You Up world

[flapjax]

This man is a legend for not mentioning taylor

[abundiomendez]

Im a believer
Hey jude
Let it be
Dream on
Bohemian rhapsody
Dancing queen
Stayin alive
YMCA
Another one bites the dust
Don't stop believin
Eye of the tiger
Billie jean
Careless whisper
Take on me
Livin on prayer
Never gonna give you up
Sweet child O' mine
U cant touch this
I will always love you
What's up?
Zombie
Macarena
Wannabe
My heart will go on
...Baby one more time
Californiacation
In the end
Crazy in love
Yeah!
Boulevard of broken dream
Hips dont die
Umbrella
Bad romance
Firework
Rolling in the deep
Gangnam style
Happy
Uptown funk
Hello
Closer
Despacito
Sunflower
Old town road
Blinding lights
Stay
As it was

[funnyphrog]

2003 should be Seven Nation Army considered that it is literally played at just about every sports event I go to.

[ivenusxo]

The Guns N’ Roses to MC Hammer era was such a crazy transition.

[TechTipsUSA]

I dispute “Paradise City”, and suggest that “We Didn’t Start the Fire” take its place on future revisions of this index for the title of “Most recognizable song of 1989.” 4:01

[ethansam]

The transition from Spice Girls to the sinking of the Titanic had me dying

[Zqytium]

Every song n this video for no apparent reason
0:00 Goodnight, Irene: The Weavers, 1950
0:06 Unforgettable: Nat King Cole, 1951
0:12 Singin' In The Rain: Gene Kelly, 1952
0:18 That's Amore: Dean Martin, 1953
0:24 Mr. Sandman: The Chordettes, 1954
0:30 Tutti Frutti: Little Richard, 1955
0:36 Hound Dog: Elvis Presley, 1956
0:42 Jailhouse Rock: Elvis Presley, 1957
0:48 Johnny B. Goode: Chuck Berry, 1958
0:54 Shout: Isley Brothers, 1959
1:01 The Twist: Chubby Checker, 1960
1:06 Hit The Road Jack: Ray Charles, 1961
1:12 The Loco-Motion: Little Eva, 1962
1:19 I Want To Hold Your Hand: The Beatles, 1963
1:25 The House Of The Rising Sun: The Animals, 1964
1:31 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones, 1965
1:37 I'm A Believer: The Monkees, 1966
1:43 Respect: Aretha Franklin, 1967
1:49 Hey Jude: The Beatles, 1968
1:55 Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond, 1969
2:01 Let It Be: The Beatles, 1970
2:07 Stairway To Heaven: Led Zeppelin, 1971
2:12 Superstition: Stevie Wonder, 1972
2:19 Dream On: Aerosmith, 1973
2:25 Sweet Home Alabama: Lynyrd Skynyrd, 1974
2:30 Bohemian Rhapsody: Queen, 1975
2:36 Dancing Queen: ABBA, 1976
2:42 Stayin' Alive: Bee Gees, 1977
2:48 Y.M.C.A: Village People, 1978
2:54 Another Brick In The Wall, Part II: Pink Floyd, 1979
3:00 Another One Bites The Dust: Queen, 1980
3:06 Don't stop Believin': Journey, 1981
3:12 Eye Of The Tiger: Survivor, 1982
3:18 Billie Jean: Michael Jackson, 1983
3:24 Careless Whisper: George Michael, 1984
3:30 Take On Me: A-HA, 1985
3:36 Livin' On A Prayer: Bon Jovi, 1986
3:42 Never Gonna Give You Up: Rick Astley, 1987
3:49 Sweet Child O' Mine: Guns N' Roses, 1988
3:54 Paradise City: Guns N' Roses, 1989
4:01 U Can't Touch This: MC Hammer, 1990
4:07 Smells Like Teen Spirit: Nirvana, 1991
4:13 I Will Always Love You: Whitney Houston, 1992
4:19 What's Up?: 4-Non-Blondes, 1993
4:25 Zombie: The Cranberries, 1994
4:31 Macarena: Los Del Rio, 1995
4:37 Wannabe: Spice Girls, 1996
4:43 My Heart Will Go On: Celine Dion, 1997
4:49 Hit Me Baby One More Time: Britney Spears, 1998
4:56 Livin' La Vida Loca: Ricky Martin, 1999
5:02 Californication: Red Hot Chilli Peppers, 2000
5:08 In The End: Linkin Park, 2001
5:14 Lose Yourself: Eminem, 2002
5:21 Crazy In Love: Beyonce & Jay-Z, 2003
5:26 Yeah!: Usher, Lil Jon & Ludacris. 2004
5:32 Boulevard Of Broken Dreams: Green Day, 2005
5:38 Hips Don't Lie: Shakira & Wyclef Jean, 2006
5:44 Umbrella: Rihanna & Jay-Z, 2007
5:50 Viva La Vida: Coldplay, 2008
5:56 Bad Romance: Lady Gaga, 2009
6:02 Firework: Katy Perry, 2010
6:09 Rolling In The Deep: Adele, 2011
6:15 Gangman Style: PSY, 2012
6:21 Happy: Pharrell Williams, 2013
6:26 Uptown Funk!: Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars, 2014
6:33 Hello: Adele, 2015
6:39 Closer: The Chainsmokers & Halsey, 2016
6:45 Despacito: Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, 2017
6:51 Sunflower: Post Malone & Swae Lee, 2018
6:57 Old Town Road: Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019
7:03 Blinding Lights: The Weeknd, 2020
7:09 STAY: The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, 2021
7:15 As It Was: Harry Styles, 2022

[norealusername]

5:52 My favorite song! I remember listening to it when I was 5 - 6 years old. It's been my #1 on Spotify for a while now. I absolutely love it!

[belovedstxr]

All Iconic Songs
0:24 1954 Mr Sandsman
1:56 1969 Sweet Caroline
2:19 1973 Dream On
2:43 1977 Stayin’ Alive
3:19 1983 Billie Jean
3:25 1984 Careless Whisper
3:43 1987 Never Gonna Give You Up
4:01 1990 You Can’t Touch This
4:31 1995 Macarena
4:37 1996 Wannabe
4:44 1997 My Heart Will Go On
4:50 1998 Baby One More Time
5:15 2002 Lose Yourself
5:27 2004 Yeah!
5:38 2006 Hips Don’t Lie
5:44 2007 Umbrella
5:57 2009 Bad Romance
6:04 2010 Firework
6:09 2011 Rolling In Deep
6:15 2012 Gangnam Style
6:21 2013 Happy
6:27 2014 Uptown Funk!
6:33 2015 Hello
6:39 2016 Closer
6:45 2017 Despacito
6:57 2019 Old Town Road
7:04 2020 Blinding Lights
7:09 2021 Stay
7:15 2022 As It Was

[mirandawyatt]

Never Gonna Give You Up doesn’t even sound like 80s music anymore with the amount of times I’ve heard it in the 2010s and 20s 🤣🤣😭

[TigerwolfonYoutube]

I feel a bit robbed that Bad or Smooth Criminal wasn’t the most recognized song of 1987, but I respect it for the incredibly out of the blue Rick Roll lmao.







(Edit): A lot of people have been commenting that this list is based off of what is most recognizable today instead of what was most recognizable at the time. That makes the most sense tbh.

[nicklas]

The jump from the late fifties to the late sixties was crazy….went from Elvis to stuff like Hendrix’s All along the watchtower!!

[bigprogramming]

THE TRANSITION BETWEEN 1992 AND 1993 🔥🔥

[ManiacGamer]

That was a weird experience. Up to 2000, I was like..."oh yeah, that was a lifetime ago." Then, nearly every song after 2001 was just like "yeah...that's an EXTREMELY recent song."