Time of Our Lives: Songs from EVERY YEAR (1970-2020) DJ Earworm

A trip through time with one song representing each year from 1970 to 2020.
For complete song list, either scroll down here, or simply turn on the subtitles.
Or try to guess and see how many you can recognize!

Songs are listed for the year in which they were most popular

1970 - Jackson 5 - I'll Be There
1971 - Rod Stewart - Maggie May
1972 - Derek and the Dominoes (Eric Clapton) - Layla
1973 - Stevie Wonder - Superstition
1974 - Kool & the Gang - Hollywood Swinging
1975 - Average White Band - Cut the Cake
1976 - Rose Royce - Car Wash
1977 - Supertramp - Give a Little Bit
1978 - Little River Band - Reminiscing
1979 - Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
1980 - Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
1981 - Billy Squier - The Stroke
1982 - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
1983 - Men Without Hats - Safety Dance
1984 - Nena - 99 Luftballoons
1985 - (2 songs)
- Madonna - Crazy for You
- Tears for Fears - Shout
1986 - Janet Jackson - Nasty
1987 - Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life Again
1988 - Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
1989 - Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
1990 - George Michael - Freedom '90
1991 - Happy Mondays - Step On
1992 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under the Bridge
1993 - Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal
1994 - Beck - Loser
1995 - Dave Matthews Band - Ants Marching
1996 - Eric Clapton - Change the World
1997 - Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
1998 - The Verve - Bittersweet Symphony
1999 - Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit Of...)
2000 - Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
2001 - Sugar Ray - When It's Over
2002 - Ja Rule ft. Ashanti - Always On Time
2003 - Thalia ft. Fat Joe - I Want You
2004 - J-Kwon - Tipsy
2005 - Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning
2006 - Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
2007 - Rihanna - Umbrella
2008 - Mariah Carey - Touch My Body
2009 - All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
2010 - Young Money - Bed Rock
2011 - M83 - Midnight City
2012 - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa ft. Bruno Mars - Young, Wild and Free
2013 - American Authors - Best Day Of My Life
2014 - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
2015 - Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
2016 - Justin Bieber - Sorry
2017 - Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee - Despacito
2018 - Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line - Meant to Be
2019 - Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower
2020 - The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

[polandot]

This felt like swiping through my ringtones

[AlluringVoicesProductions]

Now I’m even more convinced that we need 70s, 80s, and 90s medleys like we have for the 2000s and 2010s.

[chucksuter]

The fact that 1980-2000 is the same amount of time from 2000-2020 is insane. Also the 2000s music has such incredibly flavor

[hgneo]

It's pretty amazing how DJ Earworm has managed to make over 50 songs from 5 different decades work so well together as an instrumental track. The images were nice too.

[awakethedawn]

Okay but the transition between 2010 and 2011 got me so fired up!

[rhysands]

had a whole childhood i didnt have pass in front of my eyes

[Rytchiee]

I've heard a lot of remixes, but this is completely something else!

[clb]

You know those pictures of stacked colored lines that resemble iconic characters. That’s what you managed to do with each song in the video. Also the transition is so subtle and seamless. It’s beautiful. I can’t believe the 70s were half a century ago. It seems just like yesterday that it was only 40 years ago. I love this.

[barneyDcaller]

Feels like I've travelled for 50 years by listening to this. Thank you.

[feedle]

I was born in 1970, it's amazing how much this seems like the music of MY life. Thanks for the trip, man.

[darkvoidwisdomph]

Godlike Ears! Fan here since Blame It On Pop 2009! More Powers SIR!!!

[CaratsRitzy]

That transition between 3:24 from Bed Rock to Midnight city 3:25 was superb.
It would be so cool to hear an extended version of that on loop.

[jdgual]

Ok, I was born in 1979, but still into pop music today. But, the nostalgia hit the hardest in the mid 90s to 00s. Damn nice...

[SarahSnow]

it's pretty interesting to hear how popular songs really just stopped using guitars 2000 onward

Edit: i meant pop music in general... Really didn't think I had to be that specific since the whole video is a compilation of pop music through the eras. Yes, classic rock was once pop music. Yes i know rock music still exists holy shit. Also yes obviously guitars are still used, i just thought it was interesting how heavily synth and electronica took over the job of the main melody from guitars this century compared to the last. Thanks

[kiim]

We came back full circle. Pop having that 70s funk and 80s synth sound again but I'm not complaining

[memealorian]

The king of remixes returns once again

[organicsugarcones]

Britney wiping the board clean made me actually burst out laughing. Excellent mashup all around, but that was my favorite bit!

[joncouncil]

Ok, as one born in 1966, this is like the complete song mix of my life. DJ Earworm, of 99.5FM, you need to do a more complete version of this. I know it would make this last three times as long easily reaching 20 minutes if not more, but I would pay money to have this mix, Seriously. This is like 94.7 WIAD, 97.1 WASH, and 99.5 WIHT all got together one day and had a DJ roundtable of their station's programming.... just wow. Speechless..

[ティージェイ-vw]

those iconic riffs, beats, and intro's

[staceyhaskell]

This is what they should play for new year fireworks shows. Honestly why dont they use stuff like this. So amazing and makes you feel good