The Billboard Year-End chart is a chart published by Billboard which denotes the top song of each year as determined by the publication's charts. Since 1946, Year-End charts have existed for the top songs in pop, R&B, and country, with additional album charts for each genre debuting in 1956, 1966, and 1965, respectively.
YearPopR&B/Soul/Hip-HopCountrySingleAlbumSingleAlbumSingleAlbum1946"Prisoner of Love"Perry Como—"Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop"Lionel Hampton—"New Spanish Two Step"Bob Wills—1947"Near You"Francis Craig—"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"Louis Jordan—"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"Tex Williams Western Caravan—1948"Twelfth Street Rag"Pee Wee Hunt—"Long Gone"Sonny Thompson—"Bouquet of Roses"Eddy Arnold—1949"Riders in the Sky"Vaughn Monroe Orchestra—"The Hucklebuck"Paul Williams—"Lovesick Blues"Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys—1950"Goodnight, Irene"Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers—"Pink Champagne"Joe Liggins—"I'm Movin' On"Hank Snow—1951"Too Young"Nat King Cole—"Sixty Minute Man"The Dominoes—"Cold, Cold Heart"Hank Williams—1952"Blue Tango"Leroy Anderson—"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"Lloyd Price—"Wild Side of Life"Hank Thompson—1953"Song from Moulin Rouge"Percy Faith—"(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean"Ruth Brown—"Kaw-Liga"Hank Williams—1954"Little Things Mean a Lot"Kitty Kallen—"Work with Me, Annie"Midnighters—"I Don't Hurt Anymore"Hank Snow—1955"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White"Perez Prado—"Pledging My Love"Johnny Ace—"In the Jailhouse Now"Webb Pierce—1956"Heartbreak Hotel"Elvis PresleyCalypsoHarry Belafonte"Honky Tonk"Bill Doggett—"Crazy Arms"Ray Price—1957"All Shook Up"Elvis PresleyMy Fair LadyOriginal Cast"Jailhouse Rock"/"Treat Me Nice"Elvis Presley—"Gone"Ferlin Husky—1958"Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)"Domenico ModugnoMy Fair LadyOriginal Cast "What Am I Loving For"/"Hang Up My Rock & Roll Shoes"Chuck Willis—"Oh Lonesome Me"/"I Can't Stop Loving You"Don Gibson—1959"The Battle of New Orleans"Johnny HortonMusic from Peter GunnHenry Mancini"Stagger Lee"Lloyd Price—"The Battle of New Orleans"Johnny Horton—1960Theme from "A Summer Place"Percy FaithThe Sound of MusicOriginal Cast"Kiddio"Brook Benton—"Please Help Me, I'm Falling"Hank Locklin—1961"Tossin' and Turnin'"Bobby LewisCamelotOriginal Cast"Tossin' and Turnin'"Bobby Lewis—"I Fall to Pieces"Patsy Cline—1962"Stranger on the Shore"Mr. Acker BilkWest Side StorySoundtrack"Soul Twist"King Curtis—"Wolverton Mountain"Claude King—1963"Sugar Shack"Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits. New York: Billboard Books. p. 138. . Retrieved October 20, 2018.Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs "Surfin' U.S.A."The Beach BoysWest Side StorySoundtrack"Part Time Love"Little Johnny Taylor—"Still"Bill Anderson—1964"I Want to Hold Your Hand"The BeatlesHello, Dolly!Original Cast——"My Heart Skips a Beat"Buck Owens—1965"Wooly Bully"Sam the Sham & the PharaohsMary PoppinsSoundtrack"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)"Four Tops—"What's He Doing in My World"Eddy ArnoldI've Got a Tiger By the TailBuck Owens1966"The Ballad of the Green Berets"SSgt. Barry Sadler