My Favorite Songs By Year Since I Was Born

My Favorite Songs By Year Since I Was Born:

1965 What’s New Pussycat?/Tom Jones

1966 Cherish/The Association

1967 Happy Together/The Turtles

1968 The Look of Love/Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66

1969 Build Me Up Buttercup/The Foundations

1970 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head/BJ Thomas*

1971 Too Late/I Feel The Earth Move/Carole King

1972 Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl)/Looking Glass

1973 Tie A Yellow Ribbon/Tony Orlando and Dawn

1974 Angie Baby/Helen Reddy

1975 Mandy/Barry Manilow

-        Honorable Mention: Laughter in the Rain/Neil Sedaka

1976 Afternoon Delight/Starland Vocal Band

1977 It Was Almost Like A Song/Ronnie Milsap

1978 Fool If You Think It’s Over/Chris Rea

-        Honorable Mention: Kiss You All Over/Exile

1979 I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor

-        Honorable Mention: Chuck E’s in Love/Rickie Lee Jones

1980 Sailing/Ride Like The Wind/Christopher Cross

-        Honorable Mention: Don’t Fall In Love With A Dreamer/Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes

1981 Living Inside Myself/Gino Vanelli

-        Honorable Mention: Hungry Heart/Bruce Springsteen

1982 Edge of Seventeen/Stevie Nicks

-        Honorable Mention: Open Arms/Journey

1983 Wrapped Around Your Finger/The Police

-        Honorable Mention: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?/Culture Club

1984 The Longest Time/Billy Joel

-        Honorable Mention: Sister Christian/Night Ranger 

1985 Head Over Heels/Tears For Fears

-        Honorable Mention: Valotte/Julian Lennon

1986 Addicted To Love/Robert Palmer

-        Honorable Mention: On My Own/Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald

1987 With Or Without You/U2

-        Honorable Mention: Keep Your Hands To Yourself/Georgia Satellites

1988 Piano In The Dark/Brenda Russell

-        Honorable Mention: Waiting For A Star To Fall/Boy Meets Girl

1989 Cold Hearted/Paula Abdul

-        Honorable Mention: Love Shack/The B52’s

1990 We Didn’t Start The Fire/Billy Joel

-        Honorable Mention: I Wish It Would Rain Down/Phil Collins

1991 Wicked Game/Chris Isaak

-        Honorable Mention: The River/Garth Brooks

1992 Only The Wind/Billy Dean

-        Honorable Mention: End Of The Road/Boys II Men

1993 Fields of Gold/Sting

-        Honorable Mention: That Summer/Garth Brooks

1994 All I Wanna Do/Sheryl Crow

-        Honorable Mention: Independence Day/Martina McBride

1995 Let Her Cry/Hootie And The Blowfish

-        Honorable Mention: Go Rest High (On That Mountain)/Vince Gill

1996 Insensitive/Jann Arden

-        Honorable Mention: The River and The Highway/Pam Tillis

1997 Bitch/Meredith Brooks

-        Honorable Mention: Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?/Paula Cole

1998 Foolish Games/Jewel

-        Honorable Mention: I’ll Go On Loving You/Alan Jackson

1999 Man! I Feel Like A Woman/Shania Twain

-        Honorable Mention: Amazed - Lonestar

2000 How Do You Like Me Now?/Toby Keith

-        Honorable Mention: Breathe/Faith Hill

2001 With Arms Wide Open/Creed

-        Honorable Mention: Let Me Love You/Tim McGraw

and Old Red/Blake Shelton

2002 Where Were You/Alan Jackson

-        Honorable Mention: I Can Only Imagine/MercyMe

2003 Bring Me To Life/Evanescence

-        Honorable Mention: Hurt/Johnny Cash

2004 The First Cut Is The Deepest/Sheryl Crow

-        Honorable Mention: Live Like You Were Dying/Tim McGraw

2005 Because Of You/Kelly Clarkson

-        Honorable Mention: God Bless The Broken Road/Rascal Flatts

2006 Before He Cheats/Carrie Underwood

-        Honorable Mention: You’re Beautiful/James Blunt

2007 I Need You/Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

-        Honorable Mention: It’s Not Over/Daughtry

2008 Just A Dream/Carrie Underwood

-        Honorable Mention: Made In America/Toby Keith

2009 Single Ladies-Put A Ring On It/Beyonce Knowles

-        Honorable Mention: The Only Exception/Paramore

2010 Teenage Dream/Katy Perry

-        Honorable Mention: Need You Now/Lady Antebellum

*All-time favorite song from my childhood.