Celebrating our country’s independence, fireworks, hot dogs & hamburgers and spending time with our family & friends. The Fourth of July is truly one of the highlights of every summer. These festivities aren’t complete without some music throughout the day!
To help celebrate our nation’s 239th birthday, have a listen back to what we were listening to on July 4th over the past 35 years. Here are the #1 singles and albums in America, beginning with 1980!
1980
Number One Single: Paul McCartney – “Coming Up”
Number One Album: Billy Joel – Glass Houses
1981
Number One Single: Kim Carnes – “Betty Davis Eyes”
Number One Album: Kim Carnes – Mistaken Identity
1982
Number One Single: The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”
Number One Album: Asia – Asia
1983
Number One Single: The Police – “Every Breath You Take”
Number One Album: Flashdance Soundtrack
1984
Number One Single: Duran Duran – “The Reflex”
Number One Album: Huey Lewis and the News – Sports
1985
Number One Single: Bryan Adams – “Heaven”
Number One Album: Beverly Hills Cop Soundtrack
1986
Number One Single: Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald – “On My Own”
Number One Album: Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston
1987
Number One Single: Whitney Houston – “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”
Number One Album: Whitney Houston – Whitney
1988
Number One Single: Michael Jackson – “Dirty Diana”
Number One Album: Van Halen – OU812
1989
Number One Single: Milli Vanilli – “Baby Don’t Forget My Number”
Number One Album: Fine Young Cannibals – The Raw & the Cooked
1990
Number One Single: New Kids on the Block – “Step by Step”
Number One Album: New Kids on the Block – Step by Step
1991
Number One Single: Paula Adbul – “Rush Rush”
Number One Album: Skid Row – Slave to the Grind
1992
Number One Single: Sir Mix-a-Lot – “Baby Got Back”
Number One Album: Billy Ray Cyrus – Some Gave All
1993
Number One Single: Janet Jackson – “That’s the Way Love Goes”
Number One Album: Janet Jackson – janet
1994
Number One Single: All-4-One – “I Swear”
Number One Album: The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995
Number One Single: Bryan Adams – “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?“
Number One Album: Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View
1996
Number One Single: Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – “Tha Crossroads”
Number One Album: Metallica – Load
1997
Number One Single: Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112 – “I’ll Be Missing You”
Number One Album: Bob Carlisle – Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)
1998
Number One Single: Brandy and Monica – “The Boy is Mine”
Number One Album: City of Angles Soundtrack
1999
Number One Single: Jennifer Lopez – “If You Had My Love”
Number One Album: Backstreet Boys – Millennium
2000
Number One Single: Enrique Iglesias – “Be with You”
Number One Album: Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
2001
Number One Single: Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink “Lady Marmalade”
Number One Album: Blink-182 – Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
2002
Number One Single: Nelly – “Hot in Herre”
Number One Album: Eminem – The Eminem Show
2003
Number One Single: Clay Aiken – “This is the Night”
Number One Album: Luther Vandross – Dance with My Father
2004
Number One Single: Usher – “Burn”
Number One Album: Beastie Boys – To the 5 Boroughs
2005
Number One Single: Carrie Underwood – “Inside Your Heaven”
Number One Album: Coldplay – X&Y
2006
Number One Single: Taylor Hicks – “Do I Make You Proud”
Number One Album: Busta Rhymes – The Big Bang
2007
Number One Single: Rihanna featuring Jay-Z – “Umbrella”
Number One Album: Toby Keith – Big Dog Daddy
2008
Number One Single: Coldplay – “Viva la Vida”
Number One Album: Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
2009
Number One Single: The Black Eyed Peas – “Boom Boom Pow”
Number One Album: Jonas Brothers – Lines, Vines and Trying Times
2010
Number One Single: Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – “California Gurls”
Number One Album: Drake – Thank Me Later
2011
Number One Single: Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Number One Album: Bad Meets Evil – Hell: The Sequel
2012
Number One Single: Carly Rae Jepsen – “Call Me Maybe”
Number One Album: Usher – Looking 4 Myself
2013
Number One Single: Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”
Number One Album: Black Sabbath – 13
2014
Number One Single: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Number One Album: Jack White – Lazaretto
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