Special thanks to the GHC School of Humanities for providing this list of greatest hits from the last 50 years.
| Year | Song | Artist |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon & Garfunkel |
| Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | |
| Let It Be | Beatles | |
| I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family | |
| Fire and Rain | James Taylor | |
| 1971 | Me and Bobby McGee | Janis Joplin |
| What’s Going On | Marvin Gaye | |
| Back in the Goodle Days | John Hartford | |
| 1972 | I’ll Take You There | The Staple Singers |
| Superstition | Stevie Wonder | |
| 1973 | Layla | Eric Clapton |
| Midnight Train to Georgia | Gladys Knight & The Pips | |
| Turn the Page | Bob Seger | |
| 1974 | You’re No Good | Linda Ronstadt |
| Bennie and the Jets | Elton John | |
| Angel From Montgomery | Bonnie Raitt (JohnPrine) | |
| 1975 | That’s the Way (I Like It) | KC & the Sunshine Band |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | Queen | |
| 1976 | If You Leave Me Now | Chicago |
| 1977 | Hotel California | Eagles |
| Three Little Birds | Bob Marley | |
| 1978 | MacArthur Park | Donna Summer |
| You’re the One That I Want | Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta | |
| September | Earth, Wind, and Fire | |
| 1979 | Ring My Bell | Anita Ward |
| Another Brick in the Wall | Pink Floyd | |
| 1980 | Funkytown | Lipps, Inc. |
| He Stopped Loving Her Today | George Jones | |
| 1981 | 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton |
| Under Pressure | Queen/David Bowie | |
| 1982 | Eye of the Tiger | Survivor |
| Always on My Mind | Willie Nelson | |
| 1999 | Prince | |
| 1983 | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson |
| 1984 | What’s Love Got To Do With It | Tina Turner |
| Let’s Go Crazy | Prince | |
| 1985 | Careless Whisper | Wham! |
| 1986 | You Give Love a Bad Name | Bon Jovi |
| Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the Good Ole Days) | The Judds | |
| 1987 | I Still Haven’t Found What I Am Looking For | U2 |
| Alone | Heart | |
| 1988 | Don’t Worry, Be Happy | Bobby McFerrin |
| 1989 | Like a Prayer | Madonna |
| Right Here Waiting | Richard Marx | |
| 1990 | Vision of Love | Mariah Carey |
| The Dance | Garth Brooks | |
| Fancy | Reba McEntire | |
| 1991 | Baby Baby | Amy Grant |
| 1992 | I Will Always Love You | Whitney Houston |
| Constant Craving | k.d. lang | |
| 1993 | I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) | Meatloaf |
| He Thinks He’ll Keep Her | Mary Chapin Carpenter | |
| 1994 | I’ll Make Love to You | Boyz II Men |
| Only Wanna Be With You | Hootie and the Blowfish | |
| 1995 | Kiss From a Rose | Seal |
| 1996 | Macarena | Los Del Rio |
| 1997 | MMMBop | Hanson |
| 1998 | I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing | Areosmith |
| 1999 | Livin’ la Vida Loca | Ricky Martin |
| 2000 | Yellow | Coldplay |
| Bless the Broken Road | Rascal Flatts | |
| It’s a Great Day to be Alive | Travis Tritt | |
| Bye Bye Bye | NSYNC | |
| 2001 | Bootylicious | Destiny’s Child |
| Fallin’ | Alicia Keys | |
| 2002 | Lose Yourself | Eminem |
| 2003 | Crazy In Love | Beyonce |
| Hey Ya! | OutKast | |
| Toxic | Britney Spears | |
| 99 Problems | Jay-Z | |
| 2004 | Boulevard of Broken Dreams | Green Day |
| 2005 | You and Me | Lifehouse |
| 2006 | Chasing Cars | Snow Patrol |
| Waiting on the World to Change | John Mayer | |
| 2007 | Umbrella | Rihanna |
| The Story | Brandi Carlile | |
| What Goes Around Comes Around | Justin Timberlake | |
| Last Name | Carrie Underwood | |
| 2008 | Letter To Me | Brad Paisley |
| 2009 | Need You Now | Lady A |
| 2010 | The House that Built Me | Miranda Lambert |
| 2011 | Edge of Glory | Lady Gaga |
| Someone Like You | Adele | |
| 2012 | We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together | Taylor Swift |
| Girl on Fire | Alicia Keys | |
| 2013 | Let It Go | Indina Menzel |
| 2014 | Chandelier | Sia |
| I’m Not the Only One | Sam Smith | |
| 2015 | Hello | Adele |
| 2016 | Can’t Stop the Feeling | Justin Timberlake |
| 2017 | Shape of You | Ed Sheeran |
| That’s What I Like | Bruno Mars | |
| 2018 | Finesse | Bruno Mars |
| I Like It | Cardi B | |
| 2019 | I Got What I Got | Jason Aldean |
| 2020 | One Margarita | Luke Bryan |
