US Number Ones on 23 January

US Number one in 1959 was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - The Platters
US Number one in 1960 was Running Bear - Johnny Preston
US Number one in 1961 was Wonderland By Night (Wunderland Bei Nacht) - Bert Kaempfert & his Orchestra
US Number one in 1962 was The Twist - Chubby Checker
US Number one in 1963 was Go Away Little Girl - Steve Lawrence
US Number one in 1964 was There, I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
US Number one in 1965 was Downtown - Petula Clark
US Number one in 1966 was The Sound Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
US Number one in 1967 was I'm A Believer - The Monkees
US Number one in 1968 was Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
US Number one in 1969 was I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
US Number one in 1970 was Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - B.J. Thomas
US Number one in 1971 was Knock Three Times - Tony Orlando & Dawn
US Number one in 1972 was American Pie - Don McLean
US Number one in 1973 was You're So Vain - Carly Simon
US Number one in 1974 was Show And Tell - Al Wilson
US Number one in 1975 was Mandy - Barry Manilow
US Number one in 1976 was I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow
US Number one in 1977 was I Wish - Stevie Wonder
US Number one in 1978 was Baby, Come Back - Player
US Number one in 1979 was Le Freak - Chic
US Number one in 1980 was Rock With You - Michael Jackson
US Number one in 1981 was (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon
US Number one in 1982 was Physical - Olivia Newton-John
US Number one in 1983 was Down Under - Men At Work
US Number one in 1984 was Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes
US Number one in 1985 was Like A Virgin - Madonna
US Number one in 1986 was That's What Friends Are For - Dionne Warwick & Friends
US Number one in 1987 was Shake You Down - Gregory Abbott
US Number one in 1988 was The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
US Number one in 1989 was Two Hearts - Phil Collins
US Number one in 1990 was How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
US Number one in 1991 was Love Will Never Do (Without You) - Janet Jackson
US Number one in 1992 was Black Or White - Michael Jackson
US Number one in 1993 was I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston
US Number one in 1994 was All For Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
US Number one in 1995 was On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men
US Number one in 1996 was One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey (and Boyz II Men)
US Number one in 1997 was Un-Break My Heart - Toni Braxton
US Number one in 1998 was Truly Madly Deeply - Savage Garden
US Number one in 1999 was Have You Ever - Brandy
US Number one in 2000 was What A Girl Wants - Christina Aguilera
US Number one in 2001 was Independent Woman - Destiny's Child
US Number one in 2002 was U Got It Bad - Usher
US Number one in 2003 was Lose Yourself - Eminem
US Number one in 2004 was Hey Ya - Outkast
US Number one in 2005 was Let Me Love You - Mario
US Number one in 2006 was Grillz - Nelly (featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp)
US Number one in 2007 was Irreplaceable - Beyonce
US Number one in 2008 was Low - Flo Rida (featuring T-Pain)
US Number one in 2009 was Just Dance - Lady Gaga (featuring Colby O'Donis)
US Number one in 2010 was Tik Tok - Ke$ha
US Number one in 2011 was Grenade - Bruno Mars
US Number one in 2012 was We Found Love - Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris)
US Number one in 2013 was Locked Out Of Heaven - Bruno Mars
US Number one in 2014 was Timber - Pitbull (featuring Ke$ha)
US Number one in 2015 was Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)
US Number one in 2016 was Sorry - Justin Bieber
US Number one in 2017 was Bad And Boujee - Migos (featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
US Number one in 2018 was Perfect - Ed Sheeran
US Number one in 2019 was Sunflower (Spider-Man - Into The Spider-Verse) - Post Malone (and Swae Lee)
US Number one in 2020 was The Box - Roddy Ricch

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