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Greatest American Song Hits from 1840-2019

Based off of the year and artist, name the number one hit from every year.
The information for this quiz was taken from the YouTube video called "American Greatest Hits by Year, 1840-2013," by ajc2136.
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Year
Song Title
Artist
1840
Whar Did You Come From
Joel Sweeney
1841
My Mother's Bible
George Pope Morris
1842
The Widow Machree
Samuel Lover
1843
Old Dan Tucker
Daniel Decatur Emmett
1844
Polka
Traditional
1845
Blessed be the Tie That Binds
Hans Georg Nageli
1846
Well-a-Day
George Linley
1847
Roll On Silver Moon
Joseph W. Turner
1848
O! Susanna
Stephen C. Foster
1849
Nellie Bly
Stephen C. Foster
1850
Camptown Races
Stephen C. Foster
1851
The Arkansas Traveler
Joseph Tosso
1852
Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground
Stephen C. Foster
1853
My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night
Stephen C. Foster
1854
Hard Time Come Again No More
Stephen C. Foster
1855
Listen to the Mockingbird
Septimus Winner
1856
The Cottage by the Sea
John Rogers Thomas
1857
Jingle Bells
J. S. Pierpont
1858
Wedding March
Felix Menelssohn
1859
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Sarah Adams
1860
Dixie Land
Daniel Decatur Emmet
1861
John Brown's Body
C.S. Hall
1862
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe
1863
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Patrick S. Gilmore
1864
Beautiful Dreamer
Stephen C. Foster
1865
The Boys Are Coming Home
J.W. Turner
1866
Santa Claus
Benjamis Russell Hanby
1867
The Blue Danube
Johann Strauss ll
1868
The Man on the Flying Trapeze
George Leybourne & Alfred Lee
1869
Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me
T. Bringham Bishop
1870
Safe in the Arms of Jesus
William Howard Doane
1871
Onward Christian Soldiers
Arthur Sullivan
1872
Les Rameaux
Jean-Baptiste Faure
1873
Home on the Range
Brewster M. Higley
1874
Carve Dat Possum
Sam Lucas
1875
Nancy Lee
Frederic Edward Weatherly
1876
Rose of Killarney
J.R. Thomas
1877
Chopsticks
Euphemia Allen
1878
Aloha Oe
Queen Liluokalani
1879
Oh! Dem Golden Slippers
James A. Bland
1880
Funiculi, Funicula
Luigi Denza
1881
My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Charles E. Pratt
1882
1812 Overture
Pyotr Llyich Tchaikovsky
1883
The Farmer in the Dell
Traditional
1884
Oh, My Darling Clementine
Percy Montrose
1885
American Patrol
F.W. Meacham
1886
Johnny Get Your Gun
Monroe H. Rosenfeld
1887
Away in a Manger
James Ramsey Murray
1888
The Whistling Coon
Sam Devere
`1889
Mary Had a Little Lamb
J. Hanold Kendall
1890
Little Pig Went to Market
J. Cheever Goodwin
1891
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay
Henry J. Sayers
1892
Daisy Bell
Henry Dacre
1893
The Cat Came Back
Henry S. Miller
1894
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Traditional
1895
America the Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward
1896
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
1897
A Hot Time in the Old Town
Theodore W. Metz
1898
When You Were Sweet Sixteen
James Thornton
1899
Maple Leaf Rap
Scott Joplin
1900
Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
1901
Hiawatha
Neil Moret
1902
The Entertainer
Scott Joplin
1903
In the Good Old Summertime
George Evans & Ren Shields
1904
Give My Regards to Broadway
Billy Murray
1905
In My Merry Oldsmobile
Billy Murray
1906
School Days
Will Cobbs & Gus Edwards
1907
Auld LangSyne
Frank Stanley
1908
Take Me out to the Ball Game
Jack Norworth & Albert Von Tizer
1909
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Fisk University Singers
1910
Let Me Call you Sweetheart
Peerless Quartet
1911
Some of These Days
Sophie Tucker
1912
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Ernest R. Ball
1913
Danny Boy
Frederic Edward Weatherly
1914
It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary
John McCormack
1915
Carry Me Back to Virginny
Alma Gluck
1916
Somewhere a Voice is Calling
John McCormack
1917
Over There
Billy Murray
1918
Tiger Rag
Original Dixieland Jazz Band
1919
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
Ben Selvin
1920
Swanee
Al Jolson
1921
Ain't We Got Fun
Van & Schenck
1922
April Showers
Al Jolson
1923
Downhearted Blues
Bessie Smith
1924
California, Here I Come
Al Jolson
1925
All Alone
Paul Whiteman
1926
When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob-Bob-Bobbin Along
Al Jolson
1927
My Blue Heaven
Gene Austin
1928
Bolero
Maurice Ravel
1929
Singing in the Rain
Cliff Edwards & Annette Hanshaw
Year
Song Title
Artist
1930
Puttin' on the Ritz
Harry Richman
1931
Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway
1932
All of Me
Louis Armstrong
1933
Stormy Weather
Ethel Waters
1934
Moonglow
Benny Goodman
1935
Cheek to Cheek
Fred Astaire
1936
Pennies from Heaven
Bing Crosby
1937
Sing Sing Sing
Benny Goodman
1938
Whistle While You Work
Walt Disney Players
1939
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Judy Garland
1940
In the Mood
Glenn Miller
1941
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller
1942
White Christmas
Bing Crosby
1943
I've Heard That Song Before
Harry James
1944
Don't Fence Me In
Bing Crosby
1945
Till the End of Time
Perry Como
1946
For Sentimental Reasons
Nat King Cole
1947
Zip a Dee Doo Dah
Johnny Mercer
1948
Buttons and Bows
Dinah Shore
1949
Ghost Riders in the Sky
Vaughn Monroe
1950
Mona Lisa
Nat King Cole
1951
Unforgettable
Nat King Cole
1952
The Wheel of Fortune
Kay Starr
1953
That's Amore
Dean Martin
1954
Mr. Sandman
The Chordettes
1955
Rock Around the Clock
Bill Haley and His Comets
1956
Hound Dog
Elvis Presley
1957
All Shook Up
Elvis Presley
1958
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
1959
Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin
1960
The Twist
Chubby Checker
1961
Stand by Me
Ben E. King
1962
Return to Sender
Elvis Presley
1963
She Loves You
The Beatles
1964
I Want to Hold Your Hand
The Beatles
1965
I Can't Get No Satisfaction
The Rolling Stones
1966
Strangers in the Night
Frank Sinatra
1967
All You Need is Love
The Beatles
1968
Hey Jude
The Beatles
1969
Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
1970
Let it Be
The Beatles
1971
Imagine
John Lennon
1972
American Pie
Don McLean
1973
You're So Vain
Carly Simon
1974
The Joker
Steve Miller Band
1975
That's the Way I Like It
KC & The Sunshine Band
1976
Dancing Queen
ABBA
1977
Hotel California
The Eagles
1978
Staying Alive
The Bee Gees
1979
I Will Survive
Gloria Gaynor
1980
Call Me
Blondie
1981
Endless Love
Lionel Richie & Diana Ross
1982
Physical
Olivia Newton-John
1983
Billie Jean
Michael Jackson
1984
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cyndi Lauper
1985
We Are the World
USA For Africa
1986
Papa Don't Preach
Madonna
1987
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston
1988
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns 'N' Roses
1989
Like a Prayer
Madonna
1990
U Can't Touch This
MC Hammer
1991
Black and White
Michael Jackson
1992
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
1993
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
1994
I'll Make Love to You
Boyz II Men
1995
Gangsta's Paradise
Coolio
1996
Macarena
Los Del Rio
1997
I'll Be Missing You
Puff Daddy & The Family
1998
My Heart Will Go On
Celine Dion
1999
Baby One More Time
Brittney Spears
2000
Smooth
Santana & Rob Thomas
2001
Fallin'
Alicia Keys
2002
Lose Yourself
Eminam
2003
In Da Club
50 Cent
2004
Yeah!
Usher
2005
Gold Digger
Kanye West
2006
SexyBack
Justin Timberlake
2007
Irreplaceable
Beyonce
2008
Low
Flo Rida
2009
Boom Boom Pow
Black Eyed Peas
2010
Tik Tok
Ke$ha
2011
Rolling in the Deep
Adele
2012
Gangnam Style
Psy
2013
Thrift Shop
Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis
2014
Happy
Pharell Williams
2015
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars
2016
Love Yourself
Justin Bieber
2017
Despacito
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
2018
Sit Next to Me
Foster the People
2019
Old Town Road
Lil Nas X
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1947-Zip A Dee Doo Dah-Johnny Mercer. Who is James Baskett?
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