The top song that came out the year you were born

For songs prior to 1946, before Billboard's year-end list existed, Insider looked at the singles that stayed at No. 1 on the Billboard charts the longest.

"I'll Never Smile Again" by Tommy Dorsey, which also features backing vocals from Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers, spent a dozen weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's singles chart.

Originally written by Spanish-American composer José Maria Lacalle Garcia, Dorsey's popular version of the song remained at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for 10 weeks.

Glenn Miller's "Chattanooga Choo Choo" was a close second. It spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart.

Crosby's version of the Irving Berlin song, which was featured in the film "White Christmas," holds the record for being the best-selling single ever since 2012.

According to Guinness World Records, the holiday classic has sold an estimated 50 million copies.

The song appeared on the 1942 film "Youth on Parade" and was nominated for best original song at the Oscars. It lost to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas."

"Swinging on a Star" appeared in 1944's "Going My Way" and won an Academy Award for best original song.

The song was No. 1 for nine weeks on the Billboard charts. Les Brown and Doris Day's "Sentimental Journey" also spent the same amount of weeks as No. 1.

Perry Como's "Prisoner of Love" may have been Billboard's year-end top single of the year, but the magazine voted "The Gypsy" as the year's top tune.

The Francis Craig hit was the year's top disk jockey record, according to Billboard.

Though Pee Wee Hunt's "Twelfth Street Rag" was the year-end No. 1 Billboard single of the year, the magazine named Dinah Shore's "Buttons and Bows" No. 1 on "the honor roll of hits" and the top "disk in the nation's jukeboxes."

"I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" is another notable mention.

Numerous recordings of the country-western song have been made over the years by the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and even Sesame Street.

The version by The Weavers is a cover of the original song. It was released a year after the death of Lead Belly, who sang the song first.

The song was originally written by Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee.

Anderson's instrumental recording was the top Billboard song and seller of the year.

Featured in 1952's "Moulin Rouge," starring Zsa Zsa Gabor, the song topped the Billboard singles of the year and was a No. 1 single on the Billboard charts for 10 weeks.

Kallen's version of the 1953 hit is the most popular version of the song. It was ranked as the top song of the year by Billboard.

Prado made a version of the original 1950 song.

Though "Heartbreak Hotel" was the No. 1 single of the year, Presley's songs "Hound Dog" and "Don't Be Cruel" both spent 11 weeks at No. 1, three weeks longer than "Heartbreak Hotel."

"All Shook Up" was so popular that the Beatles and Billy Joel have both done their own renditions of the song.

The Italian song, widely known as "Volare," received both song of the year and record of the year at the first annual Grammy Awards in 1959.

The song was the No. 1 pop and country single of the year. Tragically, Horton died one year later in a car crash.

The instrumental track was featured in the 1959 film "A Summer Place" staring Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Troy Donahue, and Sandra Dee.

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B chart for several weeks.

The song was a hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks during the holiday season.

Billboard ranked the Beach Boys' summer track the No. 1 song of the year.

The sweet single hit No. 1 in the US, UK, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands, and Australia.

The song has inspired covers by The Supremes, Donnie Elbert, and more.

Written and performed by the Vietnam War veteran Barry Sadler, the patriotic song was No. 1 in the United States for five weeks in 1966.

A different version of the song was originally released by Otis Redding before becoming a hit song for Franklin. She won two Grammys for "Respect" in 1968.

Paul McCartney originally wrote the song "Hey Jules" for John Lennon's son during his parent's divorce. It eventually became "Hey Jude."

Rolling Stone has called it the eighth greatest song of all time.

The song first appeared in the cartoon "The Archie Show" with the popular comic characters. It ended up spending four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" won several Grammy Awards, including record of the year and song of the year.

The song was released on the band's fourth studio album, 1970's "Naturally." It's featured on the soundtrack of 1983's "The Big Chill."

The song has been used in numerous movies and TV shows, from "Pulp Fiction" to "Parks and Recreation."

The song helped mark Marvin Gaye as a sex symbol and remains one of the singer's most popular singles.

The song won the Golden Globe for best original song in 1974 and song of the year at the Grammys the following year.

Dragon and Tennille won record of the year for "Love Will Keep Us Together" at the 1976 Grammys.

McCartney wrote "Silly Love Songs" after people accused the former Beatle of only writing love songs.

"The song was, in a way, to answer people who just accuse me of being soppy," McCartney told Billboard.

"Tonight's the Night" was released as a single from Stewart's 1976 album "A Night on the Town." It's has been covered by numerous artists including Janet Jackson.

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 1978. It was Gibb's final hit.

The certified-gold song was the debut single by The Knack. It has since appeared in the game "Rock Band" and the movie "Super 8."

"Call Me" was the theme song for the 1980 crime drama "American Gigolo."

"Bette Davis Eyes" edged out "Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, which also rose to the top of the Billboard charts. Carnes' hit cover song won Grammy Awards for record of the year and song of the year.

"Physical" was released as the lead single from Newton-John's 12th album. It was recently sampled by Dua Lipa in her single with the same name.

Sting's song from the 1983 album "Synchronicity" was a hit in both the US and UK.

It's also worth giving a shout-out to Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" from the same year.

The song was released as the lead single from Prince's iconic album "Purple Rain."

The song was Michael's first solo single.

Warwick, Wonder, and Knight, along with composer Elton John, won the Grammy for best pop group performance at the 29th annual awards show. "That's What Friends Are For" also won song of the year.

The song was the third single from The Bangles' album "Different Light." The group has said it's one of their least favorite songs.

The song was featured on Michael's debut solo album.

The ballad was Chicago's top single.

The song won the Billboard Music Award for hot 100 single of the year in 1990.

The song appeared on the soundtrack of "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" and became an international hit. It won the Grammy for best song written for a motion picture or television.

The song won best R&B performance by a duo or group at the 35th annual Grammys in 1993.

Whitney Houston recorded her own version of the Dolly Parton classic for her movie, "The Bodyguard." The song won the 1994 Grammy for record of the year. It is known as the best-selling single by a female artist ever.

"The Sign" is one of three singles from the Swedish band's 1993 album of the same name.

The song was featured on the soundtrack of Michelle Pfeiffer's 1995 movie "Dangerous Minds."

The ubiquitous dance song of the '90s is a go-to song at parties and weddings.

"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" was released as a double A-side single with "Candle in the Wind 1997."

The same year, John's "Candlelight in the Wind" rose to the top of the chart after he performed a new version of his 1973 hit at Princess Diana's funeral. Billboard named both of them the year-end pop songs of the year.

"Too Close" is one of the great one-hit wonders of the '90s. It was featured on the soundtrack for "Save the Last Dance" and ended up topping Billboard's end-year chart for 1998.

The dance-pop song was the lead single from Cher's 22nd album. It has appeared in episodes of "Friends," "Grey's Anatomy," and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."

The song never made it to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, but it was named the No. 1 single of 2000.

The song was the lead single released from the alternative band's debut album.

According to Nielsen Soundscan, the song was the most-played song on the US radio in the 2000s.

The song was the rapper's first No. 1 single. The song's music video won best rap video at 2003's MTV Video Music Awards.

The only song that overthrew Usher's "Yeah!" from the top of the Billboard chart was his next single, "Burn."

The song arrived when some critics thought Carey's career was coming to an end. "We Belong Together" won best R&B song and best female R&B vocal performance at the 48th annual Grammys.

"Bad Day" has been parodied and used extensively in ads and TV shows. It's been used so much since its release that Powter said he felt "detached from the song" because it's essentially in the public domain.

The song was released as the third single from Beyoncé's second solo album, "B'Day," and named the third-best breakup song of the 21st century by Insider.

"Low" was featured on the soundtrack for the 2008 film "Step Up 2: The Streets."

It was the group's first No. 1 single in the US and won the Grammy for best short form music video.

Kesha's debut single has been parodied by Weird Al and appeared on an episode "The Simpsons."

Adele's music video for "Rolling in the Deep" is one of the few to cross one billion views.

The one-hit wonder won best pop duo/group performance and record of the year at the 2013 Grammys.

Macklemore's novelty hit won best rap performance and best rap song at the 2014 Grammys.

Pharrell delivered the perfect feel-good song of the summer in 2014. It was recorded for the "Despicable Me 2" soundtrack and wound up being the year's biggest hit.

The song was made as a tribute for Paul Walker for the "Furious 7" soundtrack and spent 12 weeks at the top of Billboard's Hot 100 list. For several years, it was the most-watched music video on YouTube with more than three billion views.

"Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars was also a massive hit in 2015, landing on the top of the Billboard pop chart.

"Love Yourself" was released as the third single from Bieber's fourth album "Purpose." It was one of the best-selling songs of 2016 and its music video has over 1.2 billion views on YouTube.

Although Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" was the top Billboard single of 2017, Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's infectious club banger (with a boost from Bieber) claims one of the longest streaks atop the chart with 16 consecutive weeks throughout summer 2017. That's longer than Sheeran's 11 weeks with "Shape of You."

The original music video for "Despacito" (sans Bieber) was the first in history to reach five billion views on YouTube.

Drake's "God's Plan" was Billboard's year-end No. 1 single for 2018. The rapper had another big hit that year when his song "In My Feelings" became a meme.

"Old Town Road" holds the record for the longest stretch at No. 1 with 19 weeks. It also became the fastest song in history to be certified diamond.

Less than one year after "Blinding Lights" was crowned Billboard's top song of 2020, it was named the top Billboard Hot 100 song of all time.

The Weeknd's smash hit spent 43 weeks in the chart's top five, 57 weeks in the top 10, 86 weeks in the top 40, and 90 weeks on the Hot 100.

"Levitating" was originally released in March 2020 as the fifth track on Dua Lipa's sophomore album "Future Nostalgia."

It was promoted as the album's fifth single and peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2021, eventually becoming the longest-charting song by a female artist, spending a total of 77 weeks on the chart.

In March 2022, "Heat Waves" completed an unprecedented 59-week climb to No. 1.

The sleeper hit, penned solely by Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley, reigned atop the chart for five straight weeks and ended the year as Billboard's top-performing hit.

"Heat Waves" is now the longest-charting hit in the Hot 100's 64-year history. It spent 91 weeks on the chart, breaking the record set by The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights."

An honorable mention goes out to "As It Was" by Harry Styles, which ended 2022 as Billboard's second-biggest song. The lead single from "Harry's House" spent 15 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100, setting a new record for a solo performer.