The top ten songs from 2012, everybody knows (or pretends to know) what they are.
But what are the top songs for 2013 (so far)? And 1999? What are the top 10 songs from 1989
and 1979? Will all your questions be answered?! Well don’t touch that dial! Because all your
answers are right here!
The top ten songs from 2012 were Diamonds by Rhianna, One More Night by Maroon 5,
Try by P!nk, Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) by Kelly Clarkson, Boyfriend by Justin Beiber,
Live While We’re Young by One Direction, We are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor
Swift, Locked out of Heaven by Bruno Mars, Skyfall by Adele, and topping the chart at number
one: Die Young by Kesha.
What are the top ten songs for 2013? We haven’t really been in this year very long, so
there can’t be much right? Wrong. Justin Timberlake teamed up with Jay-Z to give 2013 the
number ten song Suit and Tie. The number one song for 2013 is Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
featuring Wanz with Thrift Shop. Bruno Mars was number five with When I Was Your Man.
The year Y2k almost happened, 1999. (By almost of course that means it wasn’t going
to happen to begin with). Most high school kids these days don’t remember that glorious year,
partly because they were puny or not even born yet, which gives all the more reason to reveal
the top songs: The number ten song was Forgot about Dre by Doctor Dre and Eminem.
Number five was Destiny’s Child with Say My Name (and who doesn’t like that song?). And
number one was eminem with his claim to fame, My Name Is.
Everyone’s parents love to talk about 1989 for some reason. Whether it be because
that’s when they themselves were high school students, or whether they just want something to
talk about, one can’t really argue that 80’s music is pretty great. So here’s a sampling of the top
music from 1989. The number ten song was Fool’s Gold by Stone Roses. Number five was
Pump Up the Jam (which is still played at every school dance everywhere) by Technotronic
Featuring Felly. And the piece de resistance, the number one hit from 1989: Good ol’ Madonna
with Like a Prayer.
1979 is like 1989, but for grandparents. Seriously. No one can have a conversation with
their grandparents without 1979 showing up in every other sentence. But, as everyone should
know, the 70’s was the best era for rock and roll, and here are the songs to prove that theory.
The number ten spot is graced by The Police and their hit Message in a Bottle (which still, to this
day, gets people’s toes tappin’). Number five was the King of Pop, Michael Jackson with Don’t
Stop ‘Till You Get Enough. And, in its rightful place in the number one slot, Pink Floyd’s Another
Brick In The Wall, pt. 2.
And there it is boys and girls, all your questions answered with a pretty little recap of the
top ten from 2012. And now everything is right with the world. (Hopefully).
Kayli, This is so funny: “Seriously. No one can have a conversation with
their grandparents without 1979 showing up in every other sentence.” Nice job!
Thanks, Mrs. Dunbar!