Top songs of 2009

What was the number one song of 2009?

The number one song of 2009 was “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2009. It spent 12 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated April 18, 2009.

“I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas was number one for the most weeks of 2009: 14 of the year's 52 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated July 11, 2009.

Born in 2009? The birthday number one finder shows the song at number one in the exact week of your birthday, and the number one on every birthday since.

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2009, year-end Hot 100 of 2009).

How many songs reached number one in 2009?

12 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2009. Counting “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”, which was already at number one when the year began, 13 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2009, “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas stayed there longest: 14 weeks in total, from the chart dated July 11, 2009.

Weeks at No. 1 counts every week the song spent at the top, including weeks in other years; the number in brackets is the weeks on charts dated 2009. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2009?

2 acts had more than one number one in 2009, counting lead and featured credits. Lady Gaga and The Black Eyed Peas had 2 each.

• Lady Gaga: “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”
• The Black Eyed Peas: “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling”

What were the biggest songs of 2009?

The five biggest songs of 2009 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Boom Boom Pow” by The Black Eyed Peas, “Poker Face” by Lady Gaga, “Just Dance” by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis, “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas and “Love Story” by Taylor Swift.

The year-end chart ranks songs by how they performed on the weekly Hot 100 across Billboard’s chart year, so a song that peaked late in the year can rank lower than its weekly peak suggests, or count toward the next year’s list. The top 30 below show each song’s length where we could match the recording.

Numbers 31 to 100

31. “Run This Town” Jay-Z featuring Rihanna and Kanye West
32. “Let It Rock” Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne
33. “Fire Burning” Sean Kingston
34. “Whatcha Say” Jason Derulo
35. “LoveGame” Lady Gaga
36. “Waking Up in Vegas” Katy Perry
37. “Birthday Sex” Jeremih
38. “Sober” Pink
39. “Womanizer” Britney Spears
40. “Whatever You Like” T.I.
41. “Obsessed” Mariah Carey
42. “Mad” Ne-Yo
43. “Good Girls Go Bad” Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester
44. “Love Lockdown” Kanye West
45. “So What” Pink
46. “Hotel Room Service” Pitbull
47. “Crack a Bottle” Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent
48. “If I Were a Boy” Beyoncé
49. “Turnin Me On” Keri Hilson featuring Lil Wayne
50. “I Hate This Part” Pussycat Dolls
51. “Gotta Be Somebody” Nickelback
52. “Please Don't Leave Me” Pink
53. “Paparazzi” Lady Gaga
54. “Beautiful” Akon featuring Colby O'Donis and Kardinal Offishall
55. “Viva la Vida” Coldplay
56. “Right Now (Na Na Na)” Akon
57. “Battlefield” Jordin Sparks
58. “Sugar” Flo Rida featuring Wynter
59. “Miss Independent” Ne-Yo
60. “Fireflies” Owl City
61. “New Divide” Linkin Park
62. “Empire State of Mind” Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
63. “No Surprise” Daughtry
64. “She Wolf” Shakira
65. “Break Up” Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett
66. “Sweet Dreams” Beyoncé
67. “Every Girl” Young Money
68. “Fallin' for You” Colbie Caillat
69. “Untouched” The Veronicas
70. “If Today Was Your Last Day” Nickelback
71. “Throw It in the Bag” Fabolous featuring The-Dream
72. “Love Drunk” Boys Like Girls
73. “I Love College” Asher Roth
74. “If U Seek Amy” Britney Spears
75. “Big Green Tractor” Jason Aldean
76. “White Horse” Taylor Swift
77. “Disturbia” Rihanna
78. “21 Guns” Green Day
79. “Turn My Swag On” Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
80. “Rockin' That Thang” The-Dream
81. “Chicken Fried” Zac Brown Band
82. “Diva” Beyoncé
83. “Replay” Iyaz
84. “Then” Brad Paisley
85. “Her Diamonds” Rob Thomas
86. “How Do You Sleep?” Jesse McCartney featuring Ludacris
87. “3” Britney Spears
88. “Forever” Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
89. “One Time” Justin Bieber
90. “I Run to You” Lady Antebellum
91. “I Do Not Hook Up” Kelly Clarkson
92. “Green Light” John Legend featuring André 3000
93. “People Are Crazy” Billy Currington
94. “Whatever It Is” Zac Brown Band
95. “Already Gone” Kelly Clarkson
96. “Goodbye” Kristinia DeBarge
97. “Say Hey (I Love You)” Michael Franti & Spearhead featuring Cherine Anderson
98. “Pop Champagne” Jim Jones featuring Ron Browz and Juelz Santana
99. “Pretty Wings” Maxwell
100. “Never Say Never” The Fray

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2009, year-end Hot 100 of 2009).

What songs should go on a 2009 mix CD?

A 2009 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 20 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “I'm Yours” by Jason Mraz and closing with “Don't Trust Me” by 3OH!3, for 78:16 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2009, taking songs in year-end order until the disc was full, then sequenced it to follow the year: the number ones in the order they reached the top, with the year’s other big hits placed between them. With a 2-second gap before each track it runs 78:56, under the 79 minutes we fill a CD to.

Lengths are the recordings matched in Deezer’s catalog. Single edits, album versions and remasters can run a little longer or shorter, so check your own playlist before you burn it.

Turn 2009 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2009 songs, and we burn it to a real audio CD, test-play it and post it. It makes a good gift for a birth year, a graduation year or a wedding year.

To change the songs, paste the list into the playlist length calculator to keep it under 80 minutes, then print an insert with the CD case template. Our guide to making a mixtape covers sequencing, and nostalgic gift ideas has more ways to give a year as a present.

What was popular music like in the 2000s?

Popular music in the 2000s was dominated by hip-hop, R&B and pop, and featured guest artists became a regular part of number one hits. By 2005 the Hot 100 counted digital download sales alongside physical singles and radio airplay.

From 2000 to 2009, 129 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 12 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 129, “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey and “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas spent the most weeks at number one, 14 each. Usher had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 7. The typical number one of these years ran 4:03 (the median of the 100 with a known length).