Top songs of 2019

What was the number one song of 2019?

The number one song of 2019 was “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, the top song on Billboard's year-end Hot 100 for 2019. It spent 19 weeks at number one on the weekly chart, starting with the chart dated April 13, 2019.

“Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus was number one for the most weeks of 2019: 19 of the year's 52 weekly charts, starting with the chart dated April 13, 2019.

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Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2019, year-end Hot 100 of 2019).

How many songs reached number one in 2019?

15 songs reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2019. Counting “Thank U, Next”, which was already at number one when the year began, 16 songs held the top spot across the year's 52 weekly charts.

Of the songs that first reached number one in 2019, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey stayed there longest: 21 weeks in total, from the chart dated December 21, 2019, with 19 of those weeks on charts dated after 2019.

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 2019. Dates are chart issue dates.

Which artists had more than one number one in 2019?

Ariana Grande was the only act with more than one number one in 2019, counting lead and featured credits: “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings”.

What were the biggest songs of 2019?

The five biggest songs of 2019 on Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 were “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Sunflower” by Post Malone and Swae Lee, “Without Me” by Halsey, “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish and “Wow” by Post Malone.

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. “Zeze” Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott and Offset
32. “Better Now” Post Malone
33. “Youngblood” 5 Seconds of Summer
34. “Money in the Grave” Drake featuring Rick Ross
35. “Speechless” Dan + Shay
36. “Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored” Ariana Grande
37. “Please Me” Cardi B and Bruno Mars
38. “Money” Cardi B
39. “You Need to Calm Down” Taylor Swift
40. “Panini” Lil Nas X
41. “Look Back at It” A Boogie wit da Hoodie
42. “A Lot” 21 Savage
43. “Me!” Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie
44. “Mia” Bad Bunny featuring Drake
45. “Pop Out” Polo G featuring Lil Tjay
46. “Beautiful Crazy” Luke Combs
47. “Thotiana” Blueface
48. “Lucid Dreams” Juice Wrld
49. “Mo Bamba” Sheck Wes
50. “Beautiful People” Ed Sheeran featuring Khalid
51. “Wake Up in the Sky” Gucci Mane, Bruno Mars and Kodak Black
52. “Whiskey Glasses” Morgan Wallen
53. “God's Country” Blake Shelton
54. “Be Alright” Dean Lewis
55. “Pure Water” Mustard and Migos
56. “The Git Up” Blanco Brown
57. “Taki Taki” DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B
58. “Close to Me” Ellie Goulding and Diplo featuring Swae Lee
59. “Envy Me” Calboy
60. “You Say” Lauren Daigle
61. “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” Panic! at the Disco
62. “Circles” Post Malone
63. “Beer Never Broke My Heart” Luke Combs
64. “The London” Young Thug, J. Cole and Travis Scott
65. “Con Calma” Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry featuring Snow
66. “Murder on My Mind” YNW Melly
67. “When the Party's Over” Billie Eilish
68. “Act Up” City Girls
69. “I Like It” Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
70. “Trampoline” Shaed
71. “Leave Me Alone” Flipp Dinero
72. “Breathin” Ariana Grande
73. “Bury a Friend” Billie Eilish
74. “Close Friends” Lil Baby
75. “Baby Shark” Pinkfong
76. “My Type” Saweetie
77. “Worth It” YK Osiris
78. “Only Human” Jonas Brothers
79. “Knockin' Boots” Luke Bryan
80. “Trip” Ella Mai
81. “Rumor” Lee Brice
82. “Swervin” A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring 6ix9ine
83. “How Do You Sleep?” Sam Smith
84. “Baby” Lil Baby and DaBaby
85. “Look What God Gave Her” Thomas Rhett
86. “Good as You” Kane Brown
87. “Clout” Offset featuring Cardi B
88. “Love Lies” Khalid and Normani
89. “One Thing Right” Marshmello and Kane Brown
90. “Cash Shit” Megan Thee Stallion featuring DaBaby
91. “Tequila” Dan + Shay
92. “Shotta Flow” NLE Choppa
93. “Hot Girl Summer” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign
94. “Talk You Out of It” Florida Georgia Line
95. “Beautiful” Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello
96. “Eyes on You” Chase Rice
97. “All to Myself” Dan + Shay
98. “Boyfriend” Ariana Grande and Social House
99. “Walk Me Home” Pink
100. “Robbery” Juice Wrld

Chart data: Billboard Hot 100, as compiled on Wikipedia (number ones of 2019, year-end Hot 100 of 2019).

What songs should go on a 2019 mix CD?

A 2019 mix that fits one 80-minute CD holds 24 of the year's biggest songs, opening with “Wow” by Post Malone and closing with “Ransom” by Lil Tecca, for 76:06 of music.

We built it from the year-end top 30 and every number one of 2019, 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 76:54, 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 2019 into a CD. Send us this list, or your own 2019 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 2010s?

Popular music in the 2010s moved from electronic dance-pop to hip-hop and streaming-era pop as listening shifted to streaming services. By 2013 the Hot 100 counted streaming alongside sales and airplay.

From 2010 to 2019, 116 songs reached number one on the Hot 100, and 14 songs stayed there for 10 weeks or more. Of those 116, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey spent the most weeks at number one: 21 in total. Rihanna had the most number ones that reached the top in these years, with 9. The typical number one of these years ran 3:41 (the median of the 90 with a known length).