VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year
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On VH1's Top 40 Songs Of, the best videos of the year are counted down. Since 2002, twelve videos have been named Video of the Year: "Soak Up the Sun" by Sheryl Crow, "Unwell" by Matchbox Twenty, "Yeah!" by Usher featuring Ludacris & Lil' Jon, "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey, "Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg, "Big Girls Don't Cry" by Fergie, "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga, "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train, "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele, "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams and "All of Me" by John Legend
Synopsis[]
Every year, towards the end of December, VH1 presents their annual Top 40 Videos of the Year. The list is based on several videos that appeared on VH1's weekly Top 20 Countdown over the course of the past year. In 2003, the Top 40 Videos of the Year were hosted by VH1's own Rachel Perry & Aamer Haleem. In 2004, the host was actress & musician Juliette Lewis. From 2005 onward, there were no hosts but commentaries from artists, comedians, & TV personalities were seen throughout each video. In 2012 and 2014, the special changed to the Top 20 Videos of the Year and only aired one day instead of five. In 2013, the special changed back to the top 40 videos of the year. In 2012 and 2014, the special was hosted by Jim Shearer.
2000[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Otherside" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2 | "Higher" | Creed |
| 3 | "Breathe" | Faith Hill |
| 4 | "Everything You Want" | Vertical Horizon |
| 5 | "Smooth" | Santana ft. Rob Thomas |
| 6 | "Desert Rose" | Sting ft. Cheb Mami |
| 7 | "Bent" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 8 | "I Try" | Macy Gray |
| 9 | "Learn to Fly" | Foo Fighters |
| 10 | "With Arms Wide Open" | Creed |
| 11 | "Kryptonite" | 3 Doors Down |
| 12 | "Music" | Madonna |
| 13 | "Maria Maria" | Santana |
| 14 | "It's My Life" | Bon Jovi |
| 15 | "The Way You Love Me" | Faith Hill |
| 16 | "That's the Way It Is" | Celine Dion |
| 17 | "Shape Of My Heart" | Backstreet Boys |
| 18 | "Broadway" | Goo Goo Dolls |
| 19 | "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" | Nine Days |
| 20 | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | Backstreet Boys |
| 21 | "Californication" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 22 | "Then the Morning Comes" | Smash Mouth |
| 23 | "Simple Kind of Life" | No Doubt |
| 24 | "What a Girl Wants" | Christina Aguilera |
| 25 | "He Wasn't Man Enough" | Toni Braxton |
| 26 | "You're a God" | Vertical Horizon |
| 27 | "Be With You" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 28 | "American Woman" | Lenny Kravitz |
| 29 | "Pinch Me" | Barenaked Ladies |
| 30 | "Taking You Home" | Don Henley |
| 31 | "Wonderful" | Everclear |
| 32 | "Never Let You Go" | Third Eye Blind |
| 33 | "Back at One" | Brian McKnight |
| 34 | "Sour Girl" | Stone Temple Pilots |
| 35 | "Jumpin' Jumpin'" | Destiny's Child |
| 36 | "Thank God I Found You" | Mariah Carey ft. Joe & 98 Degrees |
| 37 | "Beautiful Day" | U2 |
| 38 | "Waiting for Tonight" | Jennifer Lopez |
| 39 | "Again" | Lenny Kravitz |
| 40 | "Steal My Sunshine" | Len |
| 41 | "Sleepwalker" | The Wallflowers |
| 42 | "Take a Picture" | Filter |
| 43 | "Every Morning" | Sugar Ray |
| 44 | "Here with Me" | Dido |
| 45 | "She's So High" | Tal Bachman |
| 46 | "If You're Gone" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 47 | "She Bangs" | Ricky Martin |
| 48 | "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" | Christina Aguilera |
| 49 | "Fly Away" | Lenny Kravitz |
| 50 | "I Disappear" | Metallica |
2001[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" | Train |
| 2 | "Hanging by a Moment" | Lifehouse |
| 3 | "Again" | Lenny Kravitz |
| 4 | "South Side" | Moby feat. Gwen Stefani |
| 5 | "Thank You" | Dido |
| 6 | "When It's Over" | Sugar Ray |
| 7 | "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" | Fuel |
| 8 | "Jaded" | Aerosmith |
| 9 | "Fallin'" | Alicia Keys |
| 10 | "Drive" | Incubus |
| 11 | "Don't Tell Me" | Madonna |
| 12 | "All for You" | Janet Jackson |
| 13 | "Beautiful Day" | U2 |
| 14 | "If You're Gone" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 15 | "It's Been Awhile" | Staind |
| 16 | "Follow Me" | Uncle Kracker |
| 17 | "The Space Between" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 18 | "Someone to Call My Lover" | Janet Jackson |
| 19 | "Turn Off the Light" | Nelly Furtado |
| 20 | "Superman (It's Not Easy)" | Five For Fighting |
| 21 | "Weapon of Choice" | Fatboy Slim |
| 22 | "I'm Like a Bird" | Nelly Furtado |
| 23 | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | Jennifer Lopez |
| 24 | "" | Britney Spears |
| 25 | "Smooth Criminal" | Alien Ant Farm |
| 26 | "Breathless" | The Corrs |
| 27 | "I'm Real" | Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule |
| 28 | "Elevation" | U2 |
| 29 | "Bad Day" | Fuel |
| 30 | "Standing Still" | Jewel |
| 31 | "A Long Walk" | Jill Scott |
| 32 | "Peaceful World" | John Mellencamp feat. India.Arie |
| 33 | "I Did It" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 34 | "Dig In" | Lenny Kravitz |
| 35 | "You Rock My World" | Michael Jackson |
| 36 | "Hero" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 37 | "I Want Love" | Elton John |
| 38 | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback |
| 39 | "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of" | U2 |
| 40 | "Fill Me In" | Craig David |
| 41 | "Independent Woman Part I" | Destiny's Child |
| 42 | "Imitation of Life" | R.E.M. |
| 43 | "Thank You For Loving Me" | Bon Jovi |
| 44 | "Fly Away From Here" | Aerosmith |
| 45 | "AM Radio" | Everclear |
| 46 | "Sweet Baby" | Macy Gray |
| 47 | "Survivor" | Destiny's Child |
| 48 | "Sorceror" | Stevie Nicks feat. Sheryl Crow |
| 49 | "Be Like That" | 3 Doors Down |
| 50 | "Babylon" | David Gray |
2002[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Soak Up the Sun" | Sheryl Crow |
| 2 | "One Last Breath" | Creed |
| 3 | "Don't Let Me Get Me" | P!nk |
| 4 | "Underneath It All" | No Doubt |
| 5 | "Hero" | Chad Kroeger feat. Josey Scott |
| 6 | "Hot in Herre" | Nelly |
| 7 | "No Such Thing" | John Mayer |
| 8 | "The Middle" | Jimmy Eat World |
| 9 | "Everyday" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 10 | "Complicated" | Avril Lavigne |
| 11 | "How You Remind Me" | Nickelback |
| 12 | "Foolish" | Ashanti |
| 13 | "Just Like a Pill" | P!nk |
| 14 | "The Game of Love" | Santana feat. Michelle Branch |
| 15 | "Blurry" | Puddle of Mudd |
| 16 | "By the Way" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 17 | "Hey Baby" | No Doubt |
| 18 | "U Got It Bad" | Usher |
| 19 | "Die Another Day" | Madonna |
| 20 | "Wherever You Will Go" | The Calling |
| 21 | "My Sacrifice" | Creed |
| 22 | "Underneath Your Clothes" | Shakira |
| 23 | "Don't Know Why" | Norah Jones |
| 24 | "Here Is Gone" | Goo Goo Dolls |
| 25 | "Wasting My Time" | Default |
| 26 | "Hella Good" | No Doubt |
| 27 | "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" | Shania Twain |
| 28 | "Escape" | Enrique Iglesias |
| 29 | "All You Wanted" | Michelle Branch |
| 30 | "Disease" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 31 | "Can't Get You Out of My Head" | Kylie Minogue |
| 32 | "A Thousand Miles" | Vanessa Carlton |
| 33 | "Where Are You Going" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 34 | "Cry" | Faith Hill |
| 35 | "Rainy Dayz" | Mary J. Blige feat. Ja Rule |
| 36 | "Days Go By" | Dirty Vegas |
| 37 | "Everyday" | Bon Jovi |
| 38 | "Landslide" | Dixie Chicks |
| 39 | "Through the Rain" | Mariah Carey |
| 40 | "Hands Clean" | Alanis Morissette |
2003[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Unwell" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 2 | "When I'm Gone" | 3 Doors Down |
| 3 | "Crazy in Love" | Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z |
| 4 | "Picture" | Kid Rock feat. Sheryl Crow |
| 5 | "Bring Me to Life" | Evanescence |
| 6 | "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" | Jason Mraz |
| 7 | "Where Is the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas |
| 8 | "Ignition" | R. Kelly |
| 9 | "Bigger Than My Body" | John Mayer |
| 10 | "Harder to Breathe" | Maroon 5 |
| 11 | "Calling All Angels" | Train |
| 12 | "Stacy's Mom" | Fountains of Wayne |
| 13 | "I'm Glad" | Jennifer Lopez |
| 14 | "Here Without You" | 3 Doors Down |
| 15 | "Intuition" | Jewel |
| 16 | "Baby Boy" | Beyoncé |
| 17 | "Hey Ya!" | OutKast |
| 18 | "Hurt" | Johnny Cash |
| 19 | "Clocks" | Coldplay |
| 20 | "Lose Yourself" | Eminem |
| 21 | "Bright Lights" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 22 | "Me Against the Music" | Britney Spears feat. Madonna |
| 23 | "Cry Me a River" | Justin Timberlake |
| 24 | "Miss Independent" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 25 | "Why Can't I? | Liz Phair |
| 26 | "Like a Stone" | Audioslave |
| 27 | "Beautiful" | Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson |
| 28 | "Are You Happy Now? | Michelle Branch |
| 29 | "Beautiful" | Christina Aguilera |
| 30 | "Grave Digger" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 31 | "Miss You" | Aaliyah |
| 32 | "Someday" | Nickelback |
| 33 | "It's My Life" | No Doubt |
| 34 | "Come Away With Me" | Norah Jones |
| 35 | "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" | Ashanti |
| 36 | "Fallen" | Sarah McLachlan |
| 37 | "Send Your Love" | Sting |
| 38 | "I'm With You" | Avril Lavigne |
| 39 | "Trouble" | P!nk |
| 40 | "Lights Out" | Lisa Marie Presley |
2004[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Yeah!" | Usher |
| 2 | "This Love" | Maroon 5 |
| 3 | "The Reason" | Hoobastank |
| 4 | "The Way You Move" | OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown |
| 5 | "My Immortal" | Evanescence |
| 6 | "Let's Get It Started" | The Black Eyed Peas |
| 7 | "Toxic" | Britney Spears |
| 8 | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Jet |
| 9 | "If I Ain't Got You" | Alicia Keys |
| 10 | "Just Lose It" | Eminem |
| 11 | "With You" | Jessica Simpson |
| 12 | "Vertigo" | U2 |
| 13 | "She Will Be Loved" | Maroon 5 |
| 14 | "Meant to Live" | Switchfoot |
| 16 | "My Place" | Nelly |
| 17 | "Naughty Girl" | Beyoncé |
| 18 | "Fall to Pieces" | Velvet Revolver |
| 19 | "What You Waiting For" | Gwen Stefani |
| 20 | "American Idiot" | Green Day |
| 21 | "Somewhere Only We Know" | Keane |
| 22 | "Roses" | OutKast |
| 23 | "Lose My Breath" | Destiny's Child |
| 24 | "One Thing" | Finger Eleven |
| 25 | "Ch-Check It Out" | Beastie Boys |
| 26 | "Float On" | Modest Mouse |
| 27 | "My Happy Ending" | Avril Lavigne |
| 28 | "You Had Me | Joss Stone |
| 29 | "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" | The Darkness |
| 30 | "100 Years" | Five For Fighting |
| 31 | "1985" | Bowling For Soup |
| 32 | "Everytime" | Britney Spears |
| 33 | "Heaven" | Los Lonely Boys |
| 34 | "I Don't Want to Be" | Gavin DeGraw |
| 35 | "Burn" | Usher |
| 36 | "Somebody Told Me" | The Killers |
| 37 | "Sunrise" | Norah Jones |
| 38 | "Pieces of Me" | Ashlee Simpson |
| 39 | "Dare You to Move" | Switchfoot |
| 40 | "Hey Mama" | The Black Eyed Peas |
2005[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey |
| 2 | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | Green Day |
| 3 | "Since U Been Gone" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 4 | "Gold Digger" | Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx |
| 5 | "Hollaback Girl" | Gwen Stefani |
| 6 | "Lonely No More" | Rob Thomas |
| 7 | "Mr. Brightside" | The Killers |
| 8 | "Karma" | Alicia Keys |
| 9 | "Let Me Go" | 3 Doors Down |
| 10 | "Speed of Sound" | Coldplay |
| 11 | "Beverly Hills" | Weezer |
| 12 | "Don't Phunk With My Heart" | The Black Eyed Peas |
| 13 | "Photograph" | Nickelback |
| 14 | "Don't Cha" | Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes |
| 15 | "Feel Good Inc." | Gorillaz |
| 16 | "You and Me" | Lifehouse |
| 17 | "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" | U2 |
| 18 | "Lose Control" | Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop |
| 19 | "Good Is Good" | Sheryl Crow |
| 20 | "Hung Up" | Madonna |
| 21 | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" | Green Day |
| 22 | "These Words" | Natasha Bedingfield |
| 23 | "Shake It Off" | Mariah Carey |
| 24 | "Switch" | Will Smith |
| 25 | "Rich Girl" | Gwen Stefani feat. Eve |
| 26 | "Because of You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 27 | "American Baby" | Dave Matthews Band |
| 28 | "Ordinary People | John Legend |
| 29 | "Have a Nice Day" | Bon Jovi |
| 30 | "Chariot" | Gavin DeGraw |
| 31 | "Girl" | Beck |
| 32 | "Trapped In The Closet" | R. Kelly |
| 33 | "Breathe (2 AM)" | Anna Nalick |
| 34 | "Best of You" | Foo Fighters |
| 35 | Collide | Howie Day |
| 36 | "La Tortura" | Shakira feat. Alejandro Sanz |
| 37 | "Mockingbird" | Eminem |
| 38 | "Doesn't Remind Me" | Audioslave |
| 39 | "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing" | Jack Johnson |
| 40 | "My Humps" | The Black Eyed Peas |
2006[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Buttons" | Pussycat Dolls |
| 2 | "Hips Don't Lie" | Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean |
| 3 | "Far Away" | Nickelback |
| 4 | "SexyBack" | Justin Timberlake |
| 5 | "Dani California" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 6 | "You're Beautiful" | James Blunt |
| 7 | "Promiscuous" | Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland |
| 8 | "Over My Head (Cable Car)" | The Fray |
| 9 | "Ain't No Other Man" | Christina Aguilera |
| 10 | "Call Me When You're Sober" | Evanescence |
| 11 | "Lips of an Angel" | Hinder |
| 12 | "Not Ready To Make Nice" | Dixie Chicks |
| 13 | "Crazy" | Gnarls Barkley |
| 14 | "Who Says You Can't Go Home" | Bon Jovi |
| 15 | "Move Along" | All American Rejects |
| 16 | "Fergalicious" | Fergie |
| 17 | "Bad Day" | Daniel Powter |
| 18 | "Be Without You" | Mary J. Blige |
| 19 | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" | KT Tunstall |
| 20 | "White & Nerdy" | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| 21 | "How to Save a Life" | The Fray |
| 22 | "Stickwitu" | Pussycat Dolls |
| 23 | "Chasing Cars" | Snow Patrol |
| 24 | "Irreplaceable" | Beyoncé |
| 25 | "Savin' Me" | Nickelback |
| 26 | "Stupid Girls" | P!nk |
| 27 | "Where'd You Go" | Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook |
| 28 | "London Bridge" | Fergie |
| 29 | "Hate Me" | Blue October |
| 30 | "Walk Away" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 31 | "What's Left of Me" | Nick Lachey |
| 32 | "When You Were Young" | The Killers |
| 33 | "S.O.S." | Rihanna |
| 34 | "Waiting On The World To Change" | John Mayer |
| 35 | About Us | Brooke Hogan feat. Paul Wall |
| 36 | "Put Your Records On" | Corinne Bailey Rae |
| 37 | "Stars Are Blind" | Paris Hilton |
| 38 | "Here It Goes Again" | OK Go |
| 39 | "Save Room" | John Legend |
| 40 | "A Public Affair" | Jessica Simpson |
2007[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Fergie |
| 2 | "It's Not Over" | Daughtry |
| 3 | "U + Ur Hand" | P!nk |
| 4 | "Umbrella" | Rihanna feat. Jay-Z |
| 5 | "Makes Me Wonder" | Maroon 5 |
| 6 | "Stronger" | Kanye West |
| 7 | "Say It Right" | Nelly Furtado |
| 8 | "Hey There Delilah" | Plain White T's |
| 9 | "If Everyone Cared" | Nickelback |
| 10 | "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" | Justin Timberlake |
| 11 | "Bubbly" | Colbie Caillat |
| 12 | "(You Want To) Make a Memory" | Bon Jovi |
| 13 | "It Ends Tonight" | All American Rejects |
| 14 | "Before He Cheats" | Carrie Underwood |
| 15 | "The Sweet Escape" | Gwen Stefani feat. Akon |
| 16 | "Rehab" | Amy Winehouse |
| 17 | "How Far We've Come" | Matchbox Twenty |
| 18 | "Runaway Love" | Ludacris feat. Mary J. Blige |
| 19 | "Wait For You | Elliott Yamin |
| 20 | "The Pretender" | Foo Fighters |
| 21 | "Who Knew" | P!nk |
| 22 | "No One" | Alicia Keys |
| 23 | "Paralyzer" | Finger Eleven |
| 24 | "Home" | Daughtry |
| 25 | "Apologize" | OneRepublic |
| 26 | "Clumsy" | Fergie |
| 27 | "Rockstar" | Nickelback |
| 28 | "1234" | Feist |
| 29 | "First Time" | Lifehouse |
| 30 | "What I've Done" | Linkin Park |
| 31 | "Wake Up Call" | Maroon 5 |
| 32 | "Lost Without U" | Robin Thicke |
| 33 | "When You're Gone" | Avril Lavigne |
| 34 | "Love Like This" | Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston |
| 35 | Radio Nowhere | Bruce Springsteen |
| 36 | "Undeniable" | Mat Kearney |
| 37 | "Thnks Fr Th Mmrs" | Fall Out Boy |
| 38 | "Fidelity" | Regina Spektor |
| 39 | "Read My Mind" | The Killers |
| 40 | "Good Life" | Kanye West |
2008[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bleeding Love" | Leona Lewis |
| 2 | "All Summer Long" | Kid Rock |
| 3 | "So What" | P!nk |
| 4 | "I'm Yours" | Jason Mraz |
| 5 | "Take a Bow" | Rihanna |
| 6 | "Feels Like Tonight" | Daughtry |
| 7 | "I Kissed a Girl" | Katy Perry |
| 8 | "Viva La Vida" | Coldplay |
| 9 | "If I Were a Boy" | Beyoncé |
| 10 | "It's Not My Time" | 3 Doors Down |
| 11 | "Pocketful of Sunshine" | Natasha Bedingfield |
| 12 | "Stop and Stare" | OneRepublic |
| 13 | "Womanizer" | Britney Spears |
| 14 | "Sorry" | Buckcherry |
| 15 | "Love Song" | Sara Bareilles |
| 16 | "No Air" | Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown |
| 17 | "Keeps Gettin' Better" | Christina Aguilera |
| 18 | "Shattered (Turn the Car Around)" | O.A.R. |
| 19 | "Mercy" | Duffy |
| 20 | "Touch My Body" | Mariah Carey |
| 21 | "In Love with a Girl" | Gavin DeGraw |
| 22 | "Better in Time" | Leona Lewis |
| 23 | "Crush" | David Archuleta |
| 24 | "Love Remains the Same" | Gavin Rossdale |
| 25 | "Closer" | Ne-Yo |
| 26 | "Chasing Pavements" | Adele |
| 27 | "Disturbia" | Rihanna |
| 28 | "Light On" | David Cook |
| 29 | "Broken" | Lifehouse |
| 30 | "American Boy" | Estelle feat. Kanye West |
| 31 | "Won't Go Home Without You" | Maroon 5 |
| 32 | "Fall For You" | Secondhand Serenade |
| 33 | "4 Minutes" | Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland |
| 34 | "Come On Get Higher" | Matt Nathanson |
| 35 | "Single" | New Kids on the Block feat. Ne-Yo |
| 36 | "Green Light" | John Legend feat. André 3000 |
| 37 | "Shadow of the Day" | Linkin Park |
| 38 | "Gives You Hell" | The All-American Rejects |
| 39 | "Just Fine" | Mary J. Blige |
| 40 | "Pork and Beans" | Weezer |
2009[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Poker Face" | Lady Gaga |
| 2 | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon |
| 3 | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" | Beyoncé |
| 4 | "Love Story" | Taylor Swift |
| 5 | "Her Diamonds" | Rob Thomas |
| 6 | "My Life Would Suck Without You" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 7 | "Second Chance" | Shinedown |
| 8 | "Sober" | P!nk |
| 9 | "You Found Me" | The Fray |
| 10 | "Circus" | Britney Spears |
| 11 | "21 Guns" | Green Day |
| 12 | "Party in the U.S.A." | Miley Cyrus |
| 13 | "Fireflies" | Owl City |
| 14 | "Hot n Cold" | Katy Perry |
| 15 | "No Surprise" | Daughtry |
| 16 | "Blame It" | Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain |
| 17 | "Battlefield" | Jordin Sparks |
| 18 | "If Today Was Your Last Day" | Nickelback |
| 19 | "Fallin' for You" | Colbie Caillat |
| 20 | "Down" | Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne |
| 21 | "Halo" | Beyoncé |
| 22 | "We Weren't Born to Follow" | Bon Jovi |
| 23 | "You Belong With Me" | Taylor Swift |
| 24 | "Paparazzi" | Lady Gaga |
| 25 | "I Do Not Hook Up" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 26 | "Say Hey (I Love You)" | Michael Franti & Spearhead |
| 27 | "Knock You Down" | Keri Hilson |
| 28 | "Please Don't Leave Me" | P!nk |
| 29 | "Run This Town" | Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West |
| 30 | "Obsessed" | Mariah Carey |
| 31 | "1, 2, 3, 4" | Plain White T's |
| 32 | "Happy" | Leona Lewis |
| 33 | "Who Says" | John Mayer |
| 34 | "Million Dollar Bill" | Whitney Houston |
| 35 | "Wheels" | Foo Fighters |
| 36 | "Someday" | Rob Thomas |
| 37 | "Cowboy Casanova" | Carrie Underwood |
| 38 | "Rain" | Creed |
| 39 | "The Fixer" | Pearl Jam |
| 40 | "Uprising" | Muse |
2010[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hey, Soul Sister" | Train |
| 2 | "Breakeven" | The Script |
| 3 | "California Gurls" | Katy Perry |
| 4 | "Whataya Want From Me" | Adam Lambert |
| 5 | "Bad Romance" | Lady Gaga |
| 6 | "Need You Now" | Lady Antebellum |
| 7 | "OMG" | Usher feat. will.i.am |
| 8 | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem feat. Rihanna |
| 9 | "Raise Your Glass" | P!nk |
| 10 | "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars |
| 11 | "Tik Tok" | Kesha |
| 12 | "Airplanes" | B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams |
| 13 | "Only Girl (In The World)" | Rihanna |
| 14 | "Haven't Met You Yet" | Michael Bublé |
| 15 | "Mine" | Taylor Swift |
| 16 | "Empire State of Mind" | Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys |
| 17 | "Jar of Hearts" | Christina Perri |
| 18 | "Misery" | Maroon 5 |
| 19 | "Heartbreak Warfare" | John Mayer |
| 20 | "Firework" | Katy Perry |
| 21 | "The Only Exception" | Paramore |
| 22 | "Find Your Love" | Drake |
| 23 | "September" | Daughtry |
| 24 | "In My Head" | Jason Derülo |
| 25 | "Billionaire" | Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars |
| 26 | "King of Anything" | Sara Bareilles |
| 27 | "Little Lion Man" | Mumford & Sons |
| 28 | "Waiting for the End" | Linkin Park |
| 29 | "If It's Love" | Train |
| 30 | "DJ Got Us Fallin in Love" | Usher feat. Pitbull |
| 31 | "Telephone" | Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé |
| 32 | "Radioactive" | Kings of Leon |
| 33 | "If I Had You" | Adam Lambert |
| 34 | "Cooler Than Me" | Mike Posner |
| 35 | "Born Free" | Kid Rock |
| 36 | "Not Afraid" | Eminem |
| 37 | "At or With Me" | Jack Johnson |
| 38 | "Stuck Like Glue" | Sugarland |
| 39 | "Break Your Heart" | Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris |
| 40 | "Resistance" | Muse |
2011[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele |
| 2 | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars |
| 3 | "E.T." | Katy Perry feat. Kanye West |
| 4 | "F**kin' Perfect" | P!nk |
| 5 | "Rope" | Foo Fighters |
| 6 | "The Cave" | Mumford & Sons |
| 7 | "For the First Time | The Script |
| 8 | "F**k You" | Cee Lo Green |
| 9 | "Pumped Up Kicks" | Foster the People |
| 10 | "Good Life" | OneRepublic |
| 11 | "Stereo Hearts" | Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine |
| 12 | "Someone Like You" | Adele |
| 13 | "The Lazy Song" | Bruno Mars |
| 14 | "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" | Katy Perry |
| 15 | "Moves Like Jagger" | Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera |
| 16 | "Hold It Against Me" | Britney Spears |
| 17 | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga |
| 18 | "Blow" | Kesha |
| 19 | "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall" | Coldplay |
| 20 | "Mr. Know It All" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 21 | "Arms" | Christina Perri |
| 22 | "Tonight, Tonight" | Hot Chelle Rae |
| 23 | "Give Me Everything" | Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack |
| 24 | "If I Die Young" | The Band Perry |
| 25 | "Not Over You | Gavin DeGraw |
| 26 | "Party" | Beyoncé feat. André 3000 |
| 27 | "Save Me San Francisco" | Train |
| 28 | "It Girl | Jason Derülo |
| 29 | "Keep Your Head Up" | Andy Grammer |
| 30 | "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 31 | "Without You" | David Guetta feat. Usher |
| 32 | "Super Bass" | Nicki Minaj |
| 33 | "Brighter Than the Sun" | Colbie Caillat |
| 34 | "When We Stand Together" | Nickelback |
| 35 | "Criminal" | Britney Spears |
| 36 | "Paris (Ooh La La)" | Grace Potter and the Nocturnals |
| 37 | "Skyscraper" | Demi Lovato |
| 38 | "Barton Hollow" | The Civil Wars |
| 39 | "Domino" | Jessie J |
| 40 | "Crawling Back to You" | Daughtry |
2012[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye feat. Kimbra |
| 2 | "We Are Young" | fun. feat. Janelle Monáe |
| 3 | "Payphone" | Maroon 5 |
| 4 | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | Kelly Clarkson |
| 5 | "Ho Hey" | The Lumineers |
| 6 | "Where Have You Been" | Rihanna |
| 7 | "Drive By | Train |
| 8 | "Lights" | Ellie Goulding |
| 9 | "Call Me Maybe" | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| 10 | "I Will Wait" | Mumford & Sons |
| 11 | "Set Fire to the Rain" | Adele |
| 12 | "Everybody Talks" | Neon Trees |
| 13 | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" | P!nk |
| 14 | "Whistle" | Flo Rida |
| 15 | "Give Your Heart a Break" | Demi Lovato |
| 16 | "The A Team" | Ed Sheeran |
| 17 | "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" | Taylor Swift |
| 18 | "Locked Out of Heaven" | Bruno Mars |
| 19 | "Wide Awake" | Katy Perry |
| 20 | "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" | Ne-Yo |
2013[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Blurred Lines" | Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell |
| 2 | "Royals" | Lorde |
| 3 | "Can't Hold Us" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton |
| 4 | "Roar" | Katy Perry |
| 5 | "Mirrors" | Justin Timberlake |
| 6 | "Just Give Me a Reason" | P!nk feat. Nate Ruess |
| 7 | "When I Was Your Man" | Bruno Mars |
| 8 | "Daylight" | Maroon 5 |
| 9 | "Wrecking Ball" | Miley Cyrus |
| 10 | "Radioactive" | Imagine Dragons |
| 11 | "I Knew You Were Trouble" | Taylor Swift |
| 12 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii feat. Aloe Blacc |
| 13 | "Counting Stars" | OneRepublic |
| 14 | "Applause" | Lady Gaga |
| 15 | "Stay" | Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko |
| 16 | "Carry On" | fun. |
| 17 | "Gone, Gone, Gone" | Phillip Phillips |
| 18 | "I Love It" | Icona Pop |
| 19 | "Still Into You" | Paramore |
| 20 | "Heart Attack" | Demi Lovato |
| 21 | "Clarity" | Zedd feat. Foxes |
| 22 | "Thrift Shop" | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz |
| 23 | "Try" | P!nk |
| 24 | "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z |
| 25 | "I Need Your Love" | Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding |
| 26 | "Safe And Sound" | Capital Cities |
| 27 | "Next To Me" | Emeli Sandé |
| 28 | "Brave" | Sara Bareilles |
| 29 | "Treasure" | Bruno Mars |
| 30 | "The Wire" | Haim |
| 31 | "Demons" | Imagine Dragons |
| 32 | "Troublemaker" | Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida |
| 33 | "Cups (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone")" | Anna Kendrick |
| 34 | "Summertime Sadness" | Lana Del Rey |
| 35 | "Love Somebody" | Maroon 5 |
| 36 | "The Other Side" | Jason Derulo |
| 37 | "Closer" | Tegan And Sara |
| 38 | "Let Her Go" | Passenger |
| 39 | "Heart Beats" | Johnnyswim |
| 40 | "Lego House" | Ed Sheeran |
2014[]
| Rank | Song | Artist(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "All of Me" | John Legend |
| 2 | "Happy" | Pharrell Williams |
| 3 | "Ain't It Fun" | Paramore |
| 4 | "Stay with Me" | Sam Smith |
| 5 | "Habits" | Tove Lo |
| 6 | "Am I Wrong" | Nico & Vinz |
| 7 | "Timber" | Pitbull feat. Kesha |
| 8 | "Talk Dirty" | Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz |
| 9 | "Rude" | Magic! |
| 10 | "Fancy" | Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX |
| 11 | "Shake It Off" | Taylor Swift |
| 12 | "All About That Bass" | Meghan Trainor |
| 13 | "Dark Horse" | Katy Perry feat. Juicy J |
| 14 | "Team" | Lorde |
| 15 | "The Monster" | Eminem feat. Rihanna |
| 16 | "Maps" | Maroon 5 |
| 17 | "Latch" | Disclosure feat. Sam Smith |
| 18 | "Don't" | Ed Sheeran |
| 19 | "Boom Clap" | Charli XCX |
| 20 | "Story of My Life" | One Direction |
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