Most Streamed Charts (2022)

In November 2022, to mark the 70th anniversary of the first UK’s Official Singles Chart, the Official Charts Company created a chart exclusively for BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 featuring the most streamed songs released in each year since the inception of the chart in 1952. (source: BBC)

The songs for each decade were as follows:

1952-1959

 * 1952 Singin' In The Rain - Gene Kelly
 * 1953 That’s Amore, - Dean Martin
 * 1954 I've Got A Woman - Ray Charles
 * 1955 Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
 * 1956 I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
 * 1957 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
 * 1958 Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry
 * 1959 Put Your Head On My Shoulder - Paul Anka

1960-1969

 * 1960 At Last - by Etta James
 * 1961 Stand By Me - Ben E King
 * 1962 Cry To Me - Solomon Burke
 * 1963 Be My Baby - The Ronettes
 * 1964 My Girl - The Temptations
 * 1965 I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
 * 1966 Paint It Black - The Rolling Stones
 * 1967 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
 * 1968 (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
 * 1969 Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles

1970-1979

 * 1970 Your Song - Elton John
 * 1971 Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver
 * 1972 Tiny Dancer - Elton John
 * 1973 Jolene - Dolly Parton
 * 1974 Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * 1975 Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
 * 1976 Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
 * 1977 Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
 * 1978 September - Earth Wind & Fire
 * 1979 Don't Stop Me Now - Queen

1980-1989

 * 1980 Another One Bites The Dust - Queen
 * 1981 Don't Stop Believin’ - Journey
 * 1982 Africa - Toto
 * 1983 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
 * 1984 Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham!
 * 1985 Summer Of '69 - Bryan Adams
 * 1986 Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi
 * 1987 I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
 * 1988 Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac
 * 1989 We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

1990-1999

 * 1990 Thunderstruck - AC/DC
 * 1991 Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
 * 1992 Creep - Radiohead
 * 1993 What Is Love - Haddaway
 * 1994 Juicy - The Notorious B.I.G
 * 1995 Wonderwall - Oasis
 * 1996 No Diggity - Blackstreet Ft. Dr Dre
 * 1997 Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
 * 1998 Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
 * 1999 No Scrubs - TLC

2000-2009

 * 2000 Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader
 * 2001 How You Remind Me - Nickelback
 * 2002 Lose Yourself - Eminem
 * 2003 Mr Brightside - The Killers
 * 2004 Let Me Love You - Mario
 * 2005 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
 * 2006 Naïve - The Kooks
 * 2007 Fluorescent Adolescent - Arctic Monkeys
 * 2008 I'm Yours - Jason Mraz
 * 2009 Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus

2010-2019

 * 2010 Love The Way You Lie - Eminem Ft. Rihanna
 * 2011 Someone Like You - Adele
 * 2012 Let Her Go - Passenger
 * 2013 Riptide - Vance Joy
 * 2014 Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheeran
 * 2015 Cheap Thrills - Sia
 * 2016 Say You Won't Let Go - James Arthur
 * 2017 Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran
 * 2018 Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
 * 2019 Dance Monkey - Tones & I

2020-2022

 * 2020 Head & Heart - Joel Corry Ft. MNEK
 * 2021 Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran
 * 2022 As It Was - Harry Styles

NB the above charts do not include the hit Christmas singles from each of the decades (special chart TBA)