Year by Year
Thirty years, one page each: every song that hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, what everyday things cost, and the commercials people were watching.
The 1980s
1980
Biggest #1: Call Me — Blondie
Gas: $1.25
1981
Biggest #1: Bette Davis Eyes — Kim Carnes
Gas: $1.38
1982
Biggest #1: I Love Rock 'N Roll — Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Gas: $1.29
1983
Biggest #1: Every Breath You Take — The Police
Gas: $1.24
1984
Biggest #1: Jump — Van Halen
Gas: $1.21
1985
Biggest #1: Like A Virgin — Madonna
Gas: $1.20
1986
Biggest #1: That's What Friends Are For — Dionne & Friends Featuring Elton John, Gladys Knight And Stevie Wonder
Gas: $0.93
1987
Biggest #1: Livin' On A Prayer — Bon Jovi
Gas: $0.95
1988
Biggest #1: Roll With It — Steve Winwood
Gas: $0.95
1989
Biggest #1: Miss You Much — Janet Jackson
Gas: $1.02
The 1990s
1990
Biggest #1: Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O'Connor
Gas: $1.16
1991
Biggest #1: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You — Bryan Adams
Gas: $1.14
1992
Biggest #1: End Of The Road (From "Boomerang") — Boyz II Men
Gas: $1.13
1993
Biggest #1: I Will Always Love You — Whitney Houston
Gas: $1.11
1994
Biggest #1: I'll Make Love To You — Boyz II Men
Gas: $1.11
1995
Biggest #1: Fantasy — Mariah Carey
Gas: $1.15
1996
Biggest #1: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) — Los Del Rio
Gas: $1.23
1997
Biggest #1: Candle In The Wind 1997/Something About The Way You Look Tonight — Elton John
Gas: $1.23
1998
Biggest #1: The Boy Is Mine — Brandy & Monica
Gas: $1.06
1999
Biggest #1: Smooth — Santana Featuring Rob Thomas
Gas: $1.17
The 2000s
2000
Biggest #1: Maria Maria — Santana Featuring The Product G&B
Gas: $1.51
2001
Biggest #1: All For You — Janet
Gas: $1.46
2002
Biggest #1: Foolish — Ashanti
Gas: $1.36
2003
Biggest #1: In Da Club — 50 Cent
Gas: $1.59
2004
Biggest #1: Yeah! — Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Gas: $1.88
2005
Biggest #1: We Belong Together — Mariah Carey
Gas: $2.29
2006
Biggest #1: SexyBack — Justin Timberlake
Gas: $2.59
2007
Biggest #1: Irreplaceable — Beyonce
Gas: $2.80
2008
Biggest #1: Low — Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain
Gas: $3.27
2009
Biggest #1: I Gotta Feeling — The Black Eyed Peas
Gas: $2.35