El servicio de música en streaming Spotify anunció cuáles son "las canciones más escuchadas durante los últimos 50 años", comenzando en la década de 1950 y siguiendo hasta el año 2000. El dato surge a partir del análisis de más de 5.500 millones de playlists de músicas por décadas creados por sus usuarios.

Top 20 de las canciones de los 50

1. Lollipop - The Chordettes
2. Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers
3. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
4. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
5. Runaway - Del Shannon
6. Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte
7. Dream Lover - Bobby Darin
8. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
9. Runaround Sue - Dion
10. Stupid Cupid - Connie Francis
11. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
12. C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochran
13. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
14. Diana - Paul Anka
15. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
16. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly
17. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
18. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
19. Tequila (Original) - The Champs
20. Mr Sandman - The Chordettes

Top 20 de las canciones de los 60


1. It's Your Thing - The Isley Brothers
2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
3. The Ghetto - Donny Hathaway
4. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
5. Green Onions (45 version) - Booker T. & The MG's
6. I Wish It Would Rain - The Temptations
7. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
8. Can I Change My Mind - Tyrone Davis
9. Son Of A Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
10. My Guy - Single Version - Mary Wells
11. What A Man - Linda Lyndell
12. Cissy Strut - The Meters
13. Tell It Like It Is - Aaron Neville
14. Express Yourself - The Watts 103rd. Street Rhythm Band, Charles Wright
15. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
16. Get out of My Life Woman - Lee Dorsey
17. Happy Together - The Turtles
18. Wish Someone Would Care - Irma Thomas
19. Rainy Night In Georgia - Brook Benton
20. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding

Top 20 de las canciones de los 70


1. Evil Woman - Electric Light Orchestra
2. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
3. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
4. A Horse with No Name - America
5. September - Earth, Wind & Fire
6. Take It Easy- Eagles
7. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
8. The Passenger - Iggy Pop
9. Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede
10. I Wonder - Rodriguez
11. Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees
12. Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
13. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
14. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
15. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
16. Piano Man - Billy Joel
17. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
18. Surrender - Cheap Trick
19. Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips
20. American Pie - Don McLean

Top 20 de las canciones de los 80


1. Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
2. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston
3. Billie Jean - Single Version - Michael Jackson
4. Africa - Toto
5. Girls Just Want to Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
6. Take On Me - A-ha
7. Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
8. Sweet Dreams(Are Made of This) - Eurythmics
9. Wake Me up Before You Go-Go - Wham!
10. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
11. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
12. Beat It - Michael Jackson
13. Don't You (Forget About Me) - Simple Minds
14. Your Love - The Outfield
15. Manic Monday - The Bangles
16. Down Under - Men At Work
17. Born in the U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
18. Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
19. We Built This City - Starship
20. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

Top 20 de las canciones de los 90


1. Wannabe - Spice Girls
2. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Waterfalls - TLC
4. Pretty Fly (For a White Guy) - The Offspring
5. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
6. Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Backstreet Boys
7. Inside Out - Eve 6
8. Torn - Natalie Imbruglia
9. Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
10. Wonderwall - Oasis
11. Genie in a Bottle - Christina Aguilera
12. Drive - Incubus
13. How's It Going To Be - Third Eye Blind
14. Good Riddance [Time Of Your Life] - Green Day
15. Bitter Sweet Symphony - The Verve
16. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.
17. I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys
18. Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) - Lou Bega
19. When I Come Around - Green Day
20. ...Baby One More Time - Britney Spears

Top 20 de las canciones del 2000

1. Yeah! - Usher
2. Crazy in Love - Beyoncé
3. It Wasn't Me - Shaggy
4. In Da Club - 50 Cent
5. Hey Ya! - OutKast
6. Always On Time - Ja Rule
7. Cry Me a River - Justin Timberlake
8. Hot In Herre - Nelly
9. Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly
10. Dilemma - Nelly
11. Get Ur Freak On - Missy Elliott
12. Family Affair - Mary J. Blige
13. The Real Slim Shady - Eminem
14. Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve ft. Gwen Stefani
15. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado
16. Suga Suga - Baby Bash
17. Drop It Like It's Hot - Snoop Dogg
18. One, Two Step - Ciara
19. Fallin' - Alicia Keys
20. Milkshake – Kelis