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Grammy-nominated or not, No. 1 hits over the years

Posted February 25, 2021 6:00 am

By MESFIN FEKADU

FILE - The Weeknd performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Tampa, Fla. on Feb. 7, 2021. The Weeknd had the No. 1 song of 2020 but 'Blinding Lights' was not nominated for a Grammy Award. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File) The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - The exclusion of The Weeknd's 'œBlinding Lights" at the 2021 Grammy Awards shocked many, but he's in good company: Prince's 'œWhen Doves Cry" never scored a nomination either.

Here's a look at every Billboard No. 1 hit of the year since 1958, Grammy-nominated or not.

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2020: The Weeknd, 'œBlinding Lights'ť

2019: Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, 'œOld Town Road'ť (Won Grammy)

2018: Drake, 'œGod's Plan'ť (Won)

2017: Ed Sheeran, 'œShape of You'ť (Won)

2016: Justin Bieber, 'œLove Yourself'ť (Grammy-nominated)

2015: Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, 'œUptown Funk'ť (Won)

2014: Pharrell Williams, 'œHappy'ť (Won)

2013: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, 'œThrift Shop'ť (Won)

2012: Gotye featuring Kimbra, 'œSomebody That I Used to Know'ť (Won)

2011: Adele, 'œRolling In the Deep'ť (Won)

2010: Kesha, 'œTik Tok'ť

2009: Black Eyed Peas, 'œBoom Boom Pow'ť (Won)

2008: Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, 'œGet Low'ť (Nominated)

2007: BeyoncÃ©, 'œIrreplaceable'ť (Nominated)

2006: Daniel Powter, 'œBad Day'ť (Nominated)

2005: Mariah Carey, 'œWe Belong Together'ť (Won)

2004: Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris, 'œYeah!'ť (Won)

2003: 50 Cent, 'œIn Da Club'ť (Nominated)

2002: Nickelback, 'œHow You Remind Me'ť (Nominated)

2001: Lifehouse, 'œHanging by a Moment'ť

2000: Faith Hill, 'œBreathe'ť (Won)

1999: Cher, 'œBelieve'ť (Won)

1998: Next, 'œToo Close'ť

1997: Elton John 'œCandle In the Wind 1997'ť (Won)

1996: Los del RÃo, 'œMacarena (Bayside Boys Mix)'ť

1995: Coolio, 'œGangsta's Paradise'ť (Won)

1994: Ace of Base, 'œThe Sign'ť (Nominated)

1993: Whitney Houston, 'œI Will Always Love You'ť (Won)

1992: Boyz II Men, 'œEnd of the Road'ť (Won)

1991: Bryan Adams, 'œ(Everything I Do) I Do It for You'ť (Won)

1990: Wilson Phillips, 'œHold On'ť (Nominated)

1989: Chicago, 'œLook Away'ť

1988: George Michael, 'œFaith'ť

1987: The Bangles, 'œWalk Like an Egyptian'ť

1986: Dionne Warwick & Friends, 'œThat's What Friends Are For'ť (Won)

1985: Wham!, 'œCareless Whisper'ť

1984: Prince, 'œWhen Doves Cry'ť

1983: The Police, 'œEvery Breath You Take'ť (Won)

1982: Olivia Newton-John, 'œPhysical'ť (Nominated)

1981: Kim Carnes, 'œBette Davis Eyes'ť (Won)

1980: Blondie, 'œCall Me'ť (Nominated)

1979: The Knack, 'œMy Sharona'ť (Nominated)

1978: Andy Gibb, 'œShadow Dancing'ť

1977: Rod Stewart, 'œTonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)'ť

1976: Wings, 'œSilly Love Songs'ť

1975: Captain & Tennille, 'œLove Will Keep Us Together'ť (Won)

1974: Barbra Streisand, 'œThe Way We Were'ť (Won)

1973: Tony Orlando and Dawn, 'œTie a Yellow Ribbon '~Round the Ole Oak Tree'ť (Nominated)

1972: Roberta Flack, 'œThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face'ť (Won)

1971: Three Dog Night, 'œJoy to the World'ť (Nominated)

1970: Simon & Garfunkel, 'œBridge Over Troubled Water'ť (Won)

1969: The Archies, 'œSugar, Sugar'ť

1968: The Beatles, 'œHey Jude'ť (Nominated)

1967: Lulu, 'œTo Sir with Love'ť

1966: SSgt. Barry Sadler, 'œBallad of the Green Berets'ť

1965: Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, 'œWooly Bully'ť (Nominated)

1964: The Beatles, 'œI Want to Hold Your Hand'ť (Nominated)

1963: Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, 'œSugar Shack'ť

1962: Acker Bilk, 'œStranger on the Shore'ť (Nominated)

1961: Bobby Lewis, 'œTossin' and Turnin''ť

1960: Percy Faith, 'œTheme from A Summer Place'ť (Won)

1959: Johnny Horton, 'œThe Battle of New Orleans'ť (Won)

1958: Domenico Modugno, 'œNel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare)'ť (Won)

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, file photo, the Weeknd performs at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Weeknd had the No. 1 song of 2020 but 'Blinding Lights' was not nominated for a Grammy Award. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - Singer Ke$ha performs at the Casio Shock the World 2010 event in New York on Aug. 2, 2010. Kesha's song, 'TiK ToK,' the drunken party anthem and multi-platinum debut single, a song that dominated the year in music, didn't garner a nomination at the Grammys. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, File) The Associated Press

FILE - Jason Wade of Lifehouse performs during the 2010 VH1 Do Something Awards in Los Angeles, on July 19, 2010. In the last 30 years, only five No. 1 songs of the year have missed out at the Grammys; The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights," Kesha's "Tik Tok," the rock-pop hit 'Hanging by a Moment' from Lifehouse, the top song of 2001; R&B trio Next's racy hit 'Too Close,' which won over 1998; and the 1996 pop culture moment that was the 'Macarena,' by Spanish duo Los del RÃo. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) The Associated Press

FILE - Jason Wade of Lifehouse performs at the Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash in Tampa on Jan. 29, 2009. In the last 30 years, only five No. 1 songs of the year have missed out at the Grammys; The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights," Kesha's "Tik Tok," the rock-pop hit 'Hanging by a Moment' from Lifehouse, the top song of 2001; R&B trio Next's racy hit 'Too Close,' which won over 1998; and the 1996 pop culture moment that was the 'Macarena,' by Spanish duo Los del RÃo. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File) The Associated Press

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