Canción del verano

1955: “Rock Around the Clock,” Bill Haley & His Comets
1956: “Hound Dog,” Elvis Presley
1957: “Love Letters in the Sand,” Pat Boone
1958: “Summertime Blues,” Eddie Cochran
1959: “See You in September,” the Tempos
1960: “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka-Dot Bikini,” Brian Hyland
1961: “Runaway,” Del Shannon
1962: “The Loco-Motion,” Little Eva
1963: “Surf City,” Jan & Dean
1964: “I Get Around,” the Beach Boys
1965: “California Girls,” the Beach Boys
1966: “Summer in the City,” the Lovin’ Spoonful
1967: “Groovin,’ ” the Rascals
1968: “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” the Rolling Stones
1969: “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” Sly and the Family Stone
1970: “In the Summertime,” Mungo Jerry
1971: “Brown Sugar,” the Rolling Stones
1972: “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper
1973: “My Love,” Wings
1974: “Rock the Boat,” the Hues Corporation
1975: “One of These Nights,” Eagles
1976: “(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,” KC and the Sunshine Band
1977: “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett
1978: “Hot Blooded,” Foreigner
1979: “My Sharona,” the Knack
1980: “Funkytown,” Lipps, Inc.
1981: “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield
1982: “Jack and Diane,” John Cougar Mellencamp
1983: “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats
1984: “The Reflex,” Duran Duran
1985: “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News
1986: “Venus,” Banarama
1987: “Here I Go Again,” Whitesnake
1988: “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard
1989: “Good Thing,” Fine Young Cannibals
1990: “Vogue,” Madonna
1991: “Unbelievable,” EMF
1992: “Jump,” Kris Kross
1993: “Whoomp! There It Is,” Tag Team
1994: “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow
1995: “Fantastic Voyage,” Coolio
1996: “The Macarena,” Los Del Rio
1997: “Walking on the Sun,” Smash Mouth
1998: “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It,” Will Smith
1999: “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” Ricky Martin
2000: “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Baha Men
2001: “Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child
2002: “Hot in Herre,” Nelly
2003: “Crazy in Love,” Beyoncé
2004: “Yeah,” Usher
2005: “Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani

Así quedaría la cosa a la espera de este 2006.

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