Points system edit

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th/Top of Month
Points Awarded 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Yearly Records edit

2020s edit

Early Statistics Era edit

Rank Artist Song Year of Release Debut
2019
1st   Marvin Gaye "Let's Get It On" 1973 N/A
2nd   Dick Dale and his Del-Tones "Miserlou" 1962 July 6
3rd   The Verve "The Drugs Don't Work" 1997 N/A
4th   Luther Vandross
  Mariah Carey
"Endless Love" 1994 April 3
5th   The Killers "Mr. Brightside" 2003 N/A
6th   Heuss l'Enfoiré
  Sofiane
"Khapta" 2019 N/A
7th   Peppino Gagliardi "Che vuole questa musica stasera" 1968 N/A
8th   Chris Isaak "Wicked Game" 1989 N/A
9th   Eagles "Desperado" 1973 March 6
10th   Sam Cooke "Bring It On Home to Me" 1962 March 4
Most points (country):   United States (72)
Most points (artist):   Marvin Gaye (25)
2020
1st   The Five Satins "In the Still of the Night" 1956 N/A
2nd   The Platters "The Great Pretender" 1955 N/A
3rd   Frank Sinatra "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" 1958 March 12
4th   Julian Sas "Blues for J" 2000 May 9
5th   Percy Sledge "When a Man Loves a Woman" 1966 February 17
6th   Jacques Brel "Amsterdam" 1964 June 30
7th   The High Kings "The Rocky Road to Dublin" 2008 August 20
8th   Audrey Hepburn "Moon River" 1961 N/A
9th   The Righteous Brothers "Unchained Melody" 1965 N/A
10th   The Moody Blues "Nights in White Satin" 1967 N/A
Most points (country):   United States (70)
Most points (artist):   The Five Satins (25)
2021
1st   Lou Reed "Perfect Day" 1972 April 8
2nd   The Hollies "Don't Let Me Down" 1974 April 8
3rd   The Beatles "The Long and Winding Road (naked version)" 1970/2003 April 13
4th   The Beatles "Don't Let Me Down" 1969 March 8
5th   The Beatles "Yesterday" 1965 N/A
6th   Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues" 1968 August 21
7th   Homin Lviv Municipal Choir "Vichnaya Pamyat" 2019 October 25
8th   Harry Styles "Sign of the Times" 2017 N/A
9th   The Beatles "Across the Universe" 1969 March 20
10th   Elton John "Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)" 1972 N/A
Most points (country):   United Kingdom (62)
Most points (artist):   The Beatles (37)

Extended Statistics Era edit

Year Rank Artist Song Year of Release Debut
2022
Year-End Leaderboard
1st   The Smiths "I Know It's Over" 1986 October 5
2nd   Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever" 1986 July 30
3rd   Lou Reed "Perfect Day" 1972 N/A
4th   Margo Guryan "Sunday Morning" 1968 January 13
5th   Queen "Fat Bottomed Girls" 1978 July 30
6th   Mitski "I Bet on Losing Dogs" 2016 April 1
7th   Elliott Smith "Between the Bars" 1997 October 3
8th   Postmodern Jukebox
  Haley Reinhart
"Don't Speak" 2021 April 4
9th   Queen "Somebody to Love" 1976 N/A
10th   Dire Straits "Your Latest Trick" 1985 N/A
Monthly Leaderboard
January   Margo Guryan "Sunday Morning" 1968 January 13
February   The Graham Bond Organisation "Wade in the Water" 1965 February 19
March   Dusty Springfield "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" 1966 March 15
April   Jorge Ben "Mas, que Nada!" 1963 April 5
May   Frank Sinatra "My Way of Life" 1968 May 6
June   Isabelle Pierre [fr] "Le temps est bon" 1972 June 10
July   Kansas "Carry On Wayward Son" 1976 July 5
August   Queen "Who Wants to Live Forever" 1986 August 14*
September   Def Leppard "Photograph" 1983 September 25*
October   The Smiths "I Know It's Over" 1986 October 5
November   Queen "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" 1976 November 27
December   Tina Charles "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" 1976 December 11
Most points (country):   United Kingdom (57)
Most points (artist):   Queen (30)
2023
Year-End Leaderboard
1st   John Denver "Annie's Song" 1974 April 29
2nd   David Bowie "Moonage Daydream" 1972 July 1
3rd   Electric Light Orchestra "Telephone Line" 1976 July 27
4th   Tame Impala "Let It Happen" 2015 September 27
5th   Hozier "Francesca" 2023 October 1
6th   Prince "Purple Rain" 1984 N/A
7th   Heart "Crazy on You" 1975 July 16
8th   Elliott Smith "Miss Misery" 1997 May 14
9th   Alice Cooper "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" 1976 May 5
10th   Blue Rodeo "Try" 1987 May 5
Monthly Leaderboard
January   Bob Marley and the Wailers "Burnin' and Lootin'" 1973 January 2
February   Linda Ronstadt "Long, Long Time" 1970 February 5
March   Prince "Purple Rain" 1984 March 29*
April   Mazzy Star "Fade into You" 1993 April 18*
May   John Denver "Annie's Song" 1974 May 6*
June   Rainbow "Catch the Rainbow" 1975 June 26*
July   David Bowie "Moonage Daydream" 1972 July 1
August   John Lennon "Oh My Love" 1971 August 2
September   The Doors "The Crystal Ship" 1967 September 8
October   Queen "I Want to Break Free" 1984 October 5
November   Bee Gees "If I Can't Have You" 1977 November 25
December   Pink Floyd "Young Lust" 1979 December 21
Most points (country):   United States (45)
Most points (artist):   John Denver (25)
2024
Year-End Leaderboard
1st TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
2nd TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
3rd TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
4th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
5th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
6th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
7th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
8th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
9th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
10th TBD "TBD" XXXX TBD
Monthly Leaderboard
January   The Delfonics "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" 1970 January 21*
February   Miles Davis Quintet "It Never Entered My Mind" 1959 February 16
March   Electric Light Orchestra "Can't Get It Out of My Head" 1974 March 8
April   Bob Marley and the Wailers "Is This Love" 1978 April 15
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Most points (country): TBD
Most points (artist): TBD

Statistics edit

Wins by country edit

Rank Country Points Nominations Nominees Medals Wins Top of Month
1   United States 274 24(10) 23(6) 8 4 10
2   United Kingdom 190 17(13) 12(7) 7 1 13
3   Ireland 16 2 2 0 0 0
4   Australia 13 1(1) 1(1) 0 0 1
5   Netherlands 12 1 1 0 0 0
6   France 8 1 1 0 0 0
  Belgium 8 1 1 0 0 0
7   Italy 6 1 1 0 0 0
  Ukraine 6 1 1 0 0 0
8   Canada 2 1(1) 1(1) 0 0 1
  Jamaica 2 0(2) 0(1) 0 0 2
9   Brazil 1 0(1) 0(1) 0 0 1


North American winners by state/province edit

Rank State/Province Nominations Nominees Points Highest Placement
1   New York 5.5(1) 4.5(1) 75   (Lou Reed, 2021)
2   California 5(2) 5(2) 46   (Dick Dale & his Del-Tones, 2019 · The Platters, 2020)
3   Colorado 1(1) 1 26   (John Denver, 2023)
4   District of Columbia 1 1 25   (Marvin Gaye, 2019)
  Connecticut 1 1 25   (The Five Satins, 2020)
5   New Jersey 1(1) 1 16   (Frank Sinatra, 2020)
6   Nevada 1 1 10 5th (The Killers, 2019)
  Alabama 1 1 10 5th (Percy Sledge, 2020)
  Oregon 2 1 10 7th (Elliott Smith, 2022)
7   Minnesota 1(1) 1 9 6th (Prince, 2023)
8   Tennessee 1 1 8 6th (Johnny Cash, 2021)
9   Washington 1 1 6 7th (Heart, 2023)
10   Arizona 1(1) 1(1) 3 9th (Alice Cooper, 2023)
11   Illinois 1.5 1.5 2 8th (Haley Reinhart (½), 2022)
12   Quebec 0(1) 0(1) 1 Top of Month (Isabelle Pierre [fr], 2022)
  Kansas 0(1) 0(1) 1 Top of Month (Kansas, 2022)
  Ontario 1 1 1 10th (Blue Rodeo, 2023)
  Pennsylvania 0(1) 0(1) 1 Top of Month (The Delfonics, 2024)

Wins by artist edit

Rank Artist Points Nominations Medals Wins Top of Month
1   Lou Reed 40 2 2 1 0
2   The Beatles 37 4 1 0 0
3   Queen 33 3(3) 1 0 3
4   The Smiths 26 1(1) 1 1 1
  John Denver 26 1(1) 1 1 1
5   Marvin Gaye 25 1 1 1 0
  The Five Satins 25 1 1 1 0
6   David Bowie 19 1(1) 1 0 1
7   Dick Dale and his Del-Tones 18 1 1 0 0
  The Platters 18 1 1 0 0
  The Hollies 18 1 1 0 0
8   Frank Sinatra 16 1(1) 1 0 1
  Electric Light Orchestra 16 1(1) 1 0 1
9   The Verve 15 1 1 0 0
10   Margo Guryan 13 1(1) 0 0 1
11   Luther Vandross
  Mariah Carey
12 1 0 0 0
  Julian Sas 12 1 0 0 0
  Tame Impala 12 1 0 0 0
12   The Killers 10 1 0 0 0
  Percy Sledge 10 1 0 0 0
  Hozier 10 1 0 0 0
  Elliott Smith 10 2 0 0 0
13   Prince 9 1(1) 0 0 1
14   Heuss l'Enfoiré
  Sofiane
8 1 0 0 0
  Jacques Brel 8 1 0 0 0
  Johnny Cash 8 1 0 0 0
  Mitski 8 1 0 0 0
15   Peppino Gagliardi 6 1 0 0 0
  The High Kings 6 1 0 0 0
  Homin Lviv Municipal Choir 6 1 0 0 0
  Heart 6 1 0 0 0
16   Chris Isaak 4 1 0 0 0
  Audrey Hepburn 4 1 0 0 0
  Harry Styles 4 1 0 0 0
  Postmodern Jukebox
  Haley Reinhart
4 1 0 0 0
17   Eagles 2 1 0 0 0
  The Righteous Brothers 2 1 0 0 0
  Alice Cooper 2 1 0 0 0
  Bob Marley and the Wailers 2 0(2) 0 0 2
18   Sam Cooke 1 1 0 0 0
  The Moody Blues 1 1 0 0 0
  Elton John 1 1 0 0 0
  The Graham Bond Organisation 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Dusty Springfield 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Jorge Ben 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Isabelle Pierre [fr] 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Kansas 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Def Leppard 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Dire Straits 1 1 0 0 0
  Tina Charles 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Linda Ronstadt 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Mazzy Star 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Rainbow 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  John Lennon 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  The Doors 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Bee Gees 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Blue Rodeo 1 1 0 0 0
  Pink Floyd 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  The Delfonics 1 0(1) 0 0 1
  Miles Davis Quintet 1 0(1) 0 0 1