Song Wheel
Press Spin for a song title and its artist. For one decade only, choose it under “Choose a list”.
No spins yet. Each pick is listed here in order.
Songs on the wheel, by decade
1940s (4)
- Prisoner of Love (Perry Como)
- Near You (Francis Craig)
- Twelfth Street Rag (Pee Wee Hunt)
- Riders in the Sky (Vaughn Monroe Orchestra)
1950s (10)
- Goodnight, Irene (Gordon Jenkins and The Weavers)
- Too Young (Nat King Cole)
- Blue Tango (Leroy Anderson)
- Song from Moulin Rouge (Percy Faith)
- Little Things Mean a Lot (Kitty Kallen)
- Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White (Perez Prado)
- Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley)
- All Shook Up (Elvis Presley)
- Nel Blu Dipinto di Blu (Volare) (Domenico Modugno)
- The Battle of New Orleans (Johnny Horton)
1960s (12)
- Theme from "A Summer Place" (Percy Faith)
- Tossin' and Turnin' (Bobby Lewis)
- Stranger on the Shore (Mr. Acker Bilk)
- Sugar Shack (Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs)
- Surfin' U.S.A. (The Beach Boys)
- I Want to Hold Your Hand (The Beatles)
- Wooly Bully (Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs)
- The Ballad of the Green Berets (SSgt. Barry Sadler)
- California Dreamin' (The Mamas and the Papas)
- To Sir with Love (Lulu)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles)
- Sugar, Sugar (The Archies)
1970s (10)
- Bridge over Troubled Water (Simon & Garfunkel)
- Joy to the World (Three Dog Night)
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (Roberta Flack)
- Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree
- The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand)
- Love Will Keep Us Together (Captain & Tennille)
- Silly Love Songs (Wings)
- Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (Rod Stewart)
- Shadow Dancing (Andy Gibb)
- My Sharona (The Knack)
1980s (10)
- Call Me (Blondie)
- Bette Davis Eyes (Kim Carnes)
- Physical (Olivia Newton-John)
- Every Breath You Take (The Police)
- When Doves Cry (Prince)
- Careless Whisper (Wham! featuring George Michael)
- That's What Friends Are For (Dionne & Friends)
- Walk Like an Egyptian (The Bangles)
- Faith (George Michael)
- Look Away (Chicago)
1990s (11)
- Hold On (Wilson Phillips)
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (Bryan Adams)
- End of the Road (Boyz II Men)
- I Will Always Love You (Whitney Houston)
- The Sign (Ace of Base)
- Gangsta's Paradise (Coolio featuring L.V.)
- Macarena (Los del Río)
- Candle in the Wind 1997 (Elton John)
- Something About the Way You Look Tonight (Elton John)
- Too Close (Next)
- Believe (Cher)
2000s (10)
- Breathe (Faith Hill)
- Hanging by a Moment (Lifehouse)
- How You Remind Me (Nickelback)
- In Da Club (50 Cent)
- Yeah! (Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris)
- We Belong Together (Mariah Carey)
- Bad Day (Daniel Powter)
- Irreplaceable (Beyoncé)
- Low (Flo Rida featuring T-Pain)
- Boom Boom Pow (The Black Eyed Peas)
2010s (10)
- Tik Tok (Kesha)
- Rolling in the Deep (Adele)
- Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye featuring Kimbra)
- Thrift Shop (Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz)
- Happy (Pharrell Williams)
- Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars)
- Love Yourself (Justin Bieber)
- Shape of You (Ed Sheeran)
- God's Plan (Drake)
- Old Town Road (Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)
2020s (6)
- Blinding Lights (The Weeknd)
- Levitating (Dua Lipa)
- Heat Waves (Glass Animals)
- Last Night (Morgan Wallen)
- Lose Control (Teddy Swims)
- Die with a Smile (Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars)
Source: Wikipedia, article “List of Billboard Year-End number-one singles and albums”, as last edited on July 3, 2026. We read it on October 13, 2026.
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About the song wheel
Each of the 83 songs here is listed as the top single of its year on the year-end pop chart of Billboard magazine, in the Wikipedia article they were taken from. The years run from 1946 to 2025, and an entry reads as the title, then the artist in brackets: “Hey Jude (The Beatles)”. One title is too long for that and appears without its artist. Under “Choose a list” the songs are sorted by decade, from the “1940s” (4 songs, starting in 1946) to the “2020s” (6 so far).
It is one chart’s record, not a recommendation and not a list of every song. Some of the songs have lyrics meant for grown-ups, so listen first before you play one for young children.
For a playlist with no repeats, choose a decade and switch on “Remove the winner after each spin”. Every song that comes up is taken off the wheel, so none lands on your playlist twice. In a decade with 10 songs each one has a 1 in 10 chance (10%), and with all 83 loaded it is 1 in 83 (1.2%).
Ways to use the song wheel
- Karaoke or a sing-along: whoever is up next sings the song that comes up.
- Music quiz: read out the title and ask the room who recorded it.
- Party: spin for the next song to dance to, then put it on yourself.
- Pick one decade and let three spins choose what you listen to tonight.
How to use the wheel
- Type or paste your options, one per line. The wheel redraws as you type.
- Press Spin, click the wheel, or press Ctrl+Enter while you are in the list.
- Read the pick. Remove it from the wheel if nobody should be picked twice, then spin again.
How the pick is made
Before the wheel moves, your browser draws one slice at random with crypto.getRandomValues, the same generator browsers use for security keys. Every slice has the same chance. The spin you watch only plays that result out.
Nothing about the animation changes the outcome: not how hard you click, not how long the wheel turns, not the size of your screen. The pointer always stops inside a slice, never on a line.
Your list stays in your browser. A link you copy carries the list inside the link itself, so nothing is uploaded.
Questions about the song wheel
- Is this site connected to Billboard?
- No. It has no tie to Billboard, to any record label or to any artist. The titles come from a Wikipedia article and are listed so the wheel can pick one.
- Does the wheel play the song it picks?
- No. All you get is a title and an artist: there is no music on this page and no link to a recording.
- Why do some years have two songs?
- Because the source lists them that way: it names two songs for 1963 and for 1966, and the top single of 1997 carried two songs. Every other year from 1946 to 2025 has one.
- Can I spin my own songs instead?
- Yes. Press “Clear list” and type your songs, one per line. Your own list stays in this browser, and “Copy link to this wheel” gives you a link to pass to a friend.