November 24, 2009
9. Kelly Clarkson- Already Gone
8. Justin Bieber- One Less Lonely Girl
7. Kris Allen- Live Like We're Dying
6. Jay-Z- Empire State of Mind
5. Orianthi- According To You
4. Jay Sean- Do You Remember
3. Owl City- Fireflies
2. Rihanna- Russian Roulette
1. David Guetta- Sexy Chick
9. Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Through This
8. Pink - Just Like a Pill
7. Mario - Just a Friend 2002
6. DJ Sammy f/ Yanou and Do - Heaven
5. Vanessa Carlton - Ordinary Day
4. Eminem - Without Me
3. Seven and the Sun - Walk With Me
2. Nelly - Hot in Herre
1. Avril lavigne - Complicated
9. Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
8. Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland - Promiscuous
7. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
6. Cassie - Me & U
5. The Fray - Over my Head (Cable Car)
4. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
3. Rihanna - Unfaithful
2. Chamillionaire f/ Krayzie Bone - Ridin'
1. Panic! At the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I thought we were all going to die that day (I was young and naive! ) but this countdown was so good that it relaxed me and I didn't care if we died or not.
Just some info on what Z100 does for their year-end list....
On Christmas Eve at noon, the station airs a (pre-recorded) countdown show of the top 100 songs for the year, based on the total number of song spins, listener requests, and weekly playlist success (peak position, weeks on). The show is then repeated an average of once a day over the following week, with a final broadcast airing in January.
Songs that are released in the final quarter of the year can be problematic; if a song is very popular during the last three months of the year and is in high rotation, it will often peak higher than a song that had been in medium rotation for a number of months. However, if a popular song is only in low to medium rotation during the later part of the year, it will often chart very low or not at all on the year end countdown, only to appear very high on the countdown of the following year.
These songs hit #1 on Z100's Top 100 Songs from 1983 to 2008.
1983: The Police - "Every Breath You Take"
1984: Prince - "When Doves Cry"
1985: Wham! - "Careless Whisper"
1986: Patti LaBelle ft. Michael McDonald - "On My Own"
1987: Atlantic Starr - "Always"
1988: George Michael - "One More Try"
1989: Bon Jovi - "I'll Be There for You"
1990: Madonna - "Vogue"
1991: Bryan Adams - "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You"
1992: Boyz II Men - "End of the Road"
1993: Mariah Carey - "Dreamlover"
1994: Melissa Etheridge - "Come to My Window"
1995: Pearl Jam - "Better Man"
1996: Alanis Morissette - "Ironic"
1997: Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life"
1998: Goo Goo Dolls - "Iris"
1999: Sixpence None the Richer - "Kiss Me"
2000: Destiny's Child - "Jumpin', Jumpin'"
2001: Lifehouse - "Hanging by a Moment"
2002: Linkin Park - "In the End"
2003: Evanescence - "Bring Me to Life"
2004: Usher ft. Ludacris and Lil Jon - "Yeah!"
2005: Kelly Clarkson - "Behind These Hazel Eyes"
2006: Shakira ft. Wyclef Jean - "Hips Don't Lie"
2007: Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - "The Way I Are"
2008: Chris Brown - "Forever"
Kelly Clarkson was the first artist to hold the top two positions on the annual list, with "Behind These Hazel Eyes" and "Since U Been Gone" in 2005. This achievement was equaled in 2007 when Timbaland held these spots with "The Way I Are" and "Give It To Me" at number one and two respectively.
Shakira was the first Latina singer to top the countdown.
Third Eye Blind, Lifehouse, and Evanescence are the only artists to have their debut single top the countdown.
Only four songs that topped the countdown were collaborations. In 1986 with Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald; in 2004 with Usher, Ludacris, and Lil Jon; in 2006 with Shakira and Wyclef Jean; and in 2007 with Timbaland, Keri Hilson, and D.O.E..
No artist as listed has even topped the chart twice, though, technically George Michael has topped it twice (once with Wham! in 1985, and as a solo artist in 1988).
* No artist as listed has even topped the chart twice, though, technically George Michael has topped it twice (once with Wham! in 1985, and as a solo artist in 1988).
About to happen this year right? with Kelly's MLWSWY?
November 26, 2009- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
9. Jay-Z- Empire State of Mind
8. Kris Allen- Live Like We're Dying
7. Lady GaGa- Paparazzi
6. Justin Bieber- One Less Lonely Girl
5. Owl City- Fireflies
4. Iyaz- Replay
3. Rihanna- Russian Roulette
2. David Guetta- Sexy Chick
1. Lady GaGa- Bad Romance
This song NEEDS to go top ten on Billboard & iTunes!
) but this countdown was so good that it relaxed me and I didn't care if we died or not. 
As amazing as that would be... I see it being overshadowed by Poker Face, Right Round, Boom Boom Pow, Just Dance, & I Gotta Feeling.