Were I writing this list in 1970, I suspect it would be very different. For one thing, I was not yet ten years old and my musical tastes were not what they are today. More importantly, the times ...

Looking back at the biggest hit singles of every year, dating to the Hot 100's 1958 launch. By Xander Zellner Billboard has been publishing weekly rankings in one form or another for over a century.

Wayne Fontana, who found pop stardom in the 1960s with songs including Game ... Um, Um, Um. They hit number one in the US and number two in the UK the following year with Game Of Love.