n 1962: “The Loco-Motion,” Little Eva
n 1963: “Surf City,” Jan & Dean
n 1964: “I Get Around,” the Beach Boys
n 1965: “California Girls,” the Beach Boys
n 1966: “Summer in the City,” the Lovin’ Spoonful
n 1967: “Groovin’,” the Rascals
n 1968: “Jumpin’Jack Flash,” the Rolling Stones
n 1969: “Hot Fun in the Summertime,” Sly and the Family Stone
n 1970: “In the Summertime,” Mungo Jerry
n 1971: “Brown Sugar,” the Rolling Stones
n 1972: “School’s Out,” Alice Cooper
n 1973: “My Love,” Wings
n 1974: “Rock the Boat,” the Hues Corporation
n 1975: “One of These Nights,” Eagles
n 1976: “(Shake Shake Shake) Shake Your Booty,” KC and the Sunshine Band
n 1977: “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffett
n 1978: “Hot Blooded,” Foreigner
n 1979: “My Sharona,” the Knack
n 1980: “Funkytown,” Lipps, Inc.
n 1981: “Jessie’s Girl,” Rick Springfield
n 1982: “Jack and Diane,” John Cougar Mellencamp
n 1983: “The Safety Dance,” Men Without Hats
n 1984: “The Reflex,” Duran Duran
n 1985: “The Power of Love,” Huey Lewis and the News
n 1986: “Venus,” Bananarama
n 1987: “Here I Go Again,” Whitesnake
n 1988: “Pour Some Sugar on Me,” Def Leppard
n 1989: “Good Thing,” Fine Young Cannibals
n 1990: “Vogue,” Madonna
n 1991: “Unbelievable,” EMF
n 1992: “Jump,” Kris Kross
n 1993: “Whoomp! (There It Is),” Tag Team
n 1994: “All I Wanna Do,” Sheryl Crow
n 1995: “Fantastic Voyage,” Coolio
n 1996: “Macarena,” Los Del Rio
n 1997: “Walking on the Sun,” Smash Mouth
n 1998: “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit’ It,” Will Smith
n 1999: “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” Ricky Martin
n 2000: “Who Let the Dogs Out?” Baha Men
n 2001: “Bootylicious,” Destiny’s Child
n 2002: “Hot in Herre,” Nelly
n 2003: “Crazy in Love,” Beyoncé
n 2004: “Yeah,” Usher
n 2005: “Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani
n 2006: “Promiscuous,” Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
n 2007: “Umbrella,” Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
n 2008: “I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry
n 2009: “Boom Boom Pow,” Black Eyed Peas
n 2010: “California Gurls,” Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg
n 2011: “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),”
Katy Perry
*List compiled from Billboard charts, Post research and input by pop-culture experts