reflecting chart performance of songs, albums and artists over a 12-month tracking period. From “Volare” to this year, here’s a look at every year-end No. 1 Hot 100 single since 1958 ...

In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize. Here, in descending order of greatness, are the 30 best of the year. 1. Chappell ...