Stop! What song is playing in your head right now? Traditional New Year and Christmas or a new hit – they are all a source of our strength. In today’s world, even those who do not consider themselves music lovers are happy and inspired by songs. In the past, records, cassettes, and reels were passed on and stored to share the joy of music. Back in January 1936, it was on January 4 that the American magazine Billboard first published a list of the most sold-out records. Since then, the world has been celebrating International Hit Parade Day. We selected the most interesting, in our opinion, songs that led the charts in different years, and created their top ten
2004 Ruslana with the song «Wild Dances» led almost all the charts of the country and the world. And later this song made the singer the winner of the song contest “Eurovision” with a score of 280 points. Then Ruslana not only brought victory to Ukraine, but also made it possible to hold «Eurovision» in 2005 in the capital of our country. Even today, this hit inspires fans to wild dances at various venues.
2005 The band «Ocean of Elza» shook the country with their hit «Without a Fight». It is in this song that many have found a response to their feelings and heard a call to action. Despite the frantic flow of information, even after many years, people do not stop listening to the song, which for many has become an anthem of their own strength and dignity.
2006 The main romantic of Ukrainian show business Oleksandr Ponomaryov entered the country’s charts with his hit «I love only you». But that’s not all: it is with this song that many lovers confess their feelings. Under this song, happy brides with tears of happiness found rings, and newly formed families circled in a wedding dance. And despite the years, the song will still be a hit for couples in love.
2007 Probably, now it is difficult to find a person who would not sing along to the «Watchmen» of the group «Boombox», which at one time so quickly broke into the music charts. The band’s frontman Andriy Khlyvnyuk admitted in an interview that the song was written about how in his youth he tried to break into the dormitory to his beloved girl. Vital, what do you say.
2008 Ukrainian show business star Virka Serdyuchka can be taken for granted, but with her cheerful hits she does not stop breaking through to the first steps of the charts. «Danzing (Lasha Tumbai)» was heard on the stage of «Eurovision», where Serdyuchka won second place, receiving 235 points, and although not without a taste of intrigue, but conquered the world.
2016 Jamala’s performance with the song «1944» at the Eurovision Song Contest brought victory to Ukraine for the second time. The song brought the singer world fame, many honorary titles and long-term championship in the charts.
2017 Ukrainian star ONUKA, a participant of «Eurovision» as an invited guest, opened new facets of Ukrainian folk to the world. The band’s mini-album, Vidlik, quickly topped the iTunes charts in Britain, Poland, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. A real confirmation of the idea that the love of work has no limits and is able to fill the world.
2018 Ukrainian band «KAZKA» with the song «Plakala» entered the TOP-10 of the world chart of the Shazam service. The song, which became the most popular song of the summer in Ukraine, took the ninth place of the hit parade. You should not look for the secret of the song’s popularity in its plot, because not everything is so bad with «women’s destiny». Just a quality music product.
2019 Life situations glorified by Ukrainian performers bring not only popularity but also social benefits. The fact that singer Jerry Heil entered the TOP-5 Ukrainian hits of the year with the song «Security, cancellation» was a bit unexpected for her. However, more interesting is the fact that a huge number of employees of various markets now turn to security with the words: «Security, correction». Something like that.
2020 DOROFEEVA, which has just started a solo career, released the first track called “Gorit”, which immediately took the championship in the TOP-100 hits of Ukraine, Apple Music and of course iTunes. The clip garnered more than 12 million views, and the singer was named the best performer of the year and awarded the Elle Style Awards 2020 for best style of the year. Experience after all!
Ukrainian performers continue to fight for the championship on world music venues, winning the hearts of fans not only with their sensuality and vocal data, but also with their professional level of performance and promotion. In fact, the charts not only demonstrate popularity or recognizability, but also shape our musical tastes with you. Therefore, we are waiting for cool songs that will delight the world level of professionalism of our performers.
