Annually, I begin compiling the top-played tracks on my software, Rekordbox. Notably, these aren't the most played songs of 2023, but rather since my software began recording such data. Unfortunately, the inception date is lost to time, rendering it an imperfect list. Nevertheless, it serves as a valuable guideline and may reveal intriguing musical trends.
Key
pp = Previous Position
↓ = Moving Down Chart
↑ = Moving Up Chart
- = No change in position
NE = New Entry/No previous chart position
100. Santana - Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen (1970) (pp100.-)
Columbia
99. The Clash - Rock The Casbah (1982) (99.↑)
CBS/Epic
97. The Cure - Lovecats (1983) (97.-)
Fiction
96. Gala - Freed From Desire (1996) (NE)
Do It Yourself S.R.L.
95. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (1996) (NE)
Sony Soho Square
94. Justin Bieber - What Do You Mean? (2015) (pp91.↓)
Def Jam
93. Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (1969) (NE)
Uni/MCA
92. Tones & I - Dance Monkey (2019) (NE)
Bad Batch/Elektra
91. Dario G - Sunchyme (1997) (pp94.↑)
Eternal
90. David Bowie - Rebel Rebel (1974) (pp93.↑)
RCA
89. Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers (2009) (pp92.↑)
Dirtee Stank
88. Luther Van Dross - Never Too Much (1981) (pp90.↑)
Epic
87. Run D.M.C - It's Tricky (1987) (NE)
Profile
86. Wiley - Wearing My Rolex (2008) (pp96.↑)
Asylum / Warner
85. Azealia Banks - 212 (Feat. Lazy Jay) (2011) (pp84.↓)
Self-Release
84. Lizzo - Good As Hell (Feat. Ariana Grande) (2019) (NE)
Atlantic / Nice Life
83. Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name (1992) (pp87.↑)
Epic
82. Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 (1985) (pp83.↑)
A&M
81. Busted - Year 3000 (2003) (pp82.↓)
Universal / Polygram
80. The Courteeners - Not Nineteen Forever (2008) (pp98.↑)
Polydor
79. The Specials - Too Much Too Young (1980) (pp78.↓)
2 Tone
78. Queens of The Stone Age - No One Knows (2002) (pp89.↑)
Interscope
77. Soulja Boy Tell Em - Crank That (Soulja Boy) (2007) (pp86.↑)
Collipark / Interscope / HHH
76. Spice Girls - Wannabe (1996) (pp88.↑)
Virgin
75. Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) (2000) (pp81.↑)
Flip / Interscope
74. Status Quo - Down Down (1974) (pp73.↓)
Vertigo
73. The Beach Boys - Get Around (1964) (pp74.↑)
Capitol
72. Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy With it (1997) (pp85.↑)
Columbia
71. DJ Fresh - Gold Dust (Feat. Cecile) (Shy Fx Re-Edit) (2012) (pp77.↑)
Breakbeat Kaos / Data
70. Justin Timberlake - Can't Stop The Feeling (2016) (pp76.↑)
RCA
69. The Police - Roxanne (1978) (pp80.↑)
A&M
68. Oasis - Supersonic (1994) (pp75.↑)
Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter
67. Sam & Dave - Hold On I'm Coming (1966) (pp64.↓)
Stax / Atlantic
66. Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito (Remix) (Feat. Justin Bieber) (2017) (pp63.↓)
Universal Latin / Republic / RBMG / Def Jam / School Boy
65. The B-52's - Love Shack (1989) (pp59.↓)
Reprise
64. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up (1981) (pp72.↑)
Rolling Stones
63. Aretha Franklin - Respect (1967) (pp58.↓)
Atlantic
62. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno (1980) (pp71.↑)
Late Night Feelings / EMI
61. Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (1987) (pp79.↑)
Epic/CBS
60. Silentó - Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (2015) (pp55.↑)
Capitol
59. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor (2005) (pp57.↓)
Domino
58. Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (Feat. Bruno Mars)(2014) (pp62.↑)
Columbia / Sony / RCA
57. The Artful Dodger - Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta) (Feat. Craig David) (1999) (pp60.↑)
Public Demand / Relentless
56. Wham - Club Tropicana (1983) (pp56.-)
CBS
55. Wild Cherry - Play That Funky Music (1976) (pp54.↓)
Epic
54. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire (2008) (pp51.↓)
RCA / Sony
53. Ed Sheeran & Rudimental - Bloodstream (2015) (pp52.↓)
Asylum / Atlantic
52. Pharrell Williams - Happy (2013) (pp50.↓)
Black Lot Music / I Am Other / Columbia
51. Rihanna - Pon De Replay (2005) (47.↓)
Def Jam / SRP
50. Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (Feat. Wyclef Jean) (2006) (pp46.↓)
Epic / Sony
49. Sia - Cheap Thrills (Feat. Sean Paul) (2016) (pp43.↓)
Inertia / Monkey Puzzle / RCA
48. Whigfield - Saturday Night (1994) (pp55.↑)
Labelle
47. Portugal The Man - Feel It Still (2017) (pp46.↓)
Atlantic
46. The Clash - London Calling (1979) (pp42.↓)
CBS
45. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) (48.↑)
DGC
44. Snap - Rhythm is A Dancer (Extended Mix) (1992) (pp39.↓)
Anzilotti & Münzing / Arista
43. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer (1986) (pp41.↓)
Mercury
42. New Order - Blue Monday (1983) (pp49.↑)
Factory
41. Reef - Place Your Hands (1996) (pp37.↓)
Sony Soho Square
40. Black Box - Ride On Time (1989) (pp34.↓)
Deconstruction
39. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (2016) (pp33.↓)
Atlantic
38. Major Lazer - Lean On (Feat. MØ & DJ Snake) (2015) (pp35.↓)
Mad Decent
37. Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger (1995) (pp53.↑)
Creation / Epic / Helter Skelter
36. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (1986) (pp40.↑)
Warner Bros.
35. The Contours - Do you Love Me (1962) (pp36.↑)
Gordy
34. Damian "Junior Gong" Marley - Welcome To Jamrock (2005) (pp28.↓)
Universal / Tuff Gong
33. DNCE - Cake By The Ocean (2015) (pp31.↑)
Republic
32. George Ezra - Shotgun (2018) (45.↑)
Columbia / Sony
31. Sean Paul - Get Busy (2003) (pp31.-)
VP, Atlantic
30. Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come on Eileen (1982) (pp32.↑)
Mercury
29. Blackstreet - No Diggity (1996) (pp26.↓)
Interscope
28. Redbone - Come and Get Your Love (1974) (pp30.↑)
Epic
27. Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum (2005) (38.↑)
Domino
26. Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (1965) (pp27.↑)
Champion
25. Walk The Moon - Shut Up and Dance (2014) (pp26.↓)
RCA
24. Bloc Party - Banquet (2004) (pp23.↓)
Witchita
23. The Smiths - This Charmingman (1984) (pp25.↑)
Rough Trade
22. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room (1993) (pp20.↓)
Jive
21. DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide (Original Platinum Band Edit) (2000) (21.-)
Universal
20. Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (1969) (pp17.↑)
Motown
19. The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) (1965) (pp19.-)
Motown
18. Los Del Rio - Macarena (Bayside Boys Remix) (1995) (pp16.↑)
RCA Records
17. Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody (1983) (22.↑)
Warner Bros.
16. Fleetwood Mac - The Chain (1977) (pp18.↑)
Warner Bros.
15. Robin S - Show Me Love (Stonebridge Remix) (1992) (pp14.↓)
Champion / Big Beat / XYZ
14. The Jam - Town Called Malice (1982) (pp13.↓)
Polydor
13. Justin Bieber - Sorry (2015) (pp11.↓)
Def Jam
12. Diana Ross & The Supremes - You Can't Hurry Love (1966) (pp12.-)
Motown
11. Madness - One Step Beyond (1979) (pp9.↓)
Stiff
10. Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (1987) (pp15.↑)
Arista
9. Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (1988) (pp8.↓)
Warner Bros.
8. Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (2017) (pp7.↓)
Asylum / Atlantic
7. House of Pain - Jump Around (1992) (pp6.↓)
Tommy Boy
6. Earth, Wind & Fire - September (1978) (pp10.↑)
ARC / Columbia
5. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - (Love is Like a) Heatwave (1963) (pp5.-)
Gordy
4. ABBA - Dancing Queen (1976) (pp9.↑)
Polar / Epic / Atlantic
3. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger (2006) (pp3.-)
Fallout
2. Mark Ronson - Valerie (Feat. Amy Winehouse) (2007) (pp2.-)
Columbia / Island
1. The Killers - Mr Brightside (2003) (pp1.-)
Island / Lizard King