Lauren Laverne: “One of the best releases of 2017. Is he the best songwriter ... and in ‘Mary’ they released one of the top five songs of the year. A quietly insistent classic.” ...

In 2017, Adele won Song of the Year for "Hello." She co-wrote the song with producer Greg Kurstin so they shared the Grammy win. In some cases, the musicians who perform the song don't get the award.

Two years later, in August 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart began. At the end of 1958, Billboard printed a recap of the year’s biggest songs for the first time (that year also ...