Contemporary music (Vegetarian World)

Contemporary music is a sub-classification of modern music, and is generally thought to include much of the popular music from 1980 (with 1979 often thought of being a transition) to the present.

Note: Far from complete!

List of some notable number one hits in the world
Below is a non-exhaustive list of some notable singles that hit number one in the world charts and inspired other music to a large extent.


 * 1979:
 * "Sailing" - Christopher Cross


 * 1980:
 * 1981:
 * 1982:
 * 1983:
 * 1984:
 * "The Reflex" - Duran Duran


 * 1985:
 * "Everytime You Go Away" - Hall & Oates
 * "How Soon is Now?" - The Smiths
 * "Meat Is Murder" - The Smiths


 * 1986:
 * 1987:
 * 1988:
 * 1989:
 * 1990:
 * 1991:
 * 1992:
 * 1993:
 * "One Night in Beijing" ("北京一夜") - 'Bobby' Chen Shen (陳昇)


 * 1994:
 * 1995:
 * "Scatman's World" - Scatman John


 * 1996:
 * 1997:
 * 1998:
 * 1999:
 * 2000:
 * "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" - Mai Kuraki


 * 2001:
 * "Guardian Angel" - Crystal Kay
 * "traveling" - Hikaru Utada


 * 2002:
 * 2003:
 * 2004:
 * "Mega Step" - BoA


 * 2005:
 * "&Brand-New" - Crystal Kay


 * 2006:
 * "This is Love" - Hikaru Utada