Appendix 3 – Axis-C Progressions in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Corpus, 1990–2016

Year Rank Song Artist Chords Sections Looped 1990 34 Dangerous Roxette I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus We Didn't Start the 1990 35 Billy Joel I-V-vi-IV verse x Fire We Didn't Start the 1990 35 Billy Joel I64-V-vi-IV intro, chorus Fire intro, terminal 1990 67 Love Song Tesla I-V-vi-IV x climax 1990 72 I Remember You Skid Row I-V-vi-IV chorus x 1990 91 What It Takes Aerosmith I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 1990 92 Forever Kiss I-V-vi-IV chorus 1991 28 Every Heartbeat Amy Grant I-V-vi-IV chorus Red Hot Chili 1992 8 Under the Bridge I-V-vi-IV verse x Peppers Thought I'd Died and 1992 74 Bryan Adams I-V-vi-IV chorus x Gone to Heaven 1993 60 Cryin' Aerosmith I-V-vi-IV chorus 1993 74 Again Janet Jackson I-V-vi-IV verse 1993 89 Faithful Go West I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 1994 12 Again Janet Jackson I-V-vi-IV verse Can You Feel the 1994 18 Elton John I-V6-vi-IV chorus Love Tonight Said I Loved You… 1994 32 Michael Bolton I-V-vi-IV chorus x But I Lied 1994 73 Always Erasure I-V-vi-IV pre-chorus In the House of Stone 1995 35 Martin Page I-V-vi-IV chorus and Light This Ain't a Love 1995 70 Bon Jovi I-V-vi-IV chorus Song 1995 75 The Sweetest Days Vanessa Williams I-V-vi-IV intro, outro intro, verse, 1995 85 Good Better Than Ezra I-V-vi-IV x chorus 1995 99 Misery Soul Asylum I-V-vi-IV chorus x 1997 15 Bitch Merridith Brooks I-V-vi-IV chorus Tim McGraw and 1997 40 It's Your Love I-V6-vi-IV verse x Faith Hill Tim McGraw and 1997 40 It's Your Love I-V-vi-IV chorus Faith Hill 1998 28 Sex and Candy Marcy Playground I-V-vi-IV chorus x 1998 29 Show Me Love Robyn I-V-vi-IV chorus 1998 29 Show Me Love Robyn I-V6/vi-vi-IV chorus 2, 3 1998 46 Kiss the Rain Billie Myers I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 1998 58 I Do Lisa Loeb I-V6-vi-IV intro, verse x 1999 54 Hands Jewel I-V-vi-IV bridge x 1999 56 Please Remember Me Tim McGraw I-V/vi-vi-IV chorus My Love Is Your 1999 73 Whitney Houston I-V6-vi-IV verse Love My Love Is Your 1999 73 Whitney Houston I-V-vi-IV chorus x Love 1999 85 Amazed Lonestar I-V-vi-IV verse, chorus x 2000 8 Amazed Lonestar I-V-vi-IV verse, chorus x The Way You Love 2000 41 Faith Hill I-V-vi-IV chorus Me My Love Is Your 2000 47 Whitney Houston I-V6-vi-IV verse Love My Love Is Your 2000 47 Whitney Houston I-V-vi-IV chorus x Love I Wanna Love You 2000 56 Jessica Simpson I-V-vi-IV chorus x Forever 2000 78 Crash and Burn Savage Garden I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 2000 79 Yes! Chad Brock I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus x 2000 79 Yes! Chad Brock I-iii-vi-IV verse x 2000 90 What About Now Lonestar I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus x 2000 90 What About Now Lonestar I-V6-vi-IV intro 2001 51 This I Promise You N Sync I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus 2001 90 Here's to the Night Eve 6 I-V-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2001 96 Be Like That 3 Doors Down I-V-vi-IV x chorus 2001 96 Be Like That 3 Doors Down I-V6-vi-IV verse x Wherever You Will 2002 5 The Calling I-V6-vi-IV intro, verse x Go Wherever You Will 2002 5 The Calling I-V-vi-IV chorus x Go 2002 20 My Sacrifice Creed I-V6-vi-IV chorus x 2002 26 One Last Breath Creed I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 2002 26 One Last Breath Creed I-V/vi-vi-IV chorus x Superman (It's Not intro, verse, 2002 46 Five for Fighting I-V-vi-IV x Easy) chorus Good Morning 2002 84 Steve Holy I-V-vi-IV chorus Beautiful The Black Eyed 2003 26 Where Is the Love? I-V6-vi-IV verse, chorus x Peas 2003 62 Here without You 3 Doors Down I-V-vi-IV chorus My Front Porch 2003 68 Lonestar I-V-vi-IV verse Looking in 2003 86 Red Dirt Road Brooks and Dunn I-V6-vi-IV chorus, solo x 2004 15 Here without You 3 Doors Down I-V-vi-IV chorus Fuck It (I Don't Want intro, verse, 2004 63 Eamon I-V-vi-IV x You Back) chorus 2004 74 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV chorus Live Like You Were I-V/vi-vi-V- 2004 81 Tim McGraw chorus Dying IV Nelly feat. Tim 2004 96 Over and Over I-V-vi-IV pre-chorus McGraw 2005 27 Breakaway Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2005 45 Collide Howie Day I-V-vi-IV x chorus Nelly feat. Tim 2005 48 Over and Over I-V-vi-IV pre-chorus McGraw 2005 61 She Will Be Loved Maroon 5 I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2005 75 Beautiful Soul Jesse McCartney I-V6-vi-IV verse, chorus 2005 89 Just the Girl The Click Five I-V-vi-IV chorus 2005 90 True Ryan Cabrera I-V6-vi-IV chorus x 2005 96 Chariot Gavin DeGraw I-iii-vi-IV chorus x 2006 4 You're Beautiful James Blunt I-V6-vi-IV intro, verse x The All-American 2006 21 Move Along I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus 2 x Rejects 2006 30 Lips of an Angel Hinder I-V-vi-IV chorus x Fort Minor feat. intro, verse, 2006 43 Where'd You Go Holly Brook and I-V-vi-IV x chorus Jonah Matranga The All-American 2006 48 Dirty Little Secret I-V-vi-IV verse x Rejects intro, verse, 2006 53 Far Away Nickelback I-V-vi-IV x chorus intro, chorus, 2007 11 Don't Matter Akon I-V-vi-IV x verse 2007 12 Girlfriend Avril Lavigne I-V-vi-IV verse, chorus x 2007 46 Lips of an Angel Hinder I-V-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2007 64 Keep Holding On Avril Lavigne I-V6-vi-IV x chorus intro, verse, 2007 76 No One Alicia Keys I-V-vi-IV x chorus intro, verse, 2007 81 Here (In Your Arms) Hellogoodbye I-V-vi-IV x chorus, solo Teardrops on my 2007 89 Taylor Swift I-V-vi-IV chorus x Guitar intro, verse, 2007 94 Far Away Nickelback I-V-vi-IV x chorus intro, verse, 2008 3 No One Alicia Keys I-V-vi-IV x chorus Usher feat. Young intro, verse, 2008 8 Love in This Club I-iii-vi-IV x Jeezy chorus Usher feat. Young 2008 8 Love in This Club I-V-vi-IV coda Jeezy intro, verse, 2008 12 Take a Bow Rihanna I-V-vi-IV x chorus 2008 24 So What P!nk I-iii-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2008 27 I'm Yours Jason Mraz I-V-vi-IV x chorus 2008 30 Tattoo Jordin Sparks I-V-vi-IV intro, chorus x 2008 30 Tattoo Jordin Sparks I-iii-vi-IV verse x 2008 33 Stop and Stare OneRepublic I-V-vi-IV chorus, verse x Teardrops on my 2008 48 Taylor Swift I-V6-vi-IV chorus x Guitar intro, verse, 2008 53 Better in Time Leona Lewis I-iii-vi-IV x chorus 2008 55 Shadow of the Day Linkin Park I-V-vi-IV chorus 2008 67 Realize Colbie Caillat I-V6-vi-IV chorus x 2008 69 The Time of My Life David Cook I-V-vi-IV chorus intro, chorus, 2008 81 Love Story Taylor Swift I-V-vi-IV bridge 2008 95 Feels Like Tonight Daughtry I-V6-vi-IV chorus x 2008 95 Feels Like Tonight Daughtry I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2009 5 Love Story Taylor Swift I-V-vi-IV intro, coda intro, verse, 2009 7 I'm Yours Jason Mraz I-V-vi-IV x chorus 2009 42 Mad Ne-Yo I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2009 45 So What P!nk I-iii-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2009 51 Gotta Be Somebody Nickelback I-V-vi-IV x chorus, bridge Please Don't Leave 2009 52 P!nk I-V-vi-IV chorus Me 2009 53 Paparazzi Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2009 63 No Surprise Daughtry I-V-vi-IV verse 2009 84 Then Brad Paisley I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2009 93 People Are Crazy Billy Currington I-V-vi-IV verse x intro, verse, 2009 95 Already Gone Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV x chorus, bridge 2009 100 Never Say Never The Fray I-iii-vi-IV chorus x 2009 100 Never Say Never The Fray I-V/vi-vi-IV chorus 3 2010 3 Hey, Soul Sister Train I-V-vi-IV intro, verse x 2010 3 Hey, Soul Sister Train I-V-vi-IV6 bridge 2010 3 Hey, Soul Sister Train I64-V-vi-IV bridge Jay-Z and Mr. intro, verse, 2010 50 Young Forever I-V-vi-IV Hudson chorus 2010 55 According to You Orianthi I-V-vi-IV verse x 2010 64 Paparazzi Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2010 74 Already Gone Kelly Clarkson I-V-vi-IV x chorus, bridge 2010 76 Secrets OneRepublic I-iii64-vi-IV intro, verse x 2010 97 Smile Uncle Kracker I-V-vi-IV chorus verse, pre- 2011 19 Fuckin' Perfect P!nk I-V-vi-IV chorus, x chorus, bridge 2011 24 Someone Like You Adele I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2011 24 Someone Like You Adele I-iii64-vi-IV intro, verse x 2011 29 The Edge of Glory Lady Gaga I-V-vi-IV chorus x Bad Meets Evil 2011 34 Lighters I-iii-vi-IV chorus, verse x feat. Bruno Mars 2011 55 Jar of Hearts Christina Perri I-V-vi-IV chorus x Jessie J. feat. intro, verse, 2011 93 Price Tag I-iii-vi-IV x B.o.B. chorus chorus, verse, 2012 11 Wild Ones Flo Rida I-iii-vi-IV x bridge Blow Me (One Last 2012 37 P!nk I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x Kiss) The One that Got 2012 41 Katy Perry I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x Away 2012 43 Someone Like You Adele I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2012 43 Someone Like You Adele I-iii64-vi-IV intro, verse x 2012 58 Springsteen Eric Church I-V-vi-IV chorus verse, pre- 2012 91 It's Time Imagine Dragons I-V-vi-IV x chorus Florida Georgia Line chorus, verse, 2013 9 Cruise I-V-vi-IV x feat. Nelly bridge I Knew You Were verse, pre- 2013 16 Taylor Swift I-V-vi-IV x Trouble chorus intro, verse, 2013 17 We Can't Stop Miley Cyrus I-iii-vi-IV pre-chorus, x chorus 2013 17 We Can't Stop Miley Cyrus I-iii64-vi-IV bridge x 2013 18 Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus I-V-vi-IV chorus x verse, pre- 2013 47 It's Time Imagine Dragons I-V-vi-IV x chorus intro, verse, 2013 54 Wagon Wheel Darius Rucker I-V-vi-IV chorus 2013 61 Gone, Gone, Gone Phillip Phillips I-V-vi-IV verse 2013 62 Demons Imagine Dragons I-V-vi-IV verse, chorus x 2014 21 Let It Go Idina Menzel I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2014 23 Demons Imagine Dragons I-V-vi-IV verse, chorus x 2014 44 Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus I-V-vi-IV chorus x 2014 73 American Kids Kenny Chesney I-iii-vi-IV chorus x 2014 76 Leave the Night On Sam Hunt I-V-vi-IV verse x 5 Seconds of 2014 86 Amnesia I-V6-vi-IV chorus x Summer 5 Seconds of 2014 93 She Looks So Perfect I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x Summer Love Me Like You 2015 13 Ellie Goulding I-iii-vi-IV chorus Do 2015 20 Fight Song Rachel Platten I-V-vi-IV chorus x intro, verse, 2015 26 I'm Not the Only One Sam Smith I-V/vi-vi-IV x chorus 2015 34 Photograph Ed Sheeran I-V-vi-IV chorus, bridge x 2015 45 Take Your Time Sam Hunt I-iii-vi-IV chorus x Like I'm Gonna Lose Meghan Trainor 2015 76 I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x You feat. John Legend 2015 91 Heartbeat Song Kelly Clarkson I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x 2016 1 Love Yourself Justin Bieber I-V-vi-IV chorus x Like I'm Gonna Lose Meghan Trainor 2016 42 I-iii-vi-IV verse, chorus x You feat. John Legend