Appendix 1 – Axis-a Progressions in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Corpus, 1990–2016 Year Rank Song Artist Chords Sections Looped 1990 9 Cradle of Love Billy Idol vi-IV-I-iii bridge x 1990 68 Price of Love Bad English vi-IV-I-V verse 1992 71 Friday I'm in Love The Cure vi-IV-I-V intro, verse When I Look into 1992 82 FireHouse vi-IV-I-V pre-chorus x Your Eyes 1994 25 Now and Forever Richard Marx vi-IV-I-V bridge intro, chorus, 1995 38 Run Away Real McCoy vi-IV-I-V x verse Sophie B. 1995 40 As I Lay Me Down vi-IV-I-V verse Hawkins 1995 92 Dream About You Stevie B vi-IV-I-V chorus 1996 22 Insensitive Jann Arden vi-IV-I-V bridge intro, verse, 1996 30 One of Us Joan Osborne vi-IV-I-V x chorus Sophie B. 1996 76 As I Lay Me Down vi-IV-I-V verse Hawkins 1997 2 Foolish Games Jewel vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x intro, verse, 1997 63 Building a Mystery Sarah McLachlan vi-IV-I-V x chorus 1997 77 Secret Garden Bruce Springsteen vi-IV-I-V bridge x 1998 87 Foolish Games Jewel vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x intro, verse, 1999 22 Save Tonight Eagle Eye Cherry vi-IV-I-V x chorus That Don't Impress intro, verse, 1999 32 Shania Twain vi-IV-I-V x Me Much chorus 1999 54 Hands Jewel vi-IV-I-V verse x Red Hot Chili 2000 59 Otherside vi-IV-I-V chorus x Peppers 2000 87 I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack vi-IV-I-V6 intro, chorus 2001 32 I Hope You Dance Lee Ann Womack vi-IV-I-V6 intro, chorus Ain't Nothing 'bout 2001 71 Brooks and Dunn vi-IV-I-V6 intro, chorus x You 2002 11 Complicated Avril Lavigne vi-IV-I-V intro, chorus x 2002 23 All You Wanted Michelle Branch vi-IV-I-V chorus x 2002 28 Wherever , Whenever Shakira vi-IV-I-V chorus Daniel 2002 61 Gotta Get thru This vi-IV-I-V6 intro, verse x Bedingfield A New Day Has intro, verse, 2002 91 Celine Dion vi-IV-I-V x Come pre-chorus A New Day Has 2002 91 Celine Dion vi-IV6-I64-V verse x Come 2002 95 Hands Clean Alanis Morissette vi-IV-I-V bridge x 2003 44 Miss Independent Kelly Clarkson vi-IV-I-V/vi bridge x 2003 47 This Is the Night Clay Aiken vi-IV-I-V bridge The Remedy (I Won't 2003 52 Jason Mraz vi-IV-I-V intros, bridge x Worry) 2004 54 My Happy Ending Avril Lavigne vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x 2004 54 My Happy Ending Avril Lavigne vi-IV-I-V6 intro x 2004 73 On the Way Down Ryan Cabrera vi-IV-I-V6 intro, verse x 2004 73 On the Way Down Ryan Cabrera vi-IV-I-V chorus x 2004 92 Don't Tell Me Avril Lavigne vi-IV-I-V chorus x 2004 93 You'll Think of Me Keith Urban vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Behind These Hazel 2005 10 Kelly Clarkson vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Eyes 2005 35 Listen to Your Heart DHT feat. Edmee vi-IV-I-V chorus x 2005 39 Holiday Green Day vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Jay-Z and Linkin 2005 93 Numb/Encore vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Park 2005 96 Chariot Gavin DeGraw vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x 2006 7 Crazy Gnarls Barkley VI-IV-I-III verse 2, 3 2007 29 U + Ur Hand P!nk vi-IV-I-V chorus x This Ain't a Scene, 2007 32 Fall Out Boy vi-IV-I-#vo chorus x It's an Arms Race The Red Jumpsuit 2007 52 Face Down vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Apparatus Timbaland feat. intro, verse, 2007 66 Apologize vi-IV-I-V x OneRepublic chorus 2007 77 The Great Escape Boys Like Girls vi-IV-I-V chorus Teardrops on my 2007 89 Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V6 pre-chorus Guitar Red Hot Chili 2007 91 Snow (Hey Oh) vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Peppers Timbaland feat. intro, verse, 2008 5 Apologize vi-IV-I-V6 x OneRepublic chorus intro, verse, 2008 15 Whatever You Like T.I. vi-IV-I-V x chorus 2008 36 Hot n Cold Katy Perry vi-IV-I-V bridge x Teardrops on my 2008 48 Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V6 verse Guitar Secondhand 2008 58 Fall for You vi-IV-I-V verse x Serenade 2009 2 Poker Face Lady Gaga vi-IV-I-V chorus x 2009 5 Love Story Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V bridge x The All-American 2009 10 Gives You Hell vi-IV-I-V64 bridge Rejects 2009 13 You Found Me The Fray vi-IV-I-V6 chorus x 2009 13 You Found Me The Fray vi-IV-I-V chorus 3 x 2009 25 Hot n Cold Katy Perry vi-IV-I-V bridge x 2009 30 Don't Trust Me 3OH!3 vi-IV-I-V chorus x intro, verse, 2009 40 Whatever You Like T.I. vi-IV-I-V x chorus 2009 48 If I Were a Boy Beyoncé vi-IV-I-V6 verse x 2009 48 If I Were a Boy Beyoncé vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x Akon feat. Colby intro, verse, 2009 54 Beautiful O'Donis and vi-IV-I-V x chorus Kardinal Offishall 2009 72 Love Drunk Boys Like Girls vi-IV-I-V chorus x intro, verse, 2009 78 21 Guns Green Day vi-IV-I-V x bridge 2009 78 21 Guns Green Day vi-IV-I-V/vi bridge x pre-chorus, 2009 83 Replay Iyaz vi-IV-I-V chorus, verse, x bridge 2009 84 Then Brad Paisley vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x Love the Way You Eminem feat. 2010 7 vi-IV-I-V6 chorus, verse x Lie Rihanna intro, verse, Taio Cruz feat. 2010 10 Break Your Heart vi-IV-I-iii pre-chorus, x Ludacris chorus intro, verse, 2010 14 In My Head Jason Derulo vi-IV-I-V pre-chorus, x chorus, bridge verse, chorus, 2010 24 Not Afraid Eminem vi-IV-I-V x bridge pre-chorus, 2010 25 Replay Iyaz vi-IV-I-V chorus, verse, x bridge chorus, verse, 2010 35 Just a Dream Nelly vi-IV-I-V x bridge 2010 55 According to You Orianthi vi-IV-I-iii bridge x Selena Gomez and 2010 77 Naturally vi-IV-I-V chorus x The Scene Sean Kingston 2010 89 Eenie Meenie vi-IV-I-V verse, chorus x and Justin Bieber intro, verse, 2010 96 Life After You Daughtry vi-IV-I-V x bridge 2011 3 Firework Katy Perry vi-IV-I-V bridge Pitbull feat. Ne- 2011 5 Give Me Everything Yo, Afrojack, and vi-IV-I-V chorus, verse x Nayer 2011 6 Grenade Bruno Mars vi-IV-I-V chorus x Jennifer Lopez 2011 11 On the Floor vi-IV-I-iii chorus x feat. Pitbull Gym Class Heroes chorus, verse, 2011 36 Stereo Hearts vi-IV-I-V x feat. Adam Levine bridge 2011 42 Just a Kiss Lady Antebellum vi-IV-I-V6 chorus chorus, verse, 2011 52 Just a Dream Nelly vi-IV-I-V x bridge Edward Maya and 2011 54 Stereo Love vi-IV-I-iii intro, chorus x Vika Jigulina Tinie Tempah chorus, verse, 2011 63 Written in the Stars vi-IV-I-V x feat. Eric Turner bridge 2011 66 For the First Time The Script vi-IV-I-V chorus Don't You Wanna Jason Aldean with 2011 68 vi-IV-I-V6 intro, verse x Stay Kelly Clarkson Rihanna feat. 2011 69 We Found Love vi-IV-I-V64 verse, chorus x Calvin Harris 2011 74 Back to December Taylor Swift vi-IV-I-V bridge x 2011 76 Crazy Girl Eli Young Band vi-IV-I-V6 verse x 2011 94 God Gave Me You Blake Shelton vi-IV-I-V bridge x Stronger (What intro, verse, 2012 7 Kelly Clarkson vi-IV-I-V x Doesn't Kill You) chorus Rihanna feat. 2012 8 We Found Love vi-IV-I-V64 verse, chorus x Calvin Harris intro, chorus, 2012 17 Whistle Flo Rida vi-IV-I-V x verse 2012 19 Drive By Train vi-IV-I-V verse x Pitbull feat. Chris intro, verse, 2012 48 International Love vi-IV-I-V x Brown chorus 2012 49 Home Phillip Phillips vi-IV-I-V pre-chorus Gym Class Heroes chorus, verse, 2012 61 Stereo Hearts vi-IV-I-V x feat. Adam Levine bridge intro, verse, 2012 76 Come Over Kenny Chesney vi-IV-I-V x chorus vi-IV-I-V- 2012 98 Fly Over States Jason Aldean chorus V/vi intro, pre- 2013 19 Wake Me Up Avicii vi-IV-I-V x chorus, chorus 2013 19 Wake Me Up Avicii vi-IV-I-V/vi bridge x My Songs Know 2013 40 What You Did in the Fall Out Boy vi-IV-I-V chorus x Dark (Light Em Up) ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, 2013 41 Fuckin' Problems vi-IV-I-V chorus x and Kendrick Lamar 2013 46 Home Phillip Phillips vi-IV-I-V pre-chorus 2013 50 Heart Attack Demi Lovato vi-IV-I-V bridge x 2013 53 Try P!nk vi-IV-I-V intro, verse x Calvin Harris feat.