You can learn what my favorite songs are this week and also learn more about what I liked 1, 10, 15, 20, 25 years ago and more. If you want to know more, you can check out the year-end charts of more than 40 years. See which ones you love -- and which ones you hate!

Here are my 40 favorite songs for the week beginning Nov. 22, 2009.

Here's a look at my favorite songs from this week in past years.

The top songs for each year from 1963 through 2008.

Here's the story behind this week's hits.