"The Best Year of My Life" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Eddie Rabbitt. It was released in September 1984 as the second single and title track from the album The Best Year of My Life. The single was Rabbitt's twelfth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart. The song was written by Rabbitt and Even Stevens. Chart performance References Songs about nostalgia Eddie Rabbitt songs 1984 singles Songs written by Eddie Rabbitt Songs written by Even Stevens (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Warner Records singles 1984 songs