Wow! 2010 was the start of a whole new decade, and in order to fully celebrate it, we saw several careers blow-up on the music scene. Lady Gaga rose to her highest prominence, Eminem made the best comeback by any artist, Katy Perry then crafted the best summer song in history, and to top it all off, we saw the arrival of Bruno Mars, BOB, Ke$ha, and many more artists still prominent today. This was a great year for music, so picking only 40 songs was a difficult task, but not an impossible one. Here are the best songs that defined this new-age of music (complete with peak positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Year-End Singles charts):
40. Shontelle-Impossible
Peak: 13 Billboard Year-End: 70
39. Train-If It's Love
Peak: 34 Billboard Year-End: NA
38. Maroon 5-Misery
Peak: 14 Billboard Year-End: 62
37. Sara Bareilles-King of Anything
Peak: 32 Billboard Year-End: 95
36. Will I Am and Nicki Minaj-Check It Out
Peak: 24 Billboard Year-End: NA
35. Eminem-Not Afraid
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 24
34. Michael Buble-Haven't Met You Yet
Peak: 24 Billboard Year-End: 39
33. Daughtry-September
Peak: 36 Billboard Year-End: NA
32. Rihanna-Rude Boy
Peak: 1 (5 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 15
31. Lady Gaga-Alejandro
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 33
30. Usher and Pitbull-DJ Got Us Falling in Love
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 22
29. Bruno Mars-Just the Way You Are
Peak: 1 (4 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 18
28. Taylor Swift-Mine
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 46
27. BOB and Bruno Mars-Nothin On You
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 11
26. Jason Derulo-In My Head
Peak: 5 Billboard Year-End: 14
25. The Script-Breakeven
Peak: 12 Billboard Year-End: 27
24. Taio Cruz-Break Your Heart
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 10
23. Lady Gaga and Beyonce-Telephone
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 16
22. Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars-Billionaire
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 23
21. Adam Lambert-Whataya Want From Me?
Peak: 10 Billboard Year-End: NA
20. Katy Perry-Teenage Dream
Peak: 1 (2 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 17
19. Mike Posner-Cooler Than Me
Peak: 6 Billboard Year-End: 19
18. Will I Am and Usher-OMG
Peak: 1 (4 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 5
17. Train-Hey, Soul Sister
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: 3
16. Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull-I Like It
Peak: 4 Billboard Year-End: 12
15. Rihanna-Only Girl (In The World)
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: 47
14. Christina Perri-Jar of Hearts
Peak: 17 Billboard Year-End: NA
13. Neon Trees-Animal
Peak: 13 Billboard Year-End: 61
12. Ke$ha-We R Who We R
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: NA
11. Nelly-Just a Dream
Peak: 3 Billboard Year-End: NA
10. Lady Antebellum-Need You Now
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 2
9. Paramore-The Only Exception
Peak: 24 Billboard Year-End: 93
8. Pink-Raise Your Glass
Peak: 1 (1 week) Billboard Year-End: NA
7. Taio Cruz
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 9
6. Jay Z and Alicia Keys-Empire State of Mind
Peak: 2* Billboard Year-End: 21
5. Ke$ha-Tik Tok
Peak: 1 (9 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 1
4. BOB and Hayley Williams-Airplanes
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 6
3. Eminem and Rihanna-Love The Way You Lie
Peak: 1 (7 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 7
2. Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg-California Gurls
Peak: 1 (6 weeks) Billboard Year-End: 4
1. Lady Gaga-Bad Romance
Peak: 2 Billboard Year-End: 8
*This song reached a peak of 1 in December 2009, but still remained very popular in 2010
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