A List Of The Top 100 Songs That Defined This Decade

To think that the 2010s are coming to an end soon is mind-blowing — especially considering it feels like we’re still stuck in 2015. It’s hard to remember historical moments and the dating history of your best friends, but it’s always oddly easy to remember songs from around rough periods. 

But can you remember which songs were popular in what year? I’ve compiled a list of the most popular songs per year over the last decade to see if you can remember what was hot, and if the timing it came into your life was not. 

2010 Songs

1. All I Do Is Win – DJ Khaled
2. California Gurls – Katy Perry
3. Firework – Katy Perry
4. Forget You – Cee Lo Green
5. Love The Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
6. Mine – Taylor Swift
7. Moment 4 Life – Nicki Minaj
8. Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
9. Rolling In The Deep – Adele
10. Super Bass – Nicki Minaj

2011 Songs

1. Born This Way – Lady Gaga
2. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
3. Friday – Rebecca Black
4. Good Feeling – Flo Rida
5. Levels  – Avicii
6. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
7. Run The World – Beyonce
8. The Motto – Drake
9. We Found Love – Rihanna
10. What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction

2012 Songs

1. 22 – Taylor Swift
2. Cruise – Florida Georgia Line
3. Gagnam Style – PSY
4. Harlem Shake 0- Baauer
5. Payphone – Maroon 5
6. Radioactive – Imagine Dragons
7. Thrift Shop – Macklemore
8. We Are Young – Fun
9. Til The World Ends – Britney Spears
10. Die Young – Ke$ha

2013 Songs

1. Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams
2. Happy – Pharrell Williams
3. Drunk In Love – Beyonce
4. Holy Grail – Jay-Z
5. Let It Go – Idina Menzel
6. Take Me To Church – Hozier
7. Royals – Lorde
8. Turn Down For What – DJ Snake ft. Lil Jon
9. Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
10. All of Me – John Legend

2014 Songs

1. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars 
2. Anaconda – Nicki Minaj
3. Blank Space – Taylor Swift
4. Chandelier – Sia
5. I Don’t F**ck With You – Big Sean ft. E-40
6. Jealous – Nick Jonas
7. Shake It Off – Taylor Swift
8. Stay With Me – Sam Smith
9. Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
10. Trap Queen – Fetty Wap

2015 Songs

1. Sorry – Justin Bieber
2. Hello – Adele
3. Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd
4. Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding
5. See You Again – Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
6. Alright – Kendrick Lamar
7. Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
8. Panda – Desiigner
9. Where Are U Now – Justin Bieber, Skrillex and Diplo
10. Stitches – Shawn Mendes

2016 Songs

1. Hotline Bling – Drake
2. Formation – Beyonce
3. Closer – The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey
4. One Dance – Drake
5. Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
6. Cheap Thrills – Sia
7. Work – Rihanna
8. Bad and Boujee – Migos
9. 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
10. Work From Home – Fifth Harmony

2017 Songs

1. Despacito – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber
2. Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
3. Havana – Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug
4. Humble Kendrick Lamar
5. Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
6. Rockstar – Post Malone
7. It Ain’t Me – Kygo ft. Selena Gomez
8. Wild Thoughts – Rihanna
9. Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
10. Look What You Made Me Do – Taylor Swift

2018 Songs

1. thank u, next – Ariana Grande
2. SICKO MODE – Travis Scott ft. Drake
3. In My Feelings – Drake
4. Shallow – Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga
5. I Like It – Cardi B
6. Happier – Marshmello
7. God’s Plan – Drake
8. This Is America – Donald Glover
9. High Hopes – Panic! At The Disco
10. Better Now – Post Malone

2019 Songs

1. Old Town Road – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
2. Break up with your girlfriend, I’m bored – Ariana Grande
3. Bad Guy – Billie Eilish
4. 7 rings – Ariana Grande
5. Hot Girl Summer – Megan Thee Stallion
6. Dancing With a Stranger – Sam Smith ft. Normani
7. Sucker – Jonas Brothers
8. Truth Hurts – Lizzo (released in 2017 but made it big in 2019)
9. Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
10. Motivation – Normani

It’s really hard to believe that so many great songs were released over the past ten years, especially ones that inspired dance trends and challenges. These songs will definitely make you feel nostalgic in some way and will help make the best New Year’s Eve playlist. It’s exciting to think about what songs will make a splash in the next decade and all the new artists that we’ll be introduced to.

Which were your favorite songs from the past decade?

Featured image via Hotline Bling