100 Greatest Songs From 2010
Criteria: These records were chosen and ranked based on their initial and lasting popularity, and on their impact on the overall scope of musical history.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
Note: Yearly song lists go by earliest 'release date' (Single, Album, or Country of first release). Not necessarily the year a song peaked in the U.S. charts.
1. Rolling in the Deep
Adele
2. F**k You (Forget You)
Cee Lo Green
3. Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
4. Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
5. Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna
6. Runaway
Kanye West (featuring Pusha T)
7. Firework
Katy Perry
8. Tighten Up
The Black Keys
9. California Gurls
Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. S&M
Rihanna
11. Love the Way You Lie
Eminem (featuring Rihanna)
12. OMG
Usher (featuring will.i.am)
13. Grenade
Bruno Mars
14. Dynamite
Taio Cruz
15. Nothin' on You
B.o.B.
16. Teenage Dream
Katy Perry
17. The Time (Dirty Bit)
The Black Eyed Peas
18. What's My Name?
Rihanna (featuring Drake)
19. Tightrope
Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi)
20. Raise Your Glass
Pink
21. Animal
Neon Trees
22. Bottoms Up
Trey Songz
23. E.T.
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West)
24. Just Can't Get Enough
The Black Eyed Peas
25. The Catalyst
Linkin Park
26. There Goes My Baby
Usher
27. Airplanes
B.o.B.
28. Shutterbugg
Big Boi (featuring Cutty)
29. We R Who We R
Ke$ha
30. Not Afraid
Eminem
31. Black and Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
32. Like a G6
Far East Movement (feat. The Cataracs and Dev)
33. Say You'll Haunt Me
Stone Sour
34. Ready to Start
Arcade Fire
35. Drop the World
Lil Wayne
36. I Can Change
LCD Soundsystem
37. We No Speak Americano
Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP
38. For the First Time
The Script
39. Monster
Kanye West (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)
40. Not Myself Tonight
Christina Aguilera
41. Home
Goo Goo Dolls
42. Dancing On My Own
Robyn
43. Got Your Back
T.I. (featuring Keri Hilson)
44. Round and Round
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
45. Over
Drake
46. All of the Lights
Kanye West
47. Lil Freak
Usher (featuring Nicki Minaj)
48. Get Outta My Way
Kylie Minogue
49. Crossfire
Brandon Flowers
50. Waiting for the End
Linkin Park
51. Holiday
Vampire Weekend
52. Impossible
Anberlin
53. Can't Be Friends
Trey Songz
54. Right Above It
Lil Wayne (featuring Drake)
55. My First Kiss
3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha)
56. The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
57. Helicopter
Deerhunter
58. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Shakira (featuring Freshlyground)
59. Notbroken
Goo Goo Dolls
60. Everlasting Light
The Black Keys
61. Aston Martin Music
Rick Ross (featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele)
62. Find Your Love
Drake
63. Heartbeat
Enrique Iglesias (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
64. Sex Room
Ludacris (featuring Trey Songz)
65. Billionaire
Travie McCoy (featuring Bruno Mars)
66. Howlin' for You
The Black Keys
67. It's OK
Cee Lo Green
68. Feel Like I Do
Drowning Pool
69. Crown on the Ground
Sleigh Bells
70. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Arcade Fire
71. All the Lovers
Kylie Minogue
72. Your Love Is My Drug
Ke$ha
73. B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)
Rick Ross (featuring Styles P)
74. Restart
Bilal
75. Porn Star Dancing
My Darkest Days
76. Radioactive
Kings of Leon
77. Drunk Girls
LCD Soundsystem
78. Bittersweet
Fantasia
79. Uncharted
Sara Bareilles
80. High Road
Broken Bells
81. Bang Bang Bang
Mark Ronson and the Business International (feat. Q-Tip and MNDR)
82. Barricade
Interpol
83. Misery
Maroon 5
84. No Hands
Waka Flocka Flame (featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale)
85. The Ghost Inside
Broken Bells
86. 6 Foot 7 Foot
Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz)
87. Written in the Stars
Tinie Tempah (featuring Eric Turner)
88. Cheers (Drink to That)
Rihanna
89. The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars
90. You Lost Me
Christina Aguilera
91. Cold War
Janelle Monáe
92. Memories
Weezer
93. Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold
94. Born Free
Kid Rock
95. No Love
Eminem
96. Rocketeer
Far East Movement (featuring Ryan Tedder)
97. Your Hands (Together)
The New Pornographers
98. Worm Tamer
Grinderman
99. Giving Up the Gun
Vampire Weekend
100. Down By the Water
The Decemberists
Adele
2. F**k You (Forget You)
Cee Lo Green
3. Pumped Up Kicks
Foster the People
4. Just the Way You Are
Bruno Mars
5. Only Girl (In the World)
Rihanna
6. Runaway
Kanye West (featuring Pusha T)
7. Firework
Katy Perry
8. Tighten Up
The Black Keys
9. California Gurls
Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg)
10. S&M
Rihanna
11. Love the Way You Lie
Eminem (featuring Rihanna)
12. OMG
Usher (featuring will.i.am)
13. Grenade
Bruno Mars
14. Dynamite
Taio Cruz
15. Nothin' on You
B.o.B.
16. Teenage Dream
Katy Perry
17. The Time (Dirty Bit)
The Black Eyed Peas
18. What's My Name?
Rihanna (featuring Drake)
19. Tightrope
Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi)
20. Raise Your Glass
Pink
21. Animal
Neon Trees
22. Bottoms Up
Trey Songz
23. E.T.
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West)
24. Just Can't Get Enough
The Black Eyed Peas
25. The Catalyst
Linkin Park
26. There Goes My Baby
Usher
27. Airplanes
B.o.B.
28. Shutterbugg
Big Boi (featuring Cutty)
29. We R Who We R
Ke$ha
30. Not Afraid
Eminem
31. Black and Yellow
Wiz Khalifa
32. Like a G6
Far East Movement (feat. The Cataracs and Dev)
33. Say You'll Haunt Me
Stone Sour
34. Ready to Start
Arcade Fire
35. Drop the World
Lil Wayne
36. I Can Change
LCD Soundsystem
37. We No Speak Americano
Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP
38. For the First Time
The Script
39. Monster
Kanye West (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, and Bon Iver)
40. Not Myself Tonight
Christina Aguilera
41. Home
Goo Goo Dolls
42. Dancing On My Own
Robyn
43. Got Your Back
T.I. (featuring Keri Hilson)
44. Round and Round
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
45. Over
Drake
46. All of the Lights
Kanye West
47. Lil Freak
Usher (featuring Nicki Minaj)
48. Get Outta My Way
Kylie Minogue
49. Crossfire
Brandon Flowers
50. Waiting for the End
Linkin Park
51. Holiday
Vampire Weekend
52. Impossible
Anberlin
53. Can't Be Friends
Trey Songz
54. Right Above It
Lil Wayne (featuring Drake)
55. My First Kiss
3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha)
56. The Suburbs
Arcade Fire
57. Helicopter
Deerhunter
58. Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)
Shakira (featuring Freshlyground)
59. Notbroken
Goo Goo Dolls
60. Everlasting Light
The Black Keys
61. Aston Martin Music
Rick Ross (featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele)
62. Find Your Love
Drake
63. Heartbeat
Enrique Iglesias (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
64. Sex Room
Ludacris (featuring Trey Songz)
65. Billionaire
Travie McCoy (featuring Bruno Mars)
66. Howlin' for You
The Black Keys
67. It's OK
Cee Lo Green
68. Feel Like I Do
Drowning Pool
69. Crown on the Ground
Sleigh Bells
70. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)
Arcade Fire
71. All the Lovers
Kylie Minogue
72. Your Love Is My Drug
Ke$ha
73. B.M.F. (Blowin' Money Fast)
Rick Ross (featuring Styles P)
74. Restart
Bilal
75. Porn Star Dancing
My Darkest Days
76. Radioactive
Kings of Leon
77. Drunk Girls
LCD Soundsystem
78. Bittersweet
Fantasia
79. Uncharted
Sara Bareilles
80. High Road
Broken Bells
81. Bang Bang Bang
Mark Ronson and the Business International (feat. Q-Tip and MNDR)
82. Barricade
Interpol
83. Misery
Maroon 5
84. No Hands
Waka Flocka Flame (featuring Roscoe Dash and Wale)
85. The Ghost Inside
Broken Bells
86. 6 Foot 7 Foot
Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz)
87. Written in the Stars
Tinie Tempah (featuring Eric Turner)
88. Cheers (Drink to That)
Rihanna
89. The Lazy Song
Bruno Mars
90. You Lost Me
Christina Aguilera
91. Cold War
Janelle Monáe
92. Memories
Weezer
93. Nightmare
Avenged Sevenfold
94. Born Free
Kid Rock
95. No Love
Eminem
96. Rocketeer
Far East Movement (featuring Ryan Tedder)
97. Your Hands (Together)
The New Pornographers
98. Worm Tamer
Grinderman
99. Giving Up the Gun
Vampire Weekend
100. Down By the Water
The Decemberists
20 more worth mentioning.
101. Shake Me Down
Cage the Elephant
102. All Night Long
Buckcherry
103. Unraveling
Sevendust
104. Hands Tied
Toni Braxton
105. El Dorado
Iron Maiden
106. Isolation
Alter Bridge
107. Machine Gun Blues
Social Distortion
108. Bloodbuzz Ohio
The National
109. Hang On
Weezer
110. Stylo
Gorillaz (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def)
112. Die by the Drop
The Dead Weather
113. You Are Not Alone
Mavis Staples
114. Gucci Time
Gucci Mane (featuring Swizz Beatz)
115. I Like It
Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbull)
116. Looking Up
Eels
117. (It's Not War) Just the End of Love
Manic Street Preachers
118. No Better Than This
John Mellencamp
119. King of Anything
Sara Bareilles
110. Big Wave
Jenny and Johnny
120. Boyfriend
Best Coast
Cage the Elephant
102. All Night Long
Buckcherry
103. Unraveling
Sevendust
104. Hands Tied
Toni Braxton
105. El Dorado
Iron Maiden
106. Isolation
Alter Bridge
107. Machine Gun Blues
Social Distortion
108. Bloodbuzz Ohio
The National
109. Hang On
Weezer
110. Stylo
Gorillaz (feat. Bobby Womack & Mos Def)
112. Die by the Drop
The Dead Weather
113. You Are Not Alone
Mavis Staples
114. Gucci Time
Gucci Mane (featuring Swizz Beatz)
115. I Like It
Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbull)
116. Looking Up
Eels
117. (It's Not War) Just the End of Love
Manic Street Preachers
118. No Better Than This
John Mellencamp
119. King of Anything
Sara Bareilles
110. Big Wave
Jenny and Johnny
120. Boyfriend
Best Coast
DigitalDreamDoor Editor Picks for 2010
An unheralded great record from 2010
Lew's choice:
* Truth for a Truth
Jakob Dylan
Bruce's choice:
* Hurricane Season
Trombone Shorty
Brett's choice:
* Baby Lee
Teenage Fanclub
Adam's choice:
* As Small As a Giant
Big K.R.I.T.
Ryan's choice:
* Alligator Bop
A Great Big Pile of Leaves
Lew's choice:
* Truth for a Truth
Jakob Dylan
Bruce's choice:
* Hurricane Season
Trombone Shorty
Brett's choice:
* Baby Lee
Teenage Fanclub
Adam's choice:
* As Small As a Giant
Big K.R.I.T.
Ryan's choice:
* Alligator Bop
A Great Big Pile of Leaves
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Edited By: Lew
Last Updated: 2022-07-21
Last Updated: 2022-07-21