For a little while, this second single from the Black-Eyed Peas was the biggest hit of all time not just in Australia but throughout the entire world, this is mainly due to its refusal to die on the charts which is an early sign of two things. First was of course the club boom which would explode going into the new decade, and the second was how the internet refused to allow songs to completely fall off the charts.
This was the lead single to BEP's third album with Fergie, it's a song that's meant to get the party started given how it was one of the first songs to make it big during the club boom of the late 00's and throughout the 2010's. I guess it succeeded as this was a massive hit for the quartet, although it was heavily criticised for being little more than scraps of other songs thrown together by the band.
Also known as "Sexy chick" which was the version that played on the radio, this is a collaboration between French DJ David Guetta and Akon which became a massive worldwide hit for the two likely due to it being one of those songs that's so ridiculous that it's impossible to take seriously. Now that's not to say that I like this song because I certainly don't, however I can see why people enjoy this albeit ironically.
For the longest time, this was Lady Gaga's biggest hit given how it remains her most iconic work to this day. Of course, her biggest hit is now "Shallow" from a decade later, but that was more due to it rebounding on the charts due to it winning an Oscar for the pop star. There's an urban legend that the chorus actually goes "fu fu f**k her face" as opposed to "po po poker face" which perhaps is why this remains her most iconic work to this day.
To date, this is P!nk's biggest hit largely thanks to how bombastic it remains in her catalogue which many fans (me included) feel is where she's at her best. It was the lead single to her breakup album Funhouse which she made while she was separated with her husband, although the two managed to patch things up during its production which I guess makes it the opposite to an album like Rumours from Fleetwood mac.
OK fair warning that I'm no fan of Taylor Swift, this will be hard for me to contain when I'm covering the 2010's given how she dominated the music scene, however I will admit that my dislike towards her music comes from her later material and not on her earlier work which is largely inoffensive at this stage of her career. Here in particular we have her imagining herself as a Disney princess which no doubt helped her find an audience outside her native America.
Well, the title of this song has become toxic to the music industry these days, hasn't it? Prior to being the name of a social media site that's forever going to be blamed for the decline in the music industry, it was the title of Kesha's debut single (as a lead artist that is) which was another example of how big the club boom was even in its infancy given how it was a huge hit during the transition from the 00's to the 2010's.
This is one of only two hits that the Kings of Leon had in the mainstream, in Australia at least this was because of heavy promotion of their album Only by the night on Triple J which became the stations album of the year in 2008. This was a massive flop in their native America for some reason, it's even more curious it bombed on Billboard considering the second single from the album was a huge hit over there.
It seems odd that Jack Johnson never had a hit outside his native America (although he was plenty successful with his albums) considering this guy managed to score a massive hit worldwide with this track that feels ripped straight from the folk singer's discography. Evidently this guy had incorporated hip hop in his earlier work which perhaps explains why his only international hit was as stripped back as this.
There were no signs of Lady Gaga slowing down exiting the 00's given how this lead single to her E.P The fame monster managed to be a huge success for her worldwide, it was a sign that she would be the biggest pop star of the 2010's much like her obvious influence Madonna was throughout the 80's and 90's.
Now if I were going by the ARIA charts, this song would be much lower on this list as this lead single to Beyonce's first (and to date only) album as her alter ego Sasha Fierce wasn't nearly as successful here in Australia according to those charts, however I'm using the AMR charts for these rankings where this was bundle with "Single ladies" which allowed both songs to be a massive success here as a result.
There were no signs of the Black-Eyed Peas slowing down exiting the 00's as this was their third huge hit in a row in most parts of the world, it's also considered to be one of their best songs as it's mostly a tender duet between Fergie and the other members as opposed to her being snarky towards them on their other tracks where she was the focal point of the group.
This was the other big hit that Kings of Leon had from their album Only by the night, it was also their one and only hit in their native America albeit months after it was a success internationally for the alternative band. I'm not sure why they weren't able to retain their popularity going into the new decade even in places like Australia where rock music still has its place in the mainstream.
This was technically a hit twice in Australia, the first time was upon its initial release which was inevitable as this was during the height of Katy Perry's worldwide popularity. The second time was when the reality show MasterChef premiered early in 2009 which chose this as its theme song and thus kept it on the charts longer than it otherwise would've been.
This was the world's introduction to Kesha, I bring this up because by the end of the year, Kesha reportedly begged her label to remove her credit on this track which tells you how embarrassed she was to be on here in the first place. I guess she didn't like how she helped Flo Rida interpolate the Dead or alive track from the 80's that this song is named after, although audiences this year certainly did.
This was a bit of a comeback for Guy Sebastian given how he hadn't bothered the charts in three years prior to scoring a massive number one hit with this track, indeed this was such a comeback that he would stick around for most of the following decade albeit only in Australia and NZ.
Technically this was the big hit off of I am Sasha Fierce here in Australia as "Single ladies" and "If I were a boy" were bundled together which allowed them to both be bigger on our charts, I can see how this was the standout track down under given how it's a song about Beyonce finding the inner beauty of the person she's singing to which admittedly is a nice change of pace from her other material.
Although this came bundled with her earlier entry on this list here in Australia, ARIA was kind enough to count this as a separate entry on their charts which allows me to include both of these songs on this list. I get why this song was a hit for Beyonce even though I personally find it irritating to listen to, it's about how being single isn't a bad thing and that one shouldn't feel pressured into settling down when they're not ready.
I'm guessing this was meant to be the Oscar winning ballad from the Hannah Montana film, it was a massive hit for Miley Cyrus after all and was used in the film as her way of stepping away from the Hannah Montana persona and being herself. Unfortunately, the film was very poorly received for its cliched story line and worse than usual acting from its cast, particularly Cyrus who clearly didn't want to be in it.
As it turns out, there is a version of this track that's just has Alicia Keys on it known as "Empire state of mind II" meaning that this likely would've been a hit for her even without Jay Z commissioning her to provide him a chorus to how much he's proud of being from the east coast. This would be the rappers last hit outside his native America, although Alicia would have one more hit with "Girl on fire" in 2012.
This is one of those EDM tracks that managed to become a success thanks to its video blowing up on YouTube, this was a popular phenomenon during the website's early years as we've already seen many tracks on these lists to make it big this way that never would've touched the charts had they been released prior to its launch.
The original version of this track won the Oscar for best original song due to it being extensively used in the film Slumdog millionaire, however that song is largely in Indian and as such, wasn't going to connect with an English-speaking audience. A.R Rahman went to the Pussycat dolls of all people to commission an English-speaking remix of the track which allowed them to have a massive worldwide hit.
It does strike me as bizarre that rock music died out in the 2010's here in Australia considering how prevalent the genre was even as the 00's was coming to an end, here we have the final big hit that the Fray achieved throughout the world which proved to be more popular here than it was even in their native America. Heck this got to number one here, proving that we Aussies certainly loved what they had to offer.
This was the second of three hits that 3oh!3 had in most parts of the world, the first was "Don't trust me" which was a song that was originally uploaded to YouTube before it was picked up as a single several months later and their third hit was a collaboration with Kesha during the height of the club boom. Here they collaborate with Katy Perry for a song that I'm sure most people have forgotten even exists.
This was the last big hit that Miley Cyrus had during her Hannah Montana days, sure she tried to mature into her new sound the following year with her album Can't be tamed, however no one was buying it given how Disney imposed restrictions on her with how risqué she could present herself on that album. I guess if you went from this to the title track of that album, "We can't stop" isn't that far of a leap in her evolution.
For a little while, it seemed like there was a rush to find the new prince of RNB given how Chris Brown temporarily had that title revoked from him for reasons I won't get into on this list. An early contender for his replacement came from Jay Sean who achieved minor success in his native UK prior to this Billboard chart topper he had thanks to a guest verse from Lil Wayne of all people.
This originally came from Kate Miller's second album Curiouser from the previous year, however it was chosen as the bumper music to this year's season of Neighbours which allowed it to become a massive surprise hit for the quirky singer. In fact, this song was so big that the album was given a second wind as it was only a minor success for the singer upon its initial release and became a massive success this year.
This was the debut single from Jason Derulo, a man who would go on to have massive success in Australia and throughout the rest of the world due to him breaking through when Chris Brown was temporarily blacklisted from the music industry. Here he (or rather JR Rottem) samples "Hide and seek" from Imogen Heep and recontextualises the song to be about Jason apologising to her for being unfaithful.
This was a hit twice here in Australia for Mumford and sons, the first time was upon its initial release due to us Aussies being intrigued by their fusion of folk and country complete with using a banjo as their main instrument. The second time was when it was crowned the best song of 2009 according to listeners of Triple J which is what allowed it to become a mainstream success here and eventually worldwide.
These guys already had massive success in their native America throughout the decade, however it was this lead single to their third album which finally allowed them to have a hit internationally largely due to this type of emo rock still being very popular in the mainstream when it was initially released. It did take a while for this to become a hit here in Australia, however once it did it was a massive success.
It may surprise you to learn that "Everytime we touch" wasn't a hit for Cascada here in Australia, heck it was a hit in America which should tell you how popular that track was and still remains to this day. Fortunately, the German band were able to score a massive hit here three years later with this track due to it being among the earlier songs to cash in on the club boom that would explode around this time.
This was a fantastic year for Lily Allen here in Australia as she not only managed to score two big hits from her second album, but the album itself was a massive success proving how much we Aussies loved her coming out of the 00's. Here she is with the third single from that album which is a song about how she feels her partner is being too mean to her which audiences related to worldwide.
Here we have another song from Taylor Swift that seems inoffensive enough, sure you can say the lyrics are problematic, however there's been plenty of songs with this premise over the years and I've found that people have taken everything in media way too seriously as of late. It was a massive hit for her likely due to the video which depicts the situation she describes in the lyrics.
This was a bit of a mini comeback for Lady gaga from her debut album as it was the first song of hers to have an accompanying music video which went on to overshadow the song itself, in this case it was due to her going over the top with the visuals as she went out of her way to depict the paparazzi as both glamourous and villainous as she could possibly get away with which connected with audiences.
This was the last hit that Beyonce had from her I am Sasha fierce album, it's also one of the last songs she had a hit with that is a love song as she had become a full feminist by this point in her career to appeal to the rising fourth wave of the moment. Even though it was a massive hit internationally, it wasn't as big in her native America likely due to it feeling out of place with her new brand.
I think this is the first song to become a hit by sampling an internet meme, in this case we have T.I sample "Dragostea din teï" from O-zone while also bringing Rihanna along to make sure the song doesn't sound too ridiculous to mainstream audiences of the day. It was a massive hit for the rapper likely due to the lyrics being about staying true to who you are which is an increasingly common theme in music.
This was the first big hit that Pitbull had in his career, he had previously attempted to make it big with the Crunk scene earlier in the decade to little avail, so he decided to reinvent himself as a club artist where he had much more longevity in the mainstream. This is another artist that I'm not particularly a fan of, mainly for the reasons most people aren't as he never struck me as an interesting rapper.
This was one of the more successful victory singles to come from Australian idol, likely due to the controversy where although he was born in Australia, Stan Walker managed to win the series despite him being a NZ resident which allowed this to crossover to his homeland following his victory over fan favourite Hayley Warner. This controversy caused the show to be cancelled going into the 2010's.
This was a passing of the torch moment as it not only was the first of many hits that David Guetta would have in his career, but also the final hit that Kelly Rowland would have as she wouldn't touch the charts in the 2010's both solo and as a featured artist. It seemed like the French DJ had a bit of a death touch on his first album when it came to the artists careers he featured, although thankfully it was only for this one album.
This was the first big hit that Lil Wayne had here in Australia (I don't count his verse on "Soldier" as I never heard that on the radio back in the day) it was a collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Kevin Rudolf which was such a success for them that it convinced him to become a rock star which even his diehard fans will tell you was a terrible idea. Kevin also had success here with the likes of Brian McFadden and Jay Sean.
Following the mixed reception of her third album My December, Kelly Clarkson found herself needing to conform to what her management wanted rather than making the music she believed in which resulted in her becoming a solo version of the Veronicas on her fourth album. Now I'm a huge fan of the Australian duo, so this isn't a bad thing to me even though many people felt that this was.
This is one of those songs that's meant to be an anthem for the frat boys of the world, as such it was a massive hit for Cobra starship as it seemed inevitable that this type of song would make it big in the club boom that was exploding this year.
This was the big hit that 3oh!3 had that I mentioned from earlier on this list, it was originally uploaded to YouTube the year prior before it was picked up and distributed as a single by a major label who naturally found the song to be hilarious. It appears the world also found this song funny as it became a massive worldwide hit for the duo, although perhaps not as big as their other entry on this list.
It's strange that Lily Allen wouldn't have any success in Australia prior to the two big hits she had this year, especially considering how "Smile" was a big hit for her in NZ and yet neither of these entries were as such over there. This had a bit of a long climb to its success as she didn't originally shoot a video for it until early this year despite it being released at the end of the previous year.
I guess Eminem felt enough time had passed from Encore that he could return with the exact type of songs that he made on that album, I guess there was a fanbase for these two albums to draw on given how Relapse was a massive success for him even though (in my opinion) it shares a lot of the same problems that Encore had from five years earlier.
This was the penultimate hit that Jordin Sparks had here in Australia, her final hit would be with Guy Sebastian on a collaboration where she attempted to bring him to an international audience (it's still to come on this list.) I think Jordin was becoming more popular here in Australia than she was in her native America as this was a much bigger hit here than it was on the Billboard charts.
This was the second single from P!nk's album Funhouse, it has a double meaning to it as on the one hand it can be taken literally to be about her sobering up from a bad night out and coming to terms with her drug addiction. On the other hand, and what the song is really about is that it's her sobering up with how toxic her relationship is with her husband (even if it turns out it wasn't that toxic) and how she needs to get away from him.
Wes Carr was the winner of the sixth season of Australian idol, he was considered the country star of the series which is perhaps why his victory single isn't among the more widely revered songs in this category despite its initial success.
Given how the two lead singles to her first official album were back-to-back success for her, I think it's safe to say that her not winning the fourth season of Australian idol wasn't a detractor for her popularity anymore given how much more popular she became than Damien Leith even by this point of her career. Of course, the best was still yet to come as it turns out she's also a gifted actress which led to her acting career taking off in the 2010's.
Britney was certainly on a roll when she released the title track to her album Circus, an album that remains the last one to have any success despite her scoring a couple of hits in the 2010's with the likes of "Hold it against me" and "Till the world ends." Much like "Piece of me," this is also a song addressing her media frenzy which she refers to as a circus, however it's handled much better on this track.
This is the third and final hit that T.I had outside of America, although I feel that this would've been a hit regardless given how it has Justin Timberlake on the chorus who seemed to be a cheat code when it came to artists (specifically rappers) throughout the decade scoring a massive hit. This cheat code of his expired once the 2010's rolled around as he didn't have much success then even as a lead artist.
This is the last hit that Linkin Park has had in their career, mainly because their output in the 2010's has taken many bizarre turns that the mainstream hasn't been able to keep up with (and the less said about their 2017 effort the better.) I guess it's fitting that this theme to the second Transformers film would be the last many would hear from them given how their previous hit in Australia was the theme to the first film.
This is the last song from Lady Gaga which didn't have an over-the-top music video, sure you can make the argument that all of her videos are somewhat over the top, however at least her first four videos only had erratic choreography at worst and took place in relevantly normal situations. It's a bit of a missed opportunity that this didn't have her trademark imagery given the subject matter of the song.
This was originally released the previous year to deafening silence for the Script even in their native UK, although the failure of this track over there was likely due to them already having a massive hit with "The man who can't be moved" over there. It was given a second chance here in Australia for some reason which eventually allowed it to crossover to America the following year.
This was the final hit that Ciara had anywhere in the world, although it had a chorus provided to her from JT, so it was guaranteed to be a hit for her given that he was still considered a cheat code when it came to artists scoring hits this decade. That said, this would be the last time this would be the case as everything he touched once the new decade rolled around had a difficult time becoming a hit worldwide.
You'd think that Rob Thomas's reunion with Matchbox 20 from two years prior would've been more permanent, however it was only for one single as he released his second solo album before he got back together with the band to record their (to date) final album North in 2012. This was a big hit in Australia this year, although I don't remember hearing it much due to coming out around the time MJ tragically passed away.
Following the success of "Perfect" from the previous year, Vanessa Amorosi was finally able to score a chart topper here in Australia with the lead single to her fourth album Hazardous given how she was here to stay going into the 2010's. It turns out that wasn't the case as there was apparently a track so bad on the album that it single handedly killed her career, although I completely missed this phenomenon.
This second single wasn't as popular as Natalie's solo single (which we'll get to in a bit) however it was an instant success for her here which is why it outranks "Alive" on this list. Even though there was a lot of hype going into her album 1000 stars, said album underperformed which likely meant that her popularity was fleeting here.
This was the final hit to come from Evermore who were on a roll during the second half of the decade due to them no longer being hindered by illegal downloads like many of their contemporaries were during the first half of the decade. I'm not sure why they didn't have any success going into the 2010's as they released two more albums after the album this serves as a lead single for.
Given how there was so much 80's nostalgia throughout the decade, it's surprising that it wasn't until the end of the decade that we saw a hit with a song that could've easily come out of that decade which came to us courtesy of the British duo La roux. It's a shame that this was their one and only hit especially considering how it managed to crossover to America the following year for them.
Even though it was a moderate success, the second album from the Rogue traders didn't pull in the numbers of their first album with Natalie Bassingthwaighte from earlier in the decade. As such, she decided to leave to the group to embark on a solo career which began with this lead single to her solo album which proved to be a massive success for her.
It looked like Pitbull was here to stay going into the new decade as this second single from his club boom phase was also a massive worldwide hit for him, there's honestly not much I can say about this track except that aside from this, "I know you want me" and his theme from Men in black III "Back in the time," all of his hits have had the assistance of someone else in the music industry.
This was the final hit that Jordin Sparks has had anywhere in the world, although in this case she was playing second fiddle to Guy Sebastian who was clearly trying to find an international audience now that he had established his comeback with "Like it like that" going into the 2010's.
This was the third Billboard chart topper Britney Spears had in her career, it continues her streak of making blatantly sexual tracks to titillate audiences who find her attractive and offend those who claim that she's ruining pop culture but really isn't. The song sparked massive controversy due to its reference to Peter Paul and Mary in the chorus due to it coming out right after Mary from the folk trio tragically passed away.
This was initially a flop for Eric Hutchinson likely due to it receiving no promotion in his native America when it was first released the previous year, it eventually became a hit here in Australia and NZ due to its inclusion on the Packed to the rafter's soundtrack which had exploded in popularity this year due to how popular the show itself was. Unfortunately, this was the singer/songwriters only hit even in the southern hemisphere.
I feel that Beth Ditto was the Caucasian equivalent of Lizzo as she was an LGBT performer who was so comfortable with her appearance that it became an endearing factor of her image, and like Lizzo, she never felt the need to put anyone down in order to make herself feel good unlike some other performers throughout the 2010's. It's a shame her band only had one hit, although it was one more hit they had here than their native America.
You may recognise this woman as one of the members of Mis Teeq who had a massive hit six years prior with "Scandalous" here in Australia, here she is with a solo hit that became as such down under a full year after it was a hit in her native UK. If it wasn't obvious from the lack of British entries on these lists, this should be the best proof I have that we Aussies weren't that interested in the British music scene this decade.
This was back when Kanye West and Jay-Z were friends (boy how times have changed) as such we have them working off each other on this track while Rihanna provides them a chorus to connect their verses with each other. Jay-Z never had a hit on his own here in Australia as he always needed the assistance of someone else (usually these two or his future wife Beyonce) to make it big down under.
This was another song from P!nk's discography that was never released as a single in her native America, although this time it was released in many other parts of Europe in addition to the countries that "Leave me alone" was released in two years prior, proving that her popularity internationally had well exceeded what it ever was in her homeland. This would continue to be the case throughout the following decade for her.
Much like the album cycle for I'm not dead, this title track from Funhouse also got pushed back as the fifth single here in Australia in order for P!nk's earlier entry on this list to be released as the fourth single which proved to be the right move as both of these songs were massive hits in the southern hemisphere as well as in certain parts of Europe just like "Leave me alone" and "Dear Mr President" was two years prior.
Although they had minor success prior to the lead single to State of the art, it was this track that finally allowed the Hilltop hoods to have a huge hit here in Australia after fifteen years of first forming back in the early 90's. They would open the doors for Australian hip hop throughout the 2010's other MC's such as 360 and Illy would also have hits that decade.
This was the first single that Rihanna released after a very dark period in her life, I won't mention what it is because I want this site to be a safe space for everyone, but I feel that I don't have to regardless because it's so ingrained in pop culture that it would be redundant for me to do so. One thing I will say is that it appears that she didn't want people getting the wrong idea that she was suddenly turned off by sex with this track.
Orianthi is an Australian guitarist and vocalist who was hired by MJ himself for his This is it tour, unfortunately she was unable to showcase her skills as a guitarist due to the tour being cancelled for obvious reasons. Still, that did give her enough buzz for her second album to spawn a huge hit with its lead single about how she doesn't care about what her ex thinks of her so long as her current partner thinks the opposite.
This was the title track from Jessica Mauboy's second album, it was a big hit for her just like another entry that's still to come on this list, proving that she was robbed three years prior when she lost the fourth season of Australian idol.
This was another alternative track to make it big in Australia during the final stretch of the decade, in this case it's from NZ indie singer Ladyhawke (named after the Michelle Pfeiffer flick from 1985) who had a big of a steady climb to its popularity here despite it ranking very high on the 2008 yearend list for Triple J. Its popularity here resulted in it eventually becoming a hit in her homeland throughout the year.
You better believe that the Glee phenomenon was so inescapable when the show debuted that it was able to spawn a genuine hit for its cast in the music industry, indeed this cover of the Journey classic was one of the last hits of the decade worldwide due to it being so well received on the show that it single handedly made the original a cultural icon despite it being a massive flop back in the 80's.
This was the fifth single to come from Jessica's sophomore album, it goes to show how much Australian idol got it wrong by having her lose to Damien Leith in 2006 given how only three years later she would be one of the biggest names in music whilst he would be relegated to a tribute act at best.
This was the third single from P!nk's Funhouse album, though it was a hit here in Australia, it's obvious that her audience was more interested in her moving on from her husband (despite the fact the two didn't end up getting a divorce) rather than begging him to take her back like she does on this track.
This was a hit here in Australia likely due to the similarities it had with "Halo" from earlier on this list as both songs were written and produced by Ryan Tedder which led to accusations of him recycling songs to give to artists. As this was the only time two songs of his sounded this similar to each other, these claims quickly went away as he continued to have success as a songwriter and occasionally with his band.
As much flak as the Twilight franchise has gotten over the years, few will argue that their soundtracks were that bad considering how well loved they remain to this day. The first film's soundtrack was among the most successful albums of the decade worldwide which led off with this track from Paramore who finally managed to score a hit outside their native America with this theme from the film.
This feels like a precursor to "Last Friday night" as both songs have a similar subject matter to each other, although here Katy seems to be more sincere with how her bad behaviour throughout the track seems to have dire consequences on her wellbeing as opposed to the other song being a celebration of it (to say nothing about "This is how we do" from Prism.) It wasn't as big a hit for Katy in Australia, although its success was noticeable.
I haven't brought up the differences between the AMR charts (how these lists are determined) and the ARIA charts lately on this site, this song has compelled me to do so given how it was a much bigger hit on the latter charts than it was on the former likely due to it being released around the time MJ passed away which should tell you how the music scene becomes unpredictable when something major like that happens.
This section will cover songs that would've flopped on our charts were it not for how well they sold on the digital charts in Australia, it goes to show how necessary it was to allow these charts to integrate to the mainstream given how these next few entries were very popular here back in the day.
Much like 3oh!3 from earlier on this list, the Lonely Island were another group to find success in the music industry thanks to their presence on YouTube back in the day. This was their first song they released as a single which became a smash hit thanks to their brand of humour connecting well with audiences back then.
This is the final hit that the Pussycat dolls were able to achieve anywhere in the world, it was always intended on being the fourth single from their second album but was pushed back from its planned release due to the surprise success of their earlier entry with A.R Rahman on this list.
This third single from Lady Gaga's debut album often gets lost in the shuffle when it comes to even her early discography, mainly because it wasn't even released as a single in her native America due to how long it took for the first two singles from her album to take off over there and was cancelled in favour of "Lovegame" as the third single. It's a pity because it's one of her sweeter songs in her catalogue.
It took five years to follow up their politically charged album American idiot, however once they did, Green day found that while they weren't as popular as they were earlier in the decade, they still had a massive fanbase that made the lead single to their album a massive worldwide success for them. Unfortunately, most of this fanbase wouldn't stick around for the 2010's where their popularity died out.
This was a song that was a massive sleeper hit for the band in question, as such it appears much lower on this list than its success would suggest given how most of its success came from the lower half of the charts. Still, it was bound to be a hit for the indie duo Empire of the sun given how they were a favourite on Triple J as well as the song being featured in many commercials here back in the day.
This was the final hit that Akon had here in Australia, I almost forgot about this track when I brought up "Don't matter" two years prior as even back in the day, this song didn't create much buzz for the RNB singer and likely only became a hit due to it fitting in with the rising club boom that was happening this year. He also recruits Colby O'Donis fresh off his collaboration with Lady Gaga and someone named Kardinal Offishall.
This is the final hit single that Robbie Williams had anywhere in the world as this likely became a hit as a last hurrah for his career given that it was released during the final weeks of the decade.
It looked like that these guys were here to stay given how this managed to become a hit here in Australia just as the decade was coming to an end, although for some reason, rock music would see a sharp decline going into the 2010's which means this was their final hit single anywhere in the world.
The original version of this track was a massive flop worldwide for Kid Cudi, likely because of how unconventional it was even for the realms of emo rap. It was given a second chance this year when a group by the name of Crookers remixed the track to be more commercially viable where it became a massive hit for him here in Australia and his native America.
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