How ironic that one of the last songs to become a success in the decade would also be the most successful, at one point this was the most successful song of all time in Australia and if we're going by chart runs, it still is to this day given how it last 26 WEEKS AT NUMBER ONE purely due to "Old town road" lasting nineteen weeks at number one on Billboard at the end of the decade.
Well, this was the biggest hit of all time for a little while given how it was the theme song to Spiderman into the spider verse, OK it was the favourite song of the lead character Miles Morales which in turn made it the new favourite song of audiences who enjoyed the film. Not bad for two rappers who by this point were divisive at best in the hip hop game.
It seems strange that the biggest hit of Billie Eilish's career (at least as of this writing) would be a song that was released the day that her debut album dropped, I guess audiences wanted to listen to her try and seduce an older person over anything else she had to offer at this point. It saw a minor comeback in the new decade after she swept the Grammys as well as it being crowned the best song of 2019 by many publications.
This is the most recent song I'll be featuring on this site, mainly because I tried talking about the 2020's on my older sites and trust me, there's no way I can do so without things getting ugly. That aside, this was a good way to send off the 2010's as it's a sequel to Dua Lipa's previous biggest hit "New rules" as she practices self-assertiveness by not allowing the person she's singing to boss her around.
For a brief period of time, this was the biggest song of all time in Australia simply for its refusal to drop out of the charts. I guess it makes sense given how this was a party jam from two members of the Gordy family released during the height of the club boom, although as you'll quickly discover from this list, I'm not a huge fan of the 2010's club boom.
Given how we're in an era where every song on an album is guaranteed to chart once said album is released, I guess the way to have follow ups from it once it comes out is to take a track and modify it in a way where it stands out from the rest of the track listing. This was the mindset for this ballad which got turned into a duet with Beyonce despite the original being about how Ed feels that the love of his life was perfect the way they were.
It looked like Five seconds of summer were yesterday's news given how they hadn't troubled the charts anywhere in the world since their second album back in 2015, however their popularity was restored when they released the lead single to their third album which became an inescapable success everywhere in the world. Were it not for Tones and I's earlier entry, this would be the biggest hit from an Australian artist of all time.
While it didn't last almost half a year at number one outside of America, this meme track from Lil Nas X was a massive success regardless thanks to the controversy that came when it was (rather foolishly) denied being able to chart on the Billboard country charts which sparked accusations of racism due to how many songs that have been able to appear on those charts despite not being country songs.
This is a song whose popularity I personally don't understand, it obviously leaves me in the minority that I don't like this track considering A: how inescapably popular it was going into the new decade and B: the critical acclaim it continues to receive to this day for Post Malone.
Although this was plenty successful as a single, the bulk of this song's success comes from the music video which is a montage of Benny Blanco's life up until this point which tugged at the heartstrings of viewers around the world. The song recruits both Khalid and Halsey to narrate his life experience which also contributed to the song's overall popularity.
This is another song that's become infamous for the internet's opinion of it, it's easy to see why people detest this song as it seems to check all of the boxes for what it hates about music from the vocals to the melody to the lyrics. It's worth noting that even in this day and age, non-American artists usually have to wait until they've conquered the world before they so much as touch the Billboard charts like this did.
This song was released on the same day as "Castle on the hill," meaning that audiences chose this song about Ed Sheeran objectifying the person in this song over his heartfelt track about missing his childhood friends into making an inescapable hit from his third album. This should tell you the culture we've been a part of since the start of the decade as the internet tends to make hits out of songs meant to be divisive.
I guess it's good to know that it's only been recently that Australians have been struggling to make it big even in our local charts, this was such a massive hit for Dean Lewis that it even managed to be a huge international success for the indie folk singer at a time where it was becoming increasingly hard for indie artists to make it big in an increasingly coporatised market.
The Chainsmokers were already considered a household name by the time they released this third big hit they had in 2016, however the inclusion of one Halsey ensured that they would have one of the biggest hits of the new millennium so far given how it's a story about how her and Drew Taggart grew apart and how she wants him back, but he's moved on.
The last time George Ezra had any success on the charts was four years prior to when this became a huge runaway success for him with his debut album, although admittedly he did take his sweet time in following up that album as he didn't release any new music in those four years. This is a song whose popularity was a result of it being featured in every commercial you can think of.
It had been a while since Lady Gaga last had a genuine hit single anywhere in the world, so to see her back at the top of the charts with this track from the A star is born soundtrack was a bit of a surprise to say the least. The song's popularity came in two waves, the first was upon its initial release to promote the film and the second was when it won best original song at the Academy awards.
Although this song has the producer credited as the lead artist, it's really a Bruno Mars track given how it has all of the ingredients to his catalogue throughout the decade. It's a throwback to soul music from the twentieth century delivered by him in a way that makes him wish he was a part of the times.
This was originally released as the theme to the second Despicable me film, a film that's a decent distraction for kids and their parents that like many Illumination films, receives far too much hate these days. I don't think anyone could've predicted this Oscar nominated track would turn out to be a huge runaway success given the lack of hits Pharrell had prior to its release worldwide.
Although it may not seem like it, this is in fact a collaboration that was commissioned to be the theme song of a reality series as Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine from Maroon 5 were judges on the Voice America when this initially came out. It signaled a new chapter for the latter as his subsequent releases with his band would shift towards a more pop direction compared to their rock roots.
This was so inescapable here in Australia and over in Kimbra's native NZ that it managed to become a massive worldwide success several months after its initial release, not bad for an indie duet between two artists that even in the southern hemisphere remain one hit wonders to this day with this ballad.
This lead single to Katy Perry's third album (as Katy Perry at least) sparked controversy due to the similarities it has to "Brave" by Sara Barelles which was released several months prior to this becoming an inescapable hit for Katy. It was just the themes of self-empowerment, rather it was the melody being very similar in both songs.
Post Malone had moderate success prior to this song about how he wished he was a rock star rather than a rapper (although I hesitate to call him a rapper if I'm being honest) however it was this track that finally made him transition from a meme that "White Iverson" made him earlier in the decade to a household name likely because of the subject matter.
This was originally from Post Malone's debut album Stoney; it was a mere album track which contained the type of misogyny you'd expect from someone who doesn't understand that women were people and thus was largely dismissed as a dud from the album initially. It gained traction a year after the album came out due to a live performance of the song which was so well received that it was pushed as a single.
We looked at the biggest hit from Halsey's career earlier on this list, now let's look at her biggest hit to date which has her as the lead artist (as of this writing of course.) It's a song about how she felt she was responsible for G-Eazy's fame (despite him finding success much earlier than she did, let alone when they met) and how he was going to have a hard time living without her now that they were through as a couple.
This ballad from Ed Sheeran was the first hit of hits to bring him into the big leagues given how everything he released prior wasn't as big as his more recent material. It's also one of the last songs of his to be a soulful acoustic ballad as his subsequent releases would see him adapting to the trends of the moment rather than him staying true to his roots.
This is a song I don't want to talk about, OK I guess I can because it's the video that makes me angry whenever this comes up in conversation (look it up to see where I'm coming from.) I guess this was able to get Bastille out of the one hit wonder bin that "Pompeii" threatened to trap them in earlier in the decade (stay tuned for that further down this list) however that's about the only positive I have for this track.
Now I should point out that Taylor Swift is among my least favourite artists of all time, however I'm probably one of the few non Swifties to actually enjoy this anthem against the hater simply for how catchy it is (if only she took her own advice on this track.) I'm guessing this is why it was a huge hit for her given how it successfully transitioned her from a pop country chick to a pop diva still going strong to this day.
Given how there's two versions of this track that were making the waves at the time of their release, it only makes sense that the Latin craze would come back into the mainstream even if most of it was confided to the Billboard charts. The original was a standard reggaeton track from two of its more popular members of the sub-genre, the remix has Justin Bieber which of course means the two men didn't have any further success.
This was the song that Shawn Mendes released with Camila Cabello to confirm rumours that the pair were in fact dating, this was likely due to persistent rumours that Shawn was gay due to him being more effeminate than the usual pop star even in this day and age (don't get me started on this stereotype.) It remains Shawn's final hit to date, although Camilla is still sticking around the mainstream.
This remains Adele's biggest hit in Australia, likely because it serves as the lead single to her second album 21 which was a departure from her debut album which was made following her win on the X factor UK in 2007. The album was themed around an ex-boyfriend following a rocky breakup they had with this being the first of many songs where she trashes him with how awful he was to her.
He often calls himself a rapper, however this might be the only hip hop track that I've heard from him as he does indeed rap on here compared to the rest of his catalogue where he doesn't. I feel this is the only interesting fact about this song I can share.
Thankfully Drake doesn't have as many entries on this list of mine as you'd think as we Aussies were a bit slow in allowing the Canadian child star turned rapper to dominate our charts like he did on Billboard earlier in the decade. Here he has his biggest hit, which was the lead single to his album Views, the song made news back in the day by becoming the first to be streamed a billion times on Spotify.
This is to date the final hit single that Justin Timberlake has able to achieve in most parts of the world, although "Say something" from his most recent album (at the time of writing) was a minor success in certain parts of the world two years after this came out. This was the theme to the Dreamworks film Trolls which saw him in a lead role (albeit as a voice actor as the film is animated.)
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 was the first of two big hits that the Weeknd had with Daft punk, the other being the only other song from the album of the same name "I feel it coming" which has a completely different subject matter to the one on here. This is about him dealing with his fame in ways I won't describe on this list as they can potentially be triggering to certain people reading this.
Following her departure from Fifth harmony, Camila Cabello launched a solo career which began with this song about how she was in love with the city of Havana (which just happens to be where she was born.) It was a massive hit for her likely due to it being released when the Latin craze of the late 2010's took off thanks to "Despacito" from earlier on this list.
It may surprise you to learn that Justin Bieber had yet to have that huge inescapable hit in Australia prior to the success of this lead single from his fourth album Purpose, then again that might be due to him being the laughingstock of the music industry during the first half of the decade for various reasons I won't be getting into on this list.
This was originally an album track from Maroon 5's album Red pill blues, it was given the remix treatment when the band decided to turn it into a female empowerment anthem by having the video had Adam Levine dance with some of the most powerful women in the world as well as having a guest verse from Cardi B which (in my opinion) might just be the only thing remotely empowering about the track.
We have the second appearance from LMFAO this early on from my list, it goes to show you how inescapable these two were for their second album even if that success faded almost as instantly as it came for them. I guess this was meant to be their version of "I'm too sexy," mainly because it came out twenty years after that track and both songs having a similar reputation nowadays.
This was Drake's lead single to his album Scorpion, an album that managed to dominate the charts worldwide due to its monopoly on Spotify upon its initial release. Here he chalks up his success to being God's plan, there have been plenty of jokes made about this song for that alone which ironically is likely why it was such a huge success for him.
This was one of only two hits that Owl city had in most parts of the world, the other being with Carly Rae Jepsen who was also a one hit wonder on her own worldwide. Here we have a song about his mindset which was so fascinating to listeners that it not only became a massive hit for him, but also had him confirm that he was neuro divergent which should be obvious when reading the lyrics.
It may be too early to say given how it hasn't even been five years since this dropped off the charts (as of this writing of course) however this might be the last we'll ever hear from Maroon 5 given how none of their subsequent singles have been able to take off anywhere in the world outside their native America.
Evidently this was a song originally meant for Taylor Swift as this was written back when her and Calvin Harris were dating, it appears she wasn't too pleased with him giving the song to Rihanna shortly after they broke up as she created quite the drama when this song became a hit for the two of them when it did. This drama was one of the factors that led to her backlash in 2016 throughout the music industry.
This was the lead single to Katy Perry's third album Teenage dream, it's a song that is all kinds of ridiculous thanks to its music video (which would appear on a weirdest videos list if I bothered to make one for this decade) as well as the Snoop Dogg feature which has him rattling off nonsense likely to compliment the mindless fun this song is supposed to be.
This was the second hit that British RNB singer Taio Cruz managed to achieve worldwide, it was a big hit for him likely due to it being considered the quintessential party jam during the height of the club boom era amongst a sea of stiff competition. He would have one more hit the year after this became inescapable for him before he forever faded into obscurity.
Well, no one ever said that Macklemore wasn't a corny guy, here he is with the only hit he had with his second and final album with Ryan Lewis which is about him wanting to own a moped. Not a motorcycle mind you as that would've been at least cool, but a moped. Even though this was a massive hit for him due to the charm he brings to the track, he wouldn't have another hit until his first solo album later in the decade.
It may surprise you to learn that Adele's earlier entry on this list didn't get to number one in Australia or NZ, I'm guessing because the success of that track was partially due to how we Aussies and kiwis instantly gravitated towards this second single from the singer's sophomore album which allowed both songs to linger in the upper echelons of our charts.
This is the only hit that Australian DJ Timmy Trumpet had, yes, he calls himself that due to having a gimmick of him playing the trumpet whenever he does a live show. Here he recruits NZ rapper Savage who had his popularity restored at the time when a remix of his biggest hit "Swing" became a hit earlier in the year this was released.
Well, this is a song that I feel the title speaks for itself, although I will say that Ed Sheeran was one of the lucky few to not have his career ruined by collaborating with Justin Bieber which is a lot more than I can say for just about everyone else on this list who made the mistake of doing so.
There were a ton of DJ's to make it big as the decade was coming to an end that were from places that you likely didn't even realise had a music scene, here we have a hit from Regard who hails from Kosovo who came across the Jay Sean track from 2008 and made it his own by remixing it for a modern audience. It was a massive hit going into the new decade and one that promised great things for the man in question.
This is a song that was infamous upon its initial release, so much so that people were urging others to listen to "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC instead given how that song achieves what this song is trying to and was released nearly thirty years prior. Although Imagine dragons were never critical darlings, this was the song where their reputation sunk to the levels of Nickelback and Creed before them.
This song feels like a lie due to it crediting Bebe Rexha as the lead artist when really it should be Florida Georgia Line (man what a stupid band name) as they have far more presence on here than the pop star. The song is rather innocuous on its own, however it caused massive controversy for breaking the record for the most weeks at number one on the Billboard country charts, a set of charts I think we can all agree has little value.
This was a hit twice for Travis Scott (a man I won't be talking about outside of his music on this site for what I hope are obvious reasons) the first time was upon its initial release as the song has received a lot of praise over the years for the many different directions it takes and the second was when Drake got on board the track with a guest verse which boosted its popularity even further.
Well, this is just mature, isn't it? It seems weird this was written by Ed Sheeran considering the whole song hinges on a single joke (and a cringy one at that in my opinion) however he gave it to JB presumably because he felt he would do better justice to the song which at least on a commercial level was the case. Still, I'll take this over Halsey's cover who doesn't even hide how immature this song is.
While this wasn't the lead single to Eminem's album Recovery, it was the song which showcased the rapper was back on his A-game after two albums where he failed to live up to his hype he established for himself a decade prior. Here he recruits Rihanna on the chorus of this track which is something he would repeat later in the decade as the two would collaborate again on "The monster" on his next album.
This is the only hit that Carly Rae Jepsen had on her own throughout the world, oh sure she had a hit with Owl City after this took the world by storm, however none of her other singles managed to take hold anywhere outside her native Canada. As it turns out, this only became a worldwide smash due to an endorsement from Justin Bieber of all people, meaning this is actually a success due to the Beliebers.
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.
It looked like this guy was going to be a one hit wonder with "Impossible" from earlier in the decade following some problematic statements he made which suggested that he was homophobic, he was able to get back in the good graces of the general public by the time he released this ballad which saw him crossing over to America for his one and only hit on Billboard.
This was released a mere month after Daya's hit single "Hide away" became a worldwide hit for her, I'm guessing the Chainsmokers were looking to cash in off her sudden rise in popularity with this collaboration which to be fair was a gambit that paid off as it was a massive success for the duo upon its initial release. Much like their earlier entry, this is a song where the woman is being submissive towards the duo.
This was originally released in 2012 to deafening silence for the folk singer Passenger (he was originally the lead singer of a band with this name and used it as a stage name when he went solo) it was given a new life a year later when it became a surprise hit for him throughout the world.
There have been countless jokes made towards this big hit from Usher's breakup album Raymond v Raymond that I suggest looking up in your own time, suffice to say that having the G in this track stand for gosh rather than God was a surefire way for this song to enter meme territory upon its initial release. In any case, it did save the album from flopping given how the first two singles failed to become a hit for him.
This remains Pitbull's biggest hit worldwide, likely for the chorus provided by Ne-yo which helps this stand out among the other bangers for the club boom around this time. This song caused a bit of controversy due to a cheap shot that Pitbull takes against Lindsey Lohan which resulted in her suing him for defamation of her character, that and the lyrics being perceived as an endorsement for sexual harassment even prior to the "Blurred lines" controversy.
Dua Lipa already had a huge hit earlier in the decade with "Be the one" (which is still to come on this list) so it's little surprise that she would score a massive hit with this track about her learning some self-care when it comes to going out to party. It was such a massive hit for the English diva that it managed to crossover to the American charts as well as allow her debut album to be a massive success.
While this wasn't the first novelty track to make it big through the internet, it was the song which convinced Billboard to change how they calculated their charts due to it failing to get to number one in America due to it being a foreign language track that wasn't receiving much airplay over there. Naturally this decision would ruin the music industry throughout the decade, although that certainly wasn't this song's fault as it's just a harmless diss track towards the citizens of the Gangnam district in Korea.
There was a time where people were excited for what Macklemore had to offer the music industry, I won't go into why that's no longer the case except to say that people weren't happy with how much critical acclaim he and Ryan Lewis received at the expense of others back in the day. In any case, we have their breakthrough single about not wasting your money on expensive fads and instead being conscious with your spending habits.
Oh, this song, this was the song which ushered the world into the politically correct climate as it was the final straw for audiences who were tired of songs that depicted the narrator as a skeevy sex pervert having their way with the opposite sex. I can admit that this song does cross a few boundaries, however the backlash towards the track has gotten out of hand and birthed one of the most toxic aspects of the internet.
This was the first big hit that Avicii had in most parts of the world, sure "Levels" did attract buzz for the Swedish producer earlier in the decade and he did have a hit here in Australia with "I could be the one" with Nicky Romero, however it was this track which featured an uncredited Aloe Blacc on vocals which made him a household name as well as proving that EDM and country music can work well together.
Ed Sheeran's collaboration album was met with divisive reviews, while most of the tracks were panned for being meaningless collaborations with pop stars (such as his earlier entry with Justin Bieber) others were praised such as this collaboration with Khalid which was meant to be a song about how being conventionally unattractive wasn't a reason to feel left out of society.
This was a song that was a complete flop upon its initial release, likely because indie music really needs that marketing edge if it wants to have any chance of it crossing over to the mainstream. That came when this song started finding itself in movie trailers and TV commercials due to its theme of meeting the love of the narrator's life while on the dancefloor which still connects with audiences to this day.
For whatever reason, Macklemore decided to part ways with Ryan Lewis (amicably at least) to work on his third album which didn't seem to hamper its success given how huge the lead single was from said album. I'm guessing it was due to its subject matter given how it's an ode to people in his life who are no longer with him, this is something that has brought a lot of success to those who explore it.
OK this is an artist that I have trouble talking about without coming off as caustic, here we have the biggest hit from Meghan Trainor which is supposed to be a body positive song but instead comes off as highly abrasive towards people who don't fit in her standards of beauty. It was a hit due to songs about body positivity being rare upon its initial release, however it's widely been ridiculed for its toxic nature.
Although the lyrics are explicably about JB's relationship with someone, this song was obviously meant to be his apology towards his actions during the first half of the decade given how much of a general nuisance he was throughout the world during his late teenage years. The world forgave him for those actions given how this was an immediate hit for the Canadian singer.
It may surprise you to learn that this wasn't an immediate chart topper here in Australia, in fact it didn't top our charts at all as it was only a modest success upon its initial release and only became a best seller due to the One direction phenomenon taking off throughout the rest of the world. Indeed, this is one of the lower charting songs to appear this high on this list to give you an idea of how much of a sleeper hit it was down under.
I did mention towards the start of this list that this song lost out to "Shape of you" given how both tracks were released on the same day worldwide, however that didn't necessarily mean that this was a flop from Ed Sheeran as enough people were touched by this song about longing for his childhood days that it became one of the bigger hits of the decade for the English folk singer.
This was meant to be Ariana Grande's way of addressing the criticism she received for her questionable behaviour throughout the decade, it was a compelling enough song that people have long since forgotten her many controversies (although I get the feeling that Manchester concert also helped out with this.) The song is also known for its video which is stuffed with references to popular teen movies.
This is one of those bittersweet hits that I've featured on this site as the band in question would go their separate ways just after it became a massive hit for them worldwide. I'm not sure why they called it quits as EDM would continue to thrive as the decade went on, however I'm guessing they didn't have much faith in this song when they released it and felt its success was a fluke when it took off.
This was released in early 2014 to deafening silence for the Irish singer/songwriter Hozier, likely because of how overdramatic it is despite it being an attack on the religious community for all of its atrocities it committed over the years (particularly towards the LGBT community if the video is anything to go by.) It was given a second chance when it was nominated for several Grammies which allowed it to become a massive success during the awards season.
Well, if there's one artist I really don't like talking about, it's Nicki Minaj as in addition to me not liking her music, she also happens to have a long list of controversies both in and out of the music scene that I'd rather not get into. Here we have her biggest hit which showcases her more as a pop star than a rapper given how there's hardly any rapping on the track.
This was the third hit to come from the debut E.P from Tones and I, much like her earlier entry, this is a song about her struggles living in poverty which naturally connected with an audience albeit to a much smaller scale as it wasn't turned into a meme like "Dance monkey" was. You'd think with all of this success she would still be one of the most popular artists of the moment, alas she no longer is.
This is one of my least favourite songs on this list (which is saying quite a bit if I'm being honest) this is because I've never liked Train as a band, and this might be their most annoying song in my opinion. It appears the rest of the world agrees as from what I can gather, this only became a hit purely through how much of a meme it was upon its initial release due to its bad lyrics.
This was the first hit that Bruno Mars had as a lead performer, sure he had hits with B.O.B and Travie McCoy prior to this ballad which shares its name and themes with a Billy Joel track from the 70's, however it was this ballad that made him a household name in the music scene.
Many people feel that this is a mere rip-off of "Roses" from the Chainsmokers a year prior to when this became a hit for them and Coldplay, obviously it didn't have any impact on the songs popularity as this proved to be twice as popular as that other track (which we'll get to eventually.) As of this writing, but parties have yet to score another hit on the charts, suggesting this was the song which killed their respective popularity.
This seems like one of those songs that was created specifically to draw out comments from people that will offend their readers, as such I won't say anything about this track other than it being the one and only hit from American singer Ava Max likely because of the reason I just described.
After much hype from her collaborations with the likes of David Guetta and Flo Rida, Sia finally managed to score a huge hit as a lead artist with this lead single to her album 1000 forms of fear. This is one of a surprising number of hits to be about the joys and dangers of being an alcoholic this decade as the lyrics is about how Sia is going to cut loose and have the time of her life regardless of the consequences.
This is another song that admittedly has some strange lyrics (what does she mean when she says, "I want you to love me like I'm a hot guy?") however, it's obvious that the appeal for this song was how opulent it sounds which does match the theme of the song as she wants this person to make her feel so special that no other woman in the world exists. It's a power fantasy sure, but one that's largely inoffensive.
This is one of only two hits that John Legend had outside of his native America, the other was with Meghan Trainor where the two duetted on how they were going to love each other as if they would never see each other again (whatever that's supposed to mean.) Here we have John making a love ballad for his wife Chrissy Teigan which I'm sure connected with audience upon its initial release here in Australia as it took a while to take off everywhere else in the world.
This is the last song from Guy Sebastian to have a featured artist from America, this time it's Lupe Fiasco who provided a rap verse for the former reality show winner which also failed to connect with an audience in the northern hemisphere.
This is only one of two hits that the Australian indie band Sheppard had in their career (as of this writing of course) the other was "Coming home" from later in the decade which sadly won't be appearing on this list due to it only being a hit on the digital charts. Here we have a song that was featured in just about every commercial here in Australia upon its initial release which made it quickly outgrow it's welcome.
This was the song that became a massive hit for Post Malone when his second album Beerbongs and Bentleys dropped, I bring this up because it technically was never released as a single and only stuck around due to a live performance that captivated listeners of the moment.
This was Ed Sheeran's tribute to the Irish women in his fanbase, of course it received minor controversy from people who don't understand what cultural appropriation is and who are likely secretly against multiculturalism in general. Fortunately, this is such a minor (if not vocal) sector of the world as everyone else appreciated this gesture that Ed made by making this another inescapable hit for him.
This was the last official single that was released from Beerbongs and Bentleys before the album dropped, it was exactly as successful as the previous entry (its placement on this list was down to the wire) despite both songs having completely different subject matter as the former was about moving on from a toxic relationship whilst this was about how he felt he was a psycho.
You may be surprised to learn that this will be the Jonas Brothers only appearance on this site as they never had much success during their time on Disney like their female counterparts, in fact I get the feeling this was only a hit for the trio due to it sounding a lot like "Feel it still" from Portugal the man which was one of the bigger hits of the decade worldwide (stay tuned for it.)
There have been plenty of reality show winners to make it big over the years, here we have the rare loser from a show (in this case the 2015 season of Britain's got talent) Calum Scott who scored a massive hit with this acoustic cover of Robyn's track from the start of the decade. All I'll say is that this is certainly a different take on the Swedish pop star's track given how that was a dance pop track.
This was one of many EDM tracks to make it big during the final stretch of the decade, it comes to us from the Italian group Meduza who has this amazing gimmick of their music coming out of a statue that resembles the Greek god they're named after and even having the hair animated in the official audio on YouTube. Who knows what the future holds for the group given how unique their image is.
This was the lead single to Adele's third album 25, a song that seems to be a continuation of "Rolling in the deep" from her previous album as it once again showcases her feeling remorseful towards her ex that she trashed throughout 21. It was a huge hit for her as was the album it came from, although she certainly took her time in following this album up as it's only come out recently (as of this writing.)
There didn't seem to be any signs of Flo Rida slowing down in the music scene as this became yet another instant success for the rapper, although in this case I think this is due to the presence of Sia on the chorus as this was released shortly after the mainstream exposure she received on "Titanium" with David Guetta. It feels strange that her popularity would skyrocket from this collaboration whilst the rappers would decline.
Although he had huge international success with his theme to 50 shades of grey (which won't be appearing on this list) this was the song which made Abel Tesfay AKA the Weeknd a household name here in Australia likely due to it being a throwback track to the 80's era of MJ from its bombastic production to the visuals in the video. It was a solid introduction to a man who would shake up the music industry.
Well, if you wanted to hear an American's take on Craig David's "7 days" then you've come to the right place as Dominic Fike managed to make a song about his own sexual escapades that became a massive hit nearly twenty years after that song. This remains his only hit to date, however I wouldn't place him in the one hit wonder bin just yet.
This was the first big hit that Jessie J achieved in Australia, I guess we Aussies weren't interested in validating "Do it like a dude" as a hit given how that flopped here despite it being a success in her native UK. Here we have her song about how money doesn't matter and its love that makes the world go around, a nice sentiment that some have criticised for being hypocritical coming from a pop song.
Oh look, a song about oral sex becoming a huge worldwide hit from Flo Rida, I mean I guess you can argue it's more innocent than that except anyone who's familiar with the concept of "blowing a whistle" will know what this song is actually about. This was an easy chart topper for the Miami rapper and one that likely led to the rise of the politically correct crowd that would dominate the remainder of the decade.
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