Biggest hits of the 2010's Australia IV

This is part IV of my list of the biggest hits of the 2010's in Australia, this is in lieu of making individual lists for each year as it's been a real challenge for me to talk about some of these songs with the dignity and respect they deserve as is.

I've been known to make a joke about how Taio Cruz should've sobered up before releasing his second album as this lead single to said album is indeed about him having a hangover and little else, it seems like an oddly legitimate criticism as it was also his final hit anywhere in the world even with the appearance of Flo Rida on the track.

This was originally written for Rihanna for her (at the time of writing) final album Anti, she passed this up in favour of "Work" of all things (why I have no idea) which led to Sia recording the song herself where it became her biggest hit over in America. Obviously, it wasn't her biggest hit here in Australia given her earlier entries on this list, however it was still massive due to the obvious Rihanna comparison.

Although this is credited to Mark Ronson much like his other hit with Bruno Mars from earlier on this list, this is really a Miley Cyrus track where she discovers her inner Stevie Nicks for this track that's meant to be a throwback to the 70's disco but feels more like one of the Fleetwood Mac singer's solo material from the 80's. It was a massive success for them worldwide except of course in Miley's native America.

This was a remix of a track from 1989 that Taylor Swift commissioned to have it be the anthem for her own female empowerment anthem, even though the song is actually about her beef with Katy Perry and how she feels she can no longer forgive her for ending their friendship the way they did (they made up later in the decade for the record.) The female empowerment angle was purely in the video as it introduced the world to her squad of female friends.

This was the lead single to Taylor Swift's album Red, an album that many regard as her transition from country to pop music given how it has elements of EDM on some of the tracks as well as most of the country elements she was known for up until this point being absent on her songs. I promised I'd be nice to all the entries on this list, so I'll leave my commentary at that.

Even though this is credited as a song just from the Chainsmokers, it's actually another collaboration in their catalogue which in this case was with their frequent songwriting partner Emily Warren who decided to sing on the track rather than simply write it like she did with several of their other singles. This has been criticised for glorifying first world privilege due to the lyrics depicting the two narrators as such.

Well, there had to be a reason why Enrique Iglesias wouldn't be able to have a career in the 2010's, even so, I don't think anyone had releasing a club banger that ignores the consent of the person he's singing to on that bingo card. I'm surprised this wasn't the song which led to the rise of PC culture as this is way skeevier than the likes of "Blurred lines" and other entries on this list.

This was a hit twice for Vance Joy here in Australia, the first time was upon its initial release and the second was when it was crowned as the best song of 2013 according to listeners of Triple J. Since its release, it's been featured in just about every commercial you can imagine here in Australia due to it being the perfect background music that can be used to pitch something to the general public.

If you want to know why the cover art I'm using for this entry is blurry, that's because it depicts someone with their hand in their pants. As you can tell with what I just said, this is a blatantly sexual track that was a hit here in Australia likely through how provocative it is.

This was a huge hit for Havana Brown during the height of the club boom here in Australia, although it's worth noting that this was the original version of the track which doesn't have a guest verse from Pitbull like my non-Australian readers would be familiar with. Naturally that version didn't chart here in Australia because he honestly doesn't add much to the track aside from his infamous lines about getting paid.

This may seem a bit lower on this list than you would otherwise expect, that's because we Aussies didn't incorporate either streaming or YouTube views when it came out which meant that the views the video received had no impact on its popularity on our charts. Even so, it was still a massive hit for Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX given how campy the song is as well as the Clueless homage being fun to watch even to this day.

This was one of two big hits that Ariana Grande had this decade where she clearly wanted to move on from her previous turmoil's, we already looked at the other song earlier on this list, so let's instead focus on why this connected with audiences when it did. She was nearly cancelled earlier in the decade for her bad behaviour, but was spared from this fate when she became the victim of a terrorist attack at one of her concerts which this song indirectly addresses.

This was the only hit to come from the Lumineers in most parts of the world, mainly because it was released during the height of indie scene which spawned the likes of Fun and Imagine dragons right after the end of the club boom. This took a while to crossover internationally from their native America, I'm guessing because it admittedly sounds like something that was tailor made for commercials.

It looked like the sophomore album from Matthew Colwell AKA 360 would be a huge flop like his debut was back in 2008, however the success of this track where indie singer Gossling sings a chorus about how she was warned about boys like him that serves to connect how he is in a relationship ensured that he would be one of the biggest Australian rappers of the decade along with the Hilltop hoods.

Here's something that may surprise you with this sex jam from Jason Derulo, this was originally released exclusively in the southern hemisphere due to how popular he was in Australia and NZ and only crossed over internationally when it became one of his biggest hits in both countries. Apparently, we Aussies and kiwis were intrigued with him having a bad boy persona when this initially came out.

This is a posse cut comprising of two DJ's (Canadian Richard Vission and American Static Revenger) as well as a singer no one's heard of prior to or since this collaboration, it was a massive hit here in Australia and a minor hit in NZ despite it failing to chart anywhere else in the world.

Given how they were overhyped in social media, you'd think that this debut single from 5 seconds of summer (often stylised as 5SOS) would have more success even here in their homeland. Alas it wasn't that big of a hit all things considered as though this did get to number one here, it wasn't as inescapable as a lot of the other music this decade that was targeted towards teenage girls.

This is the last hit that Diddy had in any capacity throughout his career, here he's the face of a trio which consists of him and two backup singers similar to what Tony Orlando had with his group Dawn forty years prior. It's also the first-time audiences heard from Skyler Gray who would become an in-demand vocalist for the likes of Macklemore and Nicki Minaj as the decade went on.

This was one of only two hits from Karmin during their time in the spotlight, the other was "Brokenhearted" which won't be making an appearance on this site due to being not being a huge hit here in Australia. Instead, we have this track which I'm guessing is meant to be a parody of the likes of Katy Perry and Nicki Minaj given how easy it is to mock this song which it was back in the day.

Whereas the previous two entries from Avicii were both well received for his blending of EDM and country, this wasn't as highly regarded mainly for the vocals of Audra Mae who many people (me included) feel she gives a terrible performance on this track. Not everyone had this opinion obviously as it became the Swedish producer's third hit from his debut album which was also a huge success.

This was the lead single to Coldplay's album Ghost stories, an album that saw them further venture towards pop music which allowed it to spawn two hits with this and "A sky full of stars" (which will be featured later on this list) proving that the band still had a fanbase this far into their career.

If you can believe it, this song was a genuine hit long before it was used in the 2016 campaign for Hilary Clinton becoming the first American female president, people have since joked that it was because of how unconvincing of a self-empowerment anthem this was that she lost the election (which is the most I'll be talking about that trainwreck on this site.)

This feels like something that Ashanti would've made back in the early 00's, I think that was the point of this track given how we have a British duo recruiting American singer Tinashe for a song that was a hit throughout most parts of the world. This is also one of the few songs on this list to have Chance the rapper on it, I bring that up because he didn't have much success worldwide despite his buzz in America.

It had been a while since Panic! at the disco troubled the charts anywhere in the world, indeed this has the same criticisms as what people have for Maroon 5 as if feels more like a solo joint from Brendan Urie rather than a comeback for the band. In any case, this revived Brendan's popularity enough for him to have a duet with Taylor Swift about how awesome it was to be her just before the decade came to an end.

Following the success of their earlier entry on this list, OneRepublic managed to score a second hit from their album Native in Australia and NZ in 2013 which showed signs that the band were here to stay as the decade went on. Alas they wouldn't have another hit until very recently from the second Top gun film of all places, meaning that these guys have a very unpredictable career when it comes to their success.

This was one of only two hits to come from James Bay, an English folk singer who made it big during the midpoint of the decade due to the sudden rise in interest with folk singers given how Ed Sheeran was quickly becoming one of the biggest names in music. Even though this was his bigger hit internationally, his other big hit (which is still to come on this list) was his only hit over in America.

I think this is the first song to become a hit after its remix was released as a single, although it's worth noting that the original version of this track was the remix that was used for the second Hunger games in 2013 which was the worlds' introduction to the Weeknd and Diplo from Major Lazer. It appears we Aussies weren't interested in this remix but were interested in the song without these features.

This was the only hit from Jarryd James, an Australian indie singer who was already in his thirties by the time he released this from his debut album. It was discovered by Triple J due to him being on a tiny indie label who ballooned the song's success here to the point where it even crossed over to NZ shortly after its release.

This was the other big hit that the Weeknd had with Daft punk on his album Starboy, although it's worth noting that these two collaborations were the only ones that appeared on the album which was largely a solo effort much like his previous album Beauty behind the madness. This also had a different subject matter as this was a love ballad as opposed to "Starboy" which had a darker subject matter.

This was a song that many felt was a new low for Jason Derulo, mainly because he samples "Banana boat" by Harry Belafonte and flips the original song which was about being overworked a night shift to now mean that he doesn't want to leave the club even though it was the early hours of the morning. It was a massive hit during the height of the club boom by people who shared the sentiment of the song.

This was the first of a string of hits that Rudimental had in Australia and throughout the world, it's also the first song to have John Newman who would go on to have a big hit the year after its release with "Love me again." Indeed, these guys would recruit a bunch of talented British vocalists to provide a voice to their EDM such as Emeli Sande, Jess Glynne and even Ed Sheeran.

This was sandwiched between Justice Crew's two earlier entries on this list, it's a reminder that the club boom was a massive deal during the first half of the decade as (in my opinion) there isn't much reason to return to this song unless you're in the mood for having a good night out.

This is a song that was tailor made to be controversial, as such I'll only be featuring it on here for prosperity as it was a hit here in Australia like it was throughout the rest of the world.

This was the only other hit that Cobra starship had worldwide, likely for the video which curiously features Zelda Williams implying that she (and by extension her father Robin) were a fan of the band which I'm sure boosted their egos at the time. It was also a success due to it still being the height of the club boom when it was released as a single, although this would be the last the world would hear from them.

With all of the songs to become a success through the internet (specifically YouTube) this decade, it's surprising that this was a flop on Billboard given how inescapably popular it was internationally for the pop rapper Lunchmoney Lewis. While this is a humourous track about how paying bills is a pain, it's surprisingly a good message about doing so given how the alternative tends to have dire consequences.

Up until very recently, this was the final hit from Sam Smith as they didn't have any other hits from their third album once it dropped a year after this second single from the album became a hit for them. They've since scored a hit with "Unholy" which has sparked a bunch of controversies that I won't get into on this list.

This was the biggest hit that the Gym class heroes were able to achieve here in Australia, here they recruit the British YouTuber singer Neon Hitch to provide them a chorus which somehow allowed this to got to number one here despite being heavily delayed for some reason.

This was originally released from the Dutch rapper Mr Probz in 2013 to deafening silence, likely because hip hop generally doesn't do well when it comes from European artists (with rare exceptions of course.) It was given the remix treatment from Robin Schulz the following year where it became a massive worldwide success, although there weren't any other songs the German DJ felt worth of a remix.

For five years, this was the final hit that Jason Derulo had here in Australia, this is because we Aussies weren't interested in his worldwide hit "Swalla" from 2017 and would only become interested in his music again in 2020. I guess it's fair to say that even we Aussies have grown fed up of Jason being the prince of RNB, although in this case we dealt with it by having no one take that crown,

This was the second single to come out of Bruno Mar's Grammy award winning album 24K magic, it also remains his final Billboard chart topper (at least as a solo artist and as of this writing) likely due to it being a throwback to the heyday of the Temptations and the Miracles without drowning the song in autotune like the title track from earlier on this list did.

This was the debut single for two both artists on here, although I think it's safe to say that Bruno Mars would go on to have the bigger career even though he only appears on the chorus to this track from B.O.B who was the lead artist. If nothing else, you can't accuse the rapper of being one dimensional as this was a love song from his album as opposed to a hype anthem or a conscious track like his other two hits.

This was the second of two bonus tracks to come from Katy Perry's reissue of her third album Teenage dream (cleverly titled the Complete confection) it showcases her being wide awake to the fact that her marriage to Russell Brand was doomed from the start and that she was foolish to go through with it (you could even say she "got woke" to what was happening.)

It may surprise you to learn that "Lights" wasn't a hit anywhere in the world except for America where it nearly topped the Billboard charts, meaning that this was the first solo hit she had in most parts of the world which was a song released on the deluxe edition of her second album Halcyon. She surprisingly didn't have much success here in Australia, or at least not as much as some of her contemporaries did.

This was the third and final hit that Robin Schulz achieved here in Australia, mainly because it samples the Baby bash track from 2003 of the same name and that song was among one of the bigger hits of the 00's down under. Here he recruits Canadian singer Francesco Yates to provide vocals on the track to replace the performances of Baby Bash and Frankie J.

You'd think that the big hit from Andy Grammar would be "Honey I'm good," it was in his native America in 2015 but everywhere else, it was this adult contemporary ballad from the following year. There's not much I can say about this track other than it allowed the country singer to be taken seriously for a little while.

This was a comeback single for the Veronicas after many issues with their label to get them to release their third album, it was a ballad which no doubt was meant to signify the struggles they had with their label that they framed as them coming out of a bad relationship with someone.

This had a bit of a delay to its release here in Australia, likely because it was one of the first hits of the decade to incorporate dubstep into the production and we Aussies needed to make the likes of Skrillex a genuine success before we allowed others to follow suit here. This was the only hit down under to have Tinie Tempah as the British rapper provides a guest verse for his fellow Brit Labrinth on this track.

This was the last hit that Chris Brown had outside his native America for seven years, it was only a worldwide hit due to it being a part of the club boom right when the scene was coming to an end as well as it seeming like a last hurrah from him as (at least in Australia) he was replaced with Jason Derulo as the prince of RNB.

R city are a rap duo who scored their one and only hit with this collaboration with Adam Levine, this is actually the second time this decade where Adam Levine was on the chorus to a hip hop track as he appeared on "Stereo hearts" in a similar fashion with Gym class heroes earlier in the decade (stay tuned for that track.) I think most people don't even realise that this isn't a Maroon 5 track with how he dominates it.

This is to date the final hit single from Flo Rida, mainly because it feels more like a car commercial than anything which of course makes it prime fodder for those sorts of ads throughout the decade. The song also had its success delayed here for some reason, although like most songs that were delayed here, it wound up being for the best as it was more successful down under than in most parts of the world.

Well, this was certainly a step up in maturity from Charlie Puth, no more was he the type of guy who would pine for the affection of a woman in his life and instead he's now calling out presumably this same woman for being an attention seeker who doesn't actually care about him or anyone but herself. It's a change in direction everyone seemed to appreciate for one song as it remains his final hit to date.

Although the first hit these guys had in their native America was "It's time," it was this second single from their debut album Night visions where they started having massive international success likely due to the music video which depicted some form of fighting ring for plushies (if there were more strange videos this decade, it would go on that list.) This was also the first song of theirs to be overused in commercials, although it certainly wasn't the last.

This was originally released on Lana Del Rey's debut album Born to die where it wasn't a hit anywhere in the world, likely because the album was itself a massive hit and thus didn't require to have the singles be a success for this to happen. It received a remix the following year from French DJ Cedric Gervais which turned the bittersweet ballad into a club jam and thus finally made it a huge success.

Given the demise of Australian idol back in 2009, it makes sense that the X factor Australia would take over as the show to dish out victory singles for the winner of each season. Here we have one from its third winner Reece Mastin who was such a popular contestant on the show that he even managed to crossover to NZ shortly after this became a success for him.

Although she had a hit the year prior this year in America with "The way," this was the song which introduced the rest of the world to Ariana Grande outside of her TV show Victorious on Nickelodeon likely due to it having Iggy Azalea as the featured rapper who was already taking the world by storm with her earlier entry on this list. This has a throwback sound to the 70's which is further accentuated in the video.

Given how both the brothers from Good Charlotte were judges on the Voice Australia (which led to them having to hilariously share a chair with each other on the show) they decided to release an album of just the two of them exclusively in Australia and NZ which contained this lead single that was a chart topper for them in both countries. They would eventually leave the show to reform the band later in the decade.

You know that you're a popular EDM group when you manage to get Ed Sheeran on your track during the height of his fame, here he is with this track from Rudimental who managed to score just one hit from their second album which was also a massive flop for them, I guess they needed to have six advanced singles from the album like their debut had for it to be a success.

For five years, this was Kesha's final hit anywhere in the world as despite her promising to dial back on the overproduction on her second album, it was still seen as a vacuous and shallow record complete with one of the most hated songs of the decade in the form of "Crazy kids." This at least was well received due to it being a song about living like you would die young, a sentiment that connected well with audiences.

Much like their earlier entry on this list, this was a hit mainly for it being released around the time where Triple J announced their best songs of the year where this and their earlier hit "High" (which is still to come on this list) placed high on their annual list for 2004.

This was released around the same time as "Titanium" from earlier on this list here in Australia, this should explain why this wasn't as successful here as it was in other parts of the world since we Aussies felt we needed to support Sia over Usher at this time. Still, this was a massive hit here even if it remains the last hit that Usher had even as a featured artist.

This is the biggest hit to come from Little mix, in fact it's second only to the Spice girls "Wannabe" as the biggest hit of all time from a British girl group which should give you an idea of how inescapable this song was in their native UK. As you'd expect, this is a song dedicated to all of the boys that the members of the group had dated, one of them being Zayn which makes this another song about a 1D member being a bad boyfriend.

We have another entry from Ed Sheeran's collaboration album, this time it's his work with rappers PNB Rock and Chance the rapper which suggests this was meant to be the hip hop collaboration from the album.

Oh boy I do not want to talk about this song, so I won't apart from how it was the song which made Justin Bieber a household name and led to a career that while successful, remains critically panned to this day.

This was the other big hit that Adam Levine had with a hip hop group this decade, although at least the Gym class heroes were already an established act from the 00's so it's not like he was boosting a no name on this track with his chorus. Indeed, this was the first of three big hits that the trio would achieve worldwide from their final album, the other two tracks also featuring a chorus from other artists.

If I had to choose a favourite Nicki Minaj track, this would be it as everything that normally irritates me about her is nowhere to be found on here. This is weird because this is often considered to be one of her worst songs likely due to it stripping her of her personality as well as dialing up the autotune to a million, but for some reason, this doesn't bother me or the tons of people back then that made this a hit.

This was originally released in early 2013 where it was a minor success in Sara's native America due to it being a sincere self-empowerment anthem, although it received a massive boost in popularity worldwide when "Roar" from earlier on this list became a massive success by copying just about everything from it. It also helped that it appeared in every commercial you could think of once the comparisons were made.

Here's another entry for my hypothetical weird video list as Maroon 5 decided to cash in on the Pokémon go craze (remember when that was a thing?) by dressing up as the monsters from the franchise (side note, still team Digimon here.) I guess Kendrick Lamar wasn't willing to stoop to that level of flagellation as he doesn't appear in the music video, although he wasn't too cool for the band overall.

This is the closest that "I'm with you" got to being a hit here in Australia, mainly because Rihanna sampled the track with Avril's permission as the fifth and final single from her album Loud. As you can tell from the title, this is a song about her celebrating something in her life by making a toast to it, although you can argue that the song is meant to be ironic given the choice of sample.

This was one of two hits that Birds of Tokyo had here in Australia, the other was with "Plans" from the start of the decade which was the song that brought them from the indie sphere to the mainstream down under (stay tuned for it in a bit.) Here we have a more sombre ballad from their catalogue which connected with audiences when it was released as the lead single to their fourth album.

When Zayn left One direction, he claimed he did so due to him wanting to retire from music, I guess he meant making boy band music as he returned a year later with this solo single which is the complete opposite of what he was making during his time with the group. It was an immediate success for him despite being panned by critics and audiences alike for being a desperate attempt to change his image.

Here we are with my personal favourite track from Jonas Blue, he may have soured on me and many others with his Tracy Chapman cover from earlier, however he quickly resorted his good will with this follow up thanks to finding a great vocalist by the name of J.P Cooper to provide vocals for this tropical house track that was a massive worldwide success for him.

This is a song that has good intentions to it, great even as it's named after the American suicide prevention hotline and is obviously meant to bring comfort to those who were in a dark place during the second half of the decade. Khalid and Alessia Cara certainly treat this subject matter with respect, however Logic might be a bit out of his depth considering that infamous line that I won't repeat on here.

By this point, Lady gaga was more famous for her music videos than her music which is perhaps why many people can only talk about the video to this third single from her E.P the Fame monster. The song itself is about her being in a three-way relationship with different men (or maybe the same guy with three different names) whilst the video seems to be Russian inspired for some reason.

Many people (me included) have described this as elevator music set to EDM, I guess the success of Kenny G throughout the 80's and 90's has taught us that there is indeed a market for this type of music even if this was a bigger hit than any of the singles the clarinetist had throughout his career.

This was obviously meant to be a self-empowerment anthem from Meghan Trainor given how she no doubt felt that everyone wanted to be just like her (not gonna comment about that) instead the song was widely mocked online for how narcissistic everyone (me included) finds not just the song but Meghan herself which resulted in her popularity falling off a cliff after this became a success.

This was the only solo hit that Harry Styles achieved throughout the 2010's, granted he would become a massive household name going into the 2020's, however his only hit without 1D was a song about how we all need to get over ourselves as accept that things are a sign of the times. Naturally this rubbed many people (me included) the wrong way, although other people praised it for being a throwback to the heyday of rock music.

It looked like Camila Cabello was the real driving force of Fifth harmony's success throughout the decade as she was effortlessly able to score a second hit on her own whilst the band had by this point faded into obscurity, here she further moves away from their sound by moving in a more adult contemporary direction which many people found irritating due to her vocals clashing with the production.

It looked like Florence + the machine would be a one hit wonder with "You've got the love" from the start of the decade, however when this song was featured in a pivotal moment in the popular TV drama Vampire diaries, it connected with us Aussies in a way that made it an instant success for the band despite it failing to do so anywhere else in the world.

Given the sudden success of Lorde during the midpoint of the decade, it only makes sense that we started seeing people inspired by what she had to say which leads us to this big hit from the indie band Echosmith. They had been active since the late 00's, however they finally managed to score a hit with this track about how they wished they were like the cool kids despite known that they were too quirky to be like them.

To date this is the final hit to come from Jessie J, it was the theme to the second Pitch perfect film which was one of the most popular film franchises of the decade (that wasn't a comic book adaptation) which made its success inevitable.

From what I can gather, Dan and Shay were a country duo who were big on the country scene in their native America who were looking for a pop crossover which they got by collaborating with Justin Bieber just as the decade was coming to an end. This is the latest obituary I've written for this list as the pair have yet to have another hit following this collaboration with the Canadian superstar.

This was the first hit that DJ Snake had as the sole DJ on the track, bearing in mind he did score a massive hit with Major Lazer prior to this with "Lean on" which no doubt led people to grow curious with what else he had to offer. Here he recruits British singer Bipolar sunshine (I don't know about that stage name) to sing on the track that's now best known for its strange drop.

This was the only hit to come from American indie singer Kiiara, mainly due to the rather unique (if not irritating in my opinion) way the song is structured where the chorus is comprised of different parts of the song spliced together whilst the verses tell as story out of order like it's a Quentin Tarantino flick. It was artistic to say the least, although it was a choice that the internet certainly didn't appreciate.

This was the last hit that Shawn Mendes had to be written by Teddy Geiger, mainly because this was around the time Teddy came out as trans and thus wanted to reshape her image away from the white guy with acoustic guitar stereotype she had been typecast as prior to her coming out. People have said this song reminds them of "There's nothing holding me back" from earlier on this list and for good reason.

This is the final hit that Usher had in his career in most parts of the world, it was the second single to come from the deluxe edition of his album Raymond v Raymond which goes to show that the deluxe edition had a better selection of singles than the standard edition given how it took Usher's collaboration with Will I am for that album to take off worldwide.

This was a posse cut from three women who would have varying degrees of success moving forward from this track, Ariana Grande would explode in popularity after this, however Jessie J and especially Nicki Minaj would struggle to find any success moving forward for whatever reason. I guess it was due to how miscast all three of them were as we're expected to believe Grande to be a sex goddess, Jessie to be sweet and innocent and Nicki to be a third wheel.

This was the third big hit that B.O.B had worldwide, this time it's a hype anthem using magic trick metaphors that has Rivers Cuomo from Weezer providing the chorus. This was the only hit Rivers had both solo and with his band in most parts of the world as the band have always been too alternative to crossover to the mainstream, even with plenty of promotion on Triple J and them having a Billboard hit with "Beverly hills."

This was the first of three hits that Peking Duk had here in Australia, although considering we've already looked at their other two hits on this list, I think it's safe to say that their popularity increased with each song they released in their career. I guess if this had of been released around the time Triple J puts out a year end list, it would've been one of the biggest hits of the decade given how popular it remains.

This is one of many hits in recent years to become as such posthumously for the artist in question as Avicii tragically took his own life the year prior to when his label released this track that had Aloe Blacc on vocals. I guess this was to have his career come full circle as Aloe was on the first big hit of his from earlier in the decade and on this list.

This is the final hit from Avril Lavigne to date given how it's in that dead zone of being too immature to be from her first too albums whilst not being campy enough to be among the likes of "Girlfriend" and "Hello kitty," although at least the middle ground was what allowed it to be a success for her given how her fans would widely reject her next album in 2013 due to "Hello kitty" turning her into a meme.

It may surprise you to learn that Olly Murs didn't have any success outside his native UK until his third album where this lead single managed to become a worldwide hit for him, this might be due to having Flo Rida provide a guest verse which guaranteed him success over in America shortly after it became a hit for him worldwide. He would score two more international hits later in the decade with "Dear darling" and "Up."

I feel that I should put out there that this is my least favourite song I'll be featuring on this site, it's not because it's offensive or anything (offensively bad perhaps but not problematic) but because it embodies everything I personally hate about music. I guess these qualities were enjoyed ironically back in the day which would explain its success.

This was the final hit to come from 1989, it's among her better received songs even though the video did receive criticism for glorifying colonialism as it was filmed in Africa and set during the 50's and featured few if any African people in the video. I'm not going to talk about if this is cultural appropriation or not as this isn't the place for it, however it's clear that the video had little impact on the song's success.

Marvin Priest is the son of one Maxi Priest who achieved a massive hit here in Australia and NZ with this club banger and nowhere else in the world, this is because the English singer was based here at the time he released this track and never managed to find international buzz from this.

This was the only hit to come from Ella Henderson, a British pop singer who I heard described as the English equivalent of Lorde when it came to teenage pop stars who seemed wise beyond their years. Evidently, she came from X factor UK despite only coming in sixth place on the 2012 season, I guess that explains why she only had one album to her name for so long even though it had this as its lead single.

Even though these guys had already released two albums throughout the 00's to minimal success, it was the lead single to their third album which finally brought them the recognition in the mainstream they had from listeners of Triple J thanks to it being a welcomed alternative to the club boom from the start of the decade. They would have some peaks and valleys throughout the decade as the trends shifted in and out of their favour.

I guess it was inevitable that Matt Corby would score a genuine hit this decade following the success of his E.P from the year prior to releasing this track, evidently this was covered in one of the auditions on the Voice Australia which helped it become an instant success for the former reality show contestant.

This was the second hit that Calvin Harris had with Ellie Goulding this decade, although it would also be the last time the two would team up as (at least as of this writing) they haven't reunited since this collaboration became a hit for them. This feels like the opposite of their other team up from earlier on this list as this depicts the end of a relationship whereas that depicted the start of a relationship.

It looked like Miley Cyrus was done with being provocative for the sake of it following the disastrous reception she received from her Dead petz album from 2015, as such she went in a more wholesome direction with this pop country ballad, which was a massive hit for her, but one people felt would signify her following in her father's direction. She quashed these fears with her next album which went in a rock direction.

This was Flo Rida's attempt at conscious rap which I'm sure he attempted to try and branch out of his typecast of being a club rapper, it was a hit for him mainly for the sample which was of an obscure song from the 80's that was a minor hit on Billboard and nowhere else in the world. The song in question is "Piano in the dark" by Brenda Russell which naturally skyrocketed in popularity on the internet when this came out.