I did reference the digital charts quite a bit on my 2010's retrospectives, didn't I? Well, I've decided to explore what was popular on those charts and present them on this list albeit without any changed commentary except for new entries on this list (because I really can't be bothered doing so.)
Although "Smooth" remains Santana's biggest hit throughout most parts of the world, that honour actually goes to "Maria Maria" if we're referring to the Billboard charts as that had a much longer run at number one in America than "Smooth" did at the turn of the millennium. This must have been the incentive for why it was used as the sample for this posse cut from DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.
I did mention earlier on this list that this song was a massive hit here in Australia through digital sales during the final stretch of the decade, this goes to show that Lukas Graham was another group that could've thrived going into the new decade had streaming not dominated the mainstream worldwide.
This is a band that the internet loves to hate, so much so that there's rumours that the trio in question make music the way they do specifically to garner hate from internet critics which has led to some of the most abrasive reviews of their music over the years. This was their debut single which was built around a SpongeBob SquarePants meme that of course got the internet in a fury.
Not only did Lunchmoney Lewis score a massive hit from earlier on this list worldwide, but he also managed to score a second hit here in Australia with another comedic track which showcases that he was a likable guy worthy of keeping around in the mainstream. I'm not sure why he only had two hits in Australia other than perhaps him failing to have one hit in his native America.
This is the last hit that Sia has had to date, mainly because she went to work on her directorial debut after this became a hit for her for a film that the less I say about it the better. Here we have a self-empowerment anthem complete with a guest verse from Kendrick Lamar that allowed it to become a massive hit for her worldwide.
It looks like Jessica Mauboy was really trying to find an international audience given how big her second album was at the end of the 00's, here she recruits Ludacris to give her a guest verse for the lead single to her third album which had several features from international artists as opposed to just the one from her previous album which served as its lead single.
This was the fifth Billboard chart topper in a row for Katy Perry, this was mainly due to the music video which depicted her as a typical bullied kid of the 80's who received a makeover from Rebecca Black (fresh off her viral hit with "Friday") which turns her into a Katy Perry equivalent of the 80's. It failed to reach to top spot everywhere else in the world likely due to it being a Kesha song that she was forced to give to Katy.
I guess this Swedish pop star listen to quite a lot of Prince as that's what I and many others hear when listening to his one and only hit worldwide, then again this is another artist who to date has only released one album so it's not like they have a catalogue of other songs that have been unfairly ignored over the years.
I'm including both versions of this song on my ranking as both versions were massive hits throughout the world even though only the remix from Hippie Sabotage was the hit here in Australia and NZ whilst the original version from Swedish pop star Tove lo was the big hit throughout Europe and in America. Regardless of which version we're looking at, we have a song about her drug addiction and how it affects her wellbeing.
It feels weird that this was the debut single from Anne Marie and not her collaboration with Clean bandit from earlier on this list, mainly because this feels like something Kesha would've released around the time it came out which goes to show that we Aussies really did love her earlier work from the start of the decade.
This is to date the only hit to come from British DJ Jax Jones, a song that's perhaps more famous for the lyrics video where a cereal box mascot occasionally dabs during its runtime whilst otherwise marching on the spot. It was a massive worldwide hit likely for the lyric video as well as the lyrics themselves being about how the featured artist Raye didn't want anything to do with a stranger chatting her up.
This is a song that became a hit likely due to it sampling "Float on" by Modest mouse which allowed it to be instantly recognised in the indie sphere as Lupe Fiasco was shedding light on a previously unknown song as far as the mainstream was concerned. This led to his album Lasers being a commercial success for him, although longtime fans panned it for being too commercial for their liking.
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 wasn't meant to be a single from Dua Lipa's debut album, however it became one following the surprise success of her earlier entry on this list in America where said album wasn't released when it crossed over. If you didn't already know, the song is an acronym for "I don't give a f**k" which is perhaps why it wasn't chosen as the single as naturally the radio has to edit out the last word when playing it.
As controversial as "You need to calm down" was, at least people tried to defend it by it being her way of allying herself with the queer community (even though many queer people were previously fans of her before that song came out and have since distanced themselves from her.) This on the other hand is her recruiting Brendan Urie of Panic at the disco (that's how he now presents himself) for a song about how awesome it is to be her which really rubbed people the wrong way.
This was the other big hit that Timomatic achieved during his short time in the spotlight, it was meant to be the lead single to his second album but said album was cancelled for unknown reasons which resulted in him fading into obscurity after this dropped off the charts.
This will be the most recent entry from Adele on this site, yes, I know her latest album is making waves (as of this writing) however I'm not going to be covering the 2020's due to how unhappy I am with how the music industry has turned out this decade so far. This was a huge success for Adele given how it was the third single from her album 25, although most people feel "When we were young" should've been the big hit from the album.
These guys had been active in the music scene for nearly two decades when they finally scored a hit here in Australia with this song due to it performing very well on the 2016 Triple J year end list, they would repeat this achievement the year later with "Go bang" (which is still to come on this list) but it sadly wouldn't become a tradition as the band wouldn't have a third hit through these means.
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.
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.
To date, this is the final hit from the Veronicas as they took so long in releasing their fourth album that fans move on from them in favour of newer artists such as Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo. It could also be that they were trend chasing with this track as this is a tropical house track which was different from their pop punk from their 00's material.
This was the first official advanced single from Rita Ora's second album Pheonix, an album that was six years in the making as it was meant to come out back in 2014 and instead came out four years later due to mismanagement on her career from her label. I get the feeling this was a massive hit worldwide but got lost in the Spotify shuffle to not reflect that, it was sort of the case here but not enough for it to appear any lower on this list.
For my American readers, this is the only song you'll likely recognise from MKTO as their earlier entry on this list was a massive flop on Billboard to the point where this second single was heavily delayed over there as it was a hit here in Australia six months before it even touched the Billboard charts. It's meant to be a throwback to the golden era of pop music from the 60's and 70's which many people appreciated.
This was a collaboration between two artists that were huge on Triple J during the midpoint of the decade, that being British singer Marcus Marr and Australian singer Chet Faker who managed to score a huge success here thanks to how much love Triple J gave it upon its initial release and sadly nowhere else in the world.
Kesha was on a roll from the start of the decade as she released this third single from her debut album, it's a typical track about comparing one's love to a drug addiction that popularised this trope throughout the decade. Kesha has one more song to appear on this list, and it's a song that's nothing like anything else I've featured on here so far.
It looked like Uncle Kracker would be a one hit wonder in most parts of the world back in 2001 when he scored a massive hit with "Follow me," however here in Australia at least, he managed to escape that bin with this track about how the person he's singing to brings him joy and happiness to his life that obviously made us Aussies smile whenever we heard it on the radio.
This is one of two big hits that Nigerian born Australian singer Timomatic achieved, the other was "Parachute" from over a year after this became a hit from him which suggests he was in the running to becoming our prince of RNB given how Chris Brown only achieved three hits throughout the decade down under. Tim initially got his fame from Australia's got talent as a dancer rather than a singer for what it's worth.
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.
The Stafford brothers were an Australian duo who made it big here by somehow recruiting Lil Wayne and Christina Milian on this track which became a huge success during the dying days of the club boom, getting Christina makes sense given how A: she hadn't had a hit in over a decade and B: she was more popular here than in her native America. I'm not sure how they got Lil Wayne as he was still a massive success worldwide.
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.
The hits just kept on coming for Jason Derulo here in Australia as this lead single to his third album was a massive success despite it underperforming in his native America much like the singles on his second album, I guess this is why he decided to release "Talk dirty" here after this became a hit to see if we Aussies and kiwis would be down with him becoming a bad boy in music.
This was the lead single to Ed Sheeran's second album, an album that saw a massive departure from his debut as it incorporated hip hop elements to it as opposed to the folk rock that Ed was accustomed to at this point. While I and many others have called sellout to this, the majority of the world considers this to be where he became a great musician as the feedback towards this album has been overwhelmingly positive.
Given how the first two singles from David Guetta's album Listen underperformed for the French DJ, it seemed like this would follow suit for him which wasn't the case as it proved to be the big hit from the album thanks to the vocals of Sam Martin who curiously also appeared on one of the earlier track from the album "Lovers of the sun."
This is a duet between Liam Payne and Rita Ora for the final film in the 50 Shades franchise, it wasn't as successful as the duet between Zayn and Taylor Swift from earlier on this list (even taking digital sales into account) however it was better received as a theme song than the earlier entry likely due to Liam and Rita having better chemistry on here than Zayn and Taylor (and indeed the two leads in the films.)
This was a hit twice around the world, the first time was on its own merits as it was a Katy Perry single released at the start of the decade and the second was the version that has Kanye West on it which helped it become the fourth consecutive chart topper from Teenage dream on Billboard. While the original is just a sex jam from one of the most sexually provocative women in music, the remix has been widely mocked for Kanye's bizarre verse.
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 competing with Flo Rida's "Wild ones" at the time of its initial release, I bring this up because both songs have Sia on their respective choruses which goes to show you how much we Aussies wanted to hear the Australian singer on hip hop tracks at the start of the decade.
Were it not for his duet with his ex-fiancé Delta Goodrem, this would've been the biggest hit from Brian McFadden here in Australia given how none of his work with Westlife was as popular as his solo material down under. This also has an appearance from Kevin Rudolf which technically allowed the "Let it rock" guitarist to escape the one hit wonder bin here with this Australian exclusive.
This was originally a flop for Rihanna as it was released coincide her album Talk that talk where it got overshadowed by the lead single from earlier on this list, it was given a second chance several months later likely due to it sampling Johnny Cash's "I've been everywhere" in the chorus. The track was coproduced by Calvin Harris alongside Rihanna's regular producers, meaning this was also meant for the club scene.
And here we have another victim of Justin Bieber's death touch when it comes to artists collaborating with him, granted Will I am did score one more hit the year after this came out with "It's my birthday," however that was more of a hit in the UK due to his stint as a judge on the Voice UK. Here he has JB provide him a chorus for the second single to his second and (to date) final solo album.
This is a song that needed some incentive from the general public to become a hit, in this case it was when audiences realised just how many times the word low was repeated throughout its runtime (a staggering 176 times.) This allowed the indie singer Jon Bellion to score a massive hit in Australia and his native America as well as the rest of the world to make it a moderate success.
This was technically the big comeback single that Guy Sebastian had during the last stretch of the decade with "Choir" from earlier on this list being the song that solidified his comeback on the main charts as this naturally was only a hit through digital sales and was a complete dud on our streaming services.
This was originally written by P!nk for her Funhouse album, although she didn't have anywhere to fit this track on said album which led to her not including it on there. She donated it to Adam Lambert who was looking for material for his own album which I'm guessing was how the runner up of the 2009 season of American idol managed to score a massive worldwide hit with said album.
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 was another club banger that made it big during the height of the club boom, this time it's from Belgian DJ Laurent Wery who recruited Swiftkid and Dev on this beat he created to provide vocals for him. If the name Dev sounds familiar to you, that's because she was the featured vocalist on "Like a g6" from much earlier on this list with the Far east movement.
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 wasn't originally on Jessie J's debut album Who you are and was instead released on the deluxe edition which came out early due to the commercial disappointment of said album, needless to say this song managed to boost its popularity enough for it to be a huge success for the pop star thanks to how incessantly catchy it is as well as it showcasing her as the British equivalent of Katy Perry who can actually sing.
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.
Well, I guess Redfoo was planning on making a solo career exclusively here in Australia given how this was the second hit he had here and not in his native America, although it was a hit over in NZ which suggests that the kiwis were also catching on to his solo career in a way his fellow Americans weren't. He did eventually release material in his homeland which predictably led to him becoming a meme.
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.
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 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 another big hit from David Guetta's album Listen, this is mainly due to the controversy it caused due to Nicki Minaj delivering a verse that portrays her as submissive in a relationship. Now I'm no fan of Nicki, however even I can tell that she was being sarcastic with this verse as she's among the last women I would expect to be submissive to anyone in a relationship.
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.
This will be the final appearance of Zara Larsson on this list, it's a shame because all of her entries on here are bangers which showcases the Swedish teenage pop star's vocals in a way that makes her a better artist (in my opinion) than many of her American contemporaries. Apparently, she had a hit throughout Europe that caused controversy which is why we haven't heard much from her over the years.
This was sandwiched between their two entries from much earlier on this list, so you'd think this would've been as inescapable as those two songs, but it wasn't. Granted it was still a massive hit for the duo despite the chipmunk vocals from Natalia Kills (the less said about her the better) but it's obvious that they wanted the name of the song to become a cultural phenomenon which it didn't.
Although they scored a hit here in Australia with "Decode" from the first Twilight soundtrack, Paramore were never that success outside of their native America save for this lead single to their fourth album which became a huge hit here in Australia despite it only barely being as such in their native America. Their big hit off this album on Billboard was the second single from the album "Ain't it fun."
Nelly is back on this list for a third and final time, this time he recruits Jeremih who gaining buzz in his native America with songs such as "Don't tell em" and "Somebody" with Natalie Rose (the latter is still to come on this list) which helped Nelly's popularity stretch just a little further in most parts of the world.
Much like Samantha Jade, Nathaniel Willemse was already a professional musician when he went on the fourth season of X factor Australia, although he only came in sixth place which goes to show how little faith the Australian industry has in him. He proved the higher ups wrong with this hit of his less than a year after he was knocked out of the competition, and he even had a second hit with "Live louder" as well.
This was the third single to come from Taylor Swift's 1989 album, this one is directed at her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles who she briefly dated back in 2012 and was the subject matter of "I knew you were trouble" from much earlier on this list. Suffice to say, people prefer this track to her other song if only because there isn't any dubstep to be found on this track and for also being much more mature.
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.
As far as I'm aware, this was the first hit that Calvin Harris had anywhere in the world where he was on lead vocals, even in his native UK, he only had hits with a featured vocalist prior to this becoming a success for him. He's not the best vocalist out there which is perhaps why he doesn't have many hits in this vein, however that doesn't seem to be a deal breaker to his fans as he does have quite a few of these hits.
This was the third and final hit that Gym class heroes had from their (to date) final album which was only a hit here in Australia and NZ, I'm guessing this was due to the trio recruiting Ryan Tedder who was quickly rising up the ranks as a go to artist not only for songwriting but also for being a featured singer for other people's songs.
This is the only other hit that Will I am had following BEP's hiatus from 2011, it was his first hit after a string of duds he tried to release to promote his second solo album (including a collaboration with J-Lo and Mick Jagger of all people.) Here he recruits Dutch singer Eva Simons who scored her one and only hit in Australia with this track that contains an oddly passionate performance from the rapper.
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.
This was the other big hit that Flume had in the mainstream worldwide, this time he recruits Tove Lo who is best known for her hit "Stay high" (which is still to come on this list) which likely boosted this song's popularity for the Australian DJ.
This was the first hit that Sam Smith had in any capacity, it's a song about them advising people to ignore criticism if it's delivered with such vitriol that one can't find any meaningful way to respond to. The song comes from the British DJ Naughty boy who scored their one and only hit here in Australia with this collaboration, however they had other hits throughout the world with their subsequent material.
This was a collaboration project between Skrillex and Diplo from Major Lazer that they called Jack Ü, although I'm willing to bet most people see this as a Justin Bieber track given how it was the song that revived his career following a string of bad decisions that led to him getting cancelled numerous times since his 2012 album Believe. This would be the projects only hit as JB would be the biggest benefactor of this song's success.
This was another single from Ed Sheeran's collaboration album, this time it was a triune between him, Cardi B and Camela Cabello which people are divided on as on the one hand it showcases Ed's willingness to experiment whilst on the other hand it opens up the question as to why he would want to collaborate with either of these women.
This was the other big hit that Katy Perry had from the Complete confection, a reissue of Teenage dream that also serves as the soundtrack to her autobiographical film of the same name she released in 2012. Much like "Wide awake," this song was also about her divorce from Russell Brand and how she wasn't going to dwell on him any longer than she needed to.
Toto's "Africa" for some reason became very popular throughout the 2010's, one of the earliest signs of its popularity was when Jason Derulo sampled it for the fourth single from his second album which only we Aussies seemed to appreciate given how he was considered the new prince of RNB down under. I'm guessing it was when this became a hit for him that he decided to test out his career trajectory here before doing so in his homeland.
Following the success of his earlier entry on this list, Olly Murs was all set to become one of the biggest artists of the decade here in Australia like he was in his native UK given how he scored a second hit from his third album with this ballad. Unfortunately, his prospects of being a huge pop star down under floundered as save for "Up" from his next album, he didn't have another hit here in Australia.
This was the third hit to come from Justin Bieber's second album Believe, this time we have Nicki Minaj as the featured rapper which allowed this to be the albums biggest hit in Australia given how popular the female rapper was that year.
This was a remix from David Guetta of the Cher classic from 1966, well I say remix even though it's more he took the chorus of the original track and used it as a foundation for his collaboration with Skyler Grey which allowed him to score a massive hit upon its initial release.
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.
This was originally released as the third single from Bruno Mar's debut album Doo wops and hooligans, it was an instant flop for him likely due to it being cheesy even for one of his ballads at the time of its release. It was given a second chance after the success of "The lazy song" where it became a huge hit for him to complete his album cycle.
This was the second single that JT released as a lead artist after six years of focusing on his acting career, it was a much bigger hit than the lead single to his comeback album the 20/20 experience "Suit and tie" (which won't be appearing on this list) likely due to it sounding like something he would've released during the 00's. His popularity would decline as the decade went on save for his earlier appearance on this list.
This was the only success that Katy Perry had from her album Witness, an album that's been universally despised due to it being Katy Perry, who had previously been known for being an edge lord in the music industry, suddenly deciding to be a Twitter activist by suggesting that mindless entertainment was problematic as it distracted people from social issues. Needless to say, it's regarded as everything wrong with modern activism that's often found in Disney products and on Buzzfeed.
I think most people tend to forget that this was released as a single from Rihanna given how it came from Loud which contains some of her most iconic work in her catalogue, although it was a hit for her back in the day over "What's my name" (at least it was here in Australia) so perhaps this song has more fans than the internet will care to admit.
People are divided on P!nk's album the Truth about love, mainly because they feel that it showcases a rather abrasive side of her that seems to suggest that she isn't as mature as she was throughout the 00's. Personally, I find she was just blowing off steam as she had just reconciled her marriage with her husband, that and it also has ballads like this which help ground her maturity throughout its runtime.
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.
Bet you didn't know any of the Peter Jackson films from Middle earth had a hit single to them, did you? Well, the second Hobbit movie does as he commissioned Ed Sheeran to write a song for the film which became a modest success here in Australia and a massive success in NZ and throughout Europe. It didn't do the soundtrack any favours as that was as unsuccessful commercially as the rest of the franchise.
This was the penultimate hit that One direction had worldwide, in fact it feels like they only made their fifth album out of contractual obligations as they didn't do much to promote it from what I remember back in the day. Admittedly I wasn't paying much attention as I had more important things to do with my life than track down the storyline of what caused them to go their separate ways.
There was a bit of controversy when Samantha Jade won the fourth season of X factor Australia, namely that she was already a failed pop star when she appeared on the show which meant that it was little more than a stunt to finally have her career take off. I guess it temporarily paid off for her as she scored a huge hit with this victory single before she once again faded into obscurity.
This was the first hit that Avicii had here in Australia, true "Levels" did create buzz from him here, however that song was overshadowed by "Good feeling from Flo Rida given how that track came out shortly after Avicii's remix of "Something's got a hold of me." Here he collaborates with Nicky Romero on this track which resulted in the pair finding massive success in the EDM scene worldwide.
This was the last hit that Ellie Goulding had in most parts of the world, mainly because it was a response track to Ed Sheeran's "Don't" where she admits that she messed up the relationship but didn't appreciate him airing out their dirty laundry the way he did on that track. Though it was a hit for her, it proved to be her last due to audiences siding with Ed which resulted in them turning their back on her.
Even though Disturbed had massive success with their albums during their first run together, it wasn't until they reunited in 2015 and released this cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic that they finally managed to score a huge hit on the charts worldwide. The cover has divided people as while most can appreciate them bringing attention to the Simon and Garfunkel classic for modern audiences, others found it to be a dismal cover from the band.
This song is a large reason why I don't have much respect for Taylor Swift, I won't go into why as this site is meant to be fun, but let's just say my opinions of it are the same as everyone else's upon its initial release so look those up for more information on why this song is so despised to this day. Thankfully she's back peddled from this song since and gone back to singing about her love life and haters.
This and "Dark horse" are the only entries on this list that didn't chart on ARIA this decade, although this third single from George Ezra's second album missed out on the main charts due to having all of its success through its digital sales which were strong enough to have an impressive run on those charts for the folk singer. Again, it's hard to say if his later material has sold well due to ARIA conveniently discontinuing their digital charts in 2020.
This guy was a one hit wonder twice in most parts of the world, the first time was with his group Gnarls Barkley and the second was with this song that took a while to take off in his native America due to him needing to record a clean version of the song for it to play on radios. Naturally he suffered no such setback here as we Aussies have never incorporated airplay onto our charts to determine what is popular.
This is the only other hit that Jay Sean has been able to achieve outside his native UK, this time he recruits Sean Paul and Lil Jon to recapture the magic he had with Lil Wayne on his first international hit from earlier on this list. I guess in the realms of having a British prince of RNB, the crown was taken from him by Taio Cruz who would have much more success shortly after this dropped off the charts.
This was originally an album track from Ceremonials which like their previous entry on this list, flew under the radar due to the band not being known as a singles group like some of their contemporaries. It was given the remix treatment from Calvin Harris who propelled the songs popularity worldwide just in time for him to drop his album 18 months which featured his official collaboration with Florence Welch (which we'll look at in a bit.)
Given he had appeared on a track with Kygo (which is still to come on this list) as well as his sister Grace finding massive success with her cover of "You don't own me" from earlier on this list, it makes sense that Conrad Sewell would achieve a massive hit of his own during the midpoint of the decade with this track here in Australia.
Technically this was the song to get Silento out of the one hit wonder bin (we'll be getting to him in a bit) here he plays second fiddle to a singer known as Dawin (which is apparently his real name) who made it big this year mainly for the chipmunk vocals which was becoming an increasingly common trend in the American music scene.
Does anyone remember the mannequin challenge? If you don't, it was a viral meme where people would film themselves being as perfectly still as possible while this song plays in the background. The meme allowed Rae sremmurd (Ear drummers flipped and reversed) to score a hit single despite gaining infamy on the internet prior to this becoming a hit with songs such as "No type" and "No flex zone."
While she was plenty successful throughout her career up until 2017, it wasn't until this track that Selena Gomez became a critical darling as it was considered one of the best songs of the year by many publications. I guess that's due to it finally ditching her need to either pander to the Disney crowd or be needlessly titillating like she was on her earlier hits in the decade.
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 released as a bonus track from Jessica's second album a year after said albums initial release, it helped boost that albums popularity here in Australia but did it no favours in finding an international audience.
Although Dami Im was the one who won the fifth season of X factor Australia, the fan favourite of that season was Taylor Henderson who managed to score an even bigger hit than Dami's victory single which won't even be appearing on this list despite that being a number one hit for her.
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