This is part VI 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.
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.
If you can believe it, this songs success here in Australia came from its strong digital sales rather than it being popular on streaming services, this means that the failure of this track everywhere outside of Australia and Sam Hunt's native America was due to it underperforming on streaming services rather than audiences not buying the song. This means that a song that I've heard nothing but bad things about online was well loved by several people down under and in America.
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.)
This is where it all began for Dua Lipa, at least that's the case here in Australia and her native UK where this was a massive hit for the (then) rising star who would go on to dominate the music scene by the end of the decade. Evidently her real name is Dua Lipa as she's of Albanian descent which would explain her exotic name, it would also explain the exotic sound of her debut single.
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 is the last hit that Conrad Sewell has had to date in his career, although he is an indie artist, so perhaps if we ever have data to songs that got big outside of Spotify's monopoly of the music industry, then perhaps I can feature other songs of his on this site. This has nothing to do with the Elton John song of the same name even though the two have a similar subject matter to each other.
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.
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 was the other big hit that Calvin Harris had from his album Funk wave bounces, while it wasn't as successful as his earlier entry with Katy Perry and Pharrell, it was a massive worldwide success for him regardless thanks to the performances from Migos and Frank Ocean.
There have been several successful showtunes to make it big in the mainstream throughout the decade, one of the bigger tracks was this song from the Greatest showman which comes from Keala Settle who plays the bearded lady in the film. This was the song that she sings during the film's emotional lowpoint as she did so to convince her peers that she wasn't going to be ashamed of herself regardless of what society thinks of her.
This was the last hit that One direction had where Zayn was still part of the lineup, it was a big hit for them even though there was no indication that he would be leaving the group which means this was a success mainly for their popularity and no other reason.
This was the final hit that One direction had before they went their separate ways, although they claimed that they were only on hiatus so perhaps there's a chance they'll reunite in the future (although I doubt that they will.) This is a response track to Taylor Swift's "Style" which seems appropriate given how even back then, Harry was the most popular member of the group because of his relationship with her.
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.
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.
This was the fourth single to come from Ed Sheeran's second album X, it was a bit of a return to form from his earlier work which is perhaps why it was a hit but not as much as the other singles from the album. He would occasionally have hits like this during the second half of the decade, however they've all been overshadowed by his pop tracks that have dominated the music scene.
This was a hit twice for XXXtentacion, the first time was upon its initial release which goes to show that there was always an audience for this ballad even though it was widely criticised for its subject matter (which I won't be discussing on this list.) The second time was when he was killed which encouraged fans to revisit the song where it became twice as successful as it was the first time.
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.
Even though feminists have been claiming that God is a woman since at least the early 70's (look up Helen Reddy's acceptance speech at the Grammys for "I am woman" for proof of this) this song still managed to create controversy as people believe to this day that God is a man and that this sort of statement is little more than virtue signaling towards the feminist movement.
This is to date the only hit to come from an artist that's from the Middle east, I bet you didn't even realise that there was a music scene from the likes of Israel where Dennis Lloyd is from did you? In any case, we have this song that was originally released in 2017 becoming big the following year due to how well received it was in his homeland.
Honestly the less I say about Travis Scott on this site the better as him being a part of the Kardashian/Jenner dynasty is the least of his controversies over the years, instead I'll focus on his music career which was on a roll as he managed to come out of the decade with a second hit worldwide with this track. He would have a few more hits to his name before the Travisworld disaster of 2021.
This was the second and final hit that Kevin Rudolf had here in Australia, it was a reunion with Lil Wayne following their collaboration with "Let it rock" as well as featuring rapper Birdman and singer Jay Sean.
This was the second collaboration that Calvin Harris made with Florence Welch, the first being the remix of their previous entry on this list which goes to show how popular these two were together throughout 2012. This would be the last hit that Florence would have on the charts, although her band would continue to find success with their albums as the decade went on.
This was the second big hit that Robin Schulz had here in Australia (third if you count his remix of "Prayer in C") this time he recruits professional songwriter Isley to provide vocals on this track in an attempt to have her transition from songwriter to professional singer, though this was a hit worldwide, the transition didn't go through for her.
It appears Simple Plan were still a thing during the early phase of the 2010's, as such we have their collaboration with Natasha Bedingfield which was the first of two hits they had from their fourth album here in Australia.
This is another song that was widely ridiculed back in the day due to it sounding like something that was made for the Disney channel despite coming from a band that had little to no affiliation with a corporate network. I guess the song is harmless all things considered, however it was the fact it was juxtaposed with some of the most explicit club music of the moment that rubbed people the wrong way.
This is the final hit that Kelly Clarkson has had to date here in Australia, although internationally she would score one more hit with "Stronger" which was the song she released after this track which seems to have been written by someone who was still in high school given the maturity level of the writing. At least Kelly still sounds great on here which is perhaps why it was her only Australian chart topper.
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."
These guys had trouble choosing a lead single for their third album, after all "Best song ever" was a massive disappointment for them and none of the other candidate were taking hold from their fanbase either. They eventually settled for this track given how it was the one that managed to become a success for them around the world.
Bet you thought that James Blunt had all of his success only in the 00's, well it turns out he was still very much a thing during the first half of the decade as this lead single from his 2013 album Moon landing managed to be a huge success here and throughout Europe for him.
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.
I used to have an obituary for David Guetta given how for the longest time, this collaboration with Justin Bieber was the final hit of his career. However, it turns out he's just recently scored another hit, making him one of the lucky survivors of collaboration with the troubled Canadian pop star over the years.
This was originally released by the French indie duo Lilly Wood and the Prick to deafening silence outside of their homeland, I'm guessing because it was a folk song coming from a duo with a name as bizarre as the one they had. It was discovered by German producer Robin Schulz who remixed the track to where it became a massive worldwide hit four years after its initial release.
This is one of those songs that only exist to cause a negative reaction on the internet as I've yet to come across one person who likes this song unironically, it's no wonder this was the one and only hit from the RNB singer as aside from his collaboration with Dawin from earlier on this list, he never again troubled the charts anywhere in the world.
Rather coincidentally, this came out on the twentieth anniversary of the original from Donna Lewis from the Australian singer Betty who (yes, she named herself after the Betty Boop character much like Betty Boo did in the early 90's.) It was a huge hit here in Australia as this was back when we still looked after our local music scene, however it predictably failed to catch on anywhere else in the world.
This was another advanced single from Calvin Harris's album 18 months, I think that album holds the record for the greatest number of advanced singles to become a hit from one album even in this day and age where the singles run is usually finished by the time the album drops. Here he recruits British singer Example who only had success in his native UK with everything else he released in his discography.
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.
We won't be looking at any of Nick Jonas's solo material on this list, however his brother Joe managed to score a hit with his side project DNCE (supposedly meant to be Dunce) with this track about having cake by the ocean. Obviously, this is meant to be a sex jam, however many people didn't find the song sexy which is perhaps why it needed several attempts to make it big in the mainstream.
This was the only hit to come from Pia Mia, a Hispanic teenage pop star who's only hit features Chris Brown and Tyga as presumably the people she's singing about on the track. I'm guessing people were iffy with her having a sex jam with two men who were adults at the time she recorded this, however it's catchy enough that a lot of other people likely didn't notice and/or care.
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.
Sandwiched between their two earlier entries on this list was this second single from Major Lazer, here they swap out Danish singer MØ in favour of Ellie Goulding who was fresh off the success of her theme to 50 shades of grey also from earlier on this list. We also have vocals from American singer Tarrus Riley which finally gave the longtime musician a hit single anywhere in the world.
Well, I've saved my least favourite song from Galantis for last given how it was their least successful hit here in Australia of the three I've talked about; it was also their first hit which would explain why their other two entries did better down under as we had gotten used to their brand of EDM when they came out.
This is one of the shortest songs to appear on this list, it was a hit due to it being turned into a meme shortly after its release which allowed it to become a success ironically in 2018. This led to songs becoming big off Tik Tok as people would discover these obscure tracks and either poke fun at them or remix them into a dance trend which would allow them to take off internationally.
Fans of the Scottish group Chvrches were wanting them to have more mainstream appeal throughout the decade, they quickly changed their minds though when that success came with this collaboration with Marshmello as they felt that the American DJ sucked all the personality out of Lauren Mayberry's voice as well as make the fact that it was a collaboration with the band and not just her a lie to them.
Contrary to popular belief, this was the debut single from Tones and I and not "Dance monkey" from the start of this list, although it's easy to see why that song was her debut given how even in Australia it was a massive sleeper hit that failed to spend too long in the upper echelons of the charts until her second single dominated the charts worldwide for her.
This was the final hit that Avicii had in his lifetime, it was part of the tropical house trend during the midpoint of the decade as well as it being a sequel track to his previous single "The days" which sadly won't be making an appearance on this list.
This is to date the final hit that Clean bandit has been able to achieve throughout the world, I guess because it was their second collaboration with an American pop star (following "I miss you" with Julia Michaels which was only a sleeper hit at best here) that being Demi Lovato fresh off her success with her earlier entry on this list.
This is a song that's been infamous since the day it was released, mainly because of how people took offence to how blatantly gross Jason Derulo and Snoop Dogg was on the track which no doubt led to the rise of PC culture who had clearly grown tired of this type of song making it big in the music scene. Naturally this was meant to be ironic given how hyperbolic the lyrics are, however, few if anyone found it funny.
Given the commercial disappointment of the lead single to Dangerous woman, it was a bit of a surprise to see this second single from the album be a huge success for Ariana Grande as this was less than a year after she was almost cancelled for her bad behaviour in that doughnut shop. I guess when you're as talented as she is, there's very little that can hinder your career as we've already seen on this list.
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.
Given how he had appeared on one of the biggest hits of the decade (albiet uncredited) it only seemed fitting that Aloe Blacc would score a hit of his own with this track that heavily samples "Your song" by Elton John for a self-empowerment anthem he wrote for himself. He did score a minor hit at the start of the decade with "I need a dollar," however that was too minor of a hit to make it on this list.
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 is my personal favourite track from Lady Gaga, it seems curious that this would follow up one of my least favourite songs from her as while I stand by that "Born this way" has excellent intentions, its cluttered production is just too much for me (to say nothing of it stealing from Madonna's "Express yourself.) Whereas that song's message is about being proud of who you are, this is about being happy to be alive.
Although they weren't as inescapable here in Australia as they were internationally, Little mix did achieve a number of hits down under making them one of the most popular contestants to come from X factor UK this decade. Here they had their second biggest hit of the decade with this track that was the lead single to their third album which was a moderate success for the girls down under.
This was the third hit to come from Jessie J's debut album throughout the world, although as I said earlier, "Do it like a dude" was a massive flop here in Australia due to us Aussies finding it impossible to take seriously and that it was released back when music usually didn't become a success because of people thinking it was terrible. Naturally this song was able to be taken seriously here which resulted in its success.
This is only one of two hits that Cardi B has had to date as the lead artist outside her native America, the other was "Wap" two years later which sparked controversy due to it having a sexually charged music video that somehow thrived on YouTube despite breaking its community guidelines (I won't get into that topic here of course.) This was far less controversial as it was a rap song from her, Bad bunny and J Balvin based on a sample from a 60's classic.
You'd be forgiven into thinking that this was a song originally meant for Taylor Swift's second album Fearless, after all it has the same lyrical themes as the songs on that album about being a Disney princess in the real world. Alas it was written for the film Valentine's Day which she had a minor role in, largely because it also had Taylor Lautner in it which she was dating at the time.
These guys were on a roll worldwide given how they were finally able to make it big over in America with their big breakthrough in Australia at the start of the decade, here they are with the lead single to their second album which continued their winning streak throughout the world as it led to the album also becoming a massive success for them.
It looked like that Little mix was here to stay as this was their second hit here in Australia following the success of "Wings" (which is still to come on this list) due to how catchy their music was. While they didn't quite reach the dizzying heights of One direction here in Australia, they were very successful and arguably the most popular girl group of the decade as far as we Aussies were concerned.
Sandwiched between two of the biggest hits that Enrique Iglesias had at the start of the decade was this collaboration he made with Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat dolls, this was when the group called it quits and she attempted to embark on a solo career which actually was a decent success given how she had a few hits of her own as a lead artist.
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.
Marlisa was the winner of the sixth season of X factor Australia, she's the final winner of any reality series from Australia to see success in the music industry as subsequent winners have failed to do so over the years since 2014.
This is the only hit to come from the British trio London Gammar, though it's often used in commercials even to this day, it's initial popular here in Australia came from it receiving heavy promotion from Triple J which allowed it to be ranked very high on their best list of 2013 according to their listeners. They had other hits in their native UK where they didn't need the help of their local alternative scene.
This was the lead single to Shawn Mendes's third album, an album that was much better recieved than his earlier work likely due to there being a maturity that he and songwriter Teddy Geiger went through during its process following the backlash to songs such as "Stiches" and especially "Treat you better" from earlier on this list. It was their only hit from this album as they would part ways after its production was complete.
This is a song where Ed Sheeran raps about how his relationship ended with Ellie Goulding, granted he never explicitly names her (or Niall Horan) in the song, however it's clear that this was meant to be his way of dealing with her cheating on him with the One directioner which proved to be a huge success for him worldwide.
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 song that introduced the world to two artists, the first being Kygo who would go on to have massive success in the second half of the decade with the likes of Selena Gomez and Imagine dragons. The second was Conrad Sewell who was a local artist who scored two more hits later in the decade with "Start again" and "Healing hands," both of which we already looked at on this list.
This was the first hit that Selena Gomez had here in Australia, it's interesting that none of her work while she was with Disney was a success here given how Miley Cyrus managed to achieve a lot of hits with her work back in the day. Here we have Selena following in the footsteps of Miley by being as sexually provocative as possible on this track complete with a guest verse from ASAP Rocky.
This was the only hit that indie teenage singer Daya has been able to achieve in her career, mainly due to people mocking it for being a song about why she can't seem to find the boy of her dreams despite bringing up "the chase" (a term were someone, usually a girl or woman, plays hard to get with the person they're interested in) which led people to believe that she has high standards for "Mr. right."
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.
This was the other big hit that Pnau managed to achieve this decade, more or less for the same reason I brought up on their earlier entry which means I don't have much more to say here that I didn't already cover on "Chameleon."
This was the song which introduced the world outside of the Billboard charts to Nicki Minaj, I'm guessing this was the case due to the rapper getting concerned that her debut album wasn't becoming a hit anywhere in the world outside of America and her wanting to change that by any means necessary. It worked out for her as Pink Friday did become a success for her once this and "Super bass" became massive hits.
Two of the most popular rappers of the decade finally collaborate with this entry, naturally this was a success for both Flo Rida and Pitbull given how both of them were on a roll during the first half of the decade worldwide, although the hits would begin to dry up not long after this became as such for them.
This was the second hit that 5SOS managed to achieve when they initially broke through back in 2014, it's a song about how the boys were so devastated about a breakup they were collectively going through that they wanted to experience amnesia to forget about the pain it brought them. Naturally this song was widely criticsed for promoting a mental illness in a way that's convenient for first world problems.
This was clearly meant to be a summer jam from Calvin Harris which is clearly was in the northern hemisphere as it was released during the midpoint of 2014, however it wasn't the case here in Australia and NZ given how the midpoint of any given year takes place in our winter which explains why this wasn't as a big a hit as it was worldwide.
This is to date Dean Lewis's final hit anywhere in the world, likely due to the Aussie folk singer failing to compete with all of the streaming juggernauts in the new decade with his later material. Indeed, this was a hit twice here in Australia as it was released as the second advanced single from his debut album and rebounded once the album was released soon after.
Does anyone remember those awful parody songs that used to permeate on YouTube back in the day? This was one of those songs which somehow managed to become a massive hit for the British trio Midnight beast likely due to how inescapably popular the Kesha song was that they were parodying.
This was another one of the few songs Chris Brown had as a lead artist outside his native America, it was a song from him attempting to bring him into the club boom of the era which though a hit due to its timing, likely wouldn't of been as such due to artists such as Jason Derulo and Taio Cruz taking his prince of RNB crown away from him internationally by this point.
This is yet another song on this list that seemed to be tailor made to work up the internet as the song consists of Rihanna repeating its title over and over again throughout the chorus in a way that suggests she was struggling to stay awake. It was a massive Billboard chart topper for her likely because of the internet's fury of this track, after all this was when YouTube views were incorporated to their ranking system.
Given how "Blah blah blah" from earlier on this list was a massive worldwide smash for 3oh!3 and Kesha, it only makes sense that they would do it again but with their roles reversed as it's the duo who is the main artist on this track whilst Kesha is playing second fiddle to them. I consider this the precursor to their other collaboration as it would make sense why she's telling them to shut up on that song if this is the conversation that took place.
This was the other hit that James Bay had worldwide, it was also the song that crossed over to America which is odd because his earlier entry on this list was the bigger hit worldwide and that never touched the Billboard charts like this did. There have been jokes made about this track given how it shares its name with the Oscar winning ballad from Disney's Frozen despite them having different subject matter.
This was meant to be released as the twentieth anniversary of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison, it was a little bit late as it became a hit in late 2016 as opposed to early 2016 which would've been the actually twentieth anniversary of the track, however that didn't prevent it from being a hit for the EDM group Nevada worldwide.
This is another EDM track from the start of the decade to make it big throughout Europe and not the artists' native America, although this might be because the fellow Americans of Duck sauce didn't see the appeal of a track that only contained the title of the song as its lyrics said sporadically throughout the song. I'm not sure many people even knew who she was by this time this was released as a single.
Following the success she had with "We run the night" from the previous year worldwide, Havana Brown released this club banger from her catalogue a year after the club boom had died out by the time this had come out. I guess this was proof she was able to find success here in her homeland even with the trends working against her.
People tend to think that these guys are a one hit wonder with their earlier entry on this list, it turns out they weren't as in addition to having a hit with "Rocketeer" worldwide (just not here in Australia) they also scored a massive hit with this track two years after those became a success proving they were still in the big leagues while the club boom was beginning to wind down.
Even though she's often been described as a better singer than Katy Perry, Jessie J never managed to reach the dizzying heights of her American counterpart even in her native UK likely due to beginning her career by queer baiting her audience despite not being queer in her personal life. Enough people were able to overlook this for a while as she found a hit worldwide with this lead single to her second album.
This was meant to be the lead single to Rita Ora's second album, an album that was delayed so much that it didn't end up making the cut when it was released four years after this became a hit for her. I'm guessing her label was hoping that her collaboration with Iggy Azalea on "Black widow" would generate buzz for her in America, although it was a hit on Billboard, it didn't end up doing so.
If may surprise you to learn that this was the big hit off of Nicki Minaj's third album the Pinkprint here in Australia, although rest assured that "Anaconda" is still to come on this list even if it wasn't the inescapable hit it was on the Billboard charts. Here Nicki recruits Skyler Grey who only ever had a hit as a featured artist and not as a lead artist throughout the decade despite releasing several albums.
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 last hit that the Chainsmokers had from their E.P Collage, this time the female vocalist was Pheobe Ryan who didn't have a solo hit to her name this decade unlike Daya and Halsey. The subject matter is the same as the other two hits from the E.P which led people to criticise it as little more than a revenge fantasy from the duo they had towards the women who rejected them when they were younger.
This is the only hit that the Black keys were able to achieve here in Australia and indeed throughout the world, this is mainly because the song ranked very high on the 2011 yearend list for Triple J which translated to the song and by extension the album being a massive success here. It received further popularity when Matt Corby covered it for the "like a version" segment on Triple J.
This was the only hit that Drake was able to achieve with his "playlist" More life, it's due to him referring to his album as a playlist that people believe him to be on good terms with Spotify and other streaming services which has resulted in them accusing him of payola from these services.
This is another early success story to come from Tik Tok, in fact this is one of those songs many people (me included) will tell you never would've made it to the mainstream were it not for its popularity on the website as the song is barely two minutes long and has its appeal largely stem from its music video.
This was one of the last hits to come out of the decade, it's a ballad from Selena Gomez about how she needed to lose the love of her life in order to find love for herself that naturally connected with audiences upon its initial release. This song is obviously directed at Justin Bieber as the two dated earlier in the decade, suggesting that this was her way of acknowledging that she dodged a bullet by breaking up with him.
This was the other big hit that Simple Plan had from their fourth album here in Australia, this time it comes with a chorus from Sean Paul who was still able to find success here and there throughout the 2010's even if his presence on here is only to justify the band having a reggae song in their catalogue.
This was the third single to be released from Imagine Dragon's debut album, although in their native America, it was the fourth single as "Demons" was pushed as the third single over there which is the earliest signs I found of the general public turning against the band following the goodwill they had with their previous entry on this list.
This is another song from Meghan Trainor to be universally panned by the internet as people feel it to be a worse version of P!nk's "U + ur hand" given the similar subject matter of both tracks, it also sparked criticism for it trying to pander to 90's nostalgia with the production as she's often known for incorporating doo wop into her music which must have alienated fans with this track,
Bingo players were a Dutch duo who scored their one and only hit with this collaboration with the Far east movement everywhere in the world except for NZ (which is odd because of the rule of thumb for Dutch artists over there) and America (also odd given the video was the reason why this was a success.) It also turns out this was a remix of one of the groups tracks from earlier in the decade known as "Rattle."
This is the final hit that Martin Garrix had here in Australia, mainly because it was a collaboration with Khalid who was at the height of his popularity at the time of its release in the southern hemisphere despite the RNB singer still yet to have that big crossover hit in his native America at the time.
I don't even want to talk about this track, I'm from the queer community after all, so you can imagine my frustration I have that Taylor would compare her problems to what I and the people in my community go through on a day-to-day basis. I guess she got the approval of several high-profile queer activists, meaning that people felt this was her way of showing support to our community.
This is the last hit that Calvin has had to date where he's the vocalist on one of his tracks, it was another hit from the tropical house genre which he would continue to have success with on his next album where he would work with American artists such as Katy Perry and Pharell.
