Number Ones in 2010

Tik Tok has commonly been compared to American singer Lady Gaga's (pictured) debut single, "Just Dance" for their similar subject matter and beat. According to Kesha the song's lyrics are representative of her and based on her life.

Number one from Jan 11, 2010 to Jan 17, 2010 | Feb 1, 2010 to Feb 7, 2010 | Jan 4, 2010 to Jan 10, 2010 | Jan 25, 2010 to Jan 31, 2010 | Feb 8, 2010 to Feb 14, 2010 | Jan 18, 2010 to Jan 24, 2010

Fireflies was released as a free download on the game Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous

Number one from Feb 15, 2010 to Feb 21, 2010 | Mar 1, 2010 to Mar 14, 2010 | Feb 22, 2010 to Feb 28, 2010

Replay was originally to be titled My Life as a request by Iyaz but was retitled and postponed, in order not to compete with The Ready Set's debut album I'm Alive, I'm Dreaming.

Number one from Mar 15, 2010 to Mar 21, 2010

Train's guitaris Jimmy Stafford was forced to learn how to play ukulele (on Google) before lead singer Pat Monahan was happy with the sound of 'Hey, Soul Sister.'

Number one from Apr 19, 2010 to Jan 9, 2011 | Apr 12, 2010 to Apr 18, 2010 | May 3, 2010 to May 16, 2010

Jason Derulo released 'In My Head' to show off a more electro side of his music to his fans

Number one from Mar 22, 2010 to Apr 11, 2010

The song was met with mixed reception from critics, who criticized the use of auto-tune, but commended the song's dance and club vibe.

Number one from May 31, 2010 to Jun 6, 2010 | Jun 21, 2010 to Jun 27, 2010 | Jun 7, 2010 to Jun 20, 2010 | May 24, 2010 to May 30, 2010

The accompanying music video to 'Alejandro' was directed by fashion photographer Steven Klein and inspired by Lady Gaga's love for her gay friends and admiration of gay love.

Number one from May 17, 2010 to May 23, 2010

The video was directed by Mathew Cullen and was inspired by the work of Will Cotton, who was also the Artistic Director of the video.Katy wanted it to feel like 'Candyfornia,' another world.

Number one from Jul 19, 2010 to Jul 25, 2010 | Jul 5, 2010 to Jul 11, 2010 | Aug 2, 2010 to Aug 8, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 to Jul 18, 2010 | Jul 26, 2010 to Aug 1, 2010 | Jun 28, 2010 to Jul 4, 2010

Mike has admitted the song was recorded in a dorm room while he was still a student on an extremely cheap microphone!

Number one from Oct 25, 2010 to Oct 31, 2010

Critics gave Teenage Dream mixed reviews, commending it for dance anthems, while denouncing the overall composition as robotic, over-produced, and crude

Number one from Sep 20, 2010 to Sep 26, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 to Sep 19, 2010

Journalists have speculated that the domesticly violent theme of the song was influenced by Eminem's ex-wife Kimberly Scott and Rihanna's ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

Number one from Sep 6, 2010 to Sep 12, 2010 | Aug 23, 2010 to Aug 29, 2010 | Aug 9, 2010 to Aug 15, 2010 | Aug 30, 2010 to Sep 5, 2010 | Aug 16, 2010 to Aug 22, 2010

Taio explained the song is about, "when you go to a party and when you're just going out... you got to feel like, 'I'm just gonna explode"

Number one from Sep 27, 2010 to Oct 17, 2010

The song has sold 12.5 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling singles of all time

Number one from Nov 8, 2010 to Nov 14, 2010 | Oct 18, 2010 to Oct 24, 2010

The song was well received by music critics, complimenting its beat, as well as the direction of moving away from the darker themes which were present on Rihanna's 'Rated R' album from 2009

Number one from Nov 22, 2010 to Nov 28, 2010 | Nov 15, 2010 to Nov 21, 2010 | Nov 1, 2010 to Nov 7, 2010

Katy stated that the song is a self-empowerment anthem with inspirational lyrics, and she considers it to be the most important song on her 'Teenage Dream' album

Number one from Dec 20, 2010 to Jan 2, 2011 | Dec 13, 2010 to Dec 19, 2010

Pink explained that the song celebrates the first decade as an artist since her debut in 2000 and is dedicated to her fans who have been supporting her over the years.

Number one from Nov 29, 2010 to Dec 12, 2010

Number one from Nov 29, 2010 to Dec 5, 2010