The latest end-of-the-decade list comes courtesy of the UK Official Singles Chart, which has revealed the 100 biggest songs of the decade. Of course being UK exclusive, Ed Sheeran tops the list with ease, snagging three of the top ten spots, and nearly four, also taking #11 with “Castle On The Hill.”
Also, being the UK, dance music is far more represented as it regularly plays on the radio, much more so than in the US. To that end, sixteen dance music songs are featured in the top 100 (a few more if you count Clean Bandit as “EDM,” though they’re ostensibly crossover). Calvin Harris receives the most recognition with four songs included in the list: “One Kiss,” “We Found Love,” “This Is What You Came For,” and “How Deep Is Your Love.”
The rest of the dance music on the list features names like Major Lazer, Swedish House Mafia, Mr Probz, and The Chainsmokers. But, the highest on the list, coming in at #13, is Avicii with “Wake Me Up.”
Check out the full list below.
1 Shape of You Ed Sheeran 2017
2 Uptown Funk Mark Ronson Ft Bruno Mars 2014
3 Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran 2014
4 Despacito (Remix) Luis Fonsi/Daddy Yankee/Bieber 2017
5 Perfect Ed Sheeran 2017
6 One Dance Drake ft Wizkid & Kyla 2016
7 Happy Pharrell Williams 2013
8 All of Me John Legend 2014
9 Sorry Justin Bieber 2015
10 Rather Be Clean Bandit ft Jess Glynne 2014
11 Castle on the Hill Ed Sheeran 2017
12 Mr Brightside The Killers 2004
13 Wake Me Up Avicii 2013
14 Love Yourself Justin Bieber 2015
15 Shotgun George Ezra 2018
16 Someone Like You Adele 2011
17 Take Me to Church Hozier 2014
18 Cheap Thrills Sia 2016
19 Let Her Go Passenger 2013
20 Budapest George Ezra 2013
21 Pompeii Bastille 2013
22 Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix) Omi 2015
23 Say You Won’t Let Go James Arthur 2016
24 Some-one You Loved Lewis Capaldi 2018
25 Hello Adele 2015
26 Unforgettable French Montana Ft Swae Lee 2017
27 New Rules Dua Lipa 2017
28 Can’t Stop the Feeling Justin Timberlake 2016
29 What Do You Mean Justin Bieber 2015
30 Years Lukas Graham 2016
31 Titanium David Guetta Ft Sia 2011
32 Blurred Lines Robin Thicke/Ti/Pharrell 2013
33 Stay With Me Sam Smith 2014
34 the a Team Ed Sheeran 2011
35 Closer Chainsmokers ft Halsey 2016
36 Get Lucky Daft Punk ft Pharrell Williams 2013
37 Havana Camila Cabello ft Young Thug 2017
38 One Kiss Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa 2018
39 Counting Stars One Republic 2013
40 Chandelier Sia 2014
41 Waves Mr Probz 2014
42 Somebody That I Used to Know Gotye ft Kimbra 2012
43 We Found Love Rihanna ft Calvin Harris 2011
44 Shut Up & Dance Walk the Moon 2015
45 Love the Way You Lie Eminem ft Rihanna 2010
46 This is Me Keala Settle/The Greatest Showman ensemble 2018
47 Human Rag’n’bone Man 2016
48 Stitches Shawn Mendes 2015
49 Lean on Major Lazer ft Mo and DJ Snake 2015
50 Rockstar Post Malone ft 21 Savage 2017
51 Moves Like Jagger Maroon ft Christina Aguilera 2011
52 I Took a Pill in Ibiza Mike Posner 2016
53 Galway Girl Ed Sheeran 2017
54 Dancing on My Own Calum Scott 2016
55 Just the Way You Are (Amazing) Bruno Mars 2010
56 Symphony Clean Bandit ft Zara Larsson 2017
57 Rockabye Clean Bandit 2016
58 Photograph Ed Sheeran 2014
59 God’s Plan Drake 2018
60 This is What You Came for Calvin Harris ft Rihanna 2016
61 Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen 2012
62 Love Me Like You Do Ellie Goulding 2015
63 Lush Life Zara Larsson 2016
64 Hold Back the River James Bay 2014
65 Riptide Vance Joy 2013
66 These Days Rudimental/Jess Glynne/Macklemore 2018
67 Roar Katy Perry 2013
68 See You Again Wiz Khalifa ft Charlie Puth 2015
69 Can’t Hold Us Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Dalton 2013
70 Impossible James Arthur 2012
71 Radioactive Imagine Dragons 2012
72 Something Just Like This Chainsmokers and Coldplay 2017
73 Rolling in the Deep Adele 2011
74 Let It Go James Bay 2014
75 Old Town Road Lil Nas X 2019
76 Shake It Off Taylor Swift 2014
77 All I Want for Christmas is You Mariah Carey 1994
78 Wonderwall Oasis 1995
79 a Thousand Years Christina Perri 2011
80 Starboy Weeknd ft Daft Punk 2016
81 Don’t You Worry Child Swedish House Mafia/Martin 2012
82 One Last Time Ariana Grande 2015
83 Sing Ed Sheeran 2014
84 Ghost Ella Henderson 2014
85 We Are Young Fun ft Janelle Monae 2012
86 Shout Out to My Ex Little Mix 2016
87 Don’t Stop Believin’ Journey 1982
88 Let It Go Idina Menzel 2013
89 How Deep is Your Love Calvin Harris & Disciples 2015
90 Work Rihanna ft Drake 2016
91 Cold Water Major Lazer/Justin Bieber/Mo 2016
92 Don’t Let Me Down Chainsmokers ft Daya 2016
93 Do I Wanna Know Arctic Monkeys 2013
94 the Hills The Weeknd 2015
95 Hold My Hand Jess Glynne 2015
96 King Years & Years 2015
97 Can’t Feel My Face Weeknd 2015
98 Diamonds Rihanna 2012
99 Timber Pitbull ft Kesha 2014
100 Paradise George Ezra 2018