List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 2010
Introduction Kesha's debut single "Tik Tok" was the longest-running number-one single of the year, spending nine consecutive weeks atop the chart, the longest running debut single by a female artist since Debby Boone in 1977.The same year would spawn another chart topper with "We R Who We R".The ''Billboard'' Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States. Published by ''Billboard'' magazine, the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales, and airplay. There were 17 total number-one singles in 2010.In 2010, nine acts gained their first U.S. number-one single either as a lead or featured act: Kesha, Taio Cruz, B.o.B, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, Far East Movement, The Cataracs, Dev, and Drake.Rihanna earned four number-one singles during the year — three as a solo artist and one as featured guest on Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" — the first time a female artist has achieved this accomplishment in a single calendar year. She also became the female artist with the fifth most number-one singles, scoring her sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth number-one singles during the year. Katy Perry, Eminem, Kesha, and Bruno Mars also each scored multiple number-one singles during the year, with Katy Perry scoring three consecutive number-one singles — a feat last done by R&B singer Monica eleven years earlier.Usher became the first artist to score number-one singles in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s when his song "OMG" reached number one, becoming his ninth number-one single. Kesha's "Tik Tok" was the longest-running number-one single of the year with nine consecutive weeks at the top — the longest run for a debut single by a female artist since 1977.Two singles debuted at the top of the chart this year: Eminem's "Not Afraid" and Kesha's "We R Who We R," becoming the sixteenth and seventeenth singles in the chart's 52-year history to debut at number one.
Chart history Rapper Eminem's lead-off single (from his album ''Recovery'') "Not Afraid" became the first hip-hop song to debut at the top of the charts since Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You" in 1997, the sixteenth overall in the chart's 52-year history. The same album would spawn another chart topper in 2010 with "Love The Way You Lie" (featuring Rihanna).Rihanna became the first female artist in the history of the chart to have four number-one singles in a calendar year. She also became the first artist to have a lead single from an album reach number one after its second single when her "Only Girl (In the World)" reached the top of the chart two weeks after "What's My Name?" did. Katy Perry became the first female artist in eleven years to have three #1 singles from an album. She would go on to have five consecutive and six non-consecutive #1 singles from that album. Usher became the first artist to score number-one singles in the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s when "OMG" reached #1.+KeyIndicates best-performing single of 2010Issue dateSongArtist(s)Reference(s)980January 2"Tik Tok"KeshaJanuary 9January 16January 23January 30February 6February 13February 20February 27981March 6"Imma Be"The Black Eyed PeasMarch 13982March 20"Break Your Heart"Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris983March 27"Rude Boy"RihannaApril 3April 10April 17April 24984May 1"Nothin' on You"B.o.B featuring Bruno MarsMay 8985May 15"OMG"Usher featuring will.i.am986May 22"Not Afraid"EminemreMay 29"OMG"Usher featuring will.i.amJune 5June 12987June 19"California Gurls"Katy Perry featuring Snoop DoggJune 26July 3July 10July 17July 24988July 31"Love the Way You Lie"Eminem featuring RihannaAugust 7August 14August 21August 28September 4September 11989September 18"Teenage Dream"Katy Perry  September 25990October 2"Just the Way You Are"Bruno MarsOctober 9October 16October 23991October 30"Like a G6"Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and DevNovember 6992November 13"We R Who We R"Kesha993November 20"What's My Name? "Rihanna featuring DrakereNovember 27"Like a G6"Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev994December 4"Only Girl (In the World)"Rihanna995December 11"Raise Your Glass"Pink996December 18"Firework"Katy PerryDecember 25
Number-one artists + List of number-one artists by total weeks at number one Position Artist Weeks at No. 1 1 Rihanna 14 2 Kesha 10 Katy Perry 4 Eminem 9 5 Bruno Mars 6 Snoop Dogg 7 Usher 4 will.i.am 9 Far East Movement 3 The Cataracts Dev 12 B.o.B 2 13 Taio Cruz 1 Ludacris Drake Pink
See also *2010 in music*Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2010*List of Billboard number-one singles*List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2010*List of Hot 100 number-one singles of the 2010s (U.S.)
References
External links * Current Hot 100 Chart