List of UK top-ten singles in 2010
Introduction Rihanna had the biggest selling single of 2010, "Love the Way You Lie" with Eminem, which peaked at number two. It was one of six top 10 hits for Rihanna during the year, including number-ones "Only Girl (In the World)" and "What's My Name?" (which topped the chart in January 2011).Matt Cardle, the winner of ''the seventh series of The X Factor'', covered Biffy Clyro's "Many of Horror" under the new title "When We Collide" and it became both the second best-selling song of the year and the Christmas number-one.Bruno Mars made the UK top 10 for the first time in 2010 with three singles making the countdown, including the number-one hits "Nothin' on You" (with B.o.B) and "Just the Way You Are" (the third best seller of the year).The UK Singles Chart is one of many music charts compiled by the Official Charts Company that calculates the best-selling singles of the week in the United Kingdom. Since 2004 the chart has been based on the sales of both physical singles and digital downloads, with airplay figures excluded from the official chart. This list shows singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart during 2010, as well as singles which peaked in 2009 and 2011 but were in the top 10 in 2010.The entry date is when the song appeared in the top 10 for the first time (week ending, as published by the Official Charts Company, which is six days after the chart is announced).One-hundred and fifty-two singles were in the top ten in 2010.Nine singles from 2009 remained in the top 10 for several weeks at the beginning of the year, while "What's My Name?" by Rihanna featuring Drake" and "Who's That Chick?" by David Guetta featuring Rihanna were both released in 2010 but did not reach their peak until 2011.. "TiK ToK" by Kesha, "Starstrukk" by 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry, "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey, "Look for Me" by Chipmunk featuring Talay Riley, "The Climb" by Joe McElderry and "3 Words" by Cheryl Cole featuring will.i.am were the singles from 2009 to reach their peak in 2010.Forty-six artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2010.Ellie Goulding, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Tinie Tempah and The Wanted were among the many artists who achieved their first UK charting top 10 single in 2010.The first number-one single of the year was "The Climb" by ''X Factor'' series 6 winner Joe McElderry. Overall, thirty-five different singles peaked at number-one in 2010, with JLS (3, including the charity single "Everybody Hurts" with Helping Haiti) having the most singles hit that position.
Background ===Multiple entries===One-hundred and fifty-two singles charted in the top 10 in 2010, with one-hundred and forty-five singles reaching their peak this year.Forty-six artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 2010.Rihanna secured the record for most top 10 hits in 2010 with six hit singles.===Chart debuts===Seventy-one artists achieved their first top 10 single in 2010, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, fifteen went on to record another hit single that year: B.o.B, Drake, Ellie Goulding, Emma's Imagination, Example, Florence and the Machine, Iyaz, Justin Bieber, Labrinth, Matt Cardle, Nicki Minaj, Professor Green, Roll Deep, Swedish House Mafia and The Wanted. Bruno Mars and Glee Cast scored two more top 10 singles in 2010.Tinie Tempah had three other entries in his breakthrough year.The following table (collapsed on desktop site) does not include acts who had previously charted as part of a group and secured their first top 10 solo single. Artist Number of top 10s First entry Chart position Other entriesIyaz2"Replay"1"Solo" (3)Sidney Samson1"Riverside (Let's Go! )"2—Wizard SleeveFlorence and the Machine2"You've Got the Love"5"You Got the Dirtee Love" (2)Owl City1"Fireflies"1—''Glee'' cast3"Don't Stop Believin'"2"Halo"/"Walking on Sunshine" (9), "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (9)Example2"Won't Go Quietly"6"Kickstarts" (3)Helping Haiti1"Everybody Hurts"1—Miley CyrusEllie Goulding2"Starry Eyed"4"Your Song" (2)Tinie Tempah4"Pass Out"1"Frisky" (2), "Written in the Stars" (1), "Miami 2 Ibiza" (4)Naughty Boy1"Never Be Your Woman"8—Justin Bieber2"Baby"3"Eenie Meenie" (9)Inna1"Hot"6—Young Money1"BedRock"9—Drake2"What's My Name?" (9) Nicki Minaj"2012 (It Ain't the End)" (9)Lloyd1—Delirious?1"History Makers"4—Professor Green2"I Need You Tonight"3"Just Be Good to Green" (5)Ed Drewett1—Selena Gomez & the Scene1"Naturally"7—Roll Deep2"Good Times"1"Green Light" (1)Aggro Santos1"Candy"5—Edward Maya1"Stereo Love"4—Vika JigulinaFyfe Dangerfield1"She's Always a Woman"7—B.o.B2"Nothin' on You"1"Airplanes" (1)Bruno Mars3"Billionaire" (3), "Just the Way You Are" (1)Shout for England1"Shout"1—James CordenLabrinth2"Frisky"2"Let the Sun Shine" (3)K'naan1"Wavin' Flag"2—Hayley Williams1"Airplanes"1—Yolanda Be Cool1"We No Speak Americano"1—DCUPMNDR1"Bang Bang Bang"6—Eliza Doolittle1"Pack Up"5—The Wanted2"All Time Low"1"Heart Vacancy" (2)Swedish House Mafia2"One (Your Name)"7"Miami 2 Ibiza" (4)Magnetic Man1"I Need Air"10—Katy B1"Katy on a Mission"5—Pepper & Piano1"You Took My Heart"7—Laza Morgan1"Start Without You"1—Emma's Imagination2"This Day"10"Focus" (7)Eric Turner1"Written in the Stars"1—Duck Sauce1"Barbra Streisand"3—Mike Posner1"Cooler than Me"5—Alexis Jordan1"Happiness"3—Far East Movement1"Like a G6"5—The CataracsDevThe X Factor Finalists 20101"Heroes"1—Aiden GrimshawBelle AmieCher LloydDiva FeverF.Y.D.John AdeleyeKatie WaisselMary ByrneMatt Cardle2"When We Collide" (1)Nicolo Festa1—One DirectionPaije RichardsonRebecca FergusonStorm LeeTreyc CohenWagnerWillow1"Whip My Hair"2—The Trashmen1"Surfin' Bird"3—;NotesAlthough Jedward scored their first top 10 hit in 2010 with "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" they were part of The X Factor series 6 finalists, who reached number-one with "You Are Not Alone". Olly Murs, who also featured on this single, had his first two top 10 entries in his own right, namely debut "Please Don't Let Me Go" and "Thinking of Me". Diana Vickers peaked at number one with "Once" in 2010 but had appeared on The X Factor in 2008 and, along with her fellow contestants, landed the top spot that same year with their cover of Mariah Carey's "Hero".McLean had his first solo hit single, "Your Name", this year but he had a previous chart credit on "I Got Soul" with Young Soul Rebels. Matt Cardle sang on "Heroes" with his fellow ''X Factor'' series seven contestants prior to his debut solo hit "When We Collide". Cher Lloyd, One Direction and Olly Murs would both go on to record top 10 singles in later years.Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes had his first independent top 10 hit, collaborating with B.o.B. on "Billionaire". Brandon Flowers had multiple top 10 singles as part of The Killers and achieved the first under his own name in 2010 with "Crossfire", reaching a number 8 peak.===Songs from films===Original songs from various films entered the top 10 throughout the year. These included "We Dance On" (from ''StreetDance 3D'') and "Club Can't Handle Me" (''Step Up 3D'').===Charity singles===A number of singles recorded for charity reached the top ten in the charts in 2010.These included "Everybody Hurts" by Helping Haiti and "Heroes"by ''''.===Best-selling singles===Eminem featuring Rihanna had the best-selling single of the year with "Love the Way You Lie". The song spent fourteen weeks in the top 10 (peaking at number two), sold over 854,000 copies and was certified platinum by the BPI. "When We Collide" by Matt Cardle came in second place, selling more than 814,000 copies and losing out by around 40,000 sales. Bruno Mars's "Just the Way You Are, "Only Girl in the World" from Rihanna and "OMG" by Usher featuring will.i.am made up the top five. Singles by Owl City, B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP and Tinie Tempah were also in the top ten best-selling singles of the year.
Top-ten singles '''Key'''SymbolMeaning‡Single peaked in 2009 but still in chart in 2010.♦Single released in 2010 but peaked in 2011. (#)Year-end top ten single position and rank'''Entered'''The date that the single first appeared in the chart. '''Peak'''Highest position that the single reached in the UK Singles Chart. Entered (week ending)Weeksintop10 Single ArtistPeak Peakreached (week ending)WeeksatpeakSingles in 200911"Meet Me Halfway" ‡Black Eyed Peas1111"Bad Romance" ‡Lady Gaga129"Tik Tok"Kesha416"Russian Roulette" ‡Rihanna213"Look for Me" Chipmunk featuring Talay Riley712"Killing in the Name" ‡Rage Against the Machine113"The Climb"Joe McElderry1110"Starstrukk"3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry313"You Know Me" ‡Robbie Williams613"3 Words"Cheryl Cole featuring will.i.am418"Don't Stop Believin'"Journey62Singles in 20106"Replay"Iyaz124"Riverside (Let's Go! )"Sidney Samson featuring Wizard Sleeve212"You've Got the Love"Florence and the Machine511"Ego"917"Fireflies" (#6)Owl City136"Don't Stop Believin'"''Glee'' cast211"Stay Too Long"Plan B912"Broken Heels"Alexandra Burke813"Won't Go Quietly"Example615"One Shot" JLS618"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"Alicia Keys411"Young Forever"Jay-Z featuring Mr Hudson1011"Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)"Jedward featuring Vanilla Ice215"If We Ever Meet Again"Timbaland & Katy Perry323"Everybody Hurts" Helping Haiti122"Halo"/"Walking on Sunshine"''Glee'' cast929"Rude Boy"Rihanna225"You Got the Dirtee Love" Florence and the Machine & Dizzee Rascal221"The Way Love Goes"Lemar815"In My Head"Jason Derulo115"Starry Eyed"Ellie Goulding431"Wear My Kiss"Sugababes717"Pass Out" (#10)Tinie Tempah121"Never Be Your Woman"Naughty Boy presents Wiley featuring Emeli Sandé812"Gave It All Away" Boyzone916"Parachute"Cheryl Cole515"Baby"Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris321"On a Mission"Gabriella Cilmi911"My Name"McLean1015"Telephone"Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé125"Hot"Inna611"BedRock"Young Money featuring Lloyd915"This Ain't a Love Song"Scouting for Girls128"She Said"Plan B341"History Makers"Delirious?419"OMG" (#5) Usher featuring will.i.am114"Carry Out"Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake614"I Need You Tonight"Professor Green featuring Ed Drewett315"Acapella"Kelis512"Naturally"Selena Gomez & the Scene713"Once"Diana Vickers113"Until You Were Gone"Chipmunk featuring Esmée Denters311"The Best" Tina Turner915"Good Times"Roll Deep132"Dirty Picture"Taio Cruz featuring Kesha611"Watercolour"Pendulum415"Candy"Aggro Santos featuring Kimberly Wyatt536"Ridin' Solo"Jason Derulo224"Stereo Love"Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina412"She's Always a Woman"Fyfe Dangerfield712"All Night Long"Alexandra Burke featuring Pitbull411"Total Eclipse of the Heart"''Glee'' cast featuring Jonathan Groff914"Nothin' on You"B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars111"Leeds, Leeds, Leeds (Marching On Together)"Leeds United & Supporters1012"Dirtee Disco"Dizzee Rascal112"Solo"Iyaz316"Not Afraid"Eminem532"We Dance On"N-Dubz featuring Bodyrox612"Eenie Meenie"Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber914"Gettin' Over You"David Guetta & Chris Willis featuring Fergie & LMFAO112"Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"Alicia Keys713"Shout"Shout For England  featuring Dizzee Rascal & James Corden 123"Frisky"Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth214"Wavin' Flag"K'naan221"Three Lions" Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds1014"Kickstarts"Example314"All the Lovers"Kylie Minogue311"Dancing on My Own"Robyn814"Alejandro"Lady Gaga717"California Gurls" (#8)Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg1214"Love the Way You Lie" (#1)Eminem featuring Rihanna249"Airplanes" (#7)B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams114"I Like It"Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull411"Commander"Kelly Rowland featuring David Guetta913"The Club Is Alive"JLS119"We No Speak Americano" (#9)Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP113"My First Kiss"3OH!3 featuring Kesha712"Just Be Good to Green"Professor Green featuring Lily Allen512"Bang Bang Bang"Mark Ronson & The Business Intl.616"Pack Up"Eliza Doolittle514"All Time Low"116"Billionaire"Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars318"Club Can't Handle Me"Flo Rida featuring David Guetta112"One (Your Name)"Swedish House Mafia featuring Pharrell Williams711"I Need Air"Magnetic Man1014"Beautiful Monster"Ne-Yo112"Missing You"311"In My System"Tinchy Stryder1013"Green Light"Roll Deep117"Dynamite"Taio Cruz116"Katy on a Mission"Katy B511"Crossfire"Brandon Flowers813"Please Don't Let Me Go"Olly Murs116"Teenage Dream"Katy Perry221"You Took My Heart"Pepper & Piano714"Start Without You"Alexandra Burke featuring Laza Morgan124"For the First Time"421"Party Girl"McFly611"This Day"Emma's Imagination1012"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" Usher featuring Pitbull712"Impossible"Shontelle918"Just the Way You Are" (#3)Bruno Mars121"Focus"Emma's Imagination711"I'm in Love (I Wanna Do It)"Alex Gaudino1015"Written in the Stars"Tinie Tempah featuring Eric Turner113"Let the Sun Shine"Labrinth314"Make You Feel My Love" Adele412"Heartbeat"Enrique Iglesias featuring Nicole Scherzinger816"Forget You"CeeLo Green122"Shame"Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow213"Miami 2 Ibiza"Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah411"Radioactive"Kings of Leon714"Barbra Streisand"Duck Sauce321"Ambitions"Joe McElderry615"Cooler than Me"Mike Posner512"Heart Vacancy"219"Firework" Katy Perry311"2012 (It Ain't the End)"Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj911"Best Behaviour"N-Dubz1013"Promise This"Cheryl Cole1111"Only Girl (In the World)" (#4)Rihanna122"Just a Dream"Nelly823"Happiness"Alexis Jordan311"Higher" featuring Flo Rida1016"The Flood" Take That222"Shine a Light"McFly featuring Taio Cruz413"Love You More" JLS117"Your Song"Ellie Goulding226"Like a G6" Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs & Dev518"The Time (Dirty Bit)" Black Eyed Peas111"Safe"Westlife1013"Heroes"''''124"Thinking of Me"Olly Murs429"What's My Name?" ♦Rihanna featuring Drake112"Poison"Nicole Scherzinger314"Who's That Chick?" ♦David Guetta featuring Rihanna614"Whip My Hair"Willow215"When We Collide" (#2)Matt Cardle131"Surfin' Bird"311"Many of Horror"Biffy Clyro811"Hold My Hand"Michael Jackson & Akon101
Entries by artist The following table shows artists who achieved two or more top 10 entries in 2010, including singles that reached their peak in 2009 or 2011.The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist. The total number of weeks an artist spent in the top ten in 2010 is also shown.Katy Perry had five UK top 10 singles this year, the most successful of which was the number-one hit "California Gurls", which features guest vocals from Snoop Dogg.Tinie Tempah made his UK top 10 debut in 2010 with four singles making the countdown. Two of these reached number-one: "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars" (which features vocals from American singer Eric Turner).American singer Jason Derulo scored two top 10 entries this year, including "In My Head", which became his first UK number-one single.Olly Murs, who finished runner-up in ''the sixth series of The X Factor'', made the UK top 10 for the first time this year, scoring two entries, including his debut single "Please Don't Let Me Go", which reached number-one in September. Entries Artist Weeks Singles 6 Rihanna   40 "Love the Way You Lie", "Only Girl (In the World)", "Rude Boy", "Russian Roulette", "What's My Name? ", "Who's That Chick?" 5 Katy Perry  36"California Gurls", "Firework", "If We Ever Meet Again", "Starstrukk", "Teenage Dream" 4 Alexandra Burke  11"All Night Long", "Broken Heels", "Everybody Hurts", "Start Without You" Cheryl Cole  14"3 Words", "Everybody Hurts", "Parachute", "Promise This" David Guetta  16"Club Can't Handle Me", "Commander", "Gettin' Over You", "Who's That Chick?" JLS  14"The Club is Alive", "Everybody Hurts", "Love You More", "One Shot" Robbie Williams  13"Everybody Hurts", "The Flood", "Shame", "You Know Me" Tinie Tempah   18"Frisky", "Miami 2 Ibiza", "Pass Out", "Written in the Stars" will.i.am  19"3 Words", "Meet Me Halfway", "OMG", "The Time (Dirty Bit)"  3 Bruno Mars   18"Billionaire", "Just the Way You Are", "Nothin' on You"  Dizzee Rascal  10"Dirtee Disco", "Shout", "You Got the Dirtee Love" Fergie 12 "Gettin' Over You", "Meet Me Halfway", "The Time (Dirty Bit)" Gary Barlow  11"Everybody Hurts", "The Flood", "Shame" ''Glee'' cast 9"Don't Stop Believin'", "Halo"/"Walking on Sunshine", "Total Eclipse of the Heart"  Joe McElderry  6"Ambitions", "The Climb", "Everybody Hurts"  Kesha  7"Dirty Picture", "My First Kiss", "TiK ToK"  Lady Gaga  13"Alejandro", "Bad Romance", "Telephone"  Pitbull   8"All Night Long", "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", "I Like It"   4"Ego", "Higher", "Missing You" Taio Cruz   11"Dirty Picture", "Dynamite", "Shine a Light" 23OH!3 12 "My First Kiss", "Starstrukk"Alicia Keys 10 "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down", "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"B.o.B 13 "Airplanes", "Nothin' on You"Black Eyed Peas 8 "Meet Me Halfway", "The Time (Dirty Bit)"Chipmunk  5 "Look for Me", "Until You Were Gone"Drake  3 "BedRock", "What's My Name? "Ellie Goulding 10 "Starry Eyed", "Your Song"Eminem 20 "Love the Way You Lie", "Not Afraid"Emma's Imagination 2 "Focus", "This Day"Enrique Iglesias 6 "Heartbeat", "I Like It" Example 7 "Kickstarts", "Won't Go Quietly"Flo Rida  9 "Club Can't Handle Me", "Higher"Florence and the Machine 7 "You Got the Dirtee Love", "You've Got the Love" Iyaz 8 "Replay", "Solo"Jason Derulo 11 "In My Head", "Ridin' Solo"Justin Bieber 7 "Baby", "Eenie Meenie"Kylie Minogue  7 "All the Lovers", "Everybody Hurts"Labrinth  6 "Frisky", "Let the Sun Shine"Matt Cardle  4 "Heroes", "When We Collide"McFly 3 "Party Girl", "Shine a Light"N-Dubz 3 "Best Behaviour", "We Dance On"Nicki Minaj  2 "2012 (It Ain't the End)", "BedRock"Nicole Scherzinger  4 "Heartbeat", "Poison"Olly Murs 7 "Please Don't Let Me Go", "Thinking of Me" Plan B 9 "She Said", "Stay Too Long"Professor Green 6 "I Need You Tonight", "Just Be Good to Green"Roll Deep 8 "Good Times", "Green Light"Swedish House Mafia 5 "Miami 2 Ibiza", "One (Your Name)"Take That  9 "Everybody Hurts", "The Flood"Timbaland 9 "Carry Out", "If We Ever Meet Again"Usher 11 "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", "OMG"The Wanted 6 "All Time Low", "Heart Vacancy"Westlife  4 "Everybody Hurts", "Safe"
Notes *  "One Shot" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 6 March 2010 (week ending) following the physical release. *  Released as a "Charity Single" towards the 2010 Haiti earthquake. *  Released as a single towards The BRIT Trust. *  "Gave It All Away" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 3 April 2010 (week ending). *  "OMG" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 19 June 2010 (week ending) following a performance on Britain's Got Talent. *  "The Best" originally peaked at number 5 in 1989, but re-entered the top 10 following a campaign by Rangers F.C. fans. *  "Three Lions" originally peaked at number 1 in 1996, but re-entered the top 10 due to the World Cup. *  "DJ Got Us Falling in Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 23 October 2010 (week ending) following a performance on The X Factor. *  "Make You Feel My Love" re-entered the top 10 at number 9 on 19 November 2010 (week ending) following a performance from Rebecca Ferguson on The X Factor. The single re-entered for a second time on 4 December 2010 following the use of the song on The X Factor. It re-entered the top 10 for a third time at number 7 on 16 January 2011 following usage on Dancing on Ice. *  "The Time (Dirty Bit)" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 11 December 2010 (week ending) following the release of the album ''The Beginning''. *  "The Flood" re-entered the top 10 at number 6 on 25 December 2010 (week ending) following a performance on The X Factor Final. *  "Firework" re-entered the Top 10 at number 8 and "Like a G6" re-entered at number 10; both on 1 January 2011 (week ending). * Figure includes appearances on Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" and David Guetta's "Who's That Chick?". * Figure includes appearances on 3OH!3's "Starstrukk" and Timbaland's "If We Ever Meet Again". * Figure includes appearance on the Helping Haiti charity single "Everybody Hurts". * Figure includes appearance on Swedish House Mafia's "Miami 2 Ibiza". * Figure includes appearances on B.o.B's "Nothin' on You" and Travie McCoy's "Billionaire". * Figure includes appearance on the 2010 FIFA World Cup song "Shout". * Figure includes appearances on Taio Cruz's "Dirty Picture" and 3OH!3's "My First Kiss". * Figure includes appearances on Alexandra Burke's "All Night Long", Enrique Iglesias' " Like It" and Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". * Figure includes appearance on McFly's "Shine a Light". * Figure includes song that peaked in 2009. * Figure includes song that peaked in 2011. * Figure includes two singles with the group The Black Eyed Peas. * Figure includes appearance on Cheryl Cole's "3 Words". * Figure includes appearance on Florence and the Machine's "You Got the Dirtee Love". * Figure includes appearances on Flo Rida's "Club Can't Handle Me" and Kelly Rowland's "Commander". * Figure includes a single with the group Take That. * Released as the official single for Children in Need. * Figure includes song that first charted in 2009 but peaked in 2010. * "Look for Me" re-entered the top 10 at number 10 on 9 January 2010 (week ending), rising to number 7 the following week. * Figure includes one top 10 single with the group Young Money. * Figure includes appearance on "Heroes" as part of The X Factor UK 2010 finalists. * Figure includes appearance on Jay Sean's "2012 (It Ain't the End)". * Figure includes appearance on Rihanna's "What's My Name?". * Figure includes appearance on The Saturday's "Higher". * Figure includes appearance on Tinie Tempah's "Frisky".7* Figure includes appearance on Enrique Iglesias' "Heartbeat". *  "What's My Name?" reached its peak of number one on 15 January 2011 (week ending).
See also * 2010 in British music* List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
References '''General'''**'''Specific'''
External links * 2010 singles chart archive at the Official Charts Company (click on relevant week)