Billboard: ”We Found Love, Best Song of the decade”
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1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
No artist has ruled the radio this decade with such colorful tenacity as Rihanna this decade -- from the electro-grind of "S&M" to the tortured pop-rap of "Love The Way You Lie" to the aching balladry of "Stay" to the muted R&B of "Take Care," Rih has dazzled with every new hat tried on, while always retaining her singular appeal. Of course, "We Found Love" is the crown jewel (or yellow diamond) in that run of hits, a saccharine assault that turned the idea of finding love "in a hopeless place" into a rally cry, and translated the intensity of Calvin Harris' electro-pop mania into a endlessly pleasurable release at the height of the EDM boom. "We Found Love" is not a song that relies too heavily on its vocal take, but it's difficult imagining any artist striking the same balance of voice-cracking vulnerability and giddy joy that Rihanna mines on the track. She makes this look easy, and always has. Rihanna struck many poses during the past five years, but "We Found Love" was the one that made us gasp the loudest.
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