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AOL's 10 Best Songs of 2010 (to Date)
10. Katy Perry - California Gurls
Featuring hip-hop star Snoop Dogg,
the song includes Prince-sounding '80s guitar beats and summer-ready lyrics: "California girls / We're unforgettable / Daisy dukes, bikinis on top / Sun kissed skin, so hot, will melt your popsicle." Is it the California version of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' 'Empire State of Mind'? We'll let the fans determine that.
09. Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
Fergie starts this number singing, "Imma be shakin' my hips / You gon' be lickin' your lips," over a mid-tempo urban beat, until halfway through the song it switches over to a full-on funk house dance track. The music video is a mashed up medley of 'Imma Be' and 'Rock That Body,' clocking in at 10:21.
08. Usher - OMG
Borrowing a commonly-used text acronym to describe Usher's feelings for a girl, this best song of 2010 features stadium cheering in the chorus and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, singing auto-tune vocals backed by his own hip-hop beats.
07. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
The bubblegum '80s-sounding track -- off her January debut 'Animal' -- opens with the delusional line: "Maybe I need some rehab / Or maybe just need some sleep / I've got a sick obsession, I'm seeing it in my dreams." With a modern Cyndi Lauper-inspired chorus, the song has a playful take on a teen love obsession, with auto-tuned vocals and casual chatty ad-libs.
06. B.o.B. - Airplanes
Atlanta's newest MC and producer recruits Paramore's tangerine bombshell Hayley Williams for this hip-hop track, featuring piano melodies and prominent clapping backbeats as he says, "I could use a dream or a genie or a wish / To go back to a place much simpler than this." The 2010 song is off B.o.B's debut album 'B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray,' which topped the Billboard 200 in its first week.
05. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
This top song is about the longing of late-night companionship. A beautiful ballad for a booty-call, the song reached No. 1 on the Hot Country charts in November, eventually transitioning over to pop radio. The 2010 pop mix version has electric guitar replacing the country guitar twang in the chorus and the bridge. Subtle, but it does the trick.
04. Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart
This R&B song -- with auto-tune vocals and a synth back-beat -- is the first single from Taio Cruz's September-released album 'Rokstarr.' Originally penned for UK singer Cheryl Cole, this No. 1 UK hit has been remixed in 2010 for the US version that features rap sequences by Ludacris.
03. B.o.B. - Nothin' on You
'Nothin' on You' is the very first single by B.o.B. Featuring Bruno Mars (who sings the catchy chorus about all the beautiful women uncomparable to "the one"), this best song of 2010 is also included on B.o.B.'s debut studio album, 'The Adventures of Bobby Ray.'
02. Lady Gaga - Telephone
Not to be confused with Beyonce's remix of 'Video Phone' -- which also includes Lady GaGa -- this top pop song is featured on GaGa's 'The Fame Monster' and was released as a single on Jan. 26. Although the song incorporates a harp, it's definitely club-ready -- and features a surprising rap sequence in the middle by Beyonce. Written by GaGa and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, the song was originally intended for Britney.
01. Rihanna - Rude Boy
'Rude Boy' is the third single (second international single) from her fourth studio effort 'Rated R.' Driven by steel drums, the ska and dancehall track's title references Jamaican slang -- specifically males who are continually in trouble. After all, who doesn't love a bad boy?
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music. How is Break Your Heart R&B? Just because Taio is black? O_o
Plenty of non-pop/dance songs **** all over this list. But it's AOL so I wasn't exactly expecting any surprises.
