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Billboard's Top 20 Best Songs of the 2010s (So Far)
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Billboard's Top 20 Best Songs of the 2010s (So Far)
20. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
19. Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
18. Usher, "Climax"
17. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
16. Britney Spears, "Til The World Ends"
15. Fun., "Some Nights"
14. Sia, "Chandelier"
13. Lady Gaga, "The Edge of Glory"
12. Kacey Musgraves, "Follow Your Arrow"
11. Nicki Minaj feat. Ester Dean, "Super Bass":
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Sure, Minaj has stronger, wilder, more explosive verses on other tracks… but she has never put together a song better than "Super Bass." It's minimal, streamlined, and onomatopoeic all at once, a seamless combination of vocal dexterity and undeniable hooks.
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10. Miguel, "Adorn"
9. Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"
8. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
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Beyoncé gives a little more of herself with every album. On "Countdown," one of her best songs to date, she gives us a taste of her relationship with Jay Z; it takes on their love of over a decade light-heartedly and with lively excitement, with a chorus built around Boyz II Men's "Uhh Ahh" and a perfect mix of musical styles.
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7. Drake feat. Majid Jordan, "Hold On, We're Goin' Home"
6. Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
5. Jay Z and Kanye West, "Ni--as in Paris"
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"Ni--as in Paris" proves how powerful, and organic, Jay Z and Kanye West's bromance really is. The Watch the Throne single, which they performed multiple consecutive times during their tour of the same name, feature the two rappers playing off one another like only the best of friends could, over a monstrous beat by Hit-Boy.
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4. Adele, "Rolling In the Deep"
3. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky"
2. Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
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Katy Perry's anthemic pop savvy is so strong that nothing -- not even the knowledge that this song is about Russell Brand -- can dampen the heart-on-sleeve, fist-in-the-air satisfaction of "Teenage Dream." Similar to Madonna's "Like a Virgin," this is a song about a love so intense it makes you shiny and new -- timed to the millisecond for pop perfection.
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1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
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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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Read all of the blurbs here: http://www.billboard.com/articles/co...0s-half-decade
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carly is such an acclaimed queen 
Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Usher 
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6. Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
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 and yesterday they tired to downplay WFL's success .!
Queen always wins .
Anyway Slaydown and Super Goddess along with Teenage Slay
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1. Lady Gaga, "The Edge of Glory"
Best song of the decade 
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20. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"
19. Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
18. Usher, "Climax"
17. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
16. Britney Spears, "Til The World Ends"
15. Fun., "Some Nights"
14. Sia, "Chandelier"
13. Lady Gaga, "The Edge of Glory"
12. Kacey Musgraves, "Follow Your Arrow"
11. Nicki Minaj feat. Ester Dean, "Super Bass"
10. Miguel, "Adorn"
9. Robyn, "Dancing On My Own"
8. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
7. Drake feat. Majid Jordan, "Hold On, We're Goin' Home"
6. Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
5. Jay Z and Kanye West, "Ni--as in Paris"
4. Adele, "Rolling In the Deep"
2. Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
An almost flawless list 
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This is a great list. I agree with it.
WFL is my #1 song of the decade too.
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In terms of pop songs my favorite is Call Me Maybe  Such an infectious hook and still sounds fresh to me.
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you know this list is **** when a song like WCS is higher than TEOG. Also cringing at top 2. ew
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Can't see any Kelly, I disagree!
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1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
Another day, another record. 
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TEOG
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2. Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
The acclaim.
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Tbh this is a pretty decent list.
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10. Miguel, "Adorn"
8. Beyoncé, "Countdown"
7. Drake feat. Majid Jordan, "Hold On, We're Goin' Home"
6. Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
5. Jay Z and Kanye West, "Ni--as in Paris"
1. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love"
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you know this list is **** when a song like WCS is higher than TEOG. Also cringing at top 2. ew
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It is a pretty solid list, outside of We Can't Stop. We Can't Stop is so cringeworthy to me and I feel the same way about it that I do when I hear Shake It Off and This Is How We Do. I don't know why it beat out Wrecking Ball like... 
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19. Arctic Monkeys, "Do I Wanna Know?"
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 Bye with this indie tokenism in a shameless bid for more credibility.
Billboard's critics are the worst.
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Sure, Minaj has stronger, wilder, more explosive verses on other tracks… but she has never put together a song better than "Super Bass." It's minimal, streamlined, and onomatopoeic all at once, a seamless combination of vocal dexterity and undeniable hooks.
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The accuracy
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you know this list is **** when a song like WCS is higher than TEOG. Also cringing at top 2. ew |
The top two are flawless 
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Teenage Dream!
Katy keeps winning
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