Top 25 Songs of 2010
BET.com looks back at some of the year's top songs.
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Top 25 Songs of 2010 - Album sales may be on the constant decline, but the single business is still booming. As the year comes to a close, BET.com looks back at the Top 25 songs of 2010.
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25.Miguel featuring J. Cole "All I Want Is You" - Miguelâs âAll I Want Is Youâ was inescapable on radio in 2010. The single peaked at no. 58 on Billboard Hot 100, no. 7 on the R&B charts and helped expand J. Coleâs fan base.
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24.Gyptian "Hold You" - Arguably the biggest dancehall jam of the year, âHold Youâ got so hot, Nicki Minaj had to remix it herself.
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23.Lil Wayne featuring Drake - This Drake-assisted track kept Weezyâs buzz alive during the tail end of the rapperâs eight-month incarceration. It peaked at no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped âIâm Not a Human Beingâ reach no. 1 after being released on Wayneâs birthday.
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22.Rihanna featuring Drake "What's My Name? - Rih Rih's latest banger may be brand new, but it's so hot, it still deserves to be mentioned among the year's best. Featuring Drake, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 and gave fans the Rihanna/Drake collabo they'd been yearning for.
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21.Soulja Boy "Pretty Boy Swag" - Soulja Boyâs sure come a long way from being considered a one-hit wonder. SB added another hit to his catalogue with this infection ode to fly pretty boys.
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20.Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Baby" - Bieber Fever spread onto urban markets when his Ludacris-assisted smash single peaked at no. 3 on the charts. The songâs video is the most viewed in YouTube history. Over 414 million servedâŚand counting.
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19.Erykah Badu "Window Seat" - This seemingly standard single made headlines when its controversial video featuring a naked Badu walking on the Grassy Knoll premiered online. The clip sparked discussion and served as ideal promotion for âNew Amerykah Part Two;â but more importantly, it was vintage Badu. Dope!
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18.Lloyd Banks featuring Juelz Santana "Beamer, B - Just when you thought G-Unit was done for, the crewâs Boy Wonder took Lost Boyzâs whip appeal formula and rode it onto the charts. Released independently, the single sparked a bidding war to acquire Banksâ services. EMI won.
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17.Wiz Khalifa "Black and Yellow" - Wizâs âBlack and Yellowâ became the Pittsburgh Steelersâ unofficial anthem and reached no. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. Initially slated to be a setup record for his debut, the songâs organic rise proved Wiz was a bankable artist and added sting to his already deafening buzz.
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16.Nicki Minaj "Your Love" - Nick bounced back from the underwhelming "Massive Attack" with the saccharine "Your Love." The single received massive spins, became the first no. 1 single by a female rapper in eight years and put skeptics right back on Minaj's bandwagon.
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15.Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj "Bottoms Up" - High off the success of âReady,â Trigga Trey scored his biggest single yet with âBottoms Up.â Featuring Nickiâs schizophrenic flow, the single peaked at no. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and set the table for Treyâs second gold record.
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14.Waka Flocka Flame featuring Diddy and Rick Ros - Waka Flockaâs âO Letâs Do Itâ Remix was so good, it nearly voided the original. Diddy took center stage as he delivered a stuntastic verse, arguably his best since âItâs All About the Benjamins.â The song didnât chart high, but became a sure-shot party-starter.
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13.Drake featuring Swizz Beatz "Fancy" - Swizzie was apparently one of the keys to a hit this past year. Drake tapped the super-producer for âThank Me Laterâsâ most popular single.
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12.Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beatz "On to the Next One - On the heels of his first no. 1 hit, Hov dropped another smash and once again gave his listeners something to add to their vernacular in the process.
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11.B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars "Nothin' On You" - After paying dues in the underground for the past few years, Bobby Ray entered mainstream consciousness with âNothinâ on Youâ featuring veteran songwriter Bruno Mars. The first of back-to-back Billboard smashes, the song spent several weeks at no. 1 and served as Marsâ introduction as an artist.
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10.DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Rick Ross, Ludacris - No one does posse cuts like DJ Khaled. This time, the animated DJ recruited T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg for an ideal performance record. The song became Khaledâs fourth platinum single.
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9.Cali Swag District "Teach Me How to Dougie" - This homage to Doug E. Fresh's '80s dance took a life of its own when professional athletes began doing it during pre-game rituals or in celebratory fashion after big plays. The Dougie consequently became the biggest hip-hop dance since Soulja Boy's "Crank That" phenomenon.
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8.Eminem featuring Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie" - The second of Emâs back-to-back no. 1 singles, âLove the Way You Lieâ topped the charts for seven consecutive weeks.
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7.Alicia Keys "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" - Drake boosted his R&B credibility after penning this relatable love song for A. Keys. The track snuck onto playlists right as fans were expecting Alicia and BeyoncĂŠâs collaboration, âPut It in a Love Song,â to take over the charts. Nicki Minaj later revealed that Drake wrote that song with her in mindâ breathing new life into the song months after it faded from the charts.
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