As we end another decade, I want to share some of my favorite songs from the last 10 years. All songs can be found on YouTube and other music streaming services. In no way is this a definitive list.
2009
Single Ladies – Beyonce
You Found Me – The Fray
Run This Town – Jay Z & Kanye & Rihanna
Hot N Cold – Katy Perry
Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
Fireflies – Owl City
Knock You Down – Keri Hilson
Empire State of Mind – Jay Z & Alicia Keys
2010
Love the Way You Lie – Eminem & Rihanna
Need You Now by Lady Antebellum
OMG- Usher ft will.i.am
Firework- Katy Perry
Airplanes – B.o.B ft Haley Williams
What’s My Name – Rihanna
2011
Love on Top – Beyonce
Someone Like You – Adele
Moves Like Jagger – Maroon 5
Rolling in the Deep – Adele
We Fell In Love – Rihanna
Black & Yellow – Wiz Khalifa
2012
Some Nights by fun
Kiss You – One Direction
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
Somebody that I Use to Know – Gotye
Payphone by Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa
We Are Young – fun
Same Love – Macklemore
No Lie – 2 Chainz
Locked out of Heaven – Bruno Mars
2013
Roar by Katy Perry
Started From the Bottom – Drake
Stay – Rihanna
Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Story of My Life – One Direction
My N* – YG
2014
Stay with Me by Sam Smith
Hot N* – Bobby Smurda
Rude by Magic
Monster – Rihanna & Eminem
All of Me – John Legend
Ghosts – Ella Henderson
2015
Hello – Adele
Trap Queen – Fetty Wap
Bad Blood – Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar
Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
2016
Work – Rihanna
Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes
Formation – Beyonce
Panda – Designer
2017
Shape of You – Ed Sheeran
Stressed Out – Twenty One Pilots
Hello – Adele
Remember Me – Miguel & Natalie Lafourcade
Wild Thoughts – Rihanna
Sorry not Sorry – Demi Lovato
Bodak Yellow – Cardi B
Tell Me You Love Me – Demi Lovato
2018
Love Lies – Khalid & Normani
Ape Shit- Beyonce & Jay Z
In My Blood – Shawn Mendes
High Hopes – Panic at the Disco
Sunflower – Post Malone & Swae Lee
2019
Motivation – Normani
Panini – Lil Nas X
Lights Up – Harry Styles
The Bones – Maren Morris
What If I Never Get Over You – Lady Antebellum