This is a page documenting the year in music for 2010. All information refers to my chart and does not relate to any other official charts and thus the info presented here should not be included in music-related articles on wikipedia.
In January 2010, the chart went on a hiatus which ended in August 2010 with the introduction of several new charts. However as of October 14, 2010, only one chart (JayJ47's Top 20 Countdown) remains active as the rest have been discontinued.
The year has been particularly successful for the following artists:
Eminem's song, "Love The Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna, debuted at #1 on the singles chart following the chart's return after its six month hiatus. The song eventually spent three consecutive weeks at #1 and has been certified 2x Platinum for earning more than 1,200 ranking points.
Flo Rida earned his first chart topper when his single, "Club Can't Handle Me" peaked at #1 after four weeks on the chart. It has been certified 2x Platinum for earning more than 1,200 ranking points. His most successful singles, "Low" and "Right Round" had peaked at #2 in 2008 and #5 in 2009 respectively.
Rihanna earned her first number-one hit of the year when her collaboration with Eminem ("Love The Way You Lie") topped the charts for three consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, her other song, "Rockstar 101" peaked at #4 becoming her first song to miss the top 2 since 2007's "Break It Off". She later scored her first #1 hit of the year as a lead artist and second chart topper overall when her single, "Only Girl (In The World)" reached #1 for three consecutive weeks. Her follow-up single, "What's My Name?" featuring American rapper Drake, debuted at #20 on the singles chart and has so far peaked at #2 becoming her second consecutive top 2 single from her album Loud.
Bruno Mars's debut single, "Just The Way You Are" debuted at #15 on the singles chart before peaking at #1 six weeks later becoming his first #1 hit on the chart. It was certified 2x Platinum for earning more than 1,200 ranking points. His next single, "Grenade" debuted at #6 on the singles chart and eventually peaked at #1 after three weeks on the chart, becoming his second consecutive chart topper.
Katy Perry earned her fourth top five hit on the chart when her song, "California Girls" peaked at #4. Her follow-up single, "Teenage Dream" became her second chart topper when it peaked at #1 on the singles chart for two weeks. Her next single, "Firework" has performed just as well as its predecessors peaking at #2 on the singles chart.
B.o.B earned his first top 10 hit when his collaboration with Haley Williams ("Airplanes") debuted and peaked at #9 on the singles chart, although it most likely would have performed better had the charts been active earlier in the year. His follow-up single, "Magic" debuted at #16 on the singles chart and peaked at #2 in its third week becoming his highest charting single to date.
Ke$ha enjoyed continued success when her single, "Take It Off" peaked at #4 on the singles chart. Her next single, "We R Who We R" performed even better by becoming her second #1 hit on the chart after 2009's "Tik Tok".
Adam Lambert scored his first top 2 hit when his single, "If I Had You" peaked at #2 on the singles chart. It was eventually certified 2x Platinum. His next song, "For Your Entertainment" performed just as well becoming his second consecutive top 3 hit, by peaking at #3 on the singles chart. It was certified Platinum for earning more than 600 ranking points.
P!nk debuted at #9 with her song, "Raise Your Glass". It eventually peaked at #2 after four weeks on the chart. Her next single, "Fuckin' Perfect" debuted and peaked at #2 for three consecutive weeks on the singles chart.
The Black Eyed Peas earned their eighth chart topper when their single, "The Time (Dirty Bit)" held the top spot for one week in its third week on the chart.
Guy Sebastian scored his first chart topper since 2004's "All I Need Is You" when his single, "Who's That Girl?" featuring rapper, Eve peaked at #1 for two weeks in December.
The Glee Cast scored their first top ten hit when their cover of "The Only Exception" by Paramore ascended to a peak of #6 on the singles chart. In fact, their version out-peaked Paramore's own rendition of the song which peaked at #18. The Glee Cast later scored their first #1 hit when their cover of "Marry You" originally performed by Bruno Mars debuted at #1 on the singles chart in mid December.
However, certain exceptions are made. If a song earns at least 512 ranking points but drops off the chart the following week, it will be certified Platinum despite not earning 600 ranking points. Similarly, if a song earns 254 ranking points but drops off the chart the following week, it will be certified Gold despite not earning 300 points. This rule also applies to multi-platinum certifications.
Eminem featuring Rihanna – "Love the Way You Lie"
Taylor Swift – "Mine"