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The 2010s decade chart of the Dutch Top 40 is the ranking of the best records of the whole decade, on points across all weekly charts of those years: every weekly entry counts 41 minus the position. The 2010s have all ten years here: 520 weekly charts with 1750 different records, 105 of which reached number 1. Top of the decade chart is Happy by Pharrell Williams, with 1449 points from 49 weeks.

Listen: Back to the 10's is the playlist of music from the 2010s, from the collection and these charts, a new block every six hours.

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The best records of the 2010s

The 100 best records of the 2010s, on points across all 520 weekly charts of the decade: every week in the chart counts 41 minus the position, from 40 for a number 1 down to 1 for number 40.

  1. 1Happy
    Pharrell Williams · 1449 points · 49 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33 2013
  2. 2Somebody That I Used to Know
    Gotye, Kimbra · 1190 points · 38 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 33 2011
  3. 3Wake Me Up
    Avicii · 1100 points · 38 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 26 2013
  4. 4Lean On
    Major Lazer, MØ, DJ Snake · 1076 points · 33 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 12 2015
  5. 5All of Me
    John Legend · 1066 points · 34 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 44 2013
  6. 6Blurred Lines
    Robin Thicke · 1005 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 15 2013
  7. 7Ik Neem Je Mee
    Gers Pardoel · 975 points · 33 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 42 2011
  8. 8Rolling in the Deep
    Adele · 969 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 50 2010
  9. 9Happiness
    Alexis Jordan · 954 points · 30 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10 2011
  10. 10Rather be
    Clean Bandit · 944 points · 31 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7 2014
  11. 11I Took A Pill In Ibiza
    Mike Posner, Seeb · 930 points · 30 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 1 2016
  12. 12Am I Wrong
    Nico & Vinz · 909 points · 32 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16 2014
  13. 13Call Me Maybe
    Carly Rae Jepsen · 908 points · 29 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 12 2012
  14. 14Shape of You
    Ed Sheeran · 906 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 2 2017
  15. 15Despacito
    Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee · 905 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 13 2017
  16. 16Perfect
    Ed Sheeran · 904 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 2017
  17. 17Ai Se Eu Te Pego
    Michel Teló · 902 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 53 2011
  18. 18Hoe Het Danst
    Marco Borsato, Armin van Buuren, Davina Michelle · 901 points · 30 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20 2019
  19. 19One Kiss
    Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa · 897 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 16 2018
  20. 20Timber
    Pitbull, Kesha · 891 points · 30 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45 2013
  21. 21IJskoud
    Nielson · 887 points · 31 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 41 2018
  22. 22Are You With Me
    Lost Frequencies · 881 points · 31 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 7 2015
  23. 23I follow rivers
    Lykke Li · 877 points · 28 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 52 2011
  24. 24Summer
    Calvin Harris · 875 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 14 2014
  25. 25Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
    felix jaehn, Jasmine Thompson · 872 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 21 2015
  26. 26Hey Brother
    Avicii · 870 points · 30 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 42 2013
  27. 27Havana
    Camila Cabello · 870 points · 33 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 35 2017
  28. 28Thinking out Loud
    Ed Sheeran · 869 points · 31 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 42 2014
  29. 29It Ain't Me
    Kygo, Selena Gomez · 866 points · 29 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 8 2017
  30. 30Zoutelande
    BLØF, Geike · 857 points · 31 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 47 2017
  31. 31Sweet but Psycho
    Ava Max · 856 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 45 2018
  32. 32Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)
    OMI, felix jaehn · 849 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 3 2015
  33. 33Cheap Thrills
    Sia, Sean Paul · 848 points · 29 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 11 2016
  34. 34I Don't Care
    Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber · 839 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 20 2019
  35. 35Moves Like Jagger
    Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera · 838 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28 2011
  36. 36Stole the Show
    Kygo, Parson James · 836 points · 28 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 14 2015
  37. 37Let Me Love You
    DJ Snake, Justin Bieber · 834 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 34 2016
  38. 38Stolen Dance
    Milky Chance · 831 points · 32 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 6 2014
  39. 39Shotgun
    George Ezra · 829 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 30 2018
  40. 40Stay With Me
    Sam Smith · 824 points · 33 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 23 2014
  41. 41Say You Won't Let Go
    James Arthur · 821 points · 28 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 45 2016
  42. 42Waves
    Mr. Probz, Robin Schulz · 819 points · 28 weeks · peak position 6 · from week 21 2013
  43. 43Nothing Really Matters
    Mr. Probz · 816 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 41 2014
  44. 44Prayer in C
    Lilly Wood and The Prick, Robin Schulz · 815 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 27 2014
  45. 45Budapest
    George Ezra · 815 points · 32 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 7 2014
  46. 46Promises
    Calvin Harris, Sam Smith · 814 points · 26 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 35 2018
  47. 47Beauty & De Brains
    Nielson · 814 points · 33 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 32 2012
  48. 48Duurt Te Lang
    Davina Michelle, Beste Zangers · 811 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 42 2018
  49. 49King
    Olly Alexander (Years & Years) · 811 points · 29 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 6 2015
  50. 50Euphoria
    Loreen · 803 points · 26 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 22 2012
  51. 51Hey, Soul Sister
    Train · 801 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7 2010
  52. 52Flames
    David Guetta, Sia · 801 points · 27 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 14 2018
  53. 53Als Het Avond Is
    Suzan & Freek · 797 points · 29 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 2018
  54. 54Firestone
    Kygo, Conrad Sewell · 792 points · 29 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 51 2014
  55. 55Dura
    Daddy Yankee · 791 points · 25 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 16 2018
  56. 567 Years
    Lukas Graham · 789 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 49 2015
  57. 57Epic
    Sandro Silva, Quintino · 789 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 52 2011
  58. 58Diamonds
    Rihanna · 784 points · 26 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 40 2012
  59. 59Balada
    Gusttavo Lima · 779 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17 2012
  60. 60Sorry
    Justin Bieber · 775 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 44 2015
  61. 61Closer
    The Chainsmokers, Halsey · 774 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 34 2016
  62. 62Let Her Go
    Passenger · 773 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 43 2012
  63. 63One Dance
    Drake, Wizkid, Kyla · 771 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 17 2016
  64. 64Rockabye
    Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie, Sean Paul · 769 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 47 2016
  65. 65Set Fire to the Rain
    Adele · 765 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10 2011
  66. 66Tsunami
    DVBBS, Borgeous · 764 points · 27 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 38 2013
  67. 67Love Yourself
    Justin Bieber · 764 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 48 2015
  68. 68Uptown funk!
    Mark Ronson feat Bruno Mars · 764 points · 28 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 47 2014
  69. 69The A Team
    Ed Sheeran · 762 points · 32 weeks · peak position 5 · from week 41 2011
  70. 70Just the Way You Are
    Bruno Mars · 761 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 40 2010
  71. 71This Is What It Feels Like
    Armin van Buuren, Trevor Guthrie · 759 points · 26 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 16 2013
  72. 72Royals
    Lorde · 759 points · 33 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 30 2013
  73. 73What Do You Mean?
    Justin Bieber · 754 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 36 2015
  74. 74I Follow Rivers
    Triggerfinger · 753 points · 28 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 10 2012
  75. 75Only Girl (In The World)
    Rihanna · 753 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 39 2010
  76. 76The Monster
    Eminem, Rihanna · 752 points · 26 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 45 2013
  77. 77Reality
    Lost Frequencies, Janieck · 751 points · 27 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 29 2015
  78. 78Arcade
    Duncan Laurence · 744 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 11 2019
  79. 79Light It Up
    Major Lazer, Nyla, Fuse ODG · 744 points · 25 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 51 2015
  80. 80J'me Tire
    Maitre Gims · 743 points · 30 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 41 2013
  81. 81Señorita
    Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello · 741 points · 22 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 26 2019
  82. 82Stitches
    Shawn Mendes · 741 points · 25 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 43 2015
  83. 83Can't Stop The Feeling!
    JT · 739 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20 2016
  84. 84Mama
    Jonas Blue, William Singe · 738 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 25 2017
  85. 85Take Me To Church
    Hozier · 738 points · 28 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 28 2014
  86. 86Get Lucky
    Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams · 737 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 18 2013
  87. 87Hij Is Van Mij
    Kris Kross Amsterdam and others · 736 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 52 2018
  88. 88Dusk Till Dawn
    ZAYN, Sia · 733 points · 26 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 38 2017
  89. 89Blame
    Calvin Harris, John Newman · 731 points · 24 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 38 2014
  90. 90Someone You Loved
    Lewis Capaldi · 730 points · 42 weeks · peak position 7 · from week 8 2019
  91. 91Give Me Everything
    Pitbull and others · 729 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 20 2011
  92. 92Con Calma
    Daddy Yankee, Snow · 728 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 7 2019
  93. 93Someone Like You
    Adele · 728 points · 25 weeks · peak position 3 · from week 19 2011
  94. 94How Deep Is Your Love
    Calvin Harris, Disciples · 727 points · 25 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 31 2015
  95. 95This Is Love
    will.i.am, Eva Simons · 724 points · 23 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 28 2012
  96. 96Don't Call Me Up
    Mabel · 724 points · 25 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 10 2019
  97. 97Can't Feel My Face
    The Weeknd · 723 points · 29 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 26 2015
  98. 98Can't Hold Us
    Macklemore & Ryan Lewis · 722 points · 28 weeks · peak position 4 · from week 14 2013
  99. 99What About Us
    P!nk · 721 points · 26 weeks · peak position 1 · from week 34 2017
  100. 100Faded
    Alan Walker · 721 points · 24 weeks · peak position 2 · from week 5 2016

Source: top40.nl

Sound of the 2010s

The 2010s sounded darker, more acoustic and calmer than the 2000s, at a tempo around 120 bpm.

Measured across 874 of the 1750 records from the 2010s with a sound analysis. The mark and the small number: the average of all Dutch Top 40 years.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best record of the 2010s in the Dutch Top 40?

Happy by Pharrell Williams, with 1449 points from 49 weeks in the chart. The top 3: 1. Happy (Pharrell Williams), 2. Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye and Kimbra), 3. Wake Me Up (Avicii).

How is the decade chart compiled?

With the same points as the year chart, across all weekly charts of the 2010s. A record that stayed in the chart across a year end counts with all those weeks; weeks outside the decade do not.

Which years of the 2010s are on this site?

All ten, from 2010 to 2019, 520 weekly charts in all. Every year has a page of its own with the number ones, the stayers, the new entries and the year chart; a click on a year above opens it.