Best 2010s Pop Songs

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   Dancing on My Own

   Robyn · from Body Talk (2010)

   Heartbreak on the dancefloor, perfected.

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   Rolling in the Deep

   Adele · from 21 (2011)

   A stomping, soulful global hit.

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   Someone Like You

   Adele · from 21 (2011)

   Piano and voice: the purest pop distillation of grief ever charted.

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   Royals

   Lorde · from Pure Heroine (2013)

   Minimalism that reset teen pop.

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   Blank Space

   Taylor Swift · from 1989 (2014)

   A witty, self-aware pop smash.

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   Formation

   Beyoncé · from Lemonade (2016)

   A bold, political statement of a single.

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   Sign of the Times

   Harry Styles · from Harry Styles (2017)

   Bowie's influence on a One Direction member: the glam-rock piano ballad.

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   Watermelon Sugar

   Harry Styles · from Fine Line (2019)

   The easiest listen on any recent pop album — California warmth bottled.

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   Billie Eilish · from When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (2019)

   The whispered verse and the bass drop that announced pop's next phase.

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