Official Charts Company reveals 30 biggest songs of the decade
Several artists made more than one appearance on the list, while others were one-hit wonders
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Your support makes all the difference.The Official Charts Company has revealed the 100 biggest songs of the decade, with Ed Sheeran, Adele, George Ezra, Rihanna, Drake and The Weeknd enjoying multiple tracks on the list.
Sheeran, who was also named the OCC’s artist of the decade for his overall chart success, topped the list with his monster hit “Shape of You”.
Lewis Capaldi made it on to the list with his 2019 hit “Someone You Loved”, while Rag’N’Bone Man, who had one of the biggest songs of 2018, “Human”, also featured.
Adele ranked 16th overall with “Someone Like You”, the chart-topping mega-hit that turned her in to a global star back in 2011.
Click through the gallery to see the top 30 songs of the decade
Despite being released in 2004, “Mr Brightside” by The Killers also made it onto the list, coming in 12th with 2.85m chart sales. The song is a regular feature in the weekly Top 100 singles chart and received a boost in 2014 when streaming was introduced to the Official Singles Chart.
A number of one-hit wonders were present, led by Passenger’s “Let Her Go”, which was a number two hit in 2013, at 19th place. Gotye and Kimbra’s collaboration “Somebody That I Used to Know” came in at number 42, Calum Scott’s cover of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own” was at 54, and Vance Joy’s “Riptide” was at 65.
See the full list by the Official Charts Company here.
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