352. "The spell" Alphabeat (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 25 October 2009

UK Chart Peak: #20

 

After scoring two megahits in my chart in the previous year, it was pretty much a given that Alphabeat's comeback single would hit it big.

Also a #1 in their native Denmark, "The Spell" was the band's third #1 in my chart. They had five more top 40 hits in my chart.

 

353. "Down" Jay Sean feat. Lil' Wayne (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 1 November 2009

UK Chart Peak: #3

 

Jay Sean had a few hits in my chart, notably 2008's "Ride It" and "Maybe", both of them peaking at #4 and becoming long-running hits. In 2009, Jay Sean signed to a US label and has since based his career there.

 

As well as making headlines for hitting #1 in the US with "Down", becoming the best-selling single by a British/European male artist there since Elton John's "Candle In The Win 97", it also was Jay Sean's first and so far only #1 in my chart. By guest starring in the track, Lil' Wayne also got his first #1 in my chart.

 

 

354. "Bad romance" Lady Gaga (4 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 22 November 2009

UK Chart Peak: #1

 

Lady Gaga became the first act since Shakira in 2002 to have three #1s in my chart within a calendar year. Widely acknowledged as her masterpiece and her most successful single, "Bad Romance" was the leading track from "The Fame Monster", a set of new songs for the revamping of her debut album "The Fame".

 

The track earned Gaga two Grammys, four VMAs and sold 12 million copies worldwide. In my chart's All-time top 120 in December 2014, it placed at #10, the highest position for 21st century song.

 

 

355. "Remeber When It Rained" Josh Groban (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 20 December 2009

 

"Remember When It Rained" was a track from Josh Groban's 2003 album "Closer", written by Groban and Eric Mouquet of Deep Forest fame. But I only came across it in late 2009, and I liked it so much that I thought it would be a great Christmas #1 for my chart.

 

Josh Groban has only had another hit in my chart, 2008's "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" that peaked at #16.

 

356. "Stereo love" Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina (1 week)

 

UK Chart peak: 4

Reached #1: 3 January 2010

 

The first #1 of the current decade in my chart took advantage of the early year quietness to take the topspot after a few weeks hoveringa round.

 

"Stereo Love" was the debut single of Romanian duo Edward Maya and Moscow-born Vika Jigulina and topped the charyts in Brazil, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, Spain and Sweden. Edward Maya also wrote the popular Romania's 2006 Eurovision entry "Torneró".

 

The duo had two more top 40 hits in my chart: "This Is My Life" (#10) and "Desert Rain" (#25)

 

357. "Fireflies" Owl City (4 weeks)

 

UK Chart peak: 1

Reached #1: 10 January 2010

 

After topping the US charts, Owl City's "Fireflies" extended its success all over Europe in early 2010, hitting #1 in the UK, Ireland, Denmark and Sweden.

 

"Fireflies" was one of the two longest-running #1's in my chart in 2010. Later that year Owl City nearly had another #1 when "Umbrella Beach" peaked at #2. He would have to wait two years for his sophomore hit, with the help of a certain Canadian pop starlet.

 

358. "I Don't Believe You" P!nk (1 week)

 

UK Chart peak: 62

Reached #1: 7 February 2010

 

Pink became the first artist top my chart in the first two decades of the 21st century, when she claimed her fifth #1 with "I Don't Believe You". It was a chart-topper in Portugal, although it was modest hit everywhere else.

 

Pink claimed that this is her favourite track from the "Funhouse" album. In the music video, she wears the same dress she wore in her wedding to Carey Hart.

 

359. "Young Money" Vita Chambers (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 14 February 2010

 

It was around this time that I began to follow Popjustice and this is where I discovered this track. Born in Canada to Barbadian parents, 16-year old Vita Chambers was signed to Motown Universal and was poised for high flights that year, even opening up for Justin Bieber in some parts of his My World Tour.

 

Nowadays, Vita Chambers is an independent artist on her own company. Despite some interesting tracks, she has yet to trouble my chart again.

 

 

 

360. "Everybody hurts" Helping Haiti (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 21 February 2010

UK Chart peak: #1

 

Rather not say anything about this.

 

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361. "We are the world 25 for Haiti" Various Artists (2 week)

 

Reached #1: 28 February 2010

UK Chart Peak: #50

 

Ditto

 

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362. "I got you" Leona Lewis (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 14 March 2010

UK Chart Peak: #14

 

One of the standout tracks of her "Echo" album, "I Got You" became Leona's 4th #1 in my chart.

 

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363. "The way love goes" Lemar (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 21 March 2010

UK Chart Peak: #8

 

One of the new tracks of his greatest hits album, "The way love goes" was a suprise hit for Lemar.

His only top 10 hit in my chart was "If There's Any Justice" (#6 in 2004)

 

364. "I'm back again" Pete Tha Zouk feat. Abigail Bailey & Mastercris (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 4 April 2010

 

Pete Tha Zouk had been one the highest-profiled DJs in Portugal and his single "I'm back again" turned him into a #1 hitmaker in my chart.

 

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365. "Rude boy" Rihanna (4 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 11 April 2010

UK Chart Peak: #2

 

For all her status as one of the biggest popstars in the world at the time, Rihanna was yet to claim another #1 in my chart since 2007's "Umbrella". She finally did it big time with "Rude boy", which went on to be one of the longest running#1s of 2010.

 

"Rude Boy" also topped the charts in the USA, Australia and Israel.

 

366. "Fazer o que ainda não foi feito" Pedro Abrunhosa & Comité Caviar (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 9 May 2010

 

"Fazer o que ainda não foi feito" ("Do what is yet to be done") was Abrunhosa's third #1 in my chart, his first with his new backing band Comité Caviar.

Funnily enough, all his three #1s were in three different decades (1996, 2002, 2010), which turned him in the first person to have #1s in my chart in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

 

 

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367. "Turn the lights off" Kato feat. Jon Norgaard (1 week)

 

Reached #1: 23 May 2010

 

A surprise #1 hit for this dane track by Danish DJ Kato (born Thomas Vittrup) and vocals by Jon Norgaard, a Danish Popstars alumnum.

 

A cover of DJ Jose's 2006 track, it was a hit in Russia and Nordic countries, hitting #1 in Norway.

 

368. "Neutron Star Collision (Love is forever)" Muse (3 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 30 May 2010

UK Chart Peak: #11

 

 

The theme from the "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse", "Neutron Star Collision" was Muse's first #1 in my chart.

 

For all their success, Muse only had two previous top 10 hits in my chart "Starlight" and "Uprising".

 

 

 

369. "Waka Waka (This time for Africa)" Shakira feat. Freshlyground (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 20 June 2010

UK Chart Peak: #21

 

Out of the songs for the 2010 World Cup, Shakira's collaboration with South African band Freshlyground was the most successful in my chart, hitting #1 and finishing in my chart's year-end top 5.

 

This was Shakira's fifth #1 in my chart. It was also #1 in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

 

370. "Alejandro" Lady Gaga (2 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 4 July 2010

UK Chart Peak: #7

 

Yet another #1 for Gaga in my chart, her fourth so far, "Alejandro" was also was #1 in Finland and on Spain's physical sales.

 

The violin melody in the beginning of the song is taken from the Hungarian piece "Csardas" by Italian composer Vittorio Monti.

 

371. "Need You Now" Lady Antebellum (4 weeks)

 

Reached #1: 18 July 2010

UK Chart Peak: #12

 

Nashville trio Lady Antebellum became the first country group to have a#1 in my chart with "Need You Now", which went on to become one of the three longest running #1's of the year and topped my 2010 year-end chart.

 

It's the biggest selling country song of all-time in the US and it was #1 in Israel. Lady Antebellum had two more top 20 hits in my chart: "I Run To You" (#2 in 2010) and "Just A Kiss" (#18 in 2012).