by the halfway point of this decade
popular music has been dominated by
genres like indie electronic pop dance
and alternative
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
musical apps from the first half of the
2010s for our series on the top 10
musical acts per decade we’ve based our
choices on a mix of an act success
popularity and overall musical legacy
what everyday I’m shuffling this is part
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of music from the 1950s to the
2000s number 10 Macklemore and Ryan
Lewis ice on the fringe is so damn
frosty the people like damn that’s a
cold ass home in 2012 this hip-hop duo
scored big with their blockbuster debut
the heist it is a brilliant and
heartfelt Grammy winning album that
spawned three top 10 singles on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart return to the
back
you know what it is what it does what it
is what it is looking for a better way
to get up out of bed instead of getting
on the internet and checking a new hit
again they’ve so far shown that they’re
not afraid of controversy tackling
same-sex marriage with same love strip
away the beer underneath it’s all the
same love about time that we raised up
but they also know how to be funny and
use really catchy beats to their
advantage they had a broken
I bought a broken keyboard i bought a
skeet blanket then I bought it anymore
just have a listen to thrift shop which
is a musical ode to getting a good
bargain
number nine Arctic Monkeys have you got
coloring
formed in 2002 this English indie rock
band first made a splash with its rock
in 2006 debut whatever people say I am
that’s what I’m not but it was with
later records that they really nailed
their sound and got a newfound groove
albums like favorite worst nightmare
suck it and see and am truly represent
the monkeys at their fierce and melodic
best
to top things off you can really call
them a modern band because it was thanks
to the Internet that their initial
popularity grew and eventually led to a
record deal
I’ve been I’ve been using speed number
eight One Republic things we pop-rock
didn’t get catchy er than this during
the first half of the 2010 following the
mega success of apologize in 2007
Colorado Springs outfit kept churning
out the hits year after year
2013 saw one Republic earned their first
top ten effort on the Billboard 200 and
the inescapable catchiness of the single
known as counting stars everything that
kills me makes me feel alive thanks to
its pokey elements the pop tune put the
band at number 2 on the Hot 100 chart
and at the top of many other charts
number seven Kanye West to have a toes
let’s have a toast for douchebags love
them or hate oh it can’t be denied that
this rapper is a talented artist
constantly reinventing his sound
Kanye knows he’s great but at least it’s
for good reason I control my street like
after finding success in the previous
decade Kanye gave us My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy and Jesus which
represent popular hip-hop music at its
euphoric ingenious best build a
champagne Bastille the first stage rock
band the 21 but just turned Kurt critics
love him the rap community gives him
respect and his impact is indeed
immeasurable in the folk style number 6
muse after making a name for themselves
in their native UK Muse has now found
quite a home in other countries
including the US thanks to their
alternative and progressive rock sound
dang
drawing crowds in the hundreds of
thousands they’ve got a rep for being
one of the best live acts in the world
they’ve also earned multiple accolades
including Brit Awards and a Grammy
number five Taylor Swift it feels like a
perfect night to dress up like hipsters
and make fun of our exes it’s hard to
ignore the impact this country
singer-songwriter has had on popular
music in the early 21st century we’re
happy free confused and lonely at the
same time selling over 26 million albums
worldwide
and 76 million in digital sales Taylor
Swift also boasts a massive amount of
fans 2012’s we are never ever getting
back together became her first single to
peak at the top of the Hot 100 while I
knew you were trouble allowed the young
songstress to add some synths and a
dubstep vibe to her Sam
and judging by it’s critical and
commercial success we think there are
quite a few of you out there who can’t
help but sing along when it starts to
play number four Daft Punk although they
have produced many iconic dance tracks
since the release of their debut album
in 1997 this French electronic duo hit a
career peak with their 2013 album random
access memories they’re infectious and
catchy single get lucky really got
dancefloor is moving
especially since it featured Pharrell on
my phone night to give not only did the
disco and funk influenced track earned
Daft Punk two Grammys but it’s parent
album also won an additional three
trophies
the critics went crazy for it and its
impact will undoubtedly be fully felt
once the decade is done
number three Katy Perry
unless you’re living under a rock
there’s no way you haven’t heard about
this reigning popstar her album Teenage
Dream spawned five number-one hits on
the Billboard Hot 100
Kimi’s
including California Girls firework and
last Friday night
with prism she topped the singles charts
again with tracks like roar and dark
horse and was named the top certified
digital artist ever in 2014 with 72
million digital sales in the US
this Santa Barbara born artist is
definitely much more hot than cold so
far this decade
number two Bruno Mars couldn’t turn on
the radio during the first half of this
decade without hearing this
singer-songwriters now familiar but
distinctive voice
with just two full-length albums and 10
top 40 solo hits he single-handedly
owned popular radio in the early 2010’s
the songs just the way you are grenade
locked out of heaven and when i was your
man ring about the shuttle bunch of
flowers and he was certainly all over
the place and we can’t help but love
this honolulu born crooner just the way
he is
just
before we unveil our pick for top
musical act of the first half of the
2010 here are a few honorable mentions
plain
all they want
No
I wear every single chain even when I’m
in that house cuz we started from the
bottom now we’re here started from the
bottom now my whole team here started
from the bottom now we’re here there’s a
buyers number-one Adele on reaching a
fever pitch it’s bringing me at the dog
yes she just had one album this decade
but was there a more defining record
during the early 2010’s than her 21
yeah
you know other efforts sold more copies
worldwide in 2011 and 2012 the Nadal’s
brilliant breakup album
it also spawned multiple chart-topping
singles and we admit they’re still in
heavy rotation on our iPods to this day
with her beautiful melange of soul and
pop the British singer-songwriter found
her way into our hearts and has stayed
there ever since
watch the world
do you agree with our list who’s your
favorite musical act of the 2010 so far
for more music top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
popular music has been dominated by
genres like indie electronic pop dance
and alternative
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
musical apps from the first half of the
2010s for our series on the top 10
musical acts per decade we’ve based our
choices on a mix of an act success
popularity and overall musical legacy
what everyday I’m shuffling this is part
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of music from the 1950s to the
2000s number 10 Macklemore and Ryan
Lewis ice on the fringe is so damn
frosty the people like damn that’s a
cold ass home in 2012 this hip-hop duo
scored big with their blockbuster debut
the heist it is a brilliant and
heartfelt Grammy winning album that
spawned three top 10 singles on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart return to the
back
you know what it is what it does what it
is what it is looking for a better way
to get up out of bed instead of getting
on the internet and checking a new hit
again they’ve so far shown that they’re
not afraid of controversy tackling
same-sex marriage with same love strip
away the beer underneath it’s all the
same love about time that we raised up
but they also know how to be funny and
use really catchy beats to their
advantage they had a broken
I bought a broken keyboard i bought a
skeet blanket then I bought it anymore
just have a listen to thrift shop which
is a musical ode to getting a good
bargain
number nine Arctic Monkeys have you got
coloring
formed in 2002 this English indie rock
band first made a splash with its rock
in 2006 debut whatever people say I am
that’s what I’m not but it was with
later records that they really nailed
their sound and got a newfound groove
albums like favorite worst nightmare
suck it and see and am truly represent
the monkeys at their fierce and melodic
best
to top things off you can really call
them a modern band because it was thanks
to the Internet that their initial
popularity grew and eventually led to a
record deal
I’ve been I’ve been using speed number
eight One Republic things we pop-rock
didn’t get catchy er than this during
the first half of the 2010 following the
mega success of apologize in 2007
Colorado Springs outfit kept churning
out the hits year after year
2013 saw one Republic earned their first
top ten effort on the Billboard 200 and
the inescapable catchiness of the single
known as counting stars everything that
kills me makes me feel alive thanks to
its pokey elements the pop tune put the
band at number 2 on the Hot 100 chart
and at the top of many other charts
number seven Kanye West to have a toes
let’s have a toast for douchebags love
them or hate oh it can’t be denied that
this rapper is a talented artist
constantly reinventing his sound
Kanye knows he’s great but at least it’s
for good reason I control my street like
after finding success in the previous
decade Kanye gave us My Beautiful Dark
Twisted Fantasy and Jesus which
represent popular hip-hop music at its
euphoric ingenious best build a
champagne Bastille the first stage rock
band the 21 but just turned Kurt critics
love him the rap community gives him
respect and his impact is indeed
immeasurable in the folk style number 6
muse after making a name for themselves
in their native UK Muse has now found
quite a home in other countries
including the US thanks to their
alternative and progressive rock sound
dang
drawing crowds in the hundreds of
thousands they’ve got a rep for being
one of the best live acts in the world
they’ve also earned multiple accolades
including Brit Awards and a Grammy
number five Taylor Swift it feels like a
perfect night to dress up like hipsters
and make fun of our exes it’s hard to
ignore the impact this country
singer-songwriter has had on popular
music in the early 21st century we’re
happy free confused and lonely at the
same time selling over 26 million albums
worldwide
and 76 million in digital sales Taylor
Swift also boasts a massive amount of
fans 2012’s we are never ever getting
back together became her first single to
peak at the top of the Hot 100 while I
knew you were trouble allowed the young
songstress to add some synths and a
dubstep vibe to her Sam
and judging by it’s critical and
commercial success we think there are
quite a few of you out there who can’t
help but sing along when it starts to
play number four Daft Punk although they
have produced many iconic dance tracks
since the release of their debut album
in 1997 this French electronic duo hit a
career peak with their 2013 album random
access memories they’re infectious and
catchy single get lucky really got
dancefloor is moving
especially since it featured Pharrell on
my phone night to give not only did the
disco and funk influenced track earned
Daft Punk two Grammys but it’s parent
album also won an additional three
trophies
the critics went crazy for it and its
impact will undoubtedly be fully felt
once the decade is done
number three Katy Perry
unless you’re living under a rock
there’s no way you haven’t heard about
this reigning popstar her album Teenage
Dream spawned five number-one hits on
the Billboard Hot 100
Kimi’s
including California Girls firework and
last Friday night
with prism she topped the singles charts
again with tracks like roar and dark
horse and was named the top certified
digital artist ever in 2014 with 72
million digital sales in the US
this Santa Barbara born artist is
definitely much more hot than cold so
far this decade
number two Bruno Mars couldn’t turn on
the radio during the first half of this
decade without hearing this
singer-songwriters now familiar but
distinctive voice
with just two full-length albums and 10
top 40 solo hits he single-handedly
owned popular radio in the early 2010’s
the songs just the way you are grenade
locked out of heaven and when i was your
man ring about the shuttle bunch of
flowers and he was certainly all over
the place and we can’t help but love
this honolulu born crooner just the way
he is
just
before we unveil our pick for top
musical act of the first half of the
2010 here are a few honorable mentions
plain
all they want
No
I wear every single chain even when I’m
in that house cuz we started from the
bottom now we’re here started from the
bottom now my whole team here started
from the bottom now we’re here there’s a
buyers number-one Adele on reaching a
fever pitch it’s bringing me at the dog
yes she just had one album this decade
but was there a more defining record
during the early 2010’s than her 21
yeah
you know other efforts sold more copies
worldwide in 2011 and 2012 the Nadal’s
brilliant breakup album
it also spawned multiple chart-topping
singles and we admit they’re still in
heavy rotation on our iPods to this day
with her beautiful melange of soul and
pop the British singer-songwriter found
her way into our hearts and has stayed
there ever since
watch the world
do you agree with our list who’s your
favorite musical act of the 2010 so far
for more music top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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