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The most-played song of the decade has been revealed

Pharrell Williams, Adele and Maroon 5 dominated the 2010s on TV and radio

Ellie Harrison
Wednesday 15 April 2020 14:06 BST
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The most-played songs of the decade have been revealed, with tracks by Pharrell Williams and Adele among those to claim the top spots.

PPL and BBC Radio 2 compiled the list of the top 10 songs of the 2010s based on playing figures from UK television and radio.

The top spot was taken by Pharrell Williams for his track “Happy”, which was originally written for the score of Despicable Me 2.

“Happy” spent four non-consecutive weeks at the top of the UK charts in 2013 and went on to win a Grammy.

Williams also makes an appearance in fourth place on the list, featuring on Daft Punk’s hit “Get Lucky”, along with Nile Rodgers.

Adele’s “Rolling In The Deep” made number two and “Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 and featuring Christina Aguilera came in at number three.

Read the full list below.

Top 10 most played songs of the 2010s:

1. “Happy” – Pharrell Williams

2. “Rolling In The Deep” – Adele

3. “Moves Like Jagger” – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera

4. “Get Lucky” – Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers

5. “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake

6. “I Gotta Feeling” – Black Eyed Peas

7. “Uptown Funk” – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars

8. “Counting Stars” – OneRepublic

9. “Forget You” – CeeLo Green

10. “Sex On Fire” – Kings Of Leon

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