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The Singles Chart is a weekly record chart based on single sales from Sunday to Saturday; during the 2010s, a total of 80 singles reached number one. The most successful artist of the 2010s was Barbadian singer Rihanna which spent 36 weeks at the top of the Singles Chart during the decade, with six different releases. "Wake Me Up" (2013) by Swedish DJ Avicii was the biggest-selling single of the decade; it spent 12 consecutive weeks at number one. The first number-one single of the 2010s was "Meet Me Halfway" by The Black Eyed Peas - released in 2009, first reached number one in December, and remained at the top for five consecutive weeks. The final number one of the decade was "Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)" also by The Black Eyed Peas and Colombian singer J Balvin.
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| † | Best-selling single of the year |
| ‡ | Runner-up single of the year |
| Best-selling single of the decade | |
| Runner-up single of the decade | |
Singles with the most weeks at number one
The following singles spent at least ten weeks at number one during the 2010s.
| Artist | Single | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|
| Avicii | "Wake Me Up" | 12 |
| Luis Fonsi / Daddy Yankee | "Despacito" | |
| Major Lazer / DJ Snake / MØ | "Lean On" | |
| Sia / Sean Paul | "Cheap Thrills (Remix)" | 11 |
| Justin Bieber | "Sorry" | 10 |
| Pedro Capó / Farruko | "Calma (Remix)" | |
| Ed Sheeran | "Perfect" | |
By artist
The following artists spent at least thirty weeks at number one during the 2010s.
| No. | Single | Artist | Year | Weeks at number one |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wake Me Up" | Avicii | 2013 | 12 |
| 2 | "Lean On" | Major Lazer / DJ Snake / MØ | 2015 | 12 |
| 3 | "Uptown Funk" | Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars | 2014 | 9 |
| 4 | "Cheap Thrills (Remix)" | Sia / Sean Paul | 2016 | 11 |
| 5 | "Despacito" | Luis Fonsi / Daddy Yankee | 2017 | 12 |
| 6 | "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" | Shakira / Freshlyground | 2010 | 8 |
| 7 | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem / Rihanna | 7 | |
| 8 | "Rolling in the Deep" | Adele | 8 | |
| 9 | "Born This Way" | Lady Gaga | 2011 | 5 |
| 10 | "Sorry" | Justin Bieber | 2015 | 10 |
| 11 | "Somebody That I Used to Know" | Gotye / Kimbra | 2011 | 9 |
| 12 | "Titanium" | David Guetta / Sia | 8 | |
| 13 | "Scream & Shout" | will.i.am / Britney Spears | 2012 | 9 |
| 14 | "I Love It" | Icona Pop / Charli XCX | 5 | |
| 15 | "Teenage Dream" | Katy Perry | 2010 | 5 |
| 16 | "Hideaway" | Kiesza | 2014 | 9 |
| 17 | "Chandelier" | Sia | 8 | |
| 18 | "On the Floor" | Jennifer Lopez / Pitbull | 2011 | 8 |
| 19 | "We Found Love" | Rihanna / Calvin Harris | 8 | |
| 20 | "The Hills" | The Weeknd | 2015 | 7 |
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