Based on U.S. airplay compiled by Mediabase.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Spins | AI | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | "Replay" | Iyaz | 10056 | 57.219 | |
| January 10 | "Bad Romance" | Lady GaGa | 10616 | 71.118 | |
| January 17 | 12084 | 77.796 | Broke the record for highest spin count ever for the CHR/Top 40 chart. However, was broken one week later. | ||
| January 24 | "TiK ToK" | Ke$ha | 12388 | 80.330 | |
| January 31 | 12485 | 81.407 | Broke the record for highest spin count ever for the CHR/Top 40 chart. However, was broken a few months later. | ||
| February 7 | 12055 | 79.314 | |||
| February 14 | 11698 | 74.322 | |||
| February 21 | 11178 | 70.188 | |||
| February 28 | 10442 | 65.509 | |||
| March 7 | 9644 | 62.505 | |||
| March 14 | "Telephone" | Lady GaGa featuring Beyoncé | 9754 | 58.901 | |
| March 21 | 10482 | 63.674 | |||
| March 28 | 10630 | 64.692 | |||
| April 4 | 10810 | 66.686 | |||
| April 11 | "In My Head" | Jason Derülo | 10871 | 64.079 | |
| April 18 | 11295 | 66.813 | |||
| April 25 | "Rude Boy" | Rihanna | 11191 | 68.984 | |
| May 2 | 11350 | 67.695 | |||
| May 9 | "Nothin' on You" | B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars | 11248 | 68.493 | |
| May 16 | "Break Your Heart" | Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris | 11771 | 70.720 | |
| May 23 | 11853 | 70.027 | |||
| May 30 | 11629 | 67.657 | |||
| June 6 | "Your Love Is My Drug" | Ke$ha | 11456 | 64.197 | |
| June 13 | 11421 | 63.974 | |||
| June 20 | "California Gurls" | Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg | 11302 | 67.368 | |
| June 27 | 12794 | 76.831 | |||
| July 4 | 13167 | 80.941 | Broke the record for highest spin count ever for the CHR/Top 40 chart. However, was broken one week later. | ||
| July 11 | 13219 | 82.103 | Broke the record for highest spin count ever for the CHR/Top 40 chart. | ||
| July 18 | 13111 | 80.374 | |||
| July 25 | 12774 | 78.612 | |||
| August 1 | 12299 | 73.712 | |||
| August 8 | "Love the Way You Lie" | Eminem and Rihanna | 11763 | 74.953 | |
| August 15 | 12092 | 76.174 | |||
| August 22 | "Dynamite" | Taio Cruz | 12304 | 76.783 | |
| August 29 | 12675 | 78.636 | |||
| September 5 | 12899 | 78.735 | |||
| September 12 | 12799 | 78.296 | |||
| September 19 | "Teenage Dream" | Katy Perry | 12452 | 74.750 | |
| September 26 | 12683 | 77.108 | |||
| October 3 | 12872 | 78.702 | |||
| October 10 | 12801 | 76.244 | |||
| October 17 | "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | 12862 | 79.466 | |
| October 24 | 12747 | 78.653 | |||
| October 31 | 12445 | 77.133 | |||
| November 7 | "Just a Dream" | Nelly | 12435 | 68.904 | |
| November 14 | 12401 | 69.945 | |||
| November 21 | "Only Girl (In the World)" | Rihanna | 12128 | 75.294 | |
| November 28 | 12180 | 77.110 | |||
| December 5 | 11931 | 75.451 | |||
| December 12 | "Raise Your Glass" | P!nk | 11805 | 66.186 | |
| December 19 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Unofficial Number Ones[]
At the end of every year, two weeks are not counted in the official published chart as these chart weeks are very slow with very few changes. This is known as the Holiday Freeze.
| Issue Date | Song | Artist(s) | Spins | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 26 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| January 2 (2011) |
Other Top 20 Hits[]
List of other songs that peaked inside the top 20 in 2010.
- 3OH!3 and Ke$ha "My First Kiss" (#15)
- Adam Lambert "If I Had You" (#16)
- Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me" (#13)
- B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams "Airplanes" (#2)
- B.o.B featuring Rivers Cuomo "Magic" (#13)
- Beyoncé "Sweet Dreams" (#12 - #5 in 2009)
- The Black Eyed Peas "Imma Be" (#2)
- The Black Eyed Peas "Rock That Body" (#12)
- The Black Eyed Peas "The Time (The Dirty Bit)" (#13)
- Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift "Two Is Better Than One" (#7)
- Britney Spears "3" (#8 - #2 in 2009)
- Bruno Mars "Grenade" (#8)
- Cascada "Evacuate the Dancefloor" (#16 - #15 in 2009)
- Cee Lo Green "Forget You" (#16)
- Chris Brown "Yeah 3x" (#19)
- Christina Aguilera "Not Myself Tonight" (#14)
- Daughtry "September" (#18)
- David Guetta featuring Akon "Sexy Chick" (#3)
- David Guetta featuring Chris Willis, Fergie, and LMFAO "Gettin' Over You" (#19)
- Drake "Find Your Love" (#8)
- Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina "Stereo Love" (#18)
- Eminem "Not Afraid" (#15)
- Enrique Iglesias featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" (#20)
- Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull "I Like It" (#2)
- Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev "Like a G6" (#3)
- Flo Rida featuring David Guetta "Club Can't Handle Me" (#7)
- Iyaz "Solo" (#17)
- Jason Derülo "Ridin' Solo" (#6)
- Jason Derülo "Whatcha Say" (#5 - #1 in 2009)
- Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys "Empire State of Mind" (#5)
- Jay-Z featuring Mr Hudson "Young Forever" (#13)
- Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne "Down" (#10 - #1 in 2009)
- Jay Sean featuring Nicki Minaj "2012 (It Ain't the End)" (#19)
- Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon "Do You Remember" (#5)
- Jesse McCartney "Shake" (#17)
- Justin Bieber "Somebody to Love" (#17)
- Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris "Baby" (#15)
- Katy Perry "Firework" (#5)
- Ke$ha "Take It Off" (#6)
- Ke$ha "We R Who We R" (#4)
- Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3 "Blah Blah Blah" (#11)
- Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone" (#9 - #5 in 2009)
- Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean, and Lil Wayne "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" (#17)
- Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" (#20 - #1 in 2009)
- Kris Allen "Live Like We're Dying" (#10)
- La Roux "Bulletproof" (#6)
- Lady Antebellum "Need You Now" (#3)
- Lady GaGa "Alejandro" (#4)
- Lady GaGa "Paparazzi" (#14 - #1 in 2009)
- Maroon 5 "Misery" (#8)
- Michael Bublé "Haven't Met You Yet" (#20)
- Mike Posner "Cooler Than Me" (#3)
- Mike Posner "Please Don't Go" (#9)
- Miley Cyrus "Can't Be Tamed" (#15)
- Miley Cyrus "Party in the U.S.A." (#17 - #1 in 2009)
- Miranda Cosgrove "Kissin U" (#18)
- Neon Trees "Animal" (#7)
- OneRepublic "All the Right Moves" (#12)
- OneRepublic "Secrets" (#13)
- Orianthi "According to You" (#3)
- Owl City "Fireflies" (#4 - #2 in 2009)
- Paramore "The Only Exception" (#12)
- The Ready Set "Love Like Woe" (#15)
- Rihanna featuring Drake "What's My Name?" (#10)
- Rihanna featuring Young Jeezy "Hard" (#9)
- Sara Bareilles "King of Anything" (#19)
- The Script "Breakeven" (#7)
- Sean Kingston featuring Justin Bieber "Eenie Meenie" (#16)
- Selena Gomez & the Scene "Naturally" (#12)
- Shontelle "Impossible" (#9)
- Taylor Swift "Fifteen" (#12)
- Taylor Swift "Mine" (#11)
- Taylor Swift "Today Was a Fairytale" (#19)
- Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake "Carry Out" (#7)
- Train "Hey, Soul Sister" (#3)
- Train "If It's Love" (#17)
- Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars "Billionaire" (#3)
- Trey Songz featuring Fabolous "Say Aah" (#16)
- Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj "Bottoms Up" (#10)
- Usher featuring Pitbull "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" (#2)
- Usher featuring will.i.am "OMG" (#2)
- will.i.am featuring Nicki Minaj "Check It Out" (#20)
- Young Money featuring Lloyd "BedRock" (#5)
Before: Mediabase Pop 100 Airplay Number 1's of 2009
After: Mediabase Pop 100 Airplay Number 1's of 2011