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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened or were expected to happen in 2010 in Australian music.
Record charts in Australia are published by the Australian Recording Industry Association every week.
The longest-running number-one singles in 2010 so far are Usher's "OMG" and Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie", both topping the chart for six consecutive weeks.
Susan Boyle's I Dreamed a Dream was the number-one album for eleven non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
This is a list of singles that peaked in the Top 10 of the Australian Singles Chart during 2010. The date is when the song entered the Top 10 for the first time. Songs that were still in the top 10 at the beginning of 2010 but peaked in 2009 are listed as well. Songs that entered the top 10 in 2010 but did not peak until 2011 will be listed in List of top 10 singles in 2011 (Australia) . An asterisk (*) in the "Weeks in Top 10" column shows that the song is still in the top 10 and therefore the number of weeks could change.
| Entry Date | Single | Artist | Peak | Peak reached | Weeks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles from 2009 | ||||||
| 21 December | "Fireflies" | Owl City | #1 | 4 January | 15 | |
| 14 December | "Whatcha Say" | Jason Derülo | #5 | 4 January | 10 | |
| Singles from 2010 | ||||||
| 4 January | "Replay" | Iyaz | #1 | 8 February | 12 | |
| 18 January | "Blah Blah Blah" | Kesha feat. 3OH!3 | #3 | 8 February | 8 | |
| 18 January | "Haven't Met You Yet" | Michael Bublé | #9 | 18 January | 3 | |
| 25 January | "Rock That Body" [A] | The Black Eyed Peas | #7 | 29 March | 3 | |
| 1 February | "Little Lion Man" | Mumford & Sons | #3 | 8 February | 3 | |
| 8 February | "Memories" | David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi | #3 | 8 March | 9 | |
| 8 February | "Do You Remember" | Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul & Lil Jon | #7 | 15 February | 4 | |
| 15 February | "Today Was a Fairytale" | Taylor Swift | #3 | 22 February | 5 | |
| 22 February | "In My Head" | Jason Derülo | #1 | 22 February | 10 | |
| 22 February | "Tik Tok (Parody)" | Midnight Beast | #4 | 8 March | 4 | |
| 22 February | "Rude Boy" | Rihanna | #1 | 8 March | 6 | |
| 22 February | "3 Words" [B] | Cheryl Cole feat. will.i.am | #5 | 22 March | 6 | |
| 1 March | "Telephone" [C] | Lady Gaga feat. Beyoncé | #3 | 29 March | 4 | |
| 8 March | "Hey, Soul Sister" | Train | #1 | 22 March | 11 | |
| 29 March | "Imma Be" | The Black Eyed Peas | #7 | 29 March | 2 | |
| 29 March | "If We Ever Meet Again" | Timbaland feat. Katy Perry | #9 | 5 April | 2 | |
| 5 April | "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" | Kevin Rudolf feat. Birdman, Jay Sean & Lil' Wayne | #4 | 5 April | 4 | |
| 5 April | "I Like That" | Richard Vission feat. Luciana & Static Revenger | #3 | 12 April | 6 | |
| 12 April | "Baby" | Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris | #3 | 3 May | 5 | |
| 12 April | "Nothin' on You" | B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars | #3 | 10 May | 8 | |
| 12 April | "You've Got the Love" | Florence + The Machine | #9 | 12 April | 1 | |
| 19 April | "Just Say So" | Brian McFadden feat. Kevin Rudolf | #1 | 19 April | 7 | |
| 19 April | "Whataya Want from Me" | Adam Lambert | #4 | 26 April | 5 | |
| 19 April | "Alejandro" | Lady Gaga | #2 | 26 April | 5 | |
| 19 April | "OMG" | Usher feat. will.i.am | #1 | 10 May | 13 | |
| 3 May | "Mr. Mysterious" | Vanessa Amorosi feat. Seany B | #4 | 10 May | 2 | |
| 10 May | "Ridin' Solo" | Jason Derülo | #4 | 14 June | 7 | |
| 17 May | "Break Your Heart" | Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris | #2 | 17 May | 7 | |
| 17 May | "Not Afraid" [D] | Eminem | #4 | 17 May | 12 | |
| 17 May | "Airplanes" | B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams | #2 | 24 May | 12 | |
| 24 May | "California Gurls" | Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg | #1 | 21 June | 16 | |
| 24 May | "We No Speak Americano" | Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | #4 | 24 May | 8 | |
| 24 May | "Your Love Is My Drug" | Kesha | #3 | 31 May | 6 | |
| 7 June | "Jessie's Girl" | Glee Cast | #8 | 7 June | 1 | |
| 7 June | "Gettin' Over You" | David Guetta & Chris Willis feat. Fergie & LMFAO | #5 | 21 June | 7 | |
| 7 June | "Opposite of Adults" | Chiddy Bang | #10 | 7 June | 1 | |
| 14 June | "Billionaire" [E] | Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars | #5 | 19 July | 10 | |
| 14 June | "Lying" | Amy Meredith | #10 | 14 June | 1 | |
| 28 June | "I Like It" | Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull | #2 | 12 July | 11 | |
| 5 July | "Smile" | Uncle Kracker | #3 | 5 July | 4 | |
| 5 July | "Love The Way You Lie" | Eminem feat. Rihanna | #1 | 19 July | 15 | |
| 19 July | "If I Had You" | Adam Lambert | #4 | 26 July | 9 | |
| 26 July | "I Hate Mondays" | Newton Faulkner | #8 | 26 July | 1 | |
| 26 July | "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" | Usher feat. Pitbull | #3 | 2 August | 13 | |
| 2 August | "Club Can't Handle Me" | Flo Rida feat. David Guetta | #3 | 16 August | 9 | |
| 2 August | "Dynamite" | Taio Cruz | #1 | 30 August | 14 | |
| 9 August | "Teenage Dream" | Katy Perry | #2 | 6 September | 11 | |
| 16 August | "Mine" | Taylor Swift | #9 | 16 August | 1 | |
| 30 August | "Take It Off" | Kesha | #5 | 6 September | 5 | |
| 6 September | "Just the Way You Are" | Bruno Mars | #1 | 25 October | 12 | |
| 13 September | "Like It's Her Birthday" | Good Charlotte | #7 | 13 September | 1 | |
| 13 September | "F**k You!" | Cee-Lo Green | #5 | 11 October | 8 | |
| 20 September | "Just A Dream" [F] | Nelly | #3 | 25 October | 10 | |
| 20 September | "Cooler Than Me" | Mike Posner | #4 | 11 October | 9 | |
| 27 September | "Only Girl (In The World)" | Rihanna | #1 | 27 September | 13 | |
| 4 October | "Planets" | Short Stack | #4 | 4 October | 1 | |
| 4 October | "Magic" | B.o.B feat. Rivers Cuomo | #5 | 4 October | 4 | |
| 18 October | "Raise Your Glass" | Pink | #1 | 18 October | 12 | |
| 25 October | "Freefallin'" | Zoe Badwi | #9 | 25 October | 2 | |
| 25 October | "Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)" | Pitbull feat. T-Pain | #10 | 25 October | 1 | |
| 1 November | "Like A G6" | Far East Movement feat. The Cataracs & Dev | #2 | 15 November | 10 | |
| 1 November | "Barbra Streisand" | Duck Sauce | #9 | 1 November | 2 | |
| 8 November | "We R Who We R" | Kesha | #1 | 8 November | 10 | |
| 8 November | "Firework" | Katy Perry | #3 | 29 November | 11 | |
| 8 November | "Heartbeat" | Enrique Iglesias & Nicole Scherzinger | #5 | 15 November | 4 | |
| 15 November | "The Time (Dirty Bit)" | The Black Eyed Peas | #1 | 22 November | 10 | |
| 22 November | "F**kin' Perfect" | Pink | #10 | 22 November | 1 | |
| 29 November | "Yeah 3X" | Chris Brown | #4 | 27 December | 13 | |
| 29 November | "Somewhere In The World" | Altiyan Childs | #8 | 29 November | 1 | |
| 6 December | "Who's That Girl?" | Guy Sebastian feat. Eve | #1 | 27 December | 10 | |
| 6 December | "Grenade" | Bruno Mars | #1 | 13 December | 10 | |
| 13 December | "Stay The Night" | James Blunt | #10 | 13 December | 1 | |
| 20 December | "Saturday Night" | Jessica Mauboy feat. Ludacris | #7 | 27 December | 4 | |
Notes:
The following table shows artists who have had the most top 10 entries in 2010. Unlike the main list, this table includes songs in the figures that reached their peak in 2009. The figures include both main artists and featured artists, while appearances on ensemble charity records are also counted for each artist.
| Artist | Total |
|---|---|
| Kesha | 5 |
| Katy Perry [A] | 5 |
| Rihanna [B] | 4 |
| David Guetta [C] | 4 |
| Bruno Mars [D] | 4 |
| The Black Eyed Peas | 4 |
| Pitbull [E] | 3 |
| B.o.B | 3 |
| Jason Derülo | 3 |
| Lady Gaga | 3 |
| Jay Sean [F] | 3 |
Notes:
So Fresh: The Hits of Autumn 2010 remained as the number-one compilation album for five non-consecutive weeks of 2010.
Pink's Funhouse Tour: Live in Australia has reached the top spot in 2010 for ten consecutive weeks.
The Video Hits Top 20 chart comes from Channel Ten's singles chart show, it closes every Sunday show with the week's #1 ARIA chart single. The longest-running #1 single on the Video Hits Top 20 Chart throughout 2010 so far is Stan Walker's "Black Box", topping the chart for twelve consecutive weeks of 2010.