List of best-selling singles of the 2010s in Australia

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The highest-selling singles in Australia are ranked in the Australian Recording Industry Association singles chart, also known as the ARIA Charts, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The data are compiled from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores and Internet sales, in other words, both digital as well as CD sales. [1]

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In January 2020, the Australian Recording Industry Association released a chart with the highest selling singles of the previous decade, using data from all ARIA singles charts between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2019. Ed Sheeran had the highest-selling single of the decade, "Shape of You", which was certified fourteen times platinum and spent fifteen non-consecutive weeks at number one in 2017. [2] It was followed by "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, the highest-selling Australian single of the decade, which peaked at the top of the chart for eight weeks in 2011 and was certified eleven times platinum. [3]

Top 100

PositionSong titleArtistArtist NationalityYearPeak
1"Shape of You" Ed Sheeran United Kingdom20171
2"Somebody That I Used to Know" Gotye featuring Kimbra Australia
Belgium
New Zealand
20111
3"Uptown Funk" Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars United Kingdom
United States
20141
4"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock United States
United Kingdom
United States
20111
5"Happy" Pharrell Williams United States20141
6"Thinking Out Loud"Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom20141
7"Roar" Katy Perry United States20131
8"Perfect"Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom20171
9"Let Her Go" Passenger United Kingdom20131
10"Someone Like You" Adele United Kingdom20111
11"Wake Me Up" Avicii Sweden20131
12"Rolling In the Deep"AdeleUnited Kingdom20113
13"Moves Like Jagger" Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera United States20112
14"Riptide" Vance Joy Australia20136
15"Closer" The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey United States20161
16"Thrift Shop" Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz United States20121
17"Gangnam Style" PSY South Korea20121
18"Titanium" David Guetta featuring Sia France
Australia
20115
19"Battle Scars" Guy Sebastian featuring Lupe Fiasco Australia
United States
20121
20"Love the Way You Lie" Eminem featuring Rihanna United States
Barbados
20101
21"All of Me" John Legend United States20141
22"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen Canada20121
23"Shake It Off" Taylor Swift United States20141
24"Sexy and I Know It"LMFAOUnited States20111
25"Firework"Katy PerryUnited States20103
26"Love Yourself" Justin Bieber Canada20151
27"Pumped Up Kicks" Foster the People United States20111
28"Hello"AdeleUnited Kingdom20151
29"Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin BieberUnited States
Canada
20171
30"Royals" Lorde New Zealand20132
31"Take Me To Church" Hozier Ireland20152
32"Counting Stars" OneRepublic United States20132
33"Can't Hold Us"Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton United States20131
34"Rockstar" Post Malone featuring 21 Savage United States
United Kingdom
20171
35"The A Team"Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom20112
36"Blurred Lines" Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell WilliamsUnited States20131
37"Youngblood" 5 Seconds of Summer Australia20181
38"Say You Won't Let Go" James Arthur United Kingdom20161
39"One Dance" Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla Canada
Nigeria
United Kingdom
20161
40"Stay With Me" Sam Smith United Kingdom20145
41"Can't Stop the Feeling!" Justin Timberlake United States20163
42"Chandelier"SiaAustralia20142
43"Castle on the Hill"Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom20172
44"Hall of Fame" The Script featuring Will.i.am Ireland
United States
20124
45"Sorry"Justin BieberCanada20152
46"A Thousand Years" Christina Perri United States201213
47"Never Be like You" Flume featuring Kai Australia
Canada
20161
48"We Found Love"Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris Barbados
United Kingdom
20112
49"Don't You Worry Child" Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin Sweden20121
50"Thunder" Imagine Dragons United States20172
51"Skinny Love" Birdy United Kingdom20122
52"I Fall Apart" Post Malone United States20182
53"HUMBLE." Kendrick Lamar United States20172
54"Starboy" The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk Canada
France
20162
55"Radioactive"Imagine DragonsUnited States20136
56"Old Town Road" Lil Nas X United States20191
57"Hey, Soul Sister" Train United States20101
58"Eastside" Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid United States20182
59"Just Give Me a Reason" Pink featuring Nate Ruess United States20131
60"Lean On" Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. United States
France
Denmark
20151
61"Sunflower" Post Malone and Swae Lee United States20191
62"All About That Bass" Meghan Trainor United States20141
63"Havana" Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug Cuba
United States
United States
20171
64"Be Alright" Dean Lewis Australia20181
65"7 Years" Lukas Graham Denmark20161
66"Dancing On My Own" Calum Scott United Kingdom20162
67"Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn Remix) OMI Jamaica
Germany
20151
68"Brother" Matt Corby Australia20123
69"Paradise" Coldplay United Kingdom20123
70"The Monster"Eminem featuring RihannaUnited States
Barbados
20131
71"Something Just like This"The Chainsmokers and ColdplayUnited States
United Kingdom
20172
72"Diamonds"RihannaBarbados20126
73"Geronimo" Sheppard Australia20141
74"See You Again" Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth United States20151
75"Shotgun" George Ezra United Kingdom20181
76"Dance Monkey" Tones and I Australia20191
77"Shut Up and Dance" Walk the Moon United States20153
78"Wild Ones" Flo Rida featuring SiaUnited States
Australia
20121
79"Dynamite" Taio Cruz United Kingdom20101
80"Whistle"Flo RidaUnited States20121
81"What Makes You Beautiful" One Direction United Kingdom
Ireland
20127
82"What Do You Mean?"Justin BieberCanada20151
83"Cheap Thrills"SiaAustralia20166
84"Blank Space"Taylor SwiftUnited States20141
85"Timber" Pitbull featuring Kesha United States20134
86"Just the Way You Are"Bruno MarsUnited States20101
87"Freaks" Timmy Trumpet and Savage Australia
New Zealand
20143
88"Lose Yourself"EminemUnited States20021
89"This Is What You Came For"Calvin Harris featuring RihannaUnited Kingdom
Barbados
20161
90"Get Lucky"Daft Punk featuring Pharrell WilliamsFrance
United States
20131
91"Starships" Nicki Minaj United States20122
92"Meant to Be" Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line United States20182
93"Locked Out of Heaven"Bruno MarsUnited States20124
94"Give Me Everything" Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer United States
United States
Netherlands
United States
20112
95"God's Plan" Drake Canada20181
96"Photograph"Ed SheeranUnited Kingdom20159
97"Don't Let Me Down"The Chainsmokers featuring Daya United States20163
98"Stay"Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko Barbados
United States
20134
99"Shallow" Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper United States20191
100"Cosby Sweater" Hilltop Hoods Australia20144

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