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Happy National Radio Day: Top Radio Songs of the Last 10 Years

Celebrating ‘National Radio Day’ with the biggest songs of the decade
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By Michael Cerio, Audacy

August 20 is National Radio Day. It’s a time to honor the medium that reaches more Americans than any other each day. It’s when we remember the stations and voices we’ve invited into our lives to introduce us to new music, to keep us plugged into our community, and to always be a part of the party. Radio is uniquely universal and personal in a way unlike any other entertainment, with an immediacy that’s unmatched and an availability that’s limitless.

Along the way, radio has helped make millions of artists into stars, and stars into close companions throughout our day. But every year, there’s one artist and one song that gets played more than all the others. The following are the biggest radio songs of the past decade, according to Billboard. These are the tunes that defined what we listened to each year, brought to you by radio.

Be sure to listen to your favorite station live, anytime, anywhere with the RADIO.COM app, and check out the top radio songs of the last 10 years below.

Alicia Keys 2008
Photo credit Jeff Brass / Stringer

2008

Alicia Keys – “No One”

Taylor Swift 2009
Photo credit Bryan Bedder / Staff

2009

Taylor Swift – “Love Story”

Lady Antebellum 2010
Photo credit Ethan Miller / Staff

2010

Lady Antebellum – “Need You Know”

Pitbull 2011
Photo credit Stephen Lovekin / Staff

2011

Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer – “Give Me Everything”

Gotye 2012
Photo credit Mark Metcalfe / Stringer

2012

Gotye featuring Kimbra – “Somebody That I Used To Know”

Robin Thicke 2013
Photo credit Rick Diamond / Staff

2013

Robin Thicke featuring T.I., and Pharrell – “Blurred Lines”

John Legend 2014
Photo credit Jason Davis / Stringer

2014

John Legend – “All Of Me”

Bruno Mars 2015
Photo credit Denise Truscello / Stringer

2015

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”

Justin Bieber 2016
Photo credit Gustavo Caballero / Staff

2016

Justin Bieber – “Love Yourself”

Ed Sheeran 2017
Photo credit Mike Coppola / Staff

2017

Ed Sheeran – “Shape Of You”

Ed Sheeran 2018
Photo credit Phil Walter / Staff

2018

Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”

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