The Best Pop Songs of the 2010s, Ranked
All 32 songs here, ranked by 89 players. We Found Love leads: it wins 68.3% of its matchups (n = 224) and was champion in 10 of 89 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Call Me MaybeCarly Rae Jepsen
Can't Stop the FeelingJustin Timberlake
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Rank all 32: the song sorter, about 121 picks for your full order, 1 to 32. All 32: a bracket, 31 picks, with tied places.
2010s Pop Hits: the community’s best
Win rate across 2,487 head-to-head picks from 89 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | 2010s pop song | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 153–71 | 68.3% | 10 | 224 | ||
| 2 | 137–74 | 64.9% | 8 | 211 | ||
| 3 | 119–71 | 62.6% | 8 | 190 | ||
| 4 | 123–76 | 61.8% | 5 | 199 | ||
| 5 | 116–75 | 60.7% | 6 | 191 | ||
| 6 | 110–77 | 58.8% | 7 | 187 | ||
| 7 | 92–73 | 55.8% | 6 | 165 | ||
| 8 | 96–78 | 55.2% | 2 | 174 |
2010s Pop Hits: the community tier list
From 2,487 head-to-head picks in 89 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- We Found Love
- Call Me Maybe
- Sunflower
- Rolling in the Deep
- Uptown Funk
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Somebody That I Used to Know
- Happy
- Despacito
- Stressed Out
- Shape of You
- Sorry
- Radioactive
- Havana
- + 1 more
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Hello
- Attention
- 7 rings
- Royals
- Closer
- Thinking Out Loud
- Chandelier
- Lean On
- + 4 more
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- bad guy
- Old Town Road
- Senorita
- thank u, next
- Dance Monkey
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Darkside
How the 2010s Pop Hits bracket works
This 2010s pop song ranking is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Uptown Funk or Shape of You? Happy or Somebody That I Used to Know? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. Nobody can hold 32 songs in their head at once, but everybody can answer "this one" — so the order you end up with is one you will actually stand behind.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 32 songs. The draw changes every day and New draw reshuffles it whenever you like, so the same song can meet a different opponent in round one and finish somewhere else entirely. You can also play it at 8 or 32 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 32 entrants
All 32 entrants are listed below, including Uptown Funk, Shape of You, Happy and Somebody That I Used to Know. Updated
- Uptown FunkMark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsListen on Apple Music
- Shape of YouEd SheeranListen on Apple Music
- HappyPharrell WilliamsListen on Apple Music
- Somebody That I Used to KnowGotyeListen on Apple Music
- DespacitoLuis Fonsi ft. Daddy YankeeListen on Apple Music
- Rolling in the DeepAdeleListen on Apple Music
- CloserThe Chainsmokers ft. HalseyListen on Apple Music
- Thinking Out LoudEd SheeranListen on Apple Music
- Old Town RoadLil Nas XListen on Apple Music
- Can't Stop the FeelingJustin TimberlakeListen on Apple Music
- ChandelierSiaListen on Apple Music
- bad guyBillie EilishListen on Apple Music
- HelloAdeleListen on Apple Music
- SorryJustin BieberListen on Apple Music
- SunflowerPost Malone & Swae LeeListen on Apple Music
- RoyalsLordeListen on Apple Music
- thank u, nextAriana GrandeListen on Apple Music
- We Found LoveRihannaListen on Apple Music
- Call Me MaybeCarly Rae JepsenListen on Apple Music
- RadioactiveImagine DragonsListen on Apple Music
- Stressed OutTwenty One PilotsListen on Apple Music
- ShallowLady Gaga & Bradley CooperListen on Apple Music
- HavanaCamila CabelloListen on Apple Music
- Dance MonkeyTones and IListen on Apple Music
- SenoritaShawn Mendes & Camila CabelloListen on Apple Music
- Cheap ThrillsSiaListen on Apple Music
- 7 ringsAriana GrandeListen on Apple Music
- AttentionCharlie PuthListen on Apple Music
- Lean OnMajor Lazer & DJ SnakeListen on Apple Music
- DarksideAlan WalkerListen on Apple Music
- ThunderImagine DragonsListen on Apple Music
- Love YourselfJustin BieberListen on Apple Music
Tier list instead?
Load all 32 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
Open the tier list makerMissing something?
Build your own 2010s pop song bracket with exactly the entrants you want, then share the link.
Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Go with the one you would rather hear right now — instant reaction beats a considered take.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 32 so more of the 32 songs make the field.
- Undo exists for a reason: an early-round mistake propagates all the way to the final, and there is no shame in taking it back.
Questions people ask
What is the best 2010s pop song?
According to 89 BracketRanker players, We Found Love (Rihanna). It wins 68.3% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 224) and was champion in 10 of 89 brackets (11.2%).
How many songs are in the 2010s Pop Hits bracket?
The pool holds 32 songs. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 32 slots.
Which songs are included?
Uptown Funk, Shape of You, Happy, Somebody That I Used to Know, Despacito, Rolling in the Deep, Closer, Thinking Out Loud, Old Town Road, Can't Stop the Feeling, Chandelier and bad guy, plus 20 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the 2010s Pop Hits bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. No account is needed, and a run saves after every pick, so you can stop and jump back in later.
Can I turn the result into S/A/B tiers?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other song grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two songs that never met. If you would rather place the songs into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 32 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Can I compare my order with other people's?
Every completed bracket feeds the 2010s Pop Hits community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 32 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
What if a song I wanted is missing?
Use the bracket maker: add your own songs, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 32 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.