10 Definitive Pop Music Songs Of The 2010s

It's extremely difficult to come across someone who hasn't heard of the musician Ed Sheeran. With his 2011 single The A Team and his even greater 2014 hit Thinking Out Loud, this West Yorkshire-born singer swiftly conquered the music industry.

However, it wasn't until 2017 that Ed Sheeran reached the peak of his recording career with his smash-hit single Shape Of You. Shape Of You has to be the biggest pop hit of the decade, breaking record after record thanks to Sheeran's devoted fan base and extensive radio airplay. During the song's height, it was played absolutely everywhere—and by absolutely everywhere, we mean everywhere!

This track continues to be the most listened song of all time on Spotify as of this publication, with 3.2 billion streams and 5.7 billion youtube views. Although many argue that the song is overrated and overplayed, the statistics remain to favour Ed Sheeran, earning him numerous awards and making him the most streamed artist on Spotify. And even today, in the 2020s, Sheeran's rule over the music industry is far from done, as his most recent song, Bad Habits, has surpassed a billion streams on Spotify. Ed Sheeran is forever here to stay!