Hello, fam!  So, I’ve been thinking of some fun things to do while doing weekly reviews of the American Top 40 and the Hits 1 Weekend Countdown, which my blog primarily revolves around.  Something came to mind last week and I’ve decided to start a new side project.  What’s this side project, you might ask?  It is called Time Travel Tuesday.  What I do is I’ll be going back in time to review music from the past, whether that be charts of the past years, old albums, and what not.  Note that my Time Travel Tuesday post won’t occur every week, as it is too time consuming.  But I’ll do this every once in a while.  So without further adieu, I’m ready to get started.

For my Time Travel Tuesday, I’ve decided that to turn back the clock to the year of 2010, the first year of the decade.  2010 was considered by many YouTube critics to be one of the worst years of the decade.  Looking back at the year, it was basically when the club boom took over the music charts, and it was a trend that didn’t hold up well in the long run.  That alone was what made some people like to forget about the year altogether.  But I’ll just look back on the year that was, anyway.

The Billboard Hot 100 is a more accurate representation of the songs that are currently charting.  Usually, they go in ascending order from 1-100.  For a song to make the Year-End list, it must have three of the following: sales, radio, and of course, streaming.  Now, streaming didn’t come into play back in 2010, as it wasn’t mainstream at the time.  A song basically needed to have good sales and airplay in order to gain popularity.   That was the way things worked back then.  Here is the color code that I’ll be using and the number of points each song gets:

• Purple – Best Song (6 Points)
• Dark Blue – Song Is In My Top 10 (5 Points)
• Green – Great (5 Points)
• Blue – Good (4 Points)
• Pink – Decent (3 Points)
• Yellow – Mediocre (2 Points)
• Cyan – Bad (1 Point)
• Red – Crap (0 Points)
• Dark Red – Song Is In My Bottom 10 (0 Points)
• Orange – Worst Song (0 Points)

Here, I won’t be doing a full-on review of every song on this list.  But the color I give to the song basically explains my thoughts on it.  I’ll try to do my best on sharing my opinion of the songs in the blurbs down below.  The number in parentheses is the song’s peak position during its chart run.  Once I finish, I’ll be doing my Top 100 Breakdown, very similar to one used in my weekly posts.  I’ll be using my 5-point scale.  Then, I’ll give out my final score for the year.  Because this is the Hot 100 I’m talking about, the maximum score will be 500.  My goal here is to reach 250 or above.  Anything below that would consider to be either mediocre or bad (depending on what the score is).  But if it’s higher than 300, then I would consider it to be a great year.  The final score will look something like this (note that this is not my actual score):

300/500

And there you have it.  Now, that covers just about everything.  A fair warning before I get started: what you’re about to see here is entirely based on my opinion.  You’re not going to agree with everything you see here.  If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them.  Now with that being said, here are the Top 100 Songs of 2010 based on Billboard!

The Hot 100 Chart:
100. Lover, Lover by Jerrod Niemann (#29)
99. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart by Alicia Keys (#27)
98. Teach Me How to Dougie by Cali Swag District (#28)
97. Smile by Uncle Kracker (#31)
96. Life After You by Daughtry (#36)
95. King of Anything by Sara Bareilles (#32)
94. American Honey by Lady Antebellum (#25)
93. The Only Exception by Paramore (#24)
92. If I Die Young by The Band Perry (#14)
91. The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert (#28)
90. Right Above It by Lil’ Wayne featuring Drake (#6) 
89. Eenie Meenie by Sean Kingston featuring Justin Bieber (#15)
88. Undo It by Carrie Underwood (#23)
87. Use Somebody by Kings of Leon (#4)
86. Sweet Dreams by Beyoncé (#10)
85. Say Something by Timbaland featuring Drake (#23)
84. Today Was A Fairytale by Taylor Swift (#2)
83. There Goes My Baby by Usher (#25)
82. Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) by Usher featuring Plies (#24)
81. Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland (#17)
80. I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) by Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne (#21)
79. All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross (#24)
78. Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready) by Alicia Keys (#21)
77. Naturally by Selena Gomez & The Scene (#29)
76. Secrets by OneRepublic (#21)
75. Rock That Body by The Black Eyed Peas (#9)
74. Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson (#13)
73. My First Kiss by 3OH!3 featuring Kesha (#9)
72. Two Is Better Than One by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift (#18)
71. Forever by Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem (#8)
70. Impossible by Shontelle (#13)
69. 3 by Britney Spears (#1, 1 Week)
68. Deuces by Chris Brown featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall (#14)
67. Party in the U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus (#2)
66. Your Love by Nicki Minaj (#14)
65. Tie Me Down by New Boyz featuring Ray J (#22)
64. Paparazzi by Lady Gaga (#6)
63. Magic by B.o.B featuring Rivers Cuomo (#10)
62. Misery by Maroon 5 (#14)
61. Animal by Neon Trees (#13)
60. Over by Drake (#14)
59. Take It Off by Kesha (#8)
58. Meet Me Halfway by The Black Eyed Peas (#7)
57. You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift (#2)
56. My Chick Bad by Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj (#11)
55. According to You by Orianthi (#17)
54. All The Right Moves by OneRepublic (#18)
53. Do You Remember by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon (#10)
52. Bottoms Up by Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj (#6)
51. Blah Blah Blah by Kesha featuring 3OH!3 (#7)
50. Young Forever by Jay-Z featuring Mr. Hudson (#10)
49. Hard by Rihanna featuring Jeezy (#8)
48. Live Like We’re Dying by Kris Allen (#18)
47. Only Girl (In the World) by Rihanna (#1, 1 Week)
46. Mine by Taylor Swift (#3)
45. Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lambert (#10)
44. Baby by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris (#5)
43. Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo (#1, 1 Week)
42. Bulletproof by La Roux (#8)
41. Down by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne (#1, 2 Weeks)
40. Club Can’t Handle Me Flo Rida featuring David Guetta (#9)
39. Haven’t Met You Yet Michael Bublé (#24)
38. Carry Out by Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake (#11)
37. Like a G6 by Far East Movement featuring The Cataracs and Dev (#1, 2 Weeks)
36. How Low by Ludacris (#6)
35. Just A Dream by Nelly (#3)
34. Ridin’ Solo by Jason Derulo (#9)
33. Alejandro by Lady Gaga (#5)
32. Find Your Love by Drake (#5)
31. Say Aah by Trey Songz featuring Fabolous (#9)
30. Fireflies by Owl City (#1, 2 Weeks)
29. I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas (#1, 14 Weeks in 2009)
28. Your Love Is My Drug by Kesha (#4)
27. Breakeven by The Script (#12)
26. Sexy Bitch by David Guetta featuring Akon (#5)
25. Replay by Iyaz (#2)
24. Not Afraid by Eminem (#1, 1 Week)
23. Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars (#4)
22. DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love by Usher featuring Pitbull (#4)
21. Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys (#1, 5 Weeks)
20. Imma Be by The Black Eyed Peas (#1, 2 Weeks)
19. Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner (#6)
18. Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars (#1, 4 Weeks)
17. Teenage Dream by Katy Perry (#1, 2 Weeks)
16. Telephone by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé (#3)
15. Rude Boy by Rihanna (#1, 5 Weeks)
14. In My Head by Jason Derulo (#5)
13. BedRock by Young Money featuring Lloyd (#2)
12. I Like It by Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull (#4)
11. Nothin’ on You by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars (#1, 2 Weeks)
10. Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris (#1, 1 Week)
9. Dynamite by Taio Cruz (#2)
8. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga (#2)
7. Love the Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna (#1, 7 Weeks)
6. Airplanes by B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams (#2)
5. OMG by Usher featuring will.i.am (#1, 4 Weeks)
4. California Gurls by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg (#1, 6 Weeks)
3. Hey, Soul Sister by Train (#3)
2. Need You Now by Lady Antebellum (#2)
1. TiK ToK by Kesha (#1, 9 Weeks)

I’m All Alone And I Need Blurbs Now
– I enjoyed Sara Bareilles when she bought us Love Song back in 2008.  It was no different in 2010 as King Of Anything is a divine song all around.  She shows her vocal capabilities in the song and I love the lyrics.  The production is pretty neat as well.  Her comeback was one of the highlights for 2010.

– Is it me, or is Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland really over-hated?  Now I’ll admit, I actually didn’t like that one at first.  But more listens made me realize that it’s not that bad of a song as people make it out to be.  Yeah sure, the lyrics are weird.  But it’s something that got stuck in my head for a while.  I’ll say this was a guilty pleasure of mine.

– Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing but respect for Kesha over the course of the decade.  She is a good singer overall and she has made plenty of stuff that I enjoyed, including our #1 which I’ll get to later on, and another certain song that I won’t mention at this moment.  But in 2010, she gave us Blah, Blah, Blah and My First Kiss, two of the worst songs she’s ever been a part of.  Dear Odin, both of those songs blow a big one.

• Blah, Blah, Blah is probably one that gives me a bigger headache, mostly because she’s is heavily drowned in auto-tune, especially in the chorus.  And the asinine lyrics are not helping matters at all.  Yeah, this was a mess.
• My First Kiss isn’t any better.  The lyrics are insufferable and the kissing sounds are just…my goodness.  Honestly, I have no other words to describe this incoherent mess of a song.  These guys have no chemistry at all whatsoever and it shows.  Not to mention that the duo 3OH!3 comes off as offensive.

– 2010 was the year Justin Bieber became a big name, and my goodness was he just terrible.  Baby is universally hated by many, and for a good reason.  Bieber sounds like shit with his obnoxious voice, and Ludacris hardly contributes to the song in any way.  Sad thing is, I’d rather hear this than…

– …Eenie Meenie.  Goodness gracious, does this song blow a big one or what.  The way the song was written literally makes me want to throw up.  I don’t know who had a hand in the songwriting, but it is cringe-worthy in every sense of the word.  And these guys have no chemistry whatsoever.  It’s a good thing Justin Bieber got better five years later.  But seriously, this blows in many ways you can think of.

– On the note of other obnoxious songs, we have Like A G6.  Believe it or not, I actually used to like this back when it was new.  But I just recently listened to this for the first time in years and it was not pleasant.  Yeah sure, it may be a catchy jam on paper.  But analyzing it, I realized just how much of a mess it is overall.  The members of Far East Movement didn’t do jack squat to impress me.  And those robotic vocals are just obnoxious.  How this became a #1 hit, I probably won’t understand.  Moving on.

– One of the highlights of the year was Katy Perry.  Allow me to emphasize if I haven’t already.  I absolutely ADORE Katy Perry. California Girls is the first song that introduced me to her in 2010 when she was big.  I liked that song back then and it still holds up to this day, even though there will be some who will disagree.  But Teenage Dream is easily her best song.  It was such a fun, upbeat song that most people will remember her by.  Everything from her album is amazing.  I’m glad this helped Katy become a superstar in music.

– 2010 was the year Eminem made his comeback and I was impressed with how it turned out.  He shows that he hadn’t lost a step and proves to still be one of the best rappers in music.  Not Afraid was enjoyable overall and Love The Way You Lie was honestly just amazing, probably one of the best this decade has to offer.  Rihanna put on a exceptional performance and the songwriting and production are just divine.  I fell in love with that song from day one and it holds up very well.

– Coming in at #2 is Need You Now, which is my favorite song of the year.  Lady Antebellum gave us a fine work of art here.  I love how they tell a story about an relationship.  I can feel the emotion in Hillary Scott’s voice.  Yeah, everything about this song works very well.  I’ll talk more about it in my future post.

– And then our #1.  It doesn’t come as a surprise that TiK ToK helped made Kesha a big name throughout the 2010’s.  I remembered first listening to this song back then and I was wowed.  Kesha’s debut song was one of the defining moments of the decade.  It was actually the first #1 to start off 2010 and its dominance would continue throughout the year.  Yeah, I’m thrilled about the #1.

Top 100 Breakdown:
0 – Crap:
100. Hey, Soul Sister by Train
99. Deuces by Chris Brown featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall
98. Imma Be by The Black Eyed Peas
97. Blah, Blah, Blah by Kesha featuring 3OH!3
96. My First Kiss by 3OH!3 featuring Kesha
95. OMG by Usher featuring will.i.am
94. Like A G6 by Far East Movement
93. Eenie Meenie by Sean Kingston featuring Justin Bieber
92. Say Aah by Trey Songs featuring Fabolous
91. Teach Me How To Dougie by California Swag District
90. Whatcha Say by Jason Derulo
89. Baby by Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
88. Bottoms Up by Trey Songz featuring Nicki Minaj
87. Rock That Body by The Black Eyed Peas
86. Smile by Uncle Kracker
85. Cooler Than Me by Mike Posner
84. Bedrock by Young Money featuring Lloyd
83. 3 by Britney Spears
82. Sexy Bitch by David Guetta featuring Akon
81. I Like It by Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
80. Say Something by Timbaland featuring Drake
79. How Low by Ludacris
78. Young Forever by Jay Z featuring Mr. Hudson
77. Meet Me Halfway by The Black Eyed Peas
76. Your Love by Nicki Minaj
75. Tie Me Down by New Boyz featuring Ray J
74. Ridin’ Solo by Jason Derulo
73. Replay by Iyaz
72. Carry Out by Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake
71. Two Is Better Than One by Boys Like Girls featuring Taylor Swift
70. I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) by Kevin Rudolf featuring Birdman, Jay Sean and Lil Wayne

1 – Bad:
69. In My Head by Jason Derulo
68. Down by Jay Sean featuring Lil’ Wayne
67. Party In The U.S.A. by Miley Cyrus
66. Life After You by Daughtry
65. Right Above It by Lil’ Wayne featuring Drake
64. Rude Boy by Rihanna
63. If I Die Young by The Band Perry
62. Telephone by Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé
61. All The Right Moves by OneRepublic
60. Mine by Taylor Swift

2 – Mediocre:
59. Do You Remember by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul and Lil Jon
58. Club Can’t Handle Me by Flo Rida featuring David Guetta
57. Just A Dream by Nelly
56. Hard by Rihanna featuring Jeezy
55. Today Was A Fairytale by Taylor Swift
54. Sweet Dreams by Beyoncé
53. Impossible by Shontelle
52. Just the Way You Are by Bruno Mars

3 – Decent:
51. Dynamite by Taio Cruz
50. Breakeven by The Script
59. Lover, Lover by Jerrod Niemann
48. Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars
47. Live Like We’re Dying by Kris Allen
46. Misery by Maroon 5
45. American Honey by Lady Antebellum
44. Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) by Usher featuring Plies
43. Secrets by OneRepublic

4 – Good: 
42. Magic by B.o.B. featuring Rivers Cuomo
41. My Chick Bad by Ludacris featuring Nicki Minaj
40. Undo It by Carrie Underwood
39. Find Your Love by Drake
38. Bulletproof by La Roux
36. Already Gone by Kelly Clarkson
35. Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready) by Alicia Keys
34. Use Somebody by Kings Of Leon
33. Your Love Is My Drug by Kesha
32. Only Girl (In The World) by Rihanna

5 – Great:
31. All I Do Is Win by DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross
30. There Goes My Baby by Usher
29. Over by Drake
28. Stuck Like Glue by Sugarland
27. Forever by Drake featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem
26. You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift
25. DJ Got Us Falling In Love by Usher featuring Pitbull
24. California Girls by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
23. Haven’t Met You Yet by Michael Bublé
22. Break Your Heart by Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris
21. The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert
20. Alejandro by Lady Gaga
19. Whataya Want from Me by Adam Lambert
18. Empire State Of Mine by Jay-Z featuring Alicia Keys
17. The Only Exception by Paramore
16. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart by Alicia Keys
15. Not Afraid by Eminem
14. I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas
13. Fireflies by Owl City
12. Naturally by Selena Gomez & The Scene
11. Take It Off by Kesha
10. Nothin’ On You by B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars
9. Animal by Neon Trees
8. King Of Anything by Sara Bareilles
7. According To You by Orianthi
6. Airplanes by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
5. TiK ToK by Kesha
4. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
3. Love The Way You Lie by Eminem featuring Rihanna
2. Teenage Dream by Katy Perry

BONUS: 6 – Best Song Of The Year:
1. Need You Now by Lady Antebellum

Final Score: 253/500

Yeah…I thought it would turn out to be pretty bad considering 2010 was an infamous year among YouTube critics.  But after reviewing, I find it to be a pretty average year by my standards.  It certainly wasn’t the best year, though.  But I didn’t think it was that bad as many make it out to be.

So, this was my first post for Time Travel Tuesday!  It was time consuming, but I’m happy that I got it done and that’s what ultimately matters.  I had fun making this post.  Hopefully, I’ll do more of these in the future.  Feel free to comment below and tell me what you think.  I would like to say thank you for reading!  It was an honor sharing my review with you all.  I hope you all have a good day!