2010s Music Quiz

By the 2010s the credits were as loaded as the hook. Streaming rewrote the charts, the EDM drop went pop, and almost every hit carried a 'feat.': Rihanna singing over Calvin Harris, Bruno Mars on a Mark Ronson track, Daddy Yankee riding 'Despacito' with Luis Fonsi. Drake was named Billboard's Artist of the Decade, Adele's '25' moved 3.38 million copies in a single US week, and Lil Nas X held number one for a record 19 weeks with 'Old Town Road'. Our 2010s music quiz is built for that tangle of names. Guess the song from the opening bar, and see whether you can call every artist on the feature.

Years2010 to 2019
What defined itThe decade streaming rewired the charts: downloads gave way to Spotify and Apple Music, YouTube minted viral hits, and by 2017 rap had overtaken rock and pop as the most popular genre in the United States.
Dominant soundsEDM festival drops · trap hi hats and 808s · streaming era pop · alternative R&B · tropical house · the mid decade whisperpop of hushed, breathy vocals
Key genresHip hop and trap · dance pop and electropop · EDM (future bass, electro house, tropical house) · contemporary and alternative R&B · K-pop breaking into the West
Signature instruments and techAuto-Tune vocal processing · booming 808 bass and rattling trap hi hats · the big room synth drop · SoundCloud uploads · streaming counts feeding the Billboard Hot 100 · TikTok discovery late in the decade
Essential artistsDrake · Taylor Swift · Rihanna · Beyonce · Adele · Ed Sheeran · Ariana Grande · Kendrick Lamar · Bruno Mars · Lady Gaga · The Weeknd · Billie Eilish
Songs to knowDespacito by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee · Old Town Road by Lil Nas X · Shape of You by Ed Sheeran · Gangnam Style by Psy · Rolling in the Deep by Adele · Bad Guy by Billie Eilish · Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars
The industryCompact disc sales collapsed as paid streaming took over: Spotify scaled worldwide and Apple Music launched in 2015. YouTube became the discovery engine, SoundCloud grew the underground, and album sales gave way to stream counts on the charts.
Why the 2010s is fun to guessThese are the tracks that owned playlists, festivals and phone screens, so a 2010s hits quiz taps songs you streamed on repeat. One synth drop or trap beat and the title is on the tip of your tongue.
Where to startBegin with the wall to wall smashes: Uptown Funk, Shape of You and Despacito. Then test yourself on Rolling in the Deep, Bad Guy and the record breaking Old Town Road.
The tricky onesWatch the deep cuts and one hit wonders that streaming pushed up the charts, plus the many pop hits shaped by producers like Max Martin and DJ Mustard that can blur together if you only know the chorus.

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01

Rolling in the Deep

2010

02

One Dance

2016

03

Shake It Off

2014

04

Despacito

2017

05

Bad Guy

2019

06

Old Town Road

2019

07

Happy

2013

08

Uptown Funk

2014

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Psy's Gangnam Style became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views, hitting the mark on December 21, 2012, just five months after its July 15 release.
Lil Nas X's Old Town Road spent 19 straight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run in the chart's history, and became the fastest single ever to go diamond in RIAA history.
Adele's album 25 sold 3.38 million copies in its first US week in 2015, making it the first album in history to move more than three million copies in a single week.
In 2017 rap became the most popular genre in the United States for the first time, overtaking rock and pop as streaming reshaped how the Billboard Hot 100 was counted.
Beyonce became the first artist in Billboard history whose first six albums all debuted at number one, a milestone she completed in 2016 with Lemonade.

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What is the 2010s music quiz?

The 2010s music quiz is not one game but a whole collection of quizzes built around the decade streaming took over, from 2010 to 2019. You get a run of songs and race to name the artist and track before the clock runs out. It spans EDM festival anthems, trap and hip hop, and streaming era pop, so every round of 2010s music trivia pulls from the hits that ruled Spotify, YouTube and the radio. Pick a set and start playing right away.

Which artists and songs show up in the quiz?

Expect the artists who defined the decade: Drake, named Billboard's Artist of the Decade, alongside Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Beyonce, Adele, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish. When you guess the 2010s song you will hear era defining tracks like Rolling in the Deep, Uptown Funk, Shape of You, Despacito, Bad Guy and the record smashing Old Town Road. The collection mixes chart toppers with the deeper cuts streaming pushed into the mainstream, so there is always another round to discover.

Is the 2010s music quiz free to play?

Yes, the 2010s music quiz is completely free and needs no signup, so you can jump straight in and start guessing. If you want to keep your progress, you can sign in to save your stats, track your best scores and climb the weekly league against other players. Nothing is locked behind a paywall to play, and every 2010s hits quiz in the collection stays free. Sign in only when you want your streaks and results to stick around between sessions.

How hard is it to guess the 2010s song?

It scales with what you know. If you lived through the decade, the huge hits like Gangnam Style, Shape of You and Uptown Funk land from the opening bar and feel easy. The challenge in this 2010s music trivia comes from the deep cuts, one hit wonders and the many pop songs shaped by producers like Max Martin and DJ Mustard that can blur together. Speed matters too, since faster correct answers score more, so knowing a track early beats guessing late.

What makes 2010s tracks so recognizable?

The 2010s had a sound you can spot from the opening bar. Booming 808 bass and rattling trap hi hats drove hip hop, the big room synth drop powered EDM anthems, and Auto-Tune shaped countless vocals. Streaming and viral moments meant hooks were engineered to grab you instantly, which is exactly why a 2010s hits quiz works so well. When Despacito or Bad Guy starts, that opening is unmistakable, and the whole decade of playlists comes rushing back.

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Wikipédia · AllMusic · Pitchfork · Billboard · equipe editorial Songtrivia.

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