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List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of 2010

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Source revisionAug 30, 2023
Entity authorityQ1848743 ↗
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This is a list of songs which reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (or Pop Songs) chart in 2010.

During 2010, a total of 17 singles hit number-one on the charts.

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