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2010 may well go down as the year of the German artist, thanks to new artists like Leaves' Eyes, Krypteria, and Van Canto, and returning staples like Rammstein. Apocalyptica earned its 5th #1 late in the year, and we're expecting more good things from them in 2011. Perhaps most unusual is not only that our year-end #1 is a remake, but from a band that makes their home in one of the smallest countries in the world (the 20th, to be precise). 18 countries are represented on our year-end chart, 4 more than 2009! Hurray for diversity! And for the first time, the US (with 9) follows Canada with 10 hits on the final 50. Immediately following them are Germany and Finland, tied for 6 apiece. 2010 also marked a return to our charts - in force - from Default, who added two top 10s and a number 1, plus another #1 currently on our chart, which may be their biggest yet. |
Chart facts: This year-end chart of the top 50 songs of 2010 is represented by artists from 18 countries (9 US, 10 Canada, 6 Germany, 6 Finland, 3 UK, 2 Liechtenstein, 2 Poland, 2 Ireland, 2 Netherlands, 2 Norway; and 1 each from Brazil, Israel, Gibraltar, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Australia, Norway and Belgium). This year tops 2009 as the most diverse year-end chart ever. 7 artists have more than one entry: Elis is at #1 and #11, #43; UnSun is at #3 and #9; The Armada is at #6 and #7. Van Canto is at #17 and #38, Default is at #18 and #33, Muse is at #22 and #42, and Leaves' Eyes is at #8 and #41. Other minutiae:
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