The Monster - Eminem + Rihanna
The Love the Way You Lie duo combined forces to repeat their chart-topping trick for Eminem's otherwise wayward new album, proving that, together, they make a great couple.
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke (+ Pharrell + TI)
The song that launched a thousand parodies, the success of Blurred Lines was spurred by a super- catchy soul-laced chorus and an R18 video that featured topless models strutting their stuff.
Get Lucky - Daft Punk
Can 200 million YouTube views be wrong? Nope: Daft Punk's comeback single was a super-catchy, super-jaunty slice of robo-soul that made people want to hit the dancefloor every single time.
Roar - Katy Perry
Ignore the bonkers Tarzan-esque video: Katy Perry's comeback single was a dominating dose of pure pop perfection - so good that it made Lady Gaga's Applause look weird and lazy.
Can't Hold Us - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
"We did this our way," declares Macklemore on Can't Hold Us, the Thrift Shop pranksters proving once and for all that they're not going to be one-hit wonders like many predicted back in 2012.
