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The songs that turn 10 in 2023: do you remember them all?

Hit songs, which climbed the charts in 2013: 10 years ago we listened to them everywhere, from radio to music streaming platforms, and some were even included in some movies.

In this photo gallery are included the most successful songs released as singles in 2013, although the reference albums can date back to the previous year.

Some of these tracks seem to have been released recently, as if 10 years had not already passed. And sadly, some of the artists who signed hit songs in 2013 died too soon...

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Individuals who turn 10 in 2023
Hit songs, which climbed the charts in 2013: 10 years ago we listened to them everywhere, from radio to music streaming platforms, and some were even included in some movies. In this photo gallery we find the most successful songs released as singles in 2013, although the albums from which they are extracted can date back to the previous year. Some of these songs seem to have been released recently, as if 10 years had not already passed...
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Pompeii - Bastille (published: January 11, 2013)
Pompeii is the most successful song by British alternative rock group Bastille. The song has been certified with 36 platinum records: 9 of them in Australia, 6 in the United States and 5 in the United Kingdom.
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When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars (Published: January 15, 2013)
One of the first singles to turn 10 in 2023 is When I Was Your Man, the second single from the album Unorthodox Jukebox. The song is a classic ballad, in which Bruno Mars tells about  the separation with his girlfriend, addressing her directly.
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Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Published: January 19, 2013)
The third single from the album The Heist, this song reached number one on the Billboard 100, earning a total of 40 platinum records and two diamond discs (France and the United States)
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Demons - Imagine Dragons (published: January 28, 2013)
One of the most famous songs of the Imagine Dragons, which has been a worldwide success. In the United States, for example, Demons stayed for 12 weeks in the Top Ten of the Billboard 100, also winning the diamond disc. In total, Demons has achieved 33 platinum records, including 8 in Canada, 6 in Australia and 5 in Italy.
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Started From The Bottom - Drake (Published: February 1, 2013)
Single from Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same, this song won 11 platinum records 10 years ago, including 6 in the United States.
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Mirrors - Justin Timberlake (published: 11 February 2013)
8 minutes and 6 seconds is the length on Mirrors's version of the album, which was made available on radio in an abridged version of 4 minutes and 37 seconds. This song has achieved 22 total platinum records worldwide.
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Feel This Moment - Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera (February 22, 2013)
For this song was used the instrumental base of the famous song Take on Me by the Norwegian group a-ha. Feel This Moment achieved success all over the world, receiving 22 platinum records, including four in the United States. 
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Just Give Me a Reason - Pink fr. Nate Ruess (Published: February 26, 2013)
Initially, this song was written by Pink to be performed solo, but the singer realized that she needed someone to sing it with her. Just Give Me a Reason was Pink's first single to reach the top of the Italian charts, and the fourth in the American one after Lady Marmalade, So What and Raise Your Glass.
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Royals - Lorde (published: March 8, 2013)
Royals was the first single from Lorde's first studio album. And what a debut for her: Royals won two Grammy as Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Interpretation, conquering the top of the charts of many countries such as the United Kingdom, United States, Italy, New Zealand and Canada.
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Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell Williams & T. I. (Published: March 26, 2013)
It has already been 10 years since the release of this single, able to conquer 47 platinum records and a diamond disc, in the United States. The song has been defined by The Guardian as the most controversial song of the decade, both for the explicit content of the lyrics and the video, and for the controversy raised in public opinion.
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I Need Your Love - Calvin Harris ft. Ellie Goulding (Published: April 12, 2013)
This song has consecrated  Calvin Harris's carreer: thanks to this song, which reached fourth place in the UK charts, the DJ becomes the first British artist to place eight songs from the same album in the ranking of the ten best-selling singles in the United Kingdom.
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Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers (published: April 19, 2013)
Get Lucky has had incredible success all over the world, reaching the Top Ten of the charts of over 30 countries. But that's not all, because this song received two Grammy Awards as Recording of the Year and Best Performance by a Duo or Group.
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Counting Stars - One Republic (Published: June 14, 2013)
Counting Stars gained international fame, becoming the most successful single of the One Republic, surpassing even the famous Apologize. The music video is one of the most viewed ever on YouTube and is also the first video of a band to reach one billion views. In these 10 years, the video clip has totaled almost 4 billion views.
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Wake Me Up - Avicii (published: June 17, 2013)
He died too young, but his music will remain forever: and one of the songs that we will remember most Avicii is certainly Wake Me Up, danced everywhere in the world even today. This song has achieved 93 platinum records, including 15 in Australia.
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Best Song Ever - One Direction (Published: July 22, 2013)
10 years have passed since the publication of this song, 13 since the formation of the One Direction and 8 since the break of the group! For now, the five guys are focused on their solo careers, some with immense success (for example Harry Styles) who a little less.
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Applause - Lady Gaga (Published: August 12, 2013)
" Applause " is the first single from Lady Gaga's third studio album, called Artpop. The song is Gaga's thirteenth consecutive single to reach number one on the BillboardDance Club Songs chart, making her the artist with the most consecutive first places in the period between 2009 and 2013.
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Katy Perry - Roar (Published: August 12, 2013)
Roar will also turn 10 in summer 2023. As Lady Gaga, Katy Perry he released on August 12, 2013 the first single from his new album of the time, called Prism. The song was chosen as the official anthem of the Winter Olympic Games held from 7 to 22 February 2014 in Soči.
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Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus (Published: August 25, 2013)
The song is about a love ended and probably the reference was to the relationship Miley Cyrus had with the actor Liam Hemsworth. The videoclip of the song, in which we see a very different Miley Cyrus from the one we had all known up to that moment, was awarded as video of the year at MTV Music Video Awards.
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The Monster - Eminem ft. Rihanna (Published: October 29, 2013)
This is the fourth collaboration between Eminem and Rihanna after Love the Way You Lie,  Love the Way You Lie Part II and Numb. The music video for the song received three MTV nominations Video Music Awards 2014 for Best Video by a Male Artist, Best Director and Best Collaboration.
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