TAYLOR SWIFT, JUSTIN BIEBER AND JESSE MCCARTNEY: THE TOP 25 SONGS OF THE YEAR

The end of 2010 is almost upon us, which is why MTV News is rounding up the Top Songs of 2010. We has over two dozen MTV News staffers submit their own personal lists of their 25 favorite songs, and from those lists we derived a master list whose top 10 will be slowly rolling out over the course of this week. Check out one of the 25 lists below, with an argument or two for the greatness of some of the under-appreciated tunes of the year.

By Jocelyn Vena, with some help from her girl Christina Garibaldi

1. “OMG,” Usher

2. “Telephone,” Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé

3. “Runaway,” Kanye West

4. “Mine,” Taylor Swift
This track the type of song that girls would listen to on repeat at sleepovers. It also has Swift finally singing about adult relationships, which means that anyone can relate to it. That’s really what makes it a great pop song.

5. “Love the Way You Lie,” Eminem featuring Rihanna

6. “Fancy,” Drake featuring Swizz Beatz

7. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love,” Usher

8. “California Gurls,” Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg

9. “I Like It,” Enrique Iglesias

10. “Alejandro,” Lady Gaga

11. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz

12. “Somebody to Love,” Justin Bieber
Whether or not you are a Bieber fan, “Somebody To Love” was his bid for Usher’s throne. Let’s put it another way: If Usher released it, you probably wouldn’t be ashamed to love it.