Decade in review: Cultural touchstones
Published 5:48 pm Sunday, December 22, 2019
Top grossing films each year of the decade according to Box Office Mojo
2010— Toy Story 3 ($1.1 billion)
2011— Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 ($1.3 billion)
2012— The Avengers ($1.5 billion)
2013— Frozen ($1.3 billin)
2014— Transformers: Age of Extinction ($1.1 billion)
2015— Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens ($2.1 billion)
2016— Captain America: Civil War ($1.2 billion)
2017— Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi ($1.3 billion)
2018— Avengers: Infinity War ($2 billion)
2019— Avengers: Endgame ($2.8 billion)
NFL Superbowls
2010 — New Orleans Saints 31 Indianapolis Colts 17
2011— Green Bay Packers 31 Pittsburgh Steelers 25
2012— New York Giants 21 New England Patriots 17
2013— Batlimore Ravens 34 San Francisco 49ers 31
2014— Seattle Seahawks 43 Denver Broncos 8
2015— New England Patriots 28 Seattle Seahawks 24
2016— Denver Bronco 24 Carolina Panthers 10
2017— New England Patriots 34 Atlanta Falcons 28
2018— Philadelphia Eagles 41 New England Patriots 33
2019— New England Patriots 13 Los Angles Rams 3
MLB World Series
2010 — San Francisco Giants four games to one over Texas Rangers
2011— St. Louis Cardinals four games to three over Texas Rangers
2012 — San Francisco Giants four games to none over Detroit Tigers
2013 — Boston Red Sox four games to two over St. Louis Cardinals
2014 — San Francisco Giants four games to three over Kansas City Royals
2015 — Kansas City Royals four games to one over New York Mets
2016 — Chicago Cubs four games to three over Cleveland Indians
2017— Houston Astros four games to three over Los Angles Dodgers
2018 — Boston Red Sox four games to one over Los Angles Dodgers
2019 — Washington Nationals four games to three over Houston Astros
NBA Finals
2010 — Los Angles Lakers four games to three over Boston Celtics
2011 — Dallas Mavericks four games to two over Miami Heat
2012 — Miami Heat four games to one over Oklahoma City Thunder
2013 — Miami Heat four games to three over San Antonio Spurs
2014 — San Antonio Spurs four games to one over Miami Heat
2015 — Golden State Warriors four games to two over Cleveland Cavaliers
2016 — Cleveland Cavaliers four games to three over Golden State Warriors
2017 — Golden State Warriors four games to one over Cleveland Cavaliers
2018 — Golden State Warriors four games to none over Cleveland Cavaliers
2019 — Toronto Raptors four to two Golden State Warriors
NHL Stanley Cup
2010 — Chicago Blackhawks four games to two over Philadelphia Flyers
2011 — Boston Bruins four games to three over Vancouver Canucks
2012 — Los Angles Kings four games to one over New Jersey Devils
2013 — Chicago Blackhawks four games to two over Boston Bruins
2014 — Los Angles Kings four games to one over New York Rangers
2015 — Chicago Blackhawks four games to two over Tampa Bay Lighting
2016 — Pittsburgh Penguins four games to two over San Jose Sharks
2017 — Pittsburgh Penguins four games to two over Nashville Predators
2018 — Washington Capitals four games to one over Vegas Golden Knights
2019 — St. Louis Blues four games to three over Boston Bruins
NPR’s list of top 25 songs of the decade (based on listener nominations)
1. Bon Iver: “Holocene” from Bon Iver
2. Robyn: “Dancing On My Own” from Body Talk Pt. 1
3. Sufjan Stevens: “Fourth of July” from Carrie & Lowell
4. Lorde: “Royals” from Pure Heroine
5. Kanye West: “Runaway” from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
6. Beyoncé: “Formation” from Lemonade
7. M83: “Midnight City” from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
8. LCD Soundsystem: “Dance Yrself Clean” from This is Happening
9. Kendrick Lamar: “Alright” from To Pimp a Butterfly
10. Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars: “Uptown Funk” from Uptown Special
11. Childish Gambino: “This is America” (Single)
12. Adele: “Rolling in the Deep” from 21
13. Taylor Swift: “All Too Well” from Red
14. Lucy Dacus: “Night Shift” from Historian
15. Carly Rae Jepsen: “Run Away with Me” from E.MO.TION
16. Mitski: “Your Best American Girl” from Puberty 2
17. Frank Ocean: “Self Control” from Blonde
18. Hozier: “Take Me to Church” from Hozier
19. Alabama Shakes: “Hold On” from Boys & Girls
20. Janelle Monáe: “Make Me Feel” from Dirty Computer
21. Lana Del Rey: “Video Games” from Born to Die
22. Brandi Carlile: “The Joke” from By the Way, I Forgive You
23. Radiohead: “Daydreaming” from A Moon Shaped Pool
24. Courtney Barnett: “Depreston” from Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit
25. Fleet Foxes: “Helplessness Blues” from Helplessness Blues