This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2010 in both the men's and the women's hammer throw. The main event during this season were the 2010 European Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, Spain, where the final of the men's competition was held on July 28, 2010. The women had their final five days later, on July 30, 2010.
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 80.99 m | Rieti, Italy | 2010-08-28 | |||
| 2 | 80.59 m | Walnut, United States | 2010-04-17 | |||
| 3 | 80.44 m | 2010-05-22 | ||||
| 4 | 80.11 m | 2010-06-18 | ||||
| 5 | 79.64 m | Veszprém, Hungary | 2010-05-01 | |||
| 6 | 79.12 m | Barcelona, Spain | 2010-07-28 | |||
| 7 | 79.09 m | 2010-03-06 | ||||
| 8 | 78.98 m | 2010-05-30 | ||||
| 9 | 78.87 m | Halle, Germany | 2010-05-15 | |||
| 10 | 78.73 m | 2010-05-22 | ||||
| 11 | 78.40 m | Castres, France | 2010-07-20 | |||
| 12 | 78.33 m | 2010-06-26 | ||||
| 13 | 78.22 m | Adler, Russia | 2010-04-23 | |||
| 14 | 78.18 m | Bielsko-Biała, Poland | 2010-07-09 | |||
| 15 | 78.13 m | Sochi, Russia | 2010-05-27 | |||
| 16 | 77.99 m | Barcelona, Spain | 2010-07-28 | |||
| 17 | 77.73 m | Yerino, Russia | 2010-06-11 | |||
| 18 | 77.69 m | Amnéville, France | 2010-06-23 | |||
| 19 | 77.36 m | 2010-03-26 | ||||
| 20 | 77.35 m | Tucson, United States | 2010-05-23 | |||
| 21 | 77.31 m | 2010-05-22 | ||||
| 22 | 77.07 m | Ashland, United States | 2010-07-31 | |||
| 23 | 77.05 m | Saint-Mard, France | 2010-07-16 | |||
| 24 | 77.02 m | 2010-05-16 | ||||
| 25 | 77.01 m | 2010-06-04 |
| Standing records prior to the 2010 season in track and field | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77.96 m | August 22, 2009 | ||||
| Standing records after the 2010 season in track and field | |||||
| 78.30 m | June 6, 2010 | ||||
| Rank | Mark | Athlete | Venue | Date | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78.30 m | 2010-06-06 | WR | |||
| 2 | 76.38 m | 2010-07-30 | ||||
| 3 | 76.03 m | Zhukovsky, Russia | 2010-06-26 | PB | ||
| 4 | 75.42 m | 2010-05-15 | ||||
| 5 | 75.19 m | Zhukovsky, Russia | 2010-06-26 | |||
| 6 | 74.53 m | 2010-03-12 | ||||
| 7 | 73.83 m | 2010-08-06 | ||||
| 8 | 73.74 m | 2010-04-10 | ||||
| 9 | 73.52 m | 2010-07-16 | ||||
| 10 | 73.40 m | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 2010-06-08 | |||
| 11 | 72.24 m | Fränkisch-Crumbach, Germany | 2010-05-24 | |||
| 12 | 72.14 m | 2010-04-24 | ||||
| 13 | 71.94 m | Sacramento, United States | 2010-05-29 | |||
| 14 | 71.90 m | Yerino, Russia | 2010-06-11 | |||
| 15 | 71.66 m | 2010-07-14 | ||||
| 16 | 71.50 m | 2010-06-29 | ||||
| 17 | 71.27 m | Tucson, Arizona, United States | 2010-05-23 | |||
| 18 | 71.25 m | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | 2010-03-07 | |||
| 19 | 71.24 m | Des Moines, Iowa, United States | 2010-06-26 | |||
| 20 | 71.19 m | 2010-06-26 | ||||
| 21 | 70.80 m | 2010-06-12 | ||||
| 22 | 70.36 m | 2010-06-13 | ||||
| 23 | 70.35 m | 2010-02-11 | ||||
| 24 | 70.30 m | 2010-05-28 | ||||
| 25 | 70.25 m | 2010-05-12 |