Top Hits Online: August 2009

The super-couple of Jay-Z and Beyonce are perhaps the most successful musical couple of this decade. Beyonce has been one of the most popular pop singers of the 2000s while Jay-Z has been at the top of the hip hop world. This week on the THO 100 they prove that they are still a superpower. Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams" is the largest point gainer on the chart while Jay-Z's "Run This Town" has the largest chart move of 30 positions. "Sweet Dream's is Beyonce's 11th top 10 hit, not including her hits with Destiny's Child. Jay-Z has had four top 10 hits on THO, but only because it is difficult for hip hop songs to make it that far. Enjoy the chart this week!

- Current THO 100
- THO 100 Archive
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

THO 100 Update for week ending August 15, 2009

The new on the latest THO 100 chart isn't what happened at the top - the top six songs did not change positions. The action was further down the chart. Shakira's hot new hit had the largest point gain and blasted into the top 10 after only four weeks on the chart. The highest debut came from Madonna, who has released the title track from her upcoming "Celebration" album. No surprisingly, the track has one of the highest debuts of 2009, landing at #33. The lower reaches of the top 100 chart include nine other debuts, including Nelly Furtado, Bloc Party, and Jay-Z.

- Current THO 100
- THO 100 Archive
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Monday, August 17, 2009

New Album Releases for August 18, 2009

Reba McEntire - Keep On Lovin You

Third Eye Blind - Ursa Major

Sean Paul - Imperial Blaze

Ledisi - Turn Me Loose

Delbert McClinton & Dick50 - Acquired Taste

Sister Hazel - Release

Mutemath - Armistice

Colin Hay - American Sunshine

David Nail - I'm About To Come Alive

Brendan Benson - My Old Familiar Friend

Joe Henry - Blood From Stars
The Antlers - Hospice

Wayne Krantz - Krantz Carlock Lefebvre

Terence Blanchard - Choices

GWAR - Lust In Space

Hiroshima - Legacy

Soundtrack - Mad Men: Music From The Series Vol. 2

Herb Alpert & Lani Hall - Anything Goes

- Full list of new and future album releases

Monday, August 10, 2009

New Album Releases for August 11, 2009

Cobra Starship - Hot Mess
George Strait - Twang
Jessie James - Jessie James
Britt Nicole - The Lost Get Found
Michael Jackson - The Document (Unauthorized)
Cavo - Bright Nights, Dark Days
Mindy Smith - Stupid Love
Anna Ternheim - Leaving On A Mayday
Between The Trees - Spain
Various Artists - Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm [6 CD Box Set]
The Wailin' Jennys - Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House
Justin Moore - Justin Moore
Soundtrack - Torchwood: Children Of Earth
Various Artists - Dashboard Confessional String Tribute
Various Artists - Bob Dylan Radio Radio Vol. 2 [4 CD Box Set]
Broadway Cast - Leader Of The Pack
Tommy Castro - Hard Believer
Slaughterhouse - Slaughterhouse
Robert Cray - This Time
Behemoth - Evangelion
Mike Stern - Big Neighborhood
The Bottle Rockets - Lean Forward
Rhythms Del Mundo - Classics
Robben Ford - Soul On Ten [Live]

- Full list of new and future album releases
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

THO 100 Update for week ending August 1, 2009

Not surprisingly, the Black Eyed Peas take over the #1 position on the THO 100 this week. "I Gotta Feeling" has been the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 for a few weeks now, and the song's popularity has been spreading through the rest of the world. This week it ends David Guetta's run at the top with "When Love Takes Over" (featuring Kelly Rowland). "Love" was #1 for four weeks. Just prior to that, it was the Black Eyed Peas who sat in the top spot for five weeks with "Boom Boom Pow." "Boom" and "Love" are the Peas' only number one songs, although they've had four other songs reach the top five, starting with "Where Is The Love" in 2003. Will their current #1 last as long as "Boom Boom Pow" did? We think it probably will, because after Jordin Sparks' "Battlefield," it will take a few weeks for other songs' popularity to rise to the same level. But we'll see what happens...

- Current THO 100

- Black Eyed Peas chart history

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

New Album Releases for August 4, 2009

Tantric - Mind Control
K'Jon - I Get Around
Soundtrack - Wizards Of Waverly Place
Dorrough - Dorrough
Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 16
Steve Azar - Slide On Over Here
Modest Mouse - No One's First And You're Next
Gloriana - Gloriana
Anjulie - Anjulie
Hillsong - Faith+Hope+Love
Jessy J - True Love
Walter Trout - Unspoiled By Progress
Aaron Shust - Take Over
Japandroids - Post-Nothing
Hank Williams III & AssJack - AssJack
Mac McAnally - Down By The River
Soundtrack - The Ugly Truth
Soundtrack - G.I. Joe
Yim Yames - Tribute To [EP]
John Surman, John Abercrombie, Drew Guess, & Jack DeJohnette - Brewster's Rooster
Craig Phillips & Dean Phillips - Fearless

- Full list of new and future album releases
- First look at some 2009 holiday albums
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