THO 100 for week ending January 30, 2010

Hip Hop superstar Jay-Z has reigned as one of the biggest names in the business for many years. With every successive album and single, he cements that status further, and the latest single is no exception. This week on the THO 100, "Young Forever" is both the greatest point gainer and has the largest chart move, up from #81 to #39. The song features Mr. Hudson, who also collaborated with Kanye West on two of his hits. Eighties music fans probably recognized the song samples "Forever Young" by Alphaville. Back in the earlier days of "alternative rock" radio, "Forever Young" was often voted as one of the top songs of all-time for that genre. Jay-Z's hit is his 20th THO hit, which started with "Can I Get A..." in 1998.

- Current THO 100
- Jay-Z chart history
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THO 100 Update for the week ending October 10, 2009

This week Madonna does what no other artist has done since 2005... her single "Celebration" returns to the top of the THO 100 after a previous two-week run on the Sept 26 and Oct 3 charts. Last week she gave way to Shakira's "She Wolf," which drops to #3 this week. In early 2005, Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Drams" spent 13 weeks atop the chart, then allowed Gwen Stefani's "Rich Girl" a week at the top before return to #1 for a single week. Further down the chart, Jay-Z (featuring Alicia Keys) has the greatest point gainer for the second straight week with "Empire State Of Mind." Britney Spears has a huge debut at #44 with "3." Other debuts come from Chipmunk, Editors, Backstreet Boys, Alicia Keys, Train, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.

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New Album Releases for September 8, 2009

Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
A Fine Frenzy - Bomb In A Birdcage
Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk
Brooks & Dunn - #1s...And Then Some
Soundtrack - True Blood
Howie Day - Sound The Alarm
BarlowGirl - Love & War
Thousand Foot Krutch - Welcome To The Masquerade
Phish - Joy
Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Vol. 2
Bethany Dillon - Stop & Listen
Gaither Vocal Band - Reunited
Peter White - Good Day
Rodrigo y Gabriela - 11:11
Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs
Polvo - In Prism
Cruxshadows - Quicksilver
Saosin - In Search Of Solid Ground
Sondre Lerche - Heartbeat Radio
Thelonious Monk - Monk (Re-Issue)
Rick Danko - Live At Dylan's Cafe, Washington D.C., December 1987
Feelies - Crazy Rhythms
Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers - Miss Smith To You!
Various Artists - Gotta Have Gospel 7
BLK JKS - After Robots
Spencer Day - Vagabond
Danko Jones - Never Too Loud
Taken By Trees - East Of Eden
Frank Turner - Poetry Of The Deed
Os Mutantes - Haih Or Amortecedor
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - The Bear
Mike & The Ravens - No Place For Pretty
Mayer Hawthorne - A Strange Arrangement
Various Artists - This Is Sander Kleinenberg 2 (2 CDs)
Bruce Springsteen - The Interview Sessions
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 20th Anniversary (Box Set)

- Full list of new and future albums
- 2009 Holiday albums
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THO 100 Update for the week ending August 22, 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!

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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.

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New Hip Hop / Rap Songs - July 2009

New Hip Hop/Rap songs recently added to radio station playlists in the U.S.:

Ace Hood - Champion
Ca$h - Walk Wit A Dip
Drake f/ Trey Songz - Successful
Fabolous f/ The-Dream - Throw It In The Bag
GS Boyz - Booty Dew
Gucci Mane f/ Plies - Wasted
Jay-Z (pictured) - D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)
Kid Cudi f/ Kanye West & Common - Make Her Say
Mario f/ Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett - Break Up
New Boyz - You're A Jerk
Pitbull - Hotel Room Service
Jay Sean f/ Lil Wayne - Down
T.I. f/ Mary J. Blige - Remember Me
Wale f/ Lady GaGa - Chillin'
Yo Gotti - 5 Star
Young Problemz & Mike Jones f/ Gucci Mane - Boi!
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Rihanna

On this week's chart, Rihanna collects the 15th hit of her career. "Rehab" enters the chart at #54, which would be enough for the highest debut in most weeks (but not this week with Leona Lewis' huge debut). Rihanna's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Her first hit was only three and a half years ago: "Pon De Replay." Her first #1 song was "SOS (Rescue Me)" in early 2006, and has been followed by three more number ones: "Umbrella (featuring Jay-Z)," "Don't Stop The Music," and "Disturbia." She has had seven songs chart on the THO 100 during 2008 and is in the running for Top Artist of 2008, which we'll be publishing soon. We've also created a poll for you to name your favorite Rihanna track.

- Rihanna Poll
- Chart History
- THO 100
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New Hip Hop / Rap Songs - October 2008

New Hip Hop and Rap songs receiving airplay in the U.S.:

Brutha f/ Fabolous - I Can't Hear The Music
Common f/ Pharrell - Announcement
Dem Franchize Boyz f/ Lloyd - Turn Heads
Jay-Z - Jockin' Jay-Z
Jay-Z & T.I. f/ Kanye West & Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us
B. Lloyd f/ Bobby Valentino - She All Mine
Nas f/ Chris Brown & The Game - Make The World Go Round
Q-Tip - Getting Up
Three 6 Mafia - That's Right
T-Pain f/ Ludacris - Chopped N Screwed
UNK - Show Out
Kanye West - Love Lockdown
Young Jeezy - Vacation
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THO 100 Update for week ending September 6, 2008

Katy Perry's run of three weeks atop the THO 100 with "I Kissed A Girl" comes to an end with the latest THO 100 chart. Rihanna notches her fourth #1 with "Disturbia," which follows "Don't Stop The Music" earlier in 2008. Her other two number ones were "SOS (Rescue Me)" and "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z). Perry may not need to wait long for her second #1, as "Hot N Cold" races up to #48 this week from #83 last week. Also of note on this week's chart: Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" exits the chart after a 48-week run. Only 15 songs have ever managed to spend 52 weeks (one full year) on this chart, the last one being James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" in 2005 and 2006. There is another song currently hanging on the chart that may get to 52... Sara Bareilles' "Love Song," which sits at #81 after 49 weeks on the chart.

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THO 100 Update for week ending May 24, 2008

This week on the THO 100 Rihanna collects her eighth top 10 hit with "Take A Bow." Her string of hits began in 2005 with "Pon de Replay" and includes three number ones: "SOS (Rescue Me)," "Umbrella" (featuring Jay-Z), and "Don't Stop The Music." She is clearly one of the most successful artists of the past 3 years. Rihanna also has the highest debut on this weeks' chart, "If I Never See Your Face Again," a duet with Maroon 5. The news at the top of the chart is the same: Madonna has a huge lead over all competition with "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake).

- Current Chart
- Rihanna's chart history
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