New Album Releases for November 16, 2010

Rihanna - Loud [Deluxe Edition]
Glee Cast - The Christmas Album
Bruce Springsteen - The Promise [Deluxe Edition] [Vinyl]
Rascal Flatts - Nothing Like This
Norah Jones - ...Featuring Norah Jones
Josh Groban - Illuminations
Jackie Evancho - O Holy Night [CD/DVD]
Kid Rock - Born Free
Pink - Greatest Hits...So Far!! [Deluxe]
Nelly - 5.0
Keith Urban - Get Closer [Deluxe Edition available only at Target stores]
Lee DeWyze - Live It Up
Chris Tomlin - And If Our God Is For Us
Don Omar - Meet The Orphans [Deluxe]
A Day To Remember - What Separates Me From You
Mariah Carey - Merry Christmas II You [Collector's Edition]
Soundtrack - Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part One
Soundtrack - Tangled
Loreena McKennitt - The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Bryan Adams - Bare Bones [Deluxe Edition]
Heaven & Hell - Neon Nights: 30 Years of Heaven & Hell
Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia
Pink Martini - Joy To The World
Halestorm - Live In Philly [CD/DVD]
Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy [Box Set]
Jimi Hendrix - BBC Sessions [Deluxe Edition]
Jimi Hendrix - Blues [Deluxe Edition]
Jimi Hendrix - Live At Woodstock [Deluxe Edition]
Tinchy Stryder - Third Strike [Import]

- Full list of new and future album releases
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New Album Releases for May 25, 2010

Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots Deluxe
Smashing Pumpkins - Teargarden By Kaleidyscope 1: Songs for a Sailor
Marc Anthony - Iconos
Widespread Panic - Dirty Side Down
Rihanna - Rated R: Remixed
Leela James - My Soul
Beth Nielsen Chapman - Back To Love
Soundtrack - Sex And The City 2
Marina & The Diamonds - The Family Jewels
All Time Low - Straight To DVD
John Prine - In Person & On Stage
Dailey & Vincent - Songs From The Heart
Framing Hanley - A Promise To Burn [CD + DVD]
Soundtrack - MacGruber
Soundtrack - Shrek: Forever After
David Cross - Bigger And Blackerer
Hank III - Rebel Within
Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden - Jasmine
Bettye LaVette - Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Krokus - Hoodoo
Soulfly - Omen
Soulfly - Omen Deluxe Edition
Will Young - Leave Right Now
Secret Chiefs 3 - Satellite Supersonic Vol. 1
Darrell Scott - A Crooked Road
Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King - Have Blues Will Travel
Masterplan - Time To Be King
Truth & Salvage Co. - Truth & Salvage Co.
Soundtrack - True Blood, Volume 2
Soundtrack - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Bill Kirchen - Word To The Wise
Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band - The Wages
Various Artists - Be Yourself: A Tribute To Graham Nash's Songs For Beginners
Ella Fitzgerald - Performance

Full list of new and future album releases
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THO 100 for week ending May 15, 2010

The Top 100 chart for the week ending May 15th has been published.

#1: Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
#2: Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight
#3: Rihanna - Rude Boy
Top Debut: Kelly Rowland - Commander
Largest Point Gain: Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight
Largest Chart Move: Robyn - Dancing On My Own
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THO 100 for week ending May 8, 2010

The Top 100 chart for the week ending May 8th has been published.

#1: Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
#2: Rihanna - Rude Boy
#3: Train - Hey, Soul Sister
Top Debut: Keane f/ K'Naan - Stop For A Minute
Largest Point Gain: Diana Vickers - Once
Largest Chart Move: Alexandra Burke f/ Pitbull - All Night Long
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THO 100 for week ending May 1, 2010

The chart for the week ending May 1st has been published.

#1: Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone

#2: Rihanna - Rude Boy

#3: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now

Top Debut: Hot Chip - I Feel Better

Largest Point Gain: Scouting For Girls - This Ain't A Love Song

Largest Chart Move: Lady Antebellum - American Honey

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THO 100 for week ending April 24, 2010

When we update the THO 100, we're going to start keeping our blog message and email updates short and sweet. You can always visit the full chart online at: www.tophitsonline.com/currentchart.htm

The chart for the week ending April 24 has been published.

#1: Lady GaGa & Beyonce - Telephone
#2: Rihanna - Rude Boy
#3: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
Top Debut: Taylor Swift - Fearless
Largest Point Gain: Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight
Largest Chart Move: The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition

THO 100 for week ending March 13, 2010

The Courteeners are an indie rock band from England who recently released their second album, "Falcon." Their first single from Falcon is "You Overdid It Doll," which becomes THO's largest point gainer and biggest chart mover this week. On the UK chart "Overdid It" reached #28, but it hasn't received enough airplay in the U.S. to chart yet. Nothing new to report at the top of the Top Hits Online weekly chart, as "Bad Romance" extends its record for weeks at #1 to 18 weeks. The #2 song, "Telephone" actually lost points this week, so the record may be extended another week until Rihanna's "Rude Boy" or Timbaland's "If We Ever Meet Again" can catch up.

- Current THO 100
- THO 100 Archive
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THO 100 for week ending March 6, 2010

This week on the THO 100, Lady GaGa extends her record for most weeks at #1 with a single as "Bad Romance" makes it 17 weeks at the top. It is hard to believe that it became the number one song on November 14th. What is the only song that might put a stop to it? Of course, another Lady GaGa song! Her duet with Beyonce, "Telephone", climbs to #2 this week. Another single with a shot at blocking GaGa is Rihanna's "Rude Boy". After having the largest point gain last week, "Rude" springs from #11 to #6 this week. Rihanna is no stranger to the #1 position: she's had four #1 singles already starting with "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)" in 2006.

- Current THO 100
- Lady GaGa Poll
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THO's Top Songs of the 2000s

Lady GaGa not only had one of the best years an artist could have in 2009, two of her songs also land in the top five of our Top Songs of the 2000s chart. The chart was compiled by assigning points for each week a song spent on the weekly THO 100 chart - more points for #1, much fewer for #100. Using this criteria, GaGa's "Poker Face" was the #1 song of the decade, barely edging out Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love." Lewis' hit did not reach #1 but spent 25 weeks inside the top 10. Possibly the most popular artist of the decade was Kelly Clarkson, who had three songs in the top 14 and had the most songs in the top 100 list with six. Other artists/groups with three appearances were: Green Day, Coldplay, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, The Killers, Matchbox Twenty, Timbaland and Beyonce.

- Top 100 Songs of the Decade
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THO 100 Update for week ending January 2, 2010

Just two years ago, Adam Young (aka Owl City) was making music out of his parents' basement. Since then, he's had a Billboard #1 Hot 100 hit, a top ten album, and one of the most downloaded songs of 2009 and 2010 (so far). This week Owl City's "Fireflies" flies up to #2 on the THO 100, replacing Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" as the runner-up to Lady GaGa's unstoppable hit "Bad Romance." Owl City's album, "Ocean Eyes," is their first with a major record label, and "Fireflies" is actually the fourth single to be released from the album. Young has been accused of ripping off electronica favorite The Postal Service, but we say What's Wrong With That?

- Current THO 100 chart
- THO 100 Archive
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Top Artists of 2009

With the #1 song of 2009 plus two others in the top 10, it was no secret who would be the #1 artist of 2009 after all the data was compiled. Lady GaGa easily bests the competition after finishing at #28 in the 2008 artist chart. She charted 11 songs on the THO 100 which logged a total of 165 weeks on the chart, 119 inside the top 40, and 58 inside the top 10. Using THO's point system, Lady GaGa had the best single year of any artist in THO's history (beginning in 1993). The previous best was Mariah Carey in 1994. Mariah finished at #33 on the 2009 artist chart. Three other divas followed GaGa at #2-#4: Beyonce, Britney Spears, and Kelly Clarkson. Kanye West and Akon were the only solo male artists to crack the top 10. Last year's #1 artist, Rihanna, was #18.

- Top Artists of 2009
- Top Songs of 2009
- THO Chart Archive
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New Album Releases for November 23, 2009

Rihanna - Rated R
Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
Shakira - She Wolf
Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment
Various Artists - A Very Special Christmas 7
Jay Sean - All Or Nothing
Birdman - Pricele$$
Andrea Bocelli - Mi Navidad
Soundtrack Score - Twilight: New Moon [released November 20]
Jimmy Wayne - Sara Smile
The Priests - Harmony
Hayley Westenra - Winter Magic
Angie Stone - Unexpected
Petula Clark - This Is Christmas
Mantovani - Christmas Carols
Peggy Lee - Two Shows Nightly
Shpongle - Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland
Carmen And The One Seven - C-17
Soundtrack - Princess And The Frog
Soundtrack - Precious
Soundtrack - Californication, Season 3
Tom Waits - Glitter And Doom Live [live]
Britney Spears - The Singles Collection [30 CD Box Set]
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - The Live Anthology [4 CD Box Set]
Doug Stanhope - From Across The Street
Regis & Joy Philbin - Just You. Just Me.
Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby Presents The Cosnarati: State Of Emergency
Music From The Vatican - Alma Mater: Featuring The Voice of Pop Benedict XVI
Genesis - Movie Box [5 CD Box Set]
Kraftwerk - The Catalogue
Beyonce - I Am...Yours - An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas [Live]
Buddy Holly - Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More [6 CD Box Set]
Miles Davis - The Complete Columbia Album Collection [71 CD Box Set; Amazon.com exclusive]

- Full list of new and future album releases
- 2009 Holiday Albums
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Top Artists of 2008

Rihanna had seven different songs appear on the THO 100 in 2008, with two of them reaching #1. She therefore is the runaway winner in our chart of the Top Artists of 2008. "Don't Stop The Music" spent five weeks atop the chart while "Disturbia" added four. Only the combination of Madonna and Justin Timberlake spent more weeks at #1 in 2008, with their hit "4 Minutes." Rihanna was #3 on the 2007 artist chart.

Two other artists had seven songs on the THO 100 in '08: Kanye West and Lil Wayne. Britney Spears, Chris Brown, and T-Pain each had six hits. The success of Brown's six hits allowed him to be the #2 artist of the year. His songs spent a combined total of 107 weeks on the chart (about an average of two songs on the chart every week). Leona Lewis also had 107 weeks on the chart (Rihanna had 119).

Coldplay was the #1 group of the year, and they were #4 on the overall artist chart. Coldplay songs spent 34 weeks inside the top 10 in 2008. OneRepublic was the #2 group, coming in at #6 on the artist chart.

- Top Artists of 2008
- Top Songs of 2008
- THO chart archive
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Top Songs of 2008

Madonna & Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes" might have spent the most weeks at #1 (10) on the THO 100 in 2008, but due to sheer staying power, Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" is THO's #1 Song of 2008. The Top Songs of 2008 chart is based on chart positions for all 2008 THO weekly charts, with an inverse exponential point system. "Viva" barely edges out Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love." If "Bleeding Love" had its full chart life in 2008, it would have been #1 for the year, but it was released in 2007 and even made #50 in the Top Songs of 2007 chart. Lewis was the only artist to have two songs place in the top 10, with "Better In Time" at #10. Rihanna had songs at #5, #12, #14, #48, and #73. She might be a frontrunner for the Top Artist of 2008, which will be published soon... MGMT had three songs on the chart, and two of them back-to-back at #52 and #53.

Alicia Keys' "No One" appeared on the 2007 and 2008 year-end charts, coincidentally in the same position of #37. Other songs to appear on this years' list that also appeared last year are: "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna (#12 in 2008, #51 in 2007), Timbaland's "Apologize" (#21 in 2008, #29 in 2007), Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" (#94 in 2008, #44 in 2007), and Linkin Park's "Shadow Of The Day" (#45 in 2008, #92 in 2007).

- Top Songs of 2008
- THO chart archive
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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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THO 100 Update for the week ending November 22, 2008

Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" was only able to reign over the THO 100 for a single week. Britney Spears' "Womanizer" takes over the top spot this week, giving Spears her second #1 song of 2008. The first was "Piece Of Me," which hit #1 back in January. Only eight artists have had #1 songs in 2008, and now four of them have had two number ones: Spears, Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Coldplay. Overall, "Womanizer" is Britney's seventh #1 song. Her first #1 was "Oops!...I Did It Again" in 2000, after her first three hits peaked at #2 ("...Baby One More Time," "Sometimes," and "(You Drive Me) Crazy". She trails only Madonna and Mariah Carey for the most #1s on the Top Hits Online chart, which began in 1993.

- Current THO 100
- Britney Spears chart history
- List of all number ones on the THO 100
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THO 100 Update for the week ending October 18, 2008

Pink and Rihanna hold on to the top 2 spots on the THO 100 this week. Katy Perry moves from #8 to #3 and looks like a serious challenger for the #1 position in the coming weeks. Further down at #58 is the highest debut of the week by T.I. (featuring Rihanna). "Live Your Life" samples from the worldwide smash hit "Dragostea din tei" by O-Zone. O-Zone's hit went to #1 in several countries and reached #3 on the official U.K. chart. In the United States it barely made a splash, and was probably more well-known for the crazy lip-synching "Numa Numa" YouTube video by Gary Brolsma.

- Current THO 100 Chart
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THO 100 Update for the week ending October 4, 2008

In its seventh week on the chart, Pink's "So What" barely takes the number one position away from Rihanna's "Disturbia." Rihanna's hit held the top spot for four weeks. This is Pink's sixth #1 song on the THO 100. The first was "Most Girls" in late 2000. That was followed by four consecutive #1s: "Lady Marmalade," "Get The Party Started," "Don't Let Me Get Me," and "Just Like A Pill." How long will "So What" last at the top? It could be several weeks, as there are no likely contenders closing in. Possibly the best bet is M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes," which currently sits at #6 but almost 40 points behind.

- Current THO 100
- THO 100 Archive
- THO 100 FAQ
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THO 100 Update for the week ending September 20, 2008

For the third week in a row Rihanna claims the #1 position on the THO 100 with "Disturbia," holding off Katy Perry's former #1 "I Kissed A Girl." Once again this week, a bigger story is further down the chart where a female artist collaboration have the chart's largest point gain and largest chart move. The song is called "Just Stand Up!" and it is credited to Artists Stand Up To Cancer. It is one of the most superstar-filled collaborations for a song since "We Are The World." Leading the track is Beyonce (pictured), and also includes Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, Natasha Bedingfield, Rihanna, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Melissa Etheridge, Keyshia Cole, Sheryl Crow, Leona Lewis, Ciara, and Fergie. How will this song fair on the radio and on personal charts? We didn't think it had top 10 potential, but so far so good... it moves from #66 to #26 this week.

- Current THO 100
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Top Songs of 2008...So Far

There are still about 15 weeks left in 2008, but the top songs of the year are starting to shape up. Through TopHitsOnline's September 6th chart, Leona Lewis led with "Bleeding Love," which just left the chart after a 48-week run. Rihanna has two songs in the top 10, and that doesn't even include her current #1 hit "Disturbia." Once again this year, it looks like the year-end top songs will be dominated by female artists, which you'll see from the list below:

1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
3. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
4. Duffy - Mercy
5. Jordin Sparks f/ Chris Brown - No Air
6. Madonna f/ Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
7. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
8. Rihanna - Take A Bow
9. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
10. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body

- THO Top Songs of 2007
- Top Songs of 2006
- All Year-End Charts
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