The Top 100 chart for the week ending May 29th has been published.
The Top 100 chart for the week ending May 15th has been published.
The Top 100 chart for the week ending May 8th has been published.
The chart for the week ending May 1st has been published.
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
Adam Lambert sets a new high this week with his hit single "Whataya Want From Me." It might not be burning up the radio or sales charts, but internet fans love the song. This week on the THO 100 it moves from #5 to #4 in its 12th week on the chart. It follows "For Your Entertainment," which reached #14. Both songs are from his debut album "For Your Entertainment." Lady GaGa spends her 21st consecutive week atop the chart as "Telephone" (featuring Beyonce) spends its 3rd week there. Sophie Ellis-Bextor returns to the chart with the highest debut: "Bittersweet." Sophie charted last year as a featured artist on the top 20 Freemason hit "Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)" and last charted on her own in 2007 with "Today The Sun's On Us."
Despite some adjustments to the THO 100 chart compilation formula, the top 5 songs remain in the same order. However, 11 songs enter the chart for the first time, led by Paramore's "The Only Exception." The second-highest new entry is Shakira's "Gypsy" (or "Gitana," the spanish version). This marks Shakira's 14 song on the THO 100 since her first single "Whenever, Wherever" charted in late 2001. It went to #1. She has had chart hits in every year since, except for 2004 and 2008, racking up three #1 songs along the way. The other two number ones were "Hips Don't Lie" and "She Wolf." We've created a poll for Shakira's top 10 hits so far.
Lady GaGa's record-breaking run at the #1 position on the THO 100 comes to an end... sort of. Her single "Bad Romance" falls to #2 after 18 weeks at the summit, and was replaced by yet another GaGa hit: "Telephone" (featuring Beyonce). It is Lady GaGa's fourth #1 song on the THO 100 and Beyonce's third, not counting her three #1 songs as part of Destiny's Child. "Romance's" 18 weeks at #1 was three weeks longer than the previous record of 15 by Cher's "Believe" and Madonna's "You'll See." But will it go down as the #1 song in THO history, based on chart points? To earn that distinction it will need to best Alanis Morissette's "You Learn" which spent 85 weeks on the chart in 1996 and 1997.
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.
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.
The new THO 100 chart has been published and Lady GaGa breaks the record for most consecutive weeks at #1 with her smash "Bad Romance." The previous record of 15 weeks was shared by Cher's "Believe" (1999) and Madonna's "You'll See" (1995-1996). If you are sick of Miss GaGa, don't blame me... the THO 100 chart is based on personal charts found all over the web, including discussion groups and personal web sites. "Bad Romance" still has a healthy lead over #2 "Tik Tok," so another week or two at #1 is not unlikely. It is GaGa's third number one song, following "Just Dance" and "Poker Face." THO has a poll to vote on the best Lady GaGa songs, and "Bad Romance" had an early lead, not surprisingly.
How many albums released in 2008 are still producing hits? Not very many, but Pink's "Funhouse" is one of them. This week "Glitter In The Air," the last track on the album debuts on the THO 100 at #76. She performed the song at the Grammy Awards and has since picked up enough radio airplay to add to its popularity. "Glitter" is Pink's 23rd THO hit. We've created a poll for Pink songs, cause with so many hits we're curious as to which are the lasting favorites of music fans. What, did you think we were going to go on and on about Lady GaGa matching the record for most weeks at #1 with "Bad Romance"? We'll save most of that for next week, when the record will likely be broken.
With no big radio hits coming out of the United States last week, most of the new entries on the THO 100 come from songs that are UK hits. Leading the way is Sugababes with their latest single "Wear My Kiss." The Sugababes are no stranger to the chart, having previously charted 21 singles in the top 100 with seven of those in the top 10. Also debuting on the chart this week are UK hitmakers Amy MacDonald, Calvin Harris, Gabriella Cilmi, and JLS. Next week we'll need to analyze Lady GaGa's attempt to tie and possibly break the THO record for most weeks at #1 for a song. This week marks number 13 and the record is 15 weeks on top.
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.
Since the TopHitsOnline chart began seventeen years ago, there have only been 10 songs to stay at #1 longer than 10 weeks. Lady GaGa's current #1, "Bad Romance" is one of them. This week the song holds off hits from Ke$ha and Owl City to remain on top. "Romance" still has a large point lead, which means that the all-time THO record of 15 weeks at #1 is in jeopardy. That record is held by Cher with her hit "Believe" (1999) and Madonna with "You'll See" (1995-1996). Madonna's "HungUp" is the most recent song to spend more than ten weeks at #1, in 2005-2006. On the current chart, GaGa's "Telephone" moves back into the top 10 as does Alicia Keys' "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart." "Replay" by Iyaz has the chart's largest point gain.
After their 2009 hit "Don't Trust Me," you might have thought 3OH!3 would end up being a one-hit wonder. But the best way to avoid one-hit-wonder status is to team up with an artist who delivers big hits. That is exactly what they did in teaming with Katy Perry on "Starstrukk." Perry has two THO #1 singles to her credit with "I Kissed A Girl" and "Hot N Cold," as well as two other chart hits since her debut in 2008. This week on the THO 100, "Starstrukk" punches into the top 10 all the way from #21 in it's 10th week on the chart. It's hard to imagine it reaching #1, but Lady GaGa's run with "Bad Romance" has to end someday, right?
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.
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?
It should come as no surprise that 2009's biggest hit, according to our calculations, comes from the artist who probably made the biggest splash in 2009. "Poker Face" from Lady GaGa was #1 for seven weeks, and spent 23 weeks in the top 10 of the THO 100, seven weeks more than any other song. It spent 33 weeks inside the top 40, five weeks more than any other song. Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" spent the most weeks on the THO 100 in 2009, with 47, and finished at #4 on the year-end chart. The Black Eyed Peas, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift all had two songs in the top 20, but it was once again Lady GaGa leading with three songs in the top 10. When we compile the Top Artists of 2009 chart in the next few days, should we expect anyone else to come out on top?
The last THO chart of the year sees the return of one of THO's biggest artists over the past decade: Jennifer Lopez. Her latest single, "Louboutins," has the highest debut, besting new entries from Pearl Jam, Allison Iraheta, and Three Days Grace. We last saw J-Lo briefly in early 2008 with her single "Hold It, Don't Drop It," which only made it to #31 on the chart. The last chart of 2009 also has Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance" on top for a sixth week. Next week's chart will be frozen, as it always is, so Miss GaGa will sit tight for a seventh week. Instead, look for our 2009 year-end chart due soon.
