THO 100 Update for week ending November 8, 2008

This week on the THO 100 Pink spends a sixth week atop the chart with "So What." It becomes the third song in 2008 to spend as many weeks on top, following Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" and Madonna's "4 Seconds" (featuring Justin Timberlake). But with the song showing signs of fading, there might be a new #1 next week. The question is who? Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" and Britney Spears' "Womanizer" seem to be the most likely candidates, but Beyonce's "If I Were A Boy" just bounced into the top 10 in only its third week on the chart. A little further down the chart, the largest point gain belongs to English band Razorlight. Their hit "Wire To Wire" sits at #27 after only two weeks and is #15 on the official UK chart.

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- Chart Archive
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New Album Releases for November 11, 2008

Taylor Swift - Fearless
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 29
David Archuleta - David Archuleta
T-Pain - Thr33 Ringz
Various Artists - Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement
Enya - And Winter Came
Missy Elliot - Block Party
Colbie Caillat - Coco [Deluxe Edition]
Musiq Soulchild - On My Radio
Seal - Soul
Deborah Cox - The Promise
Various Artists - Best of Parvarotti & Friends
Laura Pausini - Primavera Anticipada (Spanish Version)
Enrique Iglesias - Greatest Hits
David Foster - Foster & Friends [2 CDs]
Butch Walker - Sycamore Meadows
Tracy Chapman - One Bright Future
The Flaming Lips - Christmas On Mars [CD + DVD]
Various Artists - This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday Vol. 1
Mudcrutch - Live! [Live EP]
Kevin Costner & Modern West - Untold Truths
Patti Lupone - Les Mouches [Live]
Barbara Cook - Rainbow Round My Shoulder
Various Artists - Dr. Dre Old School Tribute

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The Offspring

This week The Offspring rack up their 18th chart hit with "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid." Their long string of hits began in 1994 when "Come Out And Play" took Modern Rock radio stations by storm. It was followed by the memorable "Self Esteem." The Offspring have always rocked, but often with tongue-in-cheek, as evidenced by "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)," and "She's Got Issues." Their Wikipedia entry brings up some interesting facts about the band: for example, they've sold over 40 million albums worldwide and one of the members goes by the name Noodles. We've created an Offspring poll for you to vote on their best song.

- Offspring Poll
- Offspring on Wikipedia
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THO 100 Update for week ending November 1, 2008

Dance songs are more prevalent on the THO chart than on other charts, but they still have a hard time reaching the upper half of the chart. This week two new dance songs make big splashes. The first is from Guru Josh, who transforms his hit song "Infinity" into "Infinity 2008." It is the highest debut on the chart this week, landing at #38. At #41 is another former dance hit that has been remodeled a bit. Sash! is the artist with "Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)," the largest chart mover of the week up from #90 the previous week. "Encore Une Fois" was a huge dance hit in 1997, and led to Sash! winning a BRIT award for Best International Male artist in 1998. Enjoy the new chart!

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New Adult Alternative / Adult Contemporary Songs - November 2008

New Adult Alternative and Adult Contemporary songs recently receiving airplay on U.S. radio stations:

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals - Fix It
David Byrne & Brian Eno - Strange Overtones
Tracy Chapman - Sing For You
Celine Dion - My Love
Enya (pictured) - Trains and Winter Rains
Michael Fitz - The Way It Goes
Ben Folds f/ Regina Spektor - You Don't Know Me
Goo Goo Dolls - Real
Keane - The Lovers Are Losing
Amos Lee - What's Been Going On
John Mellencamp - Troubled Land
James Morrison - Nothing Ever Hurt Like You
Tristan Prettyman - Hello
Radiohead - Reckoner
James Taylor - It's Growing
3 Doors Down - Let Me Be Myself
Thriving Ivory - Angels On The Moon
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New Album Releases for November 4, 2008

Brad Paisley - Play
Hinder - Take It To The Limit
Shiny Toy Guns - Season Of Poison
UNK - Second Season
Q-Tip - The Renaissance
Soundtrack - Twilight
Andrea Bocelli - Incanto
Travis - Ode To J. Smith
Hezekiah Walker - Souled Out
Harry Connick Jr. - What A Night! A Christmas Album
Sarah Brightman - A Winter Symphony [CD + DVD]
Randy Owen - One On One
OhGr - Devils In My Details
Soundtrack - Max Payne
Deadmau5 - Random Album Title
Axel Rudi Pell - Tales Of The Crown
ZZ Top - Live From Texas [Live]
Mavis Staples - Live: Hope At The Hideout [Live]
Jeff Dunham - Don't Come Home For Christmas

- Full list of new and future releases
- New Albums Google Gadget
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Nickelback

On the latest THO 100 chart, Madonna notches her 45th hit since the chart's inception in 1993. While that is a remarkable feat, we've dedicated so much space to Madonna's accomplishments that we decided to put our attention elsewhere. This week Nickelback celebrate a more modest 14 chart appearances with the arrival of "Gotta Be Somebody." Their string of hits began in 2001 with "How You Remind Me." That was their first and only #1 hit so far. "Someday" and "Photograph" managed to crack the top 10. As a solo artist, Chad Kroeger had three hits separate from Nickelback. Read more about this Canadian band here and vote in our Nickeback poll here.