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THO 100 Update for week ending May 10, 2008

2008-05-13T13:45:00.003-04:00

No big surprise this week as Madonna extends her lead over the THO 100 at #1 with "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake). The song is the largest point gainer and has one of the highest point totals in THO's history, which dates back over 15 years. Another big story is the unusually high number of song debuts this week. We didn't change our chart methodology, so it is just coincidence that there are 14 songs debuting. They are led by Nelly's "Party People" (featuring Fergie) which lands at #57. Given Nelly and Fergie's superstar status, top ten placement is almost guarranteed for this one.

- Current THO 100
- Chart Archive
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New Album Releases for May 13, 2008

2008-05-12T12:10:00.003-04:00

New album releases for this week:

Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Bryan Adams - 11 [Wal-Mart & Sam's Club only]
Foxy Brown - Brooklyn's Don Diva
Jason Mraz - We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things
10 Years - Division
We Are Scientists - Brain Thrust Mastery
Duffy - Rockferry
Ryan Cabrera - The Moon Under Water
Filter - Anthems For The Damned
Cherish - The Truth
Old 97's - Blame It On Gravity
Keith Sweat - Just Me
Pras - Magic
Ween - The Friends EP
Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back In Time, The Best Of: 1980-1989
Pendulum - In Silico
T-Bone Burnett - Tooth Of Crime
Simone - Simone On Simone
SafetySuit - Life Left To Go
Patti Rothberg - Double Standards
Sarah Bettens - Shine
Joe Cocker - Hymn For My Soul
Dokken - Lightning Strikes Again
Local H - 12 Angry Months
The Presets - Apocalypso
The Myriad - With Arrows With Poise
Emmanuel JAL - WARchild
Michael Schenker Group - In The Midst Of Beauty
The Fashion - The Fashion
Ashmont Hill - Ashmont Hill
Modey Lemon - Season of Sweets
Kassin + 2 - Futurismo
The Black Angels - Directions To See A Ghost

- Full list of new and future album releases
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New Pop/Top 40 Songs

2008-05-07T11:12:00.003-04:00

New songs recently receiving airplay on Pop/Top 40 radio stations in the U.S.:

B-52's - Funplex
Chris Brown - Forever
Mariah Carey - Bye Bye
Duffy - Mercy
Metro Station - Shake It
Ne-Yo - Closer
Colby O'Donis f/ Akon - What You Got
One Chance f/ Usher - U Can't
Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
Rihanna - Take A Bow
Santana f/ Jennifer Lopez & Baby Bash - This Boy's Fire
Simple Plan - Your Love Is A Lie
The-Dream - I Luv Your Girl
Usher f/ Beyonce & Lil Wayne - Love In This Club, Part II
Charlie Wilson f/ T-Pain - Supa Sexxy

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New Album Releases for May 6, 2008

2008-05-05T20:48:00.002-04:00

Gavin DeGraw - Gavin DeGraw
Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark
Clay Aiken - On My Way Here
Dierks Bentley - Greatest Hits: Every Mile A Memory 2003-2008
The Long Blondes - Couples
Elvis Costello - Momofuku
Craig David - Trust Me
Mindi Abair - Stars
Chris Sligh - Running Back To You
Johnny Mathis - A Night To Remember
Mint Condition - E-Life
From First To Last - From First To Last
Rob Gee - Says
Millencolin - Machine 15
Tom Fite - Fair Ain't Fair
Firewater - The Golden Hour
Greeley Estates - Go West Young Man, Let The Evil Go East
Matmos - Supreme Balloon
Aaron Tippin - He Believed [Available only at Cracker Barrel]
Cheap Time - Cheap Time

- Full list of New and Future Album Releases
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THO 100 Update for the week ending May 3, 2008

2008-05-04T10:05:00.003-04:00

In the week in which Natasha Bedingfield (pictured) appeared on American Idol (and gushed over David Archuleta), she is the greatest point gainer on the THO 100. The song she performed on Idol was "Pocketful of Sunshine," which rockets from #38 to #18 on this weeks' chart. Although top 10 status seems inevitable for this song, it will be hard to overcome the current hits at the top by Madonna, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, and Usher. "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake) continues to widen the gap between #1 and #2, and a new #1 before June, or maybe even July, seems unlikely.
- Current THO 100 chart
- THO 100 Archive
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New Adult Alternative / Adult Contemporary Songs

2008-05-02T08:36:00.005-04:00

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

Mindi Abair - Stars
Bryan Adams - I Thought I'd Seen Everything
Clay Aiken - On My Way Here
Elvis Costello & The Imposters - No Hiding Place
DeSol - On My Way
Alejandro Escovedo - Always A Friend
Mason Jennings - Fighter Girl
Amos Lee - Listen
Lifehouse - Whatever It Takes
Alanis Morissette - Underneath
Van Morrison - Lover Come Back
My Morning Jacket - I'm Amazed
NeedToBreathe - More Time
Old 97's - Dance With Me
Radiohead - House Of Cards
Room For Two - Roots Before Branches
Gavin Rossdale (pictured) - Love Remains The Same
Wilco - Glad It's Over
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Top Guitarist of All-Time

2008-05-01T09:00:00.004-04:00

Who is the best guitarist of all-time? This is one of those questions that seems like it might draw endless debate. But in the last two polls we've conducted, Jimi Hendrix drew 42% and 40% of the votes, far and away the top vote-getter each time. (The first guitarist poll we did received over 12,000 votes!) We thought we'd add a few more guitarists to the list, such as Slash, Prince, and Richie Sambora, and start a new guitarist poll. We hope you'll vote in the new poll.

- New Best Guitarist Poll
- 2007 Poll Results
- 2004-2007 Poll Results
- Rolling Stone magazine's list of Top 100 guitarists
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New R&B Songs on the Radio

2008-04-29T09:26:00.004-04:00

New R&B songs recently receiving airplay on radio stations in the U.S.:

Algebra - Run And Hide
Andre - What I Gotta Do
Bar-Kays f/ Evelyn King - If Loving You Is Wrong
Cherish - Amnesia
Keyshia Cole - Heaven Sent
Anthony David f/ India.Arie - Words
Raheem DeVaughn [pictured] - Love Drug
Conya Doss - What I'd Do
Dwele - I'm Cheatin'
Al Green f/ John Legend - Stay With Me (By The Sea)
Lalah Hathaway - Let Go
Janet Jackson - Can't B Good
Jaheim - I've Changed
Lyfe Jennings - Never Never Land
Alicia Keys - Teenage Love Affair
Rahsaan Patterson - Feels Good
R. Kelly - Hair Braider
Calvin Richardson - Sang No More
Angie Stone - Sometimes
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New Album Releases for April 29, 2008

2008-04-28T09:17:00.003-04:00

Madonna - Hard Candy
Raven-Symone - Raven-Symone
Portishead - Third
Lyfe Jennings - Lyfe Change
Mana - Arde el Cielo
Robyn - Robyn
Estelle - Shine
Lil Mama - VYP: Voice of the Young People
Carly Simon - That Kind Of Love
Mark Chesnutt - Rollin' With The Flow
Def Leppard - Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
Santogold - Santogold
Steve Winwood - Nine Lives
Augustana - Can't Love, Can't Hurt
The Roots - Rising Down
Newton Faulkner - Hand Built By Robots
Mudcrutch - Mudcrutch
Forever The Sickest Kids - Underdog Alma Mater
Martina McBride - Live In Concert [CD + DVD]
Sarah McLachlan - Rarities, B-Sides 2 And Other Stuff, Volume 2
Run Kid Run - Love At The Core
Mindless Self Indulgence - If
Your Vegas - A Town And Two Cities
Nerf Herder - Nerf Herder IV
The Cab - Whisper War
Griffin House - Flying Upside Down
Melissa Errico - Lullabies & Wildflowers
Earl Klugh - The Spice Of Life
Nassiri - Love Sees No Color
Robert Forster - The Evangelist
We Shot The Moon - Fear And Love
Walls Of Jericho - Redemption [EP]
Dweezil Zappa - Zappa Plays Zappa [Live]
Phil Stacey - Phil Stacey

- More New and Future Album Releases
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THO 100 Update for the week ending April 26, 2008

2008-04-27T10:47:00.004-04:00

This week on the THO 100, Jordin Sparks' duet with Chris Brown, "No Air," accomplishes something her lead single "Tattoo" could not do: reach the top 10. "No Air" moves from #15 to #8 on the new chart. "Tattoo" peaked at #11 last month. Also on the chart this week, Madonna's "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake) widens its lead at #1 over fellow divas Mariah Carey and Britney Spears. This song's stay at the top could be a long one...
- Current THO 100
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New Dance Songs

2008-04-25T15:12:00.004-04:00

New songs recently receiving airplay on dance radio stations and in clubs in the U.S.:

Paula Abdul & Randy Jackson - Dance Like There's No Tomorrow (remixes)
Anane f/ Tony Touch & Mr. Vegas - Shake It
The B-52's - Funplex (remixes)
Ferry Corsten & Howard Jones - Into The Dark
Danity Kane - Damaged (remixes)
Fragma - Toca's Miracle 2008
Lady GaGa f/ Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (remixes)
Jesse McCartney - Leavin' (remixes)
Madonna f/ Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes (remixes)
George Michael & Mutya - This Is Not Real Love
Kylie Minogue f/ Mims - All I See
Moby - Disco Lies
The Ones - I Feel Upside Down
Mark Picchiotti p/ Basstoy - Turn It Up
Seal [pictured] - The Right Life
Britney Spears - Break The Ice (remixes)
Static Revenger f/ Taj Bell - Everything Is Beautiful
Tracy Young f/ Ceevox - What's Done Is Done

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Linkin Park Adds to Their Hit List

2008-04-24T09:22:00.005-04:00

This week on the THO 100, one of the new entries is "Given Up" by Linkin Park. It marks the 14th chart hit for Linkin, and follows the huge success of their previous single "Shadow Of The Day." The new chart entry moves them up to a modest 53rd on the all-time list of bands/artists with the most charted songs. They have had six top 5 hits, but have never reached #1. "What I've Done" reached #2 in 2007 and "In The End" spent a remarkable 52 weeks on the chart, which is tied for 10th all-time. I'm sure we'll hear more from this great band, but for now I hope you'll vote in our Best of Linkin Park poll:
- Best of Linkin Park poll
- Artists/Bands with most charted songs
- Songs with most weeks on THO 100
- Linkin Park Wikipedia page

New Rock Songs on the Radio

2008-04-23T09:22:00.004-04:00

New songs recently receiving airplay on rock radio stations in the U.S.:

Disturbed - Inside The Fire
The Raconteurs - Salute Your Solution
Three Days Grace - Riot
Rush - Workin' Them Angels
SafetySuit - Someone Like You
Rev Theory - Hell Yeah
Operator - Delicate
Korn - Kiss
Hurt - Loaded
Forever The Sickest Kids - Whoa Oh (Me vs. Everyone)
Carolina Liar - I'm Not Over
Alkaline Trio - Help Me
Motley Crue - The Saints of Los Angeles
Five Finger Death Punch - Never Enough
Serj Tankian - Sky Is Over
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THO 100 Update for week ending April 19, 2008

2008-04-22T11:53:00.003-04:00

In only its fifth week on the chart, Madonna's "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake) takes over the top spot on the THO 100. It is Madonna's 18th chart-topper, by far the most of any artist and double the next-closest artist (Mariah Carey with nine). Although he is a featured artist, it is Justin Timberlake's second #1 hit, following "Cry Me A River" in 2002. He also had two #1 hits as a member of 'N Sync. "4 Minutes" displaces OneRepublic's "Stop And Stare," which spent five weeks at the top.
- See the full THO 100 chart
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New Album Releases for April 22, 2008

2008-04-21T09:35:00.002-04:00

Ashlee Simpson - Bittersweet World
Tantric - The End Begins
Phil Vassar - Prayer Of A Common Man
Story Of The Year - The Black Swan
Elbow - Seldom Seen Kid
Donny Osmond - From Donny With Love
Armin Van Buuren - Imagine
Whitesnake - Good To Be Bad
The Weepies - Hideaway
Bizzy Bone - A Song For You
Blind Melon - For My Friends
Goldfinger - Hello Destiny
Billy Bragg - Mr. Love & Justice
Juno Reactor - Gods & Monsters
Lettuce - Rage!
Anna Ternheim - Halfway To Fivepoints
Beat Union - Disconnected
Cat Empire - So Many Nights
Tony DeMarco - The Sligo Indians
The Jealous Girlfriends - The Jealous Girlfriends
Tokyo Police Club - Elephant Shell
Sleepcar - West Texas
Chris Standring - Love & Paragraphs
Stanley Jordan - State Of Nature
Barry Adamson - Back To The Cat
Tab Benoit - Night Train To Nashville [Live]
Flight Of The Conchords - Flight of the Conchords
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New Country Songs on the Radio

2008-04-18T09:34:00.005-04:00

New songs recently receiving airplay on Country radio stations in the U.S.:

Gary Allan - Learning How To Bend
Rodney Atkins - Invisibly Shaken
Clint Black - Long Cool Woman
Garth Brooks - Midnight Sun
Luke Bryan - Country Man
Kenny Chesney - Better As A Memory
Cross Canadian Ragweed - Cry Lonely
Alan Jackson - Good Time
Jamey Johnson - In Color
Lonestar - Let Me Love You
Jo Dee Messina - I'm Done
Heidi Newfield - Johnny and June
Dolly Parton - Jesus and Gravity
Point Of Grace - How You Live (Turn Up The Music)
Crystal Shawanda - You Can Let Go
Sugarland f/ Little Big Town & Jake Owen - Life In A Northern Town
Carrie Underwood - Last Name
Jimmy Wayne - Do You Believe Me Now
Chuck Wicks - All I Ever Wanted
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New Adult Alternative / Adult Contemporary Songs

2008-04-16T08:00:00.004-04:00

New songs recently added to playlists on Adult Alternative and Adult Contemporary radio stations in the U.S.:

REO Speedwagon - Find Your Own Way Home
Plumb - In My Arms
The Spill Canvas - All Over You
James Blunt - Carry You Home
Jakob Dylan - Something Good This Way Comes
Feist - I Feel It All
Augustana - Sweet And Low
Tristan Prettyman - Madly
The Bravery - Believe
Back Door Slam - It'll All Come Around
Sara Bareilles - Bottle It Up
Lareau - Change My World
Nelly Furtado f/ Keith Urban - In God's Hands
Mudcrutch - Scare Easy
Josh Groban - Awake
Kate Voegele - Only Fooling Myself
Marie Digby - Say It Again
KT Tunstall - Little Favours

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THO 100 Update for the week ending April 12, 2008

2008-04-15T09:27:00.003-04:00

We are somewhat surprised, but OneRepublic was able to hang on for one more week at #1 on the THO 100 with their smash "Stop And Stare." It barely tops Madonna's "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake), which we expect to be next week's top song. But a darkhorse has emerged in all of this: Chris Brown's "With You." The song has built momentum slowly and is currently the most-played song on U.S. radio stations. It sits at #3 for a third consecutive week but is definitely in contention for #1 next week if the momentum continues. Hope you enjoy the chart this week!
- Current THO 100
- Chart Archive
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New Album Releases for April 15, 2008

2008-04-14T09:49:00.003-04:00

Mariah Carey - E=MC2
The Naked Brothers Band - I Don't Want To Go To School
Everclear - Vegas Years
The Kooks - Konk
Tristan Prettyman - Hello
Dianne Reeves - When You Know
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - My Bloody Underground
Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum
Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Fail On Cue
Asia - Phoenix
Phantom Planet - Raise The Dead
William Shatner & The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra - Exodus: An Oratorio in Three Parts
Jordan Zevon - Insides Out
Thrice - The Alchemy Index Vols III & IV: Air & Earth
Justin Nozuka - Holly
Various Artists - Miles From India
Ours - Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy)
Frightened Rabbit - The Midnight Organ Fight
The Silver State - Cut And Run
M83 - Saturdays=Youth
Hilary McRae - Through These Walls
Planet P Project - Levittown
The Child Ballads - Cheekbone Hollows
Robert Walter - Cure All
The Plastic Constellations - We Appreciate You
Absentstar - Sea Trials
Kris Delmhorst - Shotgun Singer

See our full list of new and future album releases
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New Hip-Hop Songs

2008-04-12T09:00:00.003-04:00

New Hip-Hop/Rap songs recently appearing on radio stations in the U.S.:

Lil Wayne f/ Static Major - Lollipop
Rocko - Umma Do Me
Grind Mode - She's So Fly (I'm So High)
Sean Kingston (pictured) f/ The Dey & Juelz Santana - There's Nothin'
Snoop Dogg f/ Too Short & Mistah F.A.B. - Life Of Da Party
Baby Bash f/ Keith Sweat - Don't Stop
Karina Pasian - 16 At War
Estelle f/ Kanye West - American Boy
David Banner f/ Chris Brown - Get Like Me
Mario - Music For Love
Ray Lavender - Stay
Tiffany Evans f/ Bow Wow - I'm Grown
Nelly f/ Fergie - Party People
Pitbull f/ Trina & Young Bo$$ - Go Girl
Casely - Emotional
Chris Brown - Take You Down
V.I.C. - Get Silly
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Top Songs of 2008 (so far)

2008-04-11T09:30:00.003-04:00

We are only one quarter of the way through 2008, but we thought it would be fun to check on the top songs of 2008 so far, according to the THO weekly chart:

1. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
2. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
3. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
4. Timbaland f/ OneRepublic - Apologize
5. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
6. Alicia Keys - No One
7. Janet Jackson - Feedback
8. Linkin Park - Shadow Of The Day
9. Adele - Chasing Pavements
10. Kylie Minogue - Wow

- Current THO 100 chart
- THO 100 Archive

Top Songs of 1983

2008-04-10T08:43:00.003-04:00

It is easy to see why our 1983 polls and chart are the most popular of the decade. The year was filled with huge hits. Michael Jackson's "Beat It" and "Billie Jean," plus hits by The Police, Duran Duran, and Men At Work are just a few. We will soon be publishing our ranked list of the top songs of the entire decade, and the #1 song could very well be from 1983. The only question is which huge hit it will be.
- 1983 Polls
- Top Songs of 1983
- All 1980s Polls
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New Dance Songs

2008-04-09T09:34:00.003-04:00

New songs receiving airplay on dance radio stations and in dance clubs in the U.S.:

Mariah Carey - Touch My Body (remixes)
Kat Deluna f/ Busta Rhymes - Run The Show
DJ Kilo - Work It
Ercola - Deep At Night
Ralph Falcon - Break You
Funkerman - Speed Up
Lenna - I Can Hear The Money
Midnight Society f/ Lulu - Drum Nation
Kylie Minogue - Wow (remixes)
Nemesis Rising - Fool (If You Think It's Over)
Ramada - Clap Your Hands
Sandy Rivera - Freak
Robyn - Handle Me
Tamia - Me (remixes)
Twisted Dee - Drop That Beat
Robbie Williams - Lovelight

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New Album Releases for April 8, 2008

2008-04-08T09:25:00.003-04:00

Leona Lewis - Spirit
P.O.D. - When Angels And Serpents Dance
Ray J - All I Feel
10 Years - Division
Foals - Antidote
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
The Breeders - Mountain Battles
James Otto - Sunset Man
Meat Beat Manifesto - Autoimmune
Was (Not Was) - Boo!
Man Man - Rabbit Habits
Clinic - Do It!
Jim Noir - Jim Noir
The Young Punx - Your Music Is Killing Me
Marcia Ball - Peace, Love & BBQ
Rosey - Luckiest Girl
Esoterica - The Fool
Gran Ronde - Secret Rooms
Ike Reilly - Poison The Hit Parade
Hayes Carll - Trouble In Mind
Tina Dico - Count To Ten
Miss Murgatroid & Petra Haden - Hearts and Daggers
Tapes 'N Tapes - Walk It Off
The Gibson Brothers - Iron & Diamonds
Eric Avery - Help Wanted

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THO 100 Update for the week ending April 5, 2008

2008-04-07T21:06:00.002-04:00

While OneRepublic spends a fourth week atop the THO 100, there are at least three new songs that will challenge for the top position very soon. The first is Madonna with her latest "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake). This week the song is the largest point gainer for the second time. The largest chart move this week belongs to Estelle with "American Boy" (featuring Kanye West), who moves up 40 positions after claiming the #1 position on the U.K. national chart. The third threat is Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body," which remains at #5 this week but is still gaining fast. We think there will be a new #1 next week, but the data will dictate if that is true. Stay tuned.

Current THO 100 chart
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