THO 100 Update for week ending January 17, 2009

Lady GaGa makes a surprising jump from #6 to #1 on the THO 100 this week. Her smash hit "Just Dance" (featuring Akon & Colby O'Donis) benefits mostly from increased airplay and single availability in the UK, although radio airplay in many parts of the U.S. is still growing too. This is Lady GaGa first THO #1, and in fact her first THO hit. It replaces The Killers "Human," which ends up spending only a single week at the top. "Human" is just barely behind "Just Dance," so a re-entry into the top position next week would not be a surprise. Elsewhere on the chart, Pink and Girls Aloud have new songs enter the top 10, and Ne-Yo and The Fray move inside the top 40 with new singles.

- Current THO 100
- THO Archive
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New Album Releases for December 2, 2008

Britney Spears - Circus
Akon - Freedom
Soundtrack - Cadillac Records
Scarface - Emeritus
Neil Young - Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House [CD/DVD]
Kylie Minogue - X - 2008 Tour Edition [CD/DVD]
Panic At The Disco - ...Live In Chicago [Live CD/DVD]
Soundtrack - Halo Trilogy: The Complete Original Soundtracks [5 CDs]
Colt Ford - Ride Through The Country
Trevor Tanner - Eaten By The Sea

- Full list of new and future releases
- New Albums Google Gadget
- 2008 Holiday Albums
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Akon

Aliaune Thiam, or the artist we know as Akon, logs his 15th THO hit this week with "Right Now (Na Na Na)." Often Akon collaborates with others on hit songs, such as "Smack That" with Eminem or "Just Dance" with Lady GaGa and Colby O'Donis. But "Right Now" is a solo hit, just as his first THO hit was: 2005's "Lonely." He has several impressive achievements, including being the first artist to hold both the #1 and #2 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 TWICE! Akon was also nominated for a Grammy Award, although he lost to Justin Timberlake. We created another poll, for you to choose your favorite Akon tune.

- Akon chart history
- Akon poll
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