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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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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New Album Releases for September 16, 2008

Ne-Yo - Year Of The Gentleman
Celtic Thunder - Act Two
Nelly - Brass Knuckles
Buckcherry - Black Butterfly
Colby O'Donis - Colby O
The Cure - Hypnagogic States [EP]
Jem - Down To Earth
Annie Lennox - The Annie Lennox Collection
Taproot - Our Long Road Home
Kristy Lee Cook - Why Wait
Darius Rucker - Learn To Live
Various Artists - The Imus Ranch Remix Project
Musiq Soulchild - On My Radio
DJ Khaled - We Global
Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - Rattlin' Bones
Lindsey Buckingham - Gift of Screws
Raphael Saadiq - The Way I See It
One Block Radius - One Block Radius
Joseph Arthur - Temporary People
Beth Rowley - Little Dreamer
Patricia Barber - The Cole Porter Mix
Al Stewart - Sparks Of Ancient Light
All That Remains - Overcome
Ben Taylor - The Legend Of Kung Folk Part 1 (The Killing Bite)
James - Hey Ma
George Clinton - George Clinton and Some Gangsters Of Love
Various Artists - Born To The Breed: A Tribute To Judy Collins
Avenged Sevenfold - Live In The LBC & Diamonds In The Rough [CD + DVD]
Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

- Full list of new and future releases
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New Pop/Top 40 Songs on the Radio - August 2008

David Archuleta - Crush
Natasha Bedingfield - Angel
Keri Hilson - Energy
Leona Lewis - Better In Time
M.I.A. - Paper Planes
Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
Colby O'Donis - Don't Turn Back
Pink - So What
Kevin Rudolf f/ Lil Wayne - Let It Rock
Saving Jane - Supergirl
Shontelle - T-Shirt
We The Kings - Check Yes Juliet (Run Baby Run)
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