Top Songs of 2008...So Far

There are still about 15 weeks left in 2008, but the top songs of the year are starting to shape up. Through TopHitsOnline's September 6th chart, Leona Lewis led with "Bleeding Love," which just left the chart after a 48-week run. Rihanna has two songs in the top 10, and that doesn't even include her current #1 hit "Disturbia." Once again this year, it looks like the year-end top songs will be dominated by female artists, which you'll see from the list below:

1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
3. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
4. Duffy - Mercy
5. Jordin Sparks f/ Chris Brown - No Air
6. Madonna f/ Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
7. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
8. Rihanna - Take A Bow
9. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
10. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body

- THO Top Songs of 2007
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- All Year-End Charts
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THO 100 Update for week ending August 23, 2008

We're not sure if her name is Pink or P!nk, but in either case she has the highest debut on the chart this week with new single "So What." It comes from an album that hasn't been released yet, but at least you can download the single. Pink has had five #1 hits on the THO 100, and now 19 hits overall. Meanwhile, Katy Perry holds on with current #1 "I Kissed A Girl," which beats Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" and Rihanna's "Disturbia." Rihanna's hit has the best chance of becoming the next #1, and it could happen as soon as next week. Other debuts this week come from Keane, Duffy, Madcon, Jonas Brothers, Late of the Pier, O.A.R., Glasvegas, and Melee.

- Current THO 100 Chart
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Top Songs of 2008... So Far

We are barely past the halfway point of 2008 - a good time to take a look at the year's top songs... so far. This list is compiled by adding each THO chart from 2008. The top 10 is dominated by female solo artists, but it is a male group that has two songs on the list. And two of the most popular artists of the past two decades are topped by a newcomer...

1. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
2. OneRepublic - Stop And Stare
3. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
4. Duffy - Mercy
5. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music
6. Madonna f/ Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes
7. Britney Spears - Piece Of Me
8. Timbaland f/ OneRepublic - Apologize
9. Jordin Sparks f/ Chris Brown - No Air
10. Mariah Carey - Touch My Body

- THO Chart Archive
- Current THO 100

THO 100 Update for the week ending May 17, 2008

No surprise this week at the top of the THO 100 as Madonna's "4 Minutes" (featuring Justin Timberlake) still has a stranglehold on the competition. Look further down the chart and you'll find newcomer Duffy with the largest point gain and the largest chart move. But she achieves this not with her top 10 hit "Mercy," but with her new UK hit "Warwick Avenue." I'm sure we'll hear more and more about this interesting new artist, but for now all we can tell you is that she is Welsh, her full name is Aimee Duffy, and she has a twin sister. We hope you enjoy the rest of the THO 100 this week.

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New Album Releases for May 13, 2008

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

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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THO 100 Update for the week ending March 29, 2008

It has been a few months since an artist had two songs simultaneously in the top 10 of the THO 100. This week Leona Lewis pulls off that feat, as "Bleeding Love" and "Better In Time" sit at #7 and #10, respectively. Both songs may remain in the top 10 for even longer, since "Bleeding Love" is still getting huge radio airplay in the U.S. and "Better In Time" is one of the U.K.'s biggest hits right now. Meanwhile, OneRepublic's "Stop And Stare" holds off Duffy again for a third consecutive week at #1. It's hard to predict what the next new #1 will be, but based on her previous history on the THO chart, we wouldn't bet against Mariah Carey.

Latest THO 100 chart
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THO 100 Update for the week ending March 22, 2008

Girls Aloud (pictured) may not be a household name in the United States, but the latest THO 100 chart is proof of their popularity elsewhere. The THO 100 is based on personal charts from all over the world, which explains why Girls Aloud's single "Can't Speak French" enters the top 10 this week. It is the Girls' 18th THO hit in only six years of chart action, but this is their first top 10 hit. Meanwhile, OneRepublic continues at #1 with "Stop And Stare," while losing some ground to #2 "Mercy" by Duffy, which is beginning to see airplay in the U.S. now.
See the latest THO 100 chart here.
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THO 100 Update for the week ending March 1, 2008

This week Mariah Carey adds to an already impressive list of hits with new single "Touch My Body." It is the highest debuting song on the THO 100 this week, and is pulled from her new album E=MC2, due April 15th. At the top of the chart it is status quo, as the top 4 songs remain the same. However, Duffy's big UK hit "Mercy" breaks into the top 10 and is the largest point gainer on the chart. See the full THO 100 here.
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