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
.

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)
.

Top Songs of 1980

Our huge project to rank the best songs of the 80s continues... this week we've updated the Top Songs of 1980, and Blondie continues to lead the chart. "Call Me" was the theme of the movie "American Gigolo," which starred Richard Gere. Legend has it that Stevie Nicks was first in line to record the song, but she didn't want it. The producer was the well-known Giorgio Moroder who asked Debbie Harry of Blondie to write the lyrics and perform it. It ended up being one of the biggest hits of the year in both the U.S. and U.K. Now it barely tops our 1980 chart over heavyweights like Pink Floyd and Queen.
- Top Songs of 1980 chart
- 1980s Polls
.