THO 100 Update for week ending November 14, 2009
Last week it was expected, and written here, that Britney Spears would take over the #1 position on the THO 100 with her latest single, "3." But after all the data was compiled, the hottest song online by our measure is "Bad Romance" by Lady GaGa. It catapults from #11 to #1 in only its fourth week on the chart and barely beats out Spears' hit. "Bad Romance" caps an incredible year for Lady GaGa, who spent time at #1 in January and February with "Just Dance" followed by time at #1 in April and May with "Poker Face." Given that there are only six chart weeks left in 2009, and the fast rise of "Bad Romance," it could still be the #1 song when the calendar turns. Either way, Lady GaGa has a good chance of topping our list of the Top Artists of 2009, which is compiled from all 2009 chart data... coming soon.Labels: Britney Spears, Lady GaGa, THO 100




















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The latest charts are not always about the newest artists. This weeks' THO 100 is proof of that, as a bevy of veteran artists and groups have songs that debut. One of them is Sarah McLachlan, who first charted on THO in 1994. A group whose charting career also goes back to 1994, Weezer debut this week with "
Not much happening this week around the top of the chart as the top 3 positions remain the same. Further down the chart there is plenty of action... starting with a big debut for Metallica at #52 with "
Katy Perry's run of three weeks atop the THO 100 with "

Coldplay's string of six weeks atop the THO 100 ends this week, as "

It's a pretty quiet chart this week, with very little movement inside the top 10. Coldplay hangs on for a fourth week at #1 with "
Music fans have been keeping lists of their favorite songs ever since Elvis and The Beatles. For many people, it was something they did in private and didn't share with others. But with the rise of the Internet, people began to realize they weren't the only ones who kept these lists. Now with the ease of sharing information via social networking on the web, there is a huge community of people sharing their "personal charts" on a weekly basis. The 


This week Madonna adds to her already-impressive list of achievements on the 
This week on the THO 100 Rihanna collects her eighth top 10 hit with "

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
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In only its fifth week on the chart, Madonna's "

While OneRepublic spends a fourth week atop the
It has been a few months since an artist had two songs simultaneously in the top 10 of the 
One year ago relatively few people had heard of OneRepublic. But Timbaland had heard their music and mixed their song "
This week on the
No artist has had more songs on the
This week Mariah Carey adds to an already impressive list of hits with new single "
This week on the 





