Top 10 Hot Pop Songs August 30, 2011
These are the hottest 10 pop songs of the week as determined by About Top 40. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It is intended to indicate the hottest rising hits.Recordings that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.
Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards this past weekend with a performance of "You and I."She performed as her male alter ego Jo Calderone.She won two awards for the "Born This Way" video.It took home Best Female Video and the new category Best Video With a Message.
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Adele's performed "Someone Like You" at the MTV Video Music Awards. Her performance was so moving that the song jumped to #1 on the iTunes sales chart the next day. Adele took home four awards from the event for the music video accompanying the massive hit single "Rolling In the Deep."
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The music video for Rihanna's "Cheers (Drink To That)" was released this past week.It includes extensive footage of her return to her home island nation of Barbados.There is footage of live performances and having fun with friends.Avril Lavigne makes a cameo appearance in the clip.
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Gym Class Heroes are due to release their album Papercut Chronicles II October 25, 2011. The group's leader says that the new collection will go back to the essence of what is Gym Class Heroes.
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Cobra Starship performed "You Make Me Feel..." during the pre-show for the MTV Video Music Awards.Their new album Night Shades was released August 29, 2011.It is the band's fourth studio album and a follow up to the #4 hit album Hot Mess.
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"Otis" samples the classic "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.The music video was created by veteran director Spike Jonze.Jay-Z and Kanye West performed the song live last weekend at the MTV Video Music Awards."Otis" is included on the album Watch the Throne which has sold over 600,000 copies.
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Dev's full name is Devin Tailes."In the Dark" will be included on Dev's first solo album The Night the Sun Came Up which is due in stores September 20, 2011.Reportedly Timbaland has produced some songs on the album.Dev's earlier hit "Bass Down Low" is also included in the collection.
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"Mr. Saxobeat" has become a #1 hit for Alexandra Stan in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland.It has gone to the top of the dance radio airplay chart in the US. A full-length album titled Saxobeats is due for release September 9, 2011.
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"Better With the Lights Off" is New Boyz fifth top 20 hit single on the rap chart.It is the third single from their album Too Cool To Care.It is Chris Brown's twelfth appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist.
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The title of the Script's latest single refers to what happens when a drunk man calls the girl he broke up with to say he still loves her.He receives nothing in response.The song is a top 15 adult pop hit in the US for the Irish band.It is their fifth top 15 pop hit at home in Ireland.
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1. Lady Gaga - "You and I"
Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards this past weekend with a performance of "You and I."She performed as her male alter ego Jo Calderone.She won two awards for the "Born This Way" video.It took home Best Female Video and the new category Best Video With a Message.
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2. Adele - "Someone Like You"
Adele's performed "Someone Like You" at the MTV Video Music Awards. Her performance was so moving that the song jumped to #1 on the iTunes sales chart the next day. Adele took home four awards from the event for the music video accompanying the massive hit single "Rolling In the Deep."
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3. Rihanna - "Cheers (Drink To That)"
The music video for Rihanna's "Cheers (Drink To That)" was released this past week.It includes extensive footage of her return to her home island nation of Barbados.There is footage of live performances and having fun with friends.Avril Lavigne makes a cameo appearance in the clip.
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4. Gym Class Heroes - "Stereo Hearts" featuring Adam Levine
Gym Class Heroes are due to release their album Papercut Chronicles II October 25, 2011. The group's leader says that the new collection will go back to the essence of what is Gym Class Heroes.
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5. Cobra Starship - "You Make Me Feel..." featuring Sabi
Cobra Starship performed "You Make Me Feel..." during the pre-show for the MTV Video Music Awards.Their new album Night Shades was released August 29, 2011.It is the band's fourth studio album and a follow up to the #4 hit album Hot Mess.
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6. Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Otis" featuring Otis Redding
"Otis" samples the classic "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.The music video was created by veteran director Spike Jonze.Jay-Z and Kanye West performed the song live last weekend at the MTV Video Music Awards."Otis" is included on the album Watch the Throne which has sold over 600,000 copies.
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7. Dev - "In the Dark"
Dev's full name is Devin Tailes."In the Dark" will be included on Dev's first solo album The Night the Sun Came Up which is due in stores September 20, 2011.Reportedly Timbaland has produced some songs on the album.Dev's earlier hit "Bass Down Low" is also included in the collection.
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8. Alexandra Stan - "Mr. Saxobeat"
"Mr. Saxobeat" has become a #1 hit for Alexandra Stan in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland.It has gone to the top of the dance radio airplay chart in the US. A full-length album titled Saxobeats is due for release September 9, 2011.
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9. New Boyz - "Better With the Lights Off" featuring Chris Brown
"Better With the Lights Off" is New Boyz fifth top 20 hit single on the rap chart.It is the third single from their album Too Cool To Care.It is Chris Brown's twelfth appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 as a featured artist.
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10. The Script - "Nothing"
The title of the Script's latest single refers to what happens when a drunk man calls the girl he broke up with to say he still loves her.He receives nothing in response.The song is a top 15 adult pop hit in the US for the Irish band.It is their fifth top 15 pop hit at home in Ireland.
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