These are the hottest 10 pop songs of the week as determined by About Top 40. Click highlighted songs for reviews.
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Rob Thomas - "This Is How a Heart Breaks"
Rob Thomas charges onto the chart in the top spot with his 2nd single from the album ...Something To Be. This song was used extensively as theme music for the 2005 NBA basketball championships.
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Gorillaz - "Feel Good, Inc."
The chart's only cartoon band climbs a notch from last week. "Feel Good, Inc." has been out quite some time, but it is just now catching fire with mainstream pop audiences.
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Fall Out Boy - "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"
The "softcore" band from Chicago leaps 5 notches on the chart with their breakthrough pop hit. They've swiftly grown to be one of the headline bands for this summer's Warped tour.
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The Click Five - "Just the Girl"
The blue-suited guys from the Berklee School Of Music make their first appearance on the chart. Look for them to get even hotter when their debut album Greetings From Imrie House appears in August.
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Gwen Stefani - "Cool"
Gwen Stefani's 4th big single from the Love, Angel, Music, Baby album continues to roll its way up the national pop charts.
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Fat Joe featuring Nelly - "Get It Poppin'"
This could be the last week on this chart for Fat Joe's summer anthem as it looks likely to enter the national pop top 10 next week.
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Relient K - "Be My Escape"
This Christian punk pop band continues to build its audience with the irresistibly melodic "Be My Escape."
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Mariah Carey - "Shake It Off"
Mariah Carey follows her massive #1 pop hit "We Belong Together" with this light pop song all about dusting oneself off after a bad breakup.
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Simple Plan - "Untitled"
The punk pop band's uncharacteristic mellow ballad is slowly turning into their biggest pop hit single yet.
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Bow Wow featuring Omarion - "Let Me Hold You"
The maturing Bow Wow (no more Lil') collaborates with B2K's Omarion to create a beautiful record. This is the lead single from Bow Wow's new Wanted album.
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 Pop 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.
