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.
1. Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen - "Good Time"
Courtesy Universal Republic
Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen both defeat the sophomore curse. Each artist blasted into the pop consciousness with huge #1 debut hit singles. Now they combine forces to deliver a thoroughly charming summer pop anthem. This is the first single from Owl City's upcoming The Midsummer Station album.
2. David Guetta - "Titanium" featuring Sia
Courtesy Virgin
"Titanium" currently ranks as the third biggest selling hit single of 2012 in the UK. It reached #1 there on both the pop and dance charts. In the US David Guetta has earned a top 3 dance hit with the song. It is also making inroads into the Latin pop chart.
3. Flo Rida - "Whistle"
Courtesy Atlantic
Rapper Flo Rida has an impressive seven top 10 pop hit singles since 2007 when his debut hit "Low" reached #1. "Whistle" is already a major pop hit around the world having reached #1 on the pop singles chart in countries as diverse as Norway and New Zealand.
4. Cher Lloyd - "Want U Back"
Courtesy Syco
Former X Factor UK contestant Cher Lloyd says of her breakthrough hit, "It's basically a track from lots of different girls' stories out there. A lot of people are telling me they can relate to the track and they've been in that situation, but it's also got an element of fun in it." Her debut album Sticks + Stones is expected to be released in the US this fall.
5. Calvin Harris - "Let's Go" featuring Ne-Yo
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"Let's Go" is the seventh top 10 pop hit in the UK for Calvin Harris as lead artist. It is also a top 10 pop hit in Ireland. Calvin Harris' previous US pop hit single "Feel So Close" has been certified platinum for sales. "Let's Go" is a top 20 dance hit in the US.
6. Havana Brown - "We Run the Night" featuring Pitbull
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"We Run the Night" is the first US hit single by Australian recording artist Havana Brown. The song has reached #1 on the dance chart. It is a #1 pop hit single and certified triple platinum at home in Australia. Havana Brown's debut full-length album is expected later this year.
7. Gym Class Heroes - "The Fighter" featuring Ryan Tedder
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Gym Class Heroes are nominated this year for three Teen Choice Awards. "The Fighter" is already a top 10 pop hit in both Australia and New Zealand. It has entered the adult pop radio chart as well as mainstream pop in the US.
8. fun. - "Some Nights"
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fun's "Some Nights," the title song from their current album, is the band's second consecutive top 10 alternative songs hit. It is already a top 10 pop hit in both Israel and New Zealand. The accompanying music video was created by acclaimed video director Anthony Mandler.
9. Maroon 5 - "One More Night"
Courtesy A&M / Octone
Maroon 5's lead vocalist Adam Levine appears as a boxer in the music video for "One More Night." It was directed by film director Peter Berg, known for the films Friday Night Lights and Battleship. The song is already a top 30 pop hit in Canada.
10. One Direction - "One Thing"
Courtesy Syco
One Direction's debut album Up All Night is one of the top selling albums of the year so far in the US. It has sold 800,000 copies and is certified gold. "One Thing" is the second hit single in the US from the album and it has hit the pop top 10 in at least four different countries around the world.
