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. Alex Clare - "Too Close"
Courtesy Island Records
British singer-songwriter Alex Clare is an Orthodox Jew and will not perform, travel, or work on the Jewish Sabbath or religious holidays. His breakthrough hit single "Too Close" has been certified platinum in the US and has reached the top 10 on the pop singles chart in the UK, Austria, and Germany.
2. Taylor Swift - "Ronan"
Courtesy Big Machine
"Ronan" is a song written and performed by Taylor Swift for the Stand Up To Cancer Telethon. She wrote the song based on the blog written by the mother of a four year old boy who died from cancer. All proceeds from the sale of "Ronan" go to fight cancer.
3. Enrique Iglesias - "Finally Found You" featuring Sammy Adams
Courtesy Interscope
Enrique Iglesias reportedly was in serious conversations with the producers of American Idol to be a judge on the show, but the negotiations fell through. It looks like his pop music career will keep him busy. "Finally Found You" is on target to be Enrique Iglesias' fourth top 40 pop hit single as lead artist in the past three years.
4. Train - "50 Ways To Say Goodbye"
Courtesy Columbia
Pop-rock band Train first hit the pop singles chart with the 1999 top 20 breakthrough "Meet Virginia." Since that point the group has scored seven more top 40 pop hits. Four of their albums have reached the top 10 and three of them have been certified platinum for sales.
5. Matchbox Twenty - "She's So Mean"
Courtesy Atlantic
Matchbox Twenty released three studio albums between 1996 and 2002. All three sold two million or more copies. They also generated five top 10 pop hit singles. The group has now released their first all-new studio album in ten years titled North. The album is set to debut at #1 on the Billboard album chart. "She's So Mean," the first single, is already a top 10 hit at adult pop radio.
6. Usher - "Numb"
Courtesy RCA
7. OneRepublic - "Feel Again"
Courtesy Interscope
OneRepublic leader Ryan Tedder says he borrowed elements from gospel music for the group's new single. The song is already a top 20 hit at adult pop radio and it is making progress on both the Canadian and US Billboard Hot 100 charts.
8. Chris Brown - "Don't Wake Me Up"
Courtesy RCA
Chris Brown won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video for his hit "Turn Up the Music." "Don't Wake Me Up" is his 17th top 40 pop hit single since Chris Brown first hit the charts in 2005 with the single "Run It!"
9. Psy - "Gangnam Style"
Courtesy YG Entertainment
"Gangnam Style" is looking like the first major US hit for the Korean music known as K-Pop. It was an instant success at home in South Korea, and the accompanying music video has gone viral generating over 140 million views.
10. Ed Sheeran - "The A Team"
Courtesy Elektra
Ed Sheeran's debut single "The A Team" has been a major pop hit single around the world. It has reached the top 10 in at least 10 different countries around the world. "The A Team" is a top 20 hit at adult pop radio and is making progress at rock radio as well.
