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 Pop 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.
1. Pink - Stupid Girls
Pink's "Stupid Girls" is clearly the hottest song around right now...and it is courting some controversy. However, why exactly is it controversial to advocate that girls seek to define themselves by their intelligence and skill instead of simply their looks and sexual appeal?
2. Sean Paul - Temperature
Jamaican dancehall-pop star Sean Paul has turned up the rhythmic intensity on his latest pop hit and fans are responding by pushing it up the charts. Look for "Temperature" to rise into the Billboard top 10 within 2-3 weeks.
3. Rihanna - SOS
Head on over to Nike Women to see Rihanna in the company's new interactive music video. Watch and learn hip hop dance steps along with Rihanna and the video choreographer Jamie King.
4. Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
Mary J. Blige's career is riding high as she continues to move from strength to strength. She is joining such other luminaries as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Bono, Sting, Barbra Streisand, and John Legend who will perform duets on an album with legendary jazz-pop singer Tony Bennett to celebrate his upcoming 80th birthday.
5. Teddy Geiger - For You I Will (Confidence)
With his TV show Love Monkey placed on hiatus by CBS, Teddy Geiger will have to become a star on the strength of his music. The single "For You I Will (Confidence)" is showing a burst of popularity at radio. Will the 17-year-old follow in the footsteps of teens Chris Brown and Rihanna? We'll all stay tuned.
6. Jack Johnson - Upside Down
A friendly monkey named George has been a good omen for Jack Johnson. His soundtrack for the movie Curious George debuted at the top of the pop albums chart last week, and the gentle song "Upside Down" and it's good-time sound continue to climb the singles chart.
7. Cascada - Everytime We Touch
Cascada continues to carry the sound of club dance music toward the pop top 10. A full-length album is finally in stores today.
8. Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am - Beep
Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin will attempt to work her magic with socialite Paris Hilton. She will serve as personal choreographer when Hilton launches a musical career later this spring.
9. Dem Franchize Boyz - Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It
The hip hop group from the west side of Atlanta made pop audiences aware with "I Think They Like Me." Now they are aiming higher with the latest single "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It."
10. Chris Brown - Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
Chris Brown's latest single is a mellow ballad and has been slower to catch on than the chart topper "Run It." However, it is still on an upward trajectory.
