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. Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
Members of Maroon 5 claim the Talking Heads and Prince among their influences on the upcoming album It Won't Be Soon Before Long which features "Makes Me Wonder."
2. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella
After 2 top 10 albums and 4 top 10 hit singles in less than 2 years Rihanna is previewing her upcoming album Good Girl Gone Bad with this new hit single.
3. Tim McGraw - Last Dollar (Fly Away)
This hit by country superstar Tim McGraw was written by Big Kenny of the duo Big & Rich after he lost money in a Vegas blackjack game.
4. Hinder - Better Than Me
Hinder return to the US this week after their first ever European tour for a series of US concert dates.
5. Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake - Give It To Me
Now you can play at being Timbaland. He is working on the game Beatarator, a music mixing game, expected to be available for the Playstation Portable this summer.
6. T-Pain featuring Yung Joc - Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin')
T-Pain's upcoming second album Epiphany will include an all-star guest list featuring Akon, Ciara, Snoop Dogg, and Lil Jon.
7. Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole - Last Night
In the February issue of Blender magazine, Diddy described his wardrobe as "Swagger. Timeless. Diverse."
8. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
"Summer Love" is Justin Timberlake's follow up to 3 consecutive #1 hit singles.
9. Daughtry - Home
The band Daughtry is now celebrating over 2.1 million copies sold of their self-titled debut album.
10. Robin Thicke - Lost Without U
Robin Thicke is slated to be an opening act for Beyonce's upcoming world tour.
