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. T-Pain featuring Yung Joc - Buy You a Drank (Shawty Snappin')
A growing audience at mainstream pop radio is turning T-Pain's latest into a massive hit single.
2. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella
Although Jay-Z, head of Def Jam Records, was involved in the initial signing of Rihanna to a recording contract, she reports she did not expect to have him show up on a record of hers and in the accompanying video. Rihanna says she was starstruck when she found it he would take part in the recording of "Umbrella."
3. Justin Timberlake - Summer Love
This fall Justin Timberlake will come to your TV screen. His August 16, 2007 Madison Square Garden concert will be taped for broadcast as an HBO special on September 3, 2007.
4. Bow Wow featuring T-Pain and Johnta Austin - Outta My System
Johnta Austin, one of Bow Wow's collaborators on "Outta My System," is not yet a household name to most pop music fans. However, his songs should be very familiar. He has helped write the hits "Be Without You," "Shake It Off," and "We Belong Together" to name a few.
5. Fall Out Boy - Thnks fr th Mmrs
Among the latest Fall Out Boy rumors are that bassist Pete Wentz is dating Ashlee Simpson.
6. Elliott Yamin - Wait for You
Elliott Yamin is booked to return to the American Idol stage on Wednesday, May 16, 2007.
7. Daughtry - Home
It has been approximately a year now since American Idol fans were shocked by the early elimination of Chris Daughtry from the show. 2 major hit singles and almost 2.5 million albums sold later, and it doesn't seem like that event was even a significant factor in the rise of his group Daughtry.
8. Lloyd - Get It Shawty
"Get It Shawty" was produced by James "JLack" Lackey, the younger brother of r&b superstar Usher.
9. Ciara - Like a Boy
The unique video for "Like a Boy" features Ciara performing as both a male and a female.
10. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony featuring Akon - I Tried
Long-term endurance is a rarity in the world of rap. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony buck the trend. They recorded their first album in 1993 and have sold over 35 million records worldwide.
