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. Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay
© Polo Grounds Records
Hurricane Chris' "A Bay Bay" is the first major hit single from the Ratchet City hip hop movement out of Shreveport, Louisiana.
2. Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
© RCA Records
Hmmm...who knows what exactly happened, but now Canadian songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk is retracting her negative statements about Avril Lavigne that were reported last week.
3. Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned
Rumors flew that Justin Timberlake would make a surprise appearance at Live Earth with his recent studio collaborators Duran Duran. However, the 80's stars performed and there was no appearance by JT.
4. Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
© Beluga Heights
Teenager Sean Kingston has come a long way since last summer when he spent a homeless week in a Fort Lauderdale, Florida bus station after his mother and older sister were imprisoned on federal tax evasion charges.
5. Rihanna - Shut Up and Drive
© Def Jam
Rihanna admits that things don't all just come easy. On her website she says "It always seemed glamorous but it is real work."
6. Nickelback - Rockstar
© Roadrunner Records
Nickelback are receiving strong criticism after including profanity in their stage banter at a Canada Day concert in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
7. Paula DeAnda featuring Bow Wow - Easy
© J Records
Believe it or not, Paula DeAnda claims that she maintains her own personal MySpace page although she sometimes gets behind in reading e-mail.
8. T-Pain featuring Akon - Bartender
© Jive Records
In case you missed it, Akon, beset by a string of recent controversies, delivered a very strong performance set at the Live Earth concert in New York this past weekend.
9. Pink - Who Knew
© La Face Records
"Who Knew" has already been a top 5 single in the UK, but this is its second attempt at climbing the pop singles chart in the US.
10. Lil Mama - Lip Gloss
© Jive Records
Lil Mama took part in Live Earth by participating in a 24-hour online concert in the virtual world of Zwinktopia.
