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. The Fray - How to Save a Life
The followup to The Fray's pop top 10 breakthrough hit "Over My Head (Cable Car)" has received a big boost with its inclusion in TV commercials for the new fall season of Grey's Anatomy.
2. Justin Timberlake featuring T.I. - My Love
Just as "SexyBack" is hitting #1 on the pop singles chart, Justin Timberlake's followup is already out to pop radio.
3. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
Hinder continue to climb their way toward the title of the biggest new mainstream rock band of 2006 as "Lips of an Angel" makes its way up the pop singles chart.
4. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
He's only 15, but that doesn't stop St. Louis native Jibbs from being one of the hottest new MCs. His older brother is a producer of tracks by Nelly and Chingy.
5. Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober
Evanescence recently spent 8 days holed up in the historic Sherman Theater in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania in preparation for their upcoming concert tour.
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
"Chasing Cars" is not only a hit in the US for Snow Patrol, it recently entered the top 10 in the UK as well and pulled the group's album Eyes Open back into the #1 slot where it had originally began its chart run.
7. Rihanna - We Ride
This is Rihanna's third single from the album A Girl Like Me and the second consecutive single produced by the Norwegian duo Stargate.
8. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
"Maneater" was a smash #1 single in the UK for Nelly Furtado while "Promiscuous" was riding the top of the charts here at home.
9. Chingy featuring Tyrese - Pullin' Me Back
Chingy's first album Jackpot laned at #2 on the pop albums chart, but the followup Powerballin' only reached #10. He looks to reverse that trend, with the help of this hit, when Hoodstar hits the stores September 19, 2006.
10. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
JoJo's latest is nearing the top 10 in pop radio airplay, but sales are somewhat lagging. She will need to score both on radio and in stores to match the performance of earlier hits.
