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. Fergie - Fergalicious
In one of the more amusingly lighthearted pop music related stories of the week, the police were called to the Hollywood home Fergie shares with her boyfriend Josh Duhamel. The reason for the call was fear Fergie was being attacked that only turned out to be her "singing" along with her howling dogs after returning from a trip overseas.
2. Chris Brown - Say Goodbye
Chris Brown will be flexing his acting muscles in January, 2007 when he appears in the film Stomp the Yard which also features Ne-Yo.
3. Vanessa Hudgens - Come Back to Me
Vanessa Hudgens will be part of the High School Musical tour which is scheduled to hit the road in December, 2006.
4. Christina Aguilera - Hurt
Next month Christina Aguilera will become the newest singer immortalized in wax at world-famous Madame Tussaud's in London.
Watch "Hurt" Live at MTV VMAs
5. All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight
Although they may not garner as much publicity as pop-punk counterparts like Fall Out Boy, the Oklahoma-based band All-American Rejects are among this year's most consistent hitmakers.
6. Ciara featuring Chamillionaire - Get Up
Ciara kicks off a 16-city club tour Thursday night October 26, 2006 in Washington, DC.
7. Weird Al Yankovic - White & Nerdy
Believe it or not, even parodist like Weird Al read. You can buy a "Read!" poster featuring Weird Al from the American Library Association.
8. Diddy featuring Nicole Scherzinger - Come to Me
Diddy is planning a tour in support of his new album Press Play beginning in January, 2007.
9. Nelly Furtado - Maneater
Nelly Furtado will be performing live during the halftime show at Canada's national football championship The Grey Cup November 19, 2006 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
10. Pussycat Dolls - Wait a Minute
It's an impressive 5th hit single for the Pussycat Dolls from their PCD album.
