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. Ray J & Yung Berg - "Sexy Can I"
Courtesy Knockout Entertainment
2. Rihanna - "Take a Bow"
Courtesy Def Jam
3. 3 Doors Down - "It's Not My Time"
Courtesy Universal
This is the first single from the upcoming album 3 Doors Down. The band's last album Seventeen Days was a #1 chart smash.
4. Danity Kane - "Damaged"
Courtesy Bad Boy Entertainment
This song was picked as Danity Kane's first single from the group's album Welcome to the Dollhouse through a fan poll on MySpace.
5. Metro Station - "Shake It"
Photo by Davey Wilson, courtesy Red Ink Records
Metro Station's self-titled first album was produced by Motion City Soundtrack members Joshua Cain and Justin Pierre.
6. John Mayer - "Say"
Courtesy Aware Records
7. Natasha Bedingfield - "Pocketful of Sunshine"
Courtesy Epic Records
Natasha Bedingfield has been an outspoken defender of fellow artist Amy Winehouse and a critic of press obsession with Winehouse's personal problems.
8. Pitbull featuring Lil Jon - "The Anthem"
Courtesy TVT Records
This hit is built around two samples. One is from the 90's Latin hit "El Africano" by Wilfrido Vargas. The other is a saxophone sample from "Calabria" by Enur.
9. Fall Out Boy featuring John Mayer - "Beat It"
Courtesy Island Records
Big news in Fall Out Boy's world is the recent announcement that bassist Pete Wentz is marrying Ashlee Simpson.
10. Lifehouse - "Whatever It Takes"
Courtesy Geffen Records
This song has climbed into the top 5 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 chart.
