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. Lady GaGa - "LoveGame"
Courtesy Interscope
Lady GaGa's "LoveGame" video has faced censorship concerns in Australia due to its sexual content.
2. Jordin Sparks - "Battlefield"
Courtesy Jive Records
"Battlefield's" Billboard Hot 100 debut at #32 is Jordin Sparks' second highest trailing only her American Idol victory song "This Is My Now" which opened at #15.
3. Jeremih - "Birthday Sex"
Courtesy Def Jam
Jeremih Felton, who records simply as Jeremih, grew up in Chicago, Illinois.
4. Sean Kingston - "Fire Burning"
Courtesy Beluga Heights
Sean Kingston's upcoming second album Tomorrow is due in stores in August 2009.
5. Jonas Brothers - "Paranoid"
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"Paranoid" is the Jonas Brothers' seventh top 40 pop single in the US.
Watch Video6. Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo - "Knock You Down"
Courtesy Interscope
"Knock You Down" has hit #2 on the US R&B singles chart.
7. Rob Thomas - "Her Diamonds"
Courtesy Atlantic Records
8. Daughtry - "No Surprise"
Photo by Danny Clinch, courtesy RCA
9. Kristinia DeBarge - "Goodbye"
Courtesy Island Def Jam
This week the accompanying video for Kristina DeBarge's "Goodbye" was released.
10. Kelly Clarkson - "I Do Not Hook Up"
Courtesy RCA Records
"I Do Not Hook Up" has sold nearly 300,000 download copies for Kelly Clarkson in the US.
