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. Pussycat Dolls - "When I Grow Up"
Courtesy Pussycat Dolls
A key element in the Pussycat Dolls' new hit "When I Grow Up" is a riff sampled from "He's Always There" by seminal 60's rock group the Yardbirds.
2. Rihanna - "Disturbia"
Courtesy Def Jam
One of the co-writers for Rihanna's new hit "Disturbia" is equally hot young artist Chris Brown.
3. Kardinall Offishall featuring Akon - "Dangerous"
Courtesy Geffen
Kardinal Offishall's first live stage performance came at the age of 12 at a Toronto event attended by South African leader Nelson Mandela.
4. Chris Brown - "Forever"
Courtesy Jive Records
"Forever" is one step away from being Chris Brown's 5th top 10 pop single in the US.
5. Plies featuring Ne-Yo - "Bust It Baby (Part 2)"
Courtesy Atlantic Records
Fellow rap artists DJ Khaled and Rick Ross make appearances in Plies' video for "Bust It Baby (Part 2)."
6. Metro Station - "Shake It"
Courtesy Red Ink Records
It has been a long road to major hit status for Metro Station's "Shake It." The song was featured as an iTunes single of the week back in October 2007. 8 months later the song is nearing the Billboard pop top 10.
7. Miley Cyrus - "7 Things"
Courtesy Hollywood Records
Look for the debut of the video for Miley Cyrus' "7 Things" on the Disney channel June 28, 2008.
8. New Kids on the Block - "Summertime"
Courtesy Interscope
Natasha Bedingfield will be the opening act for much of the New Kids on the Block reunion concert tour in the fall of 2008.
9. Paramore - "That's What You Get"
Courtesy Fueled By Ramen
Just over a year after the release of their breakthrough album Riot!, Paramore are celebrating a second pop hit single.
10. Secondhand Serenade - "Fall For You"
Courtesy Glass Note Records
The lead single from the album A Twist in the Story, "Fall For You" is the biggest pop hit single yet for Secondhand Serenade.
