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. Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
Courtesy Def Jam
Rihanna has revealed in recent interviews that she believes family trauma when she was a child helped her grow into a strong woman. Her father was a cocaine addict, and she says the fact of the addiction required that she be strong in the family.
2. Britney Spears - Gimme More
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Britney Spears has not lost any of her ability to draw the attention of the world. Her new single just appeared late last week, and it's already one of the hottest pop songs around.
3. Yung Berg featuring Junior - Sexy Lady
Courtesy Epic Records
A full-length album from Yung Berg titled Look What You Made Me is due out in mid-November, 2007.
4. Daughtry - Over You
© Frank Ockenfels, courtesy RCA Records
The album Daughtry has finally been released in the UK. Reviews of the set were mixed, and it debuted at only #13 on the UK albums chart.
5. will.i.am - I Got It From My Mama
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Speaking with MTV UK, will.i.am said that he is a fan of Britney Spears comeback single "Gimme More." (see above)
6. Kat DeLuna featuring Elephant Man - Whine Up
Courtesy Epic Records
Kat DeLuna's performance on the Miss Teen USA pageant seems to be helping her debut single get a second wind on the charts.
7. Fabolous featuring Ne-Yo - Make Me Better
Courtesy Def Jam
8. Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call
Courtesy A&M Records
Maroon 5's lead vocalist Adam Levine is currently facing tabloid reports that he broke up with his most recent girlfriend, tennis star Maria Sharapova, because she was a poor lover.
9. Jonas Brothers - S.O.S.
Courtesy Hollywood Records
The Jonas Brothers recently landed at #1 on the noontime countdown for New York's influential pop radio station Z100.
10. Backstreet Boys - Inconsolable
Courtesy Jive Records
