- Run It! – Chris Brown
- Sexyback – Justin Timberlake
- Bad Day – Daniel Powter
- Temperature – Sean Paul
- You’re Beautiful – James Blunt
- Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
- Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
- Photograph – Nickelback
- Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield
- Lips of an Angel – Hinder
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- Crazy – Gnarls Barkley
- Ridin’ – Chamillionaire
- Check on It – Beyoncé feat. Slim Thug
- Be Without You – Mary J. Blige
- Grillz – Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
- Over My Head (Cable Car) – The Fray
- Because of You – Kelly Clarkson
- Buttons – The Pussycat Dolls
- Me & U – Cassie
- Money Maker – Ludacris feat. Pharrell
- So Sick – Ne-Yo
- Far Away – Nickelback
- What Hurts the Most – Rascal Flatts
- Laffy Taffy – D4L
- It’s Goin’ Down – Yung Joc
- London Bridge – Fergie
- SOS – Rihanna
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! at the Disco
- Stickwitu – The Pussycat Dolls
- Dirty Little Secret – The All-American Rejects
- Don’t Forget About Us – Mariah Carey
- Move Along – The All-American Rejects
- Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Snap Yo Fingers – Lil Jon feat. E-40 & Sean Paul of YoungBloodZ
- Lean wit It, Rock wit It- Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Lil Peanut & Charlay
- Dance, Dance – Fall Out Boy
- We Be Burnin’ – Sean Paul
- Unfaithful – Rihanna
- Everytime We Touch – Cascada
- Ain’t No Other Man – Christina Aguiler
- Ms. New Booty – Bubba Sparxxx feat. Ying Yang Twins & Mr. ColliPark
- (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me – Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole
- I’m in Love (wit a Stripper) – T-Pain feat. Mike Jones
- There It Go! (the Whistle Song) – Juelz Santana
- Too Little Too Late – JoJo
- Where’d You Go – Fort Minor feat. Holly Brook
- Yo (Excuse Me Miss) – Chris Brown
- Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson
- What You Know – T.I.
- One Wish – Ray J
- Savin’ Me – Nickelback
- Sexy Love – Ne-Yo
- Say Goodbye – Chris Brown
- Call Me When You’re Sober – Evanescence
- I Think They Like Me – Dem Franchize Boyz feat. Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat & Bow Wow
- U and Dat – E-40 feat. T-Pain & Kandi Girl
- Stay Fly – Three 6 Mafia feat. Young Buck & EightBall & MJG
- What’s Left of Me – Nick Lachey
- Chain Hang Low – Jibbs
- So What – Field Mob feat. Ciara
- Do It to It – Cherish feat. Sean Paul of the YoungBloodZ
- Black Horse and Cherry Tree – KT Tunstall
- Shoulder Lean – Young Dro
- Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx feat. Ludacris
- Shake That – Eminem feat. Nate Dogg
- Show Stopper – Danity Kane
- Pullin. Me Back – Chingy feat. Tyrese
- Bossy – Kelis feat. Too $hort
- Gimme That – Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne
- I Know You See It – Yung Joc feat. Brandy ‘Ms. B.’ Hambrick
- Who Says You Can’t Go Home – Bon Jovi
- Hung Up – Madonna
- Get Up – Ciara feat. Chamillionaire
- Touch It – Busta Rhymes
- Rompe – Daddy Yankee
- Jesus, Take the Wheel – Carrie Underwood
- Come to Me – Diddy feat. Nicole Scherzinger
- Déjà vu – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
- Life Is a Highway – Rascal Flatts
- Hate Me – Blue October
- White & Nerdy – “Weird Al” Yankovic
- Beep – The Pussycat Dolls feat. will.i.am
- Here We Go – Trina feat. Kelly Rowland
- Pump It – The Black Eyed Peas
- When You Were Young – The Killers
- When I’m Gone – Eminem
- Love – Keyshia Cole
- When You’re Mad – Ne-Yo
- Maneater – Nelly Furtado
- Why You Wanna – T.I.
- Stupid Girls – Pink
- Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks
- For You I Will (Confidence) – Teddy Geiger
- Honky Tonk Badonkadonk – Trace Adkins
- Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
- Fresh Azimiz – Bow Wow feat. J-Kwon & Jermaine Dupri
- Stuntin’ Like My Daddy – Birdman & Lil Wayne
- Luxurious – Gwen Stefani
- My Wish – Rascal Flatts
- Want To – Sugarland
- Summertime – Kenny Chesney
- Leave the Pieces – The Wreckers
- When the Stars Go Blue – Tim McGraw
- Ring the Alarm – Beyoncé
- Torn – LeToya
- My Little Girl – Tim McGraw
- I Loved Her First – Heartland
- Come a Little Closer – Dierks Bentley
- Miss Murder – AFI
- Enough Cryin’ – Mary J. Blige feat. Brook Lynn
- Gallery – Mario Vazquez
- Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right – Billy Currington
- Like We Never Loved at All – Faith Hill & Tim McGraw
- L.O.V.E. – Ashlee Simpson
- Girl Next Door – Saving Jane
- If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows) – Rodney Atkins
- Tonight I Wanna Cry – Keith Urban
- If It’s Lovin’ That You Want – Rihanna
- Upside Down – Jack Johnson
- Call on Me – Janet Jackson feat. Nelly
- Would You Go with Me – Josh Turner
- S.E.X. – Lyfe Jennings feat. LaLa Brown
- Turn It Up – Chamillionaire feat. Lil Flip
- When I Get Where I’m Going – Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton
- Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off – Joe Nichols
- You Save Me – Kenny Chesney
- Gettin’ Some – Shawnna
- Kryptonite (I’m On It) – Purple Ribbon All-Stars
- Heard ‘Em Say – Kanye West feat. Adam Levine
- Better Days – Goo Goo Dolls
- Poppin’ My Collar – Three 6 Mafia
- The World – Brad Paisley
- Your Man – Josh Turner
- Brand New Girlfriend – Steve Holy
- Who You’d Be Today – Kenny Chesney
- Let U Go – Ashley Parker Angel
- Ever the Same – Rob Thomas
- Here It Goes Again – OK Go
- A Public Affair – Jessica Simpson
- Boondocks – Little Big Town
- Stars Are Blind – Paris Hilton
- Fireman – Lil Wayne
- About Us – Brooke Hogan feat. Paul Wall
- Girl – Paul Wall
- Why – Jason Aldean
- Settle for a Slowdown – Dierks Bentley
- Rodeo – Juvenile
- The Riddle – Five for Fighting
- Control Myself – LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
2006
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
1991
- (Everything I Do) I Do It for You – Bryan Adams 347.5
- Because I Love You (The Postman Song) – Stevie B 301.5
- From a Distance – Bette Midler 300.5
- Gonna Make You Sweat – C&C Music Factory 298.5
- High Enough – Damn Yankees 295.5
- I Wanna Sex You Up – Color Me Badd 292.5
- Rush Rush – Paula Abdul 291.5
- One More Try – Timmy T 288
- The First Time – Surface 285.5
- More Than Words – Extreme 281
- Unbelievable – EMF 280.5
- I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) – Hi-Five 278.5
- Motownphilly – Boyz II Men 271.5
- Baby Baby – Amy Grant 259.5
- Right Here, Right Now – Jesus Jones 252
- Love Will Never Do (Without You) – Janet Jackson 250.5
- I’m Your Baby Tonight – Whitney Houston 248.5
- All the Man That I Need – Whitney Houston 248
- Someday – Mariah Carey 247
- Romantic – Karyn White 245.5
- Good Vibrations – Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch w/ Loleatta Holloway 240.5
- Do Anything – Natural Selection feat. Niki Haris 240
- I Adore Mi Amor – Color Me Badd 239.5
- Emotions – Mariah Carey 238.5
- Sensitivity – Ralph Tresvant 237.5
- Hold You Tight – Tara Kemp 234.5
- Cream – Prince & the N.P.G. 234
- Can’t Stop This Thing We Started – Bryan Adams 233.5
- Justify My Love – Madonna 233
- I Don’t Wanna Cry – Mariah Carey 228.5
- Joyride – Roxette 227
- Every Heartbeat – Amy Grant 226
- You’re in Love – Wilson Phillips 224.5
- Touch Me (All Night Long) – Cathy Dennis 224
- Where Does My Heart Beat Now – Celine Dion 223
- I’ve Been Thinking About You – Londonbeat 222
- Impulsive – Wilson Phillips 222
- Losing My Religion – R.E.M. 218.5
- Wind of Change – Scorpions 218.5
- Coming Out of the Dark – Gloria Estefan 215.5
- Tom’s Diner – DNA feat. Suzanne Vega 215.5
- Here We Go – C&C Music Factory 213
- It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over – Lenny Kravitz 212.5
- The Way You Do the Things You Do – UB40 209.5
- Summertime – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince 207.5
- Love of a Lifetime – Firehouse 205.5
- Hole Hearted – Extreme 202.5
- P.A.S.S.I.O.N. – Rythm Syndicate 198
- This House – Tracie Spencer 197.5
- Something to Talk About – Bonie Raitt 197
- Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) – Roxette 196
- Promise of a New Day – Paula Abdul 192.5
- After the Rain – Nelson 192
- Rhythm of My Heart – Rod Stewart 191.5
- Power of Love/Love Power – Luther Vandross 190.5
- Love Is a Wonderful Thing – Michael Bolton 188.5
- Iesha – Another Bad Creation 188.5
- I Touch Myself – Divinyls 187.5
- Things That Make You Go Hmmmm… - C&C Music Factory 183.5
- I Can’t Wait Another Minute – Hi-Five 182.5
- Temptation – Corina 182
- Play That Funky Music – Vanilla Ice 180.5
- I’ll Be There – The Escape Club 178.5
- Around the Way Girl – LL Cool J 177.5
- O.P.P. – Naughty by Nature 177.5
- Here I Am (Come and Take Me) – UB40 177
- Show Me the Way – Styx 174
- 3A.M. Eternal – The KLF 173.5
- Cry for Help – Rick Astley 172.5
- Time, Love and Tenderness – Michael Bolton 171.5
- Set the Night to Music – Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest 171.5
- Sadeness Part 1 – Enigma 171
- Now That We Found Love – Heavy D & the Boyz 170.5
- Wicked Game – Chris Isaac 170
- Signs – Tesla 167.5
- I’ll Give All My Love to You – Keith Sweat 167.5
- Round and Round – Tevin Campbell 166.5
- Too Many Walls – Cathy Dennis 164.5
- Place in This World – Michael W. Smith 163.5
- Don’t Cry – Guns n’ Roses 162.5
- Get Here – Oleta Adams 160.5
- The One and Only – Chesney Hawkes 159
- Crazy – Seal 158.5
- Just Another Dream – Cathy Dennis 157.5
- Everybody Plays the Fool – Aaron Neville 156
- With You – Tony Terry 154.5
- I’m Not in Love – Will to Power 154
- Silent Lucidity – Queensryche 152.5
- Miles Away – Winger 152.5
- Real Real Real – Jesus Jones 151.5
- Freedom ’90 – George Michael 151.5
- State of the World – Janet Jackson 150
- I Wonder Why – Curtis Stigers 150
- Do You Want Me – Salt-n-Pepa 147
- Rescue Me – Madonna 146
- Piece of My Heart – Tara Kemp 146
- Disappear – INXS 145.5
- Strike It Up – Black Box 144.5
- Let’s Talk About Sex – Salt -n- Pepa 139.5
- Rico Suave – Gerardo 138
- All This Time – Sting 136.5
- I Saw Red – Warrant 136.5
- Don’t Want to Be a Fool – Luther Vandross 135
- Wiggle It – 2 in a Room 131.5
- Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn 130.5
- The Motown Song – Rod Stewart 130
- Enter Sandman – Metallica 128.5
- Playground – Another Bad Creation 127.5
- Shiny Happy People – R.E.M. 125
- Voices that Care – Voices that Care 125
- Written All Over Your Face – Rude Boys 123.5
- Miracle – Jon Bon Jovi 122.5
- Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) – Crystal Waters 119
- If You Needed Somebody – Bad Company 118.5
- Don’t Treat Me Bad – Firehouse 118.5
- I’ll Never Let You Go – Steelheart 116.5
- Unfogettable – Natalie Cole with Nat “King” Cole 114
- Street of Dreams – Nia Peeples 113.5
- How Can I Ease the Pain – Lisa Fischer 113
- Lily Was Here – David A. Stewart & Candy Dulfer 113
- Love Makes Things Happen – Pebbles with Babyface 112
- Love… Thy Will Be Done – Martika 111.5
- Hard to Handle – The Black Crowes 111
- Miracle – Whitney Houston 109.5
- Just the Way It Is, Baby – The Rembrandts 107.5
- You Don’t Have to Go Home Tonight – The Triplets 106.5
- The Dream Is Still Alive – Wilson Phillips 106
- Running Back to You – Vanessa Williams 105.5
- More Than Ever – Nelson 105.5
- Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)/I Want You – Robert Palmer 105.5
- Couple Days Off – Huey Lewis & the News 103
- For You – The Outfield 102.5
- Waiting for Love – Alias 99.5
- I’ll Be By Your Side – Stevie B 95.5
- Love and Understanding – Cher 95.5
- Something in My Heart – Michel’le 95.5
- Do the Bartman – The Simpsons 95
- Mama Said Knock You Out – LL Cool J 93.5
- Never Gonna Let You Down – Surface 93.5
- One and Only Man – Steve Winwood 93.5
- Save Some Love – Keedy 93
- I’ll Do 4 U – Father M.C. 90.5
- What Comes Naturally – Sheena Easton 89
- Hey Donna – Rythm Syndicate 87.5
- On the Way Up – Elisa Fiorillo 87.5
- Heat of the Moment – After 7 86
- A Better Love – Londonbeat 83.5
- Deeper Shade of Soul – Urban Dance Squad 83
- Ring My Bell – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince 82.5
- Get a Leg Up – John Mellencamp 81.5
- Moneytalks – AC/DC 81.5
- You Could Be Mine – Guns n’ Roses 76.5
Saturday, April 14, 2012
2005
The Top 150 Hits of… 2005
Ten weeks into the 2005 chart year (the week of Feb. 12, to be exact), Billboard started incorporating digital download sales data into the Hot 100. I observed several effects in compiling this list. One was that rock artists got a big boost, with songs by Green Day and The Killers doing much better than they would have in the mostly airplay 2004 environment. Country seems to have a less tech savvy audience, with songs in that format struggling to make it as high on the chart as they did previously.
It also means that the point totals for songs that hit their peak in those first 10 weeks of the chart year often did not correlate with their position on the year-end chart. It seems like Billboard used digital sales for the entire year in making up their 2005 list, and the data for those first ten weeks would have made for very different Hot 100’s than the ones that were published. (Normally Billboard prints a small “How We Track the Hits” item in its year-end section to inform readers how they made up their year-end lists. They didn’t in 2005 so I don’t know if that’s accurate.)
Sales patterns seem to be quicker than airplay patterns. In the previous year, if a song got significant airplay on one of the smaller formats and not much anywhere else, Adult Top 40 for example, it could hang out in the lower half of the Hot 100 for a full 20 week run. Adding sales into the mixture meant a lot more songs visiting the chart for just a week or two, pushing other songs off the chart that would otherwise have had a slightly longer run. It’ll be interesting to see what effect the dozens of one week Glee Cast “hits” have when I get to those years.
Music-wise, 50 Cent and Kelly Clarkson are all over this list, Mariah Carey had the biggest hit of her career, and the aforementioned Green Day’s American Idiot album was a bona fide pop smash.
- We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
- Gold Digger – Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
- Let Me Love You – Mario
- Hollaback Girl – Gwen Stefani
- Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
- 1, 2 Step – Ciara feat. Missy Elliott
- You and Me – Lifehouse
- My Humps – The Black Eyed Peas
- Drop It Like It’s Hot – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell
- Don’t Cha – Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
- Breakaway – Kelly Clarkson
- Boulevard of Broken Dreams – Green Day
- Candy Shop – 50 Cent feat. Olivia
- Behind These Hazel Eyes – Kelly Clarkson
- Disco Inferno – 50 Cent
- Beverly Hills – Weezer
- Sugar, We’re Goin’ Down – Fall Out Boy
- Shake It Off – Mariah Carey
- Over and Over – Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
- Don’t Phunk with My Heart – The Black Eyed Peas
- Lose Control – Missy Elliott feat. Ciara & Fat Man Scoop
- Mr. Brightside – The Killers
- Pon de Replay – Rihanna
- Just a Lil Bit – 50 Cent
- How We Do – The Game feat. 50 Cent
- Oh – Ciara feat. Ludacris
- Lonely No More – Rob Thomas
- Feel Good Inc. – Gorillaz
- Lovers & Friends – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz feat. Usher & Ludacris
- Hate It or Love It – The Game feat. 50 Cent
- Soul Survivor – Young Jeezy feat. Akon
- Soldier – Destiny’s Child feat. T.I. & Lil Wayne
- Like You – Bow Wow feat. Ciara
- Switch – Will Smith
- Wake Me Up When September Ends – Green Day
- Let Me Hold You – Bow Wow feat. Omarion
- Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
- Obsession (No es Amor) – Frankie J feat. Baby Bash
- Caught Up – Usher
- Listen to your Heart – D.H.T.
- Scars – Papa Roach
- I Don’t Want to Be – Gavin DeGraw
- Let Me Go – 3 Doors Down
- Holiday – Green Day
- Wonderful – Ja Rule feat. R. Kelly & Ashanti
- I’m Sprung – T-Pain
- Grind with Me – Pretty Ricky
- Lonely – Akon
- Collide – Howie Day
- Slow Down – Bobby Valentino
- Some Cut – Trillville feat. Cutty
- Get It Poppin’ – Fat Joe feat. Nelly
- Play – David Banner
- Pimpin’ All Over the World – Ludacris feat. Bobby Valentino
- Karma – Alicia Keys
- Speed of Sound – Coldplay
- Sugar (Gimme Some) – Trick Daddy feat. Ludacris, Lil’ Kim & Cee-Lo
- Daughters – John Mayer
- Mockingbird – Eminem
- La Tortura – Shakira feat. Alelandro Sanz
- Baby I’m Back – Baby Bash feat. Akon
- Wait (The Whisper Song) – Ying Yang Twins
- Your Body – Pretty Ricky
- Incomplete – Backstreet Boys
- Bring Em Out – T.I.
- Get Back – Ludacris
- Cater 2 U – Destiny’s Child
- 1 Thing – Amerie
- Best of You – Foo Fighters
- It’s Like That – Mariah Carey
- Goin’ Crazy – Natalie
- Inside Your Heaven – Carrie Underwood
- Truth Is – Fantasia
- Beautiful Soul – Jesse McCartney
- Dare You to Move – Switchfoot
- Cool – Gwen Stefani
- Girl Tonite – Twista feat. Trey Songz
- Don’t Lie – The Black Eyed Peas
- Outta Control (Remix) – 50 Cent feat. Mobb Deep
- Vertigo – U2
- Just the Girl – The Click Five
- U Don’t Know Me – T.I.
- These Words – Natasha Bedingfield
- Get Right – Jennifer Lopez
- As Good as I Once Was – Toby Keith
- Girlfight – Brooke Valentine feat. Lil Jon & Big Boi
- Ordinary People – John Legend
- True – Ryan Cabrera
- Karma – Lloyd Banks feat. Avant
- O – Omarion
- Numb/Encore – Jay-Z/Linkin Park
- Only U – Ashanti
- Boyfriend – Ashlee Simpson
- Some Beach – Blake Shelton
- Back Then – Mike Jones
- Shorty Wanna Ride – Young Buck
- What U Gon’ Do – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz feat. Lil Scrappy
- Chariot – Gavin DeGraw
- Belly Dancer (Bananza) – Akon
- I Should Have Cheated – Keyshia Cole
- U Already Know – 112 feat. Foxy Brown
- Unbreakable – Alicia Keys
- Mississippi Girl – Faith Hill
- Number One Spot – Ludacris
- Give Me That – Webbie feat. Bun-B
- Bless the Broken Road – Rascal Flatts
- Baby It’s You – JoJo feat. Bow Wow
- Sunday Morning – Maroon 5
- Look What You’ve Done – Jet
- Lady – Lenny Kravitz
- Give a Little Bit – Goo Goo Dolls
- Making Memories of Us – Keith Urban
- Mud on the Tires – Brad Paisley
- Fast Cars and Freedom – Rascal Flatts
- Badd – Ying Ying Twins feat. Mike Jones & Mr. ColliPark
- Something More – Sugarland
- Back When – Tim McGraw
- Must Be Nice – Lyfe Jennings
- Girl – Destiny’s Child
- Okay – Nivea feat. Lil Jon & YoungBloodz
- You’re My Better Half – Keith Urban
- Breathe (2AM) – Anna Nalick
- A Real Fine Place to Start – Sara Evans
- Free Yourself – Fantasia
- Awful, Beautiful Life – Darryl Worley
- Nothin’ to Lose – Josh Gracin
- B.Y.O.B. –System of a Down
- More Than Words – Frankie J
- How to Deal – Frankie J
- Better Life – Keith Urban
- Shake – Ying Ying Twins feat. Pitbull
- I’m a Hustla – Cassidy
- Baby Girl – Sugarland
- Almost – Bowling for Soup
- The Hand That Feeds – Nine Inch Nails
- Gasolina – Daddy Yankee
- That’s What I Love About Sunday – Craig Morgan
- Something to Be Proud Of – Montgomery Gentry
- Welcome to My Life – Simple Plan
- Tempted to Touch – Rupee
- Nothin’ ‘Bout Love Makes Sense – LeAnn Rimes
- Gone – Montgomery Gentry
- Anything but Mine – Kenny Chesney
- This Is How a Heart Breaks – Rob Thomas
- Make Her Feel Good – Teairra Mari
- The Woman with You – Kenny Chesney
- Redneck Yacht Club – Craig Morgan
- Encore – Eminem feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
- Nobody’s Home – Avril Lavigne
- Best I Ever Had – Gary Allan
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
2004
The Top 150 Hits of… 2004
Single sales continued to decline in 2004. Fantasia’s post-Idol finale track, “I Believe,” was the top selling physical single and it didn’t even go gold. I tacked it on the end at #150 being that it was #1 for a week and it’s one of those I-need-more-information-to-know-where-it-should-really-go songs.
Billboard started tracking digital download sales in mid 2003, but that information wasn’t used for the Hot 100 until Feb. 2005. We’ll see the effects of that on the next list.
- Yeah! – Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris
- The Way You Move – OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown
- Here Without You – 3 Doors Down
- Goodies – Ciara feat. Petey Pablo
- Hey Ya! – OutKast
- Burn – Usher
- If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys
- This Love – Maroon5
- The Reason – Hoobastank
- My Boo – Usher and Alicia Keys
- She Will Be Loved – Maroon5
- Lean Back – Terror Squad
- Someday – Nickelback
- I Don’t Wanna Know – Mario Winans feat. Enya & P. Diddy
- Stand Up – Ludacris feat. Shawnna
- Tipsy – J-Kwon
- Confessions Part II – Usher
- Slow Motion – Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim
- Suga Suga – Baby Bash feat. Frankie J
- Freek-a-Leek – Petey Pablo
- Lose My Breath – Destiny’s Child
- Slow Jamz – Twista feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx
- Naughty Girl – Beyoncé
- My Immortal – Evanescence
- Sunshine – Lil’ Flip feat. Lea
- Dirt Off Your Shoulder – Jay-Z
- Walked Outta Heaven – Jagged Edge
- Move Ya Body – Nina Sky feat. Jabba
- White Flag – Dido
- Dip It Low - Christina Milian
- The First Cut Is the Deepest – Sheryl Crow
- Diary – Alicia Keys feat Tony! Toni! Tone!
- Me, Myself and I – Beyoncé
- You Don’t Know My Name – Alicia Keys
- One Call Away – Chingy feat. j. Weav
- Turn Me On – Kevin Lyttle feat. Spragga Benz
- My Place – Nelly feat. Jaheim
- Milkshake – Kelis
- Numb – Linkin Park
- It’s My Life – No Doubt
- Step in the Name of Love – R. Kelly
- Overnight Celebrity – Twista
- Hotel – Cassidy feat. R. Kelly
- Heaven – Los Lonely Boys
- Locked Up – Akon feat. Styles P.
- My Happy Ending – Avril Lavigne
- Let’s Go – Trick Daddy feat. Twista & Lil Jon
- Pieces of Me – Ashlee Simpson
- Leave (Get Out) – JoJo
- Splash Waterfalls – Ludacris
- Jesus Walks – Kanye West
- All Falls Down – Kanye West feat. Syleena Johnson
- One Thing – Finger Eleven
- Salt Shaker – Ying Yang Twins feat. Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz
- Read Your Mind – Avant
- Toxic – Britney Spears
- With You – Jessica Simpson
- Meant to Live – Switchfoot
- On the Way Down – Ryan Cabrera
- I Like That – Houston feat. Chingy, Nate dogg & I-20
- Sorry 2004 – Ruben Studdard
- Oye Mi Canto – N.O.R.E. feat. Daddy Yankee, Nina Sky, Big Mato & Gem Star
- On Fire – Lloyd Banks
- Just Lose It – Eminem
- Roses – OutKast
- My Band – D12
- I’m Still in Love with You – Sean Paul feat. Sasha
- Charlene – Anthony Hamilton
- Breathe – Fabolous
- Through the Wire – Kanye West
- Why? – Jadakiss feat. Anthony Hamilton
- Broken – Seether feat. Amy Lee
- F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back) – Eamon
- Wat Da Hook Gon Be – Murphy Lee feat. Jermaine Dupri
- Go DJ – Lil Wayne
- Game Over (Flip) – Lil’ Flip
- Headsprung – LL Cool J
- U Should’ve Known Better – Monica
- Are You Gonna Be My Girl – Jet
- 100 Years – Five for Fighting
- Bright Lights – matchbox twenty
- Let’s Get It Started – Black Eyed Peas
- Gigolo – Nick Cannon feat. R.Kelly
- Running (Dying to Live) – 2Pac w/ Notorious B.I.G.
- Breaking the Habit – Linkin Park
- Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw
- Remember When – Alan Jackson
- Change Clothes – Jay-Z
- Everytime – Britney Spears
- Perfect – Simple Plan
- Southside – Lloyd feat. Ashanti
- Stunt 101 – G-Unit
- Dude – Beenie Man feat. Ms. Thing
- Wanna Get to Know You – G-Unit feat. Joe
- When the Sun Goes Down – Kenny Chesney & Uncle Kracker
- American Soldier – Toby Keith
- Don’t Tell Me – Avril Lavigne
- You’ll Think of Me – Keith Urban
- Happy People – R. Kelly
- Hey Mama – Black Eyed Peas
- Redneck Woman – Gretchen Wilson
- Letters from Home – John Michael Montgomery
- There Goes My Life – Kenny Chesney
- 1985 – Bowling for Soup
- I Go Back – Kenny Chesney
- Mayberry – Rascal Flatts
- Days Go By – Keith Urban
- Balla Baby – Chingy
- Suds in the Bucket – Sara Evans
- Rubber Band Man – T.I.
- Watch the Wind Blow By – Tim McGraw
- Fallen – Sarah McLachlan
- No Problem – Lil Scrappy
- Nothing On but the Radio – Gary Allan
- Hush – LL Cool J fea. 7 Aurelius
- Mr. Mom – Lonestar
- So Sexy – Twista feat. R. Kelly
- If You Ever Stop Loving Me – Montgomery Gentry
- Nolia Clap – Juvenile / Wacko / Skip
- Accidentally in Love – Counting Crows
- Whats Happnin! – Ying Yang Twins feat. Trick Daddy
- Little Moments – Brad Paisley
- You Can’t Take the Honk Tonk Out of the Girl – Brooks & Dunn
- Whiskey Girl – Toby Keith
- Let’s Be Us Again – Lonestar
- Culo – Pitbull feat. Lil Jon
- Take My Breath Away – Jessica Simpson
- I Hate Everything – George Strait
- Ocean Avenue – Yellowcard
- That’s What It’s All About – Brooks & Dunn
- Don’t Take Your Love Away – Avant
- I Wanna Do It All – Terri Clark
- In a Real Love – Phil Vassar
- Sweet Southern Comfort – Buddy Jewell
- Breathe, Stretch, Shake – Mase feat. P. Diddy
- Invisible – Clay Aiken
- Megalomaniac – Incubus
- Slither – Velvet Revolver
- More & More – Joe
- Gangsta Nation – Westside Connection feat. Nate Dogg
- Cowboys Like Us – George Strait
- I Miss You – Blink-182
- (I Hate) Everything About You – Three Days Grace
- Perfect – Sara Evans
- Somebody Told Me – The Killers
- Whiskey Lullaby – Brad Paisley with Alison Krauss
- Cold Hard Bitch – Jet
- Breathe – Michelle Branch
- Welcome to My Life – Simple Plan
- I Believe – Fantasia
Sunday, March 18, 2012
2003
The Top 150 Hits of… 2003
At this point (after the decline of physical singles but before the rise of digital downloads), the Hot 100 was primarily an airplay chart. For the most part, I’m finding the point scale to be pretty accurate. All of the songs within a general point span are ending up within a few spaces of each other on Billboard’s year-end chart. Except in the few cases in which songs with little airplay were released as CD singles that sold a lot.
Case in point: Three singles spun from American Idol’s second season hit the top 5 in 2003, the biggest being “This Is the Night” by Clay Aiken. It was the year’s only platinum selling single and was #1 for 2 weeks. But it quickly fell down and off the chart. Numerically, it’s about 80 points off from the other songs around it on Billboard’s year-end list. But again, Billboard knows better than I in these later years (see 2000). Ruben Studdard’s hit is only about 20 points off. Still, I wouldn’t have expected “Flying Without Wings” be anywhere near the top 100 of the year, having only been on the chart for 10 weeks, but there it was. I’m telling you all this because, given the above, it’s possible that the American Idol Finalists’ version of “God Bless the USA” should be at the bottom of the top 150 somewhere. Possible. But I don’t have any way of figuring out where, and even if I could, I really can’t bring myself to put it in there.
This was the first of these lists that I’ve done for which I had less than 100 of the songs in iTunes. That could be helped if Ja Rule, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly, and Sean Paul would release greatest hits albums. It’s time, don’t you think?
- Unwell – matchbox twenty
- In da Club – 50 Cent
- Get Low – Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz feat. Yin Yang Twins
- Ignition – R. Kelly
- Baby Boy - Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul
- Lose Yourself – Eminem
- Get Busy – Sean Paul
- Crazy in Love – Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z
- Right Thurr – Chingy
- When I’m Gone – 3 Doors Down
- Work It – Missy Elliott
- Miss You – Aaliyah
- The Game of Love – Santana feat. Michelle Branch
- Shake Ya Tailfeather – Nelly, P. Diddy& Murphy Lee
- Picture – Kid Rock feat. Sheryl Crow or Allison Moorer
- Bring Me to Life – Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy
- Damn! – YoungBloodz feat. Lil Jon
- 21 Questions – 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg
- Beautiful – Christina Aguilera
- All I Have – Jennifer Lopez feat. LL Cool J
- I Know What You Want – Busta Rhymes & Mariah Carey feat. the Flipmode Squad
- I’m with You – Avril Lavigne
- Drift Away – Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray
- Magic Stick – Lil’ Kim feat. 50 Cent
- P.I.M.P. – 50 Cent
- Why Don’t You & I – Santana feat. Alex Band or Chad Kroeger
- Bump, Bump, Bump – B2K & P. Diddy
- Into You – Fabolous feat. Tamia or Ashanti
- Landslide – Dixie Chicks
- ’03 Bonnie & Clyde – Jay-Z feat. Beyoncé
- Don’t Mess with My Man – Nivea feat. Brian & Brandon Casey
- Can’t Let You Go – Fabolous feat. Mike Shorey & Lil’ Mo
- Mesmerize – Ja Rule feat. Ashanti
- Where Is the Love? – Black Eyed Peas
- Rock wit U (Awww Baby) – Ashanti
- Air Force Ones – Nelly feat. Kyjuan, Ali & Murphy Lee
- Holidae In – Chingy feat. Ludacris & Snoop Dogg
- Jenny from the Block – Jennifer Lopez feat. Styles & Jadakiss
- Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake
- Headstrong – Trapt
- How You Gonna Act Like That – Tyrese
- Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake
- No Letting Go – Wayne Wonder
- Frontin’ – Pharrell feat. Jay-Z
- So Gone – Monica
- Never Leave You – Uh Ooh, Uh Oooh! – Lumidee
- Your Body Is a Wonderland – John Mayer
- Beautiful – Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell & Uncle Charlie Wilson
- Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop) – Erykah Badu feat. Common
- Gossip Folks – Missy Elliott feat. Ludacris
- She Hates Me – Puddle of Mudd
- Miss Independent – Kelly Clarkson
- Calling All Angels – Train
- So Far Away – Staind
- This Is the Night – Clay Aiken
- In Those Jeans – Ginuwine
- Rain on Me – Ashanti
- The Remedy (I Won’t Worry) – Jason Mraz
- Excuse Me Miss – Jay-Z
- Can’t Hold Us Down – Christina Aguilera feat. Lil’ Kim
- Are You Happy Now? – Michelle Branch
- Forever and for Always – Shania Twain
- Harder to Breathe – Maroon 5
- I Can – Nas
- Wanksta – 50 Cent
- If You’re Not the One – Daniel Bedingfield
- Thioa Thiong – R. Kelly
- My Love Is Like… Wo – Mya
- It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere – Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet
- Like Glue – Sean Paul
- My Front Porch Looking In – Lonestar
- Angel – Amanda Perez
- Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
- 19 Somethin’ – Mark Wills
- Don’t Wanna Try – Frankie J
- Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop – Young Gunz
- The Jump Off – Lil’ Kim feat. Mr. Cheeks
- Intuition – Jewel
- Hell Yeah – Ginuwine feat. Baby
- Beer for My Horses – Toby Keith & Willie Nelson
- Fighter – Christina Aguilera
- Family Portrait – Pink
- Thugz Mansion – 2Pac
- Clocks – Coldplay
- Put That Woman First – Jaheim
- These Days – Rascal Flatts
- She’ll Leave You with a Smile – George Strait
- Red Dirt Road – Brooks & Dunn
- What Was I Thinkin’ – Dierks Bentley
- Flying Without Wings – Ruben Studdard
- Sing for the Moment – Eminem
- Have You Forgotten? – Darryl Worley
- I Love This Bar – Toby Keith
- No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems – Kenny Chesney
- Come Over – Aaliyah
- Sick of Being Lonely – Field Mob
- I Want You – Thalia feat. Fat Joe
- Like a Stone – Audioslave
- Who’s Your Daddy – Toby Keith
- Fabulous – Jaheim feat. Tha Rayne
- Superman – Eminem
- Real Good Man – Tim McGraw
- Say Yes – Floetry
- All the Things She Said – T.A.T.U.
- Brokenheartsville – Joe Nichols
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous – Good Charlotte
- Big Star – Kenny Chesney
- I Just Wanna Be Mad – Terri Clark
- Why Can’t I? – Liz Phair
- Disease – matchbox twenty
- The Baby – Blake Shelton
- Who Wouldn’t Want to Be Me – Keith Urban
- (There’s Gotta Be) More to Life – Stacie Orrico
- Somewhere I Belong – Linkin Park
- Dance with My Father – Luther Vandross
- That’d Be Alright – Alan Jackson
- Let’s Get Down – Bow Wow feat. Baby
- Big Yellow Taxi – Counting Crows feat. Vanessa Carlton
- Snake – R. Kelly feat. Cam’ron & Big Tigger
- Man to Man – Gary Allan
- The Boys of Summer – The Ataris
- She’s My Kind of Rain – Tim McGraw
- Fall Into Me – Emerson Drive
- Celebrity – Brad Paisley
- Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey’s Song) – Buddy Jewell
- I Believe – Diamond Rio
- I Melt – Rascal Flatts
- Three Wooden Crosses – Randy Travis
- Never Scared – Bone Crusher feat. Killer Mike & T.I.
- Bigger Than My Body – John Mayer
- Stay Gone – Jimmy Wayne
- Tough Little Boys – Gary Allan
- I Should Be … - Dru Hill
- You Know You’re Right – Nirvana
- Love You Out Loud – Rascal Flatts
- Clubbin – Marques Houston feat. Joe Budden & Pied Piper
- Stacy’s Mom – Fountains of Wayne
- All My Life – Foo Fighters
- This One’s for the Girls – Martina McBride
- Wave on Wave – Pat Green
- Do That… - Baby feat. P. Diddy
- 4 Ever – Lil’ Mo feat. Fabolous
- Red Rag Top – Tim McGraw
- Faint – Linkin Park
- Raining on Sunday – Keith Urban
- So Yesterday – Hilary Duff
- What Would You Do? – The Isley Brothers
- Addicted – A Simple Plan
- Something – Lasgo
- I Wish I Wasn’t – Heather Headley