Sorry to cancel the show two weeks in a row, and sorry that I won’t be doing a Christmas Spectacular this year, but I had a family emergency and won’t be around.

Have nice holidays, all of you, and I’ll be back in the New Year.

But I’ll be back next week with my final show of the season, The Pop Chart Christmas Spectacular.  Comment here if you’ve got any requests…

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1. Depeche Mode, Wrong
#1 for 2 weeks in April, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Sounds of the Universe

2. La Roux, Bulletproof
#1 for 3 weeks in June, 12 weeks on chart, from the album La Roux

3. Metro Station, Seventeen Forever
#1 for 2 weeks in March, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Metro Station

4. Mpho, Box N Locks
#1 in July, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Pop Art

5. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused
#2 in May, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Face Control

6. Moby, Mistake
#1 in October, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Wait For Me

7. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone
#1 for 3 weeks in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Two Suns

8. Girls Aloud, Untouchable
# for 2 weeks in May, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Out Of Control

9. Bat For Lashes, Daniel
#1 in April 13 weeks on chart, from the album Two Suns

10. Annie, Anthonio
#2 in May, 11 weeks on chart, from the single Anthonio

11. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls
#1 in April, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

12. Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You
#1 in February, 12 weeks on chart, from the album All I Ever Wanted

13. Franz Ferdinand, Ulysses
#1 in February, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

14. Mando Diao, Gloria
#2 in June, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Give Me Fire

15. Alphabeat, The Spell
#1 in November, 11 weeks on chart, from the forthcoming album The Spell

16. Joker’s Daughter, Lucid
#2 in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the album The Last Laugh

17. Cass McCombs feat. Karen Black, Dreams Come True Girl
#3 in July, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Catacombs

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18. Shakira, Loba/She Wolf
#1 in August, 10 weeks on chart, from the album She Wolf

19. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows
#1 in September, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Expressions

20. Asobi Seksu, Me & Mary
#1 for 2 weeks in May, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Hush

21. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute
#1 in October, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Forget The Night Ahead

22. Gemma Ray, 100 mph in Second Gear
#1 in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Lights Out, Zoltar!

23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero
#1 in March, 10 weeks on chart, from the album It’s Blitz!

24. Official Secrets Act, The Girl From The BBC
#1 in May, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Understanding Electricity

25. Florence and the Machine, Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up!)
#2 in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Lungs

26. The Horrors, Who Can Say
#4 in July, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Primary Colours

27. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song
#1 in September, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Lungs

28. Ash, Return of White Rabbit
#1 for 2 weeks in July, 10 weeks on chart, from the single Return of White Rabbit

29. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All
#1 in November, 10 weeks on chart*, from the album In Love & War

30. Noisettes, Never Forget You
#1 for 2 weeks in July, 10 weeks on chart

Marmaduke Duke, Kid Gloves
#1 in March, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Duke Pandemonium

32. Girls Can’t Catch, Keep Your Head Up
#4 in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the single Keep Your Head Up

33. O. Children, Dead Disco Dancer
#3 in November, 10 weeks on chart*, from the single Dead Disco Dancer

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34. Official Secrets Act, Bloodsport
#7 in July, 12 weeks on chart, from the album Understanding Electricity

35. Pink, Funhouse
#1 for 2 weeks in October, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Funhouse

36. Mini Viva, Left My Heart In Tokyo
#2 in September, 10 weeks on chart

37. Hockey, Too Fake
#5 in May, 12 weeks on chart

38. Little Boots, Remedy
#3 in August, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Hands

39. Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne, Turnin’ Me On
#3 in March, 12 weeks on chart, from the album In A Perfect World

40. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard
#3 in October, 11 weeks on chart*, from the album Through The Devil Softly

41. Kelly Clarkson, I Do Not Hook Up
#5 in June, 13 weeks on chart, from the album All I Ever Wanted

42. Polly Scattergood, Please Don’t Touch
#3 in June, 11 weeks on chart, from the album Polly Scattergood

43. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You
#3 in October, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Don’t Stop

44. Taylor Swift, Fifteen
#2 in October, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Fearless

45. A Camp, Stronger Than Jesus
#3 in March, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Colonia

46. La Roux, In For The Kill
#4 in April, 10 weeks on chart, from the album La Roux

47. Saint Etienne, Method of Modern Love
#1 in March, 9 weeks on chart, from the compilation London Conversations

48. Ian Brown, Stellify
#4 in October, 11 weeks on chart, from the album My Way

49. Richard Hawley, For Your Lover Give Some Time
#1 in November, 8 weeks on chart*, from the album Truelove’s Gutter

50. Kissy Sell Out, This Kiss
#1 in June, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Youth

THE POP CHART 100

The 100 best songs of 2009, tabulated according to weekly Pop Chart rankings.  Listen here to hear the show.

51. Keri Hilston feat. Timbaland, Return The Favor
#4 in May, 10 weeks on chart, from the album In A Perfect World

52. Nina Sky, On Some Bullshit
#2 in May, 9 weeks on chart, from the allegedly forthcoming album Starting Today

53. Miley Cyrus, Fly On The Wall
#1 in February, 8 weeks on chart, from the album Breakout

54. Lykke Li, Tonight
#4 in March, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Youth Novels

55. Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)
#3 in July, 9 weeks on chart, from the Freemasons album Shakedown 2

56. Marilyn Manson, Arma-Goddamn-Motherfuckin-Geddon
#2 in July, 9 weeks on chart, from the album The High End Of Low

57. Britney Spears, If You Seek Amy
#4 in April, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Circus

58. V Factory, Love Struck
#4 in May, 10 weeks on chart, from the forthcoming debut album

59. Telepathe, So Fine
#5 in March, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Dance Mother

60. Lady GaGa, LoveGame
#6 in April, 9 weeks on chart, from the album The Fame

THE POP CHART 100

The 100 best songs of 2009, tabulated according to weekly Pop Chart rankings.  Listen here to hear the show.

61. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA
#6 in September, 10 weeks on chart, off the EP The Time Of Our Lives

62. Mariah Carey, Obsessed
#4 in August, 10 weeks on chart, from the labum Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel

63. The Big Pink, Dominos
#5 in September, 10 weeks on chart, from the album A Brief History of Love

64. Noisettes, Don’t Upset The Rhythm
#3 in April, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Wild Young Hearts

65. Simian Mobile Disco, Audacity of Huge
#7 in August, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Temporary Pleasure

66. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy
#9 in October, 10 weeks on chart, from the labum La Roux

67. Pet Shop Boys, Love Etc
#5 in March, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Yes

68. Little Boots, New In Town
#3 in June, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Hands

69. The Vistoso Bosses, Delirious
#5 in May, 9 weeks on chart, from their forthcoming debut album

70. Bat For Lashes, Pearl’s Dream
#10 in July, 10 weeks on chart, from the album Two Suns

71. Dorrough Music, Ice Cream Paint Job
#7 in June, 9 weeks on chart

72. Jean-Philippe Verdin, Little Sister
#8 in September, 9 weeks on chart

73. The Kills, Black Balloon
#11 in March, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Midnight Boom

74. Chipmunk, Diamond Rings
#5 in August, 8 weeks on chart, from the album I Am Chipmunk

75. Beyonce, Sweet Dreams
#3 in August, 8 weeks on chart, from the album I Am…Sasha Fierce

76. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Heads Will Roll
#5 in June, 8 weeks on chart, from the album It’s Blitz!

77. Kelly Clarkson, Already Gone
#6 in August, 8 weeks on chart, from the album All I Ever Wanted

78. Britney Spears, 3
#7 in November, 9 weeks on chart*, from the album The Singles Collection

79. Taylor Swift, Love Story
#2 in February, 6 weeks on chart, from the album Fearless

80. Amerie, Why R U
#7 in August, 9 weeks on chart, from the album In Love & War

THE POP CHART 100

The 100 best songs of 2009, tabulated according to weekly Pop Chart rankings.  Listen here to hear the show.

81. Empire of the Sun, Walking On A Dream
#3 in February, 7 weeks on chart, from the album Walking On A Dream

82. Jordin Sparks, SOS (Let The Music Play)
#8 in November, 9 weeks on chart*, from the album Battlefield

83. Bleech, The Worthing Song
#3 in September, 8 weeks on chart, from the forthcoming debut album

84. Lily Allen, Not Fair
#7 in April, 7 weeks on chart, from the album It’s Not Me, It’s You

85. Pixie Lott, Mama Do (Uh Oh Uh Oh)
#9 in July, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Turn It Up

86. Girls Aloud, The Loving Kind
#7 in February, 8 weeks on chart, from the album Out of Control

87. Daisy Dares You, Daisy Dares You
#7 in September, 8 weeks on chart, from her forthcoming debut album

88. Neko Case, People Gotta Lotta Nerve
#6 in May, 8 weeks on chart, from the album Middle Cyclone

89. Justin Bieber, One Time
#10 in September, 9 weeks on chart, from the album My World Pat 1

90. Shakira, Did It Again
#1 in November, 6 weeks on chart*, from the album She Wolf

91. Lily Allen, Who’d Have Known
#4 in November, 6 weeks on chart*, from the album It’s Not Me, It’s You

92. Natalie Imbruglia, Want
#5 in October, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Come To Life

93. Lily Allen, 22
#10 in August, 10 weeks on chart, from the album It’s Not Me, It’s You

94. Little Dragon, Fortune
#11 in March, 9 weeks on chart, from the album Little Dragon

95. Ellie Goulding, Under The Sheets
#1 in November, 5 weeks on chart*, from the forthcoming debut album

96. J*Davey, End Of Your World (Mama’s Back)
#9 in October, 8 weeks on chart, from the forthcoming debut album

97. Morrissey, I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
#7 in February, 7 weeks on chart, from the album Years of Refusal

98. The Raveonettes, Last Dance
#7 in November, 9 weeks on chart, from the album In And Out Of Control

99. J*Davey, Slooow
#9 in May, 7 weeks on chart, from the EP Land Of The Lost

100. PJ Harvey & John Parish, Black Hearted Love
#11 in May, 8 weeks on chart, from the album A Woman A Man Walked By

Less than 24 hours until The Pop Chart 100 kicks off.  I’ve tabulated the results* from every Pop Chart this year and starting tomorrow I’ll be counting down the Top 100 songs of the year.  It will be fun, and also very fast-paced.

As always, the Pop Chart appears at bsrlive.com beginning at 10:30 AM EST.

(*For those of you that are wondering, the 292 songs that appeared on the Pop Chart this year were given 40 points for each week at #1, 39 points for each week at #2, and so on all the way down to 1 point for each week at #40.  Bonus points were given for the highest debut of any week (5 points) and the greatest gain of each week (3 points).  In the event of a tied score, the higher ranking went to whichever song peaked at a higher position, and if they both peaked at the same position preference went to whichever song had more bonus points.  If there was a tie there–which there wasn’t, actually–the higher ranking would have gone to whichever song spent more total weeks on the countdown.)

Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)

1. Shakira, Did It Again (5, 1, 5)
2. Ellie Goulding, Under The Sheets (3, 2, 4)
3. Richard Hawley, For Your Lover Give Some Time (1, 1, 7)
4. Lily Allen, Who’d Have Known (6, 4, 5)
5. Lady GaGa, Bad Romance (9, 5, 4)
6. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (2, 1, 9)
7. Jordin Sparks, SOS (Let The Music Play) (8, 7, 8)
8. My Tiger My Timing, I Am The Sound (12, 8, 6)
9. Little Boots, Earthquake (16, 9, 3)
10. Brand New, At The Bottom (15, 10, 4)

11. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (4, 3, 8)
12. Kings of Convenience, Boat Behind (17, 12, 4)
13. The Horrors, Whole New Way (19, 13, 3)
14. Kent, Tontarna (18, 14, 5)
15. Royksopp feat. Karen Andersson, This Must Be It (22, 15, 3)
16. Alphabeat, The Spell (7, 1, 9)
18. Moby, Mistake (10, 1, 10)
18. Saint Etienne, Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Richard X Remix) (21, 18, 4)
19. Britney Spears, 3 (11, 7, 8)
20. Giana Factory, Trippin’ (28, 20, 3)

21. St. Vincent, Marrow (25, 21, 3)
22. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (13, 3, 10)
23. Linda Sundblad, To All My Girls (14, 14, 7)
24. Golden Filter, Thunderbird (31, 24, 3)
25. Aqua, My Mamma Said (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
26. Ash, True Love 1980 (NEW)
27. Pixie Lott, Cry Me Out (35, 27, 2)
28. Nina Sky, Beautiful People (24, 24, 5)
29. Allison Irahata, Friday I’ll Be Over You (NEW)
30. Ian Brown, Stellify (20, 4, 11) LONGEST CHART SITTER

31. Jessica Mauboy, Up/Down (27, 27, 4)
32. Mpho, See Me Now (NEW)
33. Mini Viva, I Wish (NEW)
34. Taken By Trees, Sweet Child O’ Mine (NEW)
35. Beverley Knight, In Your Shoes (39, 35, 2)
36. Jim K Ressource, Taka Danser (29, 29, 4)
37. Trash Can Sinatras, People (33, 33, 3)
38. Coeur de Pirate, Comme des Enfants (26, 16, 7)
39. Fortune, Highway (40, 39, 2)
40. The Raveonettes, Last Dance (23, 9, 9)