The Pop Chart – November 1, 2009

Now, back to the good songs…

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

1. Alphabeat, The Spell (2, 1, 6)
2. Moby, Mistake (1, 1, 7)
3. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (7, 3, 5)
4. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (3, 3, 7)
5. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (8, 5, 6)
6. Ian Brown, Stellify (4, 4, 8)
7. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (5, 5, 7)
8. Richard Hawley, For Your Lover Give Some Time (13, 8, 4)
9. The Raveonettes, Last Dance (11, 9, 6)
10. Britney Spears, 3 (14, 10, 5)

The Bottom 40 (Part 2)

Here’s part two of the Bottom 40, my list of the decade’s worst pop hits.  In this installment, we get a much closer look at Flyover Rock, songs that come from America’s Heartland and which demonstrate how America might just have a heart attack if it doesn’t lay off the cheese.  (And the woman-hating.)

The Bottom 40

Every single week I find a handful new pop songs that both excite and delight my ears. But for every new song I like, there’s unfortunately at least three that I don’t, and some of those stinkers become quite popular and really very annoying over time. Here’s my list of the forty worst offenders of the decade. So as not to drive myself too crazy, I restricted the list to songs that made the top 40 on Billboard’s Hot 100 (which is not the same as the airplay chart, but which is easier to find by lazily browsing Wikipedia.) I also limited the list to one song per artist, because really, is there any point in weighing the cons and cons of each 3 Doors Down hit? No.

The Pop Chart – October 25, 2009

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

1. Moby, Mistake (2, 1, 6)
2. Alphabeat, The Spell (3, 2, 5)
3. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (7, 3, 6)
4. Ian Brown, Stellify (5, 4, 7)
5. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (10, 5, 6)
6. Pink, Funhouse (1, 1, 7)
7. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (14, 7, 4)
8. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (15, 8, 5)
9. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (9, 9, 7)
10. Boy Crisis, Fountain of Youth (12, 10, 6)

The Pop Chart – October 18, 2009

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

1. Pink, Funhouse (1, 1, 6)
2. Moby, Mistake (2, 2, 5)
3. Alphabeat, The Spell (8, 3, 4)
4. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (3, 3, 7)
5. Ian Brown, Stellify (12, 5, 6)
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (6, 6, 8)
7. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (14, 7,
8. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (4, 2, 7)
9. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (11, 9, 6)
10. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (16, 10, 5)

The Pop Chart – October 11, 2009

Hear ye! Hear ye!

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

1. Pink, Funhouse (7, 1, 5)
2. Moby, Mistake (8, 2, 4)
3. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (4, 3, 6)
4. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (2, 2, 6)
5. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (1, 1, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (6, 6, 7)
7. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (3, 1, 8)
8. Alphabeat, The Spell (15, 8, 3)
9. J*Davey, End of Your World (Mama’s Back) (11, 9, 6)
10. The Big Pink, Dominos (5, 5, 8)

11. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (14, 11, 5)
12. Ian Brown, Stellify, Stellify (18, 12, 5)
13. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (9, 1, 9)
14. Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, Blanchard (21, 14, 4)
15. Muse, Uprising (17, 15, 4)
16. Natalie Imbruglia, Want (24, 16, 4)
17. Boy Crisis, Fountain of Youth (22, 17, 4)
18. O.Children, Dead Disco Dancer (25, 18, 3)
19. Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West, Run This Town (12, 9, 7)
20. Amerie, Heard ‘Em All (29, 20, 3) GREATEST GAIN

21. The Raveonettes, Last Dance (27, 21, 3)
22. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone (13, 1, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
23. Jack Penate, Tonight’s Today (26, 23, 3)
24. Cheryl Cole, Fight For This Love (28, 24, 2)
25. Bleech, The Worthing Song (10, 3, 8)
26. Mary J Blige fea. Drake, The One (16, 16, 6)
27. HEALTH, Die Slow (33, 27, 2)
28. Britney Spears, 3 (34, 28, 2)
29. Richard Hawley, For Your Lover, Give Some Time (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
30. Jean-Philippe Verdin, Little Sister (20, 8, 9)

31. Julian Casblancas, 11th dimension (NEW)
32. Hockey, Song Away (37, 32, 2)
33. Coeur de Pirate, Commes Des Enfants (NEW)
34. Jordin Sparks, SOS (Let The Music Play) (40, 34, 2)
35. Gin Wigmore, Oh My (NEW)
36. Charlotte Hatherley, White (19, 15, 8) BIGGEST DROP
37. The Slits, Ask Ma (NEW)
38. Boy of Girl, Hot Chocolate Boy (NEW)
39. Mini Viva, Left My Heart In Tokyo (23, 2, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
40. Linda Sundblad, 2 All My Girls (NEW)

The Pop Chart – October 4, 2009

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

1. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (2, 1, 9)
2. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (6, 2, 5)
3. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (1, 1, 7)
4. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (7, 4, 5)
5. The Big Pink, Dominos (5, 5, 7)
6. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (10, 6, 6)
7. Pink, Funhouse (13, 7, 4)
8. Moby, Mistake (16, 8, 3)
9. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (4, 1, 8)
10. Bleech, The Worthing Song (3, 3, 7)

The Pop Chart – September 27, 2009

Sorry for the delay.

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

1. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (2, 1, 6)
2. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (5, 2, 8)
3. Bleech, The Worthing Song (6, 3, 6)
4. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (1, 1, 7)
5. The Big Pink, Dominos (7, 5, 6)
6. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (11, 6, 4)
7. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (12, 7, 4)
8. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone (3, 1, 8)
9. Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna, Run This Town (9, 9, 5)
10. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (16, 10, 5)

The Pop Chart – September 20, 2009

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

1. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (3, 1, 6)
2. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (6, 2, 5)
3. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone (1, 1, 7)
4. Mini Viva, Left My Heart In Tokyo (2, 2, 7)
5. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (10, 5, 7)
6. Bleech, The Worthing Song (13, 6, 5)
7. The Big Pink, Dominos (14, 7, 5)
8. Jean-Philippe Verdin, Little Sister (11, 8, 6)
9. Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna, Run This Town (15, 9, 4)
10. Joker’s Daughter, Lucid (4, 2, 8)

The Pop Chart – September 13, 2009

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

1. Bat For Lashes, Sleep Alone (1, 1, 6)
2. Mini Viva, Left My Heart In Tokyo (3, 2, 6)
3. Florence and the Machine, Drumming Song (8, 3, 5)
4. Joker’s Daughter, Lucid (2, 2, 7)
5. Pixie Lott, Boys and Girls (7, 5, 5)
6. Music Go Music, Warm In The Shadows (12, 6, 4)
7. Daisy Dares You, Daisy Dares You (6, 6, 6) (!!!)
8. Little Boots, Remedy (4, 3, 8)
9. Gemma Ray, 100 mph in 2nd Gear (5, 1, 8)
10. The Twilight Sad, I Became A Prostitute (15, 10, 6)
11. Jean-Philippe Verdin, Little Sister (14, 11, 5)
12. Simian Mobile Disco, Audacity of Huge (9, 7, 8)
13. Bleech, The Worthing Song (19, 13, 4)
14. The Big Pink, Dominos (22, 14, 4)
15. Jay-Z feat. Kanye West & Rihanna, Run This Town (24, 15, 3)
16. Horrors, Mirror’s Image (18, 16, 4)
17. Taylor Swift, Fifteen (31, 17, 2) GREATEST GAIN
18. Ayah Marar, I Spy (23, 18, 3)
19. Annie, Songs Remind Me Of You (32, 19, 2)
20. Justin Bieber, One Time (10, 10, 8)

21. Jamie Jones feat. Egyptian Lover, Galactic Space Bar (13, 13, 5)
22. Mariah Carey, Obsessed (11, 4, 9)
23. Charlotte Hatherley, White (26, 23, 4)
24. Miley Cyrus, Party In The USA (29, 24, 3)
25. Whitney Houston, Million Dollar Bill (30, 25, 3)
26. Sivert Hoyem, Moon Landing (33, 26, 3)
27. J*Davey, End Of Your World (Mama’s Back) (36, 27, 2)
28. Lily Allen, 22 (17, 10, 9)
29. Pink, Funhouse (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
30. Mary J Blige feat. Drake, The One (39, 30, 2)

31. Shakira, Loba/She-Wolf (16, 1, 10) LONGEST CHART SITTER
32. Metric, Help, I’m Alive (35, 32, 3)
33. Nelly Furtado, Manos Al Aire (20, 20, 6)
34. Shwayze, Get U Home (38, 34, 2)
35. La Roux, I’m Not Your Toy (NEW)
36. Nanne, Otacksamhet (NEW)
37. Ian Brown, Stellify (NEW)
38. Mohamed Ali, Rocket (21, 19, 6) BIGGEST DROP
39. Dolly Rockers, Gold Digger (NEW)
40. Ciara feat. Missy Elliott, Work (25, 16, 7)