After three weeks and hundreds of thousands of votes, we have a winner of the first-ever Hot 100 March Madness: Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me"! The "Femme Fatale" single was voted the best song to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 over the past two years, emerging from a field of 32 and winning all of its head-to-head matchups. When all was said and done, it was still Britney, b*tch.
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The original bracket was comprised of the 32 most recent songs to top the Hot 100 chart. The match-ups within the bracket were determined by the dates in which each song topped the Hot 100: the most recent No. 1, fun.'s "We Are Young," is matched up against the 32nd most recent No. 1, Rihanna's "Rude Boy," and so on. Click here to see the original bracket, and check out the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 here.
Looking back at the Final Four, over 80,000 votes helped push Britney and Katy past their equally formidable competitors. 53% of fans voted for "Hold It Against Me" over Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain," while 62% of fans picked "Teenage Dream" over Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna.
The Finals were a different story: "Hold It Against Me" garnered 73% of fan votes compared to 27% for "Teenage Dream," earning the most lopsided victory of the entire competition. "HIAM" defeated Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Rihanna's "Rude Boy," Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are," Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain" and "Teenage Dream" to win the Hot 100 March Madness crown.
Looking back at the Final Four, over 80,000 votes helped push Britney and Katy past their equally formidable competitors. 53% of fans voted for "Hold It Against Me" over Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain," while 62% of fans picked "Teenage Dream" over Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie," featuring Rihanna.
The Finals were a different story: "Hold It Against Me" garnered 73% of fan votes compared to 27% for "Teenage Dream," earning the most lopsided victory of the entire competition. "HIAM" defeated Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow," Rihanna's "Rude Boy," Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are," Adele's "Set Fire To The Rain" and "Teenage Dream" to win the Hot 100 March Madness crown.
The Britney Army is the most powerful stanbase on this earth.
Bow to the Queen of Pop and her powerful, fearless, and influential leaders.
We've already ascended to top ranking positions at Rolling Stone, MTV and Pitchfork. Just wait until this massive group of devout voters are running tomorrow's publications and media outlets.
The one who truly deserved it won.
Hold it Against Me is the song of the decade and was a pivotal moment in pop history and we see artists like Lady Gaga, Rihanna & Madonna all being influenced by this piece. I couldn't imagine any other song winning to be honest.
Flawless song. Definitely the best of the group.
Wow at the landslide finale though...
Great, Britney! To be honest, I'm soooo happy that Adele or Katy Perry didn't win this. Britney deserves it.
