I once published a weekly chart on Last.fm called The American Pop Top 40. It gained very few followers, but it did okay. Basically, it was the Mediabase Top 40 for the Top 40 format, but instead of Sunday publishing, I published it on Saturdays. After my computer broke down, I got to thinking, why not publish a chart that nobody has seen before. Well, now for the past two weeks, I've been publishing The American Pop Top 40 [2.0]. Again, I still get my info from Mediabase Top 40 format, but I use it differently, and I think you guys might like to see it. Here were the past two weeks' charts.
December 6, 2008:
1. T.I. “Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)”
2. Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
3. Britney Spears “Womanizer”
4. Katy Perry “Hot n Cold”
5. P!nk “So What”
6. T.I. “Whatever You Like”
7. Kevin Rudolf “Let it Rock (Feat. Lil Wayne)”
8. Lady GaGa “Just Dance (feat. Colby O’Donis)”
9. Beyoncé “If I Were a Boy”
10. Ne-Yo “Miss Independent”
11. Akon “Right Now (Na Na Na)”
12. Kanye West “Love Lockdown”
13. Saving Abel “Addicted”
14. Nickelback “Gotta Be Somebody”
15. Leona Lewis “Better in Time”
16. Taylor Swift “Love Story”
17. Rihanna “Disturbia”
18. Beyoncé “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”
19. Ne-Yo “Closer”
20. Rihanna “Rehab”
21. Secondhand Serenade “Fall for You”
22. Chris Brown “Forever”
23. Gavin Rossdale “Love Remains the Same”
24. Brandy “Right Here (Departed)”
25. Jesse McCartney “Leavin’”
26. Shontelle “T-Shirt”
27. Jordin Sparks “One Step at a Time”
28. Christina Aguilera “Keeps Gettin’ Better”
29. The Veronicas “Untouched”
30. David Archuleta “Crush”
31. Fall Out Boy “I Don’t Care”
32. Metro Station “Seventeen Forever”
33. T-Pain “Can’t Believe It (feat. Lil Wayne)”
34. Kardinal Offishall “Dangerous (Feat. Akon)”
35. David Cook “Light On”
36. Hinder “Without You”
37. Flo Rida “In The Ayer (feat. Will.I.Am)”
38. The Pussycat Dolls “I Hate This Part”
39. Savage “Swing (Remix) (feat. Soulja Boy Tell’em)”
40. P!nk “Sober”
December 13, 2008:
1 1 T.I. "Live Your Life (feat. Rihanna)"
2 3 Britney Spears "Womanizer"
3 2 Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
4 4 Katy Perry "Hot N Cold"
5 8 Lady GaGa "Just Dance (feat. Colby O'Donis)"
6 6 T.I. "Whatever You Like"
7 5 P!nk "So What"
8 7 Kevin Rudolf "Let It Rock (feat. Lil Wayne)"
9 9 Beyoncé "If I Were a Boy"
10 10 Ne-Yo "Miss Independent"
11 12 Kanye West "Love Lockdown"
12 11 Akon "Right Now (Na Na Na)"
13 16 Taylor Swift "Love Story"
14 14 Nickelback "Gotta Be Somebody"
15 18 Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
16 13 Saving Abel "Addicted"
17 15 Leona Lewis "Better in Time"
18 17 Rihanna "Disturbia"
19 20 Rihanna "Rehab"
20 19 Ne-Yo "Closer"
21 21 Secondhand Serenade "Fall for You"
22 24 Brandy "Right Here (Departed)"
23 22 Chris Brown "Forever"
24 23 Gavin Rossdale "Love Remains the Same"
25 25 Jesse McCartney "Leavin'"
26 29 The Veronicas "Untouched"
27 NEW Britney Spears "Circus"
28 40 P!nk "Sober"
29 38 The Pussycat Dolls "I Hate This Part"
30 27 Jordin Sparks "One Step at a Time"
31 35 David Cook "Light On"
32 28 Christina Aguilera "Keeps Gettin' Better"
33 32 Metro Station "Seventeen Forever"
34 NEW Kanye West "Heartless"
35 31 Fall Out Boy "I Don't Care"
36 26 Shontelle "T-Shirt"
37 36 Hinder "Without You"
38 37 Flo Rida "In The Ayer (feat. will.i.am)"
39 34 Kardinal Offishall "Dangerous (feat. Akon)"
40 30 David Archuleta "Crush"
I think Britney fans should be pleased with "Circus"'s debut in the second week!
I've created a "wiki" that will carry archives of the chart including records! You can view it here:
http://apt40.intodit.com/ I think it turned out well.
I hope you guys enjoy this new chart. [THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL CHART!]