these are my favorites:

5. Nelly Furtado - say it right
4. Rihanna - unfaithful
3. Snow Patrol - chasing cars
2. Christina Aguilera - hurt
1. Nelly Furtado - all good things

01. Christina Aguilera - Hurt
02. Pink - Who Knew
03. Beyoncé - Irreplaceable
04. Shakira - Illegal
05. Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On

when was Stickwitu released? i would like to put it on the list

Stickwitu was released fall of 05 I beleive.

5)Snow Partrol- Chasing Cars
4)Beyonce- Irreplaceable
3)Rihanna- Unfaithful
2)Xtina- Hurt
1)Nelly Furtado- All good Things

Irreplaceable isn't a ballad, it's a more in the range of mid to up-tempo songs.

1. Unfaithful
2. Hurt
3. Chasing Cars
4. Say It Right
5. Lithium

1. Irreplacable
2. So Sick
3. Sexy Love
4. Promise
5. Say Goodbye

01. Ne-Yo - Time
02. Keyshia Cole - Love
03. Ne-Yo - So Sick
04. Danity Kane - Ride For Fou
05. Fort Minor - Where'd You Go? *edited in*

Others:
Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End)
Chris Brown - Say boodbye
Beyonce - Resentment
Mariah Carey - Don't Foget About Us
Mary J. Blige - Take Me As I Am

05. The Fray - How To Save A Life
04. Stone Sour - Through Glass
03. Anna Nalick - Breathe (2 A.M.)
02. Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come To An End)
01. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

1. Anthony Hamilton - Can't Let Go
2. Keyshia Cole - Love
3. Fort Minor - Where'd You Go?
4. Jagged Edge - Good Luck Charm
5. LL Cool J ft Lyfe Jennings - Freeze

WTF? Do you guys not know wut a ballad is? People think of ballads like Mariah Carey's "Hero." It must be slow. "Irreplaceable" is not a ballad. Most of the songs listed...are not ballads.

Example of a ballad: Keyshia Cole "Love" ;p

1. Jessica Simpson "I belong To Me"
2. Danity Kane "Stay With me"/"Ride 4 U"
3. Christina MIlian "Gonna Tell Everybody"
4. Rihanna "Unfaithful"
5. Christina Aguilera "Hurt"

5. Chris Brown - Say Goodbye
4. Ne-Yo - So Sick
3. Beyonce - Listen
2. Christina Aguilera - Hurt
1. Pink - Who Knew

1. Tiziano Ferro - Ed Ero Contentissimo
2. Tiziano Ferro - La Paura Che
3. Ayumi Hamasaki - Jewel
4. BoA - WInter Love
5. Christina Aguilera - Hurt

There are hardly any traditional ballads left in American pop music

#1 & #4 ARE AMAZING.

Here's my top

XTRA. Cascada "Everytime We Touch (Slow Remix)"
5) Snow Patrol "Chasing Cars"
4) Simple Plan "Crazy (Acoustic Version)"
3) Utada "Be My Last"
2) Amaral & Chetes "Si Tu No Vuelves"
1) Natasha St. Pier "Un Ange Frappe A Ma Porte"

5. Christina Aguilera - hurt
4. Shakira - Illegal
3. Amaral & Chetes - Si tu no vuelves
2. Snow Patrol - chasing cars
1. Shakira - La Pared

1.All Good Things
2.Irreplaceable
3.Illegal
4.Hurt
5.Who Knew

1.Say It Right
2.Promise
3.All Good Things
4.Irreplaceable
5.Hurt

1-Illegal
2-Lithium
3-All Good Things
4-Listen
5-Irreplaceable

Say It Right
Hurt
I Belong To Me
Unfaithful
Irreplaceable

5.Beyonce - Irreplaceable
4.Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
3.Christina Aguilera - Hurt
2.Mariah Carey - Don't Forget Abous Us
1.Mary J. Blige - Be Without You