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Chart Listings: This Year's Biggest Hits
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1. Train, "Hey, Soul Sister," 3,319,000. This song, with its ‘80s pop culture references to Mr. Mister and Madonna, is the group's biggest hit to date. It sold an additional 687K copies in 2009, which made it that year's #131 song. Peak: #3.
2. The Black Eyed Peas, "Imma Be," 2,561,000. The Peas had the top two songs on the year-end Digital Songs chart for 2009 and may rank in the year-end top five again this year. This song sold an additional 375K in 2009. Peak: #1.
3. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now," 2,530,000. This was the biggest country hit of the first six months. It sold an additional 1,325,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #57 song. Peak: #2.
4. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 2,494,000. This was the biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist. It sold an additional 2,443,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #17 song. It has sold 4,938,000 total copies, more than "Bad Romance" (4,037,000) and "Hey, Soul Sister" (4,005,000). Peak: #1.
5. Usher featuring will.i.am, "OMG," 2,485,000. This was the biggest collaboration of the first six months. This gives will.i.am two songs in the mid-year top five (combining lead and featured roles). Peak: #1.
6. Taio Cruz featuring Ludacris, "Break Your Heart," 2,461,000. Ludacris was added to the U.S. remix of the song. A solo version by Cruz topped the U.K. chart for three weeks in September and October. Peak: #1.
7. B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes," 2,270,000. As of this week, B.o.B's follow-up hit has sold about the same number of copies in 11 weeks as his first hit, "Nothin' On You," has sold in 22 weeks. Peak: #2.
8. B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars, "Nothin' On You," 2,267,000. This marvelous record combines the classic songwriting values of old-school pop/R&B hits by Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson with a modern, hip-hop sensibility. Peak: #1.
9. Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby," 2,139,000. This gives Ludacris featured billing on two of the top 10 songs at mid-year. Ludacris has been featured on previous top 10 hits by Missy Elliott, Chingy, Usher, Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz, Ciara, Jamie Foxx and Fergie. Peak: #5.
10. Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg, "California Gurls," 2,110,000. Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" was #4 on the year-end Digital Songs chart in 2008. This may very well rank even higher this year. This is the biggest hit on which Snoop has been a featured artist, surpassing hits by Chingy, the Pussycat Dolls and Akon. Peak: #1.
11. Rihanna, "Rude Boy," 2,079,000. This was the second biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist (working solo). Peak: #1.
12. Jason Derulo, "In My Head," 2,068,000. This was the biggest hit of the first six months by a male solo artist (who didn't have a billed collaborator). It sold an additional 174K copies in 2009. Derulo's previous hit, "Whatcha Say," was #10 on the year-end chart for 2009. Peak: #5.
13. Young Money featuring Lloyd, "Bedrock," 2,037,000. Yabba-dabba-do! We'll never be able to watch The Flintstones again without thinking of this song. It sold an additional 610K copies in 2009, which made it that year's #157 song. Peak: #2.
14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000. This was the third biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist (working solo). Impressively, Ke$ha has two of these three songs. Peak: #4.
15. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, "Telephone," 1,948,000. This was the biggest all-female collaboration of the first six months. It sold an additional 335K copies in 2009. Peak: #3.
16. Lady Gaga, "Bad Romance," 1,941,000. This sold an additional 2,097,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #29 song. Peak: #2.
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000. This was the first joint hit by the young "brat pop" stars. "My First Kiss" is moving up now. Peak: #7.
18. Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake, "Carry Out," 1,684,000. This was the fourth big hit on which these stars have teamed, following Timberlake's "SexyBack," Timbaland's "Give It To Me" (which also featured Nelly Furtado) and 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology" (on which they were both featured). "Carry Out" sold an additional 185K copies in 2009. Peak: #11.
19. Jay-Z featuring Mr. Hudson, "Young Forever," 1,606,000. This was the third top 10 hit from Jay-Z's The Blueprint 3. It sold an additional 333K copies in 2009. "Young Forever" borrows from Alphaville's 1985 near-hit "Forever Young." The Alphaville recording logged 18 weeks on the Hot 100, combining two separate runs, but never made it past #65. Peak: #10.
20. Ludacris, "How Low," 1,493,000. This is Ludacris' biggest hit of the first six months as a lead artist, though he is also featured on higher-ranking hits by Taio Cruz and Justin Bieber. "How Low" sold an additional 412K copies in 2009. Peak: #6
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1. Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, 2,325,000 (includes 298,000 digital). In addition to being the biggest album of the first six months overall, this was the biggest album by a group and by a country artist.
2. Justin Bieber, My World 2.0, 1,346,000 (includes 129,000 digital). This was Bieber's first full-length album, making it the top debut album of the first six months. It was also the biggest album of the first six months by a solo artist; by a pop artist; and by a teen artist.
3. Sade, Soldier Of Love, 1,208,000 (includes 173,000 digital). This was the biggest album of the first six months by a veteran artist. Sade first charted in February 1985 with Diamond Life.
4. Lady Gaga, The Fame, 1,127,000 (includes 265,000 digital). This was the biggest album of the first six months by a female solo artist and by an album released prior to 2010. It sold an additional 150K copies in 2008, its year of release. It also sold 2,238,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #4 album. 5. Usher, Raymond V Raymond, 874,000 (includes 116,000 digital). This was the biggest album of the first six months by an R&B artist (unless you classify the genre-bridging Sade as R&B).
6. The Black Eyed Peas, The E.N.D. 838,000 (includes 173,000 digital). This sold an additional 1,787,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #7 album.
7. Ke$ha, Animal, 800,000 (includes 309,000 digital). This was the second biggest album of the first six months by a female solo artist.
8. Eminem, Recovery, 744,000 (includes 255,000 digital). This was the best-selling rap album of the first six months. In just one week, this sold more than such long-running hits as Lil Wayne's Rebirth and Ludacris' Battle Of The Sexes.
9. Justin Bieber, My World, 698,000 (includes 70,000 digital). This was the best-selling EP of the first six months. It sold an additional 728K copies in 2009, which made it that year's #39 album.
10. Susan Boyle, I Dreamed A Dream, 660,000 (includes 21,000 digital). This was the best-selling "traditional pop" album of the first six months. It sold an additional 3,104,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #2 album.
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Continue to rise Katy 
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Dreadful #1 
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4. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 2,494,000.
7. B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes," 2,270,000.
14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000.
15. Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, "Telephone," 1,948,000. T
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000.
18. Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake, "Carry Out," 1,684,000.
20. Ludacris, "How Low," 1,493,000.
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7. Ke$ha, Animal, 800,000 (includes 309,000 digital).
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The best-selling female artist on the list
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7. B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, "Airplanes," 2,270,000. As of this week, B.o.B's follow-up hit has sold about the same number of copies in 11 weeks as his first hit, "Nothin' On You," has sold in 22 weeks. Peak: #2.
YASSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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I love you. 
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4. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 2,494,000. It has sold 4,938,000 total copies, more than "Bad Romance".
14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000. This was the third biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist (working solo).
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000.
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Ke$ha's ********.  LOL @ the "flop" selling so much and being so high on the list.
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7. Ke$ha, Animal, 800,000 (includes 309,000 digital). This was the second biggest album of the first six months by a female solo artist.
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I'm so happy for Ke$ha. "Take It Off" will hopefully send it platinum! 
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4. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 2,494,000.
14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000.
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000.
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3 songs in the top 20
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7. Ke$ha, Animal, 800,000 (includes 309,000 digital). This was the second biggest album of the first six months by a female solo artist.
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OMG hope this will go platinum!
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TiK ToK, Blah Blah Blah and California Gurls
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Train, "Hey, Soul Sister," 3,319,000
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14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000.
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000.
2xplatinum really soon.
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Watch out for Billionaire! 
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3. Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now," 2,530,000. This was the biggest country hit of the first six months. It sold an additional 1,325,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #57 song. Peak: #2.
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awful songs 
Train
Justin Bieber EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
and Nothin' On You,
only good songs.
Hayely, Rihanna , Gaga & Katy
and others are pretty good
BUT JUSTIN???? WTF
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I didn't know Hey Soul Sister was such a big hit 
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Katy will more than likely finish the year with the best-selling single.
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The Lady GaGa reign just wont let up!
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Amazing!!! I love of all them!
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Rihanna
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Hopefully waka waka makes the list soon 
Katy and BEP :heart:
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4. Ke$ha, "TiK ToK," 2,494,000. This was the biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist. It sold an additional 2,443,000 copies in 2009, which made it that year's #17 song. It has sold 4,938,000 total copies, more than "Bad Romance" (4,037,000) and "Hey, Soul Sister" (4,005,000). Peak: #1.
5xPlatnium here we come!
14. Kesha, "Your Love Is My Drug," 1,949,000. This was the third biggest hit of the first six months by a female solo artist (working solo). Impressively, Ke$ha has two of these three songs. Peak: #4.
Double Platnium next week!
7. Ke$ha, Animal, 800,000 (includes 309,000 digital). This was the second biggest album of the first six months by a female solo artist.
MASSIVE!
Ke$ha
17. Ke$ha featuring 3OH!3, "Blah, Blah, Blah," 1,833,000. This was the first joint hit by the young "brat pop" stars. "My First Kiss" is moving up now. Peak: #7.
Flop my ass!
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Ke$ha and Rihanna
Lady Antebellum
Lady GaGa isn't at first place 
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