I'd like to thank everyone who has voted so far. Make sure that if you haven't voted yet, you do so before the deadline of Saturday at 12:00 AM. I've decided to move up the deadline 12 hours, so make sure you get your votes in by the deadline.
I'd also like to say that as of now, this week's countdown is shaping up to be the closest countdown in terms of points ever. Right now, 1 point seperates the top 2 videos on the countdown. And also, videos 5-10 are separated by a mere 5 points! I won't tell you what they are, but make sure you vote for your favorite songs right now!
Hey, so I've decided to do something I haven't done before. Since the countdown is posted weekly, I've decided to start a mid-week report of the countdown.
As of now, 4 new songs will debut on the countdown and only 2 of the 5 songs in the top 5 last week will be in the top 5 this week. Also, one song that was in the top ten last week is currently not on the countdown based on your votes. And finally, as of this moment, there is a tie for first place! So that means that if you haven't voted yet, you need to get to voting ASAP, as 4 of last weeks songs, including a top ten hit, will not be on the countdown next week, and there's also a tie for first place.
And one last note, in the event of a tie for any spot on the countdown, the tiebreaker will be the following:
1) How many votes the song received
2) Highest placement on ballots (i.e. Song A's highest place is #3, Song B's is #2...Song B wins)
3) How many weeks the song has been on the countdown
4) Song with highest peak from the previous weeks
5) Personal Judgment
So make sure you vote for next week's countdown if you haven't already!
Thanks to everyone who has voted so far. If you haven't voted yet, do so ASAP!
If I don't receive any more votes by 5:00 pm today, that most likely means that whoever wants to vote for my countdown has done so already, so I will change the time which balloting closes to 12:00 am Thursday.
If I do that, I'll try to post a new countdown Thursday, but if not,. then for Friday.
This week on the countdown, Leona Lewis looks to keep her streak of consecutive weeks at number one alive, as she tries for eight in a row. But looking to stop her from getting there is Madonna, whose "4 Minutes" has been hovering around the top spot for the past couple of weeks. And then there's also the guys from Maroon 5, who, with help from Rihanna, look to take the top spot for the first time ever.
Also this week, three songs make their countdown debut while another artist returns to the countdown after a three week hiatus. And I also premiere the latest video from Usher, entitled "Moving Mountains".
Coldplay "Violet Hill"
Panic At the Disco "That Green Gentleman"
Death Cab for Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart"
3 Doors Down "It's Not My Time" <Peak @ 15, 1 Week> [30]
Daughtry "Feels Like Tonight" <Peak @ 8, 16 Weeks> [37]
Sara Bareilles "Love Song" <Debut Date: 1.3.08/Retire Date: 5.10.08/Peak: 02>
1.3.08 - 1.10.08 Alicia Keys "No One" (2x) 1.17.08 Timbaland presents OneRepublic "Apologize" (1x)
1.24.08 Alicia Keys "No One" (1x) 1.31.08 - 2.7.08 Flo Rida featuring T-Pain "Low" (2x) 2.14.08 - 3.6.08 Rihanna "Don't Stop the Music" (4x) 3.13.08 Chris Brown "With You" (1x)
3.20.08 Rihanna "Don't Stop the Music" (1x) 3.27.08 - 4.3.08 Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown "No Air" (2x)
4.10.08 - 5.17.08 Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love" (7x)
5.24.08 Natasha Bedingfield "Pocketful of Sunshine" (1x)
Congratulations to Natasha Bedingfield and "Pocketful of Sunshine", this week's brand new number one song! Are the weeks ahead going to be just as bright for Natasha, or are clouds in the forecast for her video? If Alicia Keys has anything to say about it, she's sure hoping to rain on Natasha's parade, as "Teenage Love Affair" made a huge leap this week thanks to your votes. And what about Maroon 5 and Mariah Carey? Both artists made eight spot jumps this week, and either could potentially take the top spot next week?
Remember, you can vote for my Top Twenty Countdown when the voting list is updated later today. Voting will close at 12:00 AM every Friday.
Alicia Keys "Teenage Love Affair"
Paramore "That's What You Get"
Colbie Caillat "Realize"
Coldplay "Violet Hill"
Leona Lewis "Bleeding Love"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland "4 Minutes"
Katy Perry "I Kissed a Girl"
Natasha Bedingfield "Pocketful of Sunshine"
Gnarls Barkley "Going On"
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown "No Air"
Estelle featuring Kanye West "American Boy"
Rihanna "Take a Bow"
Gavin DeGraw "In Love With a Girl"
Bret Michaels "Go That Far"
Alanis Morissette "Underneath"
Danity Kane "Damaged"
Mariah Carey "Bye Bye"
Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
Panic At the Disco "That Green Gentleman"
Lil Wayne & Static Major "Lollipop"
Usher "Moving Mountains"
Ashanti "The Way That I Love You"
Sara Bareilles "Bottle It Up"
Augustana "Sweet and Low"
Metro Station "Shake It"
John Mayer "Say"
Duffy "Mercy"
3 Doors Down "It's Not My Time"
Death Cab for Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart"
Flyleaf "All Around Me"
R.E.M. "Hollow Man"
Chris Brown "Forever"
Britney Spears "Break the Ice"
Cobra Starship "Guilty Pleasure"
Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna "If I Never See Your Face Again"
Carrie Underwood "Last Name"
Alanis Morissette "Underneath"
Usher "Moving Mountains"
Gnarls Barkley "Going On"
Carrie Underwood "Last Name"
Paramore "That's What You Get"
Counting Crows "You Can't Count On Me"
Usher featuring Young Jeezy "Love In This Club"
Daughtry "Feels Like Tonight"
Plies featuring Ne-Yo "Bust It Baby (Pt. 2)"
Ray J featuring Yung Berg "Sexy Can I"