Billboard Unveils the Hot 100 Songs of 2010

1. Ke$ha - Tik Tok
2. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
3. Train - Hey, Soul Sister
4. Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
5. Usher feat. will.i.am - OMG
6. B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes
7. Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie
8. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
9. Taio Cruz - Dynamite
10. Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris - Break Your Heart
11. B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
12. Enrique Iglesias feat. Pitbull - I Like It
13. Young Money feat. Lloyd - Bedrock
14. Jason Derulo - In My Head
15. Rihanna - Rude Boy
16. Lady Gaga feat. Beyonce - Telephone
17. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
18. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
19. Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me
20. The Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be
21. Jay-Z + Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
22. Usher feat. Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love
23. Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars - Billionaire
24. Eminem - Not Afraid
25. Iyaz - Replay
26. David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Chick
27. The Script - Breakeven
28. Ke$ha - Your Love Is My Drug
29. The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
30. Owl City - Fireflies
31. Trey Songz feat. Fabolous - Say Aah
32. Drake - Find Your Love
33. Lady Gaga - Alejandro
34. Jason Derulo - Ridin' Solo
35. Nelly - Just A Dream
36. Ludacris - How Low
37. Far East Movement feat. Dev and The Cataracs - Like A G6
38. Timbaland feat. Justin Timberlake - Carry Out
39. Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet
40. Flo Rida feat. David Guetta - Club Can't Handle Me
41. Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
42. La Roux - Bulletproof
43. Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say
44. Justin Bieber - Baby
45. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
46. Taylor Swift - Mine
47. Rihanna - Only Girl (In The World)
48. Kris Allen - Live Like We're Dying
49. Rihanna feat. Jeezy - Hard
50. Jay-Z feat. Mr. Hudson - Young Forever
51. Ke$ha feat. 3OH!3 - Blah Blah Blah
52. Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up
53. Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul - Do You Remember
54. OneRepublic - All The Right Moves
55. Orianthi - According To You
56. Ludacris feat. Nicki Minaj - My Chick Bad
57. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
58. The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
59. Ke$ha - Take It Off
60. Drake - Over
61. Neon Trees - Animal
62. Maroon 5 - Misery
63. B.o.B feat. Rivers Cuomo - Magic
64. Lady Gaga - Paparazzi
65. New Boyz feat. Ray J - Tie Me Down
66. Nicki Minaj - Your Love
67. Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
68. Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall - Deuces
69. Britney Spears - 3
70. Shontelle - Impossible
71. Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, & Eminem - Forever
72. Boys Like Girls feat. Taylor Swift - Two Is Better Than One
73. 3OH!3 feat. Ke$ha - My First Kiss
74. Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
75. The Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body
76. OneRepublic - Secrets
77. Selena Gomez & The Scene - Naturally
78. Alicia Keys - Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)
79. DJ Khaled feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross, & Snoop Dogg - All I Do Is Win
80. Kevin Rudolf feat. Birdman, Lil Wayne, & Jay Sean - I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)
81. Sugarland - Stuck Like Glue
82. Usher feat. Plies - Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)
83. Usher - There Goes My Baby
84. Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale
85. Timbaland feat. Drake - Say Something
86. Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
87. Kings of Leon - Use Somebody
88. Carrie Underwood - Undo It
89. Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber - Eenie Meenie
90. Lil Wayne feat. Drake - Right Above It
91. Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
92. The Band Perry - If I Die Young
93. Paramore - The Only Exception
94. Lady Antebellum - American Honey
95. Sara Bareilles King Of Anything
96. Daughtry - Life After You
97. Uncle Kracker - Smile
98. Cali Swag District - Teach Me How To Dougie
99. Alicia Keys - Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
100. Jerrod Niemann - Lover, Lover

Lady Gaga Is Billboard's 2010 Artist of the Year, Ke$ha Takes Top New Act

This was the year everyone went gaga for Lady Gaga.

The shape-shifting pop star takes home Billboard's top artist of the year honors, just a year after she earned top new artist applause. The last time an act made a move from "new" to "top" faster was in 2006, when Chris Brown snared both titles concurrently. Before that, the last woman to graduate nearly as fast was Whitney Houston, who was our top new artist of 1985 and then became the top artist the following year.

Billboard's year-end music recaps are based on chart performance during the chart year that began with last year's Dec. 5 issue and ended with the Nov. 27, 2010, issue. The year-end Top Artists list ranks the best-performing acts of the year derived from activity on two charts: the Billboard 200 albums tally and the Billboard Hot 100 singles list.

Since we created the top overall artist category with our year-end recaps in 1981, only seven women have taken home the trophy, including Gaga. Taylor Swift nabbed it in 2009, preceded by LeAnn Rimes (1997), Alanis Morissette (1996), Mariah Carey (1991), Whitney Houston (1986) and Madonna (1985).

Gaga takes the artist of the year honor thanks in part to the chart performance of her first two albums, "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" (both on Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope), which rank at Nos. 4 and 13, respectively, on the year-end Top Billboard 200 Albums tally. Four singles from those albums appear on the Hot 100 Songs roundup, led by "Bad Romance" at No. 8.

Swift is 2010's No. 2 artist of the year -- not too shabby for the Big Machine singer who was our top artist last year. With her one-two punch in 2009 and 2010, it marks the first time an act has been one of the top two artists in successive years since Destiny's Child was the top artist in 2000 and 2001. Narrowing the accolade among only soloists, Garth Brooks was the last to do so, when he was the No. 1 act in 1992 and 1993. The last woman? Mariah Carey, who was No. 1 in 1991 and No. 2 in 1992.

Swift has two albums in the top 10 of the year-end Billboard 200 tally, the first time an artist has done so since 1992. "Fearless" (2009) is at No. 7 while the just-released "Speak Now" is at No. 9. Brooks was the last to claim two albums in a year-end top 10, when he finished 1992 with "Ropin' the Wind" at No. 1 and "No Fences" at No. 6.

"Speak Now" charted for only three weeks during the 2010 chart year, making its No. 9 placing a stunning achievement. Ranking on the year-end tally is determined by a title's weekly charting sales. So, "Speak Now" made up for its short chart life in the chart year with massive sales: It moved 1.6 million units in those three weeks, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Elsewhere, neither Gaga nor Swift charted on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums tally, marking the first time neither of the top two artists of the year have done so since 1997, when Rimes and Spice Girls came in at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on that chart.

So, last year Gaga was our new artist and then became the top artist this year. Could Ke$ha, who snags the throne on 2010's Top New Artists list, win the big prize in 2011? This year the Kemosabe/RCA singer celebrates not just her new artist win but also her crowning of the Hot 100 Songs roundup, where her debut charting single "TiK ToK" is tops. The track spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the weekly Hot 100 list.

The last time an act's first charting single became the top song of the year was only two years ago, when Flo Rida reigned with "Low." However, since Billboard began producing year-end recaps in 1946, no woman -- until Ke$ha -- had managed the feat.

Two steps behind Ke$ha on the new artist tally is Susan Boyle, who earns her ranking mostly on the strength of her two hit albums, "I Dreamed a Dream" and "The Gift." The former spent six weeks atop the Billboard 200 and finishes 2010 as the No. 1 Top Billboard 200 album.

At No. 2 on the year-end Billboard 200 albums list is Eminem's "Recovery." All of the rapper's albums -- save for his debut, "The Slim Shady LP" -- have finished among the year-end top 10 Billboard 200 albums. He's ranked in the top two twice before: in 2005 with "Encore" (No. 2) and in 2002 with "The Eminem Show" (No. 1).

Eminem also ends 2010 as the No. 3 artist of the year, and with Gaga and Swift at Nos. 1 and 2, he's our top male artist.

Country trio Lady Antebellum is the highest-ranking group on the top artist recap, coming in at No. 4. It's the first time a country act is the biggest group of the year.

Since Billboard began compiling year-end combined pop artist categories in 1977 (for males, females and duo/groups, respectively) no country act had ever finished the year as the top overall duo/group.

Lady A also takes home the No. 2 honor on the Hot 100 Songs recap with its Capitol Nashville single "Need You Now," which spent two weeks at No. 2 on the weekly tally, but lingered for 42 weeks within the top 40 during the eligibility period. A country single last reached such heights on the year-end Hot 100 tally in 2000, when Faith Hill's "Breathe" was the top Hot 100 song.

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TIME’s Top 10 Albums and Songs of 2010

Kanye West has TIME on his side. The magazine has crowned the rapper’s fifth project My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy the best album of 2010, saying, “He delivered the musical equivalent of a one-handed back handspring.” Yeezy’s “POWER” also makes the editors’ top 10 songs, along with hits from Drake, Janelle Monáe, and Eminem, while Cee Lo Green claims the No. 1 spot with his Grammy-nominated “F**k You.” Find out who else made the lists below.

Top 10 Albums

1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
3. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
4. The National, High Violet
5. Drake, Thank Me Later
6. Sufjan Stevens, Age of Adz
7. The Black Keys, Brothers
8. Yeasayer, Odd Blood
9. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
10. Beach House, Teen Dream

Top 10 Songs

1. Cee Lo Green, “F**k You”
2. Janelle Monáe, “Tightrope”
3. Kanye West, “POWER”
4. Arcade Fire, “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”
5. Eminem featuring Rihanna, “Love the Way You Lie”
6. Yeasayer, “Ambling Alp”
7. Jónsi, “Animal Arithmetic”
8. Drake, “Find Your Love”
9. Elizabeth Cook, “All the Time”
10. Sleigh Bells, “Rill Rill”

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Black Eyed Peas Album A Flop At No. 6 on Chart

Weeks ago -- on paper, at least -- the new Black Eyed Peas album seemed a safe bet for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

But no, the funk group could manage only a No. 6 start for "The Beginning," which sold just 119,000 copies during the week ended December 5, according to Nielsen SoundScan data issued Wednesday. That's a sharp drop from the launch of its previous album, "The E.N.D.," which debuted at No. 1 in June 2009 after selling 304,000 copies in its first week.

Chalk up some of "The Beginning's" soft start to the good-but-not-great response to its lead single "The Time (Dirty Bit)," which jumped five places to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Last year when "The E.N.D." came out, the Peas were basking in the glow of "Boom Boom Pow," which was spending its 11th week at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Meanwhile Susan Boyle returned to No. 1 with "The Gift," which sold 272,000 copies. Last week's champ, Kanye West's "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy," slid to No. 7 with 108,000 copies, a hefty drop of 78%.

The other newcomer in the top 10 was the "Glee, the Music Volume 4" soundtrack at No. 5 with 128,000 copies. Further down, Jazmine Sullivan's second album "Love Me Back" came in at No. 17 and Chrisette Michele's third effort "Let Freedom Reign" launched at No. 25.

Taylor Swift's former chart-topper "Speak Now" rose two to No. 2 with 182,000, Jackie Evancho's "O Holy Night" was also up two, to No. 3, with 145,000, and the "Glee" Christmas album soared six to No. 4 with 129,000.

Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" dropped six to No. 8 with 103,000 in its second week. Josh Groban's "Illuminations" jumped three to No. 9 with 78,000 and Rihanna's "Loud" rose four to No. 10 with 77,000.

Overall album sales totaled 9.22 million units, off 10% from the previous week and down 9% compared to the comparable sales week of 2009. Year to date album sales stand at 281.24 million, down 13% compared to the same total at this point last year.

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Kanye West Previews Monster Video Featuring Nicki Minaj, Jay-Z

Yes, 'Monster': the wildest and most action packed song on Kanye's masterpiece is set for release and the trio of Kanye. Jay-Z and Nicki Minaj have been hard at work creating a video for the track.

We'll have to wait a little while to see the full thing but a preview of the video, which sees Kanye getting up close and personal with waif-like models and Nicki Minaj crawling around on all-fours looks set to maintain Yeezy's current run of arthouse insanity.

Watch the 'Monster' promo preview below:



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Katy Perry's 'Firework' Shines Over Hot 100

Katy Perry becomes the first female artist in 11 years to take three straight radio singles from an album to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Firework" lifts 2-1. She first topped the chart in June for six weeks with "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg. That was followed by a two-week stay at the top in September with "Teenage Dream," the title track from her former No. 1 Billboard 200 set, which was recently bestowed a Grammy nomination for album of the year.

Monica was the last female to scale the Hot 100 with three consecutive radio cuts from one album, when title cut "The Boy Is Mine," featuring Brandy, "The First Night" and "Angel of Mine" all hit No. 1 between June 1998 and February 1999.

"Firework" is Perry's fourth overall Hot 100 No. 1, as she also led the list for seven weeks in the summer of 2008 with "I Kissed a Girl," her first chart entry.

"Firework's" ascension to No. 1 means that six different songs in the past six weeks have claimed the top Hot 100 ranking, extending a turnover ratio not seen in more than 20 years.

"Firework" sizzles at the top of Digital Songs for a second week with 212,000 downloads (down 9%), according to Nielsen SoundScan, while ranking as the week's top Airplay Gainer with a 12-8 lift on Radio Songs, up 25% to 83.3 million listener impressions, according to Nielsen BDS.

Last week's No. 1, P!nk's "Raise Your Glass," drops to No. 2, while Rihanna continues to climb back up the list (5-3) with her former chart-topper "What's My Name?," featuring Drake.

The Black Eyed Peas improve 9-4 with "The Time (Dirty Bit)" as the title moves into the runner-up slot on Digital Songs with 198,000 (up 10%). Their new album "The Beginning" starts at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, with 119,000.

Bruno Mars continues his upward trajectory with "Grenade" (10-5), while his "Just the Way You Are" slips 4-7. In between Mars's two tracks is Rihanna's "Only Girl (In the World)" (3-6).

Ke$ha stumbles 6-8 with "We R Who We R", Nelly falls 8-9 with "Just a Dream" and Trey Songz comes back into the top 10 with "Bottoms Up," featuring Nicki Minaj (11-10). The title has now spent seven weeks in the top 10.

"Glee" contributes to the Hot 100's Digital Gainer and Hot Shot Debut awards, as the cast's cover of Florence and the Machine's "Dog Days Are Over" is the top new entry at No. 22, selling 98,000 (No. 8 on Digital Songs). The song is one of five new entries by the "Glee" Cast this week.

Meanwhile, Florence and the Machine's original recording jumps 58-21 on the Hot 100 and 40-11 on Digital Songs, matching its previous best peak on the former list and achieving a new peak rank on the latter, moving 90,000 downloads (up 121%). The song reached its previous best rank following the band's head-turning performance on the MTV Music Video Awards in September.

The holiday season is in full swing, as the chart hosts its first two seasonal entries, both by top-selling alternative bands. Coldplay opens at No. 25 on the Hot 100 and No. 12 on Digital Songs (90,000) with "Christmas Lights," while topping the Holiday Digital Songs chart with the track.

The Killers enter at No. 79 on the big chart and No. 43 on the sales list (34,000) with "Boots." The band has released a holiday single each year since 2006, with its first offering, "A Great Big Sled," having been the only one to have previously charted on the Hot 100 (No. 54 peak).

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Willow Smith to Tour with Justin Bieber in Europe

Jessica Simpson’s Xmas album tanks as her clothing line nears $1 billion in annual sales

Jessica Simpson’s pop career continues to slide further into oblivion as her holiday LP Happy Christmas tanks in the charts. Despite a heavy promotional schedule, which included a PBS TV special, the disc debuted at #123 with sales of just 10,000 on last week’s Billboard chart. Compare that to Susan Boyle’s reign at the top with The Gift and Mariah Carey’s top five debut for Merry Christmas II You, and you get the picture.

Jessica’s recording career may be in the dumps and her last reality show The Price of Beauty may have bombed in the ratings, but that’s OK because the Simpson sister is about to become a billion dollar baby when her clothing line makes history by becoming the first ever celebrity fashion line to reach annual sales of $US1 billion. Yup, you read that right — ONE BILLION DOLLARS. That’s what fashion industry bible Women’s Wear Daily are predicting that The Jessica Simpson Collection will make in annual sales within the next two years after netting an astonishing $750 million this year alone, driving Simpson’s net worth up to $100 million. The line, which produces everything from clothing, jeans, perfume, cosmetics, luggage, handbags and shoes, will be expanding next year by launching a sportswear line, which WWD estimate will rake in between $150-200 million over the next two years.

So as you can see, Jessica Simpson can have all the flops she wants because with a billion dollar business behind her she can afford to make mistakes. That next mistake will most likely be her next “pop album”, which she’s hoping to have produced by The-Dream & Tricky after being impressed by their work on her Happy Christmas LP.

Who would’ve ever thought that Jessica Simpson’s little clothing empire would be making more than celebrity lines from the likes of Britney Spears, Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez?

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Announcements on new Avril Lavigne CD

Two years in the making, singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne's fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, will be released by RCA Records on March 8, 2011. Lavigne will debut the first single "What the Hell" on New Year's Eve during "Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve."

Lavigne worked with longtime collaborators Deryck Whibley, Evan Taubenfeld and Butch Walker, as well as songwriter/producer Max Martin. Lavigne continues to share her personal experiences through her writing and music, and Goodbye Lullaby is a further evolution of this, propelled by a more raw and organic sound.

Among its upbeat tracks are "What the Hell," an unabashed embrace of fun and freedom, and "Stop Standing There," fueled by an early-‘50s girl-group feel. The album runs the gamut of emotions: Lavigne expresses her gratitude for special people in her life in the rocker "Smile," explores the dynamics of a relationship in "Push," shows her vulnerable side in "Wish You Were Here," and finds the strength to close one chapter of her life and move on to the next in the title track "Goodbye."

Outside the recording studio, Lavigne is a successful entrepreneur who continues to design and direct her lifestyle apparel brand, Abbey Dawn, which has expanded its worldwide footprint and will be shipping to 50+ countries beginning this month. Along with her popular fragrance Black Star, she recently introduced Forbidden Rose and is launching a third fragrance in 2011. This September, Lavigne's past charitable work also inspired her to create The Avril Lavigne Foundation. The Foundation works in partnership with leading charitable organizations to design and deliver programs, raise awareness, and mobilize support for children and youth living with serious illnesses or disabilities.

Avril Lavigne has made an indelible mark on the music community, selling more than 30 million albums worldwide, earning eight Grammy nominations and seven Canadian Juno Awards. She burst onto the music scene in 2002 with the critically acclaimed Let Go, featuring the smash singles "Sk8r Boi" and "Complicated." Her 2004 release, Under My Skin, debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, as did her third album, The Best Damn Thing, which produced the irrepressible #1 single "Girlfriend" and logged more than 130 million views on YouTube! Lavigne also wrote the song "Alice" for Tim Burton's critically acclaimed Disney Film Alice in Wonderland.

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Tesco 'disappointed with Coyle's sales'

Tesco's have revealed that they a disappointed with the sales of Nadine Coyle's debut album.

The Girls Aloud star's debut album Insatiable was released exclusively via the supermarket last month, where it charted at a disappointing 47 despite a hefty promotional campaign across its 2,500 branches.

The Telegraph reports the supermarket is blaming an "anti-Tesco" campaign from the music label heads, who are said to be unhappy that the chain is breaking into the industry.

A spokesperson said: " We’re obviously disappointed that Nadine’s album hasn’t got off to the start we all hoped for, but it’s a great record from a brilliant artist and once we start getting some proper airplay I think a lot more people will discover this for themselves.

"Tesco is used to facing tough competition and we’ll be getting right behind Nadine’s second single in the New Year."

Insatiable is reported to have sold 10,000 copies to date.

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Mandy Moore to work with husband

Mandy Moore wants to make a record with her rocker husband Ryan Adams.

The singer and actress is currently earning plaudits for her voice work in the latest Disney film Tangled.

And, although there is nothing in the pipeline at the moment, Mandy has revealed her desire to combine her talents with Ryan on an LP.

She says they already have a proven combination - and this will work even if the project is not a traditional collaboration.

"I don't know about a duet," Mandy told E! Online. "But I would love to work with him on the next record. I'm sure he'll be involved in some way. We work well together."

The 26-year-old, who has released six studio albums, says she is getting inspiration from various classic artists before recording her next release. As well as Ryan, 36, Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is on her radar.

"I'm listening to McCartney right now and a lot of Gram Parsons. My hubby, too. It's hard to ignore that influence in the house," she explained.

The pretty brunette also revealed her Tangled auditions were drawn out. Yet she was able to perform a tune by one of her idols. "It was singing and singing and singing," Mandy said. "I got to go in and sing Joni Mitchell's Help Me. I mean, how often do you get to read a scene and sing a Joni Mitchell song in an audition?!"

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M.I.A. Announces Release of Mixtape on New Year's Eve

Controversial singer/rapper M.I.A. has announced that she was will be releasing a new mixtape to ring in the new year. "Vicky leekx mixtape coming new years eve!" the electro-pop star tweeted on Friday (Dec. 3). "Layin bad minds to rest 2010!" Though details regarding the mixtape are scarce, the "XXXO" singer reportedly found time to record it in between tour dates, as she has been on the road for much of 2010, and will be making her last stop in Paris on December 12.

M.I.A. previously released her breakthrough 'Piracy Funds Terrorism, Volume 1' tape back in 2004, a collaboration with ex-boyfriend Diplo, which garnered her critical acclaim and commercial attention, before the release of her debut.

The 'Vicky Leekx' mixtape follows the July release of M.I.A.'s third album /\/\/\Y/\, her highest charting LP, which featured the controversial "Born Free" video, and is in stores now.

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