January 2010 Archives

So, here it is... one year and 401 chart topping songs later... my Top 100 songs of 2009. The songs on the chart are of what you would hear on Top 40 Radio.. no remixes. There is a separate chart for that if you are interested.

This chart was somewhat hard to put together. Using a system of number crunching where the song placed on a weekly basis, I had some interesting initial results... such as...

1. Beyonce's "Single Ladies" initially placed at #40 for my chart. Being one of my favorite songs of the year, I simply could not let it stay at that position. So, I did more number crunching and got her into the Top 10 where she belonged. :)

2. Jason Mraz takes the top spot for the year. This kind of surprised me but when I thought about the fact that the song was in the Top 50 for 41 weeks out of the year, it only seemed natural that he would place there. On a sidenote, Mraz also set some sort of Billboard record for the longest consecutive number of weeks on the Billboard chart. (the single was released in 2008)

3. Of the 401 songs I charted, Timbaland feat. The Fray & Esthero's "Undertow" placed #401. Reason? It debuted on Billboard in November at #100 and fell off the charts beginning the following week. Sorry, Timbaland. :(

I also posted Billboard's Top 100 to show comparisons to my chart. On their chart, a placement of "101+" means the song did not make their list.

Just as some of my song choices did not make Billboard's list, some of theirs did not make mine. Those are...

MY CHART	BILLBOARD CHART	ARTIST - SONG TITLE
104	59	Ne-Yo - Miss Independent
107	44	Kanye West - Love Lockdown
109	81	Zac Brown Band - Chicken Fried
111	99	Maxwell - Pretty Wings
112	77	Rihanna - Disturbia
113	56	Akon - Right Now (Na, Na, Na)
119	92	John Legend feat. Andre 3000 - Green Light
129	98	Jim Jones & Ron Browz feat. Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
142	48	Beyonce - If I Were A Boy
165	100	The Fray - Never Say Never

So here you have it... my Top 100 Songs Of 2009!

MY CHART	BILLBOARD CHART	ARTIST - SONG TITLE
1	7	Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
2	2	Lady GaGa - Poker Face
3	1	The Black Eyed Peas - Boom, Boom, Pow!
4	11	Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
5	13	The Fray - You Found Me
6	17	Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
7	10	Taylor Swift - Love Story
8	8	Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
9	5	The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
10	3	Lady GaGa feat. Colby O'Donis - Just Dance
11	4	The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
12	15	Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down
13	14	Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
14	21	Miley Cyrus - The Climb
15	24	Beyonce - Halo
16	6	Flo Rida - Right Round
17	16	Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain - Blame It
18	26	Shinedown - Second Chance
19	12	T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone
20	20	Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
21	19	Soulja Boy Tell 'Em feat. Sammie - Kiss Me Thru The Phone
22	30	3OH!3 - Don't Trust Me
23	9	Kanye West - Heartless
24	23	Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You
25	28	Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite
26	22	Drake - Best I Ever Had
27	36	Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
28	33	Sean Kingston - Fire Burning
29	41	Mariah Carey - Obsessed
30	29	Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.
31	52	Pink - Please Don't Leave Me
32	38	Pink - Sober
33	31	Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town
34	42	Ne-Yo - Mad
35	34	Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say
36	27	Britney Spears - Circus
37	68	Colbie Caillat - Falling For You
38	43	Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester - Good Girls Go Bad
39	35	Lady GaGa - Love Game
40	37	Jeremih - Birthday Sex
41	32	Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock
42	46	Pitbull - Hotel Room Service
43	57	Jordin Sparks - Battlefield
44	25	Katy Perry - Hot 'n' Cold
45	64	Shakira - She Wolf
46	66	Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
47	49	Keri Hilson feat. Lil Wayne - Turnin' Me On
48	61	Linkin Park - New Divide
49	65	Mario feat. Gucci Maine & Sean Garrett - Break Up
50	53	Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
51	72	Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk
52	89	Justin Bieber - One Time
53	55	Coldplay - Viva La Vida
54	18	T.I. Feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life
55	63	Daughtry - No Surprise
56	78	Green Day - 21 Guns
57	54	Akon feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall - Beautiful
58	95	Kelly Clarkson - Already Gone
59	62	Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
60	50	The Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part
61	60	Owl City - Fireflies
62	58	Flo Rida feat. Wynter - Sugar
63	97	Michael Franti & Spearhead - Say Hey (I Love You)
64	75	Jason Aldean - Big Green Tractor
65	67	Young Money - Every Girl
66	101+	David Guetta feat. Akon - Sexy Bitch
67	71	Fabolous feat. The Dream - Throw It In The Bag
68	101+	Zac Brown Band - Toes
69	70	Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day
70	83	Iyaz - Replay
71	51	Nickelback - Gotta Be Somebody
72	85	Rob Thomas - Her Diamonds
73	84	Brad Paisley - Then
74	101+	Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
75	101+	Cascada - Evacuate The Dancefloor
76	88	Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem - Forever
77	76	Taylor Swift - White Horse
78	80	The Dream - Rockin' That Thang
79	74	Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy
80	79	Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - Turn My Swag On
81	101+	The Black Eyed Peas - Meet Me Halfway
82	91	Kelly Clarkson - I Do Not Hook Up
83	45	Pink - So What
84	96	Kristinia Debartge - Goodbye
85	93	Billy Currington - People Are Crazy
86	39	Britney Spears - Womanizer
87	69	The Veronicas - Untouched
88	90	Lady Antebellum - I Run To You
89	101+	Carrie Underwood - Cowboy Casanova
90	40	T.I. - Whatever You Like
91	86	Jesse McCartney feat. Ludacris - How Do You Sleep
92	87	Britney Spears - 3
93	101+	New Boyz - You're A Jerk
94	73	Asher Roth - I Love College
95	94	Zac Brown Band - Whatever It Is
96	47	Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent - Crack A Bottle
97	101+	Darius Rucker - Alright
98	101+	Plain White T's - 1, 2, 3, 4
99	101+	Jason Aldean - She's Country
100	82	Beyonce - Diva

Because there were SO many club tracks in 2009, I have decided to post only my Top 25. Also being that so many DJs and producers remixed these songs, I did not list any particular remix. Did your favorites make the list?

1. David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland - When Love Takes Over
2. Deborah Cox - Beautiful U R
3. Lily Allen - The Fear
4. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
5. Jordin Sparks - S.O.S. (Let The Music Play)
6. Katy Perry - Waking Up In Vegas
7. Enrique Iglesias feat. Sean Garrett - Away
8. The Killers - Spaceman
9. Anjulie - Boom
10. The Perry Twins feat. Niki Harris - Bad, Bad Boy
11. Erika Jayne - Give You Everything
12. The Pet Shop Boys - Did You See Me Coming?
13. Mariah Carey - Obsessed
14. Altar feat. Jeanie Tracy - Turn It Out
15. Wynonna - Sing
16. The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name
17. Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill
18. Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
19. The White Tie Affair - Candle (Sick And Tired)
20. The Black Eyed Peas - Boom, Boom, Pow!
21. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
22. Lady Gaga - Poker Face
23. Agnes - Release Me
24. Madonna - Miles Away
25. Depeche Mode - Perfect

Back on November 21st, I thought it would be fun to have my own music awards "show" (for lack of a better term). So, I posted my nominees. Here are the winners (in bold). No physical trophy will be handed out, BUT if you have a fansite or such, I will be designing some images that you can use on your sites. Just send an email to romeo@romeoreardon.com and I'll get those to you ASAP.

Artist Of The Year
Beyonce
Glee Cast
Lady GaGa
Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
Boom, Boom, Pow!, The Black Eyed Peas
Love Story, Taylor Swift
Poker Face, Lady GaGa
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), Beyonce

Best Male - Pop/Rock
Adam Lambert
David Cook
Justin Bieber
Kris Allen

Best Female - Pop/Rock
Britney Spears
Lady GaGa
Pink
Taylor Swift

Best Band, Duo Or Group - Pop/Rock
Kings Of Leon
Nickelback
OneRepublic
The Black Eyed Peas

Best Album - Pop/Rock
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Lady GaGa - Fame
Taylor Swift - Fearless
The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.

Favorite Male Artist - Country
Brad Paisley
Darius Rucker
Jason Aldean
Keith Urban

Favorite Female Artist - Country
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift

Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Country
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
The Zac Brown Band

Favorite Album - Country
Lady Antebellum - Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts - Unstoppable
Taylor Swift - Fearless
The Zac Brown Band - Foundation

Favorite Male Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Eminem
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
T.I.

Favorite Female Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Lil Kim
Lil Mama
M.I.A.
Trina

Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
Eminem - Relapse
Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S.
Jay-Z - Blueprint 3
T.I. - Paper Trail

Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
Ginuwine
Jamie Foxx
Maxwell
Ne-Yo

Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Beyonce
Keri Hilson
Keyshia Cole
Mary J. Blige

Favorite Band, Duo Or Group - Soul/R&B
Day26
The Black Eyed Peas
Mary Mary
Three 6 Mafia

Favorite Album - Soul/R&B
Beyonce - I Am.. Sasha Fierce
Ne-Yo - The Collection
The Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D.
Whitney Houston - I Look To You

Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
Green Day
Kings Of Leon
Nickelback
Shinedown

Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Colbie Caillat
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Michael Buble

Favorite Solo DJ/Remixer/Producer
Jody den Broeder
Junior Vasquez
Stonebridge
Tony Moran

Favorite Band, Duo or Group DJ/Remixer/Producer
Digital Dog
Freemasons
Majik Boys
Moto Blanco

Favorite Collaboration DJ/Remixer/Producer
DJ Escape & Tony Collucio
Jody den Broeder & Warren Rigg
Seamus Haji & Paul Emanuel
Tony Moran & Warren Rigg

Favorite Dance Mix
Freemasons - Whitney Houston, "Million Dollar Bill"
Jody den Broeder - Deborah Cox, "Beautiful U R"
Junior Vasquez - Britney Spears, "Circus"
Stonebridge - Lily Allen, "The Fear"