These are the hottest 10 pop songs of the week as determined by About Top 40. This chart is compiled consulting data from various music industry charts and sources. It is intended to indicate the hottest rising hits. Recordings that have reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 chart are disqualified from this chart.
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars first worked together on Bruno Mars' album Unorthodox Jukebox. Mark Ronson co-produced the #1 hit single "Locked Out Of Heaven." "Uptown Funk!" has become an international hit as well as being embraced by US mainstream pop radio. It has reached the pop top 10 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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The song "The Heart Wants What It Wants" is the most emotional and vulnerable ballad yet released by Selena Gomez. It is also her second highest charting pop hit next to "Come & Get It." The song is included on her greatest hits collection For You which hit stores last week.
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20-year-old Meghan Trainor is a hot commodity in today's pop music marketplace. Earlier this year she went all the way to #1 with her debut single "All About That Bass." This song is quickly turning into another smash hit, and Meghan Trainor is one of the co-writers of the new Fifth Harmony single "Sledgehammer."
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Ed Sheeran has described the romantic ballad "Thinking About You" as a "walking down the aisle song" for weddings. It was released on 7" vinyl as part of the Black Friday Record Store Day offerings. "Thinking About You" has gone to #1 on pop singles charts in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Rapper Big Sean has reached #3 on the album chart with both of his first two albums. This is his eighth single to reach the top 10 on the R&B songs chart. It is his fourth to reach the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 as lead artist. Three of Big Sean's singles have been certified multi-platinum for sales.
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Despite receiving mixed reviews, Fergie's return as a solo artist on "L.A. Love (La La)" is turning into a significant pop hit reaching the top 20 at mainstream pop radio. The song was produced by DJ Mustard.
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While Charli XCX does not sing the chorus on Iggy Azalea's "Beg For It" like she did for "Fancy," she wrote it. This time around the hook is sung by Danish singer Karen Marie Orsted who performs simply as MO. She is the 2014 winner of Breakthrough Artist of the Year from the Danish Music Awards.
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Milky Chance is a German duo consisting of vocalist Clemens Rehbein and DJ Phillip Dausch. Their song "Stolen Dance" has turned into a worldwide pop smash. It has reached #1 in countries across the Europe. In Europe the song has topped alternative and rock radio airplay charts.
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One Direction are one of only three groups to reach #1 on the US album chart with their first four releases. The last group to reach the accomplishment was the Monkees in the 1960s. A comparison with the classic boy bands Backstreet Boys and New Kids On the Block shows both of those groups only reached #1 on the album chart twice.
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"Waves" is one of the top 5 bestselling singles of 2014 in the UK. It has also gone to #1 on pop singles charts in at least 10 other countries around the world. In the US "Waves" has reached #1 on the dance radio airplay chart.
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1. Mark Ronson - "Uptown Funk!" featuring Bruno Mars
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars first worked together on Bruno Mars' album Unorthodox Jukebox. Mark Ronson co-produced the #1 hit single "Locked Out Of Heaven." "Uptown Funk!" has become an international hit as well as being embraced by US mainstream pop radio. It has reached the pop top 10 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
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2. Selena Gomez - "The Heart Wants What It Wants"
The song "The Heart Wants What It Wants" is the most emotional and vulnerable ballad yet released by Selena Gomez. It is also her second highest charting pop hit next to "Come & Get It." The song is included on her greatest hits collection For You which hit stores last week.
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3. Meghan Trainor - "Lips Are Movin"
20-year-old Meghan Trainor is a hot commodity in today's pop music marketplace. Earlier this year she went all the way to #1 with her debut single "All About That Bass." This song is quickly turning into another smash hit, and Meghan Trainor is one of the co-writers of the new Fifth Harmony single "Sledgehammer."
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4. Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"
Ed Sheeran has described the romantic ballad "Thinking About You" as a "walking down the aisle song" for weddings. It was released on 7" vinyl as part of the Black Friday Record Store Day offerings. "Thinking About You" has gone to #1 on pop singles charts in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
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5. Big Sean - "I Don't F**k With You" featuring E-40
Rapper Big Sean has reached #3 on the album chart with both of his first two albums. This is his eighth single to reach the top 10 on the R&B songs chart. It is his fourth to reach the top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 as lead artist. Three of Big Sean's singles have been certified multi-platinum for sales.
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6. Fergie - "L.A. Love (La La)"
Despite receiving mixed reviews, Fergie's return as a solo artist on "L.A. Love (La La)" is turning into a significant pop hit reaching the top 20 at mainstream pop radio. The song was produced by DJ Mustard.
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7. Iggy Azalea - "Beg For It" featuring MO
While Charli XCX does not sing the chorus on Iggy Azalea's "Beg For It" like she did for "Fancy," she wrote it. This time around the hook is sung by Danish singer Karen Marie Orsted who performs simply as MO. She is the 2014 winner of Breakthrough Artist of the Year from the Danish Music Awards.
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8. Milky Chance - "Stolen Dance"
Milky Chance is a German duo consisting of vocalist Clemens Rehbein and DJ Phillip Dausch. Their song "Stolen Dance" has turned into a worldwide pop smash. It has reached #1 in countries across the Europe. In Europe the song has topped alternative and rock radio airplay charts.
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9. One Direction - "Night Changes"
One Direction are one of only three groups to reach #1 on the US album chart with their first four releases. The last group to reach the accomplishment was the Monkees in the 1960s. A comparison with the classic boy bands Backstreet Boys and New Kids On the Block shows both of those groups only reached #1 on the album chart twice.
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10. Mr. Probz - "Waves"
"Waves" is one of the top 5 bestselling singles of 2014 in the UK. It has also gone to #1 on pop singles charts in at least 10 other countries around the world. In the US "Waves" has reached #1 on the dance radio airplay chart.
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