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Overview of the events of 2008 in Canadian music
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List of years in Canadian music
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This is a summary of the year 2008 in the Canadian music industry.
Events[]
Albums[]
A[]
B[]
- Jill Barber, Chances
- Matthew Barber, Ghost Notes
- Barenaked Ladies, Snacktime!
- Laura Barrett, Victory Garden
- Daniel Bélanger, Joli chaos
- Billy Talent, 666
- Black Mountain, In the Future
- Bonjour Brumaire, De la Nature des Foules
- Born Ruffians, Red, Yellow & Blue
- Isabelle Boulay, Nos Lendemains
- The Buttless Chaps, Cartography
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- Cadence Weapon, Afterparty Babies
- Cancer Bats, Hail Destroyer
- Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us
- Paul Cargnello, Bragging
- Castlemusic, You Can't Take Anyone
- Chic Gamine, Chic Gamine
- Annabelle Chvostek, Resilience
- City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love
- Cœur de pirate, Cœur de pirate
- Jason Collett, Here's to Being Here
- Constantines, Kensington Heights
- Antoine Corriveau, Entre quatre murs
- Crystal Castles, Crystal Castles
- Isabelle Cyr, Isabelle Cyr[1]
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N[]
O[]
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R[]
S[]
- Said The Whale, Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia
- Ron Sexsmith, Exit Strategy of the Soul
- Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, 13 Blues for Thirteen Moons
- Crystal Shawanda, Dawn of a New Day
- Simple Plan, Simple Plan
- Zal Sissokho, Silaba
- Sloan, Parallel Play
- Snailhouse, Lies on the Prize
- Spirit of the West, Spirituality 1983-2008: The Consummate Compendium
- Stars, Sad Robots
- The Stills, Oceans Will Rise
- Jeffery Straker, Step Right Up
- Sweatshop Union, Water Street
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Top hits on record[]
Top 10 albums[]
These are the top selling albums in Canada. These albums consist of Canadian sales only.
1
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Nickelback
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Dark Horse
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1
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480,000
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6x Platinum[2]
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2
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Simple Plan
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Simple Plan
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2
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200,000
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Platinum[3]
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3
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The Canadian Tenors
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The Canadian Tenors
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22
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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4
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Celine Dion
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My Love: Essential Collection
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2
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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5
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City and Colour
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Bring Me Your Love
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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6
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Cœur de pirate
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Cœur de pirate
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N/A
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80,000
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Platinum
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7
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Sarah McLachlan
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Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
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3
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80,000
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Platinum
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8
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Theory of a Deadman
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Scars & Souvenirs
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2
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80,000
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Platinum
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9
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Sam Roberts
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Love at the End of the World
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1
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50,000
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Gold[4]
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10
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Tara Oram
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Chasing the Sun
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8
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50,000
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Gold
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Top 10 American albums[]
1
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Lady Gaga
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The Fame
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1
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560,000
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7x Platinum
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2
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Taylor Swift
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Fearless
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1
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480,000
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6x Platinum
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3
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Kings of Leon
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Only by the Night
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2
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320,000
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4x Platinum
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4
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Pink
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Funhouse
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3
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250,000
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2x Platinum
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5
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Beyoncé
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I Am... Sasha Fierce
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6
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240,000
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3x Platinum[5]
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6
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Britney Spears
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Circus
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1
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240,000
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3x Platinum
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7
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Guns N' Roses
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Chinese Democracy
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2
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240,000
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3x Platinum
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8
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Metallica
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Death Magnetic
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1
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240,000
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3x Platinum
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9
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Katy Perry
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One of the Boys
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6
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200,000
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2x Platinum
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10
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Lil Wayne
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Tha Carter III
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1
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160,000
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2x Platinum
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Top 5 British albums[]
1
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Coldplay
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Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
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1
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480,000
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6x Platinum
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2
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Adele
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19
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4
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240,000
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3x Platinum[6]
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3
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Seal
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Soul
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11
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80,000
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Platinum[7]
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4
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Bullet for My Valentine
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Scream Aim Fire
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N/A
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40,000
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Gold
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5
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Natasha Bedingfield
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Pocketful of Sunshine
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13
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40,000
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Gold[8]
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Top International albums[]
Canadian Hot 100 Year-End List[]
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Artist(s)
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Title
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1
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Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
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"Apologize"
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2
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Leona Lewis
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"Bleeding Love"
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3
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Flo Rida featuring T-Pain
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"Low"
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4
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Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake
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"4 Minutes"
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5
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Katy Perry
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"I Kissed a Girl"
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6
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Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis
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"Just Dance"
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7
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Alicia Keys
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"No One"
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8
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Rihanna
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"Disturbia"
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9
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Coldplay
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"Viva la Vida"
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10
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Rihanna
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"Don't Stop the Music"
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11
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Kardinal Offishall featuring Akon
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"Dangerous"
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12
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Natasha Bedingfield
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"Pocketful of Sunshine"
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13
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Chris Brown
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"Forever"
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14
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Hedley
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"For the Nights I Can't Remember"
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15
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The Pussycat Dolls
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"When I Grow Up"
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16
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Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown
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"No Air"
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17
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Rihanna
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"Take a Bow"
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18
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Colbie Caillat
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"Bubbly"
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19
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Pink
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"So What"
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20
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Metro Station
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"Shake It"
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21
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Miley Cyrus
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"See You Again"
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22
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Sara Bareilles
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"Love Song"
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23
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Hedley
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"Never Too Late"
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24
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Usher featuring Young Jeezy
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"Love in This Club"
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25
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Estelle featuring Kanye West
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"American Boy"
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26
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Kreesha Turner
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"Don't Call Me Baby"
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27
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Jordin Sparks
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"Tattoo"
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28
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Chris Brown
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"With You"
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29
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OneRepublic
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"Stop and Stare"
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30
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Britney Spears
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"Piece of Me"
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31
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Katy Perry
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"Hot n Cold"
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32
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Fergie
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"Clumsy"
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33
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Kanye West
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"Stronger"
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34
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Santana featuring Chad Kroeger
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"Into the Night"
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35
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Feist
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"1234"
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36
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Duffy
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"Mercy"
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37
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Simple Plan
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"Your Love Is a Lie"
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38
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Jordin Sparks
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"One Step at a Time"
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39
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Lil Wayne featuring Static Major
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"Lollipop"
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40
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M.I.A.
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"Paper Planes"
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41
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Sean Kingston
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"Take You There"
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42
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Avril Lavigne
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"Hot"
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43
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Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna
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"If I Never See Your Face Again"
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44
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Ne-Yo
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"Closer"
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45
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Buckcherry
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"Sorry"
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46
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Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson
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"The Way I Are"
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47
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Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
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"Kiss Kiss"
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48
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Leona Lewis
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"Better in Time"
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49
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Fergie
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"Big Girls Don't Cry"
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50
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Linkin Park
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"Shadow of the Day"
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51
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Soulja Boy
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"Crank That (Soulja Boy)"
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52
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Kid Rock
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"All Summer Long"
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53
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Finger Eleven
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"I'll Keep Your Memory Vague"
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54
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3 Doors Down
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"It's Not My Time"
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55
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Mariah Carey
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"Touch My Body"
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56
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Jesse McCartney
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"Leavin'"
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57
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Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne
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"Let It Rock"
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58
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Britney Spears
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"Break the Ice"
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59
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New Kids on the Block
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"Summertime"
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60
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Coldplay
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"Violet Hill"
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61
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Hedley
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"Old School"
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62
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Simple Plan
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"When I'm Gone"
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63
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Madonna
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"Give It 2 Me"
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64
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Finger Eleven
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"Paralyzer"
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65
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Britney Spears
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"Womanizer"
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66
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Natasha Bedingfield featuring Sean Kingston
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"Love Like This"
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67
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Wyclef Jean featuring Akon, Lil Wayne and Niia
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"Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)"
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68
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Janet Jackson
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"Feedback"
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69
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State of Shock
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"Money Honey"
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70
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Lights
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"Drive My Soul"
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71
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Enur featuring Natasja
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"Calabria 2008"
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72
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Flo Rida featuring Timbaland
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"Elevator"
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73
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Plain White T's
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"Hey There Delilah"
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74
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Flo Rida featuring will.i.am
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"In the Ayer"
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75
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David Cook
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"The Time of My Life"
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76
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Jonas Brothers
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"Burnin' Up"
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77
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Yael Naim
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"New Soul"
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78
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Maroon 5
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"Won't Go Home Without You"
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79
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T.I.
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"Whatever You Like"
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80
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Ray J and Yung Berg
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"Sexy Can I"
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81
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Theory of a Deadman
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"All or Nothing"
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82
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Nickelback
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"Gotta Be Somebody"
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83
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Faber Drive
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"When I'm with You"
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84
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Andrew F
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"The End"
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85
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Christina Aguilera
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"Keeps Gettin' Better"
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86
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Miley Cyrus
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"7 Things"
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87
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State of Shock
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"Best I Ever Had"
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88
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John Mayer
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"Say"
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89
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David Archuleta
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"Crush"
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90
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Celine Dion
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"Taking Chances"
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91
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The Ting Tings
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"Shut Up and Let Me Go"
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92
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Elise Estrada
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"Unlove You"
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93
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Gavin DeGraw
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"In Love with a Girl"
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94
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Daughtry
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"Feels Like Tonight"
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95
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Kanye West
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"Love Lockdown"
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96
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Girlicious
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"Like Me"
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97
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Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
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"Umbrella"
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98
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T.I. featuring Rihanna
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"Live Your Life"
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99
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Maroon 5
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"Wake Up Call"
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100
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Rihanna featuring Ne-Yo
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"Hate That I Love You"[10]
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Deaths[]
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