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NEWS ABOUT: Hot 100

Hot 100 stories: 2 news summaries

 Clarkson Soars to Top of Charts 

New single rocketed from 97th spot in Hot 100

Jan 29, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing... More »

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music • radio • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • digital downloads • record • music sales • Billboard charts • album • Hot 100

 Twist Is Top All-Time Hit 

Billboard's top songs of past 50 years including other twists, like no Elvis in top 10

Sep 12, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Billboard has produced its definitive list of the top 100 songs of the past 50 years—and it's full of surprises. One is that neither Elvis nor the Beatles made the top five. They were beaten out by Santana, Bobby Darin, and even Los Del Rio's Macarena. Another twist—Chubby... More »

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music industry • Chubby Checker • Billboard charts • rock music • Nielsen SoundScan • Hot 100 • Geoff Mayfield • Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems

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