This is what the 01/17/10 Chart would like if...

[Dvorak]

...the chart methodology of the early 1980's was used. Since radio playlists were used instead of actual spins, the older songs on the chart would drop much faster which made the old American Top 40 countdowns with Casey Kasem so fresh. Compare this chart with the current Mediabase chart or the current Ryan Seacreast AT40 chart. Which is fresher??

01 01 01 BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
02 02 02 TIK TOK - Kesha
04 04 03 SEXY CHICK - David Guetta feat Akon
05 05 04 DO YOU REMEMBER - Jay Sean f Sean Paul & Lil Jon
08 07 05 TWO IS BETTER THAN ONE - Boys Like Girls
09 08 06 ACCORDING TO YOU - Orianthi
10 09 07 HARD - Rihanna feat Jeezy
06 06 08 FIFTEEN - Taylor Swift
16 13 09 IMMA BE - Black Eyed Peas
03 03 10 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay Z feat Alicia Keys
14 11 11 TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga f/ Beyonce
11 10 12 ONE LESS LONELY GIRL - Justin Bieber
12 12 13 FOREVER - Drake, Kayne, Lil Wayne & Eminem
13 14 14 LIVE LIKE WE'RE DYING - Kris Allen
17 15 15 CARRY OUT - Timbaland f/ Justin Timberlake
19 17 16 IN MY HEAD - Jason Derulo
15 16 17 LIFE AFTER YOU - Daughtry
18 18 18 WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
22 21 19 BREAKEVEN - The Script
23 20 20 SHUT IT DOWN - Pitbull f/Akon
24 22 21 SMILE - Uncle Kracker
31 23 22 GANSTA LUV - Snoop Dogg f/the Dream
32 27 23 TIE ME DOWN - New Boys f/ Ray J
34 26 24 HOW LOW - Ludacris
--- 35 25 BEDROCK – Young Money f/ Lloyd
30 24 26 HEARTBREAK WARFARE - John Mayer
25 25 27 HOT MESS - Cobra Starship
20 29 28 ALL THE RIGHT MOVES - OneRepublic
33 28 29 SEX ON FIRE - Kings of Leon
--- --- 30 NEED YOU NOW – Lady Antebellum
37 30 31 SOMEDAY - Rob Thomas
--- 33 32 UPRISING - Muse
--- 37 33 SYNDICATE – Fray
--- 39 34 FEEL IT – Three 6 Mafia f/ DJ Tiesto, Sean Ling
--- 34 35 UNITED STATES OF POP 2009 – DJ Earworm
--- --- 36 HALFWAY GONE – Lifehouse
--- --- 37 PUT IT IN A LOVE SONG – Alicia Keys f/ Beyonce
--- 38 38 IGNORANCE – Paramore
--- --- 39 HEY, SOUL SISTER - Train
--- --- 40 SPOTLIGHT – Gucci Mane f/ Usher