With two weeks to go, Here's the, approximate, top 40 of the year so far. For these figures, I used Mediabase's YTD standings for the h1r chart (
www.mmr247.com/mmrweb/AllAccess/YTDCharts.asp?format=h1r) and added in December spins where applicable (bearing in mind that R&R won't count the two unpublished weeks from the end of the year, I ignored those spins as well).
Songs most affected by December spins are "Over And Over" (approximately 27000 spins in December), "I Don't Want To Be" (approximately 22000 spins), and "Breakaway" (approximately 21000 spins).
A few areas to look at when the numbers finalize at the end of the month:
β’ "We Belong Together" vs. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" - with an estimated gap of less than 200 spins, this is as close at it gets, folks.
β’ Since Papa Roach is a much stronger recurrent right now, it's likely they could grab a top 10 spot.
β’ And, for similar reasons, I could see Rihanna sneaking into the top 20.
01. Kelly Clarkson - Since U Been Gone - 220026
02. Mariah Carey - We Belong Together - 187711
03. Kelly Clarkson - Behind These Hazel Eyes - 187524
04. Ciara featuring Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step - 178047
05. Green Day - Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - 177178
06. Mario - Let Me Love You - 154359
07. 3 Doors Down - Let Me Go - 151649
08. Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl - 151217
09. The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes - Don't Cha - 141809
10. Gavin DeGraw - I Don't Want To Be - 141629
11. Papa Roach - Scars - 140572
12. The Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart - 136330
13. Usher featuring Fabolous - Caught Up - 136180
14. Lifehouse - You And Me - 135697
15. Will Smith - Switch - 132642
16. 50 Cent - Disco Inferno - 125980
17. Jessie McCartney - Beautiful Soul - 125279
18. Gwen Stefani featuring Eve - Rich Girl - 125062
19. D.H.T. - Listen To Your Heart - 123018
20. Frankie J. featuring Baby Bash - Obsession (No Es Amor) - 122219
21. Rihanna - Pon De Replay - 121844
22. Nelly featuring Tim McGraw - Over And Over - 105500
23. Alicia Keys - Karma - 104908
24. Mariah Carey - Shake It Off - 102818
25. Rob Thomas - Lonely No More - 102473
26. Trick Daddy featuring Ludacris, Lil' Kim, and Cee-Lo - Sugar (Gimme Some) - 101084
27. The Killers - Mr. Brightside - 96848
28. Weezer - Beverly Hills - 96605
29. Destiny's Child featuring T.I. and Lil' Wayne - Soldier - 91911
30. Eminem - Mockingbird - 87994
31. Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway - 87907
32. Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You - 86792
33. Ryan Cabrera - True - 85206
34. 50 Cent featuring Olivia - Candy Shop - 84896
35. Ciara featuring Ludacris - Oh - 84079
36. Missy Elliott featuring Ciara and Fat Man Scoop - Lose Control - 83481
37. Fat Joe featuring Nelly - Get It Poppin' - 81291
38. Natalie - Goin' Crazy - 79119
39. Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger - 75622
40. Howie Day - Collide - 73358
Here are the next 10 songs that I could calculate given the current Mediabase numbers. I decided to cut off at #40 because there could be other songs that crack the top 50 with the help of strong December play ("My Boo" and "Lose My Breath," perhaps).
Thankfully, "Yeah!" won't be allowed to make the official chart because it was a recurrent for the entire chart year. Since it got another, almost, 6000 spins in December, I find it interesting to note that it could almost make the top 40.
Natasha Bedingfield - These Words - 72239
Baby Bash featuring Akon - Baby I'm Back - 72210
Jay-Z and Linkin Park - Numb/Encore - 72172
Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris - Yeah! - 71419Backstreet Boys - Incomplete - 69523
The Black Eyed Peas - My Humps - 67313
Akon - Lonely - 67255
50 Cent - Just A Lil' Bit - 65824
Crossfade - Cold - 63497
Gwen Stefani - Cool - 62889