Goodbye 2009 (and the decade!)

Today is the last day of 2009 AND the decade of the 2000s. And for the 1000th time how time flies, right? I started the decade as a graduating elementary student and I will end it as a person working for this third company in less than two years. I thank God for all the blessings the past year AND decade , and also for all the challenges that I came along the way. I learned a lot. the past 10 years. This year and decade was a transition stage. I realized how hard it is to grow up and move on. But its worth the ride and I'm very excited of the future ahead. I wonder what's in store for me? :)

My Hot 100 of the Decade

My 100 favorite songs of the decade (2000-2009). Very tough list to do I must say :D

1. Hanging by a Moment - Lifehouse (2001)
2. Breathe - Michelle Branch (2003)
3. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz (2008)
4. Betamax - Sandwich (2008)
5. Oo - Up dharma Down (2006)
6. Lose Yourself - Eminem (2002)
7. Sundo - Imago (2007)
8. Because of You - Kelly Clarkson (2005)
9. Later - Fra Lippo Lippi (2002)
10. Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day (2004)
11. Smooth - Santana feat Rob Thomas (2000)
12. Narda - Kamikazee (2006)
13. Apologize - OneRepublic (2007)
    
14. Unwell - Matchbox Twenty (2003)
15. Broken Strings - James Morrison feat Nelly Furtado (2009)
16. Falling Slowly - Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (2007)
17. Disconnection Notice - Pupil (2008)
18. Let Me Be The One - Jimmy Bondoc (2003)
19. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (2006)
20. Radio - The Corrs (2000)
21. All or Nothing - O-Town (2001)
22. Who Knew - Pink (2006)
23. Shape of My Heart - Backstreet Boys (2000)
24. This Side - Nickel Creek (2003)
25. Dreaming with a Broken Heart - John Mayer (2006)
    
26. You're a God - Vertical Horizon (2000)
27. Breathing - Lifehouse (2002)
28. 21 Guns - Green Day (2009)
29. Fool Again - Westlife (2000)
30. Drive - Incubus (2001)
31. Masaya - Bamboo (2004)
32. Shut Up and Let Me Go - The Ting Tings (2008)
33. Bye Bye Bye - N*Sync (2000)
34. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon Five (2007)
35. Love Alone - Caedmon's Call (2001)
36. Hey Ya! - Outkast (2003)
    
37. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon (2009)
38. Viva La Vida - Coldplay (2008)
    
39. We Belong Together - Mariah Carey (2005)
40. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Jaezelle Grutas (2009)
41. Bring it On - Kyla (2000)
42. Stigmatized - The Calling (2002)
43. Noypi - Bamboo (2004)
44. Jeepney - Sponge Cola (2003)
45. Toxic - Britney Spears (2004)
46. Torete - Moonstar 88 (2001)
47. Papercut - Linkin Park (2001)
48. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis (2008)
49. Stan - Eminem feat Dido (2001)
50. Forever's Not Enough - Sarah Geronimo (2003)
51. Blind - Lifehouse (2005)
52. My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne (2004)
53. Wait For You - Elliott Yamin (2007)
54. Bent - Matchbox Twenty (2000)
55. Sober - Kelly Clarkson (2007)
56. Ugly - Sugababes (2005)
57. Where is The Love - Black Eyed Peas feat Justin Timberlake (2003)
58. Missing You - Freestyle (2000)
59. A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton (2002)
60. Kuwarto - Sugarfree (2005)
61. Don't Love You No More - Craig David (2005)
62. Best in Me - Blue (2002)
63. My Immortal - Evanescence (2003)
64. Beer - Itchyworms (2006)
65. True - Ryan Cabrera (2005)
66. Warrior is a Child - Gary Valenciano (2002)
67. Hanggang Ngayon - Kyla (2001)
68. Your Guardian Angel - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (2007)
69. Goodbye To You - Michelle Branch (2002)
70. The Scientist - Coldplay (2002)
71. Only Hope - Mandy Moore (2002)
72. Come On Over - Christina Aguilera (2000)
73. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson (2009)
74. Incomplete - Sisqo (2000)
75. You and Me - Lifehouse (2005)
76. Real - Plumb (2003)
77. Breaking Free - High School Musical (2006)
78. Dilemma - Nelly feat Kelly Rowland (2002)
79. If You're Gone - Matchbox Twenty (2000)
80. Dear Kuya - Sugarfree (2007)
81. The Yes Yes Show - Parokya ni Edgar (2003)
82. In The End - Linkin Park (2001)
83. Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble (2009)
84. This I Promise You - N*Sync (2000)
85. Rainbow - Southborder (2004)
86. If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys (2003)
87. Out of My League - Stephen Speaks (2003)
88. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift (2009)
89. Heaven Knows - Orange and Lemons (2005)
90. Balisong - Rivermaya (2004)
91. With You - Chris Brown (2008)
92. Stick Wit U - Pussycat Dolls (2005)
93. Close To The End - Mojofly (2005)
94. Pagdating ng Panahon - Aiza Seguerra (2001)
95. Evidence - Urbandub (2008)
96. Crazy for This Girl - Evan and Jaron (2000)
    
97. Cry - Mandy Moore (2002)
98. I'm a Slave 4 U - Britney Spears (2001)
99. The Day You Said Goodnight - Hale (2005)
100. Baby It's You - JoJo feat Bow Wow (2004)

Decade in Review: My Top 10 Favorite US TV Shows

Compiling this list is a difficult thing to do. The #1 show was no question. But the rest of the top 10 were difficult to rank. Anyway, there are some shows here that started in the 90s but as for this list I will only judge it on the episodes aired this decade. I would like to emphasize this is a list of my "favorites" not what is "best". Since well I'm not in the authority to judge which is best or not, plus my list is limited to the shows I've watched. I know shows like The Sopranos, Friday Night Lights, and Mad Men are well reviewed but I haven't seen enough episodes of those shows to judge it [but I will watch those shows someday]. If you look over the list , you would easily figure out that I'm really into comedy/dramedy/lighthearted shows in general. There are some shows that I absolutely loved when it started but as it went on I got tired of watching it, so no Desperate Housewives, Prison Break, and Heroes here. There are shows here who had a brief run because it was canceled early on. Before I present to you my top 10, I'll cite some close calls in the top 10, I wanted to expand the list but then I thought that limiting it top a top 10 is more challenging and would really force me to be rational in someway (and well I sort of violated it since there is a tie somewhere in the top 10). Anyway, here are the shows that didn't make my Top 10:
Jack and Bobby (2004-2005)
A very engaging young adult drama that only lasted a season.

Friends (1994-2004)
Yes, best years were in the 90s but I really enjoyed seasons 7 and 8 that aired this decade.

Will & Grace (1998-2006)
I didn't like how it ended with what happened with Will & Grace but the antics of Jack and Karen consistently delivered the big laughs no matter what.

Alias (2001-2006) and 24 (2001-present)
Both exciting and thrilling shows to watch, I absolutely loved the early seasons but I failed to catch on the later seasons and I felt that I couldn't justify well placing them in the top 10 if I haven't watched all episodes.

House (2004-present)
I love Hugh Laurie's performance here and also Wilson but the show being formulaic made it less engaging to me compared to the other shows

7th Heaven (1996-2007)
A sentimental favorite, the show was messy during its last four seasons but I will always be fond of this show because I always watch the Holy Week marathon of this show on Studio 23. 2010 will be the first Holy Week without a 7th Heaven marathon, I somehow feel sad about that fact.

Scrubs (2001-present)
I love this show because I could relate with J.D's wild imagination although the show went on for too long that it kinda lost its charm over time but I still consistently enjoy watching it.

Pushing Daisies (2007-2008)
I adore this show! The pilot of Pushing Daisies is one of my all time favorite pilots. It almost reached the top 10 but was bumped down because that shows at #9 and #10 (which coincidentally were launched at the same time with Pushing Daisies) had stellar second seasons that boosted it.

And now my list of my Top 10 Favorite US TV Series of the Decade.

10. The Big Bang Theory (2007-present)


There is nothing really groundbreaking with this show, this is your typical episodic traditional sitcom but this show entertains me a lot thanks to its charming cast. I’ve rooted for this show since Day 1 and I’m glad that this is now on its way to becoming a ratings powerhouse. Jim Parson's Sheldon is one of my all time favorite TV characters, his character is so effective that sometimes I think I will instantly cringe everytime he opens his mouth. The show started as somehow show laughing at the nerds but now the show excellently transitioned as a show laughing with the nerds.

9. Chuck (2007-present)


Despite airing just two seasons (season 3 starts in Janaury) this show effectively mixed comedy, action-adventure and romance into one truly enjoyable show. The cast are perfect and the spy adventures are very thrilling and not shallow at all despite the comedic tone of the show. And Chuck and Sarah will-they-or-won't -they romantic tension is nicely developed. The Buy More crew have their own mini-show but they don't interrupt the story but serves as a nice comic break in between the thrilling missions of Chuck, Sarah, and Casey.

8. Futurama (1999-2003)



This adult animated program showcases a morbid but very entertaining take of the future. The society that this show depict is so crazy but there underlies a subtle take on what could really happen in the future base on current events but no in the preachy or in-your-face way. And what's great about this unlike other animated show, Futurama is not prone with continuity errors. The show was canceled in 2003 but this year it was announced that the show will be revived and will air new episodes starting next year!Can't wait to see Planetary Express deliver the laughs again

7. Lost (2004-present)



- The show started as "Survivor: The Series" type of show but it evolved into becoming a truly mind-bending and captivating show. The show has now become a science-fiction drama and I admit I'm not really into science fiction in general but Lost successfully blended the science fiction with the human drama so even though you don't exactly understand what the heck is going on, you still want to know the answers, you want to know what would happen to the characters. Sometimes this show could be confusing but out-of-the-blue the show would introduce something groundbreaking that would pull your interest in. The show will end next year and I'm very excited how it will conclude

6. The Office (2005-present)



- The best asset of this show is the cast. It's one of the best ensemble on TV right now that even minor characters like Phyllis, Creed, Toby, Meredith etc have their moments and I couldn't imagine the show without every single one of the Office staff. Jim and Pam's relationhip is one of the best developed TV romances. The show also succesfully maximized the mockumentary format of the show to deliver the best comedic moments of the show.

5. How I Met Your Mother (2006-present)



- I love the non-linear style of storytelling of this show, its not easy to pull it off but they are doing it very well. They were able to expand the show’s story beyond the limits of the title and make it work well. Kudos also to the cast because one of the assets of this show is the great chemistry of the actors in it.

4. Spongebob Squarepants (1999-present)


Even though I’m no longer a kid, I still enjoy watching the shenanigans of Spongebob and friends (even on repeat viewing or dubbed in our local language!). There's no wonder this cartoon is very popular not just with kids but with adults as well because the show is very enjoyable to watch. When I watch the show with my one-year old nephew, he is not the only laughing but me as well.

3. Gilmore Girls (2000-2007)


My sentimental favorite is Gilmore Girls. I first watched this show because I have A BIG CRUSH on Alexis Bledel and her character Rory is so adorable but over time I fell in love with the quirky town of Stars Holl. The first three seasons of GG was such a joy to watch. I admit the show’s plot got draggy during its last two season but I’m pleased that even it had a de-facto series finale, they left the show in a good note with an episode that went back to its roots.

2. (tie) Survivor (2000-present) / The Amazing Race (2001-present)

I was contemplating for awhile which reality show should be higher but then I realized I love both shows equally so why not let them share the spot. Even though bothshows already aired more than a dozen seasons I’m still hooked each season, watching how the castaways and team compete to win the top prize. I love the dynamics of Survivor, it's not an easy game as it needs a good combination of physical, tactical and social skills while hands down the logistics in the production of The Amazing Race is top notch. I could see both shows still succeeding in the next decade.

1. Arrested Development (2003-2006)


My favorite show this decade is ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT. The absurdity of the Bluth family is so hilarious and I just love the format of this show especially the end part where they have “a preview” of what’s next. I like how they are very keen on continuity, when there’s a callback in episode I feel so delighted. The subtle joke and sight gags are very witty. Just remembering some of the scenes of the show makes me cringe (I’m thinking about the scenes of the “Literal Doctor” right now). They even make product placements funny and not annoying. Such a shame this show was not a hit but still I’m glad that it had three excellent seasons and a nice series finale.

My Hot 100 for 2009

My favorite songs/singles for 2009

1. Broken Strings – James Morrison feat Nelly Furtado
2. 21 Guns – Green Day
3. Use Somebody – Kings of Leon
4. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Jaezelle Grutas of Zelle
5. Already Gone – Kelly Clarkson
6. Haven't Met You Yet – Michael Buble
7. You Belong With Me – Taylor Swift
8. Fireflies – Owl City
9. Make You Feel My Love - Adele
10. Notion – Kings of Leon
11. New Divide – Linkin Park
12. Know Your Enemy – Green Day
13. Halfway Gone – Lifehouse
14. Wheels – Foo Fighters
15. Her Diamonds – Rob Thomas
16. Northern Downpour – Panic! at the Disco
17. 1,2,3,4 – Plain White Ts
18. Breaking – Anberlin
19. Knock You Down – Keri Hilson feat Kanye West and Ne-Yo
20. Meet Me Halfway – Black Eyed Peas
21. Two is Better Than One – Boys Like Girls feat Taylor Swift
22. Teacher's Pet - Pupil
23. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R
24. This Way - Michelle Branch
25. I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight – U2
26. You Found Me – The Fray
27. Please Don't Stop the Rain – James Morrison
28. Revelry – Kings of Leon
29. Empire State of Mind – Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
30. She is Love - Parachute
31. Fallin’ For You – Colbie Caillat
32. Love Story – Taylor Swift
33. My Life Would Suck Without You – Kelly Clarkson
34. Give Me the Meltdown – Rob Thomas
35. Jai Ho! (You are My Destiny) – AR Rahman feat Pussycat Dolls
36. Poker Face – Lady GaGa
37. Kings and Queens – 30 Seconds to Mars
38. Zero – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
39. Love Drunk – Boys Like Girls
40. Spaceman – The Killers
41. All The Right Moves – OneRepublic
42. America's Suitehearts – Fallout Boy
43. Bad Romance – Lady GaGa
44. Pause - Kjwan
45. I Gotta Feeling –Black Eyed Peas
46. Circus – Britney Spears
47. Waking Up in Vegas – Katy Perry
48. Happy – Leona Lewis
49. Just Say Yes – Snow Patrol
50. Sooner or Later – Michelle Branch
51. Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship feat Leighton Meester
52. Antukin - Rico Blanco
    
53. Radical - Hilera
54. This Town – O.A.R
55. We Walk – The Ting Tings
56. Sober – P!nk
57. Tik Tok – Ke$ha
58. I Do Not Hook Up – Kelly Clarkson
59. 21st Century Breakdown – Green Day
60. Mad – Ne-Yo
61. Get To You – James Morrison
62. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
63. Nobody – Wonder Girls
64. Kasalanan - 6cyclemind feat Gloc 9
65. Kristy, Are You Doing Okay? – The Offspring
66. Insomnia – Craig David
67. Fire - 2NE1
    
68. Paparazzi – Lady GaGa
69. Gives You Hell – All American Rejects
70. Live Like Were Dying – Kris Allen
71. The Fear – Lily Allen
72. White Horse – Taylor Swift
73. Never Say Never – The Fray
74. FX - Pedicab
75. Radio Radio – Brooke White
76. Dead and Gone – T.I feat Justin Timberlake
77. Thinking of You – Katy Perry
78. Sandali na Lang - Hale
79. Fell in Love Without You – Motion City Soundtrack
80. Crack the Shutters – Snow Patrol
81. You Make Me Feel - Kyla
82. The Fixer – Pearl Jam
83. New Perspective – Panic! at the Disco
84. Please Don't Leave Me – P!nk
85. Record Breaker - Sarah Geronimo
    
86. Black Heart Inertia – Incubus
87. Matina Town Square - Zach Lucero feat Sarah Marco of Taken By Cars
    
88. I Caught Myself - Paramore
89. 3 – Britney Spears
90. Battlefield – Jordin Sparks
91. Halo – Beyonce
92. Down – Jay Sean feat Lil Wayne
93. Crawl Back In – Dead by Sunrise
94. Be The One – The Ting Tings
95. Careless Whisper – Seether
96. Can't Stop Feeling – Franz Ferdinand
97. Show Me What I'm Looking For – Carolina Liar
98. Falling Down – Oasis
99. Issues – The Saturdays
100. Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas

Chart Recap 2009 Year-end Charts 1

Update: to see part 2: click here

The first set of the year-end charts for 2009. U92 had a year-end chart although it only covered the last quarter of the year when the station existed so don't be surprised with the songs that made it. Meanwhile, it's 12:8 on the Yearend Edition of the MYX Hit Chart for 2009, in favor of foreign videos. That's a minor surprise given that the presence of the foreign music videos compared to OPM music videos this year. Sarah Geronimo is the top OPM act in MYX for the fourth time with You Changed My Life (#6 in the MYX Hitchart Yearend). She was the over-all #1 last year with A Very Special Love. She also held the Top OPM video in 2003 with Forever's Not Enough at #11 and in 2004 with How Could You Say You Love Me at #4. This year ended the four-year reign of OPM videos in MYX with the top 5 dominated by foreign music videos with artists in their teens. Britney Spears is the only artist present on this year yearend MYX Hitchart that was also part of the first ever MYX Yearend Hitchart in 2002. Spongecola and Hale have been consistenly charting in the MYX Yearend chart since 2005. Also included, is the RX 93.1'a OPM Year-ender and Awards with Kyla bagging several awards. Love Story by Taylor Swift topped two year-end charts in MYX and iFM. Will it be the same case for other year-end charts? Let's wait and see.

Here are now the year-end charts for MYX, U92, RX 93.1 (OPM) and 93.9 iFM as gathered by the Philippine Music Charts Thread of Pinoyexchange (visit the thread here)

MYX Hit Chart
2009 Yearend Edition

1. Taylor Swift - Love Story (8 weeks at #1, 18 weeks)
2. Justin Bieber - One Time (8 weeks at #1, 15 weeks)
3. David Archuleta - Touch My Hand (8 weeks at #1, 16 weeks)
4. Miley Cyrus - The Climb
5. Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me
6. Sarah Geronimo - You Changed My Life in a Moment
7. 2NE1 - Fire
8. Wonder Girls - Nobody
9. David Cook - Come Back to Me
10. David Archuleta - A Little Too Not Over You
11. Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
12. Britney Spears - Circus
13. Kyla duet with Jay-R - Back in Time
14. Rico Blanco - Antukin
15. Hale - Bahay Kubo
16. Sponge Cola - Di na Mababawi
17. Chicosci - Diamond Shotgun (Lock and Load)
18. Pedicab - FX
19. Super Junior - It's You
20. Christian Bautista - Tell Me Your Name

Pinoy MYX Countdown Year-end Chart 2009

1. You Changed My Life in a Moment - Sarah Geronimo
2. Back in Time - Kyla feat Jay-R
3. Antukin - Rico Blanco
4. Bahay Kubo - Hale
5. Di Na Mababawi - Spongecola
6. Diamond Shotgun - Chicosci
7. FX - Pedicab
8. Tell Me Your Name - Christian Bautista
9. Ayt! - Spongecola feat Gary Valenciano
10. Sandali na Lang - Hale
11. Dahil Minahal Mo Ako - Sarah Geronimo
12. Old Friend - Kyla
13. Simulan Mo Na - Pedicab
14. Radical - Hilera
15. Kasalanan - 6cyclemind feat Gloc 9 and Wendell Ramos
16. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Jaezelle Grutas of Zelle
17. Hiling - Silent Sanctuary
18. Tabi - Paraluman feat Kean Cipriano
19. Walang Iwanan - 6Cyclemind
20. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona

MYX International Top 20 Year End Countdown
December 26, 2009

1. Love Story- Taylor Swift
2. One Time- Justin Bieber
3. Touch My Hand- David Archuleta
4. The Climb- Miley Cyrus
5. You Belong With Me- Taylor Swift
6. Fire- 2NE1
7. Nobody- Wonder Girls
8. Come Back To Me- David Cook
9. A Little Too Not Over You- David Archuleta
10. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus
11. Circus- Britney Spears
12. Its You- Super Junior
13. I Caught Myself- Paramore
14. Automatic- Tokio Hotel
15. Paparazzi- Lady Gaga
16. Jai Ho- A.R. Rahman Ft. Pussycat Dolls
17. Singles Ladies- Beyonce
18. Boom Boom Pow- Black Eyed Peas
19. Thinking Of You- Katy Perry
20. 21 Guns- Green Day

93.9 iFM i10's 2009 Year-end Countdown

1. Love Story - Taylor Swift (11 weeks @ #1, 28 weeks in the countdown)
2. Nobody - Wonder Girls (6 weeks @ #1, 24 weeks in the countdown)
3. 21 Guns - Green Day (5 weeks @ #1, 14 weeks in the countdown)
4. Moment of Truth - FM Static (5 weeks @ #1, 20 weeks in the countdown)
5. The Climb - Miley Cyrus (3 weeks @ #1, 25 weeks in the countdown)
6. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Zelle (3 weeks @ #1, 14 weeks in the countdown)
7. Fire - 2NE1 (2 weeks @ #1, 12 weeks in the countdown)
8. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - AR Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls (2 weeks @ #1, 18 weeks in the countdown)
9. Tonight - FM Static (2 weeks @ #1, 16 weeks in the countdown)
10. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade (1 week @ #1, 11 weeks in the countdown)

U92's Yearend Top 10 Hitlist
December 25, 2009

1. Time For Miracles - Adam Lambert
2. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson
3. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
4. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
5. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis M
6. Fireflies - Owl City
7. Cry - Kelly Clarkson
8. Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
9. Drop It Low - Ester Dean Feat. Chris Brown
10. Somebody To Love - Leighton Meester feat. Robin Thicke


RX 93.1 Yearender OPM Countdown 2009

20. Young JV - That Girl
19. Sugarfree - Hay Buhay
18. Miguel Escueta - Blue Monday
17. Billy Crawford - Human Nature
16. Sandwich - Selos
15. Hilera - Radical
14. Silent Sanctuary - Hiling
13. Kjwan - Pause
12. Hale - Sandali Na Lang
11. Pedicab - FX
10. Sponge Cola - Di Na Mababawi
9. Hale - Bahay Kubo
8. Kyla - Heart To Heart
7. Billy Crawford - Steal Away
6. Christian Bautista feat. Sitti - Captured
5. Paraluman feat. Raimund Marasigan - Tabi
4. Francis M & Ely Buendia - Higante
3. Kyla - You Make Me Feel
2. Rico Blanco - Antukin
1. Kyla with JayR - Back In Time

Special Awards:

OPM Band of the Year - Hale
OPM New Artist of the Year - Young JV
OPM Female Artist of the Year - Kyla
OPM Male Artist of the Year - Rico Blanco

OPM Female Artist of the Decade - Kyla
OPM Male Artist of the Decade - Christian Bautista
OPM Band of the Decade - Parokya Ni Edgar

Special Rundown: RX 93.1 OPM #1's of the 00's

2000: Parokya Ni Edgar - Halaga
2001: Moonstar 88 - Sa Langit
2002: Kyla - I Feel For You
2003: Stonefree - Listen
2004: Bamboo - Masaya
2005: Hale - The Day You Said Goodnight
2006: Kamikazee - Narda
2007: Amber - Back In To You
2008: Sandwich - Betamax
2009: Kyla with JayR - Back In Time

Decade in Review: The Websites that Mattered

Woah, this decade is coming to an end. This is a special decade for me since this is the first decade that I am fully aware of. Sounds silly? I was born in the late 80s and was a kid in the 90s with only clear memories of the late 90s. I was 12 turning 13 when we welcomed Year 2000 and I must say I was old enough to observe things haha. The 00s is clearly a decade of transition. And major factor of the change is the rise of the Internet. I was an Internet noob from 2000- early 2004. I only became an Internet literate when I entered college. And boy the world wide web is such an interesting place. I'm now an Internet addict haha. But I'm not as proficient as other people because well I'm too lazy for those techie stuff haha. As an ordinary Internet surfer I present to you the websites that mattered to me this decade. This are the websites that clearly defined this decade of the digital era:

5. The Social Networking/Blogging Sites

Of course there's no way I could ignore the impact of the social networking sites from Friendster to Myspace to Multiply to Plurk to Facebook to Twitter to Tumblr and add to the blogging sites like Blogger, Livejournal and Wordpress among others. We can't deny that these websites made a huge impact in our lives this decade. These sites helped us connect and reconnect with friends and acquaintances. These sites gave us the medium to express ourselves and share parts of our lives. The evolution of these websites is so fast that I don't know know what to expect in the next decade but what I'm sure these websites would definitely help up bridge the gap.



4. Wikipedia

My favorite timekiller haha. While this website SHOULD NOT BE used as the main source of information for research and other important matters (people please READ books and published materials when it comes to serious stuff), Wikipedia definitely is a wide resource of information from the shallow to the mundane to anything and everything. Every once in awhile you could stumble into an entry that is very well written and informative with several links backing it up. And yes I do get a kick out of reading entries which are obviously fabricated. But definitely surfing to this website you could learn and discover a lot of stuff. I consider this site as a starting point where it could lead you to somewhere more comprehensive. It is just that some people abuse this website too much.


3. YouTube

YouTube made stars from our very own Charice to the current worldwide best seller Susan Boyle! That alone shows how YouTube became an important website of the decade. Everybody who knows the basics of the Internet knows how this website works where there are several videos stored. This site has become the go-to place to catch funny videos, music videos, outrageous scenes in life and some people even use this site as blog (now known as vlog or video-blog). This is I guess the world's most favorite timekiller haha.



2. Yahoo

I'm very sure that most of us had our first e-mail in Yahoo. I do. My first ever e-mail was jba52000@yahoo.com I still open that e-mail every once in awhile. Yahoo! covers a lot of stuff, they have news from anything and everything to games to kill time. Plus there's Yahoo! Messenger which replaced IRC (remember that thing?)





1. Google

The influence of this website is best summed up as the phrase "Google it" has become part of our everyday vocabulary. This our go-to website for our "query" needs. Websites fight it out to be on top of Google searches. Google Adsense has become very influential in the blogging world. Google homepage is so simple yet so powerful and that clearly shows that this website is the one that mattered this decade.

Chart Recap 75 (Philippine Music Charts)

There were only a few weekly countdowns this week in Mega Manila radio in lieu of holiday specials and MYX had its year-end charts (to be posted here on Monday)

This charts are compiled the Philippine Music Charts Thread team of Pinoyexchange.com. Visit the thread here. For last week's recap, check here.


MTV Gimme 10
December 26, 2009

1. Empire State Of Mind- Jay-z Ft. Alicia Keys
2. Fireflies- Owl City
3. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga (New Entry)
4. 3- Britney Spears
5. Fifteen- Taylor Swift
6. Hot Mess- Cobra Starship (New Entry)
7. Starstrukk- 3OH!3 Ft. Katy Perry
8. Russian Roulette- Rihanna
9. Time For Miracles- Adam Lambert (New Entry)
10. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus

NU 107 Stairway To Seven Weekly Edition
December 26, 2009

1. Wala Kang Katulad - Spongecola
2. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona
3. Bakasyon - Peryodiko
4. Gravity- Urbandub
5. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
6. Feels Like - Sugarfree
7. Bodies - Robbie Williams

On The Cusp:
The End Is Where We Begin- Our Lady Peace
Diaspora Mama - Wolfgang
Kalesa - Hale

99.5 RT's RT 30 Countdown
December 25, 2009

1. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus
2. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
3. Let's Just Fall in Love Again - Jason Castro
4. Fireflies - Owl City
5. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
6. Watcha Say - Jason DeRulo
7. Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds to Mars
8. Bar-Ba-Sol - David Cook
9. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
10. Whataya Want from Me - Adam Lambert
11. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
12. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
13. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
14. La La La (Top of the World) - LMFAO
15. According To You - Orianthi
16. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
17. Fifteen - Taylor Swift
18. Russian Roulette - Rihanna
19. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
20. S.O.S - Jordin Sparks
21. Replay - Iyaz
22. LOL - Trey Songz feat Gucci Mane
23. I Like That - Richard Vission
24. Sexy People - Lolene
25. Hard - Rihanna feat Young Jeezy
26. Somebody To Love - Leighton Meester feat. Robin Thicke
27. Shy Shy - EDX
28. Think I Need It Too - Echo and the Bunnymen
29. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat Sean Paul and Lil Jon
30. Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol

Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown (December 19, 2K9)

1. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND (PART 2) BROKEN DOWN - Alicia Keys
2. I LOVE YOU - Chris Brown feat. Ester Dean
3. LATELY - Corey Latif Williams
4. MOVE ALONG - Ne-Yo
5. DRUNK IN THE CLUB - Bei Maejor
6. ALWAYS BE MY BABY - Brian Mcknight
7. IMMA BE - Black Eyed Peas
8. SOMEBODY TO LOVE - Leighton Meester feat. Robin Thicke
9. DAY N NITE - Kid Cudi
10. I THINK OF YOU - Taj Jackson
11. PAPERS - Usher
12. WINGS OF DREAM - Jay R
13. CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU (PART 2) - Charlie Wilson
14. B.F.F. - Cassie feat. Young Deion
15. SHE AIN'T YOU - Young Steff

102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Tunes of the Week
December 21-27, 2009

1. Bangon - Rico Blanco
2. She Always Gets What She Wants - Prime Circle
3. Tayo Na Nga - OJ Mariano
4. Kasalanan - 6CycleMind feat Gloc9
5. Hush, Hush; Hush, Hush - Pussycat Dolls

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown
December 26, 2009

1. FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT - Adam Lambert
2. BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
3. ONE LOVE - David Guetta featuring Estelle
4. NO TURNING BACK - Gui Boratto
5. DO YOU REMEMBER - Jay Sean featuring Lil Jon & Sean Paul
6. WHATCHA SAY - Jason Derulo
7. MASQUERADE - Backstreet Boys
8. I WILL BE HERE - Tiesto featuring Sneaky Sound System
9. VIDEO PHONE - Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga
10. FALLING ANTHEM - Bad Boy Bill featuring Alyssa Palmer
11. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay Z featuring Alicia Keys
12. BYE BYE LOVE - Backstreet Boys
13. WORLD GO ROUND - Busta Rhymes featuring Estelle
14. ESCAPE ME - Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
15. IF I TELL YOU - Bad Boy Bill featuring Alyssa Palmer
16. RELEASE ME - Agnes
17. BABY BY ME - 50 Cent featuring Ne-Yo
18. MORNING AFTER DARK - Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & SoShy
19. FORGIVENESS - Wamdue Project
20. TIK TOK - Ke$ha
21. LOUBOUTINS - Jennifer Lopez
22. MEET ME HALFWAY - Black Eyed Peas
23. FOREVER YOUNG - Marc De Siau
24. MAKE ME - Janet Jackson
25. REVOLVER -Madonna featuring Lil Wayne
26. ABOUT A GIRL - Sugababes
27. JUMP - Flo Rida featuring Nelly Furtado
28. REPLAY - Iyaz
29. SHUT IT DOWN - Pitbull featuring Akon
30. SO FAR AWAY - Kaskade & Seamus Haji

Chart Recap Extra: RX 93.1's Monster Hits of the Decade

Today RX 93.1 had a decade-end special "Monster Hits of the Decade" which is basically a rundown of the Top 7 songs of their year-end chart from 2000-2008 (and of course 2009 year-end chart will be revealed on December 31). It was good hearing these songs on radio again and well I've listened to all these yearend charts! Can't believe I've been a chart geek for such a long time already. Anyway, here is the list:

RX 93.1's Monster Hits of the Decade
Top 7 songs of each year since 2000

2000
1. Bent - Matchbox Twenty
2. You're a God - Vertical Horizon
3. I Wanna Be With You - Mandy Moore
4. Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon
5. I Turn To You - Christina Aguilera
6. Holler - Spice Girls
7. Breathless - The Corrs

2001

1. Hanging by A Moment - Lifehouse
2. Deep - Binocular
3. Papercut - Linkin Park
4. Superman - Five for Fighting
5. In the End - Linkin Park
6. I'm Real (Remix) - Jennifer Lopez feat Ja Rule
7. Sa Langit - Moonstar 88

2002
1. Dilemma - Nelly and Kelly Rowland
2. Only Hope - Mandy Moore
3. Breathing - Lifehouse
4. Here is Gone - Goo Goo Dolls
5. Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda - Beverly Knight
6. My Sacrifice - Creed
7. Adrienne - The Calling

2003
1. Unwell - Matchbox Twenty
2. Officially Missing You - Tamia
3. Ignition - R Kelly
4. Why - Avril Lavigne
5. Breathe - Michelle Branch
6. Where is the Love - Black Eyed Peas
7. If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield

2004
1. The Reason - Hoobastank
2. Burn - Usher
3. If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
4. Masaya - Bamboo
5. Toxic - Britney Spears
6. This Love - Maroon Five
7. Everytime - Britney Spears

2005
1. We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
2. The Day You Said Goodnight - Hale
3. Goin Crazy - Natalie
4. Broken Sonnet - Hale
5. Stay - Cueshe
6. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
7. Stick Wit U - Pussycat Dolls

2006
1. So Sick - Ne-Yo
2. Narda - Kamikazee
3. Beep - Pussycat Dolls
4. Irreplaceable - Beyonce
5. Buttons - Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg
6. Too Little Too Late - JoJo
7. Sexy Love - Ne-Yo

2007
1. Make Me Wonder - Maroon Five
2. Wait For You - Eliott Yamin
3. Umbrella - Rihanna feat. Jay Z
4. Gimme More - Britney Spears
5. Back into you - Amber Davis
6. The Way I Are - Timbaland feat Keri Hilson
7. Don't Matter - Akon

2008

1. Crush - David Archuleta
2. Broken - Lifehouse
3. With You - Chris Brown
4. No Air - Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown
5. Go on Girl - Ne-Yo
6. Low - Flo Rida feat. T-Pain
7. Bye Bye - Mariah Carey

Merry Christmas

To all who visits and reads my blog let me greet you a Merry Christmas (and well if you don't celebrate it Happy Holidays!). I had a nice Christmas eve, my family was complete and everybody is in good shape. If you ask me what my Christmas wish, I just want my family particularly my parents to be spared from any life threatening illness. This year both nanay and tatay had health scares, although nothing grave but it still it freaked me out. I hope everyone will have a nice Christmas day. Anyway, watch out for my Decade /2009 in review blog posts in the coming days. :D

Twenty Tunes 24

My Top 20 Current Favorute Singles/ Songs for December

1. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse
2. Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds to Mars
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
4. Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble
5. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic
6. Wheels - Foo Fighters
7. Get To You - James Morrison
8. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
9. 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
10. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
11. Happy - Leona Lewis
12. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona
13. Lapit - Yeng Constantino
14. Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
15. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
16. Jump Then Fall- Taylor Swift
17. Feels Like - Sugarfree
18. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
19. Gravity - Urbandub
20. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City
    

Chart Recap 74 (Philippine Music Charts)

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels
(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)

Jam Top 10 Chart Attack
December 17, 2009

1. THE AVETT BROTHERS - KICK DRUM HEART (lw3, nw4, pk1)
2. THE BRAVERY - I AM YOUR SKIN (lw6, nw3, pk2)
3. PUDDLE OF MUDD - SPACESHIP (lw5, nw4, pk3)
4. PAPER ROUTE - CAROUSEL (lw2, nw5, pk2)
5. THEM CROOKED VULTURES - NEW FANG (lw1, nw5, pk1)
6. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB - I CAN TALK (lw9, nw2, pk6)
7. THE ALMOST - HANDS (lw7, nw3, pk7)
8. WILD BEASTS - ALL THE KINGS MEN (lw4, nw6, pk1)
9. STEROPHONICS - INNOCENT (new entry)
10. EVERYTHING EVERYTHING - MY KEYS YOUR BOYFRIEND (new entry)

Channel [V] Philippines Bente-Uno Countdown
December 7-13, 2009

1. Fireflies (Owl City) 2ND WEEK
2. One Less Lonely Girl (Justin Bieber)
3. Higante (Francis M. and Ely Buendia)
4. Fifteen (Taylor Swift)
5. Party in the USA (Miley Cyrus)
6. Walan Kang Katulad (Sponge Cola)
7. Tik Tok (Ke$ha)
8. Tell Me Your Name (Christian Bautista)
9. Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert)
10. Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
11. Empire State of Mind (Jay Z and Alicia Keys)
12. Automatic (Tokio Hotel)
13. Meet Me on The Equinox (Death Cab for Cutie)
14. Tibok ng Puso (Juan Pablo Dream)
15. Genie (Girls Generation)
16. Hot Mess (Cobra Starship)
17. It’s You (Super Junior)
18. Diamond Shotgun (Chicosci)
19. Don’t Stop Believing (Cast of Glee) NEW ENTRY
20. Haven’t Met You Yet (Michael Buble)

Wildcard Video: Crazy, Crazy (Pop Girls)

UR 105.9 Pinoy Rock Countdown
December 18, 2009

1. Jeepney Joyride - Kris Aquino
2. Crude Oz - Quitting You
3. Detached - Mikael
4. Plagpul - Realitivi
5. I-Ray - Safe

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and Wannabees
December 18, 2009

1. Shots - LMFAO feat. Lil' Jon (highest new entry)
2. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City (last week's #1)
3. Never Knew I Needed - Ne-Yo
4. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil' Jon and Sean Paul
5. Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
6. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - David Archuleta feat. Charice
7. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
8. Can't Fight This Feeling - Glee Cast
9. Fly Away - JoJo
10. TiK ToK - Ke$ha
11. Cry - Kelly Clarkson
12. I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown
13. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
14. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
15. Replay - Iyaz
16. Jump Then Fall - Taylor Swift
17. Half of My Heart - John Mayer feat Chris Brown
18. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
19. Defying Gravity - Glee Cast
20. Last Christmas - Glee Cast
21. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus
22. Watcha Say - Jason DeRulo
23. Drop it Low - Ester Dean feat Chris Brown
24. Somebody to Love - Leighton Meester feat Robin Thicke
25. Videophone - Beyonce feat Lady GaGa
26. Sexy Chick - David Guetta feat Akon
27. Wheels - Foo Fighters
28. Fifteen - Taylor Swift
29. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse
30. All The Right Moves - One Republic

103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown
December 19, 2009

1. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert (2 weeks @ #1)
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
3. Masquerade - Backstreet Boys
4. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil' Jon and Sean Paul
5. Release Me - Agnes
6. Morning after Dark - Timbaland feat. SoShy and Nelly Furtado
7. Bye Bye Love - Backstreet Boys
8. Baby by Me - 50 Cent feat. Ne-Yo
9. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
10. Videophone - Beyonce feat. Lady GaGa
11. Watcha Say - Jason DeRulo
12. One Love - David Guetta feat Estelle
13. I Will Be Here - Tiesto feat. Sneaky Sound System
14. Forgiveness - Wamdue Project
15. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
16. Revolver - Madonna feat Lil Wayne
17. World Go Round - Busta Rhymes feat Estelle
18. Escape Me - Tiesto feat. CC Sheffield
19. About A Girl - Sugababes
20. Make Me - Janet Jackson
21. Jump - Flo Rida feat Nelly Furtado
22. Shut It Down - Pitbull feat Akon
23. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz
24. Replay - Iyaz
25. Falling Anthem - Bad Boy Bill feat Alyssa Palmer
26. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
27. Louboutins - Jennifer Lopez
28. Forever Young - Marc de Siau
29. If I Tell You - Bad Boy Bill feat Alyssa Palmer
30. 3 - Britney Spears

93.9 iFM i10 Countdown
December 19, 2009

1. Yun Ka - Willie Revillame
2. 21 Guns - Green Day
3. I Don't Care - 2NE1
4. Lapit - Yeng Constantin
5. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Jeazell Grutas of Zelle
6. Isang Katulad Mo - AJ Tabaldo & Bernie Anno
7. Pusong Ligaw - Jericho Rosales
8. Bangon - Rico Blanco
9. Nobody - Wonder Girls
10. Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert

NU 107 Stairway To Seven Weekly Edition
December 19, 2009

1. Wala Kang Katulad - Spongecola
2. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona
3. Gravity- Urbandub
4. Bakasyon - Peryodiko
5. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
6. Bodies - Robbie Williams
7. Black Box - Archipelago
   

On The Cusp:
The End Is Where We Begin- Our Lady Peace
Diaspora Mama - Wolfgang
Feels Like - Sugarfree

MYX International Top 20
December 19, 2009

1. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber (1st week at #1)
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (last week's #1)
3. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
4. Fireflies - Owl City
5. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus
6. 3 - Britney Spears
7. Fifteen - Taylor Swift
8. Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert
9. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
10. 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
11. I Want to Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey
12. One Time - Justin Bieber
13. Russian Rouelette - Rihanna
14. Videophone - Beyonce feat Lady GaGa
15. Down - Jay Sean feat Lil Wayne
16. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
17. Meet Me on the Equinox - Death Cab for Cutie
18. Watcha Say - Jason Derulo
19. Blue Tomorrow - Super Junior M
20. Genie - Girls Generation

Pinoy MYX Countdown
December 19, 2009

1. Nananaginip - Callalilly
2. Your Christmas Girl - Sarah Geronimo (last week's #1)
3. Kalesa - Hale
4. Cariño Brutal - Slapshock
5. You - Rhian Ramos
6. Wala Kang Katulad - Sponge Cola
7. Ayuz - Rico Blanco
8. Putik - Sandwich
9. Lapit - Yeng Constantino
10. Don't Know You - Young JV
11. Tell Me Your Name - Christian Bautista
12. Gravity - Urbandub
13. Diamond Shotgun - Chicosci
14. Pause - Kjwan
15. Feels Like - Sugarfree
16. Balita - Gloc9 feat. Gabby Alipe
17. At the Hospital - The Ambassadors
18. Agawan Base - Peryodiko
19. Kaya Natin 'To - Various Artists
20. Kasalanan - 6Cyclemind feat. Gloc 9 & Wendell Ramos

Magic 89.9
The Magic 30
December 20, 2009

1. For Your Entertainment- Adam Lambert (new #1)
2. Bad Romance- Lady GaGa
3. Cry- Kelly Clarkson
4. Crawl- Chris Brown
5. Replay- Iyaz
6. Empire State of Mind II- Alicia Keys
7. Future Love- Christinia DeBarge
8. Bar-ba-sol- David Cook
9. Do You Remember- Jay Sean f/ Lil Jon and Sean Paul
10. Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart- Alicia Keys
11. Kalesa- Hale
12. Baby By Me- 50 Cent f/ Ne-yo
13. TiK ToK- Ke$ha
14. According To You- Orianthi
15. Vanilla Twilight- Owl City (highest new entry)
16. One Less Lonely Girl- Justin Bieber
17. Time For Miracles- Adam Lambert
18. Empire State of Mind- Jay-Z f/ Alicia Keys
19. Shots- LMFAO f/ Lil Jon (new entry)
20. Half Of My Heart- John Mayer f/ Taylor Swift (new entry)
21. Just Say Yes- Snow Patrol
22. Kings and Queens- 30 Seconds To Mars
23. Halfway Gone- Lifehouse
24. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer
25. Forever - Drake f/ Kanye West, Lil' Wayne and Eminem
26. Videophone- Beyonce f/ Lady GaGa (new entry)
27. Fifteen- Taylor Swift
28. This Mighty Heart Attack- Us-2 Evil-0 (new entry)**
29. Good Life- OneRepublic
30. Good Morning- Chamillionaire

MYX Hit Chart
December 20, 2009

1. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber (new #1)
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
3. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
4. Fireflies - Owl City
5. Party In The U.S.A. - Miley Cyrus
6. 3 - Britney Spears
7. Fifteen - Taylor Swift
8. Nananaginip - Callalily (new entry)
9. Your Christmas Girl - Sarah Geronimo
10. Time For Miracles - Adam Lambert
11. Kalesa - Hale
12. Carino Brutal - Slapshock
13. One Time - Justin Bieber
14. You - Rhian Ramos
15. Brick By Boring Brick - Paramore (new entry)
16. 21st Century Breakdown - Green Day
17. I Want To Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey
18. Wala Kang Katulad - Sponge Cola
19. Ayuz - Rico Blanco (new entry)
20. Putik - Sandwich (new entry)

MTV Gimme 10
December 19, 2009

1. Empire State Of Mind- Jay-z Ft. Alicia Keys
2. Fireflies- Owl City
3. 3- Britney Spears
4. Fifteen- Taylor Swift
5. Starstrukk- 3OH!3 Ft. Katy Perry
6. Russian Roulette- Rihanna
7. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
8. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus
9. Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas
10. Higante- Francis M & Ely Buendia

99.5 RT's RT 30 Countdown
December 18, 2009

30. EDX - SHY SHY NE
29. BOYS LIKE GIRLS - LOVE DRUNK
28. TREY SONGZ FEAT. GUCCI MANE - LOL SMILEY FACE NE
27. YOUNG JV - DON'T KNOW YOU
26. RIHANNA - RUSSIAN ROULETTE NE
25. JORDIN SPARKS - SOS (LET THE MUSIC PLAY)
24. JUSTIN BIEBER - ONE LESS LONELY GIRL NE
23. ORIANTHI - ACCORDING TO YOU
22. BLACK EYED PEAS - MEET ME HALFWAY
21. TAYLOR SWIFT - FIFTEEN HNE
20. TOKIO HOTEL - AUTOMATIC
19. SNOW PATROL - JUST SAY YES
18. BEYONCE - SWEET DREAMS
17. U2 - I'LL GO CRAZY IF I DON'T GO CRAZY TONIGHT
16. IYAZ - REPLAY
15.LMFAO - LALALA
14. LADY GAGA - BAD ROMANCE
13. LEIGHTON MEESTER - SOMEBODY TO LOVE
12. PARAMORE - BRICK BY BORING BRICK
11. PANIC AT THE DISCO - NEW PERSPECTIVE
10. JASON DERULO - WHATCHA SAY
9. DAVID COOK - BARBASOL
8. 30 SECONDS TO MARS - KINGS AND QUEENS
7. RIHANNA FEAT. YOUNG JEEZY - HARD
6. OWL CITY - FIREFLIES
5. KRIS ALLEN - LIVE LIKE WE'RE DYING
4. KE$HA - TIK TOK
3. MILEY CYRUS - PARTY IN THE USA
2. JAYZ AND ALICIA KEYS - EMPIRE STATE OF MIND
1. JASON CASTRO - LET'S JUST FALL IN LOVE AGAIN

U92 Count on U Hitlist (Weekly Top 10)
December 18, 2009

1. TIME FOR MIRACLES - ADAM LAMBERT
2. FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT - ADAM LAMBERT
3. CRY - KELLY CLARKSON
4. DROP IT LOW - ESTER DEAN
5. BODY LANGUAGE - JESSE MCCARTNEY
6. ALREADY GONE - KELLY CLARKSON
7. 3 - BRITNEY SPEARS
8. FIFTEEN - TAYLOR SWIFT
9. ALL THE RIGHT MOVES - ONE REPUBLIC
10. EMPIRE STATE OF MIND PART 2 - ALICIA KEYS

102.7 Star FM Dumadagundong Top 5 Tunes of the Week
December 7-13, 2009

1. Bangon - Rico Blanco
2. Kasalanan - 6CycleMind feat Gloc9
3. I Want to Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey
4. Tayo Na Nga - OJ Mariano
5. Hush, Hush; Hush, Hush - Pussycat Dolls

December 14-20, 2009

1. Bangon - Rico Blanco
2. Kasalanan - 6CycleMind feat Gloc9
3. Tayo Na Nga - OJ Mariano
4. Hush, Hush; Hush, Hush - Pussycat Dolls
5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey

20 Plus Inc Christmas Party

Last Friday (December 18), Beginnings at Twenty Plus, Inc had its Christmas Party which was held at Villamor Golf and Country Club. I enjoyed it especially the group production numbers haha. Each group was mixed with different members of departments so it was great time to get to know the other people in the office especially for someone like me who is relatively new to the company. Sadly, our group lost but no hard feelings because we had a great time. The picture above is me with my groupmates with one our big bosses Mam Pelita (the lady in the center). The theme of the party was actually Bollywood but I got lazy and just recycled my Chinese costume I had for my foreign dance class in college haha. Anyway, a lot of my officemates had amazing costumes! Anyway, for the exchange gift, I've received a CD (Matchbox Twenty's Exile on Mainstream) which was actually one of my wish list so I'm very glad I got it. I won a David's Salon Gift Certificate which is not bad but I'll be honest I was salivating for the portable DVD player! Well, maybe next year!

Overall, it was a great night. A good first company Christmas party for me. Looking forward to attending more in years to come. :)

Billboard's Top 100 songs of the Decade

I'm not totally surprised Mariah Carey topped the chart with her 2005 hit We Belong Together, it dominated the chart like no other and had record breaking audience impressions during its run. And I personally consider her best single to date. I'm happy this song topped the list. If you notice there's a discrepancy with Black Eyed Peas 2009 hits I Gotta Feeling and Boom Boom Pow, on the 2009 year-end chart Boom Boom Pow topped list while I Gotta Feeling settled for #4 but in the decade-end list I Gotta Feeling ranked higher (#5) while Boom Boom Pow is at #7. How did it happened? Billboard had a different calculation for both charts, the yearend chart is based on accumulated chart points for the whole chart year (airplay + sales + streaming) while the decade-end list is focused solely on the chart run of each song. Billboard explained why the formula is such for the decade-end list because this is the only way they could make up a concise list since there was a different way of computing the year-end tallies earlier this decade so the management thought that is the only fair way to rank the songs for the decade. Personally, I find it odd that one song will be lower in the yearend while higher in the decade-end list especially that both songs are just recent. Oh well. Here is the full list:

1 WE BELONG TOGETHER Mariah Carey Island/IDJMG
2 YEAH! Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris LaFace/Zomba
3 LOW Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain Poe Boy/Atlantic
4 HOW YOU REMIND ME Nickelback Roadrunner/IDJMG
5 I GOTTA FEELING The Black Eyed Peas Interscope
6 NO ONE Alicia Keys MBK/J/RMG
7 BOOM BOOM POW The Black Eyed Peas will.i.am/Interscope
8 LET ME LOVE YOU Mario 3rd Street/J/RMG
9 GOLD DIGGER Kanye West Featuring Jamie Foxx Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
10 APOLOGIZE Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic Mosley/Blackground/Intersc

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11 DILEMMA Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG
12 FAMILY AFFAIR Mary J. Blige MCA
13 BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY Fergie will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
14 MARIA MARIA Santana Featuring The Product G&B Arista
15 U GOT IT BAD Usher Arista
16 WHATEVER YOU LIKE T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic
17 BLEEDING LOVE Leona Lewis SYCO/J/RMG
18 INDEPENDENT WOMEN PART I Destiny's Child Columbia
19 FOOLISH Ashanti The Inc./Def Jam/IDJMG
20 HEY YA! OutKast LaFace/Zomba

21 BURN Usher LaFace/Zomba
22 THE WAY YOU MOVE OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown LaFace/Zomba
23 CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY) Soulja Boy Tell'em ColliPark/Interscope
24 IN DA CLUB 50 Cent Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
25 IRREPLACEABLE Beyonce Columbia
26 HANGING BY A MOMENT Lifehouse DreamWorks
27 BREATHE Faith Hill Warner Bros. (Nashville)/Warner Bros./WRN
28 LOSE YOURSELF Eminem Shady/Interscope
29 FALLIN' Alicia Keys J
30 I'M REAL Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule Epic

31 GOODIES Ciara Featuring Petey Pablo Sho'Nuff/Music Line/LaFace/Zomba
32 HOT IN HERRE Nelly Fo' Reel/Universal/UMRG
33 SMOOTH Santana Featuring Rob Thomas Arista
34 RUN IT! Chris Brown Jive/Zomba
35 JUST DANCE Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
36 MY BOO Usher And Alicia Keys LaFace/Zomba
37 LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. Featuring Rihanna Def Jam/Grand Hustle/IDJMG/Atlantic
38 BABY BOY Beyonce Featuring Sean Paul Columbia
39 LOLLIPOP Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major Cash Money/Universal Motown
40 CRAZY IN LOVE Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z Columbia

41 HOLLABACK GIRL Gwen Stefani Interscope
42 POKER FACE Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
43 KRYPTONITE 3 Doors Down Republic/Universal
44 PROMISCUOUS Nelly Furtado Featuring Timbaland Mosley/Geffen
45 LEAN BACK Terror Squad SRC/Universal/UMRG
46 WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN Creed Wind-up
47 SINCE U BEEN GONE Kelly Clarkson RCA/RMG
48 DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell Doggystyle/Geffen
49 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay Capitol
50 GET BUSY Sean Paul VP/Atlantic

51 IF I AIN'T GOT YOU Alicia Keys J/RMG
52 CANDY SHOP 50 Cent Featuring Olivia Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
53 THE WAY I ARE Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson Mosley/Blackground/Interscope
54 I KNEW I LOVED YOU Savage Garden Columbia
55 EVERYTHING YOU WANT Vertical Horizon RCA
56 BAD DAY Daniel Powter Warner Bros.
57 UMBRELLA Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
58 HOW TO SAVE A LIFE The Fray Epic
59 1, 2 STEP Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott Sho'Nuff/Music Line/LaFace/Zomba
60 SEXYBACK Justin Timberlake Jive/Zomba

61 I'M YOURS Jason Mraz Atlantic/RRP
62 AIN'T IT FUNNY Jennifer Lopez Featuring Ja Rule Epic
63 TEMPERATURE Sean Paul VP/Atlantic
64 DISTURBIA Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
65 ALL FOR YOU Janet Virgin/Capitol
66 I KISSED A GIRL Katy Perry Capitol
67 UNWELL matchbox twenty Atlantic
68 HERE WITHOUT YOU 3 Doors Down Republic/Universal/UMRG
69 HOT N COLD Katy Perry Capitol
70 GET LOW Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins BME/TVT

71 BUY U A DRANK (SHAWTY SNAPPIN') T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/Zomba
72 RIGHT THURR Chingy DTP/Capitol
73 LOVE STORY Taylor Swift Big Machine/Universal Republic
74 IGNITION R. Kelly Jive
75 I WANNA KNOW Joe Jive
76 SMACK THAT Akon Featuring Eminem Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
77 LOVE SONG Sara Bareilles Epic
78 BENT matchbox twenty Lava/Atlantic
79 BUBBLY Colbie Caillat Universal Republic
80 RIGHT ROUND Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic

81 IT WASN'T ME Shaggy Featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent MCA
82 ALWAYS ON TIME Ja Rule Featuring Ashanti The Inc./Def Jam/IDJMG
83 COMPLICATED Avril Lavigne Arista
84 MY HUMPS The Black Eyed Peas A&M/Interscope
85 LOVE IN THIS CLUB Usher Featuring Young Jeezy LaFace/Zomba
86 YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL James Blunt Custard/Atlantic
87 STAND UP Ludacris Featuring Shawnna DTP/Def Jam South/IDJMG
88 CHECK ON IT Beyonce Featuring Slim Thug Columbia
89 PHOTOGRAPH Nickelback Roadrunner/IDJMG
90 U REMIND ME Usher Arista

91 STRONGER Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
92 SO WHAT Pink LaFace/JLG
93 KISS KISS Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain Jive/Zomba
94 GIRLFRIEND Avril Lavigne RCA/RMG
95 LET ME BLOW YA MIND Eve Featuring Gwen Stefani Ruff Ryders/Interscope
96 WORK IT Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott The Gold Mind/Elektra/EEG
97 HEY THERE DELILAH Plain White T's Fearless/Hollywood
98 TRY AGAIN Aaliyah Blackground/Virgin/Capitol
99 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyonce Music World/Columbia
100 FOREVER Chris Brown Jive/JLG

Coming Soon

I've been preparing some Best of Decade entries (My top songs, TV shows and some observations of the decade), comments on the Billboard decade-end charts plus Year-end stuff as well but I didn't have the time to do it all because the past two weeks I was preoccupied with work but most especially the rehearsals for the production number for the company Christmas happening tomorrow haha. Well, we will dance Jai Ho (the original version) . Hope we do fine tomorrow. This will be my first Christmas party since High School. I'm excited :D I hope I won't screw up tomorrow for our production number haha. Anyway, to those reading my blog (especially the chart geeks like me!) stay tuned for my several lists coming soon. Let me tell you that ranking my favorite songs for the decade was ONE TOUGH job haha. My list is not yet finalized, hopefully by this weekend the list will be ready. Plus, I do really have a lot of topics that I would love to blog about before the year and decade ends, I hope I accomplish it all.

Chart Recap 73 (Philippine Music Charts)

Rundown of last week's music charts on various Metro Manila FM stations and Music Channels
(For last week's recap, go here) The following list of charts were gathered by The Philippine Music Charts Thread Team of PinoyExchange.com (visit the thread here)


Channel [V] Bente-Uno Countdown (November 30 - December 6, 2K9)

1. Fireflies (Owl City)
2. Higante (Francis M. and Ely Buendia)
3. Party In The USA (Miley Cyrus)
4. Wala Kang Katulad (Sponge Cola)
5. One Less Lonely Girl (Justin Bieber)
6. Automatic (Tokio Hotel)
7. Tik Tok (Ke$ha)
8. Bad Romance (Lady Gaga)
9. Tell Me Your Name (Christian Bautista)
10. Fifteen (Taylor Swift)
11. Time For Miracles (Adam Lambert)
12. Empire State of Mind (Jay Z and Alicia Keys)
13. Genie (Girls Generation)
14. Meet Me On The Equinox (Death Cab for Cutie)
15. Tibok ng Puso (Juan Pablo Dream)
16. Diamond Shotgun (Chicosci)
17. It's You (Super Junior)
18. Hot Mess (Cobra Starship)
19. Haven't Met You Yet (Michael Buble)
20. Meet Me Halfway (Black Eyed Peas)

MTV Gimme 10
December 12, 2009

1. Fireflies- Owl City
2. Empire State Of Mind- Jay-z Ft. Alicia Keys
3. Starstrukk- 3OH!3 Ft. Katy Perry
4. 3- Britney Spears (New Entry)
5. Party In The USA- Miley CYrus
6. Russian Roulette- Rihanna
7. Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas
8. Higante- Francis M & Ely Buendia
9. One Time- Justin Bieber
10. New Perspective- Panic! At The Disco

MYX Hit Chart
December 13-19, 2009

1. Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (1st week at #1)
2. Tokio Hotel - Automatic (last week's #1)
3. Justin Bieber - One Less Lonely Girl
4. Taylor Swift - Fifteen
5. Miley Cyrus - Party in the U.S.A.
6. Britney Spears - 3
7. Owl City - Fireflies
8. Adam Lambert - Time for Miracles
9. Sarah Geronimo - Your Christmas Girl
10. Hale - Kalesa
11. Slapshock - Cariño Brutal
12. Justin Bieber - One Time
13. Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne - Down
14. Sponge Cola - Wala Kang Katulad
15. Christian Bautista - Tell Me Your Name
16. Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
17. Mariah Carey - I Want to Know What Love Is
18. Panic! At the Disco - New Perspective
19. Death Cab for Cutie - Meet Me on the Equinox
20. Rhian Ramos - You (new entry)

Pinoy MYX Countdown
December 12, 2009

1. Sarah Geronimo - Your Christmas Girl (2 weeks @ #1)
2. Hale - Kalesa
3. Slapshock - Cariño Brutal
4. Sponge Cola - Wala Kang Katulad
5. Christian Bautista - Tell Me Your Name
6. Rhian Ramos - You
7. Yeng Constantino - Lapit
8. Rico Blanco - Ayuz
9. Young JV - Don't Know You
10. Callalily - Nananaginip
11. Chicosci - Diamond Shotgun
12. Rico Blanco - Bangon
13. Francis Magalona & Ely Buendia - Higante
14. Gloc 9 feat Gaby Alipe - Balita
15. The Ambassadors - At The Hospital
16. Kjwan - Pause
17. Sugarfree - Feels Like
18. Peryodiko - Agawan Base
19. Various Artists - Kaya Natin 'To
20. 6Cyclemind feat Gloc 9 - Kasalanan

MYX International Top 20
December 12, 2009

1. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
2. Automatic- Tokio Hotel (Last Week's #1)
3. One Less Lonely Girl- Justin Bieber
4. Fifteen- Taylor Swift
5. Party In The USA- Miley Cyrus
6. 3- Britney Spears
7. Fireflies- Owl City
8. Time For Miracles- Adam Lambert
9. One Time- Justin Bieber
10. Down- Jay Sean Ft. Lil Wayne
11. 21st Century Breakdown- Green Day
12. I Want To Know What Love Is- Mariah Carey
13. New Perspective- Panic! At The Disco
14. Meet Me On The Equinox- Death Cab For Cutie
15. Meet Me Halfway- Black Eyed Peas (Re Entry)
16. Russian Roulette- Rihanna
17. Happy- Leona Lewis
18. Genie- Girls Generation
19. Blue Tomorrow- Super Junior M (New Entry)
20. Whatcha Say- Jason Derulo (New Entry)
103.5 MAX FM Final Countdown (December 12, 2K9)

30. I Want to Know What Love Is - Mariah Carey
29. The Rain - Calvin Harris
28. Replay - IYAZ
27. About a Girl - Sugababes (new entry)
26. Jump - Flo Rida feat. Nelly Furtado
25. 3 - Britney Spears
24. TiK ToK - Ke$ha
23. If I Tell You - Bad Boy Bill feat. Alyssa Palmer
22. Falling Anthem - Bad Boy Bill feat. Alyssa Palmer
21. Forever Young - Marc de Siau
20. Revolver - Madonna feat. Lil' Wayne
19. Make Me - Janet Jackson
18. Shut It Down - Pitbull feat. Akon
17. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo
16. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz
15. Baby by Me - 50 Cent feat. Ne-Yo (new entry)
14. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
13. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
12. Video Phone - Beyonce feat. Lady GaGa
11. Forgiveness - Wamdue Project
10. I Will Be Here - Tiesto feat. Sneaky Sound System
9. Escape Me - Tiesto feat. CC Sheffield
8. Release Me - Agnes
7. Masquerade - Backstreet Boys (highest new entry)
6. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil' Jon and Sean Paul
5. One Love - David Guetta feat. Estelle
4. Morning after Dark - Timbaland feat. SoShy and Nelly Furtado
3. Bye Bye Love - Backstreet Boys
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (last week's #1)
1. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert (new #1)

93.9 iFM i10 Countdown
December 12, 2009

1. 21 Guns - Green Day (5th non-consecutive week at #1)
2. Yun Ka - Willie Revillame
3. I Don't Care - 2NE1
4. Upuan - Gloc 9 feat Jeazell Grutas of Zelle
5. Isang Katulad Mo - AJ Tabaldo & Bernie Ann
6. Lapit - Yeng Constantino
7. Pusong Ligaw - Jericho Rosales
8. Balita - Gloc 9 feat Gabby Alipe of Urbandub
9. Nobody - Wonder Girls
10. Helmet - Squeezers

NU 107 Stairway To Seven Weekly Edition
December 15, 2009

1. Wala Kang Katulad - Spongecola (new #1)
2. Higante - Ely Buendia and Francis Magalona (last week's #1)
3. Gravity- Urbandub
4. Bodies - Robbie Williams
5. Black Box - Archipelago
6. Brick by Boring Brick - Paramore
7. Bakasyon - Peryodiko

Magic 30 Countdown (December 13, 2K9)

30. Forever - Drake feat. Kanye West, Lil' Wayne and Eminem (new entry)
29. Telephone - Lady GaGa feat. Beyonce (new entry)
28. Good Life - OneRepublic
27. Smooth Route - Sway Penala
26. Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol (new entry)
25. Kings and Queens - 30 Seconds to Mars
24. Fireflies - Owl City
23. I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown feat. Lil' Wayne and Swizz Beatz
22. Heartbreak Warfare - John Mayer
21. Kalesa - Hale
20. (If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To - Weezer (highest new entry)
19. Good Morning - Chamillionaire
18. Fifteen - Taylor Swift
17. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse
16. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
15. TiK ToK - Ke$ha
14. Crawl - Chris Brown
13. Time for Miracles - Adam Lambert
12. Do You Remember - Jay Sean feat. Lil' Jon and Sean Paul
11. Baby by Me - 50 Cent feat. Ne-Yo
10. Replay - IYAZ
9. Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
8. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
7. According to You - Orianthi
6. Bar-ba-sol - David Cook
5. Future Love - Kristinia DeBarge
4. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert
3. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
2. Empire State of Mind Part II - Alicia Keys
1. Cry - Kelly Clarkson (2 weeks @ #1)

99.5 RT 30 Countdown
Friday | December 11, 2009

1. Kings And Queens - 30 Seconds To Mars (5th week at #1)
2. Let's Just Fall In Love Again - Jason Castro
3. Fireflies - Owl City
4. Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
5. Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
6. Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus
7. Brick By Boring Brick - Paramore
8. TiK ToK - Ke$ha
9. Bar-Ba-Sol - David Cook
10. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo
11. New Perspective - Panic! At The Disco
12. Automatic - Tokio Hotel
13. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (highest new entry)
14. Hard - Rihanna feat. Jeezy
15. Just Say Yes - Snow Patrol
16. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
17. La La La - LMFAO
18. Somebody To Love - Leighton Meester feat. Robin Thicke
19. Absolutely Still - Better Than Ezra
20. Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls
21. I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight - U2
22. Falling For You - Colbie Caillat
23. Sweet Dreams - Beyonce
24. Replay - Iyaz (new entry)
25. This Is It - Michael Jackson
26. S.O.S. (Let the Music Play) - Jordin Sparks (new entry)
27. Don't Know You - Young JV
28. Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas (re-entry)
29. According To You - Orianthi
30. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson

U92 Count On U HITLIST (Weekly Countdown)
December 11, 2009


1. Time For Miracles - Adam Lambert (4th non- consecutive week at #1)
For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert (HNE)
3. Drop It Low - Ester Dean Feat. Chris Brown (Up By 5)
4. All The Right Moves - OneRepublic (New Entry)
5. Cry - Kelly Clarkson (Down By 3)
6. Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson (Up By 4)
7. Body Language - Jesse McCartney Feat. Ludacris (NE)
8. Fireflies - Owl City (Re - entry)
9. Fifteen - Taylor Swift (Down By 5)
10. 3 - Britney Spears (Down By 5)

There Is no number 2 because of the TIE in number 1

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and the Wannabees
December 11, 2009

1. Vanilla Twilight - Owl City (new entry)
2. Bad Romance - Lady GaGa (last week's #1)
3. Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart - Alicia Keys
4. Tik Tok- Ke$ha
5. Cry - Kelly Clarkson
6. Time For Miracles - Adam Lambert
7. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - David Archuleta feat Charice (new entry)
8. Do You Remeber - Jay Sean feat Lil Jon and Sean Paul (new entry)
9. Fly Away - Jojo
10. Can't Fight This Feeling - Glee Cast
11. Replay - Iyaz (new entry)
12. Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z feat Alicia Keys
13. Half Of My Heart - John Mayer & Taylor Swift (new entry)
14. Defying Gravity - Glee Cast
15. Jump Then Fall - Taylor Swift
16. One Less Lonely Girl - Justin Bieber
17. Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo
18. I Can Transform You - Chris Brown ft. Lil' Wayne and Swizz Beats (new entry)
19. Halfway Gone - Lifehouse
20. For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert

UR 105.9 Pinoy Rock Countdown
December 11, 2009

1. Crude Oz - Quitting You
2. I-Ray - Safe
3. Plagpul - Realitivi
4. 10 Story Fall - Nothern Lights
5. Jeepney Joyride - Kris Aquino

December 4, 2009

1. Crude Oz - Quitting You
2. 10 Story Fall - Nothern Lights
3. Jeepney Joyride - Kris Aquino
4. Urbandub - Gravity
5. Plagpul - Realitivi

Jam Top Ten Chart Attack
December 10, 2009

1. THEM CROOKED VULTURES - NEW FANG (lw3, nw4, pk1)
2. PAPER ROUTE - CAROUSEL (lw4, nw4, pk2)
3. THE AVETT BROTHERS - KICK DRUM HEART (lw5, nw3, pk3)
4. WILD BEASTS - ALL THE KINGS MEN (lw1, nw5, pk1)
5. PUDDLE OF MUDD - SPACESHIP (lw7, nw3, pk5)
6. THE BRAVERY - I AM YOUR SKIN (lw10, nw2, pk6)
7. THE ALMOST - HANDS (lw9, nw2, pk7)
8. TILLY AND THE WALL - FALLING WITHOUT KNOWING (lw2, nw5, pk2)
9. TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB - I CAN TALK (new entry)
10. BIFFY CLYRO - THE CAPTAIN (lw6, nw5, pk1))

2009 Billboard Year-end Hot 100

The results are in and as for how my prediction went, I got 3/10* correct order haha. I knew it predicting Just Dance as the top song was a bit ambitious but on the plus side I got 9/10 on which songs will make the Year-end Top 10. Gives You Hell was a surprise hit in the Hot 100 this year I must say. Definitely it was great year for dance songs on the Hot 100. I'm thrilled Love Story sneaked in to the Top 5 and that I'm Yours managed to hit #7. I'm very glad for the positions of You Found Me and Use Somebody. Quite disappointed Fireflies is only at #60, well the late surge for the song is a factor, maybe next year it could go manage to enter the top 20 as base from the song's performance right now on the Hot 100, I could see the song still performing well at least until March 2010. Billboard also released their Decade-end chart and I will talk about in on a separate post.

* I got #4, #6 and #9 correct. I had the same top 3 but in different order haha.

1 BOOM BOOM POW The Black Eyed Peas /Interscope
2 POKER FACE Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Cherryt

ree/Interscope
3 JUST DANCE Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
4 I GOTTA FEELING The Black Eyed Peas Interscope
5 LOVE STORY Taylor Swift Big Machine/Universal Republic
6 RIGHT ROUND Flo Rida Poe Boy/Atlantic
7 I'M YOURS Jason Mraz Atlantic/RRP
8 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyonce Music World/Columbia
9 HEARTLESS Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
10 GIVES YOU HELL The All-American Rejects Doghouse/DGC/Interscope

11 YOU BELONG WITH ME Taylor Swift Big Machine/Universal Republic
12 DEAD AND GONE T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake Grand Hustle/Atlantic
13 YOU FOUND ME The Fray Epic
14 USE SOMEBODY Kings Of Leon RCA/RMG
15 KNOCK YOU DOWN Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope
16 BLAME IT Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain J/RMG
17 I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO) Pitbull Ultra
18 LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. Featuring Rihanna Def Jam/Grand Hustle/IDJMG/Atlantic
19 KISS ME THRU THE PHONE Soulja Boy Tell 'em Featuring Sammie ColliPark/Interscope
20 DOWN Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Republic

21 THE CLIMB Miley Cyrus Walt Disney/Hollywood
22 BEST I EVER HAD Drake Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown
23 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU Kelly Clarkson 19/RCA/RMG
24 HALO Beyonce Music World/Columbia
25 HOT N COLD Katy Perry Capitol
26 SECOND CHANCE Shinedown Atlantic
27 CIRCUS Britney Spears Jive/JLG
28 DAY 'N' NITE Kid Cudi Fool's Gold/G.O.O.D./Universal Motown
29 PARTY IN THE U.S.A. Miley Cyrus Hollywood
30 DON'T TRUST ME 3OH!3 Photo Finish/Atlantic/RRP

31 RUN THIS TOWN Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West Roc Nation
32 LET IT ROCK Kevin Rudolf Featuring Lil Wayne Cash Money/Universal Republic
33 FIRE BURNING Sean Kingston Beluga Heights/Epic
34 WHATCHA SAY Jason DeRulo Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.
35 LOVEGAME Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
36 WAKING UP IN VEGAS Katy Perry Capitol
37 BIRTHDAY SEX Jeremih Mick Schultz/Def Jam/IDJMG
38 SOBER Pink LaFace/JLG
39 WOMANIZER Britney Spears Jive/JLG
40 WHATEVER YOU LIKE T.I. Grand Hustle/Atlantic

41 OBSESSED Mariah Carey Island/IDJMG
42 MAD Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG
43 GOOD GIRLS GO BAD Cobra Starship Featuring Leighton Meester Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic/RRP
44 LOVE LOCKDOWN Kanye West Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
45 SO WHAT Pink LaFace/JLG
46 HOTEL ROOM SERVICE Pitbull Mr. 305/Polo Grounds/J/RMG
47 CRACK A BOTTLE Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
48 IF I WERE A BOY Beyonce Music World/Columbia
49 TURNIN ME ON Keri Hilson Featuring Lil Wayne Mosley/Zone 4/Interscope
50 I HATE THIS PART The Pussycat Dolls Interscope

51 GOTTA BE SOMEBODY Nickelback Roadrunner/RRP
52 PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME Pink LaFace/JLG
53 PAPARAZZI Lady Gaga Streamline/KonLive/Cherrytree/Interscope
54 BEAUTIFUL Akon Featuring Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
55 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay Capitol
56 RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA) Akon Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
57 BATTLEFIELD Jordin Sparks 19/Jive/JLG
58 SUGAR Flo Rida Featuring Wynter Poe Boy/Atlantic
59 MISS INDEPENDENT Ne-Yo Def Jam/IDJMG
60 FIREFLIES Owl City Universal Republic

61 NEW DIVIDE Linkin Park Machine Shop/Warner Bros.
62 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND Jay-Z + Alicia Keys Roc Nation
63 NO SURPRISE Daughtry 19/RCA/RMG
64 SHE WOLF Shakira Sony Music Latin/Epic
65 BREAK UP Mario Featuring Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett J/RMG
66 SWEET DREAMS Beyonce Music World/Columbia
67 EVERY GIRL Young Money Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown
68 FALLIN' FOR YOU Colbie Caillat Universal Republic
69 UNTOUCHED The Veronicas EngineRoom/Sire/Warner Bros.
70 IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY Nickelback Roadrunner/RRP

71 THROW IT IN THE BAG Fabolous Featuring The-Dream Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG
72 LOVE DRUNK Boys Like Girls Columbia
73 I LOVE COLLEGE Asher Roth SchoolBoy/Loud/SRC/Universal Motown
74 IF U SEEK AMY Britney Spears Jive/JLG
75 BIG GREEN TRACTOR Jason Aldean Broken Bow
76 WHITE HORSE Taylor Swift Big Machine
77 DISTURBIA Rihanna SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
78 21 GUNS Green Day Reprise
79 TURN MY SWAG ON Soulja Boy Tell'em ColliPark/Interscope
80 ROCKIN' THAT THANG The-Dream Radio Killa/Def Jam/IDJMG

81 CHICKEN FRIED Zac Brown Band Home Grown/Atlantic/Bigger Picture
82 DIVA Beyonce Music World/Columbia
83 REPLAY Iyaz Time Is Money/Beluga Heights/Reprise
84 THEN Brad Paisley Arista Nashville
85 HER DIAMONDS Rob Thomas Emblem/Atlantic
86 HOW DO YOU SLEEP? Jesse McCartney Featuring Ludacris Hollywood
87 3 Britney Spears Jive/JLG
88 FOREVER Drake Featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem Harvey Mason/Zone 4/Streamline/Interscope
89 ONE TIME Justin Bieber Island/IDJMG
90 I RUN TO YOU Lady Antebellum Capitol Nashville

91 I DO NOT HOOK UP Kelly Clarkson 19/RCA/RMG
92 GREEN LIGHT John Legend Featuring Andre 3000 G.O.O.D./Columbia
93 PEOPLE ARE CRAZY Billy Currington Mercury Nashville
94 WHATEVER IT IS Zac Brown Band Home Grown/Atlantic/Bigger Picture
95 ALREADY GONE Kelly Clarkson 19/RCA/RMG
96 GOODBYE Kristinia DeBarge SodaPop/Island/IDJMG
97 SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU) Michael Franti & Spearhead Featuring Cherine Anderson Boo Boo Wax/Anti-/Universal Republic
98 POP CHAMPAGNE Jim Jones & Ron Browz Featuring Juelz Santana Ether Boy/Universal Motown/Columbia/E1
99 PRETTY WINGS Maxwell Columbia
100 NEVER SAY NEVER The Fray Epic

Billboard's One-Hit Wonders of the 2000s

This month is very exciting for chart geeks as we are not only receiving hordes of year-end lists but also a bunch of "Best of Decade" lists (2000-2009). Billboard already started the "season" with releasing some of chart notes and trivia for the decade. So far from what they've published online, the Top One-Hit Wonders got my attention.

Daniel Powter's Bad Day topped the list as it was #1 on the Hot 100 for 5 weeks but this is the one and only song from Daniel Powter that charted. Bad Day also topped the 2006 Year-end Hot 100. I don't know if this is something to be ashamed about, well yes, it's not flattering to top this list but still the song was a genuine hit. And to be fair, when Bad Day became a hit in the US, the song was already a year old and it was just really lucky it was used in American Idol That exposure for me made it somehow qualified as a novelty hit but nevertheless the song is good and one of the most memorable songs of the decade. Who knows next decade, Powter could score another hit on the Hot 100?
Some other surprising stuff I found from this list is the inclusion of Gnarls Barkley and Macy Gray. I was not really aware that Crazy (for Gnarls Barkley) and I Try (Gray) are their only Billboard hits. Anyway, they are the type of artists that are not chart-driven anyway. S Club 7 was very popular in Europe and Asia but in the US they only had single hit, "Never Had A Dream Come True". Before Nicole Scherzinger found success with the Pussycat Dolls, her first group "Eden's Crush" scored one hit "Get Over Yourself" and while 98 degrees was a moderately successful boyband in the US, Nick Lachey as a solo artist is a one-hit wonder with his post-Jessica Simpson single "What's Left of Me. Linkin Park is a band that have scored several Billboard Hot 100 hits but member Mike Shinoda's side project Fort Minor only had one hit with "Where'd You Go". The Calling had several hits here in the Philippines but in the U.S only their signature song "Wherever You Will Go" was a hit. Carrie Underwood obviously did well after American Idol but her runner up Bo Bice is considered a one-hit wonder. On another note, I'm surprised that season 5 winner Taylor Hicks did not make the cut as his only hit on the Hot 100 was the #1 song "Do I Make You Proud", his AI coronation song. I don't know if it was just an oversight or if his previous charted songs were counted as hits (in my opinion it shouldn't be). I have nothing against Hicks by the way. To see the full list with explanation of why they made the cut click here but if you just want to see the songs that made the cut in just one list, see below:

1 Bad Day - Daniel Powter
2 Lean Back - Terror Squad
3 Butterfly - Crazy Town
4 This Is Why I'm Hot - Mims
5 Laffy Taffy - D4L
6 You're Beautiful - James Blunt
7 Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
8 Hit Em Up Style - Blu Cantrell
9 Inside Your Heaven - Bo Bice
10 He Loves U Not - Dream
11 Tipsy - J Kwon
12 Me & U - Cassie
13 Mambo #5 - Lou Bega
14 My Baby - Lil Romeo
15 Never Leave You - Lumidee
16 Lips Of An Angel - Hinder
17 Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle
18 Damn! - Youngbloodz feat Lil Jon
19 Where'd You Go - Fort Minor
20 Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba
21 Hotel - Cassidy
22 I Try - Macy Gray
23 Wherever You Will Go - The Calling
24 A Thousand Miles Vanessa Carlton
25 No More - Ruff Endz
26 Blue - Eiffel 65
27 Throw Some - Ds Rich Boy Feat Polow Da Don
28 What's Left Of Me - Nick Lachey
29 Oops (Oh My) - Tweet
30 A Bay Bay - Hurricane Chris
31 Chain Hang Low - Jibs
32 It Feels So Good - Sonique
33 Heaven - DJ Sammy & Yanou
34 Get Over Yourself - Eden's Crush
35 Listen To Your Heart - DHT
36 Addictive - Truth Hurts feat Rakim
37 24/7 -Kevon Edmonds
38 Never Had A Dream Come True S - Club 7
39 Shoulder Lean - Young Dro feat TI