It’s the time of the year where we count down the 100 of the biggest songs in 2009! This is the 987FM year-end top 100 countdown- the official chart show of Singapore. Similarly to last year, this is will be the first of the four-part series of the preview of the top 100 countdown, before the actual show on 31st December. This week, we take a look at all the number-one songs which have topped the charts this year- 2009.

(According to chronological order)

So What – P!nk (1) 9th week +1 -1
Hot n Cold – Katy Perry (2) 7th week +3 -2
Womanizer – Britney Spears (2) 5th week +5 -1
Love Lockdown – Kanye West (1) 5th week +3 -3
Whatever You Like – TI (2) 4th week +3 -3
Love Story – Taylor Swift (2) 7th week +1 -2
Just Dance – Lady Gaga ft Colby O’donis (2) 5th week +1 -4
I Don’t Care – Fall Out Boy (1) 9th week +1 -6
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) – Beyonce (1) 6th week +1 -2
Make It Mine – Jason Mraz (1) 9th week +1 -1
White Horse – Taylor Swift (1) 5th week +1 -2
A Little Too Not Over You – David Archuleta (1) 5th week +3 -3
Circus – Britney Spears (2) 6th week +1 -2
Poker Face – Lady GaGa (2) 5th week +2 -1
My Life Would Suck Without You – Kelly Clarkson (2) 6th week +1 -1
Right Round – Flo Rida ft Ke$ha (2) 7th week +1 -2
Boom Boom Pow – Black Eyed Peas (2) 4th week +1 -1
If You See Amy – Britney Spears (2) 5th week +1 -2
Love Sex Magic – Ciara ft Justin Timberlake (1) 7th week +1 -5
Know Your Enemy – Green Day (1) 4th week +3 -4
Hoedown Throwdown – Miley Cyrus (2) 4th week +1 -2
Lovegame – Lady Gaga 5th week (2) +4 -5
New Divide – Linkin Park 5th week (2) +4 -6
Waking Up In Vegas – Katy Perry 8th week (1) week +1 -5
Battlefield – Jordin Sparks 7th week (1) +2 -2
Paparazzi – Lady Gaga 5th week (2) +3 -3
I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas 6th week (3) +1 -4
Love Drunk – Boys Like Girls 6th week (2) +3 -4
Ego – Beyonce ft Kanye West 6th week (1) +3 -3
Fireflies – Owl City 6th week (3) +1 -2
Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus 6th week (2) +1 -2
New Perspective – Panic! At the disco (1) 7th week +1 -2


This year, we have a grand total of 32 songs, which have topped the charts. This is 4 more then last year’s 28. Lady Gaga has 4 no.1 songs, namely- Just Dance, Poker Face, Lovegame and Paparazzi, making her the artiste with the most number of no.1 songs in 2009. And she also enjoys spending the longest number of weeks (8) at top of the charts- with all of her songs spending 2 weeks at no1. Britney Spears comes in second, with 3 no.1s- Womanizer, Circus, If You See Amy, enjoying a total of 6 weeks at the no1 spot.

Again, none of the songs this year could beat My Chemical Romance’s Welcome to the Black Parade records on the charts. The most successful no1. song this year most probably belong to Owl City with Fireflies- it had a 3 weeks run at the top, as well as spending a whopping 13 weeks on the charts. On the other hand, however, P!nk’s So What did manage to equal the longest stay on the charts of 15, despite only managing to top for 1 week.

P!nk, too, also had to spend the most number of weeks before peaking at no.1. So What, together with Make It Mine and I Don’t Care, all reached the pinnacle of the charts only in their 9th week. In contrast, songs like Whatever You Like, Boom Boom Pow and Know Your Enemy only needed a mere 4 weeks to top the charts.

Coincidentally, I Don’t Care and Know Your Enemy also shares the dubious honour of being the biggest fall-off from no1. and worst-performing no1. song respectively. I Don’t Care fell 6 notches to number 7, while Know Your Enemy only manage to spend 7 weeks on the charts, despite being a number one song. Meanwhile, Britney Spears is the biggest jumper to no.1 with a +5 jump with Womanizer.

This year, sadly, only 4 bands manage to top the charts- Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Linkin Park and the most recent Panic! At the Disco. Black Eyed Peas is the only group in 2009 to top the charts. Similarly to last year, out of the 32 number one hits, only 3 were collaborations- Just Dance, Right Round, Love Sex Magic. The remix of Ego, with Kanye West on it, is also the only remix to the charts in 2009. Having said that, the remaining 23 number one songs all belonged to solo artist. And out of the 23, a massive 18 of them were by female singers. Year of the ladies.

2009 also welcomed a few new artists, which manage to top the charts. Such as Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Owl City and most significantly, Lady Gaga. Unlike last year, this year American Idol, was unable to produce a number one hit (Compared to last year David Cook’s Always Be My Baby and David Archuleta’s Crush). The AI Alumni did better, with Season 1 Winner- Kelly Clarkson topping the charts, together with David Archuleta, as well as Jordin Sparks.

The number one song of the year would definitely belong one of the songs listed above. But who? Who will be the final no1 song of the decade? 2009 could be the first year, the charts is dominated by female singers. And it could be very well be the first time in 7 years (as far as my records could go), that there is finally a female number one song. Can Lady Gaga continue her great year, with the dominance of the Top 100? Or would country-turn-pop Taylor Swift steal the show? Perhaps Flo-Rida can better his 2008 position of number 2, not forgetting Owl City. Maybe even Black Eyed Peas can re-capture their number one spot after 6 years (2003 number one- Where is the Love).

Who knows? Stay tuned for next week preview!

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