Billboard Hot 100 #52 - 2009

[Vizier]

Poll #52! With 2008 behind us, we see Coldplay trounce the competition, and get to the bracket with Viva La Vida. Only one more poll after this one, which will be the current Hot 100 year!

2009 gives us 13 #1s by 11 artists:

Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) [4 weeks, incl. 2 in 2008]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m1EFMoRFvY
Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis - Just Dance [3 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Abk1jAONjw
Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRM70Jw7F4M
Eminem, Dr. Dre and 50 Cent - Crack a Bottle [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uolqQsQplB0
Flo Rida - Right Round [6 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcCw1ggftuQ
Lady Gaga - Poker Face [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_de3C3Pkb8Q
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow [12 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m48GqaOz90
Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling [14 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSD4vsh1zDA
Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne - Down [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUbpGmR1-QM
Britney Spears - 3 [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTs6oQx1WJY
Owl City - Fireflies [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=psuRGfAaju4
Jason DeRulo - Whatcha Say [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBI3lc18k8Q
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind [5 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8

Due to personal time constraints, I will be EXTENDING this poll until mid-day Tuesday, so it will end around 2:30 PM Tuesday, Pacific Time. Happy Memorial Day, and happy voting/discussing!

[Allison Reynolds]

For me, Pokerface is the obvious choice here. Lady Gaga seems to be the most relevant of this current generation of music.

[Romeo Hotel]

Empire State of Mind.

[elmstreetkid]

Poker Face has the moment, but I think Empire State of Mind's going to have a longer impact.

Check out Armond White's review of Sex and the City 2, where he destroys the movie by comparing it unfavorably to Empire State of Mind. It's a weirdly brilliant idea: www.nypress.com/article-21280-sex-and-the-city-2.html

[Vizier]

I, too, went with GaGa. In fact, I'll be blunt and say I'd retract and go for Just Dance if it'd mean she'd be in the final bracket.

I'm that shallow, and that much of a GaGa lover.

[MasonK565]

Empire State of Mind

[Vizier]

Halfway through the poll (18 hours to go), and Poker Face leads, with Alicia and Jay-Z trailing close behind.

[Orange]

GaGa wins it for me, "Empire State of Mind" is another song the radio killed for me, so Poker Face.