Well with the year coming to a close here is another year-end chart, this time from Billboard. The numbers are based on Nielsen SoundScan. Charts below display the top 10 albums, most listened to song on the radio (how the hell do they measure this one?) and the most digitally downloaded song. I’m actually kinda surprised by some of the results below, seriously Ray J’s “Sexy Can I?”, number 7 as most listened to on radio, REALLY?!?!?! Oh and if you haven’t already check out our staff’s top 10 albums of the year then be sure to read that here.
Top 10 Albums:
1. Alicia Keys’ “As I Am”
2. Josh Groban’s “Noel”
3. Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III”
4. Eagles’ “Long Road Out of Eden”
5. Taylor Swift’s self-titled album
6. Kid Rock’s “Rock N Roll Jesus”
7. Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
8. Various artists’ “NOW 26″
9. Carrie Underwood’s “Carnival Ride”
10. Garth Brooks’ “The Ultimate Hits”
Top 10 Most-Listened-To Radio Songs:
1. Alicia Keys’ “No One”
2. Flo Rida’s “Low” featuring T-Pain
3. Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”
4. Timbaland’s “Apologize” featuring OneRepublic
5. Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” featuring Static Major
6. Chris Brown’s “With You”
7. Usher’s “Love in This Club” featuring Young Jeezy
8. Jordin Sparks’ “No Air” featuring Chris Brown
9. Ray J’s “Sexy Can I” featuring Yung Berg
10. Rihanna’s “Take a Bow”
Top 10 Most Digitally-Downloaded Songs:
1. Flo Rida’s “Low” featuring T-Pain
2. Leona Lewis’ “Bleeding Love”
3. Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” featuring Static Major
4. Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl”
5. Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
6. Sara Bareilles’ “Love Song”
7. Timbaland’s “Apologize” featuring OneRepublic
8. Jordin Sparks’ “No Air” featuring Chris Brown
9. Rihanna’s “Disturbia”
10. Madonna’s “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake
