The Script
“Breakeven”
Alternative, Pop, R&B, Rock

The Script knows that “when a heart breaks, it don’t break even.” But is there a chance that such a …

Train
“Hey, Soul Sister”
Alternative, Folk, Pop, Rock

Lookout Jack Johnson, Colbie Caillat and Jason Mraz—Train’s biggest hit in nine years appropriates your patented feel-good island vibe—and ups …

Ke$ha
“TiK ToK”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

Rock around the clock? Nope, it’s more like slosh around the clock on this 22-year-old newcomer’s first single. She thinks …

Miley Cyrus
“Party in the U.S.A.”
Pop

Miley Cyrus: grounded role model for tweens or just another cautionary tale who ought to be grounded? Our quick listen …

Owl City
“Fireflies”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

How did a 23-year-old Christian electronica enthusiast writing songs in his parents’ Owatonna, Minn., basement manage to top the charts …

La Roux
“Bulletproof”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop

La Roux, a British synthpop band that just starting to make waves on this side of the pond, thinks it’s …

Iyaz
“Replay”
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Iyaz is the latest newcomer on the music scene to parlay local acclaim and online popularity into a mainstream presence, …

Justin Bieber
“One Time”
Pop, R&B

Fifteen-year-old Justin Bieber has graduated from YouTube wannabe to Usher-approved teenage phenom. Even the Mouse House would have been hard-pressed …

Drake
“Best I Ever Had”
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

For a few moments early in this Canadian rapper’s first big hit, it seems romance might actually rule over rabid …

The Black Eyed Peas
“I Gotta Feeling”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

For everyone who thought mindlessly shallow hedonism went out with skinny ties, pink polos and mullets in the ’80s, well, …

Jay Sean
“Down”
Pop, R&B

The first No. 1 hit from this British R&B singer mingles sweet messages with some that are more suggestive—plus some …

Cobra Starship
“Good Girls Go Bad”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rock

With help from Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester (who sings about half of this song) and American Idol judge Kara …

Jason Derülo
“Whatcha Say”
Pop, R&B

Jason Derülo’s first hit (and it’s a big one at No. 1) is just the latest in a long tradition …

The Black Eyed Peas
“Boom Boom Pow”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

The first single from the Black Eyed Peas’ latest album is an infectious, inane earworm that sports several s-words as …

Flo Rida
“Right Round”
EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

If there’s one thing you need to know about Flo Rida, it could be boiled down to this: He loves …