Blog: Idolator

The release today of Billboard 's tallies for the year's biggest U.S. singles and albums produce few jaw-dropping surprises. The top eight songs of the year, according to the Hot 100, come directly from the list of 10 songs in my predictions post last week. So what about those two songs I called wrong? I'll get to my bad calls later, but let's focus for a moment on the act who surprised me by bum-rushing the year-end winner's circle and taking Nos. 9 and 10. That would be Chris Brown, who quietly dominates [...]