LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Mediabase, TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC's number one hit "Apologize" has become the biggest Top 40 hit in the history of its charts. "Apologize" racked up an impressive 10,331 spins on the weekly chart ending Saturday, November 10, 2007. 100% of the 129 Top 40 radio stations on Mediabase's Top 40 panel are playing the song, which edged out Nelly Furtado's 2006 Summertime smash "Promiscuous," which previously held the all-time record with 10,306 spins in its biggest week.
Here are the top 10 most played songs in any given week since Mediabase began charting airplay in 1987.
1) Timbaland/OneRepublic: Apologize
2) Nelly Furtado: Promiscuous
3) Beyonce: Irreplaceable
4) Justin Timberlake: Sexyback
5) Fergie: Big Girls Don't Cry
6) Avril Lavigne: Complicated
7) Nelly Furtado: Say It Right
8) Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean: Hips Don't Lie
9) Nickelback: How You Remind Me
10) Justin Timberlake: What Goes Around Comes Around
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