Survey 101: Fave Asian Pop Groups

Girls' Generation fans have done it again: They have put their favorite girl group at the top.

Super Junior apologizes on top

Survey 101: Favorite Songs with Repeated Word on Title
Survey Period: July 23 - August 27, 2009
Survey Scope: Online at Chart Central (Philippines)

1. Sorry, Sorry
   Super Junior
   Sorry, Sorry (2009)
   
   After having the bestselling album in Korea for the first half of 2009, Super Junior is also invading other territories.
2. Hush Hush; Hush Hush
   Pussycat Dolls
   Doll Domination (2009)
   
   The Pussycat Dolls sample Gloria Gaynor's “I Will Survive” in this uptempo, disco-inspired dance song.
3. Boom Boom Pow
   Black Eyed Peas
   The E.N.D. (2009)
   
   The Energy Never Dies for the Black Eyed Peas who started their record-breaking stay at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with this hit.
4. Bye Bye Bye
   *NSYNC
   No Strings Attached (2000)
   
   *NSYNC cut the strings and said “Bye Bye Bye” to their former manager and former record label in this 2000 song.
5. Bye Bye
   Mariah Carey
   E=MC² (2008)
   
   In 1992, she still “Can't Let Go,” but 16 years later, Mariah Carey sings “Bye Bye” on E=MC², her sixth #1 album on the Billboard 200.
6. La La Land
   Demi Lovato
   Don't Forget (2008)
   
   Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers collaborate in penning this song which talks about being true to one's self despite fame.
7. Bop Bop Baby
   Westlife
   World Of Our Own (2002)
   
   Pioneering the MYX Hit Chart on its first edition in 2002, Westlife started with 3 entries and scored their first #1 with Bop Bop Baby.
8. Swing Swing
   The All-American Rejects
   The All-American Rejects (2003)
   
   Before breaking into the US Top 5 with Gives You Hell, The All-American Rejects first debuted with Swing Swing in 2003.
9. Goodnight Goodnight
   Maroon 5
   It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2008)
   
   Adam Levine and the rest of Maroon 5 will start the day with a Wake Up Call and end it by saying Goodnight Goodnight.
10. Red Red Wine
    UB40
    Labour of Love (1983)
    
    UB40 covers a Neil Diamond original and scores a #1 hit in the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Netherlands and the US.
11. Haru Haru
    Big Bang
    Number 1 (2008)
    
    While their more recent Gara Gara Go didn't make it to this list, the 5-piece Korean boy group still secure a spot with Day By Day.
12. Over and Over
    Nelly feat. Tim McGraw
    Suit (2004)
    
    Two years after Hot in Herre and Dilemma, Rapper Nelly enlists the help of Tim McGraw in this platinum hit in 2004.

2NE1 Tops "Numbered" Artists Survey

Survey 101: Top Artists Whose Names Have Numerals
Survey Period: May 22 – June 26, 2009
Survey scope: Online at Chart Central (Philippines), with mostly Filipino respondents

An online survey was conducted asking the question:
“Among the artists in music whose names have numerals, which do you like best?”

Here are the top fifteen answers:

1		2NE1
		Sandara “Dara” Park, CL, Bom and Minzy got the Fire, that's why they're certified h.o.t. on top!
2		U2
		The rock band from Dublin, Ireland formed in 1972 is still on an Elevation today.
3		Blink-182
		The Rock Show is not over for Tom, Mark and Travis as they come back after a 4-year hiatus.
4		Boyz II Men
		It's not yet the End of the Road for the most successful R&B male vocal group of all-time.
5		Gloc-9
		Simpleng Tao lang si Aristotle Pollisco but he is the top rap and top Filipino artist on the list.
6		311
		Eleven years after a Beautiful Disaster, they are still here saying It's Alright.
7		S Club 7
		Let's Bring It All Back for these guys and gals who can't say they Never Had a Dream Come True.
8		The Click Five
		The band from Boston is set to release their 3rd album this year, surely they don't feel Empty inside.
9		3OH!3
		You might just get Starstrukk with Sean and Nathaniel who hail from Colorado.
10		50 Cent
		Curtis James Jackson III has come a long way from partying In Da Club to pioneering Ayo Technology.
11		6cyclemind
		Talagang Magsasaya ang bandang ito dahil nabigyan na sila ng Permission to Shine.
12		2Pac
		Hip-Hop Hall of Famer Tupac Shakur may be long gone but his music lives on Until the End of Time.
13		911
		The British trio got the world Body Shakin' to the Love Sensation in the mid-1990s.
14		3 Doors Down
		This Mississippi rock band used Kryptonite to rise to success, something Superman can't do.
15		98 Degrees
		The Invisible Man may not have reached the boiling point but 98 Degrees is definitely still hot!

It is interesting to note that if this question was asked a few years back, among the top answers would have been most probably F4 and A1. We also specially mention these artists who almost made it to the list:

• 3rd Eye Blind
• Maroon 5
• Moonstar88
• M2M
• OneRepublic
• Sum 41
• UB40