Triple-A Singles
WEEK ENDING August 15
1. Coldplay "Viva La Vida"
2. Counting Crows "Come Around "
3. Duffy "Mercy"
4. Jason Mraz "I'm Yours"
5. Jack Johnson "Hope"
6. My Morning Jacket "I'm Amazed"
7. Matt Nathanson "Come On Get HIgher "
8. O.A.R. "Shattered (Turn The Car Around)"
9. R.E.M. "Hollow Man "
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