By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singles saturated the Top 40--or what passes for hit-oriented radio in this topsy-turvy musical climate--while proving that accessibility doesn't necessarily preclude creativity.
As my man Coolout says, "Don't call it Cashville cuz we're br-br-broke still!" Even though I did finally receive my "underemployment" check after seven weeks of dealing with the rather slipshod Web-based services of our state bureaucracy, I still can't afford to buy music the way I used to. I've been scouring the interwebs looking for some quality jams that I can cop for free while still respecting the intellectual property rights of others. No matter how broke I am, I still feel guilty for st
