The First Ecast BarPulse of 2008 Proves that Hot Music Can Come from Any Genre

NEW YORK, NY. (Top 40 Charts/ Ecast BarPulse) - The January Ecast BarPulse reveals that musical tastes in U.S. bars and clubs vary as much as the cocktails and the venues do.

Ecast added thousands of songs to its broadband touchscreen media network in January. Rhythmic pop sensation, Natasha Bedingfield topped the charts this month with "Love Like This" but three of the top 10 spins came from alternative-rock band Mars Volta's new album "The Bedlam in Goliath." Country music of all stripes was also strongly represented by Willie Nelson, Chuck Wicks and alternative-country stalwarts Drive By Truckers.

"The diversity of the Ecast audience rings through loud and clear as we see the results of this month's BarPulse," said Paul Koehler, label relations manager, Ecast. "From country and pop to R&B and rock, the selections on Ecast mirror the diversity and reach of our network."

January 2008 Ecast BarPulse
Courtesy: Ecast, Inc

Rank Track Artist Album Label

1 Love Like This (ft. Sean Kingston) Natasha Bedingfield Pocketful Of Sunshine Epic/Phonogenic
2 Stealing Cinderella Chuck Wicks Starting Now RCA Records
3 Nine In The Afternoon (Radio Mix) Panic! At The Disco Nine In The Afternoon Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/ATL
4 American Boy (ft. Kanye West) Estelle American Boy Atlantic Records
5 Gravedigger Willie Nelson Moment Of Forever Lost Highway Records
6 Goliath Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath Universal
7 Daddy Needs A Drink Drive-By Truckers Brighter Than Creations Dark New West
8 Metatron Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath Universal
9 Pocketful Of Sunshine Natasha Bedingfield Pocketful Of Sunshine Epic/Phonogenic
10 Wax Simulacra Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath Universal

The Ecast BarPulse survey ranks plays of new music on the Ecast broadband media network, located in over 10,000 bars and nightclubs across the country. With more than 1,000 songs added weekly, Ecast keeps its finger on the pulse of nightclub and bar music and then issues a monthly ranking - called Ecast BarPulse - of the most popular song plays, nationwide, from that month's newly added content to the network.