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#25 -- The Fray's "How to Save a Life. Pianist and singer Isaac Slade of The Fray performs on stage after the medal ceremonies at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Feb. 23 in Whistler, British Columbia. Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images/Newscom
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#24 -- Owl City's "Fireflies." Adam Young from the band Owl City performs during Jingle Ball 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Newscom
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#23 -- Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody." Recording artists Kings of Leon perform on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center on July 31, 2009 in New York City. Newscom
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#22 -- Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." Lady Gaga performs at Radio City Music Hall on Jan. 20 in New York City. Evan Agostini/AP
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#21 -- Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'." Guitarist Neal Schon plays at Seminole HardRock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., in September. Johnny Louis/WENN.com/Newscom
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#20 -- Miley Cyrus's "Party in the USA." Singer and Actress Miley Cyrus performs at The Palace in Auburn Hill. Ricardo Thomas/The Detroit News/Newscom
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# 19 -- 'Right Round.' Rapper Flo Rida appears on NBC's 'Today' Show Toyota Concert Series at Rockefeller Plaza in August 2009 in New York City. Newscom
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#18 -- Plain White T's 'Hey There Delilah.' Plain White T's put on a show at Jingle Ball at the Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in December 2007. Newscom/FILE
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#17 -- T.I.'s 'Live Your Life.' At the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla., T.I. performs at the T.I. Live Your Life Concert with T.I. & Friends in February 2009. Johnny Louis/WENN.com/Newscom
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#16 -- Kanye West's 'Stronger.' Artist Kanye West participates in MTV and ServiceNation's 'Be the Change: Live from the Inaugural,' on Jan. 20, 2009 in Washington. WENN.com/Newscom
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#15 -- Katy Perry's 'Hot N Cold.' Perry sings at The Palladium in Hollywood, Calif., on Aug. 29, 2009. Debbie VanStory/ iPhotoLive.com/Newscom
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#14 -- Beyonce's 'Single Ladies.' Beyonce performs in concert in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Feb. 6 as part of her first Brazilian tour. Nelson Antoine/AP
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#13 -- Katy Perry's 'I Kissed a Girl.' Perry performs at the V Festival in Staffordshire, England, in August 2009. Newscom
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#12 -- Pink's 'So What.' Pink performing at the Koenig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany in November 2009. Newscom
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#11 -- Rihanna's 'Disturbia.' Rihanna puts on a concert at the Pepsi Fan Jam in Miami Beach which was broadcast live on VH1 on Feb. 4. Newscom
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#10 -- Ke$ha's 'TiK ToK.' Singer Ke$ha performing on MuchMusic's 'MuchOnDemand' television show out of Toronto, Ontario on Jan. 18. Dominic Chan/WENN.com/Newscom
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#9 -- Leona Lewis's 'Bleeding Love.' Leona Lewis sings during the TV show 'Wetten Dass...?' hosted by Thomas Gottschalk at the AWD Dome in Bremen, Germany, in May 2009. Newscom
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#8 -- Taylor Swift's 'Love Story.' Swift performs at Sony's booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 6. Paul Sakuma/AP
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#7 -- Flo Rida's 'Low.' Flo Rida performs at the B94 Summer Blast Concert held at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall in December 2009. Jason L Nelson/AdMedia/Newscom
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#6 -- Lady Gaga's 'Just Dance.' In Vancouver, Canada, Lady Gaga performs in the first of three sold-out shows in December. Newscom
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#5 -- Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida.' Chris Martin from the band Coldplay performs in Singapore as part of their 'Viva La Vida' tour in March 2009. Vivek Prakash/Reuters
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#4 -- Jason Mraz's 'I'm Yours.' Jason Mraz sings at the Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in Chula Vista in October 2009. Newscom
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#3 -- The Black Eyed Peas's 'Boom Boom Pow.' From left, The Black Eyed Peas members Taboo, will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Fergie are seen onstage at the annual Pre-Grammy Gala presented by The Recording Academy and Clive Davis on Jan. 30, 2010 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Vince Bucci/AP
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#2 -- Lady Gaga's 'Poker Face.' Lady Gaga accepts the award for Best International breakthrough act at the 30th Brit Awards ceremony at Earl's Court in London, on Feb. 16. Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters
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#1 -- The Black Eyed Peas's 'I Gotta Feeling.' The Black Eyed Peas perform at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Feb. 24. Jason DeCrow/AP
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Russian prosecutors say that the Levada Center must register as a 'foreign agent' – a term synonymous with 'spy' in Russian – because 3 percent of its budget comes from abroad.
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Fred Weir, Correspondent /
May 20, 2013
Mikhail Metzel/AP
Russia's only independent polling agency, the Levada Center, may face closure after Russian prosecutors ordered it to register as a "foreign agent" – a term that's synonymous with "spy" in Russian – under a new law designed to clamp down on nongovernmental organizations that receive any amount of funding from abroad and engage in any form of activity that authorities deem political.