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MTV has been naming their “10 in 2009” lists to celebrate the end of the year. Britney’s #1 single ’3′ popped onto the ‘Best 10 Songs of 2009″ list at #8- we can’t wait to see what other lists Brit will end up on!

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’3′ currently sits @ #14 on the Worldwide Chart with 139.000 points, giving her a total of 2.115.000 points, thus becoming Britney’s NINETEENTH single to reach worldwide platinum status.

Congrats Britney!

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1. Ke$ha – Tik Tok
2. Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys – Empire State of Mind
3. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance
4. Iyaz – Replay
5. Owl City – Fireflies
6. David Guetta feat. Akon – Sexy Chick
7. Jason Derulo – Whatcha Say
8. Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne – Down
9. The Black Eyed Peas – Meet Me Halfway
10. Britney Spears – 3

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Oh, Britney Spears, you’ve done it again, for the second year in a row. Last year you moved us with “Womanizer,” and this year, your song “3″ is another fave. I don’t fret over the meaning of the song, but revel in the repetitive, fast-paced beats that are perfect for running to.

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I hate whoever edited the original version and cut out all these amazing scenes. I hate you.

Britney #7
After a few tumultuous years that found Spears in the tabloid more often than the charts, Britney redeemed herself with a pair of chart-topping singles — “Womanizer” and “Circus” — from her 2008 comeback album. A successful world tour brought her back to center stage, but the real proof of her rejuvenation was the one-off single “3,” which debuted atop the Hot 100 chart in October, making Spears the first artist to perform the feat in three years.

Billboard’s Top Female Artists of 2009

#5. Britney Spears

In other BB news, “3″ is still in the top 10 at #9, yay!

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She’s so close, come on fellow B stans, let’s get her to #1. CLICK

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS – TOP 50

11 9 SPEARS*BRITNEY 3 91787 5 87074 1079830

Here’s how Hot 100 Airplay ended up before recurrents were removed:

No. 9 – Britney Spears (+2.5 million)

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Congrats, Brit. <3

The Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders performed 3 in the recent game against the redskins.

A group of Italian Britney fans who put on a public performance of Britney’s #1 single “3″. Hawt!

Britney Spears’ The Singles Collection opens at #22. The sub-par showing is due to two factors. This is Spears’ second compilation (2004′s Greatest Hits: My Prerogative reached #4). And greatest hits sets simply don’t mean as much in the iTunes era. “3,” the album’s new song, rebounds from #8 to #7 on Hot Digital Songs. It’ll top the 1 million mark in paid downloads next week.

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Well that’s way, way, way better than I was expecting tbh. Anyway, congrats Britney.

Update:

“3″ rises 2 spots from #8 to #6 on Billboard hot 100. 3 has currently spent 6 weeks in the top 10 on the BB Hot 100.

On November 24, Britney Spears will release her greatest singles collection. In anticipation of the release, MTV will take a look back at all of Britney’s biggest singles and music videos. They will be using archival interviews of Britney and conduct new interviews with directors, producers and collaborators that have worked closely with Britney for the past ten years and they will be asking celebrities what their favorite Britney tracks are.

Friday Nov 27: Behind the Scenes footage of 3, experts weigh in on what Britney should do next.

More info at BS.com.

The” Circus” album re-entered the ARIA Top 50 albums chart at #37. The music video for “3″ is #1 on iTunes in Australia and the song is #5n the UK 48 hours after its release there.

B girl ain’t lost the beat

#1 in:
America
Canada
France
Mexico

#2 in:
Australia

#3 in:
New Zealand

LOLOLOLOL, OMG, congrats Britney.

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Plus, check out this behind the scenes sneak peek of “The Circus” starring Britney Spears. Catch a quick glimpse of under the stage where Britney changes out of and into many of her costumes and accessories. Some of the original costumes are on deck; the Ringleader jacket, the Cop uniform, and the infamous gold slave costume. I wonder how many, if any will make a reappearance in the upcoming shows.

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Britney JUST dropped her brand-new video, “3,” and it’s like she went to the sexy Olympics and took home the gold medal. Thanks, Brit, for skipping the sexy-cute dress-up antics of your “If U Seek Amy” and “Womanizer” videos and going back to your dance roots in your hottest video since “I’m A Slave 4 U.”

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BRITNEY SPEARS certainly knows how to titillate fans – by poledancing in her new video 3.

But the Overprotected singer didn’t copy any old dance routine from PETER STRINGFELLOW’s nightclub.

Instead, Britney showcased her sexy moves in a slashed white leotard with the bar ABOVE her head.

The singer has been teasing fans for days via her Twitter page and she has certainly delivered the goods.

In our vid, the mum-of-two radiates natural beauty with little make-up apart from some fake lashes.

Earlier this month, Britney said of her new track: “I am so happy y’all love it because I do this all for you. I can’t wait till you see the video!”

The single shot to No1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Brit the first artist in three years to debut at the top spot.

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On Friday, Britney Spears debuted her latest music video, the sexy clip for her hit single “3.” The video, directed by Diane Martel, shows a glamorous Britney sashaying around with male and female backup dancers — and her fans seem to enjoy it.

“I thought Britney’s video was awesome. It was very cool. The track is awesome. It’s a really good tune. It’s something to dance to,” Sarah, 21, told MTV News. “She just looks good throughout the whole video — she looks like she did when she first started singing. I think she’s really starting to make some new music, and it’s awesome.”

Another fan, 23-year-old Amanda, felt that Britney looked “hot” in the provocative video. “I thought that video was awesome. She looked hot. She looks amazing. That song is awesome,” she said. “I love her new music. I think it’s a lot better than her previous music. The dancing and the beat itself and her video — she just looks hot in it.”

Like Amanda, Britney’s male fans had no complaints about seeing her in skimpy outfits. “I think she’s looking hot and I think it’s a great tune,” Kevin said. “I think she’s about to win back America’s heart. Anything she’s wearing, anything [in the video is hot]. She looks like a MILF. She is the MILF of today.”

Arman agreed about Britney’s look, adding, “I think it’s a good video. She’s very sexy in it and I like the beat of the song.”

Seventeen-year-old Taryn chimed in, “I really love it. I think it’s great footage and she’s really making a comeback. She looks awesome,” she said. “She looks the best she’s really looked in a while, so it’s really impressive.”

Jillian, 14, added, “I think it’s really amazing. I love all of her songs and all of her videos, really. I think that’s she’s great. I think she’s looking really good. She has a great shape and everything.”

Roni liked the video, even if it wasn’t her taste. “I think she looks great. It’s a cute song. It’s a little bit tacky, but she knows how to move; she knows how to dance.”

“She looks great. She’s awesome. Her body looks great and I love the song, her outfits, her blond hair looks nice, her shoes — everything about her is back,” Kristen, 16, said.

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After teasing fans with 15-second clips on her Twitter yesterday, Britney Spears finally revealed the video for her Hot 100-topping single “3,” the new track that will feature on her upcoming The Singles Collection. You’d expect the video for a song about threesomes to be Rated-X, but Spears keeps things borderline tasteful with the “3″ vid, busting out some suggestive dance moves that are nowhere near as racy as the lyrics to “If U Seek Amy.” Instead, Spears and her cadre of dancers go the “Single Ladies” route by scaling back on sets and simply dancing in front of white and gray backgrounds. It’s not Britney’s best (it’s nowhere near her “Slave 4 U” clip), but we haven’t seen her dancing with this much conviction since the In the Zone era.

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Can’t wait for ya’ll to see my new video tomorrow morning. I think you’re really going to like it! -Britney

Update:

Here’s the second snippet.

Update #2:

The third (and last snippet of the day) was just released. Looks so hot!

Click here to see a compilation of the three videos. Looks so hot, can’t wait for the rest!

The 3-day countdown to the “3” video premiere starts NOW! Here’s the deal: During the next 3 days, Britney will launch her video through a series of Twitter-focused events, culminating with the “3” video “Premiere Tweet” on Day 3 — Friday, Oct. 30. Are you in?

Day 1, Photo Release
Three never-before-seen photos from the final “3” video will be released via Britney’s official Twitter today — one photo will be sent out every 3 hours. Triple fun that way.

Day 2, Video Challenge
We will release three 5-second clips of the “3” video starting tomorrow morning — one clip will be sent out every 3 hours via Britney’s Twitter. The clips will be sent out of order and will be available as downloadable .mov files on Britney.com. B fans will be challenged to piece together the three clips to form a 15-second video teaser. Now are you game?

Day 3, 3-Day
On Friday, Oct. 30, Britney will Tweet the link of the video premiere for your viewing pleasure. Livin’ in sin is the new thing.

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Update:

Another new picture was released. Britney looks absolutely gorgeous.

Update #2:

Here’s the third picture. Wow, who knew something so simple could be so hot?

We’ll try to update as much as possible on this 3-day lasting madness.

The director of the video for Britney Spears‘ single “3″ tells Life & Style exclusively how the steamy sequence came together.

“I think it’s her next sexy video,” says director Diane Martel. “It’s a very simple video for her — I don’t think you’ve seen her this much under a magnifying glass. Everything’s really strong and playful.”

Britney helped with the look of the video, too. “We collaborated on the wardrobe and had meetings about hair and makeup people,” reveals Martel. “We talked a lot on the phone and met Tone and Rich — two of the best choreographers.”

Martel says Britney was great to work with. “She’s so sweet and funny and so normal and down to earth. It’s really fun as a director to see her in front of the camera. She’s so creative with this stuff. The video is very simple, it’s very, very minimal. So it’s her, her, her. And she’s totally engaging every second. She really knows how to work with a camera and move.

“I was really impressed, and I have worked almost with every female artist in the business,” Martel adds.

Britney herself is excited about the results, posting on Twitter, “It’s gonna be hot!”

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I need this video NOW.

Britney Spears hit single, “3″, has rushed to #1 on the pop charts, and Ms. Spears rushed to a Los Angeles based studio to film the music video. Britney is working with music video director Diane Martell, with special choreography help from Tone & Rich. In regards to the video, Britney tweeted, “It’s gonna be hot!”

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Britney Spears is back on top as her single “3″ has the biggest chart jump of the week from 86-1. That breaks the record previously set early this year by Kelly Clarkson when “My Life Would Suck Without You” jumped from #82 all the way to #1. And of course, this ends the long run for “I Gotta Feeling” which held down the #1 spot for 16 straight weeks.

Top Ten
1 86 2 3 / Britney Spears No. 1 (1 week)
2 2 11 SEXY CHICK / David Guetta Featuring Akon
3 4 10 DOWN / Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne
4 1 18 I GOTTA FEELING / The Black Eyed Peas
5 5 9 PARTY IN THE USA / Miley Cyrus
6 8 8 CHA CHING / Hedley (Greatest Gainer/Digital)
7 3 5 WHATCHA SAY / Jason DeRulo
8 6 24 YOU BELONG WITH ME / Taylor Swift
9 7 10 EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR / Cascada
10 — 1 ONE LESS LONELY GIRL / Justin Bieber (Hot Shot Debut)

This is like the best day ever!

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