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Netease has released a "Top Ten Musical Singles" list, compiled from the data generated from its 200 million or so Chinese users. So what have the Chinese been listening to a lot this year? Unsurprisingly, Beijing Olympics songs, Sichuan Earthquake songs and... Jay Chou. In fact, he was so popular that his album, Capricorn, mysteriously took 7th place on a list of "singles."
The List:
(Outdustry was kind enough to track down music videos for each of these)
1 You and Me 我和你 - Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman (Beijing Olympics theme song)
2 The Air 天空 - Tan Jing (Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony song)
3 Beijing Welcomes You 北京欢迎你 - Various Artists (Beijing Olympics 100 day countdown song)
4 Be Together, Alive or Not 生死不离 - Jackie Chan (Sichuan Earthquake awareness song)
5 Blue-and-white Porcelain 青花瓷 - Jay Chou
6 We Chinese 我们中国人 - Various artists (Wenchuan earthquake solidarity song)
7 Capricorn - Jay Chou (the album)
8 The Rice Aroma 稻香 - Jay Chou
9 I Know You Will Come 我知道你会来 - Xiao Ke (recorded a day after the Sichuan earthquake)
10 Painted Heart 画心 - Zhang Liangying
Adam Schokora has translated this and other Top Ten lists Netease compiled on his always excellent site.
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In fact, he was so popular that his album, Capricorn, mysteriously took 8th place on a list of "singles."
You mean 7th?
god DAMN it, I thought I corrected that already. Oh well, the typo's gone now.
Probably because, as per wikipedia, the first track of the leaked version of the album was mis-titled capricorn?