Too hard to find 10 songs I really like right now -- again this week -- so a Top 5 will have to do.

5. Ferras - Hollywood's Not America

Hadn't really heard of this cat until a few days ago, but he's a Berklee student who got an audition, who passed the audition and now has a modest hit. However, it offers a ton of potential, and I think this guy is fairly talented even if the song is only slightly better than average.

4. Yael Naim - New Soul

OK, when I first heard this, as part of the Mac Air Book commercials, this song annoyed me. She annoyed me. Color me converted though; this is a dangerously catchy, eclectic little tune.

3. Chaka Khan - One For All Time

Sorry, you can call Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul all you'd like, but to me, Khan is the standard bearer. There's nobody better, and this track is better than 98 percent of anything on the R&B charts the past two or three years.

2. Erykah Badu - Honey

Remember what I said for No. 3? Well, this track represents one of the two percent that can eclipse Chaka. "Honey" is one of the best R&B tracks this decade. I have not had the chance to listen to the entire album, but I have a hunch, a Grammy-lover's hunch that Miss Erykah could be up for an award or two next year.

1. Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music

Dance music isn't completely dead, although there hasn't been much worth listening to in years (except for the Madonna album from 2005-06). However, Rihanna continues to separate herself from the pop female pack (i.e., Beyonce) with this one.