TopJam

TopJam, from Ole Gammelgaard Poulsen, is one of those apps that make you wonder whyno one thought of creatingit before now.It's not a revolutionary concept and certainly won't change the world as we know it, but it's still pretty neat.What exactly does TopJam do?Its primary function is to pull upthe 100 top US iTunes music videos from YouTube so that you can watch them on your iPod Touch or iPhone.

Cool, huh?

It'sa great concept.It looks good, issimple to use, and provides the user withyet anothermeans of purchasing music through iTunes.Whenthe application is able to locate the actual music videos from the actual artist, it's definitely worth the $1.99 price tag.And even when it cannot- which is most of the time- itcan still be quite entertaining.I wound upwatching a bunch of user videos created by boys and girls with WAY too much time on their hands.I found funny videos, strange videos and somethat were just pathetically sad.I'm sure more than a few of these folks singing or dancing or just posingthought they were the next hot thing, that if they posted enoughcover songs, or wore the right wig, they might be discovered andend upon American Idol.Maybe even land a record deal.There were therare few who were talented,although most weren't.Still entertaining, though.

And sometimes, I was able to watch real music videos from the artists themselves- not those faux "music videos" you find on YouTube where someone's got a static pic ofthe artist'sCD cover or a photo slide show of the artist in various random pictures that slide or fade in and out while the song plays.There were several times when I wouldcome acrossa performance on a morning or late night show or evenfind shaky footage of a bootleg concert video.Most of this isentertaining stuff, too.But be forewarned that if all you want to see, that if all you're really looking to watch are music videos, it can be a hit or miss venture with this app.This is not thefault of the developer, however.It's an issue of YouTube's in general.Fortunately, TopJam has features that permit users toindicate whether the suggested video that appears isvideoby the artist him or herself or if it isn'tl.In that respect, the app should get better over time as more people use the app and determine which videos are authentic and which ones aren't.It will make for a good experience.

iTunes Link - TopJam

Version 1.0.1

Tested on an iPod Touch 3.1.3