Lady GaGa has returned to the top of the pop chart with her second #1 hit of 2009. She becomes the first artist to have two chart toppers this year with “Poker Face” which holds at #1 for a second week. She spent two weeks at #1 in January with her first hit, “Just Dance”. The 22-year old New York sensation had already joined Colbie Caillat, Katy Perry and Leona Lewis as female vocalists to take their first two hits to the Top 5 in the past 12 months. Lady GaGa is the first to take both to #1.
The Black Eyed Peas are back in the Top 3 for the first time since soaring to #3 four years ago with “Don’t Phunk With My Heart”. This week the L.A. quartet leaps from 7-3 with “Boom Boom Pow”. The song is the first release from their new album “The END” which drops in June. The 7-3 jump is the largest move into the #3 spot since Ne-Yo rocketed from 7-3 with “Closer” last August. That song went on to reach #2. The Peas are hoping to do better and score their first #1 hit since their first single, “Where Is The Love” topped the pop chart in 2003.
18-year old Chicago rapper Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em peaked at #8 in 2007 with “Crank That (Soulja Boy)”. Many thought the rapper was doomed to be a one-hit wonder, but he has proven us wrong by returning to the Top 10 with “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” featuring Sammie. This week the song holds at #6 for a second week. He is also up from 66-60 this week with “Turn My Swag On”.
Up from 9-8 is Jesse McCartney who makes his third career Top 10 appearance with “How Do You Sleep” featuring Ludacris. This is the 22-year old New York star’s first Top 10 trip since going to #1 with the top song of 2008, “Leavin’”.
Spending a second week at #10 is Britney Spears with “If U Seek Amy”. It is Britney’s 13th Top 10 hit and third from her current album “Circus”. The first two, “Womanizer” and “Circus” both reached #1.
There is one new song in the Top 20 this week. Dance group 3Oh!3’s “Don’t Trust Me” moves from 22-19. The former #1 club hit by the new band from Denver first released the song last summer.
This week’s biggest moving song is from Kelly Clarkson. The original American Idol’s 12th Top 40 hit is “I Do Not Hook Up” and this week the song pushes forward from 37-25 in only its second week in the Top 40. It’s the follow up to Kelly’s #1 smash “My Life Would Suck Without You” which slides from 4-6 this week.
There are four new songs in the Top 40 this week, all by established Top 40 superstars. Pink leads the way by rocketing in at #27 with “Please Don’t Leave Me”. This is Pink’s 16th Top 40 hit and follow up to the #4 hit “Sober” which broke a string of three straight #1’s for the superstar. Bowing right behind Pink at #28 is Eminem with “We Made You”. This is Eminem’s 15th Top 40 hit has a headline artist.
Coming in at #39 is another Top 40 effort for Kanye West. “Paranoid” featuring Mr. Hudson . This is Kanye’s 12th Top 40 hits as a headline artist. And landing at #40 with their 11th Top 40 hit is Canadian superstar outfit Nickelback with “If Today Was Your Last Day”. It is the follow up to the #12 smash “Gotta Be Somebody” which broke a streak of five straight Top 10 hits for the band.
Not a bad debut class when all four are by acts who have had double digit hit songs!
Other chart information of note this week:
It appears that Ciara’s “Love Sex Magic” featuring Justin Timberlake has peaked at #12 as it slips from 12-16 this week. A definite disappointment!
“Poker Face” spends its second week at #1 on the pop chart and its 13th week at #1 on the Dance Chart for a Rock-it! record.
“I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and “Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne tie for oldest song honors this week at 34 weeks.
My iTunes new picks of the week:
“He Reigns”, Bernie Williams
“On A Good Day”, OceanLab
“Halo (Dave Aude Club Remix)”, Beyonce
“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved”, The Script
“The Motions”, Matthew West
“Waking Up In Vegas”, Katy Perry
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