It was about this time last year that Florida native Flo Rida charged to the top of the pop chart with his first release, “Low” featuring T-Pain. Well, this week Flo Rida scores his second #1 hit with “Right Round” featuring Ke$ha as the song spins up from 2-1. Ironically, “Low” slides out of the Top 100 after a 73-week run. Flo Rida also debuts in the Top 40 this week with “Sugar” featuring Wynter at #39.
Kelly Clarkson slides to #2 this week with “My Life Would Suck Without You”. This isn’t the first time the song has slid from #1 though. It hit the top spot seven weeks ago before being knocked to #2 for four weeks but then returned to #1 the past two weeks. The song is still gaining airplay so don’t count it out of the mix to return. However, the second release from the #1 album in the country, “All I Ever Wanted” debuts in the Top 100 at #54 this week, “I Do Not Hook Up”.
New York star Lady GaGa moves from 4-3 with “Poker Face” to score her second Top 3 hit. It’s the follow up to her #1 debut single “Just Dance”. “Poker Face” is currently in its fifth week as the #1 dance song in the land. Lady GaGa also joins Colbie Caillat, Katy Perry and Leona Lewis as female stars who have watched their first two releases hit the Top 5 in the last year.
Not that the All-American Rejects are complaining but despite two weeks of airplay gains, the band has dropped from 1-3 and now 3-4 with “Gives You Hell”. Fortunately, they got two good weeks in with their first ever #1 hit before this barrage of hot songs made their way to the top of the survey.
The Fray’s self-titled second LP has already hit #1. And the first single, “You Found Me” holds at #5 on the singles chart for a fourth week. It is also the Colorado band’s third Top 5 single. In 2006 they hit #4 with “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and #2 with “How To Save A Life”. “You Found Me” is also moving up the Top 20 Christian chart this week.
T.I. holds at #6 for a third week with “Dead And Gone” featuring Justin Timberlake. T.I. has now scored three Top 10 hits in a row with “Whatever You Like” which hit #3 last November and then “Live Your Life” featuring Rihanna which started 2009 at #1.
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 proved us wrong by returning to the #8 position last week with “Kiss Me Thru The Phone” featuring Sammie. This week the song tops his previous peak by moving from 8-7.
Holding at #9 is Akon with “Beautiful” featuring Kardinal Offishall and Colby O’Donis. This is Akon’s 12th appearance in the Top 10 since his debut in 2004. His lone trip to #1 came in 2007 when he was featured on Gwen Stefani’s “The Sweet Escape”.
There is one new song in the Top 10 this week. Jesse McCartney makes his third career appearance with “How Do You Sleep” featuring Ludacris. This is his first Top 10 trip since going to #1 with the top song of 2008, “Leavin’”. His current hit moves from 11-10 this week.
And watch out for the Black Eyed Peas’ new song “Boom Boom Pow” which jumps from 15-12 this week. The song just had its digital release this weekend which means it could make a big jump into the Top 10 next week.
The biggest mover within the Top 40 this week is the hip hop/dance debut single by Ohio-based Kid Cudi. This week he leaps from 34-26 with “Day ‘N’ Nite”.
Three songs debut in the Top 40 this week. British duo The Ting Tings follow up their #37 hit from last September, “Shut Up And Let Me Go”, with “That’s Not My Name” which comes in at #36. Kevin Rudolf is also scoring his second hit this week. “Let It Rock” soared to #5 last November and is still hangin’ in at #24. This week he bows at #37 with “Welcome To My World”. And as mentioned earlier, Flo Rida debuts at #39 with “Sugar” featuring Wynter.
Other chart information of note this week:
Not a good week for the Pussycat Dolls. They have two songs slide out of the Top 40 this week: “I Hate This Part” and “Jai Ho!”.
Lil Wayne is featured on back to back hits this week. He’s on Kevin Rudolf’s “Let It Rock” at #24 and Keri Hilson’s “Turnin Me On” at #25.
“I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz and “Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne tie for oldest song honors this week at 31 weeks.
My iTunes new picks of the week:
“That’s Not My Name”, The Ting Tings
“More”, Tyrone Wells
“Takin’ Back My Love”, Enrique Iglesias with Ciara
“Falling Anthem”, Bad Boy Bill
“The Search Within”, Sean Jones
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