Ten Top 10 hits and multiple solo project successes, but unbelievably, this is the Black Eyed Peas first trip back to #1 since 2003 when they reached the top of the pop chart with their first Top 10 hit, “Where Is The Love?”. This week they spend their second week at #1 with “Boom Boom Pow”. They also debut in the Top 100 this week with “I Gotta Feeling” and “Imma Be”, both from their upcoming album “The END”.
Holding at #3 is 41-year old Texas R&B singer Jamie Foxx who has already been to #1 featured on Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” in 2005. “Blame It” featuring T-Pain becomes Jamie’s first hit as a headline artist to go Top 3.
Moving from 6-4 is Beyonce with “Halo”. This is the 27-year old Houston superstar’s seventh Top 5 solo hit. She is looking to make it her second straight #1 following up “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”. She has already had five solo #1 hits. The other four: “Irreplaceable” (2006), “Check On It” (2006), “Crazy In Love” (2003) and “Baby Boy” (2003). If you check out the pattern she is due for another #1 hit this year.
Florida rock quartet Shinedown hold at #5 with their first Top 5 hit this week with “Second Chance” which is their second Top 40 hit. Their first, “I Dare You”, reached #32 in 2006.
The Boulder, Colorado band, 3Oh!3, named after the area code from their hometown (303), have scored its first Top 10 hit. “Don’t Trust Me” leaps from 8-6. It already has gone to #1 on the club dance chart.
Taking a cue from its title, Miley Cyrus climbs from 10-7 with “The Climb”. The song is from her hit movie “Hannah Montana: The Movie Soundtrack”. This is her second Top 10 hit. She reached #2 last year with “See You Again”.
Kelly Clarkson’s tenth Top 10 hit moves from 9-8 this week. “I Do Not Hook Up” is the follow up to her #1 smash “My Life Would Suck Without You”. Kelly is looking to make this her sixth #1 hit. The other four: “Miss Independent” (2003), “Breakaway” (2004), “Since U Been Gone” (2005), “Behind These Hazel Eyes” (2005) and “Because Of You” (2005).
The Top 10 is full of female star power this week with Fergie of Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa (at #2 with “Poker Face”), Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears (who slips from 7-9 this week with “If U Seek Amy”). And this week Pink joins the party with “Please Don’t Leave Me”. This is the third Top 10 hit from her album “Funhouse”. It is her 13th career Top 10 hit. Like Beyonce and Kelly Clarkson, she is looking to make it her sixth #1 hit.
28-year old Armando Christian Perez who goes by Pitbull has the biggest mover within the Top 40 this week with “I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)”. The Cuban-American rapper out of Miami is up 20-14 this week.
There are two new songs in the Top 20 this week. Lady GaGa is at it again as she jumps from 22-19 with “LoveGame”. The New York sensation is looking to make it three straight #1 hits to start her career. She has already reached the top this year with two songs that are still in the Top 40 this week “Just Dance” (at #27) and “Poker Face” (at #2).
And making a nice move from 25-20 is Jamaican R&B/hip hop star Sean Kingston with “Fire Burning”. This is Sean’s fourth Top 20 hit.
Three songs debut in the Top 40 this week. The highest comes from the new FOX musical comedy “Glee” which premiered after “American Idol” a couple weeks ago. The cast from “Glee” which is about a high school show choir enters at #34 this week with their remake of Journey’s 1981 #9 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’”.
Speaking of “American Idol”, the song that debuts at #35 was premiered on “American Idol” earlier this month. It’s the latest by former Idol contestant Chris Daughtry. His band Daughtry enters at #35 with “No Surprise” from the upcoming album “Leave This Town”.
And bowing at #36 is “New Divide” by Linkin Park” from the new “Transformers” movie. This is the seventh Top 40 hit for the California band.
Other chart information of note this week:
No “American Idol” songs from the new winners enter the Top 40 which is a rarity the week after the champions are crowned. New Idol, Kris Allen falls just short by entering the Top 100 at #41 with “No Boundaries”. He also comes in at #46 with “Heartless”. Runner-up Adam Lambert’s highest entry is “Mad World” at #49.
A week after All-American Rejects dropped from 4-11, Flo Rida slides from 4-12 with “Right Round”.
“Let It Rock” by Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne and “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz tie for oldest song honors this week at 39 weeks which is nine months. The songs are at #39 and #40 respectively this week.
My iTunes new picks of the week:
“Fire And Rain”, Mat Kearney
“Summer Nights”, Rascal Flatts
“Don’t Stop Believin’”, Glee Cast
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