Sunday, October 11, 2009

Rock-It! 10-11-09, Down Means Up for Jay Sean, Beyonce's Latest Sweet Top 10

It is fairly rare that we have British acts at #1 on the American pop chart these days, but we have one this week. London-native Jay Sean is up from 2-1 this week with “Down” featuring Lil Wayne. The song is from his upcoming album “All Or Nothing” which will be his third but first to be released in the United States. The 28-year old is the first British act to hit #1 this year.

Miley Cyrus has never hit #1 but she has now reached #2 twice. In 2007 she reached the runner up spot with “See You Again”. This week the 16-year old superstar leaps from 5-2 with “Party In The U.S.A.”

Florida native Jason DeRulo was ready to join Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus as teens with Top 5 hits this week. There is one small problem though. The newcomer turned 20 years two weeks ago. That hasn’t slowed his ascent up the Top 40 with “Wahtcha Say” which moves from 6-4 to become his first Top 5 hit.

Lady GaGa has made it four straight Top 10 hits to start her career with“Paparazzi” which jumps from 10-6 this week. And now she is looking to make it her fourth consecutive Top 5 hit and #1 hit. Her first three releases, “Just Dance”, “Poker Face” and “LoveGame” all reached #1.

Boys Like Girls first hit the Top 10 in 2007 with “The Great Escape”. Now they are trying to top the #6 peak of that song with “LoveDrunk” which holds at #8 this week. And Mariah Carey gains airplay but still slips from 7-9 with “Obsessed”.

There is one new song in the Top 10 this week. Beyonce follows up her #2 smash “Halo” with yet another Top 10 single, “Sweet Dreams” which moves from 13-10 this week.

Four songs make 4-notch moves in the bottom half of the Top 20 this week led by the superstar trio of Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West who move from 15-11 with “Run This Town”. Michael Franti & Spearhead are up from 17-13 with “Say Hey (I Love You)”. Flo Rida moves from 19-15 with “Be On You” featuring Ne-Yo. And Kelly Clarkson jumps from 20-16 with “Already Gone”.

There is one new song in the Top 20 this week. 15-year old Canadian singer Justin Bieber is up from 21-19 with “One Time”.

No huge moves in the Top 40 this week. In fact the biggest move of the week is from Iyaz who jumps from 35-30 with “Replay”. Black Eyed Peas who had the biggest move last week are up from 25-21 with “Meet Me Halfway”.

Three songs debut in the Top 40 this week. Dance DJ star David Guetta follows up his Top 40 hit “When Love Takes Over” with “Sexy Chick” featuring Akon which enters at #33. Britney Spears is back at #36 with “3”. And the latest singer to come upon the scene due to YouTube is Priscilla Renea who debuts at #39 with “Dollhouse”.

Black Eyed Peas have the oldest song in the Top 40 this week with “Boom Boom Pow”. It has been on the survey for 30 weeks. 

My iTunes new picks of the week:
“Psychedelic Blues”, Poncho Sanchez
“Hang On”, Plumb
“Naturally”, Selena Gomez & The Scene

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