Nashville pop star Ke$ha has gotten off to a great start this decade by spending her third consecutive week at #1 with “TiK ToK’. The 22-year old newcomer also tops the dance chart this week with that same hit. And even though this is her first chart appearance as a headlined artist, Ke$ha has been at #1 before. That came almost a year ago when she was featured on Flo Rida’s chart topper “Right Round”.
The #1 newcomer of 2009 was Lady GaGa and she is up from 3-2 this week with “Bad Romance”. The New York superstar had the #2 song of 2009 with “Poker Face” and the #3 song of the year with “Just Dance” featuring Colby O’Donis. She also had three other Top 10 hits in 2009 including her latest. She is one notch away from making this her third #1 hit song.
French DJ David Guetta picks up some steam again this week and leaps from 9-6 with “Sexy Chick” featuring Akon. David has been a force on the dance chart over the past four years reaching #4 in 2006 with “Love Don’t Let Me Go”, #1 in 2007 with “The World Is Mine and “Love Is Gone” featuring Chris Willis, #4 in 2008 with “Baby When The Light” with Steve Angello and #1 last year with “When Love Takes Over” featuring Kelly Rowland which became his first Top 40 crossover hit. But “Sexy Chick” is by far his biggest hit to date.
Apparently the Black Eyed Peas aren’t satisfied with a #4 placement on the year end list of 2009 with “I Gotta Feeling”. This week the Peas regain a bullet by leaping from 14-9. Meanwhile, the follow up, “Meet Me Halfway” continues to slowly slip from 11-13 this week. The fourth hit from their album “The END”, titled “Imma Be”, inches closer to the Top 40 at #46 this week.
Two songs make huge Top 20 entries this week. One is the highest debut in the Top 40 as well. It’s yet another hit for all star rapper Lil Wayne. He is in at #18 this week with “Drop The World” featuring fellow rap superstar Eminem. And up from 22-20 is the first hit for Nashville country trio Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now”. The song already hit #5 late last year and now is making its way back up the Top 40.
Two songs in the bottom half of the Top 40 make moves of five or more spots: Kings Of Leon’s “Use Somebody” (35-25) and Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” (34-29). “Use Somebody” is the biggest mover in the Top 40 this week. It already hit #4 in 2009 and was one of the biggest hits of the calendar year. Many believe it has a great shot at being named Song of the Year by the Grammys. Maybe this is a last push to try to get that honor. The song has been on the Hot 100 for 49 weeks now, 19 more than the closes competitor “I Gotta Feeling”.
There are no other new songs in the Top 40 this week although Trey Songz re-enters at #40 with “Say Ahh” featuring Fabolous.
My Top 10 Songs of 2009:
Shake Me Like A Monkey, Dave Matthews Band
My Life Would Suck Without You, Kelly Clarkson
Heartbreak On Vinyl, Blake Lewis
Major Tom, Shiny Toy Guns
First Train Home, Imogen Heap
When Love Takes Over, David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
Trying, Eleventyseven
Just Say Yes, Snow Patrol
Hang On, Plumb
Middle Ground, Vertical Horizon
My iTunes picks of the week:
Breaking My Heart, Robert Pierre
Safe In Your Arms, Abandon
The Power Of Music, Kristine W
Ain’t Leavin’ Without You, Jaheim
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