Nashville pop star Ke$ha has gotten off to a great start this decade by spending her fourth consecutive week at #1 with “TiK ToK’. The 22-year old newcomer also tops the dance chart this week with that same hit. Ke$ha’s debut album “Animal” also debuts at #1 this week on the album chart and features several tracks that debut in the Hot 100 chart this week, a couple of which will be featured later here in Rock-It! She seems to be the Lady GaGa of 2010 so far.
French DJ David Guetta holds onto another bullet this week and holds at #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.
Ke$ha’s biggest entry of the week and the highest debut of the young year is “Blah Blah Blah” featuring another young act that scored their first big hit last year, 3Oh!3 out of Colorado. The song rockets in at #7 this week. It is one of three new songs in the Hot 100 this week by the Nashville newcomer from her new album “Animal”.
Two songs make their Top 10 debut this week. Young Money is up from 12-8 with “BedRock” featuring Lloyd. Young Money is Lil Wayne’s record company and the group of musicians that record under the name score their second Top 10 hit this week.
St. Michael, Barbados superstar Rihanna is the other artist to notch another Top 10 hit under her belt. She is up from 15-9 with “Hard” featuring Jeezy. The 21-year old singer is in the Top 10 for the 12th time in her career which includes four #1 songs: “SOS” (2006), “Umbrella” (2007), “Take A Bow” (2008) and “Disturbia” (2008). She also reached #1 a couple years back featured on T.I.’s “Live Your Life”.
Rihanna ranked as one of the top ten acts of the decade that just ended. Another one of those top ten acts makes a nice move from 21-14 this week. Atlanta rapper Ludacris is in with “How Low”. This is the 32-year old’s tenth Top 20 hit but first since 2007 when he went to #2 with “Runaway Love” featuring Mary J. Blige. His run includes two #1 hits: “Stand Up” (2003) and “Money Maker” (2006). Ludacris has also been featured on two #1 hits: “Yeah!” by Usher in 2004 and “Glamorous” by Fergie in 2007 which was his last appearance in the Top 20.
Three songs make moves of five or more spots in the bottom half of the Top 20 this week. San Francisco band Train is up from 29-23 this week with “Hey, Soul Sister”. It is their first Top 40 hit since “Calling All Angels” hit #19 in 2003. Newcomer Orianthi is taking her guitar driven pop sound up from 33-26 with “According To You”. And the biggest move in the Top 40 this week belongs to 25-year old R&B star Trey Songz. He leaps from 40-28 with “Say Ahh” featuring Fabolous. It is his first Top 40 hit since his first chart single, “Can’t Help But Wait” in 2007 which peaked at #14.
There are three songs in addition to Ke$ha’s “Blah Blah Blah” that debut in the Top 40 this week. Ke$ha also enters the survey at #27 with “Your Love Is My Drug”. The Black Eyed Peas pick up their fourth Top 40 hit from their album “The END”. This week “Imma Be” bows at #34. It is their 11th Top 40 single overall. They will look to make it their seventh straight hit to make the Top 20. And Disney star Selena Gomez & The Scene debut this week at #36 with “Naturally”.
Snoop Dogg also re-enters the Top 40 this week at #40 with “Gangsta Luv” featuring The-Dream. The song originally peaked at #35 last month.
My iTunes pick of the week:
Animal, Ke$ha
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