Friday, January 29, 2010

Rock-It! 2-6-10, Six Weeks Current Time For Ke$ha, Timbaland's Long Carry

Nashville pop star Ke$ha has gotten off to a great start this decade by spending her sixth consecutive week at #1 with “TiK ToK’. The 22-year old newcomer also rebounds this week to #1 on the dance chart with that same hit. Ke$ha’s debut album “Animal” also debuted at #1 two weeks ago on the album chart and featured several tracks that debuted in the Hot 100 chart that week. One of those, “Blah Blah Blah” featuring 3Oh!3 is at #21 this week.

Two absolutely gigantic debuts in the Top 40 this week. The first is from Taylor Swift as she sweeps into the Top 40 was up at #2 with “Today Was A Fairytale.” This is Taylor’s 14th Top 40 hit but her biggest hit to date. “Love Story” reached #3 for the 20-year old country superstar almost a year ago this week. She currently has two other appearances in the Top 40 this week. She is at #22 with Boys Like Girls with “Two Is Better Than One” and at #40 with “Fifteen”.

The other big debut this week is from another young star. 14-year old Justin Bieber is in at #5 with “Baby” featuring Ludacris. This is Justin’s fourth Top 40 appearance. These two debuts are the highest debuts of the young year topping Ke$ha’s #7 entry two weeks ago with “Blah Blah Blah” featuring 3Oh!3.

It’s not often that an entire record label is credited with a hit song but Lil Wayne’s creation Young Money has done it twice now. They reached #10 last year with “Every Girl” and this week they hold at #4 with “BedRock” featuring Lloyd. Both singles have included Lil Wayne, Gudda Gudda, Drake and Jae Millz. This one also includes Young Money artists Nicki Minaj and Tyga.

Only one other song achives a bullet this week in the Top 10. St. Michael, Barbados superstar Rihanna slips from 8-9 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”.

There are a lot of songs doing well in the 11-20 slots this week. Last week’s biggest mover was “Imma Be” by the Black Eyed Peas which jumped from 34-15. This week the Peas’ ninth Top 20 hit jumps from 15-11 to move it one notch away from becoming the fourth Top 10 hit from their current album, “The END”.

Slipping from 10-12 but maintaining a bullet is Ludacris” “How Low”. He will look to rebound back into the Top 10 next week and possibly have two songs in that part of the chart to go along with his appearance on the aforementioned Justin Bieber hit.

The biggest mover in the Top 40 this week is the latest by producer/hip hop star Timbaland. He jumps from 32-14 with “Carry Out” featuring Justin Timberlake. This is the 38-year old’s seventh Top 40 hit and first since “The Way I Are” and “Apologize” in 2007.

The recent tragic events in Haiti have resulted in a benefit album which debuts at #1 on the Top 200 this week. One of the singles from that album, “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” by Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge & Rihanna debuts at #16 this week.

There is only one song in the bottom half of the Top 40 that makes a move of five or more notches this week. Newcomer Jason DeRulo leaps from 37-28 with “In My Head”. It is the follow up to his debut #1 single “Whatcha Say”.

With all the high debuts this week there is not a lot of big news on the bottom portion of the Top 40. The only other debut this week comes from 2009 American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert. He debuts at #37 this week with “Whataya Want From Me”. 


My iTunes pick of the week:
none this week

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