Saturday, April 3, 2010

Rock-It! 4-10-10, Rihanna's Rude Run, Bieber Big Week

Rapper Bobby Ray Simmons was born the same year as Rihanna and is finding his way up the pop chart very nicely as well. This week, the Atlanta rapper who goes by B.o.B. holds at #2 for a second straight week with his first hit, “Nothin’ On You” featuring Bruno Mars.

The band at #3 has a little more experience than our top two artists this week. The San Francisco band headed by lead man Patrick Monahan formed way back in 1994. They scored their first hit in 1999 with “Meet Virginia”. Two years later they scored their first Top 10 appearance with “Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)”. That remained their only Top 10 hit until now. They have scored the biggest hit of their career with “Hey, Soul Sister” which leaps from 7-3 this week.

The country trio Lady Antebellum nearly achieved a great feat when they got to #2 two weeks ago with “Need You Now”. Not very often do country artists reach #1 on the pop chart. But don’t count these guys out yet. The song has dropped to #4 but holds onto a bullet.

British hip hop artist Taio Cruz is also hoping to rebound after a drop. However, he has already reached #1 with “Break Your Heart” featuring Ludacris. This week the 26-year old newcomer slips from 5-6 but still holds a bullet.

16-year old teen heartthrob Justin Bieber is moving quickly with his third Top 10 hit. He is up from 10-8 this week with “Baby” featuring Ludacris. It is the follow up to “One Less Lonely Girl” which reached the Top 10 earlier this year.

20-year old star Jason DeRulo rebounds back up from 12-11 this week with “In My Head”. The Miami hip hop/pop singer hit #1 with his first single, “Whatcha Say” last year. His current hit has already reached #8.

Irish band The Script continues to move up the American pop chart. They move from 18-15 with “Breakeven”. The song has already gone to #1 in their native Ireland.

Barbados superstar Rihanna is on top of the pop chart again this week with “Rude Boy”. This is her fifth career #1 hit. Her run started in 2006 with “SOS” which also spent three weeks at the top. That was follwed by “Umbrella” in 2007 and “Take A Bow” and “Disturbia” in 2008. Only “Umbrella” had a longer run at #1 (seven weeks). The 22-year old singer also reached #1 as a featured artist on T.I.’s 2008 hit “Live Your Life”.

Denver rock quintet OneRepublic is also heading in the right direction. They move from 20-18 with “All The Right Moves”. They area looking to make it their second Top 10 hit. They reached #2 in 2007 with “Apologize”.

28-year old American Idol finalist Adam Lambert scores his second Top 20 hit this week with “Whataya Want From Me”. The song moves from 21-20. Adam first reached the Top 20 last May after finishing second to Kris Allen on American Idol. He peaked at #19 with “Mad World”.

Jay-Z has this week’s biggest moving song. “Young Forever” featuring Mr. Hudson is up from 33-27. It is the 40-year old hip hop star’s 20th Top 40 hit.

Two songs debut in the Top 40 this week. 17-year old Miley Cyrus has another song climbing fast. She has the week’s highest entry with “When I Look At You” at #25. It is her tenth Top 40 hit in her short three year chart career. And bowing at #30 is the all star teaming of Sean Kingston and Justin Bieber with “Eenie Meenie”. 

My iTunes pick of the week:
“Lead Me”, Sanctus Real
“All I Ever Wanted”, Kelly Clarkson
“I Hope You Find It”, Miley Cyrus
“Alejandro”, Lady GaGa

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