After being knocked out of the #1 spot after his first week at #1 by Eminem, Usher manages to hold down the top spot after returning to #1 a week ago with “OMG” featuring will.i.am. This makes three weeks at the top for Usher. All of the 31-year old superstar’s #1 hits have spent multiple weeks at the top. This matches his three-week run 2008 with “Love In This Club”. His longest run was 12 weeks back in 2004 with “Yeah!” featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon.

Ludacris is featured on two of this week’s Top 5 hits. He slips a notch from 2-3 on Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”. And he is up from 5-4 on Taio Cruz’s former #1 hit “Break Your Heart”.

This week’s highest debut is the first hit from Miley Cyrus’s upcoming album. She is in at #8 with “Can’t Be Tamed”. It is her sixth Top 10 hit. European electronic band LaRoux makes a nice move from 19-14 with “Bulletproof”.

Three other Top 40 debuts this week. Two are from Glee. At #26 is a cover of the 1976 Top 10 smash “Dream On” by Aerosmith. And at #31 is “I Dreamed A Dream” from the classic Broadway smash “Les Miserables”. The other debut is “Cooler Than Me” by Mike Posner. The biggest move in the Top 40 this week is “Un-Thinkable” by Alicia Keys which jumps from 35-27 in its second week on the survey.

There is a new look to Rock-It! this week as I start to focus on the brand new songs and albums that are the making the biggest impressions on me.

Blackout In Wonderland-Jackie Siebert, Love this new dance club hit by Jackie Siebert who was discovered by pop queen Mariah Carey. It combines a retro sound which includes 80s synth stabs with a catchy chorus. The standard techno dance beat makes this song a dance smash.

Something Holy-Stellar Kart, As many of you know, I get very tired by the easy listening Christian pop that we are inundated by with KTIS here in the Cities. That is why groups like Stellar Kart are so refreshing. The Christian pop punk band from Phoenix opened my eyes a couple years ago with “Jesus Loves You”. There latest, “Something Holy” is even better. What is funny is that KTIS might even play this song. It borders on easy listening pop, but is definitely middle of the road rock with a great message.

Light Outside-Wakey!Wakey!, Different yet the same explains this band which is mainly just singer/songwriter Michael Grubbs. He plays piano and sings and finds some outstanding backing musicians. This song from his debut album “Almost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You” which debuts in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200 this week has fun string parts and fun lyrics. It is refreshing.

Growing Up-The Maine, Another Arizona band with a perfect song for graduation time. The message is nostalgic and perfect for everyone finishing school or for that matter any of us who have ever finished school.

Safety Dance-Glee Cast, It took me a long time to buy a Glee song after “Don’t Stop Believin’” but it seems like lately I am buying two per month. And I couldn’t pass up the Men Without Hats cover. “Safetydance” is a classic that has been forgotten by many. The remake is adequate but I mostly like it because it brings back a song that people should never forget.

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