Thursday, January 26, 2006

US Chart Analysis, 2/4/2006

Beyonce racks up her third #1 solo hit, while James Blunt gets a top 10 single and album. Jamie Foxx tops the albums chart and The Pussycat Dolls top the airplay chart. Click below for full details.

Billboard Hot 100:

Beyonce (Featuring Slim Thug) steals #1 from Nelly and earns her third #1 hit as a soloist with "Check On It." Beyonce had 2 big #1 hits in 2003, "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy," and is now 1 #1 hit shy of the four #1s racked up by her former group, Destiny's Child. The track was also this week's Airplay Gainer winner. Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" makes a strong move within the top 10, up 6 to #4. James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" moves into the top 10 at #8 (up from #15).

A large group of singles make moves of 10 spots or greater outside the top 10. Natasha Bedingfield moves up 14 spots this week to #14 with "Unwritten," besting the #17 peak of "These Words." In the UK, "These Words" was a #1 hit, while "Unwritten" peaked at #6. "Unwritten" was the biggest Sales Gainer of the week. Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," his follow-up to #1 hit "Run It," moves up 11 spots to #19. "I'm in Love With a Stripper" by T-Pain (Featuring Mike Jones) is up 10 to #21 and Ashlee Simpson's "L.O.V.E." is up 11 to #22. Why anyone is buying/listening to this song is a mystery to me. Eminem's "Shake That" at #23 also moves up 11 spots. Lastly, Gavin DeGraw's "We Belong Together," which is not a Mariah Carey remake, is up 12 to #26.

Just 2 new entries in the top 40 this week. Leading the pack at #29 (up from #49) is Sean Paul with "Temperature," his 7th top 40 hit and the follow-up to the top 10 hit "We Be Burnin'." His biggest solo hit is "Get Busy," which spent 3 weeks at #1 in 2003, but his biggest hit overall is Beyonce's "Baby Boy" where he was the featured rapper. The other new entry is hi-NRG dance cut "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada.

Billboard 200:

Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable returns to #1 for a third non-consecutive week at the top. The Legend of Johnny Cash, the fabulous Johnny Cash greatest hits collection, is up 5 to #5, a new peak for the album. It's success was no doubt buoyed by Best Picture, Actor, and Actress (all Comedy/Musical) Golden Globe wins for "Walk The Line" Monday evening. The Walk The Line Soundtrack moves up 9 spots to #29. James Blunt has a lot to celebrate this week. In addition to getting his first US top 10 hit, he's also got his first top 10 album, as Back to Bedlam moves up 4 spots to #9 this week. Destiny's Child's #1s gets a slight bump off the success of "Check On It," moving up 6 spots to #19.

Radio & Records Top 40 airplay:

The Pussycat Dolls spent a second week at #1 with "Stickwitu." It's likely their last week at the top, as Beyonce's "Check On It" moves up 2 to #2 with an eye for #1. Fall Out Boy scores their second top 10 hit with "Dance, Dance," up 2 to #11. Nelly and Eminem are tied for this week's biggest mover. Nelly's "Grillz" moves up 7 to #14, while Eminem's "Shake That" is up 7 to #24. Also making good moves are Kelly Clarkson's "Walk Away," up 5 to #19 and Black Eyed Peas' "Pump It," up 5 to #17. As I predicted earlier in the week, Gwen Stefani scores her 6th top 40 from Love.Angel.Music.Baby this week, as "Crash" enters the top 40 at #38 (up from #50). Also entering the top 40 at #40 is Mary J. Blige with "Be Without You," her 9th top 40 hit.

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