Friday, November 10, 2006

US Chart Analysis, 11/18/2006

1. My Love - Justin Timberlake (featuring T.I.)

Justin Timberlake (featuring T.I.) tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week with My Love, his second #1 hit and the only artist to have repeat #1s so far this year. T.I. had his biggest solo hit earlier this year with "What You Know," which hit #3 in March. "My Love" still has a ways to go before matching the 7-week #1 peak of Timberlake's last single, "Sexyback."

2. Smack That - Akon (featuring Eminem)

Akon's "Smack That" spends a third week in pole position. Akon's previous best was last year's #4 hit, "Lonely."

3. Fergalicious - Fergie

Fergie earns the Sales Gainer award this week, moving up another three spots to #3 with "Fergalicious." While I initially hated "London Bridge" (it later grew on me), I'm totally loving "Fergalicious," which is poppier and even sillier than prior #1 single. She could be the second artist with repeat #1s in 2006.

9. Irreplaceable - Beyonce

Beyonce's third B'Day single, quickly released on the back of tepidly received "Ring That Alarm" outruns its predecessor this week, soaring 15 spots to #9, becoming Beyonce's 7th solo top 10 hit. This single is looking really good. It should easily outperform the album's first single, "Deja Vu," which peaked at #4, but had only lukewarm airplay and burned out quickly.

15. Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance

They may have spent 2 weeks at #1 in Britain, but in the U.S., My Chemical Romance's "Welcome to the Black Parade" could only make #13, from where it slips this week to #15.

18. It Ends Tonight - All-American Rejects

All-American Rejects are on a roll. "It Ends Tonight," the third single from their second major album, edges up 14 spots to #18, a climb similar to that performed by their last single, "Move Along," which rose from 32 to 16 in one week. If it can crack the top 10, this will be their second, after "Dirty Little Secret," which hit #9 in January.

22. Hurt - Christina Aguilera

Christina's 13th top 40 hit, "Hurt," climbs five places this week to #22. We'll see if it can crack the top 20 next week to become her 11th top 20 hit.

40. Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani makes a splashy Hot 100 debut at #40 with "Wind It Up," the first single from her forthcoming second solo album. "Wind It Up" is Stefani's fifth top 40 solo hit, who hit the top 40 four times with singles from her first album, Love.Angel.Music.Baby. Singles from that album had a bell curve of peaks: #s 47, 7, 1, 13, 21, and 49 for "What U Waiting For," "Rich Girl," "Hollaback Girl," "Cool," "Luxurious," and "Crash."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I want to claim credit for turning you on to Fergie. Her music is so awful it's good.

Cook In / Dine Out said...

I would say "Fergalicious" is just good. She's going to have to struggle for single #3 though, since all the reviewers say that "London Bridge" and "'licious" are the only good songs on the album.