Tuesday, May 01, 2007

US/UK Chart Overlap

There's a surprisingly strong overlap between the U.S. and U.K. singles charts this week. Of course, there are always similarities, but this week half of the top 12 songs in each country appear on both charts. Breakdown:

Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne (#1 US/#3 UK)
Give It to Me - Timbaland (#2 Both)
Don't Matter - Akon (#3 US/#12 UK)
The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani (#6 US/#11 UK)
Cupid's Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes (#10 US/#8 UK)
Beautiful Liar - Beyoncé and Shakira (#12 US/#1 UK)

Others in both top 40s:

Glamorous - Fergie (#4 US/#15 UK)
Last Night - Diddy (#13 US/#27 UK)
What I've Done - Linkin Park (#17 US/#18 UK)
Like a Boy - Ciara (#19 US/#30 UK)
Say it Right - Nelly Furtado (#22 US/#24 UK)
What Goes Around... - Justin Timberlake (#24 US/#21 UK)
How to Save a Life - The Fray (#37 US/#13 UK)
Because of You - Ne-Yo (#39 US/#4 UK)

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