Chart News

• Britney Spears' "Gimme More" climbs five spots to #20 on the Radio & Records top 40 this week, making it a bigger hit at top 40 radio than Kelly Clarkson's "Never Again," which only managed #22. If "Gimme More" reaches the top 10, it will be only her 8th top 10 single. Among recent female pop artists, Britney is behind Christina Aguilera's 11 top 10 hits and Pink's nine.
• Timbaland (Featuring Keri Hilson) is #1 on the R&R Top 40 for a third week with "The Way I Are" and also has this week's highest debut at #29 with "Apologize," which features Onerepublic.
• Kanye West's "Stronger" topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week, propelled by the release of his album Graduation. This is West's second #1 single after 2005's "Gold Digger," third if you count his appearance on Twista's "Slow Jamz." Kanye also scores this week's Billboard Hot 100 Hot shot debut at #14 with Graduation album track "Good Life (featuring T-Pain)." Graduation's first single, "Cant Tell Me Nothing," which initially flopped at #80, has recently been climbing up the chart and gets a boost up to #41 this week. The release of Kanye's rival 50 Cent's album Curtis has helped his singles too. "Ayo Technology (featuring Justin Timberlake)" vaults up 14 spots to #5 while his other single, "I Get Money" enters the top 40 at #20.
• Pink's "Who Knew" climbs five spots to #9 on the Hot 100, matching the peak of her last single "U + Ur Hand." This single was originally released last year, but failed to make the top 100. Given new life after the unexpected success of "U + Ur Hand," "Who Knew" looks set to become the album's biggest hit. It's currently #2 at Top 40 radio.