US Chart Notes

• Chris Brown (feat. T-Pain) tops the Billboard Hot 100 this week with "Kiss Kiss," displacing Soulja Boy Tell Em's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" after 7 non-consecutive weeks at the top. "Crank That" now ties Rihanna's "Umbrella" for the year's longest stay at the top, not counting the 10 week stay by Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" That began in December of last year. Sadly this is not another remake of the dance song popularized by Tarkin, Stella Soleil, and Holly Valance, but a new song.
• T-Pain can actually claim the unusual feat of having three singles in the top 10 this week, albeit in a supporting role in each case. In addition to appearing on Chris Brown's single, he's also at #7 on Kanye West's "The Good Life" and at #8 on Baby Bash's "Cyclone." Those two singles trade places on the chart this week.
• T-Pain's not the only artist with multiple top 10 hits this week. Kanye West also appears at #6 with his former #1, "Stronger," and Timbaland is at #2 with "Apologize (feat. OneRepublic)" and at #10 with "The Way I Are (feat. Keri Hilson)."
• Fergie makes her top 40 debut this week with her latest solo single, "Clumsy," which rises 17 spots from #45 to #28. The track is the fifth release from Fergie's debut album, The Dutchess. The last female artist to score five top 40 hits off of one album was Kelly Clarkson with 2004's Breakaway. They are the only ones I know of to manage this feat this decade.