Billboard Hot 100, 10/4/2008

1. Whatever You Like - T.I.

T.I. climbs back up to #1, scoring his fourth nonconsecutive week at #1. Interrupted runs at the top, which were fairly rare in the '90s, have been much more common lately. In addition to T.I., Lil Wayne had two runs at #1 this "Lollipop" and Leona Lewis had three with "Bleeding Love." Last year, Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" and Soulja Boy Tell Em's "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" both had interrupted runs. The best has to be in 2001 though, when Alicia Key's "Fallin" was #1 for 3 weeks, then Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real" for 3 weeks, then 3 more weeks for "Fallin," and finally 2 more for "I'm Real."

3. Love Lockdown - Kanye West
10. American Boy - Estelle Featuring Kanye West

Kanye West makes an impressive debut at #3 this week with "Lock Lockdown," the first single from his upcoming fourth album 808s and Heartbreak--his first without a college-themed title. This is Kanye's fifth top 10 hit, eighth counting guest appearances, one of which--Estelle's "American Boy"--is #10 this week.

5. Love Story - Taylor Swift

Country sensation Taylor Swift jumps 11 spots to #5 with "Love Story," the first official release from her forthcoming second album Fearless. Swift hit #10 in August with "Change," a special release that will also appear on the album. She is best known for last year's #13 hit "Teardrops on My Guitar," which spent 48 weeks on the Hot 100. Swift earns this week's sales gainer award--not sure why that didn't go to Kanye West.

9. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry

Katy Perry is no one-hit wonder, scoring her second top 10 hit this week with "Hot N Cold," up three spots to #9.

15. Crush - David Archuleta

American Idol runner-up David Archuleta makes an impressive 17-spot leap to #15 this week. "Crush" initially peaked at #2 on its first-week sales and spent the last few weeks in the '30s. Now it's moving back up with combined sales and airplay.

38. All Summer Long - The Rock Heroes

Another remake band cashes in on the lack of iTunes availability for Kid Rock's hit single "All Summer Long." Kid Rock's version hit #23, while the highest-charting version of the song is by The Hit Masters, who peaked at #19.

41-45. Just outside the top 40 are a handful of singles from pretty big names, all, I imagine, hoping to be in the top 40 next week, including Jennifer Hudson, Nelly with Akon and Ashanti, Carrie Underwood, John Legend with Andre 3000, and Savage with Soulja Boy Tell Em.