The US singles chart is looking more like the UK singles chart this week, with lots of debuts in the upper half of the chart. Lots of exciting movement and milestones this week.
1. Live Your Life - T.I. Featuring Rihanna
First up is T.I. at #1 who is responsible for several notable chart feats this week. First, he scores the biggest leap to #1 in Hot 100 history, rising 79 spots from #80 to #1. Eventually someone will debut at #100 and move to #1, but until then artists keep chipping away at this record. The previous record holder was--drumroll--T.I. himself! He moved 71-1 with his previous #1 hit "Whatever You Like." That single was #1 last week for the 5th non-consecutive week, so T.I. actually replaces himself at #1. This is only the 10th time that's even happened. Interestingly, it's been much more common in the last 15 years, which accounts for all but 2 of the occurrences (which were notably Elvis Presley and The Beatles, full list on Wikipedia).
"Live Your Life" is the third #1 for T.I. and fifth #1 for Rihanna, who has already scored two #1 hits this year with "Take a Bow" and "Disturbia." Fred Bronson points out that Rihanna is also known for her big leaps to #1--all of her previous #1s rose from at least #34 or lower. Rihanna inches ahead of Beyonce and Mariah Carey to become the female artist with the most #1 hits this decade.
5. Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolf Featuring Lil Wayne
Let It Rock climbs 10 spots to #5, becoming this week's sales gainer. This is Lil Wayne's 6th appearance in the top 10 this year.
7. Keeps Gettin' Better - Christina Aguilera.
Christina Aguilera leads the pack of Hot 100 debuts within the top 40 with "Keeps Gettin' Better," the single from her upcoming greatest hits collection. This is Aguilera's 8th top 10 hit. Her last was "Ain't No Other Man," which hit #6 in 2006.
10. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback
Also debuting in the top 10 is Nickelback with "Gotta Be Somebody," the first single from their upcoming album Dark Horse, which follows up their massively successful 2005 album All The Right Reasons. This is their 6th top 10 hit, there last being "Rock Star," which hit #6 late in 2007.
17. Light On - David Cook
American Idol winner David Cook debuts at #17 with "Light On." This is the first single from his forthcoming debut album, out this November.
32. Human - The Killers
The fourth debut within the top 40 is from The Killers. "Human" is the first single from their third album Day and Age. This is their third top 10 hit, following "Mr. Brightside," which hit #10, and "When You Were Young," which hit #14.
2 comments:
:( to the killers. i'm hoping they will stick around for a bit and at least inch into the top 30. I do think it's one of those songs that grows on people.
Be interesting to see how womaniser does...
Before I left, I had a hunch Womanizer might pull off #1, as it was leading on iTunes since it was released, and it's airplay isn't bad either.
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