1. Womanizer - Britney Spears
Who'd have thought a year ago this would be possible? The year 2007 saw Britney on a dizzying downward spiral, when the once respectable teen pop star had become tabloid fodder of the worst order--flashing her privates, shaving her head, busting up cars, etc. She turned in a bizarrely wooden MTV Music Video Awards performance. She released a dreadful album that produced only mildly interesting singles "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me." The album was called Blackout, a surprisingly honest assessment of the disaster her life had become.
Then an amazing thing happened--Britney cleaned up. She managed to stay out of the tabloids and appears to have taken herself seriously for a moment. Now we have the results: "Womanizer," Britney's first single from her upcoming sixth album Circus. The single is a power pop romp in the same vein as Rihanna's charging "S.O.S.," and gives Britney her first #1 hit since her first single "...Baby One More Time" topped the chart nearly 10 years ago. "Womanizer" also breaks the record set last week by T.I. and Rihanna as it leaps 95 spots from #96 to #1--now the biggest leap to #1 in the Hot 100's history. The single is Britney's 6th top 10 hit. Finally, Ms. Spears appears to be back in form. Check out the steamy (literally) video on YouTube.
2. Whatever You Like - T.I.
3. Live Your Life - T.I. Featuring Rihanna
So T.I.'s not #1 this week, but he shows impressively at #2 and #3, garnering both the sales gainer (for "Whatever You Like") and airplay gainer (for "Live Your Life") awards.
5. Hot N Cold - Katy Perry
Katy Perry slips into the top 5 this week. "Hot N Cold" is #3 at top 40 radio and looking likely to hit #1 there.
9. Miss Independent - Ne-Yo
Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" climbs into the top 10 at #9 this week, giving him his 8th top 10 hit.
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