What an interesting chart this week. In what surely must be a Hot 100 first, no less than four acts have two hits each in the top 10--an extraordinary amount of concentration.
1. Single Ladies - Beyonce
Leading the way this week is Beyonce, who regains the #1 throne after being deposed last week by T.I. and Rihanna. "Single Ladies" is now clearly emerging as the more popular of her initial I Am...Sasha Fierce singles, and its is about to overtake "If I Were a Boy" at top 40 radio. That single is down three spots at #9 this week.
2. Live Your Life - T.I. Featuring Rihanna
So T.I.'s "Live Your Life" falls to #2 this week and his "Whatever You Like" holds at #5. Among the four artists with two top 10s this week he is the only one without a bulleted single.
3. Just Dance - Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O'Donis
Lady Gaga is one of the two acts with only one single in the top 10 this week, the other being Katy Perry at #8 with "Hot N Cold." "Just Dance" is up one spot this week.
4. Circus - Britney Spears
6. Womanizer - Britney Spears
After a remarkable #3 debut last week, Britney's "Circus" slips a notch to #4, no doubt due to the fact that her big debut was driven by a surge of first week sales. The single is performing strongly at top 40 radio, so I expect that once the airplay catches up this single will be rising again. Meanwhile, Britney's other single in the top 10, "Womanizer," rises four spots to #6 and is on the verge of becoming her first #1 hit at top 40 radio in 4 years (it is a mere 60 spins behind T.I. and Rihanna). While Britney's only other Hot 100 chart topper before "Womanizer" was "...Baby One More Time," she's been #1 at top 40 radio with "...Baby One More Time," "Oops!...I Did It Again," and "Toxic."
7. Heartless - Kanye West
Kanye West's "Heartless" returns to the top 10 this week, up 9 spots and earning this week's Airplay Gainer. "Love Lockdown" falls two spots to #10.
34. Right Here (Departed) - Brandy
Brandy scores her first top 40 hit in 4 years with "Right Here (Departed)," the first single from her new album Human. Once a fairly formidable chart force, lately Brandy's had a hard time scoring hits. Her last album's only top 40 was "Talk About Our Love," which peaked at #36. Brandy's first album gave her three top 10 hits ("I Wanna Be Down," "Baby," and "Brokenheated") and her second two #1s ("The Boy Is Mine" and "Have You Ever").
40. Untouched - The Veronicas
Recently I posted about this single, which I think is really great. This week The Veronicas score their first top 40 hit with "Untouched."
2 comments:
It's an interesting time to be a chart watcher, isn't it? Definitely not boring.
Yes definitely. I like that big artists are putting out more singles now and that pop music made a strong showing on the Hot 100 this year.
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