Billboard Hot 100, 4/18/2009

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas score their first #1 on the Hot 100 chart, climbing 38 spots to #1 with the digital debut of their latest single racking up the highest first-week sales from a group ever. This is the band's fourth top 10 hit. Their first was their 2003 smash "Where Is the Love," which, while probably their best-known hit, suffered from being released just before the era of download sales, and therefore, as a mostly airplay-driven hit, peaked at #8, while subsequent but less popular singles "Don't Phunk with My Heart" and "My Humps" both peaked higher at #3. While the band may be enjoying their first #1, one of its members, Fergie, has already had three #1 hits on her own, "London Bridge" in 2006 and "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" in 2007.

2. Poker Face - Lady GaGa

With Black Eyed Peas enjoying a massive first-week sales, Lady GaGa gets knocked from #1 after just a week; however, I expect GaGa may rebound as she retains her bullet, even while dropping to #2.

7. Day 'N' Nite - Kid Cudi

Kanye West's protege Kid Cudi climbs four spots to claim his first top 10 hit this week. The song will be familiar to Brits, who loved this single all the way to #2 on the UK chart earlier this year.

9. You Found Me - The Fray

The Fray climb back into the top 10, up 5 to #9 with "You Found Me." The single peaked at #7 about 2 months ago, but has spent most of the time since then outside the top 10. The single appears to be following in the footsteps of the band's first couple hits, both of which displayed incredible longevity. "Over My Head" peaked at #8 and then dipped outside the top 10 for 4 weeks before returning to the top 10 for 4 more weeks. The band's biggest hit, "How to Save a Life," which spent an amazing 58 weeks on the Hot 100, peaked at #3, started dropping, climbed back up to #5, dropped as low as #9, then climbed back up to #5 before steadying declining thereafter.

18. Halo - Beyonce

After struggling to find an audience, "Halo" looks like it may just be a hit yet, climbing 5 spots into the top 20 at #18 this week. The single has been on the Hot 100 for 11 weeks now. By contrast, "If I Were a Boy" hit #3 in its third week and "Single Ladies" was #7 by its seventh week. "Halo" has now slightly surpassed Beyonce's other recent single, "Diva," which peaked at #19.

25. Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) - A.R. Rahman & The Pussycat Dolls

"Jai Ho" does a bit of "yo-yo" on the chart. The single debuted at a very strong #15, before dropping like a stone and ending up at #48 for two weeks. Now it's back up, climbing a hefty 18 notches to #25 this week.