Thursday, April 30, 2009

Billboard Hot 100, 5/9/2009

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas spend a fourth week at #1 with "Boom Boom Pow." That puts it ahead of Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" as the second-longest stay at #1 so far this year, behind Flo Rida's 6 weeks for "Right Round." The track is also doing well at top 40 radio; it's #3 on Mediabase and rising fast, likely to overtake Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" within a couple weeks.

3. Day N Nite - Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi's "Day N Nite" climbs 3 spots to #3. The version that's popular in the US is the standard version, not the fun clubby Crookers remix that hit #2 earlier this year in the UK.

4. Blame It - Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain

Jamie Foxx is also up 3 spots to #4. Did I ever mention that I don't really care for this song?

7. Sugar - Flo Rida

Flo Rida takes an 8-spot leap to #7 with "Sugar," this week's sales gainer. As "Right Round" is still in the top 10, down 2 to #5, he's got two hits in the top 10 this week. This is Flo's fourth top 10 hit.

10. Halo - Beyonce

Also moving into the top 10 this week is Beyonce with "Halo," her third top 10 hit from I Am...Sasha Fierce and her 12th top 10 hit overall. Every Beyonce single that's cracked the top 10 has at least hit #4--she's had three #4s, three #3s, and five #1s.

19. If U Seek Amy - Britney Spears

Britney cracks the top 20 with "If U Seek Amy," her 12th top 20 hit.

37. Funny The Way It Is - Dave Matthews Band

Dave Matthews Band scores their fourth top 40 hit. When I was in college in the '90s, I remember this was one of the college rock band. The band had their biggest hits during that era--songs like "What Would You Say," "Ants Marching," and "Crash into Me," but since that was during the non-singles era where such airplay only hits weren't allowed on the Hot 100, those hits are not reflected in the band's chart history.

48. Viva la Vida - Coldplay

One week shy of its 1-year mark, "Viva la Vida" falls three spots to #48. If it can hang on just 1 more week, it can join the elite club of songs that have spent a year on the Hot 100. Only 22 songs can claim that feat.

1 comment:

Myfizzypop said...

i remember being really into DMB while working at camp in Rochester. They had some great tunes, but my god they rambled them on with elongated solos in concert. But i think that was meant to be part of their appeal wasn't it? I kinda like this comeback song. Could they concentrate on more studio stuff and stop releasing hundreds of live albums please?!