Billboard Hot 100, June 6, 2009

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

It's an American Idol week on the Hot 100 this week, but Black Eyed Peas shows no sign of relinquishing the #1 spot, spending an 8th week there and earning the sales gainer award this week to boot. With no obvious competition in the top 10, I expect it's here to stay for some time. This is the longest stay at #10 since Flo Rida's "Low" spent 10 weeks at the top in the beginning of 2008.

4. Don't Stop Believin' - Glee Cast

I missed the debut of Glee (it conflicted with the 90210 season finale), but I heard it was pretty good, and figured Fox would repeat it. The show followed the American Idol performance show last week, so it's no surprise that the show's cast's remake of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" lands in the top 10 this week. Expect it to vanish the next week. I hear they're going to make it a habit of releasing songs from the show once it's season begins in the fall.

6. New Divide - Linkin Park

Linkin Park makes a rather impressive top 10 debut with "New Divide," their single from the upcoming Transformers film. This is actually the second-highest a Linkin Park single has ever reached, behind the #2 peak of the band's biggest hit, "In the End."

8. Halo - Beyonce

"Halo" has slipped now for a second week. It's top 40 airplay has been really strong--it's currently the most likely contender to succeed Black Eyed Peas at #1 there. I'm surprised it's falling off on the Hot 100 right now.

10. Waking Up in Vegas - Katy Perry

Katy Perry lands her third top 10 hit with "Waking Up in Vegas," following her #1 hit "I Kissed a Girl" and #3 hit "Hot N Cold."

11. No Boundaries - Kris Allen
16. Heartless - Kris Allen

American Idol winner Kris Allen scores his victory lap with "No Boundaries," his first hit single. Time will tell if this becomes an enduring hit, but as a start, it's the second-worst debut for an American Idol winner. Here's how he matches up against the other AI winners' first singles:

1. Kelly Clarkson - A Moment Like This, #1
2. Ruben Studdard - Flying without Wings, #2
3. Fantasia - I Believe, #1
4. Carrie Underwood - Inside Your Heaven, #1
5. Taylor Hicks - Do I Make You Proud, #1
6. Jordin Sparks - This Is My Now, #15
7. David Cook - The Time of My Life, #3

Allen is also #16 with his version of Kanye West's "Heartless," which he performed on the show.

19. Mad World - Adam Lambert

Also scoring his top 40 debut this week is Adam Lambert, the American Idol runner-up, with his studio recording of Tears for Fears' "Mad World," a song he performed on the show. Brits will instantly recognize this song--a haunting remake by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules was Christmas #1 in 2003. Lambert's version definitely adheres closer to the Gary Jules remake than the Tears for Fears original. Not a bad thing.

20. Kiss a Girl - Keith Urban

Australian country singer and Nicole Kidman spouse slides up 31 spots to #20 with "Kiss a Girl," the second single from his latest album, Defying Gravity. This also has an American Idol connection--Urban performed it live on the show with Kris Allen.

24. Permanent - David Cook

More AI. David Cook, last year's winner, performed his new single "Permanent" on the AI finale, and thus it becomes his sixth top 40 hit. This is actually not a bad song. It's a dark piano ballad. Reminds me of what Brian McFadden's "Demons."

32. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

It only peaked at #23, but "I Do Not Hook Up" seems to have cooled off really fast. I noticed its top 40 airplay flagging earlier this week, but it seems to have recovered. I'm surprised this wasn't a bigger hit.

37. Ain't No Sunshine - Kris Allen

Him again.