Friday, June 26, 2009

Billboard Hot 100, 7/4/2009

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

Independence Day it may be next weekend, but free from the Black Eyed Peas we are not, as the group extends its run at #1 to 12 weeks. As such, it ties Eminem's "Lose Yourself" and Usher's "Yeah!" as the second longest stay at #1 this decade, behind only the 14 weeks Mariah Carey had with "We Belong Together." Along with "Smooth," "Boom Boom Pow" and the aforementioned Eminem and Usher tracks are tied as the 10th longest stay at #1 ever.

2. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

I thought this might drop, but Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" holds at #2 for a second week, with a bullet no less.

3. Best I Ever Had - Drake
10. Every Girl - Young Money

Canadian R&B artist Drake makes a big splash in the top 10 this week, jumping up 24 spots with two separate songs, earning both gainer awards in the process. First up at #3 is his first top 40 hit, "Best I Ever Had," which is this week's airplay gainer, up 24 spots from #27. At #10 is "Every Girl" by Young Money, a rap supergroup formed by Lil' Wayne for his Young Money Entertainment label that also includes Drake. "Every Girl" is the sales gainer, up 24 spots from #37.

30. New Divide - Linkin Park
31. Battlefield - Jordin Sparks

Both of these songs return to the top 40 this week, their airplay having presumably caught up with their initial release sales.

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