1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
Dizzee Rascal's "Bonkers" didn't prove to be as enduring as I thought it would, as it is toppled this week by the immediate prior #1 hit, Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow." While not a wildly uncommon phenomenon, it has been 3 years since a single's spent nonconsecutive weeks at #1, the last time being Shakira & Wyclef Jean's "Hips Don't Lie," which spent 1 week at #1, then 3 weeks away from the summit while Lily Allen had her first #1 hit ("Smile") and McFly their fifth ("Please Please"/"Don't Stop Me Now") before returning to the top spot for 4 more weeks.
3. Fire - Kasabian
Rock band Kasabian scores a rather impressive debut at #3 with "Fire," the lead single from their upcoming third album. This is their third and highest-charting top 10 hit, following "Cutt Off" (#8 in 2005) and "Empire" (#9 in 2006).
4. Release Me - Agnes
Swedish singer Agnes slides back a notch to #4 this week, but her physical single is out tomorrow. This could be a serious contender for #1 next week. By the way, my copy of her album Dance Love Pop arrived yesterday, and it's quite enjoyable. From what I hear, it will get a UK release early this fall.
6. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo
Keri Hilson jumps up 6 spots to #6, landing her third top 10 hit, but first as lead act. Her other two top-10 appearances were as featured vocalist on Timbaland's #1 hit "The Way I Are" and on Xzibit's "Hey Now (Mean Muggin')," which hit #9. This is also the 13th top 10 appearance for rapper Kanye West and the 6th for singer Ne-Yo.
14. We Are the People - Empire of the Sun
Empire of the Sun rise 12 spots to #14, making "Empire of the Sun" the band's first top 20 hit. This is a marked improvement over the #64 peak of their first single, "Walking on a Dream," which has benefitted from the success of We Are the People, having climbed back into the top 75 (at #72 this week). EOTS has been compared a lot to MGMT (including by me), and I think it's worth nothing that they've now bested the highest chart position ever reached by MGMT, #16 with "Kids."
21. Did You See Me Coming - Pet Shop Boys
Early in the week this was in the top 10, but clearly that was due to anxious fans snapping up copies as soon as possible, for in the end, "Did You See Me Coming," the fantastic second Yes single, lands outside the top 10.
31. Show Me What I'm Looking For - Carolina Liar
LA-based Carolina Liar first caught me eye when they were featured on 90210. Then iTunes offered this single up as the "free track of the week." Frequently I pass on those, sometimes I download them and never listen, but this has proven to be one of the rare times where such a song turns out to be something really special and hit-worthy. It's a great song. Would be nice if it could climb up a bit over the next few weeks.
36. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson follows up #1 hit "My Life Would Suck Without You"--her highest charting UK hit ever--with a measly #36 debut for "I Do Not Hook Up," which, if it doesn't climb (and I believe it's fully released), will be her lowest charting single (one spot lower than aptly titled "Low"). In the US, the single is doing better, but it's still gotten a markedly cooler reception than her last release.
2 comments:
Boom Boom Pow is surprisingly resilient.
Yeah, I was really surprised. In the US too---10 weeks at #1 now. It's crazy. So what new band are you listening to these days? I've been really enjoying Grizzly Bear, and eventually I'll do an album review (I've been distracted by Agnes this week).
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