Billboard Hot 100, October 3, 2009

1. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas hold the #1 spot for an amazing 14th week. That ties them with Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" for the longest stay at #1 this decade, and puts them in a six-way tie for the second longest run at #1 ever with Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You," Boyz II Men's "I'll Make Love to You," Los Del Rio's "Macarena, Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight," and "We Belong Together." Only Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's 1995 hit "One Sweet Day" has spent more time at #1, with a record-breaking 16 weeks. Put together with "Boom Boom Pow's" 12 weeks, Black Eyed Peas has now spent the last 26 weeks at #1--a full 6-month stretch!

2. Down - Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne
3. Party in the USA - Miley Cyrus

Eventually something else will be #1, and these two look like the best candidates at the moment. Both are selling well and have strong airplay.

5. Whatcha Say - Jason DeRulo

Here's another candidate for a future #1. "Whatcha Say" has become a massive hit, up 5 spots this week and the digital gainer.

7. Paparazzi - Lady GaGa

Lady GaGa holds steady this week, but earns the airplay gainer, so I suspect this will become a top 5 hit shortly.

9. Obsessed - Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey's "Obsessed" climbs back into the top 10. The track has been a slow-builder, but has finally really caught on. It's now #7 at top 40 radio, with a healthy almost 600-spin gain this week. Meanwhile "I Want to Know What Love Is," which was supposed to be massive, doesn't appear to be catching on, as it tumbles 9 places to #75 this week. At top 40 radio, her spin gain, while initially good, has suddenly fallen off, to just 56 gained spins over the last 7 days (as of today).

11. Cowboy Casanova - Carrie Underwood

Carrie Underwood's first single from her upcoming third album makes a healthy leap into the top 40, up 85 spots. The single was released earlier than planned after it leaked on the Internet.

24. Fireflies - Owl City

This song has suddenly become huge. It's really taken off at top 40 radio, and its currently top 10 at iTunes. This one-time free track from iTunes is up 22 spots this week (just think, all you people that are buying this could have had it for free if you'd been paying attention).

48. I'm Yours - Jason Mraz

So, after making a pretty big dive to #49 last week, it looked like "I'm Yours" had finally had its last week on the Hot 100. Not so fast--it's up 1 spot to #48 this week, in its 76th week on the chart.