Record of the Year

• Be Without You - Mary J. Blige
• You're Beautiful - James Blunt
• Not Ready to Make Nice - Dixie Chicks
• Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
• Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae

No surprise to see Mary J. Blige, James Blunt, and Gnarls Barkley here, however I am surprised not to see Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" among the nominees, as well as Justin Timberlake's "Sexyback," which I had predicted would be nominated. Dixie Chicks and Corinne Bailey Rae are both big surprises here, as the songs were not nearly as big as the other three. This is the first nomination in this category for all five artists.

Album of the Year

• Taking the Long Way - Dixie Chicks
• St. Elsewhere - Gnarls Barkley
• Continuum - John Mayer
• Stadium Arcadium - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• FutureSex/Love Sounds - Justin Timberlake

This one didn't go at all as I had planned. Such is the unpredictable nature of the Grammys that make them so much fun. The two I thought had it in the bag were Mary J. Blige's The Breakthrough and Bob Dylan's The Modern Times, neither of which didn't make the list. Justin Timberlake's nomination was pretty predictable, his second in this category after the 2003 nomination for Justified.

I went out on a limb by predicting Red Hot Chili Peppers and was pleased to see them here. Stadium Arcadium has been a big hit for them and the group has been on an upswing for the past 7 years. If my sources are correct, this is only their sixth Grammy nomination. They've won only once, Best Hard Rock Vocal for "Give It Away" in 1992. It's great to see the Dixie Chicks here after the public slamming they've received over the last few years from country radio. This is their third nomination for Album of the Year, following Fly and Home.

Both Gnarls Barkley and John Mayer are surprises here. Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" was a worldwide sensation this year, but they haven't had a very successful follow-up single, so seeing the album nominated was a bit of a surprise, although it was critically acclaimed. Mayer's third album, Continuum, hasn't scored a major hit yet like his other two, yet it is his first Album of the Year nomination.

Song of the Year

• Be Without You - Johnta Austin, Mary J. Blige, Bryan-Michael Cox & Jason Perry, songwriters (Mary J. Blige)
• Jesus Take the Wheel - Brett James, Hillary Lindsey & Gordie Sampson, songwriters (Carrie Underwood)
• Not Ready to Make Nice - Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, Emily Robison & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Dixie Chicks)
• Put Your Records On - Put Your Records OnJohn Beck, Steve Chrisanthou & Corinne Bailey Rae, songwriters (Corinne Bailey Rae)
• You're Beautiful - James Blunt, Amanda Ghost & Sacha Skarbek, songwriters (James Blunt)

Song of the Year, which honors the songwriters as opposed to Record of the Year, which honors the performers, can be quite the enigma. This year, four of the nominees overlap with Record of the Year, which is a pretty big overlap. Last year only one song, Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together" was nominated in both categories, and in 2004 there was no overlap. Not since 1993 has there been this much overlap between the two categories. In 1992 it was a 5 for 5 match. So "Jesus Take The Wheel" is the sole song nominee not to be a record nominee, while Gnarlz Barkley's "Crazy" is in the opposite position.

Best New Artist

• James Blunt
• Chris Brown
• Imogen Heap
• Corinne Bailey Rae
• Carrie Underwood

"New" is always somewhat subjective here, given that many musicians record and perform for years and suddenly Grammy recognizes them as "new" artists. Of course its mainstream success that's being judged here. The only one that's a head scratcher is Imogen Heap, who released her first album in 1998. The others are pretty legitimate. Three Brits (Blunt, Heap, and Rae) is a pretty strong showing for the UK. Despite that, I'm surprised that another Brit, KT Tunstall, didn't make the list.

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance

• Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
• Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
• You Can Close Your Eyes - Sheryl Crow
• Stupid Girls - Pink
• Black Horse and the Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall

I predicted three of these correctly: Aguilera, Bedingfield, and Tunstall. It's great to see Pink here, who's I'm Not Dead album produced some good singles this year--"Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand" were great too. Sheryl Crow is a surprise though. "You Can Close Your Eyes" is from Sheryl Crow Artist's Choice Deluxe Edition, which I believe is a Starbucks compilation. It's not a proper single, and it's not even available at iTunes. Interesting that Corinne Bailey Rae gets a Record of the Year nomination, but not a nod here.

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

• You're Beautiful - James Blunt
• Save Room - John Legend
• Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer
• Jenny Wren - Paul McCartney
• Bad Day - Daniel Powter

Like the ladies, I predicted three of these: Blunt, Mayer, and Powter. McCartney and Legend are just as deserving as the other two I had predicted, Jack Johnson and Nick Lachey. Kind of a boring line-up I think.

Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal

• My Humps - Black Eyed Peas
• I Will Follow You Into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
• Over My Head (Cable Car) - The Fray
• Is It Any Wonder? - Keane
• Stickwitu - The Pussycat Dolls

I didn't do well at predicting these--only got one right, The Fray. I'm very excited to see Keane get a nomination here, as they are one of my favorite bands, but haven't gotten much chart recognition in the U.S. "Stickwitu" is a great pop song, so it's good to see it here, even if it is by the Pussycat Dolls. I really don't know the Death Cab for Cute song, so I can't comment on that. "My Humps" is a rediculous nomination. I would have liked to have seen Gnarlz Barkley appear here for "Crazy" and the Killers for "When You Were Young."

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

• For Once In My Life - Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
• One - Mary J. Blige & U2
• Always On Your Side - Sheryl Crow & Sting
• Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado & Timbaland
• Hips Don't Lie - Shakira & Wyclef Jean

I predicted three of these - "One," "Promiscuous," and "Hips Don't Lie," - and I should've predicted "Always On Your Side," because that was really obvious (great song too). Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder is the surprise here, as I'm surprised not to see Justin Timberlake & Timbaland's "Sexyback." I hope "Promiscuous" wins, as it should've been a Record of the Year nominee.

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Back to Basics - Christina Aguilera
• Back to Bedlam - James Blunt
• The River In Reverse - Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint
• Continuum - John Mayer
• FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake

Both Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake are second-time nominees here, and both clearly deserving. I love that James Blunt got nominated, but Elvis Costello? That's the outlier. Not to beat a dead horse, but Nelly Furtado's Loose should've gotten a nod here.

Best Dance Recording

• Suffer Well - Depeche Mode
• Ooh La La - Goldfrapp
• Get Together - Madonna
• I'm With Stupid - Pet Shop Boys
• Sexyback - Justin Timberlake

The Grammy dance category continues to be one of my favorites, and I can't really quibble with these nominees. I'd give the edge to Goldfrapp and Madonna, both of whom shined on the dancefloor this year. I actually thought "Hung Up" would be nominated, but I'm just as happy with "Get Together," which I actually like better. "I'm With Stupid" is the best Pet Shop Boys song in a decade.

The Feeling's Dan Gillespie Sells comes out

How did I miss this? A couple of weeks ago Dan Gillespie Sells, the lead singer of the Feeling came out of the closet. He also revealed that he was raised by lesbian mothers.

I've been championing The Feeling all year long. Back in March, I declared them a "hot band to watch" for 2006 and also noted that the lead singer was hot. Since then they've released a great debut album with four hit singles, including three top 10 hits and two that topped the UK airplay chart, "Fill My Little World" and "Love It When You Call."

Album Review: Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (4 / 5)

Gwen Stefani became quite the pop music sensation upon the release of 2004 solo debut, Love.Angel.Music.Baby. The decent, but inconsistent album was widely praised by critics and a year later lavished with Grammy nominations, including one for album of the year. It struggled first on the charts, with first single "What You Waiting For?," which failed to make the US top 40. She turned that around quickly with top 10 hit "Rich Girl" and then scored a slam dunk with the tremendously popular Neptunes-produced "Hollaback Girl." Three more singles followed in decreasing popularity and Gwen closed up shop for almost a year, among rumours that a second L.A.M.B. album would follow.

Two years since the release of L.A.M.B., those rumours prove true. Although not L.A.M.B. II in name, The Great Escape certainly embodies the spirit of her first album. Critics have appeared to wisen up about Ms. Stefani this time around--reviews are good, but not glowing. As much as L.A.M.B. was overrated, The Great Escape might be in danger of being underrated, as it has some good moments, few truly awful moments (there's only one song I really don't like at all).

Gwen's songs fall into one of two buckets: 1) wannabe hip-hop, and 2) electro/retro '80s pop. Her competence clearly falls in the latter category, despite some experiments in the former that do yield fun results, such as the nutty Neptunes-produced "Yummy," which is about the most bizarre thing she's done yet. It's fun, but I don't see it holding up well to repeat listens. Other hip-hop confections quickly wear out their welcome, such as repetitive "Now That You Got It."

The hip-hop styled tracks that work besides "Yummy," are "Don't Get It Twisted," a beat-heavy stomper full of video game sound effects about the trials of pregnancy, and first single "Wind It Up," another Neptunes production that posts its own bevy of video game bleeps as well as an interpolation from The Sound of Music's "The Lonely Goatherd." Yodelay yodelay yodelay hee hoo indeed. The Neptunes, having scored big with "Hollaback Girl" on L.A.M.B., were awarded with production honors on five tracks, finding pop gold with "Wind It Up" and "U Started It," but striking out on dull "Orange County Girl" and greating "Breaking Up."

While the Neptunes earn mixed reviews, some of the album's best numbers are collaborations with No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal. In addition to "Don't Get It Twisted," Kanal gets credit for the album's finest track, '80s-styled mid-tempo "4 In the Morning." It delivers the cleanest, truest melody of any song on the album; it's nice to hear Gwen actually singing with sustained notes here too. Kanal's "Fluorescent" is another fine slice of retro-pop, that like "4 In the Morning" features great keyboard-laden choruses. It's not an accident that soem of the album's best stuff come from their reteaming, signalling that it may be time for a No Doubt comeback.

Other collaborators produce good results. The Akon-produced title track, "The Sweet Escape," is an obvious choice for a future single; it's surprisingly sweet and more along the '80s lines than hip-hop. Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane worked with Gwen on "Early Winter," one of the album's most mature and enjoyable songs. No surprise it features piano, but credit Rice-Oxley with making it sound like a Gwen song, not something Keane would do. Linda Perry collaboration "Wonderful Life" is a great New Wave, sounding like a lost Depeche Mode track. It's so much better than what Perry came up with for Christina Aguilera.

It will be interesting to see if Stefani can come up with as many hit singles from The Sweet Escape as she did with her last album. There's so potential here for sure, but I'm hpping she drops the clothing line and finds her way back her band to focus on making their masterpiece. You know she has it in her. It's time.

Best tracks: Wind It Up, Early Winter, 4 in the Morning, Fluorescent, Don't Get It Twisted, Wonderful Life

Personal Chart, 12/9/2006

TW LW Title - Artist
1 .... 1 .... Patience - Take That (3 weeks @ #1)
2 .... 2 .... Love It When You Call - The Feeling
3 .... 5 .... Land of a Thousand Words - Scissor Sisters
4 .... 8 .... All Good Things (Come to an End) - Nelly Furtado
5 .... 3 .... My Love - Justin Timberlake
6 .... 7 .... Fergalicious - Fergie
7 .... 9 .... Irreplaceable - Beyonce
8 .... 4 .... Lovelight - Robbie Williams
9 ... 12 ... Beware of the Dog - Jamelia
10 .. 11 .. Bones - The Killers

New music Monday, 12/4/2006

No surefire #1 single out this week, although one has a shot, and several others will probably be top 10 hits come Sunday. First off is "Land of a Thousand Words" from the Scissor Sisters, the follow-up to their massive #1 hit "I Don't Feel Like Dancin." The usually rambunctious band tones it down for "Land," a ballad in the vein "Mary," the ballad from their previous album that became their first #1 airplay hit. While the sound itself lacks their usual camp, the video is campy as ever: their take on a James Bond opening credits sequence.

Jamelia offers up the high-powered "Beware of the Dog," which makes liberal use of a sample of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus." It's a real workout of a song, reminiscent of what Rihanna did with Softcell's "Tainted Love" for her "SOS,'" only better, since Jamelia's more powerful voice doesn't get lost in the cacaphony of sound. After a misfire in "Jenny Don't Be Hasty," Paolo Nutini returns with third single "Rewind," which is poised to return him to the top 10 and become his biggest hit yet. It's certainly the best he's released--a restrained and emotional ballad. I haven't been impressed by him until now.

Finally, Embrace releases a fourth This New Day single, likeable, "I Can't Come Down." Also out are "Getting Enough" by Lil Chris and "Show Me What You Got" by Jay-Z, plus a re-release of Slade's 1973 Christmas #1, "Merry Xmas Everybody." Scissor Sisters (4.5/5), Jamelia (4.5/5), Paolo Nutini (4/5), Embrace (4/5).

The big new album release is the second solo album from Gwen Stefani, The Great Escape, featuring lead single "Wind It Up." Reviews have been fairly good, although not as praising as what was lavished on her overrated Love.Angel.Music.Baby. Emma Bunton releases her third album, Life in Mono, which features current top 10 hit "Downtown." On the greatest hits front we get Mary J. Bliges' Reflections: A Retrospective.

UK Chart Analysis, 12/9/2006

1. Patience - Take That

Take That reigns strong over the UK charts this week, topping the singles, airplay, and albums chart. "Patience" spends a second week at #1 on the singles chart and knocks The Feeling from #1 on the airplay chart. They also beat "popera" boyband Il Divo to the top of the albums chart with their first album in 10 years, Beautiful World. This is the first Il Divo album not to debut at #1 in Britain. This is Take That's fifth #1 album.

3. Boogie 2Nite - Booty Luv

Dance music continues its recent good luck streak with "Boogie 2Nite," first single by Booty Luv in at #3.

4. All Good Things (Come to an End) - Nelly Furtado

Capping off a great year is Nelly Furtado, who's last single of the year becomes her third straight top 5 hit, following #1 "Maneater" and #3 "Promiscious." Ballad "All Good Things..." is penned by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. It's Furtado's fifth top 5 hit overall.

9. Whistle for the Choir - Fratellis

Scottish rockers Fratellis score their second top 10 hit with "Whistle for the Choir." Despite the appearance of this being a band of brothers, only one member is actually named Fratelli--the other two took it on as a stage name.

10. Knights of Cydonia - Muse

Muse land a second top 10 hit this year, and it's a bit of surprise. Last single "Starlight" peaked at only #13, despite it having the broadest mainstream appeal of any of the singles from Black Holes and Revelations.

15. Bones - The Killers

While Muse manages to land a surprise top 10, The Killers are denied what should have been a slam dunk. Last single "When You Were Young" was their biggest hit yet, hitting #2. "Bones" is a great track and few bands have ongoing buzz as good as this band's. But buzz isn't enough to sustain hits--witness what's happened to Keane on the charts this year. "Bones" manages to become their second lowest charting single, just above #18 "All These Things That I've Done."

34. Beware of the Dog - Jamelia

Jamelia's second Walk With Me single debuts at #34 on downloads alone, a fairly strong showing. Her last single, "Something About You" debuted at #28 on downloads, but made it only to #9 the following week. If this goes top 10 next week, it will be her 7th top 10 hit.

The Killers release Christmas single

The Killers have recorded a Christmas song, "A Great Big Sled," which will be released Dec. 5th on iTunes with proceeds going to charities to fight various global diseases. I just listened to it on AOL Music, and it was pretty good.

Grammy Nominees Predictions

The Grammy Nominations come out a week from today. Last year my predicitons for both album and record of the year were pretty good--4 out of 5 in each category. Here are some predictions for this year:

Album of the Year

Mary J Blige - The Breakthrough
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium

Justin Timberlake and Bob Dylan look like shoo-ins to me, and Mary J Blige looks pretty strong. Red Hot Chili Peppers have never been nominated here, but Stadium Arcadium was universally praised, and "Dani California" was a fairly big hit, so they have a shot. Loose got mixed reviews, but scored some big hits, and last year's Mariah Carey album was seen as a shoo-in, and its reviews weren't as good as Furtado's. The Dixie Chicks seem like a longshot here, but some say it's possible. Beyonce or the Fray could be longshots too. Let's not even consider the High School Musical soundtrack.

Record of the Year

Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
Mary J. Blige - Be Without You
James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous
Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland - Sexyback

Gnarls Barkley and Nelly Furtado are very obvious here, and I think Justin Timberlake and Mary J Blige have a good shot here too. It's that 5th spot that's hard to predict. Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" could get it just as easily as James Blunt, but I like James Blunt better, so I'm going with him. Chris Brown's "Run It" seems like a longshot, and Beyonce doesn't have a standout here, unless they decide "Irreplaceable" is qualified--seems like a better choice for next year. I'd love to see Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" here, but given that Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" was shut out last year, there's no hope for Natasha.

Female Pop Vocal

Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away
KT Tunstall - Black Horse & the Cherry Tree

Althought it's called a "pop" category, adult contemporary always seems to dominate. So expect whatever was big on pop AC to do well on the solo and group pop categories. If they do stray more toward top 40, Rihanna's "SOS" could have a shot, as could Jojo's "Too Little, Too Late" or even Madonna with "Hung Up," although Madonna rarely gets Grammy nominations.

Male Pop Vocal

James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Jack Johnson - Upside Down
Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me
John Mayer - Waiting on the World to Change
Daniel Powter - Bad Day

Rob Thomas didn't have a hit this year, so maybe he won't be nominated, unless "Streetcar Symphony" or "Ever the Same" squeaks in. Don't expect to see Justin Timberlake here, since he had rappers with him, so he'll show up in the collaborations category. Lionel Richie's "I Call It Love" might have a shot, but I'm hoping Nick Lachey can get a nomination, as "What Left of Me" was a classy pop song, and a big hit. James Blunt and Daniel Powter will duke it out for the win though.

Pop Duo or Group with Vocal

The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
The Killers - When You Were Young
Nickelback - Photograph
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California

Unlike the solo categories, this one doesn't necessarily swing AC, so it can be a lot harder to predict. Last year the White Stripes showed up here with "My Doorbell." Was that a US pop hit? Certainly not. There was also a live version of Maroon 5's "This Love" nominated. Who could predict that a 2004 hit would show up again as a "live" nominee? They even won! So my nominees are a real stab in the dark.

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

Mary J Blige featuring Bono - One
Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous
Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland - Sexyback

Thanks to Timbaland, this is a hot category this year, assuming Grammy goes the way I think they will. I expect this will be Shakira's only real recognition for "Hips Don't Lie,"which will be overshadowed by bigger hit "Promiscious." I have no idea what the fifth nominee will be, so I won't even guess.

Billboard Hot 100, 12/9/2006

1. I Wanna Love You - Akon (featuring Snoop Dogg)

Akon sits pretty at #1 for a second week with "I Wanna Love You." He's lost his bullet though, so I expect a new #1 next week, and there's a hot track at #2.

2. Irreplaceable - Beyonce

After two subpar singles ("Deja Vu" and "Ring the Alarm") Beyonce is back in true form with "Irreplaceable," which has a good shot at becoming her fourth #1 single next week. The single rises a notch this week to #2 and is the chart's greatest airplay gainer--a very good sign she will continue moving upwards next week.

3. Smack That - Akon (featuring Eminem)

Akon's other big hit keeps its bullet, despite moving down a spot to make room for fast-rising Beyonce. The track gave up its #1 spot in Britain this week for Take That's comeback hit, "Patience."

5. How to Save a Life - The Fray

It peaked at #3 awhile ago on sales and now The Fray manages to creep back into the top 5 on it's growing airplay support, up three this week from #8. Their first single, "Over My Head (Cable Car)" peaked at #8.

7. Wind It Up - Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani makes a big leap this week--up 18 spots this week to #7 with "Wind It Up," this week's greatest sales gainer. At #7, the single matches the peak of her second most successful solo single, "Rich Girl," surpassed only by #1 hit "Hollaback Girl." Counting her appearance on Eve's #2 hit, "Let Me Blow Ya Mind," this is Stefani's fourth top 10 hit.

10. Fergalicious - Fergie

Fergie takes a big dip this week, down five spots to #5, losing her bullet. I suspect this is a product of the bizarre occurance whereby her album, the Dutchess, was mysterious missing from iTunes for a few days this week. It's back now, but the missing sales days seems to have taken its toll on her chart performance. "Fergalicious" tumbles from #2 to #11 on the Digital Songs chart. Ouch. I wonder if Apple or Fergie's label is to blame for this.

20. That's That S*** - Snoop Dogg (featuring R. Kelly)

Snoop Dogg scores his 6th top 20 this week, making a big leap into the top 40 up 65 slots to #20 with "That That S***." This is R. Kelly's first appearance in the top 40 this year; his last big hit was last year's #22, "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 1)."

25. Say It Right - Nelly Furtado

Nelly Furtado scores her 5th top 40 hit this week with "Say It Right," the third single from her massively succesful third album, Loose. "Maneater," although a #1 hit in Britain, proved an unworthy US successor to #1 hit"Promiscuous," peaking at only #16. "Say It Right" appears to be on track to surpass "Maneater," rising an impressive 41 spots this week to #25.

41. Wait a Minute - The Pussycat Dolls

Just outside the top 40 this week is the fifth US single from The Pussycat Dolls, "Wait a Minute," which rises 12 spots to #41. The Pussycat Dolls already have 4 top 40 hits under their belt, including "Dont Cha" (#2), "Buttons" (#3), and "Stickwitu" (#5). "Beep" was their only single to miss the top 10, peaking at #13.

Billboard Music Awards Nominees

Billboard announced their BMA nominees today. BMA categories are based upon Billboard's year-end charts, with the award going to whoever is #1 for the year in that category. The nominees for the Hot 100 are:

"Bad Day" - Daniel Powter
"Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
and "Temperature" - Sean Paul

So one of those three songs is the #1 single of 2006 in the Billboard Hot 100. Interestingly, all of them are foreign artists; Daniel Powter and Nelly Furtado are Canadian and Sean Paul is Jamaican. So a non-American is guaranteed to top the Hot 100 this year, which last happened in 2002 when Canadian group Nickelback was #1 with "How You Remind Me."

I can think of at least three other foreign artists that might land in the top 10 of the year-end Hot 100, Rihanna's "SOS" (Barbados), Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" (Britain), and Shakira's "Hips Don't Lie" (Colombia). That's quite a turnaround from last year when the highest a non-American act charted was #18 (Rihanna with "Pon Da Replay"). Foreigners held down the top 4 spots of the Hot 100 in 1998, with George Michael (Britain), INXS (Australia), George Harrison (Britain), and Rick Astley (Britain).

As for this year's "nominees," my bet is that Nelly Furtado is going to be this year's Hot 100 chart topper.

The albums set to top the year-end Billboard 200 are a sorry lot:

"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"High School Musical" soundtrack, Various Artists
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood

I read somewhere that High School Musical is the best-selling album of the year, so look for that at #1. Carrie Underwood has certainly done well for herself, becoming arguably the second most successful artist from American Idol. I would expect that Rascal Flatts and Mary J. Blige will also show up in the top 10.

Personal Chart, 12/2/2006

TW LW Title - Artist
1 .... 1 .... Patience - Take That (2 weeks @ #1)
2 .... 2 .... Love It When You Call - The Feeling
3 .... 4 .... My Love - Justin Timberlake
4 .... 5 .... Lovelight - Robbie Williams
5 ... 10 ... Land of a Thousand Words - Scissor Sisters
6 .... 3 .... Rock Steady - All Saints (2 wks @ #1)
7 .... 9 .... Fergalicious - Fergie
8 ... 15 ... All Good Things (Come to an End) - Nelly Furtado
9 ... 14 ... Irreplaceable - Beyonce
10 .. 6 .... Easy - Sugababes