Friday, May 08, 2009

Billboard Hot 100, 5/16/2009

1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas

Black Eyed Peas extends their run at #1 with "Boom Boom Pow" to 5 weeks.

2. Blame It - Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain
4. Day 'n' Nite - Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi was looking good as a potential challenger to the Black Eyed Peas last week, but slips to #4 this week, while Jamie Foxx jumps two spots to #2 with "Blame It." Will it be #1 next week? We'll see. "Boom Boom Pow" looks set to top the top 40 radio chart soon, but Jamie Foxx has been doing well at airplay on multiple formats. However, BBP is still #1 at iTunes, so I imagine it's good for another week at #1.

9. Don't Trust Me - 3Oh!3

I haven't paid much attention this this song, but it's been gradually climbing up the chart, and becomes the group's first top 10 hit this week. I just bought it and listened to it---not bad. The band hails from Boulder, Colorado, and they look like a couple goofy but fun guys.

23. Birthday Sex - Jeremih

"Birthday Sex" climbs 17 spots to #23 and is this week's airplay gainer. This is one of those slow grinding R&B sex ballads, a genre which had its heydey over 10 years ago. Even if it was a good song, I really can't get behind this.

24. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson scores her 10th top 40 hits this week, climbing 22 spots to debut in the top 40 at #24. "I Do Not Hook Up" is the follow-up to her recent #1 hit, "My Life Would Suck Without You."

32. 3 am - Eminem

Eminem appears to be following Taylor Swift's lead in releasing a new track each week in advane of his album release later this month. "3 am" was last weeks new single, and it debuts at #32 this week. "Old Time's Sake" is this week's single and is sure to follow into the top 40 next week.

3 comments:

John said...

Shame about Kid Cudi, but airplay is still gaining, so don't count it out. And what's up with Em? "We Made You" already starts losing airplay this week. The CD's looking to be a potential non-starter compared to past efforts.

Myfizzypop said...

the US top ten is icky this week :( At least taylor swift fearless and lily allen's the fear are sitting next to each other in the 90s :)

Cook In / Dine Out said...

John - I agree about Eminem, but frankly I'm not disappointed. I don't think "Crack a Bottle" or "We Made You" compare at all to his previous efforts like "Lose Yourself," "Stan," or "Without Me."

Paul - Icky, eh? The BEP single not growing on you? I wasn't that into it, but now I like "Boom Boom Pow."