1. Boom Boom Pow - Black Eyed Peas
"Boom Boom Pow" this week joins the elite club of singles that have spent 10 weeks or longer at #1. It is the 11th single to do so this decade. Such a long run at the top is a fairly rare thing, although more common in the last 20 years. Since the beginning of the rock era, there were 4 such singles in the 1950s, none in the 1960s, 1 in the 1970s, 1 in the 1980s, and 12 in the 1990s (so in total there have been 29 songs that have stayed at #1 for 10 weeks or longer).
2. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
3. Knock You Down - Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo
4. Birthday Sex - Jeremih
This may, however, be the Black Eyed Peas' last week at #1, as the competition is chomping at the bit. All three of these singles are bulleted this week (while "Boom Boom Pow" is not). Making the most assertive move toward #1 is Keri Hilson, who climbs 4 spots to #3, equaling the peak position she reached with Timbaland 2 years ago on "The Way I Are."
5. Poker Face - Lady GaGa
6. Lovegame - Lady GaGa
Lady Gaga claims adjacent positions in the top 10 this week, down 3 spots to #5 with her former #1 hit "Poker Face" and up 4 spots to #6 with her newer single "Lovegame." This is the second time this year Ms. GaGa has bumped up against herself (bad joke here) in the top 10. It was 15 weeks ago when another former #1 hit of hers, "Just Dance" was moving down 2 spots to #7, while her then new single "Poker Face" rose 4 spots to #6.
7. Second Chance - Shinedown
Rock band Shinedown scores their first top 10 hit as "Shinedown" climbs 4 spots to #7. Sure they sound like Nickelback, but who doesn't these days? Frankly, I've seen this on the top 40 for weeks, but haven't paid much attention to it.
16. Out Last Night - Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney lands his highest-charting Hot 100 hit this week with "Out Last Night," which moves up 44 spots to #16. The single is from his Greatest Hits II collection.
19. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
Well isn't this a surprise?! Kings of Leon, after hovering around the 50s and 60s for the last 14 weeks, makes a rather sudden and powerful jump up 33 notches to #19. "Use Somebody" will be familiar to UK pop music fans (the single was a massive hit in Britain during the winter, as was its predecessor, "Sex on Fire"). So to what do we owe its rather sudden surge in popularity in the US? Not American Idol, as that's done until next year. Amazingly, MTV has, for the first time in years, actually contributed something to the musical landscape, following the band's recent performance at the MTV Movie Awards.
20. I Do Not Hook Up - Kelly Clarkson
21. Please Don't Leave Me - Pink
After looking for a moment like their latest singles might flop, Kelly Clarkson and Pink--two of this decade's biggest female pop singers--both assert that their latest singles may yet have a chance. "Hook Up" climbs 6 spots to become Clarkson's 10th top 20 hit, while Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me" rises 13 spots to #21. If she keeps this up, the single should easily surpass the #15 peak of her last single, "Sober."
3 comments:
Things are actually looking up chart-wise. I don't have much of an issue with the chart right now. Except Jeremih. Bleh.
I don't understand why BBP is still on top where there are so many good songs out there.
Ergh.
KOL FTW!
Down with Jeremih! "Boom Boom Pow's" dominance is surprising. It's interesting though how that song has generated more discussion on my blog than probably any other song ever has.
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