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I guess I'm the only one that actually reads Billboard's own coverage of the Hot 100 singles chart cause they never seem to correct their articles when they leave questions like, who's no. 8 this week?, unanswered.
Of course, the many sites that reprint those articles don't seem to care either. But it was probably Gwen or Jim or some other famous person and, anyway, that's practically last year's news!
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2. Akon - I Wanna Love You f/Snoop Dogg
3. Fergie - Fergalicious
4. Akon - Smack That f/Eminem
5. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
6. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
7. The Fray - How To Save a Life
8. [missing data]
9. Bow Wow - Shortie Like Mine f/Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
10. Hinder - Lips of An Angel
Ludacris' Runaway Love featuring Mary J. Blige "jumps 31-22 and is the chart's fastest growing track at radio."
Update:
It was Jim Jones at no. 8 with We Fly High! Guess Jim Jones fans dont' read this blog. Hmm, wonder what fans of Jim Jones would read?
Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
Whether or not it's the best marketing slogan of the year, Nas' Hip Hop Is Dead debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, his third no. 1 to date, while Bow Wow's The Price of Fame debuts at no. 6.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead
2. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
3. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
4. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
5. The Beatles - Love
6. Bow Wow - The Price of Fame
7. Josh Groban - Awake
8. Daughtry - Daughtry
9. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
10. Akon - Konvicted
Trick Daddy's Back by Thug Demand debuts at no. 48.
Not a big week for hip hop in the top 10 of the Hot 100 singles chart but Jim Jones' We Fly High did move up a notch from no. 8 to no. 7 while Bow Wow's Shortie Like Mine featuring Chris Brown and Johnta Austin follows moving from no. 10 to no. 9.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2. Akon - I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg
3. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
4. Fergie - Fergalicious
5. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
6. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
7. Jim Jones - We Fly High
8. The Fray - How To Save a Life
9. Bow Wow - Shortie Like Mine feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
10. Hinder - Lips of An Angel
Baby Boy Da Prince's The Way I Love featuring Lil Boosie debuts at no. 100.
Young Jeezy: The Inspiration
Young Jeezy's The Inspiration debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart while the Eminem mixtape turned album, Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, drops to no. 13.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Young Jeezy - The Inspiration
2. Taylor Hicks - Taylor Hicks
3. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
4. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
5. Josh Groban - Awake
6. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
7. Chris Daughtry - Daughtry
8. The Beatles - Love
9. Mary J. Blige - Reflections (A Retrospective)
10. Il Divo - Siempre
Tyrese's Alter Ego debuts at no. 23 with a no. 2 position on the Rap Albums chart while Ghostface Killah's More Fish debuts at no. 71.
[Note: The album above links through to the album that's now labeled a CD-Single for some oddball reason though it still lists all the album's tracks. But if you were looking for the album and it said CD-Single, would you take it on faith or go elsewhere?]
Jim Jones must be feeling pretty good with We Fly High rising from no. 10 to no. 8 in the Hot 100 singles chart given that Jay-Z's Show Me What You Got only enjoyed top 10 status for a single week. But it's not over for Jay as Lost One featuring Crisette Michele debuts at no. 66.
Top 10 Singles in the Hot 100
1. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2. Akon - I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg
3. Fergie - Fergalicious
4. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
5. Justin Timberlake - My Life feat. T.I.
6. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
7. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
8. Jim Jones - We Fly High
9. The Fray - How To Save a Life
10. Bow Wow - Shortie Like Mine feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
You Don't Know with Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Cashis debuts at no. 12, apparently the "highest ever Hot 100 debut for each artist".
Other hip hop debuts in the Hot 100 include Nas' Hip-Hop Is Dead featuring will.i.am at no. 76 and T.I.'s Top Back at no. 88.
Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
If it wasn't for the debut of Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, there would be no hip hop albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 album chart.
Jay-Z's Kingdom Come drops from no. 6 to no. 15 on sales of 101,000.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Ciara - Ciara: The Evolution
2. Eminem - Eminem Presents: The Re-Up
3. Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape
4. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
5. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
6. Il Divo - Siempre
7. Chris Daughtry - Daughtry
8. The Beatles - Love
9. Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong
10. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
Lil Scrappy's Bred 2 Die - Born 2 Live debuts at no. 24 moving 82,000 units.
Bow Wow climbs to no. 9 in the Hot 100 singles chart with Shortie Like Mine featuring Chris Brown and Johnta Austin while Jim Jones follows at no. 10 with We Fly High.
Looks like Mr. Jones has done a fine job of leveraging that beef with Jay-Z.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
2. Akon - I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg
3. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
4. Fergie - Fergalicious
5. Justin Timberlake - My Life feat. T.I.
6. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
7. The Fray - How To Save a Life
8. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
9. Bow Wow - Shortie Like Mine feat. Chris Brown & Johnta Austin
10. Jim Jones - We Fly High
Young Jeezy's I Luv It rides digital downloads from no. 84 to no. 39.
Lil' Boosie's Zoom featuring Yung Joc debuts at no. 78 and Ying Yang Twins' Dangerous featuring Wyclef debuts at no. 85.
Slim pickings for hip hop in the top 10 of this week's Billboard 200 album chart with Jay-Z's Kingdom Come dropping to no. 6 and no other straight up hip hop albums in the top 10.
Top 10 Albums in the Billboard 200
1. Incubus - Light Grenades
2. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
3. Daughtry - Daughtry
4. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
5. The Beatles - Love
6. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
7. Sarah McLachlan - Wintersong
8. Akon - Konvicted
9. Josh Groban - Awake
10. NOW That's What I Call Christmas 3
Clipse's Hell Hath No Fury debuts at no. 14 while the Ying Yang Twins' Chemically Imbalanced shows up at no. 40.
Akon retains his top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with I Wanna Love You featuring Snoop Dogg. Akon's no. 3 single Smack That featuring Eminem will also appear in the top spot on Billboard's new Hot RingMasters chart starting tomorrow.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Akon - I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg
2. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
3. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
4. Justin Timberlake - My Life feat. T.I.
5. The Fray - How To Save a Life
6. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
7. Gwen Stefani - Wind It Up
8. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
9. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
10. Fergie - Fergalicious
Snoop Dogg's That's That featuring R. Kelly jumped from no. 85 to no. 20 off digital downloads while Pitbull's Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera) debuted at no. 97 and Jay-Z's Kingdom Come debuted at no. 98.
Rizoh has a nice roundup of the
top 10 rap albums along with their sales and standing in the Billboard 200 album chart.
Big week for hip hop on the Billboard 200 album chart. Jay-Z cinched his no. 1 debut for Kingdom Come with 680,000 units, his ninth no. 1 and his best sales week to date. Jay-Z is now tied with the Rolling Stones in third place for the most no. 1 albums behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Wow!
The Game exits the top ten quite rapidly but it was a tough week with many albums increasing sales but dropping positions. Snoop's Tha Blue Carpet Treatment debuts at no. 5 and 2Pac's Pac's Life at no. 9.
Top 10 Albums in the Billboard 200
1. Jay-Z - Kingdom Come
2. Daughtry - Daughtry
3. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
4. The Beatles - Love
5. Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
6. Beyonce - B'Day
7. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
8. Akon - Konvicted
9. 2Pac - Pac's Life
10. Keith Urban - Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
Justin and Jay-Z exited the top 10 last week while Akon claimed the top 2 spots on the Hot 100 singles chart.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Akon - I Wanna Love You feat. Snoop Dogg
2. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
3. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
4. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
5. Fergie - Fergalicious
6. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
7. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
8. The Fray - How To Save a Life
9. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
10. Bow Wow - Shortie Like Mine feat. Chris Brown and Johnta Austin
Rap debuts in the Hot 100 include this week's top debut The Game's Let's Ride at no. 46, Snoop Dogg's That's That featuring R. Kelly at no. 85, Ludacris' Runaway Love featuring Mary J. Blige at no. 91 and Young Jeezy's I Luv It at no. 100.
The Game - Doctor's Advocate
The Game's Doctor's Advocate debuted in the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart last week with hip hop's current R&B fave Akon taking the no. 2 spot with Konvicted.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. The Game - Doctor's Advocate
2. Akon - Konvicted
3. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
4. Josh Groban - Awake
5. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
6. Keith Urban - Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
7. Sugarland - Enjoy the Ride
8. Tenacious D - The Pick of Destiny
9. Beyonce - B'Day
10. (+44) - When Your Heart Stops Beating
Fat Joe's Me, Myself & I debuted at no. 14.
Jay-Z's Show Me That Bottle of Armand What You Got rises quite rapidly from no. 47 to no. 8 this week in the Hot 100 singles chart "after raking in its first week of digital sales".
Top 10 Singles in the Hot 100
1. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
2. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
3. Fergie - Fergalicious
4. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
5. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
6. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
7. The Fray - How To Save a Life
8. Jay-Z - Show Me What You Got
9. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
10. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
A couple of R&B songs featuring rappers debuted this week with the Pussycat Dolls' Wait a Minute featuring Timbaland entering at no. 77 and Lloyd's You featuring Lil' Wayne debuting at no. 94.
Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
Jim Jones' Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment) debuts at no. 6 on the Billboard 200 album chart and also takes the top spot on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. NOW That's What I Call Music 23
2. Josh Groban - Awake
3. Keith Urban - Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing
4. Sugarland - Enjoy the Ride
5. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
6. Jim Jones - Hustler's P.O.M.E. (Product of My Environment)
7. Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father, Like Son
8. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
9. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
10. The Dave Matthews Band - Best of What's Around: Vol. 01
Not a lot to get excited about regarding the top 10 on the Hot 100 singles chart but there are some promising top 100 debuts this week and the rise of Fergie's Fergalicious to the 3 spot gives her three straight singles in the top 3 in a row including My Humps and London Bridge.
This Week's Top 10 Singles
1. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
2. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
3. Fergie - Fergalicious
4. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
5. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
6. Fray - How To Save a Life
7. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
8. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
9. Beyonce - Irreplaceable
10. Chris Brown - Say Goodbye
Hip hop related debuts this week include Fat Joe's Make It Rain featuring Lil Wayne that enters at no. 55, Beyonce's Upgrade U featuring Jay-Z at no. 92, and Chingy's Dem Jeans featuring Jermaine Dupri at no. 93.
Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father, Like Son
Birdman & Lil Wayne's Like Father, Like Son debuted at no. 3 this week on the Billboard 200 album chart. Apparently this is Lil Wayne's sixth appearance in the top 10, Cash Money's still a company and you know who's boss!
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Soundtrack - Hannah Montana
2. Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
3. Birdman & Lil Wayne - Like Father, Like Son
4. John Legend - Once Again
5. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
6. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
7. The Who - Endless Wire
8. Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose
9. Kellie Pickler - Small Town Girl
10. Deftones - Saturday Night Wrist
Pitbull's El Mariel debuted at no. 17.
Fergie's Fergalicious hits no. 6 on the Hot 100 singles chart with minimalist toy beats and a conversational style of rap that makes will.i.am's guest vocals sound as hard as Jay-Z looked in that hoodie on his recent world tour!
This Week's Top 10 Singles:
1. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
2. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
3. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
4. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
5. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
6. Fergie - Fergalicious
7. Fray - How To Save a Life
8. Not available
9. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
10. Chris Brown - Say Goodbye
ProHipHop Cheap Shot:
Rumors remain unconfirmed that will.i.am will be appearing in a series of Christmas season commercials endorsing Blue Man Musical Instruments.
ProHipHop Disclaimer:
It's easy to make fun of will and Ferg but we here at ProHipHop [ok, me] think they're both awesome pop stars and there's no need for shame in that because being a pop star is an inherently shameless enterprise and Fergie remains near the top of our list of guilty pleasures.
Jibbs - Jibbs Feat. Jibbs
Though it didn't make the top 10, Jibbs' first album Jibbs Feat. Jibbs debuted at no. 11 while Lil' Boosie's Bad Azz debuted at no. 18.
1. Soundtrack - Hanna Montana
2. My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
3. John Legend - Once Again
4. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
5. Evanescence - The Open Door
6. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
7. Diddy - Press Play
8. Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic
9. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
10. Killers - Sam's Town
Diddy - Come To Me featuring Nicole Scherzinger
It's a good week for Diddy as Come To Me featuring Nicole Scherzinger takes the no. 8 spot on the Hot 100 singles chart and Tell Me featuring Christina Aguilera is the Hot 100's top debut at no. 62.
Plus, as you'll note in the above video, he's found a choreographer who can make something of his meager dance skills. Good looking out!
This Week's Top 10 Singles:
1. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
2. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
3. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
4. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
5. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
6. Fray - How To Save a Life
7. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
8. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
9. Diddy - Come To Me feat. Nicole Scherzinger
10. Nickelback - Far Away
Akon's Smack That featuring Eminem is the greatest sales gainer on the Hot 100 this week.
Diddy - Press Play
In a make or break week for Diddy, Press Play topped the Billboard 200 album chart, thus ensuring many more years of Diddy hijinks. Seriously, this was a crucial week for Diddy on which all else depended.
Top 10 Albums in the Billboard 200
1. Diddy - Press Play
2. Evanescence - The Open Door
3. JoJo - The High Road
4. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
5. Dierks Bentley - Long Trip Alone
6. Rod Stewart - Still the Same ...
Great American Rock Classics of Our Time
7. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
8. Ruben Studdard - The Return
9. Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic
10. Killers - Sam's Town
Hi-Tek's Hi-Teknology, Vol. 2: The Chip debuted at no. 38.
Ludacris' Money Maker feat. Pharrell tops both the Hot 100 singles chart and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as well as becoming the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer this week.
Top 10 on the Hot 100:
1. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
2. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
3. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
4. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
5. Fray - How To Save a Life
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
8. Justin Timberlake - My Love feat. T.I.
9. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
10. Nickelback - Far Away
[4 and 5 may be reversed.]
Lady Sovereign's Love Me or Hate Me (F**k You") is this week's top debut at no. 81.
Lloyd Banks - Rotten Apple
Lloyd Banks' Rotten Apple debuts at no. 3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart:
G-Unit artist Lloyd Banks' "Rotten Apples" bows at No. 3 with 143,000. His sophomore set also manages a No. 1 entry on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums charts. Banks' debut, "The Hunger for More," debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 2004.
Ludacris' Release Therapy drops to no. 10.
Top 10 Albums This Week
1. Rod Stewart - Still the Same ...
Great American Rock Classics of Our Time
2. Evanescence - The Open Door
3. Lloyd Banks - Rotten Apples
4. Jimmy Buffett - Take the Weather With You
5. Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic
6. Killers - Sam's Town
7. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
8. George Strait - It Just Comes Natural
9. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
10. Ludacris - Release Therapy
Weird Al - White & Nerdy
Weird Al Yankovich's White & Nerdy hits no. 9 on the Hot 100 singles chart putting Weird Al in the top 10 singles for the first time in his career. Apparently the song received a "79% digital sales increase" over the week, yet another example of the instrumental role of digital sales in singles chart performance.
Top 10 Singles in the Hot 100:
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
3. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
4. Fray - How To Save a Life
5. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
8. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
9. Weird Al Yankovich - White & Nerdy
10. Nickelback - Far Away
Debuts this week include Bow Wow's Shortie Like Mine featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin at no. 80 (top debut of the week), Jim Jones' We Fly High at no. 87 and Jay-Z's Show Me What You Got at no. 90.
Akon featuring Eminem - Smack That
Once again digital downloads play a major role in a single's success on the Hot 100 singles chart:
A record is broken this week on the Hot 100, as Akon achieves the largest climb in the chart's 48-year-history with "Smack That" featuring Eminem, which rockets 95-7. The song's monstrous leap is fueled by its No. 6 debut on Hot Digital Songs with 67,000 copies sold.
Next up, Akon's I Wanna Love You featuring Snoop Dogg debuts at no. 95.
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
3. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
4. Fray - How To Save a Life
5. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
6. Fergie - London Bridge
7. Akon - Smack That feat. Eminem
8. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
9. Nickelback - Far Away
10. Chingy - Pullin' Me Back feat. Tyrese
"Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of Chamillionaire's Ridin', White & Nerdy, is this week's top debut at no. 28.
Ludacris - Release Therapy
Ludacris' Release Therapy, featuring Ludacris as an R&B singer on the cover, debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart while "Weird Al" Yankovic's Straight Outta Lynwood, in which he parodies Chamillionaire's Ridin', debuts at no. 10.
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Ludacris - Release Therapy
2. Janet Jackson - 20 Y.O.
3. Tony Bennett - Duets: An American Classic
4. Alan Jackson - Like Red on a Rose
5. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
6. John Mayer - Continuum
7. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
8. Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways
9. Fergie - The Dutchess
10. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
Lupe: No. 1 Rap Album, No. 2 Hip-Hop/R&B Album, No. 8 In The Top 10
Some kind of "system failure" screwed up the most recent Nielsen SoundScan chart affecting almost all the charts including the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
That's right, Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor is now no. 8 and Chingy's Hoodstar is no. 9, which is a happy surprise for those who feel that Lupe Fiasco is a key player in an emerging wave of smart yet entertaining hip hop.
Here's the new top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart:
1. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
2. Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways
3. Fergie - The Dutchess
4. Kenny Chesney - LIVE: Live Those Songs Again
5. John Mayer - Continuum
6. Beyonce - B'Day
7. Diana Krall - From This Moment On
8. Lupe Fiasco - Food & Liquor
9. Chingy - Hoodstar
10. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
According to a press release from Atlantic Records, passed on to me by Rizoh from The Rap Up who's been keeping me up to date on these developments, Food & Liquor also now tops the Top Rap Albums chart and is no. 2 on the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums chart.
And that's a good thing.
Promo Video: Brown Boy In The Studio (Superman Debuts At No. 99)
Chingy joins Ludacris, Fergie and Jibbs in the top 10 on the Hot 100 singles chart with Pullin' Me Back featuring Tyrese at no. 9.
Top 10 Singles On The Hot 100
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
3. Fray - How To Save a Life
4. Fergie - London Bridge
5. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
8. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
9. Chingy - Pullin' Me Back feat. Tyrese
10. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
This week's debuts include Fergie's Fergalicious featuring will.i.am at no. 79, Akon's Smack That featuring Eminem at no. 95 and Brown Boy's Superman at no. 99.
Chingy - Hoodstar
Fergie's The Dutchess debuts on the Billboard 200 album chart at no. 3 while Chingy's Hoodstar enters at no. 8.
Top 10 On The Billboard 200
1. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
2. Clay Aiken - A Thousand Different Ways
3. Fergie - The Dutchess
4. Kenny Chesney - LIVE: Live Those Songs Again
5. John Mayer - Continuum
6. Beyonce - B'Day
7. Diana Krall - From This Moment On
8. Chingy - Hoodstar
9. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
10. Bob Dylan - Modern Times
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor debuts at no. 12 while Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Thug Stories enters at no. 31.
As usual, the Hot 100 singles chart tends to be a happier place for rap music than the top albums chart.
Ludacris' Money Maker featuring Pharrell debuts at no. 2 while registering the greatest gains in both airplay and digital sales. Jibbs' Chain Hang Low moves from no. 11 to no. 8 to join the top 10.
Top 10 on the Hot 100
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Ludacris - Money Maker feat. Pharrell
3. JoJo - Too Little Too Late
4. Fergie - London Bridge
5. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. Fray - How To Save a Life
8. Jibbs - Chain Hang Low
9. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
10. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
Fort Minor's Remember the Name featuring Styles Of Beyond enters the Hot 100 at no. 66.
Chingy's Pullin' Me Back featuring Tyrese is again no. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Daz - So So Gangsta
Another not so exciting week on the Billboard 200 album chart, however, Daz's So So Gangsta debuted at no. 35 with 23,000 units moved.
Top 10 On The Billboard 200
1. Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
2. John Mayer - Continuum
3. Beyonce - B'Day
4. Bob Seger - Face the Promise
5. Modern Times - Bob Dylan
6. Lionel Richie - Coming Home
7. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
8. Danity Kane - Danity Kane
9. The Mars Volta - Amputechture
10. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
Webstar & Young B's Chicken Noodle Soup feat. the Voice Of Harlem
Not much worth noting in the top 10 of the Hot 100 singles chart but, further down the line, Webstar & Young B's Chicken Noodle Soup featuring the Voice Of Harlem entered the Hot 100 at no. 92!
Top 10 on the Hot 100
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Fergie - London Bridge
3. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
4. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
5. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
6. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
7. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
8. Nickelback - Far Away
9. Hinder - Lips of an Angel
10. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
Iron Maiden's A Matter Of Life And Death
No hip hop in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week but Iron Maiden's back!
Top 10 Albums on the Billboard 200
1. Beyonce - B'Day
2. Audioslave - Revelations
3. Modern Times - Bob Dylan
4. Danity Kane - Danity Kane
5. Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls 2
6. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics
7. Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair
8. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
9. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
10. Hinder - Extreme Behavior
While I agree with Kelefa Sanneh's assessment of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy as a "halfway hip-hop hit", I think it's a great thing to see the single still rising and now at no. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
And, since bloggers have already been a part of the rise of The Pack's Vans (formerly Got My Vans On), I find it worth noting that the single is the top debut this week at no. 58.
Top 10 Singles on the Billboard Hot 100
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Fergie - London Bridge
3. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
4. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
5. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
6. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
7. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
8. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
9. Nickelback - Far Away
10. Cassie - Me & U
Other hip hop related debuts in the Hot 100 include Lloyd Banks' Hands Up featuring 50 Cent at no. 84, Diddy's Come To Me featuring Nicole Scherzinger at no. 93, Birdman & Lil Wayne's Stuntin' Like My Daddy at no. 95, Rick Ross' Push It at no. 97 and OutKast's Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me) at no. 100.
Chingy's Pullin' Me Back featuring Tyrese takes the top spot on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Young Dro's Best Thang Smokin'
Three hip hop albums debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 album chart this week: Young Dro's Best Thang Smokin', Method Man's 4:21 ... The Day After and The Roots' Game Theory.
Young Dro also tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart pushing Outkast's IdleWild to no. 2.
Top 10 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart
1. Modern Times - Bob Dylan
2. Danity Kane - Danity Kane
3. Young Dro - Best Thang Smokin'
4. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics
5. Jessica Simpson - A Public Affair
6. Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls 2
7. OutKast - IdleWild
8. Method Man - 4:21 ... The Day After
9. The Roots - Game Theory
10. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
Too Short's Blow the Whistle debuts at no. 14 and Tego Calderon's The Underdog/El Subestimado debuts at no. 43.
Justin Timberlake's SexyBack jumps from no. 31 to no. 1 on the Hot 100 singles chart off the strength of digital downloads while Fergie's London Bridge drops to second place. However, I doubt she's too upset having just won an MTV Video Music Award for My Humps in the Best Hip-Hop Video category (say what?!?).
1. Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
2. Fergie - London Bridge
3. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
4. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
5. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
6. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
7. Cassie - Me & U
8. Danity Kane - Showstopper
9. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
10. Evanescence - Call Me When You're Sober
OutKast's single Morris Brown featuring Scar & Sleepy Brown debuts at no. 95.
Danity Kane tops the Billboard 200 album chart, OutKast takes no. 2 with their "not really hip hop, not really a soundtrack" album and Paris Hilton comes in at no. 6 with an album rumored to contain elements of rap music.
1. Danity Kane - Danity Kane
2. OutKast - IdleWild
3. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics
4. Mana - Amar Es Combatir
5. Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls 2
6. Paris Hilton - Paris
7. NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 22
8. Lamb Of God - Sacrament
9. Luther Vandross - The Ultimate Luther Vandross
10. Kelis - Kelis Was Here
Big ups to Mana, a Mexican rock group, whose album Amar Es Combatir came in at no. 4 and is the "highest charting and biggest debut for a Spanish-language album for a duo or group on The Billboard 200".
Fergie enters her third week with London Bridge as the top single on the Billboard Hot 100, Pop 100 and Hot Digital Songs charts.
Ciara's Get Up featuring Chamillionaire is the Hot 100's greatest sales gainer rising to no. 7 from no. 21.
Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart:
1. Fergie - London Bridge
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
4. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
5. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
6. Cassie - Me & U
7. Ciara - Get Up feat. Chamillionaire
8. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
9. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
10. Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
I don't have a chart position for Chingy's Pullin Me Back featuring Tyrese but it's the Hot 100's greatest airplay gainer this week.
Petey Pablo's back in action with Show Me The Money debuting at no. 58 and The Game's It's Okay (One Blood) featuring Junior Reid at no. 88.
The top 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart is all new and not so interesting.
Obie Trice's Second Round's on Me debuts at no. 8 while Rick Ross's Port of Miami drops from no. 1 to no. 7 and DMX's Year of the Dog ... Again drops out of the top 10.
1. Christina Aguilera - Back to Basics
2. Lyfe Jennings - The Phoenix
3. Trace Adkins - Dangerous Man
4. Cherish - Underappreciated
5. Soundtrack - The Cheetah Girls 2
6. NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 22
7. Rick Ross - Port of Miami
8. Obie Trice - Second Round's on Me
9. Soundtrack - Step Up
10. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
Snakes on a Plane: The Album debuted at no. 43.
The top 5 in the Hot 100 singles chart are the same as last week, with Fergie's London Bridge in its second week at no. 1 on both the Hot 100 and the Hot Digital Songs charts.
Young Dro's Shoulder Lean featuring T.I. moved from no. 12 to no. 10 on the Hot 100 and enters its third week on top of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Top 10 in the Hot 100:
1. Fergie - London Bridge
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
4. Cassie - Me & U
5. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
6. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
7. Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
8. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
9. Ne-Yo - Sexy Love
10. Young Dro - Shoulder Lean feat. T.I.
Ludacris's Money Maker featuring Pharrell debuts at no. 96 and Frankie J's That Girl featuring Mannie Fresh & Chamillionaire enters at no. 100.
In barely related news that I'll squeeze in anyway, Troy Lee Gentry of country music act Montgomery Gentry, may not be appearing in future chart listings (and for all I know never has), because he got busted for killing a caged bear and then trying to make it look like he hunted it in the wild:
According to an indictment unsealed this week, in October 2004 Gentry paid $4,650 to shoot the "trophy-caliber" bear named "Cubby" at the Minnesota Wildlife Connection in northern Minnesota, which advertises itself as a place where animals can be photographed in the wild.
After using a bow and arrow to kill the animal inside its pen, Gentry and the owner of the preserve tagged the bear and registered it with the state as if it had been killed in the wild. A videotape was edited to make it appear that Gentry had hunted down the bear.
I was so moved by the news that I resuscitated Brand Destruction Research to mark his deed as a form of brand self destruction.
See ya Sunday!
Fergie Performs London Bridge At Fashion Rocks
Fergie's London Bridge takes the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week "after achieving the second biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history last week". London Bridge also takes the top spot on the Hot Digital Songs chart displacing Gnarls Barkley's Crazy to no. 2 there as well.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100
1. Fergie - London Bridge
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
4. Cassie - Me & U
5. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
6. Beyonce - Deja Vu feat. Jay-Z
7. Sean Paul - (When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me
feat. Keyshia
8. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
9. Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
10. Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Hip hop related debuts include Brooke Hogan's About Us featuring Paul Wall at no. 53, Jibbs' Chain Hang Low at no. 69 and Monica's Everytime Tha Beat Drop featuring Dem Franchize Boyz at no. 94.
Young Dro's Shoulder Lean featuring T.I. enters its second week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
NOW! Vol. 22 barely beats out DMX's Year of the Dog ... Again by just a few hundred copies for the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
Year of the Dog ... Again represents the lowest first week sales and the only non no. 1 debut for DMX on the Billboard 200.
1. NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 22
2. DMX - Year of the Dog ... Again
3. Razor & Tie - Kidz Bop 10
4. Stone Sour - Come What(ever) May
5. LeToya Luckett - LeToya
6. Tom Petty - Highway Companion
7. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
8. Five For Fighting - Two Lights
9. Pharrell Williams - In My Mind
10. Nickelback - All the Right Reasons
In related news, Rhymefest explains why low initial sales of Blue Collar are not a sign of defeat.
Though Rihanna dropped out of the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, divas are running the game with the addition of Beyonce's Deja Vu featuring Jay-Z at no. 4 and Fergie's London Bridge at no. 5.
1. Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous feat. Timbaland
2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
3. Cassie - Me & U
4. Beyonce - Deja Vu feat. Jay-Z
5. Fergie - London Bridge
6. Pussycat Dolls - Buttons feat. Snoop Dogg
7. Yung Joc - It's Goin' Down
8. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man
9. Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car)
10. Shakira - Hips Don't Lie feat. Wyclef
Gnarls Barkley's Crazy enters week three atop the Hot Digital Songs chart while Young Dro's Shoulder Lean featuring T.I tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and takes no. 13 in the Hot 100.
Debuts with guest rappers include Shareefa's Need a Boss featuring Ludacris at no. 91 and Ciara's Get Up featuring Chamillionaire at no. 93.
Doomed forever to be referred to as "former Destiny's Child member" LeToya Luckett's LeToya takes the top spots on the Billboard 200 album chart and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Apparently, she had already technically debuted in the Soundscan universe due to street violations, i.e. sales before the official release date.
1. LeToya Luckett - LeToya
2. NOW! That's What I Call Music, Vol. 22
3. Pharrell Williams - In My Mind
4. Tom Petty - Highway Companion
5. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
6. Disney - High School Musical
7. Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
8. Nelly Furtado - Loose
9. The Pussycat Dolls - PCD
10. Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
As usual, a lot of interesting stuff is going on lower down in the charts where I rarely venture.
Jurassic 5's Feedback debuts at no. 15, Trae's Restless at no. 87 and Gym Class Heroes' As Cruel As School Children at no. 93.
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