Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 11th August 2007

 

1 (23) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

2 (1) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

3 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

4 (3) Umbrella - Rihanna

5 (4) The Way I Are - Timbaland

6 (10) Bartender – T-Pain

7 (5) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

8 (9) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

9 (11) Make Me Better - Fabolous

10 (8) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

11 (7) Sorry, Blame It On Me - Akon

12 (12) Shawty – Piles

13 (14) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

14 (20) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

15 (13) Big Things Poppin’ (Do It) – T.I.

16 (15) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

17 (27) Home - Daughtry

18 (30) Sexy Lady – Yung Berg

19 (25) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

20 (26) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

21 (18) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

22 (22) Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

23 (6) What Time Is It – High School Musical

24 (19) Summer Love – Justin Timberlake

25 (28) Crank That – Soulja Boy

26 (46) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

27 (16) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

28 (24) Rockstar - Nickelback

29 (21) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

30 (42) Do You – Ne-Yo

31 (32) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

32 (48) When I See U - Fantasia

33 (39) Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift

34 (35) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

35 (29) Whine Up – Kat Deluna

36 (17) Potential Break-up Song – Aly & AJ

37 (36) First Time - Lifehouse

38 (34) Get It Shawty – Lloyd

39 (31) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

40 (51) Who Knew - Pink

41 (43) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

42 (40) U & Ur Hand - Pink

43 (45) Give It To Me - Timbaland

44 (44) Lost In This Moment – Big & Rich

45 (37) Like This - Mims

46 (33) Pop, Lock & Drop It - Huey

47 (New) Stronger – Kanye West

48 (55) I Told You So – Keith Urban

49 (41) Glamorous - Fergie

50 (52) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

51 (53) I Need You – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

52 (66) Because Of You – Kelly Clarkson & Reba McEntire

53 (38) Lean Like A Cholo – Down AKA Kilo

54 (61) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

55 (69) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

56 (47) Wipe Me Down – Lil Boosie

57 (54) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

58 (56) How Do I Breathe - Mario

59 (73) A Different World – Bucky Covington

60 (49) Tambourine - Eve

61 (57) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

62 (50) Lip Gloss – Lil Mama

63 (60) Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) – Enrique Iglesias

64 (63) Everything – Michael Buble

65 (New) Cyclone – Baby Bash

66 (64) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

67 (58) Like This – Kelly Rowland ft Eve

68 (78) Johnny Cash – Jason Aldean

69 (68) Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

70 (89) Bed – J. Holiday

71 (90) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara

72 (82) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

73 (94) Everyday America - Sugarland

74 (62) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

75 (86) I Wonder – Kellie Pickler

76 (91) Tough – Craig Morgan

77 (84) Find Out Who Your Friends Are – Tracy Lawrence

78 (79) Easy – Paula DeAnda

79 (83) Lucky Man – Montgomery Gentry

80 (74) Ticks – Brad Paisley

81 (59) I Tried – Bone-Thugs-Harmony

82 (71) You Know What It Is – T.I.

83 (New) Love Me If You Can – Toby Keith

84 (New) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

85 (87) Wrapped – George Strait

86 (99) Online – Brad Paisley

87 (100) Moments – Emerson Drive

88 (77) (You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

89 (New) Proud Of The House We Built – Brooks & Dunn

90 (Re) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

91 (67) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

92 (New) Hold On – Jonas Brothers

93 (98) Until The End Of Time – Justin Timberlake

94 (96) Can’t Tell Me Nothing – Kanye West

95 (92) Anonymous – Bobby Valentino

96 (85) Ready, Set, Don’t Go – Billy Ray Cyrus

97 (76) Forever – Papa Roach

98 (95) Startin’ With Me – Jake Owen

99 (88) You Can’t Stop The Beat – Hairspray Cast

100 (New) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 11th August 2007

 

1 (1) Now 25 – Various Artists

2 (4) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

3 (New) Planet Earth - Prince

4 (2) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

5 (3) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

6 (6) The Dutchess - Fergie

7 (New) Underclass Hero – Sum 41

8 (7) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

9 (8) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

10 (21) Every Second Counts – Plain White T’s

11 (9) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

12 (10) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

13 (15) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

14 (16) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

15 (11) My December – Kelly Clarkson

16 (17) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

17 (18) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

18 (14) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

19 (19) Epiphany – T-Pain

20 (New) Home At Last – Billy Ray Cyrus

21 (5) Coco – Colbie Caillat

22 (12) Zeitgeist – Smashing Pumpkins

23 (20) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

24 (54) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

25 (22) Daughtry - Daughtry

26 (23) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

27 (24) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

28 (30) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

29 (33) Shock Value - Timbaland

30 (29) Big Dog Daddy – Daddy Yankee

31 (32) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

32 (New) Almost Famous – Yung Berg

33 (New) El Cantante – Marc Anthony

34 (New) The Con – Tegan and Sara

35 (27) From Nothin’ To Somethin’ - Fabolous

36 (25) Double Up – R. Kelly

37 (36) The Police – The Police

38 (38) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

39 (37) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

40 (New) How Can We Be Silent – Barlow Girl

41 (31) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

42 (40) Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace – Big & Rich

43 (34) Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney

44 (New) The Pursuit Begins – Evans Blue

45 (52) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

46 (13) Paper Walls - Yellowcard

47 (28) Libertad – Velvet Revolver

48 (47) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

49 (45) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

50 (Re) Stand – Michael W. Smith

51 (26) Our Love To Admire – Interpol

52 (43) Konvicted - Akon

53 (46) Riot! - Paramore

54 (50) Jason Aldean – Jason Aldean

55 (35) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon

56 (New) The Walk - Hanson

57 (55) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

58 (53) Continuum – John Mayer

59 (41) Transformers: The Album – Original Soundtrack

60 (39) Ms Kelly – Kelly Rowland

61 (56) Vans Warped Tour 2007 – Various Artists

62 (51) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

63 (48) Rockstar Mentality – Shop Boyz

64 (57) Who We Are - Lifehouse

65 (77) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

66 (58) B’Day - Beyonce

67 (71) If You’re Going Through Hell – Rodney Atkins

68 (New) Absolute - Garbage

69 (64) Strength & Loyalty – Bone-Thugs-Harmony

70 (New) Young Modern - Silverchair

71 (67) I’m Not Dead - Pink

72 (New) Is Is (EP) – The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

73 (61) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

74 (72) I Am – Chrisette Michele

75 (63) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

76 (66) Black Rain – Ozzy Osbourne

77 (New) Monsters Of Rock: Platinum Edition – Various Artists

78 (90) Greatest Hits Vol.2: Reflected – Tim McGraw

79 (59) Easy Tiger – Ryan Adams

80 (87) Flyleaf - Flyleaf

81 (80) Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing – Keith Urban

82 (88) Once – Original Soundtrack

83 (70) Insomniac – Enrique Iglesias

84 (81) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

85 (75) Loose – Nelly Furtado

86 (79) One-X – Three Days Grace

87 (68) Agarrese – Grupo Montez Du Durango

88 (84) The Reminder - Feist

89 (175) The Road And The Radio – Kenny Chesney

90 (62) Now 24 – Various Artists

91 (83) Bucky Covington – Bucky Covington

92 (91) Them vs You vs Me – Finger Eleven

93 (69) The Mix-Up – Beastie Boys

94 (78) The Collection – Travelling Wilburys

95 (106) The Road To Here – Little Big Town

96 (140) Your Man – Josh Turner

97 (74) El Cartel: The Big Boss – Daddy Yankee

98 (95) A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection – Alison Krauss

99 (141) Small Town Girl – Kellie Pickler

100 (85) The Paramour Sessions – Papa Roach

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 11th August 2007

 

1 (1) Home – Daughtry

2 (2) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

3 (3) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

4 (5) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (4) First Time - Lifehouse

6 (6) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

7 (7) Rockstar - Nickelback

8 (8) U & Ur Hand - Pink

9 (9) If Everyone Cared – Nickelback

10 (11) (You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

11 (16) Before It’s Too Late – Goo Goo Dolls

12 (10) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

13 (12) It’s Not Over - Daughtry

14 (13) Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

15 (14) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

16 (20) Who Knew - Pink

17 (29) How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20

18 (18) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

19 (24) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

20 (19) Face Down – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 11th August 2007

 

1 (1) Everything – Michael Buble

2 (2) Waiting On The World To Change – John Mayer

3 (5) Home - Daughtry

4 (4) How To Save A Life – The Fray

5 (3) Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

6 (6) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

7 (7) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

8 (8) Change – Kimberly Locke

9 (10) Streetcorner Symphony – Rob Thomas

10 (9) Far Away - Nickelback

11 (13) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

12 (14) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

13 (15) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

14 (16) February Song – Josh Groban

15 (17) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

16 (19) (You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

17 (18) Anyway – Martina McBride

18 (20) Ever Present Past – Paul McCartney

19 (21) Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

20 (25) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

August 02, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

SEAN BY ME: "Stand by Me" is one of the classic songs of the 20th century. It has charted on The Billboard Hot 100 by eight different artists, and that's not counting the sampling of this evergreen in Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" (Beluga Heights/Epic), the single that takes a 23-1 warp speed jump this week.

 

That 22-point move writes new chapters in chart history, first by creating the longest span of No. 1 hits for songwriters in the rock era. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller's first No. 1 on the Billboard pop singles chart was Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog," which claimed pole position the week of Aug. 18, 1956. That gives Leiber and Stoller a span of No. 1 hits that is now stretched to one week shy of 51 years. Until this week, the longest rock-era span of No. 1 hits for a songwriter on the Billboard pop singles chart was 38 years, nine months and one week, a record held by the late Lincoln Chase, best known for writing Shirley Ellis' 1964 hit, "The Name Game." Chase's credit appears on Bert Kaempfert's "Wonderland by Night," No. 1 in January 1961, and Mariah Carey and Jay-Z's "Heartbreaker," No. 1 in October 1999.

 

The advancement of "Beautiful Girls" also gives Leiber and Stoller the longest gap between No. 1 hits in the rock era. They were last on top of the Hot 100 just over 48 years ago. Wilbert Harrison covered Leiber and Stoller's 1952 song "Kansas City" and his version of the song had a two-week reign in May 1959.

 

"Beautiful Girls" is the fifth No. 1 on the pop singles chart for Leiber and Stoller. Their other chart-toppers are:

 

"Hound Dog," Elvis Presley, 11 weeks (1956)

"Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice," Elvis Presley, seven weeks (1957)

 

"Don't," Elvis Presley, five weeks (1958)

"Kansas City," Wilbert Harrison, two weeks (1959)

 

"Beautiful Girls" is the initial No. 1 on the pop singles chart for (songwriter) Ben E. King, who first charted on the Hot 100 as a member of the Drifters in 1959. I don't know any other songwriter who first went to No. 1 48 years after making his chart debut.

 

There is some irony in that "Stand by Me" was never a No. 1 hit on its own. It took someone sampling the song to send it up to the penthouse. The timeless tune has been a top 10 hit twice for King, first when originally released and then again when the movie "Stand by Me" was a box office hit. Here is a list of the artists who have charted on the Hot 100 with "Stand by Me" over the years:

 

Ben E. King, No. 4 (1961)

Earl Grant, No. 75 (1965)

Spyder Turner, No. 12 (1967)

David & Jimmy Ruffin, No. 61 (1970)

John Lennon, No. 20 (1975)

Mickey Gilley, No. 22 (1980)

Maurice White, No. 50 (1985)

Ben E. King, No. 9 (1986)

4 the Cause, No. 82 (1998)

 

"Beautiful Girls" is the first chart entry for Miami-born Sean Kingston. The 17-year-old is not the youngest male solo artist to top the Hot 100 in the last couple of years; Chris Brown was 16 when he went to No. 1 with "Run It!" in November 2005. But Kingston is the first artist born in the '90s to have a No. 1 song on this chart. The teen's date of birth is Feb. 3, 1990.

 

A final note about "Beautiful Girls" and Leiber and Stoller: as reported in Chart Beat a few weeks ago, the legendary writing team had its first No. 1 on a Billboard chart in the spring of 1953 when Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton ruled the R&B singles chart for six weeks with the original recording of "Hound Dog." That means Kingston's chart success has expanded Leiber and Stoller's career chart span of No. 1 hits to 54 years.

 

LIKE WE DID THIS SUMMER: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are not the only rock era icons who first charted in the '50s to make a noteworthy return to the Billboard charts this week. Chubby Checker, whose first Hot 100 chart entry was "The Class" in May 1959, makes his first appearance on the Adult Contemporary chart with "Knock Down the Walls" (TEEC).

 

While Checker is best known for his '60s singles on the Parkway label, including the massive hit recording of "The Twist," it hasn't been that long since he appeared on a Billboard chart. In 2003, remixes of his 1962 single "Limbo Rock" appeared on Hot Singles Sales, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales and Hot Dance Singles Sales.

 

Checker's career chart span is now stretched to 48 years, two months and three weeks.

 

FATHER AND DAUGHTER REUNION: There are only two families on Earth that can claim to have father and daughter represented simultaneously in the top 20 portion of The Billboard 200 with separate chart entries. Those families are the Sinatras and the Cyruses.

 

A No. 20 debut for Billy Ray Cyrus' "Home at Last" (Walt Disney) puts the patriarch of the Cyrus family in the same top 20 occupied by daughter Miley, who slips 2-4 with "Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus" (Walt Disney/Hollywood).

 

The Sinatras first achieved a similar chart feat the week of March 26, 1966, when Nancy Sinatra's "Boots" jogged 60-14 in its third chart week, while Frank Sinatra's "September of My Years" dipped 6-9 in its 32nd chart week.

 

"Home at Last" is Cyrus' eighth chart entry and his highest-ranking album on The Billboard 200 since "It Won't Be the Last" reached No. 3 in July 1993. On Top Country Albums, "Home at Last" opens at No. 3, and is Cyrus' best performance since "It Won't Be the Last" spent five weeks at No. 1 in the summer of 1993. "Home at Last" is Cyrus' 12th chart entry on the country tally. His most successful album is his first chart entry, "Some Gave All," which spent 34 weeks at No. 1, starting in June 1992.

 

Cyrus also has a hit single that is showing up on Hot Country Songs as well as the Hot 100. On the former, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" is a new entry at No. 47. That's the highest-debuting title of Cyrus' 26 entries on this survey. Previously, his highest new entry was "Somebody New," which opened at No. 51 the week of Oct. 23, 1993. This new single is Cyrus' highest-ranking song since "Southern Rain" stopped at No. 45 in July 2001 and his first chart entry since "Face of God" nosed up to No. 54 in February 2004.

 

On the Hot 100, "Ready, Set, Don't Go" bowed last week at No. 85 and this week falls to No. 96. It is the seventh chart entry for Cyrus and his first since "You Won't Be Lonely Now" settled for No. 80 in November 2000.

 

'HOME' RUN: Daughtry, the band fronted by "American Idol" fifth season finalist Chris Daughtry, has had two entries on the Adult Top 40 chart. Which one is the bigger hit? As of this week, it's a tie.

 

"It's Not Over" entered the week of Dec. 16, 2006, and reached the summit the week of March 3. The song spent nine weeks on top. The follow-up, "Home," debuted the week of April 21 and climbed into first place the week of June 16. This week, "Home" is in its ninth frame at No. 1.

 

Tune in next week to see if "Home" lords it over "Over," or if the two chart-toppers will have to settle for the tie.

 

FEATURED ON FIVE: Mariah Carey made her debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 17 years, two months and one week ago with "Vision of Love." This week, she collects her 40th chart entry, thanks to the debut of "Lil Love" (Full Impact) at No. 67. The song is credited to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony featuring Mariah Carey & Bow Wow and is the fifth of Carey's 40 charted titles to feature her in a featured role.

 

Carey has previously charted as a support act to Busta Rhymes, Damizza, Jadakiss and Twista.

 

"Lil Love" marks the first appearance by Carey on the R&B/Hip-Hop list in 2007. She was last on the chart the week of Dec. 30, 2006, the final frame for her song "Fly Like a Bird."

 

SPRINGFIELD INTO ACTION: The fourth "Simpsons" album in 17 years arrives on The Billboard 200. It's the first album related to Springfield's most famous family to chart this century. "The Simpsons Movie" (Extreme) soundtrack is a new entry at No. 108.

 

The first three "Simpsons" CDs were tied in to the Fox-TV series. "The Simpsons Sing the Blues" debuted the week of Dec. 22, 1990, ultimately peaking at No. 3. Next came "Songs in the Key of Springfield," which went to No. 103 in 1997. Two years later, "Go Simpsonic With the Simpsons" stalled at No. 197.

 

Not included on the movie soundtrack is Green Day's interpretation of "The Simpsons Theme" (Reprise), which enters Hot Digital Songs at No. 54.

 

FEEL THE 'EARTH' MOVE: "Planet Earth" (NPG/Columbia) is the 36th Prince record to chart on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and the fourth to go all the way. Prince's first chart-topping title was the "Purple Rain" soundtrack, No. 1 for 19 weeks in 1984. In 1991, "Diamonds and Pearls" spent one week in first place. Next, "3121" also had a one-week reign, in 2006.

 

SHE'LL TAKE US THERE: For the first time in almost 30 years, R&B legend Mavis Staples charts with a solo set. The Chicago-born member of the Staples Singers first appeared on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in September 1970 with the solo LP "Only for the Lonely," which peaked at No. 45. Seven years later, her album "A Piece of the Action" climbed to No. 51.

This week, Staples' third solo album to chart, "We'll Never Turn Back" (Anti-), is new at No. 99.

 

Nine albums by the Staples Singers have appeared on the R&B chart. The highest-ranked was the soundtrack to "Let's Do It Again," No. 1 in 1975. The Staples Singers last charted in 1984 with "Turning Point," which worked its way up to No. 43.