Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 18th August 2007

 

1 (1) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

2 (3) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

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

4 (5) The Way I Are - Timbaland

5 (4) Umbrella - Rihanna

6 (47) Stronger – Kanye West

7 (6) Bartender – T-Pain

8 (10) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

9 (9) Make Me Better - Fabolous

10 (7) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

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

12 (12) Shawty – Piles ft T-Pain

13 (14) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

14 (25) Crank That – Soulja Boy

15 (13) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

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

18 (16) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

19 (26) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

20 (17) Home - Daughtry

21 (19) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

22 (18) Sexy Lady – Yung Berg

23 (28) Rockstar - Nickelback

24 (21) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

25 (20) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

26 (30) Do You – Ne-Yo

27 (40) Who Knew - Pink

28 (New) Me Love – Sean Kingston

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

30 (31) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

31 (22) Girlfriend – Avril Lavigne

32 (24) Summer Love – Justin Timberlake

33 (29) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

34 (33) Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift

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

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

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

38 (32) When I See U - Fantasia

39 (34) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

40 (39) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

41 (37) First Time - Lifehouse

42 (50) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

43 (54) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

44 (42) U & Ur Hand - Pink

45 (38) Get It Shawty – Lloyd

46 (35) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

47 (43) Give It To Me - Timbaland

48 (45) Like This - Mims

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

50 (48) I Told You So – Keith Urban

51 (65) Cyclone – Baby Bash

52 (55) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

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

54 (70) Bed – J. Holiday

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

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

57 (64) Everything – Michael Buble

58 (59) A Different World – Bucky Covington

59 (57) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

60 (66) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

61 (60) Tambourine - Eve

62 (58) How Do I Breathe - Mario

63 (71) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara

64 (56) Wipe Me Down – Lil Boosie

65 (82) You Know What It Is – T.I. ft Wyclef Jean

66 (72) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

67 (61) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

68 (86) Online – Brad Paisley

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

70 (78) Easy – Paula DeAnda

71 (84) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

72 (73) Everyday America - Sugarland

73 (92) Hold On – Jonas Brothers

74 (62) Lip Gloss – Lil Mama

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

76 (76) Tough – Craig Morgan

77 (69) Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

78 (67) Like This – Kelly Rowland ft Eve

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

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

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

82 (75) I Wonder – Kellie Pickler

83 (74) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

84 (91) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

85 (79) Lucky Man – Montgomery Gentry

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

87 (90) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

88 (68) Johnny Cash – Jason Aldean

89 (New) Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go) – Dierks Bentley

90 (New) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

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

92 (87) Moments – Emerson Drive

93 (80) Ticks – Brad Paisley

94 (85) Wrapped – George Strait

95 (100) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

96 (Re) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

97 (Re) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

98 (Re) Misery Business - Paramore

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

100 (New) Can U Believe – Robin Thicke

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 18th August 2007

 

1 (New) Finding Forever - Common

2 (New) Untitled - Korn

3 (1) Now 25 – Various Artists

4 (2) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

5 (2) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

6 (New) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

7 (New) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

8 (5) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

9 (6) The Dutchess - Fergie

10 (8) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

11 (3) Planet Earth - Prince

12 (9) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

13 (13) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

14 (11) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

15 (12) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

16 (14) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

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

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

19 (19) Epiphany – T-Pain

20 (27) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

21 (15) My December – Kelly Clarkson

22 (16) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

23 (23) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

24 (18) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

25 (38) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

26 (29) Shock Value - Timbaland

27 (25) Daughtry - Daughtry

28 (26) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

29 (22) Zeitgeist – Smashing Pumpkins

30 (New) Direction – The Starting Line

31 (33) El Cantante – Marc Anthony

32 (28) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

33 (45) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

34 (7) Underclass Hero – Sum 41

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

36 (30) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

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

38 (21) Coco – Colbie Caillat

39 (41) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

40 (31) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

41 (20) Home At Last – Billy Ray Cyrus

42 (36) Double Up – R. Kelly

43 (New) True Beauty - Mandisa

44 (24) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

45 (53) Riot! – Paramore

46 (42) Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace – Brooks & Dunn

47 (48) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

48 (New) The Last Kind Words - Devildriver

49 (47) Libertad – Velvet Revolver

50 (49) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

51 (52) Konvicted - Akon

52 (New) Rapp-Murr-Phobia – Keith Murray

53 (50) Stand – Michael W. Smith

54 (65) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

55 (43) Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney

56 (54) Relentless – Jason Aldean

57 (62) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

58 (55) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon

59 (71) I’m Not Dead - Pink

60 (58) Continuum – John Mayer

61 (82) Once – Original Soundtrack

62 (84) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

63 (61) Vans Warped Tour 2007 – Various Artists

64 (64) Who We Are - Lifehouse

65 (51) Our Love To Admire - Interpol

66 (57) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

67 (74) I Am – Chrisette Michele

68 (63) Rockstar Mentality – Shop Boyz

69 (34) The Con – Tegan & Sara

70 (46) Paper Walls - Yellowcard

71 (66) B’Day - Beyonce

72 (80) Flyleaf - Flyleaf

73 (94) The Collection – Travelling Wilburys

74 (59) Transformers: The Album – Original Soundtrack

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

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

77 (73) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

78 (32) Almost Famous – Yung Berg

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

80 (86) One-X – Three Days Grace

81 (37) The Police – The Police

82 (60) Ms Kelly – Kelly Rowland

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

84 (New) Due Season – Kia Shine

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

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

87 (75) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

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

89 (76) Black Rain – Ozzy Osbourne

90 (166) Awake – Josh Groban

91 (88) The Reminder - Feist

92 (85) Loose – Nelly Furtado

93 (91) Bucky Covington – Bucky Covington

94 (New) Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley

95 (79) Easy Tiger – Ryan Adams

96 (107) The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

97 (New) Love Letters – Ella Fitzgerald

98 (90) Now 24 – Various Artists

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

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

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 18th August 2007

 

1 (1) Home – Daughtry

2 (2) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

4 (4) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (5) First Time - Lifehouse

6 (7) Rockstar - Nickelback

7 (6) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

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

9 (8) U & Ur Hand - Pink

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

11 (9) If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

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

13 (16) Who Knew - Pink

14 (18) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

15 (14) Say It Right – Nelly Furtado

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

17 (23) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

18 (21) Dig - Incubus

19 (20) Face Down – Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

20 (25) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 18th August 2007

 

1 (3) Home – Daughtry

2 (1) Everything – Michael Buble

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

4 (5) Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

5 (6) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

6 (4) How To Save A Life – The Fray

7 (7) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

8 (13) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

9 (9) Streetcorner Symphony – Rob Thomas

10 (8) Change – Kimberly Locke

11 (11) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

12 (12) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

13 (14) February Song – Josh Groban

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

15 (15) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

16 (17) Anyway – Martina McBride

17 (18) Ever Present Past – Paul McCartney

18 (23) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

19 (20) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

20 (22) If Everyone Cared – Nickelback

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

August 09, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

'SMALL' IS BIG: You already knew that country radio couldn't wait to play the first Carrie Underwood single from her second album. So you shouldn't be surprised that "So Small" (Arista) blasts onto Hot Country Songs at No. 20. It's not only the highest new entry of 2007, it's the highest new entry ever for a solo female artist since January 1964, when the chart expanded from 30 to 50 positions.

 

It goes without saying then that "So Small" is Underwood's highest-debuting title, besting the No. 39 bow of "Jesus, Take the Wheel" in November 2005.

 

"So Small" is Underwood's eighth chart entry in just over two years. Her chart career began with "Bless the Broken Road," a collaboration with Rascal Flatts that debuted and peaked at No. 50 the week of June 11, 2005.

 

Underwood is one of four "American Idol" alumnae in the top 20 of this week's country chart. The other three all reach their highest positions on this chart, all in the same week. Kelly Clarkson reaches the top five, as her duet with Reba McEntire on "Because of You" (MCA) edges up 6-5. Bucky Covington rises 7-6 with "A Different World" (Lyric Street) and Kellie Pickler strolls 15-14 with "I Wonder" (BNA), topping the No. 15 peak of her first single, "Red High Heels."

 

CHANGE THE WORLD: Further down the Hot Country Songs list, Carrie Underwood's collaborators on her first chart entry have a debut of their own. Rascal Flatts are new at No. 60 with "Revolution" (Lyric Street), a remake of the song that was the flip side of the Beatles' "Hey Jude" in 1968.

 

That means John Lennon and Paul McCartney are back on the country survey for the first time in 12 years. As songwriters, the Liverpudlians were most recently on the tally in June 1995, when Steve Wariner took "Get Back" to No. 72.

 

"Revolution" is the highest-charting Lennon-McCartney song since Rosanne Cash turned "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" into a No. 1 hit in June 1989. While that is the most successful Lennon-McCartney cover on the country chart, the songwriters earned another top 10 hit when Sweethearts of the Rodeo peaked at No. 9 in March 1989 with "I Feel Fine."

 

Years earlier, Johnny Rodriguez covered "Something" and turned it into a No. 6 hit in 1974.

 

LED BY KINGSTON: Sean Kingston continues his domination of The Billboard Hot 100, as "Beautiful Girls" tops the list for the second week. That chart-topper has put songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller in first place for the first time in 48 years. Now, Kingston's second single debuts at No. 28, and it might do something similar for a quartet of songwriters who were last on the chart nine years ago.

 

"Me Love" (Beluga Heights/Epic) samples a Led Zeppelin favorite, "D'yer Mak'er," a No. 20 hit on the Hot 100 in 1973. Songwriters (and Led Zeppelin members) Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and John Bonham are credited on "D'yer Mak'er" and thus, "Me Love." Plant, Page and Bonham received songwriting credit on "Come With Me," a song from the "Godzilla" soundtrack credited to Puff Daddy featuring Jimmy Page. It was a No. 4 hit in July 1998.

 

WELCOME RETURN: A No. 97 debut for "Love Letters from Ella" (Concord Jazz/Starbucks) brings the legendary Ella Fitzgerald back to The Billboard 200 for the first time in just under 38 years.

 

Fitzgerald passed away in 1996, but until this week, she hasn't been on the Billboard album chart since "Ella" peaked at No. 196 in October 1969. The new CD is her highest-ranked title since "Ella and Basie!" went to No. 69 in the last quarter of 1963. If you only count her solo LPs, this is Ella's finest hour since "Ella in Hollywood" starred at No. 35 in 1962.

 

While her career dates back to 1934, Ella's chart span on The Billboard 200 is now stretched to 51 years and three weeks, counting back to the debut of "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook" the week of July 28, 1956.

 

"Love Letters from Ella" enters Top Jazz Albums at No. 2. That ties the peak position of the "Best of Song Book Collections" CD in July 1996 as the highest-charting Ella titles since "Ella in Rome – The Birthday Conbcert" ruled for five weeks in July-August 1988.

 

ANOTHER 'IDOL' FIRST: "True Beauty" (Sparrow), the first album by fifth season "American Idol" finalist Mandisa, enters the Top Christian Albums chart at No. 1. It's the first debut album by a solo female artist to open at No. 1 in the 27-year history of this chart (the survey was first published the week of March 29, 1980).

 

"True Beauty" gives the "Idol" franchise its 132nd No. 1, counting all national, domestic charts compiled by the Billboard Information Group.

On The Billboard 200, "True Beauty" is new at No. 43.

 

'HOME' AGAIN: Last week, I reported that Daughtry's "Home" had equaled the nine weeks that "It's Not Over" had spent at No. 1 on the Adult Top 40 chart. This week, "Home" has not moved from pole position, so its 10-week reign surpasses the reign of "Over."

Meanwhile, "Home" rises to the top of the Adult Contemporary chart. It's the first time the same song has ruled both the Adult Contemporary and Adult Top 40 charts since Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" in May-June 2006.

 

'VIVA' ELVIS: Elvis Presley has his second debuting album of 2007 on The Billboard 200. "Elvis: Viva Las Vegas" (RCA) is new at No. 94. In January, "The Essential Elvis Presley" entered and peaked at No. 72. Elvis had one album debut in 2006, two in 2005, two in 2003 and three in 2002.