Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 25th August 2007

 

1 (1) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

2 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

3 (4) The Way I Are - Timbaland

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

5 (5) Umbrella - Rihanna

6 (6) Stronger – Kanye West

7 (7) Bartender – T-Pain

8 (9) Make Me Better - Fabolous

9 (8) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

10 (12) Shawty – Piles

11 (14) Crank That – Soulja Boy

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

13 (13) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

14 (10) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

15 (28) Me Love – Sean Kingston

16 (19) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

17 (18) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

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

19 (15) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

20 (23) Rockstar – Nickelback

21 (27) Who Knew - Pink

22 (New) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

23 (20) Home - Daughtry

24 (21) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

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

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

27 (26) Do You – Ne-Yo

28 (22) Sexy Lady – Yung Berg

29 (30) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

30 (43) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

31 (40) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

32 (33) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

33 (35) Thnks Fr The Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

34 (41) First Time - Lifehouse

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

36 (25) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

37 (39) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

38 (34) Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift

39 (32) Summer Love – Justin Timberlake

40 (38) When I See U - Fantasia

41 (24) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

42 (54) Bed – J. Holiday

43 (31) Girlfiend – Avril Lavigne

44 (46) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

45 (New) If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw

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

47 (42) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

48 (44) U & Ur Hand - Pink

49 (45) Get It Shawty - Lloyd

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

51 (52) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

52 (48) Like This - Mims

53 (51) Cyclone – Baby Bash

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

55 (50) I Told You So – Keith Urban

56 (New) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

57 (60) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

58 (65) You Know What It Is – T.I.

59 (58) A Different World – Bucky Covington

60 (57) Everything – Michael Buble

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

62 (63) Can’t Leave Me Alone - Ciara

63 (61) Tamborine – Eve

64 (68) Online – Brad Paisley

65 (New) S.O.S. – Jonas Brothers

66 (59) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

67 (62) How Do I Breathe - Mario

68 (70) Easy – Paula DeAnda

69 (New) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

70 (73) Hold Down – Jonas Brothers

71 (64) Wipe Me Down – Lil Boosie

72 (71) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

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

74 (New) Int’l Players Anthem - UGK

75 (72) Everyday America - Sugarland

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

77 (77) Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

78 (66) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

79 (76) Tough – Craig Morgan

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

81 (97) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

82 (67) Never Again – Kelly Clarkson

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

84 (84) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

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

86 (90) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

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

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

89 (87) Wall To Wall – Chris Brown

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

91 (95) Hood Figga – Gorilla Joe

92 (83) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

93 (New) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

94 (New) Over You - Daughtry

95 (85) Lucky Man – Montgomery Gentry

96 (74) Lip Gloss – Lil Mama

97 (96) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

98 (82) I Wonder – Kellie Pickler

99 (New) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

100 (93) Ticks – Brad Paisley

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 25th August 2007

 

1 (New) Underground Kingz - UGK

2 (New) The Real Testament - Piles

3 (3) Now 25 – Various Artists

4 (5) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

5 (New) Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers

6 (4) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

7 (1) Finding Forever - Common

8 (9) The Dutchess - Fergie

9 (8) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

10 (2) Untitled - Korn

11 (7) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

12 (10) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

13 (12) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

14 (6) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

15 (14) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

16 (13) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

17 (16) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

18 (15) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

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

20 (11) Planet Earth - Prince

21 (19) Epiphany – T-Pain

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

23 (22) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

24 (25) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

25 (23) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

26 (21) My December – Kelly Clarkson

27 (20) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

28 (33) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

29 (26) Shock Value - Timbaland

30 (27) Daughtry - Daughtry

31 (28) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

32 (31) El Cantante – Marc Anthony

33 (24) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

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

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

36 (38) Coco – Colbie Caillat

37 (32) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

38 (36) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

39 (39) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

40 (40) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

41 (29) Zeitgeist – Smashing Pumpkins

42 (New) Angels & Devils - Fuel

43 (45) Riot! – Paramore

44 (42) Double Up – R. Kelly

45 (46) Between Raising Hell And Amazing Grace – Big & Rich

46 (44) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

47 (47) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

48 (53) Stand – Michael W Smith

49 (54) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

50 (50) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

51 (34) Underclass Hero – Sum 41

52 (41) Home At Last – Billy Ray Cyrus

53 (59) I’m Not Dead - Pink

54 (51) Konvicted - Akon

55 (New) Chronchitis – Slightly Stooped

56 (63) Vans Warped Tour 2007 – Various Artists

57 (57) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

58 (New) 9 Lives – Kat DeLuna

59 (66) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

60 (61) Once – Original Soundtrack

61 (49) Libertad – Velvet Revolver

62 (New) The Stage Names – Okkervil River

63 (58) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon

64 (New) Full Circle – Drowning Pool

65 (56) Relentless – Jason Aldean

66 (72) Flyleaf - Flyleaf

67 (64) Who We Are - Lifehouse

68 (60) Continuum – John Mayer

69 (80) One-X – Three Days Grace

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

71 (68) Rockstar Mentality – Shop Boyz

72 (67) I Am – Chrisette Michele

73 (New) Chronology: Vol.2 2001-2006 – Third Day

74 (71) B’Day - Beyonce

75 (New) Constantine - Constantine

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

77 (87) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

78 (77) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

79 (92) Loose – Nelly Furtado

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

81 (New) Venom & Tears - Throwdown

82 (62) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

83 (105) Bratz – Original Soundtrack

84 (90) Awake – Josh Groban

85 (65) Our Love To Admire - Interpol

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

87 (89) Black Rain – Ozzy Osbourne

88 (43) True Beauty - Mandisa

89 (30) Direction – The Starting Line

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

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

92 (70) Paper Walls - Yellowcard

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

94 (55) Memory Almost Full – Paul McCartney

95 (91) The Reminder - Feist

96 (69) The Con – Tegan and Sara

97 (93) Bucky Covington – Bucky Covington

98 (96) The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

99 (74) Transformers: The Album – Original Soundtrack

100 (101) A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection – Alison Krauss

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 25th August 2007

 

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

2 (2) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

3 (1) Home - Daughtry

4 (4) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (5) First Time - Lifehouse

6 (6) Rockstar - Nickelback

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

8 (7) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

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

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

11 (9) U & Ur Hand - Pink

12 (13) Who Knew - Pink

13 (11) If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

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

15 (14) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

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

17 (18) Dig - Incubus

18 (20) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

19 (24) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

20 (23) All At Once – The Fray

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 25th August 2007

 

1 (1) Home – Daughtry

2 (2) Everything – Michael Buble

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

4 (5) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

5 (6) How To Save A Life – The Fray

6 (4) Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

7 (7) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

8 (8) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

9 (11) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

10 (9) Streetcorner Symphony – Rob Thomas

11 (12) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

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

13 (15) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

14 (13) February Song – Josh Groban

15 (16) Anyway – Martina McBride

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

17 (19) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

18 (17) Ever Present Past – Paul McCartney

19 (20) If Everyone Cared – Nickelback

20 (21) Heaven Knows – Taylor Hicks

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

August 16, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

LADY DAY: There's no point in even doing any research to confirm that the record has been set for the longest gap between appearances on a Billboard singles chart. I mean, who could have a longer hiatus than 62 years, three months and two weeks?

 

Way, way back, on the R&B singles chart titled Most Played Juke Box Race Records dated May 12, 1945, Billie Holiday spent a week at No. 5 with "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)." While the legendary singer has appeared on various album charts since then, she has never appeared on another singles chart until now.

 

The late vocalist debuts on Hot Dance Club Play at No. 42 with a remix of "But Beautiful" (Legacy/Columbia).

 

SEASONS CHANGE: Even though season four of "American Idol" has produced one of the franchise's most successful singers in Carrie Underwood, overall the fourth season of the popular TV series had produced fewer chart-worthy artists than all of the other seasons (not counting the most recent, as the finalists from third place and beyond haven't had an opportunity to be signed yet, until the summer tour is over).

 

That changes this week, as a season four contestant debuts at No. 75 on The Billboard 200 with his first album released under his own name. Actually, Constantine Maroulis is only using his first name on his self-titled CD. That makes the sixth-place finalist from season four the 31st singer from the series to appear on a Billboard chart.

 

Constantine is the fourth season four competitor to chart, equaling the number of season two contestants who have appeared on Billboard charts. Season five remains the most successful year in terms of producing the highest number of charting artists. Eight of the season five contestants have already charted. Here is an updated breakdown of charted singers season by season:

 

Season one: (five)

Kelly Clarkson

Justin Guarini

Tamyra Gray

R.J. Helton

Jim Verraros

 

Season two: (four)

Ruben Studdard

Clay Aiken

Kimberley Locke

Josh Gracin

 

Season three: (seven)

Fantasia

Diana DeGarmo

Jasmine Trias

LaToya London

George Huff

John Stevens

Jennifer Hudson

 

Season four: (four)

Carrie Underwood

Bo Bice

Constantine Maroulis

Mario Vazquez

 

Season five: (eight)

Taylor Hicks

Katharine McPhee

Elliot Yamin

Chris Daughtry

Paris Bennett

Kellie Pickler

Bucky Covington

Mandisa

 

Season six: (two)

Jordin Sparks

Blake Lewis

 

That adds up to 30. Non-finalist William Hung brings the total to 31.

 

KHAN DO: It's great to welcome Chaka Khan back to Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs after an absence of over 10 years as a lead artist. "Angel" (Burgundy/Columbia) flies onto the tally at No. 58. It's Khan's first appearance on this survey as a lead artist since "Never Miss the Water" peaked at No. 38 in December 1996. As a featured artist supporting De La Soul, Khan went to No. 41 in December 2000 with "All Good?"

 

"Angel" stretches Khan's R&B singles chart span to 34 years and one month, dating back to the debut of Rufus' "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)" in July 1973.

 

THE LATEST 'TECHNOLOGY': Almost five years after he made his Hot 100 debut, 50 Cent scores the second highest new entry of his career, while his two featured artists enjoy their highest debuts ever.

 

"Ayo Technology" (Shady/Aftermath) earns Hot Shot Debut honors by blasting onto the chart at No. 22. 50 Cent's highest new entry remains "You Don't Know," which opened and debuted at No. 12 in December 2006. That single was credited to Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Ca$his.

 

For featured artists Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, the No. 22 entry of "Ayo Technology" is a new high mark. Timberlake's highest solo debut until this week was the No. 44 bow of "Cry Me a River" in December 2002. Timbaland's best opening was the No. 38 entry of "Clock Strikes" by Timbaland & Magoo in May 1998.

 

Earlier this year, 50 Cent's "Straight to the Bank" charged onto the tally at No. 32. Hopefully "Ayo Technology" will fare better than "Straight to the Bank," which never improved upon its debut position.

 

With the debut of "Ayo Technology," 50 Cent's Hot 100 chart span expands to four years, eight months and four weeks, dating back to the Nov. 30, 2002 debut of "Wanksta." 50 Cent's biggest hits on the Hot 100 are "In Da Club" (2003) and "Candy Shop" (2005). Both were No. 1 for nine weeks.

 

TIM, TIMBERLAKE, TIMBALAND: It's a good chart week to be named Tim. Along with the high-debuting Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, Tim McGraw also makes news with his new entry on the Hot 100. Like 50 Cent, McGraw has the second-highest debut of his career, thanks to the No. 45 bow of "If You're Reading This." It's the best opening position for McGraw since his duet with wife Faith Hill on "It's Your Love" entered at No. 36 in May 1997.