Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 8th September 2007

 

1 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

2 (6) Crank That – Soulja Boy

3 (5) Stronger – Kanye West

4 (3) The Way I Are - Timbaland

5 (1) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

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

7 (7) Bartender – T-Pain ft Akon

8 (9) Make Me Better – Fabolous ft Ne-Yo

9 (11) Shawty – Piles ft T-Pain

10 (8) Umbrella - Rihanna

11 (16) Rockstar - Nickelback

12 (12) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

13 (13) Wait For You – Elliott Smith

14 (10) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

15 (24) Bed – J. Holiday

16 (20) Who Knew - Pink

17 (14) Me Love – Sean Kingston

18 (17) SOS – Jonas Brothers

19 (15) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

20 (22) Sorry, Blame It On Me - Akon

21 (18) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

22 (19) Shut Up And Drive – Rihanna

23 (27) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

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

25 (29) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

26 (25) Home - Daughtry

27 (21) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

28 (23) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

29 (32) First Time - Lifehouse

30 (28) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

31 (38) You Are The Music In Me – Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens

32 (57) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

33 (30) Sexy Lady – Yung Berg

34 (60) Going My Own Way – Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens

35 (36) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

36 (31) Do You – Ne-Yo

37 (54) You Know What It Is – T.I.

38 (37) Thnks Fr Th Mmrs – Fall Out Boy

39 (39) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

40 (44) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

41 (50) Potential Break-up – Aly & AJ

42 (52) Cyclone – Baby Bash

43 (40) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

44 (41) When I See U - Fantasia

45 (47) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

46 (66) Bet On It – Zac Efron

47 (45) Summer Love – Justin Timberlake

48 (43) If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw

49 (42) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

50 (49) Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift

51 (55) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara

52 (33) What Time Is It – High School Musical

53 (56) Because Of You – Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

54 (59) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

55 (35) Big Things Poppin’ (Do It) – T.I.

56 (51) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

57 (34) Misery Business - Paramore

58 (62) Online – Brad Paisley

59 (68) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

60 (53) Hold On – Jonas Brothers

61 (48) Rehab – Amy Winehouse

62 (75) Over You - Daughtry

63 (80) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

64 (63) Everything – Michael Buble

65 (90) Everyday – Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens

66 (58) Like This - Mims

67 (46) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

68 (71) Love Me If You Can – Toby Keith

69 (67) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

70 (74) I Don’t Dance – Corbin Bleu & Lucas Grabeel

71 (78) Proud Of The House We Built – Brooks & Dunn

72 (79) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

73 (65) Lean Like A Cholo – Down AKA Kilo

74 (70) Int’l Players Anthem - UGK

75 (64) Easy – Paula DeAnda

76 (New) Fabulous – Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabreel

77 (82) Until The End Of Time – Justin Timberlake

78 (77) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

79 (88) Can’t Tell Me Nothing – Kanye West

80 (81) Everyday America - Sugarland

81 (61) I Need You – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

82 (72) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

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

84 (76) How Do I Breathe - Mario

85 (New) I Get Money – 50 Cent

86 (95) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

87 (93) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

88 (69) A Different World – Bucky Covington

89 (86) Cupid Shuffle – Cupid

90 (83) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

91 (85) Wipe Me Down – Lil Boosie

92 (73) I Told You So – Keith Urban

93 (98) So Small – Carrie Underwood

94 (96) Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) – Enrique Iglesias

95 (87) Tough – Craig Morgan

96 (91) Apologize - Timbaland

97 (99) (You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

98 (92) All For One – High School Musical

99 (84) Tambourine - Eve

100 (Re) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 8th September 2007

 

1 (1) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

2 (New) Eardrum – Talib Kweli

3 (2) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

4 (5) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

5 (4) Now 25 – Various Artists

6 (7) The Dutchess - Fergie

7 (New) One Man Band Man – Swizz Beatz

8 (New) An Ocean Between Us – As I Lay Dying

9 (13) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

10 (6) Underground Kingz - UGK

11 (8) Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers

12 (12) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

13 (11) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

14 (14) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

15 (10) Finding Forever - Common

16 (17) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

17 (16) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

18 (New) Kala - MIA

19 (3) Live At Radio City – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

20 (New) Cartel - Cartel

21 (9) The Real Testament - Piles

22 (New) Under The Blacklight – Rilo Kiley

23 (New) Real Things – Joe Nichols

24 (22) It Won’t Be Soon Before Long – Maroon 5

25 (15) Riot! - Paramore

26 (19) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

27 (23) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

28 (New) The Storm – Travis Tritt

29 (26) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

30 (25) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

31 (27) Epiphany – T-Pain

32 (30) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

33 (33) Daughtry - Daughtry

34 (New) Challengers – The New Pornographers

35 (21) Untitled - Korn

36 (28) Every Second Counts – Plain White T’s

37 (32) Shock Value - Timbaland

38 (29) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

39 (31) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

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

41 (20) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

42 (38) Coco – Colbie Caillat

43 (34) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

44 (37) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

45 (36) My December – Kelly Clarkson

46 (46) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

47 (42) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

48 (48) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

49 (43) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

50 (52) I’m Not Dead – Pink

51 (41) Planet Earth - Prince

52 (50) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

53 (47) From Nothin’ To Somethin’ - Fabolous

54 (New) Conviction - Aiden

55 (44) El Cantante – Marc Anthony

56 (24) I’ll Stay Me – Luke Bryan

57 (New) Plagues – The Devil Wears Prada

58 (57) Double Up – R. Kelly

59 (New) Quien Dijo Ayer – Ricardo Arjona

60 (51) Stand – Michael W. Smith

61 (54) Elvis: Viva Las Vegas – Elvis Presley

62 (New) The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack – Sixx:Am

63 (58) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

64 (62) Konvicted - Akon

65 (65) Flyleaf - Flyleaf

66 (55) Zeitgeist – The Smashing Pumpkins

67 (56) Between Raising Hell & Amazing Grace – Big & Rich

68 (18) Cexcells – Blaqk Audio

69 (39) Forever Cool – Dean Martin

70 (59) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

71 (66) Them vs You vs Me – Finger Eleven

72 (61) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

73 (63) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

74 (New) Planet Of Ice – Minus The Bear

75 (73) One-X – Three Days Grace

76 (89) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

77 (75) Who We Are - Lifehouse

78 (64) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

79 (New) The Historical Conquests Of – Josh Ritter

80 (82) I Am – Chrisette Michele

81 (67) Continuum – John Mayer

82 (New) Halloween – Original Soundtrack

83 (69) Once – Original Soundtrack

84 (80) A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection – Alison Krauss

85 (88) The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

86 (72) Relentless – Jason Aldean

87 (79) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

88 (76) Todo Cambio - Camila

89 (68) Underclass Hero – Sum 41

90 (84) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

91 (78) Awake – Josh Groban

92 (81) B’Day - Beyonce

93 (85) Loose – Nelly Furtado

94 (71) Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga - Spoon

95 (92) Strength & Loyalty – Bone-Thugs-Harmony

96 (74) Home At Last – Billy Ray Cyrus

97 (77) Libertad – Velvet Revolver

98 (Re) Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Rodrigo Y Gabriela

99 (91) Greatest Hits Vol.2: Reflected – Tim McGraw

100 (New) Clockwork Gray - Blaze

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 8th September 2007

 

1 (3) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

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

3 (2) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

4 (4) Home - Daughtry

5 (5) First Time - Lifehouse

6 (6) Rockstar - Nickelback

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

8 (8) Who Knew - Pink

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

10 (9) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

11 (13) When You’re Gone – Avril Lavigne

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

13 (12) U & Ur Hand - Pink

14 (14) If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

15 (18) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

16 (20) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

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

18 (25) Over You - Daughtry

19 (17) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

20 (21) Dreaming With A Broken Heart – John Mayer

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 8th September 2007

 

1 (1) Home - Daughtry

2 (3) Everything – Michael Buble

3 (4) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

4 (6) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (5) How To Save A Life – The Fray

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

7 (7) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

8 (8) Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

9 (9) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

11 (11) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

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

13 (13) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

14 (15) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

15 (14) Anyway – Martina McBride

16 (16) Ever Present Past – Paul McCartney

17 (18) Lost In This Moment – Big & Rich

18 (17) If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

19 (New) How Long – The Eagles

20 (22) Band Of Gold – Kimberley Locke

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

August 30, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

'BLINK' GETS THE NOD: There's no way you can miss the impact of Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" (BNA) on country chart history. The Knoxville native's new single enters Hot Country Songs at No. 16, equaling the highest debut of all time since the chart expanded to 50 positions the week of Jan. 11, 1964.

 

The single that held the record for the highest new entry of all time is "My Heart Skips a Beat" by Buck Owens. That Capitol single debuted at No. 16 the week of March 28, 1964, and went on to spend seven weeks at No. 1. It turned out to be Owens' second biggest hit of his 89 chart entries, tied with the 1966 chart-topper, "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line."

Owens' biggest hit was "Love's Gonna Live Here," No. 1 for 16 weeks in 1963.

 

The next few weeks will tell if "Don't Blink" will be one of Chesney's biggest hits. Right now it's a tie between "The Good Stuff" in 2002 and "There Goes My Life" in 2003. Both had seven-week reigns.

 

Since "Don't Blink" is tied for being the highest debuting country single, it's obviously Chesney's highest new entry. The previous record holder was "Who'd You Be Today," which opened at No. 26 the week of Oct. 1, 2005.

 

"Don't Blink" is only the second song to debut inside the top 20 of the country chart in 2007. The other was Carrie Underwood's "So Small" (Arista), which bowed at No. 20 the week of Aug. 18.

 

Only two other songs have made entrances in the top 20 this century. Garth Brooks' "Good Ride Cowboy" debuted at No. 18 the week of Oct. 22, 2005 and Keith Urban's "Once in a Lifetime" opened at No. 17 the week of Sept. 2, 2006.

 

'GIRLS' JUST WANNA BE ONE: Sean Kingston's "Beautiful Girls" (Beluga Heights/Epic) tumbles 1-5 on the Hot 100, the steepest fall from pole position since D4L's "Laffy Taffy" plunged 1-6 the week of Jan. 21, 2006. But as one song about "Girls" leaves the penthouse, another checks in.

 

The new occupant is Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" (will.i.am/A&M), giving the female member of the Black Eyed Peas her third No. 1 single from her solo album debut, "The Dutchess." That makes Fergie the first solo female artist to pull three No. 1 hits from one album since Christina Aguilera did it in 1999-2000 with "Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants" and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)."

 

"Big Girls Don't Cry" is the 13th song to advance to No. 1 in 2007. Fergie is the third artist to collect two chart-toppers this calendar year, as her single 'Glamorous" reigned for two weeks in March. The first two artists to collect two No. 1s in 2007 were Nelly Furtado ("Say It Right" and "Give It to Me") and Justin Timberlake ("What Goes Around...Comes Around" and "Give It to Me").

 

"Big Girls Don't Cry" also forms the 13th set of No. 1 hits that share titles but are different songs. In November 1962, the Four Seasons scored their second chart-topper with the Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio-penned "Big Girls Don't Cry." The 44 years, nine months and three weeks between the ascension of the Four Seasons song and Fergie's hit is the longest gap between like-titled No. 1 songs.

 

Here is a list of the 13 sets of same-titled No. 1 songs in the rock era, including one triple set of different songs ("My Love"):

 

"All 4 Love," Color Me Badd (1992)

"All for Love," Bryan Adams/Sting/Rod Stewart (1994)

 

"Best of My Love," Eagles (1975)

"Best of My Love," Emotions (1977)

 

"Big Girls Don't Cry," Four Seasons (1962)

"Big Girls Don't Cry," Fergie (2007)

 

"Family Affair," Sly & the Family Stone (1971)

"Family Affair," Mary J. Blige (2001)

 

"Good Vibrations," the Beach Boys (1966)

"Good Vibrations," Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch f/Loleatta Holloway (1991)

 

"Honey," Bobby Goldsboro (1968)

"Honey," Mariah Carey (1997)

 

"I'm Sorry," Brenda Lee (1960)

"I'm Sorry," John Denver (1975)

 

"Jump," Van Halen (1984)

"Jump," Kris Kross (1992)

 

"My Love," Petula Clark (1966)

"My Love," Paul McCartney & Wings (1973)

"My Love," Justin Timberlake f/T.I. (2006)

 

"One More Try," George Michael (1988)

"One More Try," Timmy T (1991)

 

"The Power of Love," Huey Lewis & the News (1985)

"The Power of Love," Celine Dion (1994)

 

"Venus," Frankie Avalon (1959)

"Venus," Shocking Blue (1970) / Bananarama (1986)

 

"Wild, Wild West," Escape Club (1988)

"Wild Wild West," Will Smith faturing Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee (1999)

 

STILL MORE 'GIRLS': While Fergie is enjoying her third No. 1 on the Hot 100, she also scores her first chart-topper on the Adult Top 40 tally. "Big Girls Don't Cry" is the first No. 1 on this survey for a female artist in exactly one year. There hasn't been a woman in charge of this chart since the week of Sept. 2, 2006, when KT Tunstall was in her 10th and final week at No. 1 with "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree." Since then, the Adult Top 40 chart has been ruled by Gnarls Barkley, Nickelback, the Fray, Snow Patrol, Daughtry and Plain White T's.

 

"Big Girls Don't Cry" is Fergie's second solo chart entry on the Adult Top 40 list. "Glamorous" peaked at No. 24 in June.

 

SEEING 'FIRE AND RAIN' AGAIN: James Taylor made his Adult Contemporary chart debut 37 years ago this month with "Fire and Rain," which peaked at No. 7. The song had already charted AC four months earlier, when R.B. Greaves' cover had a two-week run in May.

 

Now, "Fire and Rain" is back for a third run, courtesy of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds. The writer/producer/label founder debuts at No. 26 with his remake of Taylor's first hit.

 

It's been 10 years since Babyface had an AC hit. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" debuted in February 1997 and peaked at No. 17 in May. Between April 1990 and August 1997 he had five chart entries and his longest gap between hits was the four years between "Whip Appeal" in 1990 and "And Our Feelings" in 1994.