Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 22nd September 2007

 

1 (1) Crank That – Soulja Boy

2 (2) Stronger – Kanye West

3 (3) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

4 (4) The Way I Are - Timbaland

5 (6) Bartender – T-Pain

6 (8) Rockstar - Nickelback

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

8 (5) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

9 (10) Shawty - Piles

10 (11) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

11 (15) Bed – J. Holiday

12 (93) How Far We’ve Come – Matchbox 20

13 (9) Make Me Better - Fabolous

14 (12) Who Knew - Pink

15 (16) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

16 (18) Me Love - Sean Kingston

17 (13) Umbrella - Rihanna

18 (14) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

19 (20) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

20 (23) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

21 (38) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

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

23 (24) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

24 (21) Shut Up And Drive – Rihanna

25 (17) So Small – Carrie Underwood

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

27 (22) Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’) – T-Pain

28 (33) Cyclone – Baby Bash

29 (26) First Time - Lifehouse

30 (27) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

31 (29) Home – Daughtry

32 (28) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

33 (31) I Got It From My Mama – will.i.am

34 (34) You Know What It Is – T.I.

35 (32) Sexy Lady – Yung Berg

36 (30) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

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

38 (44) Over You - Daughtry

39 (35) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

40 (52) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

41 (39) Do You – Ne-Yo

42 (40) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara

43 (45) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

44 (51) Online – Brad Paisley

45 (54) I Get Money – 50 Cent

46 (49) If You’re Reading This – Tim McGraw

47 (48) When I See U – Fantasia

48 (42) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

49 (47) What I’ve Done – Linkin Park

50 (43) Wadsyaname - Nelly

51 (50) Because Of You – Reba McEntire & Kelly Clarkson

52 (75) Apologize - Timbaland

53 (56) Love Me If You Can – Toby Keith

54 (37) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

55 (46) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

56 (55) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

57 (62) Can’t Tell Me Nothing – Kanye West

58 (63) Until The End Of Time – Justin Timberlake

59 (57) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

60 (53) Potential Break-up Song – Aly & AJ

61 (60) Proud Of The House We Built – Brooks & Dunn

62 (41) SOS – Jonas Brothers

63 (61) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

64 (69) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

65 (64) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

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

67 (58) Big Things Poppin’ (Do It) – T.I.

68 (81) Baby Don’t Go - Fabolous

69 (59) Like This - Mims

70 (74) Free And Easy (Down The Road I Go) – Dierks Bentley

71 (New) No One – Alicia Keys

72 (76) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

73 (67) Everything – Michael Buble

74 (73) More Than A Memory – Garth Brooks

75 (71) Misery Business – Paramore

76 (83) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

77 (68) Everyday America - Sugarland

78 (98) Hate That I Love You - Rihanna

79 (New) Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney

80 (66) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

81 (72) Int’l Players Anthem - UGK

82 (85) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

83 (88) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

84 (96) Livin’ Our Love Song – Jason Michael Carroll

85 (New) Gimme More – Britney Spears

86 (79) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

87 (90) Money In The Bank – Swizz Beatz

88 (New) I Don’t Wanna Be In Love – Good Charlotte

89 (89) Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

90 (80) Easy – Paula DeAnda

91 (86) What Time Is It – High School Musical

92 (95) (You Want To) Make A Memory – Bon Jovi

93 (New) Shawty Is A 10 – The-Dream

94 (New) Fall – Clay Walker

95 (84) Do You Know (The Ping Pong Song) – Enrique Iglesias

96 (92) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

97 (New) How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls – George Strait

98 (77) You Are The Music In Me – Zac Efron & Vanessa Anne Hudgens

99 (Re) Can U Believe – Robin Thicke

100 (87) Hold On – Jonas Brothers

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 22nd September 2007

 

1 (1) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

2 (5) The Dutchess - Fergie

3 (4) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

4 (2) The Alter And The Door – Casting Crowns

5 (New) Bone Palace Ballet – Chiodos

6 (6) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

7 (7) Now 25 – Various Artists

8 (10) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

9 (13) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

10 (11) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

11 (3) Hustlenomics – Yung Joc

12 (32) Future Sex/Love Sounds – Justin Timberlake

13 (15) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

14 (29) Coco – Colbie Caillat

15 (12) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

16 (14) Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers

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

18 (22) The Real Testament - Piles

19 (17) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

20 (21) Finding Forever - Common

21 (24) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

22 (30) Daughtry - Daughtry

23 (27) Riot! - Paramore

24 (9) Lifeline – Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals

25 (16) Underground Kingz - UGK

26 (35) Shock Value – Timbaland

27 (25) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

28 (34) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

29 (8) Lead Sails Paper Anchor - Atreyu

30 (36) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

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

32 (26) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

33 (23) Konvicted - Akon

34 (33) Epiphany – T-Pain

35 (37) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

36 (38) Live At Radio City – Dave Matthews Band

37 (31) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

38 (18) It’s Not Big It’s Large – Lyle Lovett

39 (20) Eardrum – Talib Kweli

40 (41) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

41 (New) The Big Dirty – Every Time I Die

42 (40) Untitled - Korn

43 (48) I’m Not Dead - Pink

44 (46) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

45 (59) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

46 (43) Coming Up To Breathe - MercyMe

47 (52) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

48 (New) A Deeper Level: Live – Israel & New Breed

49 (55) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

50 (39) An Ocean Between Us – As I Lay Dying

51 (45) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

52 (51) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

53 (53) My December – Kelly Clarkson

54 (42) One Man Band Man – Swizz Beatz

55 (58) From Nothin’ To Somethin’ - Fabolous

56 (49) Kala - MIA

57 (68) Flyleaf – Flyleaf

58 (62) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

59 (69) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

60 (79) I Am – Chrisette Michele

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

62 (61) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

63 (64) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

64 (81) Who We Are - Lifehouse

65 (57) Under The Blacklight – Rilo Kiley

66 (65) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

67 (77) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

68 (74) One-X – Three Days Grace

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

70 (47) The Storm – Travis Tritt

71 (New) La Radiolina – Manu Chao

72 (60) Real Things – Joe Nichols

73 (83) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

74 (90) We Are The Best – DJ Khaled

75 (75) Double Up – R. Kelly

76 (New) The Best: Farewell Tour – Luciano Pavarotti

77 (154) How To Save A Life – The Fray

78 (76) Loose – Nelly Furtado

79 (73) Planet Earth - Prince

80 (86) Continuum – John Mayer

81 (96) Once – Original Soundtrack

82 (97) Todo Cambio - Camila

83 (72) El Cantante – Marc Anthony

84 (89) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

85 (87) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

86 (80) Scary Kids Scaring Kids – Scary Kids Scaring Kids

87 (94) B’Day - Beyonce

88 (91) The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

89 (93) Relentless – Jason Aldean

90 (New) Play It As It Lays – Patti Scialfa

91 (84) Zeitgeist – Smashing Pumpkins

92 (102) A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection - Alison Krauss

93 (92) I’ll Stay Me – Luke Bryan

94 (82) Forever Cool – Dean Martin

95 (107) The Reminder - Feist

96 (104) Libertad – Velvet Revolver

97 (116) One Cell In The Sea – A Fine Frenzy

98 (44) Cloud Nine – Kottonmouth Kings

99 (70) Cartel - Cartel

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

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 22nd September 2007

 

1 (1) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

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

3 (4) First Time - Lifehouse

4 (3) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

5 (8) Who Knew - Pink

6 (5) Home - Daughtry

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

8 (6) Rockstar - Nickelback

9 (12) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

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

11 (13) Over You - Daughtry

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

13 (10) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

14 (15) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

15 (16) Dreaming With A Broken Heart – John Mayer

16 (18) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

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

18 (22) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

19 (21) Her Eyes – Pat Monahan

20 (19) If You’re Gonna Leave – Emerson Hart

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 22nd September 2007

 

1 (1) Home - Daughtry

2 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

3 (3) Everything – Michael Buble

4 (4) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

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

6 (6) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

7 (7) How To Save A Life – The Fray

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

9 (10) Hey There Delilah – Plain White T’s

10 (8) Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol

11 (11) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

12 (12) Little Wonders – Rob Thomas

13 (13) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

14 (14) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

15 (16) How Long - Eagles

16 (15) Anyway – Martina McBride

17 (19) Band Of Gold – Kimberley Locke

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

19 (18) If Everyone Cared - Nickelback

20 (21) Who Knew – Pink

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

September 13, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

HOW 'FAR'? 'FAR' FINE: Just last week, I reported that Carrie Underwood had the second biggest Hot 100 leap of the year, thanks to the 93-17 jump of "So Small" (Arista). Turns out, Underwood only had seven days to enjoy that achievement, because she's been knocked down a peg by a song that makes an even bigger move -- although from the same lowly No. 93 slot.

 

In its second chart week, "How Far We've Come" (Melisma/Atlantic) by matchbox twenty makes an 81-point bound to No. 12. That is now the second biggest move of 2007, runner-up only to the 94-3 move of "Beautiful Liar" by Beyonce & Shakira.

 

"How Far" is the fastest rising song of matchbox twenty's career.

This latest single is already the fourth highest-charting title for the group. "Bent," which peaked at No. 1 in July 2000, reached No. 12 in its 10th chart week. "If You're Gone," which topped out at No. 5 in January 2001, also entered the top 12 in its 10th chart week. And "Unwell" reached its peak position of No. 5 in July 2003, after entering the top 12 in its 11th chart week.

 

"How Far We've Come" is the first matchbox twenty single to chart in almost four years, since "Bright Lights" went to No. 23 in November 2003. "How Far" is the ninth chart entry for the band. The first was "Real World," which debuted in December 1998, giving matchbox twenty a chart span of eight years, nine months and two weeks.

 

"How Far" owes its Hot 100 surge to a great first week of digital sales. The single enters the Hot Digital Songs chart at No. 3.

 

15, 12 AND 2007: Two solo male artists who made their first appearances on The Billboard 200 in the 1960s have new albums debuting on that chart this week.

 

Paul Anka's album career started with "Paul Anka Sings His Big 15," which debuted the week of July 4, 1960, ultimately peaking at No. 4. Anka's 21st album to chart, "Classic Songs, My Way" (Decca), is new at No. 139. That stretches Anka's album chart span top 47 years, two months and three weeks.

 

Stevie Wonder's first LP to chart also had a number in the title. "Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius" debuted on the Billboard album chart the week of July 13, 1963 and went on to spend one week at No. 1. This week, Wonder's 28th chart entry, "Number 1s" (Universal Motown), is new at No. 171, giving him an album chart span of 44 years, two months and one week.

 

THERE GOES A TENOR: With album sales spurred by his death, operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti has two albums debut on The Billboard 200 this week, for the first time in his career.

 

The first posthumous entry is "The Best: Farewell Tour" (Decca) at No. 76. It is the highest rank achieved by a Pavarotti album since "The Three Tenors Christmas" peaked at No. 54 in December 2000. Just counting albums credited to Pavarotti as a solo performer, it is his highest-charting album of all time, beating by one rank the No. 77 peak of his first chart entry, "O Sole Mio – Favorite Neapolitan Songs" in 1980.

 

Also debuting on The Billboard 200 this week is "Luciano Pavarotti: The Greatest Tenor of All Time" (Madacy Special Products) at No. 150.

 

ABOUT A BOY: Soulja Boy is No. 1 for the second week on the Hot 100 with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (Collipark). As Chart Beat reader Jeff Lerner of Long Island, N.Y. points out, this is not the first song in the rock era to include an artist's name in the title.

 

The first was "The Chipmunk Song" by the Chipmunks with David Seville back in 1958. Then came "Hey Paula" by Paul and Paula in 1963. The medley of Beatles songs (plus "Venus" and "Sugar Sugar") by Stars on 45 in 1981 also included "Stars on 45" in the title.

 

Pablo Nelson of Berkeley, Calif., adds "Human" by Human League and "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. He also mentions "Love's Theme" by the Love Unlimited Orchestra, but that one is on the cusp for me, and "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne and Friends, although that is definitely a stretch.

 

FAST FLATTS: "Take Me There" (Lyric Street) is the eighth Rascal Flatts single to top the Hot Country Songs chart. It is also the quickest, reaching pole position in its 10th week on the tally.

 

Here are the eight Rascal Flatts songs that have topped the country survey and how many weeks each one took to land in the penthouse:

 

"These Days," 23 weeks (2002)

"Mayberry," 21 weeks (2004)

"Bless the Broken Road," 15 weeks (2005)

"Fast Cars and Freedom," 15 weeks (2005)

"What Hurts the Most," 14 weeks (2006)

"My Wish," 17 weeks (2006)

"Stand," 17 weeks (2007)

"Take Me There," 10 weeks (2007)

 

ROYAL REVIEW: One week shy of its first anniversary on The Billboard 200, Fergie's "The Dutchess" reaches its highest position to date. The album opened at No. 3 the week of Oct. 7, 2006, and spent two weeks in the top 10. Then "The Dutchess" had a 40-week run outside of the top 10, never going higher than No. 11 and never dipping lower than No. 28.

 

A string of four top-two singles on the Hot 100 has helped keep the record in the top 30, and the week of July 28, the CD bounced back into the top 10 at No. 8. "The Dutchess" never rose higher than No. 5 until this week. Now it is No. 2. As it wraps up one year on the chart next week, will it finally plant a flagpole at the summit? Watch this space.

 

SHE'S STRONGER AND SHE DID IT AGAIN: Oops, Britney Spears returns to the Hot 100 for the first time in almost two-and-a-half years. "Gimme More" (Jive), a new entry at No. 85, is the first Britney single to appear on the Hot 100 since "Do Somethin'" stalled at No. 100 in April 2005.

 

They say any publicity is good publicity, and Britney has had her share. We'll see if radio and the public genuinely like "Gimme More" in the coming weeks, as the single will either move up the Hot 100 or disappear from sight.