Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 29th September 2007

 

1 (2) Stronger – Kanye West

2 (1) Crank That – Soulja Boy

3 (4) The Way I Are - Timbaland

4 (3) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (19) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

6 (11) Bed – J. Holiday

7 (10) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

8 (6) Rockstar - Nickelback

9 (14) Who Knew - Pink

10 (9) Shawty - Piles

11 (5) Bartender – T-Pain

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

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

14 (New) Good Life – Kanye West

15 (71) No One – Alicia Keys

16 (21) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

17 (17) Umbrella - Rihanna

18 (20) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

19 (13) Make Me Better - Fabolous

20 (45) I Got Money – 50 Cent

21 (8) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

22 (18) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

23 (40) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

24 (16) Me Love – Sean Kingston

25 (15) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

26 (23) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

27 (28) Cyclone – Baby Bash

28 (24) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

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

30 (79) Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney

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

32 (29) First Time - Lifehouse

33 (52) Apologize - Timbaland

34 (30) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

36 (31) Home - Daughtry

37 (38) Over You - Daughtry

38 (34) You Know What It Is – T.I.

39 (32) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

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

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

42 (44) Online – Brad Paisley

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

44 (25) So Small – Carrie Underwood

45 (43) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

46 (36) Party Like A Rockstar – Shop Boyz

47 (39) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

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

49 (41) Do You – Ne-Yo

50 (55) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

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

52 (42) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone - Ciara

53 (65) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

54 (78) Hate That I Love You - Rihanna

55 (56) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

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

57 (50) Wadsyaname - Nelly

58 (64) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

59 (63) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

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

61 (New) 1234 - Feist

62 (54) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

63 (48) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

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

65 (72) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

66 (59) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

67 (60) Potential Break-up – Aly & AJ

68 (68) Baby Don’t Go - Fabolous

69 (74) More Than A Memory – Garth Brooks

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

71 (73) Everything – Michael Buble

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

73 (75) Misery Business - Paramore

74 (76) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

75 (85) Gimme More – Britney Spears

76 (62) SOS – Jonas Brothers

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

78 (81) Int’l Players Anthem - UGK

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

80 (83) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

81 (86) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

82 (93) Shawty Is A 10 – The-Dream

83 (69) Like This - Mims

84 (87) Money In The Bank – Swizz Beatz

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

86 (New) Inconsolable – Backstreet Boys

87 (82) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

88 (New) Do It – Nelly Furtado

89 (94) Fall – Clay Walker

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

91 (80) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

92 (89) Get Me Bodied - Beyonce

93 (New) I’m So Hood – DJ Khaled

94 (New) Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill) – Wyclef Jean

95 (New) My Drink ‘N My 2 Step - Cassidy

96 (New) Firecracker – Josh Turner

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

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

99 (New) Me Enamora - Juanes

100 (New) Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 29th September 2007

 

1 (New) Graduation – Kanye West

2 (New) Curtis – 50 Cent

3 (New) Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates – Kenny Chesney

4 (1) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

5 (3) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

6 (2) The Dutchess - Fergie

7 (8) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

8 (14) Coco – Colbie Caillat

9 (7) Now 25 – Various Artists

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

11 (10) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

12 (4) The Altar And The Door – Casting Crowns

13 (26) Shock Value - Timbaland

14 (6) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

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

16 (New) Grey’s Anatomy 3 – Original Soundtrack

17 (20) Finding Forever – Common

18 (21) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

19 (15) T.I. vs T.I.P. – T.I.

20 (9) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

21 (22) Daughtry - Daughtry

22 (New) Greatest Hits – Trisha Yearwood

23 (13) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

24 (18) The Real Testament - Piles

25 (16) Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers

26 (19) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

27 (New) Don’t Talk, Just Listen – B5

28 (39) Eardrum – Talib Kweli

29 (27) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

30 (11) Hustlenomics – Yung Joc

31 (30) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

32 (34) Epiphany – T-Pain

33 (35) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

34 (37) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

35 (23) Riot! - Paramore

36 (28) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

37 (33) Konvicted – Akon

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

39 (32) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

40 (25) Underground Kingz - UGK

41 (40) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

42 (5) Bone Palace Ballet – Chiodos

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

44 (95) The Reminder - Feist

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

46 (45) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

47 (43) I’m Not Dead - Pink

48 (44) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

49 (New) Across The Universe – Original Soundtrack

50 (47) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

51 (49) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

52 (29) Lead Sails Paper Anchor - Atreyu

53 (36) Live At Radio City – Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds

54 (42) Untitled - Korn

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

56 (46) Coming Up To Breathe - MercyMe

57 (60) I Am – Chrisette Michele

58 (New) Time For A Change - Cupid

59 (52) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

60 (58) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

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

62 (57) Flyleaf - Flyleaf

63 (73) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

64 (67) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

65 (51) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

66 (56) Kala - MIA

67 (62) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

68 (59) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

69 (New) Autumn Of The Seraphs - Pinback

70 (68) One-X – Three Days Grace

71 (53) My December – Kelly Clarkson

72 (New) Strawberry Jam – Animal Collective

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

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

75 (81) Once – Original Soundtrack

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

77 (63) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

78 (78) Loose – Nelly Furtado

79 (New) Framing Armageddon – Iced Earth

80 (65) Under The Blacklight – Rilo Kiley

81 (74) We Are The Best – DJ Khaled

82 (54) One Band Man – Swizz Beatz

83 (64) Who We Are - Lifehouse

84 (66) Insomniatic – Aly & AJ

85 (75) Double Up – R. Kelly

86 (New) Happiness Ltd – Hot Hot Heat

87 (89) Relentless – Jason Aldean

88 (80) Continuum – John Mayer

89 (New) Canon – Ani DiFranco

90 (85) Extreme Behaviour - Hinder

91 (70) The Storm – Travis Tritt

92 (84) Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae

93 (72) Real Things – Joe Nichols

94 (82) Todo Cambio – Camila

95 (91) Zeitgeist – Smashing Pumpkins

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

97 (102) None Shall Pass – Aesop Rock

98 (106) Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing – Keith Urban

99 (79) Planet Earth - Prince

100 (88) The Black Parade – My Chemical Romance

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 29th September 2007

 

1 (1) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

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

3 (5) Who Knew - Pink

4 (3) First Time - Lifehouse

5 (4) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

7 (8) Rockstar - Nickelback

8 (6) Home - Daughtry

9 (9) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

10 (11) Over You - Daughtry

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

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

13 (14) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

14 (13) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

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

16 (16) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

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

18 (18) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

19 (19) Her Eyes – Pat Monahan

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

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 29th September 2007

 

1 (1) Home - Daughtry

2 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

3 (4) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

4 (3) Everything – Michael Buble

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

6 (6) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

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

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

9 (7) How To Save A Life – The Fray

10 (10) 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 (15) How Long - Eagles

15 (14) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

16 (16) Anyway – Martina McBride

17 (17) Band Of Gold – Kimberley Locke

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

19 (20) Who Knew - Pink

20 (19) If Everyone Cared – Nickelback

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

September 20, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

KANYE, 50 CENT AND KENNY: The big news this week is the number of albums sold by the top three debuts on The Billboard 200. But since those sales figures are covered in other Billboard columns, let's focus here on the Chart Beat angle of these top three new entries: their chart positions and how those rankings compare to the artists' previous achievements.

 

We'll start at the top with Kanye West, whose third charted title, "Graduation" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam), is his second album in a row to debut and peak at No. 1. First, there was "The College Dropout," which opened and peaked at No. 2 the week of Feb. 28, 2004. Then came "Late Registration," which bowed and peaked at No. 1 the week of Sept. 17, 2005. While Kanye had one chart-topping set under his belt, 50 Cent had a couple of No. 1 albums in 2003 ("Get Rich Or Die Tryin'") and 2005 ("The Massacre"), with a No. 2 CD in between ("The New Breed"). Now, 50 Cent's "Curtis" (Shady/Aftermath) is his second album to peak at No. 2 and both West and 50 Cent have two No. 1 albums apiece.

 

On the other hand, Kenny Chesney went into this battle with four No. 1 albums to his credit. But the country star must have known he would end up in third place behind the two rappers, and that's where "Just Who I Am: Poets and Pirates" (BNA) is sitting, as it debuts at No. 3. Still, "Poets" is Chesney's highest-charting album on The Billboard 200 after those four No. 1 CDs.

 

On Top Country Albums, "Poets" is Chesney's seventh No. 1 album, and his fifth in a row. His most successful set to date is "When the Sun Goes Down," which led the list for 14 weeks in 2004.

 

'STRONGER' THAN 'THAT': Kanye West not only has the No. 1 album on The Billboard 200, but his single "Stronger" (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) replaces "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" (Collipark) by Soulja Boy at No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100. This is West's third time in pole position on this chart. He first visited the penthouse in February 2004 when he and Jamie Foxx were featured on Twista's "Slow Jamz." Then, Foxx was the featured artist and West was the lead on "Gold Digger," the single that claimed the summit two years and one week ago. With a 10-week reign, "Gold Digger" is the most successful Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam single to date.

 

While holding down the top spot with "Stronger," West also has the highest new entry of the week, as the T-Pain-assisted "Good Life," another track from the "Graduation" CD, bows at No. 14. West is not only No. 1 and No. 14, he is also No. 41 with "Can't Tell Me Nothing," which has been on the Hot 100 since June.

 

THINK 'BLINK': Kanye West isn't the only artist debuting in the top three of The Billboard 200 to make a major move on the Hot 100. Kenny Chesney's "Don't Blink" (BNA) enjoys a rapid 79-30 ride, giving him the ninth top 30 song of his career.

 

During the nine years, four months and three weeks that Chesney has been charting on the Hot 100, this is only the second time he has put together a string of at least two top 30 hits. "Don't Blink" is the follow-up to "Never Wanted Nothing More," which peaked at No. 22 in July (and rebounds 55-50 this week).

 

In April 2003, Chesney's "Big Star" went to No. 28, and was followed by "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," which also peaked at No. 28. Then, "There Goes My Life" checked in at No. 29 and "When the Sun Goes Down," recorded with Uncle Kracker, went to No. 26, giving Chesney four top 30 hits in a row.

 

WHAT'S 'KNEW': For the third time in her career, Pink has extracted a pair of consecutive top 10 hits from an album. A move of 14-9 on the Hot 100 puts "Who Knew" (LaFace) in the top 10 for the first time, a particularly sweet victory for a single that failed to become a hit when it was first released in May.

 

"Who Knew" is Pink's second top 10 hit in a row from her "I'm Not Dead" set, following "U + Ur Hand," which peaked at No. 9 in May. Pink also had back-to-back top 10 hits from her first chart album, "Can't Take Me Home," in 2000. "There You Go" went to No. 7 and "Most Girls" reached No. 4. The following year, the "Missundaztood" album yielded "Get the Party Started," which peaked at No. 4. Then "Don't Let Me Get Me" and "Just Like a Pill" both went to No. 8, giving Pink three consecutive top 10 hits from one CD.

 

The first single from "I'm Not Dead" was "Stupid Girls," which only went as high as No. 13 in March 2006.

 

'BETTER' IS BEST: Dolly Parton has her biggest solo hit on Hot Country Songs in just over 15 1/2 years. "Better Get to Livin'" (Dolly) is a new entry at No. 57. That's Dolly's highest posting billed on her own since "Country Road" ambled to No. 46 the week of March 7, 1992.

 

"Better Get to Livin'" is Dolly's first chart single on her own label, and her first entry since she was featured on Martina McBride's "I Still Miss Someone," which peaked at No. 50 in March 2006.

 

Thanks to her new single, Dolly's chart span on Hot Country Songs expands to 40 years, eight months and one week, counting back to the debut of "Dumb Blonde" on the Monument label the week of Jan. 21, 1967. Parton had released a couple of singles on Mercury prior to signing with Monument, but those earlier 45s did not chart.

 

With 40+ years of chart hits, it's not surprising that "Better" is Dolly's 105th entry, making her the female artist with the highest number of titles on the country tally.

 

'WILD' BOYS: Just one notch above Dolly Parton on Hot Country Songs, Joe Walsh makes his first appearance on the chart under his own name. "Wild Ride" (BNA) is a new entry at No. 56, billed to Kenny Chesney featuring Joe Walsh.

 

As a member of the Eagles, guitarist Walsh is also No. 26 this week with "How Long" (ERC/Lost Highway). Since Walsh joined the Eagles in December 1975 as a replacement for Bernie Leadon, the group has had four songs appear on the country chart. "How Long" is the highest-ranked of the four. Prior to Walsh joining the Eagles, the group charted with "Lyin' Eyes," which went to No. 8 in 1975.

 

YES FOR 'NO': The new Alicia Keys single, "No One" (J), is the artist's biggest solo Hot 100 hit in exactly three years. A major jump from 71-15 makes "No One" the highest-ranked Keys single since "Diary" peaked at No. 8 the week of Oct. 2, 2004. Four weeks after "Diary" hit its peak position, Keys was No. 1 with "My Boo," a duet with Usher.

 

If "No One" moves up five places or more, it will be the eighth top 10 hit of Keys' career; her chart span now stands at six years, three months and two weeks, harking back to the June 2001 debut of "Fallin'."

 

WILL 'BEFORE' BE FIVE: Four short weeks ago, Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" (Arista) was sitting just outside the top 20 longest-charting songs in the history of the Hot 100. Now, "Cheats" is in the top 10, and closing in on a berth in the top five.

 

The top 10 is actually a top 12, thanks to four songs being tied for ninth place. One of those songs is "Cheats," which dips 32-39 in its 55th week. Next week, "Cheats" will break away from that four-way tie and be level with singles by Paula Cole and Faith Hill. If "Cheats" can last another four weeks after that, it will be one of only five songs to remain on the Hot 100 for 60 weeks or longer.

 

"Cheats" remains strong in radio spins, slipping 19-21 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, an indication that it still has the power to remain in the upper half of the Hot 100, where it is safe from elimination.

 

The 12 songs that have lasted 55 weeks or longer on the Hot 100 are:

 

69 weeks: "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes (1997)

65 weeks: "You Were Meant for Me" / "Foolish Games," Jewel (1997)

62 weeks: "You and Me," Lifehouse (2005)

60 weeks: "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio (1996)

58 weeks: "Smooth," Santana featuring Rob Thomas (1999)

58 weeks: "How to Save a Life," The Fray (2006)

56 weeks: "I Don't Want to Wait," Paula Cole (1998)

56 weeks: "The Way You Love Me," Faith Hill (2001)

55 weeks; "Missing," Everything But the Girl (1996)

55 weeks: "Barely Breathing," Duncan Sheik (1997)

55 weeks: "Amazed," Lonestar (2000)

55 weeks: "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood (2007)