Billboard Top 100 Singles weekending 6th October 2007

 

1 (2) Crank That – Soulja Boy

2 (1) Stronger – Kanye West

3 (3) The Way I Are - Timbaland

4 (4) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

5 (6) Bed – J. Holiday

6 (5) Ayo Technology – 50 Cent

7 (7) Let It Go – Keyshia Cole

8 (8) Rockstar - Nickelback

9 (9) Who Knew - Pink

10 (16) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

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

12 (10) Shawty - Piles

13 (14) Good Life – Kanye West

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

15 (11) Bartender – T-Pain

16 (15) No One – Alicia Keys

17 (18) Lovestoned – Justin Timberlake

18 (27) Cyclone – Baby Bash

19 (23) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

20 (22) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

21 (17) Umbrella - Rihanna

22 (33) Apologize - Timbaland

23 (19) Make Me Better - Fabolous

24 (21) Beautiful Girls – Sean Kingston

25 (20) I Get Money – 50 Cent

26 (26) The Great Escape – Boys Like Girls

27 (24) Me Love – Sean Kingston

28 (61) 1234 - Feist

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

30 (32) First Time - Lifehouse

31 (25) A Bay Bay – Hurricane Chris

32 (30) Don’t Blink – Kenny Chesney

33 (37) Over You - Daughtry

34 (36) Home - Daughtry

35 (38) You Know What It Is – T.I.

36 (34) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

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

38 (31) Sorry, Blame It On Me – Akon

39 (54) Hate That I Love You - Rihanna

40 (39) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

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

42 (28) Shut Up And Drive - Rihanna

43 (42) Online – Brad Paisley

44 (44) So Small – Carrie Underwood

45 (45) Paralyzer – Finger Eleven

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

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

48 (58) The Pretender – Foo Fighters

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

50 (55) Take Me There – Rascal Flatts

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

52 (53) Bleed It Out – Linkin Park

53 (New) Do It Well – Jennifer Lopez

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

55 (49) Do You – Ne-Yo

56 (65) Hood Figga – Gorilla Zoe

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

58 (52) Can’t Leave ‘Em Alone – Ciara

59 (68) Baby Don’t Go - Fabolous

60 (59) All My Friends Say – Luke Bryan

61 (57) Wadsyaname - Nelly

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

63 (62) Whine Up – Kat DeLuna

64 (50) Never Wanted Nothing More – Kenny Chesney

65 (66) teachme – Musiq Soulchild

66 (82) Shawty Is A 10 – The-Dream

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

68 (75) Gimme More – Britney Spears

69 (69) More Than A Memory – Garth Brooks

70 (71) Everything – Michael Buble

71 (74) Never Too Late – Three Days Grace

72 (63) These Are My People – Rodney Atkins

73 (New) 1973 – James Blunt

74 (100) Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown

75 (73) Misery Business - Paramore

76 (67) Potential Break-up Song – Aly & AJ

77 (80) Teenagers – My Chemical Romance

78 (85) I Don’t Wanna Be In Love (Dance Floor Anthem) – Good Charlotte

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

80 (78) Intl’ Players Anthem - UGK

81 (95) My Drink N’ My 2 Step - Cassidy

82 (76) SOS – Jonas Brothers

83 (93) I’m So Hood – DJ Khaled

84 (89) Fall – Clay Walker

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

86 (99) Me Enamora - Juanes

87 (96) Firecracker – Josh Turner

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

89 (81) Clothes Off! – Gym Class Heroes

90 (84) Money In The Bank – Swizz Beatz

91 (New) Duffle Bag Boy – Playaz Circle

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

93 (83) Like This – Mims

94 (New) Freaky Gurl – Gucci Mane

95 (New) Famous In A Small Town – Miranda Lambert

96 (86) Inconsolable – Backstreet Boys

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

98 (91) Same Girl – R. Kelly & Usher

99 (New) Can’t Help But Wait – Trey Songz

100 (87) Cupid Shuffle - Cupid

 

Billboard Top 100 Albums weekending 6th October 2007

 

1 (New) Reba Duets – Reba McEntire

2 (1) Graduation – Kanye West

3 (2) Curtis – 50 Cent

4 (New) Greatest Songs Of The Seventies – Barry Manilow

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

6 (4) High School Musical 2 – Original Soundtrack

7 (New) All The Lost Souls – James Blunt

8 (New) Ultimate Victory - Chamillionaire

9 (New) Drastic Fantastic – KT Tunstall

10 (New) Adrenaline Rush 2007 - Twista

11 (New) Into The Wild – Eddie Vedder

12 (New) Venus Doom - HIM

13 (5) Hannah Montana 2 – Miley Cyrus

14 (6) The Dutchess - Fergie

15 (7) All The Right Reasons - Nickelback

16 (New) Even If It Kills Me – Motion City Soundtrack

17 (8) Coco – Colbie Caillat

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

19 (New) The Very Best Of – Diana Krall

20 (New) The Meanest Of Times – Dropkick Murphys

21 (11) Minutes To Midnight – Linkin Park

22 (9) Now 25 – Various Artists

23 (12) The Alter And The Doors – Casting Crowns

24 (49) Across The Universe: Deluxe Edition – Original Soundtrack

25 (New) 90 Millas – Gloria Estefan

26 (New) Kill To Get Crimson – Mark Knopfler

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

28 (13) Shock Value - Timbaland

29 (18) Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna

30 (New) One Chance – Paul Potts

31 (14) Hairspray – Original Soundtrack

32 (21) Daughtry - Daughtry

33 (20) Back To Black – Amy Winehouse

34 (23) Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift

35 (19) T.I. vs T.I.P. - T.I.

36 (44) The Reminder - Feist

37 (25) Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers

38 (26) High School Musical – Original Soundtrack

39 (29) Call Me Irresponsible – Michael Buble

40 (17) Finding Forever - Common

41 (24) The Real Testament – Piles

42 (New) From The Screen To Your Stereo Part II – New Found Glory

43 (179) Across The Universe – Original Soundtrack

44 (31) The Best Damn Thing – Avril Lavigne

45 (34) Let It Go – Tim McGraw

46 (35) Riot! - Paramore

47 (33) 5th Gear – Brad Paisley

48 (New) Playlist – Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds

49 (41) Hannah Montana – Original Soundtrack

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

51 (32) Epiphany – T-Pain

52 (46) Enjoy The Ride - Sugarland

53 (36) Lost Highway – Bon Jovi

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

55 (37) Konvicted - Akon

56 (51) Me And My Gang – Rascal Flatts

57 (New) Colors – Between The Buried And Me

58 (New) The Flame In All Of Us – Thousand Foot Krutch

59 (39) Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston

60 (47) I’m Not Dead - Pink

61 (48) Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood

62 (New) Rise To Power – Rick Ross

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

64 (22) Greatest Hits – Trisha Yearwood

65 (30) Hustlenomics – Yung Joc

66 (28) Eardrum – Talib Kweli

67 (122) Eye To The Telescope – KT Tunstall

68 (40) Underground Kingz - UGK

69 (50) Big Dog Daddy – Toby Keith

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

71 (56) Coming Up To Breathe - MercyMe

72 (New) Nocturnal – The Black Dahlia Murder

73 (52) Lead Sails Paper Anchor - Atreyu

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

75 (70) One-X – Three Days Grace

76 (42) Bone Palace Ballet – Chiodos

77 (71) My December – Kelly Clarkson

78 (59) Icky Thump – The White Stripes

79 (54) Untitled - Korn

80 (60) Because Of You – Ne-Yo

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

82 (New) Last Of Seven – Pat Monahan

83 (62) Flyleaf – Flyleaf

84 (64) Boys Like Girls – Boys Like Girls

85 (63) Infinity On High – Fall Out Boy

86 (67) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

87 (77) Elliott Yamin – Elliott Yamin

88 (68) The Evolution Of – Robin Thicke

89 (New) Bitchin’ – The Donnas

90 (83) Who We Are - Lifehouse

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

92 (147) Le Mejor…Coleccion – Marco Antonio Solis

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

94 (New) Cleansing – Suicide Silence

95 (27) Don’t Talk, Just Listen – B5

96 (65) Kidz Bop 12 – Kidz Bop Kids

97 (66) Kala - MIA

98 (78) Loose – Nelly Furtado

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

100 (75) Once – Original Soundtrack

 

Billboard Adult Top 20 weekending 6th October 2007

 

1 (1) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

2 (3) Who Knew - Pink

3 (4) First Time - Lifehouse

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

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

6 (9) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

7 (5) Makes Me Wonder – Maroon 5

8 (7) Rockstar - Nickelback

9 (8) Home - Daughtry

10 (10) Over You - Daughtry

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

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

13 (18) Wake Up Call – Maroon 5

14 (13) Wait For You – Elliott Yamin

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

16 (19) Hey Eyes – Pat Monahan

17 (16) 4 In The Morning – Gwen Stefani

18 (21) 1973 – James Blunt

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

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

 

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 20 weekending 6th October 2007

 

1 (1) Home - Daughtry

2 (2) Big Girls Don’t Cry - Fergie

3 (3) The Sweet Escape – Gwen Stefani

4 (4) Everything – Michael Buble

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

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

7 (6) Before He Cheats – Carrie Underwood

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

9 (9) 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 (14) How Long – The Eagles

15 (15) My Wish – Rascal Flatts

16 (16) Anyway – Martina McBride

17 (17) Band Of Gold – Kimberley Locke

18 (19) Who Knew - Pink

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

20 (22) Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

 

Chartbeat

from Billboard.com

 

September 27, 2007,

Fred Bronson

 

WORTH THE WAIT: She waited a long time to see her name at the top of The Billboard 200. Just over 20 years after making her first appearance on this survey, Reba McEntire collects her first No. 1 album with "Reba Duets" (MCA).

This is McEntire's 20th entry on the Billboard album chart, and her first top 10 set in nine years. Her "If You See Him" album peaked at No. 8 the week of June 20, 1998. Prior to "Duets," McEntire visited the top 10 five different times, with these albums:

 

"It's Your Call," No. 8 (1993)

"Greatest Hits Volume Two," No. 5 (1993)

"Read My Mind," No. 2 (1994)

"Starting Over," No. 5 (1995)

"If You See Him," No. 8 (1998)

 

The Oklahoma-born singer made her first appearance on The Billboard 200 the week of June 6, 1987, with "Reba McEntire's Greatest Hits," an album that peaked at No. 139. How could she make her first chart appearance with a greatest hits collection? Well, by the time she made her Billboard 200 debut, Reba had already been charting on the Top Country Albums tally for almost six years. She was signed to Mercury when she made her country album chart debut the week of Oct. 3, 1981, with "Heart to Heart," an album that went to No. 42.

 

Reba's first set to top the country chart was "Whoever's in New England" in 1986. "Reba Duets" is her 10th No. 1 album on this list, and her first since November 2001, when "Greatest Hits Volume III - I'm a Survivor" spent one week in the penthouse. Her longest-running No. 1 album on the country chart is "Sweet Sixteen," which remained in pole position for 13 weeks.

 

Reba's debut at No. 1 on the country album chart knocks Kenny Chesney's "Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates" (BNA) down to No. 2, but Chesney still has a piece of the action at No. 1 thanks to his duet with McEntire on "Every Other Weekend."

 

BOLDER FROM BIRMINGHAM: Reba McEntire isn't the only veteran female artist making news on Top Country Albums this week. Alabama native Emmylou Harris returns with her 30th chart entry, "Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems" (Rhino), opening at No. 49.

 

Harris was last on this list two years ago, with "The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways," which peaked at No. 23.

 

Harris made her first appearance on Top Country Albums the week of March 29, 1975, with the debut of "Pieces of the Sky," an LP that worked its way up to No. 7. With the bow of her latest work, Harris' country albums chart span expands to 32 years, six months and one week.

 

SEASONED: An appearance on the Emmy telecast helps boost the "Jersey Boys" (Rhino) original Broadway cast album back to No. 1 on the Top Cast Albums chart. This is the sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1 for the album from the show that chronicles the history of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.

 

"Jersey Boys" had a four-week run at the summit in July 2006, then spent its fifth week on top in February. "Jersey Boys" is the only cast album aside from "Wicked" (Decca Broadway) to spend more than one week at No. 1 on Top Cast Albums. "Wicked" has spent 81 weeks in the lead position so far.

 

Four other albums have had one-week reigns: "The Color Purple," "Harry on Broadway, Act I/The Pajama Game," "Spring Awakening" and "Legally Blonde: The Musical."

 

SHE'LL TAKE THE FIFTH: In the short chart span of exactly two years and four months on Hot Country Songs, Carrie Underwood has amassed five top 10 hits. The fifth one breaks into the top 10 this week, as "So Small" (Arista) advances 11-10.

 

"So Small" is Underwood's eighth chart entry, but only five of those have been actively promoted to country radio by her label. These are her five top 10 hits:

 

"Jesus, Take the Wheel," No. 1 (2006)

"Don't Forget to Remember Me," No. 2 (2006)

"Before He Cheats," No. 1 (2006)

"Wasted," No. 1 (2007)

"So Small," No. 10 (2007)

 

Carrie's other three chart entries are:

 

"Bless the Broken Road," No. 50 (2005) [with Rascal Flatts]

"Inside Your Heaven," No. 52 (2005)

"I'll Stand by You," No. 41 (2007)

 

BACK ON THE LIST: After an absence of two years, Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds is back, charting under his own name for the first time. "Playlist" marks Babyface's debut for the Mercury label, recently reactivated as a pop imprint.

 

"Playlist," which features covers of '70s tunes by artists like James Taylor, Dave Loggins and Dan Fogelberg, is a new entry at No. 48. It is the ninth chart entry for Babyface on The Billboard 200, over a period of 18 years and two months, just counting his work as a solo artist. Prior to charting on his own, Edmonds visited the album chart three times as a member of the Deele. The group's "Street Beat" entered the survey the week of Feb. 4, 1984, giving Edmonds a chart span of 23 years, eight months and one week.

 

You can trace Edmonds' chart career even further back, as before the Deele he was a member of Manchild. That Indiana-based outfit had one chart album, "Power and Love," which debuted the week of Oct. 15, 1977, giving Edmonds a chart span of one week shy of 30 years.

 

On Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, "Playlist" is new at No. 7. That gives Babyface three consecutive top 10 albums for the second time. Both runs took place over a period of six years or more. Here is a summary of Babyface's top 10 albums on the R&B chart:

 

"Tender Lover," No. 1 (1989)

"For the Cool in You," No. 2 (1993)

"The Day," No. 4 (1996)

 

"Face2Face," No. 8 (2001)

"Grown & Sexy," No. 3 (2005)

"Playlist," No. 7 (2007)