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I'm really shocked more people here don't think TAB should've been released. It would've reached a new demo. Forgive Me kind of did that, but the mess-up of the release ruined the momentum. I believe TAB would've been more appealing than FM here in the UK. I think it's pretty odd to ignore the modern sound TAB has. Such slick production, it definitely has the "cool" factor, unlike a lot of the slow ballads on the album.

This is her best chance at a #1 over here, to be honest. It's such a safe song. But that's not a bad thing, but it's a great pop song. It's definitely a grower. I think it has a good chance of going #1 in the US. I don't get the Breakaway comparisons. The only thing similar to the stuff on Breakaway is the loud, in your face, infectious chorus. The production is very different to anything in the Breakaway era. It's such a modern song. Thank God she's ditched the rebel shtick now. MD was a flop, and it was too emotional. Emotion is one thing, but some of the lyrics were a little *too* deep and uncomfortable some of the time. She should definitely stick with working on great pop tracks from here.

They might release IWB over here just... because. I'd much rather TAB, to be honest. I know I sound like a broken record (as everyone demands a release of TAB) but I honestly think it would be the best move for the label. They should just throw it out there to see how much buzz they can create (if there's any left!). Whenever I play Spirit in my car, my friends always want me to blast TAB because the beats are just wild. Her vocals on top of that make the song an instant hit to a lot of people. If they were to throw IWB out for release, another ballad isn't going to push the album any further. If any song left on the album would push it further, it is Take A Bow. I don't think it'd storm in at #1 or anything like that because her album has sold buckets, but it might add even more of a buzz to her album (if that's even possible). ;)

What a safe song. This will be an instant smash. It's so good to hear her move on from the MD sound, which I never dug AT ALL. This is like, one of the biggest growers I've ever heard. When I first played it, I thought "ahh, safe choice, OK, nothing great", but after the second listen I was hooked! Great, great, great chorus. Build up is strong. Great pop production. I don't think it's her best song, but it's certainly refreshing after her commercial failure with MD.

I absolutely LOVED the first two episodes. The Presidents' character is so interesting. It's good to know there's a new "nice" president (ala David Palmer). I'm also intrigued by the new characters. By the second hour it felt as if I knew all of the new guys as much as the old gang. Great, great start.

I'm more pumped for the return of this show than any other before. It's probably because we've been on a 24 drought for, like, TWO YEARS (excluding 24 Redemption). The new season appears to have been received well critically from what I've read.

I have a feeling you're thinking of Orton, when he was meaning Cena. I think Orton and Cena have the two best entrance themes in WWE today, actually. Triple H's is old, man. BTW, while we're on the subject of music, who else has heard any of Cena's debut album? Man, some of it blew hard but "Just Another Day" has a great old school Hip Hop vibe to it. It's a great track for a white kid who's dying to be black. The beats definitely are a throwback to late 80's/early 90's Hip Hop. I doubt anyone will agree with me though. ;)

His theme is one of those what will make you be like "$h!t, you know it's on now!". Obviously not in those words, but it gets the people moving. I'd be skeptical if he were to change it in the near future, as it really makes people cheer (or jeer!).

Hey, I like/love: 1- Lady GaGa Ft Colby "O" Donis & Akon - Just Dance (14.01) 2 Weeks 4- Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody (26.15.07.07.09.08.05.04) 8 Weeks 6- Pink - Sober (37.06) 2 Weeks 7- Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind (37.32.16.07) 4 Weeks 8- Beyonce - If I Were A Boy (01.01.01.01.01.01.01.03.05.02.02.04.08) 13 Weeks 9- Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah (04.03.02.09) 4 Weeks 10- Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part (35.14.05.03.03.02.04.03.05.06.10) 11 Weeks 11- The Killers - Human (34.02.02.02.02.04.05.06.08.06.09.11) 12 Weeks 13- Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (26.16.13.11.08.13) 6 Weeks 14- Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (28.12.04.03.03.04.02.01.03.07.09.07.14) 13 Weeks 17- Coldplay - Viva La Vida (23.40.R38.17) 4 Weeks 18- Leona Lewis - Run (23.08.05.07.11.18) 6 Weeks 19- Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (15.04.12.19) 4 Weeks 20- Pink - So What (06.01.01.01.04.03.05.08.09.12.18.21.28.31.24.13.20) 17 Weeks 21- Britney Spears - Womanizer (39.22.22.30.08.12.14.26.25.10.21) 11 Weeks 22- Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na) - (36.R23.25.39.R26.22) 6 Weeks 23- Duffy - Rain On Your Parade (40.23.07.11.16.25.18.15.17.23) 10 Weeks 25- Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time (25) 1 Week 26- Ne-Yo - Mad (40.33.26) 3 Weeks 29- Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (29) 1 Week 31- The Script - Breakeven (40.34.27.18.24.33.R34.31) 8 Weeks 35- Britney Spears - Circus (35) 1 Week 36- Beyonce - Listen (19.20.21.36) 4 Weeks 38- Take That - The Greatest Day (38.36.34.34.24.22.33.33.38.39.38) 11 Weeks 39- Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise (39) 1 Week Great chart. Love Listen charting. It was deserving of so much more before the X-Factor performance, it's a brilliant song.

Hi, I like/love: 02 [01] Girls Aloud – The Loving Kind – 33-31-33-17-06-01-01-01-02 – 9 Weeks 03 [03] Pink – Sober – 31-30-28-25-14-03-02-04-03-03-03 – 11 Weeks 05 [06] Lady GaGa – Just Dance – 27-19-15-12-05-04-06-08-06-05 – 10 Weeks 06 [04] Leona Lewis – Run – 01-03-01-01-03-04-04-06 – 8 Weeks 09 [17] Beyonce – Halo – 37-36-28-17-09 – 5 Weeks 10 [13] Alesha Dixon – Breathe Slow – 36-35-34-21-15-13-10 – 7 Weeks 12 [15] Jessica Mauboy – Burn – 26-17-15-12 – 4 Weeks 13 [10] Brandy – Long Distance – 25-14-08-10-10-13 – 6 Weeks 14 [14] Jordin Sparks – One Step At A Time – 31-29-29-25-31-40-39-38-33-32-36-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-40-22-14-14 – 15 Weeks 15 [12] Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part – 27-15-06-02-01-02-05-11-12-12-15 – 11 Weeks 16 [16] Shontelle – T-Shirt – 37-30-25-33-30-35-xxxxxx-39-25-16-16 – 10 Weeks 17 [18] Jennifer Hudson – If This Isn’t Love – 18-17 – 2 Weeks 19 [19] Katy Perry – Hot N Cold – 39-32-31-x-36-34-17-07-05-03-01-04-06-08-12-17-21-19-19 – 18 Weeks 20 [11] Alexandra Burke – Hallelujah – 13-06-11-20 – 4 Weeks 21 [23] TI feat Rihanna – Live Your Life – 20-10-06-05-09-13-20-27-23-21 – 10 Weeks 22 [20] Solange – Sandcastle Disco – 17-19-28-34-35-xx-31-14-10-05-03-02-04-08-12-16-20-22 – 17 Weeks 24 [29] Lady GaGa – Poker Face – 29-24 – 2 Weeks 25 [RE] Jem – It’s Amazing – 32-16-13-12-18-22-35-34-,xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-25 – 9 Weeks 26 [32] Pink – So What – 11-06-06-02-01-01-01-04-04-06-10-14-15-16-18-24-29-31-40-xx-32-26 – 22 Weeks 28 [26] Girls Aloud – The Promise – 14-08-05-03-03-01-02-04-08-14-18-24-29-29-30-26-28 – 16 Weeks 31 [35] Jennifer Hudson – Spotlight – 23-12-05-04-04-03-06-09-12-18-21-26-32-36-39-xx-35-31 – 17 Weeks 33 [34] Beyonce – If I Were A Boy – 17-06-04-01-01-02-07-09-15-21-30-36-34-33 – 14 Weeks 35 [28] Solange – T.O.N.Y – 18-14-18-28-35 – 5 Weeks 37 [37] Beyonce – Single Ladies – 33-36-xx-37-37 – 4 Weeks 38 [RE] Brandy – Right Here – 14-02-03-05-08-10-13-19-25-32-21-12-10-14-23-33-xx-38 – 17 Weeks 39 [RE] Leona Lewis – Forgive Me – 39-13-06-03-02-01-02-04-06-07-10-13-19-26-38-xx-39 – 16 Weeks Great chart... again.

67 47 LEONA LEWIS I Will Be 658 152 506 3.880 It's cracked the US Top 50 (radio). :)

I *hope* Poker Face takes off over here. I'm sure it will once JD has died. I hope it follows the trend of it's WW success. It's already starting to make waves in the US. Count me in as another one who thinks this album is a great pop record. I hope Paparazzi gets a release.

I didn't mean to cause offense, Aidan, and I'm sorry if I did. I was just sayin' I think it's a little picky, but it's cool. No big deal mate.

Great, great tune. Her voice is on fire on this. I hope this is a smash in the US, as I highly doubt it will do anything here. It's got such an incredibly catchy hook. If you listen, you can almost sing along to WBT in this. ;)

I can't believe the Rumble theme is Let It Rock. It's *such* a good choice. Way better than a lot of those emo-rock bands WWE are known to favour. Off-topic, anyone hear they're changing Cena's "FU" name to "The Throwback"? I get mummys and daddys may not like their kiddies screaming "FU" in their faces, but what a stupid change. It's actually a pretty cool name, if it wasn't a move already! WWE are so dumb sometimes. It's as if we're just to forget it was a completely different move he does. I am, however, looking forward to Cena v. HBK tomorrow on Raw. Their 60 min match from Raw in England back in 07 was great (and better than Mania 23).

Is it not a little pedantic to edit someone's post because there's information that's "not needed"? Oh well. I'm glad they didn't add BYNH. It's my least favourite on the album. Everyone knows that her voice is too contrived on the song. Homeless, on the other hand, is a beautiful vocal showcase.

Hot Singles (Top 40) http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/2939/halore7.pnghttp://i35.tinypic.com/wmcpcx.jpghttp://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8274/tipapertrail130x130dr0.pnghttp://img89.imageshack.us/img89/3847/tradingplaces130x130to3.pnghttp://img230.imageshack.us/img230/4705/bust130x130mw7.png TW LW PEAK TITLE ARTIST 01 02 01 HALO Beyonce 02 01 01 RUN Leona Lewis 03 12 03 DEAD AND GONE T.I. Feat. Justin Timberlake 04 03 03 TRADING PLACES Usher 05 05 05 BUST YOUR WINDOWS Jazmine Sullivan 06 04 02 CIRCUS Britney Spears 07 08 07 MRS. OFFICER Lil' Wayne Feat. Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd 08 06 02 SINGLE LADES (PUT A RING ON IT) Beyonce 09 15 09 THE LOVING KING Girls Aloud 10 07 04 HEARTLESS Kanye West 11 18 11 PIANO MAN Brandy 12 10 10 JUST DANCE Lady GaGa Feat. Colby O'Donis 13 11 06 MAD Ne-Yo 14 16 14 TURNIN' ME ON Keri Hilson Feat. Lil' Wayne 15 20 15 SEE YOU IN MY NIGHTMARES Kanye West Feat. Lil' Wayne 16 13 10 WOMANIZER Britney Spears 17 24 17 IF THIS ISN'T LOVE Jennifer Hudson 18 17 15 LOVE LOCKDOWN Kanye West 19 30 19 FREEZE T-Pain Feat. Chris Brown 20 14 09 IF I WERE A BOY Beyonce 21 19 12 LIVE YOUR LIFE T.I. Feat. Rihanna 22 27 22 POKER FACE Lady GaGa 23 09 05 SUPERHUMAN Chris Brown Feat. Keri Hilson 24 29 24 SOBER Pink 25 NE -- LOVE STORY Taylor Swift 26 25 20 HUMAN The Killers 27 39 27 I WILL BE Leona Lewis 28 23 14 REHAB Rihanna 29 26 10 JUST LIKE ME Jamie Foxx Feat. T.I. 30 NE -- MY LOVE The-Dream Feat. Mariah Carey 31 28 18 SUPERWOMAN Alicia Keys 32 21 14 I'M YOURS Jason Mraz 33 31 21 RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA) Akon 34 36 34 HEAVEN SENT Keyshia Cole 35 NE -- TAKE YOU DOWN Chris Brown 36 34 30 RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED) Brandy 37 35 18 TROUBLEMAKER Akon Feat. Sweet Rush 38 22 22 FREEZE Jordin Sparks 39 33 22 MISS INDEPENDANT Ne-Yo 40 32 17 FORGIVE ME Leona Lewis

Of course. SUBG was hardly a masterpiece, but it was a pop smash because of the hook and melody.

The preview has given hope for the lyrics. Like I said before, bad lyrics doesn't mean it's a crap song. The hook is catchy (as I'm already singing it in my head) and the melody is great. A little too much electro-pop to make me jump for joy thinking "this is the best Kelly Clarkson song ever", but it's a strong single and will fit in with todays trend.

Single cover=great; Album cover=not so much. She looks smokin' on the single cover, but this album art is beyond dire. It looks unbelievably cheap. She looks kinda weird, too. I'm not sure if she's supposed to, but she certainly does. The single cover is so different. It's a good job we heard a clip of the song, as it sounds pretty wild in comparison to the album cover...

I like/love: 01 Jem - It's Amazing (2wks 2-1) 02 Lady GaGa - Just Dance (8wks 37-20-6-5-5*-2-2) 04 Rosie & The Goldbug - You've Changed (2wks 7-4) 05 Jazmine Sullivan - Bust Your Windows (6wks 11-7-7*-6-5) 06 t.A.T.u. - White Robe (2wks 4-6) 08 Ida Maria - Oh My God (2wks 10-8) 11 Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind (2wks 5-11) 15 The Days - No Ties (4wks 22*-15-15) 20 Teddy Thompson - The Things I Do (2wks 24-20) 23 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Working On A Dream (2wks 29-23) 25 Britney Spears - Circus (5wks 30-25*-27-25) 26 TV On The Radio - Dancing Choose (5wks 34-19*-21-26) 28 Detroit Social Club - Rivers and Rainbows (2wks 33-28) 31 Travis - Song To Self (2wks 23-31) 33 Passion Pit - I Got Your Number (NEW ENTRY) 34 Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow (2wks 39-34) 35 Ladyhawke - My Delirium (10wks 31-24-12-3-2-2-2*-11-35) 40 Oh Laura - Release Me (9wks 36-25-18-16-12-10*-22-40) Really strong #1. Good to Jaz gettin' some love.

I like/love: [01] 01| Britney Spears - Circus [28-18-08-01-01] [02] 02| Lady GaGa - Just Dance [01-01-01-03-06-06-09-10-09-12-13-11-07-14-19-20-23-26-29-33-36-39-37-37-36-31-16-08-06-04-02-02-02] [09] 05| Alesha Dixon - Breathe Slow [21-18-09-05] [03] 06| Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind [21-08-06-05-03-06] [07] 07| Pink - Sober [28-21-13-10-09-07-07] [11] 08| Tinchy Stryder Feat. Taio Cruz - Take Me Back [23-14-14-13-11-08] [18] 09| Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time [34-32-24-18-09] [05] 10| Alexandra Burke - Hallelujah [01-01-05-10] [13] 11| Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) [33-18-16-14-13-11] [19] 13| Shontelle - T-Shirt [39-25-19-13] [08] 14| Leona Lewis - Run [05-02-01-01-02-04-08-14] [12] 17| Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part [30-24-04-02-03-01-01-02-05-08-12-12-17] [15] 18| Jessica Mauboy - Burn [23-19-15-18] [20] 19| Chris Brown - Take You Down [27-22-20-19] [14] 21| Rihanna - Rehab [12-07-03-02-05-07-14-21] [16] 22| Britney Spears - Womanizer [01-01-01-03-03-01-01-02-04-05-07-11-15-16-22] [22] 24| Ne-Yo - Mad [14-11-13-16-22-24] [27] 25| Kevin Rudolf Feat. Lil Wayne - Let It Rock [27-25] [28] 30| T.I. Feat. Rihanna - Live Your Life [24-15-13-06-02-03-05-07-09-17-20-28-30] [35] 31| Lady Sovereign - Got You Dancing [35-31] [**] 32| Kanye West - Heartless [32] [33] 34| Katy Perry - Hot N Cold [34-23-07-04-02-01-02-04-07-07-09-11-17-24-31-33-34] [34] 36| Solange - Sandcastle Disco [19-14-10-09-06-09-19-25-32-34-36] [37] 37| The Script - Breakeven [18-24-19-27-35-36-37-37] Great, great chart.

Exactly. She still does ballads - just not those mellodramatic clichéd pop ballads backed by a choir. Now, she has produced some of the best pop ballds of all time and Music Box is one of the best albums ever made, but her early 90's image would not work now. She does plenty of ballads, but now they're just contemporary. I do get her appeal before she went into R&B as I've always loved her, but it's called being savvy. She knew she was almost yesterday's news (which she was becoming before Emancipation).

Man, the US always get the better deal. I find "Myself" to be pretty underrated. I think it's such a contrast to anything she's ever done. It's stripped, and feels so raw. I was going to say "You Bring Me Down" should've been added on there, but it doesn't matter as it was on the original US Deluxe. It's a shame "Nowhere Left to Go" w/ Cassidy has been left off the album. It would've shown how diverse she is as a singer with a nice little urban song (even though there is zerio chemistry between her and Cassidy).

Estelle has a mere quarter of the talent Jazmine has. Her vocal runs are amazing. The quality of stuff on her album is wayyy better than Estelle's, too. You should get it! ;) 01. (01.) Britney Spears - Circus (6-4-2-1-1-1) 6wks 02. (02.) Pink - Sober (41-36-27-25-13-9-6-4-5-2-2) 11wks 06. (06.) Britney Spears - Womanizer (6-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-3-6-6) 16wks 07. (07.) Pussycat Dolls - I Hate This Part (31-27-21-10-6-3-3-3-3-1-4-7-7) 13wks 10. (11.) Anastacia - Absolutely Positively (19-16-12-13-11-10) 6wks 11. (12.) Ne-Yo - Mad (21-19-13-16-12-11) 6wks 12. (05.) The Kooks - Sway (31-22-14-8-11-7-9-5-12) 9wks 13. (13.) Lady Gaga - Poker Face (44-27-21-18-13-13) 6wks 14. (15.) Monrose - Why Not Us (44-27-19-15-14) 5wks 22. (23.) Keri Hilson feat. Timbaland - Return The Favour (33-23-22) 3wks 23. (22.) Rihanna - Rehab (46-36-41-38-31-38-20-22-23) 9wks 24. (28.) Sam Sparro - Pocket (46-28-24) 3wks 28. (26.) Outsiders feat. Beverly Knight - Keep This Fire Burning (Freemasons Radio Edit) (43-32-27-26-28) 5wks 29. (Highest New Entry) Alanis Morissette - Not As We 32. (39.) Leona Lewis - Run (45-48-39-32) 4wks 33. (Re-Entry) Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time (37-37-44-42-55-57-x-33) 7wks 34. (37.) Celine Dion - My Love (40-36-37-34) 4wks 35. (24.) Chris Brown feat. Keri Hilson - Superhuman (47-34-29-21-18-17-24-35) 8wks 41. (25.) Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) (34-31-50-54-x-35-23-17-7-8-9-12-25-41) 13wks 44. (51.) Beyonce - Diva (51-44) 2wks 46. (New Entry) Jennifer Hudson - If This Isn't Love 48. (New Entry) Yves Larock - Say Yeah 49. (New Entry) The Killers - Spaceman 50. (42.) Girls Aloud - The Loving Kind (42-50) 2wks 54. (41.) Wiley - Cash In My Pocket (41-54) 2wks 57. (53.) Ne-Yo - Miss Independet (29-21-24-20-16-10-9-3-4-6-11-15-22-29-41-53-57) 17wks 58. (40.) Sarah Connor - I'll Kiss It Away (34-24-19-14-14-22-31-40-58) 9wks 60. (58.) Anastacia - I Can Feel You (8-8-7-2-2-1-1-2-3-4-5-3-5-5-16-23-36-47-58-60) 20wks Lonngest Chart Runner Out (9) 48. (40.) Tina Turner - I'm Ready (36-21-21-30-26-35-40-48) 8wks 52. (54.) The Script - Breakeven (39-32-37-49-57-54-52) 7wks 54. (32.) Leona Lewis - Forgive Me (44-42-41-47-50-40-54-45-37-42-53-34-25-32-54) 15wks 60. (49.) Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil' Wayne - Let It Rock (50-28-25-33-49-60) 6wks Future new entries: Akon feat. Lil' Wayne - I'm So Paid Beyonce - Halo Brandy - Long Distance Those future new entries will SMASH I hope. Great chart, btw.