Sorry for the inconsistent running of this column: I’ve found myself not at home and/or not close to a functioning computer on a couple of recent Sundays. I have a life. Who knew?
This week’s Hot Chart Action, courtesy of the folks at Billboard.
Category: Charts
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Number One Hits From Hell: “Because I Love You (The Postman Song)”
This week, “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry knocked Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” out of the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, thus becoming the 1,000th Number One single of the rock era. As the majority of music buyers (I didn’t say music *lovers* mind you, but music buyers) view music as a song-by-song medium, having a #1 single is a pretty big deal, so to have been one of those 1,000 songs means that, for better or for worse, your song has struck a chord with someone.
However, that’s not to say that the folks that put songs at the top of the charts always exhibit good taste. Of course, some of the most iconic songs in music history have made it all the way to the apex of Billboard’s charts- a look at the amount of chart-toppers by Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, to name a few, bears that theory out. But there are a pretty good amount of legendary artists who have never hit the top of the singles charts. Bruce Springsteen has never had a #1. Neither has James Brown. Or Led Zeppelin. Or The Who. Luther Vandross? Nope. The Clash? Elvis Costello? Run-DMC? Public Enemy? The Beastie Boys? 3 top ten singles between them.
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Chart Chat 6/22/08: Metro Station, Pussycat Dolls, Journey & More!
Hey folks…had to take last week off due to some site remodeling, but we’re back! And here are this week’s Top 20 charts, brought to you by kind courtesy of Billboard.Top 20 Albums:
1) “Tha Carter III” Li’l Wayne
2) “Definition of Real” Plies
3) “Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol 28” Various Artists
4) “Indestructible” Disturbed
5) “Here I Stand” Usher
6) “Revelation” Journey
7) “Seeing Sounds” N.E.R.D
8) “Flavors of Entanglement” Alanis Morissette
9) “Evil Urges” My Morning Jacket
10) “Weezer (Red Album)” Weezer
11) “3 Doors Down” 3 Doors Down
12) “Sex & The City Original Soundtrack” Various Artists
13) “The Declaration” Ashanti
14) “Spirit” Leona Lewis
15) “Rockferry” Duffy
16) “Taylor Swift” Taylor Swift
17) “Nothing But the Best” Frank Sinatra
18) “35 Biggest Hits” Toby Keith
19) “Rock & Roll Jesus” Kid Rock
20) “Back When I Knew It All” Montgomery Gentry…and on the singles chart…
1) “Viva La Vida” Coldplay
2) “I Kissed a Girl” Katy Perry
3) “Lollipop” Li’l Wayne feat. Static Major
4) “Bleeding Love” Leona Lewis
5) “Take a Bow” Rihanna
6) “Pocketful of Sunshine” Natasha Bedingfield
7) “No Air” Jordin Sparks w/Chris Brown
8) “Forever” Chris Brown
9) “Love in This Club” Usher feat. Young Jeezy
10) “Shake It” Metro Station
11) “Bust it Baby Pt. 2” Plies feat. Ne-Yo
12) “Sexy Can I” Ray J. feat Yung Berg
13) “Leavin’” Jesse McCartney
14) “Damaged” Danity Kane
15) “4 Minutes” Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake
16) “What You Got” Colby O’Donis feat. Akon
17) “It’s Not My Time” 3 Doors Down
18) “When I Grow Up” Pussycat Dolls
19) “Love Song” Sara Bareilles
20) “Realize” Colbie Caillat