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  • Chart Chat: Singles Version: 10/30/08

    01-Whatever You Like (T.I.)
    02-Live Your Life (T.I. feat. Rihanna)
    T.I. continues to commandeer the top spots of the singles chart, fending off a serious challenge from Beyonce (see below). “Whatever You Like” is the first song to return to #1 on three separate occasions since Chic’s “Le Freak” 30 years ago. Induct Chic into the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame, y’all!!

    03-If I Were a Boy (Beyonce)
    Beyonce jumps 66-3 with “If I Were a Boy”, the first single from her upcoming “I Am…Sasha Fierce” (God, it kills me to type that out). By reaching this position, Beyonce has already outperformed the first single from her last album, “B-Day”. “Deja Vu” (remember that?) peaked at #10.

    04-So What (Pink)
    05-Womanizer (Britney Spears)
    06-Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
    07-Let it Rock (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil’ Wayne)
    08-Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
    “Miss Independent” is Ne-Yo’s first EVER #1 single on the R&B charts, coming after he scored three #2 singles. Hard to believe, given Ne-Yo’s dominance over the R&B scene these past three years, but true!

    09-Disturbia (Rihanna)
    I’m still trying to get over the fact that Ne-Yo said Rihanna has a big head. Isn’t that a little like Michael Jackson saying “Damn, you’re pale!!”

    10-I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
    Mr. A-Z returns to the Top Ten with what is now by far the biggest hit of his career. Guess now that cold weather’s approaching, people need to feel a little more of that summer magic.

    11-Can’t Believe It (T-Pain feat. Lil’ Wayne)
    12-Love Lockdown (Kanye West)
    13-Better in Time (Leona Lewis)
    14-Right Now (Na Na Na) (Akon)
    15-Love Story (Taylor Swift)
    16-Mrs. Officer (Lil’ Wayne)
    17-Paper Planes (M.I.A.)
    Is it me, or is “Paper Planes” one of the ODDEST songs to ever hit the Top 20? Also, doesn’t M.I.A. remind you a little bit of Neneh Cherry? Do you even REMEMBER Neneh Cherry?

    18-Closer (Ne-Yo)
    19-Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback)
    20-Crush (David Archuleta)
    OK-I give, I give. I liked David Cook more this past season, but Archuleta’s new song has grown on me to the point where it now blows everything Cook’s put out so far out of the water. Damn generic pop songs, why do you torture me so??

  • Chart Chat Early Edition: AC/DC, Adele and More!!

    I’ve decided to play around a little with the Chart Chat concept. Instead of one comprehensive wrap-up on Sunday, I’ll shoot you Album chart news on Wednesday, singles chart news on Thursday, and the comprehensive wrap-up will now appear every other Sunday under the name Chart Chat Plus.

    *Obviously, the big news is AC/DC‘s #1 debut. Black Ice moves over 784,000 units to land at the top of the big chart. It’s the biggest debut of the year excluding Lil’ Wayne, and is the band’s first #1 album in well over a quarter century. Following last year’s Eagles release, this is the second album that’s a retail exclusive (only being sold at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club) to debut at the top. It’s probably also worth mentioning that this album isn’t available digitally.

    *Brit soul/jazz siren Adele has jumped 129-46-11 following her appearance on the “Sarah Palin” episode of “Saturday Night Live”. Nice to see the rest of America catching on. I fell in love with this album the first time I heard it at the beginning of the year.

    *AC/DC’s strong debut eclipses the “High School Musical 3” soundtrack, which would have been #1 in most of this year’s other weeks. Instead, it lands at #2 with just under 300,000 units sold.

    *These two albums should hold on to their spots next week, but new albums from John Legend, Pink and Toby Keith are all expected to scan over 100,000 units in their first week, and who knows? One of them might just score an upset.

    This Week’s Top 20 Albums:

    01-“Black Ice” AC/DC

    02-“High School Musical 3” Soundtrack

    03-“Paper Trail” T.I.

    04-“Lucky Old Sun” Kenny Chesney

    05-“Death Magnetic” Metallica

    06-“Rock & Roll Jesus” Kid Rock

    07-“The Sound” Mary Mary

    08-“Year of the Gentleman” Ne-Yo

    09-“Jennifer Hudson” Jennifer Hudson

    10-“Tha Carter III” Lil’ Wayne

    11-“19” Adele

    12-“Good Girl Gone Bad” Rihanna

    13-“A Little Bit Longer” Jonas Brothers

    14-“We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things” Jason Mraz

    15-“The Recession” Young Jeezy

    16-“Covers” James Taylor

    17-“Gossip in the Grain” Ray LaMontagne

    18-“Damn Right Rebel Proud” Hank Williams III

    19-“Love on the Inside” SugarLand

    20-“Fearless” Jazmine Sullivan

  • Chart Chat 10/26/08: J. Hud, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney & More!!!

    No small talk this time! As usual, these charts are brought to you courtesy of the good folks at Billboard Communications.

    Billboard Top 20 Singles

      01-Whatever You Like (T.I.)
      02-Live Your Live (T.I. feat. Rihanna)
      03-So What (Pink)
      04-Womanizer (Britney Spears)
      05-Hot N Cold (Katy Perry)
      06-Disturbia (Rihanna)
      07-Let it Rock (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil’ Wayne)
      08-Miss Independent (Ne-Yo)
      09-Fearless (Taylor Swift)
      10-Can’t Believe It (T-Pain feat. Lil’ Wayne)
      11-Better in Time (Leona Lewis)
      12-Love Lockdown (Kanye West)
      13-I’m Yours (Jason Mraz)
      14-Love Story (Taylor Swift)
      15-Paper Planes (M.I.A.)
      16-Closer (Ne-Yo)
      17-Gotta Be Somebody (Nickelback)
      18-Mrs. Officer (Lil’ Wayne feat. Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd)
      19-Right Now (Na Na Na)-Akon
      20-One Step at a Time (Jordin Sparks)


      Billboard Top 20 Albums

    01-Lucky Old Sun (Kenny Chesney)
    02-Paper Trail (T.I.)
    03-Gossip in the Grain (Ray Lamontagne)
    04-Death Magnetic (Metallica)
    05-Jennifer Hudson (Jennifer Hudson)
    06-Rock N Roll Jesus (Kid Rock)
    07-Perfect Symmetry (Keane)
    08-Year of the Gentleman (Ne-Yo)
    09-Little Honey (Lucinda Williams)
    10-Covers (James Taylor)
    11-Something Else (Robin Thicke)
    12-Tha Carter III (Lil’ Wayne)
    13-Little Bit of Everything (Billy Currington)
    14-The Recession (Young Jeezy)
    15-A Little Bit Longer (Jonas Brothers)
    16-Fearless (Jazmine Sullivan)
    17-Good Girl Gone Bad (Rihanna)
    18-Love on the Inside (SugarLand)
    19-Appeal to Reason (Rise Against)
    20-Spirit (Leona Lewis)

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