February 27th - March 5th, 2009
After a four-week stint in the penthouse,
The Killers slide down to a commendable #2 as
Lily Allen scoots up a pair to #1 with
The Fear. A recent whirlwind U.S. promo tour, which included a pair of sensational performances on Ellen and Leno, have helped to spur some additional heat for the terrific debut single off her equally good sophmore album, "Its Not Me, Its You". Elsewhere in top 5 land,
Kelly Clarkson rockets 4 spots to #4 scoring her 9th top 5 hit. Of those 9 top 5's, 7 hit #1. Additionally,
The Fray inches to #5, almost matching the #4 peak of
How To Save A Life.
Coming up, a pair of auto-tune tinged hits are the ones to look out for.
Kanye West is on a crash course for his third straight top 10 hit (and maybe third straight #1) off of "808s and Heartbreaks", while the hottest track on the Hip Hop scene right now,
Blame It (On The Alcohol) is giving
Jamie Foxx his first taste of success on the chart. Other artists to look for in the next few weeks include
Franz Ferdinand,
Coldplay, and
Akon, who all continue to show positive strides. Coldplay score their fourth top 10 hit off
Viva La Vida.
Three debuts this week. The first comes from
Britney Spears who is looking poised to make it three straight #1's off the album "Circus" as
If U Seek Amy crash lands with another exceptionally high debut.
Womanizer debuted at #17 in Sept. 2008 only to rise to #3 the very next week, while
Circus debuted at #11 in Dec. 2008 and rose to #4 the next week. Next up is the hip hop/dance fusion track thats already lit up the charts in Canada and the U.K. as
Kid Cudi makes an appearance with the infectious
Day 'N Night. And last newbie to the chart this week is
Michelle Branch, with her new single
This Way. She has had previous success on the chart as
Are You Happy Now? peaked at #2, and she scored two top 10's with The Wreckers. But there seems to be little promo or buzz behind this new track, so we'll see how far it can go.
RECOMMENDED SONG OF THE WEEK:
Kings Of Leon - Revelry
LW TW
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01 The Fear By Lily Allen (9 wks)(New #1)
01 02 Spaceman By The Killers (12 wks)(#1[4])
05 03 Use Somebody By Kings Of Leon (16 wks)(#1[1])
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04 My Life Would Suck Without You By Kelly Clarkson (6 wks)(#4)
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05 You Found Me By The Fray (10 wks)(#5)
02 06 Ulysses By Franz Ferdinand (15 wks)(#2)
08 07 Mad By Ne Yo (11 wks)(#7)
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08 Golden Age By T.V. On The Radio (8 wks)(#8)
04 09 Kids By MGMT (10 wks)(#4)
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10 Life In Technicolor II By Coldplay (5 wks)(#10)
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11 The Man Who Can't Be Moved By The Script (5 wks)(#11)
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12 See You In My Knightmares By Kanye West f/ Lil' Wayne (4 wks)(#12)
12 13 Working On A Dream By Bruce Springsteen (7 wks)(#12)
11 14 Old White Lincoln By The Gaslight Anthem (7 wks)(#11)
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15 Blame It (On The Alcohol) By Jamie Foxx f/ T-Pain (3 wks)(#15)
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16 Beautiful By Akon f/ Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall (4 wks)(#16)
13 17 Circus By Britney Spears (12 wks)(#1[3])
10 18 Brooklyn (Go Hard) By Jay Z f/ Santogold (10 wks)(#5)
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19 Dead & Gone By T.I. f/ Justin Timberlake (3 wks)(#19)
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20 No You Girls By Franz Ferdinand (3 wks)(#20)
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21 If U Seek Amy By Britney Spears
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22 Not Meant To Be By Theory Of A Deadman (2 wks)(#22)
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23 Get On Your Boots By U2 (2 wks)(#23)
18 24 Love Story By Taylor Swift (15 wks)(#2)
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25 Desolation Row By My Chemical Romance (2 wks)(#25)
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26 Day 'N Night By Kid Cudi
17 27 Halo By Beyonce (9 wks)(#11)
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28 This Way By Michelle Branch
24 29 Poker Face By Lady GaGa (11 wks)(#7)
21 30 Run By Leona Lewis (14 wks)(#3)
Fall Offs
Britney Spears - Womanizer (21 wks)(#1[2])
Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (14 wks)(#6)
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes (7 wks)(#13)
In Rotation
Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
Starsailor f/ Branden Flowers - Tell Me It's Not Over
Lady GaGa - LoveGame
Kings Of Leon - Revelry
Pearl Jam - Brother
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
Lily Allen - Not Fair
Nickelback - If Today Was Your Last Day
