It's been TWO MONTHS since I last did a full Red 40. Jesus. I apologize for that, I really do. I've been swamped by school and my personal life lately, but summer's coming, so I should be able to update this regularly again! (I hope!)
Alright, long story short, the Foos are going for a fifth week at the top. Can they hold off Silversun Pickups or Foster the People, or will the bridges finally fall? Oh, and keep an eye out on the bottom half of the top 20. There are a couple of songs making some serious noise there, including one HELL of a debut...

Week of May 5th, 2012
40) Hurt - How We End Up Alone (17 Weeks | Peak: #6 | Last Week: #36)
39) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Look Around (12 Weeks | Peak: #12 | Last Week: #33)
38) The Mars Volta - The Malkin Jewel (12 Weeks | Peak: #14 | Last Week: #34)
37) Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know (21 Weeks | Peak: #3(2) | Last Week: #30)
36) P.O.D. - Lost In Forever (Scream) (2 Weeks | Peak: #36 | Last Week: #39)
35) Metric - Youth Without Youth (DEBUT)
34) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Brendan's Death Song (2 Weeks | Peak: #34 | Last Week: #37)
33) Foxy Shazam - I Like It (15 Weeks | Peak: #5 | Last Week: #27)
32) The Hives - Go Right Ahead (5 Weeks | Peak: #28 | Last Week: #28)
31) Gotye - Eyes Wide Open (2 Weeks | Peak: #31 | Last Week: #35)
30) Sleeper Agent - Get Burned (17 Weeks | Peak: #3(1) | Last Week: #24)
29) Soundgarden - Live to Rise (4 Weeks | Peak: #29 | Last Week: #31)
28) Coldplay - Charlie Brown (15 Weeks | Peak: #2(4) | Last Week: #22)
27) M83 - Midnight City (21 Weeks | Peak: #1(7) | Last Week: #23)
26) Rush - Headlong Flight (2 Weeks | Peak: #26 | Last Week: #32)
25) Halestorm - Love Bites (So Do I) (14 Weeks | Peak: #3(2) | Last Week: #20)
24) Florence + the Machine - Spectrum (3 Weeks | Peak: #24 | Last Week: #29)
23) The Shins - Simple Song (6 Weeks | Peak: #23 | Last Week: #25)
22) Evanescence - Made of Stone (9 Weeks | Peak: #14 | Last Week: #16)
21) The Gaslight Anthem - 45 (DEBUT)
20) Taproot - No Surrender (7 Weeks | Peak: #17 | Last Week: #17)
19) Linkin Park - Burn It Down (3 Weeks | Peak: #19 | Last Week: #26)
18) Lights - Banner (13 Weeks | Peak: #7 | Last Week: #12)
17) Childish Gambino - Heartbeat (13 Weeks | Peak: #1(4) | Last Week: #14)
16) Florence + the Machine - No Light, No Light (8 Weeks | Peak: #11 | Last Week: #11)
15) Skrillex ft. Sirah - Bangarang (11 Weeks | Peak: #5(2) | Last Week: #10)
14) Keane - Silenced by the Night (6 Weeks | Peak: #14 | Last Week: #19)
13) Chevelle - Hats Off to the Bull (11 Weeks | Peak: #1(1) | Last Week: #8)
12) Korn ft. 12th Planet - Way Too Far (10 Weeks | Peak: #3(3) | Last Week: #7)
11) Lostprophets - Bring 'Em Down (7 Weeks | Peak: #11 | Last Week: #15)
10) Marilyn Manson - No Reflection (8 Weeks | Peak: #2(2) | Last Week: #5)
9) Garbage - Blood For Poppies (8 Weeks | Peak: #9 | Last Week: #13)
8) Jack White - Sixteen Saltines (3 Weeks | Peak: #8 | Last Week: #21)
7) fun. - Some Nights (4 Weeks | Peak: #7 | Last Week: #18)
6) Bruce Springsteen - We Take Care Of Our Own (11 Weeks | Peak: #6 | Last Week: #9)
5) Adele - Rumour Has It (10 Weeks | Peak: #5 | Last Week: #6)
4) Volbeat - Still Counting (7 Weeks | Peak: #3(1) | Last Week: #4)
3) Foo Fighters - Bridge Burning (8 Weeks | Peak: #1(4) | Last Week: #1)
2) Foster the People - Houdini (5 Weeks | Peak: #2(1) | Last Week: #3)
1) Silversun Pickups - Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) (6 Weeks | Peak: #1(1) | Last Week: #2)
Off This Week
Imagine Dragons - It's Time (8 Weeks | Peak: #25 | Last Week: #40)
AWOLNATION - Not Your Fault (21 Weeks | Peak: #2(2) | Last Week: #38)
Next Week Preview
First of all, make no mistake about it, the Thank Yous WILL return next week. I just simply don't have the time to do them right now. But anyway, next week, Silversun Pickups and Foster the People engage in a #1 battle that will almost assuredly result in bloodshed and chaos. "Houdini" is one of the most #1-worthy singles in quite some time, but it is going up against an equally worthy #1 single. Can Foster take #1 for themselves next week? And can ANYONE even hope to break this top two apart in the foreseeable future?