Alright, so I'd like to start off this message with a big thanks to everyone who has voted on this countdown. When I first changed the format of the countdown to make it show what you thought were the best songs, I would draw in about 10-15 votes. But now I have anywhere between 20-40 votes per week. So thank you all for making this countdown as successful as it has become.
With that being said, I, along with the countdown will be taking a break in July (well, mostly the countdown). I am going to be out of town for a couple of weeks and I have some other things to do, so I won't be here that often. And when I come back in a month, there will be some drastic changes to the voting list (the only thing I can promise is that "Bleeding Love" will still be on the voting list, because it is so close to retirement). But every other song on the voting list is not safe. So this week could be the last week for many of the artists that are on the countdown right now. Make sure you go to the link in my signature to vote for your favorite songs of the moment!
Thank you for reading this and I'll be back later this week with the last new countdown until August.
Last week on the countdown, Katy Perry made a huge 16 spot leap to the top 3 at #3. Can I Kiss a Girl make it to the top for the first time ever? Or will Natasha Bedingfield, looking to become the first artist to take the top spot for two weeks in a row since the change in format, be able to hold off the tough competition? Or perhaps your votes got the band with the #1 album in the country, Coldplay, the top spot. Find out who you voted to the top spot, along with videos 20-2, right now!
Also of note, there are a couple of debuts this week along with a video returning to the countdown.
Bon Jovi Whole Lot of Leavin'
Alanis Morissette Underneath
Colbie Caillat Realize
Metro Station Shake It <HOT SHOT RETURN, Peak @ 15, 2 Weeks>
Simple Plan Your Love Is a Lie <DEBUT, Peak @ 19, 1 Week>
Weezer Pork and Beans <Up 2, Peak @ 18, 3 Weeks>
Gavin DeGraw In Love with a Girl <Down 1, Peak @ 7, 7 Weeks>
Sara Bareilles Bottle It Up <Up 3, Peak @ 5, 6 Weeks>
Katy Perry I Kissed a Girl <FALL OF THE WEEK, Peak @ 3, 4 Weeks>
Duffy Mercy <Down 3, Peak @ 2, 8 Weeks>
Rihanna Take a Bow <Down 8, Peak @ 1 (1), 10 Weeks>
Maroon 5 featuring Rihanna If I Never See Your Face Again <Down 10, Peak @ 2, 7 Weeks>
The Ting Tings Shut Up and Let Me Go <DEBUT, Peak @ 11, 1 Week>
Charlotte Sometimes How I Could Just Kill a Man <DEBUT, Peak @ 8, 1 Week>
Adele Chasing Pavements <JUMP OF THE WEEK, Peak @ 7, 2 Weeks>
Chris Brown Forever <Up 7, Peak @ 6, 8 Weeks>
Leona Lewis Bleeding Love <Up 1, Peak @ 1 (8), 18 Weeks>
Coldplay Violet Hill <JUMP OF THE WEEK, Peak @ 4, 4 Weeks>
Linkin Park Leave Out All the Rest <Up 9, Peak @ 3, 3 Weeks>
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown No Air <Up 7, Peak @ 1 (2), 20 Weeks> *2ND VIDEO TO RETIRE THIS YEAR*
Pussycat Dolls When I Grow Up <HOT SHOT DEBUT, Peak @ 1 (1), 1 Week>
Panic At the Disco That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) <Peak @ 14, 2 Weeks>
Alicia Keys Teenage Love Affair <Peak @ 2, 7 Weeks>
Madonna Give It 2 Me <Peak @ 10, 2 Weeks>
Britney Spears Break the Ice <Peak @ 6, 6 Weeks>
Danity Kane Damaged <Peak @ 4, 11 Weeks>
Sara Bareilles Love Song
Debut Date: January 3, 2008
Retire Date: May 15, 2008
Peak: 2
Low: 14
Most @: 10 (5x)
Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown No Air
Debut Date: February 21, 2008
Retire Day: June 26, 2008
Peak: 1 (2)
Low: 19
Most @: 2 (4x)
1.3.08 - 1.10.08 / 1.24.08 Alicia Keys No One (3x)
1.17.08 Timbaland presents OneRepublic Apologize (1x)
1.31.08 - 2.7.08 Flo Rida featuring T-Pain Low (2x)
2.14.08 - 3.6.08 / 3.20.08 Rihanna Don't Stop the Music (5x)
3.13.08 Chris Brown With You (1x)
3.27.08 - 4.3.08 Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown No Air (2x)
4.10.08 - 5.17.08 / 6.7.08 Leona Lewis Bleeding Love (8x)
5.24.08 / 6.19.08 Natasha Bedingfield Pocketful of Sunshine (2x)
5.31.08 Rihanna Take a Bow (1x)
6.12.08 Mariah Carey Bye Bye (1x)
6.26.08 Pussycat Dolls When I Grow Up (1x)
Congratulations to the Pussycat Dolls, as they make history by debuting at #1 on this countdown with When I Grow Up. The fans of PCD voted like crazy this week, and their craziness paid off. Also, a big congratulations to Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown, whose duet, No Air, retired this week at #2.
Thank you for checking out the countdown for this week. I will be going on a month-long hiatus starting next week, but I will be back in the beginning of August with a new voting list and a great countdown.
While the voting list won't be updated for a while, I'd still like to thank all of those who voted for this week's countdown, including...
Kod [ V ]
JGibson
mariah_4life
adr1101
Jonny Roman
Brandon
whoopiedoo
Saba
justice
igor
MC Steven
Matty
bluegrey
dontmessw/JERS
andresg770
Rc, Ed
NoOneElse
warriorsoul
Brayan
TRL Girl
pls do remember to pm us when your ready to start your c/d again....
Too bad a month will be too long and will definitely cause some videos not to retire
pls do remember to pm us when your ready to start your c/d again....
Too bad a month will be too long and will definitely cause some videos not to retire
I'll definitely notify the people who have voted when the voting list is back up. And I was a little worried about how this would affect some songs that would retire. But I am definitely going to keep "Bleeding Love" on the voting list so it can have a chance to retire. So the only song I can see the layoff effecting negatively is "Pocketful of Sunshine." Right now, the song is at 12 weeks, and I'll be gone probably for 5 weeks, so the song could make it to 17 weeks at that time, but will still be at 12 weeks.
However, on the plus side, it worked out so that when I come back, there will be 20 countdowns until the end of the year, so there is still the potential for songs to retire on the chart this year.