January 25th - January 31st, 2008
Following nearly 2 months of domination by women, where 7 weeks at #1 were occupied by
Rihanna,
Alicia Keys, and most recently
Britney Spears, the guys have finally taken charge. Securing their first #1 on the chart is
Bon Jovi, as
Lost Highway ascends from #4-1 with the title track from their terrific rock and country infused album of the same name. Additionally,
John Mayer leaps from out of the top 5 at #6-2, with
Say, some of his best work in his years. He will try to break a nasty spell of #2 peaks, where his previous songs,
Your Body Is A Wonderland,
Bigger Than My Body, and
Waiting On The World To Change, all stalled.
OneRepublic are staring down upon the top 5, while
Amy Winehouse may end up missing out on a 5th top 5 hit from
Back to Black, but a top 10 peak for a 5th single off an album is nothing to be ashamed of. Joining the top 10 mix this week is powerhouse
Radiohead, with the lead UK single off the brilliant
In Rainbows.
Seether also joins the mix, their first top 10 since
Broken peaked at #4, and
Jordin Sparks is not too far behind. Further down the rungs of the chart, the likes of
Jimmy Eat World, UK heavyweight
Leona Lewis, and UK much-talked about newcomer
Adele, all see sizeable gains due to extensive airplay this week.
Debut department, huge week! Three newbies. The first comes from
The Foxboro Hot Tubs, the Green Day side project which unleashed a delightfully catchy number in
Mother Mary (this nearly sounds like The Fratellis!). Up next, they peaked at #11 in 2007 but found #15 on the year-end with this one last year, but
Muse are back with
Map Of The Problematique, which appears to be the new US Alternative single as it has quickly approached the top 50. Last but not least, chart virgins
The Spill Canvas, with the quite good
All Over You
RECOMMENDED SONG OF THE WEEK:
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
LW TW
04
01 Lost Highway By Bon Jovi (8 wks)(#1[1])
06
02 Say By John Mayer (8 wks)(#2)
01 03 Piece Of Me By Britney Spears (11 wks)(#1[2])
03 04 Don't Stop The Music By Rihanna (13 wks)(#1[1])
02 05 No One By Alicia Keys (16 wks)(#1[4])
08
06 Stop & Stare By OneRepublic (6 wks)(#6)
07
07 Love Is A Losing Game By Amy Winehouse (10 wks)(#7)
05 08 Flashing Lights By Kanye West (9 wks)(#4)
13
09 Jigsaw Falling Into Place By Radiohead (7 wks)(#9)
12
10 Fake It By Seether (7 wks)(#10)
14
11 Tatoo By Jordin Sparks (5 wks)(#11)
09 12 Crushcrushcrush By Paramore (12 wks)(#3)
10 13 Teardrops On My Guitar By Taylor Swift (7 wks)(#10)
18
14 Always Be By Jimmy Eat World (4 wks)(#14)
19
15 Bleeding Love By Leona Lewis (3 wks)(#15)
11 16 Hot By Avril Lavigne (10 wks)(#6)
21
17 Believe By The Bravery (3 wks)(#17)
20
18 I'll Keep Your Memory Vague By Finger Eleven (4 wks)(#18)
16 19 Bubbly By Colbie Caillat (11 wks)(#6)
25
20 Chasing Pavements By Adele (2 wks)(#20)
24
21 St. Andrews By Bedouin Soundclash (3 wks)(#21)
26
22 Dance Floor Anthem (I Don't Wanna Be In Love) By Good Charlotte (2 wks)(#22)
15 23 Won't Go Home Without You By Maroon 5 (11 wks)(#6)
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24 Mother Mary By Foxboro Hot Tubs
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25 All Over You By The Spill Canvas
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26 Map Of The Problematique By Muse (Re-Entry)
22 27 Good Life By Kanye West f/ T-Pain (19 wks)(#1[2])
23 28 Shadow Of The Day By Linkin Park (17 wks)(#1[1])
29 29 Gimme More By Britney Spears (21 wks)(#1[4])
17 30 Clumsy By Fergie (5 wks)(#17)
Fall Offs
The Killers f/ Lou Reid - Tranquilize (#3)
Serj Tankian - Empty Walls (#14)
Band Of Horses - Is There A Ghost? (#20)
New & Active: In Rotation
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Kanye West f/ Chris Martin - Homecoming
Mutemath - Control
Queens Of The Stone Age - Make It With Chu
Sum 41 - With Me
City & Color - Waiting
Mark Ronson f/ Alex Greenwald - Just
The White Stripes - Conquest
The Wombats - Moving To New York
Chevelle - The Fad
Buckcherry - Sorry
Enjoy.