ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I was SURE I posted the countdown last week, yet it is completely missing!
Sorry 'bout that folks, I don't know what happened. I guess I'll count last week's numbers twice then.
That aside...
It's a big week! Gorillaz announced that their website will be revamped on December 8th (the day after my birthday) with news about their long-awaited second album, supposedly titled "Reject False Icons."
In the meantime, the battle for #1 continues. But first, I've dug up some more retro countdowns, so let's have a look!
Back in the Day...The Top 3 from November 28, 2001
5. Janet feat. Missy Elliott & Carly Simon - "Son of a Gun (Remix)"
4. Creed - "My Sacrifice"
3. NSYNC - "Gone"
2. No Doubt featuring Bounty Killer - "Hey Baby"
1. Gorillaz - "19-2000 (Soulchild Remix)"
Going Even Further into the Way-Back Machine...how bout a top 5 from November 28th, 2000! Be warned...my musical tastes were a little more, err, "pop" back then...
5. NSYNC - "This I Promise You"
4. Eminem feat. Dido - "Stan"
3. Britney Spears - "Stronger"
2. Samantha Mumba - "Gotta Tell You"
1. soulDecision - "Faded" (which etired from countdown on this day - yes, I had a retirement system back then! "Gotta Tell You" retired the following day, by the way.)
Hey, so I watched a lot of TRL, what can I say?
Now, let's put the past aside and get to the present. Let's get it started!
A WARNING: This week's countdown will look EXTREMELY convoluted due to last week's countdown inexplicably not getting posted. I apologize, but it's not entirely my fault. I really don't understand what happened, but I will make an effort to check my posts afterwards to assure that they are indeed getting posted, and I'll back them up in Wordpad in the meantime. Last week's list counts twice now, for future reference.
Last Week's Top 3:
3. Snow Patrol - "Run"
2. Green Day - "American Idiot"
1. The Killers - "Mr. Brightside"
Close Calls:
Utada Hikaru - "Devil Inside"
Destiny's Child - "Soldier"
Mario - "Let Me Love You"
John Mayer - "Daughters"
Ryan Cabrera - "True"
Leaving the Countdown:
29. Yellowcard - "Only One" (19 weeks)
27. Maroon 5 - "She Will Be Loved" (18)
22. Modest Mouse - "Ocean Breathes Salty" (18)
18. Scissor Sisters - "Take Your Mama" (13)
The Top 30 Countdown for the Week Ending Sunday, November 28th, 2004
30. Linkin Park & Jay-Z - "Numb/Encore" - Collision Course
*DEBUT* - Peak: #30 - Weeks: 1
29. Finger Eleven - "One Thing" - Finger Eleven
Last Week: #13 - Peak: #10 - Weeks: 9
28. Avril Lavigne - "Nobody's Home" - Under My Skin
*DEBUT* - Peak: #28 - Weeks: 1
27. Maroon 5 - "Sunday Morning" - Songs About Jane
*DEBUT* - Peak: #27 - Weeks: 1
26. Franz Ferdinand - "Take Me Out" - Franz Ferdinand
Last Week: #21 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 25 -
4 Weeks at #1
25. The Music - "Breakin' " - Welcome to the North
Last Week: #28 - Peak: #25 - Weeks: 4
24. Seether feat. Amy Lee - "Broken" - Disclaimer II
Last Week: #24 - Peak: #24 - Weeks: 7
23. Muse - "Hysteria" - Absolution
Last Week: #25 - Peak: #23 - Weeks: 6
22. Kelly Clarkson - "Breakaway" - Breakaway
Last Week: #20 - Peak: #20 - Weeks: 7
21. Interpol - "Slow Hands" - Antics
Last Week: #26 - Peak: #21 - Weeks: 4
20. Bowling for Soup - "1985" - A Hangover You Don't Deserve
Last Week: #15 - Peak: #3 - Weeks: 16
19. Lenny Kravitz - "Lady" - Baptism
Last Week: #30 - Peak: #19 - Weeks: 3
18. Jimmy Eat World - "Pain" - Futures
Last Week: #12 - Peak: #12 - Weeks: 10
17. Destiny's Child - "Lose My Breath" - Destiny Fulfilled
Last Week: #23 - Peak: #17 - Weeks: 12
16. Nelly feat. Tim McGraw - "Over and Over" - Suit
Last Week: #19 - Peak: #16 - Weeks: 4
15. Jet - "Rollover DJ" - Get Born
Last Week: #10 - Peak: #8 - Weeks: 17
14. The Killers - "Somebody Told Me" - Hot Fuss
Last Week: #14 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 17 -
6 Weeks at #1
13. Incubus - "Talk Shows on Mute" - A Crow Left of the Murder
Last Week: #8 - Peak: #5 - Weeks: 25
12. Lazyboy - "Underwear Goes Inside the Pants" - Lazyboy TV
*DEBUT* - Peak: #12 - Weeks: 1
11. Eminem - "Just Lose It" - Encore
Last Week: #11 - Peak: #7 - Weeks: 8
10. Gwen Stefani - "What You Waiting For?" - Love.Angel.Music.Baby
Last Week: #17 - Peak: #10 - Weeks: 6
9. Cake - "No Phone" - Pressure Chief
Last Week: #5 - Peak: #2 - Weeks: 11
8. William Shatner feat. Joe Jackson & Ben Folds - "Common People" - Has Been
Last Week: #16 - Peak: #8 - Weeks: 7
7. Snow Patrol - "Run" - Final Straw
Last Week: #3 - Peak: #3 - Weeks: 9
6. Franz Ferdinand - "This Fire" - Franz Ferdinand
Last Week: #7 - Peak: #6 - Weeks: 9
5. Green Day - "American Idiot" - American Idiot
Last Week: #2 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 14 -
5 Weeks at #1
4. U2 - "Vertigo" - How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb
Last Week: #6 - Peak: #3 - Weeks: 9
3. The Killers - "Mr. Brightside" - Hot Fuss
Last Week: #1 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 9 -
2 Weeks at #1
2. Green Day - "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" - American Idiot
Last Week: #4 - Peak: #2 - Weeks: 8
1. Gavin DeGraw - "I Don't Want to Be" - Chariot
Last Week: #10 - Peak: #1 - Weeks: 4 -
1 Week at #1
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Shocked? Don't be. Gavin should've made the big splash LAST week, when I had him going from 10 to 2, then he'd jump from 2 to 1 this week. But, due to the aforementioned gaffe, I had to combine both moves into a 10-to-1 move that is totally unprecedented (in my countdown, anyway - two songs have debuted at #1, but that was when it was only a top 10).
Lazyboy also should've debuted last week in the high 20's, but for the same reasons, "Underwear" debuts at #12 this week. (FYI: If you've never heard it and by the name it seems like it's yet another lame gimmicky rap song, guess again - it's actually a hilarious comedy routine put to a trippy, psuedo-techno beat complete with a catchy chorus. Check it out!)
Now I'm going to make sure I post this. See you next week!