May 15th - May 21st, 2009
The top 2 remains strong and static this week as
Metric easily scores a second week at #1 with
Gimme Sympathy, a track that is on the cusp of cracking the top 10 on the Canadian Mediabase Alternative chart. Comfortable at #2, but still a ways behind is
Silversun Pickups with the thrashing
Panic Switch. They shouldn't feel comfortable for too long as a vacuum effect helps UK-lass
Lily Allen zoom up 4 slots to #3 with
Not Fair. This is her 2nd consecutive top 5 off her new album, "It's Not Me, It's You" after
The Fear hit #1 for a sole week earlier this year. New to the top 5 next week could be
Kelly Clarkson.
Green Day,
Incubus, and
The Killers are leading a huge Alternative Rock rush towards the top 10 with
311 not too far behind. All of these tracks are top 5 bound with a few (particularly Green Day and The Killers) having their sights set on the #1 slot. After a mediocre debut last week,
Daughtry is picking up some steam with
No Surprise, while other big artists like
Eminem lose their bullet as
We Made You looks certain to fail at cracking the top 15.
It's Spring Cleanup time! 3 new debuts + a re-entry this week. The first comes from
Katy Perry with
Waking Up In Vegas, a welcome return to form after the disappointing
Thinking Of You (which failed to chart, while IKAG hit #1 and HNC hit #3). Her performance on Idol was the final push I needed to begin liking this track. Next up is
Sugar Ray, with their surprisingly mellow, easy-breezy Summer track
Boardwalk. You wan't light-weight, easy going music? This is it. Last year,
Theory of a Deadman f/ Chris Daughtry charted with
By The Way and stalled at #17. The song is getting a push for adds yet again in Canada and it re-enters this week hoping to fare better in it's second life. And last but not least is
Taking Back Sunday who hope to replicate the success of
MakeDamnSure from a few years ago, which peaked at #5.
RECOMMENDED SONG OF THE WEEK:
Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals
LW TW
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01 Gimme Sympathy By Metric (6 wks)(#1[2])
02
02 Panic Switch By Silversun Pickups (8 wks)(#2)
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03 Not Fair By Lily Allen (10 wks)(#3)
05
04 Boom Boom Pow By Black Eyed Peas (10 wks)(#4)
03 05 Revelry By Kings Of Leon (11 wks)(#1[1])
09
06 I Do Not Hook Up By Kelly Clarkson (6 wks)(#6)
04 07 If U Seek Amy By Britney Spears (12 wks)(#1[1])
13
08 Know Your Enemy By Green Day (4 wks)(#8)
11 09 Aint No Rest For The Wicked By Cage The Elephant (7 wks)(#9)
06 10 LoveGame By Lady GaGa (11 wks)(#2)
15
11 A Dustland Fairytale By The Killers (5 wks)(#11)
14
12 Black Heart Inertia By Incubus (5 wks)(#12)
10 13 Come On Get Higher By Matt Nathanson (8 wks)(#10)
08 14 Careless Whisper By Seether (9 wks)(#8)
18
15 Hey You By 311 (4 wks)(#15)
12 16 No You Girls By Franz Ferdinand (14 wks)(#1[1])
21
17 Funny The Way It Is By Dave Matthews Band (3 wks)(#17)
20 18 We Made You By Eminem (5 wks)(#18)
22
19 Never Say Never By The Fray (4 wks)(#19)
17 20 Blame It (On The Alcohol) By Jamie Foxx f/ T-Pain (14 wks)(#1[3])
16 21 Love Sex Magic By Ciara f/ Justin Timberlake (9 wks)(#9)
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22 No Surprise By Daughtry (2 wks)(#22)
19 23 Magnificent By U2 (9 wks)(#5)
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24 Waking Up In Vegas By Katy Perry
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25 Part Of The List By Ne Yo (2 wks)(#25)
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26 Boardwalk By Sugar Ray
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27 Sink Into Me By Taking Back Sunday
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28 By The Way By Theory Of A Deadman f/ Chris Daughtry
23 29 My Life Would Suck Without You By Kelly Clarkson (17 wks)(#1[2])
24 30 Paranoid By Kanye West f/ Mr. Hudson (3 wks)(#24)
Fall Offs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (10 wks)(#8)
Kid Cudi - Day 'N Nite (Crookers Remix) (11 wks)(#18)
The Script - Breakeven (6 wks)(#15)
Manchester Orchestra - I've Got Friends (6 wks)(#20)
Enjoy.