Here's a taste of what's to come on this week's countdown, for August 17, 2009:
- After a solid debut at #3 last week, Shakira looks to use her supernatural powers to overtake Kings of Leon for the top spot. Is lycanthropy still in or are you past the werewolf phase?
- After taking a hit last week, Taylor Swift looks to regain her composure and catch the competition off guard with "You Belong With Me". Does Taylor Swift have what it takes to get her second #1 single of '09?
- It's been a while since we've seen Mariah Carey on the countdown, but this week she finally debuts with the first single off of her new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Where did you vote her, and is this the beginning of a long stint on the countdown for MC or are you not "Obsessed" with the song yet?
- And finally, after 20 long, non-consecutive weeks, Kings of Leon have finally made it to retirement. Can the boys continue their chart dominance on the way out, gaining their fourth week in a row at #1, or did Green Day spoil the Followill's going away party?
The answers to all of those questions will be answered, plus we get a countdown debut by the up-and-coming band SafetySuit.
The Fray | Colbie Caillat | Britney Spears
"Never Say Never" | "Fallin' For You" | "Radar"
The Ting Tings
"That's Not My Name" RETURN / Peak: 10 / Weeks: 12
Linkin Park
"New Divide"
+1 / Peak: 1 (1) / Weeks: 10
Taylor Swift
"You Belong With Me"
+8 / Peak: 2 / Weeks: 9
Kings of Leon
"Use Somebody"
= / Peak: 1 (5) / Weeks: 20 / RETIRED
Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West & Common
"Make Her Say"
Peak: 17 / Weeks: 1
Nickelback
"If Today Was Your Last Day"
Peak: 11 / Weeks: 10
3OH!3
"Don't Trust Me"
Peak: 1 (1) / Weeks: 14
Colbie Caillat
"Fallin' For You"
Peak: 2 / Weeks: 3
1. Paramore "Decode" (2x)
2. Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
3. David Cook "Light On"
4. The Fray "You Found Me"
5. Kelly Clarkson "My Life Would Suck Without You" (6x)
6. Taylor Swift "Love Story"
7. The All-American Rejects "Gives You Hell" (2x)
8. Jason Mraz featuring Colbie Caillat "Lucky"
9. Lady GaGa "Poker Face"
10. Eminem "We Made You"
11. Black Eyed Peas "Boom Boom Pow" (4x)
12. Kelly Clarkson "I Do Not Hook Up"
13. Beyoncé "Halo"
14. Katy Perry "Waking Up In Vegas"
15. Green Day "Know Your Enemy" (2x)
16. Rob Thomas "Her Diamonds"
17. Linkin Park "New Divide"
18. Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" (5x) CURRENT #1
19. 3OH!3 "Don't Trust Me"
Kings of Leon
"Use Somebody"
Peak: 1 (5) / Weeks: 20 / RETIRED
COUNTDOWN RUN
20, -, 13, -, -, -, -, 16, 15, 11, -, 9, 12, -, 13, 12, 10, 12, 7, 4, 10, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1
Debut Date: 2/16/2009 (#20)
Retire Date: 8/17/2009 (#1)
Peak: 1 (5)
Note: First video to retire at #1 since The Ting Tings video for "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (10/27/2008)
VOTING LIST
Beyoncé "Sweet Dreams"
Black Eyed Peas "I Gotta Feeling"
Britney Spears "Radar"
Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester "Good Girls Go Bad"
Colbie Caillat "Fallin' For You"
Daughtry "No Surprise"
Drake "Best I Ever Had"
Friendly Fires "Kiss of Life"
Green Day "21 Guns"
Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne "Down"
Jordin Sparks "Battlefield"
Justin Bieber "One Time"
Katy Perry "Waking Up in Vegas"
Kelly Clarkson "Already Gone"
Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo "Knock You Down"
Kid Cudi featuring Kanye West & Common "Make Her Say"
Kings of Leon "Notion" NEW
Lady GaGa "LoveGame"
Linkin Park "New Divide"
Mariah Carey "Obsessed"
Michael Franti & Spearhead "Say Hey (I Love You)"
Mr. Hudson featuring Kanye West "Supernova"
Nelly Furtado "Manos al aire"
Paramore "Ignorance" NEW
Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johannson "Relator" NEW
Phoenix "1901"
Pink "Funhouse"
Pitbull "Hotel Room Service" NEW
Pussycat Dolls "Hush Hush; Hush Hush"
Rob Thomas "Her Diamonds"
Safetysuit "Stay"
Sean Kingston "Fire Burning"
Sean Paul "So Fine"
Shakira "She Wolf"
Taylor Swift "You Belong With Me"
The Fray "Never Say Never"
The Ting Tings "That's Not My Name"
U2 "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight"
Wale featuring Lady GaGa "Chillin'"
Young Money "Every Girl"
VIDEOS REMOVED FROM THE VOTING LIST
3 Doors Down "Let Me Be Myself"
3OH!3 "Don't Trust Me"
Jay-Z "D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)"
Kings of Leon "Use Somebody" RETIRED
