Instead of an analysis of this week's chart action, here's a special chart counting down my favorite songs featuring Michael Jackson in a lead or co-star role.
1. Billie Jean -- Michael Jackson
2. Man in the Mirror -- Michael Jackson
3. We Are the World -- USA for Africa
4. I Want You Back -- Jackson 5
5. Who Is It? -- Michael Jackson
6. Say, Say, Say -- Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
7. Beat It -- Michael Jackson
8. Rock With You -- Michael Jackson
9. Black or White -- Michael Jackson
10. Wanna Be Startin' Something -- Michael Jackson
11. You Are Not Alone -- Michael Jackson
12. ABC -- Jackson 5
13. Will You Be There? -- Michael Jackson
14. I'll Be There -- Jackson 5
15. The Love You Save -- Jackson 5
16. I Just Can't Stop Loving You -- Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
17. Human Nature -- Michael Jackson
18. Another Part of Me -- Michael Jackson
19. Stranger in Moscow -- Michael Jackson
20. Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground) -- Jacksons
21. Dancing Machine -- Jackson 5
22. Scream -- Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson
23. Thriller -- Michael Jackson
24. Never Can Say Goodbye -- Jackson 5
25. Torture -- Jacksons
26. The Way You Make Me Feel -- Michael Jackson
27. Off the Wall -- Michael Jackson
28. She’s Out of My Life -- Michael Jackson
29. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) -- Michael Jackson
30. Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming (Too Good to Be True) -- Jermaine Jackson and Michael Jackson
31. Enjoy Yourself -- Jacksons
32. Ben -- Michael Jackson
33. Got to Be There -- Michael Jackson
34. Working Day and Night -- Michael Jackson
35. Unbreakable -- Michael Jackson
36. Blood on the Dance Floor -- Michael Jackson
37. Somebody’s Watching Me -- Rockwell with Michael Jackson
38. Heartbreak Hotel -- Jacksons
39. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough -- Michael Jackson
40. Just a Little Bit of You -- Michael Jackson
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Top 40 for June 21
Hi, everyone. Thanks for looking at the Music of a Lifetime blog, which focuses on the stories behind each week's chart. I'll update this at least once a week to match the new chart (which is usually posted Thursday night or Friday) -- and possibly more often as interest warrants.
This week's No. 1 song, "Goodbye," is the first chart hit for 19-year-old Kristinia DeBarge. She's the daughter of James DeBarge, keyboardist with the '80s R&B/pop group DeBarge. That group had a half-dozen hits make the top half of Billboard's Hot 100, but none of them hit my chart. ("All This Love," from 1983, got the closest, listed as chartbound for six weeks.) More successful were two of Kristinia's uncles. El (lead singer of the group) hit No. 6 solo with "Who's Johnny?" from the movie "Short Circuit" in 1986 and No. 4 as part of the conglomerate performing with Quincy Jones on "The Secret Garden" in 1990. And her uncle Chico, who was not a member of the group DeBarge, hit No. 24 in 1987 with "Talk to Me."
My tastes in Top 40 music are pretty varied, but this week's chart definitely shows a teen pop/power pop lean. (That's not unusual at the start of summertime!) The only debut song this week, at No. 40, is "Hey," from 17-year-old Mitchel Musso, an actor on the Disney TV series "Hannah Montana." (I wasn't aware of this until a few minutes ago, as the only "Hannah Montana" fans I know are my nieces up in the D.C. area. I heard a snippet on iTunes this week, liked it, downloaded it and charted it.) Mitchel's debut puts him one up on castmate Miley Cyrus, who has yet to make a song that has registered with me enough to chart. Most I find unlistenable; "The Climb" isn't bad, and it's getting airplay in this market (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.), but I find her voice on the unpleasant side of nasal. She's young, though, so I'll keep an open mind, and maybe another single down the line will catch on with me.
One last observation: For someone who does not watch "American Idol," I seem to like the music that comes from its participants. This week, five "AI" vets are on my chart: Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, David Cook, (Chris) Daughtry and Elliott Yamin. Clarkson is by far the most accomplished on my chart; "I Do Not Hook Up," which drops from its peak of No. 13, is her 12th hit. Daughtry isn't too far behind, though, as "No Surprise" becomes his group's seventh hit.
This week's No. 1 song, "Goodbye," is the first chart hit for 19-year-old Kristinia DeBarge. She's the daughter of James DeBarge, keyboardist with the '80s R&B/pop group DeBarge. That group had a half-dozen hits make the top half of Billboard's Hot 100, but none of them hit my chart. ("All This Love," from 1983, got the closest, listed as chartbound for six weeks.) More successful were two of Kristinia's uncles. El (lead singer of the group) hit No. 6 solo with "Who's Johnny?" from the movie "Short Circuit" in 1986 and No. 4 as part of the conglomerate performing with Quincy Jones on "The Secret Garden" in 1990. And her uncle Chico, who was not a member of the group DeBarge, hit No. 24 in 1987 with "Talk to Me."
My tastes in Top 40 music are pretty varied, but this week's chart definitely shows a teen pop/power pop lean. (That's not unusual at the start of summertime!) The only debut song this week, at No. 40, is "Hey," from 17-year-old Mitchel Musso, an actor on the Disney TV series "Hannah Montana." (I wasn't aware of this until a few minutes ago, as the only "Hannah Montana" fans I know are my nieces up in the D.C. area. I heard a snippet on iTunes this week, liked it, downloaded it and charted it.) Mitchel's debut puts him one up on castmate Miley Cyrus, who has yet to make a song that has registered with me enough to chart. Most I find unlistenable; "The Climb" isn't bad, and it's getting airplay in this market (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.), but I find her voice on the unpleasant side of nasal. She's young, though, so I'll keep an open mind, and maybe another single down the line will catch on with me.
One last observation: For someone who does not watch "American Idol," I seem to like the music that comes from its participants. This week, five "AI" vets are on my chart: Kelly Clarkson, Adam Lambert, David Cook, (Chris) Daughtry and Elliott Yamin. Clarkson is by far the most accomplished on my chart; "I Do Not Hook Up," which drops from its peak of No. 13, is her 12th hit. Daughtry isn't too far behind, though, as "No Surprise" becomes his group's seventh hit.
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