The group Collective Soul had the No. 1 song a year ago this week with "All That I Know." This week, the group is back at No. 40 with a new tune, "Heart to Heart," a bonus track from their new self-titled release. This time of year is good for the group; 15 years ago, they were in the Top 10 with their debut hit, "Shine."
Going back 10 years ago this week, we find the first week in the Top 10 for "Smooth," the comeback hit for Carlos Santana. This week, Santana returns the favor on a Top 40 comeback for Smokey Robinson. "Please Don't Take Your Love," a collaboration between Robinson and Santana, debuts at No. 37. It's from Robinson's independent release, "Time Flies When You're Having Fun."
In the Top 20, two country crossovers make strong moves. Tim McGraw's latest, "It's a Business Doing Pleasure With You," sprints 15-9, making it his fifth Top 10 hit. (In addition, a number of McGraw songs were popular during the chart's inactivity including "She's My Kind of Rain," "Real Good Man" and "Live Like You Were Dying.") Meanwhile, George Strait moves 17-12 with "Living for the Night," getting closer to his second Top 10 following 2002's "Run."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Top 40 for Aug. 23
Of this week's four debuts, one is the second posthumous hit for singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. "Diamonds to Dust" enters at No. 39, 15 months after Fogelberg went to No. 1 with "Sometimes a Song." Fogelberg, who died of cancer in December 2007, is one of two posthumous acts in this week's Top 40; the other is Wayman Tisdale, the smooth jazz guitarist and former basketball player who died of cancer in May. Tisdale's collaboration with country singer Toby Keith, their remake of Barry White's "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up," slides down two to No. 24 this week.
At the top of the charts, an interesting battle is shaping up for the next few weeks. Colbie Caillat's "Fallin' for You" becomes her fifth consecutive chart-topper, but right behind her are the fast-moving "Smile" by Uncle Kracker and "I Look to You" by Whitney Houston. Both songs have moved into the top three within four weeks on the Top 40.
Colin Hay, the one-time lead singer of the '80s band Men at Work, notches his first solo hit as "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" enters at No. 40 this week. It's from his new album "American Sunshine."
At the top of the charts, an interesting battle is shaping up for the next few weeks. Colbie Caillat's "Fallin' for You" becomes her fifth consecutive chart-topper, but right behind her are the fast-moving "Smile" by Uncle Kracker and "I Look to You" by Whitney Houston. Both songs have moved into the top three within four weeks on the Top 40.
Colin Hay, the one-time lead singer of the '80s band Men at Work, notches his first solo hit as "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" enters at No. 40 this week. It's from his new album "American Sunshine."
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Week of Aug. 16, 2009
After a few weeks in which only a few songs made significant moves, this week a logjam gives way in the Top 20, and eight songs move five or more positions up the chart. Last week's runner-up, Whitney Houston's "I Look to You," is this week's biggest mover, sprinting 21-9. Between last week's 17-point jump and this week's 12-point leap into the Top 10, that song is an odds-on favorite for No. 1 in the next few weeks.
Its neighbor, "Smile" from Uncle Kracker at No. 8, is also a good bet for a charttopper. Interestingly, the two songs are in the same key and, when played on an iPod with the five-second overlap feature, blend seamlessly from Houston to Kracker.
Among the debuts this week, two newcomers (Will Hoge at No. 40 and Gary Go at No. 38) are joined by a veteran Midwest band that hasn't had a chart hit in almost two decades. Cheap Trick last hit in 1990 with "Wherever Would I Be?" the No. 14 follow-up to its No. 1 hit "Can't Stop Falling Into Love." The band's latest hit, "Miss Tomorrow," comes in at No. 39.
Its neighbor, "Smile" from Uncle Kracker at No. 8, is also a good bet for a charttopper. Interestingly, the two songs are in the same key and, when played on an iPod with the five-second overlap feature, blend seamlessly from Houston to Kracker.
Among the debuts this week, two newcomers (Will Hoge at No. 40 and Gary Go at No. 38) are joined by a veteran Midwest band that hasn't had a chart hit in almost two decades. Cheap Trick last hit in 1990 with "Wherever Would I Be?" the No. 14 follow-up to its No. 1 hit "Can't Stop Falling Into Love." The band's latest hit, "Miss Tomorrow," comes in at No. 39.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Week of Aug. 9, 2009
In a typical week, a 17-position move up the chart would be the top story. But not this week, when Whitney Houston has to settle for second place.
Uncle Kracker takes the top honors this week for biggest chart move, as "Smile" sprints 27 notches from 37-10. That's the biggest single-week jump this year by far; prior to this week, six songs have moved between 13 and 15 spots. Interestingly, five of the six have gone on to No. 1 ("The Wrestler," "Warwick Avenue," "Use Somebody," "Second Chance" and "Fire Burning"). The sixth ("Fallin' for You") is still moving up the charts, this week at No. 7.
By comparison, last year's biggest single-week jump was 26 positions: Daughtry's "Feels Like Tonight" leapt 29-3 on its eventual trip to No. 1.
Speaking of Daughtry, in more ways than one this week's No. 1 is "No Surprise." The group's latest single is its third No. 1 in its past four tries; the only song to break the streak was the remake of Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time," which bottomed out at No. 40.
If Uncle Kracker's song hadn't been on the chart, Whitney Houston would have the biggest mover of the year so far, as "I Look to You" makes an impressive leap from 38-21. A decade ago this week, Houston was No. 2 with "I Learned from the Best." She returned to the runner-up spot the next year in duets with George Michael ("If I Told You That") and Deborah Cox ("Same Script, Different Cast"). If the trend of big movers this year continues, this will be Houston's first No. 1 this decade.
Finally, Madonna debuts at No. 37 with "Celebration," her 45th Top 40 hit. It's her third hit this decade to share a title with an earlier hit (Kool and the Gang's No. 1 hit from 1981). She also hit with songs titled "Jump" (Van Halen) and "Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher).
Uncle Kracker takes the top honors this week for biggest chart move, as "Smile" sprints 27 notches from 37-10. That's the biggest single-week jump this year by far; prior to this week, six songs have moved between 13 and 15 spots. Interestingly, five of the six have gone on to No. 1 ("The Wrestler," "Warwick Avenue," "Use Somebody," "Second Chance" and "Fire Burning"). The sixth ("Fallin' for You") is still moving up the charts, this week at No. 7.
By comparison, last year's biggest single-week jump was 26 positions: Daughtry's "Feels Like Tonight" leapt 29-3 on its eventual trip to No. 1.
Speaking of Daughtry, in more ways than one this week's No. 1 is "No Surprise." The group's latest single is its third No. 1 in its past four tries; the only song to break the streak was the remake of Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time," which bottomed out at No. 40.
If Uncle Kracker's song hadn't been on the chart, Whitney Houston would have the biggest mover of the year so far, as "I Look to You" makes an impressive leap from 38-21. A decade ago this week, Houston was No. 2 with "I Learned from the Best." She returned to the runner-up spot the next year in duets with George Michael ("If I Told You That") and Deborah Cox ("Same Script, Different Cast"). If the trend of big movers this year continues, this will be Houston's first No. 1 this decade.
Finally, Madonna debuts at No. 37 with "Celebration," her 45th Top 40 hit. It's her third hit this decade to share a title with an earlier hit (Kool and the Gang's No. 1 hit from 1981). She also hit with songs titled "Jump" (Van Halen) and "Beat Goes On" (Sonny & Cher).
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