Friday, June 18, 2010

Week of June 20

It could be hard to tell from a look at the top of the chart, but this week is one of the busiest chart weeks of 2010 to date: Ten songs move up at least 5 positions from last week and two others debut at positions 30 and 33. As spring becomes summer, it's not unusual for the charts to heat up, too. It'll be interesting to see which of this week's big movers triumph in the chart battles of future weeks.

Of all the sprints, the biggest belongs to Hanson, moving 37-18 with "Waiting for This." The track from the "Shout It Out" CD becomes the trio of brothers' sixth Top 20 hit. On my charts, their biggest is not their Billboard chart-topping debut "Mmm-Bop"; that hit No. 2 on my surveys in 1997. Rather, "This Time Around," the title track of their 2000 album, is their biggest on my charts, going to No. 1 for two weeks. That same album spun off three more chart hits -- "If Only" (No. 10, 2000), "A Song to Sing" (No. 22, 2000) and "I Wish That I Was There" (No. 7, 2001).

Kylie Minogue returns to the charts this week with "All the Lovers" at No. 33. On my charts, her biggest hit remains 1989's "It's No Secret," which went to No. 8.

While Minogue's chart presence goes back 21 years, the highest debut belongs to an act with an even longer streak. The Steve Miller Band was a mainstay of Top 40 radio in the 1970s, predating my charts. Their last appearance on my surveys came with "Abracadabra" in 1982, which went to No. 12. "Sweet Soul Vibe," entering this week at No. 30, comes from their latest set, "Bingo!"

One last note: This week's repeat win-place-show is the first since Feb. 21. The three repeats from Feb. 14 were Reba McEntire's "Consider Me Gone" at No. 3, Robbie Williams' "Last Days of Disco" at No. 2 and Alicia Keys and Beyonce's "Put It in a Love Song" at No. 1.

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