Two debuts this week. "Mine Is Yours" at No. 39 is the first chart hit for the group Cold War Kids. And Peter Bjorn and John notch their third Top 40 single with "Second Chance" at No. 40, a song that shares the title of the 1989 hit for .38 Special and the hit in late 2009 for Shinedown.
Meanwhile, the week's new No. 1 also has a recycled title. "Hold My Hand" was the title of the breakthrough hit for Hootie and the Blowfish, a No. 1 single in 1994-95. Michael Jackson and Akon take a different composition with the same title to the top this week, Jackson's second posthumous No. 1. ("This Is It" was the first in late 2009.)
Songs to watch for future No. 1 contenders: Cee-Lo Green's "Fool for You" (14-7), Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" (26-19), Melanie Fiona's "Gone and Never Coming Back" (30-26), the Zac Brown Band's "Colder Weather" (35-27).
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Week of January 23
Five debuts this week, anchored by contemporary Christian artist Brandon Heath at No. 40 with his first chart hit, "Leaving Eden." A much more veteran Christian singer-songwriter, Michael W. Smith, debuts two notches higher with "Wonder (Not Far Away)." That's his 15th song to hit the charts, including collaborations with Jim Brickman and with Stephen Curtis Chapman. ("I Will Be Your Friend" hit two separate times, in 2000 and last year.) "I Will Be Your Friend" is one of his two biggest hits on my charts, going to the top last spring; his other No. 1 was "Love Me Good" in 1998.
James Blunt notches his fourth chart hit with "There She Goes Again" while The Script follows "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" with "Walk Away." But the top debut belongs to the Zac Brown Band at No. 35. "Colder Weather" is the band's bid for a third consecutive No. 1 after the success of "Free" last summer and "As She's Walking Away," featuring Alan Jackson, in the fall.
Country artists did well this week, not only with the week's top new entry but also with the No. 1 and 2 songs. Rascal Flatts earns its first No. 1 pop hit with "I Won't Let Go," while Tim McGraw moves 3-2 with "Felt Good on My Lips." He first went to the top with "Please Remember Me" in 1999 and most recently in 2007 with "If You're Reading This."
James Blunt notches his fourth chart hit with "There She Goes Again" while The Script follows "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" with "Walk Away." But the top debut belongs to the Zac Brown Band at No. 35. "Colder Weather" is the band's bid for a third consecutive No. 1 after the success of "Free" last summer and "As She's Walking Away," featuring Alan Jackson, in the fall.
Country artists did well this week, not only with the week's top new entry but also with the No. 1 and 2 songs. Rascal Flatts earns its first No. 1 pop hit with "I Won't Let Go," while Tim McGraw moves 3-2 with "Felt Good on My Lips." He first went to the top with "Please Remember Me" in 1999 and most recently in 2007 with "If You're Reading This."
Friday, January 14, 2011
Week of January 16
Last week, the Top 10 was where the action was. This week, the action is from No. 11 down, with 4 debuts and 14 songs moving up at least four positions.
Of the debuts, the most "veteran" artist is Raphael Saadiq. Although his track record is only back to 2008 as a solo artist, his chart history with Tony! Toni! Tone! goes back to the early 1990s with such hits as the 1993 No. 1 "If I Had No Loot." "Radio," at No. 40, follows three hits from his "The Way I See It" CD.
The remaining debuts come from artists who made their first chart splash last year. Brendan James replaces himself, as "Your Beating Heart" at No. 39 comes in while the former No. 1 "The Lucky Ones" falls out. Nikki Yanofsky, who went to the top with "Cool My Heels," takes the live version of "Never Make It on Time" to No. 35 this week. And R&B singer Melanie Fiona, who sang background on John Legend's remake of "Wake Up Everybody," hits solo with "Gone and Never Coming Back," the week's highest debut at No. 34.
Leaping 22-11 is Dave Koz with his remake of "This Guy's in Love With You," featuring the artist who originally scored a hit with it, Herb Alpert. Should it rise another notch next week, it will become Koz's first Top 10 hit.
And at the top of the charts, "The Best Thing About Me Is You" holds for a second week. It's the biggest hit for either singer, Ricky Martin or Joss Stone. Martin went to No. 10 in 1999 with "Livin' la Vida Loca." Stone hit No. 12 last year with "Free Me."
Of the debuts, the most "veteran" artist is Raphael Saadiq. Although his track record is only back to 2008 as a solo artist, his chart history with Tony! Toni! Tone! goes back to the early 1990s with such hits as the 1993 No. 1 "If I Had No Loot." "Radio," at No. 40, follows three hits from his "The Way I See It" CD.
The remaining debuts come from artists who made their first chart splash last year. Brendan James replaces himself, as "Your Beating Heart" at No. 39 comes in while the former No. 1 "The Lucky Ones" falls out. Nikki Yanofsky, who went to the top with "Cool My Heels," takes the live version of "Never Make It on Time" to No. 35 this week. And R&B singer Melanie Fiona, who sang background on John Legend's remake of "Wake Up Everybody," hits solo with "Gone and Never Coming Back," the week's highest debut at No. 34.
Leaping 22-11 is Dave Koz with his remake of "This Guy's in Love With You," featuring the artist who originally scored a hit with it, Herb Alpert. Should it rise another notch next week, it will become Koz's first Top 10 hit.
And at the top of the charts, "The Best Thing About Me Is You" holds for a second week. It's the biggest hit for either singer, Ricky Martin or Joss Stone. Martin went to No. 10 in 1999 with "Livin' la Vida Loca." Stone hit No. 12 last year with "Free Me."
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Week of January 9
Only one newcomer to the Top 40 this week, but it's an interesting collaboration between two hot groups: country-pop trio Lady Antebellum and pop/rock combo Maroon 5. "Out of Goodbyes," at No. 40, is Maroon 5's follow-up to "Misery," a No. 1 from last year, while Lady Antebellum is coming off back-to-back No. 1 hits in "Need You Now" and "Our Kind of Love."
Though the bottom of the chart is moving slowly this week, that's not the case with the Top 10. Five songs leap into the upper reaches of the charts, led by Huey Lewis and the News' "Just the One (I've Been Looking For)," moving 13-6 to become the group's first Top 10 hit since 1991. That's when "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" went to No. 10. Huey Lewis and the News went to No. 1 five times in the 1980s, with the biggest hit being their first, "Do You Believe in Love?" (No. 1 for four weeks in 1982).
By moving 11-7 with "Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)," Elton John adds Leon Russell to his long streak of hit duet partners. Elton has gone to the Top 10 in collaborations with George Michael, P.M. Dawn, Bruce Roberts, Collective Soul, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Kiki Dee, Nik Kershaw and Lady GaGa. (He's also gone Top 20 with Eric Clapton, Jennifer Rush and LeAnn Rimes.)
Bruce Springsteen's "Spanish Eyes," moving 12-8, becomes his second ocular Top 10. "Sad Eyes" went to No. 4 in 1999.
"Teenage Dream" is the first Top 10 hit for the Glee Cast, moving 14-9. Katy Perry's original spent nine weeks in the Top 10 from August through October, with three of those weeks at No. 1.
And Neon Trees puts two songs in the Top 10, with "Wish List" moving 20-10 to join the former No. 1 "Animal," now at No. 2. The last artist to score concurrent Top 10 hits was Cee-Lo Green, with "Forget You" and his collaboration with Fantasia, "The Thrill Is Gone," in November.
Though the bottom of the chart is moving slowly this week, that's not the case with the Top 10. Five songs leap into the upper reaches of the charts, led by Huey Lewis and the News' "Just the One (I've Been Looking For)," moving 13-6 to become the group's first Top 10 hit since 1991. That's when "It Hit Me Like a Hammer" went to No. 10. Huey Lewis and the News went to No. 1 five times in the 1980s, with the biggest hit being their first, "Do You Believe in Love?" (No. 1 for four weeks in 1982).
By moving 11-7 with "Never Too Old (To Hold Somebody)," Elton John adds Leon Russell to his long streak of hit duet partners. Elton has gone to the Top 10 in collaborations with George Michael, P.M. Dawn, Bruce Roberts, Collective Soul, Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Kiki Dee, Nik Kershaw and Lady GaGa. (He's also gone Top 20 with Eric Clapton, Jennifer Rush and LeAnn Rimes.)
Bruce Springsteen's "Spanish Eyes," moving 12-8, becomes his second ocular Top 10. "Sad Eyes" went to No. 4 in 1999.
"Teenage Dream" is the first Top 10 hit for the Glee Cast, moving 14-9. Katy Perry's original spent nine weeks in the Top 10 from August through October, with three of those weeks at No. 1.
And Neon Trees puts two songs in the Top 10, with "Wish List" moving 20-10 to join the former No. 1 "Animal," now at No. 2. The last artist to score concurrent Top 10 hits was Cee-Lo Green, with "Forget You" and his collaboration with Fantasia, "The Thrill Is Gone," in November.
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