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."

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