Two songs debut this week -- Elton John, with a track from the soundtrack of "Gnomeo and Juliet," and James Blunt, with his second hit from his latest CD. But the strongest chart moves this week are for songs that look likely to compete for the top over the summer:
* Country singer Blake Shelton makes another strong move with "Honey Bee," leaping 17-7. The song, Shelton's first Top 40 hit, becomes his first Top 10.
* But Shelton, last week's biggest mover, isn't this week's. That honor goes to the Canadian country trio High Valley, whose debut hit, "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)," sprints 12 positions to No. 17. The group, brothers Brad, Bryan and Curtis Rempel, has opened shows for Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes and Reba McEntire. The Rempels grew up in Alberta in the rural community of La Crete. "A Father's Love" is from the trio's eponymous CD, released last fall.
* Six more songs move up at least five positions: Mary Mary's "Something Big" (10-5); Sade's "Still in Love With You" (39-34); Chris Medina's "What Are Words" (12-6); Jennifer Hudson's "Why Is It So Hard?" (21-14); Alyssa Reid and P. Reign's "Alone Again" (27-19); and Roxette's "She's Got Nothing On (But the Radio)" (25-16). In addition, another six songs push up four positions in a tight area of the chart (positions 33-28). Those songs -- from Richard Marx, Lady Antebellum, Easton Corbin, Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow, Adele and NKOTBSB -- are likely to vie with the preceding tunes for Top 10 supremacy as the spring turns to summer.
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