rolling US charts 2008/talk about "pop" here

(Has anyone here actually heard his album?)

Hey Brainwasher, do you have a billboard.biz subscription? If so, can you e-mail me? I need access to some info for work.

no, I don't sorry. I get the chart updates from a message board.

Ah, thanks, anyway.

jaymc, i have billboard.biz access if you want me to look something up.

I <3 this week's top 10:

1. "Whatever You Like" - T.I. *7 weeks*
2. "Live Your Life" - T.I. feat. Rihanna *airplay gainer*
3. "If I Were A Boy" - Beyoncé
4. "So What" - Pink
5. "Womanizer" - Britney Spears
6. "Hot N Cold" - Katy Perry
7. "Let It Rock'" - Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne
8. "Miss Independent" - Ne-Yo
9. "Disturbia" - Rihanna
10. "I'm Yours'" - Jason Mraz *sales gainer*

Minus "Miss Independent" though. But even Beyonce's new song is growing on me.

Anyone know of a book or good long article that talks about how the US chart came to be so dominated by rap and R&B?

Oh, thanks, Al. I didn't see this until now, so it's a little late, but if I have another question I'll e-mail you.

"Miss Independent" and "Live Your Life" are the only songs in the top ten I like right now : /

man that is a hilariously awful top 10

miss independent is the best song on there by miles

I kind of hate that the default for pop in '08 is this stompy 4x4 that doesn't have enough syncopation going on above it to feel like house or disco

'whatever you like' is the best, duh

miss independent is the best song on there by miles

It's the best, but I've come around to "Live Your Life."

92 NEW 1 My President, Young Jeezy Featuring Nas 92

XD

haha yeah the other day i noticed that that sneaked into the itunes top 100 and i was all XD

Let It Rock is just tedious.. Def in my 10 worst of this year.

http://i18.tinypic.com/6ki7x3t.jpgLady GaGa feat. Colby O Donnis - "Just Dance"http://i18.tinypic.com/6ki7x3t.jpg

the remix of it is the best...hccr's bambossa mix. not a dramatic mix but punches it up.

G'n'R down from 3 to 18, more a case of 'out of sight out of mind' than 'absence makes the heart grow fonder'.

Colby O'Donis owns that song! I find Lady Gaga's voice irritating...reminds me of the (whiny) girlfriend i never had ;_;

- anyone know why "can't believe it" was the sales gainer this week?

- lady gaga looks certifiably insane
http://media.villagevoice.com/2842152.28.jpg

omg