rolling US charts 2008/talk about "pop" here

"Touch My Body" jumps from 57 to 34 in it's SECOND WEEK. CRAZINESS.

it's going to go straight to #1 when it's released on iTunes.

!!!!!!!11!!!!1

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
1 1 FLO RIDA LOW/JEALOUS
2 2 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU
3 3 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC (JODY DEN
5 4 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG
4 5 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE
6 6 TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE - SINGLE
7 7 SNOOP DOGG SENSUAL SEDUCTION
8 8 SEAN KINGSTON TAKE YOU THERE
10 9 WEBBIE, LIL' PHAT & INDEPENDENT
9 10 BUCKCHERRY SORRY
11 11 MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN
14 12 FIASCO*LUPE SUPERSTAR
23 13 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR
15 14 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
16 15 LINKIN PARK SHADOW OF THE DAY
13 16 TAYLOR SWIFT TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
12 17 FERGIE CLUMSY [FEAT. SOULJA BOY TELL
29 18 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I
18 19 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE
17 20 JORDIN SPARKS TATTOO
19 21 CAILLAT*COLBIE BUBBLY - SINGLE
21 22 FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER
22 23 JEAN*WYCLEF SWEETEST GIRL (DOLLAR BILL)
24 24 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER
31 25 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES
20 26 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE
27 27 BLIGE*MARY J. JUST FINE
100 28 FLO RIDA FEATURING ELEVATOR
25 29 BROWN*CHRIS KISS KISS
35 30 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ALL-AMERICAN GIRL
26 31 PLIES HYPNOTIZED
28 32 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA LOVE LIKE THIS
34 33 TREY SONGZ CAN'T HELP BUT WAIT
57 34 MARIAH CAREY TOUCH MY BODY
30 35 TAYLOR SWIFT OUR SONG
39 36 THE-DREAM FALSETTO
40 37 MARIO CRYING OUT FOR ME
33 38 KANYE WEST FEATURIN FLASHING LIGHTS
32 39 BRITNEY SPEARS PIECE OF ME
36 40 SANTANA FEATURING C INTO THE NIGHT
38 41 FERGIE BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
50 42 SHAWTY LO DEY KNOW
41 43 BILLY RAY CYRUS READY, SET, DON'T GO - SINGLE
52 44 FAT JOE I WON'T TELL
44 45 RODNEY ATKINS CLEANING THIS GUN (COME ON IN
49 46 ENUR FEATURING NATA CALABRIA 2008
51 47 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT
37 48 RIHANNA FEATURING N HATE THAT I LOVE YOU
42 49 YAEL NAIM NEW SOUL
43 50 GARY ALLAN WATCHING AIRPLANES - SINGLE

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
83 51 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB
60 53 JACKSON*JANET FEEDBACK (REMIXES)
54 GEORGE STRAIT I SAW GOD TODAY
85 62 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
71 63 MISSY ELLIOTT CHING-A-LING
88 66 CHERISH FEATURING Y KILLA
82 79 COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE
-- 80 ABDUL*PAULA DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW
-- 92 LIL MAMA FEATURING SHAWTY GET LOOSE
-- 93 JAMES OTTO JUST GOT STARTED LOVIN' YOU
-- 94 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME
-- 95 MISSY ELLIOTT SHAKE YOUR POM POM
-- 96 BUCKY COVINGTON IT'S GOOD TO BE US
-- 97 PHIL VASSAR LOVE IS A BEAUTIFUL THING
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO

BUBBLING UNDER
8 2 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE
10 5 ENRIQUE IGLESIAS DONDE ESTAN CORAZON
13 6 BADU*ERYKAH HONEY
16 8 BOW WOW & OMARION HEY BABY (JUMP OFF)
-- 12 GLEN HANSARD & MARK FALLING SLOWLY
20 13 THE BRAVERY BELIEVE
-- 17 MATCHBOX TWENTY THESE HARD TIMES

R&B 100
1 1 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER
2 2 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
3 3 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE
4 4 BLIGE*MARY J. JUST FINE
7 5 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU
23 15 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB
20 18 MARIAH CAREY TOUCH MY BODY
45 46 JANET LUV
93 61 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU
76 63 FLO RIDA FEATURING ELEVATOR
75 65 TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE - SINGLE
81 66 MARY J. BLIGE HURT AGAIN
84 67 ALICIA KEYS TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR
83 76 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC
73 79 JACKSON*JANET FEEDBACK

also surprising is how well Ray J's single is doing...

paula abdul gets her first top 100 hit in 13 years

Really happy to see "Teenage Love Affair" charting, one of only a couple really fun, enjoyable songs on the Alicia Keys album and up until this point I'd only seen indications that one of the really bad boring songs would be the next single.

"Wreckless Love" is slated to be the next song - it's probably my favorite song on the album so I'm happy with that choice.

Yeah that's the other song I really like that I was referring to, I'd really be fine with either of those being a hit.

-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO

RIP

The artist that goes by the name of Flex has appeared from seemingly nowhere to becoming a fixture in the top 10 of the Billboard charts.

A native of Panama, Flex's success here is a continuation of his initial success in Mexico. There, under a different artistic name (which was changed for his U.S. release as it is a derogatory term for African Americans), Flex had been charting high thanks to his single "Te Quiero." Now, Flex is repeating the feat here in the United States, with "Te Quiero," the single, and the The Romantic Style/Te Quiero, the album.

flex te what, flex te who

I remember bumping into Flex on the Mexican charts under His Other Name occasionally, and always wondering if he was entirely sure what he was playing at...

It's also worth mentioning that 'Bleeding Love' has basically been crushing charts all over the world, not just the UK. Australia, Germany, Sweden... all over the shop. It's coming to get you, basically.

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
51 1 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB
1 2 FLO RIDA LOW/JEALOUS
2 3 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU
3 4 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC (JODY DEN
4 5 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG (still bulleted)
13 6 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR
6 7 TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE - SINGLE
5 8 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE
9 9 WEBBIE, LIL' PHAT & INDEPENDENT
7 10 SNOOP DOGG SENSUAL SEDUCTION
12 11 FIASCO*LUPE SUPERSTAR
10 12 BUCKCHERRY SORRY
18 13 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I
11 14 MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN
8 15 SEAN KINGSTON TAKE YOU THERE
28 16 FLO RIDA FEATURING ELEVATOR
15 17 LINKIN PARK SHADOW OF THE DAY
14 18 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
53 19 JACKSON*JANET FEEDBACK (REMIXES)
19 20 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE
17 21 FERGIE CLUMSY [FEAT. SOULJA BOY TELL
16 22 TAYLOR SWIFT TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
20 23 JORDIN SPARKS TATTOO
34 24 MARIAH CAREY TOUCH MY BODY
21 25 CAILLAT*COLBIE BUBBLY - SINGLE
22 26 FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER
26 27 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE
24 28 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER
30 29 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ALL-AMERICAN GIRL
23 30 JEAN*WYCLEF SWEETEST GIRL (DOLLAR BILL)
25 31 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES
42 32 SHAWTY LO DEY KNOW
27 33 BLIGE*MARY J. JUST FINE
37 34 MARIO CRYING OUT FOR ME
36 35 THE-DREAM FALSETTO
29 36 BROWN*CHRIS KISS KISS
38 37 KANYE WEST FEATURIN FLASHING LIGHTS
44 38 FAT JOE I WON'T TELL
35 39 TAYLOR SWIFT OUR SONG
45 40 RODNEY ATKINS CLEANING THIS GUN (COME ON IN
62 41 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
32 42 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA LOVE LIKE THIS
47 43 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT
33 44 TREY SONGZ CAN'T HELP BUT WAIT
41 45 FERGIE BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY
31 46 PLIES HYPNOTIZED
46 47 ENUR FEATURING NATA CALABRIA 2008
54 48 GEORGE STRAIT I SAW GOD TODAY
39 49 BRITNEY SPEARS PIECE OF ME
68 50 LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
58 56 CASCADA WHAT HURTS THE MOST
63 60 MISSY ELLIOTT CHING-A-LING
-- 61 GLEN HANSARD & MARK FALLING SLOWLY
79 71 COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE
80 72 ABDUL*PAULA DANCE LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW
-- 86 COLBY O'DONIS FEATU WHAT YOU GOT
-- 88 BADU*ERYKAH HONEY
-- 89 DOLLA WHO THE f**k IS THAT
-- 94 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
-- 95 LADY ANTEBELLUM LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE
-- 98 RAHEEM DEVAUGHN WOMAN
-- 100 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE

BUBBLING UNDER
-- 2 JANET LUV
17 12 MATCHBOX TWENTY THESE HARD TIMES
-- 13 KATE VOEGELE WISH YOU WERE
-- 14 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU
-- 16 NE-YO GO ON GIRL
-- 19 DANITY KANE DAMAGED
-- 21 JANET ROCK WITH U

R&B 100
1 1 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER
2 2 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
3 3 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE
7 4 THE-DREAM FALSETTO
4 5 BLIGE*MARY J. JUST FINE
15 11 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB
18 15 MARIAH CAREY TOUCH MY BODY
46 34 JANET LUV
61 49 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU
67 60 ALICIA KEYS TEENAGE LOVE AFFAIR
79 71 JACKSON*JANET FEEDBACK

WOW @ "Feedback"'s rebound. and New #1 finally!!!

CLIMB MARIAH CLIMB

i heard 'low' and 'irreplaceable' on the radio at the same time the other day. thought it was some weird/cool synergy

nice to see Ms. Badu place

wtf is a "Lady Antebellum"

so it tuns out i really like the second alicia keys single, despite those shitty twinkling bells

2nd alicia keys single has always good, 1st single surprised me by becoming good after a long period of sucking

help me, I like "With You"

lurving chris brown is nothing to be ashamed of

I know, it's just that his previous two singles were ridiculously awful and he's awful on that Lil Mama song and beyond awful on that Rihanna remix that I heard eight-thousand-seven-hundred-and-twenty-three times and just expected his to keep being awful awful awful.

yeah 'with you' grows on me every time i hear it which is thankfully not too often

chris brown mostly annoys me but the song "take you down" on his now album is a JAM. and of course he's on "no air" which redeems all of his other musical sins

Um, is no one else mindblown that Usher just popped up at number one after seemingly stumbling along with leaks that didn't get much of a reaction? What do folks think about "Love In the Club"? I know The Reverend doesn't think much of it from the R&B thread, but I'm kinda feeling it. Although the Jeezy verse could please disappear and I'd be quite happy. But still 51 --> 1 is a little surprising to me. I thought Usher may have lost his fire after the Luda thing just fizzled, but this is pretty impressive.

"Love Is in the Club" jumped to number one because it was first available on iTunes this week. He is still Usher after all. The real test will be to see how much staying power it has. Personally, I think it's pretty mediocre.

Yeah, Greg OTM. These big jumps don't really mean anything anymore.

I know I'm really late to the party, but "Low" is pretty good!!

lol. r u srs?

I don't really listen to the radio anymore; I have an iPod and I subscribe to a bunch of mp3 blogs, so I'm pretty self-sustaining. I need to get back into the game though. Are there any pop radio stations based out of Seattle besides KISS?

And does anyone else hear Timbo/Timba/Nelly's "Give It To Me" in "Low"? Those beep beep beeps in the bg sound a lot like it.

"Low" reminds me more of Unk's "Walk It Out" than anything else.

musically: There's kube 93, but that's rap/r&b, rather than top 40. They certainly play the hell out of "Low".

why is hallelujah by jeff buckley the number one song on itunes

a kid sang it on American Idol

ok figured i had missed a new apple commercial

lol ^^^ ilm in a doucheshell

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douche?

jokes (about the snobbery everyone on ilm is guilty of), bruv

musically: There's kube 93, but that's rap/r&b, rather than top 40. They certainly play the hell out of "Low".

Ah, KUBE. If I really were into hip-hop, I think I'd listen to X104 instead...it's a HS-run station out of Mercer Island with basically the same playlist but minus the on-air "personalities" and commercials. X104 used to be more like KISS, with Top 40 pop and R&B, so it's unfortunate that it changed. The station I would LOVE to listen to is C89.5, which is dance radio, but I cannot get it on decent reception and could only listen to it when I worked in Seattle city limits. Same with 90.9 (top 40, operated out of a college in Tacoma). Obviously I could listen to anything on my computer, but I've always had a wish to find a local radio station I really enjoyed that didn't sound like crap when I use my stereo.

I love love love "With You," it's the first midtempo Chris Brown song I've heard that was halfway decent. And yeah I just heard it a couple of days ago.

Huh. I get C89.5 just fine out here in Everett, but I've never managed to receive X104 at all. I only even know about it because I ran across the station's website, and I'm convinced it's as mythical as the minotaur. What is nice though, is that I can get the Beat 94.5, which is Vancouver's top 40 station, although truth be told, I've barely listened to them since they switched from the hiphop format they had roughly 2002-2005.

I shouldn't say C89 comes in "just fine", per se. It's a bit fuzzy where I'm at, but go about a mile in any direction, and it's crystal clear.

Tangent for chart junkies:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stations_that_air_Casey_Kasem's_American_Top_40:_The_70's

Is Flo Rida a big star? I see him at the top of all these charts, but is it just a momentary thing/a fluke or is he a "Next Big Thing" to watch?

I guess Flo Rida is from my state, Flo-rida.

Flo Rida is not a big star at all, no, just one of the (many) rappers who got T-Pain on a hook during his hot streak, and somehow managed to ride it to a bigger hit than Plies or whoever did. He was barely even known in Southern hip hop before "Low," but that song's success I guess makes him an instant next big thing, Timbaland follow-up at all. I like him but I definitely don't see him as a potential A-list star.

I love love love "With You," it's the first midtempo Chris Brown song I've heard that was halfway decent. And yeah I just heard it a couple of days ago.

-- musically, Sunday, 9 March 2008 02:27 (19 hours ago) Link

u mad, his other midtempo songs ("Yo," "Kiss Kiss") are just about the only ones I can tolerate, "With You" is just lukewarm Stargate leftovers.