rolling US charts 2008/talk about "pop" here

"Dangerous" is a total breezy summer jam, tho. The Lil Wayne thing is a fuckup. "A Milli" is at #6. "Lollipop" is at #15.

in other words akon is our moms

kinda hilarious that when DJs play "Can't Believe It" for once they actually seem to be deliberately cutting it off before the Lil Wayne appearance.

-- some dude, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:30 PM (Wednesday, August 6, 2008 8:30 PM) Bookmark Link

First time I heard them play it on the radio here, the djs made merciless fun of the mansion/Wiscanson rhyme.

xp o_O

The recent "f/ Akon" joints have all been pretty good. "Dangerous", "Hypnotized", that one by the irish r&b singer dude.

dunno how you could make fun of the mansion/wiscansin rhyme-- or really anything t-pain does nowadays-- since he acknowledges and flaunts his ridiculousness

also the part where he goes "put a flower in your hair and have you lookin like a fly mamasita" is really sweet

"fuego"

crossing my fingers for archuleta

Nice blog, JM.

-- jaymc, Tuesday, July 8, 2008 10:15 PM (4 weeks ago)

A belated thank-you! I've been off this thread for several weeks.

well, rly, i just think hayden panetroll is so fuckin ugly. i mean honestly she looks like something that would eat straw.

-- Surmounter, Thursday, July 17, 2008 8:38 PM

Literally LOL.

Rihanna's up to, what, double digits in Top 10 singles now?

And I'm almost afraid to see the Venn diagram of Top 40 singles / Top 40 singles featuring Akon / Top 40 singles featuring T-Pain.

rooney should sue the asses off of metro station

That A Milli single is the source of great contention in our home. My girlfriend can't stand it, but I dig the sort of brutal repetition.

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
3 1 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
2 2 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
1 3 KATY PERRY I KISSED A GIRL
4 4 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
16 5 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
5 6 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA
7 7 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS
6 8 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP
11 9 JONAS BROTHERS BURNIN' UP
10 10 NE-YO CLOSER
-- 11 JONAS BROTHERS A LITTLE BIT LONGER
12 12 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY
9 13 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WHEN I GROW UP
13 14 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'
14 15 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
19 16 BANNER*DAVID VGET LIKE ME
15 17 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP REMIX
22 18 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
18 19 THREE 6 MAFIA FEATU LOLLI LOLLI (POP THAT BODY)
17 20 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE(REMIXES)
-- 21 THE GAME FEATURING MY LIFE
20 22 METRO STATION SHAKE IT
26 23 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY
31 24 JORDIN SPARKS ONE STEP AT A TIME
25 25 THE-DREAM I LUV YOUR GIRL
30 26 FLO RIDA FEATURING IN THE AYER
33 27 SECONDHAND SERENADE FALL FOR YOU
34 28 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG
21 29 PLIES BUST IT BABY PT. 2
28 30 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME
29 31 T-PAIN FEATURING LI CAN'T BELIEVE IT
32 32 JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS
24 33 MILEY CYRUS 7 THINGS
27 34 SUGARLAND ALL I WANT TO DO
37 35 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR
39 36 DAVID COOK THE TIME OF MY LIFE
38 37 TAYLOR SWIFT SHOULD'VE SAID NO
50 38 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME
36 39 KEYSHIA COLE HEAVEN SENT
35 40 COLBY O'DONIS FEATU WHAT YOU GOT
42 41 RICK ROSS FEATURING HERE I AM
41 42 FLOBOTS HANDLEBARS
49 43 YUNG BERG FEATURING THE BUSINESS
44 44 KEITH URBAN YOU LOOK GOOD IN MY SHIRT
40 45 DANITY KANE DAMAGED REMIX
57 46 JAZMINE SULLIVAN NEED U BAD
45 47 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG
59 48 KEITH ANDERSON I STILL MISS YOU
23 49 SHWAYZE CORONA AND LIME
43 50 GAVIN DEGRAW IN LOVE WITH A GIRL

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
67 52 L.L. COOL J BABY/ROCKIN' WITH THE G.O.A.T.
80 58 DARIUS RUCKER DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK ABOU
70 61 MARIAH CAREY I'LL BE LOVIN' U LONG TIME
-- 66 BOW WOW FEATURING S MARCO POLO
84 68 THICKE*ROBIN MAGIC
8 74 JONAS BROTHERS TONIGHT
-- 79 MELISSA LAWSON WHAT IF IT ALL GOES RIGHT
89 83 JENNIFER HUDSON SPOTLIGHT
76 87 LADY GAGA,COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE (REMIXES) - EP
-- 88 KATY PERRY HOT N COLD
-- 90 KERI HILSON ENERGY
-- 92 O.A.R. SHATTERED (TURN THE CAR AROUND
-- 98 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JUST A DREAM
-- 99 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE

BUBBLING UNDER
4 1 SEPTEMBER CRY FOR YOU
10 7 SARA BAREILLES BOTTLE IT UP
-- 20 TAYLOR SWIFT CHANGE
-- 21 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT

R&B 100
2 1 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP
1 2 KEYSHIA COLE HEAVEN SENT
3 3 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
4 4 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
9 5 JAZMINE SULLIVAN NEED U BAD
12 10 THICKE*ROBIN MAGIC
14 13 JENNIFER HUDSON SPOTLIGHT
42 37 KERI HILSON ENERGY
53 39 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
36 42 MARIAH CAREY I'LL BE LOVIN' U LONG TIME
55 45 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
69 66 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
94 82 JANET CAN'T B GOOD

thx

wtf number five?! what's up w/ my local radio station? ;_;

it's mainly on the hot 100 off iTunes sales, and what airplay it's getting seems to be mostly from alt-rock stations.

She's actually having a serious run at the top spot, isn't she? And she's still never cracked top 40 over here...

i'm not sure how i feel about that song yet

wow

crossing my fingers for archuleta

he is #1 on iTunes now so not too shabby. His song is okay, I actually kind of love Kristy Lee's. I'm glad to see the show has finally decided that waiting a year+ to release the contestants' albums is not the greatest idea.

hahahaha @ all the "she only appeals to corny indie fuxx" arguments

haha and all it took was the pineapple express trailer to open her up to such a vast and accepting audience!

ftr i'm a j>>>paper planes

-- J0rdan S., Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:46 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:46 PM) Bookmark Link

^^^^

haha why did i say that

because it's true?

I'm so conflicted about this tho. I'm happy to see MIA blow up, but why with the one single of hers I don't like?

no i mean in what context was i comparing im a j and paper planes

it goes w/o saying that im otm

im happy to see her blow up i just wish that it wasn't on the back of a movie trailer, "paper planes" is great and should've broken into the top 40 on its own, a la, say, american boy

hahaha

love the beat. all woozy + snap drums. the song slays at parties too.

-- J0rdan S., Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:19 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:19 PM) Bookmark Link

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If I want woozy + snap drums, I'll listen to "I'm a J", ffs.

-- The Reverend, Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:21 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:21 PM) Bookmark Link

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you know rev youre allowed to have two songs that fulfill a desire for "woozy + snap drums"

-- max, Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:26 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:26 PM) Bookmark Link

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Yeah, I know. I just require them not to suck, that's all.

-- The Reverend, Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:28 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:28 PM) Bookmark Link

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"I'm a J" + "Crank That", there we go.

-- The Reverend, Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:29 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:29 PM) Bookmark Link

the song slays at parties too.

-- J0rdan S., Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:19 PM (Saturday, February 16, 2008 5:19 PM) Bookmark Link

this turned into young folks style go-to for those kind of people

I don't care about the piggybacking, I always thought her lack of popularity was a matter of limited exposure/mainstream promotion anyway.

"those kind of people"

^^^mad racist, yo

it just seems kind of like cheating to me, like its gonna go down in history as "Paper Planes reached as high as #5 on the Billboard Hot 100*"

*Thanks to the Seth Rogen stoner film Pineapple Express

mad elitist, sure

I don't care about the piggybacking, I always thought her lack of popularity was a matter of limited exposure/mainstream promotion anyway.

i dunno what kind of promo she's had in the US but lack of it really can't be blamed for her UK commercial failure...i don't think she got heavily playlisted but she certainly had as much other coverage as you could ever hope for. still, hurrah

-- 99 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE

yikes

what does it matter where a song debuts? that song just came out, that doesn't really mean anything. on the other hand, "Whatever You Like" is awful and I hate it and think he should've made "Swing Your Rag" the official single, so I kinda hope it does tank.

we'll see when they put it on itunes but its been to radio for like two/three weeks now and its not even the top 10 of rap or r&b? doesn't seem to me like the greatest sign

Darius Rucker, y'all!

I think you might have some warped expectations here about exactly how long songs take to rise up the charts, dude (xp)

yeah i guess

Am I the only one that tries to sing the Paper Planes chorus to myself but ends up singing the chorus of Rumpshaker?

"whatever you like" @ #1 on itunes

NOW is the right time to say "yikes"

not as yikes as that game/wayne track still being in the itunes top 15

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
1 1 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
-- 2 DAVID ARCHULETA CRUSH
2 3 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
3 4 KATY PERRY I KISSED A GIRL
6 5 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA
5 6 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
7 7 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS
4 8 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
10 9 NE-YO CLOSER
-- 10 TAYLOR SWIFT CHANGE
12 11 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY
8 12 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP
18 13 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
14 14 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'
13 15 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WHEN I GROW UP
-- 16 CHRIS BROWN DREAMER
16 17 BANNER*DAVID VGET LIKE ME
15 18 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
23 19 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY
9 20 JONAS BROTHERS BURNIN' UP
24 21 JORDIN SPARKS ONE STEP AT A TIME
19 22 THREE 6 MAFIA FEATU LOLLI LOLLI (POP THAT BODY)
22 23 METRO STATION SHAKE IT
26 24 FLO RIDA FEATURING IN THE AYER
28 25 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG
17 26 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP REMIX
20 27 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE(REMIXES)
36 28 DAVID COOK THE TIME OF MY LIFE
27 29 SECONDHAND SERENADE FALL FOR YOU
31 30 T-PAIN FEATURING LI CAN'T BELIEVE IT
21 31 THE GAME FEATURING MY LIFE
32 32 JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS
38 33 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME
25 34 THE-DREAM I LUV YOUR GIRL
37 35 TAYLOR SWIFT SHOULD'VE SAID NO
43 36 YUNG BERG FEATURING THE BUSINESS
30 37 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME
29 38 PLIES BUST IT BABY PT. 2
35 39 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR
34 40 SUGARLAND ALL I WANT TO DO
-- 41 KENNY CHESNEY EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVE
39 42 KEYSHIA COLE HEAVEN SENT
-- 43 DEMI LOVATO GET BACK
42 44 FLOBOTS HANDLEBARS
33 45 MILEY CYRUS 7 THINGS
41 46 RICK ROSS FEATURING HERE I AM
46 47 JAZMINE SULLIVAN NEED U BAD
44 48 KEITH URBAN YOU LOOK GOOD IN MY SHIRT
40 49 COLBY O'DONIS FEATU WHAT YOU GOT
48 50 KEITH ANDERSON I STILL MISS YOU

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
62 53 GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME
51 57 ALAN JACKSON GOOD TIME
61 58 MARIAH CAREY I'LL BE LOVIN' U LONG TIME
98 60 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JUST A DREAM
68 61 THICKE*ROBIN MAGIC
-- 65 HIT MASTERS ALL SUMMER LONG
83 67 JENNIFER HUDSON SPOTLIGHT
88 68 KATY PERRY HOT N COLD
99 71 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
92 83 O.A.R. SHATTERED (TURN THE CAR AROUND
90 87 KERI HILSON ENERGY
-- 88 JONAS BROTHERS BB GOOD
-- 92 GOO GOO DOLLS REAL
-- 94 SEPTEMBER CRY FOR YOU
-- 96 NELLY WARRIOR
-- 98 COLBIE CAILLAT SOMETHING SPECIAL

BUBBLING UNDER
-- 1 JONAS BROTHERS CAN'T HAVE YOU
6 2 MARIO MUSIC FOR LOVE
-- 6 JONAS BROTHERS LOVEBUG
-- 8 JONAS BROTHERS GOT ME GOING CRAZY
21 9 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
-- 14 JONAS BROTHERS VIDEO GIRL
-- 16 KATE VOEGELE LIFT ME UP
-- 18 JONAS BROTHERS SHELF
-- 19 3 DOORS DOWN CHAMPION IN ME
-- 20 JONAS BROTHERS SORRY

R&B 100
3 1 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
2 2 KEYSHIA COLE HEAVEN SENT
1 3 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP
5 4 JAZMINE SULLIVAN NEED U BAD
4 5 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
10 6 THICKE*ROBIN MAGIC
13 12 JENNIFER HUDSON SPOTLIGHT
16 13 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
26 25 NE-YO CLOSER
39 26 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
45 27 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
37 40 KERI HILSON ENERGY
42 41 MARIAH CAREY I'LL BE LOVIN' U LONG TIME
-- 70 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
-- 78 MONICA FEATURING LU STILL STANDING
-- 96 USHER TRADING PLACES

lol @ Nelly's neverending search for a hit

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