rolling US charts 2008/talk about "pop" here

yeah i agree about lights out

if lights out was in an ipod commercial instead of a bid lime one it would've been a hit months ago

what? lights out is nice, but it would NOT be a pop hit today.

it's too subtle. "Les Artistes" has the massive chorus.

'lights out' is in the shitty second half of the album which i never listen to - don't even remember how it goes. dunno if they fit into the US pop market right now (would assume they do, really) but the first 5 tracks are all total earworms though. 'say aha' maybe most of all.

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
1 1 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
2 2 PINK SO WHAT
3 3 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
4 4 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
6 5 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
9 6 KATY PERRY HOT N COLD
8 7 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
7 8 NE-YO CLOSER
5 9 SWIFT*TAYLOR LOVE STORY
10 10 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY
14 11 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
13 12 JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS
11 13 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
12 14 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY
21 15 KEVIN RUDOLF FEATUR LET IT ROCK
16 16 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA
-- 17 AKON RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)
18 18 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME
17 19 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS
15 20 DAVID ARCHULETA CRUSH
19 21 JORDIN SPARKS ONE STEP AT A TIME
24 22 LIL WAYNE FEATURING MRS. OFFICER
20 23 FLO RIDA FEATURING IN THE AYER
25 24 THE GAME FEATURING MY LIFE
23 25 SECONDHAND SERENADE FALL FOR YOU
22 26 JAY-Z & T.I. FEATUR SWAGGA LIKE US
34 27 GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME
29 28 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG
38 29 THE ROCK HEROES ALL SUMMER LONG
27 30 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
26 31 KATY PERRY I KISSED A GIRL
31 32 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
28 33 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
33 34 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'
36 35 DARIUS RUCKER DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK ABOU
41 36 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
32 37 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WHEN I GROW UP
35 38 METRO STATION SHAKE IT
37 39 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
49 40 LUDACRIS CO-STARRIN WHAT THEM GIRLS LIKE
30 41 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP
39 42 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE(REMIXES)
43 43 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JUST A DREAM
51 44 KENNY CHESNEY EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVE
53 45 SAVING ABEL ADDICTED
45 46 SAVAGE FEATURING SO SWING
52 47 TOBY KEITH SHE NEVER CRIED IN FRONT OF ME
40 48 BANNER*DAVID VGET LIKE ME
48 49 DAVID COOK THE TIME OF MY LIFE
42 50 NELLY BODY ON ME

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
54 51 O.A.R. SHATTERED (TURN THE CAR AROUND
55 54 DAUGHTRY WHAT ABOUT NOW
-- 57 T.I. READY FOR WHATEVER
-- 63 PITBULL FEATURING L KRAZY
73 67 LADY GAGA,COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE (REMIXES) - EP
-- 68 DEMI LOVATO DON'T FORGET
76 74 SEPTEMBER CRY FOR YOU
93 75 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD ANGEL
88 78 JONAS BROTHERS LOVEBUG
-- 80 T.I. FEATURING RIHA LIVE YOUR LIFE
87 83 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
-- 86 KINGS OF LEON USE SOMEBODY
-- 90 THEORY OF A DEADMAN BAD GIRLFRIEND
89 92 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
-- 99 SUGARLAND ALREADY GONE
-- 100 DEMI LOVATO FEATURI ON THE LINE

BUBBLING UNDER
8 2 JESSE MCCARTNEY IT'S OVER
-- 4 CHAIRLIFT BRUISES
-- 7 KINGS OF LEON SEX ON FIRE
-- 10 CHRIS CORNELL SCREAM
-- 11 BRITNEY SPEARS WOMANIZER
-- 15 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
-- 19 CHRISTINA AGUILERA KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
-- 20 MGMT ELECTRIC FEEL
-- 21 RADIOHEAD RECKONER (INSTRUMENT STE
-- 22 LIFEHOUSE BROKEN

R&B 100
1 1 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
2 2 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
4 3 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
3 4 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
5 5 LIL WAYNE FEATURING MRS. OFFICER
6 6 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
14 12 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
38 16 T.I. FEATURING RIHA LIVE YOUR LIFE
30 23 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
32 26 CIARA FEATURING T-P GO GIRL
55 28 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
71 44 THICKE*ROBIN SWEETEST LOVE
61 46 MARY MARY GET UP
80 59 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
76 61 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
82 76 JANET CAN'T B GOOD

I can't wait until Beyonce comes back next week, these charts are boring the shit out of me

eugh @ this song:
-- 17 AKON RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)

hooray for these:

R&B
30 23 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
32 26 CIARA FEATURING T-P GO GIRL
55 28 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS

Bubbling
-- 11 BRITNEY SPEARS WOMANIZER
-- 15 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS

Hot 100
87 83 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
41 36 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES

Xtina should be top 10 next week since that awful song of hers is blowing up on iTunes... "Spotlight" should make top 20 next week, maybe top 10 because it skyrocked on iTunes as well (I think her whole album is charting actually...)

yeah there's gonna be a lot of turnover soon. buncha new shit in the itunes top 10

i like most akon singles but man that one sounded boring as all fuck

"live your life" should be in the top 15 or 10 by next week right?

yeah definitely

if akon, new xtina and new nickleback get into the top 10 next week it's going to be such an atrocious top 10

you guys, I really like the new Katy perry song :(

I haven't heard the new Nickelback.. I'm hoping to keep it that way.

and I like that Katy Perry song too, but I like her generally so there's no surprise there... I also LOVE LOVE LOVE Pink's "So What". One of the better #1s this year actually.

That Brandy song is so grating.

i'm so paid d-_-b

i expected this to sound way more like "smack that" than "don't matter"

That Brandy song is so grating amazing.

― © 2008 (The Reverend), Thursday, October 2, 2008 6:36 AM (6 days ago)

I agree.

anyway "Live Your Life" is the new #1

and "Womanizer" should be #1 next week

what's the barometer for telling if people actually like the song? 3 weeks @ #1? 4?

I see what you did there, Brainwasher. How clever of you.

Yeah I know. I try.

Someone please explain the chart success of Love Lockdown to me

iTunes

kanye is really popular

That's probably a better answer.

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
80 1 T.I. LIVE YOUR LIFE
1 2 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
2 3 PINK SO WHAT
4 4 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
15 5 RUDOLF*KEVIN LET IT ROCK
6 6 KATY PERRY HOT N COLD
-- 7 CHRISTINA AGUILERA KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
7 8 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
5 9 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
-- 10 NICKELBACK GOTTA BE SOMEBODY
11 11 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
8 12 NE-YO CLOSER
9 13 SWIFT*TAYLOR LOVE STORY
18 14 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME
3 15 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
12 16 JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS
-- 17 DAVID COOK LIGHT ON
13 18 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
22 19 LIL WAYNE FEATURING MRS. OFFICER
14 20 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY
21 21 JORDIN SPARKS ONE STEP AT A TIME
16 22 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA
24 23 THE GAME FEATURING MY LIFE
10 24 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY
20 25 DAVID ARCHULETA CRUSH
25 26 SECONDHAND SERENADE FALL FOR YOU
17 27 AKON RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)
19 28 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS
36 29 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
23 30 FLO RIDA FEATURING IN THE AYER
26 31 JAY-Z & T.I. FEATUR SWAGGA LIKE US
-- 32 THE KILLERS HUMAN
63 33 PITBULL FEATURING L KRAZY
28 34 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG
32 35 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
31 36 PERRY*KATY I KISSED A GIRL (REMIXES0
27 37 GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME
30 38 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
35 39 DARIUS RUCKER DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK ABOU
39 40 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
43 41 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JUST A DREAM
45 42 SAVING ABEL ADDICTED
40 43 LUDACRIS CO-STARRIN WHAT THEM GIRLS LIKE
34 44 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'
33 45 YOUNG JEEZY PUT ON
44 46 KENNY CHESNEY EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVE
42 47 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE(REMIXES)
29 48 THE ROCK HEROES ALL SUMMER LONG
38 49 METRO STATION SHAKE IT
37 50 PUSSYCAT DOLLS WHEN I GROW UP

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
54 56 DAUGHTRY WHAT ABOUT NOW - STILL BULLETED
67 66 LADY GAGA,COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE (REMIXES) - EP
75 70 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD ANGEL
83 74 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
-- 76 T.I. FEATURING JUST DEAD AND GONE
-- 78 CIARA FEATURING T-P GO GIRL
81 79 FALL OUT BOY I DON'T CARE
92 82 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
-- 88 JESSE MCCARTNEY IT'S OVER
-- 89 HINDER WITHOUT YOU
-- 93 BUCKY COVINGTON I'LL WALK
-- 94 RASCAL FLATTS HERE
-- 95 CHUCK WICKS ALL I EVER WANTED
-- 96 BRITNEY SPEARS WOMANIZER
-- 99 JAMEY JOHNSON IN COLOR
-- 100 LUIS FONSI NO ME DOY POR VENCIDO

BUBBLING UNDER
15 2 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
-- 3 KELLIE PICKLER DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE BEAUTIFU
-- 7 JACK WHITE & ALICIA ANOTHER WAY TO DIE
23 10 NEW KIDS ON THE BLO SINGLE
-- 11 THE ALL-AMERICAN RE GIVES YOU HELL
-- 19 T.I. MY LIFE YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
-- 23 T.I. 56 BARS (INTRO)
-- 25 LADY GAGA POKER FACE

R&B 100
1 1 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
3 2 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
2 3 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
4 4 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
6 5 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
16 8 T.I. LIVE YOUR LIFE
13 9 KEYSHIA COLE HEAVEN SENT
12 12 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
28 17 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
23 23 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
26 29 CIARA FEATURING T-P GO GIRL
58 39 USHER HERE I STAND
48 46 USHER TRADING PLACES
59 48 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
61 53 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
-- 89 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
-- 93 KEYSHIA COLE FEATUR PLAYA CARDZ RIGHT
-- 94 ESTELLE FEATURING S COME OVER

15 5 RUDOLF*KEVIN LET IT ROCK

???

featuring T-Pain or something. It's not bad.

It's this white guitar pop dude on Cash Money. Uh huh.

T-Pain wfb

Love Lockdown starting to descend. I didn't know TI still had this in him. Excellent question here: "what's the barometer for telling if people actually like the song? 3 weeks @ #1? 4?" Having a Billboard top 10 isn't very meaningful anymore in and of itself.

i just mean in relation to the old idea of "OMG #1 SINGLE" i.e. when "whatever you like" jumped 800 spots or w/e to #1 i thought it was going to be a flash-in-the-pan or for lack of a better term "fake #1 single" but it stayed up there for a bit so it's a legit #1 in my book. if "live your life" falls off next week or there after i would consider it a fake #1 for all intents and purposes

yeah iTunes has basically made the singles chart more like the album chart, where the size of an artist's fanbase and how big their last record was determines what's big, not whether the song itself is really well liked and getting listened to and requested by everyone everywhere.

Both of you OTM

You're just summarized the Jonas Brothers' chart career beautifully.

That Pitbull song sounds like "Love Rollercoaster"

hahaha did I call Lil Wayne T-Pain?

hahahaha

they want you to not be able to tell the difference between them. you're falling right into their plan!

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50
96 1 BRITNEY SPEARS WOMANIZER
2 2 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
1 3 T.I. LIVE YOUR LIFE - STILL BULLETED
3 4 PINK SO WHAT
6 5 KATY PERRY HOT N COLD
4 6 RIHANNA DISTURBIA
5 7 RUDOLF*KEVIN LET IT ROCK - STILL BULLETED
8 8 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
11 9 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
9 10 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
14 11 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME
15 12 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
12 13 NE-YO CLOSER
13 14 SWIFT*TAYLOR LOVE STORY
16 15 JASON MRAZ I'M YOURS
10 16 NICKELBACK GOTTA BE SOMEBODY
7 17 CHRISTINA AGUILERA KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
19 18 LIL WAYNE FEATURING MRS. OFFICER
21 19 JORDIN SPARKS ONE STEP AT A TIME
18 20 CHRIS BROWN FOREVER
20 21 LIL WAYNE GOT MONEY
25 22 DAVID ARCHULETA CRUSH
23 23 THE GAME FEATURING MY LIFE
22 24 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA
26 25 SECONDHAND SERENADE FALL FOR YOU
27 26 AKON RIGHT NOW (NA NA NA)
29 27 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
24 28 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY
30 29 FLO RIDA FEATURING IN THE AYER
33 30 PITBULL FEATURING L KRAZY
28 31 KARDINAL OFFISHALL DANGEROUS
31 32 JAY-Z & T.I. FEATUR SWAGGA LIKE US
42 33 SAVING ABEL ADDICTED
37 34 GAVIN ROSSDALE LOVE REMAINS THE SAME
34 35 KID ROCK ALL SUMMER LONG
43 36 LUDACRIS WHAT THEM GIRLS LIKE
41 37 CARRIE UNDERWOOD JUST A DREAM
40 38 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
35 39 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
-- 40 AKON FEATURING LIL I'M SO PAID
49 41 METRO STATION SHAKE IT
39 42 DARIUS RUCKER DON'T THINK I DON'T THINK ABOU
46 43 KENNY CHESNEY WITH EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO HEAVE
51 44 SHONTELLE T-SHIRT
38 45 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW
36 46 PERRY*KATY I KISSED A GIRL (REMIXES0
52 47 ZAC BROWN BAND CHICKEN FRIED
56 48 DAUGHTRY WHAT ABOUT NOW
54 49 TOBY KEITH SHE NEVER CRIED IN FRONT OF ME
47 50 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE(REMIXES)

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
32 52 THE KILLERS HUMAN
66 60 LADY GAGA,COLBY O'DONIS JUST DANCE (REMIXES) - EP
17 66 DAVID COOK LIGHT ON
70 67 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD ANGEL
88 68 JESSE MCCARTNEY IT'S OVER
74 69 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
79 73 FALL OUT BOY I DON'T CARE
-- 74 FALL OUT BOY HEADFIRST SLIDE INTO COOPERSTO
81 79 SEPTEMBER CRY FOR YOU
-- 81 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
-- 82 DIERKS BENTLEY FEEL THAT FIRE
82 87 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
-- 91 LADY ANTEBELLUM LOOKIN' FOR A GOOD TIME
-- 93 OASIS THE SHOCK OF THE LIGHTNING
-- 96 THE OFFSPRING YOU'RE GONNA GO FAR, KID
-- 100 BEYONCE IF I WERE A BOY

BUBBLING UNDER
-- 4 WEIRD AL YANKOVIC WHATEVER YOU LIKE
13 5 LIFEHOUSE BROKEN
-- 8 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON I
15 10 KINGS OF LEON SEX ON FIRE
10 14 NEW KIDS ON THE BLO SINGLE
11 15 THE ALL-AMERICAN RE GIVES YOU HELL

R&B 100
2 1 HUDSON*JENNIFER SPOTLIGHT-REMIXES
1 2 T.I. WHATEVER YOU LIKE
5 3 NE-YO MISS INDEPENDENT
3 4 T-PAIN CAN'T BELIEVE IT
4 5 SULLIVAN*JAZMINE NEED U BAD
17 11 JAZMINE SULLIVAN BUST YOUR WINDOWS
12 12 ALICIA KEYS SUPERWOMAN
-- 20 BEYONCE SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON I
23 22 BRANDY RIGHT HERE (DEPARTED)
51 27 THICKE*ROBIN SWEETEST LOVE
48 29 KANYE WEST LOVE LOCKDOWN
52 35 MARY MARY GET UP
46 36 USHER TRADING PLACES
39 39 USHER HERE I STAND
29 42 CIARA FEATURING T-P GO GIRL
53 45 M.I.A. PAPER PLANES (HOMELAND SECURIT
93 59 KEYSHIA COLE FEATUR PLAYA CARDZ RIGHT
-- 61 BEYONCE IF I WERE A BOY
-- 67 50 CENT GET UP
84 71 WAYNE BRADY ORDINARY
94 86 ESTELLE FEATURING S COME OVER
89 88 RIHANNA DISTURBIA

Brit biggest jump to #1 ever as expected.

charts are becoming meaningless arent they

17 66 DAVID COOK LIGHT ON

if I am reading that correctly, lol ouch

84 71 WAYNE BRADY ORDINARY

???

88 68 JESSE MCCARTNEY IT'S OVER

This song is terrific, btw

84 71 WAYNE BRADY ORDINARY

ft. laura hall and linda taylor

84 71 WAYNE BRADY ORDINARY

???

(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.