rolling US charts 2008/talk about "pop" here

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.

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