BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50

8 1 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE
1 2 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB
7 3 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I
2 4 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU
4 5 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG
6 6 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR
3 7 FLO RIDA LOW/JEALOUS
5 8 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC (JODY DEN
85 9 LIL WAYNE FEATURING LOLLIPOP
19 10 LIL MAMA SHAWTY GET LOOSE

9 11 TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE - SINGLE
16 12 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE
10 13 FIASCO*LUPE SUPERSTAR
11 14 MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN
14 15 MARIAH CAREY TOUCH MY BODY
12 16 WEBBIE, LIL' PHAT & INDEPENDENT
13 17 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE
17 18 BUCKCHERRY SORRY
23 19 FLO RIDA FEATURING ELEVATOR
43 20 YAEL NAIM NEW SOUL

20 21 SEAN KINGSTON TAKE YOU THERE
22 22 TAYLOR SWIFT TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
15 23 SNOOP DOGG SENSUAL SEDUCTION
18 24 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN
25 25 JORDIN SPARKS TATTOO
26 26 CAILLAT*COLBIE BUBBLY - SINGLE
64 27 DANITY KANE DAMAGED
21 28 LINKIN PARK SHADOW OF THE DAY
33 29 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES
28 30 CARRIE UNDERWOOD ALL-AMERICAN GIRL

29 31 FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER
34 32 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT
24 33 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE
31 34 FERGIE CLUMSY [FEAT. SOULJA BOY TELL
27 35 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER
30 36 THE-DREAM FALSETTO
41 37 ROSS*RICK BOSS
32 38 SHAWTY LO DEY KNOW
39 39 TAYLOR SWIFT OUR SONG
48 40 TRACE ADKINS YOU'RE GONNA MISS THIS

35 41 MARIO CRYING OUT FOR ME
44 42 LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES
47 43 2 PISTOLS FEATURING SHE GOT IT
46 44 CHERISH FEATURING Y KILLA
37 45 FAT JOE I WON'T TELL
38 46 JEAN*WYCLEF SWEETEST GIRL (DOLLAR BILL)
36 47 PITBULL FEATURING L THE ANTHEM
42 48 ALAN JACKSON SMALL TOWN SOUTHERN MAN
57 49 COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE
50 50 GEORGE STRAIT I SAW GOD TODAY


INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS
74 57 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE
71 59 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE
51 60 JACKSON*JANET FEEDBACK
-- 61 FLO RIDA FEATURING ROLL
76 63 PANIC AT THE DISCO NINE IN THE AFTERNOON
-- 68 MADONNA FEATURING J 4 MINUTES
79 73 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU
88 82 GAVIN DEGRAW IN LOVE WITH A GIRL
-- 84 FERRAS HOLLYWOOD'S NOT AMERICA
-- 88 GNARLS BARKLEY GOING ON
-- 92 ALY & AJ LIKE WHOA BUNDLE
-- 93 JEWEL STRONGER WOMAN
-- 96 NE-YO GO ON GIRL
-- 99 FLEX TE QUIERO


Note : Based on huge digital sales this week , Mariah is expected to jump to #1 next week , while Madonna is projected to leap into the Top 5

After just one week of airplay,Madonna's "4 Minutes" is already #68.It'll do much better next week.She's got another hit on her hands.

SoulAlive said:

Like Hung Up, this will be big (at least on the Hot 100) primarily due to sales. Which, to me, makes it a more legitimate hit than airplay-based tracks.

Urban is not going to be spinning this. I think it has a good chance of going Top 5 at Pop radio, and will also do decently on Rhythmic. It might get 50-60 million Pop impressions and 20 million Rhythmic impressions at its peak, which would allow it to go Top 15 on Hot 100 Airplay.

Ultimately you need cross-format appeal to really make a major dent (>100 million impressions) with airplay these days.

This is doing slightly better than HU with respect to airplay.

Hung Up - Day 10
Sun Oct 23 - 393 spins, 2.823 million impressions
After 10 days of airplay, 2741 spins, 22.207 million impressions
(+158 spins, +0.409 million impressions)

4 Minutes - Day 10
Wed Mar 26 - 741 spins, 4.574 million impressions (166 stations)
After 10 days of airplay, 4190 spins, 28.111 million impressions
(+285 spins, +1.27 million impressions)
[Edited 3/27/08 6:38am]

VoicesCarry said:

Speaking of "Hung Up",I remember how hard that song struggled in the US.I guess it wasn't the type of music that US radio embraced I think "4 Minutes" will fare much better.It's the most commercial single she's released since...."Music",perhaps.

It's a shame that US radio stations are so narrow-minded in the music they will play and support.I'm glad Madonna has a hit in the US again,but I still wish the 'Confessions' singles had done better.
[Edited 3/27/08 6:47am]

I haven't had much interest in what Madonna releases in years, but her new single is one I actually enjoy.

SoulAlive said:

Even Music peaked around 83 million impressions. Like this song, it had Pop and Rhythmic appeal. It was Top 5 at Pop radio (I forget if it went to #1 or not...something tells me it didn't) and Top 10 at Rhythmic.

I'm not sure where the idea comes from that HU struggled in the US. It went Top 20 at Pop radio despite being something completely different than the Rhythmic-based material that is normally played on that format. It was never going to be big at other formats, but it did extremely well for its limited scope.

Madonna's biggest radio hits of this decade are Rhythmic-based and she knows this.

jbchavez said:

this brings up an interesting thought I have about Madonna's new album.

I predict alot of longtime fans will hate it,but there will be many people outside her fanbase who will like it.It will appeal to many people who haven't bought a Madonna album in years.I could be wrong,but that's the feeling I have.

SoulAlive said:

You're right. I hate it, and won't be bothering with this album because I hate all three songs that I've heard from it. Complete trash.

But she did it to get a hit, and the same people that buy Fergie are gonna buy this.

VoicesCarry said:

lol,I think you may be right

I don't fault Madonna for making a "commercial" album this time.She's done enough edgy,less commercial albums in recent years.Maybe she missed the excitement of having a big,radio-friendly album?

I love that song by Leona. Kinda reminds me of Say It Right. THis should have been Mariahs single.

SoulAlive said:

I don't respect it for the same reason I don't respect Mariah for dumbing down with her new shit after The Emancipation of Mimi. Once you have a smash, I think it's more than OK to take risks.

Confessions sold like hotcakes, even in the US (I'm sorry, but how many artists sell 1.7 million copies these days? Not many) and she had huge international success with all the singles.

Now I didn't LIKE Confessions nearly as much as a lot of other fans, but to me it wasn't an easy sell on her part. Oddly enough, I bought the iTunes version where the songs weren't mixed together, and preferred it to the continuous CD mix (that I didn't buy). I wish the tracked version was available on CD.

VoicesCarry said:

The CD was tracked and blended

paisleypark4 said:

It was a continuous mix. On iTunes version of Confessions, the songs are not all mixed together. The tracks are different. For me the album works much better, because I don't have to hear clumsy shit like the bell at the beginning of Get Together.

VoicesCarry said:

Ok now I get what you are saying Yeah it scares me when that loud ass bell comes on

Alright, now!

VoicesCarry said:

ok please stop cracking me up this morning!

i have to admit - i like "candy shop" now - it grew on me. im a sucker for pharrell's beats. "4 Minutes" on the other hand - the minute i heard "Freak freaky freaky" from Timbo - lord he is stuck in 2004. I love how the preview clip on iTunes is almost all Justin and like one sung line from M. TRASH is too kind for this tune.

as far as people buying this who don't usually like M - I'm not sold on that either. Most kids between 9 and 17 who buy all the Timbaland/Justin/Fergie/Nelly Furtado etc all think of Madonna as a complete fossil - their parents literally were in high school or younger when she was selling to the teenage crowd. And other fans of r&B/hip hop/pop who don't like her in the first place will roll their eyes at this methinks. could be wrong, tho.

i hope when she tours she can't perform 4 minutes bc it has too much JT and that during her candy shop she interjects the 'candy shop' beat from 50 cent during the dance break, that'd be dope.

voices - when is 'luv' gonna debut on the hot 100?

also, i can't believe that a UK act has the number 1! sorry kylie...

VoicesCarry said:

the tracked version has the most kick ass intros of 'future lovers' and 'jump.'

VoicesCarry said:

I think Mariah dumbed down awhile ago sorry 2 say, im still buying it but its more out of respect, Madonna tends to hold my interest more, though i have a good feeling that this new Tim-fest CD is going to be more of a miss for me like the Tim-fest "duran duran" record was.

I think worldwide Madonna will be the bigger seller, i think in the states she will at least hit between 500,000 to a million or so, and Mariah i think will be about 50% of what MIMI did overall, i just hope they are ready for that, because UNIVERSAL actually thinks they can eclipse MIMI sales, no way in hell, its been the 3+ years and the market is 100% worse.

It will be interesting to see what Warner does for Madonna promo wise since she is gone after this, obviously they want to sell, but im sure they wont be putting $$ into it, since you dont want her to move on with a "hot streak" going.

lastdecember said:

Warner is moving full throttle with her promotion. No worries there.

VoicesCarry said:

She did take a risk and it was called Glitter. That risk almost ended her career. The media and music world made it known that if Mariah doesn't hit commercially she's a nobody.

roundables said:

aside from her pop hits what else does she have? she's not know for great stage shows or performances. i still believe that Mariah is a studio creation. it's like she could have been filled by singer that had the same range and was in the right place at the right time.

roundables said:

That project had a few interesting tracks on it, but overall, a risk? No. It was just bad music and poor image control that doomed that project. Loverboy was the sonic culmination of the worst things she'd attempted on Rainbow, and then she made her worst "sexy" video ever. Glitter was not the pinnacle of her artistry, it was the pinnacle of her ridiculous obsession with Pam Anderson's clothing after the hideous artwork for Rainbow. Thankfully, that seemed to knock some sense into her, she put her clothes on again, and started selling better.

Outside of All My Life and Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (but she even stuck a rapper on *that*...geesh), there wasn't anything risky about it. Yes, All My Life is one of the best things she's ever cut. Is the rest of the album? No. Pretty but standard Mariah ballads and some poorly made pop tunes.
[Edited 3/27/08 13:30pm]

VoicesCarry said:

Glitter was the last time i actually thought vocally she sounded really good, ballad wise, this still to me is her better record. But lets be honest Mariah is a singles artist, she hasnt done a solid album that anyone can listen to straight through, sorry but its true. Even the biggest MC fans agree, and their fave "Butterfly" when you talk to them they always say its her best, but then tell you which songs they dont like, so to me that has always been her downfall, she has never done a Great record, just a major flaw she has always had.

badujunkie said:

"Candy Shop" grew on me,too.When it first leaked,I thought it was just a silly filler track that probably wouldn't end up on the album anyway.But I started playing it alot and having fun with it.It's really just a fun track,with a crazy hook ("sticky and sweet (dance!)...my sugar is raw").Occasionally,I like when Madonna doesn't take herself too seriously.This is one of those moments.Interestingly,I played this song for a few people who don't even like Madonna and they like this song.I didn't tell them who it was.They're Pharrell fans,though.




I don't know...."4 Minutes" is being played on some stations that normally wouldn't play a new Madonna single.It's getting airplay on stations that didn't play anything from 'Confessions',reaching a wider audience.Undoubtedly,this is due to the Timbaland/Timberlake connection.I'm betting that her new album will have a slightly broader appeal than,say,'American Life' or 'COADF'.



I heard that Madonna has asked Pharrell to appear with her during a few live performances,probably for the upcoming promo tour.Perhaps he will sing the Justin lines in "4 Minutes"?



They're good friends so I can see her doing that,but I hope she doesn't,lol.Her song was obviously inspired by his.I bet she probably told him "I can write a song like that too" and he said "Really? Let's see you do it".

roundables said:

How is 'Gliiter' a risk? The album didn't contain anything that she hadn't done before.Or are you referring to the movie?

VoicesCarry said:

It never reached top 40 airplay.
peak audience impression for Hung Up - 26million.
'4 minutes' already beat that after 1 week.
so that's struggling 4 a lead off Madonna single.

I don't really understand American radio..I get the
format system..but how can something like 'Sorry' not
b considered radio friendly..

thank you, i love the chart information..

anyway we can get the top albums listed with their cumulative sales?


thanks again!

Martinelli said:

Idiots are in charge.