US Chart Talk: 4/26/08

[mtzlplk]

well, on the bright side, if MARIAH opens big, it may indirectly or directly affect MADONNA's opening sales to be huge as well...

the competition thing

[Skin]

well, on the bright side, if MARIAH opens big, it may indirectly or directly affect MADONNA's opening sales to be huge as well...

the competition thing

I just dont feel like her album is going to be that big. Whats makes me believe this I dont know. Its just a feeling.

Now watch, it will open to 800,000 in sales.

[air1975]

I think Mumu will do about 420,000 opening week.

[doctorjosh]

I'm guessing about 450-500k for Mimi.

[mtzlplk]

Now watch, it will open to 800,000 in sales.

if MOOMOO opens with 800k, just wait and see how rabid MADONNA's fans & loons will be to match that...

[horn]

I have a feeling it will open at 300K 'cos not everyone will buy album since digital single is available.

[Gus]

I think her opening numbers will be between 420-480K.

[Gus]

No. 1 'Club' for Usher again

Usher's Love in This Club stays at No. 1 on the national radio airplay audience chart compiled by Nielsen BDS, Arbitron and Radio & Records, and firms up its hold on the top spot in the process, growing in audience at double the rate of runner-up Touch My Body by Mariah Carey.

A tight, possibly four-way race is shaping up, as both third-place Sexy Can I, by Ray J, and No. 4 No Air, by Jordin Sparks, are up sharply in total audience. Chris Brown's former No. 1 With You is No. 5.

Sara Bareilles' Love Song ranks sixth, followed by the top 10 debut of Lil' Wayne's Lollipop, plus Flo Rida's Low, Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love and Rihanna's Don't Stop the Music.

Vast quantities of additional airplay information are available in what follows.

> The annotated top 10:

1-1 last week Usher, Love in This Club (up 8.6% in total audience): Increased its lead over Mariah from a bit less than 8 million audience impressions to nearly 14 million this week, and doubled Mariah's rate of increase, so it's looking secure at No. 1 for now.

2-2 Mariah Carey, Touch My Body (+4.2%): The big Mariah push comes this week -- album release, TV (two Idol appearances) and so forth, so it's kind of now-or-never time to see if it can hit No. 1.

3-4 Ray J, Sexy Can I (+12.4%): Within striking distance of Mariah (8 million impressions) with triple the rate of increase, so it's right there in the mix and may overtake her soon.

4-5 Jordin Sparks, No Air (+19.0%): But then there's this record, which is only 3 million impressions behind Ray J and is increasing its audience even faster. Great race.

5-3 Chris Brown, With You (-8.4%): It's a long way down from the top.

6-6 Sara Bareilles, Love Song (-0.7%): That should wrap it up.

7-12 Lil' Wayne, Lollipop (+40.5%): Hottest song of the week. The gap, lyrically speaking, between the first Lollipop hit of the modern era, by The Chordettes in 1958, and this is positively mind-boggling.

8-7 Flo Rida, Low (-10.3): Dropping faster now.

9-10 Leona Lewis, Bleeding Love (+23.9%): Minuscule chart jump, but not to worry -- the rate of increase is smashing and it should get to No. 7 or so next week. Then the test will come -- vanquishing all the hot records ahead of it.

10-8 Rihanna, Don't Stop the Music (-17.8%): Should be gone next week.

> Next week's top 10 contenders:

It appears that only one slow (Rihanna's) will be open, and that's likely to go to Rick Ross' The Boss, which moves 26-13 on the chart this week with a 20.8% audience increase. Nos. 14 and 15, Miley Cyrus' See You Again and Trace Adkins' You're Gonna Miss This, are still climbing, but more slowly.

> This week's hottest songs:

You know about Lil' Wayne, so the second-biggest audience increase is owned by Plies' Bust It Baby, up 36.8% for a chart jump of 93-62 in its second week. Danity Kane's Damaged moves 64-47 with a 30.2% increase in its third week. Carrie Underwood's Last Name jumps 79-63 in its second week with a 25.2% gain. Leona Lewis and Rick Ross have been mentioned above, so the last tune on our list is 3 Doors Down's It's Not My Time, up 90-69 in its second week thanks to a 20.2% audience increase.

> This week's debuts on the top 100:

Five songs enter the chart this week, led by Kenny Chesney's Better as a Memory at No. 76. John Mayer's Say comes in at 83, Rihanna's Take a Bow is 84, Maroon 5's Won't Go Home Without You bows at 93 and Jake Owen's Something About a Woman rounds out the quintet at 97.

[Nightshade]

She has the perfect storm of publicity. Its going to be HUGE. There is nothing she can do to fuck this up even if she gives a bad performance tomorrow.

I don't know about that. Considering how quickly "Touch My Body" cooled off on iTunes after its opening week. I am not sure this album is going to be as big as everyone thinks. Plus, there are other factors to consider:

1. The market is down since TEOM came out.

2. Mariah has never really had HUGE opening weeks like Timberlake or Linkin Park. Her sales have usually come through endurance.

3. The law of diminishing returns. She is doing the EXACT same strategy that she did with TEOM, and in my experience, lightning never strikes twice in the record industry with the same promo campaign.

I'm not saying this album will flop. I just think the Lambs are in for a bit of a disappointment, but perhaps not a major one.

[thebigham]

bks at Pulse:

BILLBOARD HOT DIGITAL SONGS - TOP 50

2 1 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE 223361 11 200614 1147964

1 2 MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAK 4 MINUTES 198427 -8 216751 644772

3 3 LIL WAYNE LOLLIPOP 189538 1 187756 706725

6 4 SPARKS*JORDIN NO AIR 153648 34 114320 1240374

7 5 RAY J FEAT YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I 125659 15 109010 799929

4 6 CAREY*MARIAH TOUCH MY BODY 122071 -28 169656 578192

5 7 USHER LOVE IN THIS CLUB 121384 4 116920 1027029

-- 8 DAUGHTRY WHAT ABOUT NOW 86074 999 919 159769

10 9 CYRUS*MILEY SEE YOU AGAIN 84517 22 69299 1290798

-- 10 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE PRAYING FOR TIME 65635 999 0 65635

187 11 KAMAKAWIWO'OLE*ISREAL IZ SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW/WHA 62329 698 7812 1132774

11 12 FLO RIDA LOW 58522 -14 68137 3605364

12 13 BAREILLES*SARA LOVE SONG 57710 -5 60819 2174951

18 14 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC 55810 8 51698 1694601

-- 15 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS TOP 8 SHOUT TO THE LORD (IDOL GIVES 55745 999 0 55745

9 16 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE 55455 -28 76679 952304

16 17 BEDINGFIELD*NATASHA POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE 54573 -3 56451 363540

13 18 DANITY KANE DAMAGED 54449 -9 60144 325093

19 19 BROWN*CHRIS WITH YOU 48087 -7 51628 1479929

21 20 FIASCO*LUPE SUPERSTAR 46693 -3 48339 876526

20 21 FLO RIDA ELEVATOR 44487 -9 48620 525425

25 22 PANIC AT THE DISCO NINE IN THE AFTERNOON 43482 13 38346 322759

8 23 FALL OUT BOY BEAT IT 40835 -53 87812 216300

-- 24 LEWIS*LEONA BETTER IN TIME 40044 999 0 40044

30 25 MAYER*JOHN SAY 39788 17 33876 478395

23 26 WEBBIE INDEPENDENT 38205 -8 41738 735888

15 27 NAIM*YAEL NEW SOUL 35809 -39 58544 816302

22 28 LIL' MAMA SHAWTY GET LOOSE 35716 -16 42415 351460

28 29 BUCKCHERRY SORRY 33973 -7 36483 1071605

24 30 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES 33885 -14 39319 581315

29 31 CAILLAT*COLBIE REALIZE 33681 -4 35039 502369

27 32 PLIES BUST IT BABY (PART 2) 33193 -10 36740 112727

31 33 SWIFT*TAYLOR OUR SONG 32519 0 32426 1336976

26 34 TIMBALAND FEAT. ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE 31929 -14 37092 3394772

49 35 SPEARS*BRITNEY BREAK THE ICE 31492 40 22484 202408

17 36 ADKINS*TRACE YOU'RE GONNA MISS THIS 30755 -44 55199 281435

32 37 THREE DAYS GRACE NEVER TOO LATE 30446 -6 32283 827929

40 38 SPARKS*JORDIN TATTOO 29956 16 25750 1533468

-- 39 LENNOX*ANNIE MANY RIVERS TO CROSS (IDOL GIV 29159 999 0 29159

34 40 LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES 28103 -10 31130 447720

41 41 SOULJA BOY TELL'EM YAHHH! 27367 7 25690 383868

36 42 ROSS*RICK BOSS 27203 -4 28421 205002

50 43 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT 26059 23 21222 322544

44 44 CHERISH KILLA 24992 2 24522 218148

35 45 LINKIN PARK SHADOW OF THE DAY 24890 -13 28652 1013031

68 46 METRO STATION SHAKE IT 24802 36 18298 96592

43 47 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE 24768 -3 25420 2595848

38 48 SWIFT*TAYLOR TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR 24668 -8 26890 1679807

42 49 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE ALL-AMERICAN GIRL 24539 -4 25659 426908

45 50 SWIFT*TAYLOR PICTURE TO BURN 24413 4 23366 393544

A FEW (ACTUALLY MORE THAN A FEW) BONUSES:

80 61 DEGRAW*GAVIN IN LOVE WITH A GIRL 18105 11 16243 137131

138 72 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME 17369 87 9307 97683

128 83 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE BEFORE HE CHEATS 15381 54 9977 2274153

-- 85 FERGIE FINALLY 15166 122 6838 85443

-- 86 LEWIS*LEONA YESTERDAY 14942 999 0 14942

-- 89 WILLIAMS*ROBBIE ANGELS 14340 999 412 86570

-- 93 AMERICAN IDOL FINALISTS TOP 8 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC 14040 999 0 14040

-- 100 LEWIS*LEONA I WILL BE 13127 999 0 13127

-- 101 MCBRIDE*MARTINA ANYWAY 12931 744 1533 350978

-- 102 AEROSMITH DREAM ON 12775 207 4155 629273

-- 105 RENT SOUNDTRACK SEASONS OF LOVE (FROM THE MOTI 11926 445 2187 596270

-- 110 CYRUS*MILEY GOOD AND BROKEN 11721 999 905 48018

-- 151 SNOOP DOGG CAN'T SAY GOODBYE 9147 999 601 12884

-- 158 UNDERWOOD*CARRIE LAST NAME 8867 45 6132 43391

-- 163 HEART & FERGIE BARRACUDA (IDOL GIVES BACK PER 8752 999 0 8752

-- 177 HEART NOTHIN' AT ALL 8299 136 3520 216213

-- 193 DUFFY MERCY 7832 42 5506 22944

And the key highlights on Hot 100 Airplay:

No. 1 - Usher (+9.7 million)

No. 2 - Mariah (+5.8 million)

No. 3 - Ray J (+12.6 million)

No. 4 - Jordin (+17.7 million)

No. 7 - Lil Wayne (+24.1 million)

No. 8 - Leona (+14.2 million)

No. 27 - Madonna (+2.7 million)

Other songs making big moves per BDS are Rick Ross #13 from 25 (+8.5 million), OneRepublic #15 from 28 (+7.9 million) and Danity Kane #45 from 63 (+6.4 million).

[Guest ercos]

well, on the bright side, if MARIAH opens big, it may indirectly or directly affect MADONNA's opening sales to be huge as well...

the competition thing

______________

agreeing with you. all Madge US fans will try to outsell That Chick's sales. its going to be an exciting two weeks

[Guest ercos]

i predict 500k plus for Mooriah

and

400k plus for Madonna

[thebigham]

^No, HU is over 950k.

[mtzlplk]

has it topped Hung Up already as well?

in 2 weeks 4M will outsell HU... in the next 3 weeks 4Minutes will be 1.3M

[mtzlplk]

2 1 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE 223361 11 200614 1147964

1 2 MADONNA FEAT. JUSTIN TIMBERLAK 4 MINUTES 198427 -8 216751 644772

LEONA spends 3rd week with 200k+ sales...

MADONNA misses by 1573 copies for a 3rd week stint... however, it will be another 200k+ week next week for 4M

[air1975]

Does anyone know how much Paula Abdul's downloads were this week. I am estimating that 4M remixes will sell about 3.5 times the total of Paula's song..

[mtzlplk]

Does anyone know how much Paula Abdul's downloads were this week. I am estimating that 4M remixes will sell about 3.5 times the total of Paula's song..

around 10k... if you see this week's download chart #193 sold 7,832 copies... #100 sold 13k...

if some of you haven't bought the remixes just yet... here's a helpful link...

[thebigham]

Billboard.biz:

Lewis To Top Billboard 200 With ‘Spirit’

By Geoff Mayfield, L.A.

U.K. import Leona Lewis makes a huge splash at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, becoming the first British solo artist to debut in the U.S. chart's top slot, according to this morning's Nielsen SoundScan charts.

The singer, discovered on "The X Factor," Simon Cowell's British talent show, leads the list with opening-week sales of 205,000 copies. That gives Lewis' "Spirit" a commanding lead over last week's chart champ, George Strait's "Troubadour," which holds the runner-up spot with 59,000 sold.

Last year, Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" set a record for the highest bow by a British female's solo debut when it entered at No. 7, although that set had not been Winehouse's first British release.

Lewis becomes the first Brit solo act to lead The Billboard 200 since Rod Stewart's "Still The Same... Great Rock Classics Of Our Time" led the page in the Oct. 28, 2006 issue. Moreover, she becomes the first British female soloist to do so since Sade's "Promise" reached No. 1 in February 1986, a couple of months before Lewis' first birthday.

The release of "Spirit" stirs an 11% rise for Lewis' lead single, "Bleeding Love," which returns to No. 1 on Hot Digital Songs with 223,000 sold for the week (2-1). The song has sold 1.1 million copies since U.S. downloads became available in late December, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

[Guest canycgirl4452859704]

Mariah Should be fine though they haven't Posted the predictions at hdd yet for next charting week

[thebigham]

HDD posts its predictions around 3pm EST.

[thebigham]

Billboard.com:

Leona Lewis Makes Big Splash Atop Billboard 200

April 16, 2008

by Katie Hasty, N.Y., and Geoff Mayfield, L.A.

British import Leona Lewis' "Spirit" bows atop The Billboard 200 this week, making her the first U.K. solo artist to start at No. 1 with their debut effort. The Syco/J album moved 205,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, with sales fueled by her No. 1 Hot 100 single "Bleeding Love." The singer was discovered on Simon Cowell's "The X Factor" in Britain.

Lewis becomes the first Brit solo act to lead The Billboard 200 since Rod Stewart's "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time" in the Oct. 28, 2006 issue. Moreover, she becomes the first British female soloist to do so since Sade's "Promise" reached No. 1 in February 1986, a couple of months before Lewis' first birthday.

The release of "Spirit" stirs an 11% rise for "Bleeding Love," which returns to No. 1 on Hot Digital Songs with 223,000 sold for the week (2-1). The song has sold 1.1 million copies since U.S. downloads became available in late December, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Last week's Billboard 200 chart-topper George Strait's "Troubadour" (MCA Nashville) falls to No. 2 with 59,000, a 65% sales slide.

Country singer James Otto scores his first Billboard 200 ink with "Sunset Man," which debuts at No. 3 with 58,000. The singer's sophomore set, released via Raybaw/Warner Bros., is led with the single "Just Got Started Lovin' You," which climbed to a new peak 5-4 on Hot Country Songs this week.

The multi-label "NOW 27" compilation continues its decline 3-4 with 47,000, a 21% sales hit. With 46,000 and a 60% sales reduction, R.E.M.'s Warner Bros. set "Accelerate" falls 2-5. The Fox/Razor & Tie soundtrack to "Alvin and the Chipmunks" slips 5-6 to 40,000 (-22%).

With the help of hit "Sexy Can I" with Yung Berg, Ray J's "All I Feel" (Knockout /DEJA34/Koch) enters at No. 7 with 39,000, making it his best charting album yet. His former best came with 2001's "This Ain't a Game," which peaked at No. 21. "Sexy Can I" has peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 thus far.

With 34,000, Rick Ross' "Trilla" (Slip-N-Slide/Def Jam) falls 6-9 on a 20% sales dip. The group's first effort for INO/Columbia, P.O.D. enters at No. 9 with "When Angels & Serpents Dance" with 34,000. The slot is a familiar one for the hard rock troupe, as 2006's "Testify" and 2004's "Payable on Death" also arrived there.

Danity Kane's Bad Boy album "Welcome to the Dollhouse" rounds out the top tier, slipping 7-10 with 28,000 (41%).

Nine Inch Nails' self-released instrumental album "Ghosts I-IV," which was released digitally last month, debuts at No. 14 with 26,000 after its physical release by RED Distribution. Previously, fans were able to obtain the album for only $5 online; NIN says it reaped $1.6 million in sales during its first week.

"Unfold" (Hollywood) by Marie Digby, who gained a following after posting an acoustic version of Rihanna's "Umbrella" on YouTube, starts at No. 29 with 18,000. Ashes Divide's Island debut, "Keep Telling Myself It's Alright," bows at No. 36 with 16,000.

[Gus]

edit.

FALSE ALARM.

LOL.

[Guest marsha]

She is the Titanic with no iceberg in sight.

she's the whale in the payola ocean

[thebigham]

HITS:

A WIN CALLED MARIAH

Can Carey’s New Island/IDJ Album E=MC2 Hit 600k?

April 16, 2008

Everywhere you turn, Mariah Carey’s in your grill.

She’s on Oprah, two American Idols, in your e-mail, on your computer.

Mariah Carey’s new Island/IDJ album E=MC2, looks like it will sell over 500k, based on one-day sales reports, though last night’s Idol appearance could send it even higher. Wonderers are wondering if 600k is within reach. Needless to say, it will be #1 next week by a wide margin.

Other chart newcomers include Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum (35-40k), Vagrant/Fontana thrash rockers Thrice (25-30k), Astralwerks’ The Kooks (15-20k, with a substantial iTunes number), Spinefarm/Fontana’s Children of Bodom (15-20k) and Virgin’s Tristan Prettyman (15k, with a large iTunes marketshare thanks to “Single of the Week” status).

The market was down 8% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and now down 12% year-to-date. You may return to dissing rednecks with Obama.

[Guest marsha]

HITS:

A WIN CALLED MARIAH

Can Carey’s New Island/IDJ Album E=MC2 Hit 600k?

April 16, 2008

Everywhere you turn, Mariah Carey’s in your grill.

She’s on Oprah, two American Idols, in your e-mail, on your computer.

Mariah Carey’s new Island/IDJ album E=MC2, looks like it will sell over 500k, based on one-day sales reports, though last night’s Idol appearance could send it even higher. Wonderers are wondering if 600k is within reach. Needless to say, it will be #1 next week by a wide margin.

Other chart newcomers include Capitol Nashville’s Lady Antebellum (35-40k), Vagrant/Fontana thrash rockers Thrice (25-30k), Astralwerks’ The Kooks (15-20k, with a substantial iTunes number), Spinefarm/Fontana’s Children of Bodom (15-20k) and Virgin’s Tristan Prettyman (15k, with a large iTunes marketshare thanks to “Single of the Week” status).

The market was down 8% vs. last week, down 9% vs. same week last year and now down 12% year-to-date. You may return to dissing rednecks with Obama.

600k? good for music industry.

[Guest Bad Robot]

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50

2 1 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE

4 2 LIL WAYNE FEATURING LOLLIPOP

7 3 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR

5 4 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB

1 5 CAREY*MARIAH TOUCH MY BODY

6 6 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I

3 7 MADONNA FEATURING J 4 MINUTES

8 8 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU

9 9 SARA BAREILLES LOVE SONG

10 10 FLO RIDA LOW/JEALOUS

12 11 MILEY CYRUS SEE YOU AGAIN

11 12 RIHANNA DON'T STOP THE MUSIC (JODY DEN

13 13 ONEREPUBLIC STOP AND STARE

14 14 TIMBALAND/ONEREPUBLIC APOLOGIZE - SINGLE

18 15 KEYS*ALICIA NO ONE

16 16 FIASCO*LUPE SUPERSTAR

17 17 WEBBIE, LIL' PHAT & INDEPENDENT

-- 18 DAUGHTRY WHAT ABOUT NOW

20 19 BUCKCHERRY SORRY

21 20 DANITY KANE DAMAGED

23 21 ROSS*RICK BOSS

15 22 TRACE ADKINS YOU'RE GONNA MISS THIS

22 23 FLO RIDA FEATURING ELEVATOR

27 24 DAUGHTRY FEELS LIKE TONIGHT

25 25 NATASHA BEDINGFIELD POCKETFUL OF SUNSHINE

24 26 2 PISTOLS FEATURING SHE GOT IT

-- 27 CARRIE UNDERWOOD PRAYING FOR TIME

28 28 TAYLOR SWIFT OUR SONG

26 29 TAYLOR SWIFT TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR

42 30 JAMES OTTO JUST GOT STARTED LOVIN' YOU

36 31 FINGER ELEVEN PARALYZER

30 32 JORDIN SPARKS TATTOO

41 33 COLBY O'DONIS FEATU WHAT YOU GOT

35 34 GEORGE STRAIT I SAW GOD TODAY

53 35 JOHN MAYER SAY

44 36 TAYLOR SWIFT PICTURE TO BURN

29 37 CAILLAT*COLBIE BUBBLY - SINGLE

49 38 PLIES FEATURING NE- BUST IT BABY (PART 2)

38 39 LIFEHOUSE WHATEVER IT TAKES

47 40 CHERISH KILLA FEAT. YUNG JOC

34 41 ALICIA KEYS LIKE YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN

46 42 COLBIE CAILLAT REALIZE

-- 43 AMERICAN IDOL TOP 8 SHOUT TO THE LORD

31 44 SEAN KINGSTON TAKE YOU THERE

32 45 JONAS BROTHERS WHEN YOU LOOK ME IN THE EYES

60 46 BRITNEY SPEARS BREAK THE ICE

40 47 MARIO CRYING OUT FOR ME

45 48 J. HOLIDAY SUFFOCATE

48 49 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER

50 50 THE-DREAM FALSETTO

INTERESTING MOVES & DEBUTS

59 53 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU

83 61 3 DOORS DOWN IT'S NOT MY TIME

-- 62 LEONA LEWIS BETTER IN TIME

77 67 GAVIN DEGRAW IN LOVE WITH A GIRL

88 74 METRO STATION SHAKE IT

86 75 CARRIE UNDERWOOD LAST NAME

-- 80 ANNIE LENNOX MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

63 81 NELLY FEATURING FER PARTY PEOPLE

-- 87 KENNY CHESNEY BETTER AS A MEMORY

-- 91 BLAKE SHELTON HOME

-- 92 KEITH*TOBY SHE'S A HOTTIE

-- 97 RIHANNA TAKE A BOW

-- 100 FLOBOTS HANDLEBARS

BUBBLING UNDER

24 1 FERGIE FINALLY

13 5 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY

-- 15 CHRIS BROWN TAKE YOU DOWN

-- 17 LEONA LEWIS YESTERDAY

-- 23 AMERICAN IDOL TOP 8 DON'T STOP THE MUSIC

-- 24 JESSE MCCARTNEY LEAVIN'

R&B 100

1 1 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB

2 2 CAREY*MARIAH TOUCH MY BODY

7 3 LIL WAYNE FEATURING LOLLIPOP

3 4 KEYSHIA COLE I REMEMBER

4 5 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I

12 8 ASHANTI THE WAY THAT I LOVE YOU

19 12 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR

54 33 CHRIS BROWN TAKE YOU DOWN

63 55 ESTELLE AMERICAN BOY

94 66 NE-YO CLOSER

87 84 NELLY FEATURING FER PARTY PEOPLE

[mtzlplk]

Question is, will it be another Damita Jo and suffer reduced estimates as the weekend approaches? it's 1st day of sales could've been very big because of the OPRAH appearance on Monday...

[mtzlplk]

BILLBOARD HOT 100 - TOP 50

2 1 LEWIS*LEONA BLEEDING LOVE - SINGLE

4 2 LIL WAYNE FEATURING LOLLIPOP

7 3 JORDIN SPARKS DUET NO AIR

5 4 USHER FEATURING YOU LOVE IN THIS CLUB

1 5 CAREY*MARIAH TOUCH MY BODY

6 6 RAY J FEAT. YUNG BERG SEXY CAN I

3 7 MADONNA FEATURING J 4 MINUTES

8 8 CHRIS BROWN WITH YOU

the songs from #1-#7 are close with each other - 24,000 chart pts above, Chris Brown is just around 16,000 chart pts...

it's just a very tight competition for spot #3 so M fans, don't throw in your panties just yet...

[horn]

Question is, will it be another Damita Jo and suffer reduced estimates as the weekend approaches? it's 1st day of sales could've been very big because of the OPRAH appearance on Monday...

I dun think so 'cos

1. Mimi doesn't have scandal as compare to Floppita

2. Mimi's 1st single was #1 whereas Floppita's wasn't

Anyway, we'll get a better picture by wed right?

[Catboy]

she's the whale in the payola ocean

:lmao: