Top 5 Pop Singles
- Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - "California Gurls"
- Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
- B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams and Eminem - "Airplanes"
- Usher featuring will.i.am - "OMG"
- Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars - "Billionaire"
Big Chart Movers
- #18-#8 Enrique Iglesias - "I Like It" featuring Pitbull
- #47-#39 Shakira - "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" featuring FreshlyGround
- #54-#44 Maroon 5 - "Misery"
Comments
Perhaps the summer heat has settled over the chart this week slowing things down. For a third straight week Katy Perry keeps Eminem and Rihanna at #2. Enrique Iglesias earns his first top 10 pop hit since 2001 with "I Like It." Shakira now has her eighth top 40 pop hit with her world cup song "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" entering the top 40 this week.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Eminem - Recovery
- Drake - Thank Me Later
- Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty
- Soundtrack - Twilight: Eclipse
- Justin Bieber - "My World 2.0"
Hot New Pop Albums
- #8 Enrique Iglesias - Euphoria
- #14 Bret Michaels - Custom Built
- #19 Kylie Minogue - Aphrodite
Comments
Eminem remains perched at the top of the chart for a third consecutive week. Enrique Iglesias scores his first top 10 pop album since 2001. Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite opening inside the top 20 is her highest charting album since 2001's Fever.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg - "California Gurls"
- B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams and Eminem - "Airplanes"
- Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars - "Billionaire"
- Usher featuring will.i.am - "OMG"
- Mike Posner - "Cooler Than Me"
Big Chart Movers
- #21-#13 Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love the Way You Lie"
- #27-#21 Paramore - "The Only Exception"
- #29-#23 David Guetta and Chris Wills - "Gettin' Over You"
Hot New Radio Songs
- #36 B.o.B. - "Magic" featuring Rivers Cuomo
Comments
Mike Posner lands his first top 5 radio hit this week with "Cooler Than Me" edging in at #5. Eminem's "Love the Way You Lie" quickly roars well beyond the placement for the single "Not Afraid" as it slides close to the top 10 at #13. Paramore's "The Only Exception" is looking like a possible breakout radio hit for the group moving up six at #21.
