The Belgian dance music collective DHT have finally ended Mariah Carey's grip on the top of the pop radio airplay chart. "Listen To Your Heart" takes over the top slot while "We Belong Together" slips quietly to #2. However, Mariah Carey is not planning to be away from the upper reaches of the airplay chart long. Her followup single "Shake It Off" climbs a strong 5 notches to #8 this week.
On the pop singles chart the Pussycat Dolls are camping out for a 6th week on top with "Don't Cha." The big momentum is owned by Missy Elliott. Her collaboration with Ciara and Fat Man Scoop on "Lose Control" leaps 5 notches into the #2 spot. 2 other new entrants into the top 10 are Mariah Carey's "Shake It Off" at #8 and the Black Eyed Peas' "Don't Lie" at #9.
It was a comparatively slow week in album sales. Hilary Duff's Most Wanted held onto the top spot with half the sales of last week. The biggest debut is owned by rapper Jim Jones with the album Harlem: Diary Of a Summer entering at #5. Crazy Frog, the digital performer, enters the album chart at #19 with the collection of Crazy Hits.
Elsewhere on the Billboard charts this week Mariah Carey reached a new milestone. As her single "We Belong Together" clawed its way to an incredible 14th week at #1, her new single "Shake It Off" made its way up to #2. This makes Mariah Carey only the 5th performer to hold down the #1 and #2 spots on the Hot 100 in the same week. She joins the Beatles, Bee Gees, Nelly, and Outkast in accomplishing this feat.
