US Pop Music Charts January 19, 2006

Top 5 Pop Singles

1. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
2. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu <Listen>
3. Chris Brown - Run It! <Listen>
4. All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret <Listen>
5. Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz <Listen>

Big Chart Movers

• #32-#22 Ne-Yo - So Sick
• #83-#32 Gavin DeGraw - We Belong Together
• #70-#44 Sean Paul - Temperature

Hot New Singles

• #51 Jack Johnson - Upside Down
• #73 Gwen Stefani - Crash <Listen>

Comments

Beyonce takes over the reins in control of the pop singles chart. Nelly makes a strong move from #12 into the top 5 with the song "Grillz." "We Belong Together," Gavin DeGraw's romantic theme from the just-released film Tristan and Isolde, jumps an impressive 50 spots on the chart. Will it be confused with Mariah Carey's huge hit song from last year by the same name?

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Top 5 Pop Albums

1. Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
2. Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable
3. Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
4. Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
5. The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter

Hot New Albums

• #48 - Bleeding Through - The Truth

Comments

After being knocked out of the top spot for 2 weeks by Jamie Foxx, Mary J. Blige returns to the top of the chart with continued strong sales. Carrie Underwood climbs back into the top 3 after receiving certification for sales of over 2 million. The Strokes First Impressions of Earth tumbles 14 notches after last week's impressive #4 opening.

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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs

1. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu <Listen>
2. Chris Brown - Run It! <Listen>
3. Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
4. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
5. Kelly Clarkson - Because of You <Listen>

Big Chart Movers

• #15-#9 Ne-Yo - So Sick
• #18-#13 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
• #31-#24 Kelly Clarkson - Walk Away

Comments

The Pussycat Dolls take over the top spot at radio 2 weeks after they dropped out of the #1 slot on the overall pop singles chart. Ne-Yo leaps an impressive 6 notches on the radio chart to enter the top 10 for the first time.

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