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US Pop Music Charts February 23, 2006

Singles, Albums, and Radio Airplay

By Bill Lamb, About.com Guide

James Blunt - Back to Bedlam

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Top 5 Pop Singles

  1. James Blunt - You're Beautiful <Listen>
  2. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
  3. Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz <Listen>
  4. Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten
  5. Sean Paul - Temperature

Big Chart Movers

Hot New Singles

  • #46 Willie Nelson - Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other)
  • #77 Madonna - Sorry <Listen>

Comments

After a long, slow 4 month climb James Blunt finds himself repeating his UK success by topping the pop singles chart in the US. Mary J. Blige enters the top 10 this week for the first time since 2001. Just behind her headed for the top 10 is Pink with "Stupid Girls," and Rihanna, the 3rd quick mover this week, looks headed for a sizable hit as well.

For more chart details, visit Billboard.

Top 5 Pop Albums

  1. Jaheim - Ghetto Classics
  2. Jack Johnson - Curious George (Soundtrack)
  3. Barry Manilow - The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
  4. Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
  5. Andrea Bocelli - Amore

Hot New Albums

  • #43 Matchbook Romance - Voices
  • #44 Sergio Mendes - Timeless

Comments

R&B singer Jaheim scores his first #1 album with a debut at the top of the charts. Barry Manilow continues to enjoy one of the biggest hit albums of his career remaining in the top 3 for a 3rd week. The second highest debut after Jaheim is clear down at #43, the hardcore band Matchbook Romance.

For more chart details, visit Billboard.

Top 5 Pop Radio Songs

  1. Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
  2. Ne-Yo - So Sick
  3. Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu <Listen>
  4. Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance <Listen>
  5. All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret <Listen>

Big Chart Movers

Comments

Fall Out Boy slip into the radio top 5 as they prepare for this spring's Black Clouds and Underdogs tour. Mary J. Blige surges into the top 10, and Rihanna is just behind her looking to enter the top 10 in the next week or two.

For more chart details, visit Radio and Records.

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