Top 5 Pop Singles
- James Blunt - You're Beautiful <Listen>
- Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
- Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten <Watch Video>
- Sean Paul - Temperature
- Cascada - Everytime We Touch <Listen>
Big Chart Movers
- #33-#24 Pussycat Dolls featuring will.i.am - Beep <Listen>
- #45-#34 Daniel Powter - Bad Day <Listen>
- #61-#42 Busta Rhymes - Touch It <Watch Video>
Hot New Singles
- #50 Prince - Black Sweat
- #51 Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me
- #64 Bon Jovi - Who Says You Can't Go Home
Comments
James Blunt holds on to the top of the pop singles chart. He is the first British artist to hit the top in the U.S. since 1997. Cascada zooms into the top 5 with the dance smash "Everytime We Touch." Daniel Powter is benefiting from the extensive exposure of his single "Bad Day" on American Idol, and Prince squeezes Jessica Simpson's ex out of the top debut spot this week.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Soundtrack - High School Musical
- Kidz Bop Kids - Kidz Bop 9
- Jack Johnson - Curious George (Soundtrack)
- Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
- James Blunt - Back to Bedlam
Hot New Albums
- #24 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
- #26 Soundtrack - Madea's Family Reunion
Comments
It's an unprecedented kid-friendly top 3 this week. Disney, Kidz Bop and Curious George are the chart-toppers. After the Kidz Bop collection, the next highest debut is the Arctic Monkeys inside the top 25 on the basis of strong media promotion with very little radio airplay. The next few weeks it will be interesting to see if the group maintains their buzz. An upcoming Saturday Night Live appearance on March 11 could be crucial.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Beyonce featuring Slim Thug - Check On It <Listen>
- Ne-Yo - So Sick
- Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance <Listen>
- Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten <Watch Video>
- Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu <Listen>
Big Chart Movers
- #31-#24 Sean Paul - Temperature
Comments
Outside of Natasha Bedingfield's leap into the top 5, the radio chart is relatively quiet this week. This is the lull before the first big wave of spring new releases.
For more chart details, visit Radio and Records.
