Top 5 Pop Singles
- Daniel Powter - Bad Day <Listen>
- Sean Paul - Temperature
- Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten <Watch Video>
- James Blunt - You're Beautiful <Listen>
- Mary J. Blige - Be Without You <Listen>
Big Chart Movers
- #22-#14 Pink - Stupid Girls
- #27-#19 Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
- #88-#42 Fort Minor - Where'd You Go <Listen>
Hot New Singles
- #11 Rascal Flatts - What Hurts the Most
- #35 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California
- #48 Nine Inch Nails - Every Day Is Exactly the Same
Comments
The top 5 stays the same as last week, but there is some very hot music on its way. Rascall Flatts debut at #11 with the country-pop single "What Hurts the Most" while their new album is racking up the biggest sales week of the year so far. Red Hot Chili Peppers prove their fans are eagerly awaiting new material as "Dani California" debuts at #35, and Fort Minor, the side project from Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, is taking off at pop radio causing the single "Where'd You Go" to leap over 40 notches on the chart.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Rascal Flatts - Me and My Gang
- Various Artists - Now! That's What I Call Music! 21
- T.I. - King
- Soundtrack - High School Musical
- Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Reflected
Hot New Albums
- #6 Pink - I'm Not Dead
- #9 Bubba Sparxxx - The Charm
- #11 - Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
Comments
5 of the top 11 albums on the chart are new this week, and it is a quite eclectic group. Country is represented by Rascal Flatts. Hip hop is present Bubba Sparxxx. Alt Rock favorites Flaming Lips rank high with their new album, and Pink and the latest Now! collection fill out the pop spectrum.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Mary J. Blige - Be Without You <Listen>
- Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten <Watch Video>
- Sean Paul - Temperature
- Rihanna - SOS
- James Blunt - You're Beautiful <Listen>
Big Chart Movers
- #17-#9 Daniel Powter - Bad Day <Listen>
- #19-#12 Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean - Hips Don't Lie
- #47-#33 Fort Minor - Where'd You Go <Listen>
Comments
Just like the overall pop singles chart, the top radio songs don't budge, but Daniel Powter, Shakira, and Fort Minor are making large leaps upward in airplay.
