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US Pop Music Charts August 17, 2006

Singles, Albums, and Radio Airplay

By Bill Lamb, About.com

Fergie - London Bridge© Interscope.

Top 5 Pop Singles

  1. Fergie - London Bridge <Listen>
  2. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy <Listen>
  3. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous
  4. Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg - Buttons <Listen>
  5. Panic! At the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies <Listen>

Big Chart Movers

Hot New Singles

  • #29 - Killers - When You Were Young
  • #32 - Ciara featuring Chamillionaire - Get Up

Comments

Fergie lands on top with her very first solo single "London Bridge." The Killers return strongly with a #29 debut for "When You Were Young." It takes the week's honors for top debut by just 3 spots ahead of Ciara's return with Chamillionaire in tow on the movie theme "Get Up."

For more chart details, visit Billboard.

Top 5 Pop Albums

  1. Rick Ross - Port of Miami
  2. Breaking Benjamin - Phobia
  3. Various Artists - Now! That's What I Call Music! 22
  4. Cassie - Cassie
  5. Slayer - Christ Illusion

Hot New Albums

  • #6 Soundtrack - Step Up
  • #13 Hellogoodbye - Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!
  • #19 Steve Holy - Brand New Girlfriend

Comments

A huge influx of hot new albums takes over the chart this week led by rapper Rick Ross with his first full-length album. Other hot first albums include Cassie riding the success of "Me & U" to a #4 debut, and emo-rock band Hellogoodbye opening at #13 with their first set.

For more chart details, visit Billboard.

Top 5 Pop Radio Songs

  1. Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland - Promiscuous
  2. Pussycat Dolls featuring Snoop Dogg - Buttons <Listen>
  3. Panic! At the Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies <Listen>
  4. Cassie - Me & U
  5. The Fray - Over My Head (Cable Car) <Listen>

Big Chart Movers

Hot New Songs

  • #34 - Hinder - Lips of an Angel
  • #35 - Rascal Flatts - What Hurts the Most

Comments

Rock band Hinder is the hottest new song to the chart this week hoping to join Nickelback and Evanescence in a bit of a rock resurgence on the chart. JoJo continues to climb quickly with one of the hottest songs of late summer.

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