Top 5 Pop Singles
- Chris Brown - Run It!
- Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
- Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
- Nickelback - Photograph
- Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Big Chart Movers
- #16-#7 Eminem - When I'm Gone
- #34-#24 Shakira - Don't Bother
- #44-#26 Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp - Grillz
Hot New Singles
- #67 Lil' Wayne - Fireman
- #74 Adam Pascal and Rosario Dawson - Light My Candle
- #75 Rosario Dawson - Out Tonight
Comments
The Pussycat Dolls roll into the top 3 ultimately looking for a second #1 with "Stickwitu." Eminem lands in the top 10 in only the 4th week on the chart for "When I'm Gone." Mariah Carey scores her 3rd top 10 single from The Emancipation of Mimi as "Don't Forget About Us," available only on the platinum version of the album, steps just inside the top 10. 2 new singles from the Rent movie soundtrack, "Light My Candle" and "Out Tonight," make their debuts on the pop singles chart.
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Top 5 Pop Albums
- Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 20
- Chris Brown - Chris Brown
- Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
- Kenny Chesney - The Road and the Radio
- Shakira - Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Hot New Albums
- #17 INXS - Switch
Comments
Early on it seemed that there would be a battle for the top between Chris Brown and Shakira, but Christmas shopping intervened and the Now! That's What I Call Music! collection rose back to the top. Carrie Underwood is showing impressive strength climbing back to #3 in her 3rd week on the chart. INXS has their best sales week in over 15 years with the debut of their first album with new lead vocalist JD Fortune.
Best Bets For Next Week's Album Chart
- Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
He has landed in the top 10 already with the new single "When I'm Gone," and his greatest hits package should have no problem opening at the top of the chart in this holiday season. - Lindsay Lohan - A Little More Personal (Raw)
She has already created a stir with the single "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" Will she distinguish herself from the burgeoning crop of young female solo singers?
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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Chris Brown - Run It!
- Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You
- Chris Brown - Run It!
- Nickelback - Photograph
- Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu
- Kanye West featuring Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger
Big Chart Movers
- #20-#14 Rihanna - If It's Lovin' That You Want
- #45-#36 Juelz Santana - There It Go! (The Whistle Song)
Comments
It's a slow week with little change at radio. Chris Brown has solidified his hold on the #1 spot with his first single "Run It!" Rihanna's "If It's Lovin' That You Want" makes a strong but not spectacular move and hopes to follow "Pon De Replay" into the top 10.
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