Top 5 Pop Singles
- Chris Brown - Run It! <Listen>
- Pussycat Dolls - Stickwitu <Listen>
- Mariah Carey - Don't Forget About Us
- Nickelback - Photograph <Listen>
- Kelly Clarkson - Because Of You <Listen>
Big Chart Movers
- #46-#35 Ashlee Simpson - L.O.V.E. <Listen>
- #65-#39 Mary J. Blige - Be Without You <Listen>
- #58-#44 Carrie Underwood - Jesus, Take the Wheel <Listen>
Comments
The Pussycat Dolls move a notch closer to their second #1 single pushing Mariah Carey back to #3 in the process. Ashlee Simpson is trying to top the performance of her single "Boyfriend" with a friendlier, bouncier "L.O.V.E." that moves a strong 11 places to #35 this week. On the heels of her stellar debut on the album chart (below) Mary J. Blige climbs 26 places to enter the top 40.
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Top 5 Pop Albums
- Mary J. Blige - The Breakthrough
- Jamie Foxx - Unpredictable
- The Notorious B.I.G. - Duets: The Final Chapter
- Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
- Carrie Underwood - Some Hearts
Comments
The pop albums chart is usually a pretty quiet place in the final weeks of the year. However, with a well-timed last-minute before Christmas release, Mary J. Blige storms onto the chart selling over 700,000 copies and more than doubling her best sales week ever with the well-received new album The Breakthrough. She is trailed by Jamie Foxx's album Unpredictable and a duets album feauring the late Notorious B.I.G. Carrie Underwood remains in the top 5 her 6th week on the chart making Some Hearts the fastest selling first album ever by an American Idol contestant.
Best Bets For Next Week's Album Chart
- Goapele - Change It All
Last year at this time an unknown r&b singer named John Legend released an album that ended up being one of the most nominated for this year's upcoming Grammy Awards. Multi-ethnic Goapele is looking to follow in his footsteps with her blend of classic soul and jazz. - Ying Yang Twins - U.S.A. Still United
Their last album opened on the chart at #2. Has the luster worn off yet? Next week we will find out.
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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
Radio and Records is on a year-end chart hiatus this week. Look for more coverage in the New Year.
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