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The #1 Hot 100 Song and other #1’s on Billboard for the week of September 20, 2008

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

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I guess that T.I. is “Whatever You Like,” because his song is #1 for a third week with a bullet. It has sold 145,000 copies in the United States this week, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and it is the Greatest Airplay Gainer for the week as well. To be honest with you…the song is a little boring. I certainly hope that Pink’s “So What” takes the top spot next week. Last week it became her highest charting song to date at #3 (beating her former peaks of 2000’s “Most Girls” and 2002’s “Get the Party Started”…both of which peaked at #4), but this week, it is at #2 with a bullet. It is also the Greatest Digital Gainer after selling 197,000 downloads. Other possible contenders to take T.I.’s crown many, as the top nine songs all have bullets. Pink is a big one, but another one is “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz, who moves from #9 to #6. Last week I said that he probably won’t make it to #1 because the song is too quirky, but I have been surprised before. I originally thought that Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” wouldn’t make it…but it went on to top the chart for seven weeks. The last big threat may be from Flo Rida featuring will.i.am’s “In the Ayer,” which jumps from #21 to #9. I have been hearing the song everywhere, from radio airplay to a featured appearance in an episode of the CW’s One Tree Hill.” I don’t think that it will take the top spot next week, but it might in two weeks. I hope that it does, because it is a fun little dance song that I could see all the high school kids requesting that it be played at their homecoming dances this fall (I should know…I am a part-time mobile DJ on the weekends when I’m not being The Chart Guy.) One possible last contender is the charity single “Just Stand Up!” by Artists Stand Up to Cancer, featuring an all-star group of pop/R&B/rock performers, including Beyoncé Knowles, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Natasha Bedingfield, Miley Cyrus, Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood, Keyshia Cole, LeAnn Rimes, Ashanti, and Ciara. Last week it debuted at #78, and this week it rockets to #11. Could it be the next “We are the World” by USA for Africa? (more…)

Bad Lyrics

Monday, July 21st, 2008

I stumbled upon the “Bad Lyrics Blog” by our friends at Spinner/AOL Music. They have some hilarious entires, like this gem:

“After all, I’m not with you/And I know the trees go back below/High as we fly one more time/I’m not beneath the wind”Albert Hammond Jr.’s ‘The Boss Americana,’ from 2008’s ‘¿Cómo Te Llama?’ Wait … what? Ten bucks says he wrote this using those poetry refrigerator magnets.

My favorite bad lyric has to be:

“And I’m gonna miss you/like a child misses their blanket /but I’ve got to get a move on/with my life” – Fergie’s ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry”

It got me thinking… what are the worst lyrics you’ve ever heard? Leave a comment below!