Pork here.People! There’s hope! Just when I thought the masses were blindly following a vocoded ring leader, I am shown a chart lineup that proves me very wrong and brings waves of optimism. With her country-girl-next-door sounds and visions, Taylor Swift lassoes the top spot by moving almost 600,000 copies of her second album, Fearless. Only a mere 129,000 of those were digital which shows that people are still flocking to their local record stores . . . or departments.
Nearly 190,000 people demanded their Archuleta and got it as his debut album leaps onto the chart right behind Ms. Swift at No. 2. Atta boy, Davey.
And although T-Pain has claimed the No. 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album with 167,000 copies of Thr33 Ringz sold, but that only lands him the No. 4 position on The Billboard 200. Anyone who knows me knows I’m no country bumpkin, but I would choose a little twang over an auto-tuned slice of pointless hip-slop any day.
Guess what else? T.I. has the number one song in the country! Shocking, right? No. Not at all. He and Rihanna knock down another week in the top spot with “Live Your Life.” A couple steps down there is more noteworthy action. Beyonce feels the surge that sends “If I Were A Boy” to No. 3 as the weeks Sales Gainer. B also lands the No. 1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song with “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)” . . . so, let’s see what this Sasha Fierce can do. Was it just a rush brought on by an SNL appearance and the album’s release date? We’ll see.
Remember to listen to that album you’ve been meaning to listen to, and never forget to enjoy . . .
A View From The Top: A look at what’s sitting atop this week’s Billboard charts, November 29th, 2008
Singles:
-Hot 100: T.I. feat. Rihanna: “Live Your Life”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs: Beyonce “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
-Pop 100: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Mainstream Top 40: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Modern Rock Tracks: The Offspring “You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid”
-Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks: AC/DC “Rock N Roll Train”
-Triple A: Coldplay “Lost!”
-Hot Rap Tracks: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks: Jason Mraz “I’m Yours”
-Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks: David Cook “The Time Of My Life”
-Hot Digital Songs: Beyonce “If I Were A Boy”
-Hot Digital Tracks: Beyonce “If I Were A Boy”
-Rhythmic Top 40: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Dance Club Play: Dave Aude feat. Sisely Treasure “Grass Is Greener”
-Hot Dance Airplay: Ercola feat. Daniella “Every Word”
-Hot Dance Single Sales: Chester French “She Loves Everybody”
-Pop 100 Airplay: Katy Perry “Hot N Cold”
-Hot 100 Airplay: T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”
-Hot Singles Sales: Coldplay “Lost!”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales: Hustle Boy feat. Mannie “It’s Nuthin’”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay: Beyonce “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)”
-Hot Adult R&B Airplay: Jennifer Hudson “Spotlight”
-Hot Singles Recurrents: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrents: Keyshia Cole “I Remember”
-Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay: Leona Lewis “Bleeding Love”
-Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Recurrent Airplay: Keyshia Cole “I Remember”
-Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents: Brenda Lee “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree”
-Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: Taylor Swift “Tell Me Why”
-Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: Laura Izibor “From My Heart To Yours”
-Hot Ringtones: Katy Perryy “Hot N Cold”
-Hot Country Songs: Taylor Swift “Love Story”
Albums:
-The Billboard 200 Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: T-Pain – 33 Ringz
-Top Digital Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Rock Albums: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Hard Rock Albums: AC/DC – Black Ice
-Top Internet Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Independent Albums: Various Artists – Winter Wonderland
-Top Electronic Albums: Lady GaGa – The Fame
-Top Rap Albums: T.I. – Paper Trail
-Top Soundtracks: Twilight Soundtrack
-Top Cast Albums: Original Broadway Cast Recording – Wicked
-Top Country Albums: Taylor Swift - Fearless
-Top Heatseekers: Dir En Grey - Uroboros
…on the international front:
-European Hot 100 Singles: Guru Josh Project “Infinity 2008”
-European Top 100 Albums: AC/DC – Black Ice
…and…whipping all others into submission:
-Hot Holdiay Songs: Bing Crosby “White Christmas”
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