Thursday Billboard Update - 1/29/09

Man, I can't wait until March when we can expect some major releases to start rolling in...

Can anybody hold the record for Hot 100 biggest jump to #1 for longer than a couple of weeks anymore?? I mean seriously! T.I.'s Whatever You Like (71-1) broke Maroon 5's record with Makes Me Wonder (64-1) on Aug. 28th, then T.I.'s Live Your Life (80-1) broke Whatever You Like's record Oct. 9th, then Britney Spears' Womanizer (96-1) broke Life Your Life's record the next week on Oct. 16th, and now Kelly Clarkson's My Life Would Suck Without You (97-1) broke Womanizer's record this week. Madness! Then again, I guess its fitting that Kelly C. got her crown back because when Makes Me Wonder broke the record in 2007, its was Clarkson's A Moment Like This (52-1) from 2002 that it took it from.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Taylor Swift - Fearless (1-1)
2. Beyonce - I Am...Sasha Fierce (2-2)
3. Nickelback - Dark Horse (3-3)
4. Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (5-4)
5. Various Artists - Twilight sdtk (6-5)
6. Keyshia Cole - A Different Me (9-6)
7. Britney Spears - Circus (7-7)
8. Jamie Foxx - Intuition (8-8)
9. Various Artists - Notorious sdtk (4-9)
10. Mariah Carey - The Ballads (10)


The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You (97-1)
2. Lady GaGa - Just Dance (1-2)
3. Beyonce - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (2-3)
4. Kanye West - Heartless (3-4)
5. Taylor Swift - Love Story (5-5)
6. The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell (6-6)
7. T.I. - Live Your Life (4-7)
8. The Fray - You Found Me (16-8)
9. Britney Spears - Circus (10-9)
10. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (7-10)

• Watch out for T.I.'s Dead And Gone possibly in the top 10 next week as it moved another 4 spots 18-14.
• Don't look now, but Beyonce Diva makes another big push of 9 spots 37-28. Also watch out for Diva in your top 10 in weeks to come.
• Lady GaGa can't be too mad about losing her #1 spot to Kelly Clarkson because her new single Poker Face jumped 16 spots 48-32 just one week after jumping 24 spots 72-48. Forty spots in 2 weeks ain't bad!
• After her 18 spot jump last week, Keri Hilson's single Turnin' Me On jumps another 8 spots 43-35. This might finally be her chance.
• U2 has the highest debut this week with Get On Your Boots coming in at #37. You always have to watch out for U2 when they are on the charts because they'll continue on north.
• Katy Perry's 2nd single finally lost its place in the top 10, but her 3rd, Thinking Of You, rose 19 spots 79-50 this week.