- Flo Rida, T.I. lead U.S. singles chart Rapper Flo Rida logged his second No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday after his new tune "Right Round" surged 57 places.
"Right Round" samples Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)," which hit No. 11 in August 1985. Flo Rida was previously at No. 1 with "Low," the longest-running chart-topper of 2008 with 10 weeks at the summit.
Fellow Southern hip-hop star T.I. grabbed the No. 2 spot with "Dead and Gone" featuring Justin Timberlake, which rose seven places. T.I. hit No. 1 last year with his previous single, "Live Your Life," featuring Rihanna.
Last week's chart-topper, Eminem's "Crack a Bottle" featuring 50 Cent and Dr. Dre, fell to No. 3. Also down two places were Kanye West's "Heartless" at No. 4 and Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" at No. 5. All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" and Taylor Swift's "Love Story" held at Nos. 6 and 7, respectively.
Kelly Clarkson's "My Life Would Suck Without You" slid four places to No. 8. Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" was also down four, to No. 9. Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" rose two to No. 10. Lady GaGa becomes the first solo female lead artist to have her first two chart entries appear in the top 10 simultaneously since Ciara did it with "Goodies" and "1, 2 Step" at the end of 2004.
Coldplay's "Lost!" re-entered the chart at No. 40, spurred by digital sales of the live version performed on the Grammys with Jay-Z. The broadcasted medley, along with song of the year winner "Viva La Vida," accounted for 68% of the song's 61,000 total downloads. 50 Cent's "I Get It In" was the chart's top debut at No. 53.
http://www.reuters.com/article/musicNews/idUSTRE51I7KU20090219
Post a Comment