Rolling 2006 US Charts Thread

I don't understand how this one is so mega-successful, though. Maybe it's just because I don't have a roommate anymore to play it on guitar, but I felt like I heard Blunt all the time when it was threatening the #1, I think I've maybe heard Powter twice. Is it just me? Are other people out there feeling the Powtermania?

In other news, Norah Jones's band the Little Willies is a top ten country album, and there is some band called Hinder at #137 on the album chart who I never heard of. Is "Hinder" prononced with a long or short "i"? Also climbing up the Heatseekers chart are heretofore unbeknownst to me Aqualung. Do they sound anything like Jethro Tull?

Speaking of Arctic Monkeys, though--up to #24 on the MR Charts, and album up ten to #32 in the album charts. Could be a start.

Aqualung. Oh... Christ. No, no they don't. They/he are/is a British singer-songwriter type. Who had a top ten hit over here in September 2002 off the back of a car advert, which was... OK. He then got to #37 with the better-than-average Brighter Than Sunshine and hasn't really done that much sales-wise over here at all... What have you lot done to deserve him?

Gwen Stefani's "Luxurious" leaped from #85 to #33 on the R&B charts and is the greatest airplay gainer. I was kinda under the impression that it was done with its run, especially considering that she'd moved on to her next single, and even that one was on the tail end of its run. "Crash" is barely hanging on at #100 on the pop chart.

my local hip hop/R&B station has been playing the Zone 4 remix of "Luxurious" featuring Ludacris in the last few weeks, so maybe other stations are starting to play that one too, which would make me happy since I like it way more than the original (which I never ever heard on R&B radio).

Does Lifehouse count as a rock band? Also Three Doors Down and Santana.

Rihanna's not ascending as quickly as I hoped/anticipated. Then again, same was true of "1 Thing" last year.

Speaking of Lifehouse--how the hell is "You and Me" still on the charts? I don't even remember being that inundated with this song when it was big, who could possibly still be listening to it now? Does prom season now last all year or something?

Double-figure clambers for 'Move Along' (16 from 32), Knickers Back (23 from 42), Teddy Geiger (31 from 44) and The Fray (37 from 48).

NEW IN THE 50: TI rides the crap hat wave to #39, I can quite possibly guess what Saving Jane sound like at #47, Rob Thomas is still around at #48, and after what seems like a fair old while but is somehow only 4 weeks, Panic! At The Disco are the all-American #50.

is it just me, or does that seem sort of insane?

And that Saving Jane song "Girl Next Door" is in my Worst of 2006 list already. Dreadful, every cliche of songwriting and production and bored-indie-hurtness vocal delivery. Might as well have been a commercial for a dish detergent or a crumbling cheese. And yeah, they sound exactly like their name. Wasn't there another, similar band a couple years ago called Marry Me Jane? Yawners.

"Beep" is already starting to stall. #1 would be a lofty ambition at this point.

24 Blondie Vs. The Doors Rapture Riders

Has anyone heard this? Interested in reactions.

Three songs debut in the 50 - Shakira & Wycliffe's Jeans are #41, Ne-Yo has another single that involves him being a drip at #42, and Toby Keith takes 13 weeks to get to #48. Because he's a man.

However, the King's #1 ambitions may be hitting a stumbling block, specifically at #8, where this week's big climber is... RASCAL FUCKING FLATTS, who, having dipped out of the top 50 last week, have somehow shot up 44 places in the past seven days.

Outside o' that, Pink slingshots up from 30 to 15, Shakira and Ne-Yo are both up eight to 33 and 34. Debuts in the 50 for Tim McGraw's 'When The Stars Go Blue' (#42) and Paul Wall's 'Girl' (#45), with the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 'Look, Look, We're Dressed Up Like Poison Or Something!!!' debuting at #21.

Meantime, Rihanna continues her slow 'n' steady, but I admit that "S.O.S." is starting to wear thin for me. I've bumped it from #1 to #4 in my Best of 2006 so far.

PS: Has MJB dropped another single yet? Her record-setting reign of (15? 16?) weeks atop R&B singles ends this week, with T.I. taking over.

Mary J.'s new single is "Enough Cryin'," it's a boring Aftermath-sounding track that I think is going to sink the momentum of her album just like the Dre-produced 2nd single from her last album did.

Is that a Ryan Adams cover?

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8kqag4hctvoz

Indeed, they were the last, unless you count Tim McGraw and Nelly's "Over and Over."

Only other new entrant in the top 20 is ex-O-Town-ie Ashley Parker Angel, who makes his chart debut at #17. Outside o'that, The Fray and Shakira make decent advances to 22 and 29 respectively, and there's debuts in the 50 for 50 Cent & Olivia's 'Best Friend' (42) and THE MIKE SHINODA HIP-HOP EXPERIENCE featuring Holly Brook and Jonah Matranga, up from 86 to 45.

Def Jam only last week released the song to iTunes for sales, to coincide with the album's physical release.

Does anyone know where "Black Sweat" peaked? Or know of any sites that republish the entire Hot 100?

PS: That Rascal Flatts song is Tee.Dee.Yuss. And the video's a dud too.

obv rascal flatts at #1 is a huge factor in the single success