This Week's Billboard Top 50 (Week Ending 12/11)

Looks like Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight (I'm F**king You)" isn't just my current favorite tune. It has made a phenomenal debut on the "Billboard Top 50" chart this week in the #18 spot.

Plus, there is a new #1. Can you guess who made it to #1? Here's a hint: "She's a colorful smash hit!"

Check out the countdown video below:

This Week's Billboard Top 50 (Week Ending 10/30)

From: www.Muzophile.com

Too funny to see Yolanda Be Cool's 'We No Speak Americano' in the top 40! (It's been spinning in the club scene forever it seems like!), major move up for Pink's new track 'Raise Your Glass,' really solid debut for new Taylor Swift track 'Back to December' and, of course, a new no. 1:

Katy Perry Rules Singles Chart with Summer Anthem

Katy Perry scored her second No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Wednesday as "California Gurls" jumped one place to the top in its fourth week.

Katy previously led the chart for seven weeks in 2008 with her breakthrough single "I Kissed a Girl." Snoop Dogg, the featured artist on the new track, collects his third chart-topper, following his own "Drop It Like It's Hot" in 2004 and Akon's "I Wanna Love You," on which he guested, in 2006.

Perry, who performed the summer anthem at the MTV Movie Awards alongside Snoop Dogg on Sunday, will release her new album, "Teenage Dream," on August 24.

American Idol's Lee DeWyze & Crystal Bowersox Fail to Climb the Billboard Charts

This season’s American Idol champ Lee DeWyze and runner-up Crystal Bowersox failed to achieve much Billboard success with their debut singles.

Of the three DeWyze cuts to debut this week, his most successful is “Beautiful Day” at No. 24. Bowersox’s “Up To the Mountain” only managed to climb to No. 57.

Combined, they debuted five songs, an underwhelming showing considering the finale was last week.

Last season, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert combined for nine chart entries the week after AI‘s finale.

Is Kelly Clarkson a Bigger Idol than Carrie Underwood? Billboard Has the Answer.

According to Billboard Kelly Clarkson is the most successful American Idol winner of all time with Carrie Underwood coming in second.

Even though Carrie has sold more albums, Billboard also includes other numbers. And, of course, Kelly came on the scene several years before Carrie so she’s had more time to sell records and have them played on the radio.

Here are Billboard’s numbers:

Kelly has sold 10.6 million albums, 15.9 million tracks and has had 4.2 million radio plays.

Carrie has sold 11.5 million albums and 13.9 million singles. And, she’s had 2.4 million radio plays since she won “Idol” in 2005.

Do you want to know how the rest of your favorite "Idols" ranked? Check out this LINK for the Top 24 American Idols, according to Billboard.

Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" Sexiest Song Ever

Move aside Madonna and watch out Barry White. The winner of the sexiest song of all time is -- Olivia Newton-John with "Physical," according to music publication Billboard.

Billboard has come up with a list of the 50 most popular songs about sex in time for Valentine's Day with each song given points according to its performance on the Billboard hot 100 chart from August 1958 until January this year.

"Physical," released by Newton-John in 1981, topped the list after spending 10 weeks as No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart. And while it certainly speaks to sex with lyrics such as "There's nothin' left to talk about, unless it's horizontally," the song became known as well-known as a track for aerobics classes in line with the singer's exercise-themed video.

Second in the list came Rod Stewart's 1976 song "Tonight's the Night," followed by Boyz II Men's 1994 ballad "I'll Make Love To You."

"Some songs are steamy slow-jams, some are hi-octane arena-rockers, but what they all have in common (and what got them on this list) is that the subject matter of each song is directly related to sex, in some way," Billboard said in a statement.

Other highlights include Rod Stewart, who made the top 10 twice with "Tonight's the Night" and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy," and Marvin Gaye hit No. 5 with the classic "Let's Get It On."

Following is a list of the top 10 of the top 50 sexiest songs:

1. "Physical" - Olivia Newton-John
2. "Tonight's The Night" - Rod Stewart
3. "I'll Make Love To You" - Boyz II Men
4. "Too Close" - Next
5. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
6. "Hot Stuff" - Donna Summer
7. "Do That To Me One More Time" - Captain and Tennille
8. "Like A Virgin" - Madonna
9. "Kiss You All Over" - Exile
10. "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" - Rod Stewart

Michael Jackson to Top Charts with 'This Is It'

As Michael Jackson's movie "This Is It" opens in theaters worldwide, the film's companion album of the same name is already doing brisk business.

Industry prognosticators suggest that the Epic Records set, which was released on Monday, October 26th, could shift 300,000 copies by week's end on Sunday, November 1st night, reports Billboard.

Depending on how much the movie's opening impacts the album's sales through the course of the week, the set could post a higher figure – perhaps 350,000 copies.

With numbers like that, it would seem like Jackson will be a sure thing for the No. 1 slot next week on the Billboard 200 albums chart. If the King of Pop hits No. 1, it will mark his sixth chart-topper, following "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous," "HIStory" and "Invincible."

Jackson already owns the No. 1 selling album of the 2009 calendar year with "Number Ones" -- 2 million sold this year and counting. Additionally, his "Thriller" is the year's 11th best-seller (1.1 million) and "The Essential Michael Jackson" is the 15th biggest (986,000).

The "This Is It" album contains 14 studio recordings of Jackson's hits like "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" and two versions of the from-the-vaults title track, which plays over the film's end credits. It also includes three demo recordings and a spoken word poem titled "Planet Earth."

This Week's Billboard #1: "Release Me" by Agnes

Agnes' "Release Me" takes the top spot on this week's Billboard club/dance charts. Check out the Cahill remix of this incredible song:

Sorry, Mariah & Madonna: Babs Rules Supreme!

Despite a new record from Mariah Carey (and a greatest hits disc from Madonna), Barbra Streisand pulled ahead of the pack to score the No. 1 record this week, selling 180,415 copies of "Love Is the Answer."

It's her eighth No. 1 record — and makes Babs the only artist ever to have a No. 1 record for five consecutive decades.

Mariah, meanwhile, came in at No. 3; the band Paramore beat her for the No. 2 slot. And Madonna? Well, she squeaked on by at No. 7, with 72,159 copies.

Mariah Carey Tops the Billboard Club/Dance Chart!

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Beyonce's "Sweet Dreams"

This Week's Number 1 song in the "Billboard Club/Dance" chart comes to us from the beautiful Beyoncé. It's the dance version of her "Sweet Dreams" single. Below is the VJ Israel Gtz - Jamie J. Sanchez Club Mix.



I hope you like it as much as I do!

Michael Jackson Rules Pop Charts for 3rd Week

Michael Jackson's memorial proved to be good for business, sparking another nostalgic frenzy for his music that continues to put the King of Pop atop music charts since his sudden death three weeks ago.

Jackson's catalog of solo albums sold 1.1 million U.S. copies in the week ended July 12, and his greatest-hits set "Number Ones" ranked as the top-selling album for a third straight week, Nielsen SoundScan reported on Wednesday.

Physical CDs, rather than Internet downloads, accounted for 90 percent of the business as music stores rushed to restock their Jackson inventory. Downloads had dominated sales immediately after his death.

The bulk of last week's sales came in the days following a two-hour-plus memorial salute to Jackson, which was televised live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles last Tuesday and featured numerous recording stars performing musical tributes.

The 1.1 million tally marked a 37 percent increase from the week before, when 800,000 Jackson albums sold, which in turn almost doubled the previous sales week, 422,000 units, ending just three days after his June 25 death.

By comparison, Jackson's entire catalog sold fewer than 10,000 albums the week before he died, and the last time he had a top-selling album while alive was his last studio release, "Invincible," which debuted at No. 1 with 366,000 copies sold in 2001.

Jackson's post-mortem sales total has now reached 2.3 million copies, led by "Number Ones," the first catalog album in SoundScan history to best a newly debuting album, a feat achieved for three weeks in a row.

"We never thought that could happen, and it turns out that the only person who could ever do it was Michael Jackson,' said Billboard magazine chart editor Keith Caulfield.

Ironically, "Number Ones" climbed no higher in the charts than No. 13 when it first came out in 2003.

This past week, it sold 349,000 copies to eclipse R&B star Maxwell's "BLACKsummer's Night," the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart of new releases with 316,000 units sold.

In fact, Jackson had six of the top 10 bestsellers last week, including his 1982 blockbuster "Thriller," "The Essential Michael Jackson," "Off the Wall," "Bad" and "Dangerous." All saw sharp increases over the previous week.

Five of Jackson's solo albums reached No. 1 in the charts during his lifetime -- "Thriller," "Bad," "Dangerous," "HIStory" and "Invincible."

All-time sales for "Number Ones" now stand at 2.6 million copies, and it also ranks as the eighth-best-selling album so far this year. If sales remain robust through the year, it could eventually even surpass the reigning No. 1 album, Taylor Swift's "Fearless."

Michael Jackson Breaks Billboard Charts Records

As predicted, Michael Jackson is once again the King of the Pop charts.

Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, the entire top nine positions on Billboard's Top Pop Catalog Albums chart will house Jackson-related titles when the tally is released in the early morning on Wednesday (July 1). Nielsen SoundScan's sales tracking week ended at the close of business on Sunday (June 28) night.

Jackson himself has a record eight out of the top 10, while a Jackson 5 compilation also finds its way into the upper tier.

The King of Pop's "Number Ones" will fittingly lead the pack at No. 1 with 108,000 (an increase of 2,340%) while "The Essential Michael Jackson" and "Thriller" are in the Nos. 2 and 3 slots with 102,000 and 101,000, respectively. Last week "Number Ones" was the only Jackson title on the chart, at No. 20 with 4,000 copies; both "Essential" and "Thriller" re-enter the tally this week.

Additionally, his classic 1979 studio set "Off the Wall" re-enters at No. 4 with 33,000 while his 1987 album "Bad" returns at No. 6 with 17,000. At No. 5, the Jackson 5's "The Ultimate Collection" debuts with 18,000. Jackson's fourth studio album for Epic Records, 1991's "Dangerous," re-enters at No. 7 with 14,000 while his 2001 compilation "Greatest Hits: HIStory -- Volume 1" also comes back to the list at No. 8 with 12,000. Finally, Jackson's 2004 box set "The Ultimate Collection" charts its first week on the Pop Catalog chart, arriving at No. 9 with 11,000.

The lone non-Jackson-related set in the top 10 is a reissue of the "Woodstock" movie soundtrack, which bows at No. 10 with 8,000.

Collectively, Jackson's solo albums sold 422,000 this past week. That's extraordinary, since his titles sold a combined 10,000 in the week that ended June 21. Of the 422,000 total, 57% were digital downloads.

Additionally, the 422,000 albums sold just last week is nearly 42% more than what Jackson's catalog had sold the the entire year up through June 21 (297,000).

Speaking of digital albums, on the Top Digital Albums chart, Jackson has a record six out of the top 10 slots, including the entire top four. "The Essential Michael Jackson" leads the Top Digital Albums list with 80,000 downloads sold, while "Thriller" is No. 2 with 57,000.

With the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." moving back to the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 chart with 88,000, this week marks the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began compiling data in 1991 that a catalog album has sold more than the No. 1 current set on the Billboard 200 albums chart. (All three of Jackson's top sellers on the Pop Catalog chart outsell "The E.N.D.")

Ironically, the feat almost occurred when Jackson re-issued "Thriller" in February 2008. The set relaunched with 166,000, re-entering at No. 1 on the Top Pop Catalog chart. That week, Jack Johnson's "Sleep Through the Static" led the Billboard 200 chart with 180,000 while Amy Winehouse's "Back to Black" was at No. 2 with 115,000.

Catalog albums are ineligible to appear on the Billboard 200 albums chart, though they can chart on the all-encompassing Top Comprehensive Albums list. On the latter chart, Jackson's "Number Ones," "Essential" and "Thriller" are at Nos. 1-3, followed by the Black Eyed Peas' "The E.N.D." at No. 4.

Jackson places a record 25 songs on the 75-position Hot Digital Songs chart (21 solo hits and four with his siblings), smashing the mark of 14 charting titles established by David Cook in the June 7, 2008 issue. Jackson's Halloween radio staple, "Thriller," moves 167,000, which is good for second place on the chart behind the 203,000 shifted by the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling."

"Thriller" was also Jackson's best seller in the week before his death with 5,000 downloads, which translates to a 3,551% jump. Jackson's total volume of downloads this week -- including his tracks with the Jackson 5 and the Jacksons -- account for 2.6 million downloads, a remarkable number considering last week's cumulative sum was 48,000. Moreover, Jackson becomes the first act to sell more than 1 million song downloads in a week.

Besides "Thriller," Jackson places five other songs in the top 10 including "Man In The Mirror" (No. 3, 165,000), "Billie Jean" (No. 4, 158,000), "The Way You Make Me Feel" (No. 6, 136,000), "Beat It" (No. 7, 134,000) and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (No. 8, 125,000).

Not surprisingly, each of the tracks in the top 10 of Hot Digital Songs were among the top 10 most-played Jackson selections at radio following his passing. According to research provided by Nielsen BDS of monitored airplay from over 1,600 terrestrial and satellite radio stations and cable music channels, "Billie Jean" was the Jackson track with the most spins for the week ending June 28 with 4,540 -- 97% of which occurred after news of his death became public. The track posted only 318 plays in the prior week.

Billboard's #1 Club/Dance Song: Deborah Cox's "Beautiful U R"

One of this generation's Dance Divas, Deborah Cox, has the top spot in this week's Billboard club/dance chart.

It is titled "Beautiful U R" and the following video is Jody den Broeder's radio edit mix of this "beautiful" hit.

I hope you like it as much as I do.

Music Video: "Love Story" by Nadia Ali(formerly of iiO)

The iiO frontwoman Nadia Ali, who is out on her own, tops the Billboard Club/Dance Chart this week with her latest track "Love Story".

Here it is for your enjoyment, compliments of Muzophile and YouTube.

Best Songs of 2008

According to Billboard.com, here are the top 10 hits of 2008.

10. Forever - Chris Brown
09. With You - Chris Brown

08. Love In This Club - Usher Featuring Young Jeezy

07. Love Song - Sara Bareilles

06. No Air - Jordin Sparks Duet With Chris Brown

05. Apologize - Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic

04. Lollipop - Lil Wayne Featuring Static Major

03. No One - Alicia Keys

02. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

01. Low - Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain

For a complete listing of the Top 200, plus other charts, go to http://www.billboard.com/.

Billboard Magazine Celebrates it's 50th Year

Recently (Volume 120, No. 38), the venerable music industry bible Billboard celebrates its 50th year of quantifying and qualifying the music industry. Their special “50th Anniversary Special Issue” is a must-have addition to any musicophile or chart student’s library. It’s a wealth of trivia, information and nostalgia.

In this special issue, Billboard released their list of The Hot 100’s hottest 100 songs of all times. The chart was tabulated based on all charting titles from August 1958 through July 2008.

Here are the top twenty singles of all-time (including artist, label, peak date and peak position):

1. “The Twist” Chubby Checker (Parkway)09/19/60 and 01/13/62; 1 (one week) and 1 (two weeks)
2. “Smooth” Santana featuring Rob Thomas (Arista) 10/23/99; 1 (12 weeks)
3. “Mack The Knife” Bobby Darin (Atco) 10/05/59; 1 (9 weeks)
4. “How Do I Live” LeAnn Rimes (Curb) 12/13/97; 2
5. “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” Los Del Rio (RCA) 08/03/96; 1 (14 weeks)

6. “Physical” Olivia Newton-John (MCA) 11/21/81; 1 (10 weeks)
7. “You Light Up My Life” Debby Boone (Warner Bros./Curb) 10/15/77; 1 (10 weeks)
8. “Hey Jude” The Beatles (Apple) 09/28/68; 1 (9 weeks)
9. “We Belong Together” Mariah Carey (Island/IDJMG) 06/04/05; 1 (14 weeks)
10. “Un-break My Heart” Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) 12/07/96; 1 (11 weeks)
11. “Yeah!” Usher featuring Lil’ John and Ludacris (LaFace/Zomba) 02/28/08; 1 (12 weeks)

12. “Bette Davis Eyes” Kim Carnes (Capitol) 05/16/81; 1 (9 weeks)
13. “Endless Love” Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (Motown) 08/15/81; 1 (9 weeks)
14. “Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright)” Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.) 11/13/76; 1 (8 weeks)
15. “Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me” Jewel (Atlantic) 04/19/97; 2
16. “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” Bryan Adams (A&M) 07/27/91; 1 (7 weeks)
17. “I’ll Make Love To You” Boyz II Men (Motown) 08/27/94; 1 (14 weeks)
18. “The Theme From ‘A Summer Place’” Percy Faith & His Orchestra (Columbia) 02/27/60; 1 (9 weeks)

19. Le Freak” Chic (Atlantic) 12/09/78; 1 (6 weeks)
20. “How Deep Is Your Love” Bee Gees (RSO) 12/14/77; 1 (3 weeks)