Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Beyonce notches her fifth solo No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100
with "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," one more than she scored
while a member of Destiny's Child. The cut rises 2-1 after selling
228,000 downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen
SoundScan.
T.I.'s "Live You Life" thus drops 1-2, while another Beyonce song,
"If I Were a Boy," holds at No. 3 and T.I.'s former chart-topper
"Whatever You Like" stays at No. 4. Newcomer Lady GaGa's "Just
Dance" featuring Colby O'Donis rises 7-5, as Katy Perry's "Hot N
Cold" slides 5-6.
Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" jumps 9-7, Pink's "So What" sticks at
No. 8, Britney Spears' "Womanizer" inches up 12-9 and Jason Mraz's
"I'm Yours" rises 13-10 to round out the top tier.
The Fray's "You Found Me" is the top digital gainer thanks to
second-week download sales of 145,000, and rises 28-15 on the Hot
100. The chart's top debut comes from Kanye West's "See You in My
Nightmares" featuring Lil Wayne, which starts at No. 21.
On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, "Single Ladies" begins a third week
at No. 1. Zac Brown Band's "Chicken Fried" starts a second week
atop Hot Country Songs with "Chicken Fried."
AC/DC's "Rock'N'Roll Train" is in a third week atop the Mainstream
Rock chart, while the Offspring's "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" is No.
1 on Modern Rock for an eleventh.
