Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Beyonce assumes control again of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Single
Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," trading places 2-1 for a second time in
recent weeks with T.I.'s "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna.
"Ladies" is also No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a fifth
frame.
Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" featuring Colby O'Donis continues to rise
4-3, flip-flopping with Britney Spears' "Circus." T.I.'s "Whatever
You Like" holds at No. 5 on the Hot 100, as Spears' "Womanizer"
rebounds 10-6 and Kanye West's "Heartless" blasts 16-7 as the
chart's greatest airplay gainer
Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" drops 7-8, Beyonce's "If I Were a Boy"
slides 6-9 and Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" slides 8-10 to round
out the top tier. T-Pain's "Can't Believe It" featuring Lil Wayne
is the top digital gainer, jumping 23-18 after a 104% increase to
40,000 downloads in the United States, according to NIelsen
SoundScan.
The Hot 100's top debut is Jamie Foxx's "Just Like Me" featuring
T.I. at No. 75. Foxx's new album, "Intuition," was released this
week by J.
Montgomery Gentry's "Roll With Me" begins a second week at No. 1 on
Hot Country Songs, as Kings Of Leon's "Sex on Fire" does the same
on the Modern Rock tally. Shinedown rises 2-1 to lead Mainstream
Rock with "Second Chance."
