Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Beyonce celebrates Christmas today (Dec. 25) with the No. 1 song on
both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, as
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) begins a third and sixth week
atop them, respectively. The track sold 149,000 downloads in the
United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
There's not much movement in the top 10 of the Hot 100 this week,
as T.I.'s "Live Your Life" featuring Rihanna holds at No. 2 and
Lady GaGa's "Just Dance" featuring Colby O'Donis remains No. 3.
Kanye West's "Heartless" is the chart's greatest airplay gainer and
rises 7-4.
Britney Spears' "Womanizer" is up 6-5, Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold"
jumps 8-6 and Taylor Swift's "Love Story" climbs 11-7. Swift's
"Fearless" (Big Machine) is in a third non-consecutive week at No.
1 on The Billboard 200.
Another West song, "Love Lockdown," moves 10-8, while T.I.'s
"Whatever You Like" falls 5-9 and Beyonce's "If I Were a Boy" falls
9-10 to round out the top portion.
The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell" is the top digital
gainer after selling 74,000 downloads, a 78% increase, and jumps
37-19 on the Hot 100. Leona Lewis' cover of Snow Patrol's "Run," a
recent No. 1 hit in her native United Kingdom, is the top debut at
No. 81.
Rascal Flatts' "Here" moves 2-1 on Hot Country Songs, marking the
group's ninth chart-topper on the tally. The group this widens its
lead with the most No. 1s since 2000; Lonestar ranks second with
six in that stretch. The top debut on Hot Country Songs is Darius
Rucker's cover of "Winter Wonderland" at No. 49.
Billboard's rock charts are unchanged, with Kings Of Leon's "Sex on
Fire" in a third week atop Modern Rock and Shinedown leading
Mainstream Rock for a second with "Second Chance."
On the Hot Dance Club Play chart, the Pussycat Dolls' "I Hate This
Part" climbs to No. 1, the ensemble's fourth consecutive
chart-topper (and its entire output of Club Play entries). "Hate"
joins their previous No. 1s "Don't Cha," "Buttons" and "When I Grow
Up." The Dolls' Interscope labelmate Weezer notches its very first
Club Play hit at the opposite end of the tally, as "Troublemaker"
debuts at No. 50.