Top Songs For January 2008

This may seem a tad early, but the record charts stay a week ahead, so the ones to post next week will actually be reports for the first week of February. Go figure.

The top 10 really did not change much for the month with the exception of some slight movement within the top 10 itself and a debut from a new artist.

However, I was surprised to see artists who made strong debuts last month already start to slip for the month of January. The biggest surprise being Mary J.'s "Just Fine." It debuted in December at #24 and slips to #33 for the month of January. A strong, positive song with great lyrics SHOULD have moved into the Top 10, but alas, sales and requests say differently.

Though the song is not the biggest dropper of the month, it shows that those artist in the top 10 are making a statement that they are not budging to make room. Other big droppers this month include DJ Khalen feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross, Plies & others with "I'm So Hood," dropping from #26 to #39. Playaz Circle, Trey Songz, Timbaland and Kanye West also make substantial drops. Could the Rap and Hip-Hop genres be losing reign over the rest of the styles?

Artists like Paramore, Britney Spears and Taylor Swift seem to think so. While Paramore did not rise up much on the charts, Britney and Taylor gave the strongest leaps.

Artists to leave the Top 40 cover a wide range of genres and styles. Those dropping out of the Top 40 for the month are:

Justin Timberlake & Beyonce - Until The End Of Time
The Dream - Shawty Is A 10
J. Holiday - Bed
Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call
Sugarland - Stay
Pink - Who Knew

However, who is to stay that these songs will not appear in the charts next month? One artist has proven to do that. Check out the chart below to see who dropped out of the charts in December, but wants back in the Top 40.

This Month	Last Month	Artist	Song
1	2	Flo Rida feat. T-Pain	Low
2	1	Alicia Keys	No One
3	3	Timbaland feat. One Republic	Apologize
4	4	Chris Brown feat. T-Pain	Kiss Kiss
5	5	Fergie	Clumsy
6	6	Colbie Caillat	Bubbly
7	7	Finger Eleven	Paralyzer
8	9	Jordin Sparks	Tattoo
DEBUT	--	Sara Bareilles	Love Song
10	11	Soulja Boy	Crank Dat
11	8	Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo	Hate That I Love You
12	19	Sean Kingston	Take You There
13	36	Chris Brown	With You
14	21	Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia	Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)
15	12	Baby Bash feat. T-Pain	Cyclone
16	10	Kanye West feat. T-Pain	Good Life
17	16	Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston	Love Like This
18	28	Taylor Swift	Teardrops On My Guitar
19	22	Taylor Swift	Our Song
20	14	Plies feat. Akon	Hypnotized
21	13	Kanye West	Stronger
22	18	Alicia Keys	Like You'll Never See Me Again
DEBUT--	--	Snoop Dogg	Sensual Seduction
24	40	Britney Spears	Piece Of Me
25	35	Linkin Park	Shadow Of The Day
26	33	Fergie	Big Girls Don't Cry
DEBUT	--	Rihanna	Don't Stop The Music
28	23	Matchbox 20	How Far We've Come
29	34	Paramore	Misery Business
30	32	Santana feat. Chad Kroeger	Into The Night
31	17	Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson	The Way I Are
32	29	Good Charlotte	I Don't Wanna Be In Love
33	24	Mary J. Blige	Just Fine
34	15	Trey Songz	Can't Help But Wait
DEBUT	--	J. Holiday	Suffocate
36	25	Daughtry	Over You
37	20	Playaz Circle feat. Lil Wayne	Duffle Bag Boy
DEBUT	--	Kanye West	Flashing Lights
39	26	DJ Khalen feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies	I'm So Hood
RE-ENTRY	--	Nickelback	Rockstar