February 2008 Archives

First off, a BIG congratulations to Benny Benassi for winning a Grammy this year for his remixes of Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise!!" He totally deserved it. Now let's address the predictions that I made last month. Oy.

1. I said that Celine Dion would take a fall in the charts. Well, she did... but not as big as I had thought. She only slipped down 3 spots and remains in the Top 10.

2. I said that Nicole Scherzinger would end up in the Top 5. Nicole! Baby!? What happened? You FELL 5 spots! The remixes are great. I did not see this coming.

3. I said that Angie Stone would be #1 this month. Angie! Baby!? What happened? I REALLY did not see you falling 11 spots for the month.

4. I said that Rihanna's "Breakin' Dishes" would rise up and that "Shut Up & Drive" would fall off the charts completely. Woo hoo! Dishes went up 6 spots to just break into the Top 5. Shut Up is nowhere to be seen in the Top 25 this month.

Ok, so I'm 2 for 4 this month. Here are my predictions for the month of March.

1. Kristine W.'s "The Boss" will be #1.
2. Janet Jackson's "Feedback" will debut in the Top 10. (the Ralphi Rosario Dirty Sexy Vox Mix is HOT)
3. Celine Dion's "Taking Chances" drops into the 20's.
4. Celine Dion's "Shadow Of Love" will debut in the Top 25.

Here is how the Top 25 panned out for the month of February. Again, no specific remix is listed, but it seems the ones to watch are from Soulcast, Johnny Vicious and Soul Seekerz.

This Month	Last Month	Artist	Song
1	13	Ultra Nate	Give It All You Got
2	19	Mary J, Blige	Just Fine
3	12	Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston	Love Like This
DEBUT	--	Celeda	Amazing
5	11	Rihanna	Breaking Dishes
DEBUT	--	Bob Sinclair feat. Steve Edwards	Together
7	20	Sarah Atereth	It Doesn't Take Much
8	5	Celine Dion	Taking Chances
9	21	Paul Van Dyk feat. Rea Garvey	Let Go
10	24	Sia	The Girl You Lost To Cocaine
DEBUT	--	Karen Young	Hot Shot
12	14	Britney Spears	Gimme More
13	8	Nicole Scherzinger	Baby Love
14	3	Angie Stone feat. Betty Wright	Baby
DEBUT	--	Kristine W.	The Boss
DEBUT	--	The Spice Girls	Wannabe
DEBUT	--	Matchbox 20	How Far We've Come
DEBUT	--	Idina Menzel	Gorgeous
19	1	Erika Jayne	Stars
DEBUT	--	Brian Anthony	WhatsItGonnaB (I'm So Ready)
21	10	Leann Rimes	Nothing Better To Do
DEBUT	--	Billie Ray Martin	Undisco Me
23	7	Georgie Porgie	Lift Your Voices
DEBUT	--	X-Press 2	Give It
25	2	Kimberley Locke	Band Of Gold

Wow. What a month this has been for the music industry. Not only has the long awaited arrival of Janet Jackson's new CD, "Discipline," come and gone, but tons of awards were also passed out. If you had not heard, the biggest winner, and probably most shocking, is Amy Winehouse. Funny how someone can win a ton of Grammys and not have a single on the charts for MONTHS.

Songs to drop out of the Top 40 this month, in no particular order, are:

Nickelback - Rockstar
DJ Khalen - I'm So Hood
Playaz Circle - Duffle Bag Boy
Daughtry - Over You
Good Charlotte - I Don't Wanna Be In Love
Matchbox 20 - How Far We've Come
Kanye West feat. T-Pain - Good Life
Kanye West - Stronger

As far as my monthly chart goes, this simply was NOT the month for the Rap, Hip-Hop and Rock communities. A total of 8 songs dropped out of the Top 40, covering said genres. While Webbie and Buckcherry show the highest debuts for their respected genres, it is Miley Cyrus and her father who seem to pose a threat in continuing weeks with two debuts in the Top 40.

However, do not forsake the artists in the Top 10. 80% of the artists there are from the Rap and Hip-Hop genres. Flo Rida has held the #1 spot on the weekly charts for 9 weeks running, easily making him #1 for 2 months running. Alicia Keys will soon have 2 songs in the Top 10 while Chris Brown makes a move for Flo Rida's top hot spot while maintaining his previous single in the Top 10 as well. As a side note, look for Chris Brown's newest single, "No Air," with American Idol's Jordin Sparks, to get some major radio play as well as debut on the March Top 40 chart.

Country artists such as Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus definitely stake their claim on the monthly charts. They may try their best to bump off veterans such as Alicia Keys, Timbaland and Mary J. Blige, but don't discount the heavy hitting genres of Rap & Hip-Hop just yet.

This Month	Last Month	Artist	Song
1	1	Flo Rida feat. T-Pain	Low
2	13	Chris Brown	With You
3	2	Alicia Keys	No One
4	3	Timbaland feat. One Republic	Apologize
5	27	Rihanna	Don't Stop The Music
6	5	Fergie	Clumsy
7	9	Sara Bareilles	Love Song
8	12	Sean Kingston	Take You There
9	23	Snoop Dogg	Sensual Seduction
10	4	Chris Brown feat. T-Pain	Kiss Kiss
11	22	Alicia Keys	Like You'll Never See Me Again
12	18	Taylor Swift	Teardrops On My Guitar
13	7	Finger Eleven	Paralyzer
14	6	Colbie Caillat	Bubbly
15	8	Jordin Sparks	Tattoo
DEBUT	--	Webbie feat. Lil Phat & Lil Boosie	Independent
DEBUT	--	Buckcherry	Sorry
18	25	Linkin Park	Shadow Of The Day
19	17	Natasha Bedingfield feat. Sean Kingston	Love Like This
20	14	Wyclef Jean feat. Akon, Lil Wayne & Niia	Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)
21	35	J. Holiday	Suffocate
22	24	Britney Spears	Piece Of Me
DEBUT	--	Miley Cyrus	See You Again
24	19	Taylor Swift	Our Song
25	11	Rihanna feat. Ne-Yo	Hate That I Love You
26	20	Plies feat. Akon	Hypnotized
27	30	Santana feat. Chad Kroeger	Into The Night
28	34	Trey Songz	Can't Help But Wait
29	33	Mary J. Blige	Just Fine
30	10	Soulja Boy	Crank Dat
DEBUT	--	Keyshia Cole	I Remember
32	26	Fergie	Big Girls Don't Cry
DEBUT	--	Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos	Superstar
34	15	Baby Bash feat. T-Pain	Cyclone
DEBUT	--	One Republic	Stop And Stare
DEBUT	--	Billy Ray Cyrus feat. Miley Cyrus	Ready, Set, Don't Go!
37	29	Paramore	Misery Business
38	38	Kanye West feat. Dwele	Flashing Lights
39	31	Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson	The Way I Are
DEBUT	--	Brad Paisley	Letter To Me