But Chris Brown's "Run It!" is vying for the crown, posting
another strong week at No. 2 on the Hot 100. The song is having better
success on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it is the new No. 1,
bumping Young Jeezy's "Soul Survivor" featuring Akon to No. 2.
Songs in Hot 100 positions 3-6 hold tight, with the Black Eyed Peas'
"My Humps" keeping the No. 3 spot warm. "Soul Survivor"
and Nickelback's "Photograph" remain at No. 4 and No. 5,
respectively, and Sean Paul's "We Be Burnin'" is steady at No. 6.
Kelly Clarkson's "Because of You" rises from 8-7 while T-Pain's
"I'm Sprung" enters the top 10 with an 11-8 move. Mariah Carey's
"Shake It Off" stays at No. 9 and her single "Don't Forget
About Us," at No. 20, is this week's greatest airplay gainer. Fall Out
Boy's "Sugar, We're Goin' Down" holds No. 10, while and the
band's "Dance, Dance" is this week's greatest sales gainer at No.
22.
Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" is this week's top
debut, crashing in at No. 48. Also new is Beyoncé's "Check on
It" featuring Slim Thug (No. 72), Nelly's "Grillz" featuring
Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp (No. 84), Lil' Wayne's "Fireman" (No.
91) and Shinedown's "Save Me" (No. 92). The latter track also
ascends to No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock airplay chart, replacing
Nickelback's "Photograph."
Shakira's "La Tortura" featuring Alejandro Sanz tops the Hot
Latin Songs chart for a 23rd non-consecutive week. Holding strong in the
lead of the Adult Contemporary airplay chart for a 14th week is Rob Thomas'
"Lonely No More." And for a fifth week, Keith Urban's
"Better Life" and Nine Inch Nails' "Only" lead the Hot
Country Songs chart and the Modern Rock airplay tally, respectively.