Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" retained its lead
on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a sixth week Thursday, while a new
tune from the 'N Sync alumnus surged toward the top 10, according to Billboard.
"My Love" featuring T.I., a track from Timberlake's second solo album
"FutureSex/LoveSounds," rose nine places to No. 16.
A record was broken this week on the Hot 100, as hip-hop act Akon achieves
the largest climb in the chart's 48-year-history with "Smack That" featuring
Eminem, which rocketed 88 places to No. 7, fueled by sales of 67,000 digital
downloads. The old record -- 82 places -- was set by the "High School Musical"
track "Breaking Free" in February.
Elsewhere on the Hot 100, albums king Ludacris' "Money Maker" featuring
Pharrell held at No. 2, while Oklahoma hard rock band Hinder's "Lips of an
Angel" jumped two to No. 3. The Fray's "How To Save a Life" slipped one to No.
4. Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" edged up one to No. 5.
Fergie's "London Bridge" fell two to No. 6, while Jibbs' "Chain Hang Low"
held at No. 8, Nickelback's "Far Away" jumped two to No. 9 and Chingy's "Pullin'
Me Back" featuring Tyrese slipped one to No. 10.
Nelly Furtado's "Maneater" is the Hot 100's greatest sales gainer, rising
37-30, and
The top debut belonged to "Weird Al" Yankovic's "White & Nerdy" (No. 28),
a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin'." Yankovic also earned his highest charting
album ever this week, as "Straight Outta Lynwood" bowed at No. 10 on The
Billboard 200.
Also debuting on the Hot 100 were Janet Jackson's "So Excited" featuring Khia
(No. 90), Nickelback's "Rockstar" (No. 94), Akon's "I Wanna Love You" featuring
Snoop Dogg (No. 95), the All-American Rejects' "It Ends Tonight" (No. 97),
Cherish's "Unappreciated" (No. 98) and Christina Aguilera's "Hurt" (No. 100).
After reclaiming the pole position on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,
Janet Jackson and Nelly's "Call on Me" slid to No. 6, as Chris Brown's "Say
Goodbye" jumped three rungs to the top.
Paulina Rubio's "Ni Una Sola Palabra" notched a third week atop Hot Latin
Songs, while Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten" remained atop Adult Contemporary
for a fifth.
On Hot Country Songs, Josh Turner's "Would You Go With Me" seized the peak
position from George Strait's "Give It Away," which dropped to No. 3 after two
weeks atop the chart.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Tell Me" held at No. 1 on the Modern Rock tally
for a fourth week, and Stone Sour's "Through Glass" led Mainstream Rock for the
same span.