Ayala Ben-Yehuda and Keith Caulfield, L.A.
Flo Rida has a sweet week on the Billboard Hot 100, leaping into
the top 10 with "Sugar" featuring Wynter at No. 7. The track is the
rapper's fourth top 10, joining his current No. 5 hit "Right Round"
near the top of the chart. "Sugar" is the week's greatest digital
gainer, with a 61% increase to 127,000 downloads.
Topping the Hot 100 once again is the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom
Pow," followed by Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" holding steady at No. 2,
Kid Cudi's "Day ‘N' Nite" up three spots to No. 3, and Jamie Foxx
featuring T-Pain's "Blame It" climbing to No. 4. Soulja Boy
featuring Sammie's "Kiss Me Thru The Phone" slides to No. 6, T.I.
featuring Justin Timberlake's "Dead and Gone" holds at No. 8, and
Miley Cyrus' "The Climb" drops to No. 9.
Beyonce grabs the No. 10 spot this week with "Halo," widening her
lead as the female artist with the most top tens on the Hot 100
this decade. "Halo," co-produced by Beyonce and OneRepublic's Ryan
Tedder, is her twelfth top 10 on the chart.
This week's Hot Shot Debut goes to the Dave Matthews Band, with
"Funny The Way It Is" entering at No. 37. The song is the first Hot
100 appearance by the band since 2005.
Other debuts on the Hot 100 this week include Kristinia Debarge's
"Goodbye," Rick Ross' "Maybach Music 2" featuring Kanye West,
T-Pain and Lil Wayne, Asher Roth's "Lark On My Go-Kart" and Natasha
Bedingfield's "Soulmate." Celebrating its status as the greatest
airplay gainer on the Hot 100 this week is Jeremih's "Birthday
Sex," at No. 40, with a 42% increase in listener impressions.
Elsewhere on the charts, Green Day makes the Modern Rock chart's
biggest jump to No. 1 in 15 years, as "Know Your Enemy" rockets
from No. 8 to No. 1 in just its second week on the chart.
On the Adult Top 40 radio airplay chart, Rob Thomas' "Her Diamonds"
sparkles with a No. 27 debut. It's the first single from his second
solo album, "Cradlesong," due June 30.
Additional reporting by Silvio Pietroluongo.