Atlanta rapper Ludacris earned his third No. 1 single Thursday, ending Justin Timberlake’s seven-week reign atop the Hot 100, Billboard reported.
Ludacris’ “Money Maker” featuring Pharrell jumped one place to take the crown, swapping places with Timberlake’s “SexyBack.” Timberlake’s new single “My Love” featuring rapper T.I. jumped five places to No. 8.
In December 2003, Ludacris spent one week in pole position with “Stand Up,” a song that featured Shawna. Two months later, Ludacris was No. 1 again — as a featured artist, along with Lil Jon — on Usher’s “Yeah!” That single resided in the penthouse for 12 weeks. Pharrell’s previous Hot 100 chart-topper was “Drop It Like It’s Hot,” on which he was featured with lead artist Snoop Dogg. “Drop It” reigned for three weeks in December 2004.
“My Love,” meanwhile, is the fourth top 10 hit for Timberlake and also the fourth top 10 hit for T.I. Timberlake is the first artist to have two hits in the top 10 at the same time since Rihanna did it in June with “SOS” at No. 7 and “Unfaithful” at No. 9.
The current chart’s No. 3-6 slots were unchanged from last week, occupied respectively by Oklahoma hard rock band Hinder’s “Lips of an Angel,” R&B singer Akon’s “Smack That” featuring Eminem, the Fray’s “How To Save a Life” and Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars.” The Hinder track also notches a second week atop Hot Digital Songs.
JoJo’s “Too Little Too Late” rose one to No. 7, Jibbs’ “Chain Hang Low” dropped two to No. 9, and Nickelback’s “Far Away” held at No. 10.
Lady Sovereign’s “Love Me or Hate Me” was the top debut at No. 81. Also new were Montgomery Gentry’s “Some People Change” (No. 97), Jack Ingram’s “Love You” (No. 98) and Jason Aldean’s “Amarillo Sky” (No. 100).
Heartland’s “I Loved Her First” jumped one to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, relieving Josh Turner’s “Would You Go With Me,” which fell to No. 4 after two weeks atop the chart.
On Hot Latin Songs, Paulina Rubio’s “Ni Una Sola Palabra” dropped to No. 6, relinquishing its No. 1 footing to David Bisbal’s “Quien Me Iba A Decir,” which was up four places. Rising 2-1 on Adult Contemporary, Natasha Bedingfield’s “Unwritten” traded positions once again with Daniel Powter’s “Bad Day.”
The Killers’ “When You Were Young” spent a second week atop Modern Rock, and Stone Sour’s “Through Glass” leads Mainstream Rock for a fifth.
Reuters/Billboard