By Roger Nead
November 23, 2004
OH NO, HE’S BACK!:
Yes, I’m afraid it’s true, just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Poop Shoot, I have returned! First off, my apologies to anyone who actually missed the pop chart news, I took a job on a couple of VH1 shows, and they required all my time (not to mention my valuable pop music knowledge). Well, now that the shows have wrapped and life is returning to normal I need a place to release all the crazy pop culture crap that clogs up my mind on a daily basis (and my friends tell me if I bore them with another useless pop music fact they’ll kill me!) So, hopefully the forgiving Movie Poop Shoot readers will welcome me back!
A lot has happened since I last threw one of these things together…that goofy guy who reminds me of my crazy uncle got elected president…or maybe it was that guy who reminds me of my crazy cousin, I forgot which…OL’ DIRTY BASTARD changed his name again, to OL’ DEAD BASTARD (uh-oh, sorry, just a little joke, don’t shoot me man…WU TANG forever!)…and…uh…well, I guess that’s all that happened, but then there’s these little tidbits:
USHER and ALICIA KEYS’ “My Boo” has logged five weeks at #1 now. Boo is the seventh #1 for USHER (and his fourth #1 this year alone, following “Confessions Part II,” “Burn,” and “Yeah!,” “U Remind Me,” and “”U Got It Bad,” both from 2001, and “Nice And Slow,” from 1998), and the second #1 for Keys (following “Fallin’,” from 2001). It’s not the first time two artist with solo #1 hits teamed up for a “superstar” #1 duet, FRANK and NANCY SINATRA teamed up for 1967’s “Somethin’ Stupid,” BARBRA STREISAND and NEIL DIAMOND hit with “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers,” in 1978, Barbra also joined DONNA SUMMER on 1979’s “No More Tears (Enough Is Enough),” DIANA ROSS and LIONEL RICHIE sang about “Endless Love,” in 1981, PAUL McCARTNEY teamed with STEVIE WONDER (“Ebony & Ivory,” 1982), and MICHAEL JACKSON (“Say, Say, Say,” 1983), KENNY ROGERS and DOLLY PARTON topped the chart with their duet “Islands In The Stream,” in 1983, ARETHA FRANKLIN and GEORGE MICHAEL hit with “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” in 1987, and George also hit #1 with “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me,” a duet with ELTON JOHN, in 1992, and R. KELLY and CELINE DION teamed up on 1998’s “I’m Your Angel.” And that’s not counting chart topping solo artist teaming up with bands who reached #1 previously, members of bands who reached #1 previously, #1 hits featuring three or more previous chart topping solo artists, #1 hits by two solo artist who would have solo #1 hits later, or hits by #1 artists “featuring” other #1 artists. That would take too much time to list, in fact, just explaining it took too much time!
Several albums make early debuts on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart this week, due either to street date violations, or record labels moving release dates up to counter piracy. EMINEM’S “Encore” makes it to the top of the chart with only three days of sales, after being moved up a half of a week, and new releases by DESTINY’S CHILD, LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ and CHINGY also make earlier debuts than planned, which ought to make next weeks chart interesting since all four should make rare surges up the chart.
Things don’t look so good for EMINEM on the single front though, Encore’s first single “Just Lose It” didn’t chart as high as the first releases from his previous three CD’s (“Lose Yourself,” the first release from the 8 MILE soundtrack hit #1, “Without Me” the first release from THE EMINEM SHOW hit #2, and “The Real Slim Shady,” the first release from THE MARSHALL MATHERS LP, peaked at #4). The new CD’s second single “Encore” also seems to be losing steam quickly, after debuting at #60 last week, it only makes a two spot jump to #58.
LIL JON and DESTINY seem to be doing better, “What U Gon’ Do” the first single from LIL JON’S CRUNK JUICE is up to #44 this week, and the second release “Lovers And Friends” debuts at #36, while DESTINY’S CHILD’S “Lose My Breath” sits at #3, “Soldier” makes it’s debut at #41.
Also worth noting this week on the album chart, the debuts at #2, #3, and #4 are all greatest hits packages (see the chart list below), and all are titled “Greatest Hits” (however, BRITNEY SPEARS GH release is subtitled “My Prerogative,” after her remake of BOBBY BROWN’S chart topper from 1989, which appears as a new track on the CD.) Prerogative is Spears’ fifth charting album, and the first not to debut in the #1 spot, …BABY ONE MORE TIME debuted at the top in 1999, OOPS!…I DID IT AGAIN, did it again in 2000, BRITNEY started off at #1 in 2001, and last year IN THE ZONE burst into the chart at #1.
U.S. Singles Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 singles:
1) My Boo by USHER & ALICIA KEYS
2) Drop It Like It’s Hot by SNOOP DOGG Featuring PHARREL
3) Lose My Breath by DESTINY’S CHILD
4) Over And Over by NELLY Featuring TIM McGRAW
5) Wonderful by JA RULE Featuring R. KELLY & ASHANTI
6) Goodies by CIARA Featuring PETEY PABLO
7) Let’s Go by TRICK DADDY Featuring LIL JON & TWISTA
8) Breakaway by KELLY CLARKSON
9) Let Me Love You by MARIO
10) Breathe by FABOLOUS
U.S. Album Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 10 albums:
1) Encore by EMINEM
2) Greatest Hits by SHANIA TWAIN
3) Greatest Hits 2 by TOBY KEITH
4) Greatest Hits: My Prerogative by BRITNEY SPEARS
5) Now 17 by VARIOUS ARTISTS
6) Real Talk by FABOLOUS
7) R.U.L.E. by JA RULE
8) Confessions by USHER
9) Suit by NELLY
10) 50 Number Ones by GEORGE STRAIT
Top 10 Most Downloaded Tracks:
Here is this week’s Top 10 Hot Digital Tracks:
1) Numb/Encore by JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK
2) My Prerogative by BRITNEY SPEARS
3) Vertigo by U2
4) Over And Over by NELLY Featuring TIM McGRAW
5) Lose My Breath by DESTINY’S CHILD
6) Drop It Like It’s Hot by SNOOP DOGG Featuring PHARRELL
7) My Boo by USHER And ALICIA KEYS
8) What Are You Waiting For? by GWEN STEFANI
9) Just Lose It by EMINEM
10) Let’s Get It Started by BLACK EYED PEAS
Modern Rock Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Modern Rock tracks:
1) Vertigo by U2
2) Pain by JIMMY EAT WORLD
3) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by GREEN DAY
4) Vitamin R (Leading Us Along) by CHEVELLE
5) Cold by CROSSFADE
6) Getting Away With Murder by PAPA ROACH
7) So Cold by BREAKING BENJAMIN
8) American Idiot by GREEN DAY
9) Fall To Pieces by VELVET REVOLVER
10) Ocean Breaths Salty by MODEST MOUSE
U.K. Singles Chart
Here are the Top Ten singles in the UK:
1) Vertigo by U2
2) Lose My Breath by DESTINY’S CHILD
3) Just Lose It by EMINEM
4) Curtain Falls by BLUE
5) My Boo by USHER & ALICIA KEYS
6) Car Wash by CHRISTINA AGUILERA Featuring MISSY ELLIOTT
7) My Prerogative by BRITNEY SPEARS
8) Call On Me by ERIC PRYDZ
9) Out Of The Blue by DELTA GOODREM
10) DJ/Stop by JAMELIA
TOP O’ THE CHARTS:
Let’s go through time and see what was at #1 this week on the various popular music charts!
#1 Song on the UK Chart, November 23, 1996:
Breathe by PRODIGY
#1 Song on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart, November 23, 1991:
Smells Like Teen Spirit by NIRVANA
#1 Song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, November 23, 1986:
I Want To Make The World Turn Around by THE STEVE MILLER BAND
#1 Album on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, November 23, 1981:
Tattoo You by THE ROLLING STONES
#1 Song on Billboard’s R&B Chart, November 23, 1976:
Dazz by BRICK
#1 Song on Billboard’s Country & Western Chart, November 23, 1971:
Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) by MERLE HAGGARD
#1 Song on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, November 23, 1966:
You Keep Me Hangin’ On by THE SUPREMES
#1 Song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, November 23, 1961:
Big Bad John by JIMMY DEAN
REMEMBER THESE?:
Here are the official Top Ten Charts, 11, 21, 31, and 41 years ago this week:
NOVEMBER 23, 1993:
1) I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That) by MEAT LOAF
2) Again by JANET JACKSON
3) All That She Wants by ACE OF BASE
4) Gangsta Lean by D.R.S.
5) Shoop by SALT-N-PEPA
6) Just Kickin’ It by XSCAPE
7) Hero by MARIAH CAREY
8) Please Forgive Me by BRYAN ADAMS
9) Whoomp! (There It Is) by TAG TEAM
10) Hey Mr. D.J. by ZHANE
NOVEMBER 23, 1983:
1) All Night Long (All Night) by LIONEL RICHIE
2) Say Say Say by PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON
3) Uptown Girl by BILLY JOEL
4) Islands In The Stream by KENNY ROGERS & DOLLY PARTON
5) Cum On Feel The Noize by QUIET RIOT
6) Love Is A Battlefield by PAT BENATAR
7) Say It Isn’t So by DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
8) Heart And Soul by HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
9) Crumblin’ Down by JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
10) P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) by MICHAEL JACKSON
NOVEMBER 23, 1973:
1) Photograph by RINGO STARR
2) Keep On Truckin’ by EDDIE KENDRICKS
3) Top Of The World by CARPENTERS
4) Space Race by BILLY PRESTON
5) Heartbeat – It’s A Love Beat by THE DeFRANCO FAMILY
6) Midnight Train To Georgia by GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
7) Just You ‘N’ Me by CHICAGO
8) Paper Roses by MARIE OSMOND
9) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by ELTON JOHN
10) The Love I Lost by HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUENOTES
NOVEMBER 23, 1963:
1) I’m Leaving It Up To You by DALE & GRACE
2) Washington Square by THE VILLAGE STOMPERS
3) Deep Purple by NINO TEMPO & APRIL STEVENS
4) Sugar Shack by JIMMY GLIMMER & THE FIREBALLS
5) It’s All Right by THE IMPRESSIONS
6) She’s A Fool by LESLEY GORE
7) Everybody by TOMMY ROE
8) Bossa Nova Baby by ELVIS PRESLEY
9) Dominique by THE SINGING NUN
10) Maria Elena by LOS INDIOS TABAJARAS
ROCK & ROLL TRIVIA QUESTION:
LAST MONTH’S QUESTION:
Below, I’ve listed some well-known pop hits. At first glance, they don’t seem to share anything in common other than then they all went to #1 on the Hot 100. But, think hard and figure out what other distinct fact all these songs share!
“I Honestly Love You” by OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
“At This Moment” by BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
“Red Red Wine” by UB40
“December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)” by THE FOUR SEASONS
“Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” by LOS DEL RIO
“Light My Fire” by THE DOORS
“Baby, Come To Me” by PATTI AUSTIN & JAMES INGRAM
“When I’m With You” by SHERIFF
THE ANSWER:
In the time it took me to update my column, you all could’ve easily looked up the answer, but in case you didn’t, here it is:
All these #1 hits had an additional chart run besides their trek to the top. In the case of “I Honestly Love You,” “December, 1963 (Oh What A Night),” and “Light My Fire” the songs reached the top on their first chart runs, and then re-charted later due to a resurge in airplay (in the case of “Oh What A Night” it was a new “remixed” version).
The other songs didn’t do so well on their first trip to the Hot 100, but made up for it the second time, climbing all the way to the #1.
THIS WEEKS QUESTION:
Of the nine Jackson siblings: Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, Randy, Rebbie, LaToya and Janet, who was the only one NOT to appear on a single that reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in 1984? (HINT: it’s not a trick question, they all released singles that year!)
Answer next week!
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