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Thursday, December 11, 2008
Atlantans On The Charts
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta rapper-actor T.I.’s single with Rihanna, “Live Your Life,” returned to the top of the pop charts this week - its sixth non-consecutive week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 listing.
And locals joining T.I. (pictured above) in that top 10 are Ne-Yo (at No. 9 with “Miss Independent”), and T.I., yet again (at No. 5 with “Whatever You Like”).
Over on Billboard’s pop album chart, only one Atlantan is in the top 10 of the Top 200 — Akon, whose CD “Freedom” debuted at No. 7 in the country.
Montgomery Gentry’s “Roll With Me” knocked our Zac Brown Band’s “Chicken Fried” out of the No. 1 position on Hot Country Songs, to No. 2. But Atlanta duo Sugarland (at No. 4 with “Already Gone”) and Newnan’s Alan Jackson (at No. 7 with “Country Boy” are keeping them company in the Top 10.
On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Atlantans are on 7 of the Top 10 hits: “Live Your Life” (at No. 2); “Miss Independent” (No. 3); “Chopped ’N’ Skrewed (T-Pain featuring Ludacris, No. 4); “Trading Places” (Usher, No. 6); “Green Light” (John Legend featuring Andre 3000); “Mrs. Officer” (Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino and Kidd Kidd, No. 8); and “Whatever You Like”.
Six singles in the Top 10 of Billboard‘s Hot Rap Tracks also include local recording acts: “Live Your Life” (No. 1); “Whatever You Like” (No. 2); “Mrs. Officer” (No. 3); “One More Drink” (Ludacris co-starring - that’s how it’s listed — T-Pain, No. 5); “Swagga Like Us” (T.I. & Jay-Z featuring Kanye West and Lil Wayne, No. 7) and “Got Money” (Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain, No. 10).
And Casting Crowns (at No. 5 with “Slow Fade”) and Third Day (at No. 10 with “Revelation”) are the hometown bands on Hot Christian Songs Top 10.
Did you buy Akon’s “Freedom” its first week in stores, and if so, what grade would you give it? As big as “Live Your Life” is, do you think it should have been a contender in the Grammy’s record of the year category?
