Well, it took nine weeks, but Mariah Carey finally pushes into the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with "Obsessed." The single lands at #7.
And, just in time, since her cover of "I Want To Know When Love Is" is set to be made available digitally next week. After all the yo-yo-ing and hovering of "Obsessed" like a mid-air hooker doing the business, will her new-old jam have just as much of a struggle? Oh, Mimi, at least you're never predictable. Oh, wait. You're covering a #1 single from the '80s. Scratch that.It's now time for our weekly Cascada watch, where the German act is just outside the Top 40 at #41 with "Evacuate The Dancefloor." Other jams just behind Natalie Horler and company include Kelly Clarkson's "Already Gone" at #44 and Lady GaGa's "Paparazzi" at #46.
Meanwhile, the big news this week is over on the album chart, where Whitney Houston's I Look To You debuts at the top after sales of over 300,000 copies. Yes, it appears that this is one of those albums that got Aunt Suzie Q out of her rocking chair and into Target to pick it up after seeing poor Whixxxey warble on Good Morning America.Back on the Hot 100, "I Look To You" (the single, not the album—yes, these are confusing times), is up from #98 to #70.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "I Gotta Feeling" - The Black Eyed Peas *11 weeks*
2. "Down" - Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne
3. "Party In The U.S.A." - Miley Cyrus
4. "Run This Town" - Jay-Z feat. Rihanna and Kanye West
5. "Use Somebody" - Kings Of Leon
6. "You Belong With Me" - Taylor Swift
7. "Obsessed" - Mariah Carey
8. "Hotel Room Service" - Pitbull
9. "Best I Ever Had" - Drake
10. "Watcha Say" - Jason DeRulo