So the week Owl City tops the U.K. chart with "Fireflies" is the same one the chipper synth jam finally drops out of the Top 10 in the U.S. "Fireflies," which hit #1 here three months ago, and Ludacris' "Low" say adios and make room for two singles that debut in the upper tenth of the Billboard Hot 100 this week—Taylor Swift's Valentine's Day soundtrack song "Today Was a Fairytale," and Justin Bieber's "Baby."Don't you just wanna take that Bieber kid's hair and Swiffer your kitchen floor with it?
The Hope For Haiti Now compilation sold 171,000 copies on iTunes between Saturday and Sunday alone, and thus tops the Billboard Top 200 Albums this week. This marks the first time a digital-only album has reached #1. And from it comes Justin Timberlake, Matt Morris and Charlie Sexton's cover of "Hallelujah," which debuts on the Hot 100 Singles at #48.
Fizzy Pop Paul has a full assessment of Matt Morris' album up today. And in case you're one of the four people in existence who've yet to see this...
Further up the chart, Timbaland and Timberlake's "Carry Out" climbs up from #32 to #14. Meanwhile, another duet, Lady Gaga and Beyonce's "Telephone," stays lodged at #20. They're both scheduled to shoot for the video the song today. Let's pray for scissoring.
On a final note, Adam Lambert finally scores a Top 40 single as "Whataya Want From Me" jumps 18 positions to #37. Meanwhile, his American Idol pal Kris Allen drops one spot to #26 with "Live Like We're Dying," one of Chart Rigger's Worst Singles Of 2009. Again, a prayer for scissoring, children.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "TiK ToK" - Ke$ha *6 weeks*
2. "Today Was A Fairytale" - Taylor Swift *new*
3. "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
4. "Bedrock" - Young Money feat. Lloyd
5. "Baby" - Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris *new*
6. "Replay" - Iyaz
7. "Sexy Chick" - David Guetta feat. Akon
8. "Empire State Of Mind" - Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys
9. "Hard" - Rihanna feat. Jeezy
10. "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train