And so Katy Perry's Max Martin/Dr. Luke-produced "California Gurls" debuts at #2. Given that Snoop Dogg raps on the track, this gives every single in the Top 5 the distinction of having a "featuring" credit. Yee-hawzoo.
You know, I kind of liked "California Gurls" the first couple times I heard it. But after tossing it on a hiking playlist two weeks back, it kind of makes me want to feed my iPod to a rattlesnake every time it comes on now. Plus, there are posters up all over L.A. for that damn Russell Brand movie, Get Me To The Greek. Katy Perry certainly has, shall we say, fucked taste in men.
Moving on, after seven weeks on the chart, Lady Gaga's "Alejandro" jumps up to #8, becoming her seventh straight Top 10 hit after "Just Dance" (#1), "Poker Face" (#1), "LoveGame" (#5), "Paparazzi" (#6), "Bad Romance" (#2) and "Telephone" (#3). Here's a still that surfaced this week from Gaga's "Alejandro" video shoot:
And that brings us to "Not Myself Tonight" Watch. In its fifth week on the chart, Christina Aguilera's single has dropped from #47 to #57. Better luck with "Woo Hoo," girl. At least that one's climbing up the iTunes chart (it's currently at #26) after being made available this week with pre-orders for Bionic.
Over on the Top 200 Albums chart, Keane's Night Train EP, which is currently #1 in the UK, debuts at #25.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "OMG" - Usher feat. will.i.am *2 weeks*
2. "California Gurls" - Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg *new*
3. "Airplanes" - B.o.B feat. Hayley Williams
4. "Break Your Heart" - Taio Cruz feat. Ludacris
5. "Nothin' On You" - B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars
6. "Not Afraid" - Eminem
7. "Your Love Is My Drug" - Ke$ha
8. "Alejandro" - Lady Gaga
9. "Rude Boy" - Rihanna
10. "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train