Fred Said . . .

Billboard Hot 100
Issuedate: week 50/2007

01. Alicia Keys - No One
02. Chris Brown and T-Pain - Kiss Kiss
03. Timbaland and One Republic - Apologize
04. Flo Rida and T-Pain - Low
05. Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
06. Fergie - Clumsy
07. T-Pain and Kanye West - Good Life
08. Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy)
09. Rihanna and Ne-Yo - Hate That I Love You
10. Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
11. Jordin Sparks - Tattoo
12. Baby Bash and T-Pain - Cyclone
13. Kanye West - Stronger
14. Timbaland and Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
15. J. Holiday - Bed

Week #50 already!  Alicia Keys holds at Number 1 for a third week.  Not much change again in the Top 15 as is typical during the year-end period over the past years. 

There are some notable big movers elsewhere in the chart though.

Justin Timberlake jumps to #17 from #33 with his duet with Beyonce "Until the End of Time."  He does this on the song's 22nd week due to the availability of digital downloads.  This is already Justin's 6th Top 20 hit from his latest album "FutureSex/LoveSounds".  The last man who did this chart feat was George Michael on his "Faith" album back in the late 80s.  George, though, had 6 Top 5 hits from that album (4 of which reached #1).

Alicia Keys' second single from her latest album (which is fantastic, by the way!) "Like You'll Never See Me Again" jumps from #46 to #29 on its 4th week.  It is the Greatest Gainer in Airplay this week.

The embattled Britney Spears gains the Greatest Gainer in Sales honors this week as it jumps from #63 to #47 with her latest single "Piece of Me."  This is another single driven by its catchy bass line.  Britney's delivery is strangely monotonal.  But the whole package is very good, in my opinion.  I turn up the volume when I catch it on the car radio.  As a interesting tidbit, it does include the word "Philippines" in its lyrics.  Did she really come here as it suggests in the song?  Or I guess it is the only place name that can decently rhyme with seventeen, scene and magazine.