It comes to no surprise that Lykke Li is getting ready to make a big presence in the chart now that she tops the Number 1 and Number 2 positions this week. First, with no signs of slowing down, she scores a second week at the top with I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix), but she's her own competition now that the album track Love Out Of Lust jumps, yet again as Greatest Gainer, to the #2 position in only its third week. And more Lykke Li floods the chart now that Silent My Song and Sadness Is A Blessing debut at #53 and #79 respectively. This of course has propelled Wounded Rhymes to the top of the Albums chart.
And Britney Spears also sets a high note now that her second single Till The World Ends becomes her highest ranking song so far on the chart. The title makes an incredible jump to #11 in its second week. Only her song 3 had charted higher, peaking at #18 back in 2009. But the Highest Jump belongs to The Decemberists and their song This Is Why We Fight, which storms sixty spots to #14 this week.
The Highest Debut belongs to Ke$ha this week and her track The Harold Song which makes a big impression to land at #33. This is her sixth song to chart so far. One spot higher at #34 is Power Play of the week and new entry by Brandon Flowers with his third official single Jilted Lovers & Broken Hearts, which adds more momentum to his Flamingo album.
More debuts include I Need A Doctor by Dr. Dre featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey at #70, Lupe Fiasco's All Black Everything at #80 and Snoop Dogg's return to the chart with Wet at #94.
It was really just a matter of time. I do believe White Lies deserved a couple more weeks at the top with Bigger Than Us because I really like that song, but who knows, they might make a comeback later on. Now that they're down to #3 it means there's a new #1 this week and it belongs to none other than Lykke Li and her I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix). This is the singer's first chart-topper, and not just any chart-topper, because it's only the second remixed song to go all the way to the top in the history of the chart. The first one was the Benny Benassi remix to Available by Flo Rida and Akon, which started its two-week stay at #1 in September of 2009.
Listen & Download: I Follow Rivers (The Magician Remix) by Lykke Li
But Lykke Li continues to dominate my music playlist as this week she once again is Greatest Gainer, this time with her song Love Out Of Lust, which goes to #8 in its second week. I Know Places is Power Play of the week at #75 and Get Some, her first charted song, re-enters at #87. The original I Follow Rivers is the Biggest Jump to #47 from last week's #94.
In terms of new entries Britney Spears scores the Hot Shot and Highest Debut this week with her second single off Femme Fatale. Debuting at #51, Till The World Ends proves to be a much better performer than its predecessor Hold It Against Me which only managed to peak at #57 and stay on the chart for 5 weeks. This is only the singer's fourth song to enter the chart.
Many first timers are welcomed to the chart this week starting with The Decemberists and their song This Is Why We Fight, also Power Play of the week, at #74; Mogwai debut at #89 with White Noise; Ryan Adams debuts at #95 with Disappyramid; The Shoes enter at #99 with Wastin' Time and Radiohead start with Lotus Flower and Little By Little at #88 and #100 respectively. More new songs include Cee Lo Green's It's OK at #93 and Usher's More at #97.
