TMJ Charts: Santigold Ties Record at #1

In the blink of an eye, or actually, 15 weeks at #1 give Santigold something to talk about. Disparate Youth is now tied to Mariah Carey's We Belong Together (2005) and Friendly Fires' Hawaiian Air (late 2011) as the song with most weeks at the top of the Songs chart. The big news is that she could actually break the record as things have been slow for the past couple of weeks. So, stay tuned and check out the next chart to see if that actually happens.

Disparate Youth (Live at the 2012 Coachella Music & Arts Festival)

'Hawaiian Air' Goes For 15 Weeks

Only one other song in the history of the chart has achieved what Hawaiian Air has just achieved, and that is stay at the top of the Songs tally for fifteen consecutive weeks! Friendly Fires now shares that mighty record with one renowned female singer better known as Mariah Carey, who first achieved the milestone a little more than six years ago with We Belong Together, also with a consecutive run. Watch below one of my favorite performances of Hawaiian Air:



And while there's still the chance for records to be broken, there are plenty of other songs waiting to take over the chart and put an end to Friendly Fires' lead. One of the strongest titles is now Benny Benassi's Close To Me featuring Gary Go which storms up to #2 in its 23rd week on the chart, or Snow Patrol with This Isn't Everything You Are going up to #4 in its 3rd week, or White Lies with The Power & The Glory and Streetlights both battling it up inside the Top 10. So until next week, when we find out if Hawaiian Air has the strength to break a record or a new song claims the top spot of the Songs Chart.

More Friendly Fires

It's safe to say that one of the the biggest surprises this year has been Friendly Fires' consistency and longevity at the top of the charts, both on Songs and Albums. With 12 weeks at #1, Hawaiian Air is now the third tune to stay the longest at the pole position of the Songs chart, only three weeks away from the record held by Mariah Carey's We Belong Together back in 2005. Meanwhile, Pala proves to be a strong contender in the albums of the year category now that it spends its tenth week at #1, thanks of course to Hawaiian Air's chart history and others like Live Those Days Tonight and Show Me Lights.

So for now, Paradise by Coldplay has to settle once again with the #2 position, while White Lies surprises as Greatest Gainer with The Power & The Glory which jumps to #9 in its fourth week. With 20 weeks on the chart, Stereo Hearts by Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine rebounds as Biggest Jump to the #24 position and Incubus returns with Friends And Lovers as both Power Play and Highest Debut this week at #43.