Music Thursday, even though it is friday

SO BLACK EYED PEAS ARE NO LONGER NUMBER ONE!!!!!!!!! Not only are they not numero uno, they dropped all the way down to 5, the biggest drop from number one since 2008 when viva la vida dropped to 6. So of course you're wondering who the new number one is, well it is Down by jay sean feat lil wayne. It is a very catchy song that I enjoy. Every other song below I gotta feeling moved up a spot. One of my favorites, Paparazzi, increased its peak from 7 to 6. I really hope it goes even higher. New artist Owl City's first first single Fireflies is doing quite well having jumped all the way up to eleven, I think that it was ok at first but the replay value is minimal in my opinion. The style is sort of techno but with a Relient K flair. Cowboy Casanova is probably my favorite song this week, I know it is country and every part of my being abhors country, but this song has a driving guitar in the back ground giving it a rock flair and such infectious vocals provided by the very talented Carrie Underwood. It did dip from 11 to 14 but the main reason is the lack of airplay due to the recent release, but I think it is likely for it to build up in subsequent weeks. Sweet Dreams by Beyonce is a really good song with a sexy music video which peaked up at 12 this week. It is likely to be a big hit for her, just like pretty much every single of her Sasha Fierce CD. Shakira's She Wolf falls four to 17 after holding the 11ish spots for several weeks. Kelly Clarkson's Already Gone continues to steadily climb the charts as it has every single week, now at 23. It is one of my favorite songs by her and the link for it is in last weeks blog. Glee dots the chart in four spots this week, the highest being 28 with a cover of Queen's Somebody to Love. For anyone who loves music I highly suggest this TV show as it would be just for you. Black eyed peas newest single, Meet Me Halfway leaps up the chart again 15 spots to 32. It was considered that the single might have been the replacement for number one again, but it did not make it in time. I personally don't think it will make it to number one but I think it is a surefire top ten hit. Sexy Bitch, or Sexy Chick as Billboard labels it, jumps 11 to 34 this week. Never Say Never by The Fray, in my opinion their best song to date, has only peaked at 32 which surprises me seeing the success of the previous single, You Found Me. It has been out for several several weeks and I think it deserves better. Another song I said to watch out for in my last blog was Evacuate the Dancefloor by Cascada. It goes up 4 to 42. Doesn't Mean Anything by Alicia Keys was another song I mentioned last week and it drops four from its debut to 65. Please go buy this song, it is so good and deserves number one. Starstrukk by 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry is up 4 to 69. This version is just so good and it is really nice to here some new Katy Perry. In an interview with 3OH!3 they had nothing but praise for Perry towards her attitude and talent. Funhouse, P!nk's newest single makes a huge bound from its debut 97 to 74, can I call 'em or what? The music video is very playful and as the lyrics suggest has evil clowns provided by her band members in costumes. Paramore has a single debut to go along with their new CD, of which I will discuss further in a minute, at 78, Careful. I'm curious to see how it does, though I am going to be safe and not make any conjectures. Kris Allen's first non-American-Idol single debuts this week at 89, Live Like We're Dying. Honestly I am so sick of songs with this subject and I find it very forgettable, this is coming from a big fan of his. The last notable thing is the Train has its first appearance on the chart since 2004 with Hey, Soul Sister debuting at 98. OK, moving on the the Billboard 2oo hundred CD chart, I usually don't mention it, but something interesting happened this week. All projections were that either Paramore's or Mariah Carey's would top the chart. But no neither did, Paramore got two and Mariah got 3. The number one, Barbara Striesand, the person who holds the most number ones on the billboard 200 and now holds the record for even more. The forecasts did not take into account the many non-digital methods that Striesand fans used. Well that is the music update, see if you can guess who will be number one, will it be Miley's first with Party in the USA, Jay Sean will hold the position, or will a surprise candidate take the top? Put in the comment section you prediction.