Crack A Bottle 93 on Billboard Chart!

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The latest news in the world of Billboard's definitive sales and airplay charts.

January 15, 2009 05:40 PM
Fred Bronson

TIME AND A ‘BOTTLE’: After an absence of two years, Eminem returns to Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with “Crack a Bottle” (Shady/Aftermath), a new entry at No. 93. It’s the first song on this chart with Eminem as lead vocalist since “You Don’t Know” debuted and peaked at No. 87 the week of Dec. 16, 2006.

“Crack a Bottle” is Eminem’s 32nd title to reach this chart in just over 10 years. He made his first appearance on the R&B/Hip-Hop tally the week of Nov.7 1998 with “Just Don’t Give a F***.” During his decade of chart hits, the gap between “You Don’t Know” and “Crack a Bottle” is his longest hiatus; he had at least one new song debut every year from 1998 to 2006.

Eminem has only had one top 10 hit on this chart to date: “Lose Yourself,” from the “8 Mile” soundtrack, peaked at No. 4 the week of Dec. 21, 2002.

“Crack a Bottle” is credited to Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. This is Dr. Dre’s first appearance on this chart since “Encore,” an Eminem song that featured the same exact billing in the closing months of 2004. It’s a different story for 50 Cent, who falls 72-TK this week with “Get Up,” a song in its 14th chart week.

If “Crack a Bottle” opens on The Billboard Hot 100 next week, it will be Eminem’s first appearance as lead vocalist in exactly two years. “You Don’t Know” spent its sixth and final week on the Hot 100 the week of Jan. 27, 2007.


‘BAND’ ON THE RUN: A 3-1 hike for “Start a Band” (Arista) puts Brad Paisley and Keith Urban in first place on Hot Country Songs. It’s the 13th chart-topper for Paisley and the ninth for Urban. Not counting album tracks from a holiday set, “Band” is the ninth consecutive No. 1 for Paisley. He hasn’t missed the top spot since “Alcohol” peaked at No. 4 the week of Sept. 17, 2005. Paisley’s nine No. 1s in a row represent the longest string of chart-topping songs since Alabama had a record-setting 21 consecutive No. 1s from 1980-1987.

Paisley and Urban are the first male duo to occupy the country penthouse since Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker had a five-week reign in April-May 2004 with “When the Sun Goes Down.”

There’s another male duet in the upper reaches of the country chart. “Down the Road” (Blue Chair/BNA) by Kenny Chesney featuring Mac McAnally earns a backwards bullet as it dips 10-11. The track is a remake of McAnally’s 1990 single, which peaked at No. 70 the first time around. The duet is McAnally’s sixth chart entry but his first since “Junk Cars” drove to No. 72 in January 1993. By peaking at No. 10, this redo of “Down the Road” has become McAnally’s highest-charting hit, besting the No. 14 peak of his debut single, “Back Where I Come From,” in early 1990.


STILL ‘FEARLESS’ AFTER ALL THESE WEEKS: Taylor Swift’s “Fearless” (Big Machine) spends its sixth week in pole position on The Billboard 200, tying it with 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” in 2005 as the longest-running No. 1 album since Usher’s “Confessions” ruled for nine weeks in 2004.

“Fearless” is one of the longest-running No. 1 albums of this millennium. “Confessions” leads the dozen albums that have remained on top for six weeks or more:

9 weeks: “Confessions,” Usher (2004)
8 weeks: “No Strings Attached.” ’N Sync (2000)
8 weeks: “The Marshall Mathers LP,” Eminem (2000)
8 weeks: “1,” The Beatles (2000)
8 weeks: “Weathered,” Creed (2001)
7 weeks: “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below,” OutKast (2003)
6 weeks: “Hotshot,” Shaggy (2001)
6 weeks: “The Eminem Show,” Eminem (2002)
6 weeks: “Get Rich or Die Tryin’,” 50 Cent
6 weeks: “Feels Like Home,” Norah Jones (2004)
6 weeks: “The Massacre,” 50 Cent (2005)
6 weeks: “Fearless,” Taylor Swift (2008)

If “Fearless” can lead the pack again next week, it will be the longest-running No. 1 album by a solo female vocalist since Alanis Morissette wore the crown for 12 weeks in 1995 with “Jagged Little Pill.” Right now, “Fearless” is in a three-way tie for that title with the above-mentioned “Feels Like Home” by Norah Jones and “…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears in 1999.

‘BE’ GETS AN A: Katy Perry’s four-week reign with “Hot N Cold” (Capitol) on the Adult Top 40 chart comes to an end, thanks to a 2-1 rise for Nickelback’s “Gotta Be Somebody” (Roadrunner). “Be” is the fifth No. 1 hit for Nickelback, giving the Canadian group more No. 1s than any other act in the 13-year history of this survey.

Nickelback had been tied for the record with Matchbox Twenty, which falls to second place with four.

Nickelback has had 10 titles appear on the Adult Top 40 list since making its debut with “How You Remind Me” the week of Oct. 27, 2001. That song ultimately peaked at No. 2. Here is a summary of the five Nickelback songs to reach the top:

“Someday,” one week (2004)
“Photograph,” 18 weeks (2005)
“Far Away,” five weeks (2006)
“If Everyone Cared,” six weeks (2007)
“Gotta Be Somebody,” one week to date (2009)


‘HIT’ RECORD: David Foster has amassed many No. 1 records as a writer and a producer, but he’s never collected a No. 1 as an artist until this week. His album “Hit Man: David Foster & Friends” (143/Reprise) climbs 6-1 on Top Internet Albums
Foster’s previous highest-ranking as an artist was the No. 3 peak of his single “Love Theme from St. Elmo’s Fire” on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1985.

‘HELL’ RAISER: “Gives You Hell” (Doghouse/DGC) by the All-American Rejects makes an 18-10 move on the Hot 100, giving the group its third top 10 hit out of just five chart entries.
The Oklahoma quartet made its first appearance on this survey the week of June 21, 2003, with “Swing, Swing,” which went on to peak at No. 60. The next chart single, “Dirty Little Secret,” reached No. 9 the week of Jan. 21, 2006. Then came “Move Along,” which stopped at No. 15 in May 2006, and most recently, “It Ends Tonight” finished at No. 8 in January 2007.

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[Emadyville]

Good find. Did not even cross my mind the song would get any radio play. Damn they neglected to mention TES was number one in it's 13th and 14th weeks on the chart to, not consecutive, but 8 total weeks at number 1 nonetheless.

[AJS2050]

Good Find , intresting read

[slimsoxshady]

this is a little surprising imo...i guess i'll even crack a bottle then

[bom-bom]

thanks for the info

[Makaveli525]

What will they do to celebrate?

I'm guessing they'll crack a bottle.

[Brandon S]

I expected this actually, i've heard it on the radio a few times in san diego, so i was assuming its gettin played everywhere. Dont be suprised if it hits the hot 100 next week. Not bad for a "street" single lol

[Requiem]

lmao, 97

[AJS2050]

this is a little surprising imo...i guess i'll even crack a bottle then

lol,

pretty amazing for a street single especially if it breaks into Hot 100, ive heard it on the radio 4 times this week now crazy.

[Jens14]

How can this be, it's not even a single, right?

[slimsoxshady]

What will they do to celebrate?

I'm guessing they'll crack a bottle.

...and act like they just won the lotto

[Robbie G]

What will they do to celebrate?

I'm guessing they'll crack a bottle.

...and act like they just won the lotto

possibly get a few bitches up in there tahoe.

[Pistolpoppin]

Props, lets watch it climb next week.....

btw, shouldn't the title say 93 not 97, like it says in the article?

[Infinite2]

I want "Keys To The City" now!!

Does it even exist?

[Slim Zaddy]

now i'm confused . it's just a street track ... its not a single right ,, ?? i dunno .. but anyway good find , bro