JAVIER'S TOP SINGLES CHART


Chart Commentary...

Oops, he did it again!... Usher's latest, "U Got It Bad", bumps "I'm A Slave 4 U" back to #2 and thus becomes his second chart-topper this year ("U Remind Me" spent a sole week on top earlier in August on both the top 40 and R&B charts). Over on the R&B chart though, "U Got It Bad" isn't able to maintain the top spot, as Janet Jackson's "Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) (Remix)" featuring Missy Elliot, P. Diddy & Carly Simon ends Usher's three week reign.

Still on time... This week's greatest gainer is Ja Rule's "Always On Time" featuring Ashanti. The second single from "Pain Is Love" bullets up to #25 in its second week on the chart.

Triple action... As "Always On Time" continues to rise and "I'm Real" holds for another week in the top 40, Ja Rule debuts at #34 with "Livin' It Up" featuring Case. This is the first single from his most recent album and is only charting now due to the success of "Always On Time". The latter track convinced me to buy his album and thus, my interest on "Livin' It Up" finally built up.

Top 40 Singles - December 1st, 2001

#
LW
Wks
Artist
Title
Album (Label)
Peak
1. (2) 10 Usher U Got It Bad 8701 (Arista) 1(1)
2. (1) 10 Britney Spears I'm A Slave 4 U Britney (Jive) 1(1)
3. (3) 12 Enrique Iglesias Hero Escape (Interscope) 1(5)
4. (4) 15 *N Sync Gone Celebrity (Jive) 4
5. (7) 7 P!nk Get This Party Started M!ssundaztood (Arista) 5
6. (5) 20 Nelly Furtado Turn Off The Light Whoa, Nelly! (DreamWorks) 2
7. (6) 13 Michelle Branch Everywhere The Spirit Room (Maverick) 6
8. (11) 8 Bubba Sparxxx Ugly Dark Days, Bright Nights (Interscope) 8
9. (10) 13 Destiny's Child Emotion Survivor (Columbia) 9
10. (13) 4 Janet f/ Missy Elliott & Carly Simon Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) All For You (Virgin) 10
11. (9) 14 Aaliyah Rock The Boat Aaliyah (Blackground/Virgin) 2
12. (8) 17 Mary J. Blige Family Affair No More Drama (MCA) 3
13. (16) 8 Shakira Whenever, Wherever Laundy Service (Epic) 13
14. (15) 7 City High f/ Eve Caramel (Remix) City High (Booga Basement) 14
15. (21) 4 No Doubt f/ Bounty Killer Hey Baby Rock Steady (Interscope) 15
16. (19) 8 Jewel Standing Still This Way (Atlantic) 16
17. (17) 11 Lenny Kravitz Dig In Lenny (Virgin) 14
18. (12) 10 Backstreet Boys Drowning The Hits - Chapter I (Jive) 10
19. (14) 12 Enya Only Time A Day Without Rain (Warner Bros.) 7
20. (22) 5 Alicia Keys A Woman's Worth Songs In A Minor (J) 20
21. (26) 3 Michael Jackson Butterflies Invincible (Epic) 21
22. (18) 12 Ginuwine Differences The Life (Epic) 9
23. (24) 9 Train Something More Drops Of Jupiter (Columbia) 23
24. (29) 5 Creed My Sacrifice Weathered (Wind-up) 24
25. (36) 2 Ja Rule f/ Ashanti Always On Time Pain Is Love (Murder Inc./Def Jam) 25
26. (23) 10 Garbage Androgyny Beautifulgarbage (Interscope) 18
27. (20) 6 Faith Evans You Gets No Love Faithfully (Bad Boy/Arista) 20
28. (25) 7 Mariah Carey f/ Mystikal Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica) Glitter OST (Virgin) 25
29. (33) 3 Jay-Z f/ Q-Tip & Slick Rick Girls, Girls, Girls The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 29
30. (32) 4 Lifehouse Breathing No Name Face (Dreamworks) 30
31. (34) 6 The Cranberries Analyse Wake Up And Smell The Coffee (Island) 31
32. (35) 3 Dave Mathews Band Everyday Everyday (RCA) 32
33. (28) 22 Alicia Keys Fallin' Songs In A Minor (J) 1(2)
34. 1 Ja Rule f/ Case Livin' It Up Pain Is Love (Murder Inc./Def Jam) 34
35. (27) 18 Jay-Z Izzo (H.O.V.A.) The Blueprint (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) 5
36. (37) 14 Michael Jackson You Rock My World Invincible (Epic) 3
37. (30) 9 matchbox twenty Last Beautiful Girl Mad Season (Epic) 24
38. (31) 9 All Star Tribute What's Going On What's Going On (Columbia) 20
39. (39) 24 Jennifer Lopez f/ Ja Rule I'm Real (Remix) J.Lo (Epic) 1(4)
40. 1 Mary J. Blige No More Drama No More Drama (MCA) 40

Coming Up... Nickelback- "How You Remind Me", Nelly- "#1", The Calling- "Wherever You Go", Five For Fighting- "Superman (It's Not Easy)", Evan & Jaron- "The Distance", Macy Gray- "Sexual Revolution" & Jennifer Lopez- "Ain't It Funny".

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