THE CHARTS DECODED
Every Monday, Frequency News will take a close look at what is going on with the Urban Mainstream, and Urban Adult radio airplay charts AND the album sales charts from the previous week. We will keep track of what is happening with your favorite music so that you don’t have to!
__________________________________________________________
URBAN MAINSTREAM RADIO AIRPLAY CHART
Week of Aug. 1 – Aug. 5, 2011
____________________________________
Top 3 For Republic Again…Jay-Z & Kanye Surge…DJ Khaled Scores Another Debut
* UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC Records land the top 3 songs yet again this week
* The top 10 songs were identical for a second week, outside of TREY SONGZ and MIGUEL swapping positions at #6 and #7
* WIZ KHALIFA is top 15 with “On My Level,” featuring TOO SHORT up 16*-14*
* JAY-Z & KANYE WEST surge 34*-20* with “Otis,” featuring OTIS REDDING
* MONICA motors 40*-30* with “Anything,” featuring RICK ROSS & LIL KIM
* DJ KHALED enters the chart at 32* with “It Ain’t Over,” featuring MARY J. BLIGE
TOP 20 Urban Airplay Chart
Chart Rank |
Artist |
Song Title |
Record Label |
1 | DJ KHALED | I’m On One f/Drake, Rick Ross | WTB/Cash Money/Republic |
2* | LIL WAYNE | How To Love | Cash Money/Republic |
3 | KELLY ROWLAND | Motivation f/Lil Wayne | Republic |
4 | CHRIS BROWN | She Ain’t You | Jive/JLG |
5 | BIG SEAN | My Last f/Chris Brown | G.O.O.D./Def Jam/IDJMG |
6 | TREY SONGZ | Unusual f/Drake | Songbook/Atlantic |
7 | MIGUEL | Sure Thing | ByStorm/Jive/JLG |
8* | NICKI MINAJ | Super Bass | YM/Cash Money/Republic |
9* | RIHANNA | Man Down | Def Jam/IDJMG |
10* | BEYONCE | Best Thing I Never Had | Columbia |
11* | LUPE FIASCO | Out Of My Head f/Trey Songz | Atlantic |
12* | MIGUEL | Quickie | ByStorm/Jive/JLG |
13 | YOUNG JEEZY | Ballin f/Lil Wayne | CTE/Def Jam/IDJMG |
14* | WIZ KHALIFA | On My Level f/Too Short | Rostrum/Atlantic/RRP |
15 | FRANK OCEAN | Novacane | Red Zone/IDJMG |
16* | DJ DRAMA | Oh My f/Fab, Wiz, Roscoe | Aphilliates/eOne |
17* | BIG SEAN | Marvin & Chardonnay | G.O.O.D./Def Jam/IDJMG |
18 | LLOYD | Cupid | Interscope |
19* | WALE | That Way f/Jeremih & Rick Ross | MMG/Warner Bros. |
20* | JAY Z & KANYE WEST | Otis f/Otis Redding | Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
Abbreviated chart. See Mediabase.com for full chart and detailed information.
__________________________________________________________
URBAN MAINSTREAM RADIO AIRPLAY CHART
Jill Scott and Ledisi hang on to their #1 and #2 spots, respectively, on the UAC chart for second week in a row!
Charlie Wilson moves up 2 spots to #5
Chris Brown breaks top 20 with “She ain’t You’ this week!
Ceelo creeping up the charts with his Melanie Fiona featured single, now #17*
Is Johnnie Gil headed for top 10?
TOP 20 Urban ADULT Airplay Chart
Chart # | Artist | Song Title | Label |
1 | JILL SCOTT | So In Love f/Anthony Hamilton | Warner Bros. |
2* | LEDISI | Pieces Of Me | Verve Forecast/VMG |
3* | KIRK FRANKLIN | I Smile | Gospo Centric/JLG |
4* | KEM | If It’s Love | Republic |
5* | CHARLIE WILSON | Life Of The Party | Jive/JLG |
6* | MUSIQ SOULCHILD | Yes | Atlantic |
7* | ANTHONY DAVID | 4evermore f/Algebra | Purpose Music/eOne |
8 | MARSHA AMBROSIUS | Far Away | J/RMG |
9* | KELLY PRICE | Not My Daddy f/Stokley | My Block/Malaco |
10* | R. KELLY | Radio Message | Jive/JLG |
11* | JENNIFER HUDSON | No One Gonna Love You | J/RMG |
12* | JOHNNY GILL | In The Mood | Notifi/Fontana |
13 | MIGUEL | Sure Thing | ByStorm/Jive/JLG |
14 | FANTASIA |
Collard Greens & Cornbread |
J/RMG |
15* | KELLY ROWLAND | Motivation f/Lil Wayne | Republic |
16 | BRIAN MCKNIGHT | Fall 5.0 | Hard Work/eOne |
17* | CEE LO GREEN, | Fool For You f/Melanie Fiona | Elektra/RRP |
18* | MARSHA AMBROSIUS | Late Nights & Early Mornings | J/RMG |
19 | MARY MARY | Survive | Columbia |
20* | CHRIS BROWN | She Ain’t You | Jive/JLG |
Abbreviated chart. See Mediabase.com for full chart and detailed information.
New Music and Music News Everyday