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Timberlake's "Sexy" sizzles

August 31, 2006 at 12:01:00 PM

Digital download sales send first single off pop star's sophomore album skyrocketing to No. 1 on the US charts.

After selling an astonishing 250,000 copies as a digital download, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" surged 30 places to seize the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday.

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The lead single from the artist's upcoming Jive album FutureSex/LoveSounds ends the three-week run of Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie's "London Bridge," which fell to No. 2.

Sean Paul's "(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me" featuring Keyshia Cole rose one to No. 3, swapping positions with Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy," while the Pussycat Dolls' "Buttons" featuring Snoop Dogg warmed the No. 5 spot.

Cassie's "Me & U" slipped one to No. 7 and last week's Hot 100 top debut, Danity Kane's "Showstopper," climbed nine to No. 8, a day after the MTV reality-show band's self-titled album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Rapper Ne-Yo's "Sexy Love" held at No. 9 and goth-rock band Evanescence's "Call Me When You're Sober" jumped 15 to No. 10.

The Cheetah Girls' "Strut" was the top debut at No. 60.

Also new were the Danity Kane cuts "Sleep on It" (No. 64) and "Ride For You" (No. 78), Pat Green's "Feels Just Like It Should" (No. 90), Lonestar's "Mountains" (No. 92), Toby Keith's "A Little Too Late" (No. 93), the Cheetah Girls' "The Party's Just Begun" (No. 94), and OutKast's "Morris Brown" featuring Scar & Sleepy Brown (No. 95).

On other singles charts, Mexican rock band Mana's "Labios Compartidos" notched a fifth week atop Hot Latin Songs.

Beyonce's "Deja Vu" featuring Jay-Z fronted the R&B/Hip-Hop tally for a second week, Koji Kondo's "Super Mario Brothers Theme" extends its streak on the Hot Ringtones tally to 14 weeks, and Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" spends an impressive 18th week atop Adult Contemporary.

The Wreckers become the first new duo in 15 years to take a debut single to No. 1 on Hot Country Songs, as "Leave the Pieces" moved up one. It ended the four-week run of Rodney Atkins' "If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," which falls to No. 3.

Canadian rock band Three Days Grace's "Animal I Have Become" led Mainstream Rock for a seventh week, and also seized the pole position on Modern Rock, ending the five-week run of AFI's "Miss Murder," which fell to No. 2.

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3 Comments

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There have always been "artists" like this in decades past of rand and roll who dont write music or play an instrument. The problem here is that he can't sing particularly well either.
Posted 09/05/2006 11:50am
I agree with Firebreathing.
Justin should not be considered an Artist as he doesnt write/Play or anything a real artist does to make it in this buisness.I also think his style on this new CD is a clear rip off of Usher.

It bothers me that Artists who write/play their own music are put to the back burner and people like Justin make it far without any real Music talent other then dancing.
Posted 09/01/2006 8:51am
Too bad there are bands out there (yes, people that know how to sing WITH other people who actually know how to play their instruments) such as MSI and Muse that have way more talanted singers. Why people hail this crap is beyond me...............
Posted 09/01/2006 6:36am
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