JKYH Top 20 (44)

01. SOS - Rihanna (2) 5

02. Wo Yao Kuai Le - A*Mei (+4) 3
03. Control Myself - LL Cool J ft Jennifer Lopez (2) 3
04. Say Somethin' - Mariah Carey ft Pharrell & Snoop Dogg(+3) 4
05. Kiss Goodbye - Wang Lee Hom (+5) 3
06. Girl Talk - Dhani Lenenevald (-2) 5
07. What's Left Of Me - Nick Lachey (+1) 3
08. Beep - Pussycat Dolls ft Will.I.Am (-3) 9
09. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira ft Wyclef Jean (-7) 5
10. Savin' Me - Nickelback (-1) 3
11. Lie To Me - Daniel Powter (+2) 3
12. Pan Duo La - Angela Chang (2) 3
13. Amazing - Westlife (+2) 3
14. Put Your Records On - Corinne Bailey Rae (+3) 3
15. The Ghost of You - My Chemical Romance (+3) 3
16. Let U Go - Ashley Parker Angel (NEW)
17. Yan Lei Cheng Shi - Sun Yan Zi (NEW)
18. Unbelievable - Craig David (NEW)
19. Thunder In My Heart Again - Meck(+1) 2
20. Gai Shi Ying Xiong - Wang Lee Hom (-9) 6

Just got to say a little something here. Rihanna's SOS jumps 33 notches to claim the #1 spot from Daniel Powter (thank goodness!) on the Billboard Hot 100. This is all due to downloads. Now, we've all been complaining that radio's been playing a bit too much "black" music. (SOS is quite pop, isn't it, although Rihanna is African-American-ish!) I kind of agree with that and for the past years, the higher ends of Billboard has been saturated with that kind of music. I applaud the new move of including downloads and having changed the format. Now pop acts have a good go at the chart, thus giving it the diversity it needed. Speaking of which, Nick Lachey, who has had a rubbish first solo album, now has a song on the Top 10. He's had good songs, but before the change in format, he couldn't make it on the chart. This week, he moves up 27 notches to claim the #6 position. I won't credit it all to his breakup with Jessica, but hey, it seems to have done good for him. I'm happy enough to open champange to celebrate the fact that Pop seems to be taking over the reigns in the US!

In the UK, a similar phenomenon has developed, with acts moving up unprecedented amount of notches in the charts, but for them, instead of seeing Pop acts take control, they've opened up the opportunity for previously unheard-of-acts to spread their music online, before it goes on radio. Good stuff.