JKYH Top 20 (51)

01. Forever Young - Youth Group (+4) 4

02. Mr Q - Jolin Tsai (+5) 2
03. Maybe - Colin's Appendix (+3) 5
04. Buttons - Pussycat Dools ft Snoop Dogg (-1) 6
05. Get Together - Madonna (-4) 6
06. Over My Head - The Fray (+4) 3
07. Who Am I - Will Young (-5) 7
08. Jia Zhuang - Jolin Tsai (+4) 3
09. Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional (-5) 5
10. Ren Zhi - A*Mei (-2) 5
11. Where'd You Go - Fort Minor ft Holly Brook (2) 4
12. Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton (+2) 2
13. Is It Any Wonder - Keane (+4) 3
14. Deja Vu - Beyonce ft Jay-Z (NEW)
15. Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera (NEW)
16. Stoned in Love - Chicane ft Tom Jones (-7) 4
17. Wu Niang - Jolin Tsai (-4) 7
18. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado ft Timbaland (-2) 4
19. Who Knew - Pink (NEW)
20. Beautiful Love - Tanya Chua (NEW)

Call it obsessive with The OC, but the #1 track this week never fails to get me emotional. It's a remake of an old song, but not any other "old" track. Forever Young is probably one of the songs in the soundtracks of the lives of our parents and there's little wonder why. From the melody to the lyrics, the entire song doesn't need much effort to be impactful and doesn't even struggle to stay current. Universal age-old themes explored by the lyrics are timeless. Love this track.

At #2 after only 2 weeks in the chart is Jolin's Mr Q. To me it's something like Zhen Yi Zhi Yan Bi Yi Zhi Yan II, which of course becomes an easy favourite of mine. Bimbotic, instantly likeable, singing at 200km/h... what's there not to like? The video features Edison Chen, which I must've mentioned a million time already! Good stuff!

#3 is Maybe, and the more I listen to it, it just blends in with all the other tracks on the chart that I forget that it's sung by someone I know! =p

#5 is former #1 Madonna, who employs the use of animation for this video. It was only released about 2 weeks ago tops. It's doing well on dance charts around the world. Anyway, despite her album sales not being outstanding (it's just very very good), her sold out concerts are a different story all together. Rumour has it that Mariah has cancelled three dates on her tour and Madonna has been delighted that her old nemesis has still not been able to outperform her at some aspects of her singing career. I'm not rooting for anybody though! Speaking of these divas, Mariah also looks set to record a track with Janet, for her upcoming album 20 Years Old.

A string of new entries to introduce. It seems that this year will see the Revenge of the Teen Pop Idols. Each showing a desperate need to move away from their pop roots to occupy a niche in the industry, and all of them seem to be succeeding! First up at #14 is Beyonce with Deja-Vu, the leading track off her upcoming album B-Day. She deals with the Pop that makes you get out of your chair and dance. Not changing much of her winning formula, even getting Jay-Z in the track once again, the track sounds a bit much like her previous works, but you can never get too much of a good thing! At #13 is the long-awaited comeback from Christina Aguilera, a track that introduces her daring at trying out new musical genres and she makes it instantly likeable. Ain't No Other Man has a bit of the jazz and blues sounds, but instead of sounding dated,it's a track with a killer chorus that sticks to your head! At #19 is Pink, with Who Knew, the second single off her current album. Choosing a more mellowed down track compared to Stupid Girls, Pink shows off her credibility and comes across as "real" and able to speak her mind through her songs. Fab.

Others from the Teen Pop wave who are set to make their presence felt this year include Justin Timberlake whose new album FutureSex/LoveSounds featuring the lead single SexyBack which arrives in August. SexyBack was co-written and co-produced by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Nate Hills. Justin's N'sync bandmate JC Chasez is also ready to release his sophomore album. The first single is Until Yesterday, a song he wrote with Justin Timberlake. Not one to sit back and watch fellow (ex)Teen Idol (ex husband) Nick Lachey release an album, Jessica Simpson has also sent a new track to radio, titled Public Affair. I haven't heart it but Billboard says "Her first release post-100 mph ascent to the A-list is an ecstatic pure-pop frolic reminiscent of Madonna's "Lucky Star.".

Now I would like you to try to doubt the credibility of this wave. With media attention under their belts, they can easily make the headlines they need to publicise their album, and all of them are set to sell decently, some more decently than others. Can't wait for it!

At #20 is Tanya Chua with Beautiful Love, off her critically-lauded greatest hits album. Also after winning the Golden Melody awards this year, I think she's moving towards greater stuff. She makes me a proud Singaporean! =P

New tracks that may debut next week (probably not because of the stiff competition in the charts now!) include the new Janet song Call On Me, Nelly Furtado's Maneater, Oakenfold ft Brittany Murphy in Faster Kill Pussycat. Till next week!