Far East Movement Back Into the Top Spot

The Far East Movement's "Like a G6" returns to the top of the Hot 100 after a two week hiatus. It was perched from its number status by the back-to-back monster debuts of Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" and Rihanna featuring Drake's "What's My Name." This marks the third overall week that "Like a G6" is number one.

The two biggest movements up the chart are Rihanna's earlier single "Only Girl (In the World)" from 4-2 and P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" from 7-4.

The biggest debut of the week comes from Glee. "Teenage Dream," a cover of Katy Perry's recent number one hit, sung with lead vocals by newest cast member Darren Criss, debuts at number 8. It is the second highest debut ever for a Glee song, behind the number 4 debut of "Don't Stop Believing" from its very first episode.



The thing I'm most impressed with about the Glee debut is that it is a cover of a song that is fairly new and is still in the upper echelon of the charts (Katy Perry's version is at number 13). I guess people are either not sick of the song and/or they truly just loved the job Glee did with it.

Another huge debut comes from the Black Eyed Peas. The first single from their new album "The Beginning," "The Time (Dirty Bit)," debuts at number 12. It is the second highest debut for the group ever, behind 2009's record-breaking "I Gotta Feeling." The song samples the 1987 song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from Dirty Dancing. Their album is due Nov. 30.



While I like the Peas' new song, I don't think it's as good as some of the songs from their last album. While I definitely think it will crack the top 10, it will be interesting to see if it can hit number one, like 3 of the songs from their last album "The E.N.D." It may drop next week because of large first week sales, but will eventually rebound, probably two weeks from now, due to radio airplay.

One more prediction for next week - expect lots of debuts of songs from Rihanna's newest album "Loud." In today's digital world, when an artist releases an album the most popular songs, even if they are not singles, end up the charts due to strong digital sales. We saw this last week with Taylor Swift. I've heard most of Rihanna's album and expect "S&M" and "Cheers (Drink to That)" to be on the charts next week.

If you haven't heard the new Black Eyed Peas song yet, listen to it here: The Time

Many Glee fans have said that the show's cover of Teenage Dream is better than the original Katy Perry version. Listen to both and see if you agree: Katy Perry vs. Glee