Rihanna Overtakes Leona Lewis On Hot 100
May 17, 2008 by Melody
As tipped here yesterday, Rihanna’s “Take a Bow” makes a near-record-breaking jump on the Hot 100 this week to overtake Leona Lewis’ four-week No. 1, “Bleeding Love.” “Take a Bow” soars 53-1 thanks to digital sales of 267,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
“Bleeding Love” slips to No. 2 this week, with Lil Wayne’s “Lollipop” featuring Static Major down 2-3. The next six songs on the chart are all down one position from last week: Jordin Sparks’ “No Air” featuring Chris Brown (3-4), Usher’s “Love in this Club” featuring Young Jeezy (4-5), Ray J & Yung Berg’s “Sexy Can I” (5-6), Madonna’s “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake (6-7), Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body” (7-8) and Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocket Full of Sunshine” (8-9).