Let's see, charts, that's where stuff that is popular is designated popular, and you observe this and get all excited or all depressed because... (some reason or other)...

( Dr. Dre )

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I suppose that Drake is now helping to sell Wayne rather than vice versa.

( Lil Wayne )

Week of weirdly detached new tracks - weird detachment from your reviewer, at least. Taio Cruz gets to be hot top pop mess of the week, I guess.

( Drake )

Rihanna finally returns to #1, her old accustomed spot two years ago, "Need You Now" having to settle for #2 again. As for new music, I'm kind of... um... well... yes, um. This is about as "um" a week as there's ever been.

( Ludacris )

Singles chart in a deep freeze, one new entry: does Wayne warm us up? Look under the cut...

( Lil Wayne )

The charts head into the retail season and still feel like nothing.

( John Mayer )

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When he slouches his way onstage, it really does become his world.

American Idol is good to Carrie, Randy, and Brad, while Wayne unwinds and Flo Rida goes searching for game.

( Carrie Underwood )

The Taylor Swift album finally falls from number one to number two. The Bird And The Bee enter at 78. Meanwhile, on the singles chart, something happens, somewhere, probably. Possibly.

( Lil Wayne )