Twostepcub's music chart for April 27, 2007...

I know it's late, but better late than never...here's my tunes for the week. This week Gwen Stefani (pictured above) takes over the top spot, while Maroon5, Christina Aguilera, Lily Allen, and Ultra Nate make big jumps. The Wreckers, Five For Fighting, KT Tunstall, Billie Myers, and the Dixie Chicks (for the umpteenth time) leave the chart. If I could escape....

This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses)
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1. The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani f/Akon (4)
2. What Comes Around...Goes Around - Justin Timberlake (3)
3. This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race - Fall Out Boy (1)
4. Settlin' - Sugarland (2)
5. Say It Right - Nelly Furtado (6)
6. U & Ur Hand - Pink (7)
7. Grace Kelly - Mika (9)
8. Long Trip Alone - Dierks Bentley (8)
9. It's Not Over - Daughtry (5)
10. Wasted - Carrie Underwood (10)
11. Read My Mind - The Killers (19)
12. Love Me Or Hate Me (F*ck You) - Lady Sovereign (12)
13. Last Dollar (Fly Away) - Tim McGraw (15)
14. Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood (22)
15. Good Directions - Billy Currington (21)
16. Gravity - John Mayer (20)
17. Keep Holding On - Avril Lavigne (13)
18. Makes Me Wonder - Maroon5 (36)
19. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol (14)
20. How To Save A Life - The Fray (17)
21. If Everyone Cared - Nickelback (25)
22. By The Way - Jenna Drey (18)
23. By My Side - Flanders (23)
24. Stand - Rascal Flatts (28)
25. Runaway - Jamiroquai (11)
26. Rise - Samantha James (32)
27. Candyman - Christina Aguilera (38)
28. Starlight - Muse (16)
29. Angelicus - Delerium (30)
30. Look Into You - The Fray (33)
31. Stars Align - Kaskade (26)
32. Ticks - Brad Paisley (45)
33. U Spin Me - Inaya Day (35)
34. Smile - Lily Allen (51)
35. Discotech - Young Love (44)
36. A Woman's Love - Alan Jackson (41)
37. Don't Make Me - Blake Shelton (37)
38. A Feelin' Like That - Gary Allan (39)
39. New Shoes - Paolo Nutini (40)
40. You Are Why - Dawn Tallman (42)
41. Colorful - Rocco DeLucca & The Burden (49)
42. Little Wonders - Rob Thomas (46)
43. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Hudson (24)
44. From Yesterday - 30 Seconds To Mars (27)
45. Irreplaceable - Beyonce (29)
46. It Ends Tonight - All-American Rejects (34)
47. Make It Happen - Maya Azucena (55)
48. Cupid's Chokehold - Gym Class Heroes (52)
49. Embrace Me - Leana (50)
50. It's My Life - S-Blush (61)
51. Automatic - Ultra Nate (79)
52. Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs (56)
53. Dashboard - Modest Mouse (47)
54. Moments - Emerson Drive (63)
55. Snow ((Hey Oh)) - Red Hot Chili Peppers (48)
56. Find Out Who Your Friends Are - Tracy Lawrence (62)
57. I'll Wait For You - Joe Nichols (57)
58. Beer In Mexico - Kenny Chesney (53)
59. Some Girls - Henri (66)
60. Anyway - Martina McBride (60)
61. The Creeps - Camille Jones (65)
62. Drums In The Club - DJ Russ Harris (74)
63. High Maintenance Woman - Toby Keith (64)
64. You Give Me Something - James Morrison (69)
65. Breath - Breaking Benjamin (85)
66. Pump - Chris "The Greek" Panaghi (67)
67. The Other Side Of The World - KT Tunstall (94)
68. Famous Last Words - My Chemical Romance (58)
69. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going - Jennifer Holliday f/Rosabel (59)
70. Minimal - Pet Shop Boys (54)
71. Dixie Lullaby - Pat Green (72)
72. Survivalism - Nine Inch Nails (73)
73. Time After Time - Koishii & Hush f/Catherine McQueen (76)
74. Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance (68)
75. Waiting On The World To Change - John Mayer (71)
76. Into The Ocean - Blue October (31)
77. Stupid Boy - Keith Urban (43)
78. I Wonder - Kellie Pickler (DEBUT)
79. Me & God - Josh Turner (80)
80. Better Than Me - Hinder (86)
81. Johnny Cash - Jason Aldean (91)
82. What I've Done - Linkin Park (DEBUT)
83. Cry For You - September (DEBUT)
84. Undeniable - Mat Kearney (89)
85. Wrapped - George Strait (97)
86. Stolen - Dashboard Confessional (87)
87. Over It - Katherine McPhee (88)
88. Dig - Incubus (98)
89. Rock To The Rhythm - DJ Dan (90)
90. Lost In The Moment - Big & Rich (96)
91. Forever - Papa Roach (99)
92. Pain - Three Days Grace (70)
93. Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne (DEBUT)
94. Startin' With Me - Jake Owen (95)
95. The Kill (Bury Me) - 30 Seconds To Mars (100)
96. I Need Someone - Ralph Falcon (81)
97. Ghost - Deepsky & Jes (DEBUT)
98. Home - Daughtry (DEBUT)
99. With Love - Hilary Duff (DEBUT)
100. Lucky Man - Montgomery Gentry (DEBUT)

This week, the highest debut is former American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler, with her second single, "I Wonder"...



Linkin Park finally returns with their first single in a while, "What I've Done"...



Swedish dance siren September returns with a second single as well, with "Cry For You"...



Post-teenybopper Avril Lavigne already has "Keep Holding On" in the top-20, but comes on with "Girlfriend"...



Deepsky, remixers for the likes of Madonna among others, debuts with Jes in their own right with "Ghost"...



Another American Idol alum, Chris Daughtry, returns with his band with "Home"...



Actress slash singer Hilary Duff comes back to the chart with "With Love"...



and Montgomery Gentry come back to the countdown with "Lucky Man", here performed on the (former) Imus show...




I AM a lucky man.