I'D LIKE TO TAKE A second and mention why a brief ecstasy flowed over me on Tuesday (9/10). Both Aimee Mann (see above) and Marianne Faithfull made wonderful appearances on late night TV. Faithfull, re-scheduled after she was to originally appear on Sept. 2 (the host opted for a vacation instead), was interviewed by and later performed for David Letterman and his CBS Late Show. Her obvious song choice was the current single, "Wherever I Go." Mann, meanwhile, was welcomed by apparent outside-of-work friend Craig Kilborn just about an hour later on the same network's Late Late Show. She offered a low-key performance of this week's Number One single, "Humpty Dumpty." Both musicians acquitted themselves nicely, but the promotional support apparently did more for Mann on the J-SKWD Top 75 (again, No. 1) than it did for Faithfull (who - ouch! - tumbles 21-63, though the fall has nothing to do with her performance; the song is merely becoming too odd a fit for the current playlist).

TW  LW WKS  TITLE-Artist                            PK

 1*  7   5  HUMPTY DUMPTY-Aimee Mann                 1
 2*  2  10  DILEMMA-Nelly F/Kelly Rowland            2
 3*  3   9  GANGSTA LOVIN'-Eve F/Alicia Keys         2
 4   4  11  LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT-Kylie Minogue        1
 5   1  15  COMPLICATED-Avril Lavigne                1
 6   5  11  A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION-Elvis Vs JXL  4
 7   6  23  JUST LIKE A PILL-Pink                    4
 8* 12   5  SK8ER BOI-Avril Lavigne                  8
 9* 13   5  LIFE GOES ON-LeAnn Rimes                 9
10   8  10  KEEP FISHIN'-Weezer                      8
11   9  11  SOMEWHERE OUT THERE-Our Lady Peace       7
12* 15   8  GOODBYE TO YOU-Michelle Branch          12
13* 14  10  BIG MACHINE-Goo Goo Dolls               13
14  10  22  NO SUCH THING-John Mayer                10
15* 16   9  THE RISING-Bruce Springsteen             2
16* 19  20  HAPPY-Ashanti                           16
17* 24   5  IF I COULD GO!-Angie Martinez           17
18* 20  20  ORDINARY DAY-Vanessa Carlton            18
19  18  20  HOT IN HERRE-Nelly                       1
20* 26   9  GOTTA GET THRU THIS-Daniel Bedingfield  20
21  11  11  HEAVEN-DJ Sammy & Yanou F/Do             1
22* 67   2  YOU MADE ME FIND MYSELF-Tina Arena      22
23* 23   5  WHATCHULOOKINAT-Whitney Houston         23
24  22   9  LONG TIME GONE-Dixie Chicks             19
25* 43   2  TRADE IT ALL PART 2-Fabolous/P.Diddy    25
26* 28  20  OBJECTION (TANGO)-Shakira               26
27* 30  13  CLEANIN OUT MY CLOSET-Eminem            27
28  25  11  DOWN 4 U-The Inc. F/Ja Rule, Ashanti... 25
29* 33   5  TWO WRONGS-Wyclef Jean/Claudette Ortiz  29
30* 38   5  UNDERNEATH IT ALL-No Doubt F/Lady Saw   30
31* 36   5  COLD IN CALIFORNIA-Allison Moorer       31
32* 42  23  MOVE B****-Ludacris F/Mystikal & I-20   32
33* 34   9  ALL EYEZ ON ME-Monica                   33
34* 37   5  SPIN-Lifehouse                          34
35* 35   9  WHERE ARE YOU GOING-Dave Matthews Band  35
36* 39  23  ONE LAST BREATH-Creed                   35
37  29  11  AFTERLIFE-Rosey                         27
38  31  15  HERO-Chad Kroeger F/Josey Scott          5
39* 44   2  WORLD OF OUR OWN-Westlife               39
40* 41  13  I CARE 4 U-Aaliyah                      40
41  40   9  FEEL IT BOY-Beenie Man F/Janet Jackson  40
42* 62   2  ELECTRICAL STORM-U2                     42
43  17  11  MY NECK, MY BACK-Khia                   10
44  27   9  FOR ALL TIME-Soluna                      7
45* 47  15  YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND-John Mayer    45
46* 64   2  IN MY PLACE-Coldplay                    46
47* 51   5  JUST A FRIEND 2002-Mario                47
48  48  16  STEVE McQUEEN-Sheryl Crow               48
49* 53  20  SWEETNESS-Jimmy Eat World               49
50* 55   7  PO' FOLKS-Nappy Roots                   50
51* 72   5  OUT OF MY HEART (INTO YOUR HEAD)-BBMak  44
52  45   9  BARENAKED-Jennifer Love Hewitt          39
53* 58   5  COULD IT BE ANY HARDER-The Calling      53
54* 54   2  LANDSLIDE-Dixie Chicks                  54
55* 57  13  BABY-Ashanti                            55
56* 61   2  I DO (WANNA GET CLOSE TO YOU)-3LW/Loon  56
57  50  11  BY THE WAY-Red Hot Chili Peppers        36
58* 63   2  CRY-Faith Hill                          58
59* 60  11  BLUE JEANS-Yasmeen                      59
60  59   9  BURNIN' UP-Faith Evans                  59
61  46  15  DAYS GO BY-Dirty Vegas                   8
62* 68   2  A MOMENT LIKE THIS(LIVE)-Kelly Clarkson 62
63  21   9  WHEREVER I GO-Marianne Faithfull         4
64  52  27  HELLA GOOD-No Doubt                     10
65* 70   7  GROWING PAINS(ORIGINAL MIX)-Ludacris    65
66* 66   5  JUST A LITTLE GIRL-Amy Studt            66
67* 74  11  RUNNING AWAY-hoobastank                 61
68* 75   5  NEVER AGAIN-Nickelback                  68
69* 71   2  FAMILY PORTRAIT-Pink                    69
70  56  23  DON'T KNOW WHY-Norah Jones               8
71  49  20  SYMPHONY OF LIFE-Tina Arena              3
72  65   9  COME A LITTLE CLOSER-Brandy             65
73* NEW  1  SAFE AND SOUND-Sheryl Crow              73
74  69  22  WHEN THE STARS GO BLUE-The Corrs F/Bono 21
75  32  11  GIRLS OF SUMMER-Aerosmith               17
   
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OFF THE CHART:

TW  LW  WKS TITLE-Artist                            PK

 --  73   9  NO MORE LOVE-Toni Braxton F/Irv Gotti  69 
    
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KEY:  *=A song that continues to grow on me.
        F/=Featuring