| The J-SKWD TrackList | ||||
| November 28, 2004 | ||||
| TW | LW | WKS | Title, Artist | Peak |
| <<NUMBER ONE>> | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 7 | Italian Love Song, Tina Arena | 1 (1) |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | Vertigo, U2 | 1 (1) |
| 3 | 5 | 9 | What You Waiting For?, Gwen Stefani | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 10 | Just Lose It, Eminem | 1 (3) |
| 5 | 7 | 12 | Lose My Breath, Destiny's Child | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 13 | Extraordinary Machine, Fiona Apple | 1 (1) |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | Ride It, Geri Halliwell | 6 |
| 8 | 8 | 17 | Still, Tamia | 7 |
| 9 | 9 | 18 | Hey Ya, Will Young | 8 |
| 10 | 15 | 10 | Party For Two, Shania Twain Featuring Mark McGrath Or Billy Currington | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | 8 | Someone's Watching Over Me, Hilary Duff | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | 15 | Not For All The Love In The World, The Thrills | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | 17 | Somebody Told Me, The Killers | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | 5 | Drop It Like It's Hot, Snoop Dogg Featuring Pharrell | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | 3 | Please Please Me, Holly Valance | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | 15 | White Houses, Vanessa Carlton | 16 |
| 17 | 25 | 4 | Nothing Hurts Like Love, Daniel Bedingfield | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | 15 | Somewhere Only We Know, Keane | 18 |
| 19 | 19 | 14 | My Boo, Usher & Alicia Keys | 19 |
| 20 | 10 | 14 | Let's Get It Started, Black Eyed Peas | 10 |
| 21 | 22 | 11 | The New Workout Plan, Kanye West | 21 |
| 22 | 21 | 8 | Over And Over, Nelly Featuring Tim McGraw | 21 |
| 23 | 18 | 24 | She Will Be Loved, Maroon5 | 4 |
| 24 | 28 | 21 | The Last Goodbye, Lara Fabian | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 12 | Hey, Mandy Moore | 25 |
| 26 | NEW | 1 | Dive In, Christy Carlson Romano | 26 |
| 27 | 17 | 16 | 1985, Bowling For Soup | 13 |
| 28 | 36 | 3 | Better Version Of Me, Fiona Apple | 28 |
| 29 | 33 | 5 | Old Habits Die Hard, Mick Jagger | 29 |
| 30 | 27 | 13 | Live, Jennifer Marks | 26 |
| 31 | 32 | 4 | Blame It On Me, Maria Mena | 31 |
| 32 | 29 | 16 | Dare You To Move, Switchfoot | 1 (1) |
| 33 | 34 | 8 | Not Too Late For Love, Beverley Knight | 33 |
| 34 | 35 | 7 | Walk Tall, John Mellencamp | 34 |
| 35 | 40 | 3 | Beautiful Soul, Jesse McCartney | 35 |
| 36 | 39 | 3 | Don't Worry, Chingy Featuring Janet Jackson | 36 |
| 37 | 37 | 8 | Celebrity, Bandcamp | 37 |
| 38 | 38 | 6 | Angel, The Corrs | 38 |
| 39 | 24 | 13 | Tilt Ya Head Back, Nelly & Christina Aguilera | 1 (1) |
| 40 | 41 | 2 | Get Back, Ludacris | 40 |
| 41 | 47 | 2 | 24, Jem | 41 |
| 42 | NEW | 1 | Pain, Jimmy Eat World | 42 |
| 43 | 50 | 2 | Laura, Scissor Sisters | 43 |
| 44 | 46 | 2 | Whatever U Want, Christina Milian Featuring Joe Budden | 44 |
| 45 | 45 | 5 | Karma, Alicia Keys | 45 |
| 46 | 43 | 5 | Only U, Ashanti | 43 |
| 47 | 30 | 25 | Portions For Foxes (Bad News), Rilo Kiley | 9 |
| 48 | 44 | 6 | Down Here In Hell (With You), Van Hunt | 42 |
| 49 | 42 | 9 | Just Like Me, Holly Valance | 41 |
| 50 | NEW | 1 | Only One, Yellowcard | 50 |
| Top Albums | ||||
| November 28, 2004 | ||||
| TW | LW | WKS | Title, Artist (Purchase Date) | Peak |
| <<NUMBER ONE>> | ||||
| 1 | - | 1 | Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Gwen Stefani (11/27/04) | 1 (1) |
| 2 | - | 1 | Scissor Sisters, Scissor Sisters (11/27/04) | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 20 | Karen Sisco, Original Soundtrack (07/17/04)*# | 1 (5) |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | More Adventurous, Rilo Kiley (10/23/04) | 1 (3) |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | State Of Mind (Special Edition), Holly Valance (02/18/04) | 1 (7) |
| 6 | 6 | 30 | Finally Woken, Jem (05/08/04) | 1 (1) |
| 7 | 4 | 5 | Hot Fuss, The Killers (10/29/04) | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | 4 | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, U2 (11/06/04) | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Encore, Eminem (11/06/04) | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 12 | Mind, Body & Soul, Joss Stone (09/08/04) | 1 (1) |
| * Home-made. Not available in stores…so don't go lookin' for it! | ||||
| For the third time in her career and the first time since 2003, Tina Arena has the No. 1 single on The TrackList, as "Italian Love Song" climbs up one rung to swipe the top spot from U2's "Vertigo" (which slides 1-2 despite gaining in points). And for the first time in a few weeks, a new song has broken into the Top 5: Destiny's Child's devastatingly addictive "Lose My Breath". That beat is crazay! Meanwhile, breaking into the Top 10 is Shania Twain, along with Mark McGrath and/or Billy Currington, who appear on alternate versions of Twain's "Party For Two." Though the McGrath-flavored pop cut is receiving more spins in my CD-Changer, I do happen to dig the Currington-featuring country take as well. They're both fun. Meanwhile, Daniel Bedingfield leaps 25-17 and for the second time earns the "Biggest Mover" title with "Nothing Hurts Like Love." Lastly, Christy Carlson Romano debuts at an impressively high No. 26 with "Dive In", thanks to all the trouble I went through to find it. But, it was worth it. It's a great pop song. | ||||
| So, I picked up 2 new CDs this week, including Gwen Stefani's Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (which debuts at No. 1 on the albums list) and the Scissor Sisters' self-titled debut album (which is a new entry at No. 2). And guess what? I love them both. Love. Angel... reminds me of Holly Valance's State Of Mind, thanks to its way cool retro-'80s stylings. As for Scissor Sisters, I believe there is no real comparison, except maybe '70s Elton John. So, two great new CD's in one week? That's hot. ...I'm sorry. I promise I'll never say that again. Really. | ||||
| CRAP SINGLE OF THE WEEK: LIL' JON & THE EASTSIDE BOYZ "WHAT U GON' DO" Okay, so this actually works for me on sort of a guilty-pleasure level, since I have such a blast mocking it. But, as a work of art? It totally blows. The beat is heavy enough, but grating after five and a half minutes, and none of the rappers are distinct or versatile enough to overcome it. But let's get to the real problem here: Lil' Jon (né John Smith), whose own crunk language and odd shout-outs (already a cliché, thanks in part to Dave Chapelle's brilliant impersonation of him) have become just plain ridiculous. The chorus? "What they gon' do? / Sh**!" Lovely. I'll give you just one more example, and it should be enough drive my point home: "Those motherf***ing n*ggas still motherf***ing lookin' over here and sh**!" Um...yeah. C | ||||
| > Brandon "Jayson" Ulman, 11/30/04 | ||||
| # Karen Sisco Track listing (Final Revised Version) | ||||
| 1. The Isley Brothers - "It's Your Thing" (Theme Song) | ||||
| 2. Booker T & The MG's - "Green Onions" (From Episode 1.03) | ||||
| 3. Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Sweet Home Alabama" (1.02) | ||||
| 4. Kinky - "Mas" (1.04) | ||||
| 5. Al Green - "Here I Am (Come And Take Me)" (1.01) | ||||
| 6. Mazzy Star - "Blue Light" (1.03) | ||||
| 7. Marvin Gaye - "Trouble Man" (1.03) | ||||
| 8. Bulletboys - "For The Love of Money" (1.05) | ||||
| 9. Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Free Bird" (1.02) | ||||
| 10. Delbert McClinton - "If You Can't Lie No Better" (1.07) | ||||
| 11. Weekend Players - "Jericho" (1.01) | ||||
| 12. Beth Orton - "God Song" (1.03) | ||||
| 13. Rosanne Cash - "Will You Remember Me" (1.05) | ||||
| 14. Etta James - "Change Is Gonna Do Me Good" (1.01) | ||||
| 15. Leonard Cohen - "Chelsea Hotel No. 2" (1.03) | ||||
| 16. Nickel Creek - "Out of the Woods" (1.06) | ||||
| 17. Sly & The Family Stone - "Que Sera, Sera" (1.03) | ||||
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