Leona Lewis' "Love" still strong on U.S. singles chart

By Katie Hasty Reuters - Friday, May 9 12:02 am

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" holds tight at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth nonconsecutive week.

The week's biggest airplay gainer, Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" featuring Static Major, follows suit, gripping the No. 2 rung for a second week. Jordin Sparks' "No Air" featuring Chris Brown marks its third week at No. 3.

Usher's "Love in This Club" featuring Young Jeezy climbs a notch, from No. 5 to No. 4, as Ray J & Yung Berg's "Sexy Can I" ascends from sixth position to No. 5. Madonna, who is this week's Billboard 200 chart-topper with her album "Hard Candy," sees single "4 Minutes" featuring Justin Timberlake slip from No. 4 to No. 6 as Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" keeps the No. 7 spot warm for a second week.

Natasha Bedingfield scores her second Hot 100 top 10 ink as "Pocketful of Sunshine" zooms up from the 19th slot to No. 8. The British singer performed the track on last week's "American Idol," sparking a 110 percent jump in digital sales and making the track this week's biggest digital sales gainer.

Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" falls one rung to No. 9 as Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'" scores a new peak, moving from No. 14 to No. 10, his first top 10 as an artist. (McCartney's name appears in association with Lewis' "Bleeding Love," as a co-writer of that single.)

Madonna's next single, "Give It 2 Me" is this week's hot-shot debut, entering at No. 57. Busta Rhymes' and Linkin Park's rap/rock hybrid "We Made It" starts at No. 65; the track is the first single off the rapper's forthcoming "I'm Blessed," due June 17.

Other debuts this week include Keyshia Cole's "Heaven Sent" at No. 83, Augustana's "Sweet and Low" at No. 88, Sean Kingston's "There's Nothin" featuring Elan & Juelz Santana at No. 92, the Ting Tings' "Shut Up and Let Me Go" (featured in the latest iPod commercial) at No. 93, Colbie Caillat's "Dreams Collide" at No. 96 and Miranda Lambert's "Gunpowder & Lead" at No. 100.

Reuters/Billboard

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