A Look At This Week’s Music Charts

One artist on the charts this week is about to explode into the stratosphere. Canadian rapper K’naan’s debut album, Troubadour, won Rap Recording of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards. Now one of the songs on that album is getting a lot of attention. A group of Canadian artists calling themselves Young Artists for Haiti re-recorded the song Wavin’ Flag as a charity single. The same song was also chosen as the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. International stardom awaits…

Here are the top five country songs on Bob Kingsley’s Country Top 40:

1. THAT’S HOW COUNTRY BOYS ROLL – BILLY CURRINGTON
2. WHY DON’T WE JUST DANCE – JOSH TURNER
3. HILLBILLY BONE – BLAKE SHELTON w/ TRACE ADKINS
4. A LITTLE MORE COUNTRY THAN THAT – EASTON CORBIN
5. TEMPORARY HOME – CARRIE UNDERWOOD

On Toronto’s 99.9 FM Virgin Radio, the top five songs on the Canadian Top 20 countdown are:

1. TIK TOK – KE$HA
2. BAD ROMANCE – LADY GAGA
3. WAVIN’ FLAG – K’NAAN
4. TELEPHONE – LADY GAGA/BEYONCÉ
5. WHATAYA WANT FROM ME – ADAM LAMBERT

The top five songs on Edmonton’s The Bear 100.3 rock chart are:

1. YOUR DECISION – ALICE IN CHAINS
2. SHAKIN’ HANDS –NICKELBACK
3. JUST BREATHE – PEARL JAM
4. CRAWL – KINGS OF LEON
5. IF ONLY YOU KNEW – SHINEDOWN