Another week of stagnation: except for minor shifting, the top ten remains the same, while places 11 to 15 fill up with contenders cooling their heels and waiting for something to break (or for radio to decide that it's tired of playing "Apologize" already). For those who are sick of seeing Flo Rida at number one, don't turn around, because the Timbaland-produced follow-up, "Elevator", jumped from 100 to 28 this week, and should be in the top ten by the middle of March.
Once again the best debut comes from Missy Elliott: "Shake Your Pom Pom" from the Step Up 2 the Streets soundtrack. More straightforward rhythmically than "Ching-A-Ling", and less interesting, but decent enough (though it doesn't sound as if Missy put much effort into it). As for the rest, if you really want a Paula Abdul comeback record, or to wallow in various forms of country sentiment (youth, love and family, God, etc.), or hear T-Pain and Chris Brown lend some help to Lil Mama, who really doesn't need any, you're welcome to it.