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18 weeks at US No.1 for Black Eyed Peas

Published Friday, Aug 7 2009, 09:18 BST | By Nick Levine
18 weeks at US No.1 for Black Eyed Peas

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Black Eyed Peas have extended their record run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

Their track 'I Gotta Feeling' notches up its sixth week at number one, having previously ended the 12-week chart reign of predecessor 'Boom Boom Pow'.

Rapper Drake holds steady at two with 'Best I Ever Had', while Taylor Swift bounces back to three with 'You Belong With Me'.

Meanwhile, British R&B singer Jay Sean scores his first ever US top ten hit after climbing from 32 to six with 'Down', a collaboration with Lil Wayne.

Outside the top ten, Shakira jumps from 41 to 21 with 'She Wolf', while T.I. and Mary J. Blige debut at 29 with 'Remember Me'.

The top ten singles in full (click where possible for our reviews):

1. (1) Black Eyed Peas: 'I Gotta Feeling'
2. (2) Drake: 'Best I Ever Had'
3. (4) Taylor Swift: 'You Belong With Me'
4. (3) Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West, Ne-Yo: 'Knock You Down'
5. (5) Kings of Leon: 'Use Somebody'
6. (32) Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne: 'Down'
7. (6) Sean Kingston: 'Fire Burning'
8. (7) Black Eyed Peas: 'Boom Boom Pow'
9. (8) Lady GaGa: 'LoveGame'
10. (12) Cobra Starship ft. Leighton Meester: 'Good Girls Go Bad'

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