Music
T-Pain rises to top Billboard chart
Published Friday, May 18 2007, 09:31 BST | By Dave West
T-Pain has risen from third to take the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
The rapper's 'Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')' single, also featuring Yung Joc, tops the US singles chart in its 12th week on the list.
It pushes Maroon 5's 'Makes Me Wonder' to second place.
There are no top ten new entries this week but Huey's 'Pop, Lock & Drop It' rises from 11 to seven and Pink's 'U + Ur Hand' from 16 to 10.
The top ten in full:
1. (3) T-Pain featuring Yung Joc: 'Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin)'
2. (1) Maroon5: 'Makes Me Wonder'
3. (4) Avril Lavigne: 'Girlfriend'
4. (5) Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake: 'Give It To Me'
5. (2) Ne-Yo: 'Because Of You'
6. (9) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Feat. Akon: 'I Tried'
7. (11) Huey: 'Pop, Lock & Drop It'
8. (7) Fergie featuring Ludacris: 'Glamorous'
9. (8) Akon: 'Don't Matter'
10. (16) Pink: 'U + Ur Hand'
The rapper's 'Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')' single, also featuring Yung Joc, tops the US singles chart in its 12th week on the list.
It pushes Maroon 5's 'Makes Me Wonder' to second place.
There are no top ten new entries this week but Huey's 'Pop, Lock & Drop It' rises from 11 to seven and Pink's 'U + Ur Hand' from 16 to 10.
The top ten in full:
1. (3) T-Pain featuring Yung Joc: 'Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin)'
2. (1) Maroon5: 'Makes Me Wonder'
3. (4) Avril Lavigne: 'Girlfriend'
4. (5) Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake: 'Give It To Me'
5. (2) Ne-Yo: 'Because Of You'
6. (9) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Feat. Akon: 'I Tried'
7. (11) Huey: 'Pop, Lock & Drop It'
8. (7) Fergie featuring Ludacris: 'Glamorous'
9. (8) Akon: 'Don't Matter'
10. (16) Pink: 'U + Ur Hand'
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