Chris "dennisobell" Molanphy, our resident chart guru, looks at the upward, downward, and lack of movement on this week's Billboard charts:
One of the top debuts on this week's Billboard's Hot 100 might look a little old: Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good," which 11 months ago marked her first appearance on any U.S. chart, reenters at No. 77, instantly surpassing its original peak.
Winehouse's return is, of course, sparked by her appearance at last week's Grammy Awards, where she pummeled her way through a nerve-wracking twofer of "No Good" and "Rehab." The winner of the Record and Song of the Year trophies, "Rehab" would seem to be the likeliest post-Grammy chart beneficiary. But the quirks of Billboard chart rules make the Ghostface-backed "No Good" look like the winning jam.
That's because Billboard hates to let big recurrent hits clog up the chart after they've had their turn.
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Obviously, there are the Grammys, and then the American Music Awards. Also, you can't forget the Billboard Awards, the Shortlist Prize, the CMA's, and the PLUG Awards. Right after those, probably the most prestigious award that can be awarded to today's musicians has to be the ASCAP Pop Award, set to be awarded on April 9th. I can't quite figure out what it takes to win one of these things, but it certainly can't be much, since their highlighted award is going to Sara Bareilles.
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