What is up?! Damn….this week was hella short for some reason. Eh, either way it is Friday so you know what that means! It’s time for the…
Passion of Chachi’s Top 20 Video Countdown!!
We begin the Countdown this week with a new entry from a current R&B star that came close to being banned from this thing!
20. Chris Brown - Forever (New Entry)
Chris Breezy makes his first appearance on the Countdown! This is kind of a shock considering how much I DID NOT LIKE “Wall To Wall” (It almost won the Chachi for worst video of 2007). However, this song has been on rotation on the deck in the car and the video is on the Zune and running the battery down. Not the normal R&B fare, which is kind of why I like it.
19. TERIYAKI BOYZ - ZOCK ON! feat. Pharrell and Busta Rhymes - ZOCK ON! (Last Week #17)
Looks like after a pretty lengthy stay in the bottom half, The Boyz are on their way out of the Countdown. NERD’s remix for “Everybody Nose” with CRS and Pusha T is fucking TITS! Too bad my copy is kind of shitty.
18. Aqua Timez - Niji (New Entry)
The Timez is back! It has been over eight months since they were on here but Aqua Timez is back with a brand new video! Not really NEW but it took a while to grow on me. Not as rocking as “ALONES” but as we all know…few things are.
17. The Roots feat Dice Raw & Peedi Crack – Get Busy (Last Week #14)
Looks like The Roots are still falling with this one. Been a big year for these guys, I hope a Grammy nod comes from this one.
16. Erykah Badu - Honey (Last Week #13)
Another big first half artist is now falling as summer begins. Miss Badu got close to the top but couldn’t take the crown. Not much from her since, though.
15. Paramore – That’s What You Get (Last Week #19, Biggest Mover)
Paramore is once again rocketing up the Countdown, moving up four spots this week! Could they be the new Evanesence of the chart? Amy Lee and company came close twice in 2006 to the top spot and being the first rock band to take the throne but Paramore may just beat them to it!
14. The Roots feat. Chrisette Michelle & Wale – Rising Up (Last Week #15)
The Roots second video on the Countdown moves up one modest spot this week.
13. Yui – Namidairo (Last Week #11)
Yui’s rough summer continues as both of her videos are tumbling down. This video marked her third straight video to peak at number two before failing to take over the number one spot. In her defense, most artists never make it that high but her standards have been set higher than most.
12. YA-KYIM – Super Looper (Last Week #16, Biggest Mover)
YA-KYIM moves up another BIG four spots this week as they try to crack the Top 10! Can I just say that this video almost melted my Zune? It’s true! They’s damn fine!
11. Bennie K – Monochrome (Last Week #9, Seven Weeks at #1)
After ruling the Countdown, Bennie K is outside of the Top 10 for the first time since they debuted. This is arguably the biggest video of 2008 and it isn’t even summer yet! It had beed a while since I had seen my baby boo, too. I love you, Yuki!
10. Colbie Caillat – Realize (Last Week #12)
We have made the Top 10 and we begin with one of the biggest shockers so far! Colbie has really grown on me….or at least THIS video has. I am a fan of this song and the video is pretty much “Bubbly Part Deux” but it isn’t bad. And it has the creepy, Clay Aiken’s “Invisible” vibe I like. I’M CRAZY!
9. Yui – Laugh Away (Last Week #7)
The second of Yui’s videos to fail to take the top spot. Dare I say, her latest album is fucking bad ass. If you like J-Pop, pick it up. If you don’t….what the hell are you even fucking doing here?!
8. Alicia Keys – Teenage Love Affair (Last Week #10)
My baby boo!! Alicia moves up a modest two spots this week as she seeks her third straight number one video. Can I just say….this girl is damn fine? Have you seen her in those pictures when she is in those grey sweatpants? Hell yeah! Made a supersonic man out of me!
7. Kelun – SIXTEEN GIRL (Last Week #8)
Kelun moves up one spot this week as I wait impatiently for their fucking album. GIVE ME “CHU-BURA” OR THE PUPPY GETS IT! I SWEAR I WILL DO IT!
6. Foxxi MisQ – X.B.F. (Last Week #4, One Week at #1)
The ladies of Foxxi MisQ fall out of the Top Five this week as they continue their spiral. I don’t care. I still love me some Dem. She is tres hawt.
5. Lupe Fiasco feat Nikki Jean – Hip Hop Saved My Life (Last Week #5)
Lupe camps out at number five for the second straight week as he cracks the Top 5 for the second time this year. With another video out and HOPEFULLY one out for the “Everybody Nose” remix soon it could be a big year for Lupe.
4. Toshinobu Kobuta feat. Misia - Flying Easy Loving Crazy (Last Week #7)
Moving up three big spots this week are the J-Urban legends! Toshinobu Kobuta is one step away from the Top Three as is Misia (Damn fine, by the way). Zach and I tried to do “La La La Love Song” at karaoke but…my Japanese is horrible. I’m working on it, though! The Top Three hasn’t changed, but has the order?
3. L`Arc~en~Ciel – DRINK IT DOWN (Last Week #2)
After making it to the runner up position, Hyde and the boys take a step back this week. Is this just a temporary setback? Or is this the end of their return to the Countdown? Let’s hope it’s the previous because they are close to taking the throne!
2. Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming (Last Week #3)
Kanye is back in a familiar position: near the top. Not only is this his fourth video on the Countdown of 2008, this is his fourth Top Three video over the last 10 months! Now that is a very big run for him, maybe getting him the ever elusive Chachi for Artist of the Year? We will have to see…..
1. Usher feat. Young Jeezy – Love In This Club (Last Week #1, Three Weeks at #1)
…..Because the artist with the number one video is vying for that title as well! Urr-sherr holds on to the crown of number one video for a third straight week! Yeah, I prefer the T.I. remix but odds are THAT won’t be coming out with Clifford Harris being in jail and all. Even still, this video is hot. Congrats on three weeks at the top!
That is all for this week! Tune in seven days from now to see if Usher and Jeezy can make it a full month at number one! Or will Kanye come home to the throne of the Countdown? Or can L’Arc~en~Ciel bounce back and take the crown from the Prince of R&B? See you in a week!
Well, I am considering going to see “Prince Caspian” tonight but I am totally in the mood for sushi and sake so I may just do that instead. Either way….SLUMBER PARTAAAAAAAAAY!
Chachi Out.
