Black Eyed Peas, Miley Cyrus lead US singles chart

The Black Eyed Peas extended their unprecedented run at the top of Billboard`s Hot 100 singles chart, while Cyrus kept partying at No 2.

Los Angeles: The Black Eyed Peas extended their unprecedented run at the top of Billboard`s Hot 100 singles chart to 21 weeks on Thursday, while Miley Cyrus kept partying at No 2.

The hip-hop group led the field with 'I Gotta Feeling,' whose eight-week reign directly followed a 13-week run by 'Boom Boom Pow,' both tracks from its chart-topping album 'The END' The one-two punch last week broke Usher`s record from 2004, when 'Yeah!' and 'Burn' were No 1 for a total of 19 consecutive weeks. Cyrus` 'Party In the USA' followed at No 2, a week after debuting at that spot. The track comes from Cyrus` Walmart exclusive CD 'The Time of our Lives,' due August 31. 'Down,' by Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne, jumped four places to No 3, Taylor Swift`s 'You Belong With Me' held at No 4, while Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West`s 'Run This Town' fell two to No 5. Kings of Leon`s 'Use Somebody' (No 6) and Drake`s 'Best I Ever Had' (No 7) were each down one place. The rest of the top-10 was unchanged: Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo`s 'Knock You Down' at No 8, Cobra Starship featuring Leighton Meester`s 'Good Girls Go Bad' at No 9, and Pitbull`s 'Hotel Room Service' at No 10. The top debut was Kenny Chesney and Dave Matthews` 'I`m Alive,' at No 90. It`s the third charting single from Chesney`s chart-topping 'Lucky Old Sun.' In other chart news, Jason Aldean roped his third No 1 on Billboard`s Hot Country Songs tally as 'Big Green Tractor' jumps two places to No 1 The rise gives Aldean back-to-back toppers, following `She`s Country,` which spent one week at No 1 on May 16. Bureau Report