LA, Sept 13: "Baby Boy" from Beyonce and Sean Paul posted another surge in airplay this week to move into the runner-up slot on Billboard's latest Hot 100 singles chart. "Baby Boy" has been the Hot 100's fastest-growing track at radio for the past five weeks, and this week's boost sends the song up three spots to No. 2, a post it has reached in just six weeks on the tally. "Shake Ya Tailfeather" from Nelly, P. Diddy & Murphy Lee still holds a narrow lead and remains No. 1 for the third-straight week.
"Baby Boy" also jumped from fifth place to No. 2 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks roundup, where it settles in behind "Frontin"' from Pharrell and Jay-Z. "Frontin"' has been in control of the urban chart for six weeks in a row.

"Damn!" from Southern hip-hop duo YoungBloodZ bolts 10 places to No. 11 on the Hot 100, giving the rap act its first top-20 single. The song, which features an appearance from Lil Jon, is up a notch to No. 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart.
Also making significant gains on the Hot 100 are Aaliyah's "Come Over" (climbing from 40 to 32), Ludacris' "Stand Up" featuring Shawnna (59-38) and Ashanti's "Rain On Me" (67-49). With "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" at No. 41, and "Into You" from Fabolous, on which she guests, at No. 4, Ashanti has three songs in the top-50.

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The Hot 100's fastest-growing track at retail is Jagged Edge's "Walked Outta Heaven," which gains 65-58. "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken continues to enjoy the No. 1-selling single in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, with his "This is the Night/Bridge Over Troubled Water." The cut has led Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Sales tally for 11 non-consecutive weeks.
Chingy's "Holidae In" featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg is the Hot 100's top debut, arriving at No. 73 Other notable entries this week include Kelly Clarkson's "Low" at No. 74, Dido's "White Flag" at No. 75 and Liz Phair's "Why Can't I?" at No. 76. Phair last made the Hot 100 way back in 1994 when "Supernova" peaked at No. 78.

Alan Jackson's duet with Jimmy Buffett, "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," rules Billboard's Hot Country Singles roundup for the seventh week. It's the second single this year to have a seven-week run on the chart. Darryl Worley's "Have You Forgotten" logged seven weeks this spring.

Staind's "So Far Away" takes over Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart from Linkin Park's "Faint," giving Staind control of both of Billboard's rock airplay charts. "Faint" had led the tally for six weeks in a row, but falls to No. 2. "So Far Away" strides to a sixth-straight week atop the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

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