Charting disaster

The awkwardly designated "Soulja Boy" [sic] continues his reign of terror atop the Billboard Hot 100 for the third straight week (and fifth overall). I find it extremely hard to believe that Kanye West can't overtake this guy, leaving one with the impression that the chart is wholly contrived (nah...). How else could a guy without a high school diploma best a guy who just graduated college? It certainly wasn't Mr. Boy's clever wordplay or immaculately produced tracks, though he apparently conjured up the whole mess all by his little self. He's credited with producing most of the tracks on his album, including the follow up to "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" [sic], the imaginatively titled "Soulja Girl" [sic].

Embarrassingly, the AllMusic guide gives the album 3.5/5... instilling in me with a curiosity that I will likely take to the grave.

In other heinous chart debacles, Feist tumbles from #8 to #27. Maybe that fruit company should run some more ads for mp3 players? With the drop, the 'board is left with Nickelback as its Canadian chart-darling... here's hoping 'Rockstar' can make it to #1 before "Soulja Girl" [sic]

Links:
Soulja Boy [sic] - Crank That (Soulja Boy) [sic]