Carrie's Not "So Small" Debut and More Chart News

Carrie Underwood’s new single, “So Small” debuted at #20 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. That makes her the highest-debuting female artist since the chart expanded from 30 to 50 positions in January 1964. I told you I smelled a hit…

In other chart news…

Fantasia’s “When I See U” remains at #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart for a seventh straight week…

Kelly Clarkson’s duet with Reba McEntire, “Because of You,” moves up to #5 on the Hot Country Songs chart, while Bucky holds down the #6 spot with “A Different World” and Kellie Pickler trails at #14 with “I Wonder”…

Daughtry’s “Home” spends another week at #1 on both the Adult Top 40 and Adult Contemporary charts. It sits at #20 on the Hot 100, #12 on Hot Christian Songs, and #14 on Hot Christian AC Songs…

Mandisa’s “True Beauty” debuted at #48 on the Billboard 200. Her single “Only the World” sits at #7 on both the Hot Christian Songs and Hot Christian AC Songs charts…

Elliott Yamin moves up one more notch to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Wait For You”…

And the song that just won’t quit, Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats,” sits at #21, marking 49 weeks on the Hot 100. The record for the longest running song of the 21st Century is 62 weeks held by Lifehouse’s “You and Me”…