R&B singer Chris Brown’s “Kiss Kiss” featuring T-Pain is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week and is also the chart’s greatest airplay gainer. Timbaland’s “Apologize” featuring OneRepublic remains at No. 2, while Alicia Keys’ “No One” inches up 4-3 while starting a fourth week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Soulja Boy’s “Crank That (Soulja Boy),” which battled Chris Brown, is down 3-4 Kanye West’s “Stronger” stays stagnant at No. 6, while Baby Bash’s “Cyclone” featuring T-Pain trades places with West’s “Good Life” (also featuring T-Pain) with a 7-8 climb. Rihanna’s “Hate That I Love You” featuring Ne-Yo remains at No. 9 and Timbaland’s “The Way I Are” featuring Keri Hilson sticks at No. 10. In a week when her new Jive album, “Blackout,” debuts at No. 2 on The Billboard 200, Britney Spears has the week’s top debut with “Piece of Me” at No. 65. The set’s first single, “Gimme More,” rebounds 16-13 as well. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Keyshia Cole’s “Shoulda Let You Go” featuring Amina increases 12-10 to become her sixth top 10 hit. Cole also has that chart’s top debut at No. 53 with “I Remember.”
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