PEAS TIE MARIAH'S RECORD ON HOT 100: 'I Gotta Feeling' matches 'We Belong Together' for longest No. 1 this decade.

       The Peas have now held firm at No. 1 for 26 straight weeks, with "Boom Boom Pow" preceding "Feeling" with a 12-week run, making them the second act in the 51-year history of the Hot 100 to remain at No. 1 for a half a calendar year or more.       

       The other was Usher, who spent 28 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 2004 with four tracks.      

       Alicia Keys has the list's Hot Shot Debut as "Doesn't Mean Anything" opens at No. 61. In just its second week on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the song surges 32-19 as the Greatest Gainer.

      Meanwhile, next week's Billboard 200 albums chart will feature a tight race for No. 1 between Carey's new "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" and Paramore's third album "Brand New Eyes."       

       Based on early prognostications from industry sources, each album could sell between 160,000 to 170,000 in their first week.