"Invisible," Ashlee Simpson

[tozion]

#2 on iTunes

[tyler46]

Wtf? lol. If the label was smart, they'd immediately send this for adds again.

[Vow]

HOW is this song doing so well with the downloads? I can't figure it out.

[cactus tree]

Ashlee's always done pretty well with downloads; it's radio that seems to have blacklisted her after the SNL incident. She also gets TRL exposure.

[Jay!Koolie]

I don't usually care for her, but I like this!

[tozion]

This will become her second biggest Hot 100 hit if it can beat the #19 peak of "Boyfriend". I think it can do it.

[soulster]

jaykool77 said:

I don't usually care for her, but I like this!

[irice22]

I think it's her second best single, maybe even her best.

[RedDragon]

I doubt she's going to resurface with this song, but when she releases her next album, if the material is strong, radio probably will play her songs again.

[duh5]

I never realized how bad this flopped at radio. I hope they take notice of the digital sales. I doubt they will though.

[tozion]

Debuts at #28 on the Hot 100.

[RedDragon]

VISIBILITY: There have been more debuts inside the top 30 of The Billboard Hot 100 in 2006 than any other year in this millennium. Ashlee Simpson's "Invisible" (Geffen), a new entry at No. 28, is the 11th song to debut in the top 30 in 2006. There were eight top 30 debuts in 2005, six in 2004, one in 2002, four in 2001 and five in 2000.

"Invisible" is the sixth chart entry for Simpson on the Hot 100. Her biggest hit to date is her debut single, "Pieces of Me," her only song to crack the top 10. It peaked at No. 5 in September 2004. "Invisible" is the highest-debuting song of her career.

[duh5]

Falling pretty quickly at iTunes.

In a recent interview, she says she's going to drop off the face of the Earth for a little while. Might be a good idea.

[RedDragon]

ALK ABOUT BEING CHART-RELATED!

Hi Fred,

Ashlee Simpson debuted last week at No. 28 with "Invisible." Two spots under her is sister Jessica with "A Public Affair" and five spots under Jessica is her ex-husband Nick Lachey with "What's Left of Me." When in the history of the charts (if ever) have three singers related to each other charted within such close proximity?

The only combination I can think of would be Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson, but that would leave out a third relative. Otherwise, it would be Donny and Marie but again, no third relative. Is this the first time three acts "relatively" have charted within eight spots of each other?

Thanks Fred,

Travis Vincent
New York


Dear Travis,

How do you feel about four Gibb brothers occupying three positions in the top 10 the week of March 18, 1978? Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, the Bee Gees, were No. 1 and No. 2 with "Night Fever" and "Stayin' Alive" respectively, while youngest brother Andy Gibb was No. 5 with "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water." This might not meet your criteria since we're counting the Bee Gees twice, but we do have four siblings occupying three positions within eight spots of each other.

There were plenty of Osmonds charting in the '70s, and I did find a week when six of them charted within less than 30 positions of each other with three chart hits: Donny Osmond's "A Million to One" / "Young Love," the Osmonds' "Let Me In" and Marie Osmond's "Paper Roses." Little Jimmy Osmond also charted, but not at a time when two other Osmond singles were on the Hot 100.

There were other musical families that had the potential for a match, the Sylvers and the DeBarge clan, but searching their chart stats didn't come up with any results.

But wait, Travis, your own suggestion of Michael and Janet Jackson led me to paydirt. You just had the wrong Jacksons! On the Hot 100 dated Oct. 27, 1984, I found three singles by members of the Jackson family occupying positions not just within eight spots of each other, but three adjacent slots on the Hot 100.
That week, Jermaine Jackson's "Do What You Do" debuted at No. 64, Rebbie Jackson advanced 73-65 with "Centipede" and the Jacksons (Michael, Jermaine, Tito, Marlon, Jackie and Randy) entered at No. 66 with "Body."

Now let's see if any Chart Beat readers can beat that by finding four or more "relative" singles appearing in adjacent positions.

[CLEM]

tozion said:

This will become her second biggest Hot 100 hit if it can beat the #19 peak of "Boyfriend". I think it can do it.

Almost there! #21.