Tom Petty 'Free Falls' Into Singles Chart; Jack Johnson Rules Albums

By Access HollywoodFebruary 14, 2008, 6:54 pm PST

Score one for the elder statesmen of rock. Thanks to his appearance at the Super Bowl half time show, two weeks ago, Tom Petty is back in the singles charts with an old hit.

The 57-year-old came out of nowhere to land at number 10 on the most downloaded siglges chart with his classic "Free Fallin'," which bested competition and hot singles from Alicia Keys, Britney Spears and the Jonas Brothers.

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Petty's was the only real movement on the digital top ten. The week saw Flo Rida featuring T. Pain holding his lead on the number 1 slot with "Low," while Yael Naim's "New Soul," and Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music," controlled the number 2 and 3 slots respectively.

Miley Cyrus, who currently holds the movie Box office crown with her "Best of Both Worlds" 3-D experience film, stayed steady at number 7 with her cut "See You Again."

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Over on the album side, surf-pop singer Jack Johnson took his latest, "Sleep Through The Static," to the top of the Billboard album charts. He outsold his nearest competitor, Sheryl Crow's new entry, "Detours" by almost 3 to 1.

The always sassy Alicia Keys fell to the number 3 slot with "As I Am," while her fellow New Yorker, Lenny Kravitz nabbed number 4 with "It Is Time For A Love Revolution."

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The digital singles top ten were:

1 FLO RIDA FEATURING T-PAIN "Low"
2 YAEL NAIM "New Soul"
3 RIHANNA "Don't Stop The Music"
4 SARA BAREILLES "Love Song"
5 CHRIS BROWN "With You"
6 BUCKCHERRY "Sorry"
7 MILEY CYRUS "See You Again"
8 SEAN KINGSTON "Take You There"
9 TIMBALAND FEATURING ONEREPUBLIC "Apologize"
10 TOM PETTY "Free Fallin'"

The top ten albums were:

1 JACK JOHNSON "Sleep Through The Static"
2 SHERYL CROW "Detours"
3 ALICIA KEYS "As I Am"
4 LENNY KRAVITZ "It Is Time For A Love Revolution"
5 VARIOUS ARTISTS "2008 Grammy Nominees"
6 SOUNDTRACK "Juno"
7 MARY J. BLIGE "Growing Pains"
8 K.D. LANG "Watershed"
9 MILEY CYRUS "Hannah Montana 2 (Soundtrack)/Meet Miley Cyrus"
10 TAYLOR SWIFT "Taylor Swift"

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comments

  • snoopy131
    go chris brown.YAAAAAYYYYY!!!!
    report abuseposted May 1, 2008, 8:15 am PDT
  • anonymous
    Rihanna u suck bigtime
    report abuseposted March 9, 2008, 6:49 am PDT
  • anonymous
    chris ur song..with u rockzzzzzz but u suck
    report abuseposted March 7, 2008, 8:41 am PST
  • jblovex84
    why wasnt the jonas brothers tagged in this article. JONAS BROTHERS ROCK.
    report abuseposted February 22, 2008, 11:13 pm PST
  • jackietackett_16
    I love Taylor Swift i love the song our song ang teardrops on my gutar and marys song(my,oh,my)
    report abuseposted February 19, 2008, 5:47 am PST
  • Ameer M
    hai
    report abuseposted February 17, 2008, 3:52 am PST
  • twinstick
    let's hear it for the old school of rock. just goes to show how awful the music scene is nowadays.
    report abuseposted February 16, 2008, 10:51 pm PST
  • NO NAME
    I love Miley and her song ''See you Again''! It's really catchy and she can sing really good!I also LOVE ''Start All Over''! Go Miley!!!!!!!
    report abuseposted February 15, 2008, 4:57 pm PST
  • leebee
    I love tom petty, his greatest hits album is in my top five for life!
    report abuseposted February 14, 2008, 7:23 pm PST

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