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October 12, 2006

The Ups and Downs

Straight Outta LynwoodBillboard has released it’s newest chart numbers for this week. On the top albums chart, Straight Outta Lynwood dropped a few places from #10 down to 19. Luckily, it’s still ahead of Clay Aiken. However, the single for White & Nerdy has vaulted up to #9 from #28 on the Hot 100 chart. That’s HUGE! It’s also now #3 on the Hot Digital Tracks zooming up from #9. Go figure, a song about geeks and nerds is more popular online. Who da thunk it? Congratulations to Al, the band and everyone at the record label (Um, that’s NOT you, Atlantic Records! YOU SUCK!) for making this a great success!

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4 Responses to “The Ups and Downs”

  1. Patti Says:

    That’s excellent! Well, at least Al is still in the Top 20! Great news about White and Nerdy, too! I predict that the video will be #1 on Vh-1’s Top 20 Countdown this weekend. Vote now, vote often!

  2. joshua Says:

    If (we pray to god) white and nerdy hits #1….will that be a first legitimate #1 single for al????

  3. Tony Goldmark Says:

    In a way, though, we do have Atlantic to thank - I don’t think “You’re Pitiful” would have been nearly as big a hit.

  4. Richard Latanville Says:

    It wouldnt matter if the lead single would be Your Pitiful or White and Nerdy. WnN is popular because the clever video. If your pitiful was just as clever, it would just get the attention as well. Do I creep you out is slated tp be next as a video, if thats done well, it may chart too and get attention.