Chart Watch: Artists Bring "Hope For Haiti"

Ke$ha remains at No. 1 with "Tik Tok" for a seventh week and Taylor Swift's "Today Was A Fairytale" dropps 2-22, butthe most interesting happenings on the chart are the standout songs from Hope for Haiti Now.

Following the earthquake in Haiti, American musicians and celebrities banded together for Hope for Haiti Now, a telethon to raise funds to help the victims of the tragedy.  With artists like Coldplay, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Stevie Wonder, and Jay-Z participating, the event raised $61 million.

Recordings from the event were immediately available on iTunes with 100 percent of the proceeds going to disaster relief.  After only two days, the album sold enough to top the Billboard 200 album chart, becoming the first digital-only album to do so.

Justin Timberlake leads the pack with his cover of Leonard Cohen's 1984 song "Hallelujah" with fellow Mouseketeer and soungwriter  Matt Morris.  The frequently covered "Hallelujah" has actually never charted on the Hot 100 until now.  The track moves 43-13 this week to become the highest charting song from the Hope for Haiti album.

1. "Tik Tok" - Ke$ha (7th week at No. 1)
2. "Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga
3. "Bedrock" - Young Money feat. Lloyd
4. "Imma Be" - The Black Eyed Peas
5. "Sexy Chick" - David Guetta feat. Akon
6. "How Low" - Ludacris
7. "Replay" - Iyaz
8. "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum
9. "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train
10. "Hard" - Rihanna feat. Jeezy

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