Chart Watch: Heaven Help Us, Katy Perry Is Back

     A week after Eminem's "Not Afraid" became the 16th song to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg make "California Gurls" [sic] the 14th song to debut at No. 2.  The single sold 294,000 copies in its first week and is ranked 31st on the radio chart.  I thought for sure Perry would be a one-hit wonder after the miserable "I Kissed A Girl", but she just won't go away.  Her new track sounds like a Britney Spears B-side reject.  That's a bad thing.

      Let's take a look at the 13 other songs to make their first chart appearance in the runner's up slot and see what "California Gurls" has to look forward to.