HIP HOP NEWS: Lil Wayne Returns To Hot 100 Peak

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After a three-week break, Lil Wayne's Lollipop featuring Static Major returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. It's the longest chart-topping hiatus since Usher's U Got It Bad went four weeks between No. 1 stints in January 2002.

Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love is No. 2 for a second week, while last week's chart-topper, Rihanna's Take a Bow, slips 3-1 despite being the fastest-growing track at radio. Usher's Love in This Club featuring Young Jeezy rises 5-4, trading places with Jordin Sparks' No Air featuring Chris Brown.

Ray J and Yung Berg's Sexy Can I holds at No. 6, and Madonna's 4 Minutes featuring Justin Timberlake remains No. 7. Natasha Bedingfield's Pocketful of Sunshine rises 9-8, trading places with Mariah Carey's Touch My Body. Danity Kane's Damaged holds at No. 10 to round out the top tier.

Another new Usher song, Love in This Club, Part II, soars 63-18 in its fourth week, thanks to digital sales of 44,000.

The Hot 100's greatest digital gainer is Duffy's Mercy, which sold 59,000 downloads en route to a 66-27 climb. The U.K. artist's debut Mercury album, Rockferry, debuted yesterday at No. 4 on the Billboard 200.

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