"4 Minutes" Peaks at No. 3

Madonna's bid for her first No. 1 hit since 2000's Music stalled when 4 Minutes dropped from No. 3 to No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles rankings.

Get this. Leona Lewis is No. 1 this week with something or other, Bleeding Love, whatever. Mariah Carey's Touch My Body is still ahead of Madonna. Touch My Body went No. 1. Why couldn't 4 Minutes go No. 1?

Lil' Wayne and Static Major are ahead of Madonna. Jordin Sparks, a great new talent, but not better than Madonna, is ahead of her. Usher and Jeezy are ahead of her. Ray J and Yung Berg are ahead of her. Who are these people?

It's basically one icon playing second fiddle to the field. Nice. What does the greatest female recording artist have to do to get some respect? Justin Timberlake is in the song. All of these other guys are teaming up with Jeezy and Yung Berg. Sparks has Chris Brown, who could have a day job at an accounting firm or McDonald's for all I know. Madonna brings it with Justin Timberlake and they can't get a No. 1. That's rich, absolutely rich. And where's Miley Cyrus on that chart?

Dumb things happen when young kids dictate supply and demand. It's how movies like Happy Feet get made. It's how that new Speed Racer movie got made. It's how Grant Hill tallies more votes for an NBA All-Star Game than Michael Jordan. Yes, that happened. It's how MJ's Air Jordan XI gets voted greatest Jordan ever when it isn't. Wonderful.