Thursday, January 26, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Billboard Hot 100, January 28, 2012
1 (1) We Found Love - Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
2 (4) Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Rihanna extends her reign at #1 with "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris to an astonishing 10 weeks, making Rihanna one of 11 female singers to have occupied the top spot for 11 weeks or more. Her feat follows Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day" (16) and "We Belong Together" (14), Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" (14), Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (13) Faith Evan's feature on P. Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You" (11), Toni Braxton's "Un Break My Heart" (11) and Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life," Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," Ashanti's "Foolish," Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" with 10.
Rihanna's 10th week at #1 keeps Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" at bay, which climbs 2 spots up to #2, scoring the soulful British songstress her third top 3 single. However, in bigger news, over on the Billboard 200, Adele's record-shattering 21 becomes the longest running #1 album since the 1997 Titanic soundtrack album, match its 16 week stay. It's only one of five albums to clock in at least 16 weeks at the top since SoundScan began tracking album sales in 1991, following Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 weeks), Garth Brookes' Rope In the Wind and Billy Ray Cyrus' Some Gave All (17 weeks). 21 sold 104k this week--it's 33rd week of selling over 100k, making it the first album to shift over 100k every week for 30 weeks since Usher's Confessions.
21 also breaks the record for the most week spent at #1 by a British album, besting The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Pink Floyd's The Wall which topped the albums chart for 15 weeks each.
The race is on between "We Found Love" and "Set Fire to the Rain" to see who claims the top spot next week. On iTunes "Love" is currently #6, while "Rain" is at #2 and over on Mediabase, Rihanna is currently bulletless at #2, while Adele is gainly quite rapidly up #5 from #8--It's this weeks airplay gainer.
8 (23) Rack City - Tyga
9 (11) Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
10 (25) Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
The bottom few entries is dominated by hip-hop acts. Fueled by heavy digtial dsales American rapper and Young Money protege Tyga climbs 15 spots up to #8 with "Rack City" scoring his first solo top 10. Snoop Dogg's latest single "Young Wild & Free" climbs 2 spots up to #9, scoring the American rapper his 14th top 10 single. This is Wiz Khalifa's third top 10 and Bruno Mars' eighth. French DJ, David Guetta and American rapper Nicki Minaj's "Turn Me On," climbs 15 spots up to #10, scoring Guetta his fourth top 10 and Minah her sixth.
21 (58) What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
This week's digital gainer is Kelly Clarkson's awkwardly titled new single "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" which climbs 37 spots up to #21, scoring her 13th top 40 single. It looks certain to surpass the #20 peak of "I Don't Hook Up" the 2nd single from All I Ever Wanted.
33 (57) Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch
American band Gym Class Heroes' latest single "Ass Back Home" climbs 24 spots up to #33, scoring them their third top 40 single following "Stereo Hearts" and "Cupid's Chuckhold" (or the "Take a Look My Girlfiend" song). This is British singer/songwriter Neon Hitch's first top 40 single.
2 (4) Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Rihanna extends her reign at #1 with "We Found Love" featuring Calvin Harris to an astonishing 10 weeks, making Rihanna one of 11 female singers to have occupied the top spot for 11 weeks or more. Her feat follows Mariah Carey's "One Sweet Day" (16) and "We Belong Together" (14), Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" (14), Brandy and Monica's "The Boy Is Mine" (13) Faith Evan's feature on P. Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You" (11), Toni Braxton's "Un Break My Heart" (11) and Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life," Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," Ashanti's "Foolish," Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" with 10.
Rihanna's 10th week at #1 keeps Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" at bay, which climbs 2 spots up to #2, scoring the soulful British songstress her third top 3 single. However, in bigger news, over on the Billboard 200, Adele's record-shattering 21 becomes the longest running #1 album since the 1997 Titanic soundtrack album, match its 16 week stay. It's only one of five albums to clock in at least 16 weeks at the top since SoundScan began tracking album sales in 1991, following Whitney Houston's The Bodyguard soundtrack (20 weeks), Garth Brookes' Rope In the Wind and Billy Ray Cyrus' Some Gave All (17 weeks). 21 sold 104k this week--it's 33rd week of selling over 100k, making it the first album to shift over 100k every week for 30 weeks since Usher's Confessions.
21 also breaks the record for the most week spent at #1 by a British album, besting The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Pink Floyd's The Wall which topped the albums chart for 15 weeks each.
The race is on between "We Found Love" and "Set Fire to the Rain" to see who claims the top spot next week. On iTunes "Love" is currently #6, while "Rain" is at #2 and over on Mediabase, Rihanna is currently bulletless at #2, while Adele is gainly quite rapidly up #5 from #8--It's this weeks airplay gainer.
8 (23) Rack City - Tyga
9 (11) Young, Wild & Free - Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
10 (25) Turn Me On - David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
The bottom few entries is dominated by hip-hop acts. Fueled by heavy digtial dsales American rapper and Young Money protege Tyga climbs 15 spots up to #8 with "Rack City" scoring his first solo top 10. Snoop Dogg's latest single "Young Wild & Free" climbs 2 spots up to #9, scoring the American rapper his 14th top 10 single. This is Wiz Khalifa's third top 10 and Bruno Mars' eighth. French DJ, David Guetta and American rapper Nicki Minaj's "Turn Me On," climbs 15 spots up to #10, scoring Guetta his fourth top 10 and Minah her sixth.
21 (58) What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
This week's digital gainer is Kelly Clarkson's awkwardly titled new single "What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)" which climbs 37 spots up to #21, scoring her 13th top 40 single. It looks certain to surpass the #20 peak of "I Don't Hook Up" the 2nd single from All I Ever Wanted.
33 (57) Ass Back Home - Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch
American band Gym Class Heroes' latest single "Ass Back Home" climbs 24 spots up to #33, scoring them their third top 40 single following "Stereo Hearts" and "Cupid's Chuckhold" (or the "Take a Look My Girlfiend" song). This is British singer/songwriter Neon Hitch's first top 40 single.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Personal Airplay, January 19, 2012
Jessie J scores her 2nd #1, see discography after the jump:
| Title | Peak |
| Do It Like a Dude | 4 |
| Price Tag | 1(3) |
| Nobody's Perfect | 5 |
| Who's Laughing Now | 14 |
| Domino | 1(1) |
| Who You Are | 14 |
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Emeli Sandè 'Our Version of Events' Preview
The sampler for British newcomer Emeli Sandè's upcoming debut album Our Version of Events, due 13 February has been released. Here's a quick rundown:
1. Heaven. The slick, hollowing trip-hop inspired lead single, lined with prominent drum patterns that everyone should be familiar with now.
2. My Kind of Love. This is a little Alicia Keys. Again, very hollowing but a little less frenetic in the drum front, adopting a more soulful and laid-back tempo in comparison to "Heaven."
3. Where I Sleep. Verging into more bluesy R&B tinged territory--all rather downbeat.
4. Mountains. This was apparently meat for Leona Lewis but was taken back to include on this album. It's another downbeat number--softening beats, soaring orchestration and whimsically atmospheric.
5. Clown. Unfortunately not a Mariah Carey cover. This is the first piano ballad wrapped up nicely with Sandè's bold and soulful vocal.
6. Daddy. The second single. It's similar to "Heaven" in many respect--particularly its drum heavy frame and hollowing backdrop.
7. Maybe. This is the most downbeat track on the albums first half--layering very soft pondering beats and strings. Not quite as captivating as the previous tracks but still quite nice.
8. Suitcase. Sandè gets a little Motown on here, quite nicely juxtaposed against the soft beats, guitar picking and strings.
9. Breaking the Law. Lovely acoustic guitar ballad.
10. Next to Me. This sounds like it would make a perfect third single. Very fulfilling production, melodically charged almost like Adele doing real uptempo.
11. River. This sounds a little underwhelming--not distinctive melody from what I can tell but perhaps it has more to offer in its entirety.
12. Lifetime. Quirky production--scattering drum patterns lined with piano keys and Sandè's beautiful falsetto.
13. Hope. I can't wait to here this on in particular in full. It sounds awesome. Very nice melody that isn't buried beneath the drum beats and hollowing atmospherics.
From what I can hear, this is going to be a good if not great debut album from the British singer. I can't to here it in full. Check out the sampler below:
Friday, January 13, 2012
Alexandra Burke "Elephant"
She's back! Alexandra Burke returns with her new single "Elephant" featuring and produced by Swedish Producer Erick Morillo, the lead single from her forthcoming sophomore album. What do you think? Drenched with auto-tune, it's a nice slice of electro-pop. It's a little euphoric sporting pounding synths, kinetic claps etc encompassing the ingredients to front that now classic European inspired dance-floor filler sound. Check it out below:
Billboard Hot 100, January 21, 2012
1. We Found Love - Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris
After a two week absence from the top spot, Rihanna's "We Found Love" climbs back to the top spot to extend its run at the top to 9 weeks--tied with Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" as the longest-running #1 single since the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" reigned for 14 weeks.
4. Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" climbs four spots up to #4 this week, scoring her third top 5 single following "Rolling In the Deep" and "Someone Like You." It's also this week's airplay gainer; up to #8 over on the Radio songs tally, pushing 74 million in audience impresions.
8. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz's (or "just a dude in a hat" as Family Guy like to refer) new single "I Won't Give Up" the lead single for his forthcoming fourth studio album debuts at a pretty impressive #8, scoring the singer's 2nd top 10 single, following "I'm Yours," which peaked at #6 in 2008. The single sold nearly 230k this week.
25. Turn Me On - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
David Guetta's "Turn Me On" featuring Nicki Minaj is this week's digital gainer, it climbs a hefty 26 spots up to #25, scoring the French DJ his fifth top 40 single and Minaj her 16th.
After a two week absence from the top spot, Rihanna's "We Found Love" climbs back to the top spot to extend its run at the top to 9 weeks--tied with Ke$ha's "Tik Tok" as the longest-running #1 single since the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" reigned for 14 weeks.
4. Set Fire to the Rain - Adele
Adele's "Set Fire to the Rain" climbs four spots up to #4 this week, scoring her third top 5 single following "Rolling In the Deep" and "Someone Like You." It's also this week's airplay gainer; up to #8 over on the Radio songs tally, pushing 74 million in audience impresions.
8. I Won't Give Up - Jason Mraz
American singer/songwriter Jason Mraz's (or "just a dude in a hat" as Family Guy like to refer) new single "I Won't Give Up" the lead single for his forthcoming fourth studio album debuts at a pretty impressive #8, scoring the singer's 2nd top 10 single, following "I'm Yours," which peaked at #6 in 2008. The single sold nearly 230k this week.
25. Turn Me On - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj
David Guetta's "Turn Me On" featuring Nicki Minaj is this week's digital gainer, it climbs a hefty 26 spots up to #25, scoring the French DJ his fifth top 40 single and Minaj her 16th.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Personal Airplay, January 12, 2012
Coldplay score their fifth #1 single--check out their discography after the jump:
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