Billboard Hot 100: 01/14/12

There are a lot of non-singles in the 800K-1M range, including this one, Peacock, Marry You, Rumour Has It, but the Eminem track seems to take the cake.

Week Ending Jan. 1, 2012. Songs: LMFAO Beats Everybody
By Paul Grein | Chart Watch – 9 minutes ago

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Who spent the most weeks at #1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart in 2011? Adele, you say? Or maybe Katy Perry or Rihanna? Those are all very good guesses, but they're all wrong. Adele had the best-selling song in the U.S. for a total of 10 weeks in 2011. Perry was #1 for nine weeks. Rihanna had the top-seller for a total of six weeks. But topping them all were those cut-ups LMFAO, who were out front for 11 weeks. The party-minded duo's current hit, "Sexy And I Know It," logs its fifth week at #1. LMFAO's first smash, "Party Rock Anthem," spent six weeks as the nation's top-selling digital song. This total of 11 weeks at #1 in a calendar year is the greatest by any act since the Black Eyed Peas hogged the top spot for 20 weeks in 2009.

"Sexy And I Know It" tops the 3 million mark in digital sales this week. It reached that milestone in just 19 weeks. That's the fastest pace by any song since "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera did the same thing in October.

As of this week, LMFAO has the two best-selling songs by (or fronted by) a duo in digital history. "Sexy And I Know It" leaps over Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" to take the #2 spot. "Sexy And I Know It" has sold 3,363,000 copies. "Crazy" has sold 3,109,000. "Party Rock Anthem" (which features Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) leads the duo derby with sales of 5,468,000.

"Sexy And I Know It" sold 417K copies this week, a total topped by only one song in all of 2011. That's Lady Gaga's "Born This Way," which sold 448K and 509K copies, respectively, in its first two weeks in February. As always, the charts make for strange bedfellows. "Born This Way" carried a positive social message. "Sexy And I Know It" is one of the most resolutely content-free songs in recent memory (unless "I'm in a Speedo trying to tan my cheeks" has a deeper meaning that I'm not aware of).

In terms of the biggest one-week sales tallies in 2011, these two smashes are followed by Cee Lo Green's "F**k You (Forget You)," which sold 412K copies in the week following the Grammys in February, and Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me," which sold 411K copies when it debuted in January.

This is the last tracking week of 2011. (This counts as a 2011 week because six of the seven days occurred in 2011.) "Sexy And I Know It" winds up at #11 for the year. "Party Rock Anthem" is #2. LMFAO is one of four acts with two songs in the year's top 15. The others are Adele, Pitbull and Rihanna. As you have probably surmised, I updated my 2011 songs recap, which we posted a couple weeks ago. I also expanded it, from 25 to 30 songs. If you missed it, or want to see the final rankings and tallies, here's a link.

Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 songs. (As a bonus, I show the final, year-end ranking on all of these songs.)

1. LMFAO, "Sexy And I Know It." The song holds at #1 for the second straight week. This is its 18th week on the chart; its 15th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #1 (417K). The song ranks #11 for the year.

2. Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris, "We Found Love." The song holds at #2 following eight straight weeks at #1. This is its 15th week on the chart; its 14th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #2 (319K). The song ranks #15 for the year.

3. Katy Perry, "The One That Got Away." The song holds at #3 in its 12th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. Digital sales rank: #3 (308K). The song ranks #67 for the year.

4. Bruno Mars, "It Will Rain." The song holds at #4 following four weeks at #3. This is its 14th week on the chart; its eighth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (280K). The song ranks #43 for the year.

5. Flo Rida, "Good Feeling." The song inches back up from #6 to #5 in its 14th week on the chart. This is its ninth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #7 (257K). The song ranks #47 for the year.

6. LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett and Goon Rock, "Party Rock Anthem." The former #1 song rebounds from #9 to #6 in its 41st week. This is its 28th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #4 (296K). The song ranks #2 for the year.

7. Jay-Z/Kanye West, "Ni**as In Paris." The song drops from #5 to #7 in its 21st week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. Digital sales rank: #8 (244K). The song ranks #64 for the year.

8. Adele, "Set Fire To The Rain." The song dips from #7 to #8 in its 18th week. This is its second week in the top 10. The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. Digital sales rank: #6 (267K). The song ranks #65 for the year.

9. Adele, "Someone Like You." The former #1 song dips from #8 to #9 in its 26th week on the chart. This is its 18th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #9 (215K). The song ranks #7 for the year.

10. Gym Class Heroes featuring Adam Levine, "Stereo Hearts." The song rebounds from #11 to #10 in its 29th week. This is its 14th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #11 (209K). The song ranks #20 for the year.

"Dance (A$$)" by Big Sean featuring Nicki Minaj drops from #10 to #12. The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week.

Two songs that have already made the top 10 rebound nicely this week. "Young, Wild & Free" by Wiz Khalifa featuring Snoop Dogg & Bruno Mars jumps from #16 to #14 in its 12th week. Digital sales rank: #10 (210K). Kelly Clarkson's defiant "Mr. Know It All" leaps from #32 to #20 in its 17th week. Both songs also top the 1 million mark in digital sales this week.

Toby Keith's "Red Solo Cup" jumps from #18 to #15 in its 10th week. The song was recently spotlighted on Glee.

"Safe And Sound" by Taylor Swift featuring The Civil Wars dips from #30 to #31 in its second week. (That's considered good nowadays, when most songs plunge in their second weeks and have to wait for radio points to give them a second wind.) Swift co-wrote the song with Joy Williams and John Paul White of The Civil Wars and producer T Bone Burnett. It's from the upcoming soundtrack of the The Hunger Games, which is due on March 23. This is vying to become Swift's 11th top 10 hit; the Civil Wars' first.

Coldplay's "Paradise" rebounds from #43 to #38 in its 16th week. The song has climbed as high as #15. It tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. It is doing even better in the U.K., where it jumps to #1 this week. It's the band's second #1 in its own country, following 2008's "Viva La Vida" (which also reached #1 in the U.S.)

"Turn Me On" by David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj jumps from #62 to #51 in its fifth week. This tops its initial peak at #54…Justin Moore's country hit "Bait A Hook" jumps from #73 to #63 in its fifth week.

Only two songs enter the Hot 100 for the first time this week. Nelly's "The Champ" bows at #64. This is vying to become Nelly's 14th top 10 hit. "Play The Guitar" by B.o.B featuring Andre 3000 bows at #98. It's the second single from B.o.B's sophomore album, Strange Clouds, which is due on March 13. The first single was the title track, featuring Lil Wayne, which reached #7.

Six songs re-enter the Hot 100 this week. "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" by will.i.am featuring Mick Jagger and J.Lo is the top re-entry at #90, followed by Kenny Chesney's "Reality" at #92, Edens Edge's "Amen" at #93, Keith Urban's "You Gonna Fly" at #95, Lee Brice's "A Woman Like You" at #96 and Ellie Goulding's "Lights" at #99.

The aforementioned "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera tops the 4 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the biggest hit for both artists. Maroon 5's previous top-seller was "Makes Me Wonder," which has sold 2,670,000 copies since its release in 2007. "Makes Me Wonder" won a Grammy as Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. "Jagger" is nominated in that same category this year, only they've streamlined the name: Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Ke$ha's 2010 hit "Your Love Is My Drug" tops the 3 million mark in digital sales this week. It's her third song to reach that plateau, following "TiK ToK" (6,149,000) and "We R Who We R" (3,640,000)…"Bedrock" by Young Money featuring Lloyd also tops the 3 million mark.

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Lady Antebellum's "Just A Kiss" tops the 2 million mark in digital sales. It's the trio's second song to reach this milestone, following "Need You Now" (which has sold 5,557,000 copies). Only three other country acts have amassed two or more 2 million selling digital hits. Taylor Swift leads the pack with four, followed by Rascal Flatts with three and Zac Brown Band, which, like Lady A, has two.

Two other recent top 10 hits top the 2 million mark in digital sales: "Lighters" by Bad Meets Evil featuring Bruno Mars and "You Make Me Feel…" by Cobra Starship featuring Sabi.

Shameless Plug: This coming Sunday would have been Elvis Presley's 77th birthday. The Recording Academy didn't give Elvis many "birthday presents" (he won just three Grammys, all for gospel recordings), but in 1971 they enabled him to set a Grammy record that will probably stand forever. They awarded him a Lifetime Achievement Award when he was just 36 years old. Presley was (and remains) the youngest living artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award. (It's a good thing that the academy gave Presley this honor at such a young age. He died a little more than six years later, in August 1977.) I have written a blog in which I look at the 18 solo artists who have received Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards before their 60th birthdays. The list includes some of the greatest names in the history of recording: Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Frank Sinatra, people like that. Look for this piece in the "And The Winner Is" folder tomorrow.

"Peacock" and "Marry You" haven't sold that much, have they?

I just knew F&A was because it's certified platinum by the RIAA.

I forgot that one sold so well.

Starstruck is my JAM. So is Starstrukk by 3OH!3 ft Katy Perry :)

And amazingly it's from 2002 - years before the digital era.

Billboard Hot 100

01 01 18 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO
02 02 15 We Found Love, Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris
03 03 12 The One That Got Away, Katy Perry
04 04 14 It Will Rain, Bruno Mars
05 06 14 Good Feeling, Flo Rida
06 09 41 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
07 05 21 Ni**as in Paris, Jay Z Kanye West
08 07 18 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele
09 08 26 Someone Like You, Adele
10 11 29 Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Adam Levine
11 12 28 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera
12 10 13 Dance (A$$), Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj
13 14 18 Without You, David Guetta Featuring Usher
14 16 12 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars
15 18 10 Red Solo Cup, Toby Keith
16 13 14 5 O'Clock, T-Pain Featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen
17 17 18 Work Out, J. Cole
18 15 21 Headlines, Drake
19 20 36 Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People
20 32 17 Mr. Know It All, Kelly Clarkson
21 25 12 Domino, Jessie J
22 22 08 You Da One, Rihanna
23 21 07 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne
24 23 21 Not Over You, Gavin DeGraw
25 28 36 Super Bass, Nicki Minaj
26 26 14 I Don't Want This Night To End, Luke Bryan
27 27 28 Love You Like A Love Song, Selena Gomez & The Scene
28 29 13 I Like It Like That, Hot Chelle Rae Featuring New Boyz
29 31 25 You Make Me Feel..., Cobra Starship Featuring Sabi
30 35 52 Rolling In The Deep, Adele
31 30 02 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars
32 34 21 It Girl, Jason Derulo
33 33 09 International Love, Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown
34 24 12 Make Me Proud, Drake Featuring Nicki Minaj
35 38 40 Give Me Everything, Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
36 37 35 Just A Kiss, Lady Antebellum
37 39 08 Marry The Night, Lady Gaga
38 43 16 Paradise, Coldplay
39 46 25 God Gave Me You, Blake Shelton
40 44 06 Rack City, Tyga
41 41 14 Strange Clouds, B.o.B Featuring Lil Wayne
42 40 15 Tattoos On This Town, Jason Aldean
43 45 08 Ours, Taylor Swift
44 36 20 She Will, Lil Wayne Featuring Drake
45 42 19 Fly, Nicki Minaj Featuring Rihanna
46 47 09 Blackout, Breathe Carolina
47 51 15 Drink In My Hand, Eric Church
48 50 23 Easy, Rascal Flatts Featuring Natasha Bedingfield
49 49 07 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna
50 52 11 A Thousand Years, Christina Perri
51 62 05 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj
52 53 14 Keep Me In Mind, Zac Brown Band
53 19 10 Mistletoe, Justin Bieber
54 48 10 Lotus Flower Bomb, Wale Featuring Miguel
55 56 16 Let It Rain, David Nail
56 58 17 All Your Life, The Band Perry
57 59 20 We Owned The Night, Lady Antebellum
58 55 08 The Trouble With Girls, Scotty McCreery
59 60 11 You, Chris Young
60 54 06 Tonight Is The Night, Outasight
61 63 20 Brighter Than The Sun, Colbie Caillat
62 66 14 When We Stand Together, Nickelback
63 73 05 Bait A Hook, Justin Moore
64 NE 01 The Champ, Nelly
65 68 05 Wish You Were Here, Avril Lavigne
66 65 13 Party, Beyonce Featuring Andre 3000
67 64 11 Heartbeat, The Fray
68 67 05 Can't Get Enough, J. Cole Featuring Trey Songz
69 70 11 You The Boss, Rick Ross Featuring Nicki Minaj
70 69 02 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex
71 71 07 Levels, Avicii
72 57 02 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia
73 79 13 I'm Gonna Love You Through It, Martina McBride
74 77 04 Alone With You, Jake Owen
75 78 08 Rumour Has It, Adele
76 74 05 Mirror, Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars
77 61 02 I Do, Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & Andre 3000
78 84 07 Storm Warning, Hunter Hayes
79 82 08 Lonely Boy, The Black Keys
80 72 06 Blunt Blowin, Lil Wayne
81 80 11 Countdown, Beyonce
82 83 03 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch
83 75 07 Donald Trump, Mac Miller
84 90 04 Party On Fifth Ave., Mac Miller
85 92 03 Strip, Chris Brown Featuring Kevin McCall
86 89 07 Love On Top, Beyonce
87 98 05 Camouflage, Brad Paisley
88 95 08 Home, Dierks Bentley
89 96 10 Shake It Out, Florence + The Machine
90 RE 03 T.H.E (The Hardest Ever), will.i.am Featuring Mick Jagger & Jennifer Lopez
91 97 20 Sail, AWOLNATION
92 RE 08 Reality, Kenny Chesney
93 RE 03 Amen, Edens Edge
94 94 02 Wobble Baby Wobble, V.I.C.
95 RE 03 You Gonna Fly, Keith Urban
96 RE 02 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice
97 85 03 First Of The Year (Equinox), Skrillex
98 NE 01 Play The Guitar, B.o.B Featuring Andre 3000
99 RE 02 Lights, Ellie Goulding
100 93 4 Good Good Night, Roscoe Dash

Bubbling Under Hot 100

01 NE 01 Set You Free, 3OH!3
02 02 18 Cinema, Benny Benassi Featuring Gary Go
03 05 08 Where I Come From, Montgomery Gentry
04 03 03 Hit The Lights, Selena Gomez & The Scene
05 08 03 Don't Stop (Color On The Walls), Foster The People
06 04 02 Wild Boy, MGK Featuring Waka Flocka Flame
07 11 03 Like My Dog, Billy Currington
08 12 03 Gotta Have It, Jay Z Kanye West
09 NE 01 Moves Like Jagger, Audiogroove [ ??? ]
10 13 11 My Heart Can't Tell You No, Sara Evans
11 20 17 The Sound Of Winter, Bush
12 15 02 Do It Like You, Diggy Featuring Jeremih
13 16 17 Fool For You, Cee Lo Green Featuring Melanie Fiona or Phillip Bailey
14 17 02 Wop, J. Dash
15 24 07 Face To The Floor, Chevelle
16 21 03 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra
17 RE 02 Cough Syrup, Young The Giant
18 19 04 Midnight City, M83.
19 RE 12 Tonight, Seether
20 22 03 Drank In My Cup, Kirko Bangz
21 18 06 Mr. Wrong, Mary J. Blige Featuring Drake
22 NE 01 Party Rock Anthem, Party Rock Anthem Featuring D'aun [Again, ??? ]
23 NE 01 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore
24 NE 01 You're The Reason, Victorious Cast Featuring Victoria Justice
25 25 07 Pass At Me, Timbaland Featuring Pitbull

^I think the peak week of multiple artists having multiple songs in the top 10 was this week: acharts.us/us_singles_top_100/2008/39

11 P!nk -So What
2 T.I. - Whatever You Like
3 Rihanna - Disturbia
4 M.I.A. - Paper Planes
5 Jay-Z featuring T.I., Kanye West and Lil Wayne - Swagga Like Us
6 Chris Brown - Forever
7 Ne-Yo - Closer
8 T-Pain and Lil Wayne - Can't Believe It
9 Estelle and Kanye West - American Boy
10 Lil Wayne and T-Pain - Got Money

Lil Wayne - 3 songs
T.I. - 2 songs
Kanye West - 2 songs
T-Pain - 2 songs
M.I.A. - 2 songs (if you count her being sampled for "Swagga Like Us")

Random musings: The last week to have a top 10 with NO featurings: 11/25/00

Surprised that "Mistletoe" hung on for another week. A 10-week run is pretty decent for a holiday single.

PRA will probably make it past 52 weeks as well.

neverdup- you can add Lady Antebullum's "Just a Kiss" (35 weeks). :)

I agree-sounded like a smash. For some reason, I don't think Gaga or the fans ever really connected to it that much. If there was a fifth single from The Fame I would have supported Starstruck.

61 63 20 Brighter Than The Sun, Colbie Caillat

Didn't notice stayed this long on the chart

Jessie J's Domino at #21, looks like it will be a big hit soon