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Post by Lozzy on Oct 2, 2013 13:32:17 GMT -5
Lorde's 'Royals' Crowns Hot 100
The teen's debut smash dethrones Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' after two weeks. Plus, Ylvis' 'The Fox' enters the top 10. Lorde leaps to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her breakthrough hit "Royals," which claims the summit from Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" after the latter song led for two weeks. Meanwhile, Ylvis' novelty song "The Fox" enters the top 10 and Drake boasts a whopping 12 tracks on the chart from his new Billboard 200-leading album "Nothing Was the Same." As always, let's dive into the numbers: "Royals" crowns the Hot 100 (3-1) with top Airplay Gainer honors for the first time. It pushes 6-4 on Radio Songs with a 22% lift to 128 million in all-format audience, according to Nielsen BDS. "Royals" remains atop Digital Songs for a second week (294,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and gains by 12% on Streaming Songs (to 6.1 million U.S. streams, according to BDS) despite dipping 4-5. The track tops the Hot Rock Songs chart for a fifth week. Notably, Lorde makes news for topping the Hot 100 at her age: she doesn't turn 17 until next month. Still, she's not the youngest solo artist, or even youngest woman, to lead the list. Stevie Wonder holds the overall record among solo acts: he was just 13 years and three months old when "Fingertips β Pt 2" touched the summit the week of Aug. 10, 1963. Among women, Little Peggy March was just 15 years, one month and three weeks old when "I Will Follow Him" hit No. 1 (April 27, 1963). Lorde is the youngest artist to perch atop the Hot 100 since Tiffany, who was 16 years and one month old when "I Think We're Alone Now" took over at No. 1 the week of Nov. 7, 1987. (Coincidentally, today is Tiffany's birthday!) And, a sobering stat for readers of a certain age: Lorde is the most-recently born artist to top the Hot 100, having been born on Nov. 16, 1996. That's two acts in a row, then, born in the '90s to hold the Hot 100's top spot; Cyrus was born Nov. 23, 1992. Lorde is the first woman to take a debut Hot 100 hit to No. 1 since Carly Rae Jepsen led for nine weeks with last year's top song of the summer, "Call Me Maybe." The ascent of "Royals" has been stunning. It set the mark for the longest reign in the 25-year history of the Alternative Songs chart (seven weeks) by a lead female, besting Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" (five weeks, 1995). It's since crossed to multiple formats, this week ranking at No. 1 for a seventh week on the adult alternative Triple A chart, No. 4 on Adult Pop Songs, No. 5 on Pop Songs, No. 10 on Rhythmic and No. 24 (where it debuts) on Adult Contemporary. Lorde leapfrogs Katy Perry's former two-week Hot 100 No. 1 "Roar" (2-2). The latter song spends a second week atop Radio Songs, surging by 5% to 168 million. It holds at No. 2 on Digital Songs (239,000) and slips 2-4 on Streaming Songs (6.3 million, down 14%). www.billboard.com/articles/news/5740767/lordes-royals-crowns-hot-100 Amazing, amazing, amazing. I still can't believe how far she's come in the last six months.
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Post by SHOOTER on Oct 2, 2013 19:03:10 GMT -5
Projected to debut with 105-115k.
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Post by Active Aggressive on Oct 2, 2013 20:13:19 GMT -5
I predict this album will be a word-of-mouth seller and will go at least gold with her sales.
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Post by rosemoor on Oct 2, 2013 20:18:17 GMT -5
easily top5 best albums this year, should be a lock for Grammy nom. if she gets another top10 hit single, I'm betting on platinum.
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Post by Brazilian Guy on Oct 2, 2013 21:56:42 GMT -5
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 3, 2013 3:12:31 GMT -5
Currently at 78 with 10 reviews. Hard to believe that this girl is only 16
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Post by PRISM on Oct 3, 2013 3:45:34 GMT -5
Team also enters at #90 this week on the Hot 100.
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Post by Lozzy on Oct 3, 2013 5:55:53 GMT -5
"Royals" is #2 and #3 on iTunes NZ. Almost 7 months after debuting at #1 there.
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Post by jma on Oct 3, 2013 9:56:33 GMT -5
I d/l the album this morning, I love it!
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Post by nick64 on Oct 3, 2013 14:01:11 GMT -5
Passed JT's new album on US iTunes for #1
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 3, 2013 17:27:47 GMT -5
Okay, after a few days to let it all sink in, how 'bout some early rankings?!
1. Buzzcut Season 2. Tennis Court 3. Royals 4. White Teeth Teens 5. Team 6. Ribs 7. 400 Lux 8. Glory and Gone 9. A World Alone 10. Still Sane
As for singles, I see "Tennis Court" or "Team" becoming the second US single, obviously. However, the song I see a HUGE smash in is... "Ribs." That song just screams smash to me. So...
1. Royals 2. Team/Tennis Court (whichever one not released here, release 4th) 3. Ribs 4. Tennis Court/Team 5. 400 Lux/White Teeth Teens/Buzzcut Season (any of those 3)
Edit: Oh, and I can easily see them re-releasing the album with the tracks from The Love Club and "Swingin' Party" like they did for Imagine Dragons' album.
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Post by BadRomance on Oct 3, 2013 22:07:26 GMT -5
iTunes Canada;
#1 Royals #1 Pure Heroine
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 4, 2013 5:57:06 GMT -5
Okay, after a few days to let it all sink in, how 'bout some early rankings?! 1. Buzzcut Season 2. Tennis Court 3. Royals 4. White Teeth Teens 5. Team 6. Ribs 7. 400 Lux 8. Glory and Gone 9. A World Alone 10. Still Sane As for singles, I see "Tennis Court" or "Team" becoming the second US single, obviously. However, the song I see a HUGE smash in is... "Ribs." That song just screams smash to me. So... 1. Royals 2. Team/Tennis Court (whichever one not released here, release 4th) 3. Ribs 4. Tennis Court/Team 5. 400 Lux/White Teeth Teens/Buzzcut Season (any of those 3) Edit: Oh, and I can easily see them re-releasing the album with the tracks from The Love Club and "Swingin' Party" like they did for Imagine Dragons' album. I thought "Team" was already announced as the second single?
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 4, 2013 7:10:53 GMT -5
Okay, after a few days to let it all sink in, how 'bout some early rankings?! 1. Buzzcut Season 2. Tennis Court 3. Royals 4. White Teeth Teens 5. Team 6. Ribs 7. 400 Lux 8. Glory and Gone 9. A World Alone 10. Still Sane As for singles, I see "Tennis Court" or "Team" becoming the second US single, obviously. However, the song I see a HUGE smash in is... "Ribs." That song just screams smash to me. So... 1. Royals 2. Team/Tennis Court (whichever one not released here, release 4th) 3. Ribs 4. Tennis Court/Team 5. 400 Lux/White Teeth Teens/Buzzcut Season (any of those 3) Edit: Oh, and I can easily see them re-releasing the album with the tracks from The Love Club and "Swingin' Party" like they did for Imagine Dragons' album. I thought "Team" was already announced as the second single? Not to the US. I think Alternative is picking it up already, though, so it would probably be best for that to be second.
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Post by surprise on Oct 4, 2013 11:55:04 GMT -5
Glory and Gore is so sensual. It's a song to make sweet lovin' too.
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Post by ListenToItTwice on Oct 4, 2013 23:50:19 GMT -5
Okay, after a few days to let it all sink in, how 'bout some early rankings?! 1. Glory and Gore 2. Tennis Court 3. Ribs 4. Royals 5. Team 6. Buzzcut Season 7. White Teeth Teens 8. A World Alone 9. 400 Lux 10. Still Sane Album of the Year.
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Post by Kurt on Oct 5, 2013 0:17:30 GMT -5
ListenToItTwice You have Tennis Court twice but no 400 Lux. haha there's a pun with your username in there somewhere I think this'll definitely change in the next couple weeks, but for now: 1. Royals 2. Team 3. Tennis Court 4. Ribs 5. Buzzcut Season 6. Glory and Gore 7. A World Alone 8. 400 Lux 9. White Teeth Teens 10. Still Sane
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 5, 2013 20:36:30 GMT -5
I thought "Team" was already announced as the second single? Not to the US. I think Alternative is picking it up already, though Impacts alt (ETA: and AAA) on October 1, via R&R. Alternative is in the US, silly!
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Post by The Upper Hand on Oct 5, 2013 21:45:13 GMT -5
Gory and Glore is so sensual. It's a song to make sweet lovin' too. Except for its lyrics
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Post by lucasfan12 on Oct 5, 2013 22:25:31 GMT -5
1.Buzzcut Season 2.Glory & Gore 3.Ribs 4.White Teeth Teens 5.Tennis Court 6.Team 7.A World Alone 8.Still Sane 9.Royals 10.400 Lux
Amazing Album #1 On Itunes!!!
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Post by AP on Oct 6, 2013 17:44:57 GMT -5
I wrote a piece about why I think Lorde's album might be the most important pop release of the year (in terms of potential impact). I've been obsessed with Lorde and 'Pure Heroine' since it's release and it's sort of my little love letter to it, while remaining somewhat realistic. Check it out here if your interested: www.themoodofmusic.com/2013/10/why-lordes-pure-heroine-might-be-album.html
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Post by Fat Ass Kelly Price on Oct 6, 2013 20:55:30 GMT -5
I feel like I'm missing something with this album and this girl. The album is maybe a B- for me. Nothing really stood out for me. I guess I need a few more listens.
I don't quite care for the production. I feel like there's minimalism and cheapness. It just sounds a bit 'budget' and is distracting. I can't get into the lyrics. For the most part, they're okay but there are many times where I cringe a bit. I also feel like she needs to work on her melodies. From memory, I think Royals probably had the best melody on the record, and even that one is kinda lacking.
Her live performances are a bit hit or miss (Mini Lana), but they seem to have gotten better. Her body language is hella distracting though. Her recorded vocal quality and tone are enjoyable. Live, they take a hit. They sound more strained and pinched. Her range is quite limited (4th octave notes are a struggle).
I'm not sure what to make of her yet. It's easy for me to want to hate her for her hype, image, and pretentious personality, but I don't want to write her off so easily. Maybe if I visit it some months later, it'll sink in for me (like Lana).
#mythoughts
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Oct 6, 2013 21:02:05 GMT -5
I wrote a piece about why I think Lorde's album might be the most important pop release of the year (in terms of potential impact). I've been obsessed with Lorde and 'Pure Heroine' since it's release and it's sort of my little love letter to it, while remaining somewhat realistic. Check it out here if your interested: www.themoodofmusic.com/2013/10/why-lordes-pure-heroine-might-be-album.htmlAwesome! Blog bookmarked too.
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 7, 2013 19:23:29 GMT -5
Gory and Glore is so sensual. It's a song to make sweet lovin' too. Except for its lyrics The lyrics are beastly though. She pulls off that swag. Let me in the ring, I'll show you what that big word means
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Post by Juan Carlos on Oct 8, 2013 21:20:55 GMT -5
Interview with Lorde, uploaded on The GRAMMY's YouTube channel: About Pure Heroine:Watch the rest of the videos uploaded here.
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Post by Au$tin on Oct 9, 2013 23:18:02 GMT -5
I have a strong feeling she'll be sweeping the Grammy's this year. Best New Artist and Album of the Year seem highly likely at this point. Song of the Year and Record of the Year have strong chances as well. So exciting!
In actual news, Pure Heroine debuts at number three with 129k! (JT #1, Drake #2)
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Post by Peaches. [Ch, r. is] on Oct 10, 2013 7:42:21 GMT -5
Not bad at all for an indie pop debut in the middle of October. I just hope this has legs and can stay on the chart AT LEAST until the holiday albums take over, then possibly make a return in January.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 10, 2013 17:50:25 GMT -5
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Post by chartfreak on Oct 14, 2013 23:25:34 GMT -5
This Lorde chick seems to be pissing off quite a few people in the music industry.
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Post by Kii on Oct 15, 2013 14:40:03 GMT -5
One of my Facebook friends from design school is apparently helping with her next video lol. Nice she still keeps things a bit local in spite of the international fame, I guess.
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