Billboard Hot 100 : 04/19/2014

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1. PHARRELL WILLIAMS – Happy: 298.379 (+ 0.868)
2. JOHN LEGEND – All Of Me: 224.972 (+ 2.463)
3. KATY PERRY – Dark Horse: 210.827 (- 1.386)
4. LORDE – Team: 182.205 (- 1.926)
5. JASON DERULO – Talk Dirty f/2 Chainz: 155.766 (+ 1.089) ▲
6. BASTILLE – Pompeii: 155.502 (- 0.061) ▼
7. ONEREPUBLIC – Counting Stars: 122.559 (- 0.148)
8. AMERICAN AUTHORS – Best Day Of My Life: 104.526 (+ 1.273)
9. BEYONCÉ – Drunk In Love f/Jay Z: 96.401 (- 3.205)
10. ONE DIRECTION – Story Of My Life: 91.688 (- 1.318)
11. ELLIE GOULDING – Burn: 86.683 (- 0.634)
12. ALOE BLACC – The Man: 79.085 (+ 0.203) ▲
13. KID INK – Show Me f/Chris Brown: 78.816 (- 0.812) ▼
14. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Not A Bad Thing: 75.561 (+ 1.452) ▲
15. AVICII – Wake Me Up: 74.812 (- 0.382) ▼
16. IMAGINE DRAGONS – Demons: 72.515 (+ 0.200)
17. BLAKE SHELTON – Doin’ What She Likes: 71.588 (- 0.264)
18. RANDY HOUSER – Goodnight Kiss: 69.857 (+ 0.246)
19. JERROD NIEMANN – Drink To That All Night: 66.616 (+ 0.719) ▲
20. EMINEM – The Monster f/Rihanna: 66.423 (- 1.134) ▼

PITBULL – Timber f/Ke$ha: 65.924 (- 1.246)
DEMI LOVATO – Neon Lights: 59.959 (+ 0.105)
AVICII – Hey Brother: 59.466 (+ 0.282)
ERIC CHURCH – Give Me Back My Hometown: 58.092 (+ 0.507)
RASCAL FLATTS – Rewind: 53.363 (+ 0.359)
CHRIS BROWN – Loyal f/Lil’ Wayne: 53.301 (+ 1.114)
MARTIN GARRIX – Animals: 52.052 (+ 0.584)
BEYONCE – Partition: 49.333 (+ 1.311)
TREY SONGZ – Na Na: 49.143 (+ 0.434)
FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE – This Is How We Roll f/L. Bryan: 48.657 (+ 1.004)
PARAMORE – Ain’t It Fun: 46.942 (+ 1.105)
DAN + SHAY – 19 You + Me: 46.102 (+ 0.334)
MIRANDA LAMBERT – Automatic: 45.375 (+ 0.735)
JHENE AIKO – The Worst: 44.721 (+ 0.709)
NAUGHTY BOY – La La La f/Sam Smith: 38.610 (+ 0.675)
DJ SNAKE & LIL JON – Turn Down For What: 38.079 (+ 0.243)
JAY Z – Part II (On The Run) f/Beyonce: 37.166
NEON TREES – Sleeping With A Friend: 36.967 (+ 0.620)
TIESTO – Red Lights: 25.599 (+ 0.950)
HUNTER HAYES – Invisible: 25.530 (- 0.063)
CHRISTINA PERRI – Human: 20.699 (+ 0.527)
PHILLIP PHILLIPS – Raging Fire: 20.255 (+ 0.495)
IGGY AZALEA – Fancy: 18.693 (+ 0.593)
AUSTIN MAHONE – Mmm Yeah f/Pitbull: 17.697 (+ 0.404)
EMINEM – Headlights: 17.547 (+ 0.450)
CALVIN HARRIS – Summer: 16.897 (+ 0.907)
IDINA MENZEL – Let It Go: 14.957 (+ 0.093)
BLACK KEYS – Fever: 13.554 (+ 0.253)
IMAGINE DRAGONS – On Top Of The World: 11.976 (+ 0.119)
DISCLOSURE – Latch f/Sam Smith: 10.717 (+ 0.406)
BASTILLE – Bad Blood: 10.459 (+ 0.238)
COLDPLAY – Magic: 9.515 (+ 0.046)
SHAKIRA – Empire: 5.868 (+ 0.270)
LADY GAGA – G.U.Y.: 5.191 (+ 0.054)
KATY PERRY – Birthday: 3.733 (+ 0.394)
SIA – Chandelier: 3.364 (+ 0.312)

Bye Timber! You were fun while you lasted!
What a slow day, only one song gained 2M+! :O

[Deleted]

Happy just might reach 300 AI.

Still can't believe Demons is rising though.

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

CHRIS BROWN – Loyal f/Lil’ Wayne: 53.301 (+ 1.114)
BEYONCE – Partition: 49.333 (+ 1.311)
JHENE AIKO – The Worst: 44.721 (+ 0.709)
NAUGHTY BOY – La La La f/Sam Smith: 38.610 (+ 0.675)

Slay

[felipe]

I still can't wrap my head around All of Me's success. It's just so random. It's not like this song is very different from what John Legend has been putting out for the past 10 years.

[Kris]

If Happy got to 299.999M AI I think I'd just pack up my bags and walk away

[mluv]

Apr 3, 2014 21:57:49 GMT -5 felipe said:

I still can't wrap my head around All of Me's success. It's just so random. It's not like this song is very different from what John Legend has been putting out for the past 10 years.

It might be timing.  He was getting press for getting married to Chrissy Teigen and she was on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition about the time the album and song came out.  She also loves twitter and had posted outtakes from the  music shoot for the video for "All of Me" showing her topless in bed with him.   I think stuff like that just boosted the publicity around the song.  Also the song got a big push when he sang it at the Grammys & it looked like he was singing it to Chrissy in the audience adding to the romance of the song.  Then it got a second push for Valentine's Day.  I expect this to last through wedding season (the end of June). 

[Enigma.]

14. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Not A Bad Thing: 75.561 (+ 1.452)

I don't get the success of this.. I've listened to the song 5 times in two days and still don't recognize it when it stats playing on shuffle.

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^ doesn't mean everyone feels that same way.

[Duca]

1. PHARRELL WILLIAMS – Happy: 298.699 (+0.320)
2. JOHN LEGEND – All Of Me: 227.467 (+2.495)
3. KATY PERRY – Dark Horse: 210.004 (-0.823)
4. LORDE – Team: 181.314 (-0.891)
5. JASON DERULO – Talk Dirty f/2 Chainz: 156.672 (+0.906)
6. BASTILLE – Pompeii: 154.308 (-1.194)
7. ONEREPUBLIC – Counting Stars: 120.880 (-1.679)
8. AMERICAN AUTHORS – Best Day Of My Life: 105.619 (+1.093)
9. BEYONCÉ – Drunk In Love f/Jay Z: 93.893 (-2.508)
10. ONE DIRECTION – Story Of My Life: 90.747 (-0.941)
11. ELLIE GOULDING – Burn: 86.131 (-0.552)
12. ALOE BLACC – The Man: 80.128 (+1.043)
13. KID INK – Show Me f/Chris Brown: 77.980 (-0.836)
14. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Not A Bad Thing: 76.409 (+0.848)
15. AVICII – Wake Me Up: 74.996 (+0.184)
16. IMAGINE DRAGONS – Demons: 71.920 (-0.595)
17. BLAKE SHELTON – Doin’ What She Likes: 71.358 (-0.230)
18. RANDY HOUSER – Goodnight Kiss: 69.810 (-0.047)
19. JERROD NIEMANN – Drink To That All Night: 67.391 (+0.775)
20. EMINEM – The Monster f/Rihanna: 65.656 (-0.767)

PITBULL – Timber f/Ke$ha: 64.970 (-0.954)
DEMI LOVATO – Neon Lights: 60.487 (+0.528)
AVICII – Hey Brother: 59.986 (+0.520)
ERIC CHURCH – Give Me Back My Hometown: 58.767 (+0.675)
RASCAL FLATTS – Rewind: 53.987 (+0.624)
CHRIS BROWN – Loyal f/Lil’ Wayne: 53.829 (+0.528)
MARTIN GARRIX – Animals: 52.678 (+0.626)
BEYONCE – Partition: 50.531 (+1.198)
TREY SONGZ – Na Na: 49.354 (+0.211)
FLORIDA-GEORGIA LINE – This Is How We Roll f/L. Bryan: 49.300 (+0.643)
PARAMORE – Ain’t It Fun: 48.100 (+1.158)
DAN +SHAY – 19 You +Me: 46.318 (+0.216)
MIRANDA LAMBERT – Automatic: 45.949 (+0.574)
JHENE AIKO – The Worst: 45.126 (+0.405)
NAUGHTY BOY – La La La f/Sam Smith: 39.045 (+0.435)
DJ SNAKE & LIL JON – Turn Down For What: 38.390 (+0.311)
NEON TREES – Sleeping With A Friend: 37.813 (+0.846)
TIESTO – Red Lights: 26.297 (+0.698)
HUNTER HAYES – Invisible: 25.880 (+0.350)
CHRISTINA PERRI – Human: 21.163 (+0.464)
PHILLIP PHILLIPS – Raging Fire: 20.903 (+0.648)
IGGY AZALEA – Fancy: 19.785 (+1.092)
EMINEM – Headlights: 18.132 (+0.585)
AUSTIN MAHONE – Mmm Yeah f/Pitbull: 17.815 (+0.118)
CALVIN HARRIS – Summer: 17.519 (+0.622)
IDINA MENZEL – Let It Go: 14.898 (-0.059)
BLACK KEYS – Fever: 13.634 (+0.080)
IMAGINE DRAGONS – On Top Of The World: 11.973 (-0.003)
DISCLOSURE – Latch f/Sam Smith: 10.886 (+0.169)
BASTILLE – Bad Blood: 10.551 (+0.092)
COLDPLAY – Magic: 9.605 (+0.090)
SHAKIRA – Empire: 5.897 (+0.029)
LADY GAGA – G.U.Y.: 5.296 (+0.105)
KATY PERRY – Birthday: 4.186 (+0.453)
SIA – Chandelier: 3.593 (+0.229)

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Looks like Happy might bail at about 299M...that would be quite a disappointment. Then again, maybe it's just slow updates for all songs (once again AOM is the only one to get a 2M+ AI)...and that's like 4 or 5 days in a row for Partition and Ain't It Fun getting 1M+ updates and seems like they're not slowing down...they might actually smash

[areyoureadytojump]

I don't get Aloe Blacc's The Man.

I finally started to like Lorde's Team.

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Apr 4, 2014 7:58:24 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

I don't get Aloe Blacc's The Man.

I finally started to like Lorde's Team.

Neither do I. So very Bland, to my ears any way.

Team is a bop.

[imbondz]

The Man is a fun song. I don't get any of Lordes stuff. I've surely tried tho.

[Duca]

The Man is TERRIBLE.

Team is great. I prefer it to Royals.

[icefire9]

The only part of 'The Man' that appeals to me is when he sings 'you can tell everybody' and I'm pretty sure that's ripping off Elton John's 'Your Song'.

[imbondz]

Apr 4, 2014 9:04:03 GMT -5 icefire9 said:

The only part of 'The Man' that appeals to me is when he sings 'you can tell everybody' and I'm pretty sure that's ripping off Elton John's 'Your Song'.

Elton and Taupin are given songwriting credit

[mluv]

Apr 4, 2014 9:04:03 GMT -5 icefire9 said:

The only part of 'The Man' that appeals to me is when he sings 'you can tell everybody' and I'm pretty sure that's ripping off Elton John's 'Your Song'.

Since he gives full credit to Elton John and Bernie Taupin he's not really ripping them off.  That's why the Billboard articles writes things like this being one of Elton John's highest charting hits. 

[imbondz]

I wonder if Pharrells label is pushing radio to take it over the top or if they care about the record

[KeepDeanWeird]

Apr 4, 2014 9:41:17 GMT -5 imbondz said:

I wonder if Pharrells label is pushing radio to take it over the top or if they care about the record

I doubt that's the concern. I'm sure they are more focused on figuring out how to AVOID a BL situation with follow-up singles. It would be a shame for P to have this massive hit (following the two massive features) and not be able to mine at least one follow-up hit single.

[chartfreak]

Apr 4, 2014 10:42:59 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Apr 4, 2014 9:41:17 GMT -5 imbondz said:

I wonder if Pharrells label is pushing radio to take it over the top or if they care about the record

I doubt that's the concern. I'm sure they are more focused on figuring out how to AVOID a BL situation with follow-up singles. It would be a shame for P to have this massive hit (following the two massive features) and not be able to mine at least one follow-up hit single.

It happens and the chances of that happening to P are high.

[HolidayGuy]

Yes- case in point, "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky." Follow-ups weren't expected to be anywhere near as successful, but even considering that, they were disappointments, commercially. But, those tracks also happened to feature him- so maybe Pharrell can score a semi-deceent-sized hit with a follow-up.

[icefire9]

15. AVICII – Wake Me Up: 74.996 (+0.184)

This needs to stop.

[velaxti]

Apr 4, 2014 12:03:55 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Yes- case in point, "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky." Follow-ups weren't expected to be anywhere near as successful, but even considering that, they were disappointments, commercially. But, those tracks also happened to feature him- so maybe Pharrell can score a semi-deceent-sized hit with a follow-up.

To be fair, Give It 2 U didn't do that bad. I'd be fine with Pharrell's next single having that sort of success.

[imbondz]

Apr 4, 2014 13:18:58 GMT -5 velaxti said:

Apr 4, 2014 12:03:55 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Yes- case in point, "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky." Follow-ups weren't expected to be anywhere near as successful, but even considering that, they were disappointments, commercially. But, those tracks also happened to feature him- so maybe Pharrell can score a semi-deceent-sized hit with a follow-up.

To be fair, Give It 2 U didn't do that bad. I'd be fine with Pharrell's next single having that sort of success.

That single was not successful at all

[wavey.]

It hit top 30- medium hit, quick burn rate.

[KeepDeanWeird]

Apr 4, 2014 13:18:58 GMT -5 velaxti said:

Apr 4, 2014 12:03:55 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Yes- case in point, "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky." Follow-ups weren't expected to be anywhere near as successful, but even considering that, they were disappointments, commercially. But, those tracks also happened to feature him- so maybe Pharrell can score a semi-deceent-sized hit with a follow-up.

To be fair, Give It 2 U didn't do that bad. I'd be fine with Pharrell's next single having that sort of success.

I expected it to do better because it had a good feel to it. I also figured the momentum from BL would carry it further and longer than it did. It's not like Robin was a new artist, so I thought, despite his recent, previous track record, he might get the benefit. Pharrell's also in an odd position because Happy was recorded for a ST and released nearly a year ago on the DM2 ST, it took a long journey to breakthrough and it more tacked onto G.I.R.L. than it being an organic offshoot of the project. Regardless of what happens, I doubt Pharrell will be too disappoint considering he's been involved with three key songs during the past year.

[jdanton2]

Apr 4, 2014 7:58:24 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

I don't get Aloe Blacc's The Man.

I finally started to like Lorde's Team.

i like The Man in fact more than All Of Me. i would rather see that hit #1. though it will be this week in the UK.

[mluv]

Pharrell will be hosting SNL this weekend and will get a chance to promote his new single then. That should help.

[josh]

Circle of Life to re-enter the Hot 100? Although probably would be a new entry with a different artist.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSLxl1oAwA

[icefire9]

Apr 4, 2014 19:26:57 GMT -5 josh said:

Circle of Life to re-enter the Hot 100? Although probably would be a new entry with a different artist.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgSLxl1oAwA

This wouldn't count because it doesn't have the official audio, right?