Billboard Hot 100: 11/5/11

[HolidayGuy]

Well, yes, that makes sense then- Nielsen Media purchased SoundScan at some point; it was not always the owner, correct?

prodigy- the music-videos thing has been discussed before. At last explanation, iTunes was the only outlet that sold music videos as downloads (plus the figures likely are nowhere near sales levels of audio titles). So, then iTunes' exact sales numbers would be available, which it does not want. Of course, if an audio track is an iTunes exclusive, no way around the sales figures being known for such an instance.

[SPRΞΞ]

how many times is a song allowed to re-enter? Until they reach a certain position on the chart?

[Mike]

Oct 27, 2011 9:55:01 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

It means at least five with both songs (minimum 5+5)

I thought SLY was only at week 3 for some reason. ??? Had no idea this was week #5. Crazy!

[HolidayGuy]

For tracks that peak above the top 50 and then drop below it after 20 weeks on the chart, they go to recurrent, unless they are being actively promoted at at least one radio format. Not sure if the 20-week rule applies to tracks that do not peak in the top 50?

[Enigma.]

If the track is gaining I think it's allowed to chart even if it has 20+ week and is below Top 50 and hasn't yet climbed further. But if the bullet is negative, it drops out.

Not 100% sure though

[kingofpain]

mumford & Sons' Little Lion Man never made the top 50 and hung around for 20+ weeks and I'm positive it got booted as a recurrent. It "re-entered" for one week in the 40's after they performed at the Grammys.

[HolidayGuy]

"Don't You Wanna Stay" was a recent example of flipping between the recurrent chart and the Hot 100.

[Heartless Angel]

Oct 27, 2011 10:26:43 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Well, yes, that makes sense then- Nielsen Media purchased SoundScan at some point; it was not always the owner, correct?

prodigy- the music-videos thing has been discussed before. At last explanation, iTunes was the only outlet that sold music videos as downloads (plus the figures likely are nowhere near sales levels of audio titles). So, then iTunes' exact sales numbers would be available, which it does not want. Of course, if an audio track is an iTunes exclusive, no way around the sales figures being known for such an instance.

What about ringtones? iTunes is not the only exclusive seller of those.

[HolidayGuy]

Ringtones aren't full tracks, though, correct? :) Billboard has a ringtones chart.

[Deleted]

Oct 21, 2011 23:08:33 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

Oct 21, 2011 23:00:34 GMT -5 @2m said:

Yes overexposure will sink in eventually

yes it will.

I would think it would have RIGHT NOW, but it hasn't. But then again, she's only 23.

I can't even imagine what it must be like to be 23 and that successful. I don't even know her last name.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty

[wavey.]

Hot Digital Tracks
[SoundScan Week Ending October 23, 2011]

Wks On 2Wkd LW TW Artist Name Title TW % CHG LW Total
5 5 3 1 RIHANNA FEAT. CALVIN HARRIS WE FOUND LOVE 231394 33 174495 814273
9 2 2 2 LMFAO SEXY AND I KNOW IT 205681 0 205354 1077645
35 1 1 3 ADELE SOMEONE LIKE YOU 172949 -16 206515 2387953
1 - - 4 BIEBER*JUSTIN MISTLETOE 164228 0 164228
2 - 62 5 DRAKE FEAT. NICKI MINAJ MAKE ME PROUD 159286 606 22558 181844
34 3 4 6 FOSTER THE PEOPLE PUMPED UP KICKS 147264 -13 169641 2799348
18 4 6 7 MAROON 5 FEAT. CHRISTINA AGUIL MOVES LIKE JAGGER 131925 -7 142471 2835660
19 6 7 8 GYM CLASS HEROES FEAT. ADAM LE STEREO HEARTS 123786 -8 134909 1690027
8 7 8 9 GUETTA*DAVID FEAT. USHER WITHOUT YOU 120007 -2 122976 790395
6 54 19 10 COLDPLAY PARADISE 106560 100 53364 425482
2 - 5 11 KHALIFA*WIZ FEAT. SNOOP DOGG & YOUNG, WILD & FREE 84953 -47 159415 244368
16 11 9 12 COBRA STARSHIP FEAT. SABI YOU MAKE ME FEEL... 84143 -21 106292 1362339
11 13 12 13 DERULO*JASON IT GIRL 73966 -5 78205 613867
32 9 11 14 LMFAO PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 69140 -14 80417 3989477
13 10 10 15 LADY GAGA YOU AND I 68437 -28 95143 1250780
7 20 20 16 CLARKSON*KELLY MR. KNOW IT ALL 64804 24 52340 392464
4 16 16 17 T-PAIN FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA & LIL 5 O'CLOCK 62649 8 58185 201214
6 65 23 18 FLO RIDA GOOD FEELING 61319 34 45725 189212
14 14 14 19 DEV IN THE DARK 56783 -10 63311 631385
12 12 13 20 RIHANNA CHEERS (DRINK TO THAT) 53021 -20 66665 1161653
15 17 18 21 SHELTON*BLAKE GOD GAVE ME YOU 50352 -7 54102 703884
4 46 43 22 MARS*BRUNO IT WILL RAIN 48490 56 31138 187589
28 25 15 23 MINAJ*NICKI SUPER BASS 48448 -20 60189 2576092
11 21 22 24 DRAKE HEADLINES 47638 -2 48767 639264
11 31 27 25 JAY-Z & KANYE WEST NI**AS IN PARIS 46517 3 44976 331624
16 29 28 26 STAN*ALEXANDRA MR. SAXOBEAT (RADIO EDIT) 41888 -1 42132 556533
45 23 25 27 ADELE ROLLING IN THE DEEP 39798 -12 45384 5362509
22 19 26 28 LIL WAYNE HOW TO LOVE 38352 -15 45068 2170115
5 63 40 29 BRYAN*LUKE I DON'T WANT THIS NIGHT TO END 38225 21 31566 146787
19 35 30 30 GOMEZ*SELENA & THE SCENE LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG 37715 -6 40225 854867
4 8 17 31 B.O.B FEAT. LIL WAYNE STRANGE CLOUDS 37400 -32 55252 373217
70 36 38 32 BAND PERRY*THE IF I DIE YOUNG 36766 7 34342 3272647
8 55 42 33 MINAJ*NICKI FLY 36468 17 31139 434358
10 28 31 34 LIL WAYNE FEAT. DRAKE SHE WILL 35979 -9 39506 674571
29 34 29 35 ONEREPUBLIC GOOD LIFE 35720 -12 40403 2151373
1 - - 36 PERRI*CHRISTINA A THOUSAND YEARS 34913 0 34913
33 39 36 37 ELI YOUNG BAND CRAZY GIRL 34455 -4 35738 1048277
6 32 34 38 LADY ANTEBELLUM JUST A KISS 34364 -7 37123 243590
11 33 32 39 SCRIPT*THE NOTHING 33495 -13 38313 392580
25 15 24 40 ATKINS*RODNEY TAKE A BACK ROAD 32620 -28 45450 784869
31 37 37 41 PITBULL FEAT. NE-YO, AFROJACK GIVE ME EVERYTHING 32439 -9 35604 3433775
31 26 33 42 HOT CHELLE RAE TONIGHT TONIGHT 31620 -15 37185 2221556
12 51 41 43 DEGRAW*GAVIN NOT OVER YOU 31303 0 31307 341412
10 57 49 44 J. COLE WORK OUT 27756 4 26567 227238
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19 40 39 48 NEW BOYZ BETTER WITH THE LIGHTS OFF (FE 25562 -25 33993 481719
30 43 47 49 ALDEAN*JASON DIRT ROAD ANTHEM 24323 -11 27288 1869837
4 66 71 50 NICKELBACK WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER 24320 24 19539 110416
7 89 63 51 BIG SEAN DANCE (A$$) 23731 6 22294 168947
2 - 187 52 SPEARS*BRITNEY CRIMINAL 22926 156 8970 58193
35 61 57 53 ADELE SET FIRE TO THE RAIN 22394 -4 23411 643794
20 44 52 54 PAISLEY*BRAD DUET WITH CARRIE REMIND ME 22328 -11 25007 1090825
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20 52 55 59 SPEARS*BRITNEY I WANNA GO 20721 -14 23962 1335064
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4 129 98 62 BROWN*ZAC BAND KEEP ME IN MIND 19608 29 15193 95214
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24 59 64 65 AWOLNATION SAIL 19555 -8 21323 521623
3 140 82 66 JESSIE J DOMINO 19177 11 17236 84929
28 56 60 67 OWEN*JAKE BAREFOOT BLUE JEAN NIGHT 19065 -17 23007 1137787
11 70 70 68 CAILLAT*COLBIE BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN 18931 -5 19879 296611
3 42 100 69 COLDPLAY FIX YOU 18684 25 14992 1250614
6 58 69 70 LADY ANTEBELLUM WE OWNED THE NIGHT 18623 -7 20077 139658
18 96 66 71 MINAJ*NICKI SUPER BASS 18243 -12 20720 430047
9 137 133 72 BEYONCE LOVE ON TOP 17933 56 11518 265139
9 184 56 73 MCBRIDE*MARTINA I'M GONNA LOVE YOU THROUGH IT 17772 -25 23727 134483
14 74 75 74 DRAKE MARVINS ROOM 17742 -6 18813 457709
8 87 79 75 BAND PERRY*THE ALL YOUR LIFE 17605 1 17496 171172
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3 145 85 77 BEYONCE COUNTDOWN 16952 0 16950 110037
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73 85 81 79 CRUZ*TAIO DYNAMITE 16835 -3 17281 5463456
33 77 58 80 SOLVEIG*MARTIN & DRAGONETTE HELLO 16815 -28 23309 882862
11 84 76 81 SWIFT*TAYLOR SPARKS FLY 16803 -8 18259 482883
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23 69 74 83 DJ KHALED FEAT. DRAKE, RICK RO I'M ON ONE 16479 -12 18814 1255084
14 83 83 84 SKRILLEX SCARY MONSTERS AND NICE SPRITE 16208 -5 17048 344914
2 - 113 85 LOGGINS*KENNY FOOTLOOSE 15672 15 13622 624074
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21 92 80 87 GRAMMER*ANDY KEEP YOUR HEAD UP 15589 -11 17421 480547
9 78 84 88 BRYAN*LUKE COUNTRY GIRL (SHAKE IT FOR ME) 15585 -8 17019 160496
6 97 93 89 CHURCH*ERIC DRINK IN MY HAND 15572 -5 16345 125712
2 - 188 90 COLDPLAY VIVA LA VIDA 15443 75 8802 3725029
6 86 86 91 PAUL*SEAN FEAT. ALEXIS JORDAN GOT 2 LUV U 15187 -10 16832 128573
3 172 126 92 YOUNG*CHRIS YOU 15159 26 12002 86786
1 - - 93 WAKA FLOCKA FLAME FEAT. DRAKE ROUND OF APPLAUSE 15146 0 15146
2 - 21 94 FRAY HEARTBEAT 14521 -71 49690 64211
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9 115 119 96 MINDLESS BEHAVIOR MRS. RIGHT 14323 9 13093 151963
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34 99 92 99 MARS*BRUNO THE LAZY SONG 13551 -17 16375 2740539
12 106 104 100 BENASSI*BENNY FEAT. GARY GO CINEMA 13536 -6 14434 279214
11 105 111 101 LAMBERT*MIRANDA BAGGAGE CLAIM 13491 -1 13659 172524
5 108 112 102 GILBERT*BRANTLEY COUNTRY MUST BE COUNTRY WIDE 13440 -1 13641 78394
20 82 96 103 KEITH*TOBY MADE IN AMERICA 13211 -17 15951 380978
18 130 122 104 LMFAO PARTY ROCK ANTHEM 13072 1 12919 263933
25 91 101 105 BROWN*ZAC BAND FEAT. JIMMY BUF KNEE DEEP 13058 -11 14712 1264969
38 103 103 106 BROWN*CHRIS FEAT. LIL WAYNE & LOOK AT ME NOW 13032 -10 14515 2610489
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14 94 102 109 RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS THE ADVENTURES OF RAIN DANCE M 12779 -12 14578 286737
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14 100 115 112 KREAYSHAWN GUCCI GUCCI 12397 -8 13494 336290
4 162 127 113 CASTING CROWNS COURAGEOUS 12362 4 11935 77977
54 111 116 114 PERRY*KATY FIREWORK 12133 -10 13457 4452673
31 88 107 115 KHALIFA*WIZ NO SLEEP 12068 -15 14194 914688
103 93 99 116 EMINEM LOSE YOURSELF 11934 -21 15103 3085793
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5 176 167 143 HAYES*HUNTER STORM WARNING 9975 1 9882 147546
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[HolidayGuy]

Thanks for posting. Some of those numbers are odd- the album version of "Criminal" had sold just 35K or so before last week? And why is that total for "On the Floor" only show 158K? The one charting is the version that has sold the bulk, no?

[wavey.]

Your welcome!!

[Heartless Angel]

Any predictions on what WFL might sell this week?

[Agent Yoncé]

Some of these single sales are pretty low. Do you think it's because album sales are slowly increasing?

[guyl44]

Oct 27, 2011 10:36:32 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

For tracks that peak above the top 50 and then drop below it after 20 weeks on the chart, they go to recurrent, unless they are being actively promoted at at least one radio format. Not sure if the 20-week rule applies to tracks that do not peak in the top 50?

I've always assumed it does. I think it's just that a track can't chart below the top 50 after week #20, regardless of its peak. Can anyone confirm?

[areyoureadytojump]

Oct 28, 2011 12:34:47 GMT -5 Agent Yoncé said:

Some of these single sales are pretty low. Do you think it's because album sales are slowly increasing?

Remember this is the TRACKS chart, not the SONGS chart which combines all versions to one sales total.

[SuRvIvOr]

God adele almost 5.5 mil with RITD 2.5mil with SLY.
Unstoppable.
Bad time for beyoncè BTINH under 800 k and the other under 600k

[Agent Yoncé]

Oct 28, 2011 16:02:19 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Oct 28, 2011 12:34:47 GMT -5 Agent Yoncé said:

Some of these single sales are pretty low. Do you think it's because album sales are slowly increasing?

Remember this is the TRACKS chart, not the SONGS chart which combines all versions to one sales total.

Gotcha.

[c0ldasfire]

I so badly hope that the Digital Songs chart will leak one day, I need some new official #'s for Britney.

[divalasvegas82]

Oct 22, 2011 8:39:17 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

SPREE, I'm sure d.t.m. (as others) knows charts are just charts and do not mean anything more other than measuring a track's initial popularity. We've had this discussion a few times at least on this board, right?

Just as someone like Mimi Carey isn't anywhere near being in the league of Elvis, Beatles, Michael Jackson and Madonna (they're far and away from others, as it should be), an act like Rihanna is not in the league of a Mimi Carey, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, or anyone that she passes on the No. 1s list (though because of her producers and writers, she's had more singles rack up critical success than Carey or Houston

Actually, Rihanna co-wrote 7 out of the 13 songs on the "Rated R" album. And she is listed as "Creative Director" and Executive Producer" for the "Loud Album." And while she may not be a prolific songwriter, she has said herself that she only works with songwriters who can craft material that is tailored to her voice and style. Just because one doesn't write or produce most of their material doesn't mean that they aren't creatively involved in what they do. Furthermore, Whitney Houston isn't a songwriter either, so by your logic, all of her success and No. 1s would be attributed to her songwriters and producers as well.

[Mike Schwartz]

Actually, Rihanna co-wrote 7 out of the 13 songs on the "Rated R" album. And she is listed as "Creative Director" and Executive Producer" for the "Loud Album." And while she may not be a prolific songwriter, she has said herself that she only works with songwriters who can craft material that is tailored to her voice and style. Just because one doesn't write or produce most of their material doesn't mean that they aren't creatively involved in what they do. Furthermore, Whitney Houston isn't a songwriter either, so by your logic, all of her success and No. 1s would be attributed to her songwriters and producers as well.



[/quote]

Do we really know that she cowrote 7 out of 13 songs on her album or is it simply an assumption from reading the label. It is interesting to note that Elvis Presley cowrote most if not all of his songs. However, the truth is that his crafty manager Colonial Tom Parker DEMANDED cowriter credits on any song that Elvis sang, as a way to maximize his brand (not to mention opening him up to additional royalities on those songs). Unless we have substantiation, we should question these claims.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Nov 4, 2011 7:46:22 GMT -5 Mike Schwartz said:

Actually, Rihanna co-wrote 7 out of the 13 songs on the "Rated R" album. And she is listed as "Creative Director" and Executive Producer" for the "Loud Album." And while she may not be a prolific songwriter, she has said herself that she only works with songwriters who can craft material that is tailored to her voice and style. Just because one doesn't write or produce most of their material doesn't mean that they aren't creatively involved in what they do. Furthermore, Whitney Houston isn't a songwriter either, so by your logic, all of her success and No. 1s would be attributed to her songwriters and producers as well.

Do we really know that she cowrote 7 out of 13 songs on her album or is it simply an assumption from reading the label. It is interesting to note that Elvis Presley cowrote most if not all of his songs. However, the truth is that his crafty manager Colonial Tom Parker DEMANDED cowriter credits on any song that Elvis sang, as a way to maximize his brand (not to mention opening him up to additional royalities on those songs). Unless we have substantiation, we should question these claims.[/quote]You don't know one way or another so lets just drop it.

[divalasvegas82]

Nov 4, 2011 8:11:04 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

Nov 4, 2011 7:46:22 GMT -5 Mike Schwartz said:

Actually, Rihanna co-wrote 7 out of the 13 songs on the "Rated R" album. And she is listed as "Creative Director" and Executive Producer" for the "Loud Album." And while she may not be a prolific songwriter, she has said herself that she only works with songwriters who can craft material that is tailored to her voice and style. Just because one doesn't write or produce most of their material doesn't mean that they aren't creatively involved in what they do. Furthermore, Whitney Houston isn't a songwriter either, so by your logic, all of her success and No. 1s would be attributed to her songwriters and producers as well.

Do we really know that she cowrote 7 out of 13 songs on her album or is it simply an assumption from reading the label. It is interesting to note that Elvis Presley cowrote most if not all of his songs. However, the truth is that his crafty manager Colonial Tom Parker DEMANDED cowriter credits on any song that Elvis sang, as a way to maximize his brand (not to mention opening him up to additional royalities on those songs). Unless we have substantiation, we should question these claims.

You don't know one way or another so lets just drop it. [/quote]

LoL! How do we know that ANY artist write his or her own songs? We don't see any artist actually doing it. So it's funny you just chose to single Rihanna out there. And I'm well aware that songwriting credits can be bought, but it seems to me if Rihanna was going to slap her name on other people's songs, she would do it for ALL of her material--not just the songs on the "Rated R" album. She didn't take credit for writing anything on previous releases or on her recent "Loud" album.