Billboard Hot 100: 05/05/12

[josh]

Not to mention last week One Direction was #4 on On Demand, whereas Train was only #16. I don't know how much difference that makes points-wise, but it's probably a substantial amount.

[Cerbius]

Apr 25, 2012 17:02:17 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Billboard has always converted everything to points based, I doubt they are doing any sort of conversion to percentages that change every week.

I till think it's one of 2 things -- ODS are either worth double what we guessed (1k sales = 1M aud = 5k streams)...

Gotye 463 + 85 + 280 = 828
Fun 251 + 136 + 220 = 607
Maroon 493 + 33 + 42 = 568

or sales could have been halved in point value (2k sales = 1M aud = 10k streams)

Gotye 232 + 85 + 140 = 457
Fun 126 + 136 + 110 = 372
Maroon 247 + 33 + 42 = 322

Or it could be more than half in point value for sales.

For example, if 1k in sales = 0.775 points

Gotye: 358.8 + 85 + 140 = 583.8
Fun: 194.5 + 136 + 110 = 440.5
Maroon 5: 382.1 + 33 + 21 = 436.1
Justin: 182.1 + 57 + 73.8 = 312.9

Two weeks ago:

Fun: 390,000 sales (302.3) + 120 + 110 = 532.3
Gotye: 311,000 sales (241.0) + 61 + 100 = 402
Wanted: 209,000 sales (162.0) + 106 + 66 = 334
One Direction: 294,000 sales (227.9) + 42 + 61.1 = 331
Justin: 295,000 sales (228.6) + 54 + 28.6 = 311.2
Nicki: 232,000 sales (179.8) + 58 + 72.3 = 310.1

If I lower the conversion ratio, to say 1k sales = 0.75 points, Justin and Nicki would be reversed in terms of chart position. On the other hand, if I raise the conversion ratio to 1k sales = 0.8 points, Maroon 5 would've debuted at #2 instead. Doubling the streaming points doesn't work either, as it reverses the position between The Wanted and One Direction as well as between Justin and Nicki.

Anyway, that's my analysis of the situation. It took way longer than it was supposed to.

[josh]

There are also non-on demand streams. They only give the numbers for ODS, right, not total streams? So there's a little information that we don't get numbers for to try to add in.

[Cerbius]

Apr 25, 2012 19:06:49 GMT -5 josh said:

There are also non-on demand streams. They only give the numbers for ODS, right, not total streams? So there's a little information that we don't get numbers for to try to add in.

I give up! I'll just have to let Billboard work out their magic.

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Week Ending April 22, 2012: A Record For Maroon 5
By Paul Grein | Chart Watch – 30 minutes ago

Billboard's Gary Trust may have put it best: "How ironic that a song about something as old-fashioned as a pay phone sets a digital download record." "Payphone" by Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa sold 493K copies this week, which is more than any other song by a group or duo has sold in any one week in digital history. The old mark was set by the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow," which sold 465K copies in its first week in April 2009.

Only two other songs in digital history have sold as many copies in their debut weeks. Flo Rida's "Right Round" sold 636K copies in its first week in February 2009. Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" sold 521K in its first week just three weeks ago.

"Payphone" is Maroon 5's second song to enter Hot Digital Songs at #1. It follows 2007's "Makes Me Wonder." Here's a sign of the growth of the digital market in the last five years. "Payphone" sold a little more than twice as many copies last week as "Makes Me Wonder" did (244K) the week it entered the digital sales chart at #1 (April 29, 2007).

"Payphone" enters the Hot 100 (which also weighs radio airplay and on-demand streaming data) at #3, which marks a new high for Maroon 5. "Moves Like Jagger" (featuring Christina Aguilera) bowed at #8 last year. "Payphone" is the fifth top 10 hit for both Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa. It's from Maroon 5's cheekily titled fourth studio album, Overexposed, which is due June 26.

The group and Khalifa performed "Payphone" on The Voice on April 16. That NBC show, of course, has taken Adam Levine from pop star to household name.

Incidentally, the phrase "pay phone" first came in popular usage around 1935.

"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra tops the Hot 100 for the second straight week. The song sold 463K copies this week, down from 542K copies last week. It's one of only four songs in digital history to sell 400K copies twice. The other three were Flo Rida's "Right Round," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." If "Somebody…" tops 400K again next week (and it has a pretty good chance), it will become the first song in digital history to top this lofty level three times. Stay tuned.

The Wanted's "Glad You Came," which drops from #3 to #5, tops the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the first song by a boy band to reach that mark in digital era. The old record was held by Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up," which has sold 1,779,000 copies. One Direction's current smash "What Makes You Beautiful" is moving up fast. It has sold 1,593,000 copies.

Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" rebounds from #5 to #4 in its fourth week. It has been in the top five the entire time. It's not holding up as well in the U.K., where it drops from #2 to #10 in its second week.

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" jumps from #8 to #7 in its ninth week. The song holds at #1 in the U.K. for the third straight week. That's the longest run at #1 in the U.K. for an unassisted female solo artist since Adele's "Someone Like You" topped the chart for five weeks starting in February 2011.

You may remember that last week, Jepsen blocked her mentor Justin Bieber from the top spot on the U.K. chart. AP asked Jepsen how Bieber felt about her beating him. "Oh, I think we had a little friendly competition going on but he's a good sport about it," Jepsen replied. "And I think he knows, as I know, that none of that success would have been possible without his support." (Smooth, huh? You'd think she's been doing this for years.)

Incidentally, "Call Me Maybe" is the second song in this week's top 10 that has to do with telephones. The title isn't "Text Me Maybe."

Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" dips from #9 to #10 in its 14th week in the top 10. Only two of Clarkson's 10 top 10 hits have had as many weeks in the top 10. "Since U Been Gone" logged 20 weeks in the top 10 in 2005. "Behind These Hazel Eyes" held tight for 15 weeks later that same year.

Here's the low-down on this week's top 10 songs.

1. Gotye featuring Kimbra, "Somebody That I Used To Know." The song holds at #1 for the second week in its 16th week on the chart. This is its eighth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #2 (463K).

2. fun. featuring Janelle Monae, "We Are Young." The former #1 song holds at #2 for the second week in its 18th week on the chart. This is its 11th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #3 (251K).

3. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone." This new entry is the fifth top 10 hit for both acts. Digital sales rank: #1 (493K).

4. Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend." The song rebounds from #5 to #4 in its fourth week on the chart. It has been in the top five the entire time. Digital sales rank: #4 (235K).

5. The Wanted, "Glad You Came." The song drops from #3 to #5 in its 15th week on the chart. This is its ninth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #9 (148K).

6. Flo Rida featuring Sia, "Wild Ones." The song holds at #6 for the second week in its 16th week on the chart. This is its sixth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #7 (170K).

7. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe." The song jumps from #8 to #7 in its ninth week on the chart. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (221K).

8. One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful." The song drops from #4 to #8 in its 10th week on the chart. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #6 (196K).

9. Nicki Minaj, "Starships." The song drops from #7 to #9 in its 10th week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Digital sales rank: #8 (152K).

10. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)." The former #1 song dips from #9 to #10 in its 18th week on the chart. This is its 14th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #14 (89K).

Katy Perry's "Part Of Me" drops out of the top 10 in its 10th week on the chart.

To my readers: I'll have a lot more to add after the full chart is posted later today. But here are a few more items to tide you over.

Train's "Drive By" (which has a decided Maroon 5 vibe) jumps from #13 to #11 in its 15th week. It's vying to become the group's third top 10 hit, following "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and "Hey, Soul Sister." Digital sales rank: #10 (146K).

Calvin Harris' "Feel So Close," which was #12 last week, tops the 1 million mark in digital sales. Rihanna's "We Found Love," which Harris wrote and produced and on which he is featured, has sold 4,283,000 copies.

Drake lands his third 2-million seller as a lead artist with "The Motto" (featuring Lil Wayne), which was #14 last week. It follows "Best I Ever Had" (2,269,000) and "Forever" (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, 2,972,000).

Linkin Park's "Burn It Down" is expected to make a potent debut. The song is vying to become the band's fourth top 10 hit, following "In The End," "What I've Done" and "New Divide." It's from the band's fifth studio album Living Things, which is due June 26.

Mac Miller's "Loud" may debut. It's from a mix-tape, Macadelic, that was released on March 23…"Stay Schemin'" by Rick Ross featuring Drake & French Montana, may also debut. It's from a mix-tape, Rich Forever.

Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up," which was #49 last week, tops the 1 million mark in digital sales. Mraz's Love Is A Four Letter Word came within 12K copies of entering The Billboard 200 at #1. It was blocked by an artist who had two top five hits in 1977, the year Mraz was born. If you read Chart Watch Albums, you know I'm talking about Lionel Richie (whose 1977 hits came as the front-man for Commodores). If you missed it, here's a link.

"Feel Like A Rock Star" by Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw, which debuted at #40 two weeks ago, is expected to log its third week on the chart. It's the fifth song with the evocative phrase "rock star" in its title to crack the Hot 100 in the past five years. Shop Boyz's "Party Like A Rock Star" reached #2 in June 2007. Nickelback's "Rockstar" hit #6 three months later. Hannah Montana's "Rock Star" hit #81 in February 2008. "Rockstar 101" by Rihanna featuring Slash (the only honest-to-God rock star in the bunch) hit #64 in August 2010.

Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" becomes the 10th song to top the 6 million mark in digital sales. It's the second best-selling song by a British artist (following Adele's "Rolling In The Deep," 7,036,000). It's also the second best-selling song that failed to reach #1 (following Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours," 6,104,000). "Dynamite" peaked at #2 in August 2010.

David Guetta lands his third 2-million seller as a lead artist with "Without You" (featuring Nicki Minaj). It follows "Sexy Chick" (featuring Akon, 3,292,000) and "Without You" (featuring Usher, 2,497,000).

Skrillex's "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites tops the 1 million mark in digital sales. The track won a Grammy in February as Best Dance Recording. It's Skrillex's first million-seller.

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[ListenToItTwice]

Another typo: he meant to say that "Turn Me On" passed 2 million copies:

David Guetta lands his third 2-million seller as a lead artist with "Without You" (featuring Nicki Minaj). It follows "Sexy Chick" (featuring Akon, 3,292,000) and "Without You" (featuring Usher, 2,497,000).

[josh]

Nothing about Rumour Has It. :'(

[Deleted]

He doesn't have access to the full chart yet.

[josh]

Yeah, I see that now. I saw a few of the last week numbers and thought they were for this week. Oops

[maria4hitz]

Top 30 Digital Singles In Country Music (4/25/12)

LW-------TW---Artist-----------------------Song Title----------------TW-------LW-----Total
1---------1-------Taylor Swift--------------Eyes Open-------------88,000--97,000-565,000
2---------2-------Luke Bryan---------------Drunk On You----------83,000--97,000-642,000
3---------3-------Eric Church---------------Springsteen------------77,000--95,000-582,000
4---------4-------Carrie Underwood-------Good Girl---------------51,000--64,000-688,000
5---------5-------Lee Brice-----------------A Woman Like You-----47,000--57,000-853,000
8---------6-------Kip Moore--------------Somethin' Bout A Truck---47,000--51,000-583,000
6---------7-------Jason Aldean------------Fly Over States----------46,000---55,000-424,000
7---------8-------Miranda Lambert--------Over You-----------------43,000---53,000-625,000
10--------9------Chesney/McGraw------Feel Like A Rock Star-----37,000---44,000-174,000
11--------10-----Blake Shelton-----------Drink On It---------------34,000---40,000-435,000
9----------11-----Taylor Swift/C.Wars---Safe & Sound------------31,000---51,000-1,053,000
NEW-----12----Lee Brice------------------Hard To Love------------31,000-----------0--31,000
13--------13-----Eli Young Band----------Even If It Breaks...-----30,000---32,000-276,000
14--------14-----Lady Antebellum--------Dancin' Away With...---26,000---32,000-473,000
21--------15-----Hunter Hayes-----------Wanted-------------------26,000---23,000-136,000
16--------16-----Luke Bryan--------------I Don't Want This..-----25,000---31,000-1,556,000
15--------17-----Toby Keith---------------Red Solo Cup-----------23,000---31,000-1,764,000
12--------18-----Rascal Flatts------------Banjo--------------------23,000---34,000-236,000
17--------19-----Jake Owen--------------Alone With You---------23,000---29,000-701,000
55--------20-----Johnny Cash-----------Hurt----------------------23,000---9,000-1,267,000
19--------21-----Tim McGraw------Better Than I Used To Be-----23,000---26,000-407,000
18--------22-----Brantley Gilbert------You Don't Know Her...---22,000---26,000-422,000
22--------23-----Gloriana-----------(Kissed You) Good Night-----20,000---19,000-180,000
20--------24-----Taylor Swift------------Ours----------------------17,000---25,000-1,085,000
NEW------25-----RaeLynn----------------She's Country------------16,000-------0-------16,000
25--------26-----Jason Aldean-----------Dirt Road Anthem------16,000---18,000-2,968,000
24--------27-----Rodney Atkins---------He's Mine-----------------16,000---19,000-231,000
31--------28-----The Band Perry--------If I Die Young------------16,000---16,000-4,087,000
29--------29-----Josh Turner-------------Time Is Love-------------15,000---17,000-144,000
28--------30-----Blake Shelton-----------God Gave Me You-----15,000---18,000-1,570,000

www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-top-30-digital-singles-the-week-of-april-25-2012

[imbondz]

if Adele played Rumor Has It on American Idol, it'd jump straight to #1. That song is so good and so different than anything else on the radio right now

[Deleted]

We Found Love hasn't even outsold Disturbia yet?

[Deleted]

Well, it has fallen to #91 on iTunes already.

[Enigma.]

Yea, it's hanging around only because of airplay. It really has been played to death.

It hurt YDO, POC, TTT wonder if it might hurt Where Have You Been as well.. Shouldn't, but nothing surprises me.

[cesarams]

^No. WHYB already's doing very well without the official release yet. POC hasn't the video released, but it was filmed, I don't know what they're planning. YDO and TTT, they were hurt by WFL and for IDJ, they didn't do the right promo with TTT and BC could've been #1 before the on-demand charts, if they've been released it on iTunes. That's just my thought.

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The Billboard Hot 100
Issue Date: 2012-05-05

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 1 2 16 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra 1
2 2 1 18 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae 1
3 NEW 1 Payphone, Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa 3
4 5 5 4 Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 2
5 3 3 15 Glad You Came, The Wanted 3
6 6 7 16 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia 6
7 8 10 9 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 7
8 4 4 10 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 4
9 7 6 10 Starships, Nicki Minaj 5
10 9 8 18 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 1
11 13 14 15 11
12 10 9 10 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 1
13 11 11 23 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna 7
14 12 13 11 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 12
15 14 16 23 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 14
16 20 23 19 Rumour Has It, Adele 16
17 16 19 9 So Good, B.o.B 11
18 17 15 34 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele 1
19 15 12 21 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj 4
20 25 30 9 Climax, Usher 20
21 23 29 5 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 19
22 22 20 31 We Found Love, Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris 1
23 19 18 28 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 7
24 29 32 9 Birthday Cake, Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown 24
25 18 17 19 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch 12
26 31 26 8 Springsteen, Eric Church 26
27 27 22 30 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 3
28 30 31 8 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan 28
29 34 27 3 Dance Again, Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull 27
30 NEW 1 Burn It Down, Linkin Park 30
31 24 21 22 Rack City, Tyga 7
32 33 28 34 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 1
33 38 41 7 Brokenhearted, Karmin 33
34 28 25 28 Domino, Jessie J 6
35 35 34 9 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood 18
36 49 57 16 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 8
37 39 43 9 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 37
38 37 35 14 Over You, Miranda Lambert 35
39 21 38 3 Mercy, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 21
40 44 48 11 Drank In My Cup, Kirko Bangz 40
41 36 36 18 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice 33
42 32 24 25 International Love, Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown 13
43 41 37 57 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 1
44 43 42 44 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera 1
45 42 39 13 Drink On It, Blake Shelton 39
46 48 47 15 Dancin' Away With My Heart, Lady Antebellum 46
47 51 53 11 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore 47
48 53 55 8 UP!, LoveRance Featuring IamSu & Skipper or 50 Cent 48
49 54 60 18 Lights, Ellie Goulding 49
50 50 58 14 Faded, Tyga Featuring Lil Wayne 50
51 40 33 10 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 10
52 52 54 10 Banjo, Rascal Flatts 52
53 NEW 1 Loud, Mac Miller 53
54 55 49 17 Talk That Talk, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z 31
55 57 62 8 Ayy Ladies, Travis Porter Featuring Tyga 55
56 58 40 3 Feel Like A Rock Star, Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw 40
57 64 65 6 Everybody Talks, Neon Trees 57
58 NEW 1 Stay Schemin, Rick Ross Featuring Drake & French Montana 58
59 56 52 20 Alone With You, Jake Owen 41
60 61 64 14 Better Than I Used To Be, Tim McGraw 60
61 66 72 6 Leave You Alone, Young Jeezy Featuring Ne-Yo 61
62 59 59 19 Strip, Chris Brown Featuring Kevin K-MAC McCall 37
63 73 80 5 Too Close, Alex Clare 63
64 63 78 3 Beez In The Trap, Nicki Minaj Featuring 2 Chainz 63
65 83 - 3 Back In Time, Pitbull 65
66 67 67 6 Even If It Breaks Your Heart, Eli Young Band 66
67 69 71 7 No Hurry, Zac Brown Band 67
68 60 56 15 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars 30
69 68 68 9 Some Nights, fun. 62
70 70 69 13 You Don't Know Her Like I Do, Brantley Gilbert 69
71 62 75 4 One Thing, One Direction 62
72 65 51 3 Right By My Side, Nicki Minaj Featuring Chris Brown 51
73 72 74 7 Midnight City, M83. 72
74 71 70 3 Give Your Heart A Break, Demi Lovato 70
75 81 - 2 Cashin Out, Ca$hOut 75
76 77 91 7 HYFR (Hell Yeah F*****g Right), Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 76
77 26 - 2 Somebody That I Used To Know, Glee Cast 26
78 75 73 10 Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah 72
79 RE-ENTRY 2 Titanium, David Guetta Featuring Sia 66
80 82 83 3 Another Round, Fat Joe Featuring Chris Brown 80
81 78 76 8 Magic, Future Featuring T.I. 69
82 80 92 3 Little Talks, Of Monsters And Men 80
83 76 63 3 Take It To The Head, DJ Khaled Featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne 63
84 79 85 4 Time Is Love, Josh Turner 79
85 88 97 3 (Kissed You) Good Night, Gloriana 85
86 NEW 1 Way Too Cold, Kanye West Featuring DJ Khaled 86
87 93 93 5 Crew Love, Drake Featuring The Weekend 87
88 89 95 4 Got My Country On, Chris Cagle 88
89 NEW 1 Sweet Love, Chris Brown 89
90 85 82 12 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex 69
91 97 98 4 Ai Se Eu Te Pego, Michel Telo 91
92 84 87 3 Fine By Me, Andy Grammer 84
93 87 88 5 This Ole Boy, Craig Morgan 87
94 96 - 4 We Run The Night, Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull 93
95 NEW 1 Beers Ago, Toby Keith 95
96 NEW 1 Eyes Wide Open, Gotye 96
97 NEW 1 Tonight (Best You Ever Had), John Legend Featuring Ludacris 97
98 99 - 3 Heart Attack, Trey Songz 65
99 90 - 2 Think Like A Man, Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo Featuring Rick Ross 90
100 NEW 1 Same Damn Time, Future 100

[ListenToItTwice]

96 NEW 1 Eyes Wide Open, Gotye 96
Looks like he'll be avoiding one-hit wonder status after all.

Amazing to see "Some Nights" on the chart for a ninth week, without an adds date yet.

"Rumour Has It" has a new peak of 16 in its 19th week!

[Deleted]

Yay Ellie finally made top 50

Ni**as In Paris and It Will Rain went recurrent this week.

[kingofpain]

Wow "We Run The Night" moved up! And it hasn't even been in the top 100 on itunes for the past two weeks... same goes for "Midnight City". No sign of that in the top 100 on itunes (ever) and it's way up in the 70's still... Must be strictly streaming and minimal airplay points...

Nice to see Gotye enter with Eyes Wide Open too...

[Deleted]

Apr 26, 2012 11:10:30 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

96 NEW 1 Eyes Wide Open, Gotye 96
Looks like he'll be avoiding one-hit wonder status after all.

!

Even if there had been no #96 debut, 16 weeks into the first single is a bit early to tag an artist as a "one-hit wonder", in my opinion

As there are varying definitions of "one-hit wonder", and also varying definitions as to what constitutes a "hit", you might say #96 isn't quite there yet

[Deleted]

Apr 26, 2012 11:26:18 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

same goes for "Midnight City". No sign of that in the top 100 on itunes (ever)

It peaked at #64 on iTunes and spent 11 days in the top 100.

[Joe1240]

21 23 29 5 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 19

Nice to see this one moving up! :)

[freezinggame]

"Birthday Cake" hits a new peak. When is the remix coming out on iTunes?!!!!

[DJ General]

Gotye has potential to be the male version of Adele. Especially if he gets a bunch of big nominations at the upcoming Grammys (which he most likely will). His next album could be his 21 if things continue to go smoothly.

[kingofpain]

It peaked at #64 on iTunes and spent 11 days in the top 100.

Interesting.. I don't think it even entered the Hot 100 until after the On Demand chart/points became a factor though. It was always on the Bubbling Under chart before that, and I never saw it in the top 100 on itunes ever since it debuted on the Hot 100.

[ListenToItTwice]

Apr 26, 2012 15:07:50 GMT -5 DJ General said:

Gotye has potential to be the male version of Adele. Especially if he gets a bunch of big nominations at the upcoming Grammys (which he most likely will). His next album could be his 21 if things continue to go smoothly.

Doubtful. "Eyes Wide Open" could be another big hit, but I don't think he has anything after that. It's not a very strong album, in my opinion.

[Au$tin]

Hey, 2m, I think Train went and drove off of your post. ;)

[Deleted]

Apr 26, 2012 11:26:18 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

Wow "We Run The Night" moved up! And it hasn't even been in the top 100 on itunes for the past two weeks... same goes for "Midnight City". No sign of that in the top 100 on itunes (ever) and it's way up in the 70's still... Must be strictly streaming and minimal airplay points...

Nice to see Gotye enter with Eyes Wide Open too...

"Midnight City" is exactly the kind of song I was thinking would benefit from streaming. Glad to see it hanging around.

[DJ General]

Apr 26, 2012 15:37:03 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

Apr 26, 2012 15:07:50 GMT -5 DJ General said:

Gotye has potential to be the male version of Adele. Especially if he gets a bunch of big nominations at the upcoming Grammys (which he most likely will). His next album could be his 21 if things continue to go smoothly.

Doubtful. "Eyes Wide Open" could be another big hit, but I don't think he has anything after that. It's not a very strong album, in my opinion.

Adele's first album didn't have it either. I'm talking about his next era.

[ListenToItTwice]

Apr 26, 2012 17:12:43 GMT -5 DJ General said:

Apr 26, 2012 15:37:03 GMT -5 ListenToItTwice said:

Doubtful. "Eyes Wide Open" could be another big hit, but I don't think he has anything after that. It's not a very strong album, in my opinion.

Adele's first album didn't have it either. I'm talking about his next era.

Hi my name is Jared and I respond to posts without even reading them properly. Oops :x

You most definitely could be right.