Billboard Hot 100: 05/12/12

[badrobot]

^Yeah I think you have to have debuted first.

[hitseeker.]

Kelly still in the Top10 :)

[Honeymoon]

Is it not Kelly's 15th week top ten? I think that matches Hazel Eyes' run. It's most likely its final week in the top ten so hopefully "Dark Side" starts taking off.

[areyoureadytojump]

Who the hell are these artists? I've never heard of half of them.

CHR/Pop Adds Thread:

www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691

May
5/1 Mainstream
Camryn "Set The Night on Fire" (5280 Media)
Example f/Ludacris
"Changed The Way You Kissed Me" (Mercury/Island)
Nelly Furtado "Big Hoops (Bigger The Better)" (Interscope)
Usher "Scream" (RCA)

5/8 Mainstream
Cher Lloyd "Want U Back" (Epic)
Gym Class Heroes f/Ryan Tedder
"Fighter" (Decaydance/FuelByRamen/Roadrunner)
Outasight "Now Or Never" (Warner Bros.)

5/15 Mainstream
Alex Clare "Too Close" (Universal Republic)
Chiddy Bang "Mind Your Manners" (Capitol)
Sammy Adams "Only One" (RCA)
The Wanted "Chasing The Sun" (Mercury/IDJMG)

5/22 Mainstream
K'NAAN "Hurt Me Tomorrow" (Interscope)
Stefano f/New Boyz & Rock Mafia "I'm On A Roll (Hollywood)

5/29 Mainstream
Adam Lambert "Never Close Our Eyes" (RCA)
Jay Sean f/Pitbull "I'm All Yours" (Cash Money/Universal Republic)

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Week Ending April 29, 2012. Songs: Gotye Makes Digital History
By Paul Grein | Chart Watch – 11 minutes ago

"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra this week becomes the first song in digital history to top 400K in weekly sales three times. The song sold 414K copies this week, down from 463K last week and 542K two weeks ago. It surpasses three songs that sold 400K copies twice: Flo Rida's "Right Round," Bruno Mars' "Grenade" and Lady Gaga's "Born This Way."

"Somebody…," which tops the Hot 100 for the third straight week, is the least overtly commercial of these four hits. It's a quirky alternative song, while the other three are mainstream hip-hop or pop. Also, Flo Rida, Mars and Gaga had all topped the Hot 100 with previous hits. By contrast, this is the breakthrough hit for both Gotye, a 31-year old musician who was born in Belgium, and Kimbra, a 22 year old singer from New Zealand.

"Somebody…" returns to #1 on Hot Digital Songs. This is the ninth consecutive week that the #1 song on that chart has sold 300K or more copies. That's a record. The old record was five consecutive weeks with the #1 digital seller boasting sales of at least 300K. It was set in February and March 2009.

"Somebody…" tops the 3 million mark in digital sales this week. In addition, it holds at #1 on the new On-Demand Songs chart for a third week and jumps from #6 to #3 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.

"We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monae holds at #2 on the Hot 100 for the third straight week. The song tops the 4 million mark in digital sales in its 21st week on the digital sales chart. Only one other song in digital history has sold 4 million copies this quickly. "E.T." by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West hit that plateau when it was in its 18th week on the digital sales chart. (The Black Eyed Peas' 2009 smash "Boom Boom Pow" is in third place. It took 23 weeks to sell 4 million copies.)

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" jumps from #7 to #5 in its 10th week on the chart. The song holds at #1 in the U.K. for the fourth straight week. It's the longest-running #1 U.K. hit by a Canadian artist since Celine Dion's "Think Twice" was #1 for seven weeks in 1995. (Oddly, Dion's song stiffed in the U.S. It peaked at #95 in August 1994.)

Pop Quiz: A Canadian artist holds the record for the longest run at #1 on the U.K. chart since 1955. Name that artist and the artist's hit song. Answer below.

Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" drops from #4 to #7 in its fifth week. It's his second song, following 2010's "Baby" (featuring Ludacris), to spend five weeks in the top 10. Will it surpass "Baby" next week by remaining in the top 10 for a sixth week? Stay tuned. "Boyfriend" is from Bieber's upcoming album Believe, which is due June 19. It will be his first regular studio album since My World 2.0 in March 2010. (In the long interval between studio albums, he released an acoustic album, an EP of remixes and a Christmas album.)

Nicki Minaj's "Starships" rebounds from #9 to #8 in its 11th week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Minaj's 2011 smash "Super Bass" logged 15 weeks in the top 10.

Quiz Answer: Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" topped the U.K. chart for 16 weeks in 1991. That's longer than any other single since 1955. The song was featured in the Kevin Costner movie Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.

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 third week in its 17th week on the chart. This is its ninth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #1 (414K).

2. fun. featuring Janelle Monae, "We Are Young." The former #1 song holds at #2 for the third week in its 19th week on the chart. This is its 12th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #4 (207K).

3. Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone." The song holds at #3 in its second week on the chart. Digital sales rank: #2 (330K).

4. The Wanted, "Glad You Came." The song rebounds from #5 to #4 in its 16th week on the chart. This is its 10th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #10 (143K).

5. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe." The song jumps from #7 to #5 in its 10th week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #3 (221K).

6. Flo Rida featuring Sia, "Wild Ones." The song holds at #6 for the third week in its 16th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #8 (152K).

7. Justin Bieber, "Boyfriend." The song drops from #4 to #7 in its fifth week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Digital sales rank: #5 (192K).

8. Nicki Minaj, "Starships." The song rebounds from #9 to #8 in its 11th week on the chart. It has been in the top 10 the entire time. Digital sales rank: #9 (151K).

9. One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful." The song dips from #8 to #9 in its 11th week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #7 (170K).

10. Kelly Clarkson, "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)." The former #1 song holds at #10 in its 19th week on the chart. This is its 15th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #16 (80K).

Wiz Khalifa's "Work Hard, Play Hard" is eyeing a high debut. The song is from Wiz Khalifa's upcoming second studio album, O.N.I.F.C., which is due Aug. 28. (The title stands for Only N**** In First Class, though there's also a tamer alternative: One Night In First Class. The title was inspired by H-N-I-C, a 2000 album by Prodigy of Mobb Deep. That title stands for Head N**** In Charge.)

"Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, which was #29 last week, is expected to make a nice jump. The key lyric is "I want to dance/And love/And dance again." Not exactly deep, but it works.

"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, which was #44 last week, tops the 5 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the biggest digital seller for both acts. Maroon 5's second biggest seller is "Makes Me Wonder" (2,732,000). Aguilera's is "Ain't No Other Man" (1,679,000). "Jagger" has also remained on the Hot 100 longer than any previous hit by either act. Maroon 5's old record was 43 weeks for "This Love." Aguilera's was 27 weeks for "Beautiful."

Flo Rida's "Whistle" is in line to make a strong debut. It's from the hip-hopper's fourth studio album, Only One Rida (Part 2), which is due June 26.

Several Glee renditions of Whitney Houston hits are likely to debut, notably "How Will I Know," "It's Not Right But It's Okay," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "My Love Is Your Love." No Glee versions of hits from Saturday Night Fever charted last week, but that music is ancient history to many Glee fans. The attention from Glee helped Houston's 2000 album Whitney: The Greatest Hits return to #1 on Top Catalog Albums, displacing Adele's 19. You already know that if you read Chart Watch: Albums. If you missed it, here's a link.

"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" by John Legend featuring Ludacris is likely to make a big jump from its #97 debut last week.

"Let's Go" by Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo is likely to debut. It's from Harris' untitled upcoming studio album.

Usher's "Scream" is likely to debut. It's from Usher's seventh studio album Looking For Myself, which is due June 12.

"Till I Die" by Chris Brown featuring Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa is likely to debut. It's from Brown's fifth studio album Fortune, which is due June 25.

Tony Lucca's version of Britney Spears' 1998 breakthrough hit "….Baby One More Time" may debut. Lucca is a contestant on The Voice.

"Party Girl" by Asher Roth featuring Meek Mill may debut. Roth's "I Love College" hit #12 in 2009. The new song is from Roth's upcoming second studio album, Is This Too Orange?

"The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani featuring Akon tops the 3 million mark in digital sales. The 2006 hit is Stefani's first 3 million-seller. Her 2005 smash "Hollaback Girl" has sold 2,519,000 copies. ("Hollaback Girl" was the first song by any artist to sell 1 million digital copies.) "The Sweet Escape" is Akon's third 3 million-seller, following his own "Smack That" (featuring Eminem, 3,227,000) and David Guetta's "Sexy Chick," on which he was featured (3,295,000).

Coldplay's "Paradise" tops the 2 million mark in digital sales. It's the band's third song to reach this milestone, following "Viva La Vida" (5,429,000) and "Clocks" (2,449,000). "Viva La Vida" won a Grammy as Song of the Year. "Clocks" won as Record of the Year. "Paradise" was nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, but didn't win.

To My Readers: I'll have much more to add after the full chart is posted, but this should tide you over.

[Envoirment]

So Gotye & fun. are both possibly looking at 6mil+ sold by the end of the year? Amazing!

[Caviar]

Congrats to MLJ!

[ListenToItTwice]

May 2, 2012 18:31:23 GMT -5 Envoirment said:

So Gotye & fun. are both possibly looking at 6mil+ sold by the end of the year? Amazing!

Two candidates for the all-time top five charting simultaneously. Thrilling.

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rest of Grein's article:

Adele's "Rumour Has It" holds at #16 for the second week in its 20th week on the chart. Will it become the fourth top 10 hit from 21? I'm going to go out on a limb and say maybe. (Actually, I'll say yes.)

Wiz Khalifa's "Work Hard, Play Hard" debuts at #17. [...]

Usher's "Climax" jumps from #20 to #18 in its 10th week. A second Usher song, "Scream," debuts at #70. Both songs are from Usher's seventh studio album Looking For Myself, which is due June 12….There's a similar story here: "Birthday Cake" by Rihanna featuring Chris Brown holds at #24 in its 10th week. Also, "Where Have You Been" debuts at #78. It's the fifth Hot 100 hit from Rihanna's Talk That Talk album. (I don't think the title of this song could ever be applied to her.)

"Dance Again" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull jumps from #29 to #25 in its fourth week. The key lyric is "I want to dance/And love/And dance again." Not exactly deep, but it works…Ellie Goulding's "Lights" jumps from #49 to #40 in its 19th week. The song has now climbed higher in the U.S. than it did in Goulding's native U.K., where it peaked at #49. (She reached #2 there in 2010 with a cover of Elton John's "Your Song")…"Faded" by Tyga featuring Lil Wayne jumps from #50 to #42 in its 15th week.

Pitbull's "Back In Time" leaps from #65 to #48 in its fourth week. Will this record finally put the unforgettable hook from Mickey & Sylvia's 1957 classic "Love Is Strange" in the top 10 for the first time? I hope so and think so…Eli Young Band's "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" jumps from #66 to #58 in its seventh week…"Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia jumps from #79 to #63 in its third week. This is its highest ranking to date…Flo Rida's "Whistle" debuts at #64. It's from the hip-hopper's fourth studio album, Only One Rida (Part 2), which is due June 26.

Two Glee renditions of Whitney Houston hits debut. "How Will I Know" opens at #65. "It's Not Right But It's Okay" bows at #92. Houston's original version of "How Will I Know" hit #1 in 1986. Her "It's Not Right…" reached #4 in 1999. The attention from Glee helped Houston's 2000 album Whitney: The Greatest Hits return to #1 on Top Catalog Albums, displacing Adele's 19. You already know that if you read Chart Watch: Albums. If you missed it, here's a link.

"Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" by John Legend featuring Ludacris jumps from its #97 to #79 in its second week…Michael Telo's "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" jumps from #91 to #81 in its fifth week…Toby Keith's "Beers Ago" jumps from #95 to #85 in its second week…"Let's Go" by Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo debuts at #89. It's from Harris' untitled upcoming studio album...Hunter Hayes' "Wanted" bows at #99. It's Hayes' second chart hit.

[cesarams]

Nothing 'bout Whistle?
And WHYB didn't debut. It re-entered.

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May 2, 2012 21:15:43 GMT -5 cesarams said:

Nothing 'bout Whistle?
And WHYB didn't debut. It re-entered.

Oops, I missed a couple paragraphs as I was editing out parts that were already mentioned.

[Enigma.]

"Flo Rida's "Whistle" is in line to make a strong debut. It's from the hip-hopper's fourth studio album, Only One Rida (Part 2), which is due June 26."

Which reminds me: Where's the new Dr. Dre album lol

[Enigma.]

Wow based on the list on p. 3 'I Gotta Feeling' has never sold 250k/week.

Or am I blind...?

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The Billboard Hot 100
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

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

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Hot 100 Airplay
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 1 1 10 We Are Young, fun. Feat. Janelle Monae 1
2 2 2 14 Glad You Came, The Wanted 2
3 6 8 12 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Feat. Kimbra 3
4 3 3 16 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 1
5 5 6 11 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Feat. Sia 5
6 4 4 11 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 4
7 8 10 11 Starships, Nicki Minaj 7
8 9 13 7 Rumour Has It, Adele 8
9 7 5 19 Take Care, Drake Feat. Rihanna 4
10 11 11 21 The Motto, Drake Feat. Lil Wayne 9
11 18 22 7 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 11
12 10 7 23 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele 1
13 14 16 11 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 13
14 13 15 5 Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 13
15 17 17 13 Drive By, Train 15
16 16 20 9 Climax, Usher 16
17 12 9 19 Turn Me On, David Guetta Feat. Nicki Minaj 3
18 19 21 10 Birthday Cake, Rihanna Feat. Chris Brown 18
19 36 - 2 Payphone, Maroon 5 Feat. Wiz Khalifa 19
20 15 12 32 We Found Love, Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris 1
21 20 14 19 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Feat. Neon Hitch 8
22 24 28 11 Drank In My Cup, Kirko Bangz 22
23 25 30 12 Banjo, Rascal Flatts 23
24 27 31 12 Over You, Miranda Lambert 24
25 35 44 5 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 25
26 28 32 10 UP!, LoveRance 26
27 23 29 15 Dancin' Away With My Heart, Lady Antebellum 23
28 29 34 10 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 28
29 21 18 28 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 3
30 38 43 10 No Hurry, Zac Brown Band 30
31 22 19 24 Domino, Jessie J 6
32 37 36 9 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood 32
33 26 23 14 Drink On It, Blake Shelton 23
34 39 45 7 Leave You Alone, Young Jeezy Feat. Ne-Yo 34
35 30 26 12 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice 22
36 31 27 41 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera 1
37 33 33 8 So Good, B.o.B 33
38 32 24 23 International Love, Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown 7
39 40 52 5 Dance Again, Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull 39
40 44 49 9 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore 40
41 34 25 22 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Feat. Bruno Mars 9
42 45 51 8 Springsteen, Eric Church 42
43 46 46 12 Better Than I Used To Be, Tim McGraw 43
44 41 39 53 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO 1
45 47 53 7 Brokenhearted, Karmin 45
46 43 47 8 Another Round, Fat Joe Feat. Chris Brown 43
47 42 41 5 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 41
48 48 42 33 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 2
49 50 54 4 Feel Like A Rock Star, Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw 49
50 54 59 5 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan 50
51 56 57 8 Ayy Ladies, Travis Porter Feat. Tyga 51
52 57 58 9 You Don't Know Her Like I Do, Brantley Gilbert 52
53 58 62 3 Cashin' Out, Ca$hOut 53
54 65 - 2 Back In Time, Pitbull 54
55 51 50 18 Strip, Chris Brown Feat. Kevin McCall 22
56 55 48 14 Talk That Talk, Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z 31
57 52 38 19 Rack City, Tyga 17
58 61 69 3 Faded, Tyga Feat. Lil Wayne 58
59 NEW 1 Scream, Usher 59
60 53 40 12 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 24
61 60 64 4 Even If It Breaks Your Heart, Eli Young Band 60
62 59 61 4 Right By My Side, Nicki Minaj Feat. Chris Brown 59
63 64 65 4 Got My Country On, Chris Cagle 63
64 NEW 1 Where Have You Been, Rihanna 64
65 63 66 5 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 63
66 68 - 2 Beers Ago, Toby Keith 66
67 66 71 5 Ai Se Eu Te Pego, Michel Telo 66
68 62 63 6 This Ole Boy, Craig Morgan 62
69 NEW 1 Lights, Ellie Goulding 69
70 69 72 4 Time Is Love, Josh Turner 69
71 71 - 2 Heart Attack, Trey Songz 71
72 NEW 1 Mercy, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 72
73 73 - 3 Bailando Por El Mundo, Juan Magan Feat. Pitbull & El Cata 73
74 NEW 1 Take It To The Head, DJ Khaled 74
75 RE-ENTRY 4 Intentalo, 3BallMTY 71

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Hot Digital Songs
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 2 1 16 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra 1
2 1 - 2 Payphone, Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa 1
3 5 5 10 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 3
4 3 2 18 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae 1
5 4 4 5 Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 1
6 NEW 1 Work Hard, Play Hard, Wiz Khalifa 6
7 6 3 11 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 3
8 7 7 15 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia 6
9 8 6 11 Starships, Nicki Minaj 3
10 9 8 15 Glad You Came, The Wanted 2
11 10 12 15 Drive By, Train 8
12 13 13 10 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 11
13 12 14 10 So Good, B.o.B 6
14 15 16 6 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 4
15 16 15 11 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 1
16 14 11 19 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 1
17 20 18 8 Springsteen, Eric Church 16
18 18 17 9 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan 16
19 21 19 4 Dance Again, Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull 14
20 NEW 1 Whistle, Flo Rida 20
21 19 9 4 Mercy, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 9
22 NEW 1 How Will I Know, Glee Cast 22
23 22 23 14 Rumour Has It, Adele 22
24 24 32 17 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 1
25 25 24 7 Brokenhearted, Karmin 17
26 27 22 24 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna 4
27 23 20 24 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 10
28 32 37 13 Lights, Ellie Goulding 28
29 54 - 3 Back In Time, Pitbull 29
30 33 34 9 Climax, Usher 30
31 35 26 10 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood 9
32 30 31 10 Birthday Cake, Rihanna 30
33 36 27 35 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 1
34 11 - 2 Burn It Down, Linkin Park 11
35 28 21 29 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 5
36 40 42 10 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore 36
37 41 35 9 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 35
38 17 - 2 Loud, Mac Miller 17
39 NEW 1 It's Not Right But It's Okay, Glee Cast 39
40 31 30 38 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele 1
41 43 40 13 Faded, Tyga Featuring Lil Wayne 30
42 38 33 16 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice 29
43 NEW 1 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Glee Cast 43
44 42 38 13 Over You, Miranda Lambert 32
45 39 25 22 Rack City, Tyga 3
46 46 45 57 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 1
47 NEW 1 Tonight (Best You Ever Had), John Legend Featuring Ludacris 47
48 49 51 4 Beez In The Trap, Nicki Minaj Featuring 2 Chainz 48
49 50 49 4 Feel Like A Rock Star, Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw 19
50 NEW 1 Let's Go, Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo 50
51 44 41 28 A Thousand Years, Christina Perri 20
52 37 46 7 Everybody Talks, Neon Trees 32
53 RE-ENTRY 2 Titanium, David Guetta Featuring Sia 38
54 47 52 31 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 2
55 66 64 4 Even If It Breaks Your Heart, Eli Young Band 55
56 45 29 22 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj 1
57 48 36 5 One Thing, One Direction 36
58 26 - 2 Stay Schemin, Rick Ross Featuring Drake & French Montana 26
59 NEW 1 My Love Is Your Love, Glee Cast 59
60 70 59 4 Give Your Heart A Break, Demi Lovato 59
61 NEW 1 Wanted, Hunter Hayes 61
62 NEW 1 Scream, Usher 62
63 64 60 7 Drank In My Cup, Kirko Bangz 60
64 62 54 33 Paradise, Coldplay 6
65 56 57 68 Rolling In The Deep, Adele 1
66 34 10 3 Somebody That I Used To Know, Glee Cast 10
67 75 - 6 Ayy Ladies, Travis Porter Featuring Tyga 32
68 NEW 1 Till I Die, Chris Brown Featuring Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa 68
69 NEW 1 Hurt, Johnny Cash 69
70 53 28 17 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch 8
71 58 39 11 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 9
72 61 - 2 Hard To Love, Lee Brice 61
73 RE-ENTRY 43 Dirt Road Anthem, Jason Aldean 4
74 59 43 16 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars 13
75 NEW 1 ...Baby One More Time, Tony Lucca 75

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Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 NEW 1 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Glee Cast 1
2 4 5 7 Gold On The Ceiling, The Black Keys 2
3 2 9 5 Why Ya Wanna, Jana Kramer 2
4 8 12 4 Postcard From Paris, The Band Perry 4
5 3 4 6 Nobody's Perfect, J. Cole Featuring Missy Elliott 3
6 NEW 1 Till I Die, Chris Brown Featuring Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa 6
7 12 8 15 Intentalo, 3BallMTY Featuring El Bebeto y America Sierra 3
8 13 16 7 Young Homie, Chris Rene 1
9 NEW 1 My Love Is Your Love, Glee Cast 9
10 7 7 6 Sabotage, Wale Featuring Lloyd 7
11 18 19 3 Cowboys And Angels, Dustin Lynch 11
12 17 18 6 Bailando Por El Mundo, Juan Magan Featuring Pitbull & El Cata 12
13 6 - 2 Hard To Love, Lee Brice 6
14 25 20 9 Young Blood, The Naked And Famous 14
15 14 10 35 Cinema, Benny Benassi Featuring Gary Go 2
16 21 - 2 Angel Eyes, Love And Theft 16
17 NEW 1 ...Baby One More Time, Tony Lucca 17
18 22 25 7 Dutty Love, Don Omar Featuring Natty Natasha 14
19 24 - 2 Refill, Elle Varner 19
20 NEW 1 Party Grl, Asher Roth Featuring Meek Mill 20
21 NEW 2 Share My Love, R. Kelly 21
22 NEW 13 Howlin' For You, The Black Keys 16
23 9 3 10 He's Mine, Rodney Atkins 3
24 23 - 7 Where I Belong, Building 429 19
25 NEW 1 So Emotional, Glee Cast 25

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Heatseekers Songs
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 2 4 12 Ayy Ladies, Travis Porter Featuring Tyga 1
2 6 11 4 Cashin Out, Ca$hOut 2
3 4 5 18 You Don't Know Her Like I Do, Brantley Gilbert 3
4 5 6 20 Midnight City, M83. 4
5 13 19 6 Ai Se Eu Te Pego, Michel Telo 5
6 7 8 17 Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah 3
7 11 16 5 (Kissed You) Good Night, Gloriana 7
8 8 12 8 Another Round, Fat Joe Featuring Chris Brown 8
9 10 10 6 Little Talks, Of Monsters And Men 9
10 1 - 2 Loud, Mac Miller 1
11 15 18 9 We Run The Night, Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull 11
12 14 13 8 Fine By Me, Andy Grammer 12
13 9 9 14 Magic, Future Featuring T.I. 7
14 19 - 2 Wanted, Hunter Hayes 14
15 12 14 35 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex 3
16 3 7 7 Too Close, Alex Clare 3
17 18 22 3 Why Ya Wanna, Jana Kramer 17
18 16 - 2 Same Damn Time, Future 16
19 17 17 4 Is Anybody Out There?, K'Naan Featuring Nelly Furtado 16
20 20 24 6 Tongue Tied, Grouplove 7
21 21 21 13 Intentalo, 3BallMTY Featuring El Bebeto y America Sierra 16
22 22 - 3 Young Homie, Chris Rene 16
23 NEW 1 Cowboys And Angels, Dustin Lynch 23
24 RE-ENTRY 2 Bailando Por El Mundo, Juan Magan Featuring Pitbull & El Cata 24
25 RE-ENTRY 3 Young Blood, The Naked And Famous 19

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On-Demand Songs
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

The Official On-Demand Songs
Chart of NARM/DigitalMusic.Org

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label
1 1 1 8 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra 1
2 2 2 8 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae 1
3 3 3 8 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 3
4 4 4 7 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 4
5 6 10 4 Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 5
6 5 5 8 Starships, Nicki Minaj 4
7 8 6 8 Glad You Came, The Wanted 3
8 7 7 8 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia 6
9 9 9 8 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 9
10 10 8 8 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna 5
11 11 12 8 Some Nights, fun. 9
12 13 16 7 Drive By, Train 12
13 NEW 1 Payphone, Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa 13
14 12 11 8 Rack City, Tyga 3
15 14 18 5 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 14
16 15 13 8 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 8
17 16 15 8 We Found Love, Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris 6
18 18 17 8 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 8
19 17 14 8 Ni**as in Paris, Jay Z Kanye West 4
20 21 22 8 Midnight City, M83. 11
21 19 20 6 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars 18
22 20 19 8 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj 16
23 22 21 8 Pumped Up Kicks, Foster The People 12
24 24 32 8 Faded, Tyga Featuring Lil Wayne 24
25 25 27 5 Climax, Usher 25
26 23 24 8 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 16
27 35 - 2 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 27
28 26 25 8 HYFR (Hell Yeah F*****g Right), Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 25
29 27 26 8 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch 22
30 40 23 8 Paradise, Coldplay 14
31 28 28 8 Rolling In The Deep, Adele 10
32 29 31 8 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex 16
33 33 35 8 Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah 32
34 32 33 8 Levels, Avicii 26
35 31 29 8 Headlines, Drake 15
36 30 30 8 Make Me Proud, Drake Featuring Nicki Minaj 20
37 39 44 3 So Good, B.o.B 37
38 37 38 8 Lights, Ellie Goulding 37
39 34 45 3 Eyes Wide Open, Gotye 34
40 36 37 8 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 24
41 38 34 8 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 17
42 43 46 3 One Thing, One Direction 42
43 NEW 1 Mercy, Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz 43
44 47 - 2 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 44
45 41 36 8 Dance (A$$), Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj 22
46 49 48 3 Beez In The Trap, Nicki Minaj Featuring 2 Chainz 46
47 45 41 3 Shake It Out, Florence + The Machine 41
48 42 40 8 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 27
49 46 43 7 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 41
50 48 47 8 Sail, AWOLNATION 44

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Canadian Hot 100
Issue Date: 2012-05-12

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
on Producer(Songwriter) Position
Chart Imprint | Label
1 1 1 19 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra 1
2 3 2 15 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae 1
3 2 - 2 Payphone, Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa 2
4 4 3 19 Glad You Came, The Wanted 2
5 5 4 11 Starships, Nicki Minaj 4
6 7 5 19 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia 1
7 10 13 4 Dance Again, Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull 7
8 6 6 5 Boyfriend, Justin Bieber 1
9 13 9 14 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 9
10 8 10 11 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 1
11 15 16 5 Back In Time, Pitbull 11
12 9 7 13 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 7
13 14 11 30 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 1
14 NEW 1 Whistle, Flo Rida 14
15 12 8 20 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 3
16 11 12 16 Drive By, Train 11
17 17 17 10 Summer Paradise, Simple Plan 17
18 16 18 11 Rumour Has It, Adele 16
19 19 28 6 Brokenhearted, Karmin 19
20 21 19 24 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna 15
21 18 14 14 Is Anybody Out There?, K'Naan Featuring Nelly Furtado 14
22 20 23 10 So Good, B.o.B 20
23 25 35 9 Our Song Comes On, Kristina Maria 23
24 35 43 17 Titanium, David Guetta Featuring Sia 17
25 22 20 25 Domino, Jessie J 7
26 28 27 37 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 1
27 32 36 8 Ai Se Eu Te Pego, Michel Telo 27
28 24 22 44 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele 2
29 26 26 29 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 13
30 NEW 1 Scream, Usher 30
31 29 37 17 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 11
32 27 15 27 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj 3
33 38 32 35 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 2
34 34 38 8 Springsteen, Eric Church 34
35 43 48 9 Body Work, Morgan Page Featuring Tegan And Sara 35
36 31 31 32 We Found Love, Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris 1
37 30 24 9 Live My Life, Far*East Movement Featuring Justin Bieber 4
38 37 34 45 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera 1
39 23 25 11 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 19
40 NEW 1 Work Hard, Play Hard, Wiz Khalifa 40
41 41 41 6 Eyes Open, Taylor Swift 17
42 36 29 21 One Life, Hedley 16
43 45 45 7 One Thing, One Direction 35
44 40 49 10 Feel, Victoria Duffield 37
45 49 47 10 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood 21
46 48 52 8 She Can Ride, Dru 46
47 42 39 35 Without You, David Guetta Featuring Usher 3
48 54 74 4 Let It Go, Dragonette 48
49 39 30 23 Fallout, Marianas Trench 26
50 46 44 63 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 1
51 47 42 18 Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah 26
52 44 57 7 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan 44
53 63 80 4 Curiosity, Carly Rae Jepsen 53
54 68 - 3 Where Have You Been, Rihanna 41
55 52 62 6 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice 52
56 53 54 8 Gold On The Ceiling, The Black Keys 53
57 57 59 9 Over You, Miranda Lambert 57
58 51 33 16 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch 24
59 56 53 17 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 52
60 33 - 2 Burn It Down, Linkin Park 33
61 NEW 1 How Will I Know, Glee Cast 61
62 67 60 4 Feel Like A Rock Star, Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw 33
63 58 58 16 Rack City, Tyga 53
64 69 84 4 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore 64
65 61 61 11 Lullaby, Nickelback 52
66 55 55 17 Somebody That I Used To Know, Walk Off The Earth 13
67 59 56 10 Drink On It, Blake Shelton 53
68 64 63 12 Canadian Girls, Dean Brody 36
69 60 - 2 Big Hoops (Bigger The Better), Nelly Furtado 60
70 66 66 12 Turn All The Lights On, T-Pain Featuring Ne-Yo 45
71 78 75 5 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 71
72 77 72 10 Banjo, Rascal Flatts 72
73 62 51 13 She Doesn't Mind, Sean Paul 49
74 65 50 16 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars 31
75 NEW 1 It's Not Right But It's Okay, Glee Cast 75
76 76 64 13 Toi + Moi, Les Academiciens De Star Academie 2012 31
77 70 67 7 Keep Your Head Up, Andy Grammer 67
78 73 65 19 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO 31
79 84 78 3 Little Talks, Of Monsters And Men 78
80 NEW 1 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Glee Cast 80
81 81 79 9 Sans Cri Sans Haine, Marie-Mai 75
82 72 68 15 Dancin' Away With My Heart, Lady Antebellum 65
83 82 77 9 Girl Gone Wild, Madonna 42
84 NEW 1 Headlong Flight, Rush 84
85 83 90 6 Smoke In The Rain, Chad Brownlee 83
86 91 99 3 No Hurry, Zac Brown Band 86
87 NEW 1 Let's Go, Calvin Harris Featuring Ne-Yo 87
88 79 69 9 Alone With You, Jake Owen 69
89 87 95 5 I Am Smiling, Inna Modja 87
90 74 76 14 Better Than I Used To Be, Tim McGraw 71
91 100 - 2 Look Around, Red Hot Chili Peppers 91
92 95 - 2 Top Of The World, Raghav 92
93 89 93 13 We Run The Night, Havana Brown Featuring Pitbull 69
94 50 - 2 Chasing The Sun, The Wanted 50
95 94 87 5 Lights, Ellie Goulding 87
96 86 83 9 Fire It Up, Johnny Reid 53
97 97 - 2 Talk Me Down, Alyssa Reid 97
98 88 82 3 Heartbreak Coverup, Jesse Labelle 82
99 98 96 16 Albatross, Big Wreck 71
100 92 86 20 Ours, Taylor Swift 68

[cesarams]

May 3, 2012 4:56:23 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Wow based on the list on p. 3 'I Gotta Feeling' has never sold 250k/week.

Or am I blind...?

Yeah, it never did.

[kingofpain]

Streaming must really be helpIng M83. It hasn't budged from the same approximate position for the past four weeks, and there is still no sign of it in the top 100 digital tracks again. Awesome that Havana Brown and Ellie Goulding reached new peaks!

[HolidayGuy]

M83's track is No. 20 on the On-Demand chart, so, yah, that's helping quite a bit. :)

"Rolling in the Deep"- the only Adele track in the On-Demand top 50. People just aren't tiring of that track.

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May 3, 2012 7:30:15 GMT -5 cesarams said:

May 3, 2012 4:56:23 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Wow based on the list on p. 3 'I Gotta Feeling' has never sold 250k/week.

Or am I blind...?

Yeah, it never did.

Lots and lots of weeks above 100K though

[Rodze]

www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/business-matters-fun-gotye-justin-bieber-1006969952.story

Business Matters: fun., Gotye, Justin Bieber Drive Big YTD Gain in Digital Track Sales

Top Few Songs Behind Digital Boost
A handful of songs have accounted for a big share of the 31.6-million unit - equal to 7.2% -- gain in track sales in 2012 through April 29. The top 3 songs represent 10.3% of the gain. The top 10 songs account for 14.4% of the gain. The remaining 84.8% of the gain is spread across the 20 million or so tracks available at digital retail.

This top-heavy growth in track sales speaks to the way music is discovered, shared and experienced. Social media is probably a factor, but so is old and powerful prime-time television. Music is constantly getting easier to find and hear, and it's a trend that is helping the biggest hits the most.

It's easier to appreciate the success of the most popular tracks of 2012 when their year-to-date sales are compared to their counterparts of 2011. The top track of 2012, "We Are Young" by fun. featuring Janelle Monae, has sold 62.6% more units than the top track of 2011, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way." The second-best seller, "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye, has sold 48.1% more units than its 2011 counterpart, "E.T." by Katy Perry. The third-best seller, "Stronger" by Kelly Clarkson, has sold 36.1% more units than the #3 song at the same point a year earlier, "Grenade" by Bruno Mars.

Another way to look at the performance of the top 3 tracks is to compare their share of total track sales. fun.'s "We Are Young" accounts for 0.83% of all track sales, a huge increase from the 0.55% achieved by "Born This Way." The second and third-best selling tracks have similar, albeit smaller, improvements in share. "Somebody" took 0.67% of sales, up from 0.48%, and "Stronger" took 0.59%, up from 0.46%.

Not much gain was made by other most-popular tracks. The #100 track of 2012, "You Make Me Feel" by Cobra Starship, has sold only 4.1% more units than its 2011 counterpart, Blake Shelton's "Honey Bee" -- that's less than the year-to-date improvement in total track sales of 7.2%.

Here's another way of saying it: track sales are up, but the most popular tracks have been absolutely killing it this year. Why is this happening? There are a few possible explanations.

As Billboard's Keith Caulfield explained Tuesday, 2012 has seen very strong performances from Gotye's "Somebody," Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" and Maroon 5's "Payphone." Those songs have achieved three of the top 10 sales weeks of all time. Gotye and Maroon 5 have benefitted from television exposure ("Saturday Night Live" and "Glee" for Gotye, "The Voice" for Maroon 5) while Bieber sales are the result of pent-up demand for his June 19 release.

In addition to television exposure, improvements in digital marketing and wider online syndication of music videos are likely benefitting top songs, too. It's now easier than ever for consumers to follow trending songs on social networks and find ad-supported music at their portal of choice. Just as relatively unknown artists benefit from the visibility of social media sharing, the most popular artists can use the same tools to boost awareness that's already high from radio and television.

What we're seeing is 2012 is actually a continuation of a trend that has been going on for years: the most popular tracks are taking up a larger share of track sales. But the trend has clearly accelerated this year.