Billboard Hot 100: 05/19/12

[badrobot]

^Not even the discussion. Anyway! If you think there is an objective factual way to determine such thing as "most famous song" then by all means, continue to believe in that rigidity. I disagree, and think with highly successful artists they will frequently have multiple "signature" hits, but your mind seems pretty made up.

[brucelover]

Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...

Everyone knows that. From personal experience, it's always the Madonna song played at weddings. It's her most iconic performance (VMAs 1984) and the one that Britney/Xtina sang at the VMAs 2003. When the reporters at the SuperBowl asked the football players what song they thought Madonna would sing they all said "Like a Virgin". Of course there isn't a specific way of knowing what is the "most famous song" but from my vantage point it's far and away Like a Virgin. It's also her most acclaimed song according to acclaimedmusic.net. It's one of those generation-defining IT songs that everybody knows.

[brucelover]

May 7, 2012 15:15:19 GMT -5 brucelover said:

Like a virgin, touched for the very first time...

Everyone knows that. From personal experience, it's always the Madonna song played at weddings. It's her most iconic performance (VMAs 1984) and the one that Britney/Xtina sang at the VMAs 2003. When the reporters at the SuperBowl asked the football players what song they thought Madonna would sing they all said "Like a Virgin". Of course there isn't a specific way of knowing what is the "most famous song" but from my vantage point it's far and away Like a Virgin. It's also her most acclaimed song according to acclaimedmusic.net. It's one of those generation-defining IT songs that everybody knows. It was also the most requested song at the Sticky & Sweet Tour...and when she did do it, the stadium went crazy for it unlike any other song.

[moore746]

I believe We Found Love will be remembered as an equal of Umbrella, in the same way Britney Spears has ...Baby One More and Toxic. One made them a superstar (granted Rihanna had been on the scene for two years) but the other is as equally as iconic and considered as much a fan favorite. As a college student, We Found Love was inescable in a way Low was in 2008 or Tik Tok in 2009/10.

[d.t.m]

Wouldn't Vogue be her most famous? I mean the dance, the video, the moviestar shout-outs, etc.

[Deleted]

Isn't she referred to as the 'Material Girl' to this day?

[Au$tin]

I'd think "Like a Virgin" is her signature hit.

[josh]

I thought her signature hit was "Give Me All Your Luvin'" ???

[Au$tin]

May 7, 2012 21:13:53 GMT -5 josh said:

I thought her signature hit was "Give Me All Your Luvin'" ???

LOL! NO!!!!! We're all so forgetful! It's CLEARLY "Girl Gone Wild."

[WotUNeed]

May 7, 2012 20:56:27 GMT -5 @2m said:

Isn't she referred to as the 'Material Girl' to this day?

Yes.

I disagree with the idea that every artist has a signature hit. In Madonna's case, I'd say it's quite clear she doesn't. "Material Girl" and "Like a Virgin" and "Like a Prayer" and, to a degree, "Vogue", all make compelling cases, but the fact that a lot of people associate all of these songs with her automatically would negate the idea that she has any one signature hit. (In the same sense that most people don't have more than one signature, I can't see deeming more than one song by an artist as a signature hit; one either has one or one doesn't.)

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

May 7, 2012 21:19:08 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

May 7, 2012 21:13:53 GMT -5 josh said:

I thought her signature hit was "Give Me All Your Luvin'" ???

LOL! NO!!!!! We're all so forgetful! It's CLEARLY "Girl Gone Wild."

As old as one must have to be in order to remember Madonnas old material, I'm not surprised.

[Enigma.]

May 8, 2012 1:03:23 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

May 7, 2012 21:19:08 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

LOL! NO!!!!! We're all so forgetful! It's CLEARLY "Girl Gone Wild."

As old as one must have to be in order to remember Madonnas old material, I'm not surprised.

Have you heard of the possibility of listening to older music?

[cesarams]

TUESDAY'S UPDATE:
TOP 20:

1. FUN. - We Are Young f/Janelle Monae: 184.203 (- 0.918)
2. GOTYE - Somebody That I Used To Know: 163.512 (+ 2.676)
3. FLO RIDA - Wild Ones f/Sia: 141.474 (+ 1.804) ▲[/b]
4. THE WANTED - Glad You Came: 139.322 (- 0.674) ▼
5. KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 121.617 (- 2.657)
6. NICKI MINAJ - Starships: 118.355 (+ 1.523)
7. KATY PERRY - Part Of Me: 110.376 (- 2.771)
8. ADELE - Rumour Has It: 102.419 (+ 0.619)
9. DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 95.735 (- 0.769)
10. ONE DIRECTION - What Makes You Beautiful: 90.901 (+ 1.322)
11. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 80.133 (- 1.165)
12. TRAIN - Drive By: 78.286 (+ 0.406)
13. MAROON 5 - Payphone f/Wiz Khalifa: 75.381 (+ 1.239) ▲
14. DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 75.130 (- 1.074) ▼
15. JUSTIN BIEBER - Boyfriend: 72.731 (- 0.822)
16. CALVIN HARRIS - Feel So Close: 68.534 (- 1.377)
17. RIHANNA - Birthday Cake: 64.304 (- 0.970)
18. DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 63.446 (- 0.861) ▲
19. USHER - Climax: 63.431 (- 0.955) ▼
20. CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Call Me Maybe: 62.101 (+ 1.395)

OTHERS:

KIRKO BANGZ - Drank In My Cup: 61.432 (+ 0.708)
MIRANDA LAMBERT - Over You: 61.101 (+ 0.378)
LOVERANCE - Up! f/50 Cent: 51.055 (- 0.559)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD - Good Girl: 50.218 (+ 0.068)
KARMIN - Broken Hearted: 41.222 (+ 0.282)
JENNIFER LOPEZ - Dance Again f/Pitbull: 39.403 (- 0.515)
RIHANNA - Where Have You Been: 39.293 (+ 2.546)
LUKE BRYAN - Drunk On You: 39.252 (+ 0.351)
KENNY CHESNEY/TIM MCGRAW - Feel Like A Rock Star: 36.518 (- 0.203)
USHER - Scream: 35.723 (+ 3.872)
PITBULL - Back In Time: 33.421 (+ 0.664)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Eyes Open: 31.915 (- 1.683)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 26.796 (+ 0.304)
NICKI MINAJ - Right By My Side f/Chris Brown: 26.625 (- 0.182)
ELLIE GOULDING - Lights: 25.860 (+ 0.415)
DEMI LOVATO - Give Your Heart A Break: 23.890 (+ 0.239)
DAVID GUETTA - Titanium f/Sia: 18.732 (+ 0.523)
LINKIN PARK - Burn It Down: 15.904 (+ 0.137)
JOHN MAYER - Shadow Days: 12.821 (- 0.038)
CALVIN HARRIS - Let's Go f/Ne-Yo: 10.450 (+ 0.453)
CHRIS BROWN - Sweet Love: 8.847
RITA ORA - How We Do (Party): 8.294 (+ 0.585)
USHER - Lemme See f/Rick Ross: 7.937 (- 1.904)
ADAM LAMBERT - Never Close Our Eyes: 2.604
MICHEL TELO - Ai Se Eu Te Pego/If I Catch...: 1.395 (- 0.106)
KEVIN MCCALL - Naked f/Big Sean: 0.652
DAVID GUETTA - I Can Only Imagine f/C. Brown: 0.481
KATY PERRY - Wide Awake: 0.169

[ListenToItTwice]

I'm glad that the ubiquitous Madonna discussion has at least gotten somewhat more productive

[Deleted]

Retro Top 10's for this week:

1 year already :o

1 year ago (5/21/11)

1 2 Rolling In The Deep - Adele (1st week of 7 @ #1)
2 1 E.T. - Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
3 7 On The Floor - Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
4 4 Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas
5 5 The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars
6 3 Till The World Ends - Britney Spears
7 - Just A Kiss - Lady Antebellum
8 13 Give Me Everything - Pitbull ft. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer
9 6 S&M - Rihanna
10 10 Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne


5 years ago (5/19/07)

1 1 Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5 (2nd week of 3 @ #1)
2 5 Because Of You - Ne-Yo
3 4 Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin') - T-Pain ft. Yung Joc
4 2 Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
5 3 Give It To Me - Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake
6 6 I'll Stand By You - Carrie Underwood
7 7 Glamorous - Fergie ft. Ludacris
8 9 Don't Matter - Akon
9 11 I Tried - Bone Thugs N Harmony ft. Akon
10 10 The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani ft. Akon


10 years ago (5/18/02)

1 1 Foolish - Ashanti (5th week of 10 @ #1)
2 2 What's Luv? - Fat Joe ft. Ashanti
3 3 I Need A Girl (Part One) - P Diddy ft. Usher & Loon
4 4 U Don't Have To Call - Usher
5 6 A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
6 5 Blurry - Puddle Of Mud
7 7 All You Wanted - Michelle Branch
8 8 Don't Let Me Get Me - P!nk
9 13 Underneath Your Clothes - Shakira
10 9 Ain't It Funny - Jennifer Lopez ft. JaRule


15 years ago (5/17/97)

1 1 Hypnotize - Notorious B.I.G. (3rd and final week @ #1)
2 6 MMMBop - Hanson
3 7 Return Of The Mack - Mark Morrison
4 2 You Were Meant For Me / Foolish Games - Jewel
5 5 For You I Will - Monica
6 4 I Want You - Savage Garden
7 3 Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy ft. Mase
8 8 Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? - Paula Cole
9 9 Hard To Say I'm Sorry - AZ Yet ft. Peter Cetera
10 12 I Belong To You (Every Time I See Your Face) - Rome


Hot 100 Airplay from 15 years ago

1 1 You Were Meant For Me - Jewel (6th week of 9 @ #1)
2 2 One Headlight - Wallflowers
3 3 Love Fool - Cardigans

[nighttime]

Usher still receiving incredible attention. Doesn't seem to have the initial digital power he used to as "Scream" presently sits at #39 on iTunes.

"Wide Awake" is Katy's next single? Wouldn't be surprised if she misses the top 10 with this choice. It is only her 14th single from Teenage Dream so there's no shame in that.

Rihanna back on track with "Where Have You Been". The track could potentially enter the top 10 on iTunes by the end of the week when the displacement The Voice has ended.

I expect David Guetta's "Titanium" to begin a faster ascension soon. Great song and Sia's recent success on "Wild Ones" should hopefully draw additional interest.

[Enigma.]

April-May seem to be traditionally the time for long lasting and huge chart toppers. During this millennium alone we have had:

Maria, Maria (10 wks)
All for You (7 wks)
Foolish (10 wks)
In da Club (9 wks)
Yeah (12 wks)
Candy Shop (9 wks) followed by Hollaback Girl (4 wks)
Bad Day (5 wks) - who would've thought....
2007 was an exception, there were 4 number ones in May alone
Bleeding Love (4 wks) was disturbed by Touch My Body and Lollipop
Boom Boom Pow (12 wks) - Words still can't describe the dominance BEP had
Rude Boy (5 wks) reigned in April
E.T. (5 wks) would have got the sixth without that famous S&M remix
We Are Young (6 wks) and god knows how many weeks for Gotye...

[r.enato]

^ Didn't We Belong Together also reach the top during April-May?

[Deleted]

They also happen a lot around Christmas time/ January, as well

We Found Love - 10 weeks
*Grenade/ Firework were equally huge. If it wasn't for one, the other would've had many more weeks
Tik Tok - 9 weeks
Low - 10 weeks
Irreplaceable - 10 weeks
Let Me Love You - 9 weeks
Hey Ya - 9 weeks
Lose Yourself - 12 weeks
U Got It Bad - 6 weeks
Independent Women - 11 weeks
Smooth - 12 weeks

[jasontoralba]

May 8, 2012 8:46:59 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

E.T. (5 wks) would have got the sixth without that infamous S&M remix
:) :)

As for the dec-jan hits, it's normal because there's no new big realease until the first week february, or last week of january.

[Enigma.]

May 8, 2012 8:59:28 GMT -5 r.enato said:

^ Didn't We Belong Together also reach the top during April-May?

In May yes, the chart dated June 4

[jebsib]

Traditionally always the last chart of the year held a LLLOOOONNNNGGGG chart topper. Usually goes hand in hand with frozen station playlists, Christmas music, etc.

The new norm, though is that this is shattered by iTunes explosions on Christmas week.

[HolidayGuy]

I missed the eighth-day effect for Usher's "Scream." It's still gaining decently enough. But, I imagine urban will stick weith "Climax"- much like the format's disinterest in "DJ Got Us..."

[cesarams]

12 songs on the top 20 are falling pretty hard right now. Rumour Has It and Drive By are sticking around and the other 6 are going pretty high all the way. Curious.
And out of that, paying a lot of attention at WHYB and Scream.

[wavey.]

Wow @ Akon having 3 Top 10 Hits that year at the same time!

[Deleted]

May 8, 2012 11:18:53 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

I missed the eighth-day effect for Usher's "Scream." It's still gaining decently enough. But, I imagine urban will stick weith "Climax"- much like the format's disinterest in "DJ Got Us..."

Urban is moving on to the next single "Lemme See". The label isn't pushing "Scream" to Urban.

[brucelover]

"Scream" will become a hit because of airplay...sales are pretty bad for the lead pop single of a superstar like Usher.

[jgizzle89]

May 8, 2012 16:41:11 GMT -5 brucelover said:

"Scream" will become a hit because of airplay...sales are pretty bad for the lead pop single of a superstar like Usher.

agreed. it's odd how poorly it's doing sales-wise. i'd say that it's because it's generic, but so was "more," "dj got us fallin in love," all katy pery songs in recent memory, etc...

[Enigma.]

Usher's songs have never sold the Taylor Swift way right out of the gate but it's been a bit underwhelming I agree.

[cesarams]

WEDNESDAY'S UPDATE:
TOP 20:

1. FUN. - We Are Young f/Janelle Monae: 183.174 (- 1.029)
2. GOTYE - Somebody That I Used To Know: 166.877 (+ 3.365)
3. FLO RIDA - Wild Ones f/Sia: 141.820 (+ 0.346)
4. THE WANTED - Glad You Came: 138.696 (- 0.626)
5. NICKI MINAJ - Starships: 120.408 (+ 2.053) ▲
6. KELLY CLARKSON - Stronger (What Doesn't Kill ...: 119.155 (- 2.462) ▼
7. KATY PERRY - Part Of Me: 107.503 (- 2.873)
8. ADELE - Rumour Has It: 103.291 (+ 0.872)
9. DRAKE - Take Care f/Rihanna: 94.789 (- 0.946)
10. ONE DIRECTION - What Makes You Beautiful: 92.107 (+ 1.206)
11. TRAIN - Drive By: 79.132 (+ 0.846) ▲
12. ADELE - Set Fire To The Rain: 78.950 (- 1.183) ▼
13. MAROON 5 - Payphone f/Wiz Khalifa: 76.420 (+ 1.039)
14. DRAKE - The Motto f/Lil Wayne: 74.557 (- 0.573)
15. JUSTIN BIEBER - Boyfriend: 71.206 (- 1.525)
16. CALVIN HARRIS - Feel So Close: 67.383 (- 1.151)
17. CARLY RAE JEPSEN - Call Me Maybe: 63.862 (+ 1.761) ▲
18. RIHANNA - Birthday Cake: 63.810 (- 0.494) ▼
19. USHER - Climax: 63.090 (- 0.341)
20. DAVID GUETTA - Turn Me On f/Nicki Minaj: 61.546 (- 1.900) ▼

OTHERS:

KIRKO BANGZ - Drank In My Cup: 61.492 (+ 0.060)
MIRANDA LAMBERT - Over You: 61.190 (+ 0.089)
LOVERANCE - Up! f/50 Cent: 50.917 (- 0.138)
CARRIE UNDERWOOD - Good Girl: 50.723 (+ 0.505)
RIHANNA - Where Have You Been: 42.182 (+ 2.889)
KARMIN - Broken Hearted: 41.801 (+ 0.579)
LUKE BRYAN - Drunk On You: 40.117 (+ 0.865)
USHER - Scream: 39.169 (+ 3.446)
JENNIFER LOPEZ - Dance Again f/Pitbull: 39.022 (- 0.381)
KENNY CHESNEY/TIM MCGRAW - Feel Like A Rock Star: 36.123 (- 0.395)
PITBULL - Back In Time: 34.349 (+ 0.928)
TAYLOR SWIFT - Eyes Open: 30.155 (- 1.760)
JASON MRAZ - I Won't Give Up: 26.809 (+ 0.013)
NICKI MINAJ - Right By My Side f/Chris Brown: 26.795 (+ 0.170)
ELLIE GOULDING - Lights: 26.378 (+ 0.518)
DEMI LOVATO - Give Your Heart A Break: 24.319 (+ 0.429)
DAVID GUETTA - Titanium f/Sia: 19.637 (+ 0.905)
LINKIN PARK - Burn It Down: 15.995 (+ 0.091)
CALVIN HARRIS - Let's Go f/Ne-Yo: 10.814 (+ 0.364)
RITA ORA - How We Do (Party): 9.067 (+ 0.773)
USHER - Lemme See f/Rick Ross: 8.506 (+ 0.569)
MICHEL TELO - Ai Se Eu Te Pego/If I Catch...: 1.307 (- 0.088)