Billboard Hot 100: 10/27/12

[Spidey]

Wait... Taylor actually has a shot at debuting at No. 1 with a promo single?

[Joe1240]

That would nice if "I Knew You Were Trouble" became Taylor's 2nd number one single on Billboard.

[p0isonparadise.]

I think it's close but probably a #2 debut, hope I'm wrong though.

[dlostfan]

Taylor ain't getting #1.

[Living Legend]

"I Knew You Were Trouble" has to be the next Pop single!!! I hope they send it for adds next month. I wouldn't be surprised if radio starts playing it on their own.

[Deleted]

Watch Billboard change the weighting formula this week to stop a promo single from debuting at #1, and then try to come up with some lame excuse to defend it.

[pnobelysk]

It's really impressive Taylor's new song outsold both Katy and Britney's debuts

[josh]

PSY Still Stuck At No. 2 as Maroon 5 Tops Hot 100

by Gary Trust, N.Y. | October 17, 2012 2:40 EDT

"One More Night" spends a fifth week in the top spot, while Ke$ha crashes the Top 10.

Maroon 5 once again puts the reins on PSY's attempt to finish first on the Billboard Hot 100.

While the Korean rapper has promised to perform 'Gangnam Style' "topless in a place where everyone can watch" should the song top the tally, Maroon 5 again prevents such bare-chested cheer, as "One More Night" spends a fifth week at No. 1. PSY's song, aided by its viral video in

The battle for No. 1 wasn't as close as last week, when "Night" bested "Style" by fewer than 700 overall chart points. This week, approximately 2,000 points separate the songs, as "Night" gains by 1% in overall points and "Style" declines by 3%.

"Style" gains slightly more in audience this week than "Night" (6.7 million vs. 6.4 million, according to Nielsen BDS), but the latter song remains atop the Hot 100 largely thanks to its wide lead in radio airplay. "Night" logs a second week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart (in its 12th week on the ranking) with a 5% increase to 131 million all-format audience impressions.

The younger "Style" (five weeks on Radio Songs) surges by 12% to 63 million, roaring 16-12 on Radio Songs. On the mainstream top 40-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart, "Style" jumps 13-10 in its fifth week, marking the fastest ascent to the top 10 for a male artist's debut hit since Jay Sean's "Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) also flew to the top tier in five frames in 2009.

The more than two-to-one radio advantage of "Night" is enough to keep it at No. 1 on the Hot 100 despite "Style" leading in streaming and sales. On On-Demand Songs, "Style" tallies a second week on top, although with a 4% downturn to 981,000 on-demand streams, according to BDS. "Night" narrows the streaming lead of "Style," rebounding 4-3 on On-Demand Songs with a smaller decrease (down 2%) to 799,000.

On the Digital Songs chart, "Night" likewise slices into the lead of "Style." "Style" rebounds 4-2 with a 10% decline to 231,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and "Night" reverses course (5-4) with a 4% decline to 160,000. With its latest sales frame, "Night" passes 2 million downloads sold to date.

Below the race to the Hot 100's winner's circle, Taylor Swift makes a top 10 entrance for a third straight week with a preview track from her fourth album, "Red," due Oct. 22, as "I Knew You Were Trouble" blasts in at No. 3. The song ties "Mine" (Aug. 21, 2010) for her second-highest launch, trailing only "Today Was a Fairytale," which began at No. 2 the week of Feb. 6, 2010.

"Trouble" begins atop Digital Songs with 416,000, Swift's second-best sales week; she sold more in a frame the week of Sept. 1 when "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" opened at No. 1 on Digital Songs (and rocketed 72-1 on the Hot 100) with 623,000, the best-ever sum for a song by a woman.

"Never" joins "Trouble" in the Hot 100's top five, holding at No. 5 (below fun.'s "Some Nights," which maintains its No. 4 rank), granting Swift two titles in the top five simultaneously for the first time. In its 10th week on the Hot 100, "Never" debuts at last on On-Demand Songs (No. 23) following its first full week of streaming availability. (It was released to streaming services on Oct. 2.) The song registered 91% of its 457,000 on-demand streams via Spotify, with Cricket, Rdio, Rhapsody and Slacker also contributing to its total. "Never" spent three weeks atop the Hot 100 last month without the benefit of streaming points.

(Due to its pure pop, even dubstep-leaning, sound, "Trouble" does not appear on the newly-revamped Country Songs chart, which, as of last week, now blends airplay, sales and streaming data; it's also not being promoted to country radio. "Never" spends a second week atop the tally).

Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me," featuring Big Sean, returns to its peak to date on the Hot 100 (7-6), followed by Alex Clare's "Too Close," which scores a new highpoint (10-7).

In its third week, Ke$ha's "Die Young" vaults into the Hot 100's top 10 (14-8) with across-the-board gains. The first single from her album "Warrior," due Dec. 4, bumps 7-5 on Digital Songs (139,000, up 1%) and 25-16 on Radio Songs (55 million, up 23%) and debuts on On-Demand Songs at No. 27 (436,000, up 81%). "Young" marks Ke$ha's eighth Hot 100 top 10 dating to her arrival with the nine-week No. 1 "TiK ToK" in 2010.

P!nk's "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" (9-9) and Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time" (11-10) round out the top 10.

Next week's top 10 could welcome two new titles just outside the region this week: Rihanna's "Diamonds," which shines 18-11, and Ne-Yo's "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)," which charges 17-12 (above Adele's "Skyfall," which slips 8-13 in its second week).

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[👑 Eloquent ™]

A top three debut with a third-in-line countdown release? Only Taylor. <3

[Rodze]

Oct 17, 2012 13:20:32 GMT -5 pnobelysk said:

It's really impressive Taylor's new song outsold both Katy and Britney's debuts

I honestly don't think Taylor's achievement are being given enough attention.

In the 9 weeks since WAN was released, her new songs have sold 4 million units.

[dlostfan]

It is over for PSY.

There is very little chance GS can be #1 in the future.

[spooky21]

Looks like Psy has lost his chance at 1# forever...

[Deleted]

Go Maroon 5!

5 weeks at #1!!!

[Deleted]

Time for that Britney remix, PSY.

[jebsib]

Biggest Maroon 5 hit ever.

Yup, stick a fork in Psy. Pity, it would have been an interesting #1.

[Deleted]

I think once the countdown singles stop and he gets the number one exposure back, he might be able to edge out #1 if his airplay keeps climbing, and One More Night starts falling. Or even with moderate digital sales once/if he's #1 on airplay.

[hitseeker.]

Ugh Rihanna was so close :'( Hopefully 'Diamonds' will hit Top10 next week, congrats Ke$ha for her new Top10 :)

Poor PSY lol; OMN has turned into quite a hit for M5.

[jebsib]

Adele ties Madonna for the biggest Bond theme in twenty seven years.

[Deleted]

Taylor ties Gaga for highest debuting countdown single, if I'm not mistaken.

[Deleted]

It's unfortunate the number of appearances for PSY seemed to drop after his jump to #2. If his label had him set up for another major performances during one of these weeks with a discount, he would have been able to bridge the gap for at least one week.

So, what will replace Maroon 5 on the Hot 100? There are a lot of candidates but I feel Ke$ha has it in a few weeks.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Oct 17, 2012 14:09:48 GMT -5 jebsib said:

Adele ties Madonna for the biggest Bond theme in twenty seven years.

Die Another Day spent more than a week in the Top 10 of the HOT 100.

[Agent Yoncé]

Go M5!

[GRRR]

So glad that shit psy song is getting blocked. BARF

[Au$tin]

I still think Psy will take #1 within the next two weeks before Ke$ha. "One More Night" just won't slow down in airplay, which is what's keeping it above "Gangnam Style." If only it would peak, "Gangnam Style" could easily make up ground in it within a week or two. It's not like "Gangnam Style"'s streaming and sales are dying at a rapid pace. All it needs to get #1 is for "One More Night" to stop gaining so much in airplay, which should hopefully be soon.

As for Ke$ha, it seems like the stars are aligning perfectly for her. Her streaming debut this week is insane. Her sales are increasing without any type of promo. Her airplay continues to skyrocket. It is about to be top ten on pop already! I believe that if her label releases the video right after "One More Night" peaks in airplay, they have #1 in the bag. (Which would in turn block "Gangnam Style," but I hate that song, so yay!)

[Spidey]

Would've been cool for Taylor to debut at No. 1, but a No. 3 debut is still impressive. "One More Night" is huge and "Gangnam Style's" chances of reaching No. 1 are slipping away fast. I see "Die Young" being the next No. 1 song unless "Gangnam Style" manages to sneak a week at the summit.

[kingofpain]

I don't understand how Payphone stalled at #2 and this crap song managed to become their biggest hit. Am I missing something?

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Oct 17, 2012 15:18:34 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

I don't understand how Payphone stalled at #2 and this crap song managed to become their biggest hit. Am I missing something?

Yeah. That if you want a chart that reflects your tastes, you should make your own.

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Oct 17, 2012 15:12:10 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

I still think Psy will take #1 within the next two weeks before Ke$ha.

Not if its sales keep slipping.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Wow! I was hoping my earlier prediction of PSY not being able to get #1 if he didn't get it within the first 3 weeks of being on the chart. The problem is he and his record company haven't done another performance of his song. That's the only thing that will give him enough of a push because sales and streams are far and away more volatile than airplay. He should be promoting his record. If he wants to hit #1 he should've been promoting his record. That's the bottom line. Maroon 5 is on TV every week.

[Quixotic Music Lover]

Oct 17, 2012 15:18:34 GMT -5 kingofpain said:

I don't understand how Payphone stalled at #2 and this crap song managed to become their biggest hit. Am I missing something?

Timing pure and simple. Payphone had the misfortune of having to compete with the 3 biggest hits of the year (We Are Young, Call Me Maybe, Somebody I Used To Know). One More Night has had an easier time of it. Gangham Style has sold well but its' radio airplay is still lagging.

Ironically Payphone's point totals for the weeks it was #2 were significantly greater than One More Night's point totals (my estimate is 20+%).