Billboard Hot 100: 06/01/2013

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May 22, 2013 11:57:35 GMT -5 @2m said:

May 21, 2013 17:17:10 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Looks like we could have a posthumous top ten debut on the 6/9 chart. How often does that happen?

Top 10 debuts in general is a post 1991 phenomenon



Pre 1991 artists like Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Jim Croce etc all hit big after death


Examples of hits in recent years that went top 10 or number one were from Whitney Houston and Static Major

That is definitely true considering that before 1991 (actually before 1995), there were only 3 top 10 debuts on the Hot 100; all of them from the same group.

In 1968 the Beatles debuted at #10 on the Hot 100 with "Hey Jude"; in 1969 they again debuted at #10 with "Get Back"; and they beat even their own

record when "Let It Be" debuted at #6 in the spring of 1970.

[crystalphnx]

Paul Grein's Chart Watch - Week Ending May 19, 2013. Songs: Idol’s Diminishing Returns
~~ Updated with songs below the Top 10! ~~

American Idol winner Candice Glover’s coronation song “I Am Beautiful” sold just 48K copies in the week following the show’s finale. That’s the lowest first-week sales tally for the coronation song by an Idol winner since Taylor Hicks’ “Do I Make You Proud” started with sales of 38K in 2006—when overall digital sales were much lower than they are today (and when sales of physical singles were still a factor). By contrast, Phillip Phillips’ “Home” started with sales of 278K copies last year, which set a new record for the fastest start for an Idol winner’s coronation song. (The previous record was held by David Cook’s “The Time Of My Life,” which started with sales of 236K in 2008.) Even Lee DeWyze’s cover of U2’s classic “Beautiful Day” got off to a faster start than “I Am Beautiful.” It started with sales of 95K in 2010. The decline in Idol’s ratings and buzz-worthiness in the past season (and really the past several seasons) is doubtless the main reason for the soft opening.

“I Am Beautiful” debuts at #39 on Hot Digital Songs. That’s the lowest debut position for an Idol winner’s coronation song since that chart originated in 2004. Only two others have failed to debut in the top 10. “Do I Make You Proud” opened at #18. “Beautiful Day” started at #12. It’s a safe bet that “I Am Beautiful” will also get off to a slow start on the Hot 100. In fact, it may well become the lowest-debuting coronation song ever from an Idol winner. That title is currently held by Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, whose “A Moment Like This” debuted at #60. (It shot to #1 in its third week.) Every other coronation song has debuted in the top 15, except for “Beautiful Day,” which debuted at #24. Runner-up Kree Harrison’s “All Cried Out,” which would have been her coronation song had she won, sold 24K copies. It enters Hot Digital Songs at #85. It isn’t expected to enter the Hot 100.

“Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton tops the Hot 100 for the third week. It also holds at #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the fifth week. Great for them, but here’s a bad sign for the industry: “Can’t Hold Us” sold just 231K copies this week. This is the ninth time in the past 10 weeks that the #1 hit on Hot Digital Songs hasn’t sold 300K copies. The only time it did in this 10-week stretch came when Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” sold 340K in the week ending April 7. You may remember that Mars’ song was discounted to 69 cents in both the iTunes and Amazon MP3 stores that week, which put it far below the standard $1.29 price of most current hits. It was a shameless (and effective) bid to give Mars’ hit the final push it needed to reach #1.

Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” holds at #3 for the third week. The song jumps to #1 on the all-format Hot Radio Songs chart, displacing “Just Give Me A Reason” by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess. It’s Timberlake’s fourth #1 on that chart, following “SexyBack” (featuring Timbaland), “My Love” (featuring T.I.) and T.I.’s “Dead And Gone,” on which Timberlake was featured.

Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” holds at #4 for the second week. Also, the bluesy ballad this week becomes the second song to sell 3 million copies in 2013. It follows “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.

Mars has two other reasons to celebrate this week. “Locked Out Of Heaven” tops the 4 million mark in overall digital sales. It’s Mars’ third hit to reach that level, following “Just The Way You Are” (5,781,000) and “Grenade” (5,569,000). Mars is only the second male solo artist to amass three 4-million-selling digital hits. He follows Eminem, who has scored with “Love The Way You Lie” (featuring Rihanna, 5,879,000), “Lose Yourself” (5,452,000) and “Not Afraid” (4,948,000).

Finally, Mars is likely to enter the Hot 100 with “Treasure,” the third single from Unorthodox Jukebox. It would be the third #1 from the album, which would improve on the showing of Mars’ debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which spawned two #1 hits. “Treasure” echoes the peppy sound of such pop/R&B hit-makers of the 1970s and 1980s as the Sylvers, Heatwave, DeBarge and Kool & the Gang.

“Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly jumps from #10 to #6 in its 33rd week. This is its highest ranking to date. The song has sold 3,477,000 copies, which makes it the ninth best-selling country song in digital history. “Cruise” spends its 12th week at #1 on Hot Country Songs. That’s the longest run at #1 since Buck Owens’ “Love’s Gonna Live Here” spent 16 weeks on top from October 1963 through February 1964. This is the longest run at #1 by an ongoing duo since “Slipping Around” by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely logged 17 weeks on top in 1949-1950. Whiting & Wakely teamed for nine top 10 country hits from 1949 to 1951. Florida Georgia Line’s follow-up, “Get Your Shine On,” tops the 1 million mark this week.

Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” holds at #8 for the third straight week. It’s #1 on Hot Rock Songs for a ninth week.

“Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams jumps from #15 to #10. Daft Punk had never even cracked the top 40 before. Its only two previous Hot 100 entries, “Around The World” (1997) and “One More Time” (2001), each peaked at #61. It’s Williams’ fifth top 10 hit, following “Frontin’” (featuring Jay-Z) and three songs on which he was featured: Snoop Dogg’s “Beautiful” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and Ludacris’ “Money Maker.” “Get Lucky” holds at #1 for the fourth straight week on the Official U.K. Chart. It’s just the second hit by a French artist to spend four or more weeks at # 1 in the U.K. It follows Charles Aznavour’s “She,” which spent four weeks at #1 in 1974. Aznavour, who was 50 at the time, was a huge international star. He turns 89 today (May 22). Daft Punk’s album, Random Access Memories, will enter The Billboard 200 next week at #1, with first-week sales in the 300K to 325K range.

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

The Top Five: “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton holds at #1 for the third week in its 15th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #1 (231K)…“Just Give Me A Reason” by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess holds at #2 for the third week in its 14th week on the chart. This is its 10th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #3 (193K)…Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” holds at #3 for the third week in its 14th week on the chart. This is its sixth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #6 (156K)… Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” holds at #4 for the second week in its 22nd week on the chart. This is its 15th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #14 (97K)…“Stay” by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko holds at #5 for the second week in its 15th week on the chart. This is its 14th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #11 (114K).

The Second Five: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly rebounds from #10 to #6 in its 33rd week. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #4 (189K)…Selena Gomez’s “Come & Get It” dips #6 to #7 in its sixth week on the chart. This is its second week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (164K)…“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz holds at #7 for the second week in its 33rd week on the chart. This is its 22nd week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #16 (92K)… Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” holds at #8 for the third week in its 38th week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #7 (141K)…“I Love It” by Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX holds at #9 for the second week in its 16th week on the chart. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #8 (128K)…”Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams jumps from #15 to #10 in its fifth week. It’s Daft Punk’s first top 10 hit; Williams’ fifth. Digital sales rank: #10 (118K).

“Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell vaults from #54 to #12 in its fifth week. This tops Thicke’s 2007 hit “Lost Without U” (which peaked at #14) as his highest-charting hit to date. The song is also vying to become the 11th for T.I. and the sixth for Pharrell, who is also featured on Daft Punk’s current top 10 smash “Get Lucky.” Digital sales rank: #2 (206K).

“#Beautiful” by Mariah Carey featuring Miguel climbs from #24 to #20 in its second week. It’s Miguel’s second top 20 hit, following “Adorn.”

Lana Del Rey’s “Young & Beautiful” vaults from #59 to #22 in its fourth week. Digital sales rank: #9 (121K). The song is from The Great Gatsby soundtrack, which drops from #2 to #4 in its second week on The Billboard 200. Another song from the soundtrack, “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock debuts at #78.

Miranda Lambert's “Mama’s Broken Heart” drops from #32 to #42 in its 17th week The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales. It follows “The House That Built Me” (1,813,000), “Gunpowder & Lead” (1,807,000), “Over You” (1,311,000) and “White Liar” (1,202,000).

Sage The Gemini’s “Red Nose” is the week’s top new entry at #50.

Keith Urban’s “Little Bit Of Everything” debuts at #95. Urban performed this new song on the Idol finale.

“Really Don’t Care” by Demi Lovato featuring Cher Lloyd debuts at #99. It’s from her album Demi, which enters The Billboard 200 at #3 this week.

Kelly Clarkson’s “People Like Us” debuts at #100. It’s from Greatest Hits: Chapter One.

“Diamonds” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris tops the 5 million mark in sales this week. It’s Rihanna’s second song to reach that milestone, following Eminem’s aforementioned “Love The Way You Lie,” on which she was featured (5,879,000).

music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-may-19-2013-songs-idol-diminishing-220955548.html

[crystalphnx]

“Diamonds” by Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris tops the 5 million mark in sales this week. It’s Rihanna’s second song to reach that milestone, following Eminem’s aforementioned “Love The Way You Lie,” on which she was featured (5,879,000).

he must've meant "We Found Love"...right? ???

[Verisimilitude]

Not surprised at that tally for "I Am Beautiful". It reflects the quality of the song, and the fact that the physical singles era is long gone.

At least with "We Found Love" topping 5 million, it's not considered a poor seller for an inescapable smash.

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May 22, 2013 17:34:56 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Not surprised at that tally for "I Am Beautiful". It reflects the quality of the song, and the fact that the physical singles era is long gone.

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It actually reflects what he said it was.

If Idol had super strong ratings the lack of physical singles would have made no difference

[RadioBeatz]

When was "We Found Love" considered a poor seller? or maybe I read wrongly lol

I'd say a song that sells 3+ million is a huge smash, only 190+ have sold that much.

[bogglethemind]

Justin Timberlake
1996: 0
1997: 0
1998: 0 + 2 as part of *NSync
1999: 0 + 1 as part of *NSync
2000: 0 + 3 as part of *NSync
2001: 0 + 2 as part of *NSync
2002: 2 + 1 as part of *NSync
2003: 1 + 1 feature
2004: nothing even released
2005: 0
2006: 2
2007: 4 + 2 features
2008: 0 + 1 feature
2009: 0 + 3 features
2010: 0
2011: 0
2012: nothing even released
2013: 2

Weren't "Carry Out" and "Hallelujah" top 20 hits in 2010? Or are you counting "Carry Out" in the 2009 category because that's when it was released?

[Verisimilitude]

May 22, 2013 17:59:42 GMT -5 RadioBeatz said:

When was "We Found Love" considered a poor seller? or maybe I read wrongly lol

Well, most people on Pulse have discussed upon the fact that the digital sales that Rihanna gets for her big hits never match up to the massive airplay that they usually receive. And a song like "We Found Love" should really be at the 6-6.5 million level by this point.

[Au$tin]

May 22, 2013 18:18:47 GMT -5 bogglethemind said:

Justin Timberlake
1996: 0
1997: 0
1998: 0 + 2 as part of *NSync
1999: 0 + 1 as part of *NSync
2000: 0 + 3 as part of *NSync
2001: 0 + 2 as part of *NSync
2002: 2 + 1 as part of *NSync
2003: 1 + 1 feature
2004: nothing even released
2005: 0
2006: 2
2007: 4 + 2 features
2008: 0 + 1 feature
2009: 0 + 3 features
2010: 0
2011: 0
2012: nothing even released
2013: 2

Weren't "Carry Out" and "Hallelujah" top 20 hits in 2010? Or are you counting "Carry Out" in the 2009 category because that's when it was released?

"Carry Out" is in the 2009 category. Yes, "Hallelujah" should be in 2010.

[Daniel Collins]

May 22, 2013 17:23:49 GMT -5 crystalphnx said:

Paul Grein's Chart Watch - Week Ending May 19, 2013. Songs: Idol’s Diminishing Returns
~~ Updated with songs below the Top 10! ~~



Selena Gomez’s “Come & Get It” dips #6 to #7 in its sixth week on the chart. This is its second week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (164K)…“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz holds at #7 for the second week in its 33rd week on the chart.

music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-may-19-2013-songs-idol-diminishing-220955548.html

[Au$tin]

Wait a second, that doesn't make any sense.

1. Can't Hold Us
2. Just Give Me a Reason
3. Mirrors
4. When I Was Your Man
5. Stay
6. Cruise
7. Come & Get It AND Thrift Shop
8. Radioactive
9. I Love It
10. Get Lucky

Um.... something isn't in the top ten. We can't have 11 songs in the top ten.

[Lockheart]

Wait till Daft Punk gets squeezed out lol

[HolidayGuy]

Wonder how much "Clouds" will sell through Sunday- I listened to some of it, and it sounded familiar. Has it been used in any TV shows and/or promo spots?

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Thrift Shop is at 11

[Lockheart]

May 22, 2013 20:10:41 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

Wonder how much "Clouds" will sell through Sunday- I listened to some of it, and it sounded familiar. Has it been used in any TV shows and/or promo spots?

I read some celebrities were lipsynching his song on youtube when it first went viral

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It only took 4 weeks for 17 year old Lesley Gore's very first Hot 100 single "It's My Party" to jump into the number one spot, including an impressive 9-1 jump the week of June 1st, 1963. Quincy Jones was the producer on the teen's big hit (yes THAT Quincy Jones). It became the first of many #1 hits he would produce during his long career.

Anyway, here is the Billboard Top 10 for the week ending 6/1/63; exactly 50 years ago this week.

6/1/63

TW LW WK

01 09 04 It's My Party - Lesley Gore (1 week at #1)
02 01 10 If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
03 05 09 I Love You Because - Al Martino
04 03 11 Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys
05 13 06 Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
06 07 10 Two Faces Have I - Lou Christie
07 15 06 You Can't Sit Down -The Dovells
08 02 11 I Will Follow Him - Little Peggy March
09 06 09 Losing You - Brenda Lee
10 20 04 Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto (future #1)

[DJDaveMick69]

quote:(((Sage The Gemini’s “Red Nose” is the week’s top new entry at #50.)))

Who?

[DJDaveMick69]

quote:(((Sage The Gemini’s “Red Nose” is the week’s top new entry at #50.)))

Who?

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This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 15 #1 3 wks Can't Hold Us, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton 1
2 2 2 14 Just Give Me A Reason, P!nk Featuring Nate Ruess 1
3 3 3 14 Mirrors, Justin Timberlake 3
4 4 5 22 When I Was Your Man, Bruno Mars 1
5 5 4 15 Stay, Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko 3
6 10 9 33 Cruise, Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly 6
7 6 14 6 Come & Get It, Selena Gomez 6
8 8 8 38 Radioactive, Imagine Dragons 7
9 9 7 16 I Love It, Icona Pop Featuring Charli XCX 7
10 15 17 5 Get Lucky, Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams 10
11 7 6 33 Thrift Shop, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz 1
12 54 70 5 Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. + Pharrell 12
13 12 15 8 The Way, Ariana Grande Featuring Mac Miller 10
14 11 12 12 Heart Attack, Demi Lovato 10
15 16 18 15 My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up), Fall Out Boy 15
16 19 23 8 Boys 'Round Here, Blake Shelton Featuring Pistol Annies & Friends 16
17 13 10 17 Feel This Moment, Pitbull Featuring Christina Aguilera 8
18 14 11 15 Started From The Bottom, Drake 6
19 20 19 9 #thatPOWER, will.i.am Featuring Justin Bieber 17
20 24 – 2 #Beautiful, Mariah Carey Featuring Miguel 20
21 18 16 15 Wagon Wheel, Darius Rucker 16
22 59 95 4 Young And Beautiful, Lana Del Rey 22
23 21 20 14 Power Trip, J. Cole Featuring Miguel 20
24 23 29 12 Highway Don't Care, Tim McGraw With Taylor Swift 23
25 17 13 19 Suit & Tie, Justin Timberlake Featuring Jay Z 3
26 25 21 12 22, Taylor Swift 20
27 22 22 18 Love Me, Lil Wayne Featuring Drake & Future 9
28 26 34 13 Next To Me, Emeli Sande 26
29 27 25 14 Bad, Wale Featuring Tiara Thomas 25
30 41 58 9 Clarity, Zedd Featuring Foxes 30
31 30 60 6 Here's To Never Growing Up, Avril Lavigne 30
32 58 53 13 Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe, Kendrick Lamar 32
33 28 24 50 Ho Hey, The Lumineers 3
34 40 42 7 Fine China, Chris Brown 34
35 29 27 17 Get Your Shine On, Florida Georgia Line 27
36 44 52 21 Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone), Anna Kendrick 36
37 31 31 33 Locked Out Of Heaven, Bruno Mars 1
38 33 38 14 Bugatti, Ace Hood Featuring Future & Rick Ross 33
39 34 28 24 Daylight, Maroon 5 7
40 50 65 5 The Other Side, Jason Derulo 40
41 36 35 31 I Knew You Were Trouble., Taylor Swift 2
42 32 26 17 Mama's Broken Heart, Miranda Lambert 20
43 56 59 20 Give It All We Got Tonight, George Strait 43
44 35 32 14 Alive, Krewella 32
45 52 55 6 U.O.E.N.O., Rocko Featuring Future & Rick Ross 45
46 45 49 9 Rich As F**k, Lil Wayne Featuring 2 Chainz 45
47 37 40 37 Sail, AWOLNATION 30
48 51 51 6 Crash My Party, Luke Bryan 18
49 39 33 6 Gentleman, PSY 5
50 38 30 14 Harlem Shake, Baauer 1
51 55 46 4 Body Party, Ciara 35
52 72 76 8 Lego House, Ed Sheeran 52
53 48 45 15 Downtown, Lady Antebellum 29
54 61 56 4 No New Friends, DJ Khaled Featuring Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne 54
55 47 39 20 Carry On, fun. 20
56 57 54 6 I Want Crazy, Hunter Hayes 43
57 60 64 11 Gone, Gone, Gone, Phillip Phillips 57
58 67 71 5 I Need Your Love, Calvin Harris Featuring Ellie Goulding 58
59 62 63 10 DONE., The Band Perry 46
60 43 36 18 Troublemaker, Olly Murs Featuring Flo Rida 25
61 53 44 20 Pour It Up, Rihanna 19
62 73 – 2 Live It Up, Jennifer Lopez Featuring Pitbull 62
63 46 47 15 Pirate Flag, Kenny Chesney 46
64 70 69 9 Anywhere With You, Jake Owen 64
65 69 68 10 Beat This Summer, Brad Paisley 63
66 65 66 13 Like Jesus Does, Eric Church 59
67 68 67 14 We Still In This B****, B.o.B Featuring T.I. & Juicy J 67
68 64 91 9 Demons, Imagine Dragons 64
69 66 61 19 Sure Be Cool If You Did, Blake Shelton 24
70 76 79 9 Hey Pretty Girl, Kip Moore 70
71 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Treasure, Bruno Mars 71
72 78 82 10 Same Love, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Mary Lambert 72
73 74 72 17 Love And War, Tamar Braxton 57
74 82 86 4 Beat It, Sean Kingston Featuring Chris Brown & Wiz Khalifa 74
75 91 – 2 Runnin' Outta Moonlight, Randy Houser 75
76 63 57 10 1994, Jason Aldean 52
77 0 New 1 A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got), Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock 77
78 94 89 7 High School, Nicki Minaj Featuring Lil Wayne 68
79 75 73 16 Loveeeeeee Song, Rihanna Featuring Future 55
80 85 85 10 Wild For The Night, A$AP Rocky Featuring Skrillex 80
81 86 90 3 See You Again, Carrie Underwood 81
82 84 88 5 How Many Drinks?, Miguel 82
83 100 – 2 Tapout, Rich Gang Featuring Lil Wayne, Birdman, Future, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj 83
84 81 80 12 Levitate, Hadouken! 69
85 87 84 12 More Than Miles, Brantley Gilbert 79
86 71 62 20 If I Didn't Have You, Thompson Square 49
87 79 94 7 Wings, Little Mix 79
88 77 78 11 Kisses Down Low, Kelly Rowland 72
89 89 87 9 Molly, Tyga Featuring Cedric Gervais, Wiz Khalifa & Mally Mall 66
90 97 99 3 Safe And Sound, Capital Cities 90
91 96 96 4 Jump Right In, Zac Brown Band 91
92 88 83 11 Karate Chop (Remix), Future Featuring Lil Wayne 82
93 0 New 1 I Am Beautiful, Candice Glover 93
94 0 New 1 Little Bit Of Everything, Keith Urban 94
95 98 – 2 All Over The Road, Easton Corbin 95
96 93 93 5 Ready, Fabolous Featuring Chris Brown 93
97 83 – 2 Can't Shake You, Gloriana 83
98 0 New 1 Really Don't Care, Demi Lovato Featuring Cher Lloyd 98
99 0 New 1 People Like Us, Kelly Clarkson 99
100 95 81 20 I Drive Your Truck, Lee Brice 47

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The top debut is Treasure at #71

Candice Glover debuts at #93

[HolidayGuy]

Looks like Paul Grein saw some version that had "Red Nose" on it? Does that even register on any charts? Plus, he had "Thrift Shop's" position wrong.

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The current version of the article has Thrift Shop at #11

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The current chartwatch

American Idol winner Candice Glover’s coronation song “I Am Beautiful” enters the Hot 100 at #94. That’s the lowest chart debut ever for a coronation song by an Idol winner. That title was formerly held by Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, whose “A Moment Like This” debuted at #60. (It shot to #1 in its third week.) Every other coronation song has debuted in the top 30.

Six of them, from Ruben Studdard’s “Flying Without Wings” to Phillip Phillips’ “Home”, have debuted in the top 10. Nine have debuted in the top 15. The only other one (besides “I Am Beautiful” and “A Moment Like This”) to fail to debut in the top 15 was Lee DeWyze’s cover of U2’s “Beautiful Day” (#24).

“I Am Beautiful” sold just 48K copies in the week following the show’s finale. That’s the lowest first-week sales tally for the coronation song by an Idol winner since Taylor Hicks’ “Do I Make You Proud” started with sales of 38K in 2006—when overall digital sales were much lower than they are today.

By contrast, Phillips’ “Home” started with sales of 278K copies last year, which set a new record for the fastest start for an Idol winner’s coronation song. (The previous record was held by David Cook’s “The Time Of My Life,” which started with sales of 236K in 2008.

The decline in Idol’s ratings and buzz-worthiness in the past season (and really the past several seasons) is doubtless the main reason for the soft opening.

“I Am Beautiful” debuts at #39 on Hot Digital Songs. That’s the lowest debut position for an Idol winner’s coronation song since that chart originated in 2004.

Singles by two of the judges from this past season of Idol are faring better on the Hot 100 than the coronation song by the winner. Mariah Carey’s “#Beautiful” (featuring Miguel) jumps from #24 to #20 in its second week. Nicki Minaj’s “High School” (featuring Lil Wayne) jumps from #94 to #79 in its seventh week. (The song has already climbed to #68.) A third judge from Season 12, Keith Urban, debuts one rung behind Glover (at #95) with “Little Bit Of Everything.”

Runner-up Kree Harrison’s “All Cried Out,” which would have been her coronation song had she won, sold 24K copies. It enters Hot Digital Songs at #85. It doesn’t enter the Hot 100.

“Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton tops the Hot 100 for the third week. It also holds at #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the fifth week. Great for them, but here’s a bad sign for the industry: “Can’t Hold Us” sold just 231K copies this week. This is the ninth time in the past 10 weeks that the #1 hit on Hot Digital Songs hasn’t sold 300K copies. The only time it did in this 10-week stretch came when Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” sold 340K in the week ending April 7. You may remember that Mars’ song was discounted to 69 cents in both the iTunes and Amazon MP3 stores that week, which put it far below the standard $1.29 price of most current hits. It was a shameless (and effective) bid to give Mars’ hit the final push it needed to reach #1.

Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” holds at #3 for the third week. The song jumps to #1 on the all-format Hot Radio Songs chart, displacing “Just Give Me A Reason” by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess. It’s Timberlake’s fourth #1 on that chart, following “SexyBack” (featuring Timbaland), “My Love” (featuring T.I.) and T.I.’s “Dead And Gone,” on which Timberlake was featured.

Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” holds at #4 for the second week. Also, the bluesy ballad this week becomes the second song to sell 3 million copies in 2013. It follows “Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz.

Mars has two other reasons to celebrate this week. “Locked Out Of Heaven” tops the 4 million mark in overall digital sales. It’s Mars’ third hit to reach that level, following “Just The Way You Are” (5,781,000) and “Grenade” (5,569,000). Mars is only the second male solo artist to amass three 4-million-selling digital hits. He follows Eminem, who has scored with “Love The Way You Lie” (featuring Rihanna, 5,879,000), “Lose Yourself” (5,452,000) and “Not Afraid” (4,948,000).

Finally, Mars has the week’s second highest new entry on the 100 with “Treasure,” which debuts at #72. It would be the third #1 single from Unorthodox Jukebox, which would improve on the showing of Mars’ debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans, which spawned two #1 hits. “Treasure” echoes the peppy sound of such pop/R&B hit-makers of the 1970s and 1980s as the Sylvers, Heatwave, DeBarge and Kool & the Gang.

“Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly jumps from #10 to #6 in its 33rd week. This is its highest ranking to date. The song has sold 3,477,000 copies, which makes it the ninth best-selling country song in digital history.

“Cruise” spends its 12th week at #1 on Hot Country Songs. That’s the longest run at #1 since Buck Owens’ “Love’s Gonna Live Here” spent 16 weeks on top from October 1963 through February 1964. This is the longest run at #1 by an ongoing duo since “Slipping Around” by Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely logged 17 weeks on top in 1949-1950. Whiting & Wakely teamed for nine top 10 country hits from 1949 to 1951.

Florida Georgia Line’s follow-up, “Get Your Shine On,” tops the 1 million mark this week.

Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” holds at #8 for the third straight week. It’s #1 on Hot Rock Songs for a ninth week.

“Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams jumps from #15 to #10. Daft Punk had never even cracked the top 40 before. Its only two previous Hot 100 entries, “Around The World” (1997) and “One More Time” (2001), each peaked at #61. It’s Williams’ fifth top 10 hit, following “Frontin’” (featuring Jay-Z) and three songs on which he was featured: Snoop Dogg’s “Beautiful” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot” and Ludacris’ “Money Maker.”

“Get Lucky” holds at #1 for the fourth straight week on the Official U.K. Chart. It’s just the second hit by a French artist to spend four or more weeks at # 1 in the U.K. It follows Charles Aznavour’s “She,” which spent four weeks at #1 in 1974. Aznavour, who was 50 at the time, was a huge international star. He turns 89 today (May 22).

Daft Punk’s album, Random Access Memories, will enter The Billboard 200 next week at #1, with first-week sales in the 300K to 325K range.

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

The Top Five: “Can’t Hold Us” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton holds at #1 for the third week in its 15th week on the chart. This is its seventh week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #1 (231K)…“Just Give Me A Reason” by P!nk featuring Nate Ruess holds at #2 for the third week in its 14th week on the chart. This is its 10th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #3 (193K)…Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors” holds at #3 for the third week in its 14th week on the chart. This is its sixth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #6 (156K)… Bruno Mars’ “When I Was Your Man” holds at #4 for the second week in its 22nd week on the chart. This is its 15th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #14 (97K)…“Stay” by Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko holds at #5 for the second week in its 15th week on the chart. This is its 14th week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #11 (114K).

The Second Five: “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly rebounds from #10 to #6 in its 33rd week. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #4 (189K)…Selena Gomez’s “Come & Get It” dips #6 to #7 in its sixth week on the chart. This is its second week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #5 (164K)…Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” holds at #8 for the third week in its 38th week on the chart. This is its fifth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #7 (141K)…“I Love It” by Icona Pop featuring Charli XCX holds at #9 for the second week in its 16th week on the chart. This is its fourth week in the top 10. Digital sales rank: #8 (128K)…”Get Lucky” by Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams jumps from #15 to #10 in its fifth week. It’s Daft Punk’s first top 10 hit; Williams’ fifth. Digital sales rank: #10 (118K).

“Thrift Shop” by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz drops from #7 to #11, ending a 21-week run in the top 10.



“Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell vaults from #54 to #12 in its fifth week. This tops Thicke’s 2007 hit “Lost Without U” (which peaked at #14) as his highest-charting hit to date. “Blurred Lines” is vying to become the 11th for T.I. and the sixth for Pharrell, who is also featured on Daft Punk’s current top 10 smash “Get Lucky.” Digital sales rank: #2 (206K).

“Boys ’Round Here” by Blake Shelton featuring Pistol Annies & Friends jumps from #19 to #16 in is eighth week.

Lana Del Rey’s “Young And Beautiful” vaults from #59 to #22 in its fourth week. Digital sales rank: #9 (121K). The song is from The Great Gatsby soundtrack, which drops from #2 to #4 in its second week on The Billboard 200. Another song from the soundtrack, “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got) by Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock debuts at #78…“Clarity” by Zedd featuring Foxes jumps from #41 to #30 in its ninth week.

Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” vaults from #58 to #32 in its 13th week. The Rolling Stones included a song titled “Bitch” on their chart-topping 1971 album Sticky Fingers, but it took Elton John, then at the peak of his career, to put a song with that word in its title in the top 10. The exhilarating “The Bitch Is Back” climbed to #4 in November 1974.

Chris Brown’s “Fine China” jumps from #40 to #34 in its seventh week. The man has some anger management issues, but he makes superb singles. This ranks with Ne-Yo’s 2008 hit “Closer” as the best Michael Jackson soundalike hit of recent years…Anna Kendrick’s “Cups (Pitch Perfect’s When I’m Gone)” jumps from #44 to #36 in its 21st week…Jason Derulo’s “The Other Side” jumps from #50 to #40 in its fifth week.

George Strait’s “Give It All We Got Tonight” jumps from #56 to #43 in its 20th week. It’s Strait’s 86th top 10 hit on Hot Country Songs. He landed his first, “Unwound,” in August 1981. He’s second in number of top 10 hits only to Eddy Arnold, who amassed 92 top 10 country hits from 1945 to 1980…Miranda Lambert’s “Mama’s Broken Heart” drops from #32 to #42 in its 17th week. The song becomes Lambert’s fifth million-seller this week. It follows “The House That Built Me” (1,813,000), “Gunpowder & Lead” (1,807,000), “Over You” (1,311,000) and “White Liar” (1,202,000).

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There is still a mismatch between the .biz position of the idol song and chartwatch

[Au$tin]

Chart Watch also says "People Like Us" debuted at #100. According to .biz, it debuted at #99.

Why have there been so many errors between Billboard and Chart Watch lately?

[hitseeker.]

Yess, finally "We Found Love" reached 5 mil. in sales!

[bat1990]

OMG!YAY @ "Young and Beautiful" hitting #22!!!!!

[SPRΞΞ]

I'm not surprised by Candice's numbers at all. I saw that coming a long time ago.

[ILLUSION]

Yay Lana!

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May 23, 2013 8:24:31 GMT -5 hitseeker. said:

Yess, finally "We Found Love" reached 5 mil. in sales!

Now that certain somebody trolling one of the H100 threads a couple weeks ago saying that Rihanna is a bad digital seller for not having a single lead 5 million seller needs a new excuse ;)