www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5893905/chart-highlights-passenger-rides-to-no-1-on-adult-pop-songs-withChart Highlights: Passenger Rides To No. 1 On Adult Pop Songs With 'Let Her Go'
By Gary Trust | February 03, 2014 6:30 PM EST
Chart Highlights: Passenger Rides To No. 1 On Adult Pop Songs With 'Let Her Go'
The song tops another chart, months after breaking through in the U.K. Plus, new No. 1s for John Legend, Lorde, Luke Bryan and more
Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find out the top songs, Greatest Gainers and debuts on the surveys listed below.
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Pop Songs*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** "Timber" Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
Greatest Gainer No. 13 "Talk Dirty" Jason Derulo Featuring 2 Chainz
Debut No. 36 "La La La" Naughty Boy Featuring Sam Smith
Debut No. 37 "Drunk In Love" Beyonce Featuring Jay Z
Debut No. 38 "I'm A Freak' Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull
Debut No. 39 "Turn Down For What" DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Adult Contemporary*** No. 1 (11 weeks)***/Greatest Gainer "Roar" Katy Perry
Greatest Gainer No. 12 "Say Something" A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
Debut No. 27 "Let It Go" Idina Menzel
Debut No. 30 "Team" Lorde
Adult Pop Songs*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Let Her Go" Passenger
Following its increased pop culture profile thanks to its inclusion in Budweiser's well-received ad starring a puppy and his best equine friend (and some very supportive pals), Passenger's "Let Her Go" tops Adult Pop Songs (2-1). The coronation follows the song's four-week command of Adult Alternative Songs in December/January. Its stateside ascent follows its No. 2 peak on the Official U.K. Singles chart last June.
Greatest Gainer No. 18 "Dark Horse" Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Debut No. 29 "Happy" Pharrell
Debut No. 37 "On Top Of The World" Imagine Dragons
Debut No. 38 "Kinks Shirt" Matt Nathanson
Debut No. 40 "Adore You" Miley Cyrus
Dance Club Songs*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Go F**k Yourself" My Crazy Girlfriend
Greatest Gainer No. 2 "Dark Horse" Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Debut No. 43 "How I Feel" DJ Rockster Featuring Paul Cless
Debut No. 45 "Red Lights" Tiesto
Debut No. 46 "The Dragon Flies" VenSun Featuring David Vendetta & Sylvia Tosun
Debut No. 47 "If Only Tonight" Assia Ahhatt
Debut No. 48 "Celebrate" Empire Of The Sun
Debut No. 49 "How I Feel" Flo Rida
Debut No. 50 "Danse" Mia Martina Featuring Dev
Rhythmic Songs*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** "Show Me" Kid Ink Featuring Chris Brown
Greatest Gainer No. 3 "Drunk In Love" Beyonce Featuring Jay Z
Debut No. 32 "Na Na" Trey Songz
Debut No. 33 "The Man" Aloe Blacc
Debut No. 40 "Can't Remember To Forget You" Shakira Featuring Rihanna
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** "Drunk In Love" Beyonce Featuring Jay Z
Greatest Gainer No. 19 "Happy" Pharrell
Debut No. 47 "Stoner" Young Thug
Debut No. 49 "Double Cup" DJ Infamous Featuring Jeezy & Ludacris, Juicy J & The Game & Hitmaka
Adult R&B Songs*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "All Of Me" John Legend
Greatest Gainer No. 17 "Happy" Pharrell
Debut No. 27 "Heaven Knows" Noel Gourdin
Debut No. 30 "The Man" Aloe Blacc
Rap Airplay
*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** "Show Me" Kid Ink Featuring Chris Brown
Greatest Gainer No. 13 "Part II (On The Run)" Jay Z Featuring Beyonce
Debut No. 24 "Shhh..." Future
Debut No. 25 "Double Cup" DJ Infamous Featuring Jeezy & Ludacris, Juicy J & The Game & Hitmaka
Rock Airplay*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Team" Lorde
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 35 "Invisible" U2
While U2 remains in the Adult Alternative Songs top 10 with its Academy Award-nominated (and Golden Globe-winning) contribution to the "Mandela" biopic, "Ordinary Love," the band has made another one of its new songs available for download. "Invisible" is currently available for free download on iTunes through midnight tonight (Feb. 3). The Danger Mouse-produced song's release coincides with the band's partnership with RED, through which Bank of America will donate $1 for every song downloaded to the Global Fund, which works to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria (and was co-founded by U2 frontman Bono).
"Invisible," which will not be the first single, according to Bono, from U2's 13th studio album, expected this year, enters Rock Airplay after its first day of airplay with 2.2 million audience impressions from plays at 50 Rock Airplay reporters.
Debut No. 48 "Romantic Dreams" Deftones
Debut No. 50 "Whore" In This Moment
Alternative Songs*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** "Do I Wanna Know?" Arctic Monkeys
Greatest Gainer No. 25 "Come With Me Now" Kongos
Debut No. 38 "Thunder Clatter" Wild Cub
Debut No. 39 "Wait For Me" Kings Of Leon
Adult Alternative Songs*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** "Team" Lorde
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 20 "Blue Moon" Beck
Debut No. 23 "The Man" Aloe Blacc
Debut No. 24 "Sleeping With A Friend" Neon Trees
Debut No. 29 "Southern Sun" Boy & Bear
Mainstream Rock Songs*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** "Shepherd Of Fire" Avenged Sevenfold
Greatest Gainer No. 22 "Dead But Rising" Volbeat
Debut No. 37 "Do I Wanna Know?" Arctic Monkeys
Debut No. 39 "With Me Now" Blacklite District
Debut No. 40 "Move On" Devour The Day
Country Airplay*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Drink A Beer" Luke Bryan
Debut No. 26 "Invisible Hunter Hayes
Debut No. 53 "Dust" Eli Young Band
Debut No. 54 "Clockwork" Easton Corbin
Debut No. 56 "Why God Made Love Songs" Joel Crouse
Debut No. 58 "You Sound Good To Me" Lucy Hale
Debut No. 60 "Smile That Smile" Weston Burt
Latin AirplayDebut/Greatest Gainer/*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Odio" Romeo Santos Featuring Drake
Debut No. 44 "Una Vez Mas" Victor Manuelle Featuring Reik
Debut No. 45 "A Los Cuatro Vientos" La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho
Debut No. 49 "Esta Noche" Raulin Rodriguez
Regional Mexican Songs*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** "Mujer de Piedra" Gerardo Ortiz
Greatest Gainer No. 13 "Te Hubieras Ido Antes" Julion Alvarez y Su Norteno Banda
Debut No. 32 "Cero A La Izquierda" Los Huracanes del Norte
Debut No. 40 "Dile A Tu Corazon" Pesado
Latin Pop Songs*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Hasta Abajo" Yandel
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 10 "Odio" Romeo Santos Featuring Drake
Debut No. 29 "6:00 AM" J Balvin Featuring Farruko
Debut No. 32 "Una Vez Mas" Victor Manuelle Featuring Reik
Debut No. 33 "Dark Horse" Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Debut No. 37 "Se Fue" Laura Pausini & Marc Anthony
Debut No. 39 "Burn" Ellie Goulding
Tropical Songs*** No. 1 (1 week)*** "With Or Without You" Johnny Sky
Johnny Sky tops Tropical Songs with his first chart entry, as "With Or Without You" rises 3-1. (The song is not a cover of U2's 1987 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.)
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 4 "Odio" Romeo Santos Featuring Drake
Debut No. 37 "Mienteme" Brenda
Debut No. 38 "La Temperatura" Maluma Featuring Eli Palacios
Christian Airplay*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** "The Only Name (Yours Will Be)" Big Daddy Weave
Greatest Gainer No. 24 "Press On" Building 429 Featuring Blanca Callahan
Gospel Airplay*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** "1 On 1" Zacardi Cortez
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 22 "Amazing" Ricky Dillard & New G
Debut No. 30 "We Are Victorious" Donnie McClurkin Featuring Tye Tribbett
wow.. :O @ Roar getting it's 11th week atop AC :) and good to see Dark Horse performing well on radio..
Anyway, congrats to passenger, Let Her Go is a good song, it deserves success