Billboard Hot 100 : 05/03/2014

[HolidayGuy]

I think he means, if "Get Luck" was not released and wasn't a big hit, would Mars' label have released "Treasure" as a single. I think so, and I'm glad it did- my favorite BM single.

[Linnethia Monique]

Apr 23, 2014 8:33:18 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Apr 22, 2014 15:02:36 GMT -5 @towerofshowers said:

This discussion makes me wonder: would Treasure have been released as a single if not for Get Lucky?

Wait...

Wasn't Treasure a "single"??

It was the 2nd single off of Unorthodox Jukebox.

Locked Out of Heaven
When I Was Your Man <----
Treasure
Gorilla
Young Girls

[imbondz]

I love the retro sound. hope it stays around for a while. love Winehouse and Duffy too

[KeepDeanWeird]

Apr 23, 2014 8:36:51 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

I think he means, if "Get Luck" was not released and wasn't a big hit, would Mars' label have released "Treasure" as a single. I think so, and I'm glad it did- my favorite BM single.

And LOOH wasn't retro???? Straight outta 1979/80 with Roxanne/Message in a Bottle vibe, which BM readily admits he was paying homage to The Police. Oh, and, Treasure is a great song, particularly after that snorefest second single.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/news/6062884/frozen-scores-biggest-sales-week-yet-no-1-for-an-11th-week

Over on the Digital Songs chart, Pharrell's "Happy" nets a 10th week at No. 1 (274,000 downloads; up 7 percent) —the longest run at No. 1 since Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" wrapped a 10-week No. 1 reign on the chart dated Aug. 24, 2013. ("Blurred" also featured Pharrell.)

John Legend's "All of Me" is stationary at No. 2 (214,000; up 9 percent), as is Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty," featuring 2 Chainz, at No. 3 (198,000; up 22 percent) and Idina Menzel's "Let It Go" at No. 4 (158,000; up 4 percent).

DJ Snake & Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What" ascends 8-5 with 120,000 (up 28 percent).

Lana Del Rey scores her best debut sales week yet with the arrival of "West Coast." It enters at No. 6 with 118,000 sold. It's the first single from her upcoming album "Ultraviolence," which is due later this year.

Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," featuring Juicy J, falls 6-7 (113,000; up 2 percent), Ed Sheeran's "Sing" falls 5-8 in its second week (106,000; down 14 percent), and Luke Bryan's "Play It Again" drops 7-9 (105,000; down 3 percent). Aloe Blacc's "The Man" rounds out the top 10, down one spot to No. 10 (91,000; up 2 percent).

Digital track sales this past week totaled 24million downloads, up 11 percent compared with last week (21.7 million) and up 1 percent stacked next to the comparable week of 2013 (23.7 million). Year-to-date track sales are at 379 million, down 13 percent compared with the same total at this point last year (434 million).

[popstop]

It really is bizarre to see Let It Go hang in the top ten so long with so little radio support. I know it's not typical CHR fare, but it's clear that a lot of people love the song.

[jebsib]

Oh yeah! LOOH - how could I forget?
Big time retro sound.

[chartfreak]

I really hope John Legend can get in at #1, so tired of Happy. I think I have yet to hear Happy in it's entirety, I always change the channel.

[RadioBeatz]

This digital chart has been stale for many weeks now...

[Deleted]

Apr 23, 2014 6:12:35 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

Apr 23, 2014 0:52:19 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Top ten prediction for 5/3/2014:

1. Happy (less than 10% lead this week! Definitely would've fallen off the #1 spot this week if it didn't have that spike in streaming)
2. All of Me
3. Talk Dirty (finally, some movement in the top 7! (I hope!!!))
4. Dark Horse
5. Let It Go
6. Turn Down for What
7. Pompeii
8. Loyal
9. Not a Bad Thing
10. Team

Goodbye CS, you were fun while you lasted :( (Although my calculations showed that CS was really close to Team, so maybe if it got more streaming than I thought or Team gets less then it will hold on for a 26th week )

You think Happy is higher up on the charts than it otherwise would be because of streaming from several weeks ago? I think with the airplay going down people are going to find the song to listen to and that is what is holding up the streaming. Even All Of Me is losing in audience as of today... If it gets to #1 it will back into #1. The problem is the sales lead is so HUGE. While All Of Me has just barely caught up to airplay and is only leading by a bit in streaming...The sales gap is such that Happy will still be #1 overall.

Don't you remember how Happy was #10 in streaming not too long ago? It was only getting 3 million weekly US streams whereas now it's over 6 million because of the relatively new video of him performing it...if it was at the same ~3 million then it would get less overall chart points than AOM despite the sales advantage.

[Daniel Collins]

My prediction:
1. Happy ~ 8% lead
2. All Of Me
3. Talk Dirty
4. Dark Horse
5. Let It Go
6. Turn Down For What
7. Pompeii
8. Not A Bad Thing
9. Loyal
10. Team
11. Counting Stars
12. The Man

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

Apr 23, 2014 11:04:51 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Apr 23, 2014 6:12:35 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

You think Happy is higher up on the charts than it otherwise would be because of streaming from several weeks ago? I think with the airplay going down people are going to find the song to listen to and that is what is holding up the streaming. Even All Of Me is losing in audience as of today... If it gets to #1 it will back into #1. The problem is the sales lead is so HUGE. While All Of Me has just barely caught up to airplay and is only leading by a bit in streaming...The sales gap is such that Happy will still be #1 overall.

Don't you remember how Happy was #10 in streaming not too long ago? It was only getting 3 million weekly US streams whereas now it's over 6 million because of the relatively new video of him performing it...if it was at the same ~3 million then it would get less overall chart points than AOM despite the sales advantage.

Yeah but also keep in mind that less radio airplay that could be also making people stream Happy more to hear the material they want to. Yes the performance helped....but Keep in mind that All Of Me wouldn't even be on our radar if it weren't for the performance of it at the Grammys. So it works both ways.

[Deleted]

Apr 23, 2014 11:15:19 GMT -5 Adonis the DemiGod! said:

Apr 23, 2014 11:04:51 GMT -5 @markg94 said:

Don't you remember how Happy was #10 in streaming not too long ago? It was only getting 3 million weekly US streams whereas now it's over 6 million because of the relatively new video of him performing it...if it was at the same ~3 million then it would get less overall chart points than AOM despite the sales advantage.

Yeah but also keep in mind that less radio airplay that could be also making people stream Happy more to hear the material they want to. Yes the performance helped....but Keep in mind that All Of Me wouldn't even be on our radar if it weren't for the performance of it at the Grammys. So it works both ways.

I'm just saying that Pharrell saved himself from falling off the top spot this week with that performance. 

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Hopefully Christopher and Justin will be top 10 this week.

[Deleted]

Apr 23, 2014 11:14:24 GMT -5 Daniel Collins said:

My prediction:
1. Happy ~ 8% lead
2. All Of Me
3. Talk Dirty
4. Dark Horse
5. Let It Go
6. Turn Down For What
7. Pompeii
8. Not A Bad Thing
9. Loyal
10. Team
11. Counting Stars
12. The Man

Same as mine lol except I think Loyal will be higher than NABT...maybe TDFW has a chance at being top 5 this week...and Sing will be #14 or 15...

[areyoureadytojump]

Gary Trust ‏@gthot20 just tweeted:

billboard #Hot100 story on the way ... lots to write about in the top 10 this week :) ...

[Duca]

Gary Trust ‏@gthot20 1m
.billboard #Hot100 story on the way ... lots to write about in the top 10 this week :) ...

Retweeted by Gary Trust
NhielDarrel Mostoles ‏@darrelmostoles 2m
@gthot20 I'm expecting some changes in the top 10 especially the top 7. At least 2 new top 10 and a top 20 debut. What do you think?

[Deleted]

^ I guess that means Justin and Christopher did make the top 10...and I guess the top 20 debuts is Lana's song...man I really hope CS can outrank Team this week and make half a year in the top 10!

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

I bet Birthday is #1 for some reason. Go KPU!!!

[Deleted]

So now Happy is tied with BL and TS for the longest run at #1 on digital songs this decade...next week if it is still number one it will be the longest this decade and second longest since the chart started in 2005...but according to kworb as of today's update Happy is only 7k ahead of AOM :O AOM might get #1 on digital songs next week...

[Rocky]

Apr 23, 2014 12:30:45 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I bet Birthday is #1 for some reason. Go KPU!!!

They incorporated cake sales into the chart formula.

[Spidey]

Apr 23, 2014 12:30:45 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

I bet Birthday is #1 for some reason. Go KPU!!!

Shit would go down in this thread if that were to occur.

[Adonis the DemiGod!]

The Birthday Cake put Katy over the top. Uh Oh!!!

[Duca]

Gary Trust ‏@gthot20 59s
Two new songs in the billboard Hot 100's top this week. What could they be?

[Deleted]

Loyal and Not a Bad Thing...although if it caught on well enough in streaming it could be Sing but I doubt it

[Duca]

Pharrell Williams Still Atop Hot 100; Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown Reach Top 10
Pharrell Williams' "Happy" rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth week and reaches No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart at last. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown each soar into the top 10.

As we do Wednesday, let's delve into the numbers behind the top 10 and more.

"Happy" continues its Hot 100 command powered by its lock atop the Radio Songs and Digital Songs charts. It tops Radio Songs for an eighth week, logging 203 million all-format audience impressions (down 7 percent), according to Nielsen BDS. As previously reported, by reaching No. 1 on Adult Contemporary this week, the track has now topped six single-format airplay charts.

"Happy" leads the Digital Songs chart for a 10th week, up by 7 percent to 274,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It becomes just the sixth song to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on Digital Songs and ties for the second-longest reign. Flo Rida's "Low," featuring T-Pain, racked a record 13 weeks on top in 2007-08, while four other titles prior to "Happy" led for 10 frames each: Robin Thicke's Williams-assisted "Blurred Lines," also featuring T.I. (2013); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," featuring Wanz (2013); and the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow" (both in 2009).

Meanwhile, fueled in part by growth in worldwide fan-made videos utilizing its official audio, "Happy" finally reaches No. 1 on Streaming Songs, claiming the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer award. It jumps 4-1 with a 28 percent surge to 9.2 million U.S. streams, according to BDS. The song previously reached a high of No. 2 (March 22) and marks Williams' first Streaming Songs No. 1 (dating to the chart's January 2013 launch; his featured turns on "Blurred Lines" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" both resulted in No. 2 peaks). "Happy" holds" at No. 2 on the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (2.1 million U.S. streams, down 12 percent), which it led for two weeks.

With his ninth week at No. 1, Williams becomes just the sixth solo male artist to spend a cumulative six months atop the Hot 100. Now up to 26 total weeks, thanks to "Happy," "Blurred Lines" (12 weeks at No. 1) and his first two toppers in featured roles, Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" (three, 2004) and Ludacris' "Money Maker" (two, 2006), Williams joins Usher (47 weeks), Michael Jackson (37), Elton John (34), Paul McCartney (30; not including his 59 weeks at No. 1 with the Beatles) and T.I. (28). (Williams passes Eminem and Stevie Wonder, each with 25 career weeks at No. 1. Mariah Carey leads all acts with 79 total No. 1 frames.)

"Happy" spends an 11th week at No. 1 on the sales/airplay/streaming-based Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"Happy" again ranks ahead of John Legend's "All of Me" on the Hot 100, as the latter posts a fifth week at its No. 2 peak. And, thanks to its spike in streaming, "Happy" widens its lead, gaining by 7 percent in overall chart points while "Me" increases by 3 percent. "Happy," thus, tops the Hot 100 with 16 percent more points than "Me" after it led by 12 percent last week.

"Me" leads On-Demand Songs for a third week (2.4 million, down 12 percent); tallies a seventh week at its No. 2 peak on Digital Songs (214,000, up 9 percent); posts a fourth week at its No. 2 highpoint on Radio Songs (195 million, up 7 percent); and slips to No. 3 from its No. 2 peak on Streaming Songs (7.7 million, down 4 percent).

After a record three weeks of no movement in the Hot 100's top seven, a shakeup infuses the region at last, led by a 4-3 rebound for Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty," featuring 2 Chainz. The song returns to its Hot 100 peak as its parent album of the same name becomes Derulo's first top 10 on the Billboard 200, where it starts at No. 4.

Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," featuring Juicy J, drops 3-4 on the Hot 100, having led for four weeks before "Happy" began its rule. "Horse" paces 1-4 on Streaming Songs (likewise giving way to "Happy") after nine weeks at No. 1, decreasing by 8 percent to 7.5 million.

As the soundtrack to Disney's "Frozen" adds an 11th week atop the Billboard 200 (passing fellow Disney hit "The Lion King" for the longest reign ever for a soundtrack to an animated film), the album's "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel holds at its No. 5 Hot 100 peak. It returns to No. 2 (3-2), its best rank, on Streaming Songs (7.5 million, up 2 percent).

Bastille's "Pompeii" remains at No. 6 on the Hot 100 (and tops Hot Rock Songs for a 10th week). It peaked at No. 5 for three weeks last month.

DJ Snake and Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What" slithers to a new Hot 100 peak (8-7). It reaches the Digital Songs top five (8-5; 120,000, up 26 percent); bullets again at No. 7 on Streaming Songs (4.5 million, up 9 percent); and roars 38-23 on Radio Songs (44 million, up 28 percent). "Turn" tops the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a fourth week.

At No. 8 on the Hot 100, Justin Timberlake freshens the top 10, as "Not a Bad Thing" leaps from No. 12. The track pushes 9-8 on Radio Songs (79 million, up 15 percent); stays at No. 11 on Digital Songs (88,000, up 16 percent); and jumps 47-37 on Streaming Songs (1.9 million, up 11 percent).

Timberlake tallies his 15th Hot 100 top 10, to go along with six he notched in 1999-2002 as part of 'N Sync. "Thing" also marks his first Hot 100 top 10 from "The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)." The set's first two singles, "Take Back the Night" and "TKO," peaked at Nos. 29 and 36, respectively. RCA Records sources say that they always believed that "Thing" could be the album's biggest hit but wanted to release "Take" and "TKO" first since they better represent the album's R&B lean. The label also wanted to space out "Thing" and the fellow pure-pop "Mirrors," which reached No. 2 last June. ("Mirrors" became the second top 10, following the No. 3-peaking "Suit & Tie," from the first "20/20" album. Both releases debuted atop the Billboard 200.)

Chris Brown also helps make over the Hot 100's top 10, climbing 11-9 with "Loyal," billed as featuring Lil Wayne and French Montana or Too $hort or Tyga. (Why the quirky artist listing? "Loyal" was first released in two versions, the East Coast mix featuring French Montana and the West Coast edit featuring Too $hort. When its video was released on March 24, Tyga was featured in the third verse, instead of either French Montana or Too $hort. All three versions feature Lil Wayne and are available digitally and on streaming services.) The cut keeps at No. 6 on Streaming Songs (5.1 million, up 3 percent); pushes 19-13 on Radio Songs (51 million, up 6 percent); and holds at No. 24 on Digital Songs (56,000, up 18 percent).

Brown scores his 13th Hot 100 top and Lil Wayne, his 19th; among rappers, only Jay Z (21) boasts more top 10s than Lil Wayne, who passes Ludacris (18) in the category. Tyga catches his second Hot 100 top 10, while French Montana earns his first, as does rap vet Too $hort.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lorde's No. 6-peaking "Team" tumbles 7-10.

Visit Billboardbiz tomorrow (April 24), when all rankings, including the Hot 100, Digital Songs, Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and On-Demand Songs will refresh, as they do each Thursday. The latest charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine (on sale on Friday, April 25).

[bogglethemind]

Nevermind, I can see it now.

YES JUSTIN!!

[jj99$ - - LeLe]

Yesss Christopher.

[Deleted]

Ugh

[Gary]

Pharrell Williams Still Atop Hot 100; Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown Reach Top 10




Pharrell Williams' "Happy" rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a ninth week and reaches No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart at last. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake and Chris Brown each soar into the top 10.

As we do Wednesday, let's delve into the numbers behind the top 10 and more.

"Happy" continues its Hot 100 command powered by its lock atop the Radio Songs and Digital Songs charts. It tops Radio Songs for an eighth week, logging 203 million all-format audience impressions (down 7 percent), according to Nielsen BDS. As previously reported, by reaching No. 1 on Adult Contemporary this week, the track has now topped six single-format airplay charts.

"Happy" leads the Digital Songs chart for a 10th week, up by 7 percent to 274,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. It becomes just the sixth song to spend at least 10 weeks at No. 1 on Digital Songs and ties for the second-longest reign. Flo Rida's "Low," featuring T-Pain, racked a record 13 weeks on top in 2007-08, while four other titles prior to "Happy" led for 10 frames each: Robin Thicke's Williams-assisted "Blurred Lines," also featuring T.I. (2013); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop," featuring Wanz (2013); and the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow" (both in 2009).

Meanwhile, fueled in part by growth in worldwide fan-made videos utilizing its official audio, "Happy" finally reaches No. 1 on Streaming Songs, claiming the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer award. It jumps 4-1 with a 28 percent surge to 9.2 million U.S. streams, according to BDS. The song previously reached a high of No. 2 (March 22) and marks Williams' first Streaming Songs No. 1 (dating to the chart's January 2013 launch; his featured turns on "Blurred Lines" and Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" both resulted in No. 2 peaks). "Happy" holds" at No. 2 on the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (2.1 million U.S. streams, down 12 percent), which it led for two weeks.

With his ninth week at No. 1, Williams becomes just the sixth solo male artist to spend a cumulative six months atop the Hot 100. Now up to 26 total weeks, thanks to "Happy," "Blurred Lines" (12 weeks at No. 1) and his first two toppers in featured roles, Snoop Dogg's "Drop It Like It's Hot" (three, 2004) and Ludacris' "Money Maker" (two, 2006), Williams joins Usher (47 weeks), Michael Jackson (37), Elton John (34), Paul McCartney (30; not including his 59 weeks at No. 1 with the Beatles) and T.I. (28). (Williams passes Eminem and Stevie Wonder, each with 25 career weeks at No. 1. Mariah Carey leads all acts with 79 total No. 1 frames.)

"Happy" spends an 11th week at No. 1 on the sales/airplay/streaming-based Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

"Happy" again ranks ahead of John Legend's "All of Me" on the Hot 100, as the latter posts a fifth week at its No. 2 peak. And, thanks to its spike in streaming, "Happy" widens its lead, gaining by 7 percent in overall chart points while "Me" increases by 3 percent. "Happy," thus, tops the Hot 100 with 16 percent more points than "Me" after it led by 12 percent last week.

"Me" leads On-Demand Songs for a third week (2.4 million, down 12 percent); tallies a seventh week at its No. 2 peak on Digital Songs (214,000, up 9 percent); posts a fourth week at its No. 2 highpoint on Radio Songs (195 million, up 7 percent); and slips to No. 3 from its No. 2 peak on Streaming Songs (7.7 million, down 4 percent).

After a record three weeks of no movement in the Hot 100's top seven, a shakeup infuses the region at last, led by a 4-3 rebound for Jason Derulo's "Talk Dirty," featuring 2 Chainz. The song returns to its Hot 100 peak as its parent album of the same name becomes Derulo's first top 10 on the Billboard 200, where it starts at No. 4.

Katy Perry's "Dark Horse," featuring Juicy J, drops 3-4 on the Hot 100, having led for four weeks before "Happy" began its rule. "Horse" paces 1-4 on Streaming Songs (likewise giving way to "Happy") after nine weeks at No. 1, decreasing by 8 percent to 7.5 million.

As the soundtrack to Disney's "Frozen" adds an 11th week atop the Billboard 200 (passing fellow Disney hit "The Lion King" for the longest reign ever for a soundtrack to an animated film), the album's "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel holds at its No. 5 Hot 100 peak. It returns to No. 2 (3-2), its best rank, on Streaming Songs (7.5 million, up 2 percent).

Bastille's "Pompeii" remains at No. 6 on the Hot 100 (and tops Hot Rock Songs for a 10th week). It peaked at No. 5 for three weeks last month.

DJ Snake and Lil Jon's "Turn Down for What" slithers to a new Hot 100 peak (8-7). It reaches the Digital Songs top five (8-5; 120,000, up 26 percent); bullets again at No. 7 on Streaming Songs (4.5 million, up 9 percent); and roars 38-23 on Radio Songs (44 million, up 28 percent). "Turn" tops the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a fourth week.

At No. 8 on the Hot 100, Justin Timberlake freshens the top 10, as "Not a Bad Thing" leaps from No. 12. The track pushes 9-8 on Radio Songs (79 million, up 15 percent); stays at No. 11 on Digital Songs (88,000, up 16 percent); and jumps 47-37 on Streaming Songs (1.9 million, up 11 percent).

Timberlake tallies his 15th Hot 100 top 10, to go along with six he notched in 1999-2002 as part of 'N Sync. "Thing" also marks his first Hot 100 top 10 from "The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)." The set's first two singles, "Take Back the Night" and "TKO," peaked at Nos. 29 and 36, respectively. RCA Records sources say that they always believed that "Thing" could be the album's biggest hit but wanted to release "Take" and "TKO" first since they better represent the album's R&B lean. The label also wanted to space out "Thing" and the fellow pure-pop "Mirrors," which reached No. 2 last June. ("Mirrors" became the second top 10, following the No. 3-peaking "Suit & Tie," from the first "20/20" album. Both releases debuted atop the Billboard 200.)

Chris Brown also helps make over the Hot 100's top 10, climbing 11-9 with "Loyal," billed as featuring Lil Wayne and French Montana or Too $hort or Tyga. (Why the quirky artist listing? "Loyal" was first released in two versions, the East Coast mix featuring French Montana and the West Coast edit featuring Too $hort. When its video was released on March 24, Tyga was featured in the third verse, instead of either French Montana or Too $hort. All three versions feature Lil Wayne and are available digitally and on streaming services.) The cut keeps at No. 6 on Streaming Songs (5.1 million, up 3 percent); pushes 19-13 on Radio Songs (51 million, up 6 percent); and holds at No. 24 on Digital Songs (56,000, up 18 percent).

Brown scores his 13th Hot 100 top and Lil Wayne, his 19th; among rappers, only Jay Z (21) boasts more top 10s than Lil Wayne, who passes Ludacris (18) in the category. Tyga catches his second Hot 100 top 10, while French Montana earns his first, as does rap vet Too $hort.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lorde's No. 6-peaking "Team" tumbles 7-10.

Visit Billboardbiz tomorrow (April 24), when all rankings, including the Hot 100, Digital Songs, Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and On-Demand Songs will refresh, as they do each Thursday. The latest charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine (on sale on Friday, April 25).