Billboard Hot 100: 11/14/15 (Hello Adele!)

[Queen of Insomnia.]

As someone who bought Yours Truly on the they it was released I'll honestly say that Ariana just bored me to death already. I didn't buy My Everything I just chose few tracks from it, but I got over them pretty quickly. As for her image, the ponytail was cute at the beginning, but now it's just 2 much for my liking. I feel like she doesn't grow, improve, explore new things. She just stands still. She's talented, but imo she didn't reach half of her potential. It's really annoying. Focus is by far her weakest single to date, imo. It sounds like a demo version of Problem... well more repetitive & uneventful version of it...

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Nov 1, 2015 14:27:16 GMT -5 Clode said:

Nov 1, 2015 13:25:23 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Good point, though the media and public tend to be more forgiving of males than females.

That's so not true

R. Kelly vs. Janet Jackson.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Nov 2, 2015 6:37:19 GMT -5 felipe said:

Nov 1, 2015 21:59:55 GMT -5 balletgirlmom said:

Male artists are not expected to be sexy after a certain age.  Sadly women are.  It is not fair but true.  I love artists like Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Adele, Taylor Swift but no matter how big they are as they age airplay gets more and more difficult.  Even after they go past big airplay years it is hard to even remain relevant.  If male older artists like Paul McCartney or Rod Stewart or Mick Jagger were female they would not be as much in the public eye since they all look old.  For some reason men can look like crap and it is OK.  The only women from the 1960's who were able to work into their 50's and 60's (big arenas) are Tina Turner and Cher.  Of course Tina and Cher were still expected to be sexy.  If Cher tours next year as she plans (at age 70) she will still need to wear sexy things.  Her male counterparts like Paul M or Rob S or Elton J and Mick J do not need to worry about it.  None of us want to see them shirtless, right.

While it's true that female acts are expected to be sexier even at an old age, let's keep in mind that it's not straight men who expect them to be sexy but rather their gay fans. No man cares whether Cher dresses in sexy outfits or not, but she has to do it because that's what her gay fans expect of her. Same for Madonna. Or Britney.

That's because straight men barely even care about older female artists to begin with.

[Kurt]

10. Can't Feel My Face
9. Locked Away
8. 679
7. Wildest Dreams (#1 Radio Songs)
6. Stitches
5. What Do You Mean?
4. The Hills
3. Hotline Bling
2. Sorry
1. Hello

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Nov 2, 2015 12:38:30 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Nov 1, 2015 14:27:16 GMT -5 Clode said:

That's so not true

R. Kelly vs. Janet Jackson.

Or Akon, who basically molested an underage girl on video and then wrote a song about it that turned into a top 10 hit.

[The Upper Hand]

gimme the numbers i want the numbers

[Mikel Echarri]

Two weeks ago #92 was the Hot Shot Debut and this week #2 is a normal entry

[Linnethia Monique]

Justin Bieber sold 277K with Sorry in it's first week.

[Deleted]

Wow, incredible. Congrats to Adele for her 4th #1 and to JB for his 3rd top 3 hit.

Question: Does anybody know the last time a song debuted at #1 AND #2 in the same week?

[lyhom]

Nov 2, 2015 13:22:06 GMT -5 @jakelmmrs44 said:

Wow, incredible. Congrats to Adele for her 4th #1 and to JB for his 3rd top 3 hit.

Question: Does anybody know the last time a song debuted at #1 AND #2 in the same week?

pretty sure it was that week in 2003 when clay aiken and ruben studdard debuted with their coronation songs from american idol

[Linnethia Monique]

Digital Downloads: 1,110,000
Us Streams: 61.6M (#2 All-Time behind Harlem Shake )
20.4 Million On-Demand Streams beating Bieber's previous record by double.

[Deleted]

Nov 2, 2015 13:24:52 GMT -5 lyhom said:

Nov 2, 2015 13:22:06 GMT -5 @jakelmmrs44 said:

Wow, incredible. Congrats to Adele for her 4th #1 and to JB for his 3rd top 3 hit.

Question: Does anybody know the last time a song debuted at #1 AND #2 in the same week?

pretty sure it was that week in 2003 when clay aiken and ruben studdard debuted with their coronation songs from american idol

Yup, you're right. It was the week of June 28, 2003, and at #1 was "This is the Night" by Clay Aiken. At #2, it was "Flying w/o Wings" by Ruben Studdard.

[Kurt]

13. Like I'm Gonna Lose You
15. Here
19. On My Mind
29 (I think). Perfect
84. Used To Love You

[SPRΞΞ]

sucks that Justin could've had two #1 debuts in a row, but at least he's blocked by the biggest song of the digital era, and it's not something stupid like Harlem Shake.

[The Upper Hand]

Biggest (digital) debuts:

1. Adele, Hello - 1,110,000 (02/11/2015)
2. Flo Rida, Right Round - 636,000 (01/02/2009)
3. Taylor Swift, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - 623,000 (01/09/2012)
4. Katy Perry, Roar - 557,000 (31/08/2013)
5. Taylor Swift, Shake It Off - 544,000 (06/09/2014
6. Justin Bieber, Boyfriend - 521,000 (04/04/2012)
7. Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, Payphone - 493,000 (05/05/2012)
8. The Black Eyed Peas, Boom Boom Pow - 465,000 (18/04/2009)
9. Lady Gaga, Born This Way - 448,000 (26/02/2011)
10. Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea, Problem - 438,000 (17/05/2014)

[anafan]

Congrats to Adele, I'm glad she holds the record now instead of Flo Rida.

Justin is doing well too.

[Linnethia Monique]

The point difference between Justin Bieber and Adele is a 3:1 ratio MASSIVE!

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

I know that records are made to be broken, but I honestly believe that that one week sales figure isn't going anywhere. Ever.

[Deleted]

Nov 2, 2015 13:29:31 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

sucks that Justin could've had two #1 debuts in a row, but at least he's blocked by the biggest song of the digital era, and it's not something stupid like Harlem Shake.

Could've done it just like The Weeknd. :(

But that's OK. Two songs in the top 3 to start out, that's very good for Purpose. And remember, no one knew Adele was going to release "Hello" on that Friday, so no one really can call him out for releasing a song the same week a highly anticipated artist did.

[THINKIN BOUT YOU]

Adele's about 165k this week.. Omg!! Directly go to year-end top 100!

[SPRΞΞ]

1.110M = 111,000 in TEA
20M = 13.3K in SEA
TOTAL: 123K

She could debut at #3 on BB200 just off her single.

[Deleted]

OMG

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY SHE'S #1!!!!

I've honestly never been good with sales numbers and shit but @drag27 explained it to be on Skype and that is crazy how much she sold. :o She basically broke everyone's record except Elton's.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Nov 2, 2015 13:36:08 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

1.110M = 111,000 in TEA
20M = 13.3K in SEA
TOTAL: 123K

She could debut at #3 on BB200 just off her single.

They could have put it out with a remix as a 2 song EP and end up with the #1 and #2 albums of the year.

[¤ Matthea ¤]

1,112,000 downloads

It's great to see a song sell 1 million in one week, I only wish it was a better song.

[Glove Slap]

Crazy

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6746355/adele-hello-no-1-hot-100-debut-one-million-downloads-week

Adele Says 'Hello' to No. 1 Hot 100 Debut; First Song to Sell 1 Million Downloads in a Week
By Gary Trust | November 02, 2015

The singer/songwriter's ballad rockets in at the summit with the best weekly U.S. digital sales ever: 1.11 million.

Adele's "Hello" blasts onto the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Nov. 14) at No. 1, setting a record for the most U.S. downloads sold in a week: 1.11 million, according to Nielsen Music. It's the first song ever to sell at least 1 million downloads in a week.

The piano ballad additionally starts atop the Digital Songs and Streaming Songs charts. The single, the 1,048th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 57-year history, dethrones The Weeknd's "The Hills" after six nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.

With so many notable feats for "Hello," the first single from Adele's third studio album 25, due Nov. 20 on XL/Columbia Records, let's look at the most key honors.

A record 1,112,000 downloads sold: "Hello" begins with 1,112,000 downloads sold in the week ending Oct. 22. The song shatters the mark for most downloads sold in a week, previously held by Flo Rida's "Right Round": 636,000 (Feb. 28, 2009).

24th No. 1 Hot 100 debut: "Hello" is only the 24th song to debut at No. 1 in the Hot 100's history, and Adele's first. It's the first No. 1 bow since … just eight weeks ago, when Justin Bieber likewise notched his first No. 1 opener (and first No. 1), "What Do You Mean" The last woman to debut at No. 1? Taylor Swift, with "Shake It Off," the lead single from her album 1989 (Sept. 6, 2014).

Adele's Fourth Hot 100 No. 1: Adele adds her fourth Hot 100 topper, following her first three from prior studio album 21, which has sold 11.2 million copies in the United States: "Rolling in the Deep" (the year-end No. 1 of 2011), "Someone Like You" and "Set Fire to the Rain."

"Hello" is also Adele's fourth No. 1 on Digital Songs, following the above three smashes.

61.6 million streams: Released to radio and retail Oct. 23, with its official video unveiled the same day, "Hello" starts with 61.6 million U.S. streams. Only one track has posted a greater weekly total on Streaming Songs (which originated on March 2, 2013): Baauer's "Harlem Shake," which peaked with 103 million (powered heavily by user-generated clips featuring the song's audio) the week that the survey debuted.

Of the first-week streams for "Hello," the highest portion (58 percent; 35.4 million) is from Vevo on YouTube clicks, followed by Spotify streams (30 percent; 18.7 million). The track is Adele's first Streaming Songs No. 1.

A record 20.4 million on-demand streams: "Hello" zooms onto the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart at No. 1 (marking her first champ on the chart) with 20.4 million on-demand streams. She more than doubles the mark set before this week: Bieber's "Mean" debuted with 10.1 million (Sept. 19).

73 million in radio audience: "Hello" vaults 45-9 on the Radio Songs chart, up by 146 percent to 73 million all-format audience impressions in its first full week of airplay. It also rockets 26-2 on the Adult Alternative Songs airplay chart, 25-8 on Adult Pop Songs, 20-9 on Adult Contemporary, and 35-19 on Pop Songs. (On Adult Contemporary, it's the first song, excluding holiday fare, to reach the top 10 in just two weeks since 2002.)

"I was so frightened that no one cared," Adele told syndicated morning radio host Elvis Duran Oct. 23, hours after "Hello" was released. Her fears were clearly unfounded. "It's amazing what power, passion and emotion Adele can convey in a single note," Russ Borris, WFUV New York music director, told Billboard the same day. "She is one of the very few artists that make you feel what she feels in a four-minute song."

'Hello' again, women at No. 1: A woman rules the Hot 100 after 22 straight weeks of men at No. 1 (Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, OMI, The Weeknd and Bieber), via five titles. "Hello" is the first leader by a female artist since Swift's "Bad Blood" bounded 53-1 on the June 6 Hot 100.

'Hello' again: The Hot 100's top spot greets its second No. 1 titled "Hello": Lionel Richie's different composition of the same name led for two weeks in 1984 (with he and Adele having fun with the coincidence). Three other songs with "Hello" in their titles have introduced themselves to the chart's summit: "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong and the All Stars (1964); "Hello Goodbye" by the Beatles (1967); and "Hello, I Love You" by the Doors (1968).

Click here for details on the rest of the Hot 100's top 10 and more. And, visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 3), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh, as they do each Tuesday. The Hot 100 and other charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine, on sale Friday (Nov. 6).

[Dylan :)]

Congrats, Adele! And I'm glad to see such a jump for LIGLY! Hope it can enter the top 10 very soon (even next week).

[Agent Yoncé]

This day has finally came. 1M digital downloads in a week!

[Caviar]

So many stats to digest!

What's the difference between all those Adult Contemporary charts?
On Demand..is that Pandora and Spotify? Is that inclusive to the 61.6 million streams?

[yuh yuh]

Nov 2, 2015 13:54:14 GMT -5 Dylan :) said:

And I'm glad to see such a jump for LIGLY! Hope it can enter the top 10 very soon (even next week).

And I'm even more happy that Like I'm Gonna Lose You outpeaked Dear Future Husband(which wasn't that good song)