Friday, May 13, 2011

Billboard Hot 100, May 21, 2011

I had this all written out last night but couldn't post it 'til now, since Blogger apparently had some sort of massive failure. Yikes.


1. Rolling in the Deep – Adele


Three cheers for Adele! The British pop singer scores her first US #1 this week with “Rolling in the Deep,” climbing a notch to #1 as this week’s Airplay Gainer. Adele is the first British act to hit #1 this year and the first British female artist to hit #1 since Leona Lewis topped the chart 3 years ago with “Bleeding Love.”


Adele’s music career is red hot this year. Probably way hotter than she imaged. Her album, 21, has spent 7 weeks at #1 in the US, which is pretty amazing considering how fast the album chart’s top spot generally turns over. In the UK, she’s spent 14 weeks at #1 with 21, and although “Rolling in the Deep” peaked at #2, her other single, “Someone Like You,” is the year’s biggest hit.


2. E.T. - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West


So Perry loses her perch at the top but picks up a significant milestone. Billboard has reported that this week she becomes the first artist ever to lodge 52 consecutive weeks in the top 10--a whole year we've gone now with Perry having a top 10 hit starting with "California Gurls" a year ago, followed by "Teenage Dream," "Firework" and "E.T."


3. On the Floor – Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull


J.Lo climbs four notches to #3, scoring a new peak with “On the Floor,” this week’s Digital Gainer. She’s got a big hill to climb if she’s going to steal #1 from Adele, but still, Lopez hasn’t been this high on the chart in 8 years.


7. Just a Kiss – Lady Antebellum


Just a year after their mainstream breakthrough album and single of the same name, Need You Now, Lady Antebellum returns with the first single from their upcoming third album. This is the country trio’s second top 10 hit.


8. Give Me Everything – Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, AfroJack & Nayer


Pitbull scores his seventh top 10 hit with “Give Me Everything,” the second single from his latest album, Planet Pit. This is good news for Ne-Yo, who gets his 10th top 10 hit. He needs it, since his last album, Libra Scale, did a big ol’ belly flop and produced no hits.


14. Where Them Girls At – David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj


French DJ David Guetta scores his fourth top 40 hit with “Where Them Girls At,” which debuts at #14.


19. Judas – Lady Gaga


Lady Gaga’s “Judas” rebounds a notch to #19, but I think it’s over for this song. The track just lost its bullet at #15 at top 40 radio. Gaga may have an ace up her sleeve though. Even though it’s just a promotional track, “The Edge of Glory” looks set to chart higher than “Judas” next week. It’s #2 at iTunes and top 5 in the UK’s midweek chart.


31. Motivation – Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne


Go Kelly! I didn’t even know she had a new single out. And she manages to chart higher than the overhyped new single from her more-famous cousin Beyonce, “Run the World (Girls).” Not bad Kelly.

3 comments:

Myfizzypop said...

it's sad that the record company seemingly gave up on Judas. I'm sure for their biggest star they could have thought of a way to keep the promotional wagon going a little longer...

Great news for Adele though. Her and Bruno Mars sort of show that people aren't necessarily looking for a new lady gaga - just tunes that are heavy on melody and pure unaltered vocals :)

Cook In / Dine Out said...

I still really like "Judas," and I don't understand why it's not become a bigger hit. Whatever. "Edge of Glory" is good too.

Luxembourg said...

Let me start by saying I'm a 42 y.o female. While at my office about 3 weeks ago, a song came on the radio that stopped me in my tracks. I got out of my chair, went to check the radio station and immediately did an internet search to find out what this heavenly voice was. It was Adele singing "Rolling in the Deep". That night I went home and ordered this cd.