It’s another week of same ole, same ole on the Billboard charts as Micheal Buble and Rihanna continued to reign supreme. Buble made it three in a row on the Billboard 200 Album charts with Christmas which has now sold over 1.52 million making it the fourth biggest album of the year (following in order~ Adele, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne). Check out the new top ten with debuts by Black Keys, Amy Winehouse, Glee (with their 13th top ten album) and Korn below.
Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Christmas- Michael Buble (last week~ 1)
2. El Camino- The Black Keys (debut)
3. 21- Adele (lw~ 2)
4. Mistletoe- Justin Bieber (lw~ 3)
5. Lioness: Hidden Treasures- Amy Winehouse (debut)
6. Concerto: One Night in Centgral Park- Andrea Bocelli (lw~8)
7. Take Care- Drake (lw~ 4)
8. Here and Now- Nickelback (lw~ 5)
9. Glee The Music: Season 3, volume 7 (debut)
10. The Path of Totality- Korn (debut)
Over on the Hot 100 singles chart, Rihanna made it seven weeks in a row with “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris. The other big news was Katy Perry leaping into the top 5 with “The One That Got Away” giving her 6th top five hit from her Teenage Dream album. Check out the new top ten below.
Top Ten on the Hot 100 Singles Chart:
1. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris (last week~ 1)
2. “Sexy and I Know It”- LMFAO (lw~ 2)
3. “It Will Rain”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
4. “The One that Got Away”- Katy Perry (lw~ 9)
5. “Good Feeling”- Flo Rida (lw~ 5)
6. “Ni**s in Paris”- Jay Z & Kanye West (lw~8)
7. “Someone Like You”- Adele (lw~ 6)
8. “Moves Like Jagger”- Maroon 5 w/Christina Aguilera (lw~ 4)
9. “Without You”- David Guetta w/Usher (lw~ 7)
10. “5 O’Clock”- T-Pain w/Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen (lw~ 11)
Of note, Glee has several debuts on the singles chart, two of which spur on the original versions to debut. Those tracks are “We Are Young” (Glee debuting at #12 with Fun. at #53) and “Red Solo Cup” which was first done by Toby Keith.
Here’s Fun.’s original “We Are Young” featuring Janelle Monae
Going back to Katy Perry, she joins the elite company of Janet Jackson and George Michael who both produced 6 top five hits from one album. (Janet had 7). Take a look at each artists hits below.
Faith, George Michael, 1987-88, six:
“I Want Your Sex” (No. 2) (first released on the “Beverly Hills Cop II” soundtrack)
“Faith” (No. 1, four weeks)
“Father Figure” (No. 1, two weeks)
“One More Try” (No. 1, three weeks)
“Monkey” (No. 1, two weeks)
“Kissing a Fool” (No. 5)
Rhythm Nation 1814- Janet Jackson, 1989-91, seven
“Miss You Much” (# 1, four weeks)
“Rhythm Nation” (# 2)
“Escapade” (#1, three weeks)
“Alright” (# 4)
“Come Back to Me” (# 2)
“Black Cat” (# 1, one week)
“Love Will Never Do (Without You)” (# 1, one week)
Teenage Dream- Katy Perry, 2010-2011, six
“Califronia Gurls” w/Snoop Dog (# 1, six weeks)
“Teenage Dream” (# 1, two weeks)
“Firework” (# 1, four weeks)
“E.T.” w/Kanye West (# 1, five weeks)
“Last Friday Night” (# 1, two weeks)
“The One That Got Away” (# 4)
~ And just in case you’re wondering, the one artist with the most consecutive top five singles is Madonna with 16!
Tags: Amy Winehouse, Billboard, Fun, Glee, Janet Jackson, Katy Perry, Madonna, Michael Buble, Rihanna
