Even a Magnificent Prince Can’t Save the Dreadful Lip Synch, I mean Billboard Music Awards

What the hell Billboard? You represent the most popular music, songs and acts in the nation and you honor them with a show full of lip synching pop tarts? (Yes, I’m talking bout you Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, and the incredibly whiny Justin Bieber). Seriously, it was the worst Billboard Awards show in history. Only a handful of acts actually sang live~ thank you Kasey Musgraves, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheerhan. And only the magnificent one, Prince, had a true standout performance. The legend who received the Billboard Icon Award seriously schooled all of the other acts. For an indepth look at my reaction to the Billboard Music Awards, head to my hilarious Twitter feed here.
In terms of the awards, which honored the biggest selling artists, singles, albums and most played songs, the big winners were Swift, Bieber, One Direction, Adele, Rihanna, Maroon 5, Gotye, Nicki Minaj, and Madonna who took home 3 awards and made quite an entrance to accept the award…. For more on the show and the winners, head to Billboard here. Then, scroll down for all the winners below.

2013 Billboard Music Award Winners~

Billboard artist of the year
Taylor Swift

Top female artist
Taylor Swift

Top male artist
Justin Bieber

Top new artist
One Direction

Top duo/group
One Direction

Top Billboard 200 album
Taylor Swift, Red

Top Hot 100 song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top Hot 100 Artist
Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 artist
Taylor Swift

Milestone artist
Justin Bieber

Top digital songs artist
Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift (tie)

Top radio songs artist
Rihanna

Top rap artist
Nicki Minaj

Top pop artist
One Direction

Top R&B artist
Rihanna

Top country artist
Taylor Swift

Top rock artist
Fun.

Top EDM artist
David Guetta

Top social artist
Justin Bieber

Top streaming artist
Nicki Minaj

Top Latin artist
Jenni Rivera

Top dance artist
Madonna

Top Christian artist
tobyMac

Top touring artist
Madonna

Top pop song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Top R&B song
Rihanna, “Diamonds”

Top rap song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop”

Top country song
Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

Top rock song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top Latin song
Michel Teló, “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”

Top dance song
Baauer, “Harlem Shake”

Top EDM song
Baauer, “Harlem Shake”

Top Christian song
Matt Redman, “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”

Top digital song
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Top radio song
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top streaming song (audio)
Gotye feat. Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Top streaming song (video)
Psy, “Gangnam Style”

Top pop album
Adele, 21

Top R&B album
Rihanna, Unapologetic

Top rap album
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded

Top country album
Taylor Swift, Red

Top rock album
Mumford & Sons, Babel

Top Latin album
Jenni Rivera, La Misma Gran Señora

Top dance album
Madonna, MDNA

Top EDM album
Skrillex, Bangarang

Top Christian album
tobyMac, Eye on It

Michael Buble and P!nk Rule the Charts

Sorry for the delay on my post about the biggest hits in music this week, but I’ve been dealing with some “real” work stuff as my short comedy Dirty Talk continues across the festival circuit. (We just played Boston and won the Audience Award at the Miami LGBT Film Fest!!) … But back to the music world, Grammy winner Michael Buble nabs his fourth # 1 album as To Be Loved debuts atop the Billboard 200 Albums chart. He holds off fellow Grammy winner and American Idol winner Fantasia who lands at # 2 with Side Effects of You, her third top ten album and second # 1 R&B Album. Also debuting in the top ten are alt-rockers Phoenix, metal head Rob Zombie and Will.I.Am with a slightly disappointing #9 debut for his latest. Take a look at the full top ten below and head to Billboard for more on all the Albums charts.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. To Be Loved- Michael Buble (debut)
2. Side Effects of You- Fantasia (debut)
3. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 3)
4. Bankrupt!- Phoenix (debut)
5. Save Rock and Roll- Fall Out Boy (lw~ 1)
6. Based on a True Story- Blake Shelton (lw~ 4)
7. Venemous Rat Regeneration- Rob Zombie (debut)
8. Indicud- Kid Cudi (lw~ 2)
9. #willpower- Will.I.Am (debut)
10. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 10)

You saw P!nk‘s long running hit album hanging on for another week in the top ten above, and a big reason why is the third top ten smash from the album “Just Give Me A Reason” featuring Nate Ruess which holds on to the top spot of the Hot 100 Singles Chart for a third week. She fends off a strong charge by Macklmore & Ryan Lewis and will have to face some new competition by Swedish dance duo Icona Pop who charge into the top ten with their fist top ten hit “I Love It”. Take a gander at the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the singles genre charts here.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Just Give Me A Reason”- P!nk w/ Nate Reuss (lw~ 1)
2. “Can’t Hold Us Down”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikkey Ekko (lw~ 6)
4. “Thrift Shop”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 3)
5. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 7)
6. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
7. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~8)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 9)
9. “I Love It”- Icona Pop (lw~ 13)
10. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 12)

And here’s Michael Buble’s new single “It’s A Beautiful Day” from his new chart topping album To Be Loved.

It’s P!nk and Paramore at the Top of the Charts

Pop powerhouse P!nk and punk poppers Paramore make it ladies week on the Billboard Charts as they top the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 Album tallies. On the latter list, Paramore nabs their first chart topper with their new self titled album which narrowly holds off the latest from Brad Paisley, Wheelhouse. Other top ten debuts this week come from Eric Church, Tyga, rockers Volbeat and Stone Sour. Falling down to # 3 after three weeks on top is Justin Timberlake with The 20/20 Experience, but he can take solace on the singles chart as “Mirrors” hits # 7 giving him two top ten singles from the disc. More on the singles chart in a bit, but in the meantime check out the new Albums chart below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Paramore- Paramore (debut)
2. Wheelhouse- Brad Paisley (debut)
3. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 1)
4. Based on a True Story- Blake Shelton (lw~ 4)
5. Caught in the Act: Live- Eric Church (debut)
6. Pioneer- The Band Perry (lw~ 2)
7. Hotel California- Tyga (debut)
8. I Am Not a Human Being II- Lil Wayne (lw~ 5)
9. Outlaw Gentelmen & Shady Ladies- Volbeat (debut)
10. House of Gold & Bones, Pt. 2- Stone Sour (debut)

Back on the Hot 100 singles chart, P!nk nabs her fourth chart topper as her duet with fun.’s Nate Reuss “Just Give Me a Reason” charges up from # 3. P!nk previously hit the top with “So What”, “Raise Your Glass” and “Lady Marmalade” with Christina Aguilera, Mya and Lil Kim. While this is only her 4th overall # 1, P!nk has had over ten # 1 Pop hits and Adult Pop hits… P!nk boots out Bruno Mars but will have to fend off some newcomers to the top-tier as the aforementioned Timberlake flies up to # 7 with hist twelfth top ten hit “Mirrors” just behind his other hit “Suit & Tie” and Demi Lovato‘s “Heart Attack” which charges into the top ten at # 10… For more on all the charts, head to Billboard here and check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk & Nate Reuss (lw~ 3)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 1)
4. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 4)
5. “Cant Hold Us”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis w. Ray Dalton (lw~ 7)
6. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w. Jay Z (lw~ 5)
7. “Mirrors”- Justin Timberlake (lw~ 12)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~ 10)
9. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 9)
10. “Heart Attack”- Demi Lovato (lw~ 15)

And here’s the # 1 song in the nation, P!nk’s & Nate Reuss with “Just Give Me a Reason” which I am currently predicting will nab 3 Grammy nominations next year including Record and Song of the Year.

Justin is Still on Top of the Charts

Justin Timberlake continues his banner year in 2013 with a second week atop the Billboard 200 album chart with The 20/20 Experience. The Grammy winners sold another 318,000 copies last week to bring his two-week total to 1.29 million making it the only album to top a million units this year. I think Timberlake will be a big Grammy contender for this record next year not to mention I’m sure he’ll grab another Emmy nomination for his recent Saturday Night Live hosting gig… He also holds off a barrage of debuts from Lil Wayne, Blake Shelton, OneRepublic, Alan Jackson, Depeche Mode and The Strokes. Take a look at where all the albums landed below and head to Billboard for more on the charts here.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (last week~ 1)
2. I Am Not A Human Being II- Lil Wayne (debut)
3. Based on a True Story…- Blake Shelton (debut)
4. Native- OneRepublic (debut)
5. Precious Memories: Volume II- Alan Jackson (debut)
6. Delta Machine- Depeche Mode (debut)
7. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 5)
8. Night Visions- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 6)
9. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
10. Comedown Machine- The Strokes (debut)

Over on the Hot 100 Singles chart, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis makes it 6 non-consecutive weeks on top with “Thrift Shop”. They continue to hold off a surging Bruno Mars and P!nk while Imagine Dragons makes a big splash with their first top ten hit “Radioactive” flying up to # 7. They previously hit # 15 with their long running hit “It’s Time”. Also making an auspicious debut is newcomer and Victorious star Ariana Grande who comes out of nowhere to debut in the top ten with her first single The Way”. For more on all the singles charts, head to Billboard here and take a gander at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (last week~ 1)
2. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
3. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~ 3)
4. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 2)
5. “Just Give Me A Reason”- P!nk w. Nate Reuss (lw~ 6)
6. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 5)
7. “Radioactive”- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 15)
8. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 7)
9. “Feel This Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~8)
10. “The Way”- Ariana Grande w. Mac Miller (debut)

And here’s Imagine Dragons with their new smash “Radioactive”

Justin Timberlake is Back on Top in a Big Way

Grammy winner Justin Timberlake makes a huge impression with his third album as The 20/20 Experience overperformed even the most optimistic projects with 968,000 copies sold to land him his second # 1 album on the Billboard charts. That’s the biggest debut of 2013, Justin’s best-selling week ever and the biggest debut since Taylor Swift’s Red. With 452,000 of those units sold digitally, it was also the 3rd biggest digital debut in history following Swift and Lady Gaga. Not only is he killing it on the album charts, but JT’s latest single “Mirrors” flies up to a new peak of # 13 while his first single from the album, “Suit & Tie” also grabs a new peak of # 3…. But Timberlake was not the only debuting artist this week as Nashville Star vet Kasey Musgraves starts big at # 2 with Same Trailer Different Park while Imagine Dragons, P!nk and the Les Miserables soundtrack returns to the upper frame. For more on all of the album charts, head to Bilboard here and check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. The 20/20 Experience- Justin Timberlake (debut)
2. Same Trailer Different Park- Kasey Musgraves (debut)
3. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (last week~ 5)
4. Spring Break… Here to Party- Luke Bryan (lw~ 3)
5. The Truth About Love- P!nk (lw~ 11)
6. Night Visions- Imagine Dragons (lw~ 12)
7. What About Now- Bon Jovi (lw~ 1)
8. Les Miserables soundtrack (lw~ 59)
9. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 9)
10. Unapologetic- Rihanna (lw~ 13)

Back on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, JT is held out of the top spot by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis who return to the summit for a fifth non-consecutive week with “Thrift Shop”. It should be a very tight battle between those songs plus Bruno Mars and P!nk‘s latest next week. Check out the new top ten below and head to Billboard for all the genre singles charts.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
2. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 1)
3. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w. Jay Z (lw~ 4)
4. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w. Mikky Ekko (lw~ 5)
6. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk w. Nate Reuss (lw~ 9)
7. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 6)
8. “Feel this Moment”- Pitbull w. Christina Aguilera (lw~ 11)
9. “Love Me”- LIl Wayne (lw~ 10)
10. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 7)

And here’s the hot new video for Pitbull and Xtina’s “Feel this Moment”. Enjoy!

Bon Jovi is Back on Top of the Billboard Charts

80′s rock icons Bon Jovi just don’t know how to quit. This fantastic band lands their 5th # 1 album on the Billboard 200 Chart with their new release, What About Now, which got an added boost from their appearance on last week’s American Idol. The group hold off a bunch of new releases from Eric Clapton, Dave Grohl, Mindless Behavior and David Bowie who grabs his highest charting album (EVER!) with his new one The Next Day which debuts in the runner-up spot. Bowie previously peaked at # 3 with Station to Station in 1976…. For more on these new albums and the full album chart, head to Billboard here. Take a look at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. What About Now- Bon Jovi (debut)
2. The Next Day- David Bowie (debut)
3. Spring Break… Here to Party- Luke Bryan (last week~ 1)
4. Passion: Let the Future Begin- Various Artists (debut)
5. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
6. All Around the World- Mindless Behavior (debut)
7. Old Sock- Eric Clapton (debut)
8. Sound City: Real to Reel- Dave Grohl (debut)
9. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 4)
10. People, Hell and Angels- Jimi Hendrix (lw~ 2)

And here’s the leadoff single from Bon Jovi’s new record, the anthem “Because We Can”. Enjoy

Over on the Hot 100 Singles chart, Baauer remains on top for a 5th week with the viral phenom “Harlem Shake” but it’s losing its grip fast. Next week, Bruno Mars could finally hit the top with “When I Was Your Man” or a fast rising Justin Timberlake with “Suit & Tie”. And watch out for P!nk who grabs her 14th top ten single with the brilliant “Just Give Me a Reason” duet with Nate Reuss of fun. which flies up to # 8…. For all the singles charts, head to Billboard and check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (last week~ 1)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 4)
4. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~ 5)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 4)
6. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 7)
7. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 6)
8. “Just Give Me a Reason”- P!nk w/Nate Reuss (lw~ 18)
9. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/ Britney Spears (lw~8)
10. “Feel This Moment”- Pitbull w/ Christina Aguilera (lw~ 13)

It’s Baauer and Bruno at the Top of the Charts

The “B” boys are at the top of the Billboard Charts this week as Baauer and Bruno Mars lead the Hot 100 Singles and Top 200 Albums Lists with “Harlem Shake” and Unorthodox Jukebox. For the viral phenom Baauer, that makes three weeks on top while Bruno hits the top for the first time in his career as his second album ascends from # 2 to # 1 after 12 weeks in release. Mars holds off debuts from two groups I’ve never heard of called Atoms for Peace and Hilsong United (does that mean I’m getting old?) while getting a boost from cheaper pricing at Amazon. Take a look at the new top ten which also features a return from Adele below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (last week~ 2)
2. Amok- Atoms for Peace (debut)
3. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 1)
4. The Heist- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 16)
5. Zion- Hilsong United (debut)
6. Now 45- Various Artists (lw~ 4)
7. The Lumineers- The Lumineers (lw~ 5)
8. All that Echoes- Josh Groban (lw~ 3)
9. Unapologetic- Rihanna (lw~ 9)
10. 21- Adele (lw~ 14)

Back on the Singles Chart, Baauer holds off Macklmore & Ryan Lewis‘s former chart topper “Thrift Shop” again, but his run may be coming to an end as “Harlem Shake” is beginning to lose points for the first time. For more on that and Billboard’s chart methodology, head here. And check out the new top ten below which also features the return of Swedish House Mafia to the upper region with “Don’t You Worry Child”.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 1)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklmore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
4. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 4)
5. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Ekko (lw~ 7)
6. “Start from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 6)
7. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am. w/Britney Spears (lw~ 5)
8. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/Jay Z (lw~8)
9. “Locked Out of Heaven”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 9)
10. “Don’t You Worry Child”- Swedish House Mafia (lw~ 14)

And to honor Adele’s return to the Top Ten, please enjoy one of my favorites from 21. This is “One and Only” (live from the Royal Albert Hall concert)

Bruno Mars Grabs Hold of the Charts

Bruno Mars could be the Adele of 2013 as the artist who utterly dominates a year like the British Grammy winner Adele did in both 2011 and 2012. He already spent 6 weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Locked Out of Heaven”, and now his new single “When I Was Your Man” is close to hitting the top as well. This week “Man” leaps up from #8 to # 3 while “Heaven” is still hanging strong at # 9. Mars second album which features both songs, Unorthodox Jukebox, also revisits its peak position at # 2 this week and should hit the top next week. Keeping him from the summit are Mumford & Sons still basking in the afterglow of their Grammy victories…. Take a look at both the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and the Hot 100 Singles chart below. (And PS~ yes, Baauer‘s “Harlem Shake” crap phenomenon still rules the latter chart since Billboard bastardized the chart by adding in youtube views which is absolutely ludicrous and is no true value of a song’s popularity. I mean, what’s next? “A Doggie Flushes the Toilet” video hitting the top ten? Argh).

Top Ten Albums on the Hot 100:
1. Babel- Mumford & Sons (last week~ 1)
2. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 3)
3. All That Echoes- Josh Groban (lw~ 5)
4. Now 45- Various Artists (lw~8)
5. The Lumineers- The Lumineers (lw~ 6)
6. Boys & Girls- Alabama Shakes (lw~ 20)
7. 2013 Grammy Nominees- Various Artists (lw~ 2)
8. Some Nights- fun. (lw~ 7)
9. Unapologetic- Rihanna (lw~ 15)
10. Red- Taylor Swift (lw~ 4)

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Harlem Shake”- Baauer (lw~ 1)
2. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 2)
3. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~8)
4. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 5)
5. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/Britney Spears (lw~ 4)
6. “Started from the Bottom”- Drake (lw~ 10)
7. “Stay”- Rihanna w/ Mikky Echo (lw~ 3)
8. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/ Jay Z (lw~ 9)
9. “Locked Out of Heaven”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 7)
10. “Love Me”- Lil Wayne w/ Drake & Future (lw~ 19)

And here’s the brand new video for Mars’ “When I Was Your Man”

Josh Groban is Back on Top of the Charts

“Popera” crooner and a former Grammy nominee Josh Groban grabbed his third # 1 album this week as his fifth release, All That Echoes, debuted on top with 145,000 copies on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart. That easily held off new releases from Tim McGraw, rock bands Red and Coheed & Cambria and the latest Now! compilation. Watch for a big shake up next week with the Grammy Awards causing a lot of albums to get big boosts like Album of the Year winners Mumford & Sons who already climb back up four notches. For now, check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. All that Echoes- Josh Groban (debut)
2. Two Lanes of Freedom- Tim McGraw (debut)
3. Now 45- Various Artists (debut)
4. Babel- Mumford & Sons (last week~ 7)
5. Passione- Andrea Bocelli (lw~ 2)
6. Believe: Acoustic- Justin Bieber (lw~ 1)
7. Release the Panic- Red (debut)
8. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~ 6)
9. The Aftermath: Descension- Coheed & Cambria (debut)
10. The Lumineers- The Lumineers (lw~ 10)

And here’s the video for Josh Groban’s first single from All That Echoes,” Brave” which just hit the top 20 on the AC charts.

Over on the Hot 100, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make it four weeks on top with “Thrift Shop” while a bunch of songs enter the top-tier. Justin Timberlake‘s “Suit & Tie” gets a Grammy boost and returns to # 8 while Maroon 5 grabs their third consecutive top ten single from their Overexposed album with “Daylight” and Bruno Mars‘ second single from Unorthodox Jukebox, “When I Was Your Man” joins his former # 1 “Locked Out of Heaven”. Check out the new top ten below and head to Billboard for more on all the charts.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (last week~ 1)
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 2)
3. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/ Britney Spears (lw~ 3)
4. “Ho Hey”- The Lumineers (lw~ 4)
5. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 5)
6. “Don’t You Worry Child”- Swedish House Mafia w/ John Martin (lw~ 6)
7. “Daylight”- Maroon 5 (lw~ 14)
8. “Suit & Tie”- Justin Timberlake w/Jay Z (lw~ 13)
9. “When I Was Your Man”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 22)
10. “Beauty & A Beat”- Justin Bieber w/ Nicki Minaj (lw~ 7)

You Better “Believe” Justin Bieber is Back at # 1

It’s a little unsettling that Justin Bieber captures his 5th # 1 album this week on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart and he’s only 19 years old… I mean what were you doing when you were 19? Probably not achieving global domination but the Biebs just keeps chugging along with his latest smash Believe: Acoustic. I mean he even hits the top with an album of re-worked material! He also holds off new debuts by Andrea Bocelli, Tegan & Sara and Charlie Wilson. Also making a nice debut this week is the 7th place finisher from American Idol last season, Colton Dixon with his Contemporary Christian album A Messenger at # 15 … Take a look at the new top ten below and head to Billboard here for more on Biebs chart accomplishments this week.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. Believe: Acoustic- Justin Bieber (debut)
2. Passione- Andrea Bocelli (debut)
3. Heartthrob- Tegan and Sara (debut)
4. Love, Charlie- Charlie Wilson (debut)
5. Pitch Perfect soundtrack (last week~ 3)
6. Unorthodox Jukebox- Bruno Mars (lw~8)
7. Babel- Mumford & Sons (lw~ 6)
8. Set You Free- Gary Allan (lw~ 1)
9. The Lumineers- The Lumineers (lw~ 2)
10. Red- Taylor Swift (lw~ 9)

Over on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis make it three weeks on top with “Thrift Shop”. They may have some new competition in the weeks ahead as two new songs enter the top-tier with Pink’s “Try” at #9 (her 13th top ten hit!) and “Sweet Nothing” by Calvin Harris and Florence Welch. We will see how all the songs hold up in the wake of Sunday’s Grammy Awards which always gives the chart a big shakeup. In the meantime, check out all your favorite genre charts at Billboard and take a gander at the biggest hits in the land below.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Thrift Shop”- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (lw~ 1)
2. “Locked Out of Heaven”- Bruno Mars (lw~ 2)
3. “Scream & Shout”- Will.I.Am w/Britney Spears (lw~ 5)
4. “Ho Hey”- The Lumineers (lw~ 3)
5. “I Knew You Were Trouble”- Taylor Swift (lw~ 4)
6. “Don’t You Worry Child”- Swedish House Mafia w/John Martin (lw~ 6)
7. “Beauty and a Beat”- Justin Bieber w/Nicki Minaj (lw~ 7)
8. “F##kin Problems”- A$AP Rocky w/Kendrick Lamar, Drake & 2 Chainz (lw~ 10)
9. “Try” – P!nk (lw~ 11)
10. “Sweet Nothing”- Calvin Harris w/ Florence Welch (lw~ 14)

And here’s Calvin Harris with his second top ten single and Florence Welch’s first top ten hit, “Sweet Nothing”