Adele and Carly Rae Jepsen~ “Call” them # 1

Adele just won’t stop… selling albums, that is, as her massive smash 21 returns to the top of the Billboard 200 Albums chart for a 24th frame at # 1. That run makes 21 the longest running # 1 album since Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack grabbed 24 weeks on top in 1984. It also places in a tie for 6th place for the longest running # 1 album in history. Congrats Adele! With another 75,000 records sold, 21 has now totaled over 9.34 million in the U.S. which is unheard of these days when most hit albums struggle to get over 1 or 2 million total…. Adele (whose album has never left the top ten in its entire 68 week run) holds off a few debuts from Alan Jackson who grabs his 12th top ten record with Thirty Miles West at # 2 and legendary group The Beach Boys who grab their highest charting album since 1974 at # 3 with That’s Why God Made the Radio. Other top ten debuts come from Neil Young, Big K.R.I.T., Curren$y and Brandi Carlisle. For more on Adele’s feats and this chart, head to Billboard here and check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. 21- Adele (last week~ 2) * 24 weeks at # 1
2. Thirty Miles West- Alan Jackson (debut)
3. That’s Why God Made the Radio- The Beach Boys (debut)
4. Americana- Neil Young (debut)
5. Live from the Underground- Big K.R.I.T. (debut)
6. Up All Night- One Direction (lw~ 4)
7. Born & Raised- John Mayer (lw~ 1)
8. The Stoned Immaculate- Curren$y (debut)
9. Blown Away- Carrie Underwood (lw~ 6)
10. Bear Creek- Brandi Carlisle (debut)

Over on the Hot 100 Singles Chart, Canadian Idol finalist Carly Rae Jepsen officially conquers America as her “Call Me Maybe” hits # 1 booting out Gotye after 8 weeks on top. The single is pretty much inescapable on the radio and is the top-selling single in the country for 4 weeks now…. The other big news comes Katy Perry‘s “Wide Awake” which flies into the top ten at # 9 giving her an 11th top ten hit! Take a look at the new top ten below and for more on all the charts, head here.

Top Ten Singles on the Billboard Hot 100:
1. “Call Me Maybe”- Carly Rae Jepsen (last week~ 2)
2. “Somebody that I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (lw~ !)
3. “Payphone”- Maroon 5 w/Wiz Khalifa (lw~ 3)
4. “We Are Young”- fun. w/Janelle Monae (lw~ 4)
5. “What Makes You Beautiful”- One Direction (lw~ 6)
6. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 5)
7. “Wild Ones”- Flo Rida w/Sia (lw~ 7)
8. “Where Have You Been?”- Rihanna (lw~ 9)
9. “Wide Awake”- Katy Perry (lw~ 19)
10. “Boyfriend”- Justin Bieber (lw~8)

And here’s the hilarious and delightful video for the incredibly addictive new # 1 song in the land, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe”

It’s fun. for Adele at the Top of the Charts

Ok, chart watchers, did you get that pun in the title of this article? If you did, you noticed that I spelled fun “fun.” which is precisely the name of the group at the top of the new Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart as the alterna-boy band rises to # 1 with “We Are Young”. Their track which was featured on Glee and in the big Super Bowl ad displaces Kelly Clarkson‘s “Stronger” in a tight race. They may have some competition for the zenith in the next few weeks at Gotye’s debut hit “Somebody that I Used to Know” flies into the top ten this week while Brit boy band The Wanted make more strong gains moving up to # 4. Check out the new top ten below.

Top Ten Songs on the Billboard Hot 100:
1. “We Are Young”- fun. w/Janelle Monae (last week~ 3)
2. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”- Kelly Clarkson (lw~ 1)
3. “Set Fire to the Rain”- Adele (lw~ 2)
4. “Glad You Came”- The Wanted (lw~ 5)
5. “Part of Me”- Katy Perry (lw~ 4)
6. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 9)
7. “Young Wild & Free”- Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa w/Bruno Mars (lw~ 9_
8. “Turn Me On”- David Guetta w/Nicki Minaj (lw~8)
9.”Somebody That I Used to Know”- Gotye w/Kimbra (lw~ 16)
10 “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris (lw~ 6)

And here’s Gotye’s hot video for “Somebody That I Used to Know” featuring Kimbra.

Over on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, it was business as usual with Adele’s 21 on top for a 23rd week (the longest reign since Prince’s Purple Rain did 24 weeks on top in 1984). Adele also has her debut album, 19, at # 7 while the late great Whitney Houston holds down three spots in the top ten. For more on all these numbers, head to Billboard here and take a look at the new top ten below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart:
1. 21- Adele (last week~ 1)
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits- Whitney Houston (lw~ 2)
3. WZRD- Kid Cudi & Dot da Genius (debut)
4. Now 41 Compilation- Various Artists (lw~ 5)
5. The Bodyguard Soundtrack- Whitney Houston (lw~ 4)
6. Careless World- Tyga (lw~ 4)
7. 19- Adele (lw~ 7)
8. Take Care- Drake (lw~ 13)
9. Talk that Talk- Rihanna (lw~ 14)
10. Whitney Houston- Whitney Houston (lw~ 9)

Kelly is back on Top of the Singles Chart as Adele and Whitney Dominate the Billboard 200

The same three ladies who have been making a lot of noise over the past month continue to monopolize the pop charts again this week. Kelly Clarkson returns to the summit of Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart while Adele and Whitney Houston dominate half of the top ten albums on the Billboard 200.
With a 22nd week on top, Adele’s 21 now is the longest running album at # 1 since Prince’s Purple Rain soundtrack in 1984/85 (he held for 24 weeks). She also is at # 7 with her debut album, 19. Occupying three spots in the top-tier is the late great Houston whose Greatest Hits holds at # 2 while The Bodyguard and Whitney Houston make massive gains. Those records climb with physical albums finally being delivered to retailers following her untimely passing. (Most of her sales for the past 2 weeks have been on the digital front). For more on the top albums, head to Billboard here and check out the new top ten with debuts by fun., Tyga, and Chiddy Bang below.

Top Ten Albums on the Billboard 200:
1. 21- Adele (last week~ 1)
2. Whitney: The Greatest Hits- Whitney Houston (lw~ 2)
3. Some Nights- fun. (debut)
4. Careless World: Rise of the Last King- Tyga (debut)
5. Now 41 Compilation- Various Artists (lw~ 3)
6. The Bodyguard Soundtrack- Whitney Houston (lw~ 38)
7. 19- Adele (lw~ 4)
8. Breakfast- Chiddy Bang (debut)
9. Whitney Houston- Whitney Houston (lw~ 37)
10. 2012 Grammy Nominees compilation Various Artists (lw~ 5)

Back on the Singles chart, the aforementioned Clarkson returns to the summit for a third non-consecutive week at # 1 with “Stronger” making it her longest running chart-topper to date. With the Grammy glow over, several tracks from Adele and Houston fall out of the top ten allowing a big jump for British boy band The Wanted with “Glad You Came”. (The Glee version of the single also debuts at # 90 this week featuring vocals from guest villain Grant Gustin and the Warblers). Check out the action on the Hot 100 below and for more on all the charts and big single debuts from Carrie Underwood and B.o.B, head here.

Top Ten Singles on the Hot 100:
1. “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”- Kelly Clarkson (last week~ 4)
2. “Set Fire to the Rain”- Adele (lw~ 2)
3. “We Are Young”- fun. featuring Janelle Monae (lw~ 6)
4. “Part of Me”- Katy Perry (lw~ 1)
5. “Glad You Came”- The Wanted (lw~ 23)
6. “We Found Love”- Rihanna w/Calvin Harris (lw~8)
7. “Good Feeling”- Flo Rida (lw~ 12)
8. “Turn Me On”- David Guetta w/Nicki Minaj (lw~ 11)
9. “Young Wild & Free”- Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa w/Bruno Mars (lw~ 14)
10. “Starships”- Nicki Minaj (lw~ 9)

And here’s that high-flying boy band single for ya one more time…. The Wanted’s “Glad You Came”