Monthly Wrap: January 2014

So I know that January 2014 isn't over quite yet but I wanted to give a small rundown of how this month played out. Through the 4th week of the year, 56 different songs have already charted. The most amount of points possible to be collected by a song this year (so far) is 200. To score a perfect 200, a song would have had to spend the first 4 weeks of the year at #1. Unfortunately, this didn't happen. Still, it's interesting to see how songs are faring so here we go!

In first place, Eminem & Rihanna added a solid 198.5 with previous 4 week #1 single, "The Monster". The song's overall prospects equate to 575 overall chart points, enough to rank #95 of all time. Based on these calculations, the song should collect at least another 175 points next month for a total upwards of 750 points.

In a close second place, OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" added a stellar 195 points for a strong 573 point total. That's just enough to rank #99 of all time. With a 3rd straight week at #2, the song is headed for a huge total of over 800 points.

In a slightly more distant 3rd place, Lady Gaga's "Applause" eased a mere 1.5% from last month's 193 to 190. The song's total has climbed to a monstrous 1130 (points). By next month, the song should be able to claim an enormous 1300, enough to guarantee a 2x platinum certification.

Just a single point away, Lady Gaga's "Do What U Want (feat. R. Kelly)" snagged 4th place and bumped its 13 week haul to 635 points. It added more points than expected due to a special remix featuring Christina Aguilera being released right before the month started. When the music video drops, the song should be able to replicate the success of this month.

In 5th place, Katy Perry's 1st ever #1 single, "Unconditionally" brought in an additional 185 points for a 13 week total of 466 points. While this is way off of the 635 point total "Do What U Want" has pulled in during the same amount of time, it is reasonable for the song which started out much lower than the previously mentioned Lady Gaga song.


In 6th place, "Timber (feat. Ke$ha)" by Pitbull rounded up 180 points this month for a total of 607 points since its October 2013 debut. While the song scored an impressive total this month, it is continuing to decline out of the top 10. Next month, it will be lucky to score about 130 points, which would barely rank within the top 20.

In a far off 7th place, Rihanna scored 170 points with "What Now", her 2nd top 10 finisher this month. Unfortunately, in the last week that counts for this month's wrap up (there is 1 more week of January that isn't included), the song fell a steep 9 positions into 16th place. It's total now stands at 452 points.

"Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)" by Katy Perry takes 8th place this month with a total of 169 points. To date the song has picked up 404 overall points in its 18 week. While this is a fairly low total for a song that has spent this long of a time on the chart, it is somewhat reasonable considering the fact that it ranked lower than #15 every week that it was on the chart before January 2014 and spent 1 week in the lowest position on the chart (#50).

In a very tight 9th place, Mia Martina's "Danse (feat. Dev)" nabbed 167 points for an early overall total of 263 points. To date, it has become Mia Martina's 2nd overall top 10 and Dev's 1st top 10 since the chart started in January 2012.


To round out the top 10, Avril Lavigne's "Rock N Roll" added a stellar 166 points for an enormous 1172 point total. That is enough to rank #12 of all time. By next week, the song will jump into the top 10 of all time list and by the end of next month the song will likely pass 1300 points and be certified 2x Platinum by the end of the next monthly review.

Other songs of note include "Can't Remember to Forget You (feat. Rihanna)" by Shakira and "Live For the Night" by Krewella.

While "Live For the Night" by Krewella is actually the #11 song of the month, I decided to include this song in the rundown. The song, which has peaked at #11 so far, has spent 30 weeks on the chart so far which is pretty amazing considering it is still climbing the chart. If it reaches the top 10, it will complete the longest run to the top 10. Additionally, the song will likely wind up with one of the longest runs in history.

On the other hand "Can't Remember to Forget You (feat. Rihanna)" by Shakira is just starting its run on the chart. Following a number 9 debut on the January 23rd chart, Shakira's 1st ever top 10 hit has rounded up just over 42 points. With the song's high debut, Rihanna scooped up her 12th top 10 hit to date and her 16th charting entry. The earlier mentioned achievement is an all time record, while Rihanna is 2nd among overall entries. Nicki Minaj holds the most with 18 total entries. Expect more great numbers for this smash hit
in the future.

Come back for more posts including the January 30th chart highlights!