This week was extremely competitive and nearly all singles experienced at least a 5% slide due to several days of tracking being cut a bit short.
OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" bumps 2-1 on the tally with a 3% gain, and was one of the few tracks that didn't decline. The single had spent a record smashing 10 weeks perched in the #2 position behind 4 different #1 singles. The track is getting extremely close to the record set for "Most Weeks in the Top 10" ("Applause" tallied 26 frames in the upper tier), as it racks up a 17 week in the top 10 (and 15th in the top 5). Additionally, it collects the record for "Longest Climb to #1" (24th week), a record that Ellie Goulding's "Figure 8" held when it took 20 weeks to reach the summit back in the spring of last year.
Speaking of "Figure 8" (which slides 30-32), the song continues racking up points and has passed 1485 as of its 63rd week on the chart. Last week it knocked Rihanna's long reigning "Where Have You Been" from the #1 All Time position and will ultimately pass the 1500 point Diamond certification barrier next week.
More on "Counting Stars", the song replaces Shakira's 2 week leader "Empire" in the #1 position and is my chart's 41st #1 hit (since January 2012). While "Stars" is comfortable in the #1 position for now, "Empire" could strike back when Shakira's new album titled Shakria is released this Friday in Germany and on Tuesday, March 25th in other territories around the world.
As previously mentioned, Shakira's "Empire" slides from the top position to #2 this week. To crunch into the cold numbers, "Empire" slides to 86 spins (-6), marking a 6.5% drop. This is the first frame in which the single has notched a score lower than 90 (though the song has only been in release for 3 weeks, so that's not saying much). In terms of longevity, the song is clearing lacking. After a brief 2 week run at the summit, the song is already sliding. That quick slide will definetly damage its long term run, and it could wind up below 650 at this point. If it holds well next week, then the story is completely different. To date, the song has shifted just under 150 overall chart points.
Riding in at #3 we find Beyoncé's "Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)". This week the song lifts 6-3 to a brand new peak (previous peak: #4). Aided by a large push at radio, the song shifts up 11-6 on Radio Songs and leads R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a 5th consecutive week. To date, it is Beyoncé's highest charting hit as well as Jay Z's highest charting hit.
Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)” holds steady at #4 this week. The song is PRISM's 4th top 5 entry to date (making the album more successful than ARTPOP; overall). "Unconditionally" hit #1, "Walking On Air" debuted and peaked at #2, and "Roar" eventually climbed as high as #3 back in 2013. Katy Perry is the first artist to peak at #1,2,3,4 with 4 singles from the same album. The song takes over atop the Pop Songs list with a 3-1 shove (passing "Counting Stars" and "Empire" though they rank higher on the cumulative top 50).
Shakira's "Can't Remember To Forget You (feat. Rihanna)" tumbles 3-5 on the tally. The backtrack is the first quibble in the song's 9 week run, and marks the first week in which the song slid positions instead of gaining positions. To date the song has passed 300 chart points and could end with perhaps 800-850 at this rate.
Ayah Marar slides 5-6 with "Mind Controller" after holding at #1 for a 3rd straight week. The song was Ayah's 2nd overall #1 single as her guest spot on Calvin Harris' "Thinking About You" propelled her to #1 back in August 2013. Just about 6 weeks ago, Ayah scored the largest chart re-entry in history when "Mind Controller" rebooted within the top 10 (#6). The only other song to re-enter the chart within the top 10 is "Young" by Tulisa which blasted to #8 back in 2012. This week, overall points for "Controller" were down a noticeable 4% which contributed to its single position fall this week.
Riding in at #3 we find Beyoncé's "Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)". This week the song lifts 6-3 to a brand new peak (previous peak: #4). Aided by a large push at radio, the song shifts up 11-6 on Radio Songs and leads R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a 5th consecutive week. To date, it is Beyoncé's highest charting hit as well as Jay Z's highest charting hit.
Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse (feat. Juicy J)” holds steady at #4 this week. The song is PRISM's 4th top 5 entry to date (making the album more successful than ARTPOP; overall). "Unconditionally" hit #1, "Walking On Air" debuted and peaked at #2, and "Roar" eventually climbed as high as #3 back in 2013. Katy Perry is the first artist to peak at #1,2,3,4 with 4 singles from the same album. The song takes over atop the Pop Songs list with a 3-1 shove (passing "Counting Stars" and "Empire" though they rank higher on the cumulative top 50).
Shakira's "Can't Remember To Forget You (feat. Rihanna)" tumbles 3-5 on the tally. The backtrack is the first quibble in the song's 9 week run, and marks the first week in which the song slid positions instead of gaining positions. To date the song has passed 300 chart points and could end with perhaps 800-850 at this rate.
Ayah Marar slides 5-6 with "Mind Controller" after holding at #1 for a 3rd straight week. The song was Ayah's 2nd overall #1 single as her guest spot on Calvin Harris' "Thinking About You" propelled her to #1 back in August 2013. Just about 6 weeks ago, Ayah scored the largest chart re-entry in history when "Mind Controller" rebooted within the top 10 (#6). The only other song to re-enter the chart within the top 10 is "Young" by Tulisa which blasted to #8 back in 2012. This week, overall points for "Controller" were down a noticeable 4% which contributed to its single position fall this week.
Jason Derülo’s “Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz)” holds tight at #7, though it slides in overall chart points. On component and genre related charts the song swaps both up and down. On Pop Songs the single moves 6-4 (peaked at #3). The cut holds at #2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs only behind Beyoncé’s “Drunk In Love (feat. Jay Z)” which tallies a 5th week atop the genre based list. Additionally the song dips 6-8 on Radio Songs. Finally the song moves 9-10 on the Voter’s Choice Top 10.
Lorde's "Team" bumps 9-8 this week. In doing so, it follows Lorde's previous single, "Royals", which also peaked at #8 (back in 2013). While the two songs have even peaks right now, "Team" is continuing to build in points while "Royals" was already starting to run out of steam by the time it cracked the top 10. In the long run, "Team" should be able to peak within the top 5 on the chart. I really would be surprised if it never made it.
John Newman's "Love Me Again" moves 10-9. The track previously held at #10 for two straight weeks. The song's success is due in part to the fact that the track exploded in the UK and other European countries in July 2013. Its success has carried overseas and the track is a HUGE contender for reaching #1 at some point. Reasons? It is continuing to build, it is receiving love from US Radio and fan support has been phenomenal.
To round out the top 10, "Unconditionally" falls 8-10 after a 3 week command in the #1 position, dipping 5% compared with its performance last week. Two weeks ago it surpassed "Wide Awake" as Katy Perry's biggest hit of her career to date (2012-present). It should close north of 900 points, which should place it among the top 40 songs of all time.
Finally, Sharon Doorson opens at #31 with her latest track "Louder". While that is easily her worst opening ever, the track had only a single day of availability within the most recent tracking week. Comparing its single day performance to that of Katy Perry's "Roar" back in August, the song starts around the same with a small 8% increase (26 versus 28). While that's fantastic, overall airplay has risen for songs since August, which is why Doorson ranks so much lower though she had a better week.
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