Not Many Changes on Billboard Hot 100

There isn’t much NEW news to report as far as the Billboard Hot 100. Many artists on the chart are spending this week at the same position as last week, including Lady Gaga who will spend her third consecutive week at No. 1 with “Born This Way.”

The No. 2 and 3 spots are also still the same being held respectively by “F**k You (Forget You)” by Cee Lo Green and Bruno Mars’ “Grenade.”

Now, here comes a few changes:

No. 4 – “F**kin’ Perfect” by P!nk
No. 5 – “S&M” by Rihanna
No. 6 – “Firework” by Katy Perry
No. 7 – “Tonight (I’m Loving You)” by Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris and DJ Frank E
No. 8 – “E.T.” by Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
No. 9 – “On The Floor” by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull
No. 10 – “I Need A Doctor” by Dr. Dre ft. Eminem and Skylar Grey

What do you this of the Hot 100 this week?!

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Adele’s ’21’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard 200

Whoa! Simmer down, Adele. You’re making us hot. Adele’s sophomore album, 21, storms to the top of the Billboard 200 with 352,000 in sales.

Things that are noteworthy about this:

1. It’s her best sales week
2. It’s her highest charting album, and
3. It’s the highest frame for any album since the sales week ending Nov. 28, 2010
4. The album is also on the Digital Albums chart as No. 1 with 217,000 downloads

See, I told you, she’s hot!

For the rest of the chart habitants, we have Nos. 2, 3 and 4 all falling one spot each from last week. No. 2 is Bieber’s “Never Say Never: the Remixes” (102,000; down 38%), Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More” (71,000; down 46%) at number 3, and “Now 37” (58,000; down 38%) holding down the fort for No. 4.

Rounding out the top 10:

Bieber is No. 5 with “My World 2.0” (up three, 42,000; down 22%)

Bruno Mars’ “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” (37,000; down 40%) and Eminem’s “Recovery” (34,000; down 44%) both slip one rung to Nos. 6 and 7.

Rihanna’s “Loud” steps two spots to No. 8 (33,000; down 26%)
Minaj’s “Pink Friday” holds at No. 9 (just under 33,000; down 28%)
Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” drops six spaces to No. 10 (28,000; down 67%)

What do y’all think of the success of new artist, Adele?! And how about the rest of the Billboard 200?

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Hidden Song Contest Winners!

Here are this week’s hidden songs:

1. Bruno Mars’ “Count On Me”
2. Kyle Park’s “The Heart of You”
3. City and Colour’s “The Girl”

Also, congrats to our 250 bonus point winners this week: HitPredictor members’ silverdawgs, Sparklz, and irockdrumz.

Hope y’all had a good time with the hidden song contest this week!

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Lady Gaga Holds Strong at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

A week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and still going strong. Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” refused to relinquish the title of number one to the other Grammy Awards-fueled contenders.

Billboard reports that “the festivities’ main beneficiary is Cee Lo Green, whose raucous rendition of “F**k You (Forget You),” with guest vocals by Gwyneth Paltrow and a backing band of Muppets, spurs a 178% gain for the track to 412,000 downloads and the No. 2 standing on the digital sales tally. The song’s improvement is enough to earn the title the Greatest Gainer/Digital award on the Hot 100, where it jumps 7-2.”

Here is the rest of this week’s top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100:

• No. 3 – Bruno Mars’ “Grenade”
• No. 4 – Dr. Dre’s “I Need A Doctor” ft. Eminem and Skylar Grey
• No. 5 – Katy Perry’s “Firework”
• No. 6 – Pink’s “F**kin’ Perfect”
• No. 7 – Rihanna’s “S&M”
• No. 8 – Justin Bieber’s “Never Say Never”
• No. 9 – Enrique Iglesias’ “Tonight (I’m Loving You)” ft. Ludacris and DJ Frank E
• No. 10 – Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow”

The Billboard Hot 100 reflects a lot of new spots because of the Grammys. What do y’all think about this week’s chart?

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Justin Bieber Tops the Billboard 200

Justin Bieber achieves his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with “Never Say Never: The Remixes” opening with 165,000 copies sold.

More stunning: All four of Bieber’s albums are in the top 40 this week, the first time an artist has managed the feat since 1993. (“My World 2.0” is No. 8, “My Worlds Acoustic” is No. 18, and “My World” is No. 31.),” reports Billboard.

Here is the rest of Billboard 200:

2. Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More”
3. Now 37 compilation
4. Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now”
5. Bruno Mars’ “Doo Wops and Hooligans”
6. Eminem’s “Recovery”
7. 2011 Grammy Nominees
8. Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0”
9. Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday”
10. Rihanna’s “Loud”

What do y’all think of this week’s Billboard 200?!

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Lady Gaga Grabs 1,000th No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

I said yesterday when I reported the Billboard 200 that I would be back today with full details on Lady Gaga not only getting her new song “Born This Way” to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but picking up the milestone of that No. 1 being the 1,000th No. 1 that Billboard has doled out since they started charting data 53 years ago.

Well I am back and I’ve got the scoop! As well as the rest of the top 10 on this week’s Hot 100.

Gaga tells Billboard of the milestone, “It is a tremendous honor, to be the 1000th no. 1 on Billboard…I would be silly not to say this is the greatest honor of my career. I am so humbled and so honored and overwhelmed by the reception to ‘Born This Way,’ ” Gaga adds. “[It] has been so life changing for me as an artist, and between Billboard and the international number ones and the radio numbers…I couldn’t be more blessed to have the fans that I have.”

Speaking of Gaga, did any of you see her outfit on ‘Good Morning America’ this a.m.? The Lady says it was inspired by a condom to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Whoa, that’s all I’m gonna say about that.

In other news, the fight between Katy Perry’s Firework” and Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” continues. This week Katy Perry is in the No. 2 spot beating out Mars as he slides to number three.

Anyway, here is the rest of the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 for this week:

• No. 4 – “Black and Yellow” by Wiz Khalifa
• No. 5 – “F**kin’ Perfect” by P!nk (this week’s airplay gainer)
• No. 6 – Tonight (I’m Loving You) by Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris and DJ Frank E
• No. 7 – “F**k You (Forget You)” by Cee-Lo Green
• No. 8 – “S&M” by Rihanna
• No. 9 – “The Time (Dirty Bit)” by The Black Eyed Peas
• No. 10 – “Hold It Against Me” by Britney Spears

What do you think of this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Let me know in the comments!

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‘Now 37’ Shakes to the Top of Billboard 200

This week’s Billboard 200 starts off with “Now That’s What I Call Music 37” in the top spot with 151,000 copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Clearly it was the Valentine’s Day shopping that pushed this one over the edge and other albums as well.

In the No. 2 spot we have Mumford & Sons’ “Sigh No More” with 49,000 in sales. This figure is up 99% since last week. According to Billboard, “it’s a new chart peak and the set’s second-best sales week. Not bad for an album that came out exactly a year ago today (Feb. 16, 2010). The majority of “Sigh’s” gain can be attributed to a surge in digital sales on Sunday night (13), thanks to the quartet’s performance on the Grammy Awards. The Glassnote Records act was also nominated for best new artist, which was presented during the broadcast.”

Here is the rest of the top 10 on this week’s Billboard 200:

• No. 3 – Justin Bieber’s “My World 2.0”
• No. 4 – Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday”
• No. 5 – P!nk’s “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!”
• No. 6 – Bruno Mars’ “Doo Wops & Hooligans”
• No. 7 – Eminem’s “Recovery”
• No. 8 – Rihanna’s “Loud”
• No. 9 – Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party”
• No. 10 – Justin Bieber’s “My Worlds Acoustic”

Notables: Justin Bieber is riding high this week with 2 albums on the Billboard 200, his new movie “Never Say Never” in theaters, multiple Grammy nominations, and a performance on the show with mentor Usher.

Billboard forgot to include last week that Minaj was the first female rapper to top the Billboard 200 since way back on Oct. 2, 1999, when Eve bowed atop the list with “Let There Be Eve.”

Believe it or not, but P!nk’s “Greatest Hits… So Far!!!” is her second-highest charting album. Of her five earlier albums, only her “Funhouse” set has been higher, when it debuted and peaked at No. 2 (Nov. 15, 2008).

Even though I’m going to post the Billboard Hot 100 tomorrow, I think it must be said that Lady Gaga is claiming the top spot on that chart with “Born This Way” being the 1,000th No. 1 on the Hot 100 since Billboard started charting. That’s a milestone! I will tell y’all more about Gaga’s reaction tomorrow but it’s breaking news that it happened right now.

What do you think about this week’s Billboard 200? Tell me now in the comments!

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Bits of Hits from HitPredictor

I have some small bits of info for y’all (hence the title, lol)…

Katy Perry has a new single called “E.T.” (extraterrestrial) and it features Kanye West! That’s a collaboration I didn’t see coming, but guess what?! I’m loving it. You don’t have to be a genius to figure out I’m pretty much in love with Katy Perry and this song is no different. The Kanye twist gives this song just enough of an edgy, dirtiness. Go to your jukebox so you can see if you are lovin’ it as much as me!

Next up, another story about Bruno Mars today. He announced at the Grammys on Sunday that the next single off of his Doo-Wops and Hooligans album would be “The Lazy Song.” Everyone LOVES being lazy, even if you only get to do it once in a blue moon. This song is the anthem for laziness and I can see it being a real hit for summer when a lot of you get to enjoy those lazy summer days (and nights) because school’s out! Lucky y’all… Anyway, this one is in your jukebox too! So what are you waiting for?! Get over there to listen to these HITS now!

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Lil Wayne Remixes Bruno Mars’ “Grenade”

Have y’all heard it? Lil Wayne recently remixed “Grenade” by Bruno Mars. Wayne is notorious for randomly putting his spin on songs and this time “Grenade” got the royal treatment. Mars said he found it on the Internet and when it said “Lil Wayne” he thought to himself “what? press play.” After hearing the track Mars felt one thing: awesome.

Head to your jukebox right now to check out the unofficial remix!

What do you think of Lil Wayne’s remix of “Grenade”?!

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Grammys 2011 Predictions: How Did You Do?

Last week, I put several polls on HitPredictor to see who y’all thought was going to win in some of the biggest Grammy awards categories! Well the results are in, and let me just say, y’all are really good at predictions! 3 out of the 5 polls I posted correctly predicted the winner of the Grammy for that category.

Out of the two polls you didn’t get right, one was an epic fail. And I’m sure y’all know which one that is. The Best New Artist Category, which no one else saw coming either, is where you incorrectly predicted the winner. You guys actually picked every other nominee before the actual winner, Esperanza Spalding. You put Drake first, then Justin Bieber, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, and finally Esperanza Spalding.

The categories where you correctly predicted the winners were: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance which was won by Bruno Mars “Just The Way You Are,” Best Female Pop Vocal Performance where the Grammy was taken home by Lady Gaga for “Bad Romance,” and Record of the Year whom Lady Antebellum won for their track “Need You Now.”

The other category were y’all incorrectly predicted the winner was Song of the Year. Y’all said that Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie” ft. Rihanna was going to win. You did, however, have Lady Antebellum in second place and of course they were the real winners, again with “Need You Now” so all together, y’all did pretty great as these predictions!!

If you want to see the rest of the winners from last night’s Grammy awards, click here.

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Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” Wins No. 1 spot on Hot 100

Consider it a consolation prize for the Steelers not winning the Super Bowl as Wiz Khalifa wins the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with his song “Black and Yellow” jumping up from 4 to 1.

“Black and Yellow” outshines Bruno Mar’s “Grenade” (1-2) after four nonconsecutive weeks at the top. “Firework” by Katy Perry holds strong at No. 3.

It was predicted that P!nk’s “F**kin’ Perfect” would be in the No. 1 spot this week nut instead it dips to No. 4.

Here are rest of the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100:

• No. 5 – Dr. Dre’s “I Need a Doctor,” featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey
• No. 6 – Enrique Iglesias’ “Tonight (I’m Lovin’ You),” featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E
• No. 7 – Far*East Movement’s “Rocketeer”
• No. 8 – Rihanna’s “What’s My Name?,” featuring Drake
• No. 9 – Pitbull’s “Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor),” featuring T-Pain
• No. 10 – Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me”

Does it surprise you that Wiz Khalifa beat the odds in this week’s Billboard Hot 100?

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Nicki Minaj Picks Up First No. 1 on Billboard 200

Nicki Minaj crowns the Billboard 200 albums chart for her first time with 45,000 in sales, since her “Pink Friday” debuted 11 weeks ago. Her record debuted at No. 2 and has spent it’s chart life in the top 10 only.

“Minaj’s patient wait for her turn at No. 1 is a rare sight. For the most part, an album is only No. 1 because it debuted there. It’s unusual for a set to climb to the top. Case in point: in 2010, there were 30 albums that hit No. 1, but just one — Lil Wayne’s “I Am Not A Human Being” — actually rose to the top. Wayne debuted at No. 2 off of just downloads, then fell to No. 16 the next week, only to reach No. 1 the next once the CD version of the album dropped,” claims Billboard.

Rock band Red debuts in the runner-up slot this week with its “Until We Have Faces” set, and at No. 1 on the Christian Albums chart. It bows with 43,000 — a bigger start than the 39,000 that greeted its second album, 2009’s “Innocence & Instinct,” upon its No. 15 entry on the Billboard 200.

Here are the rest of this week’s top 10 on the Billboard 200:

• No. 3 – Ricky Martin’s “Musica + Alma + Sexo” with 32,000
• No. 4 – Bruno Mars’ “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” with 32,000
• No. 5 – Rihanna’s “Loud” with 29,000
• No. 6 – Kidz Bop 19 with 28,000
• No. 7 – Jason Aldean’s “My Kinda Party” with 27,000
• No. 8 – Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” with 27,000
• No. 9 – P!nk’s “Greatest Hits … So Far!!!” with 25,000
• No. 10 – Eminem’s “Recovery”

It is a very tight top 10 this week as numbers 3-10 are only separated by 6,696 units!

What do you think of this week’s Billboard 200?

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Bruno Mars’ Still Holding On to Top Spot on Hot 100

Bruno Mars’ “Grenade” is holding on to the number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart again this week. This will make four weeks for Mars, but next week seems unlikely. P!nk’s “F**kin’ Perfect is primed and ready to take the position from Mars. “F**kin’ Perfect has already stolen the top spot from “Grenade” on the Digital Songs Chart and is this week’s runner up on the Hot 100.

The next four titles all slip one spot each. Katy Perry’s “Firework” is No. 3, Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow” is No. 4, “Tonight (I’m Loving You)” by Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris and DJ Frank E is No. 5, and Rihanna’s “What’s My Name” ft. Drake is No. 6.

To round out the top 10:

• No. 7 – Pitbull’s “Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)” ft. T-Pain
• No. 8 – Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me”
• No. 9 – Far*East Movement “Rocketeer”
• No. 10 – Ke$ha’s “We R Who We R”

Do you think P!nk will take over the top spot next week? What other comments do you have about this week’s Billboard Hot 100? Sound off in the comments!

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Amos Lee Takes No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200

It’s a so-so week on the Billboard 200 this week.

Amos Lee received his first No. 1 spot on the charts while selling 40,000 with his newest album Mission Bell so that’s good news. The last time Lee was even on the chart was in 2008 when his album Last Days at the Lodge debuted at No. 16. The bad news is that Lee broke the record for the lowest number of albums sold since Nielsen SoundScan started tracking these numbers in 1991. The last time the record was broken was just 2 weeks ago when Cake’s Showroom of Compassion sold 44,000 copies.

Iron and Wine (Samuel Beam) takes the runner up spot with Kiss Each Other Clean selling 39,000. This is also his career high on the charts. Previously, the act hasn’t risen higher than No. 24 on the chart.

The rest of the Billboard 200 is as follows:

• No. 3 – Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 38,000
• No. 4 – 2011 Grammy Nominees, 38,000
• No. 5 – Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops and Hooligans, 33,000
• No. 6 – Mumford and Sons’ Sigh No More, 31,000
• No. 7 – Taylor Swift’s Speak Now, 31,000
• No. 8 – Wisin & Yandel’s Los Vaqueros: El Regreso, nearly 31,000
• No. 9 – Kidz Bop 19, 30,000
• No. 10 – The Decemberists’ The King Is Dead, 29,000

What do y’all think of this week’s Billboard 200?

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Bruno Mars Returns, Yet Again, to Top of Hot 100

Bruno Mars “Grenade” returns to the Hot 100 summit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. Katy Perry’s “Firework” was number 2 again as she and Mars have flip flopped for six consecutive weeks in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. Only last week, they were both beat by Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me” which slips to number 6 this week.

The rest of the Billboard Hot 100 this week:

No. 3 – Wiz Khalifa’s “Black and Yellow”
No. 4 – Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris and DJ Frank E “Tonight (I’m Loving You)”
No. 5 – Rihanna ft. Drake “What’s My Name”
No. 7 – Ke$ha “We R Who We R”
No. 8 – P!nk “Raise Your Glass”
No .9 –  Black Eyed Peas “The Time (Dirty Bit)”
No. 10 – Pitbull ft. T-Pain “Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor)”

Does anything surprise you about the Billboard hot 100 this week?

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