Top 10 Songs
1. Cher Lloyd - Dirty Love
2. Schoolboy Q - Collard Greens (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
3. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Go
4. Nicki Minaj - Lookin' Ass
5. Sevyn Streeter - nEXt
6. Kristen Bell - For the First Time in Forever
7. Bruno Mars - Young Girls
8. Pharrell - Gush
9. Katy Perry - Birthday
10. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
Hyped Debut (Top Debut): #1. Cher Lloyd - Dirty Love [NEW]
Gain In Hype (Highest Jump): #7. Bruno Mars - Young Girls [+2]
Decline in Hype (Highest Fall): Jason Derulo - Talk Dirty (feat. 2 Chainz) [OFF, prev #3]
Chart Beat (Chart Summary)
- Cher Lloyd grabs the 3rd #1 debut of 2014; along with her 3rd #1 debut and 3rd #1 hit. Her previous #1's, "Superhero" and "I Wish" debuted at #1. She's behind Ariana Grande who has 5 #1 debuts, for artists w/ most #1 debuts.
- "Collard Greens" now is officially tied for the longest time at #2 ever; as in it's 4th week consecutively it stays at #2.
- "Birthday" re-enters at #9, in it's 16th week it's now tied as the 2nd longest-time on the chart ever. It could possibly top Drake's 17 weeks, with "Worst Behavior".
Hyped Debuts (New Debuts)
- Rita Ora comes in at #3, with new single "I Will Never Let You Go". It's her first entry
- Frozen Soundtrack lands a #6 debut on Singles Chart; along with a #2 debut on Albums Chart.
Single Certifications
Lookin' Ass - Platinum
nEXt - Platinum
Dirty Love - Gold
Top 5 Albums
1. Nelly - Nellyville
2. Soundtrack - Frozen
3. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
4. Usher - 8701
5. Katy Perry - PRISM
Chart Beat (Chart Summary)
- "Nellyville" becomes the first #1 Rap Album of 2014, despite being an older album.
- "Frozen" becomes the first Soundtrack to chart.
Behind The Scans (Sales Summaries)
- "ARTPOP" gains 300k, and "PRISM" gains 100k -- both total, 1,900,000 and also tie for the highest certified female albums yet.
Top 10 Songs
1. Cher Lloyd - Dirty Love
2. Jay-Z - F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit (feat. Rick Ross)
3. Lady Gaga - Mary Jane Holland
4. Katy Perry - Birthday
5. Schoolboy Q - Collard Greens
6. Rita Ora - I Will Never Let You Down
7. Drake - Worst Behavior
8. 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Pefect
9. Kristen Bell - For the First Time in Forever
10. Sevyn Streeter - nEXt
Hyped Debut (Top Debut): #2. Jay-Z - F*ckwithmeyouknowigotit (feat. Rick Ross) [NEW]
Gain In Hype (Highest Jump): #4. Katy Perry - Birthday [+5]
Decline in Hype (Highest Fall): Nicki Minaj - Lookin' Ass [OFF, prev #4]
Chart Beat (Chart Summary)
- Cher Lloyd stays calm at #1, though her plays fall a little from her debut week. This is now her longest-running #1 out of her 3 #1's, despite "I Wish" having the highest debut plays in history -- it was fought off by competition from "Baby I" (biggest song of 2013 for me) & "Dark Horse" (another huge song) and only spent 1 week at #1.
-"Mary Jane Holland" debuts at #3; becoming Gaga's 8th chart entry. Despite this feat; she's never had any reach #1.
- "Birthday" becomes Hype Gainer, as it surges to #4 in it's 17th week -- still has never reached #1. "Worst Behavior" also re-enters in it's 18th week; as they both shatter more time records.
Hyped Debuts (New Debuts)
- Jay-Z also debuts with, "F*ckwithmeuknowigotit". His 6th entry, and 4th from album "Magna Carta Holy Grail".
- 5 Seconds of Summer makes their first debut ever on any of my charts w/ "She Looks so Perfect" at #8.
Single Certifications
Worst Behavior - 6x Platinum
Dirty Love - Platinum
I Will Never Let You Go - Gold
Top 5 Albums
1. Usher - Confessions
2. Soundtrack - Frozen
3. Drake - Nothing Was the Same
4. Lady Gaga - ARTPOP
5. Ariana Grande - Yours Truly
Chart Beat (Chart Summary)
- "Confessions" tops for a 6th week; extending it's reign as hugest album.
- "Frozen" spends a 2nd week perched at #2.
Behind The Scans (Sales Summaries)
- "ARTPOP" gains 200k; passing 2x Platinum with 2,100,000 becoming the first female album to.
- "Confessions" now stands at 5,500,000.
Album Certifications
ARTPOP - 2x Platinum
Frozen - Gold