Britney Spears makes a 96-1 jump with "Womanizer," returning to the top of the list for the first time since her debut single ". . . Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 in January 1999 . . . This is the third time in the past two months that the record for the biggest jump to No. 1 has been shattered. On the Hot 100 dated Sept. 6, T.I. soared 71-1 with "Whatever You Like" and last week he broke his own record when he sprinted 80-1 with "Live Your Life." . . . Spears' massive leap to No. 1 is spurred by first-week digital download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003, besting Mariah Carey's take for "Touch My Body" by just over 200 units . . . In between her nearly 10-year gap between No. 1s, Spears has placed four other top 10s on the Hot 100, the last being "Gimme More," the first single from her last album, "Blackout." That song jumped 68-3 last October with first-week download sales of 179,000. "Womanizer" previews Spears' sixth studio set "Circus," due Dec. 2.
Britney Spears makes a 96-1 jump with "Womanizer," returning to the top of the list for the first time since her debut single ". . . Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 in January 1999 . . . This is the third time in the past two months that the record for the biggest jump to No. 1 has been shattered. On the Hot 100 dated Sept. 6, T.I. soared 71-1 with "Whatever You Like" and last week he broke his own record when he sprinted 80-1 with "Live Your Life." . . . Spears' massive leap to No. 1 is spurred by first-week digital download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003, besting Mariah Carey's take for "Touch My Body" by just over 200 units . . . In between her nearly 10-year gap between No. 1s, Spears has placed four other top 10s on the Hot 100, the last being "Gimme More," the first single from her last album, "Blackout." That song jumped 68-3 last October with first-week download sales of 179,000. "Womanizer" previews Spears' sixth studio set "Circus," due Dec. 2.
It just shows how ridiculous the Billboard Hot 100 is. I mean, it's clear that people want "Womanizer" to become a #1 with these huge sales, therefore; she should get it. But we still have to wait for the airplay which only payola checks and stupid djs are in charge of. Who cares if they play the song once or billion times? WE don't control that. Totally unfair and pathetic.
Airplay and Digital Sales should, at the very least, be on the same level. It's really outrageous not to recognize the public's TRUE voice as the most important.
No doubt Britney will be the main focus this week (#1 baby!) so this is what I think about the rest of the chart:
12 7 west*kanye love lockdown 94037 3 90883 586751
-Glad its gaining, frickin love this song!
5 10 aguilera*christina keeps gettin' better 87571 -39 143895 231466
-Im losing any sympathy for the fact she has yet to release a video, what does she expect???
15 28 killers*the human 41812 -40 70191 112003
-this should climb again after the video/album release. I was hoping for another top ten but who knows
46 47 lady gaga feat. Colby o'donis just dance 27077 -3 27979 405720
-this is SUCH a slow burner! Hope it reaches Gold status soon
Of course most times I'll take T.I. over Weezy
I wish it was higher!
Glad to see this, one of the best songs of all time
