Hot Digital Songs
Over on the Digital Songs chart, Taylor Swift yet again crowns the list as "I Knew You Were Trouble" bows at No. 1 with 416,000 downloads sold. It marks Swift's second-largest sales week ever for a song: Only the arrival of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" sold more (623,000 on the Sept. 1 chart).
"I Knew You Were Trouble" is the fourth of five tracks Swift has released in advance of her "Red" album, due Monday, Oct. 22. Next week will see the chart debut of "State of Grace," which hit retailers at 12 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 16).
At No. 2 this week on the Digital Songs tally is PSY's "Gangnam Style," which rises two rungs despite a loss in sales. It moved 231,000 last week -- down 10%.
Adele's "Skyfall" sold 199,000 (down 24%) in its first full charting week and holds at No. 3. (Released on the night of Thursday, Oct. 4, it debuted on the chart a week ago with only three full days of sales.)
Maroon 5's "One More Night" is up a slot to No. 4 with 160,000 (down 4%), Ke$ha's "Die Young" rises two to No. 5 (139,000; up less than 1%), and fun.'s "Some Nights" climbs 8-6 with 137,000 (up 7%).
Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" falls a slot to No. 7 (124,000; down 17%), Alex Clare's "Too Close" jumps 10-8 (108,000; up 6%), and Rihanna's "Diamonds" is steady at No. 9 (nearly 108,000; down less than 1%). Closing out the top 10 is the title track from Swift's "Red" album (another early-release cut). It falls from No. 2 to No. 10 with 102,000 (down 67%).
With three songs in the top 10 on the chart this week, Swift is only the second act to manage that feat this year -- following Adele. The latter claimed a trio of top 10 titles on both the Feb. 25 and March 3 charts as she basked in the glow of her multiple Grammy Award wins.
1. Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble" (416,000)
[DEBUT]
2. PSY, "Gangnam Style" (231,000)
[1,420,000]
3. Adele, "Skyfall" (199,000)
[460,000]
4. Maroon 5, "One More Night" (160,000)
[2,139,000]
5. Ke$ha, "Die Young" (139,000)
[465,000]
6. fun., "Some Nights" (137,000)
[2,711,000]
7. Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (124,000)
[2,334,000]
8. Alex Clare, "Too Close" (108,000)
[2,068,000]
9. Rihanna, "Diamonds" (108,000)
[349,000]
10. Taylor Swift, "Red" (102,000)
[414,000]
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HOT 100 SONGS (debuts, increases, re-entries are BOLDED)
1. Maroon 5, "One More Night" (=)
2. PSY, "Gangnam Style" (=)
3. Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble" (HOT SHOT DEBUT)
4. fun., "Some Nights" (=)
5. Taylor Swift, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" (=)
6. Justin Bieber f/ Big Sean, "As Long As You Love Me" (+1)
7. Alex Clare, "Too Close" (+3)
8. Ke$ha, "Die Young" (+6)
9. P!nk, "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" (=)
10. Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, "Good Time" (+1)
11. Rihanna, "Diamonds" (+7)
12. Ne-Yo, "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)" (+5)
13. Adele, "Skyfall" (-5)
14. Chris Brown, "Don't Wake Me Up" (+2)
15. Ellie Goulding, "Lights" (=)
16. Neon Trees, "Everybody Talks" (-3)
17. Flo Rida, "Whistle" (-5)
18. Kanye West, Jay-Z, & Big Sean, "Clique" (+1)
19. Phillip Phillips, "Home" (+6)
20. Carrie Underwood, "Blown Away" (+4)
21. One Direction, "Live While We're Young" (-18)
22. Gotye f/ Kimbra, "Somebody That I Used To Know" (=)
23. Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe" (-3)
24. Train, "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" (+4)
25. Katy Perry, "Wide Awake" (-4)
26. Miguel, "Adorn" (+1)
27. Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, & 2 Chainz, "Mercy" (-4)
28. David Guetta f/ Sia, "Titanium" (+5)
29. Maroon 5 f/ Wiz Khalifa, "Payphone" (=)
30. Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait" (+2)
31. Demi Lovato, "Give Your Heart a Break" (-1)
32. The Lumineers, "Ho Hey" (+8)
33. Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven" (+1)
34. Florida Georgia Line, "Cruise" (+9)
35. Nicki Minaj, "Pound The Alarm" (-9)
36. Hunter Hayes, "Wanted" (-5)
37. Enrique Iglesias, "Finally Found You" (-1)
38. French Montanna f/ Rick Ross, Drake, & Lil Wayne, "Pop That" (=)
39. Imagine Dragons, "It's Time" (+2)
40. 2 Chainz f/ Drake, "No Lie" (-3)
41. Lee Brice, "Hard To Love" (+10)
42. Jason Mraz, "I Won't Give Up" (-7)
43. Ed Sheeran, "The A Team" (+2)
44. Jason Aldean, "Take A Little Ride" (-5)
45. Luke Bryan, "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (+2)
46. Trey Songz f/ T.I., "2 Reasons" (+4)
47. Dustin Lynch, "Cowboys & Angels" (-1)
48. Alicia Keys f/ Nicki Minaj, "Girl On Fire" (=)
49. Rihanna, "Where Have You Been" (-7)
50. Future, "Turn On The Lights" (+5)
51. Flo Rida, "I Cry" (+18)
52. 2 chainz f/ Kanye West, "Birthday Song" (+4)
53. Juicy J f/ Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz, "Bandz A Make Her Dance" (+5)
54. Taylor Swift, "Red" (-48)
55. Frank Ocean, "Thinkin Bout You" (-2)
56. David Guetta f/ Chris Brown & Lil Wayne, "I Can Only Imagine" (+1)
57. Jake Owen, "The One That Got Away" (+3)
58. Christina Aguilera, "Your Body" (+4)
59. OneRepublic, "Feel Again" (=)
60. Muse, "Madness" (+4)
61. Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools (Drank)" (+10)
62. Cher Lloyd, "Want U Back" (-8)
63. Easton Corbin, "Lovin' You Is Fun" (=)
64. Rascal Flatts, "Come Wake Me Up" (+1)
65. Miranda Lambert, "Fastest Girl In Town" (+3)
66. Tim McGraw, "Truck Yeah" (+1)
67. Little Big Town, "Pontoon" (-6)
68. Kip Moore, "Beer Money" (+9)
69. Brandy f/ Chris Brown, "Put It Down" (+3)
70. Taylor Swift, "Begin Again" (-18)
71. The Script f/ will.i.am, "Hall Of Fam" (+25)
72. Usher, "Numb" (+8)
73. Eric Church, "Creepin'" (+3)
74. Mumford & Sons, "Babel" (-8)
75. Ellie Goulding, "Anything Could Happen" (DEBUT)
76. Lil Wayne f/ Detail, "No Worries" (+6)
77. Karmin, "Hello" (-7)
78. Justin Moore, "Til My Last Day" (+9)
79. Beyonce, "Dance For You" (+4)
80. Swedish House Mafia f/ John Martin, "Don't You Worry Child" (+10)
81. Brad Paisley, "Southern Comfort Zone" (-8)
82. Trey Songz, "Dive In" (+4)
83. matchbox twenty, "She's So Mean" (-8)
84. Gary Allan, "Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain)" (-6)
85. Greg Bates, "Did It For The Girl" (+4)
86. Passion Pit, "Take A Walk" (+9)
87. Randy Houser, "How Country Feels" (+13)
88. Rick Ross f/ Wale & Drake, "Diced Pineapples" (RE-ENTRY)
89. DJ Drama, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, & Jeremih, "My Moment" (+10)
90. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (+8)
91. Mumford & Sons, "Whispers In The Dark" (-10)
92. Kenny Chesney, "El Cerrito Place" (DEBUT)
93. Meek Mill f/ Drake, "Amen" (-8)
94. Jerrod Niemann, "Shinin' On Me" (-2)
95. Mumford & Sons, "Holland Road" (-11)
96. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz, "Thrift Shop" (DEBUT)
97. Zac Brown Band, "Goodbye In Her Eyes" (DEBUT)
98. Kid Cudi f/ King Chip, "Just What I Am" (-24)
99. Blake Shelton, "Over" (-6)
100. Mumford & Sons, "Ghosts That We Knew" (-12)
Maroon 5 once again puts the reins on PSY's attempt to finish first on the Billboard Hot 100.
While the Korean rapper has promised to perform 'Gangnam Style' "topless in a place where everyone can watch" should the song top the tally, Maroon 5 again prevents such bare-chested cheer, as "One More Night" spends a fifth week at No. 1. PSY's song, aided by its viral video in
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The battle for No. 1 wasn't as close as last week, when "Night" bested "Style" by fewer than 700 overall chart points. This week, approximately 2,000 points separate the songs, as "Night" gains by 1% in overall points and "Style" declines by 3%.
"Style" gains slightly more in audience this week than "Night" (6.7 million vs. 6.4 million, according to Nielsen BDS), but the latter song remains atop the Hot 100 largely thanks to its wide lead in radio airplay. "Night" logs a second week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart (in its 12th week on the ranking) with a 5% increase to 131 million all-format audience impressions.
The younger "Style" (five weeks on Radio Songs) surges by 12% to 63 million, roaring 16-12 on Radio Songs. On the mainstream top 40-based Pop Songs radio airplay chart, "Style" jumps 13-10 in its fifth week, marking the fastest ascent to the top 10 for a male artist's debut hit since Jay Sean's "Down" (featuring Lil Wayne) also flew to the top tier in five frames in 2009.
The more than two-to-one radio advantage of "Night" is enough to keep it at No. 1 on the Hot 100 despite "Style" leading in streaming and sales. On On-Demand Songs, "Style" tallies a second week on top, although with a 4% downturn to 981,000 on-demand streams, according to BDS. "Night" narrows the streaming lead of "Style," rebounding 4-3 on On-Demand Songs with a smaller decrease (down 2%) to 799,000.
On the Digital Songs chart, "Night" likewise slices into the lead of "Style." "Style" rebounds 4-2 with a 10% decline to 231,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and "Night" reverses course (5-4) with a 4% decline to 160,000. With its latest sales frame, "Night" passes 2 million downloads sold to date.
Below the race to the Hot 100's winner's circle, Taylor Swift makes a top 10 entrance for a third straight week with a preview track from her fourth album, "Red," due Oct. 22, as "I Knew You Were Trouble" blasts in at No. 3. The song ties "Mine" (Aug. 21, 2010) for her second-highest launch, trailing only "Today Was a Fairytale," which began at No. 2 the week of Feb. 6, 2010.
"Trouble" begins atop Digital Songs with 416,000, Swift's second-best sales week; she sold more in a frame the week of Sept. 1 when "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" opened at No. 1 on Digital Songs (and rocketed 72-1 on the Hot 100) with 623,000, the best-ever sum for a song by a woman.
"Never" joins "Trouble" in the Hot 100's top five, holding at No. 5 (below fun.'s "Some Nights," which maintains its No. 4 rank), granting Swift two titles in the top five simultaneously for the first time. In its 10th week on the Hot 100, "Never" debuts at last on On-Demand Songs (No. 23) following its first full week of streaming availability. (It was released to streaming services on Oct. 2.) The song registered 91% of its 457,000 on-demand streams via Spotify, with Cricket, Rdio, Rhapsody and Slacker also contributing to its total. "Never" spent three weeks atop the Hot 100 last month without the benefit of streaming points.
(Due to its pure pop, even dubstep-leaning, sound, "Trouble" does not appear on the newly-revamped Country Songs chart, which, as of last week, now blends airplay, sales and streaming data; it's also not being promoted to country radio. "Never" spends a second week atop the tally).
Justin Bieber's "As Long as You Love Me," featuring Big Sean, returns to its peak to date on the Hot 100 (7-6), followed by Alex Clare's "Too Close," which scores a new highpoint (10-7).
In its third week, Ke$ha's "Die Young" vaults into the Hot 100's top 10 (14-8) with across-the-board gains. The first single from her album "Warrior," due Dec. 4, bumps 7-5 on Digital Songs (139,000, up 1%) and 25-16 on Radio Songs (55 million, up 23%) and debuts on On-Demand Songs at No. 27 (436,000, up 81%). "Young" marks Ke$ha's eighth Hot 100 top 10 dating to her arrival with the nine-week No. 1 "TiK ToK" in 2010.
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P!nk's "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" (9-9) and Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's "Good Time" (11-10) round out the top 10.
Next week's top 10 could welcome two new titles just outside the region this week: Rihanna's "Diamonds," which shines 18-11, and Ne-Yo's "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)," which charges 17-12 (above Adele's "Skyfall," which slips 8-13 in its second week).