At No. 4 on the Hot 100, Adele scores a third top five from her album "21," as "Set Fire to the Rain" boasts top Airplay Gainer honors, surging from No. 8 on the strength of a 35% bump to 73 million in audience. On Digital Songs, the track advances 6-3 (203,000, down 24%).
"Fire" follows previous Hot 100 top five hits "Rolling in the Deep," which spent seven weeks at No. 1 and became Billboard's top title of 2011, and "Someone Like You," which led for five frames. "21" likewise became Billboard's top album, and Adele the No. 1 artist, of last year.
Adele -- Billboard's top artist of 2011 -- scores her third Hot 100 top 10 from "21" -- Billboard's top album of the year -- as "Set Fire to the Rain" blasts 13-7 as the chart's top Airplay Gainer. "Fire" burns 20-17 on Radio Songs (50 million, up 16%) and holds at No. 7 on Digital Songs (217,000, up 118%). The song follows Adele's seven-week Hot 100 leader "Rolling in the Deep" -- Billboard's No. 1 song of 2011 -- and five-week topper "Someone Like You," which ranks directly below "Fire" (7-8)