"Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera, which dips from #3 to #4, tops the 3 million mark in digital sales this week. It's the first 3 million-seller for both artists. Maroon 5's previous best-seller was its 2007 chart-topper "Makes Me Wonder," which has sold 2,642,000 copies. Aguilera's was her 2006 hit "Ain't No Other Man," which has sold 1,653,000. (Most of Aguilera's biggest hits predated the advent of digital.)
"Jagger" took just 19 weeks to reach the 3 million mark. That's the fastest that any song has reached 3 million since Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" did it in 19 weeks in March.
"Jagger" and Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks" break into the top 10 (in terms of digital sales) for the year-to-date this week, displacing Rihanna's "S&M" and Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes)."
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Justin Bieber's "Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)" bows at #58. It's the second song from Bieber's Under The Mistletoe to crack the Hot 100. "Mistletoe" debuted at #11 last week (and this week dives to #75). The album is expected to debut at #1 next week, with sales in the 200K range.
The King Cole Trio, featuring Nat "King" Cole, introduced this timeless standard in 1946. Their version reached #3 that December. Two other artists have taken "Christmas Song" into the top 20: Bandleader Les Brown featuring Doris Day in 1946 and Christina Aguilera in 1999. Mel Torme and Robert Wells co-wrote the song.