ISSUE DATE ALBUM TITLE ARTIST
January 04 Beyonce
January 11 Beyonce
That's what it says from Billboard. They make official charts. Beyonce was the #1 album on the weeks ending January 4th, and January 11th. You can't make up some stipulation.
Now let's move on and stop being off-topic.
Yet those 2 weeks helped make Beyonce the 8th best selling album of 2013
Let's agree to disagree and just say 1989 is the first female multi week #1 album since Beyonce.
ABAB more so.
The last ABAB is We Are Never/Whistle.
Someone Like You/Jagger also fits this. And Firework/Grenade.
That's this decade. All three of those involved a female lead vs. a male lead tho.
A bit before, there was a weird confluence in 2008, where (with some wildcards thrown in too) there were runs for Whatever You Like/Live Your Life ABAB and also Live Your Life/Single Ladies ABAB.
ABAB more so.
The last ABAB is We Are Never/Whistle.
Someone Like You/Jagger also fits this. And Firework/Grenade.
That's this decade. All three of those involved a female lead vs. a male lead tho.
A bit before, there was a weird confluence in 2008, where (with some wildcards thrown in too) there were runs for Whatever You Like/Live Your Life ABAB and also Live Your Life/Single Ladies ABAB.
Billboard had an article saying Bleeding Love was only the 2nd song with 3 #1 runs after Le Freak, which was part of an ABABCB thing. (At least the Wiki article says so; it provides a dead link tho.)
So Cheerleader technically could have been the first, but it's over now.
Billboard had an article saying Bleeding Love was only the 2nd song with 3 #1 runs after Le Freak, which was part of an ABABCB thing. (At least the Wiki article says so; it provides a dead link tho.)
So Cheerleader technically could have been the first, but it's over now.
TI's "Whatever You Like" time at #1 was interrupted twice, meaning his (I think) seven week stay was broken into three parts.
Digital Songs
1. Locked Away 91,000
2. Cheerleader 86,000
4. Can't Feel My Face 77,000
10. The Hills 62,000
Truly depressing, though without CMA CFMF and TH would've both exceeded 100K. Still those 100,000s wouldn't show up as official anymore, so this week will definitely live in infamy.
Early, early predictions for next week, and yes I'm being optimistic.
1. What Do You Mean (Hot Shot Debut)
2. Can't Feel My Face (-1)
3. The Hills (+1)
4. Cheerleader (-2)
5. Watch Me (-2)
6. Good For You (=)
7. Locked Away (+1)
8. 679 (-1)
9. Lean On (-4)
10. Wildest Dreams (Re-Entry)
11. Trap Queen (-2)
12. Where Are U Now (+2)
Fight Song & Trap Queen should finally drop out of the top 10.
Early, early predictions for next week, and yes I'm being optimistic.
1. What Do You Mean (Hot Shot Debut)
2. Can't Feel My Face (-1)
3. The Hills (+1)
4. Cheerleader (-2)
5. Watch Me (-2)
6. Good For You (=)
7. Locked Away (+1)
8. 679 (-1)
9. Lean On (-4)
10. Wildest Dreams (Re-Entry)
11. Trap Queen (-2)
12. Where Are U Now (+2)
Fight Song & Trap Queen should finally drop out of the top 10.
I think Wildest Dreams should higher than #10. If her airplay finally goes into overdrive now with the "official" adds date here, I think Swift could come back on at #4 or #5. I agree that The Weekend is too far ahead for her though to enter any higher than that. I might put Watch Me ahead of Cheerleader, but as early as it is there's plenty of time to sort things like that out. Thanks for being bold enough to be the first one out there and try to predict next week's Top 12!
1. What Do You Mean (DEBUT)
2. Can't Feel My Face (-1)
3. The Hills (+1)
4. Cheerleader (-2)
5. Lean On (-1)
6. Watch Me (-3)
7. Good For You (-1)
8. Locked Away (=)
9. 679 (-2)
10. Wildest Dreams (RE-ENTRY)
The fact that Taylor Swift has been in the Top 10 for over 40 weeks is even more impressive tbh. What a monster album.
