Idolator: Britney Spears Is A Woman On Top
Britney Spears’ Real Doll-ish ode to three-ways “3″ will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, thanks to the Max Martin-assisted track selling 255,000 copies at digital-music outlets and blanketing pop radio in anamatronic sexiness since its release Sept. 29. (It will enter this week’s Hot 100 Airplay chart, which tracks radio play across the dial, at No. 49.) After the jump, a few fun facts about Britney’s latest chart-topper, and a stream in case you haven’t heard the track yet.
• “3″ is Britney’s third (aww) No. 1 on the Hot 100, following in the footsteps of “… Baby One More Time” in 1999 and “Womanizer” last year. (Chris Molanphy gave Brit’s past chart performance a pretty comprehensive look when “Womanizer” topped the Hot 100 last year.)
• ”3″ is the first single to make a No. 1 debut since Taylor Hicks did it in 2006; also notable is that it’s the first non-American Idol-related song to debut at the top spot in 11 years; back in 1998, Lauryn Hill entered the chart at its summit with “Doo Wop (That Thing).”
• “3″ now owns the title of shortest-titled chart-topper in the history of the Hot 100, breaking the record of three characters jointly held by Frankie Avalon’s “Why,” the Jackson 5’s “ABC,” Edwin Starr’s “War,” and Michael Jackson’s “Ben” and “Bad.”
• ”3″ is one of a handful of numerically titled songs that have made their way to the Hot 100, although it bested the number in its title. (Unlike Prince’s “7,” which peaked at No. 7 in the early ’90s, and the Barenaked Ladies’ “One Week,” which topped the charts for, haha, one week in 1998.
http://idolator.com/5282352/britney-...a-woman-on-top
Neon Limelight: Britney Spears Returns To The Top Of The Charts As “3″ Debuts At No. 1
Everybody likes “3,” says Britney Spears, but she is probably liking “1″ a little bit more today.
The pop powerhouse’s saucy new single will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, Billboard.com reports.
The cheeky song, which trumpets the awesomeness of sharing a bed with three people, sold a whopping 255,000 digital downloads in its debut week.
Coincidentally, “3″ is the first single to debut at No. 1 in three years. The last artist to accomplish the feat was Taylor Hicks with his American Idol crowning ballad “Do I Make You Proud” in 2006. “3″ is also the first non-Idol song to debut at the top of the summit since 1998.
“3″ is the lead single from Britney’s greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, in stores November 24.
http://neonlimelight.com/2009/10/14/...ebuts-at-no-1/
Digital Spy: Britney song to debut at US number one
Britney Spears will become the first artist in over three years to debut at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 tomorrow.
The singer's new single '3', which is taken from her upcoming singles collection, has shifted over 255,000 downloads in its first week of release, according to Billboard.
The track is also expected to reach pole position on the Digital Songs countdown and debut at number 49 on the Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay, which is based on airplay audience on all radio formats.
The last song to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 was Taylor Hicks's American Idol winners song 'Do I Make You Proud' in July 2006.
Britney's first single '...Baby One More Time' spent two weeks at the top spot in 1999 and 'Womanizer' enjoyed one week at number one last October.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/ne...umber-one.html
