A Major Shake-Up?
Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" logs a fourth week at No. 1 on RT40, while Boys Like Girls' "Be Your Everything" and One Direction's "More Than This" reach the top 10.
Lloyd stays at the summit, defeating it's new and closest threat this week - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen. Owl City and Jepsen's collaboration "Good Time" moves to No. 2 on their 6th week in the chart posing a serious threat to Lloyd for next week's chart. This is Owl City's third song to go inside the top two, following "Fireflies" and "Vanilla Twilight", which peaked at No. 2 and No. 1 respectively.
Meanwhile, Fun.'s "Some Nights" failed to reach the summit and drops to No. 3 this week; as Katy Perry's "Wide Awake" drops back to No. 4.
P!nk notches her fourth top five hit with "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)," which moves 8-5. P!nk first reached the top five in my former chart, Final 20, with "Sober" - which peaked at No. 3. Then in 2010, she peaked at No. 5 with "Raise Your Glass." Finally, in chart date February 19, 2011 of RT40 - she scored her first No. 1 hit on my chart with "Perfect."
Usher's "Scream" dips a notch to No. 6, as Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me," featuring Big Sean, moves three places to No. 7. The Cab's "La La" falls to No. 8.
Boys Like Girls returns to the RT40's top ten after "Love Drunk" and "Two Is Better Than One" peaked at No. 6 on October 2009 and at No. 9 on January 2010 respectively. The band's new song from their Crazy World, "Be Your Everything" moves 14-9 this week. Also returning to the top ten this week are the boys of One Direction with "More Than This" at No. 10. This is the boyband's third top ten hit this year, following One Thing and Gotta Be You which peaked at No. 1 and No. 2 respectively. Their new album is called Take Me Home and will be released on November 2012.
Taylor Swift starts her chart run with a bang as "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" debuts at No. 20. This is Swift's highest debut position yet since this new chart format started. The old format includes 20 songs only. As opposed to everyone's belief, Swift has actually several songs that have charted in my countdowns; though most of it struggled on having longevity. 'Ever' is Swift's 12th song to chart in my countdowns (Final 20, then RT40). Below are the lists of Swift's former charting songs, plus their peak positions.
Final 20:
White Horse - peaked at No. 10 in March 2009
You Belong With Me - peaked at No. 10 in September 2009
Fifteen - peaked at No. 12 in November 2009
Two Is Better Than One - peaked at No. 9 in January 2010
Fearless - peaked at No. 11 in March 2010
Half of My Heart - peaked at No. 5 in July 2010
Mine - peaked at No. 11 in October 2010
RT40:
Back To December - peaked at No. 16 in February 2011
The Story Of Us - peaked at No. 24 in June 2011
Ours #29 - peaked at No. 29 in February 2012
Both Of Us - peaked at No. 32 in June 2012
Other debuts include Linkin Park's "Lost in the Echo" at No. 26, OneRepublic's "Feel Again" at No. 33, and Guy Sebastian's "Battle Scars" at No. 37.
There is another reason for One Direction to celebrate. Aside from scoring another top ten this week, One Direction's "One Thing" is able to hold on for another week; thus owning the record for the song with the most number of weeks spent in RT40. The song drops 38-39, and unless no song will debut next week, this might be the song's final week in the chart. One Thing has, so far, spent a total of 34 weeks in the chart, initially peaking at No. 12 on its 8th week, before it rose 18-9 on its 13th week, and eventually reaching the summit on its 18th week, where it stayed there for two consecutive weeks.
However, the question is, can One Direction hold the record for a long time? Or can Gotye, who is in his 31st week with "Somebody That I Used To Know," grab it in the coming weeks?