With six debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 dated Oct. 16, to be released Thursday (Oct. 7), the cast of Fox's "Glee" will pass the Beatles for most appearances among non-solo acts in the chart's 52-year history.
The "Glee" cast will up their sum to 75 Hot 100 chart entries, surpassing the Beatles' 71 charted titles. The series' actor/singers bow with five covers of Britney Spears songs, as well as Paramore's "The Only Exception," as performed on last week's (Sept. 28) episode.
The cast's update of Spears' "Toxic" will arrive as the Hot 100's highest debut (No. 16), having sold 109,000 downloads in its first week of availability, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The song will also bow on the Digital Songs survey at No. 9. Collectively, the six tracks sold 406,000 downloads.
1- Far East Movement featuring Cataracs & Dev's "Like A G6" 216.000
2- Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are" 178.000
3- Nelly's "Just A Dream" 169.000
4- Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World) 145.000 (555.000 copies sold so far.... Gold)
5- Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" 130.000
6- Usher featuring Pitbull's "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" 125.000
7- Flo Rida featuring David Guetta's "Club Can't Handle Me" 121.000
8- Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" 110.000
9- Glee cast "Toxic" 109.000
10- Lil Wayne featuring Drake "Gonorrhea" 107.000
Digital Top Ten
1. Far East Movement - Like a G6 (featuring Cataracs & Dev) 216.000
2. Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are 178.000
3. Nelly - Just a Dream 169.000
4. Rihanna - Only Girl (In the World) 145.000
5. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream 130.000
6. Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (featuring Pitbull) 125.000
7. Flo Rida - Club Can't Handle Me (featuring David Guetta) 121.000
8. Taio Cruz - Dynamite 110.000
9. Glee Cast - Toxic (Glee Cast Version) 109.000
10. Lil Wayne - Gonorrhea (featuring Drake) 107.000
Prediction
Just the Way You Are 178 + 121 = 299
Like a G6 216 + 70 = 286
Teenage Dream 130 + 128 = 258
Just a Dream 169 + 74 = 243
DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love 125 + 104 = 229
Dynamite 110 + 115 = 225
Only Girl (In the World) 145 + 63 = 208
Club Can't Handle Me 121 + 62 = 183
Expect LTWYL & most likely ILI or TIO to also be top ten.