'DREAM' SEQUENCE: As "S&M" dominates the Hot 100, Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, falls to No. 2 after three weeks at the summit.
Still, Perry rewrites Hot 100 history by spending a 49th consecutive week in the top 10. As previously noted by Chart Beat reader JonMichael Rasmus of Madison, Wis., Perry passes Ace of Base, which logged 48 straight weeks in the top tier with "All That She Wants," "The Sign" and "Don't Turn Around" from Oct. 16, 1993, through Sept. 10, 1994.
Perry's unprecedented streak began with "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg, which debuted at No. 2 the week of May 29, 2010, and continued with "Teenage Dream" and "Firework" prior to "E.T."