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Chart Listings: Billboard Hot 100 Singles (2005-2009 Archives)
Member Since: 10/5/2005
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Originally posted by fridayteenage
Well, Take a Bow is a previously unreleased single from Rihanna after her last two albums' lead singles hit #1. People always download her singles, and this one, again, had not been released anywhere before. Versus Don't Stop the Music, Unfaithful, etc., which were sold with Rihanna's albums months before they got officially released. So this is essentially a testament to Rihanna's digital power, not a testament to the song's quality.
If, say, Take a Bow had been on the original release and, say, Breakin' Dishes or Rehab was a previously unreleased song to lead off the album's re-release, BD or R would probably be #1.
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I believe at least two-thirds of her singles she's done so far in her career have managed to be in the top 10 here within the US alone.
The girl is a powerhouse...I would love to meet her management.
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Member Since: 8/9/2004
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Originally posted by TRL Girl
Ask Billboard: "Bye Bye" To Say "Hi Hi" Top 10 Soon
I'm a big Mariah Carey fan, and am incredibly shocked at the downward slide of her new single "Bye Bye" on the Billboard Hot 100.
It was the Hot Shot Debut (at No. 23) a few weeks ago, and her highest debut in years. Why do you think it has lost popularity? Does it have a chance to even make it into the top 10? -- Carlos Anino
Keith Caulfield from Ask Billboard replies:
Don't panic!
"Bye Bye" is headed back up the Billboard Hot 100. On the chart dated May 24, it zips from No. 38 to No. 27. Its radio airplay has been increasing over the past few weeks, so it should only continue to go higher.
The song debuted so high a couple weeks ago due to strong digital download sales. However, at the time, the airplay of the song wasn't big enough to keep the song from sliding down the Hot 100 in the ensuing weeks.
But, all is right in the world now, and "Bye Bye" should say "Hi Hi" to the top 10 quite soon.
Source: Billboard
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FLOP.
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i love TAB! its a real grower!
Im real sad by Bye Bye, but good thing it will enter top 10 soon though i did expect this to be a number 1...
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I simply don't understand why "Take a Bow" is so popular. :-/
It's boring. I didn't think Rihanna's name had so much gravitas.
Edit: I can't believe two extremely boring ballads--"TAB" and "BB"--will make it big.
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Originally posted by Yahhh!
#20 (Week 35)
No One - Alicia Keys
J Records - 111.000
One of the biggest songs of the decade
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agree!
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Member Since: 5/25/2007
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^there's sis something with that song! still listening to it til now...
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Member Since: 5/4/2005
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Where is the Hot Digital Songs update?
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Member Since: 8/14/2007
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Originally posted by Adrian
Where is the Hot Digital Songs update?
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Bks is a Pulse Board member and he's on vacation. He's the sourse of all SoundScan charts.
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Member Since: 3/24/2008
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Digital Sales Information This Week:
The outcome has been similar on the digital download front, though here Madonna is out front. "4 Minutes," the pop icon's collaboration with Justin Timberlake, has sold 1,429,000 downloads in nine weeks. Carey's "Touch My Body" has sold 970,000 in eight weeks. Jackson's "Feedback" slips out of the top 200 this week, after selling 608,000 in its first 19 weeks.
Rihanna's "Take A Bow" holds at #1 on the Hot Digital Songs chart for the second week, with sales of 196,000 downloads. Rihanna has three other titles on this week's chart-"Don't Stop The Music" at #30, "Umbrella" at #79 and "Shut Up And Drive" at #137. Total combined sales of the four songs: 6,349,000. Downloads are only about a buck a song, but for a lucky few artists, it can really add up.
1. Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Possess Your Heart" jumps from #57 to #48 on Hot Digital Songs. "Bixby Canyon Bridge" opens at #194.
Sinatra's version of "The Way You Look Tonight," the Oscar-winning Best Song of 1936, opens at #184 on Hot Digital Songs.
3. Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, "Lucky" bows at #34 on Hot Digital Songs. "I'm Yours" dips from #32 to #41.
"Mercy" vaults from #38 to #13 on Hot Digital Songs. "Warwick Avenue" debuts at #190.
5. Leona Lewis, Spirit, 62,000. Lewis climbs back into the top five after slipping to #6 last week. This is the top "hold-over" album from last week's chart. "Bleeding Love" tops the 2 million mark in paid digital downloads, as it holds at #2 on Hot Digital Songs for the second straight week.
6. Mariah Carey, E=MC2, 59,000. Lewis and Carey switch places this week, with Carey slipping a notch to #6. "Touch My Body" dips from #14 to #16 on Hot Digital Songs. "Bye Bye" drops from #36 to #38.
Madonna's megastar collabo with Justin Timberlake, holds at #5 on Hot Digital Songs.
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Originally posted by Alexz
Bks is a Pulse Board member and he's on vacation. He's the sourse of all SoundScan charts.
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There has to be somebody else.
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Member Since: 12/5/2007
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If the Yahoo Music Chart Watch article is correct with Madonna at 1.429m for 4 minutes, she will have sold 120k this week at #5 in the Hot Digital Sales chart. Which should mean either Lil Wayne or Leona return to the top spot this week due to their airplay advantages.
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Take a Bow still #1!
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Originally posted by Adrian
Take a Bow still #1!
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Confirmed or a guess?
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Member Since: 5/4/2005
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Quote:
Originally posted by 6weeksatnumber7
Confirmed or a guess?
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I'm talking about Hot Digital Songs.
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Member Since: 12/5/2007
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Quote:
Originally posted by Adrian
I'm talking about Hot Digital Songs.
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Aha - I get your drift
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Member Since: 9/25/2004
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I don't understand how some people can call Bye Bye a flop. It debuted high thanks to the AI performance, but it's airplay was still to low which is why it didn't go up the charts the following weeks. However, now that the song is increasing airplay the track is going up the charts, so I don't see how people can call it a flop when it's run is far from over.
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Member Since: 9/25/2001
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Originally posted by Seymour_Omnis
I don't understand how some people can call Bye Bye a flop. It debuted high thanks to the AI performance, but it's airplay was still to low which is why it didn't go up the charts the following weeks. However, now that the song is increasing airplay the track is going up the charts, so I don't see how people can call it a flop when it's run is far from over.
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It's people who either don't like the song or don't understand how the Hot 100 works.
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Originally posted by Nick
It's people who either don't like the song or don't understand how the Hot 100 works.
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Or M-Trollas...
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Bye Bye
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