"Beautiful" & "Ain't No Other Man" Digital Sales Update
US Digital Tracks Catalog:
#39 Christina Aguilera, Beautiful 7,942 (1,132,854)
Ain’t No Other Man, Christina Aguilera 1,679,000 (as of Apr.2012)
The Prayer, Christina Aguilera feat. Chris Mann 54,000.
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Choice TV: Female Personality
Christina Aguilera, “The Voice”
Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model”
Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jennifer Lopez, AMERICAN IDOL
Jessica Simpson, “Fashion Star”
Choice TV: Female Personality
Christina Aguilera, “The Voice”
Tyra Banks, “America’s Next Top Model”
Carrie Ann Inaba, “Dancing With The Stars”
Jennifer Lopez, AMERICAN IDOL
Jessica Simpson, “Fashion Star”
Top Hot 100 Song: Meet The Billboard Music Award Finalist
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The finalists for Top Hot 100 Song at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards have all dominated the Hot 100 chart for weeks on end, with stick-in-your-head choruses that make you sing and dance. Get the details on the finalists, then let us know what you think this year's Top Hot 100 Song is in the poll below!
Adele lamented lost love, belting, "We could have had it all" -- and she did, with "Rolling in the Deep," her first No. 1 hit in the US, conquering the Hot 100 for seven weeks, charting for 65, and becoming the all-time highest-selling digital song by a woman in the US, with 7 million copies sold.
The only song to steal its fire -- and surpass it as the fastest song in digital history to reach 6 million in sales (taking just 48 weeks) -- was LMFAO's "Party Rock Anthem," featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock. The high-energy dance track became the fourth-best-selling digital song of all time.
Maroon 5 also took bold steps this year, teaming up with Christina Aguilera on "Moves Like Jagger." Though they may spar on "The Voice," lead singer Adam Levine and Aguilera were pitch-perfect here, melding his soulful vocals with her throaty pipes in a funky soul track that captured Mick Jagger's strut and swagger. "Moves Like Jagger" topped the Billboard Hot 100, in the week ending September 10, 2011, as the greatest airplay gainer for the third consecutive week selling 5 Million Copies since its release.
Taking chances also worked for Katy Perry. Her song "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, reigned as the year's third-biggest-selling digital song in the US, with more than 4 million units. This fourth official single from Perry's second major label studio album, "Teenage Dream" (2010), is slower in tempo and darker than her usual fare, with lyrics about being "infected" by alien love, while West raps over a "stomp-stomp-clap" beat. But it succeeded in abducting fans by the millions, propelling it to the top of the Hot 100 for five weeks.
Threatening to unseat it is "Give Me Everything," by Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, DJ Afrojack, and Nayer. Melding Latin-infused rhythms with Broadway-style dance, the song is Pitbull's biggest hit yet. Its rise on the charts wasn't hindered by its controversial line, "I got it locked up like Lindsay Lohan," which prompted Lohan to sue for defamation (Pitbull has asked the court for a dismissal). The song reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in July and has sold 4 million copies since its release.
To see who wins Top Hot 100 Song, tune in to the Billboard Music Awards, airing live May 20 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas! In the poll below, vote for who you think should win.
