Florence + the Machine's "Spectrum (Say My Name" holds at #1 on the Official U.K. Chart for the third straight week. Florence + the Machine is the first lead British artist to spend three weeks atop the British chart since Adele reigned for five weeks in early 2011 with "Someone Like You." "Someone" later "crossed the pond" and reigned for five weeks in the U.S. as well. Will "Spectrum" become a big hit here? Stay tuned.
.fun's "Some Nights" jumps from #14 to #11 in its 23rd week. Digital sales rank: #4 (130K). The song tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. It's not easy for an "alternative" rock/indie pop act to follow a pop smash. Look at Foster the People, which had the #6 best-selling song of 2011, "Pumped Up Kicks." The trio has yet to make it back to the top 40, much less the top 15.
Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" jumps from #17 to #12 in its seventh week. Digital sales rank: #5 (128K)…
"Mercy" by Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz dips from #13 to #14 in its 17th week. The song is likely to hold at #1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for the fifth week…
"Let's Go" by Calvin Harris featuring Ne-Yo jumps from #20 to #17 in its 12th week.
Little Big Town's "Pontoon" jumps from #30 to #22 in its eighth week…
Jason Mraz's "I Won't Give Up," which jumps from #24 to #23 in its 30th week, tops the 2 million mark in digital sales this week. The song has climbed as high as #8…
"No Lie" by 2 Chainz featuring Drake jumps from #28 to #27 in its 12th week. 2 Chainz's follow-up, "Birthday Song" (featuring Kanye West) debuts at #91. Both songs are from the rapper's debut album, Based On A T.R.U. Story, which is due Aug. 14.
"As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber featuring Big Sean vaults from #53 to #28 in its sixth week. The mid-tempo song has already climbed as high as #21. The song is likely to become Bieber's fourth top 10 hit. It would mark the first time that he has had back-to-back top 10 hits. (According to press reports, Bieber chafes at constant comparisons to Justin Timberlake. He shouldn't let it bother him. Few teen stars have ever made the transition to adult pop stardom more convincingly than Timberlake. And with this appealing song, Bieber is smartly following the same path.)
Alex Clare's "Too Close" jumps from #35 to #30 in its 18th week…
Love And Theft's "Angel Eyes" jumps from #43 to #34 in its 11th week…
Grouplove's winning pop/rock blend "Tongue Tied" jumps from #48 to #42 in its 14th week.
"2 Reasons" by Trey Songz featuring T.I. jumps from #76 to #64 in its fourth week…
Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" jumps from #89 to #72 in its fourth week. The song has already climbed as high as #66…
Chris Brown's "Don't Wake Me Up" jump from #80 to #73 in its fifth week. Brown's previous hit, "Turn Up The Music," tops the 1 million mark in digital sales this week. The fact that such a catchy and commercial record needed 24 weeks to sell 1 million copies speaks to the resistance still facing Brown.
Nero's "Promises" jumps from #93 to #82 in its fourth week. The song has already climbed as high as #70. The song reached #1 on the Official U.K. chart nearly a year ago (Aug. 20, 2011)…
Train's "50 Ways To Say Goodbye" jumps from #92 to #83 in its third week…
Phillip Phillips' "Home" re-enters the chart at #84. It has already climbed as high as #10.
"New God Flow" by Pusha T & Kanye West is the week's top new entry at #89. This is from the upcoming GOOD Music sampler Cruel Summer, which is due Sept. 4…
Nicki Minaj's "Pound The Alarm" debuts at #92. It's from Minaj's former #1 album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded…Miranda Lambert's
"Fastest Girl In Town" debuts at #94. It's from Four The Record…
Rascal Flatts' "Come Wake Me Up" debuts at #98. It's from Changed…
Chris Young's "Neon" debuts at #100. It's the title track from his third studio album.