February 17, 2011

Thursday Billboard Update - 2/17/11

Now 37
Now That's What I Call Music 37 debuts at #1 this week with 150,800 albums sold. No word on why people are still buying these compilation albums in the age of free downloading.

Lady Gaga's new single Born This Way debuts at #1 and becomes the 1,000th #1 record in the Hot 100's 52-year history. No word on if the song is about her penis. Cee-Lo's Fuck You returns to the top 10 after his Grammy performance and jumps 9 spots 16-7. Rihanna's S&M soars 23 spots (31-8) and enters the top 10 for the first time, replacing her previous hit What's My Name featuring Drake.

The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold

1. Various Artists - Now 37 (1)
2. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More (2)
3. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0 (17-3)
4. Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday (1-4)
5. P!nk - Greatest Hits...So Far!!! (9-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans (4-6)
7. Eminem - Recovery (10-7)
8. Rihanna - Loud (5-8)
9. Jason Aldean - My Kinda Party (7-9)
10. Justin Bieber - My Worlds Acoustic (47-10)
  • Slaughterhouse's self-titled EP comes in at #147 with 5,100 copies sold.
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold

1. Lady Gaga - Born This Way (1)
2. Katy Perry - Firework (3-2)
3. Bruno Mars - Grenade (2-3)
4. Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow (1-4)
5. P!nk - Fuckin' Perfect (4-5)
6. Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (6-6)
7. Cee-Lo - Fuck You (16-7)
8. Rihanna - S&M (31-8)
9. Black Eyed Peas - The Time (19-9)
10. Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me (10-10)
  • Jay Sean's Hit The Lights featuring Lil Wayne debuts at #18.
  • After performing it at the Grammys and releasing a film by the same title, Justin Bieber's Never Say Never flies 24 spots 49-25.
  • Adele's Rolling In The Deep rides 23 spots north 64-41.
  • Wiz Khalifa's Roll Up debuts at #48.
  • Trey Songz's Love Faces rises another 10 spots 90-80.
  • Lupe Fiasco's Words I Never Said debuts at #89.
  • Justin Bieber's Pray debuts at #91.