Maroon 5's One More Night ties Carly Rae Jepsen's Call Me Maybe for longest streak atop the Hot 100 in 2012 9 weeks. Putting the pressure on Maroon 5 is Rihanna's Diamonds, which rises to #2 and replaces Psy's Gangnam Style (2-5). Entering the top 10 is Flo Rida's I Cry (12-10).
The Billboard 200 1-10
first week debuts in bold
1. Taylor Swift - Red (1-1)
2. Various Artists - Now 44 (2)
3. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby (3-3)
4. Ne-Yo - R.E.D. (4)
5. Aerosmith - Music From Another Dimension (5)
6. Jason Aldean - Night Train (4-6)
7. Mumford & Sons - Babel (7-7)
8. Meek Mill - Dreams & Nightmares (2-8)
9. Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d. city (5-9)
10. Third Day - Miracle (10)
- E-40 and Too $hort have 2 collaborative albums debuting this week, the first is History: Function Music at #62 with 6,500 copies sold, and the second is History: Mob Music at #71 with 5,800 sold. Not sure who told E-40 we need multiple albums from him at a time, but he needs to chill.
- Debuting at #189 is Saigon's Greatest Story Never Told Chapter 2 with a measly 2,800 sold.
The Billboard Hot 100 1-10
first time top 10's in bold
1. Maroon 5 - One More Night (1-1)
2. Rihanna - Diamonds (4-2)
3. Ke$ha - Die Young (6-3)
4. fun. - Some Nights (3-4)
5. Psy - Gangnam Style (2-5)
6. Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven (7-6)
7. Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (5-7)
8. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (10-8)
9. Alex Clare - Too Close (9-9)
10. Flo Rida - I Cry (12-10)
- Ed Sheeran's The A Team hops 9 spots 35-26.
- Adele's Skyfall from the new 007 movie soundtrack flies 23 spots 56-33.
- Justin Bieber's Beauty And A Beat featuring Nicki Minaj jumps 16 more spots 54-38.
- Nicki Minaj's Va Va Voom shoots 23 spots 69-46.
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' Thrift Shop jumps 11 spots 66-55.
- P!nk's Try flies 24 spots 93-69.
- Ludacris' Rest Of My Life featuring Usher and David Guetta debuts at #72.
- Pitbull's Don't Stop The Party slides 10 spaces 91-81.
