Billboard Hot 100 made some changes on the chart formula but that didn't stop fun. and Janelle Monae's We Are Young to secure a second week on top the chart. Billboard added On-Demand streaming (subscriber-based online streaming of music) in their calculations which actually helped We Are Young even more as the song tops the inaugural 'On Demand Songs" chart. Billboard reports that sales and radio airplay still has higher percentage in the tally although it's been slashed to give way for On-Demand streaming points. I believe this a a welcome development to the chart as it is reflecting the current trends in music right now.
These are the online streaming services now included in the Hot 100 formula: MOG, Muve Music, Rdio, Rhapsody, Slacker and Spotify. Also included are radio streams from Rhapsody and Slacker, on-demand audio streams from My Space and Guvera, and plays on video request service Akoo will be accounted as well.
Elsewhere on the chart, the #2 to #4 songs hold their position from last week while 4-week UK Singles Chart #1 single Somebody That I Used to Know climbs #9 to #5. Billboard reports that the new formula benefited the song as it is one of the top 5 songs on the new chart thus increasing its points.
Also getting a bump due to the revamp is Drake's Take Care featuring Rihanna which climbs #11 to #7, it's highest position to date. Speaking or Rihanna, her former 10-week #1 We Found Love exits the top 10 (#11 this week) after 23-week run in the top 10.
This week's top debut comes from John Mayer's new song Shadow Days debuting at #42. Would you believe that Mayer didn't have a top 10 song yet? His highest peaking song is Say which peaked at #12 in 2007. He has 6 more top 20 hits: No Such Thing (#13), Your Body Is A Wonderland (#18), Daughters (#19), Waiting On The World To Change (#14), Who Says (#17) and Fallout Boy's cover of Michael Jackson's Beat It (#19) in which he was a featured artist.
Adele's Rolling in the Deep is still the longest chart sitter and still there are no signs that the song will drop out soon as it climbs #32 to #30 on its 62nd week on the chart. On the opposite of longevity, Far East Movement's Live My Life which features Justin Bieber which debuted at #21 last week drops out this week as sales plummeted after the initial sales rush which is likely caused by Justin Bieber's role on the song. Bieber tracks usually fly on the sales charts on its first few days or release then drops like a rock. Also dropping out is Madonna's Give Me All Your Luvin which only spent 5 weeks but peaked at #10 thanks to strong initial sales.
Here is this week's Billboard Hot 100 as posted at Pulse Music Board
1 1 3 12 We Are Young, fun. Featuring Janelle Monae 1
2 2 1 12 Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You), Kelly Clarkson 1
3 3 2 28 Set Fire To The Rain, Adele 1
4 4 5 9 Glad You Came, The Wanted 4
5 9 16 10 Somebody That I Used To Know, Gotye Featuring Kimbra 5
6 8 8 15 Turn Me On, David Guetta Featuring Nicki Minaj 4
7 11 15 17 Take Care, Drake Featuring Rihanna 7
8 7 9 22 Young, Wild & Free, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa Featuring Bruno Mars 7
9 6 10 4 Starships, Nicki Minaj 6
10 5 4 4 Part Of Me, Katy Perry 1
11 10 6 25 We Found Love, Rihanna Featuring Calvin Harris 1
12 19 35 10 Wild Ones, Flo Rida Featuring Sia 12
13 12 7 24 Good Feeling, Flo Rida 3
14 13 13 19 International Love, Pitbull Featuring Chris Brown 13
15 17 18 16 Rack City, Tyga 7
16 20 22 13 Ass Back Home, Gym Class Heroes Featuring Neon Hitch 12
17 16 14 22 Domino, Jessie J 6
18 14 12 28 Sexy And I Know It, LMFAO 1
19 15 17 17 The Motto, Drake Featuring Lil Wayne 15
20 22 20 24 It Will Rain, Bruno Mars 3
21 23 32 9 Drive By, Train 21
22 34 46 5 Feel So Close, Calvin Harris 22
23 30 25 31 Ni**as in Paris, Jay Z Kanye West 5
24 31 38 3 Call Me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepsen 24
25 26 27 31 Not Over You, Gavin DeGraw 18
26 25 26 51 Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO Featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock 1
27 28 28 38 Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera 1
28 27 19 4 Turn Up The Music, Chris Brown 10
29 24 21 36 Someone Like You, Adele 1
30 32 23 62 Rolling In The Deep, Adele 1
31 33 29 22 The One That Got Away, Katy Perry 3
32 35 31 26 Paradise, Coldplay 15
33 44 50 4 What Makes You Beautiful, One Direction 28
34 36 34 21 A Thousand Years, Christina Perri 31
35 37 36 28 Without You, David Guetta Featuring Usher 4
36 46 54 11 Talk That Talk, Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z 31
37 18 24 3 Good Girl, Carrie Underwood 18
38 41 42 13 Strip, Chris Brown Featuring Kevin K-MAC McCall 38
39 48 45 18 Ours, Taylor Swift 13
40 42 37 23 Dance (A$$), Big Sean Featuring Nicki Minaj 10
41 38 41 16 Tonight Is The Night, Outasight 38
42 1 Shadow Days, John Mayer 42
43 47 48 14 Alone With You, Jake Owen 43
44 45 33 38 Love You Like A Love Song, Selena Gomez & The Scene 22
45 49 39 28 Work Out, J. Cole 13
46 43 44 12 A Woman Like You, Lee Brice 43
47 40 52 8 Over You, Miranda Lambert 40
48 54 57 17 Love On Top, Beyonce 20
49 55 63 3 Birthday Cake, Rihanna Featuring Chris Brown 49
50 51 55 7 Drink On It, Blake Shelton 50
51 52 64 10 I Won't Give Up, Jason Mraz 8
52 56 61 9 Dancin' Away With My Heart, Lady Antebellum 50
53 58 59 18 Home, Dierks Bentley 44
54 61 67 15 Can't Get Enough, J. Cole Featuring Trey Songz 52
55 29 11 3 So Good, B.o.B 11
56 88 2 Ayy Ladies, Travis Porter Featuring Tyga 56
57 39 51 13 Rumour Has It, Adele 39
58 57 81 3 Climax, Usher 57
59 59 76 5 Somethin' 'Bout A Truck, Kip Moore 59
60 69 70 9 Safe & Sound, Taylor Swift Featuring The Civil Wars 30
61 64 92 3 Fly Over States, Jason Aldean 61
62 68 96 5 Drank In My Cup, Kirko Bangz 62
63 53 49 7 Sorry For Party Rocking, LMFAO 49
64 62 60 13 You Gonna Fly, Keith Urban 54
65 75 78 8 Princess Of China, Coldplay Featuring Rihanna 20
66 74 77 17 Levels, Avicii 60
67 79 2 Springsteen, Eric Church 67
68 78 85 12 Lights, Ellie Goulding 68
69 77 93 8 Love's Gonna Make It Alright, George Strait 69
70 66 75 20 Lotus Flower Bomb, Wale Featuring Miguel 38
71 65 80 8 Better Than I Used To Be, Tim McGraw 65
72 63 71 18 Reality, Kenny Chesney 62
73 71 82 4 Banjo, Rascal Flatts 63
74 NEW 1 Midnight City, M83. 74
75 72 83 4 Bangarang, Skrillex Featuring Sirah 72
76 97 89 18 You Da One, Rihanna 14
77 60 47 20 Red Solo Cup, Toby Keith 15
78 82 100 8 Faded, Tyga Featuring Lil Wayne 52
79 92 2 UP!, LoveRance Featuring IamSu & Skipper or 50 Cent 79
80 83 98 10 Where I Come From, Montgomery Gentry 80
81 85 86 12 Mirror, Lil Wayne Featuring Bruno Mars 16
82 89 62 3 Some Nights, fun. 62
83 RE-ENTRY 6 Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites, Skrillex 69
84 NEW 1 Brokenhearted, Karmin 84
85 84 84 10 Gotta Have It, Jay Z Kanye West 69
86 90 4 4 AM, Melanie Fiona 86
87 87 99 18 Lonely Boy, The Black Keys 64
88 76 94 7 You Don't Know Her Like I Do, Brantley Gilbert 76
89 95 6 Mr. Wrong, Mary J. Blige Featuring Drake 87
90 81 87 18 The Trouble With Girls, Scotty McCreery 55
91 94 2 Magic, Future Featuring T.I. 91
92 98 5 Do It Like You, Diggy Featuring Jeremih 92
93 73 69 19 Blackout, Breathe Carolina 32
94 99 79 19 Shake It Out, Florence + The Machine 73
95 91 88 12 I Do, Young Jeezy Featuring Jay-Z & Andre 3000 61
96 NEW 1 No Hurry, Zac Brown Band 96
97 NEW 1 Sex Ain't Better Than Love, Trey Songz 97
98 RE-ENTRY 8 Don't Stop (Color On The Walls), Foster The People 86
99 RE-ENTRY 2 Drunk On You, Luke Bryan 79
100 96 95 3 Cough Syrup, Young The Giant 95
