Billboard Hot 100 (March 5, 2011)

Lady GaGa's "Born This Way" spends a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100. "Born This Way" is the first song since 2003's "This is The Night" by Clay Aiken to hold the #1 position after debuting at #1. It's just usual for #1 debuting songs to drop on its second week since those songs benefit from huge out-of-the-gate sales but Lady GaGa's track is just a phenomenon right now as it manages to sell 509K this week , a 14% increase from debut week sales of 448K. It should be noted that Born This Way's first week sum was just three-days worth of sales. If "Born This Way" had a full week, it could have broken Flo Rida's record for the biggest debut sales week (and overall sales in a single as well), "Right Round' sold 600K+ back in February 2009. "Born This Way" will likely log a 3rd week at #1 as the song is still on top of US iTunes and rising on airplay.

Surging #7-#2 is Cee Lo Green's "F**k You (Forget You)" thanks to a massive sale of 412K this week (combined sales for both the original and edited version). This song's chart run is quite noteworthy, the song had initial buzz due to the title and video but later the growth cooled off and it seemed like song will not reach the top 10 at all as it started to fall but ,i experienced a resurgence with the Glee exposure which boosted the song to the top 10. Just as you thought the song has peaked, several weeks later, the song earned a new peak at #7 thanks to the Grammy performance plus American Idol exposure. Last week both versions were in the top 5 that helped the song to reach this high sales total and now on its 26th week on the chart the zooms to #2. It took half a year for the song to reach this spot, it would have been great it reached the summit but nevertheless #2 peak ain't too shabby at all.

Dr. Dre's "I Need A Doctor" debuted at #5 two weeks ago due to huge debut week sales week, it plunged all the way down to #32 last week but thanks again to a Grammy performance the song bounced back on the sales front and sold 283K this week helping the song to leap back to the top 5 this time a new peak at #4. Did you know that Skylar Grey was the girl singing the chorus of the 2006 hit "Where'd You Go" by Fort Minor? She was known then as Holly Brook. Anyway, Skylar Grey has another featured track Diddy Dirty Money's "Coming Home" (up #26-#22). I personally like Skylar Grey's voice and I have a feeling she'll hit it big once she releases her own material soon.

Justin Bieber earns his second top hit as "Never Say Never" zooms #25-#8 this week. Bieber's most successful song so far on the Hot 100 is "Baby" which debuted and peaked at #5. The track initially charted last year as the soundtrack for the hit movie "Karate Kid" starring Jaden Smith which was featured on the song, it debuted at #33 and fell fast. Interest for the song came back because of Justin Bieber'3D biopic/concert movie of the same title.

Adele's sophomore album "21" is expected to sell at least 275k in the US next week which is very impressive, the album's lead single "Rolling in the Deep" is performing quite well on the chart it climbs #41-#26 this week. Adele's "Chasing Pavements" peaked at #21 three years ago and "Rolling in the Deep" will definitely surpass it as the song is currently #3 at the US iTunes and will likely jump to the top 10 next week.

Another act that benefited from the Grammy perfomance is Mumford & Sons, their song "The Cave" climbed 41 notches from #68 to #27 thanks to good sales in the wake up of their Grammy performance. "Little Lion Man" which went recurrent a couple weeks ago returned on the chart at #45 due to high sales, this is the song's peak position, it previous peak was #61.

Linkin Park's "Waiting for the End" narrowly escapes going recurrent this week as the song climbs #52-#50 this week on its 20th week on the chart, if the points had put this song at #51 it will drop out on the chart.

Taio Cruz' "Dynamite" is still the longest chart sitter with 38 weeks on the chart, it drops #37-#40 this week. Next in line is Usher's "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" with 32 weeks (down #40-#41) and Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream with 31 weeks (up #46-#39).

My Billboard 200 roundup will be posted tomorrow :)

Here is this week's Billboard Hot 100 courtesy of Pulse Music Board:

1 1 2 Born This Way, Lady Gaga
2 7 26 F**k You (Forget You), Cee Lo Green
3 3 21 Grenade, Bruno Mars
4 32 3 I Need A Doctor, Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
5 2 18 Firework, Katy Perry
6 5 8 F**kin' Perfect, P!nk
7 8 6 S&M, Rihanna
8 25 10 Never Say Never, Justin Bieber Featuring Jaden Smith
9 6 13 Tonight (I'm Lovin' You), Enrique Iglesias Featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E
10 4 20 Black And Yellow, Wiz Khalifa
11 10 6 Hold It Against Me, Britney Spears
12 13 18 What's My Name?, Rihanna Featuring Drake
13 11 6 What The Hell, Avril Lavigne
14 15 31 Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
15 21 11 More, Usher
16 14 12 Rocketeer, Far*East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder
17 12 21 Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor), Pitbull Featuring T-Pain
18 19 10 Moment 4 Life, Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake
19 22 17 Yeah 3X, Chris Brown
20 16 10 6 Foot 7 Foot, Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz
21 27 21 Jar Of Hearts, Christina Perri
22 26 13 Coming Home, Diddy - Dirty Money Featuring Skylar Grey
23 17 20 Raise Your Glass, P!nk
24 24 17 Back To December, Taylor Swift
25 31 15 Down On Me, Jeremih Featuring 50 Cent
26 41 7 Rolling In The Deep, Adele
27 68 3 The Cave, Mumford & Sons
28 RE-ENTRY 2 E.T., Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West
29 28 24 No Hands, Waka Flocka Flame Featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale
30 20 17 We R Who We R, Ke$ha
31 29 3 Look At Me Now, Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
32 51 5 Blow, Ke$ha
33 30 10 Higher, Taio Cruz Featuring Travie McCoy
34 36 13 Pretty Girl Rock, Keri Hilson
35 33 24 Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
36 9 15 The Time (Dirty Bit), The Black Eyed Peas
37 NEW 1 Backseat, New Boyz Featuring The Cataracs & Dev
38 39 16 Don't You Wanna Stay, Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
39 46 31 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
40 37 38 Dynamite, Taio Cruz
41 40 32 DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love, Usher Featuring Pitbull
42 35 20 Stereo Love, Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
43 42 14 Marry Me, Train
44 57 8 The Show Goes On, Lupe Fiasco
45 RE-ENTRY 22 Little Lion Man, Mumford & Sons
46 43 27 Just A Dream, Nelly
47 NEW 1 Baby, Glee Cast
48 53 10 Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not, Thompson Square
49 NEW 1 Sing, Glee Cast
50 52 20 Waiting For The End, Linkin Park
51 NEW 1 Take Me Or Leave Me, Glee Cast
52 49 5 Colder Weather, Zac Brown Band
53 54 12 Who Dat Girl, Flo Rida Featuring Akon
54 59 8 All Of The Lights, Kanye West
55 50 16 Somewhere With You, Kenny Chesney
56 55 16 Who Are You When I'm Not Looking, Blake Shelton
57 60 13 Let Me Down Easy, Billy Currington
58 92 2 Sing, My Chemical Romance
59 67 16 Voices, Chris Young
60 64 8 For The First Time, The Script
61 91 2 Pray, Justin Bieber
62 NEW 1 Somebody To Love, Glee Cast
63 61 11 Fall For Your Type, Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake
64 63 6 Buzzin', Mann
65 69 9 This Is Country Music, Brad Paisley
66 70 8 You Be Killin Em, Fabolous
67 71 9 What Do You Want, Jerrod Niemann
68 65 17 Someone Else Calling You Baby, Luke Bryan
69 76 15 Hello World, Lady Antebellum
70 79 8 This, Darius Rucker
71 66 16 Felt Good On My Lips, Tim McGraw
72 80 4 Love Faces, Trey Songz
73 74 8 A Little Bit Stronger, Sara Evans
74 NEW 1 Born To Be Somebody, Justin Bieber
75 98 18 Lay It Down, Lloyd
76 48 2 Roll Up, Wiz Khalifa
77 73 10 Bass Down Low, Dev Featuring The Cataracs
78 18 2 Hit The Lights, Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne
79 84 7 From A Table Away, Sunny Sweeney
80 85 4 I Won't Let Go, Rascal Flatts
81 81 6 Wildflower, The JaneDear Girls
82 77 13 Maybe, Sick Puppies
83 78 11 No BS, Chris Brown
84 86 9 I Just Had Sex, The Lonely Island Featuring Akon
85 95 2 Heart Like Mine, Miranda Lambert
86 NEW 1 Tomorrow, Chris Young
87 82 8 Who's That Chick?, David Guetta Featuring Rihanna
88 88 6 Little Miss, Sugarland
89 90 14 Kush, Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg & Akon
90 RE-ENTRY 5 Forget You, Glee Cast Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow
91 NEW 1 Written In The Stars, Tinie Tempah Featuring Eric Turner
92 NEW 1 Just Can't Get Enough, The Black Eyed Peas
93 93 6 H*A*M, Kanye West & Jay-Z
94 RE-ENTRY 3 U Smile, Justin Bieber
95 34 2 Firework, Glee Cast
96 23 2 I Do, Colbie Caillat
97 99 2 Bleed Red, Ronnie Dunn
98 8 Do The John Wall, Troop 41
99 100 3 Price Tag, Jessie J Featuring B.o.B
100 RE-ENTRY 17 Whip My Hair, Willow

Spotlight: "The Adjustment Bureau"

Last week Pinoyexchange invited me to watch the press screening of the movie "The Adjustment Bureau" at the Solar Entertainment office in Makati which is luckily just a five minute walk from where I work. I had a great time and looking forward to more press screenings haha. Here's my review of the movie which will be posted soon at Pinoyexchange.com :)

“The Adjustment Bureau” is a solid movie that delivers the right amount of thrill and entertainment that you wouldn't feel like you wasted two hours of your life. But if you're looking for the next “Inception” then you might get disappointed.

I haven't read Phillip K. Dick's “The Adjustment Team”, the short story where this movie is based on, when I watched the movie but nevertheless the premise is already intriguing enough to draw me into. David Norris (Matt Damon) is a US congressman who meets Elise (Emily Blunt), a beautiful woman whom he immediately falls smitten with after they share a moment on the night where David is about to give a pivotal speech for his political career. David and Elise's blossoming romance was thwarted when a mysterious group of men abducts David and warns him that he should never see Elise ever again. Apparently, these group of men called the Adjustment Bureau are tasked to “adjust” your destiny according to the plan of the “Chairman”. They even have a book containing a map-like illustration of a person's destiny moving in real time. The mysterious men eventually let David go but not after burning the piece of paper where Elise wrote her number. But David ignored the warning and tried to search for Elise to no avail. After 3 years, David found Elise on a chance encounter and this time around David will not allow anything to set them apart even if facing the mysterious destiny-adjusting men once again.

“The Adjustment Bureau” makes a strong case on destiny versus free will but while I found the premise intriguing the script was dragged down by a weakly written conflict. There are contrived plot devices just to set up the central conflict like why would a prominent congressman take public transport without security or staff accompanying him? Why is David more bothered with the thought of not seeing the woman (which is basically just a stranger) ever again than finding out shocking secrets about human destiny? I have no problem with a love story as the driving force for the main character to fight the “Chairman's plan” but the build up was simply not compelling enough.

The performances were all fine but nothing noteworthy. Damon and Blunt offer enough chemistry to make you believe that their characters' love is true and not just a passionate affection. The movie has a witty dialogue where the cast especially Damon delivers quite well. Anthony Mackie and John Slattery did a great job and their scenes with Damon provided the movie a snappy repartee. Terence Stamp as Thompson, a veteran member of the Adjustment Bureau, was an engaging “antagonist”.

The cinematography and visual effects are top notch particularly the “traveling through doors” sequences. New York, which plays an integral part in the story, was utilized quite well with a showcase of the city's stunning scenery during the well-executed chase scenes towards the end of the movie.

“The Adjustment Bureau” is a mix of suspense, romance, and science fiction with some religious and political undertones on the side. While the result is an entertaining movie, “The Adjustment Bureau” could have achieved more if managed to focus on one aspect alone or at least gave more emphasis on the aspects where it worked.

"The Adjustment Bureau" will be shown in the Philippines on March 4, 2011.

Chart Recap 134 (Philippine Music Charts)

Here is this week's recap of music charts in Mega Manila FM radio stations plus MYX and Channel [V] Philippines. These charts are gathered and first posted at the Philippine Music Charts Thread over at Pinoyexchange.com

For last week's recap click here and you could also see the latest Astrovison/Astroplus and Odyssey top sellers list here

Channel [V] Philippines Bente Uno Countdown
February 15-21, 2011

1. Rocketeer (Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder)
2. Firework (Katy Perry)
3. SING (My Chemical Romance)
4. Marry Me (Train) NEW ENTRY
5. Waiting For The End (Linkin Park)
6. Mahal Kita (Kyla)
7. What The Hell (Avril Lavigne) NEW ENTRY
8. Nothing (The Script)
9. Hurricanes and Suns (Tokio Hotel)
10.Grenade (Bruno Mars)
11.What’s My Name (Rihanna feat. Drake)
12.F**kin’ Perfect (P!nk) NEW ENTRY
13.Animal (Neon Trees)
14.Pray (Justin Bieber)
15.Coming Home (Diddy-Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey) NEW ENTRY
16.We R Who We R (Ke$ha) RE-ENTRY
17.Whip My Hair (Willow) RE-ENTRY
18.Back To December (Taylor Swift)
19.Hold My Hand (Michael Jackson feat. Akon) RE-ENTRY
20.Something ‘Bout Love (David Archuleta) RE-ENTRY

Wildcard Video: Ain’t A Crime (Amber)

MYX Hit Chart
February 20-26, 2011

1. Taylor Swift - Back to December (1st week at #1)
2. Gloc-9 feat. Sheng Belmonte - Walang Natira
3. Sarah Geronimo - Sino Nga Ba S'ya
4. Yeng Constantino - Wag Na
5. Bruno Mars - Grenade
6. G-Dragon & T.O.P - High High
7. Avril Lavigne - What the Hell
8. Katy Perry - Firework
9. Tokio Hotel - Hurricanes and Suns
10. Tanya Markova - Linda Blair
11. Pink - Perfect (new entry)
12. Kamikazee feat. Chito Miranda, Ian Tayao & Reg Rubio - Meron Akong Ano
13. Champ - Hanging Habagat
14. Kyla - Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)
15. Girls' Generation - Hoot
16. Kiss Jane - Lagi
17. Paramore - Playing God
18. Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder - Rocketeer
19. My Chemical Romance - SING (new entry)
20. Train - Marry Me (new entry)

MYX International Top 20
February 19-25, 2011

1. Taylor Swift - Back to December (3rd week at #1)
2. Bruno Mars - Grenade
3. G-Dragon & T.O.P - High High
4. Avril Lavigne - What the Hell
5. Katy Perry - Firework
6. Tokio Hotel - Hurricanes and Suns
7. Pink - Perfect
8. Girls' Generation - Hoot
9. Paramore - Playing God
10. Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder - Rocketeer
11. My Chemical Romance - SING
12. Train - Marry Me (new entry)
13. The Script - Nothing (re-entry)
14. Linkin Park - Waiting for the End
15. Justin Bieber - Pray
16. Greyson Chance - Waiting Outside the Lines
17. Lee DeWyze - Sweet Serendipity
18. Chris Brown - Yeah 3x (new entry)
19. CN Blue - Love
20. 2NE1 - Go Away

Pinoy MYX Countdown
February 19-25, 2011

1. Gloc-9 feat. Sheng Belmonte - Walang Natira (3rd week at #1)
2. Sarah Geronimo - Sino Nga Ba S'ya
3. Yeng Constantino - Wag Na
4. Tanya Markova - Linda Blair
5. Kamikazee feat. Chito Miranda, Ian Tayao & Reg Rubio - Meron Akong Ano
6. Champ - Hanging Habagat
7. Kyla - Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin)
8. Kiss Jane - Lagi
9. Silent Sanctuary - Patunayan
10. Franco - Song for the Suspect
11. Eevee - Larawan
12. Shamrock feat. Rachelle Ann Go - Pagkakataon
13. Chris Cayzer - Drive
14. Amber Davis - Ain't a Crime
15. Charlie Green feat. Rachelle Ann Go - A Friend Like You
16. Richard Poon - Panalangin (new entry)
17. Mark Bautista - Kahit May Mahal Ka Nang Iba
18. Frencheska Farr - Today I'll See the Sun
19. Siakol - Ituloy Mo Lang
20. Frio - Hanggang Dito na Lang (new entry)

Pick of the Week
Chelo Aestrid - Pinays Rise

Wave 89.1 Soul Review Countdown (February 18, 2011)

15. Castle Walls - T.I. feat. Christina Aguilera (new entry)
14. Somebody Loves You Back - Tyrese (new entry)
13. I Like - Bobby Valentino
12. Gone - Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
11. High Hopes - Sozay (highest new entry)
10. Walking in New York - Jordin Sparks
9. Bass Down Low - Dev feat. The Cataracs
8. Rocketeer - Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
7. You Be Killin' Em - Fabolous
6. Speechless - Alicia Keys feat. Eve
5. Roll Up - Wiz Khalifa
4. I'm Ready for You - Drake
3. Secret Garden - Quincy Jones feat. Usher, Robin Thicke, Tyrese Gibson, LL Cool J, Tevin Campbell and Barry White
2. Don't Hold Your Breath - Nicole Scherzinger
1. One in a Million - Ne-Yo (2 weeks @ #1)

Magic 30 Countdown (20 February 2011)

30. Impossible - Anberlin (new entry)
29. Pera Pera - Sandwich (new entry)
28. What's My Name - Rihanna featuring Drake
27. Burning In The Skies - Linkin Park (new entry)
26. Lose To Win - Daniel Powter
25. Rocketeer - Far East Movement featuring Ryan Tedder
24. Blow - Ke$ha
23. The Ballad Of Mona Lisa - Panic! At The Disco (new entry)
22. TNT - Pupil
21. Need You - Travie McCoy
20. This Gathering - Franco
19. Sing - My Chemical Romance
18. Kiss With A Fist - Florence & The Machine
17. Born This Way - Lady GaGa (highest new entry)
16. G.R.I.N.D (Get Ready It's A New Day) - Asher Roth
15. Coming Home - Diddy - Dirty Money featuring Skylar Grey
14. Pursuit of Happiness - KiD CuDi featuring MGMT & Ratatat
13. Waiting For The End - Linkin Park
12. Peacock - Katy Perry
11. Never Gonna Leave This Bed - Maroon 5
10. All Of The Lights - Kanye West
9. Black And Yellow - Wiz Khalifa
8. Hey Daydreamer - Somedaydream
7. Marry You - Bruno Mars
6. Hold It Against Me - Britney Spears
5. Nothing - The Script
4. What The Hell - Avril Lavigne
3. Price Tag - Jessie J featuring B.o.B
2. Marry Me - Train (last week's #1)
1. Bass Down Low - Dev featuring The Cataracs (new #1)

102.7 Star FM Perfect 10 Countdown
February 20, 2011

1. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
2. Nandito - General Luna
3. The Only Exception - Cello and Lambert
4. Hey, Soul Sister - Train
5. Billionaire - Travie McCoy feat Bruno Mars
6. Ikaw Pa Rin - Jovit Baldovino
7. Sino Nga Ba Sya - Sarah Geronimo
8. Kahit May Mahal Ka Nang Iba - Mark Bautista
9. Carrie - Jovit Baldovino
10. Love The Way You Lie - Eminem feat Rihanna

97.1 Brgy. LS FM The Big 10 Countdown
February 20, 2011

1. Safe - Westlife
2. Elevator - David Archuleta
3. Shembot - Eat Bulaga Dabarkads
4. Suddenly It's Magic - Frencheska Farr
5. Maghihintay Sa'yo - Jhake Vargas
6. Walang Natira - Gloc 9 feat Sheng Belmonte
7. The Time (Dirty Bit) - Black Eyed Peas
8. Sino Nga Ba Sya? - Sarah Geronimo
9. Bon Bon - Pitbull
10. Gawing Langit Ang Mundo - Siakol

Mellow 94.7 Ten Strong Countdown (February 18, 2011)

10. Pray - Justin Bieber
9. Marry You - Bruno Mars
8. Photograph - Santana feat. Chris Daughtry
7. Sweet Serendipity - Lee DeWyze
6. Back to December - Taylor Swift
5. Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson
4. Nothing - The Script
3. What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
2. Rocketeer - Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
1. Marry Me - Train

RX 93.1 Countdown Top 7 and the Wannabes
(February 18, 2011)

30. Firework - Katy Perry
29. Waiting outside the Line - Greyson Chance
28. Pray - Justin Bieber
27. S&M - Rihanna
26. Pera Pera - Sandwich
25. Please Don't Let Me Go - Olly Murs
24. Worry about You - 2AM Club
23. Hold It against Me - Britney Spears
22. Gone - Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland
21. Pretty Girl Rock - Keri Hilson
20. Rocketeer - Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
19. Kiss with a Fist - Florence and the Machine
18. Born This Way - Lady GaGa
17. Bass Down Low - Dev feat. The Cataracs
16. Don't Tie Me Down - Kyla
15. What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
14. Mahal Kita (Di Mo Pansin) - Kyla
13. All Time Low - The Wanted
12. I Do - Colbie Caillat
11. Animal - Neon Trees
10. Impossible - Anberlin
9. Larawan - Eevee
8. Nothing - The Script
7. Price Tag - Jessie J feat. B.o.B
6. Marry You - Bruno Mars
5. Marry Me - Train
4. Never Gonna Leave This Bed - Maroon 5
3. Hey Daydreamer - Somedaydream
2. Falling Stars - David Archuleta
1. Perfect - P!nk (2 weeks @ #1)

Tambayan 101.9 Top 20 for February 19-25, 2011

1. Walang Natira - Gloc9 feat. Sheng Belmonte of Funk United
2. Sino Nga Ba Siya - Sarah Geronimo
3. Ito Ang Pangako Ko - Nyoy Volante
4. Pangarap Lang Kita - Parokya feat. Happee Sy
5. Wag Na - Yeng Constantino
6. Ika'y Mahal Pa Rin - Jovit
7. The Only Exception - Cello and Lambert
8. Gawing Langit Ang Mundo - Siakol CLICK DITO SA TAMBAYAN
9. I Love You So - Toni Gonzaga
10. Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
11. Tambay - Sponge Cola CLICK DITO SA TAMBAYAN
12. Saranghae - Sabrina
13. Hanggang Dito Nalang - Frio
14. Billionaire - Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars
15. Wish (2010) - Sarah Geronimo w/ Anton Alvarez
16. Hari Ng Dance Floor - Vhong Navarro ( Showtime OST )
17. The Time - Blackeyed Peas
18. High High - GD & Top
19. Til The End - Six Part Invention
20. Like A G6 - Far East Movement

99.5 RT 30 Countdown (February 18, 2011)

30. Love Letter - R. Kelly
29. Under the Stars - Morning Parade
28. Meron Ba - Kjwan
27. Nothing - The Script
26. The Ballad of Mona Lisa - Panic at the Disco (highest new entry)
25. What's My Name - Rihanna feat. Drake
24. Just Can't Get Enough - Black Eyed Peas
23. Music - Dirty J
22. Toilet - Sinosikat
21. Closer to the Edge - 30 Seconds to Mars
20. What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
19. White Knuckles - OK Go
18. Higher - Taio Cruz feat. Kylie Minogue
17. Like a G6 - Far*East Movement feat. The Cataracs and Dev
16. Bullet Soul - Switchfoot
15. Pera Pera - Sandwich
14. Hey Hey You - Vinyl Pinups
13. Raise Your Glass - P!nk
12. Something 'bout Love - David Archuleta
11. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
10. Falling Stars - David Archuleta
9. Just a Dream - Nelly
8. Bambi - Tokyo Police Club
7. Punching in a Dream - The Naked and Famous
6. Golden Train - Penguin Prison
5. Rocketeer - Far*East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
4. Firework - Katy Perry
3. Sing - My Chemical Romance
2. Waiting for the End - Linkin Park
1. Elevator - David Archuleta (2 weeks @ #1)

Jam 88.3 The Hit List (February 14, 2011)

25. Take Me - 6 Day Riot
24. Living Is So Easy - British Sea Power
23. Round She Goes - The Pin-Ups
22. Take Me Out - Atomic Tom
21. Badaboom - Tapes n' Tapes
20. Chandeliers - Lip Service (highest new entry)
19. Take Me Over - Cut Copy
18. Pray Tell - Anberlin
17. Mountain Wind - True Faith
16. Bigger than Us - White Lies
15. Down by the Water - Decemberists
14. Save Yourself - Centrevol
13. The Roller - Beady Eye
12. The Graveyard of the Atlantic - The Ataris
11. Giant Song - Funeral Party
10. The Ballad of Mona Lisa - Panic! at the Disco
9. Take Me (as You Found Me) - Anberlin
8. For You and Your Denial - Yellowcard
7. Step Out of the Car - Boxer Rebellion
6. Hey Daydreamer - Somedaydream
5. Spotlight - Patrick Stump
4. Sssikreto - Flying Ipis
3. Punching in a Dream - The Naked and Famous
2. Bars on the Weekend - What's Eating Gilbert (last week's #1)
1. Louder than Ever - Cold War Kids (new #1)

Chart Recap Extra: Album Sales 21

Here are the best selling albums in the Philippines from Astrovision/Astroplus and Odyssey (first posted at thePhilippines Music Charts Thread atPinoyexchange.com).

AstroChart: Astrovision/Astroplus Top Sellers
February 7-13, 2011

1. I Love You - Willie Revillame (Viva)
2. Speak Now (Bundle Pack) - Taylor Swift (MCA)
3. The Classics Album - Jed Madela (Universal)
4. 2011 GRAMMY Nominees - Various Artists (Sony)
5. Middle-aged Juvenile Novely - Parokya ni Edgar (Universal)
6. Pure Series: Crooners - Various Artists (Sony)
7. By Popular Demand - Various Artists (Universal Records)
8. My Worlds - Justin Bieber (MCA)
9. Pure Series: Divas - Various Artists (Sony)
10. Willing Willie - Willie Revillame (Viva)
11. Fearless [Platinum Edition] - Taylor Swift (MCA)
12. Pure Series: Disco/Funk - Various Artists (Sony)
13. Talumpati - Gloc 9 (Sony)
14. Doo-Wops and Hooligans - Bruno Mars (Warner)
15. RPG: Metanoia OST - Various Artists (Star Records)
16. The Beginning - The Black Eyed Peas (MCA)
17. Decades 2 - Piolo Pascual (Star Records)
18. Matira Matibay - Parokya ni Edgar (Universal Records)
19. The Ultimate Collection - Charice (Star Records)
20. Songs Rediscovered - Jed Madela (Universal)
    

Courtesy of Drake from Astrovision

AstroChart: Astrovision/Astroplus Top Sellers
February 7-13, 2011

1. I Love You - Willie Revillame (Viva)
2. Speak Now (Bundle Pack) - Taylor Swift (MCA)
3. The Classics Album - Jed Madela (Universal)
4. 2011 GRAMMY Nominees - Various Artists (Sony)
5. Middle-aged Juvenile Novely - Parokya ni Edgar (Universal)
6. Pure Series: Crooners - Various Artists (Sony)
7. By Popular Demand - Various Artists (Universal Records)
8. My Worlds - Justin Bieber (MCA)
9. Pure Series: Divas - Various Artists (Sony)
10. Willing Willie - Willie Revillame (Viva)
11. Fearless [Platinum Edition] - Taylor Swift (MCA)
12. Pure Series: Disco/Funk - Various Artists (Sony)
13. Talumpati - Gloc 9 (Sony)
14. Doo-Wops and Hooligans - Bruno Mars (Warner)
15. RPG: Metanoia OST - Various Artists (Star Records)
16. The Beginning - The Black Eyed Peas (MCA)
17. Decades 2 - Piolo Pascual (Star Records)
18. Matira Matibay - Parokya ni Edgar (Universal Records)
19. The Ultimate Collection - Charice (Star Records)
20. Songs Rediscovered - Jed Madela (Universal)
    

Courtesy of Drake from Astrovision

Odyssey's Top Sellers
January 31 - February 6, 2011

Overall

1. I Love You - Willie Revillame (Viva)
2. Speak Now (Deluxe Edition) - Taylor Swift (MCA)
3. Doo-Wops and Hooligans - Bruno Mars (Warner)
4. Faithfully - Jovit Baldivino (Star Records)
5. I'd Do Anything For Love - Jovit Baldivino (Star Records)
6. By Popular Demand - Various Artists (Universal Records)
7. Willing Willie - Willie Revillame (Viva)
8. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry (PolyEast)
9. Talumpati - Gloc 9 (Sony)
10. Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (MCA)

OPM

1. I Love You - Willie Revillame (Viva)
2. Faithfully - Jovit Baldivino (Star Records)
3. I'd Do Anything For Love - Jovit Baldivino (Star Records)
4. By Popular Demand - Various Artists (Universal Records)
5. Willing Willie - Willie Revillame (Viva)
6. Talumpati - Gloc 9 (Sony)
7. The Classics Album - Jed Madela (Universal)
8. RPG: Metanoia OST - Various Artists (Star Records)
9. Limiters of The Infinity - Pupil (Sony)
10. Your Songs - Lea Salonga (Sony)

Source:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
February 15, 2011
Entertainment, page D6

Billboard Hot 100 (Issue Date: February 26,2011)

Lady GaGa lands the 1000th #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 with her new song "Born This Way" entering the Hot 100 atop the chart.This is Lady GaGa's 3rd #1 on the chart after her breakthrough singles "Just Dance" (3 weeks) and "Poker Face" (1 week) in 2008 and 2009. Yes, "Bad Romance" which impact is as big as her first two #1s stalled at #2 for seven non-consecutive weeks behind equally big hits "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z & Alicia Keys and "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha.

Cee Lo Green's "F*** You (Forget You)" climbs to a new peak at #7 this week, surpassing its #9 peak it earned last year when the song got a sales boost due to "Glee" exposure this time around the Grammy hype for the song helped the song rebound on the chart. And the song is not yet done as thank to American Idol exposure this week 'Forget You" is currently #2 on US iTunes while the original version is inside the top 10 too so I expect huge sales next week due to the combined sales of the clean and explicit version, I predict it will get the #2 spot next week which is amazing for this song which I never thought would be a hit because of the title.

Rihanna continues her winning streak as "S&M", her 3rd single from 'Loud", zooms #31-#8 continuing her streak of hits. "S&M" is Rihanna 15th Top 10 hit as lead artist and 18th overall including her featured credits ( Eminem's "Love The Way You Lie", Jay-Z's "Run This Town" and T.I's "Live Your Life").

Avril Lavigne's "What The Hell" rebounds #23 - #11 this week thus surpassing it debut rank (and peak) at #13 four weeks ago. If the song cracks the top 10 next week it will be Avril's first Top 10 hit since "Girlfriend" which topped the chart for a week in 2007.

Jay Sean's latest single "Hit The Lights" debuts at #18, this is Jay Sean's 4th Hot 100 entry and so far all of them went Top 40. "Down" was a #1 hit in 2009 while "Do You Remember" and "2012" peaked at #10 and #31 respectively.

Also entering the chart this week is Colbie Caillat's "I Do" at #23. This is Caillat 4th highest ranking so far after her monster hit "Bubbly" (peak: #5), "Fallin' For You" (#12) and "Realize" (#20). Her other songs that charted on the Hot 100 were "I Never Told You" and the Grammy winner for Best Pop Collaboration last year "Lucky" with Jason Mraz. Both song peaked at #48.

And yeah Glee has a slew of songs this week on the chart and this week also they surpasses Elvis Presley's record for most songs that charted on the Hot 100. The Glee cast has 113 while Elvis has 108 but this is really an apples and oranges comparison since technically the "Glee cast" is not really considered as one single artist and they have the advantage of releasing at least four songs per episode so Elvis' fans and chart geeks should really freak out with Glee beating Elvis, it's just a different case in a different time.

With the hordes of new entries this week, several songs dropped out this week including "Rhythm of Love" by the Plain White Ts which was still actually climbing the chart as it just earned its peak at #38 last week but the song is 21 weeks old last week so it went recurrent this week. However, this song still has a chance to re-enter if the song still has significant increase in airplay and/or sales.

Other songs dropping out this week are Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj's "Bottoms Up" (26 weeks, peak: #6), Far East Movement's "Like a G6" (26 weeks, peak: #1 for 3 weeks), OneRepublic's "Secrets" (33 weeks, peak: #21), Neon Trees' "Animal" (36 weeks, peak: #13), Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go" (20 weeks, peak: #16) and Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" (16 weeks, peak #11). With "Animal" dropping out this week that leaves Taio Cruz's "Dynamite" (down #30-#37 this week) as the lone longest chart sitter with 37 weeks on the chart.

Here's the full list of the Billboard Hot 100 courtesy of Pulse Music Board

Billboard Hot 100

1 NEW 1 Born This Way, Lady Gaga
2 3 17 Firework, Katy Perry
3 2 20 Grenade, Bruno Mars
4 1 19 Black And Yellow, Wiz Khalifa
5 4 7 F**kin' Perfect, P!nk
6 6 12 Tonight (I'm Lovin' You), Enrique Iglesias Featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E
7 16 25 F**k You (Forget You), Cee Lo Green
8 31 5 S&M, Rihanna
9 19 14 The Time (Dirty Bit), The Black Eyed Peas
10 10 5 Hold It Against Me, Britney Spears
11 23 5 What The Hell, Avril Lavigne
12 9 20 Hey Baby (Drop It To The Floor), Pitbull Featuring T-Pain
13 8 17 What's My Name?, Rihanna Featuring Drake
14 7 11 Rocketeer, Far*East Movement Featuring Ryan Tedder
15 15 30 Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars
16 18 9 6 Foot 7 Foot, Lil Wayne Featuring Cory Gunz
17 13 19 Raise Your Glass, P!nk
18 NEW 1 Hit The Lights, Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne
19 22 9 Moment 4 Life, Nicki Minaj Featuring Drake
20 12 16 We R Who We R, Ke$ha
21 26 10 More, Usher
22 17 16 Yeah 3X, Chris Brown
23 NEW 1 I Do, Colbie Caillat
24 20 16 Back To December, Taylor Swift
25 49 9 Never Say Never, Justin Bieber Featuring Jaden Smith
26 14 12 Coming Home, Diddy - Dirty Money Featuring Skylar Grey
27 25 20 Jar Of Hearts, Christina Perri
28 21 23 No Hands, Waka Flocka Flame Featuring Roscoe Dash & Wale
29 11 2 Look At Me Now, Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
30 24 9 Higher, Taio Cruz Featuring Travie McCoy
31 29 14 Down On Me, Jeremih Featuring 50 Cent
32 5 2 I Need A Doctor, Dr. Dre Featuring Eminem & Skylar Grey
33 27 23 Only Girl (In The World), Rihanna
34 NEW 1 Firework, Glee Cast
35 28 19 Stereo Love, Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
36 32 12 Pretty Girl Rock, Keri Hilson
37 30 37 Dynamite, Taio Cruz
38 75 2 Thriller / Heads Will Roll, Glee Cast
39 36 15 Don't You Wanna Stay, Jason Aldean With Kelly Clarkson
40 33 31 DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love, Usher Featuring Pitbull
41 64 6 Rolling In The Deep, Adele
42 34 13 Marry Me, Train
43 35 26 Just A Dream, Nelly
44 79 2 Bills, Bills, Bills, Glee Cast
45 NEW 1 Silly Love Songs, Glee Cast
46 41 30 Teenage Dream, Katy Perry
47 NEW 1 When I Get You Alone, Glee Cast
48 NEW 1 Roll Up, Wiz Khalifa
49 55 4 Colder Weather, Zac Brown Band
50 37 15 Somewhere With You, Kenny Chesney
51 66 4 Blow, Ke$ha
52 42 19 Waiting For The End, Linkin Park
53 45 9 Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not, Thompson Square
54 40 11 Who Dat Girl, Flo Rida Featuring Akon
55 46 15 Who Are You When I'm Not Looking, Blake Shelton
56 NEW 1 Fat Bottomed Girls, Glee Cast
57 51 7 The Show Goes On, Lupe Fiasco
58 NEW 1 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Glee Cast
59 58 7 All Of The Lights, Kanye West
60 52 12 Let Me Down Easy, Billy Currington
61 50 10 Fall For Your Type, Jamie Foxx Featuring Drake
62 72 2 Need You Now, Glee Cast
63 61 5 Buzzin', Mann
64 56 7 For The First Time, The Script
65 59 16 Someone Else Calling You Baby, Luke Bryan
66 53 15 Felt Good On My Lips, Tim McGraw
67 57 15 Voices, Chris Young
68 99 2 The Cave, Mumford & Sons
69 65 8 This Is Country Music, Brad Paisley
70 67 7 You Be Killin Em, Fabolous
71 71 8 What Do You Want, Jerrod Niemann
72 54 20 Aston Martin Music, Rick Ross Featuring Drake & Chrisette Michele
73 62 9 Bass Down Low, Dev Featuring The Cataracs
74 74 7 A Little Bit Stronger, Sara Evans
75 NEW 1 I Won't Give Up, Jana Kramer
76 73 14 Hello World, Lady Antebellum
77 68 12 Maybe, Sick Puppies
78 70 10 No BS, Chris Brown
79 77 7 This, Darius Rucker
80 90 3 Love Faces, Trey Songz
81 60 5 Wildflower, The JaneDear Girls
82 69 7 Who's That Chick?, David Guetta Featuring Rihanna
83 63 20 Put You In A Song, Keith Urban
84 78 6 From A Table Away, Sunny Sweeney
85 93 3 I Won't Let Go, Rascal Flatts
86 80 8 I Just Had Sex, The Lonely Island Featuring Akon
87 NEW 1 She's Not There, Glee Cast
88 91 5 Little Miss, Sugarland
89 NEW 1 Words I Never Said, Lupe Fiasco Featuring Skylar Grey
90 76 13 Kush, Dr. Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg & Akon
91 NEW 1 Pray, Justin Bieber
92 NEW 1 Sing, My Chemical Romance
93 86 5 H*A*M, Kanye West & Jay-Z
94 85 14 Make A Movie, Twista Featuring Chris Brown
95 NEW 1 Heart Like Mine, Miranda Lambert
96 98 3 Boyfriend, New Hollow
97 94 6 Make It Rain, Travis Porter
98 84 17 Lay It Down, Lloyd
99 NEW 1 Bleed Red, Ronnie Dunn
100 88 2 Price Tag, Jessie J Featuring B.o.B

Now 37, Mumford & Sons Lead Billboard 200

(My Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 round up was posted earlier, you can see it here)

After six weeks of experiencing "record breaking" sales lows, the Billboard 200 finally had its first #1 album to sell above 100K with the compilation "Now That's What I Called Music 37" topping the chart with 151K sales sum. The last time the Billboard 200 saw an album selling above was December last year when Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" 276K on the tracking week that ended on December 26.

"Now That's What I Called Music 37" features 20 songs including 7 Hot 100 #1s namely Katy Perry's "Firework", Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are", Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie", Pink's "Raise Your Glass", Ke$ha's "We R Who We R", Rihanna's "Only Girl" and Far East Movement's "Like a G6". The inclusion of these hits could have been a factor for the improved sales of this edition of the "Now" series. "Now 37" is the first edition of the Now series to top the Billboard 200 since "Now 31" in July 2009 selling 169K on its first week.

Grammy nominee for Best New Artist Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More" soars all the way to #2 from #13 this week earning a new peak one year after its release. The set sold 49K this, a sales improvement of 99%, 34k of the total sum came from digital sales according to Paul Grein of Yahoo! Chart Watch. The band's praised performance on the Grammy Awards last Sunday is a factor of the sales boost.

On the heels of his 3D biopic/concert movie "Never Say Never", Justin Bieber's "My World 2.0" jumps #17-#3 selling 48K. Bieber has another album in the top 10 with "My Worlds Acoustic" zooms #47-#10 this week selling 35K. Next week "Never Say Never: The Remixes", the CD companion of his 3D movie, is expected to top Billboard 200 with 115K-125K sales range estimation.

Last week's #1 Nicki Minaj's "Pink Friday" drops down to #4 this week with sales of 47k. On the other hand, P!nk's "Greatest Hits... So Far" vaults #9-#5 selling 41K. Aside from the fact the Greatest Hits set earned a new peak, this actually Pink's second highest peaking set on the Billboard 200 after #2 peak of her last album 2008's "Funhouse". She previously had two albums that peaked at #6, 2001's "M!ssundaztood" and 2006's "I'm Not Dead".

Bruno Mars won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Just The Way You Are", his album "Doo Wops and Hooligans" drops #4-#6 but had 24% sales increase this week (39K). The Grammy frontrunner for Album of the Year Eminem's "Recovery" lost but on the bright side the album saw 51% improvement on his to boost the album #10-#7 this week (38k). Rihanna also bag a Grammy for "Best Dance Recording" for "Only Girl (In The World)" and "Loud" that album which the song is part of had 24% sales increase (37K) but also dropped #5-#8

Arcade Fire pulled an upset when their critically acclaimed album "The Suburbs" won the Grammy for Album of the Year. The award winning album had a 95% sales increase leaping #80-#52 this week after selling 12K. The full Grammy effect will be reflected next week and expect a bigger sales spike for "The Suburbs"

American Idol 10 is still going strong in the ratings but last year's top 2 still struggle to achieve Pop culture relevancy. AI9 Winner Lee DeWyze's debut album "Live It Up" dropped out a few weeks ago on the Billboard while AI9 runner up Crystal Bowersox's "Farmer's Daughter" is hanging on at #98 but in fairness the album saw a 27% sales spike this week and has already outsold DeWyze but her total sum is just 150K.

Here is this week's Top 20 on the Billboard 200 courtesy of Pulse Music Board:

1 1 VARIOUS NOW 37 150,796 150,826
52 2 MUMFORD & SONS SIGH NO MORE 49,278 815,038
47 3 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLD 2.0 48,015 2,434,221
12 4 NICKI MINAJ PINK FRIDAY 46,723 1,081,301
13 5 PINK GREATEST HITS SO FAR 40,707 435,577
19 6 BRUNO MARS DOO - WOPS & HOOLIGANS 39,411 666,382
35 7 EMINEM RECOVERY 37,817 3,573,316
13 8 RIHANNA LOUD 36,518 931,077
15 9 JASON ALDEAN MY KINDA PARTY 34,957 853,727
12 10 JUSTIN BIEBER MY WORLDS ACOUSTIC 34,660 500,954
3 11 VARIOUS ARTISTS 2011 GRAMMY NOMINEES 33,273 93,462
16 12 TAYLOR SWIFT SPEAK NOW 32,285 3,168,369
25 13 KATY PERRY TEENAGE DREAM 32,152 1,158,557
11 14 BLACK EYES PEAS THE BEGINNING 30,852 505,776
1 15 THOMPSON SQUARE THOMPSON SQUARE 30,028 30,070
4 16 KIDZ BOP KIDS KIDZ BOP 19 28,537 157,347
55 17 LADY ANTEBELLUM NEED YOU KNOW 27,921 3,203,421
9 18 R. KELLY LOVE LETTER 26,287 412,491
13 19 KID ROCK BORN FREE 19,997 751,471
8 20 JAMIE FOXX BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE 19,127 289,106