Top 5 Pop Singles
- fun. featuring Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
- Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
- Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
- The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
- Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
Big Chart Movers
- #18-#10 Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
- #40-#29 Usher - "Climax"
- #52-#33 Karmin - "Brokenhearted"
Hot New Pop Songs
- #64 Waka Flocka Flame featuring Trey Songz - "I Don't Really Care"
- #65 Trey Songz - "Heart Attack"
- #78 Sean Paul - "She Doesn't Mind"
Comments
Justin Bieber has a powerful #2 opening for his new single "Boyfriend," but it is a testament to the strength of fun.'s chart topper "We Are Young" that it holds on to #1 for a fifth big week. Speaking of the Justin Bieber crowd, his protege Carly Rae Jepsen surges into the top 10 this week with her first big US hit "Call Me Maybe." The pop duo Karmin have their first top 40 hit with "Brokenhearted" climbing nearly 20 notches to #33 this week.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Madonna - MDNA
- Lionel Richie - Tuskegee
- Adele - 21
- Shinedown - Amaryllis
- Soundtrack - The Hunger Games
Hot New Pop Albums
- #8 The Used - Vulnerable
- #15 The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet
- #17 Meshuggah - Koloss
Comments
Madonna has a big opening at the top of the chart selling more first week copies than any of her albums since 2000's Music. Lionel Richie opens at #2 with his country covers album Tuskegee. It is his highest chart placing since 1986 when Dancing On the Ceiling hit #1. Meanwhile Adele continues to sell more than 100,000 copies a week of 21 nearly 60 weeks after its debut on the chart.
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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Kelly Clarkson - "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)"
- The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
- David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On"
- fun. featuring Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
- Gym Class Heroes featuring Neon Hitch - "Ass Back Home"
Big Chart Movers
- #17-#10 Flo Rida featuring Sia - "Wild Ones"
Hot New Pop Songs
- #20 Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
- #28 Taylor Swift - "Eyes Open"
- #34 Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - "Dance Again"
Comments
Kelly Clarkson has a fourth week at the top for her big smash hit "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," but it looks like this might be her last as both The Wanted and fun. could challenge for the top next week. Justin Bieber has a phenomenal top 20 debut for his new hit "Boyfriend" overshadowing another impressive start inside the top 30, the best yet for Taylor Swift with "Eyes Open" from the soundtrack to The Hunger Games.
