Top 5 Pop Singles
- Flo Rida - "Whistle"
- Ellie Goulding - "Lights"
- Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
- Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"
Big Chart Movers
- #11-#8 fun. - "Some Nights"
- #30-#15 Maroon 5 - "One More Night"
- #50-#29 Nicki Minaj - "Pound the Alarm"
Hot New Pop Songs
- #23 - Mumford and Sons - "I Will Wait"
- #72 - Taylor Swift - "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
Comments
Carly Rae Jepsen fails to reach a 10th week at #1 with "Call Me Maybe." Instead, Flo Rida climbs to the top for the third time with "Whistle." It follows "Low" and "Right Round" as his third #1 hit. fun. surges into the top 10 with their second chart hit "Some Nights." They become the first rock band since Daughtry to hit the top 10 with their first two hits.
Top 5 Pop Albums
- Various Artists - NOW! 43
- Rick Ross - God Forgives, I Don't
- Frank Sinatra - Nothing But the Best
- Elle Varner - Perfectly Imperfect
- Colt Ford - Declaration Of Independence
Hot New Pop Albums
- #17 John Mayer - The Complete 2012 Performances Collection
- #26 10 Years - Minus the Machine
- #28 David Archuleta - Begin
Comments
For the 16th time, the NOW! collection hits #1. Outside of the special themed editions, every NOW! collection has hit the top 10. Amazon one day sales continue to impact the chart. This week Frank Sinatra is the beneficiary and rises to #3 with his Nothing But the Best collection. R&B singer Elle Varner has a very strong #4 debut with her first album Perfectly Imperfect.
For more chart details, visit Billboard.
Top 5 Pop Radio Songs
- Ellie Goulding - "Lights"
- Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
- David Guetta featuring Sia - "Titanium"
- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"
- Rihanna - "Where Have You Been"
Big Chart Movers
- #12-#9 Flo Rida - "Whistle"
- #26-#21 Nicki Minaj - "Pound the Alarm"
- #33-#28 Olly Murs featuring Chiddy Bang - "Heart Skips a Beat"
Hot New Pop Songs
- #39 Karmin - "Hello"
Comments
After one of the slowest climbs in the history of the mainstream top 40 radio chart, Ellie Goulding climbs to #1 with "Lights." David Guetta jumps to #3 looking like a future contender for the top with "Titanium." In the same week he tops the overall singles chart, Flo Rida rises into the top 10 at radio with "Whistle."
