Us Pop Music Charts December 13, 2012

Top 5 Pop Singles

1. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven"
2. Rihanna - "Diamonds"
3. Ke$ha - "Die Young"
4. The Lumineers - "Ho Hey"
5. Maroon 5 - "One More Night"

Big Chart Movers

• #14-#9 Justin Bieber featuring Nicki Minaj - "Beauty and a Beat"
• #21-#14 Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin - "Don't You Worry Child"
• #32-#15 Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"

Hot New Pop Songs

• #57 Tamar Braxton - "Love and War"
• #69 Bruno Mars - "When I Was Your Man"
• #77 Maroon 5 - "Daylight"

Comments

Bruno Mars rises to #1 for the fourth time since he first hit the charts in 2010. Justin Bieber earns his fifth top 10 hit and third from the album Believe as "Beauty and a Beat" rises to #9 this week. Reality TV star Tamar Braxton returns to the Hot 100 for the first time in 12 years with "Love and War."

Top 5 Pop Albums

1. Taylor Swift - Red
2. Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C.
3. Rod Stewart - Merry Christmas, Baby
4. One Direction - Take Me Home
5. Michael Buble - Christmas

Hot New Pop Albums

1. #6 Ke$ha - Warrior
2. #10 Florida Georgia Line - Here's To the Good Times

Comments

Taylor Swift rises back to the top of the album chart this week with Red, the biggest hit album of the season. Wiz Khalifa's sales for his sophomore set are a bit weaker than his first, but he still debuts at a solid #2. Last year's biggest holiday hit, Michael Buble's Christmas, rises back into the top 5.

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Top 5 Pop Radio Songs

1. Ke$ha - "Die Young"
2. Bruno Mars - "Locked Out Of Heaven"
3. Rihanna - "Diamonds"
4. Ne-Yo - "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself)"
5. Maroon 5 - "One More Night"

Big Chart Movers

• #17-#12 Pink - "Try"
• #23-#17 Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"
• #35-#23 One Direction - "Little Things"

Hot New Pop Radio Songs

• #33 - will.i.am featuring Britney Spears - "Scream and Shout"

Comments

Ke$ha hangs on to the top of the pop radio chart for a third week holding off Bruno Mars' "Locked Out Of Heaven." Taylor Swift surges into the top 20 for the second time from her album Red, and will.i.am has an impressive #33 debut with his Britney Spears collaboration "Scream and Shout."