Justin Bieber and Nicole Scherzinger helped to break the monotony of the UK charts this week after scoring top 20 debuts with their latest releases. However, they achieved their respective feats on different tallies.
Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ quickly shot to the top of the United World Track Chart last week after less than 6 weeks of availability. However, following the trend of almost all of the Pop star’s previous hit songs, the track quickly lost its grip of the #1 slot.
As the tide of the music industry continued to change in favour of the younger generation, Rihanna has achieved what many thought would have been impossible – she has scored her 11th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, the Pop star has matched the accomplishments of Whitney Houston in the record books.
Bruno Mars has reaped the benefits of his performance on ‘The X Factor (UK)’ last week as his ‘Doo-Wops & Hooligans’ album has rebounded into the top 5 of the UK Albums Charts. However, as the singer experienced a resurgence in in popularity, one of his counterparts began to lose momentum. Indeed, after dominating the top 5 [...]
Adele denied Rihanna the opportunity of landing her 11th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 this week but nobody could prevent the Pop star from conquering the United World Track Chart. Indeed, Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ has ended the 8-week reign of Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ to become her 9th [...]
Adele has proven once again that even the most efficient marketing team can’t overcome the power of true talent. The British Soul singer’s ‘Someone Like You’ has maintained its grip on the top slot of the Billboard Hot 100 and effectively denied Rihanna a chance to score her 11th #1 single with ‘We Found Love’.
Katy Perry is reaping the benefits from her performance of ‘The One That Got Away’ on ‘The X Factor (UK)’ last week as both the song and her ‘Teenage Dream’ album have surged on the UK charts. However, her close friend and chart rival, Rihanna, also enjoyed growth on the UK Albums Chart as ‘Loud’ [...]
When we reflect on 2011, there will be one name that will symbolise the year’s greatest commercial accomplishments – Adele. In fact, after holding the the #1 spot for an astonishing 26 weeks on the United World Chart, the singer has gone far beyond what any other singer achieved during the last calendar year as her ’21′ [...]
Adele’s ’21′ was certified quadruple platinum in the US earlier this month and after exhibiting a consistent performance since that time, it was only a matter of time before the record’s retail sales matched its shipments. Indeed, after only 34 weeks on the BIllboard 200, ’21′ has now sold over 4 million copies.
Rihanna’s dominance of the Official UK Singles Chart has continued as ‘We Found Love’ clocked the #1 spot on the tally for a 2nd consecutive week. Yet, her fellow auto-tune enthusiast, Jason Derulo, had the surprising story of the week as he found both love and hope on the the UK Albums Chart with his ‘Future [...]