If you have been observing the Billboard charts during the last year then might have concluded that Adele has never truly left the summits of the listings; she simply took breaks. As such, it was completely unsurprising when the singer topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week and effectively ousted Rihanna.
Two major achievements were logged in the Billboard history books this week but they occurred on two completely different charts by two extremely dissimilar artists. Rihanna and Adele have both made history in their individual ways on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200, respectively.
Just when it seemed that Americans finally had enough of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’, the tune has returned to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. After losing its grip of the peak position to LMFAO’s ‘Sexy & I Know It’, the track has rebounded to the summit of the chart and extended its reign [...]
Adele’s ’21′ was an unbeatable force on the Billboard 200 in 2011 and it appears that the album will continue to occupy the upper regions of the chart in 2012. In fact, the record has logged its 14th week at the summit of the lineup and matched one of the accomplishments of another famous singer [...]
Billboard previously announced that Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ and ’21′ were the Top Song and Top Album of the December 4th 2010 to November 26 2011 period, respectively. However, the singer’s domination did not end there as it has been revealed that both titles were also the top-selling releases of the 52-week 2011 year that [...]
2011 has been a busy year for artists throughout the music industry who had to work harder than ever to market their releases amidst the slow sales climate and increasing pressures to generate profits for their respective labels. As such, acts took to the road for various tour ventures and the top-grossing shows have been [...]
Just when it seemed that Adele’s ’21′ had lost momentum on the Billboard 200, the record exhibited a massive surge in popularity and achieved a new sales peak during the Christmas sales rush. However, while Adele’s ’21′ was successful on the basis of quality material, people had to be convinced to purchase Rihanna’s ‘Talk That [...]
Last week, Rihanna matched the 7-week #1 run of her monster hit ‘Umbrella’ with her latest chart-topper, ‘We Found Love’. However, the latter tune has surpassed its predecessor to give the vixen her long-running #1 song on the lineup as well as the longest residency at the summit of any song in 2011.
Rihanna has landed a stunning 11 #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 throughout her career but few of them have held the top slot for more than 3 weeks. However, thanks to the continuous gains in airplay of her latest hit, ‘We Found Love’, the colourful vixen has finally matched the success of her longest-running [...]
Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ has clocked a 6th week atop the Billboard Hot 100 and increased her cumulative career total time at the top to 40 weeks yet it was her mentor who achieved a historic feat on the tally. Jay-Z has achieved his 18th top 10 single on the lineup – the most for [...]