Sep

28

2011

US Charts: Rihanna Charges The Billboard Hot 100

Written by Trent | Filed under Adele,Bruno Mars,Charts,Christina Aguilera,Eminem,Jay-Z,Kanye West,Lady GaGa,Lil Wayne,Rihanna

The excitement of Rihanna’s nude video shoot for ‘We Found Love’ has helped the song to have a sizable impact on the Billboard Hot 100. In fact, the record has earned the Pop star her 2nd-highest entry on the tally to date.

While Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera’s ‘Moves Like Jagger’ maintains its dominance on the Hot 100 at #1, ‘We Found Love’ has debut on the at #16. The track is Rihanna’s 31st hit on the lineup and her 2nd-highest entry on the chart behind her collaboration with Eminem, ‘Love The Way You Lie’, which debuted at #2 in 2010.

Meanwhile, Tony Bennett’s ‘Duets II’ has nabbed the #1 spot on the Billboard 200. Including the songs ‘Lady is a Tramp (With Lady Gaga)’ and ‘When Do the Bells Ring for Me (With Mariah Carey)’, the record has sold over 179K copies, giving him his 1st chart-topping LP and the honor of being the eldest living person to achieve a #1 album on the chart.

See the leading Urban/Pop releases from the top 10 of both Billboard 200 and the Hot 100 below:

Billboard 200

1. Tony Bennett – ‘Duets II’ – 179K (debut)

3. Adele – ’21′ – 117K (total: 3.66 M)

5. Lil Wayne – ‘Tha Carter IV’ – 84K (total: 1.38 million)

7. Mindless Behavior – ‘#1 Girl’ – 36K (debut)

9. The Throne – ‘Watch The Throne’ – 31K (total: 903 K)

 

Billboard Hot 100

1. Maroon 5 – ‘Moves Like Jagger (Ft. Christina Aguilera)’

2. Adele – ‘Someone Like You’

4. LMFAO - ’Party Rock Anthem (Ft. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock)’

6. Bad Meets Evil – ‘Lighters’

7. Rihanna – ‘Cheers (Drink To That)’

8. Lady Gaga – ‘You & I’

10. LMFAO – ‘Sexy & I Know It’

Thoughts?

• Tweet
• Make sure that you follow The Lava Lizard on Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr

Keys: adele, adele 21, amy winehouse, billboard 200, billboard hot 100, christina aguilera, maroon 5, moves like jagger, number one, rihanna, Tony Bennett, total us sales, we found love

10 Comments

1. dreofficial says:

   September 28, 2011 at 4:15 pm

   Music listeners of 2012 have the taste of a 3 year old.. Not surprised..
2. redsimba says:

   September 28, 2011 at 4:22 pm

   Congrats to Tony Bennett! What an accomplishment.
3. Misty Jean says:

   September 28, 2011 at 5:11 pm

   Okay… we seriously need a music revolution.
4. Ugh says:

   September 28, 2011 at 6:37 pm

   somebody needs to do something and do it quick. we need to get real music back on the charts.
5. ugh says:

   September 28, 2011 at 6:56 pm

   Yes REAL music
   REAL sangers.
   REAL vocals.
   REAL meaning in songs..
6. Vanessa says:

   September 28, 2011 at 7:33 pm

   117,000 in 4 days isn’t that impressive considering her rival Lady Gaga sold 1 million in 5 days tho.
7. Ryan says:

   September 28, 2011 at 9:57 pm

   What does Tony Bennett have to do with Rihanna?
8. Global Charts: Adele Returns To The Top For 23rd Week :: The Lava Lizard says:

   September 30, 2011 at 9:13 am

   [...] Tony Bennett’s ’Duets II’ album, which debuted at #2 with 230K. The latter topped the Billboard 200 earlier this week with sales exceeding 179K copies and gave Bennett the honor of [...]
9. Sneak Peek: Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett’s Sassy ‘Lady Is A Tramp’ Video :: The Lava Lizard says:

   October 1, 2011 at 11:44 am

   [...] his his record-setting victory on the Billboard 200 this week with his ‘Duets II’ album, Tony Bennett is ready to [...]
10. Music Minute! :: The Lava Lizard says:

    October 2, 2011 at 8:49 am

    [...] recently notched a 31st week in the top 5 of the chart and became the only release to achieve that feat since [...]