Adele tops the Hot 100 again
Adele's "Someone Like You" spends a third week atop the Billboard Hot 100, earning Airplay Gainer honors and racking up more than 2 million downloads sold to-date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The song logs a second frame at No. 1 on Digital Songs (218,000, down 2%). The sum pushes the track's to-date digital sales to 2,008,000. Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," the first single from her sophomore album "21" that topped the Hot 100 for seven weeks beginning in May, is the top-selling download of 2011 with digital sales of 5.3 million.
Adele boasts one other million-selling download. Introductory single "Chasing Pavements," from her 2008 debut album "19," has sold 1.2 million, including 7,000 this week (up 10%).
"Someone" holds at No. 2 on Radio Songs with 136 million audience impressions (up 10%), according to Nielsen BDS.
"Jagger" reaches a new peak in audience (143 million, up 3%) in its fourth week atop Radio Songs,while staying at No. 2 on Digital Songs (186,000, down 6%).
"Kicks" likewise registers a new audience highpoint (107 million, up 6%), remaining at No. 3 on Radio Songs, while holding at No. 4 on Digital Songs (176,000, down less than 1%). The song has now spent seven weeks at No. 3 on the Hot 100, matching H-Town's "Knockin' Da Boots" (1993) for the most frames tallied at No. 3 for a song that rose as high as the chart's bronze medal rank. Only Real McCoy's "Another Night" (11 weeks, 1994-95) and LL Cool J's "Hey Lover" (eight, 1995-96) spent more time peaking at No. 3.
LMFAO struts 6-4 on the Hot 100 with "Sexy and I Know It." The song jumps 5-3 on Digital Songs (182,000, up 13%) and 27-19 on Radio Songs (51 million, up 28%). The duo's former six-week No. 1 "Party Rock Anthem," featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock, meanwhile, descends 5-6. The tracks sandwich Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts," featuring Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine, which retreats 4-5 on the Hot 100 but advances 7-4 on Radio Songs (96 million, up 10%). "Hearts" rises 7-6 on Digital Songs, although with a 5% decline to 133,000.
After she roared to her 20th Hot 100 top 10 last week, reaching the milestone faster than any other solo artist in the chart's history, Rihanna's "We Found Love," featuring Calvin Harris, bumps 9-7. The first single from "Talk That Talk," due Nov. 21, charges 39-23 on Radio Songs, up 36% to 44 million. The cut ascends 6-5 on Digital Songs (144,000, down 2%).
"Found" passes another DJ/pop superstar collaboration, David Guetta's "Without You," featuring Usher, which bullets at No. 8 on the Hot 100 for a second week. The song zooms toward the top 10 on Radio Songs (62 million, up 15%) and lifts 8-7 on Digital Songs (121,000, down 3%).
Cobra Starship's "You Make Me Feel...," featuring Sabi (10-9), and Lady Gaga's "You and I" (12-10) rounds out the Hot 100's top 10.
T-Pain's "5 O'Clock," featuring Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen, scores the Hot 100's Digital Gainer tag, blasting 62-30 in its second chart week. The song flies 47-15 on Digital Songs with 61,000 downloads sold, up 103%. Budding airplay sends it 74-60 on Radio Songs (21 million, up 41%). The track, whose video premiered Sept. 30 and which previews T-Pain's forthcoming fourth studio album, "RevolveR," marks Allen's first top 40 Hot 100 hit. The English singer/songwriter previously rose as high as No. 49 with her introductory effort "Smile" in 2007.
All charts, including the Hot 100, Digital Songs and Radio Songs, will be refreshed tomorrow (Oct. 13) on Billboard.com.