Kategori: Chart Spotlight
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Mars Retains Top Spot for a Fourth Consecutive Week
25-year old Bruno Mars holds on to the Billboard Hot 100 top spot for a fourth week in a row. Before breaking through as an artist, Mars had produced and written songs for Alexandra Burke, Travie McCoy, Adam Levine, Brandy, Sean Kingston and Flo Rida’s No.1 hit “Right Round.” His “Just the Way You Are”…
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Lady Gaga+Yoko Ono=True
Lady Gaga showed off her bottom, wearing a bejeweled catsuit when she performed on stage with Yoko Ono, according to Daily Mail. The singers joined the stage at the We Are Plastic Ono Band concert at the LA’s Orpheum Theatre. Surprisingly, this was the first time Ono had made a concert in L.A. and the…
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22-Year Old Posner Takes Off Where Timberlake Left
The American singer/songwriter Mike Posner was born in 1988. A year when INXS, Chicago and Steve Winwood dominated the Billboard Hot 100. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Posner graduated this year with a degree in sociology at Duke University. At Duke, he produced mixtapes eventually signing a major deal with J Records last summer. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqWq_48LxWQ The…
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Taio Cruz Explodes on the UK Chart
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Taio Cruz’ “Dynamite” bowed atop the UK singles chart earlier tonight. The track has already spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, and is currently trailing Eminem and Rihanna at No.2. The track was co-written by the Swede Max Martin and produced by Dr. Luke and Benny Blanco. WelcheMusic notes that these…
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Shakira Brings “Waka Waka” to the Top
Colombian singer Shakira finally ascends to the top in Sweden after 13 weeks. “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) ” initially debuted at No.18 in May. The single plummeted 27-44-52, reversing the drop on Jun.18 when the track rose to No.12. It finally cracked the top ten at the end of June and replaces Robyn’s…
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Eminem + Haddaway = True
Eminem’s seventh studio album Recovery has claimed the top spot in twelve countries so far, including the UK and the US. The album was preceded by “Not Afraid” in April, while “Love the Way You L ife” tops singles charts around the world right now. WelcheMusic thinks that “No Love” should be a strong contender…
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Banned Summer Track Celebrates Anniversary
The summer comes to an end and so the memory of the season’s biggest track will fade. Do you remember last year’s summer hits? Exactly a year ago, the Brazilian rap duo Cidinho & Doco topped the Swedish singles tally. A dance floor filler, few understood the lyrics of the infectious hit. The first version…
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Boy Bands Return with a Vengeance as the UK Welcomes The Wanted
CHARTS SPOTLIGHT. Who said boy bands were out of fashion? The British boy band The Wanted debuted atop the UK singles chart on Sunday with the help of producer Steve Mac, who certainly knows the genre. The debut hit “All Time Low” has already been a Top 20 airplay hit in the UK and reached…
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Katy Perry’s U.S. Hot Shot Debut “Teenage Dream”
This week, Katy Perry returns to the Billboard Hot 100 with the title track of the upcoming album Teenage Dream. The set is slated for release this August and the first single, “California Gurls,” has already topped the European Hot 100 Singles chart, Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. “Teenage Dream” is a…
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Maya Returns to the No.1 Spot in Sweden with “Stereo Love”
Edward Maya returns to the No.1 spot on the Swedish singles chart with “Stereo Love,” while last week’s chart-topper – Rebound’s “Hurricane” – falls 1-8. Lady Gaga and Beyoncé rebound 5-2 with “Telephone,” with the help of Gaga’s Stockholm visit last week. Her “Alejandro” takes a 39-27 climb in its third week. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qacT_kJbEA] The highest…