4.1.13 - 4.30.13 Numbers Thread

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110,862,182 views as of now! It's no longer about the music, he's become a huge worldwide phenomena and no matter how stupid and nonsensical whatever his follow-up to "Gangnam Style" had turned out to be (which it is, imo), people will watch it, just out of plain curiosity.

And, just for shits and giggles, below is a vid of PSY doing "Single Ladies" at the same concert where he debuted the official "Gentlemen" MV to a stadium of 50,000 fans.

Yes, not too good.

Billboard 200: 4/13/13
OneRepublic’s Native debuts at #4 (60K)

P!nk Powers to No. 1 On Hot 100 With 'Just Give Me A Reason'

P!nk notches her fourth No. 1 on the on the Billboard Hot 100, as "Just Give Me a Reason," featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess, rises 3-1. Justin Timberlake and Demi Lovato, meanwhile, return to the top 10 with "Mirrors," and "Heart Attack," respectively, and PSY gallops onto the chart at No. 12 with "Gentleman," which has already set YouTube views records following its release last week.


"Reason" rules courtesy of across-the-board gains. It returns to No. 1 (2-1) on Digital Songs for a third week on top with 283,000 downloads sold (up 1%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. It advances to the top five on Radio Songs (7-4), with its 20% increase to 97 million all-format audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS, granting it top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a third consecutive week. On Streaming Songs, "Reason" rises 6-4 (4.6 million streams, up 16%, according to BDS).

P!nk first crowned the Hot 100 for five weeks beginning on June 2, 2001, with "Lady Marmalade," a collaboration with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and Mya. More than seven years later (Sept. 27, 2008), she returned to the summit with "So What." She again reigned with "Raise Your Glass" the week of Dec. 11, 2010.

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Demi Lovato likewise returns to the Hot 100's top bracket, as "Heart Attack" charges 15-10, besting its previous highest rank, set upon its debut at No. 12 six weeks ago. The release of the song's official video on April 9 spurs a 36-9 vault for the track on Streaming Songs (3.5 million, up 144%, granting it the top Digital Gainer award on the Hot 100). The cut advances 23-19 on Radio Songs (49 million, up 14%), while dipping 11-13 on Digital Songs (where it debuted at No. 4) with 110,000 downloads sold (down 6%).

"Heart" marks Lovato's third Hot 100 top 10. Her first chart entry, "This Is Me," with Joe Jonas, reached No. 9 in 2008, while "Skyscraper" debuted and peaked at No. 10 in 2011. (Her 2012 Pop Songs No. 1 "Give Your Heart a Break" hit No. 16 on the Hot 100.) "Heart" ushers in her fourth album, "DEMI," due May 14.

Just outside the Hot 100's top 10, K-Pop star PSY follows up his debut U.S. smash "Gangnam Style" with "Gentleman," which soars onto the chart at No. 12. It launches at No. 1 on Streaming Songs with 8.6 million streams registered in the U.S. in just shy of two days since its posting on Saturday (April 13). (Now up to 125 million YouTube views worldwide [as of this posting], the song set the mark for the most views [18.9 million] for a video in its first day on the site, according to sources at YouTube, as previously reported. The Hot 100, however, counts only U.S. views in its weekly tabulation.)

"Gentleman" also arrives with 27,000 downloads sold through the end of the SoundScan tracking week on Sunday night (April 14) following its digital release on April 12. Following its first full week of streaming and retail availability, the song could storm the Hot 100's top 10 next week.

"Gangnam Style" became the first video ever to reach 1 billion views worldwide. It now stands at 1.5 billion. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Hot 100 for seven weeks last fall (before YouTube data began contributing to the chart) and has sold 4.5 million downloads.

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For the complete article, go to www.billboard.com/articles/news/1558437/pink-powers-to-no-1-on-hot-100-with-just-give-me-a-reason