Katy Perry’s “Firework” Shoots To #1 On Billboard Hot 100.

Katy Perry's "Firework" Shoots To #1 On Billboard Hot 100.

Katy Perry’s “Firework” Shoots To #1 On Billboard Hot 100. Katy Perry’s “Firework” shoots up to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week and also on the radio chart, making her the first female artist in 11 years to earn three #1 radio singles off one album. The album is of course “Teenage Dream,” which also yielded the #1 title track and “California Gurls,” featuring Snoop Dogg. “Firework” is the third chart-topper off the set, which sold another 212,000 digital singles this week. The single also crosses the 1 million mark in paid downloads this week as well. The last female artist to earn three #1 radio singles from one album was Monica in 1999, when she hit #1 with “The Boy Is Mine” with Brandy, “The First Night,” and “Angel of Mine.” Last week’s #1, Pink’s “Raise Your Glass,” is down to #2 this week. “Raise Your Glass” sells another 147,000 digital singles this week. Rihanna climbs up two spots to #3 this week with “What’s My Name,” featuring Drake. She sells 143,000.Black Eyed Peas earn a new peak with their latest single, “The Time (Dirty Bit),” the first single off their new album “The Beginning.” “The Time (Dirty Bit)” sells 198,000 digital singles this week. Bruno Mars’ latest, “Grenade,” climbs up into the top 5, jumping five spots from #10 last week. The singles 173,000 this week.Rihanna’s second entry in the top 10 this week, “Only Girl (In the World)” is down three spots to #6 this week, while Mars follows with his second entry “Just the Way You Are” at #7. Ke$ha drops down two spots this week to #8 with “We R Who We R,” the first single off “Cannibal.”Down a spot to #9 this week is Nelly with “Just a Dream,” and climbing back into the top 10 this week at #10 are Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj with “Bottoms Up.”
Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 For the Week Ending December 18th, 2010:

1. “Firework,” Katy Perry

2. “Raise Your Glass,” Pink

3. “What’s My Name,” Rihanna feat. Drake

4. “The Time (Dirty Bit),” Black Eyed Peas

5. “Grenade,” Bruno Mars

6. “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna

7. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars

8. “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha

9. “Just a Dream,” Nelly

10. “Bottoms Up,” Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj

Far East Movement Top Billboard Hot 100 For Second Week

Far East Movement Top Billboard Hot 100 For Second Week With “Like A G6″ Far East Movement spend their second week at #1 with their smash single, “Like a G6.” The Los Angeles-based group, along with Cataracs & Dev, sold another 204,000 digital downloads of the hit, off their album “Free Wired.” It was also enough to keep Bruno Mars at #2 for another week with “Just the Way You Are,” selling 138,000 downloads. Rihanna inched up to her highest position yet this week with her latest single, “Only Girl (In the World).” The track, off her upcoming new album “Loud,” sold another 155,000 singles. Nelly dropped down one to #4 this week with “Just a Dream,” selling 146,000. Usher stays put at #5 this week with “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love,” featuring Pitbull. Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj climb up from #10 last week to #6 with “Bottoms Up.” Both Songz and Minaj earn their highest chart position on the Hot 100 this week with the single. Katy Perry remains at #7 this week with “Teenage Dream,” while Taio Cruz continues at #8 for another week with “Dynamite.” Flo Rida is unmoved from last week at #9 with “Club Can’t Handle Me,” his David Guetta-produced single off the “Step Up 3-D” soundtrack (the movie has long since left theaters). Pink earns her 10th top 10 hit on the Hot 100 this week with “Raise Your Glass,” the lead single off her upcoming “Greatest Hits…So Far!!!” release. The single is her first entry in the top 10 since “So What” hit #1 in 2008. Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 For the Week Ending November 6th, 2010: 1. “Like a G6,” Far East Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev 2. “Just the Way You Are,” Bruno Mars 3. “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna 4. “Just a Dream,” Nelly 5. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love,” Usher feat. Pitbull 6. “Bottoms Up,” Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj 7. “Teenage Dream,” Katy Perry 8. “Dynamite,” Taio Cruz 9. “Club Can’t Handle Me,” Flo Rida feat. David Guetta 10. “Raise Your Glass,” Pink

Zac Brown Band Earn First #1 On Billboard Albums Chart With “You Get What You Give”

Zac Brown Band Earn First #1 On Billboard Albums Chart With "You Get What You Give".

Zac Brown Band Earn First #1 On Billboard Albums Chart With “You Get What You Give”. The Zac Brown Band earns their first #1 album this week on the Billboard 200 Albums chart with the release of their latest album, “You Get What You Give.” “You Get What You Give,” their first album since 2008’s “The Foundation,” sold 153,000 copies its first week. The album, which features collaborations with Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett, is their second to crack the top 10 on the albums chart. Following in second with their latest debut is Maroon 5 with “Hands All Over,” the band’s third studio album. Selling 142,000 copies in their first week, the album features first single “Misery.” It’s the group’s third top 10 album and their first album since 2007’s “It Won’t Be Soon Before Long,” which sold a much heftier 429,000 copies its first week. Last week’s #1, Linkin Park’s “A Thousand Suns,” is down to #3 this week, with 70,000 copies sold. Selena Gomez & The Scene debut with their second top 10 album, “A Year Without Rain.” The album debuts at #4 selling 66,000 copies in its first week, propelled by the hit title track and first single “Round & Round.” Santana debuts at #5 with “Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time,” his 12th top 10 album. The album features collaborations with Chris Daughtry and India.Arie, among others. The album sold 66,000 copies its first week. Down to #6 this week is Eminem with “Recovery,” selling 66,000 copies. Trey Songz drops from #2 to #7 this week with his latest album, “Passion, Pain & Pleasure.” The album also moves 66,000 copies. At #8 is a debut from John Legend & the Roots on the collaboration album, “Wake Up!” The album is Legend’s fifth top 10 album and the Roots’ sixth. The album moves 63,000 copies its first week. At #9 this week is a debut from country singer Billy Currington with “Enjoy Yourself.” Moving 45,000 copies, the album is Currington’s first top 10 on the chart. Closing out at #10 for another week is Justin Bieber with “My World 2.0.” The album, featuring hits “Baby” and the new single “U Smile,” sells another 33,000.

Billboard Top 200 Albums Week Ending October 9th, 2010:

1. You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band

2. Hands All Over, Maroon 5

3. A Thousand Suns, Linkin Park

4. A Year Without Rain, Selena Gomez & the Scene

5. Guitar Heaven, Santana

6. Recovery, Eminem

7. Passion, Pain & Pleasure, Trey Songz

8. Wake Up!, John Legend & The Roots

9. Enjoy Yourself, Billy Currington

10. My World 2.0, Justin Bieber