Billboard Chart Review-3/30/13

This week's chart dated April 6 actually reflects the sales week from March 18-March 24.

The Billboard Hot 100:

Song                                        Position           Last Week

Thrift Shop                              1                      2

Harlem Shake                          2                      1

Suit & Tie                                3                      4

When I was your man             4                      3          *Airplay Gainer*

Stay                                         5                      5
Just give me a reason              6                      9          *Digital Gainer*

Started from the bottom         7                      6

Feel this moment                     8                      11

Love me                                  9                      10

I knew you were trouble         10                    7

YES!! Thrift Shop is back on top!! And after a five week absence, which is the longest gap between number one arrivals (in one chart run) ever! "When I Was Your Man" gains the greatest amount of airplay for a seventh week, a record he currently holds with Rihanna's song "Rude Boy", and P!nk's duet with Nate Ruess "Just Give Me a Reason" is now gaining momentum, and surpasses "Try"'s peak of number nine. PitBull and Christina's collaboration "Feel this Moment" is the new arrival into the top ten. Now let's look at the action outside of the penthouse: Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" is our Pacesetter as it jumps 25-13, fun. rises 26-24 with "Carry On", Taylor Swift blasts 64-26 with "22", Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' next hit "Can't Hold Us" rockets 40-27, Muse's "Madness" climbs 53-45 in its 27th chart week (it's highest rank yet, and could possibly achieve a record for longest trek into the top 40 if its keeps rising), newcomers Krewella rises 57-51 with their debut hit "Alive", Tim McGraw's duet with Taylor Swift "Highway Don't Care" vaults 81-65, and Anna Kendrick's "Pitch Perfect" hit "Cups" zooms 95-88.

The Billboard 200:

Album                                     Position           Last Week

The 20/20 Experience             1                      -

Same Trailer, Different Park   2                      -

Unorthodox Jukebox              3                      5

Spring Break, Here to party    4                      3

The Truth About Love            5                      11

Night Visions                          6                      12

What about now?                    7                      1

Les Miserables                        8                      59

Babel                                       9                      9

Unapologetic                           10                    13

As highly anticipated, Justin Timberlake's first album in seven years "The 20/20 Experience" debuts at number one with 968,000 copies sold last week. This is the 19th largest opening week of all time. Now, with that massive success, you would think that the rest of the top ten would also have robust figures, right? Nope. Not even close. Turns out people were so eager about Timberlake, that the rest of the albums this week were largely un-noticed. Kasey Musgraves debuts at number two with "Same Trailer, Different Park"...it only sold 43,000 copies. "The 20/20 Experience" sold more than the rest of the top ten combined (297,000 copies were moved between numbers 2-10). This isn't the first time in history that this has happened, but it's still an achievement none the less. In other news, P!nk is starting to see the benefits of "Just Give Me a Reason" becoming a hit, as sales for "The Truth About Love" spike and help the album break back into the top ten. "Les Miserables" benefits from a special CD release and it vaults back into the top ten. Outside of the top tier: Justin Timberlake's "Future Sex/Love Sounds" rockets 98-37, Kid Rock's "Rebel Soul" is our Pacesetter as it shoots 142-56, Justin Timberlake's debut "Justified" also makes a big splash as it zooms 111-65, TLC's 1995 smash "CrazySexyCool" rises 138-83, How to Destroy Angels' "Oblivion" reverses course 195-105, and P!nk's "Greatest Hits...So Far!!!" rises 150-106, Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" roars 177-114 in its 828th chart week, Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" rises 169-139 in its 135th chart week, and Megan Hilty's "It Happens All the Time" falls 96-174, taking the biggest plunge this week.

Next week, a whole slew of high profile releases are going to debut high on the charts. Lil Wayne, Blake Shelton, and Dido have all released new albums this week.