Billboard Chart Review-3/7/13

This week's chart dated March 16, 2013 actually reflects the sales week of February 25-March 3.

The Billboard Hot 100:
Song                                        Position           Last Week
Harlem Shake                          1                      1
Thrift Shop                              2                      2
When I was your man             3                      3          *Airplay*
I knew you were trouble         4                      4
Stay                                         5                      7
Started from the bottom         6                      6
Scream & Shout                     7                      5
Suit and Tie                            8                      8
Locked out of Heaven            9                      9
Don’t you worry child           10                    12
So the majority of the top ten stays the same this week, things have that tendency this time of year when songs released late last year have now reached the peak of their popularity. Harlem Shake's lead of Thrift Shop continues to shrink, also, Thrift Shop makes history as it posts its eighth consecutive week of 300,000+ copies sold. Also, this sales week pushed total sales past the 4 million mark, making it so far the best selling single of 2013. Swedish House Mafia return Don't You Worry Child back to the top ten, being the lone entry into this region this week. Other than that, everything's pretty much business as usual. The outside of the top ten is a very different story: Demi Lovato's new single "Heart Attack" debuts at number 12!! Totally awesome song, and I think it'll be her next top ten hit for sure! Pitbull rises 28-18 with "Feel This Moment", Awolnation's "Sail" is our pacesetter this week as it jumps 49-30, Adele makes an obvious leap with "Skyfall" (61-33) and it is our digital gainer, fun.'s "Some Nights" stays 38-38 in its 54th chart week, in more fun. related news, frontman Nate Ruess' collaboration with P!nk, "Just Give Me a Reason", bullets 72-47, Macklemore's next single "Can't Hold Us" vaults 92-65 this week, and that's about it.

The Billboard 200:
Album                                     Position           Last Week
Unorthodox Jukebox              1                      2
Amok                                      2                      -
Babel                                       3                      1
The Heist                                 4                      16
Zion                                         5                      -
Now 45                                   6                      4
The Lumineers                        7                      5
All That Echoes                      8                      3
Unapologetic                           9                      9
21                                            10                    14
There's some excitement on the albums chart this week. Bruno Mars's "Unorthdox Jukebox" rises to number 1 in its 12th week on the list, Macklemore's "The Heist" blasts right back into the top ten (both albums benefit from Amazon's pricing of $1.99), and Adele's "21" returns to the top ten for an 81st week (out of a total 106 weeks on the chart). So far, it has yet to chart lower than 35. Outside of the top ten: Muse's "2nd Law" bullets 55-12, "Les Miserables" jumps 35-16, Tegan and Sara's "Heartthrob" vaults 75-20, Train's "California 37" is our pacesetter as it skyrockets 165-25, Led Zeppelin's "Celebration Day" shoots 95-26, Flo Rida's "Wild Ones" leaps 116-41, The Twilight Saga's "Breaking Dawn, part 2" soundtrack rises 189-69, Celtic Thunder's "Mythology" takes the biggest plunge from 51-157, and the longest charting album right now is still Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" which rises 195-151 in its 825th chart week.