Billboard Chart Review-4/25/13

This week's chart dated May 4, 2013 actually reflects the sales week from April 15-21.

The Billboard Hot 100:

Song                                        Position           Last Week

Just Give Me a Reason           1                      1

Can’t Hold Us                        2                      5

Thrift Shop                              3                      2

When I Was Your Man           4                      3

Gentleman                               5                      12        *Pacesetter* *Digital Gainer*

Stay                                         6                      4

Mirrors                                    7                      7          *Airplay Gainer*

Suit and Tie                             8                      6

Feel this Moment                    9                      8

Started from the Bottom        10                    9

So, P!nk and Nate Ruess command the chart for another week, that was fully expected and it becomes P!nk's first single to spend more than one week at number one. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are now at number two with "Can't Hold Us"...and Billboard says it is expected to reach number one next week!!! If this happens, then they will be the first act since Lady Gaga to have their first two singles hit number one. Psy obviously reaches the top five this week, and it also expected to reach high on the chart next week as well. Now, let's look at the outside of the top ten: Demi Lovato falls 10-11 with "Heart Attack", Fall Out Boy's new single "My Songs Know What You Did" zooms 30-15, Daft Punk scores its biggest hit in the US as their duet with Pharrell "Get Lucky" debuts at number 19, Selena Gomez's new single "Come and Get It" blasts 45-22, Taylor Swift rises 32-24 with "22", Ariana Grande's duet with Mac Miller "The Way" rises

37-32, Anna Kendrick's song from "Pitch Perfect", titled "Cups", vaults 85-59, and finally, Calvin Harris' duet with Ellie Goulding "I Need Your Love" debuts at number 76!!!! I LOVE that song!

The Billboard 200:

Album                                     Position           Last Week

Save Rock and Roll                1                      -

Indicud                                   2                      -

The 20/20 Experience             3                      3

Based on a true story              4                      4

Mosquito                                 5                      -

Pioneer                                    6                      6

Wheelhouse                             7                      2

I am not a human being II        8                      8

The Heist                                 9                      16

The Truth About Love            10                    14

Fall Out Boy scores their second number one album! Kid Cudi takes second place, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs take fifth. We have alot of non-movers this week, and in today's lackluster album sales market, that is to be expected. My analysis on that will be coming up shortly. So, the top ten explains itself, anything else? Well: Paramore, who topped the chart last week, experience a 75% decrease in sales and "Paramore" drops 1-12, other than that, not much happened. Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon" is still on the chart after 832 weeks, and well, that's the long and short of it. Sorry, to have such little to say about this area, but if there's an album you want to follow you can always check out the full Billboard charts on their website.