I’m working on the mega Billboard chart I compile every week. With all the new additions, it’s going to take me awhile. In the meantime, I thought you all might want to take a look at the charts mentioned in Billboard article.Check out the Hot 100, Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and Hot Digital Songs Chart, after the JUMP…
With the Season 7 competition coming to a close last Wednesday, Billboard is finally able to include the iTunes singles in their chart count. With the official numbers in, there’s now confirmation of what fans had already managed to figure out. The Season 7 Idols are doing very well, indeed, on the charts.
None of the tunes that made this week’s chart were available for sale the entire week. The Idol performance and studio recordings were pulled last Thursday, while the songs from finale week, David Cook’s coronation single, “Time of My Life” went on sale Thursday.
Keeping the short week in mind, makes David Cook’s virtual takeover of the Hot 100 and the Hot Digital Songs chart, all the more impressive. “Time of My Life” debuted at #3 on the Hot 100 and #1 on Hot Digital songs. He’s got a total of 11 songs on the Hot 100, 14 on Hot Digital Songs, and 6 songs on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. David Archuleta lands 3 songs each on the Hot 100, Bubbling Under Hot 100, and Hot Digital Songs Charts. Jason Castro’s “Hallelujah” charts on the Hot 100 Bubbling Under chart.
With so many songs on the charts this week, Cookie set some records:
Cook’s takeover of the Hot 100 shatters the mark for debuts set by Miley Cyrus (as Hannah Montana) in the Nov. 11, 2006, issue, when she placed six new titles on the list. The 11 songs on the chart are the most in a week by any artist in the Nielsen Music era, which began in December 1991 when the chart converted to Nielsen BDS and Nielsen SoundScan data.
His haul also marks the most placements on the list since the Beatles charted 14 songs on the Hot 100 in the week of April 11, 1964.
The 14 tracks on Hot Digital Songs also gives Cook a record for debuts and total songs on that three-year-old chart, besting Hannah Montana’s total output (8) on the Nov. 11, 2006 chart, and Bon Jovi’s six debuts in the May 19, 2007, issue.
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One of the bad things about winning is you have to sing lame crap. Daughtry was very lucky he didn’t have to sing about rainbows. I think Cook would be better off if the song didn’t get much radio play and just died a quick death. Next year, they should just stop the whole coronation song thing completely.
Since this is about rankings, I hope I’m putting it in the proper thread. . .David Cook’s coming album is now up for pre-sale on Amazon and it is already number 13 on their bestseller list, and rising fast. What has me curious is its price. . .$l8 plus, twice the price of other albums. So I’m wondering if this could turn out to be the “boxed set” that they advertised earlier (for Analog Heart) and then removed. Whatever it is, it sounds like two discs, yes? Maybe? Fingers crossed.
I pre-ordered, of course!
jpfan - I agree about this lame song. He has to sing it on every morning show he has been on. It’s starting to grate on my nerves. I suppose AI says he has to sing that song. However, I guess I would buy even a rockers rendition of the phonebook if he recorded that. I think he will continue to be the hit he already is and hoping to buy that cd that is already on the bestseller list and not even made yet! Wow
The song is “featured” in the Amazon ad for the upcoming album. I suspect he’s going to keep singing it for awhile. :)
He’s now up to #8 on the Amazon list. He’ll be #1 soon. I don’t know how these things work. Will he go to #1 with presales and then almost have to drop back down for the months in between? And then go back up again when it comes out?
I really love watching him do so spectacularly well on so many charts. So deserved. Such a talented mensch.
On a non-DC note, Elliott’s Wait for You is #5 on Japan’s Hot 100 this week. Top westerner on that chart, with Madonna at #11 currently. Leona Lewis is at #23.
Also, Elliott is #2 on Japan’s Pop 100 Airplay chart.
Since I doubt Cook’s album will be released until Oct/November, it’ll probably fall down the Amazon charts pretty quickly. I don’t remember them issuing an album to Amazon so early. Once they put out the release date, it’ll probably zoom back up the charts there.
Very cool Elliott news.
Ya it is a lame song, guys…but I think he made it work. Seriously, I cringed when I first heard the “magic rainbow” line but what’s so cool about Cook is he looked like he enjoyed singing the song.
I really do hope he doesnt get stuck in songs like that. I’ve heard him sing “Creep” by Radiohead and his Analog Heart songs are not exactly cheesy rock ballads.