We have a new song at the pole position at the chart this week, “Firework” by Katy Perry. Katy is now the only solo woman to have 3 number ones from a single album, and she has the most number ones for any solo woman with 4. Interestingly she moves into the top spot without a bullet, losing over 100 spins from last week. Unfortunately, I do not keep track of the bullets of songs that reach #1, so I don’t know if this is a record or not.
Pink’s “Raise Your Glass” falls to #2, but don’t worry about her. She moves into the top 10 at #10 with “F**kin’ Perfect (Perfect)”. (Katy Perry had 2 songs in the top 10 just last December. )
There are 13 songs in the top 40 by solo women this week. One of them is Britney Spears, whose “Hold It Against Me” moves up to #23 this week. This makes “Hold” Britney’s biggest hit to date on the Hot AC chart. Another of the songs is this week’s highest debut, “Born This Way” by Lady GaGa at #30. It’s Lady GaGa’s 8th Hot AC chart hit. This debut is just from the first week’s worth of plays, and it has a spin increase of over 600 spins. Look for a big move by the song next week as it continues to gain spins quickly. Other debuts this week are Colbie Caillat’s “I Do” at #32 and Taio Cruz’s “Higher” at #40. “Higher” features Travie McCoy, who peaked #34 in 2010 with “Billionaire”.
The week’s biggest mover is Maroon 5′s “Never Gonna Leave This Bed”, up 11 to #28.
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