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'We Are The World' Returns to the Upper Reaches of the Hot 100

 

February 17, 2010 10:32 EST

 

Nearly 25 years after hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, charity single "We Are the World" makes its way back to chart, debuting at No. 2, thanks to the all-star collective Artists for Haiti. "World" trails Ke$ha's "TiK ToK,' which holds at No. 1 for a ninth straight week.

 

Over 80 artists, ranking from today's young hitmakers (Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus) to legendary vocalists (Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand) gathered in Los Angeles to re-record the 80s classic on February 1st, a day after the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

 

The video for "We Are the World 25: For Haiti" premiered during the first two days of the XXI Winter Olympics on NBC (Friday & Saturday, Feb. 12 & 13) with the title hitting digital retailers on Friday evening. With just over two days of sales, "World" moves 267,000 downloads and enters the Digital Songs chart at No. 1, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

 

The original "World," by USA for Africa debuted at No. 21 on the Hot 100 in the issue dated March 23, 1985 and rose to No. 1 three weeks later, where it held for four successive weeks.

 

Released six years before the advent of Nielsen SoundScan piece-count sales data, USA for Africa's version was certified for sales of 4 million copies (4x Platinum) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) within a month of its release.

 

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BILLBOARD HOT 100

 

(chart date 27th February 2010)

 

LW TW TITLE ARTIST

 

01-01 TiK ToK - Kesha

**-02 We Are The World 25: For Haiti - Artists For Haiti

02-03 Imma Be - Black Eyed Peas

04-04 BedRock - Young Money

05-05 Bad Romance - Lady Gaga

03-06 Need You Now - Lady Antebellum

07-07 Hey, Soul Sister - Train

08-08 How Low - Ludacris

11-09 In My Head - Jason Derulo

06-10 Sexy Chick - David Guetta

 

22-11 Blah Blah Blah - Kesha

15-12 Say Aah - Trey Songz

12-13 Carry Out - Timbaland

10-14 Replay - Iyaz

16-15 Telephone - Lady Gaga

09-16 I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

14-17 Empire State Of Mind - Jay-Z + Alicia Keys

13-18 Hard - Rihanna

25-19 Baby - Justin Bieber

20-20 According To You - Orianthi

 

24-21 Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen

19-22 Do You Remember - Jay Sean

21-23 Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls

17-24 Fireflies - Owl City

30-25 Haven't Met You Yet - Michael Buble

29-26 Tie Me Down - New Boyz

23-27 Down - Jay Sean

40-28 Breakeven - Script

27-29 You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift

39-30 Today Was A Fairytale - Taylor Swift

 

35-31 Whataya Want From Me - Adam Lambert

31-32 Whatcha Say - Jason Derulo

36-33 Say Something - Timbaland

26-34 Forever - Drake

42-35 Why Don't We Just Dance - Josh Turner

37-36 Naturally - Selena Gomez

33-37 Paparazzi - Lady Gaga

65-38 Nothin' On You - B.o.B.

32-39 Meet Me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas

34-40 Already Gone - Kelly Clarkson

 

47-41 All The Right Moves - OneRepublic

28-42 Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon

**-43 Solo - Iyaz

49-44 Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart - Alicia Keys

41-45 The Truth - Jason Aldean

**-46 Pants On The Ground - General Larry Platt

43-47 It Kills Me - Melanie Fiona

52-48 Life After You - Daughtry

38-49 Party In The USA - Miley Cyrus

55-50 Heartbreak Warfare - John Mayer

 

54-51 On To The Next One - Jay-Z + Swizz Beatz

80-52 Soldier Of Love - Sade

51-53 If You Only Knew - Shinedown

61-54 Temporary Home - Carrie Underwood

58-55 I Am - Mary J. Blige

72-56 Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) - Usher

66-57 Halfway Gone - Lifehouse

48-58 Shut It Down - Pitbull

44-59 Knockout - Lil Wayne

45-60 I Wanna Rock - Snoop Dogg

 

63-61 History In The Making - Darius Rucker

69-62 Hillbilly Bone - Blake Shelton

53-63 3 - Britney Spears

**-64 Rude Boy - Rihanna

68-65 Sex Therapy - Robin Thicke

60-66 White Liar - Miranda Lambert

62-67 Money To Blow - Birdman

70-68 American Saturday Night - Brad Paisley

73-69 That's How Country Boys Roll - Billy Currington

56-70 Drop The World - Lil Wayne

 

74-71 Highway 20 Ride - Zac Brown Band

59-72 I Made It (Cash Money Heroes) - Kevin Rudolf

78-73 Cryin' For Me - Toby Keith

67-74 Gangsta Luv - Snoop Dogg

84-75 American Honey - Lady Antebellum

**-76 Beamer, Benz, Or Bentley - Lloyd Banks Feat. Juelz Santana

77-77 I Invented Sex - Trey Songz

82-78 Somebody - Rob Thomas

85-79 'Til Summer Comes Around - Keith Urban

71-80 Never Gonna Be Alone - Nickelback

 

93-81 Lemonade - Gucci Mane

**-82 Everything To Me - Monica

79-83 A Little More Country Than That - Easton Corbin

18-84 Glitter In The Air - Pink

92-85 All The Way Turnt Up - Roscoe Dash

98-86 Steady Mobbin' - Young Money

81-87 I Wanna Make You Close Your Eyes - Dierks Bentley

87-88 Shots - LMFAO

90-89 I Can Transform Ya - Chris Brown

83-90 Southern Voice - Tim McGraw

 

89-91 Just Breathe - Pearl Jam

**-92 Unstoppable - Rascal Flatts

100-93 Ain't Leavin Without You - Jaheim

**-94 Your Love Is My Drug - Kesha

**-95 O Let's Do It - Waka Flocka Flame

95-96 Spotlight - Gucci Mane

99-97 Fearless - Taylor Swift

57-98 You And Me - Dave Matthews Band

**-99 Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You - Kellie Pickler

64-100 Set The Fire To The Third Bar - Snow Patrol

 

 

Bubbling Under

 

LW TW TITLE ARTIST

 

**-01 Hallelujah (Vancouver Winter 2010) - k.d. lang

09-02 Gimmie That Girl - Joe Nichols

08-03 Beer On The Table - Josh Thompson

10-04 Backwoods - Justin Moore

11-05 Feel it - Three 6 Mafia vs Tiesto

04-06 Dile Al Amor - Aventura

07-07 Today - Gary Allan

16-08 Keep On Lovin' You - Steel Magnolia

**-09 Outside My Window - Sarah Buxton

**-10 Little House - Amanda Seyfried

 

**-11 Hallelujah - Canadian Tenors

06-12 Put It In A Love Song - Alicia Keys

12-13 Hell On The Heart - Eric Church

14-14 Women Lie, Men Lie - Yo Gotti

15-15 Savior - Rise Against

**-16 Terrified - Katharine McPhee Feat. Jason Reeves

24-17 Do You Think About Me - 50 Cent

18-18 The Man I Want To Be - Chris Young

**-19 Life On The Run - Dierks Bentley

**-20 StarStruck - Christopher Wilde

 

**-21 Everybody Hurts - Helping Haiti

20-22 Snuff - Slipknot

**-23 Your Decision - Alice In Chains

21-24 Monster - Skillet

19-25 Ando Bien p**** - Banda Los Recoditos

 

SOURCE: Pulse Music Board

 

 

Eugh! The worst the top two EVER in the history of the Billboard. Tik Tok is awful and We Are The World is a autotune travesty.

Edited by Tacticz

Oh :l.

Well, Ke$ha held on to another week because Haiti Song had less days sales?

 

'Tik Tok' annoys me now. The amount of songs that have hogged #1 on US Charts recently :drama:

THANK YOU KESHA FOR STOPPING THAT MONSTROSITY FROM HITTING NUMBER ONE.

 

Much love to you.

huge drop for Pink but thats expected with no radio support and the fact downloads have fallen since the performance, its still done amazing to even have reached the top 20!
Adam SO close to top 30. He has to hit it next week.

Great performance by the Script and Sade....

hopefully Adam Lambert will be top 25 next week....

Edited by Broken Heels

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