Posted January 19, 201114 yr Britney Spears becomes just the second artist in the Billboard Hot 100's 52-year history to debut multiple songs at No. 1, as "Hold It Against Me" blasts in at the summit. http://i51.tinypic.com/jv5fmu.jpg Spears previously launched at the apex with "3" the week of Oct. 24, 2009. She joins Mariah Carey as the only acts to arrive at No. 1 more than once. Carey made such grand entrances with "Fantasy" and "One Sweet Day" in 1995 and "Honey" in 1997. (All charts will be refreshed tomorrow (Jan. 20) on Billboard.com). "Hold It Against Me" is the 18th song to debut at No. 1 and the first since Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" the week of Nov. 13, 2010. The track is Spears' fourth No. 1 on the Hot 100. Prior to "3," she reigned with her debut single "...Baby One More Time" (two weeks, 1999) and "Womanizer" (one week, 2008). Chart Beat: Britney Spears' Lead Singles, Track-By-Track "Hold It Against Me" starts atop Digital Songs with 411,000 downloads sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. As previously reported, the sum marks the highest debut frame by a lead female artist, besting the 325,000 shifted by Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale" the week of Feb. 6, 2010. On Radio Songs, "Hold It Against Me" begins at No. 23 with 45 million first-week audience impressions, according to Nielsen BDS, the highest audience sum for a debuting title in the chart's history. The song's No. 23 entrance is the chart's best since Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" began at the same rank the week of March 1, 2008. Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Soars Onto Pop Songs Chart Two other tracks storm the upper reaches of the Hot 100. "What the Hell," the first single from Avril Lavigne's fourth album, "Goodbye Lullaby," due March 8, opens at No. 13. The song starts at No. 6 on Digital Songs with sales of 163,000. At No. 23 on the Hot 100, Kanye West and Jay-Z debut with "H*A*M." The first single from the superstar pair's upcoming collaborative album, "Watch the Throne," enters Digital Songs at No. 10 (125,000). Directly below "Hold It Against Me" on the Hot 100, three titles dip one notch each: Bruno Mars' "Grenade" (1-2), Katy Perry's "Firework" (2-3) and Rihanna's "What's My Name?," featuring Drake (3-4). Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" lifts 7-5, jumping Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)," featuring Ludacris & DJ Frank E (6-6), while "We R Who We R" slides 4-7. P!nk descends 5-8 with "Raise Your Glass" but claims dual Greatest Gainer/Digital and Airplay honors with "F**kin' Perfect" (57-30). The second new track from her "Greatest Hits... So Far!!!" retrospective bounds 66-25 on Digital Songs (70,000, up 95%) and 68-44 (27.5 million, up 54%) on Radio Songs. The Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)" and Mars' "Just the Way You Are" round out the Hot 100 top 10, each dropping a rung to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively. Edited January 19, 201114 yr by Tyler
January 19, 201114 yr Massive congratulations to Britney :wub: she is doing BRILLIANT! She deserves all the success she gets! I can't wait for her album :heart:
January 19, 201114 yr AMAZING. :D So happy for her and may her success continue! :w00t: Edited January 19, 201114 yr by THEO.
January 19, 201114 yr Author RECORDS BRITNEY HAS BROKEN IN THE PAST WEEK. - Biggest first day at the radio ever; over 700 spins across all formats. (previous holder, Mariah Carey - Touch My Body) - Biggest first seven days at top 40 ever, over 4400 spins. (previous holder, Eminem - Just Lose It) - Biggest published weekly bullet at top 40 ever, +4400. (previous holder, Eminem - Just Lose It) - Biggest first week audience impression on top 40 ever, (previous holder, Eminem - Just Lose It) - Biggest single day spin increase on top 40 ever, broke this twice on its 5th day (732) and 6th day (779) - The 2nd highest debut ever on Billboard Pop Songs, at #16 tied with Madonna's Frozen, only behind Mariah Carey's Dreamlover (#12) - Highest debut on Hot 100 Airplay, on #23, tied with Mariah's Touch My Body,one of the highest debuts on Hot 100 Airplay. - The 2nd fastest rising ever to #1 US itunes with 8 hours (the record: Taylor Swift- Today Was A Fairytale, with 5 hours, but HIAM was released at midnight so her record is more impressive than Taylor's!) - Biggest first week digital single sales by a female artist ever,411k, (previous holder, Taylor Swift - Today Was A Fairytale, 325k) - The 4th biggest first week digital single sales of all time and the only pop song to achieve that - The 18th song in history to debut at #1 Hot 100 - The 2nd artist after Mariah Carey to score more than 1 #1 debuts - The 2nd artist after Mariah Carey to score 2 consecutive #1 debuts - The 2nd artist (after Usher) and the first female artist to score at least 1 #1 in 90s, 00s, and 10s - Only the 5th female artist (After Barbara Streisand, Cher, Madonna and Janet Jackson) and the 10th artist overall, to score at least 1 #1 in 3 different decades - The youngest artist ever to score at least 1 #1 in 3 different decades She also now holds the record for highest debut sales for a female album (oops) and now single (HIAM). Edited January 19, 201114 yr by Tyler
