25 (from 20) Katy Perry - Roar [D]

 

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Chart Run: 1-1-2-2-4-7-6-4-7-11-15-13-18-24-23-15-8-11-19-20-25 [21 wks]

 

Release date: 01-09-2013

Format: download only single

Label: Capitol Records

 

Sales: 800k+

 

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Biography

A former Christian artist, Katy Perry rebranded herself as a larger-than-life pop star and rose to prominence during the summer of 2008. Before she topped the charts with songs like "I Kissed a Girl" and "California Gurls," though, she spent the better part of a decade recording music under a different name. Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (or Katy Hudson, as she billed herself on her 2001 gospel album) was born on October 25, 1984, in Santa Barbara, California. Raised in a religious household as the daughter of two pastors, she was forbidden to listen to secular bands as a child, although a childhood slumber party introduced her to the music of Alanis Morissette and Freddie Mercury. Religious music remained at the forefront, however, and Katy released a self-titled Christian album in 2001 under her original name. She would later abandon the genre (and her given surname) in favor of a pop career.

 

At age 17, she began working with hitmaker Glen Ballard, who had produced and co-written Alanis Morissette's chart-topping Jagged Little Pill in 1995. Several years later, she teamed up with the Matrix, a Grammy-nominated production/songwriting team whose résumé included collaborations with Avril Lavigne, Shakira, and Korn. Tired of producing music for other artists, the Matrix had plans to record an album of their own, with Perry serving as one of the group's two singers. The project was ultimately shelved, but not before Perry appeared in a 2004 write-up by Blender magazine, who hailed her as "the Next Big Thing!"

 

With the Matrix's unreleased album sitting in the vaults at Sony Records, Perry went back to the drawing board and began working on a solo album for Columbia. The project was eventually canceled, although two of its songs were later given to Kelly Clarkson, who scored a Top 40 hit with "I Do Not Hook Up" several years later. Perry (who, by this point, had shed her original surname due to its similarity to actress Kate Hudson) then signed with Capitol, who encouraged their new client to write her own music and helped establish her image as a boisterous, tongue-in-cheek pop star. Perry's debut single, "UR So Gay," generated a small buzz with its mischievous lyrics and clever music video, but it was "I Kissed a Girl" that proved to be her breakthrough hit, topping the charts in 20 countries and pushing its accompanying album, 2008's One of the Boys, into the Top Ten in America. Perry supported her debut by joining the Warped Tour that summer, where she toured alongside her boyfriend at the time, Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes. Meanwhile, "Hot N Cold" became her second multi-platinum hit, "Thinking of You" (one of the album's three songs written solely by Perry) cracked the Top 40, and "Waking Up in Vegas" cracked the Top Ten.

 

Such success meant that Katy Perry had officially become one of the industry's biggest pop stars, celebrated as much for her outsized behavior and outrageous fashion choices as the music itself. She continued touring through the summer of 2009 (albeit without McCoy, whose boyfriend status had been revoked earlier that year) and found time to tape an installment of MTV Unplugged, which was released in November. Meanwhile, she worked on a new album and started up a whirlwind romance with comedian Russell Brand, eventually becoming his fiancé. Recording sessions for her album wrapped up in early 2010, and Perry scored her second number one single with "California Gurls," which was released that May. The accompanying album, Teenage Dream, followed in August. The album would be reissued in 2012 as Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, with the bonus track "Wide Awake" earning Perry a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2008 01 I Kissed A Girl -1-

2008 04 Hot N Cold -2-

2009 27 Thinking Of You -3-

2009 19 Waking Up In Vegas -4-

2009 03 Starstrukk (3OH!3 Feat. Katy Perry)

2010 03 If We Ever Meet Again (Timbaland Featuring Katy Perry)

2010 01 California Gurls (Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg) -1-

2010 02 Teenage Dream -2-

2010 03 Firework -3-

2011 03 E.T. (Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West) -4-

2011 09 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) -5-

2011 18 The One That Got Away -6-

2012 01 Part Of Me -7-

2012 09 Wide Awake -8-

2013 01 Roar -1-

2013 21 Dark Horse (Katy Perry Feat. Juicy J) -3-

2013 25 Unconditionally -2-

 

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They perform this as well but apparently they'll be performing 'Same Love' with Madonna. :wub:

 

Really...? Very interesting..

 

Roar needs to reach 1.000.000 copies..My favourite song of this century (so far..)

Just got in and caught up with 40-25. Seems like I haven't missed much, although I haven't heard "White Walls" yet.

They perform this as well but apparently they'll be performing 'Same Love' with Madonna. :wub:

Madonna :o oh I'm intrigued to see how that pans out.

I guess you can say that DH is single #3

I guess you can say that DH is single #3

I say it: DH is single #3 :P

24 37 03

 

Beyoncé

XO

Beyoncé

 

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Chart Run: 45-37-24

 

Release date: 20-12-2013

Format: download only track

Label: Columbia Records

 

Sales: 20k+

 

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Biography

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, simply known as Beyoncé (/biˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say; born September 4, 1981), is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child, and rose to fame in the late 1990s as lead singer of R&B girl-group Destiny's Child. Managed by her father Mathew Knowles, the group became one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Knowles' debut album Dangerously in Love (2003), which established the singer as a viable solo artist worldwide; it sold 11 million copies, earned five Grammy Awards and featured the Billboard number one singles "Crazy in Love" and "Baby Boy".

 

Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, she released her second solo album B'Day (2006), which contained hits "Irreplaceable" and "Beautiful Liar". Knowles also ventured into acting, with a Golden Globe nominated performance in Dreamgirls (2006), and starring roles in The Pink Panther (2006) and Obsessed (2009). Her marriage to rapper Jay-Z and portrayal of Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008) influenced her third album I Am... Sasha Fierce (2008), which saw the birth of her alter-ego Sasha Fierce and earned a record-setting six Grammy Awards in 2010, including Song of the Year for "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". Knowles took a hiatus from music in 2010, took over management of her career and explored 1970s R&B, rock and roll, and African and funk styles. As a result, her fourth album, 4 (2011), deviated towards a more traditional R&B sound.

 

A self-described "modern-day feminist", Knowles' songs are often characterized by themes of love, relationships and monogamy, as well as female sexuality and empowerment. On stage, her dynamic, highly-choreographed performances have led to critics hailing her as one of the best entertainers in contemporary pop music. Throughout a career spanning 15 years, she has won 17 Grammy Awards and sold over 118 million records as a solo artist and 60 million with Destiny's Child, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time. The Recording Industry Association of America recognized Knowles as the top certified artist in America during the 2000s decade. In 2009, Billboard named her the Top Radio Songs Artist of the Decade, the Top Female Artist of the 2000s and their Artist of the Millennium. In 2013, she was also included in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2002 07 Work It Out -OST-

2003 02 '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Jay-Z Feat. Beyoncé Knowles)

2003 01 Crazy In Love (Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z) -1-

2003 02 Baby Boy (Beyoncé Feat. Sean Paul) -2-

2004 11 Me, Myself And I -3-

2004 10 Naughty Girl -4-

2006 03 Check On It (Beyoncé Feat. Slim Thug)

2006 01 Deja Vu (Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z) -1-

2006 04 Irreplaceable -2-

2007 08 Listen -OST-

2007 01 Beautiful Liar (Beyoncé And Shakira) -3-

2007 12 Green Light -4-

2008 01 If I Were A Boy -1-

2008 07 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) -2-

2009 04 Halo -3-

2009 72 Diva -4-

2009 05 Sweet Dreams -5-

2009 27 Broken-Hearted Girl -6-

2009 01 Telephone (Lady Gaga Feat. Beyoncé)

2010 58 Video Phone (Beyoncé Feat. Lady GaGa) -7-

2010 60 Ego (Beyoncé Feat. Kanye West) -8-

2011 51 Why Don't You Love Me? -9-

2011 11 Run The World (Girls) -1-

2011 03 Best Thing I Never Had -2-

2011 33 Irreplaceable (Live At Glastonbury)

2011 39 End Of Time -5-

2011 48 Lift Off (Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Beyoncé)

2011 13 Love On Top -4-

2011 71 1+1 -PS-

2011 35 Countdown -3-

2013 10 Drunk In Love (Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z) -AT-

2014 65 Mine (Beyoncé Feat. Drake) -AT-

2014 24 XO -1-

 

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I don't think XO is all that. :( Drunk In Love & Superpower remain my favourites from her album that I've heard. :heart:

I say it: DH is single #3 :P

 

Thank you. :D

2013 29 Drunk In Love (Beyoncé Feat. Jay-Z) -AT-

A little out of date :P

XO is one of her best songs..It sounds so epic!!!

A little out of date :P

Edited, thanks ;)

XO is amazing, her album still sounds SO good too.

Well this has already surpassed my (small) expectations of chart longevity - thought it'd have 2 weeks max.! Pretty good track but nothing amazing.

23 (from 23) Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown - Show Me [D]

 

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Chart Run: 64-45-35-46-xx-60-32-23-23 [8 wks]

 

Release date: 22-09-2013

Format: digital single

Label: RCA Records

 

Sales: 70k+

 

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Biography

MC and producer Kid Ink — born Brian Todd Collins in Los Angeles, California, and formerly known as Rockstar — rose steadily by releasing a series of four mixtapes during 2010 and 2011. XXL magazine was impressed enough to list Kid Ink beside the likes of Danny Brown and Macklemore in its Freshman Class feature for 2012. That June, Kid Ink released Up & Away, his first proper studio album, via Tha Alumni. Although it featured beats from several producers — including Ned Cameron, Cardiak, Jahlil Beats, and the Amazinz — there were no guest verses, and therefore no disruptions in Kid Ink's nonchalant flow. It peaked at number 20 on the Billboard 200 chart and reached number three on the publication's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. After another mixtape, he signed to major label RCA and prepared his second album. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Kid Ink

2013 23 Show Me (Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown) -1-

2014 69 Main Chick (Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown) -AT-

 

Chris Brown

2006 02 Run It! (Chris Brown Feat. Juelz Santana) -1-

2006 13 Yo (Excuse Me Miss) -2-

2006 23 Gimme That (Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne) -3-

2007 75 Wall To Wall -1-

2007 38 Kiss Kiss -2-

2008 08 With You -3-

2008 03 No Air (Jordin Sparks Feat. Chris Brown)

2008 57 Shawty Get Loose (Lil' Mama Feat. Chris Brown And T-Pain)

2008 04 Forever -4-

2008 39 Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown Feat. T-Pain And Nelly) -5-

2008 32 Superhuman (Chris Brown Feat. Keri Hilson) -6-

2008 62 Freeze (T-Pain Feat. Chris Brown)

2009 26 I Can Transform Ya (Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne) -1-

2010 35 Crawl -2-

2010 68 Deuces (Chris Brown Feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall) -1-

2011 06 Yeah 3x -2-

2011 02 Champion (Chipmunk Feat. Chris Brown)

2011 14 Next To You (Chris Brown Feat. Justin Bieber) -5-

2011 44 Look At Me Now (Chris Brown Feat. Lil Wayne And Busta Rhymes) -3-

2011 40 Best Love Song (T-Pain Feat. Chris Brown)

2011 04 Beautiful People (Chris Brown Feat. Benny Benassi) -4-

2011 58 Pot Of Gold (The Game Feat. Chris Brown)

2011 53 She Ain't You -6-

2012 10 International Love (Pitbull Feat. Chris Brown)

2012 01 Turn Up The Music -1-

2012 02 Don't Wake Me Up -2-

2012 18 I Can Only Imagine (David Guetta Feat. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne)

2012 42 Don't Judge Me -3-

2012 63 Nobody's Business (Rihanna Feat. Chris Brown)

2013 23 Fine China -1-

2013 21 As Your Friend (Afrojack Feat. Chris Brown)

2013 32 Love More (Chris Brown Feat. Nicki Minaj) -2-

2013 23 Show Me (Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown)

2014 69 Main Chick (Kid Ink Feat. Chris Brown)

This Kid Inc track screams 2006 to me :lol:

The good thing about Kid Ink is the fact that he supports Peta..And this is very good (I don't mean the song).

Edited January 26, 201412 yr by Insomnio

As much as I love Idina Menzel, this is just not clicking with me at all. :lol: Still good on her though for doing so well with this!

22 (from 31) Idina Menzel - Let It Go [D]

 

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Chart Run: 67-67-57-44-36-31-22 [7 wks]

 

Format: download only track

Label: Walt Disney Records

 

Sales: 40k+

 

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Biography

Best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway smash Rent, singer/actress Idina Menzel made her solo debut in 1998 with the pop-soul effort Still I Can't Be Still. She joined the cast for Wicked in 2003 and appeared on the recording that same year, while 2004 saw her releasing the album Here. The following year, Menzel appeared on the soundtrack to the television show Desperate Housewives, and a duet with Ray Charles (which the pair had recorded back in 1998) found its way onto the tribute album Genius & Friends. In 2007, a dance version of Wicked's "Defying Gravity" became Menzel's first club hit. A year later she landed on the major label Warner Bros. and released a new album, I Stand. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2008 60 Defying Gravity (Kristin Chenoweth & Idina Menzel) -OST-

2010 36 I Dreamed A Dream (Glee Cast Feat. Idina Menzel)

2010 27 Poker Face (Glee Cast Feat. Idina Menzel)

2013 22 Let It Go -OST-

Why is this STILL climbing :drama: