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The King of Pop makes history as the only artist with top 10 Hot 100 hits in each of five decades. Meanwhile, Legend's 'All of Me' leads for a third week, Coldplay lands its third top 10 and Iggy Azalea tops Streaming Songs

John Legend's "All of Me" rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week with "All of Me," while Michael Jackson rewrites a pair of vaunted Hot 100 records, as "Love Never Felt So Good," with Justin Timberlake, blasts 22-9. Plus, Coldplay soars into the top 10 with "A Sky Full of Stars" and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" flies to No. 1 on Streaming Songs and pushes 3-2 on the Hot 100.

With so many moves on the Hot 100 and more, let's dig into our weekly rundown of the numbers behind the charts, starting with the late King of Pop.

As "Good" rockets into the top 10, as parent album "Xscape" launches at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the song's ascent makes history on the Hot 100: with the advance, Jackson becomes the first artist to notch a top 10 Hot 100 hit in each of five decades. Dating to his first top 10, the No. 4-peaking "Got to Be There," in 1971, he's now reached the top 10 with songs in the '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s. (His breakdown of top 10s in those decades, respectively: four, 17, six, one, one. "Good" is Jackson's first top 10 since he died in 2009.)

Jackson passes five artists that have tallied Hot 100 top 10s in each of four decades: Barbra Streisand, Cher (both '60s-'90s), Aerosmith ('70s-'00s), Madonna and Whitney Houston (both '80s-'10s). (Houston joined the elite club posthumously and, unlike Streisand, Cher, Aerosmith and Madonna, did so by returning to the top 10 with a song that had previously reached the region: her 1992-93 14-week No. 1 "I Will Always Love You" returned and rose to No. 3 following her passing in 2012.)

Jackson topples another notable mark: he extends his span of appearing in the Hot 100's top 10 to a record-breaking 42 weeks, six months and one week. "Got to Be There" began his top 10 history when it lifted 13-9 on the Nov. 20, 1971, chart; this week's chart is dated May 31. He passes Santana, whose top 10 discography spans 33 years and eight months, from 1970's "Evil Ways" to 2003's "Why Don't You & I." Cher ranks third with a 33-year, one-month, three-week top 10 span (1966-99).

"Good" is Jackson's 29th Hot 100 top 10, granting him sole possession of the third-most top 10s in the chart's 55-year history. (The sign, as always, that Jackson and the Hot 100 were meant to be together: both arrived the same month, August 1958. The Hot 100 launched on Aug. 4 that year, while Jackson was born 25 days later.) He passes Stevie Wonder (28 top 10s), with whom he'd been tied since Jackson scored his last top 10, the No. 10-peaking "You Rock My World," in 2001. Madonna leads all acts with 38 top 10s, while the Beatles rank second with 34. Following Jackson and Wonder are Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John, each with 27. (Jackson danced to another 10 top 10s with the Jackson 5/Jacksons in 1970-84.)

How does "Good" reach to the Hot 100's top 10? It gains by 9 percent to 110,000 downloads sold (despite slipping 6-7 on the Digital Songs chart) in the Nielsen SoundScan tracking week ending on May 18, the same night that the much-buzzed-about virtual Jackson took to the stage on the Billboard Music Awards (for a performance of fellow "Xscape" track "Slave to the Rhythm"). With the video for "Good" having premiered on May 14, the song re-enters the Streaming Songs chart at No. 9 with a 299 percent surge to 4.6 million U.S. streams, according to Nielsen BDS, good for top Streaming Gainer honors on the Hot 100. Fifty-nine percent of its streaming points are from Vevo on YouTube views. "Good" debuts on the subscription services-based On Demand Songs chart at No. 20 with 1.2 million on-demand streams (up from 2,000 the week before). It concurrently re-enters Radio Songs at No. 44, up by 37 percent to 30 million audience impressions, according to BDS. It had charted at No. 38 two weeks ago (with 34 million), aided by promotional play on May 2 by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment-owned stations across multiple formats.

In addition to Jackson's honors, Timberlake, of course, adds to his rising Hot 100 legacy, as "Good" marks his 16th top 10 (in addition to six as part of 'N Sync). He also becomes the fourth artist to duet with Jackson on a top 10: Jackson and Paul McCartney reached No. 2 in 1983 with "The Girl Is Mine" and spent six weeks on top in 1983-84 with "Say Say Say"; the Siedah Garrett-assisted "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" crowned the Sept. 19, 1987, Hot 100; and, Michael and Janet Jackson teamed for the No. 5 family affair "Scream" in 1995. (Fun fact, via Billboard 200 chart manager Keith Caulfield: Timberlake is the only artist to have shared Hot 100 artist credit with both Jackson and Madonna, aka, the respective King and Queen of Pop. Madonna's "4 Minutes," featuring Timberlake and Timbaland, hit No. 3 in 2008.)

http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...kson-coldplay-hot-100-top-10-john-legend-no-1
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Wow! This is great news. Thanks for sharing
 
They devoted about 10 paragraphs to Michael in the article and he wasn't even number 1. They are showing him love and respect.
 
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Sunwalker7 said:
The King of Pop makes history as the only artist with top 10 Hot 100 hits in each of five decades. Meanwhile, Legend's 'All of Me' leads for a third week, Coldplay lands its third top 10 and Iggy Azalea tops Streaming Songs

John Legend's "All of Me" rules the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week with "All of Me," while Michael Jackson rewrites a pair of vaunted Hot 100 records, as "Love Never Felt So Good," with Justin Timberlake, blasts 22-9. Plus, Coldplay soars into the top 10 with "A Sky Full of Stars" and Iggy Azalea's "Fancy" flies to No. 1 on Streaming Songs and pushes 3-2 on the Hot 100.

With so many moves on the Hot 100 and more, let's dig into our weekly rundown of the numbers behind the charts, starting with the late King of Pop.

As "Good" rockets into the top 10, as parent album "Xscape" launches at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the song's ascent makes history on the Hot 100: with the advance, Jackson becomes the first artist to notch a top 10 Hot 100 hit in each of five decades. Dating to his first top 10, the No. 4-peaking "Got to Be There," in 1971, he's now reached the top 10 with songs in the '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s. (His breakdown of top 10s in those decades, respectively: four, 17, six, one, one. "Good" is Jackson's first top 10 since he died in 2009.)

Jackson passes five artists that have tallied Hot 100 top 10s in each of four decades: Barbra Streisand, Cher (both '60s-'90s), Aerosmith ('70s-'00s), Madonna and Whitney Houston (both '80s-'10s). (Houston joined the elite club posthumously and, unlike Streisand, Cher, Aerosmith and Madonna, did so by returning to the top 10 with a song that had previously reached the region: her 1992-93 14-week No. 1 "I Will Always Love You" returned and rose to No. 3 following her passing in 2012.)

Jackson topples another notable mark: he extends his span of appearing in the Hot 100's top 10 to a record-breaking 42 weeks, six months and one week. "Got to Be There" began his top 10 history when it lifted 13-9 on the Nov. 20, 1971, chart; this week's chart is dated May 31. He passes Santana, whose top 10 discography spans 33 years and eight months, from 1970's "Evil Ways" to 2003's "Why Don't You & I." Cher ranks third with a 33-year, one-month, three-week top 10 span (1966-99).

"Good" is Jackson's 29th Hot 100 top 10, granting him sole possession of the third-most top 10s in the chart's 55-year history. (The sign, as always, that Jackson and the Hot 100 were meant to be together: both arrived the same month, August 1958. The Hot 100 launched on Aug. 4 that year, while Jackson was born 25 days later.) He passes Stevie Wonder (28 top 10s), with whom he'd been tied since Jackson scored his last top 10, the No. 10-peaking "You Rock My World," in 2001. Madonna leads all acts with 38 top 10s, while the Beatles rank second with 34. Following Jackson and Wonder are Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson and Elton John, each with 27. (Jackson danced to another 10 top 10s with the Jackson 5/Jacksons in 1970-84.)

How does "Good" reach to the Hot 100's top 10? It gains by 9 percent to 110,000 downloads sold (despite slipping 6-7 on the Digital Songs chart) in the Nielsen SoundScan tracking week ending on May 18, the same night that the much-buzzed-about virtual Jackson took to the stage on the Billboard Music Awards (for a performance of fellow "Xscape" track "Slave to the Rhythm"). With the video for "Good" having premiered on May 14, the song re-enters the Streaming Songs chart at No. 9 with a 299 percent surge to 4.6 million U.S. streams, according to Nielsen BDS, good for top Streaming Gainer honors on the Hot 100. Fifty-nine percent of its streaming points are from Vevo on YouTube views. "Good" debuts on the subscription services-based On Demand Songs chart at No. 20 with 1.2 million on-demand streams (up from 2,000 the week before). It concurrently re-enters Radio Songs at No. 44, up by 37 percent to 30 million audience impressions, according to BDS. It had charted at No. 38 two weeks ago (with 34 million), aided by promotional play on May 2 by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment-owned stations across multiple formats.

In addition to Jackson's honors, Timberlake, of course, adds to his rising Hot 100 legacy, as "Good" marks his 16th top 10 (in addition to six as part of 'N Sync). He also becomes the fourth artist to duet with Jackson on a top 10: Jackson and Paul McCartney reached No. 2 in 1983 with "The Girl Is Mine" and spent six weeks on top in 1983-84 with "Say Say Say"; the Siedah Garrett-assisted "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" crowned the Sept. 19, 1987, Hot 100; and, Michael and Janet Jackson teamed for the No. 5 family affair "Scream" in 1995. (Fun fact, via Billboard 200 chart manager Keith Caulfield: Timberlake is the only artist to have shared Hot 100 artist credit with both Jackson and Madonna, aka, the respective King and Queen of Pop. Madonna's "4 Minutes," featuring Timberlake and Timbaland, hit No. 3 in 2008.)

http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...kson-coldplay-hot-100-top-10-john-legend-no-1
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I told you that it cannot be #23. Wow! It even made music history.
 
Petrarose said:
This thing is making me nervous. I thought about the chart position all day today. The news looks good though, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for a win!
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donalb said:
They devoted about 10 paragraphs to Michael in the article and he wasn't even number 1. They are showing him love and respect.
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No. That is not respect..They are trying to pacify MJ's fans after screwing him out of 9000 Xscape CDs From the MJONE shows.

Anyone knows if Billboard rejected Madonna's bundle sales? I remember a few years back, she was giving away her CD with ticket sales. Do we know if Billboard counted those bundled CD into her chart performance that year?

If they did I am going after them hard.
 
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Maybe Xscape didn't hit 1# this week @USA - but everybody talks MJ!

"The King of Pop makes history as the only artist with top 10 Hot 100 hits in each of five decades." Via Billboard

"Michael Jackson's "Xscape" hits #2. Meanwhile, Pharrell's "G I R L" and Iggy Azalea's "The New Classic" continue to make waves. " via HipHopDX.com

Rusty Keys, who?
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from facebook
 
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Memefan said:
No. That is not respect.They are trying to pacify MJ's fans after screwing him out of 9000 Xscape CDs From the MJONE shows.

Anyone knows if Billboard rejected Madonna's bundle sales? I remember a few years back, she was giving away her CD with ticket sales. Do we know if Billboard counted those bundled CD into her chart performance that year?

If they did I am going after them hard.
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Totally agree. Yes they did count madonna's bundled mdna sales. Their explanation -
Of Madonna's 359,000 sold, trusted sources tell Billboard that somewhere in the area of 185,000 came from the bundle/redemption code. Sacre bleu, you say, doing math: 359 - 180 = 179. Mr. Richie's 199,000 is the true king-making total this week!

But that's completely ridiculous. With all respect deserved and paid to the beloved songs of Mr. Richie, think about two important points. One: Madonna fans who redeemed that code are not receiving the album for free. The price of Madonna's album was bundled into the ticket purchase. I can understand why there's confusion about this. Even the CEO of Ticketmaster tweeted that fans buying tickets got "a free copy of MDNA." (The March 30 tweet has since been taken down). Such is the less-than-fully-transparent nature of bundling.

But let's take a hypothetical for a second: the cost of MDNA wasn't bundled into the ticket price, or that Billboard doesn't count those sales. All 185,000 fans who used the Madonna redemption code were the first in line to buy tickets to her tour. These are her top fans, each of whom were eager to shell out anywhere from $50 to more than $350 for a seat. If no bundle existed, do you really think a large portion of these fans wouldn't have purchased the album? We'll never know for certain, of course. But I think it's a more than safe bet that Madonna has the no. 1 album in the U.S. under any circumstance - joining her deserved no. 1 debuts in at least 17 other countries, according to manager Guy Oseary's tweets.
http://www.billboard.com/biz/articl...d-bundling-and-exclusives-play-in-madonna-and
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What about mj's deserved no 1 debuts in 50odd other countries. BB just make up the rules as they go along. They are no friends of mj - they never changed the rules on old albums recharting on the 200 when after 25 june he was dominating the top 10 selling albums - he wd have broken records. They only changed the rules months later. However when whitney died they changed the rules of singles recharting on the hot 100 within days so she cd reappear.
 
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I found this on Wikipedia:

"The album's sales were aided by Madonna's tour audience, who had an option to get the album as part of their ticket purchase. Around 185,000 copies of first week sales reportedly came from that album-ticket bundling.[87] In its second week, the album descended to number eight with 48,000 copies or about 86.7% sales decrease, surpassing Lady Gaga's Born This Way (2011) for the biggest second-week percentage drop for a number-one debuting album in the Nielsen SoundScan era"

Appearantly, they counted the Madonna-bundle, but not the MJ-bundle. This makes me angry. :mat: Billboard robbing MJ of another #1 album. :(
 
Memefan said:
No. That is not respect..They are trying to pacify MJ's fans after screwing him out of 9000 Xscape CDs From the MJONE shows.

Anyone knows if Billboard rejected Madonna's bundle sales? I remember a few years back, she was giving away her CD with ticket sales. Do we know if Billboard counted those bundled CD into her chart performance that year?

If they did I am going after them hard.
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They did count her those sales if I remember correctly.
 
We should all tweet and curse them the hell out.. And I think what pisses me off the most, if the fact they have been using MJ for weeks to prop up their lame award show. Using him for ratings and web hits...and screw him for the second time out of a #1.

I don't know who dropped the ball, Billboard or Sony, **** them all.

Their Twitter handle @Billboard ...I am stepping up and when I come back I will go ape shit crazy on them, unless they provide us with a decent explanation as to why MJ's bundle was rejected but Madonna's were counted.

This music industry is full of crooks, if Billboard can change the rules whenever they feel like it, why should ANYONE trust their charts? This is not a first time occurrence, but the second time. To the same artist. Are you ****ing kidding me?
 
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Memefan said:
We should out tweet then and curse them the hell out.. And I think what pisses me off the most, if the fact they have been using MJ for weeks to prop up their lame award show. Using him for ratings and web hits...and screw him for the second time out of a #1.

I don't know who dropped the ball, Billboard or Sony, **** them all.

Their Twitter handle @Billboard ...I am stepping up and when I come back I will go ape shit crazy on them, unless they provide us with a decent explanation as to why MJ's bundle was rejected but Madonna's were counted.

This music industry is full of crooks, if Billboard can change the rules whenever they feel like it, why should ANYONE trust their charts? This is not a first time occurrence, but the second time. To the same artist. Are you ****ing kidding me?
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What? So they did not count those 9000 copies and should have? Are we sure they did not count them?
 
uh oh, well if you guys are right on the bundle thing. then do your thing I guess. I don't know why mj is always the one who gets screwed over. I'm still very pround of xscap though. It did amazingly. at least michael didn't land at number 3 because then I really would have been pissed.
 
So MJ makes number two, but that's still great :D Chart positions are irrelevant anyway. Bands like The Black Keys will come and go, but true artists like Michael will never be forgotten. And he is the ultimate record buster :D
 
What's the source for this 9000 bundle with ONE tickets? Do we have a reliable source for that?

Apparently Madonna's album price was included in the tickets price, that's why they counted them.

And that's why she debuted at #1 - the second week her album dropped like a rock and had the biggest percentage drop in history.
 
This is heartbreaking.... :( The Shit Keys don't deserve the first place at all... I hate them so much... I hope he chokes in his happiness.
 
Paul Grein has removed his article

Coward!

But i saved it.

Chart Watch: The Black Keys Beat Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson loved the charts, so he would have been disappointed by this week's news. Xscape, a collection of previously unreleased tracks which he recorded between 1983 and 1999, just missed becoming his seventh #1 album. The album enters The Billboard 200 at #2, behind The Black Keys's Turn Blue. Jackson's album sold 157K copies. If it had sold just 7K more copies, it would have debuted at #1 and Turn Blue would have had to settle for the runner-up slot.

Turn Blue had a big lead in digital sales (95K, compared to 54K for Xscape), but Jackson's album sold more physical copies (103K, compared to 69K). How to explain this? A lot of Jackson's fans wanted the CD for a keepsake.

At first it looked like Xscape would come out on top, but Nielsen SoundScan and Billboard didn't count nearly 9K copies of CDs that were given away with the purchase of a ticket or T-shirt at Jackson's Cirque Du Soleil show in Las Vegas. (Chart policy is that consumers have to actively choose to buy an album. They can't just get it with bundled with something else.)
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http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=103666&start=850

We should try to contact the Estate and bomb Billboard with e-mails

askbb@billboard.com
 
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Why MJ didn`t tour in the US?Anyway i didn`t expect that the album would be No1 in US.
 
Wait I hope they really didn't do that? Just gave away 9k Xscape Cds without having anyone actually buy it? Cause Then they literally screwed up potential sales that could have made it go number one. They could have easily did what madonna did and sell it as a bundle or some deal with tickets to the One show. Or sale the CD at the One shop, which has other MJ past CDs for sale there too? I'll wait for more info... hopefully soon? Cause this is confusing!
 
If Sony gave away the CD's for those who attended Cirque- then that is Sony's fault. Nielson data does not take into account free items; only items that have been paid for.

If, however, the CD's were purchased for Cirque, that's another story entirely and yes, they should be counted.

So it all comes down to... were the CDs purchased for Cirque, or were they donated?
 
bluetopez said:
Wait I hope they really didn't do that? Just gave away 9k Xscape Cds without having anyone actually buy it? Cause Then they literally screwed up potential sales that could have made it go number one. They could have easily did what madonna did and sell it as a bundle or some deal with tickets to the One show. Or sale the CD at the One shop, which has other MJ past CDs for sale there too? I'll wait for more info... hopefully soon? Cause this is confusing!
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Sheeeshhhhh...Madonna didn't do shit differently. That was some crock they fed Billboard and of course they willingly went along with. The tickets were the same price whether you were getting the CD or not.

T But tellign Billboard the CD was included int he ticket price, they got what they wanted. The estate could say the same.
 
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respect77 said:
Oh please, don't be overdramatic. Some of you act like being #2 with a posthumus album is such a tragedy.
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In a sense, it is, because the general audience is going to view it as a failure. People place a lot of emphasis on being the top dog, on being at that #1 spot. I think Michael knew this and therefore always aimed to be at #1, a trait of his that I'm sure everyone is aware of. Since he didn't meet that, people are going to go "Well, this album and the man himself must not really be that good then if they only got #2 and lost to these Black Keys fellers. *shrug*".

I'm glad it was high up, but I'm sad in terms of how this looks for his image and relevancy.
 
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