Monday 11 January 2016

Bieber notches his second No. 1, unseating Adele's "Hello" after 10 weeks on top. Plus, his newest single "Love Yourself" takes over atop the Digital Songs chart. It's not too late to say "Sorry" … is the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. After eight total, and seven consecutive, weeks at No. 2, Justin Bieber's "Sorry" crowns the Hot 100 (dated Jan. 23) at last. The track dethrones Adele's "Hello," which had spent its first 10 weeks at No. 1 dating to its debut atop the Nov. 14 chart; "Sorry" debuted the same week at No. 2. "Sorry," released on SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun/Def Jam, marks Bieber's second Hot 100 No. 1, and second-in-a-row, after a lengthy wait for his first topper. After six years of charting 46 prior entries, beginning in July 2009, Bieber earned his first No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated Sept. 19, when "What Do You Mean?" debuted at No. 1. Now, he's achieved two leaders back-to-back. As we do every Monday, let's run down the Hot 100's top 10, and beyond. Highlights of the airplay/sales/streaming-based Hot 100 post on Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday. "Sorry" (the 1,049th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 57-year history) notches a fourth week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart with 20 million U.S. streams, down 14 percent, and leads the subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart for an eighth week (8.5 million on-demand streams, down 10 percent), according to Nielsen Music. It holds at its No. 2 high (for a fifth week) on Radio Songs (145 million audience impressions, up 6 percent), while dropping 2-3 on Digital Songs (128,000 downloads sold, down 53 percent, in the week ending Jan. 7); it led the sales list for a week in December. (Most songs declined in sales in the tracking week, following the robust frame ending Dec. 31, in which many consumers surely redeemed gift cards received as holiday presents.) Justin Bieber Is First Artist to Occupy Top 3 Slots on U.K. Singles Chart Three more fun facts regarding Bieber's Hot 100 takeover: Longest Wait at No. 2: With its eight total weeks at No. 2 before hitting No. 1 on the Hot 100, "Sorry" ties for the most weeks spent at the runner-up spot before reaching the summit. OutKast's "The Way You Move" (featuring Sleepy Brown) also waited at No. 2 for eight frames, all in-a-row, in 2003-04. Then again, the hip-hop duo surely didn't mind so much, as its own "Hey Ya!" ruled the list during all those weeks. (Only one other song, in addition to "Sorry," has waited at No. 2 for exactly seven consecutive weeks before crowning the Hot 100: LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" in 2011.)

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