Rihanna's
"We Found Love" mercifully recaptures the top spot on the Hot 100 and spares us any more
LMFAO torture. This marks nine non-consecutive weeks at the top for RiRi's
Calvin Harris-produced jam. It's been two years since any song spent this long at
#1 — the last one being
Ke$ha's "Tik Tok," which also racked up nine weeks at the top.
As
I mentioned yesterday, "We Found Love" truly seems to have eclipsed Rihanna's second
Talk That Talk single
"You Da One," which, after initially debuting and peaking at #14, has now dropped to
#26 on the chart.
Elsewhere,
Adele scores her third Top 5 hit in the States with "Set Fire To The Rain" (up to
#4),
Jason Mraz's iTunes-dominating "I Won't Give Up" debuts at
#8 and
Jessie J's
"Domino" (
#17) becomes her first Top 20 single.
Meanwhile, my new jam "Blackout" by
Breathe Carolina inches up to
#41 this week. I think that calls for a flashback...
The #1 song 20 years ago this week, back in 1992, was
Michael Jackson's "Black Or White,' which was winding down from its seven-week stay at the top. Ah, high school...
Toni Braxton was in the midst of her lengthy 11-week run atop the Hot 100 with "Un-Break My Heart" 15 years ago this week. Ah, college...
Ten years ago right now,
Nickelback's godawful "How You Remind Me" was #1.
And finally,
Beyonce's "Irreplaceable" was enjoying its 10-week stint at the top of the Hot 100 five years ago. Hey — she might be hit-deficient these days, but at least she has
Blue Ivy!
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "We Found Love" -
Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris *9 weeks*
2. "Sexy And I Know It" -
LMFAO
3. "It Will Rain" -
Bruno Mars
4. "Set Fire To The Rain"
-
Adele
5. "Good Feeling"
-
Flo Rida
6. "The One That Got Away"
-
Katy Perry
7. "Ni**as In Paris"
-
Jay-Z & Kanye West
8. "I Won't Give Up"
-
Jason Mraz *new*
9. "Party Rock Anthem"
-
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
10. "Someone Like You"
-
Adele