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Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:05 PM PDT


Week Ending July 1, 2012. Songs: Jepsen Does Canada Proud
Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" this week surpasses Nickelback's 2007 smash "Rockstar" to become the best-selling song by a Canadian act in digital history. "Call Me Maybe," which is in its fourth week at #1 on the Hot 100, has sold 4,067,000 copies. "Rockstar," which reached #6 in September 2007, has sold 4,019,000. Jepsen [...]

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 06:49 PM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Top Songs At Half-Time
The biggest hits got significantly bigger in the first half of 2012, but there were slightly fewer medium-sized hits than in the same period last year. Two songs each sold more than 5 million copies in the first half of 2012. "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra sold 5,501,000 copies in [...]

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 01:11 PM PDT


Chart Watch Extra: Top Albums At Half-Time
Adele's 21 sold 3,668,000 copies in the first half of 2012, which is more than any other album has sold in the first half of the year since 50 Cent's The Massacre blew through 4,022,000 copies in the first half of 2005. 21 sold more copies in the first half of this year than it [...]

Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:53 AM PDT


Week Ending July 1, 2012. Albums: Keeping Adam Humble
Everything's going Adam Levine's way, right? He has a hit TV show, and has sung lead on three giant hits in the past year, Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger" and "Payphone" and Gym Class Heroes' "Stereo Hearts." (Combined sales: 11,812,000). Well, the Billboard charts are working to keep Levine humble. "Payphone" has so far been [...]