Chart Highlights: Robin Thicke, Bastille End Year With New No. 1s (original) (raw)
Thicke's 'For the Rest of My Life' tops Adult R&B Songs, Bastille's 'Pompeii' takes over atop Adult Alternative Songs and more.
Verdine White and Robin Thicke perform onstage during The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown To Music's Biggest Night in Los Angeles, California. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
Chart Highlights offers a sneak peek at a select group of Billboard charts every Monday. Find out the top songs, Greatest Gainers and debuts on the surveys listed below.
All our charts are refreshed on billboard.com and Billboardbiz every Thursday and appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine.
Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 18 “Dark Horse” Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Debut No. 32 “XO” Beyonce
Debut No. 36 “Chocolate” The 1975
Debut No. 40 “Take Me Home” Cash Cash Featuring Bebe Rexha
Adult Contemporary
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)***/Greatest Gainer “Roar” Katy Perry
Adult Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** “Counting Stars” OneRepublic
Greatest Gainer No. 7 “Say Something” A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
*** No. 1 (12 weeks)*** “Hold On, We’re Going Home” Drake Featuring Majid Jordan
Greatest Gainer No. 8 “Drunk In Love” Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z
Debut No. 43 “The Devil Is A Lie” Rick Ross Featuring Jay-Z
Debut No. 46 “Worst Behavior” Drake
Debut No. 48 “I Blame You”Ledisi
Debut No. 49 “Ghetto” August Alsina Featuring Rich Homie Quan
Adult R&B Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)***/Greatest Gainer “For The Rest Of My Life” Robin Thicke
Robin Thicke tallies his fourth Adult R&B Songs No. 1, as “For the Rest of My Life” rises 3-1. It follows this year’s 17-week No. 1 smash “Blurred Lines” (featuring T.I. and Pharrell), last year’s “Love After War” (three weeks at the summit) and 2007’s 15-week topper “Lost Without U.”
Rhythmic Songs
*** No. 1 (5 weeks)*** “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 24 “Drunk In Love” Beyonce Featuring Jay-Z
Debut No. 39 “Team” Lorde
Debut No. 40 “Young Girls” Bruno Mars
Rap Airplay
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “The Monster” Eminem Featuring Rihanna
Greatest Gainer No. 5 “My Hitta” YG Featuring Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan
Dance Club Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Lie To Me” Cole Plante With Myon & Shane 54 Featuring Koko LaRoo
Greatest Gainer No. 3 “Timber” Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
Debut No. 40 “Hey Brother” Avicii
Debut No. 46 “Gaudete” Erasure
Debut No. 47 “Satellite” Justin Caruso & Aude Featuring Christina Novelli
Debut No. 49 “Incredible” Cary Nokey
Debut No. 50 “Thundergod” Danny Howard & Futuristic Polar Bears
Country Airplay
*** No. 1 (2 weeks)*** “Stay” Florida Georgia Line
Debut No. 45 “Hairy Christmas” Willie Robertson & Luke Bryan
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 51 “Silent Night” Kelly Clarkson Featuring Reba McEntire & Trisha Yearwood
Rock Airplay
*** No. 1 (8 weeks)*** “Come A Little Closer” Cage The Elephant
Greatest Gainer No. 5 “Do I Wanna Know?” Arctic Monkeys
Debut No. 46 “Gunfight” Sick Puppies
Debut No. 47 “Afterlife” Arcade Fire
Debut No. 49 “Tonight You’re Perfect” New Politics
Debut No. 50 “Hell And Back” The Airborne Toxic Event
Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (8 weeks)*** “Come A Little Closer” Cage The Elephant
Greatest Gainer No. 5 “Afraid” The Neighbourhood
Debut No. 37 “The Epilogue” Crosses
Adult Alternative Songs
*** No. 1 (1 week)*** “Pompeii” Bastille
Bastille’s multi-format domination continues, as “Pompeii” crowns Adult Alternative Songs. It led Alternative Songs for four weeks and this week jumps 17-16 on Adult Pop Songs and 21-19 on Pop Songs. The song and group were originally heralded earlier this year in Billboard’s weekly “Bubbling Under” new artist spotlight.
Debut No. 30 “Dirty Paws” Of Monsters And Men
Greatest Gainer “Young Girls” Bruno Mars
Mainstream Rock Songs
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “Battle Born” Five Finger Death Punch
Greatest Gainer No. 4 “Shepherd Of Fire” Avenged Sevenfold
Debut No. 39 “All Who Remain” Beware Of Darkness
Latin Airplay
*** No. 1 (9 weeks)*** “Loco” Enrique Iglesias Featuring Romeo Santos
Greatest Gainer No. 17 “Borracho de Amor” Banda La Trakalosa
Debut No. 35 “La Luz” Juanes
Debut No. 47 “La Botella” Zion & Lennox
Debut No. 48 “Naci Aqui” Tito “El Bambino”
Regional Mexican Songs
*** No. 1 (6 weeks)*** “Vas A Llorar Por Mi” Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga
Greatest Gainer No. 7 “Borracho de Amor” Banda La Trakalosa
Debut No. 39 “No Se Como Pagarte” Fidel Rueda
Latin Pop Songs
*** No. 1 (3 weeks)*** “Que Viva La Vida” Wisin
Greatest Gainer No. 15 “La Luz” Juanes
Debut No. 38 “Naci Aqui” Tito “El Bambino”
Debut No. 40 “Do What U Want” Lady Gaga Featuring R. Kelly
Tropical Songs
*** No. 1 (13 weeks)*** “Propuesta Indecente Romeo Santos
Greatest Gainer No. 22 “La Luz” Juanes
Debut No. 38 “Esta Navidad” Charlie Cruz
Debut No. 39 “Piensa En Mi” Jonathan Moly
Debut No. 40 “Canto A Borinquen” N’Klabe
Christian Airplay
*** No. 1 (4 weeks)*** “Speak Life” tobyMac
Greatest Gainer No. 3 “Love Take Me Over” Steven Curtis Chapman
Debut No. 48 “Why Can’t It Be Christmastime All Year” All Things New
Debut No. 49 “White Christmas” Sidewalk Prophets Featuring Francesca Battistelli
Gospel Airplay
*** No. 1 (22 weeks)*** “Every Praise” Hezekiah Walker
Debut/Greatest Gainer No. 30 “Walking In Favor” John P. Kee And New Life
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