Hey I just wrote it and this is crazy, but here's the Chart News, so read it maybe. Quick Overview If you're unfamiliar with the Billboard chart over in the USA, you'll soon realise that there's very little movement and even less changes at the top. Therefore it's no surprise that Carly Rae Jepsen is still giving strangers her number for the 3rd week running. On the completely opposite end of the chart spectrum (and the opposite side of the world), the Australian ARIA charts are ALL movement this wekk. Out goes The Voice entries (except Karise Eden's winner's single at #5) and up up up goes everything else with a top 10 consisting of 9 climbers and 1 non-mover. The victor in all this? Flo Rida and his Whistle blowing instruction manual - go figure... For the UK charts, it's a mixed bag. New entries at #1 and #3 for Will.i.am and Chris Brown respectively (being Will's first solo UK #1 - THAT'S DOPE) and a climber for Katy Perry's album curtain call Wide Awake just sneaking into the top 10. Expect that one to begin rising all worldwide as it's, well, Katy Perry. For last weeks chart round-up, click HERE.
USA Billboard Top 10 (Charts released Wed/Thurs)
#1 | = | Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe #2 | 1 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa Payphone #3 | 1 | Gotye ft. Kimbra Somebody That I Used To Know #4 | = | Katy Perry Wide Awake #5 | 3 | Rihanna Where Have You Been #6 | 6 | Ellie Goulding - Lights #7 | 2 | fun. ft. Janelle Monae We Are Young #8 | 1 | Nicki Minaj Starships #9 | 2 | One Direction What Makes You Beautiful #10 | 1 | Usher - Scream
UK Charts Top 10 (Released on Sundays)
#1 | NE | Will.i.am ft. Eva Simons - This Is Love #2 | 1 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone #3 | NE | Chris Brown - Don't Wake Me Up #4 | 1 | Flo Rida - Whistle #5 | 3 | Cheryl - Call My Name #6 | = | Rudimental ft. John Newman Feel the Love #7 | 2 | Coldplay & Rihanna Princess of China #8 | 4 | Stooshe Black Heart #9 | 2 | fun. ft Janelle Monae We Are Young #10 | 2 | Katy Perry - Wide Awake
AUS ARIA Chart Top 10 (Released on Sundays)
#1 | 5 | Flo Rida - Whistle #2 | 7 | Chris Brown Dont Wake Me Up #3 | 4 | Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa Payphone #4 | 16 | Katy Perry - Wide Awake #5 | = | Karise Eden You Wont Let Me #6 | 4 | Carly Rae Jepsen Call Me Maybe #7 | 11 | Will.i.am ft. Eva Simons - This Is Love #8 | 8 | Gym Class Heroes ft. Ryan Tedder - The Fighter #9 | 5 | Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) #10 | 3 | Nicki Minaj - Pound The Alarm
The Rest of the World
Austria (3 Austria): Tacabro - Tacata
Belgium (Ultratop): Sam Sparro Happiness (Flanders), Sam Sparro Happiness (Wallonia)
Canada (Billboard Canada): Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa Payphone
Denmark (Tracklisten): Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe
France (French SNEP): Tacabro - Tacata
Germany (Media Control Charts): Die Toten Hosen An Tagen wie Diesen
Hungary (Mahasz): Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone
Ireland (IRMA): Flo Rida Whistle
Japan (Billboard Hot 100): Atsuko Maeda - Kimi wa Boku da
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40): Gusttavo Lima Balada
New Zealand (RIANZ): Flo Rida Whistle
South Africa (Mediaguide): John Legend ft. Ludacris Best You Ever Had
South Korea (Gaon Singles): Busker Busker - If You Really Love Me
Spain (PROMUSICAE) : Cali & El Dandee Yo te esperaré
Sweden (Sverigtopplistan): Flo Rida Whistle
Unknown International #1 of the WeekTocabro - Tacata http://youtu.be/BJ-CmHZrKHU Number 1 this week in Austria and France (plus it's climbing up on a load of the other charts too). Basically this is Pitbull - International Love with a bit more summer-samba-horn-blasting. Good news - there's a dance routine included which is perfect for drunken shape throwing at wedding parties/nights out/alone (Bridget Jones style). Better news - there's no Pitbull. Bad news - it's incredibly, infuriatingly, painfully catchy in a extremely low-budget kind of way. Mind you don't get your eyes poked out with all the gyration on display in the video too. Your Thoughts?