New Music

5 Seconds of Summer’s “What I Like About You” is One of Pop’s 40 Most-Played

For the third time in its short career, 5 Seconds of Summer claims a position in pop radio's rolling top…

12 years ago

Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood,” “Style” Enjoy Christmas Sales Boosts

Popular stocking stuffers, iTunes gift cards rather quickly drive purchases on the web's leading music store. As a result, certain…

12 years ago

Ariana Grande’s “Santa Tell Me” Hits #5 at AC, Meghan Trainor’s “I’ll Be Home” Rises

Adult contemporary radio spent the seven days before Christmas enthusiastically spinning holiday originals from some of music's biggest names. "Santa…

12 years ago

Hot 100: Jessie J’s “Masterpiece” Debuts at #65, J. Cole’s “Apparently” Enters

A show-stealing performance at last Tuesday's "The Voice" finale helped Jessie J's "Masterpiece" quickly establish itself on the sales radar.…

12 years ago

Hot 100: Nicki Minaj’s “Feeling Myself,” “Get On Your Knees” Debut

Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint," the week's third-best selling album, thrust two of its individual tracks onto the Billboard Hot 100.…

12 years ago

Madonna’s “Bitch I’m Madonna” Sells 12K; Radio Not Yet “Living for Love”

Undoubtedly affected by the decision to no longer treat instant gratification downloads as single sales, Madonna's new singles earned rather…

12 years ago

Charli XCX’s “Sucker” Debuts with 29K First-Week Sales

Expect to encounter conflicting opinions regarding the first week sales total for Charli XCX's "Sucker." On the one hand, in…

12 years ago

5 Seconds of Summer’s “LIVESOS” Opens with 67K Sales

Like fellow new releases from Nicki Minaj and D'Angelo and the Vanguard, 5 Seconds of Summer's "LIVESOS" scored an opening…

12 years ago

Craig Wayne Boyd Debuts at #1 on Hot Country Songs, First Since Garth Brooks

Craig Wayne Boyd's original "The Voice" single "My Baby's Got a Smile on Her Face" did not sell as well…

12 years ago

Nicki Minaj’s “The Pinkprint” Tops Forecasts with 198K Sales (Updated)

Update 3: Billboard has revised its data to confirm that Nicki Minaj's "The Pinkprint" moved 198,000 copies in its first…

12 years ago