Save Email Print Most Popular RSS Reprints Mariah, Madonna Make Billboard Chart History Mariah Carey Silvio Pietroluongo, N.Y.
As expected, Mariah Carey moves past Elvis Presley and into sole possession of second place for most No. 1s in the rock era, as "Touch My Body" soars 15-1 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become her 18th chart-topper. With her album "E=MC2" yet to hit retail, Carey might equal the Beatles' record of 20 No. 1s before her set runs its course.
"Body's" blast to No. 1 is fueled by a record-setting debut week digital tally of 286,000 downloads. That sum, good enough for the No. 1 slot on Hot Digital Songs, surpasses the 277,000 downloads labelmate Rihanna opened with in the June 9, 2007, issue with her summer smash "Umbrella."
Presley will also be nudged from his standing as the artist with the most top 10s in the rock era, as Madonna surpasses him with her 37th top 10, "4 Minutes." The track, which features Justin Timberlake, clocks a 68-3 jump. Previous to the establishment of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958, the industry standard chart was the Best Sellers in Stores tally, where Presley scored his first 12 top 10s.
Like Carey's "Touch," Madonna's Hot 100 jump is spurred by stupendous download sales. "4 Minutes" shifts 217,000 in its first week of wide release (it had been available as a Verizon exclusive) to enter Hot Digital Songs at No. 2.
This is the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital sales in 2003 that two titles debut simultaneously on Hot Digital Songs with more than 200,000 downloads each. The week also marks the best single-week digital tally in either artist's career. Two leading ladies, Mariah Carey and Madonna, leapfrog over Elvis Presley in the Billboard charts record book this week.As expected, Mariah Carey moves past Elvis Presley and into sole possession of second place for most No. 1s in the rock era, as "Touch My Body" soars 15-1 on the Billboard Hot 100 to become her 18th chart-topper. With her album "E=MC2" yet to hit retail, Carey might equal the Beatles' record of 20 No. 1s before her set runs its course."Body's" blast to No. 1 is fueled by a record-setting debut week digital tally of 286,000 downloads. That sum, good enough for the No. 1 slot on Hot Digital Songs, surpasses the 277,000 downloads labelmate Rihanna opened with in the June 9, 2007, issue with her summer smash "Umbrella."Presley will also be nudged from his standing as the artist with the most top 10s in the rock era, as Madonna surpasses him with her 37th top 10, "4 Minutes." The track, which features Justin Timberlake, clocks a 68-3 jump. Previous to the establishment of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958, the industry standard chart was the Best Sellers in Stores tally, where Presley scored his first 12 top 10s.Like Carey's "Touch," Madonna's Hot 100 jump is spurred by stupendous download sales. "4 Minutes" shifts 217,000 in its first week of wide release (it had been available as a Verizon exclusive) to enter Hot Digital Songs at No. 2.This is the first time since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital sales in 2003 that two titles debut simultaneously on Hot Digital Songs with more than 200,000 downloads each. The week also marks the best single-week digital tally in either artist's career.
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Mit der neuesten Ausgabe des Billboard-Charts haben Madonna und Mariah Carey den 1977 verstorbenen Elvis Presley hinter sich gelassen.

Mariah Careys Single „Touch My Body“ stieg von Platz 15 in der Vorwoche auf Platz 1. Carey hat damit mehr Singles auf Platz Eins der Billboard-Charts platziert als jeder andere US-Musiker. Es war der 18. Nummer-Eins-Hit ihrer Karriere. Nur die Beatles standen mit 20 Singles öfters an der Spitze der US-amerikanischen Hitparade. Carey wandte sich gegen Vergleiche zwischen ihr und den Beatles. „Ich kann mich nicht wirklich in eine Reihe von Leuten stellen, die nicht nur die Musik revolutioniert haben, sondern die auch die Welt verändert haben.“

Doch der King musste sich in dieser Woche auch Madonna geschlagen geben: Presley verlor auch den Rekord der meisten Top-Ten-Hits in den Vereinigten Staaten. Madonnas Titel „4 Minutes“ stieg von Platz 68 auf Platz 3 und ist damit die 37. Single Madonnas, die die Top Ten erreichte.

Gemeinsam schrieben Madonna und Mariah Carey diese Woche noch ein weiteres Mal Musikgeschichte: Erstmals verzeichnete Nielsen zwei Titel mit mehr als 200.000 Downloads in den Vereinigten Staaten in derselben Woche.