'More' Scores For Britney On Digital, Hot 100 Charts
Britney Spears
October 03, 2007, 1:00 PM ET
Silvio Pietroluongo, N.Y.
In the midst of another trying week in Britney Spears' personal life, she receives some positive professional news as "Gimme More" opens at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs with 179,000 downloads and soars 68-3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both charts will be posted tomorrow (Oct. 4) on Billboard.com.
"More" is her fifth Hot 100 top 10 and her best showing on the list since her smash debut "...Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 for two weeks in January 1999. Her last top 10 was "Toxic," which peaked at No. 9 in March 2004.
Earlier this week, a California judge ordered Spears to hand over custody of her two small children to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline. A hearing is scheduled today for further custody proceedings between the couple.
Spears' as-yet-untitled new album is still on target for a Nov. 13 release via Jive.
(www.billboard.com)
I'm not her biggest fan, but I do have to say that amongst all this negativity, it's nice that she has a hit on her hands
I know a lot of people are surprised to hear that "Gimme More" is her highest charting song since "...Baby". But, keep in mind that when "Toxic" (#9), "I'm A Slave 4 U" (#27), and "Everytime (#15)" came out, commercial singles were in a slump. Cd singles were dead, and digital singles hadn't become popular yet, so those songs charted only on airplay. and Since Britney is a pop artist, the only stations where she does really well are top-40. So even though those songs were very popular, they couldn't compete with songs that are multiple format hits like a lot of the R&B/ hip-hop singles, and even some of the rock ones. Not with the digital singles, radio airplay isn't the only thing that can effect a songs chart position. If those 3 songs had commercial singles supporting them they would be top-5 if not #1 hits.
Silvio Pietroluongo, N.Y.
In the midst of another trying week in Britney Spears' personal life, she receives some positive professional news as "Gimme More" opens at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs with 179,000 downloads and soars 68-3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Both charts will be posted tomorrow (Oct. 4) on Billboard.com.
"More" is her fifth Hot 100 top 10 and her best showing on the list since her smash debut "...Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 for two weeks in January 1999. Her last top 10 was "Toxic," which peaked at No. 9 in March 2004.
Earlier this week, a California judge ordered Spears to hand over custody of her two small children to her ex-husband, Kevin Federline. A hearing is scheduled today for further custody proceedings between the couple.
Spears' as-yet-untitled new album is still on target for a Nov. 13 release via Jive.
(www.billboard.com)
I'm not her biggest fan, but I do have to say that amongst all this negativity, it's nice that she has a hit on her hands
I know a lot of people are surprised to hear that "Gimme More" is her highest charting song since "...Baby". But, keep in mind that when "Toxic" (#9), "I'm A Slave 4 U" (#27), and "Everytime (#15)" came out, commercial singles were in a slump. Cd singles were dead, and digital singles hadn't become popular yet, so those songs charted only on airplay. and Since Britney is a pop artist, the only stations where she does really well are top-40. So even though those songs were very popular, they couldn't compete with songs that are multiple format hits like a lot of the R&B/ hip-hop singles, and even some of the rock ones. Not with the digital singles, radio airplay isn't the only thing that can effect a songs chart position. If those 3 songs had commercial singles supporting them they would be top-5 if not #1 hits.
