Canadian Hot 100
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The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007.[1] With this launch, it marked the first time that Billboard created a Hot 100 chart for a country outside the United States. The first number-one song on this chart was "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z.[2]
As of the issue dated February 25, 2012, the Canadian Hot 100 has had 58 number-one songs. The current number-one song is "Part of Me" by Katy Perry[3]
The Canadian Hot 100 is similar to Billboard's U.S.-based Hot 100 in that it combines sales via digital downloads, as measured by Nielsen SoundScan, and Canadian radio audience levels as measured by Nielsen BDS. Canada's airplay chart is the result of monitoring more than 100 stations representing rock, country, adult contemporary and Top 40 genres.[4][5] As they have traditionally done with the rollout of other new charts, Billboard compiled unpublished "test" charts prior to its premiere. (These ranks were displayed in the first chart's "last week" and "two weeks ago" columns.) The online version of the chart formerly featured Canadian flag icons next to tracks that qualify as Canadian content.
Billboard charts manager Geoff Mayfield announced the premiere of the chart, explaining "the new Billboard Canadian Hot 100 will serve as the definitive measure of Canada's most popular songs, continuing our magazine's longstanding tradition of using the most comprehensive resources available to provide the world's most authoritative music charts."
Song achievements
Canadian artists to reach number-one
- "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne
- "I Believe" by Nikki Yanofsky
- "Wavin' Flag" by Young Artists for Haiti
- "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen
Number-one debuts
- "Crack a Bottle" by Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent (February 21, 2009)[6]
- "Today Was a Fairytale" by Taylor Swift (February 20, 2010)[7]
- "Wavin' Flag" by Young Artists for Haiti (March 27, 2010)[8]
- "Not Afraid" by Eminem (May 22, 2010)[9]
- "California Gurls" by Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg (May 29, 2010)[10]
- "Hold It Against Me" by Britney Spears (January 29, 2011)[11]
- "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga (February 26, 2011)[12]
- "Part of Me" by Katy Perry (March 3, 2012)[13]
Artists with the most number-one hits
- 1. Katy Perry (7) : ("I Kissed a Girl", "Hot N Cold", "California Gurls", "Firework", "E.T.", "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", Part of Me")
- 2. Rihanna (6) : ("Umbrella", "Take a Bow", "Love the Way You Lie", "Only Girl (In the World)", "S&M" (Remix), "We Found Love")
- 3. Britney Spears (5) : ("Gimme More", "Womanizer", "3", "Hold It Against Me", "S&M" (Remix))
- 4. Lady Gaga (4) : ("Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Bad Romance", "Born This Way")
- 5. Eminem (3) (tie) : ("Crack a Bottle", "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie")
- 5. The Black Eyed Peas (3) (tie) : ("Boom Boom Pow", "I Gotta Feeling", "The Time (Dirty Bit)")
- 5. Pitbull (3) (tie) : ("I Like It", "On the Floor", "Give Me Everything")
- 5. Flo Rida (3) (tie) : ("Low", "Right Round", "Wild Ones")
Singles with most weeks at #1
- 16 weeks
- The Black Eyed Peas – "I Gotta Feeling", 2009
- 14 weeks
- OneRepublic featuring Timbaland – "Apologize", 2007–2008
- 11 weeks
- Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – "We Found Love", 2011–2012
- 10 weeks
- Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera – "Moves Like Jagger", 2011
- 9 weeks
- Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake – "4 Minutes", 2008
- Katy Perry – "I Kissed a Girl", 2008
- Lady Gaga – "Poker Face", 2008–2009
- Flo Rida – "Right Round", 2009
- The Black Eyed Peas – "Boom Boom Pow", 2009
- Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg – "California Gurls", 2010
- Kesha – "Tik Tok", 2009–2010
- 8 weeks
- 7 weeks
- Eminem featuring Rihanna – "Love the Way You Lie", 2010
- The Black Eyed Peas – "The Time (Dirty Bit)", 2010–2011
- Lady Gaga – "Born This Way", 2011
Other achievements
- The Black Eyed Peas have been the only act to replace themselves at number one, when "Boom Boom Pow" with 9 weeks (June 27) became (July 4) "I Gotta Feeling" for 16 weeks.
- "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry is the album with most No. 1 singles, generating 4 singles that reached the top spot.
See also
References
- ^ "Billboard Launches Canadian Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.biz. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-06-07). "Rihanna Tops Hot 100 And New Canadian Tally". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 3, 2012, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved Feb 23, 2011.
- ^ Dixon, Guy (2007-06-07). "Billboard launches Canadian chart". Globeandmail.com. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Billboard to rank Canada's hottest songs". CBC. 2007-06-07. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 21, 2009". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 20, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 27, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 22, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 29, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 26, 2011". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 17, 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100: Week of March 3, 2012". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
