New number one on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — “SOS” by Rihanna. “[T]he second-biggest leap to No. 1 in history, rocketing 34-1 thanks to a flurry of digital sales.” *
The new top album is “IV” by Godsmack.
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris, “All The Roadrunning,” is the 17th ranking album in its first week.
* “The record for the biggest jump to No. 1 in Hot 100 history is held by Kelly Clarkson. In October 2002, her first single, ‘A Moment Like This,’ bounded 52-1. The record had been held for 37 years by the Beatles. In April 1964, ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ soared 27-1.” (Billboard)