Katy Perry clocks up seventh Number 1 in the US

Katy Perry’s new track, Part Of Me, became only the 20th single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at Number 1.
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Katy Perry has clocked up her seventh Number 1 single in the US.

The California Girls singer’s new track, Part Of Me, became only the 20th single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at Number 1.

Part Of Me is taken from The Complete Confection edition of her latest album, Teenage Dream, which is released in the UK on March 26.


Katy Perry - Part Of Me (Lyric Video) on MUZU.TV.

UK record breaker Adele has three tracks in this week’s Hot 100 Top 10 - Set Fire To The Rain holds firm at Number 2, Rolling In The Deep is up from Number 17 to Number 5 and Someone Like You climbs four places to Number 7.

Whitney Houston’s I Will Always Love You is up four places to Number 3, while Kelly Clarkson, who was Number 1 last week with Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You), is this week’s Number 4. fun. and Janelle Monae’s We Are Young slips from Number 3 to Number 6, and Rihanna and Calvin HarrisWe Found Love is down two places to this week’s Number 8.

There are two new entries in this week’s Top 10 - Nicki Minaj’s Starships is new in at Number 9, and Chris Brown’s Turn Up The Music completes the Top 10.

The full Billboard Hot 100 chart Top 10 is as follows:

01 KATY PERRY - PART OF ME
02 ADELE - SET FIRE TO THE RAIN
03 WHITNEY HOUSTON - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
04 KELLY CLARKSON - STRONGER
05 ADELE - ROLLING IN THE DEEP
06 FUN. FT. JANELLE MONAE - WE ARE YOUNG
07 ADELE - SOMEONE LIKE YOU
08 RIHANNA FT. CALVIN HARRIS - WE FOUND LOVE
09 NICKI MINAJ - STARSHIPS
10 CHRIS BROWN - TURN UP THE MUSIC

To see the full chart, click here.

On the Billboard 200 albums chart, Adele continues her reign at Number 1 with 21, while Whitney Houston’s Whitney: The Greatest Hits climbs from Number 6 to Number 2. Now 41 is Number 3, and Adele’s 2008 debut album, 19, is this week’s Number 4. The 2012 Grammy Nominees album completes this week’s Top 5.

The full Billboard 200 chart Top 10 is as follows:

01 ADELE – 21
02 WHITNEY HOUSTON – WHITNEY: THE GREATEST HITS
03 VARIOUS ARTISTS – NOW 41
04 ADELE – 19
05 VARIOUS ARTISTS – 2012 GRAMMY NOMINEES
06 VAN HALEN – A DIFFERENT KIND OF TRUTH
07 PAUL MCCARTNEY – KISSES ON THE BOTTOM
08 BRUNO MARS – DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS
09 LADY ANTEBELLUM – OWN THE NIGHT
10 BARTON HOLLOW – THE CIVIL WAR YEARS

To see the full chart click here.

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