Weekly Chart Notes: Adam Lambert, 'Glee,' Karmin

Something for newly-crowned "American Idol" champion Phillip Phillips (and runner-up Jessica Sanchez) to shoot for: Adam Lambert, who finished second on the Fox reality competition in 2009, becomes the seventh series finalist to occupy the Billboard 200 penthouse, as "Trespassing" arrives at No. 1.

Dim the lights, please.

This … is "American Idol" … 's group of contestants who've sent sets to the Billboard 200's top spot:

Kelly Clarkson (finished 1st, 2002 season)
"Thankful," May 3, 2003 (one week at No. 1)
"All I Ever Wanted," March 28, 2009 (two)

Ruben Studdard (1st, 2003)
"Soulful," Dec.27, 2003 (one)

Clay Aiken (2nd, 2003)
"Measure of a Man," Nov. 1, 2003 (two)

Carrie Underwood (1st, 2005)
"Carnival Ride," Nov. 10, 2007 (one)
"Play On," Nov. 21, 2009 (one)
"Blown Away," May 19, 2012 (two)

Chris Daughtry (of Daughtry ) (4th, 2005)
"Daughtry," Feb. 3, 2007 (two)
"Leave This Town," Aug. 1, 2009 (one)

Scotty McCreery (1st, 2011)
"Clear as Day," Oct. 22, 2011 (one)

Adam Lambert (2nd, 2009)
"Trespassing," June 2, 2012 (one to-date)

Just as in the "Idol" finale three years ago, Lambert has to share the spotlight this week with Kris Allen, who defeated him for the 2009 "Idol" title. Allen debuts on the Adult Pop Songs radio airplay chart at No. 36 with "The Vision of Love." The song previews his second major-label album, "Thank You Camellia," released Tuesday (May 22). The set could bow in the top 20 on next week's Billboard 200.

Another former "Idol" hopeful, 2011 third-place finalist Haley Reinhart, is also on course for a top 20 arrival next week with her debut album "Listen Up!"

New "Idol" victor Phillips, meanwhile, looks set for a lofty launch on Digital Songs next week. His coronation single "Home" is currently the top-selling song in the iTunes Store.

MORE FOX NEWS: Fox's other primetime musical juggernaut, "Glee," adds to the network's top 10 haul on the Billboard 200, as "Glee: The Music: Season Three: The Graduation Album" begins at No. 8. The set includes songs leading up to this past Tuesday's third season finale, in which Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) was accepted to "NYADA," aka, the "New York Academy of Dramatic Arts."
The album marks the series' 13th Billboard 200 top 10 among 13 studio compilations. Since it first reached the top tier (No. 4) with "Glee: Season One: The Music Volume One" the week of Nov. 21, 2009, the cast boasts more than twice as many top 10s as the next closest act. Justin Bieber ranks second with five top 10 sets in that span.
(FYI, real conversation between my girlfriend, Michelle, and me recently:

Me: Since we're in New York, I should go to the NYADA campus and video some interviews with students and professors for a Chart Beat feature! Why has no one else thought to do that?!

Michelle: You know that NYADA isn't a real school, right?

Me: … Thank you for saving me from all that work.)

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Weekly Chart Notes: Kimbra, One Direction, Rascal Flatts

by Gary Trust  |   May 04, 2012 4:05 EDT

Get ready to feel old, thanks to the young artist featured on the Billboard Hot 100's top song.

As Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" rules the chart for a third week, guest vocalist Kimbra, as Chart Beat reader Mark Harris of Cleveland notes, is the first female artist born in the '90s to top the Hot 100. Kimbra (last name: Johnson) was born in New Zealand on March 27, 1990.

(The chart's No. 1 song that week? Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet." Tommy Page, meanwhile, soared 14-6 with his future No. 1, "I'll Be Your Everything." Twenty-two years later, he's now Billboard's publisher. "Wow, Kimbra was a fetus when I was on the chart," Page muses.)

Until this week, Miley Cyrus held the distinction of highest Hot 100 rank for a female born in the '90s. Cyrus, who was born on Nov. 23, 1992, rose to No. 2 in 2009 with "Party in the U.S.A."

Among women who've reached No. 1 on the Hot 100, Dev had previously boasted the most recent birthday until Kimbra's reign. Dev, who spent three weeks at No. 1 in 2010 as a featured act (with Cataracs) on Far*East Movement's "Like a G6," was born on July 2, 1989.

Prior to Kimbra, two other artists born in the '90s, both male, have led the Hot 100, and both in 2007. Sean Kingston became the first when "Beautiful Girls" began a four-week command the week of Aug. 11, 2007. Soulja Boy Tell'Em followed with "Crank That (Soulja Boy)," which logged seven weeks on top beginning Sept. 15, 2007.

As "Somebody" stays at the Hot 100's summit, Kimbra is preparing her U.S. debut album, "Vows" (featuring the song "Warrior," a collaboration with Mark Foster of Foster the People), due May 22.

"('Somebody' has) allowed me to be part of an exciting time for pop music," she recently told Billboard. "Seeing such a vulnerable, reflective and non-formulaic song shoot so high on the charts has been really encouraging.

"It creates a fantastic pathway for an artist like myself to follow."

'NIGHT' TIME: You're not seeing double. There really are two albums titled "Up All Night" in the Billboard 200's top 10. One Direction's former No. 1 rebounds 5-4, while Kip Moore's debuts at No. 6.

This week marks the first time that two identical titles rank in the top 10 simultaneously since March 24, 2007. That week, two "Greatest Hits" debuted: the Notorious B.I.G.'s (at No. 1) and Gary Allan's (No. 5).

If counting albums named "Greatest Hits" seems like a bit of a cop out, however, considering the title's common usage, how long had it been since more original like-titled sets had shared space in the top tier until this week? More than four decades. In 1971, Andy Williams' "Love Story" and a soundtrack of the same name cohabitated in the top 10 for nine weeks.

Poor One Direction: the U.K. boy band keeps having to share the spotlight, as both the group's name and debut album title have now been co-opted and appeared on Billboard charts. Unrelated California rock band One Direction entered Heatseekers Albums two weeks ago with its release "The Light."

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Weekly Chart Notes: Madonna, Justin Bieber, Silversun Pickups

WE LOVE THE '80s: "What's going on family? Can you believe we are sitting on the top of the charts together again?," Lionel Richie Tweeted to Madonna Wednesday (April 4). Madonna's "MDNA" and Richie's "Tuskegee" bow at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on the Billboard 200 this week.

"There is no one I would rather be on top with," Richie added, to which Madonna wryly replied, "OK, but as long as I'm on top."

Despite boasting a combined five No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, the pair had never ranked in the survey's top two concurrently until this week. The superstar veterans had last charted in the top five together the week of Oct. 4, 1986, when the top of the tally looked like this:

No. 1, "Dancing on the Ceiling," Lionel Richie
No. 2, "Top Gun," soundtrack
No. 3, "Raising Hell," Run-D.M.C.
No. 4, "Fore!," Huey Lewis & the News

No. 5, "True Blue," Madonna

(The artist directly below Madonna and Richie on this week's chart - Adele - was not even born as of that chart date. She turns 24 on May 5.)

GLORY DAYS: Madonna and Richie aren't the only legends with a history of '80s success in this week's Billboard 200 top 10. Bruce Springsteen dips 6-9 with his former No. 1 "Wrecking Ball."

The Queen of Pop and the Boss hadn't shared space in the chart's top region since the week of February 7, 1987, when "Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band 1975-1985" placed at No. 8 and "True Blue" held at No. 10.

The last time that Springsteen and Richie appeared in the top 10 in the same week? Jan. 24, 1987, also the last week that all three acts had charted together in the top bracket until this week. That frame, Springsteen's "Live" remained at No. 2, "True Blue" descended 6-7 and Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling" stayed at No. 9.

'BOYFRIEND' IS BACK: Justin Bieber's "Boyfriend" storms in as the Billboard Hot 100's second-most-popular song. It's also the second-highest-peaking track featuring the word "boyfriend."

As Chart Beat temporarily borrows from Teen Beat, only two songs with the word "boyfriend" in their titles have hit the Hot 100's top 10:

No. 1 (three weeks), "My Boyfriend's Back," the Angels, 1963
No. 2 (as of this week), "Boyfriend," Justin Bieber, 2012

In a chart battle of the sexes, one "girlfriend" song has also reigned, although one more such hit has reached the top 10:

No. 1 (one week), "Girlfriend," Avril Lavigne, 2007
No. 5, "Girlfriend," 'N Sync featuring Nelly, 2002
No. 5, "Girlfriend," Pebbles, 1988

Honorary mention among Hot 100 tributes to going steady: at the height of Beatlemania, teen singer Donna Lynn charted for four weeks with the spoofy "My Boyfriend Got a Beatle Haircut."

Despite piggybacking onto the Beatles' early adoration, Lynn and her song stopped at No. 83 on the March 21, 1964, Hot 100. The same week, the Fab Four (mop-)topped the chart with "She Loves You," which dethroned their first No. 1, "I Want to Hold Your Hand," after seven weeks at the summit.

65(-WEEK) LOVE AFFAIR: Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" ties for the third-longest stay in the Hot 100's 53-year history. At 65 weeks (falling 43-49), the song now trails only Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" (the record-holder with 76 weeks) and LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (69). Jewel's double-sided "You Were Meant for Me"/" Foolish Games" also logged 65 chart weeks.

("Deep" will need to remain above No. 50 on next week's Hot 100 to tally a 66th frame, as descending songs below the chart's top half are removed after 20 weeks.)

'ENDINGS' BEGINS: Silversun Pickups arrive on Alternative Songs at No. 22 and Rock Songs at No. 39 with "Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings)." The track previews the group's third album, "Neck of the Woods," due May 8.

The Los Angeles-based band has scored four Alternative Songs top 10s, including the 2009 No. 1 "Panic Switch."

"There was a playfulness and an experimentation that we lost a little bit of along the way," says Silversun Pickups frontman Brian Aubert. "(The new album was) kind of like, 'let's get back to playing with different drum tones and playing with these pads.' It sounds like a cool, digital drum thing.

"And then it was, 'how do we find the humanity in all that?'

"And then, we played some basketball."

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