Carly Rae Jepsen tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth week with “Call Me Maybe,” while Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” has logged its first 21 weeks in the top 10, establishing a new record.
“Maybe” continues its Hot 100 command as it leads the Digital Songs chart for an eighth week (244,000 downloads sold, down 3%, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and returns (2-1) for a fourth week atop on-demand songs (987,000 on-demand streams, up 10%, according to Nielsen BDS). On radio songs, “Maybe” rebounds to its No. 2 peak (3-2) with a 1% increase to 132 million all-format audience impressions, according to BDS.
The song, mow covered by Cookie Monster as “Share It Maybe” (“it” being a cookie, of course), is within one week of tying Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” (nine weeks in 2005, the chart’s first year contributing to the Hot 100) for the longest reign on Digital Songs by a lead solo female. Flo Rida‘s “Low,” featuring T-Pain, holds the mark among all titles, with 13 weeks atop Digital Songs in 2007-08.
On the far end of the Hot 100’s top 10, Minaj’s “Starships” descends 8-9 in its 21st week. While that move might seem unremarkable on the surface, it grants the rapper/singer a piece of Hot 100 history. Since debuting at No. 9 the week of March 3, “Starships” has yet to depart the top 10 for 21 weeks running, marking the most consecutive frames that a top 10-debuting title has remained in the region from its arrival. “Starships” passes the Black Eyed Peas’ 2009 smash “I Gotta Feeling,” which spent its first 20 weeks in the top 10, including 14 at No. 1.
