8/1 Chart Highlights: One Direction Debuts Big; Selena Gomez Earns First #1 Album

Thanks to massive amounts of downloads and streaming, One Direction receives their highest peak on the Hot 100 with "Best Song Ever," debuting at #2 behind Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," which holds its crown atop the chart as the longest running #1 of the year at eight weeks from continued growth on radio airplay ranking in this week with the second highest audience since the Radio Songs chart's debut in December 1990. Mariah Carey's 2005 "We Belong Together" holds the record for most radio impressions in a single week. Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Daft Punk, and Bruno Mars fall one position to make room for the One Direction debut, while Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Florida Georgia Line each fall three, granting Anna Kendrick and Jay-Z one position gains. This is Imagine Dragons' 48th week on the chart with "Radioactive," and with such a high position this far in the game, their song can easily become a contender as one of the longest-running singles when it bows off the chart.

HOT 100 top 10
1. Robin Thick featuring T.I. and Pharrell                  "Blurred Lines"
2. One Direction                                                                    "Best Song Ever"
3. Miley Cyrus                                                                        "We Can't Stop"
4. Imagine Dragons                                                              "Radioactive"
5. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams                      "Get Lucky"
6. Bruno Mars                                                                         "Treasure"
7. Jay-Z featuring Justin Timberlake                            "Holy Grail"
8. Anna Kendrick                                                                   "Cups (Pitch Perfect's When I'm Gone)"
9. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton "Can't Hold Us Down"
10. Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly                      "Cruise"

Selena Gomez gains her first #1 on the Billboard 200 with the debut of her new album Stars Dance. She pushes Jay-Z's Magna Carta...Holy Grail to the chart's second position after its two-week reign on top. Marc Anthony's Spanish-language album 3.0, rock group We Came As Romans' Tracing Back Roots, and compilation Rich Gang also debut at #'s 5, 8, and 9, respectfully, while the works of Kidz Bop Kids, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, and Justin Timberlake fall one position. The soundtrack of Disney Channel's Teen Beach Movie raises 8-3, due to its first full week of sales since its premiere on July 19. Rebroadcasts of the film and a quick turnaround DVD release on July 30 are expected to impact album sales in the near future.

BILLBOARD 200 top 10
1. Selena Gomez                 Stars Dance
2. Jay-Z                                 Magna Carta...Holy Grail
3. Soundtrack                     Teen Beach Movie
4. Kidz Bop Kids                 Kidz Bop 24
5. Marc Anthony               3.0
6. Florida Georgia Line   Here's To The Good Times
7. Imagine Dragons         Night Visions
8. We Came As Romans  Tracing Back Roots
9. Various Artists             Rich Gang
10. Justin Timberlake     The 20/20 Experience