"Girlfriend," Avril Lavigne

[irice22]

The bullet just dropped like crazy!

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

irice22 said:

The bullet just dropped like crazy!

I noticed that too. It'll probably get a second wind, but it's so odd that it dropped so drastically when sales are rising like insane.

[tozion]

Yeah. #1 call out. #1 album sales. #1 single sales. This should be going right now #1. There's no excuse.

[cactus tree]

Methinks RCA ran out of payola/"promotion" money for Avril and is now using it for Kelly Clarkson, which is why despite all the signs this is dropping on radio.

This grew on me. It's really catchy, especially the pre-chorus.

[backintime]

From Billboard.com:

Avril Lavigne scores her second No. 1 on The Billboard 200 as her third album "The Best Damn Thing" bows on top. The RCA set moved 286,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, short of the 381,000 that greeted her first chart-topper, 2004's "Under My Skin." Sales were fueled by her current single, "Girlfriend," which ascends 3-1 on tomorrow's Billboard Hot 100.

[I HATE LA REID]

OMG this is GREAT!!! Go Avril!

[DaveZ35]

I didn't think it would make No. 1 this week. GREAT news!

[TotallyEnormousExtinctDinosaur]

Whoa! Still not a fan of the song but yay for diversity at #1.

[tick / tock]

skydk35 said:

I didn't think it would make No. 1 this week. GREAT news!

[Robert J]

HOW is this bigger than "Complicated"?

[H.A.T.E. U]

bn said:

OMG this is GREAT!!! Go Avril!

YES! Get it Ramona!

[tick / tock]

Where did "Complicated" peaked on the Sales and Airplay charts?

[I HATE LA REID]

i don't know i only know it went to #2...it must have peaked at #2 on airplay because those were the days were the hot 100 position was a reflection of the hot 100 airplay chart.

[tozion]

GIVE A 'DAMN': The charts are all about Avril Lavigne this week, as the Canadian-born singer garners her second No. 1 album on The Billboard 200 and her first No. 1 on the Hot 100.

"The Best Damn Thing" (RCA) enters The Billboard 200 in pole position, just as Lavigne's second CD, "Under My Skin," did the week of June 12, 2004. The very first Lavigne album, "Let Go," peaked at No. 2 the week of Sept. 28, 2002.

On the Hot 100, Lavigne finally secures her first No. 1 hit, almost five years after her chart debut. She made her first appearance on the pop singles chart the week of June 1, 2002, when "Complicated" bowed at No. 68. It went on to peak at No. 2 and has been Lavigne's highest-ranking song until now.

"Girlfriend" deposes "Give It to Me" by Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake after that single's two-week reign. "Girlfriend" is the seventh title to advance to No. 1 in 2007 but none of them have ruled for more than two weeks.

With Lavigne following Furtado into the No. 1 spot, it is the first time in over 13 years that there have been two successive Canadian artists at the top of the chart, notes Chart Beat reader Larry Cohen of Trumbull, Conn. In February 1994, Celine Dion's "The Power of Love" replaced "All for Love" by Bryan Adams (and his British friends, Rod Stewart and Sting).

"Girlfriend" is the first No. 1 on the RCA label since Clay Aiken's "This Is the Night" occupied the penthouse in June-July 2003. Lavigne is the first solo female to have a No. 1 on RCA since Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" held sway for two weeks in October 2002. "Girlfriend" is the first non-Idol No. 1 for RCA since Christina Aguilera's "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" topped the chart for four weeks in October-November 2000.

Overall, "Girlfriend" is the 61st No. 1 for RCA in the rock era. Lavigne is the sixth solo female to have a No. 1 on RCA in the rock era. Her predecessors are Kay Starr, Little Peggy March, Dolly Parton, Aguilera and Clarkson.

[Bastian]

This song sounds so childish.
It's disappointing to know this has outpeaked complicated.

[I HATE LA REID]

"Complicated" is not better

[tick / tock]

bn said:

"Complicated" is not better

[The Music Man]

Meh. This has actually grown on me somewhat. Yeah, it's stupid, but it's mindless fun. I'm sure I'll be sick of it in a few weeks though.

[luisro]

I heard this the other day on the radio. What I loved the most is that they don't censor the motherf**king part!

[I HATE LA REID]

they don't censor it here either !!!

[Hey Hey You You On Sundays]

They know better than to censor the motherf**king princess.

[hoodboy424]

They replace it with One and Only princess over here.

[backintime]

hoodboy424 said:

They replace it with One and Only princess over here.

[I HATE LA REID]

8 7 AVRIL LAVIGNE Girlfriend 6639 5900 739 46.405

the bullet is back...

[dperkins]

...and in a HUGE way!