by Phil Gallo

Foremost among his countless contributions to popular culture and the music business, Dick Clark took rock ‘n’ roll out of bedroom radios and placed it on televisions in living rooms and dens across America. Nearly five decades later, after creating and hosting game shows, the American Music Awards, New Year’s Eve celebrations and producing TV shows and films, “American Bandstand” remains the jewel in Clark’s crown.

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1. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
2. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”

4. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
5. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

6. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
7. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

8. Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

9. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

10.Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”


1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”

2. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”

4. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
5. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”

6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

7. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”

8. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”

9. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”

10.Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

Music video by Kris Allen performing The Vision Of Love.
(C) 2012 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Billboard Hot 100 Singles – Week of Apr.14, 2012

1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
3. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
4. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
5. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”
8. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
9. One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
10.Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”

1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
4. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
5. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
8. Drake f/ Rihanna “Take Care”
9. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
10.Flo Rida f/ Sia, “Wild Ones”

Fun. Still No. 1 on Hot 100, Flo Rida Enters Top 10
by Gary Trust, N.Y.  |   March 21, 2012 3:50 EDT

Fun’s We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monae, spends a third week atop the Billboard Hot 100, while Flo Rida jumps into the chart’s top 10 with the assistance of pop singer/songwriter Sia.
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1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
4. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
5. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
6. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
7. Drake f/ Rihanna “Take Care”
8. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
9. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
10.Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”

Fun.’s ‘We Are Young’ Remains Atop Revised Hot 100
by Gary Trust, N.Y.  |   March 14, 2012 1:00 EDT

As previously announced, the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart undergoes a major renovation this week with the addition of a host of streaming services to its formula, including those that contribute to the newly-launched On-Demand Songs chart.

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1. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
2. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
3. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
4. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
5. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
6. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
7. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
8. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
9. Gotye f/ Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
10. Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”

Fun. becomes the first rock band in more than a decade to send a debut Billboard Hot 100 hit to No. 1, as “We Are Young,” featuring Janelle Monae, ascends 3-1.

The song spends a third week atop the Digital Songs chart with 302,000 downloads sold (up 19%), according to Nielsen SoundScan. The track claims the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award, as it bounds 61-41 in its second week on Radio Songs (30 million, up 60%, according to Nielsen BDS). “Young” rises 3-2 on the Alternative Songs radio airplay chart and roars in as the top debut on Pop Songs (No. 24) and Adult Pop Songs (No. 33).
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1. Kelly Clarkson, “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)”
2. Adele, “Set Fire To The Rain”
3. fun. f/ Janelle Monae “We Are Young”
4. Katy Perry, “Part Of Me”
5. The Wanter, “Glad You Came”
6. Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”
7. Flo Rida, “Good Feeling”
8. David Guetta f/ Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
9. Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa f/ Bruno Mars, “Young, Wild & Free”
10. Nicki Minaj, “Starships”

Kelly Clarkson Returns to Hot 100 Peak
The Wanted’s “Glad You Came” blasts into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 10, vaulting 23-5 with top Digital Gainer honors after the “Glee” cast covered the song on last week’s (Feb. 21) episode of the Fox series.

Kelly Clarkson’s “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” meanwhile, returns to the chart’s top spot after a one-week dip to No. 4.
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