"High School Musical" breaks Billboard records, 9 songs in the top 100; 5 in the top 40 |
 Feb 5 2006, 01:25 AM
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 there's no excuse at all...  Group: Member Posts: 318 Joined: Jan 2004 Member No: 1,520  |
http://billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonu...t_id=1001956364
The 86-4 move of Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens' "Breaking Free," from the "High School Musical" soundtrack, is the biggest one-week jump of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. February 02, 2006, 11:15 AM ET Fred Bronson 'FREE' THROW: Zac Efron and Vanessa Anne Hudgens are actors, so it's likely their goals include winning Oscars and Emmys and perhaps one day being honored with stars on Hollywood Boulevard's Walk of Fame. Neither one probably ever dreamed of making chart history on The Billboard Hot 100, but they've done so anyway, as their duet "Breaking Free" (Walt Disney), from the soundtrack to "High School Musical," rockets 86-4. That is the Hot 100's biggest one-week jump of all time. With no airplay, "Breaking Free" makes its 82-point rise based on digital downloads. Whatever the reason for the move, it beats the previous record, the 75-place leap that Shanice took with "When I Close My Eyes." Her 91-16 rise the week of April 3, 1999 broke the record set just one year earlier, when Montell Jordan bounded 94-20 with "I Can Do That." Jordan's move tied the 74-point record set in 1968, when Jeannie C. Riley leapt 81-7 the week of Aug. 31, 1968 with her first single, "Harper Valley P.T.A." While Jordan tied the record for a one-week jump and Shanice broke it, there is one record that Riley has kept all this time: the biggest leap into the top 10. Now, after almost 38 years, Efron and Hudgens have bested the "Harper Valley P.T.A." jump by eight positions. Last week, Efron also made some chart history when he debuted on the Hot 100 with his first two entries, "Breaking Free" at No. 86 and "Get'cha Head in the Game," another "High School Musical" track, at No. 100. That made him the first debut artist to begin a chart career with two simultaneous debuts. Efron managed to become the first debut artist to have two simultaneous new entries by only one week. That feat has now been repeated by two other stars from "High School Musical." Lucas Gabreel and Ashley Tisdale debut at No. 35 with "What I've Been Looking For" and at No. 62 with "Bop to the Top." The "High School Musical" soundtrack is turning out to be one of the most potent soundtracks of all time, with nine original songs on the Hot 100, and five in the top 40, another record. On Hot Digital Songs, the student bodies of "High School Musical" are occupying nine slots, with four songs in the top 10 and the other five all in the top 40. The top four debuts on this week's Hot 100 are all from the TV soundtrack, including the highest-debuting single of 2006, "Start of Something New" by Efron and Hudgens. That same duo also bows at No. 67 with "What I've Been Looking for (Reprise)." Since Hudgens has another debut, "When There Was Me and You" at No. 72, and with Efron's "Get'cha Head in the Game" at No. 23, Efron and Hudgens have each earned their first four chart entries within their first two weeks on the Hot 100 (and if you include the two tracks credited to High School Musical Cast, they actually hae six songs on the chart). No one has done that before -- not even the Beatles. The Fab Four took four weeks to rack up their first four chart entries back in 1964. Getting back to "Get'cha Head in the Game," its 100-23 climb appears to be the biggest move from the anchor position. The previous record-holder was Wings' "Hi Hi Hi," which flew 100-42 the week of Dec. 23, 1972. And if all of this rewriting of chart history isn't enough, there's still one more accomplishment to report. By blasting its way to No. 4, "Breaking Free" is the Walt Disney label's highest-ranked Hot 100 song in history. The label had a No. 6 hit last year with Kelly Clarkson's "Breakaway," which appeared on "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement" soundtrack. |
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Feb 5 2006, 02:07 AM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
Whoa, no way.
That's really suprising. I liked the music in the movie. I thought it was nice. But man. Well, musicals are pretty awesome lol I liked the song, "Breaking Free". Now people should really listen to what a musical should sound like. Go get the RENT soundtrack or something. |
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Feb 5 2006, 03:27 AM
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 skaters gonna skate. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,861 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,336 |
lol yessssssss
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Feb 5 2006, 07:19 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 108 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 124,903 |
i liked the movie and the songs; but i still prefer Rent - that was probably the best movie i had seen in awhile
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Feb 5 2006, 03:21 PM
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damn. o_o i thought the songs were good but not thaaat good.
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Feb 5 2006, 03:23 PM
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 Pocketful of Sunshine Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 8,690 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 289,004 |
Wow, the songs were good, but I didn't expect them to be in the top 40.
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Feb 5 2006, 03:39 PM
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 crushed. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,432 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 20,026 |
  Haha, all those songs are definitely on my I-pod:) What can I say? I really like them. But the news did surprise me though! |
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Feb 5 2006, 06:08 PM
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 Diana =] Group: Member Posts: 1,318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,147 |
Oh yesssss, High School Musical rocks!
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Feb 5 2006, 06:18 PM
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 Day's Nearly Over Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,553 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 45,183 |
My school's obsessed with those songs... no surprise there.
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Feb 5 2006, 08:27 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,172 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,045 |
i knew similiar news - i was at apple.com/itunes a few days/ a week ago and i saw some of the songs on the top 10
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Feb 5 2006, 08:30 PM
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 define our lives for us. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 11,656 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 43,293 |
.. wow!
 I thought the movie was okay, kinda corny though. otherwise, i'm pretty surprised. >.> I mean, I didn't think it'd make it to the billboard .. especially not like THAT QUICK. |
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Feb 5 2006, 10:03 PM
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 i'm maggie =] Group: Member Posts: 3,607 Joined: Jan 2006 Member No: 361,616 |
did you know vanessa was noel in the movie, thirteen?
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Feb 6 2006, 09:33 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 6,953 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 52,702 |
^yeah i mentioned that in a different topic
anyway I love Breaking Free..i think Disney Songs rocks! |
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Feb 10 2006, 05:09 PM
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Newbie Group: Member Posts: 5 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 58,741 |
anybody know when the next re-run will be? i missed 2 alreaedy
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Feb 10 2006, 06:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 52 Joined: Feb 2006 Member No: 375,646 |
I think I'll stick to the classic disney songs.
*hugs Disney CD and puts on "I Won't Say I'm In Love" from Hercules* Yeah. So. High School musical was corny, though I wouldn't put it past our youth these days. If "Hollaback Girl" can be played constantly on the radio, an extremely corny song that makes me cringe can make it onto the Billboard. |
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Feb 10 2006, 08:00 PM
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abooga. Group: Member Posts: 928 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 212,116 |
woah. that`s pretty cool.
QUOTE i knew similiar news - i was at apple.com/itunes a few days/ a week ago and i saw some of the songs on the top 10 yeah, i remember when the cd came out. and on itunes, all of the songs were in the top ten. they`re pretty good. me likes the songs. |
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Feb 10 2006, 08:47 PM
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 cameraman swing the focus! Group: Member Posts: 1,880 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,328 |
wow that's amazing and unbelievable
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Feb 11 2006, 08:39 PM
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mood: content Group: Member Posts: 2,063 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 42,325 |
ew i hated that movie and all the songs
... except get cha head in the game >_> i can't help it, it's too catchy |
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Feb 12 2006, 03:56 AM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 2,172 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,045 |
QUOTE(xclusive_xd @ Feb 10 2006, 2:09 PM) anybody know when the next re-run will be? i missed 2 alreaedy  monday the 13th . 8 pm as usual |
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Feb 12 2006, 04:47 PM
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 Always Move Fast Group: Member Posts: 167 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 192,635 |
yea i was pretty surprised myself!
on iTunes, high school musical was all over the top 100 songs |
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