SOCIAL 50

The week of March 2, 2013
Social 50 Activity =SOCIAL 50
A ranking of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. Artists' popularity is determined by a formula blending their weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views and weekly song plays, as measured by Next Big Sound.
Gains in performance
Rihanna
Westbury Road
3
Two Weeks Ago
2
Last Week
RIAA Certification
19
Weeks at no. 1
117
Weeks on chart
Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Weeks On Chart
3 2 1
#1 19 wks
Rihanna
Westbury Road
 19 117
2 4 2
Justin Bieber
SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun
 0 117
6 6 3
Taylor Swift
Republic
 0 117
4 8 4
Britney Spears
RCA
 0 114
1 1 5
Beyonce
Parkwood
 0 116
7 7 6
Bruno Mars
Atlantic
 0 106
8 3 7
Shakira
RCA, Sony Music Latin
 0 117
5 9 8
One Direction
SYCO
 0 67
16 18 9
Justin Timberlake
RCA
 0 88
11 11 10
Eminem
Interscope, Aftermath, Shady
 0 116
10 10 11
Katy Perry
Capitol
 0 117
12 13 12
Lady Gaga
Interscope
 0 117
9 15 13
Selena Gomez
Interscope
 0 115
13 19 14
Nicki Minaj
Cash Money, Young Money
 0 117
15 16 15
Pitbull
Famous Artist, Polo Grounds, Mr. 305
 0 115
14 14 16
Alicia Keys
RCA
 0 63
19 22 17
Lil Wayne
Young Money
 0 116
26 20 18
Michael Jackson
MJJ
 0 107
28 24 19
Adele
XL
 0 107
17 17 20
Jennifer Lopez
Nuyorican
 0 103
33 28 21
P!nk
RCA
 0 81
44 39 22
Drake
Cash Money, Young Money
 0 113
22 26 23
Usher
RCA
 0 105
24 21 24
Linkin Park
Machine Shop
 0 117
18 31 25
Avril Lavigne
BMG
 0 114
25 34 26
Demi Lovato
Island, Safehouse
 0 107
34 33 27
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore
 0 5
20 23 28
David Guetta
Atlantic, Parlophone, What A Music
 0 117
46 46 29
Ed Sheeran
Atlantic
 0 14
21 25 30
Maroon 5
Interscope, 222
 0 56
31 37 31
Chris Brown
CBE
 0 115
30 5 32
Skrillex
Atlantic, Big Beat, OWSLA
 0 85
38 27 33
PSY
YG
 0 28
32 35 34
The Black Eyed Peas
Interscope
 0 109
-- -- 35
Metallica
Blackened
 0 20
27 30 36
50 Cent
G-Unit
 0 106
36 40 37
The Beatles
Apple, Capitol
 0 35
48 42 38
2Pac
Death Row
 0 13
35 38 39
Miley Cyrus
RCA
 0 46
37 12 40
LMFAO
Cherrytree, will.i.am, Party Rock
 0 93
40 45 41
will.i.am
Interscope, will.i.am
 0 7
42 32 42
Wiz Khalifa
Atlantic, Taylor Gang
 0 113
47 47 43
Coldplay
Atlantic, Parlophone
 0 113
-- -- 44
Kelly Clarkson
Atlantic
 0 6
49 29 45
Bob Marley
Island, Tuff Gong
 0 64
39 44 46
Kesha
Kemosabe
 0 55
41 41 47
Christina Aguilera
RCA
 0 19
-- 48 48
Carly Rae Jepsen
Interscope, 604, SchoolBoy
 0 34
-- -- 49
Jennette McCurdy
Capitol Nashville
 0 5
-- -- 50
Mariah Carey
Butterfly MC
 0 13
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Social 50 Activity = SOCIAL 50
A ranking of the most active artists on the world's leading social networking sites. Artists' popularity is determined by a formula blending their weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with artist page views and weekly song plays, as measured by Next Big Sound.
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SOCIAL 50

The week of
2
LAST WEEK
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Rihanna
Imprint/Promotion Label
Roc Nation | Westbury Road
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Rihanna Billboard Social 50
Rihanna
2  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
2
LAST WEEK
3
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Roc Nation | Westbury Road
2
Justin Bieber Billboard Social 50
Justin Bieber
4  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
4
LAST WEEK
2
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Def Jam | SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun
3
Taylor Swift Billboard Social 50
Taylor Swift
Song Lyrics
6  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
6
LAST WEEK
6
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic
4
Britney Spears Billboard Social 50
Britney Spears
8  Last
3  Peak
114  Weeks
8
LAST WEEK
4
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
114
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
5
Beyonce Billboard Social 50
Beyonce
1  Last
1  Peak
116  Weeks
1
LAST WEEK
1
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
116
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | Parkwood
6
Bruno Mars Billboard Social 50
Bruno Mars
7  Last
2  Peak
106  Weeks
7
LAST WEEK
7
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
106
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Atlantic
7
Shakira Billboard Social 50
Shakira
3  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
3
LAST WEEK
8
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sony Music Latin/RCA
8
One Direction Billboard Social 50
One Direction
9  Last
1  Peak
67  Weeks
9
LAST WEEK
5
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
67
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | SYCO
9
Justin Timberlake Billboard Social 50
Justin Timberlake
18  Last
9  Peak
88  Weeks
18
LAST WEEK
16
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
88
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
10
Eminem Billboard Social 50
Eminem
11  Last
3  Peak
116  Weeks
11
LAST WEEK
11
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
116
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
11
Katy Perry Billboard Social 50
Katy Perry
10  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
10
LAST WEEK
10
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
12
Lady Gaga Billboard Social 50
Lady Gaga
13  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
13
LAST WEEK
12
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Interscope
13
Selena Gomez Billboard Social 50
Selena Gomez
15  Last
1  Peak
115  Weeks
15
LAST WEEK
9
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Interscope
14
Nicki Minaj Billboard Social 50
Nicki Minaj
19  Last
2  Peak
117  Weeks
19
LAST WEEK
13
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money/Cash Money
15
Pitbull Billboard Social 50
Pitbull
16  Last
4  Peak
115  Weeks
16
LAST WEEK
15
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sony Music Latin/RCA | Mr. 305/Famous Artist/Polo Grounds
16
Alicia Keys Billboard Social 50
Alicia Keys
14  Last
6  Peak
63  Weeks
14
LAST WEEK
14
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
63
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
17
Lil Wayne Billboard Social 50
Lil Wayne
22  Last
7  Peak
116  Weeks
22
LAST WEEK
19
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
116
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money
18
Michael Jackson Billboard Social 50
Michael Jackson
20  Last
3  Peak
107  Weeks
20
LAST WEEK
26
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
107
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | MJJ
19
Adele Billboard Social 50
Adele
24  Last
1  Peak
107  Weeks
24
LAST WEEK
28
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
107
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | XL
20
Jennifer Lopez Billboard Social 50
Jennifer Lopez
17  Last
7  Peak
103  Weeks
17
LAST WEEK
17
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
103
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | Nuyorican
21
P!nk Billboard Social 50
P!nk
28  Last
21  Peak
81  Weeks
28
LAST WEEK
33
TWO WEEKS AGO
21
PEAK POSITION
81
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
22
Drake Billboard Social 50
Drake
39  Last
12  Peak
113  Weeks
39
LAST WEEK
44
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
113
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money/Cash Money
23
Usher Billboard Social 50
Usher
26  Last
11  Peak
105  Weeks
26
LAST WEEK
22
TWO WEEKS AGO
11
PEAK POSITION
105
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
24
Linkin Park Billboard Social 50
Linkin Park
21  Last
3  Peak
117  Weeks
21
LAST WEEK
24
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros. | Machine Shop
25
Avril Lavigne Billboard Social 50
Avril Lavigne
31  Last
8  Peak
114  Weeks
31
LAST WEEK
18
TWO WEEKS AGO
8
PEAK POSITION
114
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
BMG
26
Demi Lovato Billboard Social 50
Demi Lovato
34  Last
12  Peak
107  Weeks
34
LAST WEEK
25
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
107
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hollywood | Safehouse/Island
27
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Billboard Social 50
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
33  Last
27  Peak
5  Weeks
33
LAST WEEK
34
TWO WEEKS AGO
27
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Macklemore
28
David Guetta Billboard Social 50
David Guetta
23  Last
4  Peak
117  Weeks
23
LAST WEEK
20
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | What A Music/Parlophone/Atlantic
29
Ed Sheeran Billboard Social 50
Ed Sheeran
46  Last
29  Peak
14  Weeks
46
LAST WEEK
46
TWO WEEKS AGO
29
PEAK POSITION
14
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Atlantic
30
Maroon 5 Billboard Social 50
Maroon 5
25  Last
19  Peak
56  Weeks
25
LAST WEEK
21
TWO WEEKS AGO
19
PEAK POSITION
56
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | 222/Interscope
31
Chris Brown Billboard Social 50
Chris Brown
37  Last
5  Peak
115  Weeks
37
LAST WEEK
31
TWO WEEKS AGO
5
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA | CBE
32
Skrillex Billboard Social 50
Skrillex
5  Last
1  Peak
85  Weeks
5
LAST WEEK
30
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
85
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Big Beat/OWSLA/Atlantic
33
PSY Billboard Social 50
PSY
27  Last
1  Peak
28  Weeks
27
LAST WEEK
38
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
28
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
YG
34
The Black Eyed Peas Billboard Social 50
The Black Eyed Peas
35  Last
1  Peak
109  Weeks
35
LAST WEEK
32
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
109
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Interscope
35
Metallica Billboard Social 50
Metallica
-  Last
35  Peak
20  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
35
PEAK POSITION
20
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Blackened
36
50 Cent Billboard Social 50
50 Cent
30  Last
12  Peak
106  Weeks
30
LAST WEEK
27
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
106
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
G-Unit
37
The Beatles Billboard Social 50
The Beatles
40  Last
28  Peak
35  Weeks
40
LAST WEEK
36
TWO WEEKS AGO
28
PEAK POSITION
35
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
UMe | Apple/Capitol
38
2Pac Billboard Social 50
2Pac
42  Last
38  Peak
13  Weeks
42
LAST WEEK
48
TWO WEEKS AGO
38
PEAK POSITION
13
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Death Row
39
Miley Cyrus Billboard Social 50
Miley Cyrus
38  Last
7  Peak
46  Weeks
38
LAST WEEK
35
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
46
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
40
LMFAO Billboard Social 50
LMFAO
12  Last
2  Peak
93  Weeks
12
LAST WEEK
37
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
93
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Interscope | Party Rock/will.i.am/Cherrytree
41
will.i.am Billboard Social 50
will.i.am
45  Last
40  Peak
7  Weeks
45
LAST WEEK
40
TWO WEEKS AGO
40
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | will.i.am/Interscope
42
Wiz Khalifa Billboard Social 50
Wiz Khalifa
32  Last
3  Peak
113  Weeks
32
LAST WEEK
42
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
113
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Taylor Gang/Atlantic
43
Coldplay Billboard Social 50
Coldplay
47  Last
9  Peak
113  Weeks
47
LAST WEEK
47
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
113
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Parlophone/Atlantic
44
Kelly Clarkson Billboard Social 50
Kelly Clarkson
-  Last
38  Peak
6  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
38
PEAK POSITION
6
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Atlantic
45
Bob Marley Billboard Social 50
Bob Marley
29  Last
12  Peak
64  Weeks
29
LAST WEEK
49
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
64
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
UMe | Tuff Gong/Island
46
Kesha Billboard Social 50
Kesha
44  Last
8  Peak
55  Weeks
44
LAST WEEK
39
TWO WEEKS AGO
8
PEAK POSITION
55
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA | Kemosabe
47
Christina Aguilera Billboard Social 50
Christina Aguilera
41  Last
30  Peak
19  Weeks
41
LAST WEEK
41
TWO WEEKS AGO
30
PEAK POSITION
19
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
48
Carly Rae Jepsen Billboard Social 50
Carly Rae Jepsen
48  Last
13  Peak
34  Weeks
48
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
13
PEAK POSITION
34
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope
49
Jennette McCurdy Billboard Social 50
Jennette McCurdy
-  Last
25  Peak
5  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
25
PEAK POSITION
5
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol Nashville
50
Mariah Carey Billboard Social 50
Mariah Carey
-  Last
30  Peak
13  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
30
PEAK POSITION
13
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | Butterfly MC
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