SOCIAL 50

The week of March 16, 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
Justin Bieber
SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun
2
Two Weeks Ago
4
Last Week
RIAA Certification
55
Weeks at no. 1
119
Weeks on chart
Two Weeks Ago Last Week this Week Certification RIAA Pos Peak. Weeks On Chart
2 4 1
#1 55 wks
Justin Bieber
SchoolBoy, Raymond Braun
 55 119
4 2 2
Britney Spears
RCA
 0 116
1 1 3
Rihanna
Westbury Road
 0 119
8 3 4
One Direction
SYCO
 0 69
3 5 5
Taylor Swift
Republic
 0 119
14 16 6
Nicki Minaj
Cash Money, Young Money
 0 119
9 7 7
Justin Timberlake
RCA
 0 90
6 10 8
Bruno Mars
Atlantic
 0 108
10 11 9
Eminem
Interscope, Aftermath, Shady
 0 118
5 9 10
Beyonce
Parkwood
 0 118
13 8 11
Selena Gomez
Interscope
 0 117
26 20 12
Demi Lovato
Island, Safehouse
 0 109
17 14 13
Lil Wayne
Young Money
 0 118
15 15 14
Pitbull
Famous Artist, Polo Grounds, Mr. 305
 0 117
12 12 15
Lady Gaga
Interscope
 0 119
19 22 16
Adele
XL
 0 109
21 24 17
P!nk
RCA
 0 83
16 17 18
Alicia Keys
RCA
 0 65
7 13 19
Shakira
RCA, Sony Music Latin
 0 119
11 18 20
Katy Perry
Capitol
 0 119
25 21 21
Avril Lavigne
BMG
 0 116
27 25 22
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Macklemore
 0 7
23 23 23
Usher
RCA
 0 107
42 6 24
Wiz Khalifa
Atlantic, Taylor Gang
 0 115
18 19 25
Michael Jackson
MJJ
 0 109
20 28 26
Jennifer Lopez
Nuyorican
 0 105
28 30 27
David Guetta
Atlantic, Parlophone, What A Music
 0 119
24 26 28
Linkin Park
Machine Shop
 0 119
47 39 29
Christina Aguilera
RCA
 0 21
32 31 30
Skrillex
Atlantic, Big Beat, OWSLA
 0 87
50 46 31
Mariah Carey
Butterfly MC
 0 15
49 37 32
Jennette McCurdy
Capitol Nashville
 0 7
22 27 33
Drake
Cash Money, Young Money
 0 115
31 38 34
Chris Brown
CBE
 0 117
-- 35 35
Snoop Dogg
Doggystyle
 0 106
36 34 36
50 Cent
G-Unit
 0 108
41 42 37
will.i.am
Interscope, will.i.am
 0 9
39 33 38
Miley Cyrus
RCA
 0 48
30 32 39
Maroon 5
Interscope, 222
 0 58
33 29 40
PSY
YG
 0 30
34 36 41
The Black Eyed Peas
Interscope
 0 111
37 44 42
The Beatles
Apple, Capitol
 0 37
46 47 43
Kesha
Kemosabe
 0 57
35 -- 44
Metallica
Blackened
 0 21
45 48 45
Bob Marley
Island, Tuff Gong
 0 66
29 41 46
Ed Sheeran
Atlantic
 0 16
43 40 47
Coldplay
Atlantic, Parlophone
 0 115
48 -- 48
Carly Rae Jepsen
Interscope, 604, SchoolBoy
 0 35
-- -- 49
Ashley Tisdale
Unsigned
 0 1
-- -- 50
Ne-Yo
Motown, Compound Ent.
 0 8
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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
4
LAST WEEK
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Justin Bieber
Imprint/Promotion Label
Def Jam | SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun
Gains in performance

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Justin Bieber Billboard Social 50
Justin Bieber
4  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
4
LAST WEEK
2
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Def Jam | SchoolBoy/Raymond Braun
2
Britney Spears Billboard Social 50
Britney Spears
2  Last
2  Peak
116  Weeks
2
LAST WEEK
4
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
116
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
3
Rihanna Billboard Social 50
Rihanna
1  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
1
LAST WEEK
1
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Roc Nation | Westbury Road
4
One Direction Billboard Social 50
One Direction
3  Last
1  Peak
69  Weeks
3
LAST WEEK
8
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
69
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | SYCO
5
Taylor Swift Billboard Social 50
Taylor Swift
Song Lyrics
5  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
5
LAST WEEK
3
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic
6
Nicki Minaj Billboard Social 50
Nicki Minaj
16  Last
2  Peak
119  Weeks
16
LAST WEEK
14
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money/Cash Money
7
Justin Timberlake Billboard Social 50
Justin Timberlake
7  Last
7  Peak
90  Weeks
7
LAST WEEK
9
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
90
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
8
Bruno Mars Billboard Social 50
Bruno Mars
10  Last
2  Peak
108  Weeks
10
LAST WEEK
6
TWO WEEKS AGO
2
PEAK POSITION
108
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Atlantic
9
Eminem Billboard Social 50
Eminem
11  Last
3  Peak
118  Weeks
11
LAST WEEK
10
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
118
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
10
Beyonce Billboard Social 50
Beyonce
9  Last
1  Peak
118  Weeks
9
LAST WEEK
5
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
118
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | Parkwood
11
Selena Gomez Billboard Social 50
Selena Gomez
8  Last
1  Peak
117  Weeks
8
LAST WEEK
13
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Interscope
12
Demi Lovato Billboard Social 50
Demi Lovato
20  Last
12  Peak
109  Weeks
20
LAST WEEK
26
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
109
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Hollywood | Safehouse/Island
13
Lil Wayne Billboard Social 50
Lil Wayne
14  Last
7  Peak
118  Weeks
14
LAST WEEK
17
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
118
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money
14
Pitbull Billboard Social 50
Pitbull
15  Last
4  Peak
117  Weeks
15
LAST WEEK
15
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sony Music Latin/RCA | Mr. 305/Famous Artist/Polo Grounds
15
Lady Gaga Billboard Social 50
Lady Gaga
12  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
12
LAST WEEK
12
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | Interscope
16
Adele Billboard Social 50
Adele
22  Last
1  Peak
109  Weeks
22
LAST WEEK
19
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
109
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Columbia | XL
17
P!nk Billboard Social 50
P!nk
24  Last
17  Peak
83  Weeks
24
LAST WEEK
21
TWO WEEKS AGO
17
PEAK POSITION
83
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
18
Alicia Keys Billboard Social 50
Alicia Keys
17  Last
6  Peak
65  Weeks
17
LAST WEEK
16
TWO WEEKS AGO
6
PEAK POSITION
65
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
19
Shakira Billboard Social 50
Shakira
13  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
13
LAST WEEK
7
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Sony Music Latin/RCA
20
Katy Perry Billboard Social 50
Katy Perry
18  Last
1  Peak
119  Weeks
18
LAST WEEK
11
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol
21
Avril Lavigne Billboard Social 50
Avril Lavigne
21  Last
8  Peak
116  Weeks
21
LAST WEEK
25
TWO WEEKS AGO
8
PEAK POSITION
116
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
BMG
22
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Billboard Social 50
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
25  Last
22  Peak
7  Weeks
25
LAST WEEK
27
TWO WEEKS AGO
22
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Macklemore
23
Usher Billboard Social 50
Usher
23  Last
11  Peak
107  Weeks
23
LAST WEEK
23
TWO WEEKS AGO
11
PEAK POSITION
107
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
24
Wiz Khalifa Billboard Social 50
Wiz Khalifa
6  Last
3  Peak
115  Weeks
6
LAST WEEK
42
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Taylor Gang/Atlantic
25
Michael Jackson Billboard Social 50
Michael Jackson
19  Last
3  Peak
109  Weeks
19
LAST WEEK
18
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
109
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | MJJ
26
Jennifer Lopez Billboard Social 50
Jennifer Lopez
28  Last
7  Peak
105  Weeks
28
LAST WEEK
20
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
105
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | Nuyorican
27
David Guetta Billboard Social 50
David Guetta
30  Last
4  Peak
119  Weeks
30
LAST WEEK
28
TWO WEEKS AGO
4
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | What A Music/Parlophone/Atlantic
28
Linkin Park Billboard Social 50
Linkin Park
26  Last
3  Peak
119  Weeks
26
LAST WEEK
24
TWO WEEKS AGO
3
PEAK POSITION
119
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Warner Bros. | Machine Shop
29
Christina Aguilera Billboard Social 50
Christina Aguilera
39  Last
29  Peak
21  Weeks
39
LAST WEEK
47
TWO WEEKS AGO
29
PEAK POSITION
21
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
30
Skrillex Billboard Social 50
Skrillex
31  Last
1  Peak
87  Weeks
31
LAST WEEK
32
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
87
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Big Beat/OWSLA/Atlantic
31
Mariah Carey Billboard Social 50
Mariah Carey
46  Last
30  Peak
15  Weeks
46
LAST WEEK
50
TWO WEEKS AGO
30
PEAK POSITION
15
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Epic | Butterfly MC
32
Jennette McCurdy Billboard Social 50
Jennette McCurdy
37  Last
25  Peak
7  Weeks
37
LAST WEEK
49
TWO WEEKS AGO
25
PEAK POSITION
7
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol Nashville
33
Drake Billboard Social 50
Drake
27  Last
12  Peak
115  Weeks
27
LAST WEEK
22
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Republic | Young Money/Cash Money
34
Chris Brown Billboard Social 50
Chris Brown
38  Last
5  Peak
117  Weeks
38
LAST WEEK
31
TWO WEEKS AGO
5
PEAK POSITION
117
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA | CBE
35
Snoop Dogg Billboard Social 50
Snoop Dogg
35  Last
14  Peak
106  Weeks
35
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
14
PEAK POSITION
106
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
EMPIRE | Doggystyle
36
50 Cent Billboard Social 50
50 Cent
34  Last
12  Peak
108  Weeks
34
LAST WEEK
36
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
108
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
G-Unit
37
will.i.am Billboard Social 50
will.i.am
42  Last
37  Peak
9  Weeks
42
LAST WEEK
41
TWO WEEKS AGO
37
PEAK POSITION
9
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | will.i.am/Interscope
38
Miley Cyrus Billboard Social 50
Miley Cyrus
33  Last
7  Peak
48  Weeks
33
LAST WEEK
39
TWO WEEKS AGO
7
PEAK POSITION
48
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA
39
Maroon 5 Billboard Social 50
Maroon 5
32  Last
19  Peak
58  Weeks
32
LAST WEEK
30
TWO WEEKS AGO
19
PEAK POSITION
58
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | 222/Interscope
40
PSY Billboard Social 50
PSY
29  Last
1  Peak
30  Weeks
29
LAST WEEK
33
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
30
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
YG
41
The Black Eyed Peas Billboard Social 50
The Black Eyed Peas
36  Last
1  Peak
111  Weeks
36
LAST WEEK
34
TWO WEEKS AGO
1
PEAK POSITION
111
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Interscope
42
The Beatles Billboard Social 50
The Beatles
44  Last
28  Peak
37  Weeks
44
LAST WEEK
37
TWO WEEKS AGO
28
PEAK POSITION
37
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
UMe | Apple/Capitol
43
Kesha Billboard Social 50
Kesha
47  Last
8  Peak
57  Weeks
47
LAST WEEK
46
TWO WEEKS AGO
8
PEAK POSITION
57
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
RCA | Kemosabe
44
Metallica Billboard Social 50
Metallica
-  Last
35  Peak
21  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
35
TWO WEEKS AGO
35
PEAK POSITION
21
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Blackened
45
Bob Marley Billboard Social 50
Bob Marley
48  Last
12  Peak
66  Weeks
48
LAST WEEK
45
TWO WEEKS AGO
12
PEAK POSITION
66
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
UMe | Tuff Gong/Island
46
Ed Sheeran Billboard Social 50
Ed Sheeran
41  Last
29  Peak
16  Weeks
41
LAST WEEK
29
TWO WEEKS AGO
29
PEAK POSITION
16
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Atlantic
47
Coldplay Billboard Social 50
Coldplay
40  Last
9  Peak
115  Weeks
40
LAST WEEK
43
TWO WEEKS AGO
9
PEAK POSITION
115
WEEKS ON CHART
Imprint/Promotion Label:
AG | Parlophone/Atlantic
48
Carly Rae Jepsen Billboard Social 50
Carly Rae Jepsen
-  Last
13  Peak
35  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
48
TWO WEEKS AGO
13
PEAK POSITION
35
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
IGA | 604/SchoolBoy/Interscope
49
Ashley Tisdale Billboard Social 50
Ashley Tisdale
-  Last
49  Peak
1  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
49
PEAK POSITION
1
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Unsigned
50
Ne-Yo Billboard Social 50
Ne-Yo
-  Last
39  Peak
8  Weeks
-
LAST WEEK
-
TWO WEEKS AGO
39
PEAK POSITION
8
WEEKS ON CHART
Gains in performance
Imprint/Promotion Label:
Capitol | Compound Ent./Motown
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