As expected, the pilot episode of American hit show Glee’s Second Season sent another set of tunes to the higher echelons of the US Billboard Hot 100 – with two songs featuring Filipino teen singer Charice Pempengco.
Aside from giving the YouTube sensation two of her highest-charting songs yet on the tally, the feat also allowed her to surpass a record of R&B/pop singer Beyonce – when Charice’s Glee cover of “Listen” charted higher than the former Destiny Child singer’s original.
According to Billboard, Charice’s heart-stopping take on “Listen” debuted at No. 38 of the latest results of the Hot 100 Chart. In comparison, Beyonce’s original version –featured in the movie musical Dreamgirls – ended up on a much lower spot on the Hot 100 Chart, at No. 61, when the song was released in 2007.
Meanwhile, Charice’s other Glee cover, Lady Gaga and Beyonce’s catchy song “Telephone,” landed on the much higher 23rd spot of the same Chart. The original version became a Top 3 song for Lady Gaga and Beyonce earlier in the year.
Charice’s rendition of “Telephone,” which immediately razed the iTunes Top 10 Chart since it was released for download last week, received 102,000 downloads in a span of one week.
The Hot 100 Chart, probably one of the most popular chart in the world, is Billboard’s over-all tally for singles in the United States based on radio airplay, digital and physical sales data, and streaming activity data.
On the Billboard Digital Songs Chart, Telephone and Listen charted higher, at No. 11 and No. 19 respectively.
Although “Glee Cast” appears as the artist for both chart entries – as with every other song that comes out of the hit show – “Telephone” is a duet between Charice’s character Filipino exchange student Sunshine Corazon and Rachel Berry (Lea Michele).
Apart from Telephone and Listen, Glee’s season-two-premiere episode earned for the fictional singing club three more Hot 100 hits, bringing its total chart entries in the said format to a record 69 since its appearance in June 2009 – besting Elton John (67) and claiming the sixth highest total in the tally’s 52-year history.
The three other Glee songs that debuted on this week’s Hot 100 Chart were covers of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” (No. 21), Bruno Mars’ “Billionaire” (No. 28), and the musical classic “What I Did for Love” (No. 51).
Charice first appeared on the Hot 100 Chart in 2009 with her debut single and Diane Warren-penned power ballad “Note to God,” which peaked at No. 44. She logged her second entry on the chart with the international R&B hit song “Pyramid,” which reached No. 56. The same song also became a No. 1 song for Charice on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs.
No longer a stranger to Billboard, Charice has sent a few more entries on its different chart formats, including “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” her duet with American Idol’s David Archuleta, which peaked at No. 22 of the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart late last year.
Her self-titled international debut album, released in May, debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Chart, No. 4 in Canada, and No. 6 in Japan.
Shortly after she made her American acting debut on Glee last week, Billboard ranked Charice 4th on its list of “21 Under 21″ List.
“Oprah and ‘Glee’: they’re two of TV’s most powerful zeitgeist-definers, and both have fallen head over heels for Charice Pempengco,” said Billboard.
“Credit the Queen of All Media for plucking the Filipina sensation from obscurity two years ago and introducing her to Celine Dion,” it added.
Source: Mark D. Meruenas, GMANews.TV
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guys! vote for Charice – Pyramid! She’s along the top 5 right now with 1,990+ votes! yay! spread it! musicbillboard.webs(dot)com/top100songsvote.htm (Personally, I only voted for Cha)
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unbelievable!!!
i am so proud of u charice….
keep it up!!
keep it real!!!
i cant believe on what u have now.
it seems everything is a miracle!!!
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I love Beyonce. I think she did a great job here.
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Charice.i got virus im sick so sick my doctor called charicevirus.oh my gosh im so happy you infected me.im so crazy watching all your videos.i dont sleep anyore.wow wow nice chari
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i hope that you are ok for being infected this virus..
i think that i have that kind of virus too and i did not yet consult my doctor!!! which specialist you went for your check up?
you what this is what i feel when i see her singing on stage. i felt nervous, excited, proud and afraid that maybe something goes wrong while she is singing hehehe…
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http://www.thepoc.net/breaking-news/entertainment/9831-charice-glee-hits-in-us-billboard-hot-100.html
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Grammy Award nomination process:
Record companies and individuals may submit recordings to be nominated. The entries are entered online and then a physical copy of the product must be sent to the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Once a work is entered, reviewing sessions are held by over 150 experts from the recording industry. This is done only to determine whether or not a work is eligible or entered into the proper category for official nomination.
http://goo.gl/cpxv
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No doubt, this is just the beginning !!
Certified Album gold in Japan ,.debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 Chart, No. 4 in Canada, and No. 6 in Japan.
What is going on ??? Billboard ranked Charice 4th on its list of “21 Under 21″ List. woooow
Her talent has taken the world by storm !!
Thanks ,.to Rachel,FalseVoice,Ellen,Youtube team,.Mrs, Celine Dion Mrs Oprah ,,Mr.David Foster
and to all Chasters naturally.
What about the total album sales in the Phil ??
To anyone .
Keep it up ok ?
From Curacao Netherlands Antilles.
Bye
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You are so ignorant and insensitive for keeping on insulting and bashing the people back home. Count your blessing to be one of the lucky ones to immigrate to whatever country you’re in right now or you could have been one of them and probably worse. Are you sure you are a legal resident wherever you are locate right now? Just asking.
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oh please don’t be hurt with what he said its the truth… we should accept it,,, there’s a lot of pinoys who love charice’s album but they cant afford it or if they can they prefer downloads coz it free.. and theres nothing wrong with it. dont be so patriotic in the wrong way.
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@kip it real, @myreply and others (who are fond of bashing their origins)…how little is ur regard for ur countrymen. Wherever u r, whatever ur status in life, ur not above anyone. Whenever u speak ill of anyone ur wrong at thinking that ur addressing them. Remember when u point finger at anyone, the rest is pointed at u.
And u claim to be Cha’s fans.
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