R&B/Pop Music Chart - October 8, 2012
*With Alicia Keys' "Girl on Fire" and Nicki Minaj's "The Boys" ascend to our Top Hip Hop and R&B Chart, Rihanna's "Diamonds" (formerly 11th) and Bruno Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" (a new addition) to claim the top two.
*Debuting along with Mars' joint, Miguel's "Do You...," Adrian Marcel's "5 Minutes," Novel's "Self-Medicating," Spree Wilson's "Right One | Wrong Time," Ashanti's "That's What We Do" and Ne-Yo's "Don't Make 'Em Like You" snag third, fifth, seventh, 10th, 19th and 20th.
*Aaliyah's "Enough Said," Jeremih's "Outta Control" and The Weeknd's "Wicked Games" drop from our Top Picks to land in fourth, sixth and eighth.
*Records by Cris Cab ("Paradise (On Earth)"), Trey Songz ("Hail Mary"), Colin Munroe ("Scars N Stars"), Brandy ("Put It Down"), Mariah Carey ("Triumphant"), Cassie ("Balcony"), Johnny Rain ("LLWH") and Charlei McQueen make their exit from our charts.
1. Bruno Mars - Locked out of Heaven
2. Miguel - Do You...
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