Four weeks at No.3 for Busta and Mariah
For the fourth week in a row Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey remain at No.3 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles chart and No.1 on the ARIA Urban singles chart. Having debuted in that position on June 16th, "I Know What You Want" has remained steadfast, and this week held off tough competition from three new entries in the top 10 (50 Cent's "21 Questions" at No.4; Mercury4's "Get Me Some" at No.5; and "The Reign" by Ja Rule at No.7). The track also remains at No.1 on the ARIA New South Wales (state) singles chart for the second week in a row.
A fall is likely next week as highly anticipated new releases from Beyonce and R Kelly impact the charts. However, anything is possible, and as HMV Australia's sales illustrate, Busta and Mariah are good at holding off competition. This week they return to No.1, while last week's HMV No.1 and No.3 position holders plummet seven and eleven places respectively. This week, four of the top 5 singles at HMV are new entries. Not only did "I Know What You Want" hold off this competition, but sales actually increased, pushing it to No.1. Meanwhile, sales for the ARIA No.1 and No.2 singles - "Innocent Eyes" by Delta Goodrem and "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescance - continue to decrease at HMV, falling seven and eight places respectively this week. Sales remain consistant at other major music retailers - Sanity Music (No.2) and JB Hi-Fi (No.2).
Airplay continues to increase, however despite its huge chart success, it's yet to enter the radio airplay top 20 - this week lingering just outside at No.22. Things look better for video airplay, reaching a new peak at No.3 on the national chart; No.7 at Channel [V] Australia and No. 1 at MTV Australia.
The single has not been certified yet, and will most likely not be for many weeks as BMG Australia appear to be shipping out limited copies. Each week most stores sell the majority of copies before the weekend. At first this was believed to be due to unexpected demand, however demand for the single is now clear and the only reason BMG would be limiting copies of the single is to boost sales of Busta's album, which rises five places to No. 30 on the ARIA Urban albums chart this week. (Mariah Downunder Forums)
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