It seems like every freaking day now. We don’t necessarily think it’s our place to tell a bunch of teenage girls what to think, but the Justin Bieber love is a bit much. This kid, at the tender age of 15 (he turns 16 on Monday) seems to have Twitter’s trending topics by the throat. And tonight, there he was, right behind Chile. You know, a massive earthquake that’s killed hundreds. Our question: Is he really taking over Twitter? We did some research.
His YouTube roots
Usher discovered him on YouTube. Perhaps it’s fitting that Bieber, teen pop’s first true social media phenomenon, was discovered that way. The interesting thing is that the videos prove that he’s really talented, and just happens to be pushed by the major labels. Interesting. source
Bieber’s rank on the charts
6thBieber’s album peak, which he hit back with “My World” back in December source
16thBieber’s single peak, which he hit in October with “One Less Lonely Girl” source
2ndBieber’s Twitter peak, which he’s at this week, according to tracker What the Trend source
Why is he peaking now? Simply put, he has a lot of buzz behind him – he sang the opening line to “We Are the World 25,” for example – and, more importantly, he has a new album
coming out at the end of next month. That was quick.
Popularity against major news stories
Chile For now, Bieber’s popularity with teenage girls can’t hold a candle to one of the largest quakes to hit in 50 years.
#hcr Last year, health care was more popular than Bieber. After Scott Brown’s win, Bieber consistently trumps it.
