David Archuleta - The Other Side of Down + Elevator live @ FOX New Year's Eve

While Avril Lavigne was rocking to her new single What The Hell at Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve, David Archuleta was jamming to two songs from his latest sophomore pop album The Other Side of Down which saw the youngster brave the cold and deliver two energetic performances of the title track and Elevator which you can check above and below respectively. One thing about Archuleta, is that he's always a fantastic singer and this was no exception.

Billboard Update

Ke$ha has taken over the Hot 100 with latest single We R Who We R debuting at #1 on the chart, the first female artist to do so since Britney Spears managed the same feat last year with 3 and the first artist male or female to do so since Eminem debuted at #1 with Not Afraid earlier this year. Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) has been pushed down a spot to #4. P!nk continues to cling on to #10 with latest single Raise Your Glass. Taylor Swift has shifted a remarkable million copies of her third album Speak Now, and some album favourites have made their way on the Hot 100: Sparks Fly, Innocent, The Story Of Us, Dear John, Better Than Revenge, Haunted, Last Kiss, Enchanted, Never Grow Up, Long Live debut at #17, #27, #41, #54, #56, #63, #71, #75, #84, #85 respectively. Katy Perry's latest single Firework shoots up to #29 up from making a debut at #57 last week. Unfortunately, Shakira's latest single Loca has fallen to #58 after it reached a peak of #32 last week. Rihanna's latest single What's My Name? hits a new peak of #60, gaining the title of Airplay Gainer. Glee Cast's Time Warp enters the Hot 100 at #89 while Michael Buble's latest single Hollywood re-enters the Hot 100 at #90. Christina Perri's Jar of Hearts returns to the Hot 100 at #96 this week while Ne-Yo's One In A Million finally finds its way to the Hot 100, debuting at #97 this week.

Over on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Taylor Swift has shifted over a million units of her third studio album Speak Now, which has thus been certified platinum in its first week of release. Glee's The Rocky Horror Glee Show falls a spot to #7 from its debut at #6 last week. Michael Buble's Hollywood: The Deluxe EP makes an entrance at #10 this week. Shakira's latest record Sale El Sol falls to #16 while the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack has fallen to #17. Katy Perry's sophomore pop album Teenage Dream moves up to #18 up from #22 last week. Michael Buble's multi-platinum selling album Crazy Love skyrockets to #27 up from #115, earning the Greatest Gainer title. David Archuleta's sophomore pop album has fallen to #163. Glee's Mark Salling's first studio album Pipe Dreams debuts at #189.

Billboard Update

Far East Movement's Like A G6 stays at #1 this week on the Hot 100. It's an easy #1 for the group since there isn't much music out right now. Still, Just The Way You Are, Bruno Mars former #1 remains at #2 for a second consecutive week. Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) is back at its peak of #3, moving up a spot from last week. P!nk's latest single Raise Your Glass continues to move up strongly, crashing the Top 10 at #10, getting the Airplay Gainer title. Taylor Swift's latest promo single Mean falls just short of the Top 10, debuting at #11, making it her first promo single lifted from Speak Now to not debut in the Top 10. Meanwhile, the official lead single Mine has risen a spot to #13; previous promo single Back To December drops to #30; while first promo single and title track Speak Now falls to #86. Shakira's latest single Loca makes a gigantic leap to #32 up from #84. Daughtry's latest single September has been slowly dropping down the Hot 100 lately, but the song has rebounded back up to hit a new peak of #36 this week. Sara Bareilles' King of Anything has been bouncing up and down the chart, and this week, Bareilles has managed to move up to #37 up from #42. Katy Perry's latest single Firework has found its way on the Hot 100, making a splash at #57 this week, and it's set to move up next week thanks to release of the music video. Available on the Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack, Gonna Get This featuring Iyaz has made a debut at #66. Carrie Underwood's latest single Mama Song makes a move up to a new peak of #68. Rihanna, if you don't collect a #1 with Only Girl (In The World), resassured, because What's My Name looks set to be another hit as the track featuring Drake debuts at #83.

Country group Sugarland top the Billboard 200 Albumms Chart this week, with 3 more debuts in a string below - Kings of Leon's Come Around Sundown, Elton John/Leon Russel The Union, Rod Stewart's Fly Me To The Moon The Great American Songbook. Glee's The Rocky Horror Glee Show makes a debut at #6 while Shakira's latest album Sale El Sol makes a debut at #7. The soundtrack for Hannah Montana Forever makes a debut at #11 this week. Selena Gomez & The Scene's sophomore pop album A Year Without Rain falls four spots to #18 this week. Katy Perry's sophomore pop effort falls to #22 this week. David Archuleta continues to fall hard as The Other Side of Down falls sharply to #125.

Billboard Update

Bruno Mars' single Just The Way You Are is still dominating the Hot 100 at #1 this week. Katy Perry's Teenage Dream drops one spot to #4 while Rihanna's Only Girl (In The World) moves up to #6. Taylor Swift's promo single Speak Now from her upcoming album of the same name makes a high debut at #8. OneRepublic's latest single Secrets flies up to a new peak of #21 this week. The songs covered on Glee last week I Want To Hold Your Hand, One of Us, Only The Good Die Young, Losing Me Religion, Papa Can You Hear Me?, Bridge Over Troubled Water and I Look To You debuts at #36, #37, #50, #60, #65, #73 and #74 respectively. Daughtry's September has stopped its upward climb, dropping two places to #39 this week while Sara Bareilles rounds out the Top 40 at #40. P!nk's Raise Your Glass, the upcoming lead single from her Greatest Hits... So Far! debuts at #51. Carrie Underwood's brand new single Mama's Song continues its upward climb, moving up to #75. Shakira's Loca makes a surprise entrance at #98 this week. Selena Gomez & The Scene's A Year Without Rain rounds out the Hot 100 standing feebly at #100 this week.

Toby Keith's Bullet's In The Gun debuts atop the Billboard 200 albums chart while Katy Perry's sophomore pop album Teenage Dream flies up to #8, getting the title of Greatest Gainer from #18 last week, most possibly thanks to that SNL episode. Selena Gomez & The Scene's A Year Without Rain stays strong at #10 this week. David Archuleta's sophomore pop album The Other Side Of Down debut at #13 after moving over 20, 000 units in its first week of release. Sara Bareilles' sophomore album Kaleidoscope Heart falls for 4 slots down to #49. With the success of OneRepublic's latest single Secrets, the parent album has shot up to #133 from #177 the previous week. Disney Channel's soundtrack for Sonny With A Chance makes a debut at #163. Emily Osment's debut full-length studio album Fight Or Flight enters the chart at #170.

David Archuleta - Elevator live @ Wendy Williams Show

This is raw talent you just can't manufacture. I've no idea how he can sound so good all the time. Nevertheless, David Archuleta dropped by Wendy Williams Show and performed his latest single Elevator lifted off his latest album The Other Side of Down. After the brilliant performance, he chatted with Wendy Williams Show and he is, after all, a goofy teenager underneath and made the blunder of the Idol judges. Hilarious. Watch the girls scream their heart out for him.

Side note: His album The Other Side of Down is predicted to sell only a meagre 22 to 25, 000 copies in its first week. Disappointing. But let's change that. So, while you're reading this, go up and get October's Artist of the Month's album now!

UPDATED: David also dropped by Regis And Kelly and performed Elevator and an album track called Falling Stars. Check them and the interview out below.

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