Justin Bieber Takes #1 Spot on the Billboard Social 50

Justin Bieber returns to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Social 50 chart this week, undoubtedly due to the tremendous impact of the release of his newest single, “Boyfriend.”

Justin dethroned Rihanna, bumping her down to the No. 3 spot. “Boyfriend” debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 this week at No. 2 and has managed to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 and the Hot Digital Songs chart.

The Social 50 chart ranks the most popular artists on YouTube, Vevo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, using a formula that blends weekly additions of friends/fans/followers along with weekly artist page views and weekly song plays.