Week of April 10

It took four months to get there, but Adele notches her first No. 1 hit, as "Rolling in the Deep" moves 2-1 this week. (Her previous best came with her debut, "Chasing Pavements," a No. 6 hit in 2009.) Meanwhile, another sleeper hit enters the Top 10 in its 17th chart week. Christian Kane's "Thinking of You" moves 11-10. Other songs taking their sweet time moving up are "Our Generation" from John Legend and the Roots (20-19 in its 10 chart week), "Don't You Wanna Stay" from Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson (9-7 in its 16th week) and the aptly named "Never Make It on Time" from Nikki Yanofsky (4-3 in its 13th week).

At the bottom of the Top 40, the three debuts make for interesting chart bedfellows. The "Country Road Version" remix of Lady GaGa's Billboard smash "Born This Way" enters at No. 38. The song, with the most gay-affirmative lyrics since Jody Watley's "Affection" more than 15 years ago, ranks just above hits from two artists whose previous statements have earned negative press for potentially homophobic content. Former "American Idol" competitor Mandisa lands a second Top 40 hit (after 2007's "(Never Gonna) Steal My Joy") with "What If We Were Real" at No. 39, while country singer Blake Shelton makes his pop debut with "Honey Bee" at No. 40.