Billboard Hot 100 - 5/25/19 - Highlights

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Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's 'I Don't Care' Headed for No. 2 Billboard Hot 100 Debut

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By Gary Trust | May 15, 2019 2:02 PM EDT


The song could mark the third track in as many weeks blocked by "Old Town Road."

Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's new single "I Don't Care" could launch at No. 2 on next week's Billboard Hot 100 (dated May 25).

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data.

The track, released at midnight ET Friday, May 10, could arrive on the chart with more than 40 million in airplay audience, 30 million U.S. streams and 60,000 downloads sold in the week ending May 16, according to industry projections and building Nielsen Music data.

Meanwhile, Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, should score a seventh week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 with over 80 million U.S. streams, 80 million airplay audience impressions and 40,000 sold.

Sheeran is seeking his seventh Hot 100 top 10 and Bieber should add his 15th. While "Care" marks their first song co-billed as artists, Sheeran co-wrote two Bieber top 10s: "Love Yourself" (No. 1 for two weeks in February 2016) and Major Lazer's "Cold Water," featuring Bieber and MO (No. 2, August 2016).

Sheeran and Bieber also contributed vocals to Lil Dicky's recent No. 17 Hot 100 hit "Earth" (of course, channeling a koala bear and baboon, respectively).

If "Care" starts at No. 2 on the Hot 100, it would mark the third consecutive week in which a song surged to the runner-up spot below streaming monster "Road." On the latest chart, dated May 18, Shawn Mendes' "If I Can't Have You" bows at No. 2, a week after Taylor Swift's "Me!," featuring Brendon Urie, blasted 100-2 following its first full week of tracking.

The top 10 of the May 25-dated Hot 100 is scheduled to be revealed Monday (May 20), with all charts updating Tuesday (May 21) on Billboard.com.

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Maroon 5's 'Girls Like You' Breaks Record For Longest Reign by a Group On Adult Contemporary Chart

5/20/2019 by Gary Trust


The song rules for a 23rd week, besting the No. 1 run of Train's 'Hey, Soul Sister.'

Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" breaks the record for the longest No. 1 run ever by a group on Billboard's Adult Contemporary radio airplay chart, as the song rules for a 23rd week (on the list dated May 25).

The track tops Train's "Hey, Soul Sister," which led for 22 weeks in 2010-11.

"Girls" boasts the third-longest AC command among all acts and is a week from tying for the second-longest domination:

Most Weeks at No. 1 on Adult Contemporary Chart
28, "Drift Away," Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray, beginning June 7, 2003
24, "Shape of You," Ed Sheeran, May 6, 2017
23, "Girls Like You," Maroon 5, Nov. 10, 2018
22, "Perfect, Ed Sheeran, Feb. 24, 2018
22, "Hey, Soul Sister," Train, July 3, 2010
21, "Hello," Adele, Nov. 28, 2015
21, "Breakaway," Kelly Clarkson, March 12, 2005
21, "A New Day Has Come," Celine Dion, March 30, 2002
20, "Just the Way You Are," Bruno Mars, Feb. 5, 2011

The AC chart ranks titles by weekly plays on a panel of 86 adult contemporary stations, according to Nielsen Music. The survey began in Billboard's pages (as the "Easy Listening" chart) on July 17, 1961; once Nielsen data began powering the chart exactly 32 years later (July 17, 1993), lengthy reigns became much more common than before.

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Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' Tops Billboard Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber's 'I Don't Care' Debuts at No. 2

5/20/2019 by Gary Trust


Plus, Billie Eilish earns her first top five hit with "Bad Guy."

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, leads the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a seventh week.

The song fends off Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's "I Don't Care," which blasts in at No. 2. Plus, Billie Eilish achieves her first top five Hot 100 hit, as "Bad Guy" bounds from No. 9 to No. 4.

Let's run down the top 10 of the newest Hot 100 (dated May 25), which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (May 21).

As on the Hot 100, "Road" rules the Streaming Songs chart for a seventh week, with 103.1 million U.S. streams (down 1%) in the week ending May 16, according to Nielsen Music. The song set the weekly streaming record following the April 5 arrival of its remix with Cyrus, and now claims six of the eight biggest streaming weeks ever:

Total weekly U.S. streams, Title, Artist, Chart date
143 million, "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, April 20, 2019
125.2 million, "Old Town Road," April 27, 2019
116.2 million, "In My Feelings," Drake, July 28, 2018
114.4 million, "Old Town Road," May 4, 2019
106.2 million, "In My Feelings," Aug. 4, 2018
104.1 million, "Old Town Road," May 18, 2019
104 million, "Old Town Road," May 11, 2019
103.1 million, "Old Town Road," May 25, 2019

Volume for "Road" should surge on next week's charts (dated June 1) following the Friday (May 17) premiere of its official video.

The track dips to No. 2 on the Digital Song Sales chart, after four weeks at No. 1, with 69,000 downloads sold (down 12%) in the week ending May 16.

On the Radio Songs chart, "Road" pushes 4-3, with 83.8 million audience impressions, up 8%, in the week ending May 19. It also takes over atop both the Rhythmic Songs (2-1) and Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop (7-1) format airplay charts, marking Lil Nas X's first No. 1s on any Billboard radio rankings. Cyrus, meanwhile, scores his first No. 1 on an airplay tally since his breakthrough smash "Achy Breaky Heart" dominated Country Airplay for five weeks in May and June 1992.

"Road" concurrently crowns the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a seventh week each.

Sheeran and Bieber's "I Don't Care," released at midnight ET Friday, May 10, soars onto the Hot 100 at No. 2, as it opens at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (77,000) and No. 3 on Streaming Songs (34.1 million) and charges 33-13 on Radio Songs (49.1 million). Like "Road," the official video for "Care" premiered Friday (May 17).

Top 10 totals: Bieber banks his 15th Hot 100 top 10 and Sheeran adds his seventh. While "Care" marks their first song co-billed as artists, Sheeran co-wrote two Bieber top 10s: "Love Yourself" (No. 1 for two weeks in February 2016) and Major Lazer's "Cold Water," featuring Bieber and MO (No. 2, August 2016).

Bieber and Sheeran also contributed vocals to Lil Dicky's recent No. 17 Hot 100 hit "Earth," in the roles of, respectively, a baboon (who's like a man, just less advanced, and … they have other differences …) and a koala bear (that sleeps all the time; so what? It's cute).


No. 1 in sales: Bieber adds his ninth Digital Song Sales No. 1 and 30th top 10. Sheeran scores his fourth No. 1 and 10th top 10. Taylor Swift leads all artists with 16 No. 1s and 45 top 10s on the tally.

Most No. 2 debuts: Bieber extends his mark for the most No. 2 entrances on the Hot 100 to four. He previously opened at the runner-up spot with "Boyfriend" (April 14, 2012), "Sorry" (Nov. 14, 2015) and "Cold Water" (Aug. 13, 2016). Of those songs, "Sorry" went on to hit No. 1 (for three weeks).

"Care" is the 28th single to debut at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Mariah Carey made the first such arrival with "Always Be My Baby" (April 6, 1996), which subsequently reigned for two weeks.

More Max Martin: Sheeran and Bieber co-wrote "Care" with Max Martin, among the song's six authors. Martin boasts 22 Hot 100 No. 1s and nine hits that have hit No. 2 (including "Care"). He last reached such heights as a writer via Ariana Grande's "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored," which debuted at its No. 2 peak in February.

Jonas Brothers' former one-week Hot 100 leader "Sucker" rises 4-3 and becomes the trio's first No. 1 on the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart. It spends a fifth week atop Pop Songs, where it's also the act's first No. 1.

Billie Eilish notches her first top five Hot 100 hit as "Bad Guy" roars 9-4, besting its prior No. 7 peak. The track returns to its No. 2 high on Streaming Songs (from No. 3), up 4% to 39.9 million U.S. streams; rises 11-8 on Digital Song Sales (15,000, up 15%); and debuts at No. 43 on Radio Songs (24.1 million, up 42%).

Post Malone's "Wow." rebounds 6-5 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2, and his and Swae Lee's one-week No. 1 "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" rises 7-6.

Sam Smith and Normani's "Dancing With a Stranger" revisits the Hot 100's top 10 and its No. 7 high (from No. 11), as it rules Radio Songs for a second week (106.6 million, up 4%).

Taylor Swift's "Me!," featuring Brendon Urie, drops 3-8 on the Hot 100, after arriving at No. 2 two weeks ago, and Khalid re-enters the top 10 (12-9) with his No. 8-peaking "Talk," which becomes his fourth Radio Songs top 10 (12-6; 70.2 million, up 21%, good for top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100). "Talk" tops the Hot R&B Songs chart for a fourth week.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Halsey's two-week No. 1 "Without Me" backtracks 8-10, as it ties for the eighth-most weeks spent in the top 10 in the chart's 60-year history:

Most weeks in Hot 100's top 10
33, "Girls Like You," Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, 2018-19
33, "Shape of You," Ed Sheeran, 2017
32, "Sicko Mode," Travis Scott, 2018-19
32, "Closer," The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, 2016-17
32, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, 1997-98
31, "Uptown Funk!," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 2014-15
30, "Smooth," Santana feat, Rob Thomas, 1999-2000
29, "Without Me," Halsey, 2018-19
29, "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, 2011-12

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard's Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow billboard and billboardcharts . And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (May 21), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboard magazine is on sale Friday (May 24).

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1. Old Town Road
2. I Don't Care
3. Sucker
4. Bad Guy
5. Wow
6. Sunflower
7. Dancing With A Stranger
8. Me!
9. Talk
10. Without Me

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#1's


Streaming - Old Town Road 103.1
Sales - I Don't Care 77,000
Radio - Dancing With A Stranger 106.6

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Hot 100

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 11 #1 7 wks Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 2
3 4 4 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
4 9 9 7 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 4
5 6 3 21 Wow. , Post Malone 2
6 7 5 30 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
7 11 8 18 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 7
8 3 2 4 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 2
9 12 10 14 AG Talk , Khalid 8
10 8 7 32 Without Me , Halsey 1
11 10 6 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
12 13 11 22 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 11
13 2 – 2 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 2
14 14 12 17 Middle Child , J. Cole 4
15 15 13 14 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
16 22 27 7 Suge , DaBaby 16
17 16 14 39 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 2
18 17 16 24 Going Bad , Meek Mill Featuring Drake 6
19 18 17 44 Eastside , benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid 9
20 20 18 41 High Hopes , Panic! At The Disco 4
21 5 – 2 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 5
22 19 15 33 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
23 21 20 35 Better , Khalid 8
24 33 34 7 God's Country , Blake Shelton 24
25 28 33 11 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 25
26 24 23 16 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 23
27 23 19 13 Please Me , Cardi B & Bruno Mars 3
28 27 29 23 Look Back At It , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 27
29 68 – 2 Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 29
30 31 35 15 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 30
31 26 24 41 Sicko Mode , Travis Scott 1
32 25 21 51 Girls Like You , Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B 1
33 29 30 11 Act Up , City Girls 29
34 39 51 8 Pop Out , Polo G Featuring Lil Tjay 34
35 35 32 22 Envy Me , Calboy 31
36 32 28 27 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 21
37 34 31 10 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 31
38 30 22 21 A Lot , 21 Savage 12
39 42 46 12 Good As You , Kane Brown 39
40 40 39 27 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 29
41 59 66 5 Hey Look Ma, I Made It , Panic! At The Disco 41
42 50 – 2 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 42
43 36 25 18 Thotiana , Blueface 8
44 37 26 29 Be Alright , Dean Lewis 23
45 38 38 13 Eyes On You , Chase Rice 38
46 41 37 35 Drip Too Hard , Lil Baby & Gunna 4
47 46 45 16 Bury A Friend , Billie Eilish 14
48 55 53 11 Look What God Gave Her , Thomas Rhett 48
49 48 48 28 Thank U, Next , Ariana Grande 1
50 60 60 5 Love Ain't , Eli Young Band 50
51 0 New 1 Triggered , Jhene Aiko 51
52 49 44 17 Murder On My Mind , YNW Melly 14
53 57 61 10 Rumor , Lee Brice 53
54 58 49 11 Walk Me Home , P!nk 49
55 44 47 6 Clout , Offset Featuring Cardi B 39
56 54 56 29 Close Friends , Lil Baby 28
57 62 55 20 Baby Shark , Pinkfong 32
58 52 57 13 Worth It , YK Osiris 52
59 47 42 5 Sanguine Paradise , Lil Uzi Vert 28
60 53 52 14 Who Do You Love , The Chainsmokers Featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer 52
61 51 40 5 Boy With Luv , BTS Featuring Halsey 8
62 80 81 16 Put A Date On It , Yo Gotti Featuring Lil Baby 46
63 64 62 15 Miss Me More , Kelsea Ballerini 59
64 70 72 6 Cool , Jonas Brothers 27
65 65 70 6 Big Ole Freak , Megan Thee Stallion 65
66 69 71 8 Don't Call Me Up , Mabel 66
67 73 63 7 Racks In The Middle , Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy 26
68 56 59 13 Night Shift , Jon Pardi 56
69 61 41 4 Earth , Lil Dicky 17
70 72 75 11 GIRL , Maren Morris 61
71 67 65 4 Before I Let Go , Beyonce 65
72 75 74 12 Girls Need Love , Summer Walker X Drake 37
73 0 New 1 Soltera , Lunay, Daddy Yankee & Bad Bunny 73
74 66 54 19 Here Tonight , Brett Young 42
75 74 68 13 Robbery , Juice WRLD 27
76 77 73 9 Calma , Pedro Capo X Farruko 71
77 79 82 13 Talk You Out Of It , Florida Georgia Line 77
78 89 91 4 Love Someone , Brett Eldredge 78
79 71 – 2 Go Loko , YG, Tyga & Jon Z 71
80 76 64 20 Make It Sweet , Old Dominion 56
81 82 86 4 Shotta Flow , NLE Choppa 81
82 78 76 17 Mixed Personalities , YNW Melly Featuring Kanye West 42
83 84 94 3 Knockin' Boots , Luke Bryan 83
84 85 97 6 24/7 , Meek Mill Featuring Ella Mai 54
85 0 New 1 Someone You Loved , Lewis Capaldi 85
86 87 84 12 On My Way To You , Cody Johnson 84
87 88 69 3 Baila Baila Baila , Ozuna x Daddy Yankee x J Balvin x Farruko x Anuel AA 69
88 92 87 16 Shot Clock , Ella Mai 62
89 81 83 6 I'm So Tired... , Lauv & Troye Sivan 81
90 93 88 13 Ocean Eyes , Billie Eilish 84
91 98 – 2 Paradise , Bazzi 91
92 86 80 8 You Should See Me In A Crown , Billie Eilish 41
93 96 – 2 All To Myself , Dan + Shay 93
94 0 Re-Entry 4 SOS , Avicii Featuring Aloe Blacc 68
95 0 New 1 Te Robare , Nicky Jam X Ozuna 95
96 94 79 11 Wish You Were Gay , Billie Eilish 31
97 83 77 5 That's A Rack , Lil Uzi Vert 76
98 0 Re-Entry 2 Rule The World , 2 Chainz Featuring Ariana Grande 94
99 99 – 2 Die Young , Roddy Ricch 99
100 0 New 1 Juice , Lizzo 100

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Recurrents

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 3 #1 3 wks Better Now , Post Malone 1
2 2 2 33 Perfect , Ed Sheeran 1
3 0 New 1 Close To Me , Ellie Goulding X Diplo Featuring Swae Lee 3
4 3 – 2 Youngblood , 5 Seconds Of Summer 3
5 6 7 65 Believer , Imagine Dragons 1
6 0 New 1 You Say , Lauren Daigle 6
7 4 4 14 Speechless , Dan + Shay 4
8 7 5 30 Meant To Be , Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line 1
9 5 3 4 MIA , Bad Bunny Featuring Drake 2
10 8 6 12 Tequila , Dan + Shay 1
11 9 9 7 Lucid Dreams , Juice WRLD 4
12 0 New 1 Swervin , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring 6ix9ine 12
13 11 10 24 The Middle , Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey 3
14 10 8 7 I Like It , Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin 4
15 14 14 51 Thunder , Imagine Dragons 1
16 19 18 58 Shape Of You , Ed Sheeran 1
17 20 20 41 Havana , Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug 1
18 15 15 17 She Got The Best Of Me , Luke Combs 10
19 16 16 24 I Like Me Better , Lauv 3
20 18 – 2 The Avengers , Alan Silvestri 18
21 21 21 14 Love Lies , Khalid & Normani 6
22 24 – 31 God's Plan , Drake 5
23 0 Re-Entry 18 Sad! , XXXTENTACION 6
24 25 22 5 Lovely , Billie Eilish & Khalid 17
25 12 – 13 Gangsta's Paradise (From "Dangerous Minds") , Coolio Featuring L.V. 8

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Radio

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 2 16 #1 2 wks Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 1
2 2 1 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
3 4 6 6 Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 3
4 3 4 15 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 3
5 5 3 18 Wow. , Post Malone 3
6 12 14 6 Talk , Khalid 6
7 10 13 4 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 7
8 7 9 12 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 7
9 6 5 30 Without Me , Halsey 1
10 8 7 34 Eastside , benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid 3
11 9 10 33 High Hopes , Panic! At The Disco 1
12 11 8 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
13 33 – 2 GG I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 13
14 15 17 28 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 7
15 14 15 36 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 1
16 27 43 3 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 16
17 19 25 9 Look Back At It , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 17
18 23 24 7 Love Ain't , Eli Young Band 18
19 22 26 8 Good As You , Kane Brown 19
20 18 16 49 Girls Like You , Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B 1
21 24 29 5 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 21
22 17 18 16 Going Bad , Meek Mill Featuring Drake 17
23 20 19 14 Please Me , Cardi B & Bruno Mars 5
24 31 34 5 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 24
25 25 22 12 Middle Child , J. Cole 21
26 29 30 23 Better , Khalid 13
27 16 12 29 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 10
28 21 20 11 Eyes On You , Chase Rice 20
29 37 39 6 Walk Me Home , P!nk 29
30 38 42 4 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 30
31 36 37 7 Miss Me More , Kelsea Ballerini 31
32 28 21 21 Be Alright , Dean Lewis 13
33 30 23 13 A Lot , 21 Savage 19
34 32 36 10 Who Do You Love , The Chainsmokers Featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer 32
35 43 45 3 Hey Look Ma, I Made It , Panic! At The Disco 35
36 34 31 7 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 31
37 40 44 3 Rumor , Lee Brice 37
38 39 41 4 Look What God Gave Her , Thomas Rhett 38
39 35 27 18 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 17
40 42 40 4 Love Someone , Brett Eldredge 40
41 48 – 2 God's Country , Blake Shelton 41
42 47 49 3 Act Up , City Girls 42
43 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 43
44 50 – 2 Close Friends , Lil Baby 44
45 0 New 1 Rule The World , 2 Chainz Featuring Ariana Grande 45
46 49 – 2 Cool , Jonas Brothers 46
47 46 48 4 Don't Call Me Up , Mabel 46
48 26 32 10 Night Shift , Jon Pardi 26
49 41 28 14 Make It Sweet , Old Dominion 19
50 0 Re-Entry 3 Big Ole Freak , Megan Thee Stallion 46

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Digital Songs

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 2 1 9 #1 4 wks Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 2
3 0 New 1 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 3
4 1 – 2 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 1
5 5 9 10 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
6 4 2 6 God's Country , Blake Shelton 1
7 0 New 1 Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 7
8 6 13 43 You Say , Lauren Daigle 5
9 7 4 33 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
10 8 6 20 Wow. , Post Malone 2
11 12 10 6 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 7
12 10 8 19 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 7
13 11 5 29 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
14 9 – 3 Broken & Beautiful , Kelly Clarkson 9
15 13 15 10 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 13
16 15 20 10 Talk , Khalid 12
17 14 14 17 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 4
18 3 – 2 Love Me Anyway , P!nk Featuring Chris Stapleton 3
19 19 24 32 Without Me , Halsey 1
20 30 – 2 GG Hey Look Ma, I Made It , Panic! At The Disco 20
21 17 31 39 High Hopes , Panic! At The Disco 3
22 21 19 16 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
23 18 – 34 Speechless , Dan + Shay 9
24 0 New 1 Started , Iggy Azalea 24
25 20 22 7 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 12
26 0 Re-Entry 11 Walk Me Home , P!nk 2
27 27 23 30 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 2
28 22 12 3 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 12
29 32 33 6 Knockin' Boots , Luke Bryan 14
30 16 – 3 Don't Give Up On Me , Andy Grammer 16
31 26 18 10 Look What God Gave Her , Thomas Rhett 5
32 25 28 10 Good As You , Kane Brown 12
33 0 New 1 Some People Do , Old Dominion 33
34 31 34 25 Better , Khalid 8
35 37 39 11 Rumor , Lee Brice 35
36 0 New 1 I Hope , Gabby Barrett 36
37 36 11 4 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 11
38 46 – 4 Cool , Jonas Brothers 3
39 0 Re-Entry 5 GIRL , Maren Morris 10
40 33 27 37 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 2
41 48 41 5 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 31
42 0 New 1 The Scientist , Maelyn Jarmon 42
43 0 Re-Entry 12 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
44 34 26 3 Before I Let Go , Beyonce 26
45 24 – 2 The Night King , Ramin Djawadi 24
46 0 Re-Entry 84 Perfect , Ed Sheeran 1
47 0 Re-Entry 7 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 27
48 39 29 11 Bad Liar , Imagine Dragons 13
49 42 25 12 Please Me , Cardi B & Bruno Mars 1
50 47 46 22 Miss Me More , Kelsea Ballerini 22

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bubbling under

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 3 7 5 #1 1 wks Some Of It , Eric Church 1
2 9 14 4 Rearview Town , Jason Aldean 2
3 22 – 2 Bacc At It Again , Yella Beezy, Gucci Mane & Quavo 3
4 0 New 1 Icy , Logic Featuring Gucci Mane 4
5 2 1 5 Wrong , Luh Kel 1
6 14 17 7 Goin Baby , DaBaby 6
7 11 9 9 Ex , Kiana Lede 6
8 17 21 8 HP , Maluma 8
9 13 11 6 Chlorine , twenty one pilots 9
10 18 – 2 Trampoline , SHAED 10
11 12 12 9 Caught Up In The Country , Rodney Atkins Featuring The Fisk Jubilee Singers 6
12 16 20 3 Out Of Love , Alessia Cara 12
13 0 New 1 La La Land , Bryce Vine Featuring YG 13
14 21 15 25 bellyache , Billie Eilish 3
15 19 24 6 Every Little Honky Tonk Bar , George Strait 11
16 0 Re-Entry 2 Don't Give Up On Me , Andy Grammer 16
17 0 New 1 A Whole New World (End Title) , Zayn And Zhavia Ward 17
18 0 Re-Entry 2 Baby Sitter , DaBaby Featuring Offset 18
19 0 New 1 Imperfect Flower , Quando Rondo 19
20 25 – 2 Aullando , Wisin & Yandel & Romeo Santos 20
21 0 New 1 Raised On Country , Chris Young 21
22 0 New 1 Commando , Logic Featuring G-Eazy 22
23 7 – 3 I Like Girls , PnB Rock Featuring Lil Skies 7
24 23 – 2 Hey Julie! , KYLE Featuring Lil Yachty 23
25 0 Re-Entry 14 Nunca Es Suficiente , Los Angeles Azules Featuring Natalia LaFourcade 9

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Canada

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 11 #1 6 wks Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
2 92 – 2 AG I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 2
3 3 3 7 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 1
4 2 – 2 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 2
5 6 5 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
6 4 2 3 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 2
7 8 4 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
8 12 10 18 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 8
9 9 7 30 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
10 10 8 21 Wow. , Post Malone 3
11 7 6 32 Without Me , Halsey 2
12 13 11 29 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 11
13 11 9 33 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
14 5 – 2 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 5
15 14 13 39 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 2
16 19 23 13 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 16
17 16 15 10 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 15
18 15 18 50 Girls Like You , Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B 1
19 18 16 44 Eastside , benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid 6
20 22 21 14 Talk , Khalid 20
21 20 17 13 Walk Me Home , P!nk 17
22 21 20 44 High Hopes , Panic! At The Disco 5
23 17 12 4 Earth , Lil Dicky 3
24 25 24 5 SOS , Avicii Featuring Aloe Blacc 13
25 24 19 15 Bury A Friend , Billie Eilish 10
26 29 36 9 Pop Out , Polo G Featuring Lil Tjay 26
27 26 22 14 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
28 27 25 41 Sicko Mode , Travis Scott 3
29 36 35 12 Don't Call Me Up , Mabel 29
30 23 14 5 Boy With Luv , BTS Featuring Halsey 7
31 28 26 17 Middle Child , J. Cole 4
32 30 27 38 Be Alright , Dean Lewis 27
33 94 – 2 DG Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 33
34 31 30 24 Going Bad , Meek Mill Featuring Drake 3
35 39 44 6 God's Country , Blake Shelton 35
36 33 28 28 Thank U, Next , Ariana Grande 1
37 35 31 21 Swervin , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring 6ix9ine 24
38 32 29 17 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 20
39 34 33 28 Close To Me , Ellie Goulding X Diplo Featuring Swae Lee 24
40 43 – 2 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 40
41 37 32 35 Better , Khalid 14
42 40 34 14 Murder On My Mind , YNW Melly 9
43 42 38 27 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 14
44 46 50 8 Love Me , Felix Cartal & LIGHTS 44
45 38 39 14 Who Do You Love , The Chainsmokers Featuring 5 Seconds Of Summer 31
46 45 42 21 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 35
47 51 58 6 Knockin' Boots , Luke Bryan 47
48 52 54 11 Look What God Gave Her , Thomas Rhett 48
49 44 46 14 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 44
50 64 70 5 Someone You Loved , Lewis Capaldi 50
51 41 37 5 Sanguine Paradise , Lil Uzi Vert 36
52 54 52 14 Envy Me , Calboy 51
53 47 40 6 Kill This Love , BLACKPINK 11
54 48 41 17 Thotiana , Blueface 12
55 75 – 2 Suge , DaBaby 55
56 57 55 16 Baby Shark , Pinkfong 39
57 50 45 17 You Say , Lauren Daigle 45
58 62 65 10 Good As You , Kane Brown 58
59 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 Hey Look Ma, I Made It , Panic! At The Disco 59
60 55 43 11 Wish You Were Gay , Billie Eilish 12
61 63 79 4 Carry On , Kygo & Rita Ora 61
62 53 57 5 Clout , Offset Featuring Cardi B 41
63 56 51 13 Robbery , Juice WRLD 22
64 66 – 3 Paradise , Bazzi 64
65 65 67 18 Let Me Down Slowly , Alec Benjamin Featuring Alessia Cara 49
66 70 72 6 Sweet Little Lies , Bulow 66
67 60 62 16 I'm So Tired... , Lauv & Troye Sivan 57
68 59 47 12 You Should See Me In A Crown , Billie Eilish 27
69 61 59 9 Freaky , Tory Lanez 41
70 82 – 2 Summer Days , Martin Garrix Featuring Macklemore & Patrick Stump 70
71 76 – 2 Go Loko , YG, Tyga & Jon Z 71
72 80 82 6 Cool , Jonas Brothers 34
73 79 85 3 Eyes On You , Chase Rice 73
74 72 71 11 I Can't Get Enough , benny blanco, Tainy, Selena Gomez & J Balvin 33
75 78 78 4 Love Ain't , Eli Young Band 75
76 74 74 10 Miss Me More , Kelsea Ballerini 74
77 67 63 20 Bad Liar , Imagine Dragons 50
78 68 66 19 Faucet Failure , Ski Mask The Slump God 55
79 69 60 7 My Strange Addiction , Billie Eilish 21
80 71 64 16 Mixed Personalities , YNW Melly Featuring Kanye West 51
81 58 53 4 Power Is Power , SZA, The Weeknd & Travis Scott 50
82 0 New 1 Tough Love , Avicii Featuring Angus & Vargas & Lagola 82
83 73 68 18 Giant , Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man 29
84 91 83 3 Goddamn , Tyga 83
85 90 – 2 Chlorine , twenty one pilots 85
86 83 99 5 Heartbreak Back , Frank Walker Featuring Riley Biederer 83
87 93 – 2 La Di Da , Lennon Stella 87
88 88 92 4 Whiskey In A Teacup , Dean Brody 88
89 0 New 1 A Whole New World (End Title) , Zayn And Zhavia Ward 89
90 96 97 5 Keep It Simple , James Barker Band 90
91 84 – 10 I , Lil Skies 51
92 98 81 13 Please Me , Cardi B & Bruno Mars 12
93 100 80 7 Racks In The Middle , Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy 47
94 0 Re-Entry 7 Night Shift , Jon Pardi 88
95 0 Re-Entry 4 GIRL , Maren Morris 84
96 81 61 4 Slide , French Montana Featuring Blueface & Lil Tjay 54
97 0 Re-Entry 10 DDU-DU DDU-DU , BLACKPINK 22
98 95 – 14 Say My Name , David Guetta, Bebe Rexha & J Balvin 59
99 89 76 7 All The Good Girls Go To Hell , Billie Eilish 19
100 87 88 5 Worth It , YK Osiris 87

[Gary]

On Demand

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 10 #1 7 wks Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
2 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 2
3 3 3 7 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 1
4 4 4 30 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
5 11 9 6 GG Suge , DaBaby 5
6 2 – 2 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 2
7 6 5 21 Wow. , Post Malone 2
8 8 7 14 Talk , Khalid 6
9 5 – 2 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 5
10 10 8 17 Middle Child , J. Cole 1
11 12 15 5 Pop Out , Polo G Featuring Lil Tjay 11
12 7 2 3 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 2
13 15 26 3 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 13
14 9 6 5 Sanguine Paradise , Lil Uzi Vert 3
15 0 New 1 Triggered , Jhene Aiko 15
16 13 11 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
17 17 20 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
18 14 10 24 Going Bad , Meek Mill Featuring Drake 2
19 16 12 21 Swervin , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring 6ix9ine 10
20 19 16 32 Without Me , Halsey 2
21 18 13 16 Murder On My Mind , YNW Melly 1
22 21 19 15 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 17
23 20 18 18 Envy Me , Calboy 16
24 22 17 31 Better , Khalid 7
25 23 22 35 Drip Too Hard , Lil Baby & Gunna 1
26 26 29 14 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
27 34 39 18 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 22
28 0 New 1 Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 28
29 25 24 13 Robbery , Juice WRLD 8
30 24 21 15 Bury A Friend , Billie Eilish 5
31 27 33 10 Act Up , City Girls 25
32 31 25 17 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 9
33 29 30 41 Sicko Mode , Travis Scott 1
34 33 35 20 Look Back At It , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 11
35 37 46 6 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 35
36 30 36 10 Worth It , YK Osiris 30
37 36 34 37 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 10
38 28 28 21 A Lot , 21 Savage 8
39 35 27 14 Mixed Personalities , YNW Melly Featuring Kanye West 15
40 38 – 3 Clout , Offset Featuring Cardi B 36
41 43 45 8 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 41
42 44 48 4 Shotta Flow , NLE Choppa 42
43 42 44 40 Eastside , benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid 15
44 0 New 1 Paradise , Bazzi 44
45 32 23 5 That's A Rack , Lil Uzi Vert 23
46 48 49 8 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 46
47 0 New 1 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 47
48 45 41 28 Thank U, Next , Ariana Grande 1
49 39 32 17 Thotiana , Blueface 4
50 46 42 53 Better Now , Post Malone 1

[Gary]

Streaming

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 1 1 10 #1 7 wks Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
2 3 3 7 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 2
3 0 New 1 I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 3
4 4 4 30 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
5 11 10 6 GG Suge , DaBaby 5
6 7 6 21 Wow. , Post Malone 2
7 6 5 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
8 2 – 2 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 2
9 12 8 14 Talk , Khalid 8
10 10 7 17 Middle Child , J. Cole 2
11 9 9 32 Without Me , Halsey 2
12 5 2 3 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 2
13 8 – 2 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 8
14 15 25 5 Pop Out , Polo G Featuring Lil Tjay 14
15 13 21 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
16 14 13 24 Going Bad , Meek Mill Featuring Drake 3
17 18 14 20 Envy Me , Calboy 14
18 16 18 41 Sicko Mode , Travis Scott 1
19 17 17 36 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 2
20 28 – 2 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 20
21 20 12 14 Murder On My Mind , YNW Melly 3
22 0 New 1 Triggered , Jhene Aiko 22
23 21 16 16 Thotiana , Blueface 4
24 19 11 5 Sanguine Paradise , Lil Uzi Vert 9
25 29 26 29 Baby Shark , Pinkfong 14
26 24 22 13 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 20
27 22 19 31 Better , Khalid 7
28 23 20 10 Act Up , City Girls 20
29 38 41 16 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 29
30 33 31 19 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 30
31 27 23 15 Bury A Friend , Billie Eilish 8
32 30 28 20 Swervin , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Featuring 6ix9ine 18
33 34 24 13 Please Me , Cardi B & Bruno Mars 2
34 32 33 14 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
35 25 27 4 Clout , Offset Featuring Cardi B 22
36 26 32 11 Worth It , YK Osiris 26
37 35 30 35 Drip Too Hard , Lil Baby & Gunna 1
38 41 35 13 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 14
39 36 39 19 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 9
40 42 42 20 Look Back At It , A Boogie Wit da Hoodie 19
41 43 40 28 Thank U, Next , Ariana Grande 1
42 31 15 4 Earth , Lil Dicky 6
43 48 37 7 Racks In The Middle , Nipsey Hussle Featuring Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy 11
44 45 44 52 Lucid Dreams , Juice WRLD 1
45 50 – 3 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 45
46 39 34 21 A Lot , 21 Savage 7
47 46 47 41 Eastside , benny blanco, Halsey & Khalid 16
48 49 49 10 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 39
49 0 Re-Entry 95 Believer , Imagine Dragons 13
50 0 New 1 Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 50

[Gary]

Ask Billboard: What Hot 100 No. 1 Has 'Road'-Blocked the Most Songs That Peaked at No. 2?

5/20/2019 by Gary Trust

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" is among the hits that have led long enough to keep multiple hits a spot from the summit.

Submit questions about Billboard charts, as well as general music musings, to [e-mail]. Please include your first and last name, as well as your city, state and country, if outside the U.S. Or, tweet @gthot20

'ROAD'-BLOCKED

Hi Gary,

I've noticed that, as of this week, on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated May 25), Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has held off four songs that have, so far, peaked at No. 2: Post Malone's "Wow."; Taylor Swift's "Me!," featuring Brendon Urie; Shawn Mendes' "If I Can't Have You"; and, again, as of now, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's "I Don't Care."

Which Hot 100 No. 1 has kept the most songs peaking in the silver medal position?

Mark Blankenship
@iamblankenship

Hi Mark,

Lil Nas X isn't horsing around, as "Old Town Road" is now in the discussion of the Hot 100 No. 1s to reign long enough to keep a significant succession of challengers peaking at No. 2.

Streaming has been a major factor in the song's domination, as it now boasts six of the eight biggest streaming weeks ever.

If the four songs cited above remain No. 2-peaking hits on the Hot 100, "Road" would join four other No. 1s in blocking the second-most runners-up.

Here's a recap of the Hot 100 No. 1s under which four songs have each peaked at No. 2. Notably, Swift (if "Me!" remains a No. 2 hit) has factored into the last two such instances. In fact, star power abounds among the No. 2 hits below, with Rihanna also on the list below twice, in the company of Lady Gaga, Drake and another Cyrus, while a Mariah Carey No. 1 even kept its follow-up from the top spot.

"Old Town Road," Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, seven weeks at No. 1 (to date), 2019
"Wow.," Post Malone
"Me!," Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie
"If I Can't Have You," Shawn Mendes
"I Don't Care," Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber

"TiK ToK," Ke$ha, nine weeks at No. 1, 2010
"Replay," Iyaz
"Bad Romance," Lady Gaga
"Today Was a Fairytale," Taylor Swift
"We Are the World 25: For Haiti," Artists for Haiti

"I Gotta Feeling," The Black Eyed Peas, 14 weeks at No. 1, 2009
"Best I Ever Had," Drake
"You Belong With Me," Taylor Swift
"Party in the U.S.A.," Miley Cyrus
"Run This Town," JAY-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

"We Belong Together," Mariah Carey, 14 weeks at No. 1, 2005
"Inside Your Heaven," Bo Bice
"Pon de Replay," Rihanna
"Don't Cha," The Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes
"Shake It Off," Mariah Carey

"You Light Up My Life," Debby Boone, 10 weeks at No. 1, 1977
"Keep It Comin' Love," KC and the Sunshine Band
"Nobody Does It Better," Carly Simon
"Boogie Nights," Heatwave
"Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue," Crystal Gayle

Those five No. 1s, however, share second place for keeping the most songs peaking at No. 2. Two leaders each barricaded five songs a rank shy of the summit. (And both were more than able to keep up with Joneses.)

"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You," Bryan Adams, seven weeks at No. 1, 1991
"Right Here, Right Now," Jesus Jones
"P.A.S.S.I.O.N.," Rhythm Syndicate
"Every Heartbeat," Amy Grant
"It Ain't Over 'til It's Over," Lenny Kravitz
"Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)," Roxette

"The Theme From 'A Summer Place'," Percy Faith and His Orchestra, nine weeks at No. 1, 1960
"Handy Man," Jimmy Jones
"He'll Have to Go," Jim Reeves
"Wild One," Bobby Rydell
"Puppy Love," Paul Anka
"Greenfields," The Brothers Four

With the No. 1 run of "Old Town Road" ongoing, and reaction to the song's official video, which premiered Friday (May 17), set to impact next week's Hot 100, we'll see if the song can tie the record for keeping the most hits peaking at No. 2.

BILL(Y/IE)BOARD

Hi Gary,

It's great that Billy Ray Cyrus, as featured on Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," has joined other singers named Billy to top the Hot 100. The full list: Billy Davis Jr., Billy Idol, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Billy Paul, Billy Preston, Billy Swan and Billy Vera & the Beaters.

It's also nice to see, thanks to her hit "Bad Guy," Billie Eilish share space in the top 10 with Billy Ray.

It reminds me of the '90s when "Kiss the Rain" from Billie Myers and "Girlfriend" and "Day & Night" from Billie Piper were on the charts in the U.S. and UK.

Jesper Tan
Subang Jaya, Malaysia

Thanks Jesper.

While nine male artists named Billy have now topped the Hot 100, we'll see if Billie Eilish can become the first Billie to reign. This week, "Bad Guy" becomes her first top five Hot 100 hit, jumping 9-4.

When it comes to No. 1 song titles atop the Hot 100, however, "Billie" leads "Billy," two-to-one:

"Ode to Billie Joe," Bobbie Gentry, 1967
"Billy, Don't Be a Hero," Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods, 1974
"Billie Jean," Michael Jackson, 1983

[Gary]

Billie Eilish Scores First Airplay Chart No. 1 as 'Bury a Friend' Tops Alternative Songs

5/20/2019 by Kevin Rutherford

The track is one of Eilish's three concurrent radio hits.

Billie Eilish earns her first No. 1 on a Billboard radio airplay chart, with "Bury a Friend" bumping 2-1 on the Alternative Songs tally dated May 25.

Eilish previously reached No. 7 on the chart with "You Should See Me in a Crown" in December. Meanwhile, her third entry on the chart, "Bad Guy," rises 35-28 (and breaks into the top five of the Billboard Hot 100, pushing 9-4).

Eilish becomes the first act to score a first Alternative Songs leader in 2019. Marshmello last landed an initial leader, with "Happier" (with Bastille), in November.


More accolades for Eilish: she's the first solo woman to top Alternative Songs since Alice Merton, whose "No Roots" hit the summit in February 2018, and the 10th solo woman in a lead role to rule in the tally's three-decade history. After a 17-year drought, four solo women have now led since 2013:

Solo Lead Women to Hit No. 1 on Alternative Songs
Title, Artist, Chart Date Reached No. 1, Weeks at No. 1
"Bury a Friend," Billie Eilish, May 25, 2019, one (to date)
"No Roots," Alice Merton, Feb. 24, 2018, one
"Ex's & Oh's," Elle King, Sept. 19, 2015, three
"Royals," Lorde, Aug. 24, 2013, seven
"Mother Mother," Tracy Bonham, June 8, 1996, three
"Ironic," Alanis Morissette, March 16, 1996, three
"Hand in My Pocket," Alanis Morissette, Oct. 14, 1995, one
"You Oughta Know," Alanis Morissette, July 22, 1995, five
"God," Tori Amos, March 19, 1994, two
"Blood Makes Noise," Suzanne Vega, Oct. 10, 1992, one
"The Emperor's New Clothes," Sinead O'Connor, May 12, 1990, one
"Nothing Compares 2 U," Sinead O'Connor, March 31, 1990, one
"Love and Anger," Kate Bush, Dec. 9, 1989, three

Eilish is the youngest solo artist to rule Alternative Songs since Lorde, who was 16 when "Royals" crowned the chart in August 2013; Eilish turned 17 in December.



"Bury a Friend" also reaches a new weekly audience high on the all-rock-format Rock Airplay chart at No. 6, up 5% to 6.9 million impressions, according to Nielsen Music.

After peaking at No. 14 on the Hot 100 dated Feb. 16, "Bury a Friend" has remained on the tally each week, this week ranking at No. 47.

"Bury a Friend" is one of three concurrently charting radio hits for Eilish. Along with its Alternative Songs ascent, "Bad Guy" climbs 25-22 on Pop Songs and debuts at No. 39 on Adult Pop Songs, while "When the Party's Over" bullets at its No. 19 high on Pop Songs.


The three tracks are from When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Eilish's debut full-length, which entered atop the Billboard 200 dated April 13 with 313,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week. The LP has remained in the Billboard 200's top four each week since and made a return trip to No. 1 on the May 4-dated ranking.

[Gary]

Digital Songs - Revised

This Week Last Week Two Weeks Ago Weeks Title, Artist Peak
1 0 Hot Shot Debut 1 #1 1 wks I Don't Care , Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber 1
2 1 2 10 Old Town Road , Lil Nas X Featuring Billy Ray Cyrus 1
3 7 – 2 GG Beer Never Broke My Heart , Luke Combs 3
4 6 4 7 God's Country , Blake Shelton 1
5 4 1 3 ME! , Taylor Swift Featuring Brendon Urie 1
6 5 5 11 Sucker , Jonas Brothers 1
7 2 – 2 If I Can't Have You , Shawn Mendes 2
8 11 12 7 Bad Guy , Billie Eilish 7
9 15 13 11 Whiskey Glasses , Morgan Wallen 9
10 9 7 34 Shallow , Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 1
11 10 8 21 Wow. , Post Malone 2
12 12 10 20 Sweet But Psycho , Ava Max 7
13 13 11 30 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) , Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
14 16 15 11 Talk , Khalid 12
15 0 New 1 Stay , Maelyn Jarmon 15
16 17 14 18 Dancing With A Stranger , Sam Smith & Normani 4
17 8 6 44 You Say , Lauren Daigle 5
18 18 3 3 Love Me Anyway , P!nk Featuring Chris Stapleton 3
19 25 20 8 Here With Me , Marshmello Featuring CHVRCHES 12
20 20 30 3 Hey Look Ma, I Made It , Panic! At The Disco 20
21 0 New 1 Falling Like The Stars , James Arthur 21
22 27 27 31 Beautiful Crazy , Luke Combs 2
23 21 17 40 High Hopes , Panic! At The Disco 3
24 29 32 7 Knockin' Boots , Luke Bryan 14
25 38 46 5 Cool , Jonas Brothers 3
26 19 19 33 Without Me , Halsey 1
27 26 – 12 Walk Me Home , P!nk 2
28 22 21 17 7 Rings , Ariana Grande 1
29 31 26 11 Look What God Gave Her , Thomas Rhett 5
30 32 25 11 Good As You , Kane Brown 12
31 30 16 4 Don't Give Up On Me , Andy Grammer 16
32 35 37 12 Rumor , Lee Brice 32
33 28 22 4 Truth Hurts , Lizzo 12
34 37 36 5 Con Calma , Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Featuring Snow 11
35 3 – 2 Homicide , Logic Featuring Eminem 3
36 46 – 85 Perfect , Ed Sheeran 1
37 0 New 1 Someone You Loved , Lewis Capaldi 37
38 23 18 35 Speechless , Dan + Shay 9
39 0 New 1 Soltera , Lunay, Daddy Yankee & Bad Bunny 39
40 47 – 8 When The Party's Over , Billie Eilish 27
41 34 31 26 Better , Khalid 8
42 40 33 38 Happier , Marshmello & Bastille 2
43 41 48 6 Pure Water , Mustard & Migos 31
44 39 – 6 GIRL , Maren Morris 10
45 0 New 1 A Whole New World (End Title) , Zayn And Zhavia Ward 45
46 50 47 23 Miss Me More , Kelsea Ballerini 22
47 0 Re-Entry 2 Eyes On You , Chase Rice 47
48 14 9 4 Broken & Beautiful , Kelly Clarkson 9
49 43 – 13 Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored , Ariana Grande 2
50 0 New 1 Juice , Lizzo 50

[Gary]

Eli Young Band's 'Love Ain't' Tops Country Airplay Chart

5/21/2019 by Jim Asker


EYB banks its fourth leader, while Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum launch in the top 25.

Eli Young Band banks its fourth No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart, and first since "Drunk Last Night," which led the list dated Dec. 28, 2013, as "Love Ain't" climbs 2-1 on the May 25-dated tally.

The song reigns in its 49th week on the chart, up 8% to 38.6 million impressions, according to Nielsen Music. The song completes the longest journey to the apex since Canaan Smith's "Love You Like That" took the same amount of time in 2014-15. The longest run to the top belongs to Chris Young's "Voices": 51 weeks, over two cycles, in 2008 and 2010-11.

EYB first led Country Airplay with "Crazy Girl" (November 2011), followed by "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" (July 2012).

WHAT'S NEW Keith Urban's "We Were," co-written by Eric Church, debuts at No. 24 on Country Airplay with 10.9 million audience impressions, following its Wednesday, May 13, arrival. Urban tallies the fifth-highest start among his 45 career entries.

On Hot Country Songs (which blends airplay, streaming and sales data), "We Were" enters at No. 28.

Plus, Lady Antebellum's "What If I Never Get Over You" debuts at No. 25 on Country Airplay (8.6 million), after its release Friday, May 17.

"Never" marks Lady A's 28th Country Airplay appearance and its first on Big Machine Label Group (after the act previously charted on Capitol Nashville). The trio ties its best bow: "Downtown" debuted at No. 25 in April 2013.

Notably, Urban and Lady A's arrivals mark the first instance of two songs starting in the top 25 of Country Airplay simultaneously since the chart's January 1990 inception. The prior best such one-two opening punch: On Feb. 18, 2017, Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road" and Zac Brown Band's "My Old Man" began at Nos. 21 and 26, respectively.

[Gary]

Blake Shelton's 'God's Country' Crowns Hot Country Songs Chart

5/21/2019 by Jim Asker

Shelton notches his first leader since 2013.

Blake Shelton scores his 14th No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, and first since "Sure Be Cool If You Did" led for five weeks in March and April 2013, as "God's Country" rises 2-1 in its eighth week on the airplay-, streaming- and sales-driven survey (dated May 25).

"Honestly, I wasn't even looking for songs, or to go in the studio, but my producer [Scott Hendricks] called me one say and said, 'I've got a few songs you need to listen to,' and 'God's Country' was the first one that he played," Shelton tells Billboard. "And, man, it stopped me in my tracks and I called him and said, 'We've got to record this now.' I love the song and think it really fills a spot musically that's missing in country music right now and I'm so glad the fans like it as much as I do."

"Country" concurrently climbs into the top 10 on the Country Airplay chart (11-10), becoming his 32nd top 10, with a 13% gain to 23.4 million audience impressions, according to Nielsen Music. The song also surges by 26% to 26,000 downloads sold, although it dips to No. 2 after six weeks atop Country Digital Song Sales, and up 6% to 10.8 million U.S. streams, despite a 2-4 retreat on Country Streaming Songs.

Shelton first topped Hot Country Songs with his debut hit "Austin" for five weeks in 2001.

COMBS HOISTS "BEER" Following its first full week of tracking, Luke Combs' "Beer Never Broke My Heart," released May 8, romps 12-3 on Hot Country Songs, becoming his sixth top 10. The total includes two No. 1s: "When It Rains It Pours" and "Beautiful Crazy."

"Beer" bumps 2-1 on Country Digital Songs (26,000 sold), becoming Combs' second No. 1 on the list, following "Crazy," which led for seven weeks. His new hit bounds onto Country Streaming Songs at No. 2 with 11 million U.S. streams, marking the best first full week of streaming ever for a country song. It tops the 7 million that Sam Hunt's "Body Like a Back Road" drew in its first full frame in February 2017.

Combs performed "Beer" on NBC's The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on May 9. The song is from Combs' EP The Prequel, due June 7.

Meanwhile, Combs' debut LP This One's for You logs its 35th week at No. 1 on Top Country Albums (28,000 equivalent album units, up 5%) and moves into a tie for the fifth-longest reign with Taylor Swift's Fearless and the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack; with those sets from 2008 and 2000, respectively, Combs' 2017 album ties them for the longest rule of any title released this century.

Shania Twain's 1997 album Come On Over holds the record for the most time at No. 1 (50 weeks) in the chart's history, which dates to 1964.

[Gary]

Ava Max's 'Sweet But Psycho' Caps Second-Longest Rise to Streaming Songs Chart's Top 30
5/22/2019 by Kevin Rutherford

In its 19th week on the list, the track hits the top 30 for the first time, garnering 15.8 million streams.

In its 19th straight week on the Streaming Songs chart, Ava Max’s “Sweet But Psycho” makes its first appearance in the top 30 on the May 25-dated list.
The track moves 33-30 with 15.8 million streams earned in the week ending May 16, according to Nielsen Music.

“Psycho” and its 19-week climb to the top 30 is the second-slowest trip to the region since the tally began in 2013, following The Weeknd’s “Often,” which took 20 nonconsecutive weeks to hit the top 30 on Sept. 19, 2015 (but eight months after the track debuted on the chart). Therefore, “Psycho” becomes the slowest continuous rise since a song’s initial debut to the top 30.

The song concurrently bullets at its No. 3 peak on the Pop Songs airplay chart and leaps 7-4 on Adult Pop Songs. It's been building its profile since it first appeared on the Streaming Songs chart at No. 48 on the Jan. 19-dated tally.

It’s also spent the last nine weeks in the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 11 for two weeks (May 4-11). It rises 13-12 on the Hot 100 dated May 25, bulleting with its largest amount of chart points yet.