Billboard Hot 100: 01/28/2017 (Shape Of You #1)

[Mike is BAD]

George Michael and Prince in the Top 10 together. :( RIP both

[Unhinged]

Jan 16, 2017 9:55:57 GMT -5 Mike is BAD said:

George Michael and Prince in the Top 10 together. :( RIP both

+ Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). RIP all.

[amenkaroui]

Where is the live stream ???

[Dylan :)]

Jan 16, 2017 16:22:59 GMT -5 amenkaroui said:

Where is the live stream ???

Pushed to tomorrow for Martin Luther King Day

[Gary]

Jan 13, 2017 16:58:51 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jan 13, 2017 15:44:58 GMT -5 Gary said:

Ed Sheeran in 'Shape' for Possible No. 1 Hot 100 Debut Next Week

By Gary Trust | January 13, 2017 1:25 PM EST
Ed Sheeran



Ed Sheeran's new single "Shape of You" is set to storm next week's Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Jan. 28), possibly with a debut at No. 1. His other new track, "Castle on the Hill," could also arrive in the top 10.

The songs, released Jan. 6 on Atlantic Records, are from Sheeran's third studio album ÷ (pronounced "Divide"), due March 3.

Industry forecasters suggest that "Shape" could sell 225,000 downloads or more in its first week (ending Jan. 12), easily making it the best-selling song of the week. Further, "Shape" should also draw roughly 50 million in radio audience and 20 million U.S. streams for the week. (Each song is accompanied by an official lyric video so far.) All combined, the song should challenge for the Hot 100's top spot upon its arrival. Currently, Migos' "Bad and Boujee," featuring Lil Uzi Vert, is in its first week at No. 1, having lifted 2-1 on the Jan. 21 Hot 100.

Meanwhile, "Castle" could sell 160,000 downloads or more in its first week and boast 14 million U.S. streams, while adding a nominal radio audience sum. Its combined activity could translate to a top 10 debut for the song on the Hot 100.

Read more: Ed Sheeran Is First Artist to Debut at Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks Chart

Notably, Atlantic is promoting the pop/trop-house "Shape" to pop and adult pop radio, while the U2/Coldplay-reminiscent "Castle" is being worked to the more niche alternative and adult alternative formats. (Following its first three days of airplay, "Shape" launched at No. 41 on the Jan. 21-dated Radio Songs airplay chart. It could reach the upper half of the Jan. 28 tally. Radio Songs follows a Monday-Sunday tracking period, while sales and streams are measured Friday-Thursday.)

Should "Shape" start atop the Hot 100, Sheeran would earn his first No. 1 on the chart as an artist; he co-wrote Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself," which spent two weeks on top in February 2016 and went on to become the No. 1 title on the 2016 year-end Hot 100.

And, if "Castle" begins in the top 10, joining "Shape" in the region from the start, Sheeran would be the first artist to debut two songs in the top 10 simultaneously in the Hot 100's 58-year history.

Check Billboard.com Tuesday (Jan. 17, a day later than usual due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday), when highlights of the new Hot 100's top 10 will post. The entire chart, and all rankings, will update the following day.

The bolded part for those posting on Monday

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[renfield75]

Jan 16, 2017 15:36:24 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

Jan 16, 2017 9:55:57 GMT -5 Mike is BAD said:

George Michael and Prince in the Top 10 together. :( RIP both

+ Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). RIP all.

There are more deceased artists in the 1992 top ten than there are in the 1962 top ten (maybe, I honestly don't know about all those group members). I'm just saying though, it's like there's a curse on superstars of the 80s and 90s. MJ, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, Kurt, 2Pac, Biggie, Left Eye, Aaliyah, Phife Dawg, Heavy D, Selena, Eazy-E, frontmen for Alice In Chains, Blind Melon, PM Dawn, Stone Temple Pilots, Kris Kross, INXS, Milli Vanilli...it was only 20-30 years ago, there shouldn't be that many of those artists gone.

[Au$tin]

Jan 16, 2017 17:01:42 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

Jan 16, 2017 15:36:24 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

+ Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). RIP all.

There are more deceased artists in the 1992 top ten than there are in the 1962 top ten (maybe, I honestly don't know about all those group members). I'm just saying though, it's like there's a curse on superstars of the 80s and 90s. MJ, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, Kurt, 2Pac, Biggie, Left Eye, Aaliyah, Phife Dawg, Heavy D, Selena, Eazy-E, frontmen for Alice In Chains, Blind Melon, PM Dawn, Kris Kross, INXS, Milli Vanilli...it was only 20-30 years ago, there shouldn't be that many of those artists gone.

Drugs for the majority of them.

[Unhinged]

Jan 16, 2017 17:01:42 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

Jan 16, 2017 15:36:24 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

+ Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana). RIP all.

There are more deceased artists in the 1992 top ten than there are in the 1962 top ten (maybe, I honestly don't know about all those group members). I'm just saying though, it's like there's a curse on superstars of the 80s and 90s. MJ, Whitney, Prince, George Michael, Kurt, 2Pac, Biggie, Left Eye, Aaliyah, Phife Dawg, Heavy D, Selena, Eazy-E, frontmen for Alice In Chains, Blind Melon, PM Dawn, Kris Kross, INXS, Milli Vanilli...it was only 20-30 years ago, there shouldn't be that many of those artists gone.

#truth

Just looking at the first four names you mentioned alone, breaks my heart. If someone had told me 10 years ago that they'd all be gone in 10 years I'd of slapped them in the face. All of them gone too soon...

[Golden Bluebird]

This was posted 18 minutes ago, so it should be live any time soon.

[areyoureadytojump]

10. Machine Gun Kelly "Bad Things"
9. Ariana Grande "Side To Side"
8. Maroon 5 "Don't Wanna Know" - #1 at Top 40 radio - 9th #1 song for Maroon 5
7. Bruno Mars "24k Magic" - 2nd single has not been announced
6. Ed Sheeran "Castle On The Hill" - Hot 100 debut - #2 sales - 170,000 in sales
5. The Chainsmokers "Closer" - 24 straight weeks in Top 10
4. The Weeknd "Starboy"
3. Rae Sremmurd "Black Beatles"
2. Migos "Bad and Boujee"
1. Ed Sheeran "Shape Of You" Hot 100 debut - Ed's first #1 song - #1 sales - 240,000 in sales

[iHype.]

Ed Sheeran earns his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 as a performer, as "Shape of You" starts atop the chart dated Jan. 28. The pop singer-songwriter also becomes the first artist ever to debut in the top 10 with two songs simultaneously, as "Castle on the Hill" follows with an entrance at No. 6.

Let's run down the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends sales, airplay and streaming data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Jan. 18 (a day later than usual, due to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday having pushed back chart processing this week).



"Shape," the 1,061st No. 1 in the Hot 100's 58-year history, rockets in powered most heavily by sales, as it also bows atop the Digital Song Sales chart with 240,000 first-week downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 12, according to Nielsen Music. It launches at No. 4 on Streaming Songs with 20 million U.S. streams and soars 41-18 on Radio Songs with 57 million in airplay audience following its first full week of tracking.

Sheeran simultaneously starts at No. 6 on the Hot 100 with "Castle on the Hill," which opens at No. 2 on Digital Song Sales (171,000 sold) and No. 11 on Streaming Songs (13 million U.S. streams). (With both debuts, Sheeran ups his career count to five Hot 100 top 10s.)

"Shape" and "Castle" were released Jan. 6 on Atlantic Records and preview Sheeran's third studio album ÷ (pronounced "Divide"), due March 3. Each song is accompanied by an official lyric video so far. At radio, "Shape" being promoted to pop and adult pop formats and "Castle," to the more niched alternative and adult alternative formats.

Upon Sheeran's shining week, let's look at the many feats that he achieves.

Sheeran's first No. 1 as an artist: Sheeran tops the Hot 100 for the first time among 16 career entries, dating to his arrival with "The A Team" (on July 28, 2012). He previously peaked as high as No. 2 (for eight weeks) with "Thinking Out Loud" in 2015. (He'd debuted as high as No. 15 with "Sing" in 2014.) Still, Sheeran had topped the Hot 100 as a writer, having co-written Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself," which spent two weeks at No. 1 in February 2016 and went on to become the top title on the 2016 year-end Hot 100.

Sheeran scores his second Hot 100 No. 1 as a writer, while "Shape" co-writers Steve Mac and Johnny McDaid each tally their first. Notably, Sheeran and McDaid co-penned Sheeran's 2015 No. 10 hit "Photograph." (Another note on Mac's success follows below ...)

First artist with simultaneous top 10 debuts: As pointed out above, until Sheeran on the new Hot 100, no act in the chart's history had debuted with two titles in the top 10 in the same week. In 2016, two artists just missed the honor by one notch each: on the May 14 chart, Beyonce blasted in at No. 10 with "Formation" and No. 11 with "Sorry." On the Dec. 31 chart, J. Cole debuted at No. 7 with "Deja Vu" and No. 11 with "Immortal."

Read more: Ed Sheeran Is First Artist to Debut at Nos. 1 & 2 on Billboard + Twitter Top Tracks Chart

Started from the top: "Shape" is the 27th title to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. It's the first since Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!" on May 28, 2016. Speaking of Timberlake …

Solo success: "Shape" marks the first No. 1 by an artist unaccompanied by any featured acts since Timberlake's "Feeling" debuted and spent its one week at No. 1. Sheeran's new leader ends a Hot 100-record 34 consecutive weeks of No. 1s sporting featured acts, linked by Drake's "One Dance," featuring WizKid and Kyla (nine weeks at No. 1); Sia's "Cheap Thrills," featuring Sean Paul (four); The Chainsmokers' "Closer," featuring Halsey (12); Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles," featuring Gucci Mane (seven); The Weeknd's "Starboy," featuring Daft Punk (one); and, the song that "Shape" dethrones, Migos' "Bad and Boujee," featuring Lil Uzi Vert (one). (More on the four lattermost songs ahead …)

3 for '17: "Shape" is already the third song to log its first week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 on charts dated in 2017, following The Weeknd's "Starboy" and Migos' "Bad and Boujee," which climbed to No. 1 (for a week each) on the Jan. 7 and 21 charts, respectively. If that seems like quick a rate of turnover at the top, it is: since Nielsen data began powering the Hot 100 in November 1991, never before had three songs hit No. 1 for the first time each in January. Such turnover last occurred in January 1991, when Madonna's "Justify My Love" (Jan. 5), Janet Jackson's "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Jan. 19) and Surface's "The First Time" (Jan. 26) all reached No. 1.



What a production: With "Shape," Sheeran scores his first Hot 100 No. 1 as a producer, while co-producer Steve Mac adds his third, and first since two American Idol-related leaders in the early 2000s: he co-produced Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" (two weeks at No. 1 in 2002, and the first Hot 100 topper by an Idol contestant) and Clay Aiken's "This Is the Night" (one, 2003). (More recently, Mac had reached No. 3 as producer and co-writer of The Wanted's "Glad You Came," which hit No. 3 in 2012. He's also currently scaling the Hot 100 as co-writer and co-producer of Clean Bandit's "Rockabye," featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie, up 61-51 on the latest chart.)

Sheeran Nos. 1 and 2 in sales: As "Shape" and "Castle" start in the top two spots on Digital Song Sales, Sheeran is the first act to debut at Nos. 1 and 2 simultaneously in the chart's history. (Other acts had ranked, but not debuted, at both Nos. 1 and 2 at the same time, most recently Prince, last May 14). Meanwhile, the 240,000 that "Shape" sold in its first week mark the most for a song since Timberlake's "Feeling" roared in with 379,000 (May 28).

Notably, Sheeran's U.S. chart success with "Shape" and "Castle" accompanies his similarly striking start in his native UK, as the songs arrive at Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, on the Official UK Singles chart, making him the first artist ever to debut in the list's top two simultaneously.

As Sheeran starts at No. 1 (and No. 6) on the Hot 100, Migos' "Bad and Boujee" drops to No. 2 after reaching the summit a week ago, although it sweeps the chart's top streaming, digital sales and airplay gainer awards for the biggest increases in all three metrics (among non-debuting songs). Having inspired numerous memes and tweets playing off the song's "raindrop, drop top" lyrics, "Bad" tops Streaming Songs for a third week (38.7 million U.S. streams, the song's highest weekly sum yet, up 10 percent). It also leads the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart for a third week (17.9 million on-demand clicks, up 13 percent).

"Bad" dips 2-3 on Digital Song Sales (below Sheeran's two tracks), but with a 14 percent gain to 86,000 sold, and debuts on the Radio Songs chart at No. 34 (34 million in airplay audience, up 61 percent). It additionally rules Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a second week each.

Likely helping "Bad," Donald Glover praised the song during his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes Jan. 8. With Migos having guested on the FX series Atlanta, created by and starring Glover, he said, "I really wanna thank the Migos, not for being in the show, but for making 'Bad and Boujee.' Like, that's the best song ever."

Rae Sremmurd's "Black Beatles" slips 2-3 on the Hot 100 following its seven-week command and The Weeknd's "Starboy" holds at No. 4 after its one week at No. 1.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, The Chainsmokers' "Closer" retreats 3-5, after spending 12 weeks at No. 1, and sets a record: having totaled all 24 of its weeks on the chart in the top 10, dating to its debut at No. 9 on Aug. 20, the collab with Halsey rewrites the mark for the most consecutive weeks tallied in the top 10 from a song's debut week. It passes Bieber's aforementioned Sheeran co-write "Love Yourself," which logged its first 23 weeks on the Hot 100 in the top 10 (Dec. 5, 2015-May 7, 2016). "Closer" additionally leads the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 22nd week.

(Looking ahead to next week, The Chainsmokers should make a lofty entrance with "Paris," released Friday, Jan. 13. After its first three days of airplay, the follow-up radio single to "Closer" is already new at No. 24 on the Jan. 28-dated Pop Songs airplay chart.)

Below Sheeran's "Castle" at No. 6 on the Hot 100, Bruno Mars' "24K Magic" descends 5-7 after peaking at No. 4; Maroon 5's "Don't Wanna Know," featuring Kendrick Lamar, drops from its No. 7 peak to No. 8, while topping Radio Songs for a fifth week (145 million, up 2 percent) and taking over atop Pop Songs (2-1); Ariana Grande's "Side to Side," featuring Nicki Minaj, falls 6-9 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 4; and Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello's "Bad Things" keeps at No. 10 after hitting No. 9 three weeks earlier.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly "Hot 100 Chart Moves" column later this week, and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 18), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The Hot 100 and other charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine, on sale Friday (20).

www.billboard.com/biz/articles/7655400/ed-sheeran-debuts-atop-hot-100-with-shape-of-you-in-top-10-with-castle-on-the

[Glove Slap]

Yes, 2 weeks in and one of my top acts is dominating!

[MTSChart21]

Ed Sheeran got a hot 100 #1!!!!!

but :( at Castle On The Hill missing top 5

[Dylan :)]

Congrats, Ed :) Let's compare to the last few years. Also, I wonder who the first female to go #1 this year will be, maybe Katy? Or maybe I Don't Wanna Live Forever after the movie.. who knows Exciting times coming up

2017:


2016:


2015:


2014:

[Harx]

Castle On The Hill's tragic Hot 100 run begins.  :(  First bad news, in its first week it misses the top 5 even though it could have made it... Next bad news will come when it drops out of top 40, and then the entire Hot 100...

Because of that I have a hard time accepting SOY. I don't think it's a bad song but I definetely care much more about COTH and it just feels awful that the first one going to completely kill the latter. But still, I am happy that there is so much movement on the top and that B&B lost the top spot (at least for now).

[jayhawk1117]

So next Closer will have 25 weeks in the top 10 with the only real increasing songs being Bad Things, Paris(?) and I Don't Wanna Live Forever, I see it definitely getting close to 32 weeks.

[Gary]

8 weeks is a long time.

[jayhawk1117]

Jan 17, 2017 14:07:18 GMT -5 Gary said:

8 weeks is a long time.

Oh I'm not sure it'll beat it but I think it could come close. Especially with how weak the lower half of the top ten tends to be

[Youknowit]

Jan 17, 2017 13:54:35 GMT -5 Harx said:

Castle On The Hill's tragic Hot 100 run begins.  :(  First bad news, in its first week it misses the top 5 even though it could have made it... Next bad news will come when it drops out of top 40, and then the entire Hot 100...

Because of that I have a hard time accepting SOY. I don't think it's a bad song but I definetely care much more about COTH and it just feels awful that the first one going to completely kill the latter. But still, I am happy that there is so much movement on the top and that B&B lost the top spot (at least for now).

It's still Top 10 on iTunes and Top 15 on Spotify, so I don't see it falling off the Hot 100 (or even Top 40) quite yet.

[Leaf]

I don't think top 10 debuts are really tragic unless you're Soko maybe

[NeRD]

Congrats Ed! :)

[Enigma.]

Closer will probably drop out of top ten quite soon as Paris is taking off... airplay is the key

[ry4n]

Jan 17, 2017 14:24:31 GMT -5 Leaf said:

I don't think top 10 debuts are really tragic unless you're Soko maybe

But even then, getting a top 10 hit is the highlight of her career.

[Gary]

Jan 17, 2017 14:39:58 GMT -5 ry4n said:

Jan 17, 2017 14:24:31 GMT -5 Leaf said:

I don't think top 10 debuts are really tragic unless you're Soko maybe

But even then, getting a top 10 hit is the highlight of her career.

The highlight of her American Hot 100 career perhaps.  Overall she might have a different highlight

Her bio says she has an acting career, hits in other countries and plays to sold out concerts in countries other than this one.

[Golden Bluebird]

Songs outside the Top 10 (since nobody has brought them up):

12. I Don't Wanna Live Forever [+2]
19. Love on the Brain [+2]
22. I Feel It Coming [+3]
33. Water Under the Bridge [+5]
47. Party Monster [+2]
51. Rockabye [+10]

Source 1: Facebook livestream (#19)
Source 2: Billboard Top 10 article (#51)
Source 3: Gary Trust's Twitter (#12, #22, #33, #47, and #51)

[forg]

Congrats Ed Sheeran!

[fridayteenage]

Artists left this decade with a #2 hit and at least another T10 hit:
Ariana Grande Problem 2, sorta Bang Bang 3, Break Free 4, Side to Side 4, Love Me Harder 7, Focus 7, Dangerous Woman 8, The Way 9
One Direction Best Song Ever 2, Drag Me Down 3, Live While We're Young 3, What Makes You Beautiful 4, Story of My Life 6, Perfect 10
Nicki Minaj Anaconda 2, Super Bass 3, sorta Bang Bang 3, Starships 5
21 Pilots Heathens 2, Stressed Out 2, Ride 5
OneRepublic Apologize 2, Counting Stars 2, Good Life 8
Fetty Wap Trap Queen 2, 679 4, My Way 7
Sam Smith Stay with Me 2, I'm Not the Only One 5, Lay Me Down 8
Ellie Goulding Lights 2, Love Me Like You Do 3
Major Lazer feat MO Cold Water 2, Lean On 4
Psy Gangnam Style 2, Gentleman 5
Lady Antebellum Need You Now 2, Just a Kiss 7
"Young Money" Bedrock 2, Every Girl 10

[chartfreak]

Thank you Ed for replacing that horrible #1 last week.

[atg]

Jan 17, 2017 21:50:53 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Thank you Ed for replacing that horrible #1 last week.

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[g8erboi]

Jan 17, 2017 21:51:56 GMT -5 atg said:

Jan 17, 2017 21:50:53 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Thank you Ed for replacing that horrible #1 last week.

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