Billboard Hot 100: 03/04/2017

[Zeebz]

These past few weeks have been so exciting. I haven't been this interested in the Hot 100 in years.

[imbondz]

The Super Bowl, Grammys, and death help make the charts interesting.

[jayhawk1117]

Expect an 80 plus spot jump next week for It Ain't Me. It debuts at 92 this week.

[Leo ✔]

Ed Sheeran Tops Hot 100, Katy Perry Debuts at No. 4 & Bruno Mars, Rihanna & The Weeknd All Hit Top 10

Sheeran's "Shape of You" leads an action-packed chart, which includes Perry's return & Rihanna's 30th Hot 100 top 10.

Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" leads the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 4) for a fourth total week.

Meanwhile, action abounds in the top 10, as Katy Perry's "Chained to the Rhythm," featuring Skip Marley, debuts at No. 4 and Bruno Mars, Rihanna and The Weeknd all add new top 10s. Sheeran, Perry, Mars and The Weeknd benefit from performances on the Grammy Awards (Feb. 12), while Rihanna ups her count to 30 career top 10s, a milestone that only an elite three acts have now achieved.

There's even more: Zayn and Taylor Swift set a new Hot 100 high for a song from the Fifty Shades franchise and The Chainsmokers' "Closer," featuring Halsey, has now spent more time in the top five than any other single in the Hot 100's entire 58-year history.

Following yesterday's President's Day holiday, let's kick off a very busy recap of the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends sales, airplay and streaming data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Feb. 22.

"Shape," released on Atlantic Records, spends a second week atop the Radio Songs chart, up by 9 percent to 145 million in audience in the week ending Feb. 19, according to Nielsen Music, claiming the Hot 100's top Airplay Gainer award for a fifth straight week. Following his performance of the song on the Grammys, "Shape" resurges 2-1 for a fourth total week atop Digital Song Sales (200,000 downloads sold, up 74 percent, in the week ending Feb. 16). On Streaming Songs, it holds at No. 2 (37.2 million U.S. streams, up 3 percent).

"Shape," which becomes Sheeran's second No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, ushers in his third studio album, ÷, due March 3.

Zayn and Taylor Swift's "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" rises 3-2 on the Hot 100, hitting a new peak. As parent album the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, following its Feb. 10 release and the arrival of the movie the same day, "Live" lifts 3-2 on Digital Song Sales (143,000, up 31 percent). It also jumps 5-2 on Radio Songs (109 million, up 10 percent), while keeping at No. 4 on Streaming Songs (21.2 million, down 7 percent).

Just as Fifty Shades Darker becomes the franchise's first Billboard 200 No. 1, besting the No. 2 peak of 2015's Fifty Shades of Grey, "Live" takes over as the highest-charting Fifty Shades Hot 100 hit; it one-ups the No. 3 peaks of the first soundtrack's "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding and "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" by The Weeknd.

Migos' "Bad and Boujee," featuring Lil Uzi Vert, dips 2-3 on the Hot 100 following three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. Still, the track tops the Streaming Songs chart for an eighth week with 47.7 million U.S. streams (up 1 percent). It also leads the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart for an eighth week (17.8 million on-demand clicks, down 10 percent).

"Bad" falls 8-12 on Digital Song Sales (40,000 downloads sold, down 1 percent) and inches 16-15 on Radio Songs (60 million, down 1 percent). It additionally rules Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a seventh week each.

Katy Perry roars onto the Hot 100 at No. 4 with "Chained to the Rhythm," featuring Skip Marley. (The debut marks the highest for a song by a lead female since Adele's "Hello" launched at No. 1 on Nov. 14, 2015.) "Rhythm," released along with its official lyric video at midnight on Feb. 10 -- followed by Perry and Marley's performance of it on the Grammys two nights later -- debuts at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (108,000 first-week downloads sold) and No. 15 on Streaming Songs (14.7 million), while charging 35-20 on Radio Songs (50 million in audience after its first full week of tracking).

Perry scores her 14th Hot 100 top 10 and the third-highest-debuting of her 25 Hot 100 entries. She bowed higher only with "Part of Me" (No. 1, 2012) and "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg (No. 2, 2010). She earns her first top 10 in nearly three years; she was last in the top 10 in January-June 2014 with "Dark Horse" (featuring Juicy J), which spent four weeks at No. 1 (marking her ninth leader).

"Rhythm," whose official proper video was released today (Feb. 21), previews Perry's forthcoming studio album, her first since 2013's PRISM, expected later this year.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, The Chainsmokers' "Closer" rebounds 7-5 (after 12 weeks at No. 1), and its latest move is historic, as it rewrites the record for the most weeks logged in the top five: 26, or a full six months. It passes Mark Ronson's "Uptown Funk!," featuring Bruno Mars (2015) and LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live" (1997-98), each with 25 top-five frames.

"Closer" also extends its record for the most weeks in the Hot 100's top 10 from a title's debut, having totaled all 29 of its weeks on the chart in the top 10 since its arrival at No. 9 on Aug. 20. Even more honors: It leads Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 27th week, the most at No. 1 since the chart's January 2013 inception, passing Avicii's "Wake Me Up!" (26 weeks, 2013-14).

"Bad Things" by Machine Gun Kelly and current Billboard cover star Camila Cabello drops 5-6 on the Hot 100 after reaching No. 4. It's again led by airplay, as it ranks at No. 6 on Radio Songs (92 million, down 13 percent).

Following his Grammys performance of "That's What I Like," along with his Prince tribute, Mars blasts 37-7 on the Hot 100, earning his 14th top 10. The track flies 36-5 on Digital Song Sales (85,000, up 308 percent) and wins the Hot 100's top Streaming Gainer award, debuting at No. 20 on Streaming Songs (12.4 million, up 59 percent). It also jumps 36-26 on Radio Songs (43 million, up 22 percent) and, with a 5-1 jump, becomes Mars' first No. 1 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.

"Like" is the follow-up to Mars' No. 4 Hot 100 hit "24K Magic"; as previously reported, the songs' parent album 24K Magic surges 7-2 as the Greatest Gainer on the Billboard 200.

Rihanna bounds 13-8 on the Hot 100 with "Love on the Brain," marking her landmark 30th top 10. The only acts with more? Madonna, with 38, and The Beatles, with 34. (Rihanna breaks a tie for third place with Michael Jackson, who's tallied 29 top 10s, as a soloist.)

"Brain" moves 6-5 on Radio Songs (101 million, up 7 percent); 17-18 on Digital Song Sales (36,000, up 8 percent); and 25-21 on Streaming Songs (12.6 million, up 7 percent). Perhaps aiding the song's profile in the tracking period, Rihanna received eight Grammy nominations, including best urban contemporary album for "Brain" parent set ANTI.

Want one more new Hot 100 top 10 this week? Fellow Grammys performer The Weeknd vaults 16-9 on the Hot 100 with "I Feel It Coming," featuring Daft Punk, after the acts performed the song, as well as prior single "Starboy," at music's biggest night. The song is The Weeknd's sixth Hot 100 top 10 and Daft Punk's third (and second as featured on a hit by The Weeknd, following the No. 1 "Starboy").

"Feel" ascends 16-7 on Digital Song Sales (55,000, up 65 percent); 8-7 on Radio Songs (83 million, essentially even week-over-week); and 34-28 on Streaming Songs (10.7 million, up 9 percent).

Wait, that's four new Hot 100 top 10s, by Perry, Mars, Rihanna and The Weeknd, all in one week. How rare is that kind of turnover? Four songs hadn't posted their first weeks each in the top 10 simultaneously in nearly six years: On the April 2, 2011-dated chart, The Black Eyed Peas' "Just Can't Get Enough" (22-5), Glee Cast's "Loser Like Me" (No. 6 debut), Chris Brown's "Look at Me Now," featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes (12-8), and Jeremih's "Down on Me," featuring 50 Cent (13-10), all reached the region for the first time.

And, back to 2017: Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Big Sean's "Bounce Back" backtracks from its No. 6 peak to No. 10. The song soared from No. 15 a week ago when his new album I Decided. debuted at No. 1 on the Feb. 25-dated Billboard 200. Meanwhile, "Bounce" becomes Big Sean's fourth No. 1 on the Rhythmic Songs airplay ranking.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly "Hot 100 Chart Moves" column later this week, and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 22), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

Source: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7694385/hot-100-ed-sheeran-katy-perry-bruno-mars

[Harx]

Sigh "Shape Of You" is going to be another 10+ week #1.

[Leo ✔]

Rihanna Earns Landmark 30th Top 10 Hit on Billboard Hot 100 Chart

 
With "Love on the Brain," Rihanna joins Madonna (38) and The Beatles (34) as the only acts with at least 30 Hot 100 top 10s all time.

As previously reported, Rihanna rumbles 13-8 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated March 4) with "Love on the Brain," marking her milestone 30th top 10. Dating to the chart's Aug. 4, 1958, inception, only Madonna, with 38, and The Beatles, with 34, boast more.

Rihanna breaks a tie for third place with Michael Jackson, who's tallied 29 top 10s, as a soloist.

Notably, Rihanna sports the second-fastest accumulation of 30 Hot 100 top 10s (from an act's first-ever week in the region to the first week in the tier with its 30th). Having first hit the top 10 with "Pon De Replay" on the July 16, 2005-dated chart, she needed 10 years, seven months and two weeks to tally 30 top 10s. Only The Beatles hit the landmark more quickly, from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Something," over a span of just five years, nine months and two weeks (Jan. 25, 1964-Nov. 8, 1969).

While she's the leader for the most Hot 100 top 10s, Madonna took 12 years, eight months and two weeks from her first top 10, "Borderline," to her 30th, "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (June 16, 1984-March 1, 1997; thus, with the latest Hot 100 dated March 4, 2017, we last celebrated an act reaching 30 top 10 hits 20 years ago to the week)./div]

Rihanna's 30 Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s

"Pon De Replay," No. 2, 7/30/2005
"SOS," No. 1 (three weeks), 5/13/2006
"Unfaithful," No. 6, 7/22/2006
"Break It Off" (with Sean Paul), No. 9, 3/17/2007
"Umbrella" (feat. Jay Z), No. 1 (seven weeks), 6/9/2007
"Hate That I Love You" (feat. Ne-Yo), No. 7, 12/22/2007
"Don't Stop the Music," No. 3, 2/16/2008
"Take a Bow," No. 1 (one week), 5/24/2008
"Disturbia," No. 1 (two weeks), 8/23/2008
"Live Your Life" (T.I. feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (six weeks), 10/18/2008
"Run This Town" (with Jay Z & Kanye West), No. 2, 10/3/2009
"Russian Roulette," No. 9, 11/21/2009
"Hard" (feat. Jeezy), No. 8, 1/30/2010
"Rude Boy," No. 1 (five weeks), 3/27/2010
"Love the Way You Lie" (Eminem feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (seven weeks), 7/31/2010
"Only Girl (In the World)," No. 1 (one week), 12/4/2010
"What's My Name?," (feat. Drake), No. 1 (one week), 11/20/2010
"S&M" (feat. Britney Spears), No. 1 (one week), 4/30/2011
"Cheers (Drink to That)," No. 7, 10/8/2011
"We Found Love" (feat. Calvin Harris), No. 1 (10 weeks), 11/12/2011
"Take Care" (Drake feat. Rihanna), No. 7, 3/24/2012
"Where Have You Been," No. 5, 7/7/2012
"Diamonds," No. 1 (three weeks), 12/1/2012
"Stay" (feat. Mikky Ekko), No. 3, 3/2/2013
"The Monster" (Eminem feat. Rihanna), No. 1 (four weeks), 12/21/2013
"FourFiveSeconds" (with Kanye West & Paul McCartney), No. 4, 2/28/2015
"Work" (feat. Drake), No. 1 (nine weeks), 3/5/2016
"Needed Me," No. 7, 7/2/2016
"This Is What You Came For" (Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna), No. 3, 8/6/2016
"Love on the Brain," No. 8 (to date), 3/4/2017

Source: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7694353/hot-100-rihanna-love-on-the-brain-30-top-ten-hits

[Enigma.]

Why can't Closer just go away? They have Paris now

I believe Rihanna will end up the #1 Hot 100 artist of all time

[Choco]

Love the new songs at the top 10. It was about time I Feel It Coming and Love on the Brain joined, Chained to the Rhythm had a pretty good debut and of course Bruno Mars is still smashing.

[jayhawk1117]

Feb 21, 2017 14:35:24 GMT -5 Harx said:

Sigh "Shape Of You" is going to be another 10+ week #1.

Probably the best in a long time though :/

[Harx]

Feb 21, 2017 14:40:16 GMT -5 jayhawk1117 said:

Feb 21, 2017 14:35:24 GMT -5 Harx said:

Sigh "Shape Of You" is going to be another 10+ week #1.

Probably the best in a long time though :/

Doesn't matter. We had so much rotation on the top at the beginning of the year and now things are going to get stale again.

[Dylan :)]

Digital Songs:
#1 Shape Of You (200,000)
#2 I Don't Wanna Live Forever (143,000)
#3 Chained To The Rhythm (108,000)
#4 Million Reasons (90,000) thank you, BigBertha
#5 That's What I Like (85,000)
#7 I Feel It Coming (55,000)

#12 Bad & Boujee (40,000)
#18 Love On The Brain (36,000)

Radio Songs:
#1 Shape Of You (145m)
#2 I Don't Wanna Live Forever (109m)
#5 Love On The Brain (101m)
#6 Bad Things (92m)
#7 I Feel It Coming (83m)

#15 Bad & Boujee (60m)
#20 Chained To The Rhythm (50m)
#26 That's What I Like (43m)

Streaming Songs:
#1 Bad & Boujee (47.7m)
#2 Shape Of You (37.2m)
#4 I Don't Wanna Live Forever (21.2m)

#15 Chained To The Rhythm (14.7m)
#20 That's What I Like (12.4m)
#21 Love On The Brain (12.6m) not sure how this is lower than Bruno unless the article has a typo
#28 I Feel It Coming (10.7m)

[Old-school 72]

I know im gonna hear a lot of crap for saying this. Madonna and the Beatles all had SOLO top 10s. More than half of Rihannas hits are features either if it's her as the lead orshe was a voice on a track. I don't think it's correct to say she is in third for all time Top10s. Yes her name has appeared in credits but there is songs which Madonna and others should get credit for because they were featured but not credited back in the day before artists had to add a big name in order to have a hit.

[bigbertha]

Feb 21, 2017 14:51:53 GMT -5 Dylan :) said:

Digital Songs:
#1 Shape Of You (200,000)
#2 I Don't Wanna Live Forever (143,000)
#3 Chained To The Rhythm (108,000)
#4 Million Reasons (90,000)
#5 That's What I Like (85,000)
#7 I Feel It Coming (55,000)

#12 Bad & Boujee (40,000)
#18 Love On The Brain (36,000)

[icefire9]

Rihanna v. Bruno v. Katy. A classic matchup.

[Queen of Insomnia.]

...what a fantastic week on hot 100!
That's What I Like + Love On The Brain = QUALITY

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 21, 2017 14:53:54 GMT -5 Old-school 72 said:

I know im gonna hear a lot of crap for saying this. Madonna and the Beatles all had SOLO top 10s. More than half of Rihannas hits are features either if it's her as the lead orshe was a voice on a track. I don't think it's correct to say she is in third for all time Top10s. Yes her name has appeared in credits but there is songs which Madonna and others should get credit for because they were featured but not credited back in the day before artists had to add a big name in order to have a hit.

I knew someone would bring it up.

[Dylan :)]

The last time there were four songs to jump into the top 10 ten for the first time/debut in it in one week was the chart week of April 2nd 2011! There has been quite a few three song weeks, though

[badrobot]

You've got to let Monster count for 2014, but that means Rihanna has had a song in the top ten every year of her career.

[bat1990]

24 of the 30 songs are with her as lead artist which is still extremely impressive. I'd even be willing to accept 25 with "This Is What You Came For"

And let's be honest, who really would care for "Run This Town" and "The Monster" if she weren't featured on them?

[feoba]

1. Shape of You (=)
2. IDWLF (+1)
3. Bad & Boujee (-1)
4. Chained to the Rhythm (DEBUT)
5. Closer (+2) (GO AWAY)
6. Bad Things (-1)
7. That's What I Like (+30)
8. Love On the Brain (+5)
9. I Feel It Coming (+7)
10. Bounce Back (-4)

[missgenericnickname]

The bottom 4 of the top 10

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[Glove Slap]

So happy that Bounce Back stayed!

[Old-school 72]

Feb 21, 2017 15:11:28 GMT -5 bat1990 said:

24 of the 30 songs are with her as lead artist which is still extremely impressive. I'd even be willing to accept 25 with "This Is What You Came For"

And let's be honest, who really would care for "Run This Town" and "The Monster" if she weren't featured on them?

Only 14 hits are solo. Who is to say without the features if those other artists are the only reason those songs made it. It's impressive to have your name added to the credits to help the stans go out and stream or purchase a song. She is best known by the millenials and under 25. She is definitely not one of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

[emperortigerstar]

Feb 21, 2017 14:53:54 GMT -5 Old-school 72 said:

I know im gonna hear a lot of crap for saying this. Madonna and the Beatles all had SOLO top 10s. More than half of Rihannas hits are features either if it's her as the lead orshe was a voice on a track. I don't think it's correct to say she is in third for all time Top10s. Yes her name has appeared in credits but there is songs which Madonna and others should get credit for because they were featured but not credited back in the day before artists had to add a big name in order to have a hit.

I agree. Plus since the Beatles played their own instruments they by far put in the most effort. Writing, composing, and playing a whole song is different than saying the same three lines on a dj-produced electronic beat.

Although Love on the Brain is Rihanna's best song in a while, nice change of pace imo.

[Leo ✔]

MY face reading post complaining about Rihanna 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[feoba]

Well Rihanna is one of the only 3 artists to have 30+ top 10 songs, so everyone degrading her right now can continue to stay pressed 😂

[born]

This is probably my favorite week of the last couple of years. LOVE IT.

[jenglisbe]

Feb 21, 2017 14:06:52 GMT -5 jayhawk1117 said:

And now Rihanna has 29 Top Ten songs. Wow

How many as a lead artist?

:ETA: It looks like 25 (I count "TIWYCF" since she sings the whole things). What's weird is she seems to be the only artist where Billboard doesn't separate that out. When talking about Drake and Lil Wayne recently, they made a point to talk about their lead totals versus their totals with features. When tabulating 'Artist' awards, they distinguish "feature" credits by giving them a smaller % of the point total. With Rihanna, though, they don't note 'feature' credits. It's odd.

[Caviar]

Feb 21, 2017 15:32:55 GMT -5 Leo ✔ said:

MY face reading post complaining about Rihanna 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

The pressed souls come out in droves when Rih makes a record or hits #1! I laugh and keep it moving. Billboard determines what counts and their decision is the law of the land!

[Old-school 72]

Feb 21, 2017 15:30:37 GMT -5 emperortigerstar said:

Feb 21, 2017 14:53:54 GMT -5 Old-school 72 said:

I know im gonna hear a lot of crap for saying this. Madonna and the Beatles all had SOLO top 10s. More than half of Rihannas hits are features either if it's her as the lead orshe was a voice on a track. I don't think it's correct to say she is in third for all time Top10s. Yes her name has appeared in credits but there is songs which Madonna and others should get credit for because they were featured but not credited back in the day before artists had to add a big name in order to have a hit.

I agree. Plus since the Beatles played their own instruments they by far put in the most effort. Writing, composing, and playing a whole song is different than saying the same three lines on a dj-produced electronic beat.

Although Love on the Brain is Rihanna's best song in a while, nice change of pace imo.

The only reason I brought this up is because everyone on here acts like she is a god in the music world. Which she is far from. Achieving legend status is no where in her near future. These young people either don't know or don't research to see the accomplishments of real artists of yesterday. There were people out there who thought Paul McCartney was a new artists a couple years ago. I love the line adding a line to a DJ production. That made me laugh. Write produce and sing (well) and then we can talk about who is a great artist and give credit where it's due. Not featured uhhs and ohhs.