Billboard Hot 100: 2/3/2018

[forg]

The Middle got the big boost so it seems

[kcdawg13]

Big jump for The Middle next week is likely. Hopefully Praying gains enough to re-enter, and Finesse hasn't gained as much as I thought it would. It'll probably be #2 next week, because I don't see anything dethroning Drake.

As for Taylor, End Game doesn't need big sales or streaming, it just needs a large airplay push. New Rules is literally only in the Top 10 because of airplay and nothing else, so Taylor could get a Top 10 peak if the song stops going up and down and actually starts consistently gaining. Again, I won't rule it out until it starts losing a lot.

[kindofbiased]

Better Man and Praying are both top 10 now as well.

[jenglisbe]

"Finesse" didn't get nearly the kind of boost I expected. This song may not even get to #2 on the Hot 100, much less #1.

[Deleted]

^ True. I noticed the non-Cardi album version got a boost into the top 100, though, which is either Cardi shade and those people prefer it without her (which is odd given they just performed together)... or just people not realizing they're two different versions.  Still, nothing significant sales-wise.

[annoymous1]

That Grammys Performance really didn't do that Finesse Remix any Justice ( not Performance wise ) I still think that it will hit number 1 but it depends on how weak God's Plan and Perfect are for it to happen Havana has reached it's peak and is just freefalling at this point but we'll see it could be like a TWIL situation I don't know.

[jenglisbe]

Jan 29, 2018 8:56:27 GMT -5 @mello said:

^ True. I noticed the non-Cardi album version got a boost into the top 100, though, which is either Cardi shade and those people prefer it without her (which is odd given they just performed together)... or just people not realizing they're two different versions.  Still, nothing significant sales-wise.

More likely it's that people searched for the album since it won AOTY, and then they downloaded "Finesse" from it and it has the solo version.

[kcdawg13]

Jan 29, 2018 11:06:49 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Jan 29, 2018 8:56:27 GMT -5 @mello said:

^ True. I noticed the non-Cardi album version got a boost into the top 100, though, which is either Cardi shade and those people prefer it without her (which is odd given they just performed together)... or just people not realizing they're two different versions.  Still, nothing significant sales-wise.

More likely it's that people searched for the album since it won AOTY, and then they downloaded "Finesse" from it and it has the solo version.

The solo version counts towards the remix as well, so he'll gain anyhow.

Finesse may be another That's What I Like situation where it hangs out in the Top 3 for weeks behind a much stronger song than finally gets to #1 in a weak week.

[renaboss]

Chartdata has revealed "God's Plan" is #1, but nothing else. :/

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

[allow that]

Jan 29, 2018 13:15:31 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

Problem is this song is actually way better than any of his #1's.

[renaboss]

#1 God's Plan
#2 Perfect
#3 Havana
#4 rockstar
#5 Finesse
#6 Bad at Love
#7 Diplomatic Immunity
#8 New Rules
#9 Thunder
#10 No Limit

Source: chartdata

I'll refrain from commenting.

[Leo ✔]

Fuck Drake.

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

Drake's other song at #7 ? Streaming sucks!

[Deleted]

Jan 29, 2018 13:17:20 GMT -5 allow that said:

Jan 29, 2018 13:15:31 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

Problem is this song is actually way better than any of his #1's.

Wrong.

[allow that]

Jan 29, 2018 13:23:50 GMT -5 Leo ✔ said:

f**k Drake.

Because an artist with dozens and dozens of hits but never enough love from the top spot is CERTAINLY worse than another week for a weepy same-same Ed Sheeran ballad, right?!

[renaboss]

Jan 29, 2018 13:15:31 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

Let's be real, "Bad Romance" is the only one out of all those that deserved to be #1, and hung around long enough at #2 for it to get frustrating. 

[inverse]

Jan 29, 2018 13:15:31 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

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Ok IDK what you mean with Bruno being lucky with #1's because Uptown Funk would have broken the record if See You Again hadn't smashed in out of nowhere and That's What I Like had the random debut of I'm The One take a week off. Also some of those examples are weird, Drunk In Love was literally a 1 week #2 whose second highest was #5 and was nowhere near as strong as a typical #1 or many of Bruno's songs and Smack That is terrible, deserved to debut at #99 then fall off the next week.

Bad Romance is legend and did get screwed but I don't understand what hoping Finesse gets blocked by lame Drake songs does to help that

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

^ These songs were #2 it doesn't matter how long or how good they are. Bruno was lucky with TWIL, Shape and Despacito were much bigger, and he had perfect timing between that two songs. WIWYM was discounted..he always gets what he wants. I really hope Drake blocks him.

[wavey.]

Drizzy f**king Drake!!! Two fucking debuts again!!

[renaboss]

Jan 29, 2018 13:48:19 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

^ These songs were #2 it doesn't matter how long or how good they are. Bruno was lucky with TWIL, Shape and Despacito were much bigger, and he had perfect timing between that two songs. WIWYM was discounted..he always gets what he wants. I really hope Drake blocks him.

So, basically you dislike Bruno Mars? 

[Harx]

I don't mind God's Plan being #1 but I just know from experience that it will get old fast, especially if it stays there as long as One Dance did

[rainie]

Ugh I thought the public wouldn't be thirsty for more Drake after this short of a break, especially with material as phoned as his two songs.

[renaboss]

Is "God's Plan" still going strong? Last chart I can find for Spotify dates back to two days ago - with impressive numbers still. Does it seem like he's on lock for another week at #1? I really expected this one to go down fast. Like, maybe American Idol #1 fast.

[Gary]

Jan 29, 2018 13:29:45 GMT -5 renaboss said:

Jan 29, 2018 13:15:31 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

I'm sick of Bruno being so lucky with number ones. Hope this stuck at #2 for 11 weeks. Let this song be his Bad Romance, Wide Awake, Boyfriend, Pon De Replay, Best I Ever Had, I Knew You Were Trouble, Drunk In Love, Smack That...

Let's be real, "Bad Romance" is the only one out of all those that deserved to be #1, and hung around long enough at #2 for it to get frustrating. 

Let's be real, the only #2 song in the history of this chart that "deserved" to be #1 was "Gangnam Style",  The more-popular "Gangnam Style" was #2 behind "One More Night" for several weeks.  Streaming did not count then otherwise would have been #1.

A few months later, streaming was added to the Hot 100

The other songs being discussed were #2 because they belonged there

[Harx]

Jan 29, 2018 13:28:15 GMT -5 allow that said:

Jan 29, 2018 13:23:50 GMT -5 Leo ✔ said:

f**k Drake.

Because an artist with dozens and dozens of hits but never enough love from the top spot is CERTAINLY worse than another week for a weepy same-same Ed Sheeran ballad, right?!

No but it could for example block Finesse in the upcoming weeks.

[allow that]

Jan 29, 2018 14:06:00 GMT -5 Harx said:

Jan 29, 2018 13:28:15 GMT -5 allow that said:

Because an artist with dozens and dozens of hits but never enough love from the top spot is CERTAINLY worse than another week for a weepy same-same Ed Sheeran ballad, right?!

No but it could for example block Finesse in the upcoming weeks.

So? Bruno's had plenty of mediocre ones. Drake's one the biggest acts of the decade (the biggest by some accounts) so let him finally have a Hot 100 #1 all to himself (no features & not featured).

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8096886/drake-gods-plan-hot-100-number-one-debut-scary-hours?utm_source=twitter

Drake's 'God's Plan' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
1/29/2018 by Gary Trust


The track launches with a record on-demand streaming total. Drake also arrives at No. 7 with "Diplomatic Immunity," becoming just the second act to debut two songs in the top 10 simultaneously.
Drake's "God's Plan" launches at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Feb. 3), blasting in with a record on-demand streaming total in its first week.

The song arrived late on Jan. 19, along with fellow new track "Diplomatic Immunity," which enters the Hot 100 at No. 7, making Drake just the second act to debut two songs in the chart's top 10 simultaneously. "Plan" and "Immunity" are paired on Drake's new "Scary Hours" two-track single, released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records. The former is the 1,071st No. 1 in the Hot 100's history, which dates to the chart's Aug. 4, 1958, inception.

As we do every Monday, let's run down the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends all-genre streaming, airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 30).


No. 1 in streaming & sales: "Plan" soars in at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 82.4 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 25, according to Nielsen Music. The sum marks the fourth-greatest for a title in a week on Streaming Songs, after Baauer's "Harlem Shake" (103.1 million and 97.6 million in its first and second weeks, March 2 and 9, 2013, respectively, driven largely by viral videos incorporating the song's official audio) and Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" (84.5 million; Sept. 16, 2017).

"Plan" also starts at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales with 127,000 downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 25. With the song's airplay promotion just beginning, it also boasts 24 million in all-format airplay audience in the week ending Jan. 28 (and ranks just below the Radio Songs chart).

Drake notches his eighth Digital Song Sales No. 1 and his third leader on Streaming Songs.

On-demand streaming record: On the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart, "Plan" vaults in with a record 68 million on-demand U.S. streams. That shatters the prior weekly mark, set when Kendrick Lamar's' "Humble." launched at No. 1 with 44.4 million on May 6, 2017.

Drake's fourth No. 1: Drake earns his fourth Hot 100 No. 1 and second as a lead artist. He first ruled as featured on Rihanna's "What's My Name?," which topped the Nov. 20, 2010-dated chart , and then as featured on her "Work," which began a nine-week reign on March 5, 2016. He followed with his own "One Dance," featuring WizKid and Kyla, which dominated for 10 weeks beginning May 21, 2016.

No. 1 debut: "Plan" marks Drake's first debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100. It's the chart's first since DJ Khaled's "I'm the One," featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne, which roared in on top May 20, 2017. "Plan" is the 29th title to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

Two debuts in top 10: With "Plan" and "Immunity" new at No. 1s and 7, respectively, Drake is the first artist to debut two songs in the Hot 100's top 10 simultaneously twice. On Jan. 28, 2017, Ed Sheeran opened at No. 1 with "Shape of You" and at No. 6 with "Castle on the Hill." Then, on April 8, 2017, Drake debuted at No. 8 with "Passionfruit" and No. 9 with "Portland," featuring Quavo and Travis Scott.


"Immunity" opens at No. 6 on Streaming Songs with 28.4 million U.S. streams. On On-Demand Songs, "Immunity" bows at No. 2 with 25.2 million. Twice before in the latter chart's nearly five-year history had an artist debuted at Nos. 1 and 2 concurrently, with one prior week also by Drake: on Dec. 31, 2016, J. Cole opened at Nos. 1-7, led by "Deja Vu" at No. 1; on April 8, 2017, Drake began at Nos. 1-6, paced by "Passionfruit" at No. 1.

"Immunity" begins at No. 4 on Digital Song Sales with 39,000 sold.

Higher power: Drake's new No. 1 marks the third Hot 100 leader with "God" in its title. Do you remember the other two? Answer at the end of this story.

No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs & Hot Rap Songs: "Plan" concurrently launches at No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Drake tallies his 17th leader on the former ranking and record-extending 18th on the latter; Lil Wayne and Diddy follow with 10 Hot Rap Songs No. 1s each.

159 on the Hot 100: With two debuts, Drake additionally ups his count to 159 career Hot 100 entries, extending his mark for the most among soloists in the chart's archives. Among all acts, only the cast of Fox's Glee has totaled more (207).

U.S. & U.K.: Along with its entrance atop the Hot 100, Drake's "Plan" concurrently debuts at No. 1 on the Official UK Singles chart. It's the first song to open atop both tallies in the same week since DJ Khaled's "I'm the One" (last May 20).

Drake earns his third Official UK Singles chart No. 1, after "What's My Name" and "One Dance"; the latter led for 15 weeks in 2016, the chart's longest command this decade.

As for the rest of the Hot 100's top 10 … Sheeran's "Perfect" holds at No. 2 after six weeks at No. 1. It tops Radio Songs for a fourth week (152 million, essentially even week-over-week). After ascending to No. 1 on the Hot 100 a week ago, Camila Cabello's "Havana," featuring Young Thug, drops to No. 3. Post Malone's "Rockstar," featuring 21 Savage, retreats 3-4 on the Hot 100, after leading for eight weeks.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, Bruno Mars and Cardi B's "Finesse" falls 4-5, after reaching No. 3. The track tops Hot R&B Songs for a third week. It claims the Hot 100's top airplay gain, as it boosts 10-8 on Radio Songs (74 million, up 17 percent).

Halsey's "Bad at Love" drops to No. 6 from its No. 5 Hot 100 high and, below Drake's "Immunity" at No. 7, Dua Lipa's "New Rules" holds at its No. 8 peak; as previously reported, "Rules" becomes her first No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart.

Capping the Hot 100's top 10, Imagine Dragons' No. 4-peaking "Thunder" slips 6-9 on the Hot 100, as it rules Hot Rock Songs for a 13th week, while G-Eazy's fellow No. 4 hit "No Limit," featuring A$AP Rocky and Cardi B, slides 7-10.

Quiz answer: Drake's "God's Plan" is the third Hot 100 leader with "God" in its title. The prior two to ascend to the chart's highest spot? Mariah Carey's "Thank God I Found You," featuring Joe and 98 Degrees (2000), and John Denver's "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975).

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly "Hot 100 Chart Moves" column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard's Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 30), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboard magazine is on sale Friday (Feb. 2).

[jenglisbe]

Jan 29, 2018 14:02:51 GMT -5 renaboss said:

Is "God's Plan" still going strong? Last chart I can find for Spotify dates back to two days ago - with impressive numbers still. Does it seem like he's on lock for another week at #1? I really expected this one to go down fast. Like, maybe American Idol #1 fast.

Well, that one from 2 days ago has the song over 4 million streams. Even if it falls a bit, those daily streams are so far ahead of other songs it won't matter.

The Grammys didn't give a huge sales boost to any song (as in, to where they'd sell 150k or more) so nothing is going to be a threat in that sense.

[Choco]

Jan 29, 2018 14:03:16 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jan 29, 2018 13:29:45 GMT -5 renaboss said:

Let's be real, "Bad Romance" is the only one out of all those that deserved to be #1, and hung around long enough at #2 for it to get frustrating. 

Let's be real, the only #2 song in the history of this chart that "deserved" to be #1 was "Gangnam Style",  The more-popular "Gangnam Style" was #2 behind "One More Night" for several weeks.  Streaming did not count then otherwise would have been #1.

A few months later, streaming was added to the Hot 100

The other songs being discussed were #2 because they belonged there

Sure, but Bad Romance was at one point the most viewed video on YouTube back when that didn't count...

Not a fan of God's Plan. Not one of Drake's best at all... but at least it breaks up the Perfect/Havana/Rockstar top 3.