Billboard Hot 100 7/14/18 - "Scorpion" storms the chart

[Gary]

Jul 10, 2018 14:00:15 GMT -5 jebsib said:

Gary, be advised that many of your chart stats have been inaccurate when you copy & paste your Tuesday morning "chart postings".

Check your recent Billboard magazine issues: They're correct, Billboard.biz is wrong. Many of the 'weeks at #1" on titles that have been long running #1s are a week off.
For example, Bebe is #1 for 32 weeks on Country, not 31; The Middle #1 on Dance for 23 weeks, not 22, etc.

(There were massive data screw ups at the beginning of the year (when that extra week was inserted to match up issue dates) and no one has gone in to fix the data.)

Thanks - I noticed that a while ago - those are never right

I copy and paste to share with the group here.

When I load into my database I delete the weeks at #1 references anyway

[Gary]

Drake Breaks Streaming Songs Record, Holds Chart's Top Eight Positions

7/10/2018 by Kevin Rutherford

He also scores the first 19 positions of the On-Demand Streaming Songs ranking.

Drake isn’t just setting records on the Billboard Hot 100 or Billboard 200 charts with his new album, Scorpion. The hip-hop star, whose album broke the single-week streaming record both nationally and globally, storms onto Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart on the way to giving Drake the most titles on the chart in its six-year history.

Along with the 25 songs from Scorpion, Drake also makes an appearance on the ranking dated July 14 as part of “Yes Indeed” with Lil Baby and with a featured credit on BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive” and Migos’ “Walk It Talk It,” giving Drake 28 titles on Streaming Songs at once. That breaks the previous record of most titles simultaneously on the chart, 21, held by Drake on the April 8, 2017-dated tally following the release of 2017’s More Life. He also has the only other week with at least 20 titles on the chart at once, scoring 20 on the May 21, 2016-dated survey after releasing Views.

Drake holds down the top eight spots of Streaming Songs and nine of the top 10. Both are records; previously, Post Malone had charted the most songs at once in the top 10, scoring eight earlier this year (May 12) upon the release of beerbongs & bentleys. But as far as Drake’s dominance in the first eight positions goes, no other artist had even held down the first three spots of Streaming Songs, let alone its first eight.

It’s important to note, however, that the latest Streaming Songs chart is the first to adopt new methodology weighing certain on-demand streams differently than others. Whereas the chart previously weighted programmed streams half as much as on-demand streams, the ranking (concurrent with the Hot 100) places higher importance on paid on-demand streams, followed by ad-supported on-demand streams like YouTube and then programmed streams like Pandora’s non-premium tier. Thus, though Drake holds the top eight spots of Streaming Songs, a song like XXXTENTACION’s “Sad!” -- No. 9 on the July 14 chart -- actually has the second-most streams overall in the June 29-July 5 tracking week but receives a lower Streaming Songs ranking since more of its streams were ad-supported.

Drake leads Streaming Songs with “Nonstop,” which was released concurrently with Scorpion on June 29 rather than as a promotional or radio single beforehand, like “Nice for What” and “God’s Plan.” The song debuts with 58.6 million streams, according to Nielsen Music, 57.2 million of which come via on-demand audio streams.

The strong on-demand audio debut of "Nonstop" also lifts it to No. 1 on the On-Demand Streaming Songs chart, which includes just paid or ad-supported streams from on-demand audio clients. There, Drake not only becomes the first artist to make up the entire top 10, he also takes up Nos. 1-19, with Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” at No. 20 -- the first song to break up the Drake train. Drake’s dominance bests both Post Malone and Kendrick Lamar, who had scored nine of the top 10 on On-Demand Streaming Songs on the charts dated May 12 and May 6, 2017, respectively.

Drake’s 27 songs on On-Demand Streaming Songs is also, naturally, a record, besting the 22 songs he charted there on the April 15, 2017; April 8, 2017; and May 21, 2016 rankings.

With No. 1s on both charts thanks to “Nonstop,” Drake extends his lead for most No. 1s on both. He now has six No. 1s on Streaming Songs (Justin Bieber is second with four) and is the first to 10 on On-Demand Streaming Songs (followed by Bieber with six).

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Wow at Plug Walk falling off of the charts at 15 after 20 weeks. Must be a record.

[Gary]

It is #1 on recurrents

[Leo ✔]

Jul 10, 2018 13:08:02 GMT -5 rimetm said:

X (Equis) has been gradually gaining on radio for the past couple of months, and this week it received a remix with hit makers Ozuna (Te Boté, Me Niego, Escapate Conmigo, La Modelo) and Maluma (Chantaje, Felices los 4, Corazón) that gave it a sales and on-demand streaming bump that might’ve finally gotten it to the top 40 were it not for Scorpion.

X is went to recurrent on Pop and Rhythmic weeks ago.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

While the 31 songs in the Hot 100 that debuted or re-entered this week might seem a lot, they are nowhere near the 61 for the chart dated December 5, 1998, which was the first week that airplay only songs were allowed to chart. That week I'm Your Angel debuted at #1 and Iris at #9.

[Gary]

Debuted at #1?

[tanooki]

Jul 10, 2018 21:21:52 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

While the 31 songs in the Hot 100 that debuted or re-entered this week might seem a lot, they are nowhere near the 61 for the chart dated December 5, 1998, which was the first week that airplay only songs were allowed to chart. That week I'm Your Angel debuted at #1 and Iris at #9.

I mean, it's the fact that one person did most of it that makes this particular week so notable

[Gary]

Jul 10, 2018 21:21:52 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

While the 31 songs in the Hot 100 that debuted or re-entered this week might seem a lot, they are nowhere near the 61 for the chart dated December 5, 1998, which was the first week that airplay only songs were allowed to chart. That week I'm Your Angel debuted at #1 and Iris at #9.

The official ruling there was that the test charts held the prior week positions so 61 is not the number

[forg]

Woah at Backstreet Boys re-entering the chart. The least thing I expected from this Drake dominant chart lol

[TakeMe]

Given the success of the album Drake will definitely be killing it at the BBMAs. He might break Janets record.

[Gary]

Jul 10, 2018 22:41:06 GMT -5 TakeMe said:

Given the success of the album Drake will definitely be killing it at the BBMAs. He might break Janets record.

The "Janet Record" is also held by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen and tied this week by Drake

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jul 10, 2018 21:43:49 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jul 10, 2018 21:21:52 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

While the 31 songs in the Hot 100 that debuted or re-entered this week might seem a lot, they are nowhere near the 61 for the chart dated December 5, 1998, which was the first week that airplay only songs were allowed to chart. That week I'm Your Angel debuted at #1 and Iris at #9.

The official ruling there was that the test charts held the prior week positions so 61 is not the number

Just to make it look more seamless but if you compared that chart to the official one before, technically speaking, there were 61 songs that weren't on it so official or not, if someone makes a case for that week as having had 61 debuts, they do have a point, whether Billboard recognizes it or not.

With that said, I also wouldn't count that week as being some sort of a "record" for most debuts without including one massive asterisk next to it.

[Gary]

Jul 10, 2018 22:53:29 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Jul 10, 2018 21:43:49 GMT -5 Gary said:

The official ruling there was that the test charts held the prior week positions so 61 is not the number

Just to make it look more seamless but if you compared that chart to the official one before, technically speaking, there were 61 songs that weren't on it so official or not, if someone makes a case for that week as having had 61 debuts, they do have a point, whether Billboard recognizes it or not.

With that said, I also wouldn't count that week as being some sort of a "record" for most debuts without including one massive asterisk next to it.

Hence the word “official”.

As with all stats people are free to have their own interpretation

[dovahduck]

Jul 10, 2018 13:08:02 GMT -5 rimetm said:

X (Equis) has been gradually gaining on radio for the past couple of months, and this week it received a remix with hit makers Ozuna (Te Boté, Me Niego, Escapate Conmigo, La Modelo) and Maluma (Chantaje, Felices los 4, Corazón) that gave it a sales and on-demand streaming bump that might’ve finally gotten it to the top 40 were it not for Scorpion.

Hopefully the track will somehow manage to get into the top 40.

[TakeMe]

Jul 10, 2018 23:03:07 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jul 10, 2018 22:53:29 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Just to make it look more seamless but if you compared that chart to the official one before, technically speaking, there were 61 songs that weren't on it so official or not, if someone makes a case for that week as having had 61 debuts, they do have a point, whether Billboard recognizes it or not.

With that said, I also wouldn't count that week as being some sort of a "record" for most debuts without including one massive asterisk next to it.

Hence the word “official”.

As with all stats people are free to have their own interpretation

I should’ve been more clear my apologies.
Not THAT record.
The billboard awards record for most wins in one night.

[emperortigerstar]

I find it amazing that Zombie by Bad Wolves is still holding on at 95. That means without the Drake album drop they'd have jumped up 18 spots to 73.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jul 10, 2018 23:03:07 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jul 10, 2018 22:53:29 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Just to make it look more seamless but if you compared that chart to the official one before, technically speaking, there were 61 songs that weren't on it so official or not, if someone makes a case for that week as having had 61 debuts, they do have a point, whether Billboard recognizes it or not.

With that said, I also wouldn't count that week as being some sort of a "record" for most debuts without including one massive asterisk next to it.

Hence the word “official”.

As with all stats people are free to have their own interpretation

And it looks like that's what the poster above did.

[Gary]

Jul 11, 2018 5:35:28 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Jul 10, 2018 23:03:07 GMT -5 Gary said:

Hence the word “official”.

As with all stats people are free to have their own interpretation

And it looks like that's what the poster above did.

And you as well apparently.


Pointless discussion anyway as the topic was meant to go elsewhere to begin with

[J. Rob]

Jul 10, 2018 13:41:06 GMT -5 tanooki said:

genuine question

Does anyone actually listen to radio outside of their car lol

I do....all the time. Urban, Urban AC and Rhythmic are better than they've been in a while. CHR is an absolute joke at this point....those are the only 4 formats I listen to.

[Night Senses]

Jul 10, 2018 22:43:56 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jul 10, 2018 22:41:06 GMT -5 TakeMe said:

Given the success of the album Drake will definitely be killing it at the BBMAs. He might break Janets record.

The "Janet Record" is also held by Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen and tied this week by Drake

The “Janet record” is 7 top 5 singles from one album and #1 singles from one album in three different calendar years. Pretty sure Bruce, Michael and Drake don’t have that.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jul 11, 2018 6:52:58 GMT -5 Gary said:

Jul 11, 2018 5:35:28 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

And it looks like that's what the poster above did.

And you as well apparently.


Pointless discussion anyway as the topic was meant to go elsewhere to begin with

Truth! Sometimes it's okay for people to express a thought without interjecting a fact.

[iHype.]

Nice for What is #1 in US
Nonstop is #1 in Canada
Don't Matter to Me is #1 in Sweden

Must be the first time an artist had 3 different #1's across the world on official charts simultaneously?

[singingrulebritannia]

Jun 30, 2018 9:01:57 GMT -5 lazer said:

Jun 30, 2018 8:57:47 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

The fact that it's a Drake's song...and that's pretty much everything.

Drake could just make a 3 second song and the streaming public would still give him a million streams.