Billboard Hot 100: 11/17/18

[Golden Bluebird]

Nov 12, 2018 13:48:22 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Gary Would you happen to know the last time the #1 was at the top of the Streaming, Radio, and Sales charts at the same time?

Despacito

[WILL]

Nov 12, 2018 13:48:22 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Gary Would you happen to know the last time the #1 was at the top of the Streaming, Radio, and Sales charts at the same time?

Despacito on 08/19/17

[Gary]

Cool. The trifecta will become more rare until radio and streaming can align

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Who's the Biggest Pop Star Right Now Without a Hot 100 No. 1 Hit? (2018 Edition)

11/12/2018 by Andrew Unterberger

A half-decade after first debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 with breakout single "The Way," Ariana Grande finally has her first Hot 100 No. 1 hit.

Billboard revealed today that Grande's new song, her blithe ode to her real-life exes "Thank U, Next," has debuted atop the marquee chart in its incomplete first week of tracking, following the song's premiere the night of Saturday, Nov. 3. That beats her previous best showing on the chart, with the Iggy Azalea-featuring and No. 2-peaking "Problem" in 2014 -- and officially erases her name from the list of the biggest pop stars without a No. 1 hit to their credit; a list she had arguably risen to the very top of. 

Still, even with the removal of Ariana Grande from its ranks, the pool of major pop artists without a Hot 100-topper is a crowded one. Here is a brief rundown of ten artists currently in the debate for the distinction of being "next" on the ranking of the biggest names without a No. 1 on their resume.

Nicki Minaj

Ariana's frequent collaborator -- with whom she shares a pair of Hot 100 top five hits in "Side to Side" (No. 4, 2016) and "Bang Bang" (No. 3, 2014) -- has come within one spot of the chart's apex, with solo smash "Anaconda" in 2014. But despite hitting the top 10 a stunning 17 times (most recently with her guest appearance on 6ix9ine's "FEFE," which peaked at No. 3 this August), and despite having cracked triple digits with her total Hot 100 entries this November -- more than any other female artist in history -- she's still yet to reach the chart penthouse.

Travis Scott

A rising star for a half-decade now, Travis Scott made his ascent to pop's A-list official this year with the release of Astroworld, the rapper's much-anticipated third album, which launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with one of the year's biggest first-week numbers, and debuted all 17 tracks from the set on the Hot 100. The biggest of those, the No. 4-debuting (and Drake-assisted) "Sicko Mode," reached a No. 2 peak on the chart this November -- matching Scott's No. 2 bow as a guest star on Kodak Black's ""ZEZE" just a week earlier -- but Scott's rollercoaster year has yet to scale the listing's absolute apex.

J. Cole

Cole is one of music's most reliable LP-sellers at this point, having now topped the Billboard 200 albums chart with all five of his studio albums to date, each with first-week numbers well into the multiple hundreds of thousands. But his success on the Hot 100 has been more tempered: Aside from debuting three songs in the top 10 during the release week of most recent LP K.O.D. this May ("ATM," No. 6; "Kevin's Heart," No. 8; "KOD," No. 10), the No. 7-peaking "Deja Vu" remains the North Carolina MC's only other visit to the chart's top 10. Given Cole's lack of a consistent pop radio presence over most of the last half-decade, however, his presence on this list may be less surprising than some others. 

Selena Gomez

Gomez is certainly no stranger to the Hot 100's highest tier, having scored seven top 10 hits on the chart, including last year's Kygo collab "It Ain't Me" (No. 10, 2017). But Gomez has yet to get higher on the chart than No. 5 -- Revival singles "Good for You" (feat. A$AP Rocky, 2015) and "Same Old Love" (2016) share the title for her highest-peaking entry to date -- and she hasn't necessarily been trending in the right direction; none of her critically acclaimed 2017 singles "Bad Liar," "Fetish" or "Wolves" has managed to peak above No. 20 on the listing, while this year's 13 Reasons Why soundtrack single topped out at No. 18.

Twenty One Pilots

The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun were absolutely unavoidable on the Hot 100 in 2016, with their "Stressed Out" and "Heathens" smashes taking them all the way to No. 2 on the chart, and in-between single "Ride" pulling up not far behind at No. 5. Though second album Trench, released in October, didn't create the same kind of Hot 100 momentum -- lead single "Jumpsuit" has scored the highest ranking on the chart from the set to date, with a modest No. 50 peak -- all three of the previously mentioned smashes are currently still in Spotify's top 70 most U.S.-played songs of all time, and the duo flying to such elevations again in the future would hardly be a shock.

Future

Similar to Cole, the rapper born Nayvadius Wilburn has been a Billboard 200 conqueror (five No. 1 albums, most recently/most historically with his self-titled effort and Hendrix in consecutive weeks in March 2017) and Hot 100 fixture (75 entries total, most recently with three tracks off his and Juice WRLD's WRLD on Drugs collaborative LP) without ever really threatening the top spot on the latter. The 2017 No. 5-peaking solo smash "Mask Off" has brought him closest, with only his featured appearance on Lil Wayne's 2013 hit "Love Me" taking him to the top 10 previously.

Zedd

Another Ariana collaborator, Zedd has come closest to the Hot 100's apex with his 2014 collab with the powerhouse pop vocalist, "Break Free," which hit No. 4 in that August. It's one of four top 10 hits for the superstar DJ on the chart, and as of last week, he still had has two entries in the Hot 100's top half : "The Middle," with Grey and Maren Morris, which peaked at No. 5 on the chart in April, and "Lost in Japan," his Shawn Mendes collab, which climbed to a new peak of No. 48.

Shawn Mendes

Speaking of Shawn Mendes: one of the most reliable young hitmakers in pop right now, the singer-songwriter Mendes has only seen his career momentum grow since first hitting the Hot 100's top five with "Stitches" in 2015. But despite returning to the top 10 with "Treat You Better" (No. 6, 2016) and "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (No. 6, 2017), he's yet to better that song's No. 4 peak. His self-titled album's lead single "In My Blood" made it to No. 11 this June, however, and "Lost in Japan" is still ascending the chart since being remixed by Zedd in September.

Imagine Dragons

In an era where rock crossovers to the Hot 100 are an increasingly rare phenomenon, Imagine Dragons keep scoring top 10 hits like it was still the height of '80s arena rock. "Thunder" (No. 4) and "Believer" (No. 4) both brought the Las Vegas quartet back to the chart's top five last year -- which they'd previously visited in 2013, with "Radioactive" (No. 3), their highest-charting smash to date -- and they challenged the chart's top tier twice in 2018 with third Evolve single "Whatever It Takes" (No. 12) and follow-up set Origins' lead single "Natural" (No. 13). Officially released last Friday (Nov. 9), Origins may still launch another Hot 100 contender or two before the year's end.

Florida Georgia Line

You probably wouldn't have thought to include the country duo on a list like this before 2018, since despite their continued consistent success on the country charts, they hadn't visited the top 10 of the Hot 100 in a half-decade, since the Nelly-featuring "Cruise" (No. 4, 2013). But they made a triumphant return to the chart's highest tier in 2018, even bettering their old peak by climbing to No. 2 with their Bebe Rexha collab "Meant to Be" -- leaving open the possibility that FGL could be the first country act to top the Hot 100 since Taylor Swift still registered as a country artist. ("Simple," the group's most recent Hot 100 entry, notched a respectable peak of No. 32 on the chart.)

[Gary]

Nov 12, 2018 14:00:59 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Who's the Biggest Pop Star Right Now Without a Hot 100 No. 1 Hit? (2018 Edition)

11/12/2018 by Andrew Unterberger

A half-decade after first debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 with breakout single "The Way," Ariana Grande finally has her first Hot 100 No. 1 hit.

Billboard revealed today that Grande's new song, her blithe ode to her real-life exes "Thank U, Next," has debuted atop the marquee chart in its incomplete first week of tracking, following the song's premiere the night of Saturday, Nov. 3. That beats her previous best showing on the chart, with the Iggy Azalea-featuring and No. 2-peaking "Problem" in 2014 -- and officially erases her name from the list of the biggest pop stars without a No. 1 hit to their credit; a list she had arguably risen to the very top of. 

Still, even with the removal of Ariana Grande from its ranks, the pool of major pop artists without a Hot 100-topper is a crowded one. Here is a brief rundown of ten artists currently in the debate for the distinction of being "next" on the ranking of the biggest names without a No. 1 on their resume.

Nicki Minaj

Ariana's frequent collaborator -- with whom she shares a pair of Hot 100 top five hits in "Side to Side" (No. 4, 2016) and "Bang Bang" (No. 3, 2014) -- has come within one spot of the chart's apex, with solo smash "Anaconda" in 2014. But despite hitting the top 10 a stunning 17 times (most recently with her guest appearance on 6ix9ine's "FEFE," which peaked at No. 3 this August), and despite having cracked triple digits with her total Hot 100 entries this November -- more than any other female artist in history -- she's still yet to reach the chart penthouse.

Travis Scott

A rising star for a half-decade now, Travis Scott made his ascent to pop's A-list official this year with the release of Astroworld, the rapper's much-anticipated third album, which launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with one of the year's biggest first-week numbers, and debuted all 17 tracks from the set on the Hot 100. The biggest of those, the No. 4-debuting (and Drake-assisted) "Sicko Mode," reached a No. 2 peak on the chart this November -- matching Scott's No. 2 bow as a guest star on Kodak Black's ""ZEZE" just a week earlier -- but Scott's rollercoaster year has yet to scale the listing's absolute apex.

J. Cole

Cole is one of music's most reliable LP-sellers at this point, having now topped the Billboard 200 albums chart with all five of his studio albums to date, each with first-week numbers well into the multiple hundreds of thousands. But his success on the Hot 100 has been more tempered: Aside from debuting three songs in the top 10 during the release week of most recent LP K.O.D. this May ("ATM," No. 6; "Kevin's Heart," No. 8; "KOD," No. 10), the No. 7-peaking "Deja Vu" remains the North Carolina MC's only other visit to the chart's top 10. Given Cole's lack of a consistent pop radio presence over most of the last half-decade, however, his presence on this list may be less surprising than some others. 

Selena Gomez

Gomez is certainly no stranger to the Hot 100's highest tier, having scored seven top 10 hits on the chart, including last year's Kygo collab "It Ain't Me" (No. 10, 2017). But Gomez has yet to get higher on the chart than No. 5 -- Revival singles "Good for You" (feat. A$AP Rocky, 2015) and "Same Old Love" (2016) share the title for her highest-peaking entry to date -- and she hasn't necessarily been trending in the right direction; none of her critically acclaimed 2017 singles "Bad Liar," "Fetish" or "Wolves" has managed to peak above No. 20 on the listing, while this year's 13 Reasons Why soundtrack single topped out at No. 18.

Twenty One Pilots

The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun were absolutely unavoidable on the Hot 100 in 2016, with their "Stressed Out" and "Heathens" smashes taking them all the way to No. 2 on the chart, and in-between single "Ride" pulling up not far behind at No. 5. Though second album Trench, released in October, didn't create the same kind of Hot 100 momentum -- lead single "Jumpsuit" has scored the highest ranking on the chart from the set to date, with a modest No. 50 peak -- all three of the previously mentioned smashes are currently still in Spotify's top 70 most U.S.-played songs of all time, and the duo flying to such elevations again in the future would hardly be a shock.

Future

Similar to Cole, the rapper born Nayvadius Wilburn has been a Billboard 200 conqueror (five No. 1 albums, most recently/most historically with his self-titled effort and Hendrix in consecutive weeks in March 2017) and Hot 100 fixture (75 entries total, most recently with three tracks off his and Juice WRLD's WRLD on Drugs collaborative LP) without ever really threatening the top spot on the latter. The 2017 No. 5-peaking solo smash "Mask Off" has brought him closest, with only his featured appearance on Lil Wayne's 2013 hit "Love Me" taking him to the top 10 previously.

Zedd

Another Ariana collaborator, Zedd has come closest to the Hot 100's apex with his 2014 collab with the powerhouse pop vocalist, "Break Free," which hit No. 4 in that August. It's one of four top 10 hits for the superstar DJ on the chart, and as of last week, he still had has two entries in the Hot 100's top half : "The Middle," with Grey and Maren Morris, which peaked at No. 5 on the chart in April, and "Lost in Japan," his Shawn Mendes collab, which climbed to a new peak of No. 48.

Shawn Mendes

Speaking of Shawn Mendes: one of the most reliable young hitmakers in pop right now, the singer-songwriter Mendes has only seen his career momentum grow since first hitting the Hot 100's top five with "Stitches" in 2015. But despite returning to the top 10 with "Treat You Better" (No. 6, 2016) and "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" (No. 6, 2017), he's yet to better that song's No. 4 peak. His self-titled album's lead single "In My Blood" made it to No. 11 this June, however, and "Lost in Japan" is still ascending the chart since being remixed by Zedd in September.

Imagine Dragons

In an era where rock crossovers to the Hot 100 are an increasingly rare phenomenon, Imagine Dragons keep scoring top 10 hits like it was still the height of '80s arena rock. "Thunder" (No. 4) and "Believer" (No. 4) both brought the Las Vegas quartet back to the chart's top five last year -- which they'd previously visited in 2013, with "Radioactive" (No. 3), their highest-charting smash to date -- and they challenged the chart's top tier twice in 2018 with third Evolve single "Whatever It Takes" (No. 12) and follow-up set Origins' lead single "Natural" (No. 13). Officially released last Friday (Nov. 9), Origins may still launch another Hot 100 contender or two before the year's end.

Florida Georgia Line

You probably wouldn't have thought to include the country duo on a list like this before 2018, since despite their continued consistent success on the country charts, they hadn't visited the top 10 of the Hot 100 in a half-decade, since the Nelly-featuring "Cruise" (No. 4, 2013). But they made a triumphant return to the chart's highest tier in 2018, even bettering their old peak by climbing to No. 2 with their Bebe Rexha collab "Meant to Be" -- leaving open the possibility that FGL could be the first country act to top the Hot 100 since Taylor Swift still registered as a country artist. ("Simple," the group's most recent Hot 100 entry, notched a respectable peak of No. 32 on the chart.)

The older versions of that article plus the current one, I put here


pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/175839/current-biggest-star-hot-100?page=1&scrollTo=6800318

[livelightning]

Girls Like You might get more than 33 weeks in the top 10 and break the record. It's at 23 now.

[Choco]

I'd say from that list the only one that feels "overdue" for a #1 is Nicki.

[tanooki]

Nov 12, 2018 14:14:28 GMT -5 livelightning said:

Girls Like You might get more than 33 weeks in the top 10 and break the record. It's at 23 now.

Not at this rate, it has nowhere to go but down.

[korbel16]

Nov 12, 2018 13:18:26 GMT -5 livelightning said:

Billboard Hot 100:

1. thank u, next
2. Girls Like You
3. SICKO MODE
4. Happier
5. Lucid Dreams
6. Without Me
7. Better Now
8. ZEZE
9. Mo Bamba
10. Drip Too Hard

20. God is a Woman
21. Breathin

well... we did it ladies

[tallen2001]

This is the first year since 1995 to have 4 songs debut at #1.

[renaboss]

Nov 12, 2018 13:48:02 GMT -5 jebsib said:

Interesting stat, Renaboss -

For comparison, the 100th #1 of the 2000's was Souljah Boy's Crank That, in late 2007;
So we are slightly behind in terms of turnover this decade.

The 1990's got to 100 #1s sometime in 1996.

Correct - curiously enough, the "Macarena" was the 100th #1 of the 90's (fittingly so). Of course, the fact that the first two years of that decade fell in the pre-SoundScan era helped to achieve that mark faster: 1990 and 91 have 52 #1's between the two. While I hate the relatively slow turnover rate at the top we sometimes get, I can't say I'd rather have 20-30 #1's in one year, that seems excessive. 

[owenlovesmusic]

Nov 12, 2018 14:14:28 GMT -5 livelightning said:

Girls Like You might get more than 33 weeks in the top 10 and break the record. It's at 23 now.

Dropping too fast on its biggest platform, airplay. Will likely get 27-30 weeks.

[jayhawk1117]

Nov 12, 2018 13:53:36 GMT -5 tanooki said:

GLY only at #2? Jesus f**king christ...

L E G E N D A R Y B O P

[jayhawk1117]

Nov 12, 2018 14:17:08 GMT -5 tanooki said:

Nov 12, 2018 14:14:28 GMT -5 livelightning said:

Girls Like You might get more than 33 weeks in the top 10 and break the record. It's at 23 now.

Not at this rate, it has nowhere to go but down.

well that's what peaking at number one usually means

[Zeebz]

YES at Ariana finally nabbing that no. 1!! Fitting that it happened with “thank u, next”, which feels like such a moment for her. Everything else now is just icing on the cake.

Now if “breathin” can hit the top 10 soon..

[Gary]

Nov 12, 2018 15:30:02 GMT -5 jayhawk1117 said:

Nov 12, 2018 14:17:08 GMT -5 tanooki said:

Not at this rate, it has nowhere to go but down.

well that's what peaking at number one usually means

Yep

The slow airplay decline. Will keep it around a while.

Being a hit on multiple formats certainly helps

Little too early for me to say 33 is in the bag though

[jayhawk1117]

With how weak the top 10 is rn, I'm expecting 27 weeks minimum. No way it drops out during the freeze imo

[velaxti]

I think Girls Like You will probably return to #1 in December with 230 points. The charts have been a bit ridiculous this year lol.

[Gary]

Don't count it out. In Canada is has bounced in and out 4 times already

[@DjKingBee]

Where is Cardi Bs money ??? I thought it would go top 10 ... I hear it everywhere

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Nov 12, 2018 14:05:16 GMT -5 Gary said:

The older versions of that article plus the current one, I put here


pulsemusic.proboards.com/thread/175839/current-biggest-star-hot-100?page=1&scrollTo=6800318

Thanks. So, as I expected Nicki would be the biggest one. In spite of her 100 Hot 100 entries ...

[annoymous1]

How many weeks do ya'll think Thank u next will get at #1?

[Nuestro Planeta]

Does anyone think GLY could tie/break the record for most weeks inside the top 5? The record is tied between Shape Of You & Closer who spent 27 weeks inside the top 5. GLY currently sits at 23 weeks.

[tanooki]

Nov 12, 2018 16:46:07 GMT -5 @DjKingBee said:

Where is Cardi Bs money ??? I thought it would go top 10 ... I hear it everywhere

hard fall

Its numbers arent as good as they should be

[DJ General]

Nov 12, 2018 13:34:45 GMT -5 Gary said:

2 weeks to Iris

Next week is it's final week, if it even gets that. There's no way it will pass 17. Very happy about this!



Girls Like You will receive its 17th week for the 11/24 chart for airplay ending on 11/18. It will however lose on November 22nd during its 18th week, which would only tie Iris anyway.

Happier will be #1 on airplay starting November 22nd in the middle of the tieing 18th week for GLY.

[Kris]

With the Holiday season coming out and the Year End playlists starting late December I see no issue with GLY easily spending 30 weeks in the top 10, it could even return to #1.

Remember now that it's reached #1 on AC, after Xmas it will fly back up the airplay chart. 

[Deleted]

Nov 3, 2018 23:09:25 GMT -5 @drakeisskinny said:

Thank you, next is definitely going number one

Called it

[Gary]

Congrats

[Kris]

Any news on Bohemian Rhapsody?

[divasummer]

I'll be first to admit I didn't see Ariana's latest debuting at num.1.
I liked it and instantly purchased it but I thought it sounded like a hot buzz track.
Even the single cover kind of looked like a mix tape/buzz single to me.
I'm happy to be wrong because I like it and Ariana but no I didn't think it would be debuting at num.1 but more Top 3-5.