Billboard Hot 100: 02/02/2019

[Choco]

Jan 27, 2019 23:49:18 GMT -5 @drakeisskinny said:

Jan 27, 2019 23:46:02 GMT -5 Choco said:

Sure she's bi, at least that's what I got from context, but he wants to "turn her straight" which plays into the whole idea of bisexuality being a phase, something fun that girls do to turn guys on, etc...

I like the track but that line stands out for all the wrong reasons.

Also, for what is worth it's having a very nice start on radio. I think it'll end up as a nice hit for everyone involved but nothing groundbreaking (around top 15/20?).

I mean the lyric is she says she is going though a phase 

Again, problematic. It plays on the misconception that everyone who is bisexual is just going through a phase.

But maybe let's take this to the song's thread? It's really derailing the thread as the whole argument ain't even related to the song's chart potential.

[85la]

Jan 27, 2019 13:38:01 GMT -5 brady47 said:

Wow, "Thank u next" is peaking on airplay at #3, the same peak as "Breathin" and "no tears left to cry".

I wonder if these could've had higher radio peaks if she didn't churn out songs so fast.

For sure. That's the price she's paying.

[Deleted]

7 Ringz is officially number one

[jayhawk1117]

Jan 28, 2019 3:32:52 GMT -5 85la said:

Jan 27, 2019 13:38:01 GMT -5 brady47 said:

Wow, "Thank u next" is peaking on airplay at #3, the same peak as "Breathin" and "no tears left to cry".

I wonder if these could've had higher radio peaks if she didn't churn out songs so fast.

For sure. That's the price she's paying.

well shes going the rapper route with releasing music and most rappers that release like this aren't really airplay monsters. I can't think of the last time a Drake song was number one on airplay

[garrettlen]

Jan 27, 2019 11:32:58 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

February 1, 1964

01 03 I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles (1st of 7 weeks at #1)
02 13 You Don't Own Me - Lesley Gore
03 06 Out Of Limits - The Marketts
04 04 Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
05 07 Hey Little Cobra - The Rip Cords
06 02 Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
07 01 There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton
08 09 Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um - Major Lance
09 16 Anyone Who Had a Heart - Dionne Warwick
10 14 For You - Rick Nelson

21 69 She Loves You - The Beatles

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" was the first of 20 #1s for The Beatles, which they amassed in just 6 years.

The country was still reeling from the Kennedy assassination that had occurred just a few weeks previously, when beginning in December 1963, while the Singing Nun was still riding at the top of the charts, that a certain song by a certain unknown group from England first started to be heard across the nation.

Long story, short.  After becoming the most popular group in their native city of Liverpool, England, the Beatles were signed by EMI to their Parlophone record label in 1962, and released their first single "Love Me Do" a short time later.  It did alright, but nothing fantastic; that didn't happen until they released their second single "Please, Please Me" in January 1963.  It was at this point that EMI went to their American arm, Capitol records, and tried to interest them in their new group The Beatles.  The American response was fairly typical for the time, they "didn't think the Beatles would do anything in this (the US) market."  Americans had always dominated rock and roll and pop music; why would that ever change?  And why would this completely unknown group from Liverpool England of all places be the ones to do it?

The rejection by Capitol caused EMI to go elsewhere, to smaller record labels who did agree to release "Please, Please Me" in the US.  At first it appeared that Capitol was right, because "Please, Please Me" disappeared into oblivion after its release.  What had been a #2 hit single in England had disappeared without a trace in America.  The same thing happened with their third single "From Me To You" when it was released.  The song became their very first #1 hit in England, but again, Capitol refused to release it, it was shopped to a smaller label, and it completely flopped in the US.  Their fourth single "She Loves You" released in August 1963 in England, became their biggest hit yet; over a million copies sold and their second #1 hit in their homeland, but suffered the same fate once it crossed the ocean.

Then The Beatles came up with their fifth single, a song that they purposely wrote with the American market in mind.  This time when Capitol heard the single they heard something in it that they didn't think they'd heard in any of the previous ones; the end result was that Capitol decided to finally release a Beatles' single.  They scheduled it for a January 1964 release and a limited amount of copies.  But what happened next was something that no one could have predicted; the song after "breaking" on a Washington DC, radio station, began to spread across the nation like wildfire.  It became a viral event long before viral events were even thought possible.

Capitol realized that "I Want To Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles was fast becoming the most popular song in the country, and as a result, they pushed forward their release date for the single from January 1964 to December 26, 1963, and upped their initial order to one million copies.  And in late December and early January the song began to sell in droves; first entering the Hot 100 on the January 18th chart at a promising #45, it moved to #3 the following week, and by the chart week of February 1, 1964 it was officially the #1 song in the nation.

Capitol had to sheepishly admit that they had been wrong about The Beatles, and from then on they become The Beatles biggest promoters and cheerleaders on this side of the Atlantic.  

[Golden Bluebird]

Jan 28, 2019 6:22:06 GMT -5 @drakeisskinny said:

7 Ringz is officially number one

Not really because only Chartdata "revealed" it, not Billboard.

I mean, I'm very sure "7 Rings" is #1, but I'd like to wait until Billboard reveals it to say it's OFFICIALLY #1.

[Golden Bluebird]

kworb.net/airadio/

*** = Dropped or added a format

Overall AI (Top 20) - 2019/01/28
1. (=) PANIC! AT THE DISCO - High Hopes (164.958) (-1.146)
2. (=) HALSEY - Without Me (151.905) (+0.976)
3. (=) ARIANA GRANDE - thank u, next (134.235) (-0.831)
4. (=) MARSHMELLO - Happier f/Bastille (128.248) (-0.908) ***
5. (=) MAROON 5 - Girls Like You (104.208) (-0.112)
6. (=) BENNY BLANCO, HALSEY & KHALID - Eastside (99.956) (+1.314)
7. (=) ARIANA GRANDE - Breathin (91.600) (-2.376)
8. (=) POST MALONE & SWAE LEE - Sunflower (88.882) (+0.929)
9. (=) TRAVIS SCOTT - Sicko Mode (83.931) (-0.385) ***
10. (=) 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER - Youngblood (76.018) (-0.304)
11. (+2) ELLIE GOULDING X DIPLO - Close To Me f/Swae Lee (64.569) (+0.763)
12. (-1) KHALID X NORMANI - Love Lies (64.193) (-0.326)
13. (+1) DAN + SHAY - Tequila (63.770) (+1.300)
14. (-2) BAD BUNNY - MIA f/Drake (63.328) (-0.928)
15. (+2) JASON ALDEAN - Girl Like You (62.115) (+0.573)
16. (=) DJ SNAKE/SELENA/OZUNA/CARDI B - Taki Taki (62.037) (+0.032)
17. (-2) DIERKS BENTLEY - Burning Man f/Brothers Osborne (61.951) (-0.201)
18. (=) KODAK BLACK - Zeze f/Travis Scott & Offset (60.664) (-0.119)
19. (=) POST MALONE - Better Now (60.204) (-0.340)
20. (+1) SCOTTY MCCREERY - This Is It (57.943) (+0.112)

Others:
24. (+1) CARDI B - Money (53.762) (+0.554)
38. (+1) POST MALONE - Wow (43.619) (+1.719)
40. (=) GESAFFELSTEIN & THE WEEKND - Lost In The Fire (42.054) (+1.203)
41. (=) JORDAN DAVIS - Take It From Me (40.835) (+0.602)
43. (+3) DEAN LEWIS - Be Alright (39.296) (+0.771)
47. (+3) ARIANA GRANDE - 7 Rings (38.446) (+3.522)
49. (-1) LUKE COMBS - Beautiful Crazy (38.097) (+0.572)
51. (=) PARDISON FONTAINE - Backin It Up f/Cardi B (35.194) (+0.536)

[Gary]

They already had the 'likely to debut at number one' article a few days ago, I think it's pretty safe

[mako]

Is what chartdata's doing even legal lol?

[fhas]

Final Predictions --- TOP 10 --- February 2, 2019

1	(NEW)	7 rings	66,700
2	(-1)	Without Me	42,600	(-8%)
3	(-1)	Sunflower	40,900	(-6%)
4	(+1)	thank u, next	33,200	(+4%)
5	(-1)	High Hopes	30,600	(-5%)
6	(-3)	SICKO MODE	30,100	(-10%)
7	(-1)	Happier	27,700	(-5%)
8	(+1)	Wow.	22,800	(+8%)
9	(-2)	Girls Like You	21,500	(-7%)
10	(+1)	Eastside	21,100	(+1%)

Others (Not necessarily 11-18):

Drip Too Hard	20,900
ZEZE	20,000
Money	18,400
Wake Up in the Sky	17,300
Better Now	16,300
Youngblood	16,200
Mo Bamba	16,200
breathin	16,000

7 rings 86k sales + 29.0M airplay + 83.5M streams
Without Me 27k sales + 111.6M airplay + 42.5M streams

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

ARIANA GRANDE - thank u, next (134.235) (-0.831)
MAROON 5 - Girls Like You (104.208) (-0.112)

Why?

[Gary]

Jan 28, 2019 9:15:14 GMT -5 mako said:

Is what chartdata's doing even legal lol?

A personal twitter account with lots of followers, he can do what he wants

[owenlovesmusic]

Hoping that GLY can hold on this week

[areyoureadytojump]

*broken record alert*

@chartdata does not have inside information. He gets all his info from music websites and chart message boards. His rounded USA sales info is from oldbloke at UKMix. His worldwide sales stats are from MediaTraffic.

[jayhawk1117]

So now that GLY (probably) has 31 weeks, who's saying its getting 34 weeks? Next should be close, post super bowl week is a lock. So that's 32/33 weeks. If it ties or breaks the record will depend fully on its it hold two weeks after the SB.

[annoymous1]

GLY will probably have another remix with Travis Scott lol it should be able to stay in the top 10 for 34 weeks.

[lazer]

Jan 28, 2019 9:54:41 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

GLY will probably have another remix with Travis Scott lol it should be able to stay in the top 10 for 34 weeks.

How can you do a GLY remix with Travis if you already have Cardi B. It’ll most likely be for another song from Red Pill Blues. Who would want another GLY remix?

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Jan 27, 2019 20:51:49 GMT -5 livelightning said:

Jan 27, 2019 20:48:07 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

The first part of your post is really just an opinion, so it really has no merit to this discussion, but the last part in bold there... I mean, I guess it's also an opinion, but if you seriously think a verse where he says he could have sex with a lesbian to "turn her straight" isn't problematic, then you really need to reevaluate your view on homosexuals. Also, again, none of this has anything to do with the actual discussion.

I don't think it's problematic, and I don't need to reevaluate anything lol. It's just a completely fine flex. And I'm just giving my opinion since everyone else is giving theirs. 

Maybe you need a couple manly gay men to have sex with you so they can turn you gay. What’s your address? Let’s set this up shall we?

[Mayman]

Jan 28, 2019 9:54:41 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

GLY will probably have another remix with Travis Scott lol it should be able to stay in the top 10 for 34 weeks.

Cause girls like you (YEAH)
Run around with guys like me (STRAIGHT UP)
Til sundown, when I come through (YEAH)
I need a girl like you (IT'S LIT)

[Gary]

Halsey's 'Without Me' Hits No. 1 On Pop Songs Chart

1/28/2019 by Gary Trust


She scores her third leader on the list and first on her own.

Halsey notches her third No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as "Without Me" ascends 2-1 on the survey dated Feb. 2.

The track is Halsey's first Pop Songs No. 1 on her own, following two collaborative leaders: The Chainsmokers' "Closer," featuring Halsey, reigned for 11 weeks beginning in October 2016 and "Him & I," with G-Eazy, led for two weeks in March 2018.

Concurrently, "Eastside," by Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid, holds at its No. 4 Pop Songs high. The song is one of Halsey's six career top 10s on the tally (including her three No. 1s).

Halsey performs on stage during the MTV EMAs 2018 on Nov. 4, 2018 in Bilbao, Spain.
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Halsey, Sittin' Up There: How 'Without Me' Hit No. 1, On the Chart Beat Podcast

Plus, as "Without Me" is a Capitol Records release, the label boasts three of the last six Pop Songs No. 1s. 5 Seconds of Summer's "Youngblood" led for five weeks beginning in October and Marshmello and Bastille's "Happier" ruled for four frames starting in November.

The Pop Songs chart measures total weekly plays, as tabulated by Nielsen Music, among its reporting panel of 167 mainstream top 40 stations.

On the all-genre, streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Without Me" has spent two (nonconsecutive) weeks at No. 1, marking Halsey's second leader, after "Closer" (12 weeks, 2016).

Next up for Halsey, she's scheduled to be the host and musical performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live Feb. 9.

All charts will update tomorrow (Jan. 29) on Billboard.com.

[annoymous1]

Jan 28, 2019 10:02:41 GMT -5 lazer said:

Jan 28, 2019 9:54:41 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

GLY will probably have another remix with Travis Scott lol it should be able to stay in the top 10 for 34 weeks.

How can you do a GLY remix with Travis if you already have Cardi B. It’ll most likely be for another song from Red Pill Blues. Who would want another GLY remix?

Fair Point.

[tanooki]

Jan 28, 2019 9:31:36 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

*broken record alert*

@chartdata does not have inside information. He gets all his info from music websites and chart message boards. His rounded USA sales info is from oldbloke at UKMix. His worldwide sales stats are from MediaTraffic.

Where does he get the hot 100?

[eidde]

Jan 28, 2019 12:11:26 GMT -5 tanooki said:

Jan 28, 2019 9:31:36 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

*broken record alert*

@chartdata does not have inside information. He gets all his info from music websites and chart message boards. His rounded USA sales info is from oldbloke at UKMix. His worldwide sales stats are from MediaTraffic.

Where does he get the hot 100?

Probably billboard biz

[Gary]

Not billboard.biz

[Golden Bluebird]

[Gary]

Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

1/28/2019 by Gary Trust


The song is Grande's second leader, and second to launch at the summit.

Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" shines atop the Billboard Hot 100, blasting in at No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 2.

The song is Grande's second Hot 100 No. 1 and second to start on top, following "Thank U, Next," which debuted atop the chart dated Nov. 17, and led for seven total weeks.

Let's run down the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 29).

"Rings," released on Republic Records, arrives as the 1,083rd No. 1 in the Hot 100's 60-year history, and launches as the week's most-streamed and top-selling song.

Following the Jan. 18 premiere of the song and its official video, "Rings" debuts at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart with 85.3 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 24, according to Nielsen Music. The sum marks the second-biggest streaming week ever for a song by a female artist, after Grande's own "Next," which drew 93.8 million, as reflected on the chart dated Dec. 15, following the premiere of its official video. (Drake's "In My Feelings" holds the overall record: 116.1 million; July 28.) Grande earns her second Streaming Songs No. 1, after "Next."

"Rings" also roars in at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, with 96,000 downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 24. Grande adds her fifth No. 1 on the survey. The total is the best for a song in six months, since Drake's "Feelings" sold 104,000 (Aug. 4), and the best for a female artist since Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry" (100,000; May 5). ("Next" hit a weekly high of 81,000 in its debut week.)

"Rings" additionally arrives at No. 39 on Radio Songs, with 27.5 million audience impressions in its first full tracking week (ending Jan. 27).


The song is the radio follow-up to "Next," and follows the track "Imagine," which debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the Hot 100 (Dec. 29). All three songs are from Grande's forthcoming album, Thank U, Next, the follow-up to Sweetener, which bowed as her third Billboard 200 No. 1 in September.

Let's ring up more facts about Grande's new No. 1:

Grande entrance: "Rings" is the 33rd single to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, while Grande becomes just the fifth artist with multiple No. 1 starts, joining Mariah Carey, the leader with three, Justin Bieber, Drake and Britney Spears (two each).

In the Hot 100's history, Grande is the first artist whose first two No. 1s have both debuted at the pinnacle.

(Before "Next" and "Rings," no female artist had entered atop the Hot 100 since Adele with "Hello" in November 2015; seven songs then started at No. 1 until "Next.")

Back at 1: Grande collects her second Hot 100 No. 1 just two months and two weeks after "Next" opened on top. That's the quickest accumulation of leaders for an artist (in a lead role) since Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" hit No. 1 only three weeks after "Sorry" first reached No. 1 in early 2016. Among women, Grande lands the fastest succession of new No. 1s since Rihanna's "What's My Name?," featuring Drake, hit the top spot on Nov. 20, 2010, and "Only Girl (In the World)" followed just two weeks later (Dec. 4).

'Sound of' No. 1: "Rings" channels the melody of The Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things," and sports writing credits for the classic song's iconic composers, the late Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Along with Sound, the pair created beloved Broadway musicals including The King and I, Oklahoma! and South Pacific.

One version of "My Favorite Things" has charted on the Hot 100: by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, a No. 45 hit in January 1969.

'7' @ 1: The numeral 7 appears in a Hot 100 No. 1 for the second time, after (technically) Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (14 weeks at No. 1, 1997-98). As for songs featuring "7" with no accompanying numbers in their titles, Grande's one-ups the previous top-peaking such hit, Lukas Graham's "7 Years," which reached No. 2 in April 2016.

Notably, "7" by Prince and The New Power Generation peaked at (where else?) No. 7 in 1993.

Lords of the 'Ring's: Plus, Grande tallies the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 with "ring" in its title. It follows Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (four weeks at No. 1, 2008-09); Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" (two, 1979); and Gary Lewis and The Playboys' "This Diamond Ring" (two, 1965).

(Research assistance on the above stats from readers Jake Rivera and deleted Nelson, the latter of whom adds that Prince's "7" hit No. 61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which, like its No. 7 Hot 100 peak, is also fitting, "because 6+1 = 7.")

"Rings" dethrones Halsey's "Without Me" after two nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. The song drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100, although it takes over at No. 1 on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart. It keeps at No. 2 on Radio Songs (109.7 million, up 3 percent) and slides 2-3 on both Streaming Songs (41.5 million, down 12 percent) and Digital Song Sales (29,000, down 30 percent).

Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" slips 2-3 on the Hot 100, after leading the Jan. 19-dated chart. The duet spends a fourth week at No. 1 on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs.

Grande's "Next" rebounds 5-4 on the Hot 100 and Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode," which led the Hot 100 dated Dec. 8, falls 3-5. Notably, the entire top five songs on the Hot 100 have all hit No. 1, marking the first such sweep in the bracket (of then-present or past No. 1s) since July 1, 2017.

Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes" retreats to No. 6 from its No. 4 Hot 100 peak, as it tops Hot Rock Songs for a 13th week and Radio Songs for a 10th frame (122.9 million, down 3 percent).

Marshmello and Bastille's "Happier" backtracks 6-7 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 3, as it leads Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 19th week, while Post Malone's "Wow." hits a new Hot 100 high, rising 9-8.

Maroon 5's former seven-week No. 1 "Girls Like You," featuring Cardi B, drops 7-9 on the Hot 100 and logs a 31st week in the top 10, becoming just the fifth single in the chart's history to reach that total. Here's a look at the longevity leaders:

Most weeks in Hot 100's top 10
33, "Shape of You," Ed Sheeran, 2017
32, "Closer," The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, 2016-17
32, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, 1997-98
31, "Girls Like You," Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, 2018-19
31, "Uptown Funk!," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 2014-15

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lil Baby and Gunna's "Drip Too Hard" falls 8-10, after reaching No. 4.

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard's Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow billboard and billboardcharts . And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 29), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

[Gary]

Components #1's

#1 sales 7 Rings 96,000
#1 streaming 7 rings 85.3
#1 Radio High Hoppes 122.9

[Gary]

1. 7 Rings
2. Without Me
3. Sunflower
4. Thank U Next
5. Sicko Mode
6. High Hopes
7. Happier
8. Wow
9. Girls Like You
10. Drip Too Hard

[Gary]

Jan 28, 2019 13:11:11 GMT -5 Gary said:

Ariana Grande's '7 Rings' Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

1/28/2019 by Gary Trust


The song is Grande's second leader, and second to launch at the summit.

Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" shines atop the Billboard Hot 100, blasting in at No. 1 on the chart dated Feb. 2.

The song is Grande's second Hot 100 No. 1 and second to start on top, following "Thank U, Next," which debuted atop the chart dated Nov. 17, and led for seven total weeks.

Let's run down the top 10 of the Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 29).

"Rings," released on Republic Records, arrives as the 1,083rd No. 1 in the Hot 100's 60-year history, and launches as the week's most-streamed and top-selling song.

Following the Jan. 18 premiere of the song and its official video, "Rings" debuts at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart with 85.3 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 24, according to Nielsen Music. The sum marks the second-biggest streaming week ever for a song by a female artist, after Grande's own "Next," which drew 93.8 million, as reflected on the chart dated Dec. 15, following the premiere of its official video. (Drake's "In My Feelings" holds the overall record: 116.1 million; July 28.) Grande earns her second Streaming Songs No. 1, after "Next."

"Rings" also roars in at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, with 96,000 downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 24. Grande adds her fifth No. 1 on the survey. The total is the best for a song in six months, since Drake's "Feelings" sold 104,000 (Aug. 4), and the best for a female artist since Grande's "No Tears Left to Cry" (100,000; May 5). ("Next" hit a weekly high of 81,000 in its debut week.)

"Rings" additionally arrives at No. 39 on Radio Songs, with 27.5 million audience impressions in its first full tracking week (ending Jan. 27).


The song is the radio follow-up to "Next," and follows the track "Imagine," which debuted and peaked at No. 24 on the Hot 100 (Dec. 29). All three songs are from Grande's forthcoming album, Thank U, Next, the follow-up to Sweetener, which bowed as her third Billboard 200 No. 1 in September.

Let's ring up more facts about Grande's new No. 1:

Grande entrance: "Rings" is the 33rd single to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, while Grande becomes just the fifth artist with multiple No. 1 starts, joining Mariah Carey, the leader with three, Justin Bieber, Drake and Britney Spears (two each).

In the Hot 100's history, Grande is the first artist whose first two No. 1s have both debuted at the pinnacle.

(Before "Next" and "Rings," no female artist had entered atop the Hot 100 since Adele with "Hello" in November 2015; seven songs then started at No. 1 until "Next.")

Back at 1: Grande collects her second Hot 100 No. 1 just two months and two weeks after "Next" opened on top. That's the quickest accumulation of leaders for an artist (in a lead role) since Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" hit No. 1 only three weeks after "Sorry" first reached No. 1 in early 2016. Among women, Grande lands the fastest succession of new No. 1s since Rihanna's "What's My Name?," featuring Drake, hit the top spot on Nov. 20, 2010, and "Only Girl (In the World)" followed just two weeks later (Dec. 4).

'Sound of' No. 1: "Rings" channels the melody of The Sound of Music's "My Favorite Things," and sports writing credits for the classic song's iconic composers, the late Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Along with Sound, the pair created beloved Broadway musicals including The King and I, Oklahoma! and South Pacific.

One version of "My Favorite Things" has charted on the Hot 100: by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, a No. 45 hit in January 1969.

'7' @ 1: The numeral 7 appears in a Hot 100 No. 1 for the second time, after (technically) Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (14 weeks at No. 1, 1997-98). As for songs featuring "7" with no accompanying numbers in their titles, Grande's one-ups the previous top-peaking such hit, Lukas Graham's "7 Years," which reached No. 2 in April 2016.

Notably, "7" by Prince and The New Power Generation peaked at (where else?) No. 7 in 1993.

Lords of the 'Ring's: Plus, Grande tallies the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 with "ring" in its title. It follows Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (four weeks at No. 1, 2008-09); Anita Ward's "Ring My Bell" (two, 1979); and Gary Lewis and The Playboys' "This Diamond Ring" (two, 1965).

(Research assistance on the above stats from readers Jake Rivera and deleted Nelson, the latter of whom adds that Prince's "7" hit No. 61 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which, like its No. 7 Hot 100 peak, is also fitting, "because 6+1 = 7.")

"Rings" dethrones Halsey's "Without Me" after two nonconsecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. The song drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100, although it takes over at No. 1 on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart. It keeps at No. 2 on Radio Songs (109.7 million, up 3 percent) and slides 2-3 on both Streaming Songs (41.5 million, down 12 percent) and Digital Song Sales (29,000, down 30 percent).

Post Malone and Swae Lee's "Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" slips 2-3 on the Hot 100, after leading the Jan. 19-dated chart. The duet spends a fourth week at No. 1 on both Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs.

Grande's "Next" rebounds 5-4 on the Hot 100 and Travis Scott's "Sicko Mode," which led the Hot 100 dated Dec. 8, falls 3-5. Notably, the entire top five songs on the Hot 100 have all hit No. 1, marking the first such sweep in the bracket (of then-present or past No. 1s) since July 1, 2017.

Panic! at the Disco's "High Hopes" retreats to No. 6 from its No. 4 Hot 100 peak, as it tops Hot Rock Songs for a 13th week and Radio Songs for a 10th frame (122.9 million, down 3 percent).

Marshmello and Bastille's "Happier" backtracks 6-7 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 3, as it leads Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a 19th week, while Post Malone's "Wow." hits a new Hot 100 high, rising 9-8.

Maroon 5's former seven-week No. 1 "Girls Like You," featuring Cardi B, drops 7-9 on the Hot 100 and logs a 31st week in the top 10, becoming just the fifth single in the chart's history to reach that total. Here's a look at the longevity leaders:

Most weeks in Hot 100's top 10
33, "Shape of You," Ed Sheeran, 2017
32, "Closer," The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, 2016-17
32, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, 1997-98
31, "Girls Like You," Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, 2018-19
31, "Uptown Funk!," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 2014-15

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lil Baby and Gunna's "Drip Too Hard" falls 8-10, after reaching No. 4.

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[Gary]

Grande becomes just the fifth artist with multiple No. 1 starts, joining Mariah Carey, the leader with three, Justin Bieber, Drake and Britney Spears (two each