Billboard Hot 100: 08/24/2019

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Insufferable

[jenglisbe]

So, does the bundle count as 1 sale or ultimately two?

I'm wondering how this counts toward the Hot 100, especially if someone had already downloaded the song.

[jebsib]

Gary thanx for the charts - did you find a way around the new layout fiasco?

[mzumii]

Aug 19, 2019 19:05:45 GMT -5 walt91 said:

Mainstream Top 40 debuts

Sam Feldt/Rani - Post Malone (#37)
Illenium/Jon Bellion - Good Things Fall Apart (#38)
Delacey - My Man (#40)

lmao Post Malone even has hit songs named after him at this point

[mzumii]

Aug 19, 2019 19:16:14 GMT -5 spicymapping said:

Aug 19, 2019 18:44:48 GMT -5 @benson said:

HOT 100
30 26 HAPPIER Marshmello & Bastille 2 52

A farewell to one of the most unpredictable chart runs in recent memory. You will be sorely missed.

Speaking of completely predictable, Time is up to 65. 

Time is about to be NF's Let You Down pt. 2 on the charts 

[Choco]

I mean we could have ignored the 7 rings post instead of feeding the troll...

[Gary]

Aug 20, 2019 9:09:13 GMT -5 jebsib said:

Gary thanx for the charts - did you find a way around the new layout fiasco?

Yeah, I can even get them out quicker now than before. Credit goes to ukmix though for writing the code to produce these

[thebops]

Aug 18, 2019 21:21:25 GMT -5 garrettlen said:

Aug 18, 2019 10:41:55 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

August 24, 1974

01 03 (You're) Having My Baby - Paul Anka (w/Odia Coates) (1st of 3 weeks at #1)
02 01 The Night Chicago Died - Paper Lace
03 04 Tell Me Something Good - Rufus
04 02 Feel Like Makin' Love - Roberta Flack
05 13 I Shot The Sheriff - Eric Clapton
06 07 Waterloo - ABBA
07 08 Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
08 09 I'm Leaving It All Up To You - Donny & Marie Osmond
09 15 Rock Me Gently - Andy Kim
10 11 Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie

Paul Anka's "(You're) Having My Baby" was controversial from it's first note.  This did not stop it however, from reaching the top of the Hot 100 the week of August 24th, 1974, and staying there for 3 weeks.  The song, which is sung in first person, describes a man's joy at finding out that his wife/girlfriend? is pregnant with his child.  Feminists immediately took the song to task for being too "sexist" since it only showed the man's side to this expecting news.  Although there is a female who sings on the song as well, Odia Coates, she doesn't so much sing about her own feelings as she basically reinforces what Anka has already been singing when she joins in with him later in the song.  Feminists were not pleased.

But the actual lyrics to the song proved to be an even bigger sticking point; lyrics like these for instance:

"Didn't have to keep it
Wouldn't put you through it
You could have swept it from your life
But you wouldn't do it"

Abortion had only been made legal throughout the United States a year earlier, with the landmark Roe Vs Wade decision of 1973.  it was a controversial issue then, it's a controversial issue now, so as you can imagine, a pop song which made a reference to it pushed a lot of people's buttons at the time.  "(You're) Having My Baby" regularly appears on a lot of "worst of the 70's" or even "worst song of all time" lists.

On a brighter note, it was a career highlight for Anka, who hadn't had a #1 hit since "Lonely Boy", way back in 1959.

I've always liked that song but it sounds very dated now (as far as the melody). Typical early to mid 1970s tune.

[king_billboard_100]

Aug 19, 2019 23:25:09 GMT -5 Naos said:

Bubbling Under:
1. MAX & Quinn XCII - Love Me Less (+10)
2. Maren Morris - The Bones (+12)
3. Russell Dickerson - Every Little Thing (+13)
4. Chris Janson - Good Vibes (+9)
5. Rick Ross - Act a Fool (debut)
6. Rick Ross - Summer Reign (debut)
7. DJ Snake, J Balvin & Tyga - Loco Contigo (-3)
8. Rick Ross - Turnpike Ike (debut)
9. Bazzi - I.F.L.Y. (re-entry)
10. Rick Ross - Nobody's Favourite (debut)
11. Lil Tecca - I Did It Again (debut)
12. Trippie Redd - ! (debut)
13. OneRepublic - Rescue Me (re-entry)
14. Rick Ross - Running the Streets (debut)
15. One Dominion - One Man Band (+5)
16. DaniLeigh - Easy (re-entry)
17. Miranda Lambert - It All Comes Out in the Wash (+5)
18. Rick Ross - Rich Ni**a Lifestyle (debut)
19. Rick Ross - Big Tyme (debut)
20. J Balvin & Bad Bunny - La Cancion (+3)
21. Trippie Redd - They're Afraid of You (debut)
22. Slipknot - Unsainted (re-entry)
23. Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser - Raise a Hallelujah (debut)
24. Shordie Shordie - Betchua (Bitchuary) (-3)
25. Afro B - Drogba (Joanna) (=)

wow for OneRepublic's comeback

[#LisaRinna]

Aug 19, 2019 15:20:56 GMT -5 Gary said:

Billie Eilish's 'Bad Guy' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100, Dethroning Lil Nas X's 'Old Town Road' After Record 19 Weeks on Top

Billie snatched that horse BALDt and its 315 remixes.

[iHype.]

Alternative

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE ARTIST PEAK LABEL
4 4 8 20 3 Nights Dominic Fike 4 Sandy Boys
7 8 7 25 Hey Look Ma, I Made It Panic! At The Disco 6 Fueled By Ramen, DCD2

I'm confused how in the world these are considered Alternative songs and are hits at Alternative radio.

Like what is the guideline for being an Alternative song at this point? lol.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Alternative Songs is an airplay chart. So whatever is being played by modern and alternative rock radio stations.

[iHype.]

Aug 21, 2019 2:18:21 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

^Alternative Songs is an airplay chart. So whatever is being played by modern and alternative rock radio stations.

Yes I'm aware, my question was moreso: why are Alternative radio playing these songs? 

To me I don't hear absolutely anything Alternative about them. I guess in Panic!'s case its because its an established name.

They sound like complete upbeat Pop songs. Bazzi/Lauv could've sung 3 Nights, and even Andy Grammar could've sung Hey Ma....

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^In my opinion. I feel that if an artist was previously successful with a song in a radio format, their newer songs will get played in said format regardless of whether the song could be classified as such.

The only exception I can think of this would be when Taylor became a pop artist and most of her airplay shifted to that format. Now that Lover has been released, it will be interesting as to whether it gets Country airplay, since I think it would belong there than the successful hits from Red, which I felt were more poppish.

Then there's the case of Drake. While he's considered a rapper, some of his songs seem better suited for R&B radio.

[dajross6]

I'm more excited to see if the new Taylor/Dixie Chicks song is skewed country to see if country radio can get over a political statement made outside the country about 17 years ago. How the Dixie Chicks were treated by Country Radio is one of the biggest shames to the genre that still exist today. Thankfully XM plays Dixie Chicks at times, otherwise good luck hearing a recurrent by them on the radio.

[Deleted]

Aug 21, 2019 9:52:45 GMT -5 dajross6 said:

I'm more excited to see if the new Taylor/Dixie Chicks song is skewed country to see if country radio can get over a political statement made outside the country about 17 years ago. How the Dixie Chicks were treated by Country Radio is one of the biggest shames to the genre that still exist today. Thankfully XM plays Dixie Chicks at times, otherwise good luck hearing a recurrent by them on the radio.

Screw Country Radio about how they treated the Dixie Chicks

[85la]

It was actually more than country radio, it was ALL radio, as their crossover top 10 hit Landslide literally fell off the charts the week after they made that statement. It's no secret the radio behemoth Clear Channel was highly conservative.

[somelikeitwhen]

Aug 21, 2019 18:01:10 GMT -5 85la said:

It was actually more than country radio, it was ALL radio, as their crossover top 10 hit Landslide literally fell off the charts the week after they made that statement. It's no secret the radio behemoth Clear Channel was highly conservative.

It was slower on non-country stations but yeah, it was pulled from most stations in Southern states and from all Cumulus stations (who were upfront about it unlike Clear Channel). Someone who taught at my local community college said that when he worked at WHWK in Binghamton they tried to add Not Ready to Make Nice to the playlist but the Chicks threatened to sue since they didn't want anyone who pulled their songs in 2003 playing their music. Can anyone confirm something like this happened?

[Gary]

Ask Billboard: A Supersized Mailbag in Honor of Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus' Record Run Atop the Hot 100

8/24/2019 by Gary Trust


Dear Gary,

Of the record 19 weeks that Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" topped the Billboard Hot 100, the first week that it spent at No. 1 was without Billy Ray Cyrus, who was then credited for the next 18 weeks, as its remix took over as the song's dominant version.

So, it's interesting to me that Billy Ray technically totaled 18 weeks at No. 1 with the song, while Lil Nas X logged all 19.
Thanks,

Jesper Tan

Subang Jaya, Malaysia


19 Weeks of 'Old Town Road': A Week-by-Week Look Back at Lil Nas X's Historic Run at No. 1 on the Hot 100

Hi Jesper,

Just as Lil Nas X's debut hit is historic, its run also makes Cyrus unique in the history of Billboard's signature song and album charts. As Cyrus spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his breakthrough LP Some Gave All in 1992, he is the only artist with a title that spent as many as 18 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 (via a featured role, of course) and 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Let's look at the elite seven artists with No. 1 Hot 100 songs and No. 1 Billboard 200 albums that each led for 10 weeks or more:


Billy Ray Cyrus

18 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, as featured on Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" (2019)
17 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Some Gave All (1992)
And: \
Adele

10 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "Hello" (2015-16)
24 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, 21 (2011-12)
10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, 25 (2015-16)

Mariah Carey

16 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "One Sweet Day" (1995-96)
14 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "We Belong Together" (2005)
11 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Mariah Carey (1991)

Drake

11 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "God's Plan" (2018)
10 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "In My Feelings" (2018)
10 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "One Dance," feat. WizKid & Kyla (2016)
13 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Views (2016)

Whitney Houston

14 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "I Will Always Love You" (1992-93)
20 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, The Bodyguard (1992-93)
14 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Whitney Houston (1986)
11 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Whitney (1987)

Elton John

14 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997-98)
10 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Greatest Hits (1974)

Santana

12 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "Smooth," feat. Rob Thomas (1999-2000)
10 weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100, "Maria Maria," feat. The Product G&B (2000)
12 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200, Supernatural (1999-2000)

Especially impressively, Santana is the only act with a No. 1 Billboard 200 album that led for double-digit weeks and two singles released from it that did the same on the Hot 100.

By the way, happy birthday tomorrow (Aug. 25), Billy Cyrus!

MOST WEEKS AT NO. 2 ON HOT 100

What songs have had the longest stays at No. 2 on the Hot 100, including songs that did and didn't reach No. 1? I remember "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston hanging at No. 2 for many weeks after debuting at No. 1.


DOF @80schartsfan

Good memory! Houston's "Exhale" holds the record for the most weeks overall spent at No. 2 on the Hot 100. The song debuted at No. 1 on Nov. 25, 1995, and then spent the next 11 weeks at No. 2.

As for songs with uncommon longevity in the Hot 100's upper reaches, here's a look at the entries to spend the most weeks at No. 2 (with No. 2-peaking hits noted in italics). So far, Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" has tallied nine weeks at No. 2, a record wait until its coronation at last this week. Thus, on its way down, it could challenge Houston's record for the most time that a song has spent at the runner-up spot.


Weeks at No. 2, Title, Artist, Peak Date

11, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)," Whitney Houston, Nov. 25, 1995 (plus 1 week at No. 1)
10, "That's What I Like," Bruno Mars, May 13, 2017 (plus 1 week at No. 1)
10, "Work It," Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Nov. 16, 2002
10, "Freak Me," Silk, May 1, 1993 (plus 2 weeks at No. 1)
10,"Waiting for a Girl Like You," Foreigner, Nov. 28, 1981
9 (to date), "Bad Guy," Billie Eilish, Aug. 24, 2019 (plus 1 week at No. 1 to date)
9, "Sorry," Justin Bieber, Jan. 23, 2016 (plus 3 weeks at No. 1)
9, "Poker Face," Lady Gaga, April 11, 2009 (plus 1 week at No. 1)
9, "You're Still the One," Shania Twain, May 2, 1998
9, "I Love You Always Forever," Donna Lewis, Aug. 24, 1996
9, "Always Be My Baby," Mariah Carey, May 4, 1996 (plus 2 weeks at No. 1)
9, "Gangsta's Paradise," Coolio feat. L.V., Sept. 9, 1995 (plus 3 weeks at No. 1)

Bill(y/ie)board: Billie Eilish, meanwhile, follows Billy Ray Cyrus (and Lil Nas X) to No. 1 on the Hot 100. Updating an "Ask Billboard" angle from May, while nine male artists named Billy have topped the Hot 100 (including Cyrus), Eilish is, as of this week, the first Billie to reign. As an artist, that is: two songs with "Billie" in their titles have claimed topping billing on the Hot 100: "Ode to Billie Joe," by Bobbie Gentry (1967), and "Billie Jean," by Michael Jackson (1983). One hit with "Billy" in its title has led the list: "Billy, Don't Be a Hero," by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods (1974).

[Au$tin]

Aug 21, 2019 18:01:10 GMT -5 85la said:

It was actually more than country radio, it was ALL radio, as their crossover top 10 hit Landslide literally fell off the charts the week after they made that statement. It's no secret the radio behemoth Clear Channel was highly conservative.

The song was already peaking on pop radio when they made the announcement, and its fall on pop wasn't anything crazy.

49-40-29-27-24-24-20-16-14-12-14-14*-15-26-38

* - the week they made the announcement

That is a very standard run on pop for a country act that's never charted there prior. Pop didn't abandon them because of the statement, they were already in the normal progression of getting rid of the song.

[85la]

Aug 26, 2019 4:10:52 GMT -5 Au$tin said:

Aug 21, 2019 18:01:10 GMT -5 85la said:

It was actually more than country radio, it was ALL radio, as their crossover top 10 hit Landslide literally fell off the charts the week after they made that statement. It's no secret the radio behemoth Clear Channel was highly conservative.

The song was already peaking on pop radio when they made the announcement, and its fall on pop wasn't anything crazy.

49-40-29-27-24-24-20-16-14-12-14-14*-15-26-38

* - the week they made the announcement

That is a very standard run on pop for a country act that's never charted there prior. Pop didn't abandon them because of the statement, they were already in the normal progression of getting rid of the song.

Well ok, but that still looks like a fairly swift descent. It's overall descent on the Hot 100 after peaking at #7 and after they made the statement was: 7*-7-7-10-43. Clearly that is an abnormal run.

I'm not going to look up all the runs on each format, but while the main driver of its descent might have been country abandoning it, it certainly seems like other formats would probably have contributed to such a steep drop (not just pop but also AC/Hot AC...), from being #10 one week to completely out of the top 50 two weeks later.

[brady47]

Off-topic but speaking of Landslide: wtf were they thinking with that music video?? The lead singer singing in front of a Windows 97 screensaver? Randomly picking up a floating guitar from the sky?

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