Billboard Hot 100: 02/22/2020

[Golden Bluebird]

[Lukas]

Roddy Ricch's 'The Box' Rules Hot 100 For Sixth Week, Dua Lipa Matches Career Best With 'Don't Start Now'

Lipa lifts to No. 6.
Roddy Ricch's "The Box" spends a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Plus, Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" jumps from No. 9 to No. 6 on the Hot 100, equaling her career-best rank. She first reached No. 6 two years ago with "New Rules."

Let's run down the top 10 of the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Feb. 22) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 19).

"The Box," released on Bird Vision/Atlantic Records, notches a seventh week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, despite a 6% drop to 59.2 million U.S. streams in the week ending Feb. 13, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

The track pushes 9-8 on Digital Song Sales, down 2% to 11,000 sold in the week ending Feb. 13, and 15-13 on Radio Songs, gaining by 13% to 53 million all-format airplay audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 16, as it claims the Hot 100's top Airplay Gainer honors for a fourth consecutive week. It's the fifth song in the past two years to win the Airplay Gainer award for at least four weeks while holding the No. 1 spot, following fellow songs that first broke through largely due to streaming and quickly caught on at radio: Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus; Ariana Grande's "7 Rings"; and Drake's "In My Feelings" and "God's Plan."

"The Box" concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which employ the same multi-metric formula as the Hot 100, for a seventh week each.

The song is from the rapper's debut LP, Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial, which rebounds for a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Future's "Life Is Good," featuring Drake, spends its fifth consecutive week at No. 2 on the Hot 100, encompassing its entire run on the chart so far. It also keeps at No. 2 on Streaming Songs (39.7 million, up 6%), while rising 33-26 on Radio Songs (35.3 million, up 17%).

Notably, the song is the first ever to log its first five weeks on the Hot 100 at No. 2. It surpasses Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby," which became the first entry (of 32 to-date) to debut in the runner-up spot, on the chart dated April 6, 1996, and spent its first four frames on the tally at No. 2, before ascending to No. 1 for a two-week reign.

Post Malone's "Circles" is stationary at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1, and notches an eighth week at No. 1 on Radio Songs (104.5 million, essentially even week-over-week).

Maroon 5's "Memories" keeps at No. 4 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2, and Tones and I's "Dance Monkey" is steady at its No. 5 highpoint.

Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" surges 9-6 on the Hot 100, matching her career-best rank. Her sole prior top 10, "New Rules," reached No. 6 in February 2018.

"Start" ascends 7-4 on Radio Songs (76.7 million, up 6%), 11-10 on Digital Song Sales (11,000, down 5%) and 15-12 on Streaming Songs (17 million, up 6%).

Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Arizona Zervas' "Roxanne" repeats at No. 7, after reaching No. 4; Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" drops 6-8, after it spent three weeks at No. 1; Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber's No. 4-peaking "10,000 Hours" descends 8-9, as it tops the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart for a 19th week; and Billie Eilish's "Everything I Wanted" is steady at No. 10, after it hit a No. 8 high in November.

Just outside the Hot 100's top 10, Bieber's "Intentions," featuring Quavo, debuts at No. 11, marking the chart's highest debut on the Feb. 22-dated chart. It opens at No. 3 on Streaming Songs (22.1 million) and No. 4 on Digital Song Sales (14,000), while drawing 15.9 million in radio reach. It arrives at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart, where Bieber earns his third No. 1 and second in a lead role, following "Yummy," which "Intentions" dethrones after a four-week reign.

Both songs are from Bieber's new album, Changes, released Friday (Feb. 14) and likely due at No. 1 on next week's Billboard 200.

Plus, Nicki Minaj's "Yikes" is the Hot 100's second-highest new entry, bowing at No. 23, thanks to its No. 1 launch on Digital Song Sales (20,000) and No. 16 start on Streaming Songs (15.5 million). Minaj earns her fourth Digital Song Sales leader and first in a sole lead role, following trips to the top for a week each as featured on David Guetta's "Turn Me On" (February 2012); with Jessie J and Ariana Grande on "Bang Bang" (August 2014); and as featured on BTS' "Idol" (September 2018).

On the Hot 100, "Yikes" is Minaj's 108th career entry, breaking her out of a tie with Kanye West and lifting her into sole possession of the fifth-most visits in the chart's history (dating to the list's Aug. 4, 1958, inception). Drake and the Glee Cast each lead with 207 appearances, followed by Lil Wayne (167) and Elvis Presley (109, with the Hot 100 having begun after his 1956 commercial breakthrough).

Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard's Pop Shop Podcast and This Week in Billboard News podcast and follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Feb. 19), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

[GP]

DUAAAA!!!!

[Lukas]

Published Billboard Hot 100 Positions and Stats (since there are so many in the article lol):

1. The Box - 59.2 million streams (6% decrease), 11,000 sales (2% decrease), 53 million AI (13% increase)
2. Life Is Good - 39.7 million streams (6% increase), 35.3 million AI (17% increase)
3. Circles - 104.5 million AI ("essentially even")
4. Memories
5. Dance Monkey
6. Don't Start Now - 17 million streams (6% increase), 11,000 sales (5% decrease), 76.7 million AI (6% increase)
7. Roxanne
8. Someone You Loved
9. 10,000 Hours
10. Everything I Wanted


11. Intentions - 22.1 million streams, 14,000 sales, 15.9 million AI
23. Yikes - 15.5 million streams, 20,000 sales

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

I do hope Don't Start Now sets a new peak for a song by Dua Lipa. Otherwise, yawn ....

[Choco]

Great for Dua. Nice to see Billie getting a few more weeks inside top 10.

I wonder if "Intentions" can go top 10 next week. It will probably increase on streaming and airplay will be higher. A #11 peak always hurts.

The Nicki #23 debut would be OK if the track had any chance of going higher at all eventually, but I think it will fare like "MEGATRON".

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Why do they keep putting JB in R&B??

[kierz7]

How long has “Circles” and “Someone You Loved” been in the T10?

Can SLY, especially, f*ck off now!

[fhas]

Feb 18, 2020 11:19:34 GMT -5 Lukas said:

Published Billboard Hot 100 Positions and Stats (since there are so many in the article lol):

3. Circles - 104.5 million AI ("essentially even")

103.6M to 104.5M isn't essentially even, maybe they meant 103.5M this week. If it's really 104.5M, that's a new peak in audience impressions for Circles in its 24th week.

[thegreatdivine]

It's nice to get the Hot 100 chart for the week early for a change.

[voiddetweiler]

I could possibly see "Intentions" going top 10 – strong Spotify numbers (only behind "The Box" and "Life Is Good"), a massive radio push (hence why "10,000 Hours" and "Yummy" are getting forced out), and #4 on iTunes. "No Time to Die" might also have a shot – also having strong Spotify and topping sales. I don't see "Life Is Good" going #1 despite the new remix, as the Spotify data on that one is practically nonexistent despite good Apple Music numbers.

Early prediction with no real base to it:
1. The Box (=, 7 weeks)
2. Life Is Good (=)
3. Circles (=)
4. Intentions (+7)
5. Don't Start Now (+1)
6. Dance Monkey (-1)
7. Memories (-3)
8. ROXANNE (-1)
9. Someone You Loved (-1)
10. No Time to Die (NEW)

This is probably way off lmao

[Lukas]

Chart runs for songs inside the top 10 (so far):

The Box: 47 - 18 - 13 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -

Life Is Good: 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 -

Circles: 7 - 4 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 3 -

Memories: 22 - 23 - 20 - 12 - 11 - 11 - 9 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 7 - 9 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 5 - 4 - 4 - 4 -

Dance Monkey: 96 - 75 - 51 - 41 - 23 - 23 - 19 - 11 - 13 - 9 - 11 - 14 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 5 -

Don't Start Now: 30 - 46 - 42 - 37 - 42 - 42 - 42 - 52 - 21 - 14 - 14 - 15 - 9 - 9 - 6 -

Roxanne: 34 - 27 - 12 - 5 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 6 - 5 - 9 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 -

Someone You Loved: 85 - 80 - 70 - 58 - 55 - 54 - 53 - 46 - 36 - 26 - 20 - 18 - 17 - 14 - 11 - 13 - 11 - 9 - 4 - 3 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 4 - 8 - 8 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 8 - 5 - 6 - 8 -

10,000 Hours: 4 - 11 - 10 - 12 - 10 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 10 - 14 - 13 - 17 - 9 - 5 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 8 - 9 -

Everything I Wanted: 74 - 8 - 26 - 25 - 30 - 34 - 41 - 23 - 19 - 22 - 23 - 10 - 10 - 10 -

[wavey.]

Woke up the price of Coke up.

Whew, so much for a promo single🔥. It's still Top 30 on Apple Music, and it's getting a lil Urban play. Ughh that dreadful #11 lol. I hope it jumps into the Top 10 soon.

[woods]

Feb 18, 2020 11:56:06 GMT -5 Lukas said:

Everything I Wanted: 74 - 8 - 26 - 25 - 30 - 34 - 41 - 23 - 19 - 22 - 23 - 10 - 10 -

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this week its 3rd at #10?

[korbel16]

This top 3 peak is looking better and better for dua

[Lukas]

Feb 18, 2020 11:58:23 GMT -5 woods said:

Feb 18, 2020 11:56:06 GMT -5 Lukas said:

Everything I Wanted: 74 - 8 - 26 - 25 - 30 - 34 - 41 - 23 - 19 - 22 - 23 - 10 - 10 -

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this week its 3rd at #10?

Yeah you're right; I just forgot to update it. Fixed.

Feb 18, 2020 11:50:40 GMT -5 voiddetweiler said:

I could possibly see "Intentions" going top 10 – strong Spotify numbers (only behind "The Box" and "Life Is Good"), a massive radio push (hence why "10,000 Hours" and "Yummy" are getting forced out), and #4 on iTunes. "No Time to Die" might also have a shot – also having strong Spotify and topping sales. I don't see "Life Is Good" going #1 despite the new remix, as the Spotify data on that one is practically nonexistent despite good Apple Music numbers.

Early prediction with no real base to it:
1. The Box (=, 7 weeks)
2. Life Is Good (=)
3. Circles (=)
4. Intentions (+7)
5. Don't Start Now (+1)
6. Dance Monkey (-1)
7. Memories (-3)
8. ROXANNE (-1)
9. Someone You Loved (-1)
10. No Time to Die (NEW)

This is probably way off lmao

This goes in the 02/29/2020 predictions thread.

[atg]

Dua at 6! Can she finally hit the top 5 she deserves it

[atg]

Feb 18, 2020 11:40:06 GMT -5 kierz7 said:

How long has “Circles” and “Someone You Loved” been in the T10?

Can SLY, especially, f*ck off now!

SLY has been in the top 10 since its 18th week and its at its (sigh) 40th week on the charts so
22 weeks in the top 10. It managed to beat out the Christmas bomb, the countless album bombs and the high debuts and this is honestly a non presence filler song now

Circles has been since it’s debut so 24 weeks/6 months in the top 10

[lazer]

After Someone You Loved, Memories, and 10,000 Hours gets out of the top ten, I hope this will decrease the demand for more filler ballads on radio.

[tuna]

Really depressing how stagnant the top 10 is. 10,000 Hours can’t fuck off fast enough

[lazer]

Feb 18, 2020 12:28:23 GMT -5 tuna said:

Really depressing how stagnant the top 10 is. 10,000 Hours can’t f**k off fast enough

This week will most likely be 10K Hours last because it's radio power is bleeding very fast.

[Enigma.]

How is Yikes #23? Was there a viral video or sth? It didn't do much on audio streaming.

[daysintheeast]

Feb 18, 2020 11:48:10 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

It's nice to get the Hot 100 chart for the week early for a change.

I mean it's a day late lol

[Leo ✔]

Lol at y'all complaining about Memories, 10K Hours and/or SYL and not complaining about the overplayed garbage Circles.
The irony.

[strongerq]

Feb 18, 2020 12:35:15 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

How is Yikes #23? Was there a viral video or sth? It didn't do much on audio streaming.

Plus, Nicki Minaj's "Yikes" is the Hot 100's second-highest new entry, bowing at No. 23, thanks to its No. 1 launch on Digital Song Sales (20,000) and No. 16 start on Streaming Songs (15.5 million).

[Enigma.]

But it did only 3.7M on Spotify so it must have been huge on some other platform..

[Lukas]

Feb 18, 2020 11:45:51 GMT -5 fhas said:

Feb 18, 2020 11:19:34 GMT -5 Lukas said:

Published Billboard Hot 100 Positions and Stats (since there are so many in the article lol):

3. Circles - 104.5 million AI ("essentially even")

103.6M to 104.5M isn't essentially even, maybe they meant 103.5M this week. If it's really 104.5M, that's a new peak in audience impressions for Circles in its 24th week.

I actually think the reason is because they added another station, and their percent ratios are only taking into account the stations that were tracked for both weeks.

If you look at The Box's ratios from last week compared to this week, its increases are actually higher than what Billboard reported:

53 m AI/46.1 m AI = 1.1497 (13% increase in the article)

[Lukas]

Feb 18, 2020 12:44:36 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

But it did only 3.7M on Spotify so it must have been huge on some other platform..

Yeah, Yikes was huge on Apple Music. HITS has Yikes' on-demand streaming numbers at 12.4M streams. And since YouTube isn't included in on-demand streaming, it definitely doesn't have a lot of numbers from a viral video or anything like that, like you suggested.

[brandon]

LOL Wake me up when 8 of the top 10 is out of there...

Am I allowed to swear in here?

If not, then...

Same stuff, different day...

[fhas]

Feb 18, 2020 11:59:18 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

This top 3 peak is looking better and better for dua

Dua was very close to #4 (and #7...) this week.