Billboard Hot 100: 03/07/2020

[m450n]

Say So is coming for blood. It was placed at the very top of TTH, its finally getting big radio impressions and its music video is coming out soon. Itunes and Apple might increase as it gets bigger on radio

[forg]

Feb 24, 2020 21:37:53 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

Even though I’m glad Bad Guy went number 1, in my opinion i think billboard just said f*ck it give the girl the number 1 because it was so random and no one predicted it to go number 1 that week. And if i remember correctly (don’t quote me cuz it was a while ago) but i think fhas calculated the points and senorita or OTR was still ahead

Bad Guy was ahead of Senorita in Streaming as they released a vertical video and also perhaps the cassette single sales likely pushed it a few more points ahead to hit #1
OTR was way down in airplay to stay at #1

www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527749/billie-eilish-bad-guy-number-one-hot-100

"Bad Guy," released on Darkroom/Interscope Records and written by Eilish and Finneas O'Connell (her brother), who solely produced it, becomes the 1,087th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 61-year history.

The song rises 4-3 on the Streaming Songs chart, up 10% to 39.1 million U.S. streams in the week ending Aug. 15, according to Nielsen Music, and 7-6 on Digital Song Sales, up 11% to 20,000 sold in the same span; it was aided on the last day of the streaming and sales tracking period by the arrival of a new vertical video, as well as a cassette single available only through Eilish's official website. On the Radio Songs chart, the track drops 3-6, down 3% to 93 million audience impressions in the week ending Aug. 18.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello climb 3-2 on the Hot 100 with "Señorita," as the duet returns to its peak rank, first reached upon its debut in nearly July. The collaboration surges 7-3 on Radio Songs (96.1 million, up 7%) and rises 5-4 on both Streaming Songs (36.2 million, up 4%) and Digital Song Sales (23,000 downloads sold, up 4%).

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Cyrus, drops to No. 3 on the Hot 100 after its record 19 weeks at No. 1. Still, it becomes the first single to top Streaming Songs for 20 weeks (53.1 million, down 10%). It rules Digital Song Sales for a 16th week (26,000, down 23%), moving to within one week of the record: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito," featuring Bieber, dominated for 17 weeks in 2017. On Radio Songs, "Road" falls 21-28 (34.2 million, down 13%).

[Henry Suárez]

Feb 24, 2020 18:27:43 GMT -5 GP said:

A disco song in the top5 I love it

Back in 1979 they tried to "demolish" disco but they clearly couldn't do it, 40 years later and it's still going on thru dance music and more.

[thegreatdivine]

Feb 24, 2020 22:00:13 GMT -5 nathanalbright said:

Feb 24, 2020 21:53:45 GMT -5 atg said:

Remember when new rules dropped out of the charts because of drake back in 2018

Ahh memories..

Come to think of it, that might be where a lot of that Drake hatred began.

Here's hoping he has an album bomb this year similar to the one he had in 2018 so all his haters can seethe.

[kimberly]

DRAKE doesn't need a mansion because he's living in y'alls minds RENT-FREE

I'm exhausted by the sheer amount of "Drake is still strong" "Drake will have 10 songs in the top 10" "Drake will suck my c*ck" conversation 

Let the man drop his new allegedly "shorter than Scorpion, more condensed" album and then we'll talk

[sirskimask]

Feb 25, 2020 1:12:19 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Feb 24, 2020 22:00:13 GMT -5 nathanalbright said:

Come to think of it, that might be where a lot of that Drake hatred began.

Here's hoping he has an album bomb this year similar to the one he had in 2018 so all his haters can seethe.

I won't mind if the album is better quality 

[kcdawg13]

Honestly his last three albums would of been really great if the man learned how to cut tracks, Scorpion would of been amazing if it was like 10 tracks instead of 20. But that's how people game streaming, that's why we get stuck with long bloated records like Culture II. There's no love involved.

Drake is a great artist and I'm really excited for this next record to be shorter, he wastes his potential with all the filler tracks.

[Deleted]

I wonder why Lil Mosey is one of the few non-A Lister Hip Hop artists that basically always does better on Spotify than AM

[kanfad]

Feb 25, 2020 2:46:29 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Honestly his last three albums would of been really great if the man learned how to cut tracks, Scorpion would of been amazing if it was like 10 tracks instead of 20. But that's how people game streaming, that's why we get stuck with long bloated records like Culture II. There's no love involved.

Drake is a great artist and I'm really excited for this next record to be shorter, he wastes his potential with all the filler tracks.

hes always dropped long albums, even before streaming. Take Care has 20 songs, So Far Gone has 18, If Youre Reading This Its Too Late originally had 19. even the project he describes as his most "consise and cohesive" Nothing Was The Same originally had 16 songs.


anyway seeing as Scorpion was a "double album" both sides are technically his shortest albums with Side A having 12 and Side B having 13

[Deleted]

Rap artists in general tend to drop long as hell albums that could stand a good trimming (there are exceptions but I can't think of many). At least Drake doesn't also waste my time with interludes.

[borneoman]

is this really legal???

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[thegreatdivine]

Feb 25, 2020 2:46:29 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Honestly his last three albums would of been really great if the man learned how to cut tracks, Scorpion would of been amazing if it was like 10 tracks instead of 20. But that's how people game streaming, that's why we get stuck with long bloated records like Culture II. There's no love involved.

Drake is a great artist and I'm really excited for this next record to be shorter, he wastes his potential with all the filler tracks.

In an interview, he said he always intended for Scorpion to be a double album. It was always going to be long. He's the biggest streaming artist in the US and worldwide. He doesn't need to make long albums to "game" anything. He's also always made long projects. He's a breakdown of the number of tracks on every project he's released since 2006.

Room for Improvement (Mixtape) [2006] - 23 songs.
Comeback Season (Mixtape) [2007] - 23 songs.
So Far Gone (Mixtape) [2009] - 18 songs.
Thank Me Later (Album) [2010] - 14 songs.
Take Care (Album) [2011] - 20 songs
Nothing Was the Same (Album) [2013] - 15 songs.
If You're Reading This It's Too Late (Mixtape) [2015] - 17 songs/19 songs (physical versions).
What a Time to Be Alive (Mixtape) [2015] - 11 songs.
Views (Album) [2016] - 20 songs.
More Life (Playlist) [2017] - 22 songs.
Scorpion (Double Album) [2018] - 25 songs.
Care Package (Compilation Album) [2019] - 17 songs.

He averages 19 songs per project.

[Deleted]

Feb 25, 2020 5:22:45 GMT -5 borneoman said:

is this really legal???

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yes, that's legal. (Flashback to Idol fandom days - this is not a new practice at all, it's just the fandom equivalent of purchasing multiple copies and gifting them to friends or family.) Things like that rarely impact the charts because there aren't enough people able or willing to buy extra copies for another person, and frankly not that many people willing to openly admit they can't afford to buy one album on their own.

[thegreatdivine]

BTS is a very fascinating group to study. Everything about them from their rabid fanbase to their massive commercial success is fascinating. It just sucks that I can't get into their music.

[tuna]

I don’t even care about Drake’s total domination I’m just annoyed at his promo choices. He had enough power going into Scorpion for literally any single to be a hit, and he picks God’s Plan?

Imagine if he released Nice For What (or even In My Feelings) first, and that became the defining song of 2018 and the one that made the decade-end list.

[thegreatdivine]

Feb 25, 2020 8:12:39 GMT -5 tuna said:

I don’t even care about Drake’s total domination I’m just annoyed at his promo choices. He had enough power going into Scorpion for literally any single to be a hit, and he picks God’s Plan?

Imagine if he released Nice For What (or even In My Feelings) first, and that became the defining song of 2018 and the one that made the decade-end list.

As at when God's Plan was released, he hadn't yet made Nice for What and In My Feelings.

[Gary]

Well if it is any consolation, odds of Drake being as dominant in the next decade end list are smaller

[annoymous1]

Even though I like Nice For What 1) the song wasn't made yet and 2) I highly doubt it would've gotten the ball rolling like God's Plan did. God's Plan had people talking from the video to the line "She say "do you love me"? I tell her "Only Partly", I only love my bed and my momma I'm sorry...".

[tuna]

Feb 25, 2020 8:39:22 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

Even though I like Nice For What 1) the song wasn't made yet and 2) I highly doubt it would've gotten the ball rolling like God's Plan did. God's Plan had people talking from the video to the line "She say "do you love me"? I tell her "Only Partly", I only love my bed and my momma I'm sorry...".

Nice For What was still early in the year. Even if he just never promoted God's Plan and released Nice For What first, or if he theoretically made it in January 2018 in some alternate timeline, there would have been a lot to talk about. The video for NFW was also great since it looked really good and had some cool representation that wasn't ham-fisted. And Drake has memeable lines in all of his songs so I wouldn't worry about that.

[korbel16]

Feb 25, 2020 8:39:22 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

Even though I like Nice For What 1) the song wasn't made yet and 2) I highly doubt it would've gotten the ball rolling like God's Plan did. God's Plan had people talking from the video to the line "She say "do you love me"? I tell her "Only Partly", I only love my bed and my momma I'm sorry...".

it was VERY talked about, that’s why i was ok with gods plan being the first single out of the 3

[Deleted]

Only on Pulse we go from discussing the 03/07/2020 chart week to scolding people for mimicking the YouTube comment section to having a lengthy debate about the role of radio in today's music landscape to acting as if this was a Drake Artist Discussion thread.

Keep being iconic, dahlings. That's why I love this site so much 😄

[Gary]

Drake for artist of the decade is 2020s

[tuna]

I don't know what you're talking about, this was clearly a 7-page discussion about the hit single 'Sunday Best' by Surfaces

[annoymous1]

Feb 25, 2020 9:02:44 GMT -5 tuna said:

Feb 25, 2020 8:39:22 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

Even though I like Nice For What 1) the song wasn't made yet and 2) I highly doubt it would've gotten the ball rolling like God's Plan did. God's Plan had people talking from the video to the line "She say "do you love me"? I tell her "Only Partly", I only love my bed and my momma I'm sorry...".

Nice For What was still early in the year. Even if he just never promoted God's Plan and released Nice For What first, or if he theoretically made it in January 2018 in some alternate timeline, there would have been a lot to talk about. The video for NFW was also great since it looked really good and had some cool representation that wasn't ham-fisted. And Drake has memeable lines in all of his songs so I wouldn't worry about that.

I agree there still would've been a lot about the lyrics to the video.Looking back God's Plan was good single to start off(granted I wasn't much of a God's Plan fan ) with and either way he had 3 #1's off that album so it all worked out in the end.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Someone You Loved had the third biggest daily drop in audience and 10,000 Hours the fourth highest:

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates 2020/02/25

1(=) Post Malone - Circles 142.64(-0.48)

2(=) Maroon 5 - Memories 125.08(-0.74)
3(=) Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now 114.42(+1.08)
4(=) Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved 109.20(-1.35)
5(=) The Weeknd - Heartless 109.03(-0.02)
6(=) Arizona Zervas - ROXANNE 105.74(+0.17)
7(=) Selena Gomez - Lose You to Love Me 90.44(-1.11)
8(+1) Roddy Ricch - The Box 85.28(+0.94)

9(-1) Dan + Shay & Justin Bieber - 10,000 Hours 83.32(-1.33)
10(=) blackbear - hot girl bummer 82.65(+0.46)

15(=) Harry Styles - Adore You 69.25(+0.71)

20(+5) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 56.01(+0.88)

26(=) Jimmie Allen - Make Me Want To 52.54(+0.76)

29(=) Kane Brown - Homesick 50.22(+0.73)

33(+1) Camila Cabello - My Oh My (feat. DaBaby) 46.58(+1.16)

50(+1) Justin Bieber - Intentions (feat. Quavo) 34.66(+1.30)

51(+1) Garth Brooks & Blake Shelton - Dive Bar 34.11(+1.02)

96(+6) Doja Cat - Say So 17.86(+0.78)

-(-) Kenny Chesney - Here and Now 10.33(+1.49)

[spicymapping]

early preds woo

1. The Box (=)
2. Life Is Good (=)
3. Circles (=)
4. Don’t Start Now (+1)
5. Dance Monkey (-1)
6. Roxanne (=)
7. Blinding Lights (-3)
8. Memories (-1)
9. Someone You Loved (-1)
10. Everything I Wanted (+2)
11. Intentions (-2)
12. After Hours (+65)
13. Heartless (+1)
14. Hot Girl Bummer (+1)
15. Yummy (-4)
16. 10,000 Hours (-3)
17. On (NEW)
18. Adore You (+2)
19. Ballin’ (-2)
20. Bop (-2)
21. The Bones (-2)
22. My Oh My (+3)
23. Lose You To Love Me (-2)
24. Good As Hell (-2)
25. You Should Be Sad (+4)
26. Falling (+1)
27. Woah (+1)
28. High Fashion (-2)
29. Bad Guy (+1)
30. What A Man Gotta Do (+3)
31. Señorita (+1)
32. No Guidance (-1)
33. Kinfolks (+1)
34. I Hope (+10)
35. Dior (+14)
36. One Man Band (+2)
37. Lil Top (NEW)
38. Homesick (+5)
39. RITMO (+1)
40. Trampoline (-3)
41. Highest In The Room (-6)
42. Blueberry Faygo (+12)
43. I Don’t Care (-4)
44. Sucker (-3)
45. No Time To Die (-29)
46. Numbers (-23)
47. Say So (+4)
48. Godzilla (-12)
49. Only Human (-7)
50. Red Eye (NEW)
51. Make Me Want To (+2)
52. Tusa (-5)
53. Best On Earth (+4)
54. Slide (+1)
55. Heart On Ice (+6)
56. Sum 2 Prove (-6)
57. Juicy (-5)
58. Forever (-34)
59. Nobody But You (+4)
60. I Wish Grandpas Never Died (+7)
61. More Hearts Than Mine (+9)
62. Chasin’ You (+9)
63. I Hope You’re Happy Now (+2)
64. What She Wants Tonight (=)
65. Suicidal (-9)
66. Slow Dance In a Parking Lot (+6)
67. Whats Poppin (+17)
68. Fine By Time (NEW)
69. Homemade (+5)
70. Knocked Off (NEW)
71. Before You Go (+5)
72. We Back (-3)
73. Out West (-5)
74. To Die For (-28)
75. South of the Border (-16)
76. Make No Sense (+6)
77. Toes (-2)
78. Bad Bad (NEW)
79. RIP Lil Phat (NEW)
80. Know Your Worth (-2)
81. Catch (+6)
82. Filter (NEW)
83. Give No Fxk (-35)
84. Rare (+6)
85. Dive Bar (+7)
86. Heartless (-3)
87. homecoming queen? (+2)
88. Go Stupid (-28)
89. B**** (-1)
90. Come Thru (+4)
91. My Time (NEW)
92. UGH! (NEW)
93. Ridin’ Roads (-8)
94. Long RD (NEW)
95. The Man (RE)
96. Does To Me (NEW)
97. Vete (-1)
98. Feel Me (NEW)
99. Sugar (-6)
100. Louder Than Bombs (NEW)

(for the record, i don't actually think What She Wants Tonight will end up at #64, but it's already spent 3 weeks there so i have a moral imperative to wish the streak into existence.)

[tuna]

It'll be amazing if After Hours makes the year-end list.

[thegreatdivine]

SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, PLEASE RELEASE A SONG THAT SHAKES UP THE TOP 3 OF THE HOT 100. JESUS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH NOW. UGH.

[Deleted]

Keep rising, "Adore You" and "You Should Be Sad"! 😍

Also, it seems that "South Of The Border" wasn't the late-era radio-driven sleeper hit some of us were expecting it to be (myself, at least). I don't mind, personally, as I never cared much for that song. "Cross Me" and "Antisocial" were the real missed hits of the album.

[tuna]

Feb 25, 2020 10:33:25 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, PLEASE RELEASE A SONG THAT SHAKES UP THE TOP 3 OF THE HOT 100. JESUS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH NOW. UGH.

Is anything coming out soon?