Billboard Hot 100: 05/16/2020

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Agreed. The best comparison should be among the artists in the same era. Comparing the achievements of different eras is a tricky business and usually unfair to one of those involved.

[Gary]

On the "unfair" issue: Drake, Madonna, Rihanna or whomever else is in the previous 52 pages, probably not too worried about things being said in this thread

[pcg4]

May 12, 2020 9:32:11 GMT -5 iHype. said:

May 12, 2020 9:16:31 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

It's the same argument all the time. Speaking truth isn't discrediting. People need to be rational and get out of their feelings. I love Drake and listen to him daily. The facts are while his achievements are outstanding for this era they do not compare to Madonna . If Madonna at her height had digital/streaming and was able to chart countless songs then it's a fair comparison. Records are meant to be broken but if the goal posts are uneven then yes it's an asterisk. This has zero to do with Drake being a rapper or male or black. Drake is the most prolific of HIS time. Madonna had to go from the 0 yard line to the endzone for her accomplishments, Drake started at the 50 yard line..asterisk that bitch. No comparisons

Both of them had advantages over each other. Madonna was around when reaching the top 10, statistically was easier than ever.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_top-ten_singles_in_1987
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_top-ten_singles_in_2019

Had she (or any other artist from that time) debuted today it’d be statistically harder to get all there songs top 10, as a notable less amount of hits reach top 10 today. Whenever you guys discredit you truly aren’t being objective.

Also albums still get less top 10 hits in general today. You commonly had dozens of albums getting 5, 6 and or 7 top 10s during that time while in the streaming era by the 3rd hit its insanely hard to reach top 10.

While I agree with the general message, this is an exageration. There's only 25 albums in Hot100 History to produce 5 or more top 10s (8 with more than 6 top10's, one of which is Drake's Scorpion). I agree though that with streaming is more difficult to have several hits with longevity from one album (ala 1989 or Teenage Dream, the last ones to actually produce 5 or more hit singles with Top10 longevity), but both Post Malone and Drake (and also kinda Taylor) entered the list while in the streaming age, so thats within the average of the 2000's for example.

[nathanalbright]

May 12, 2020 9:15:10 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Umm... 💀

I want to know who this person's dealer is because this is some good stuff right here.

[iHype.]

May 12, 2020 10:26:42 GMT -5 pcg4 said:

May 12, 2020 9:32:11 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Both of them had advantages over each other. Madonna was around when reaching the top 10, statistically was easier than ever.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_top-ten_singles_in_1987
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_top-ten_singles_in_2019

Had she (or any other artist from that time) debuted today it’d be statistically harder to get all there songs top 10, as a notable less amount of hits reach top 10 today. Whenever you guys discredit you truly aren’t being objective.

Also albums still get less top 10 hits in general today. You commonly had dozens of albums getting 5, 6 and or 7 top 10s during that time while in the streaming era by the 3rd hit its insanely hard to reach top 10.

While I agree with the general message, this is an exageration. There's only 25 albums in Hot100 History to produce 5 or more top 10s (8 with more than 6 top10's, one of which is Drake's Scorpion). I agree though that with streaming is more difficult to have several hits with longevity from one album (ala 1989 or Teenage Dream, the last ones to actually produce 5 or more hit singles with Top10 longevity), but both Post Malone and Drake (and also kinda Taylor) entered the list while in the streaming age, so thats within the average of the 2000's for example.

There was a dozen albums that were released between 1986-1989 that did it alone, while for the last 25 years there hasn't even been a dozen so yeah those days are over in terms of getting it as commonly. 

Even 3 or 4 top 10s per album was much more common. Maybe the whole new deluxe re-issues will change that, but once an album drops it's hard to even get 1 let alone 2 top 10s after release week. Album tracks going top 10 sort of makes up for the lacking single success albums are almost doomed to have after release now.

[pcg4]

May 12, 2020 10:39:05 GMT -5 iHype. said:

May 12, 2020 10:26:42 GMT -5 pcg4 said:

While I agree with the general message, this is an exageration. There's only 25 albums in Hot100 History to produce 5 or more top 10s (8 with more than 6 top10's, one of which is Drake's Scorpion). I agree though that with streaming is more difficult to have several hits with longevity from one album (ala 1989 or Teenage Dream, the last ones to actually produce 5 or more hit singles with Top10 longevity), but both Post Malone and Drake (and also kinda Taylor) entered the list while in the streaming age, so thats within the average of the 2000's for example.

There was a dozen albums that were released between 1986-1989 that did it alone, while for the last 25 years there hasn't even been a dozen so yeah those days are over in terms of getting it as commonly. 

Even 3 or 4 top 10s per album was much more common. Maybe the whole new deluxe re-issues will change that, but once an album drops it's hard to even get 1 let alone 2 top 10s after release week. Album tracks going top 10 sort of makes up for the lacking single success albums are almost doomed to have after release now.

Well, I agree with that, I did not realise there were so many from that period lol. In a certain way, streaming killed album eras after the album release, so I get what you mean.

[Caviar]

It’s a new day. Oh Nicki still #1.

Cool.

[owenlovesmusic]

I can’t believe we let Doja Cat get a #1

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

May 12, 2020 11:16:56 GMT -5 owenlovesmusic said:

I can’t believe we let Doja Cat Nicki get a #1

[renfield75]

May 12, 2020 10:39:05 GMT -5 iHype. said:

May 12, 2020 10:26:42 GMT -5 pcg4 said:

While I agree with the general message, this is an exageration. There's only 25 albums in Hot100 History to produce 5 or more top 10s (8 with more than 6 top10's, one of which is Drake's Scorpion). I agree though that with streaming is more difficult to have several hits with longevity from one album (ala 1989 or Teenage Dream, the last ones to actually produce 5 or more hit singles with Top10 longevity), but both Post Malone and Drake (and also kinda Taylor) entered the list while in the streaming age, so thats within the average of the 2000's for example.

There was a dozen albums that were released between 1986-1989 that did it alone, while for the last 25 years there hasn't even been a dozen so yeah those days are over in terms of getting it as commonly. 

Even 3 or 4 top 10s per album was much more common. Maybe the whole new deluxe re-issues will change that, but once an album drops it's hard to even get 1 let alone 2 top 10s after release week. Album tracks going top 10 sort of makes up for the lacking single success albums are almost doomed to have after release now.

It's funny, this argument changes drastically if you expand to Top 40 hits. It was easier in the late 80s for an album to produce 4-6 top ten hits, yes. But no album (unless it was by a Jackson or Bruce Springsteen) produced more than 6 top 40 hits then. And it would usually take close to two years to pull that off. Lil Uzi Vert, who is big but nowhere close to Drake's level, has had 17 top 40 hits in the last two months (with three in the top 10). It is significantly easier for even B level artists to accumulate chart entries now than it was back then. In 1988, a year of high turnover, there were 213 top 40 hits. This year, through the second week of May, there are already 121.

[jenglisbe]

May 12, 2020 11:50:36 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

May 12, 2020 10:39:05 GMT -5 iHype. said:

There was a dozen albums that were released between 1986-1989 that did it alone, while for the last 25 years there hasn't even been a dozen so yeah those days are over in terms of getting it as commonly. 

Even 3 or 4 top 10s per album was much more common. Maybe the whole new deluxe re-issues will change that, but once an album drops it's hard to even get 1 let alone 2 top 10s after release week. Album tracks going top 10 sort of makes up for the lacking single success albums are almost doomed to have after release now.

It's funny, this argument changes drastically if you expand to Top 40 hits. It was easier in the late 80s for an album to produce 4-6 top ten hits, yes. But no album (unless it was by a Jackson or Bruce Springsteen) produced more than 6 top 40 hits then. And it would usually take close to two years to pull that off. Lil Uzi Vert, who is big but nowhere close to Drake's level, has had 17 top 40 hits in the last two months (with three in the top 10). It is significantly easier for even B level artists to accumulate chart entries now than it was back then. In 1988, a year of high turnover, there were 213 top 40 hits. This year, through the second week of May, there are already 121.

Come through with the receipts!

[tuna]

Doja Cat now has a song that’s peaked at #1 and a song that’s peaked at #100. How many other artists have that?

[owenlovesmusic]

Drake got 38 singles in just over 10 years.

It took Madonna nearly 30 years.

[Gary]

May 12, 2020 12:05:32 GMT -5 owenlovesmusic said:

Drake got 38 singles in just over 10 years.

It took Madonna nearly 30 years.

LOL - again

How many years would it take Drake if he charted in an era where only one single was released at a time.

16 of those 38 songs only spent a week in the top 10 - so a lot more of that 38 was streaming aided than Madonna's 38

[kimberly]

May 12, 2020 12:02:05 GMT -5 tuna said:

Doja Cat now has a song that’s peaked at #1 and a song that’s peaked at #100. How many other artists have that?

probably a lot, but here's a couple that come to mind:

"All I Want For Christmas Is You," Mariah Carey (#1, 2019)
"Oh Santa!," Mariah Carey (#100, 2010)

"Say So," Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj (#1, 2020)
"Up Out My Face," Mariah Carey ft. Nicki Minaj (#100, 2010)

"Without Me," Halsey (#1, 2019)
"Strangers," Halsey ft. Lauren Jauregui (#100, 2017)

"Toosie Slide," Drake (#1, 2020)
"Shot for Me," Drake (#100, 2011)

"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor (#1, 2014)
"Title," Meghan Trainor (#100, 2014)

[iHype.]

May 12, 2020 11:50:36 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

May 12, 2020 10:39:05 GMT -5 iHype. said:

There was a dozen albums that were released between 1986-1989 that did it alone, while for the last 25 years there hasn't even been a dozen so yeah those days are over in terms of getting it as commonly. 

Even 3 or 4 top 10s per album was much more common. Maybe the whole new deluxe re-issues will change that, but once an album drops it's hard to even get 1 let alone 2 top 10s after release week. Album tracks going top 10 sort of makes up for the lacking single success albums are almost doomed to have after release now.

It's funny, this argument changes drastically if you expand to Top 40 hits. It was easier in the late 80s for an album to produce 4-6 top ten hits, yes. But no album (unless it was by a Jackson or Bruce Springsteen) produced more than 6 top 40 hits then. And it would usually take close to two years to pull that off. Lil Uzi Vert, who is big but nowhere close to Drake's level, has had 17 top 40 hits in the last two months (with three in the top 10). It is significantly easier for even B level artists to accumulate chart entries now than it was back then. In 1988, a year of high turnover, there were 213 top 40 hits. This year, through the second week of May, there are already 121.

Top 40 and charting Top 100 is easier definitely.

#1, Top 5, Top 10, and maybe Top 20 happen way less statistically.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Agreed. On average, songs in the top 10 due tend to spend more time there. It is no coincidence that 7 out of 9 songs that have spent 30 or more weeks in the top 10, have charted starting from 2014. At the same time, we now have more one week top 10 songs, due to album bombs or songs debuting there than was common before.

[Gary]

May 12, 2020 12:39:48 GMT -5 kimberly said:

May 12, 2020 12:02:05 GMT -5 tuna said:

Doja Cat now has a song that’s peaked at #1 and a song that’s peaked at #100. How many other artists have that?

probably a lot, but here's a couple that come to mind:

"All I Want For Christmas Is You," Mariah Carey (#1, 2019)
"Oh Santa!," Mariah Carey (#100, 2010)

"Say So," Doja Cat ft. Nicki Minaj (#1, 2020)
"Up Out My Face," Mariah Carey ft. Nicki Minaj (#100, 2010)

"Without Me," Halsey (#1, 2019)
"Strangers," Halsey ft. Lauren Jauregui (#100, 2017)

"Toosie Slide," Drake (#1, 2020)
"Shot for Me," Drake (#100, 2011)

"All About That Bass," Meghan Trainor (#1, 2014)
"Title," Meghan Trainor (#100, 2014)

It is quite the list - Here are the peaks at 100 - title and artist -- you guys can match it up to the #1's

(Quarter To Four) Stomp, The Stompers
100 Grandkids, Mac Miller
A La Primera Persona, Alejandro Sanz
A Whiter Shade Of Pale, The Hesitations
Act Right, Yo Gotti Featuring Jeezy & YG
All Around Me, Justin Bieber
Another Way, Tevin Campbell
Awake And Alive, Skillet
Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy, Joey Dee
Banjo Boy, Art Mooney
Battle Of Gettysburg, Fred Darian
Beachcomber, Bobby Darin
Big Boy Diamonds, Gucci Mane Featuring Kodak Black & London On Da Track
Big In Vegas, Buck Owens
Blistered, Johnny Cash
Boss Bitch, Doja Cat
Breakwater, Lawrence Welk
Burn The House Down, AJR
Call The Coroner, Future
Camel Back, A.B. Skhy
Can't Help Lovin' That Girl Of Mine, The Excels
Chain Of Fools (Part 1), Jimmy Smith
Charade, Andy Williams
Check, Young Thug
Crown, Jay Z
Dance Like We're Making Love, Ciara
Dance Little Lady Dance, Danny White
Dancing Crazy, Miranda Cosgrove
Darling Dear, The Miracles
Day Tripper, The Vontastics
Discomania, The Lovers
Do Somethin', Britney Spears
Don't Ever Take Away My Freedom, Peter Yarrow
Don't Let The Music Slip Away, Archie Bell & The Drells
Down That Road, Alisan Porter
Drown In My Own Tears, Don Shirley
Drums, Jon & Robin & The In Crowd
El Verdadero Amor Perdona, Mana Featuring Prince Royce
Eve Of Destruction, The Turtles
Everybody Hates Me, The Chainsmokers
Ev'rybody's Cryin', Jimmie Beaumont
Explosions, Ellie Goulding
Father Knows Best, The Radiants
Flexicution, Logic
Fly Away, 5 Seconds Of Summer
Focus, H.E.R.
For Elise, The Philarmonics
For You, And Your Denial, Yellowcard
Girl, Beck
Glad Rags, Tennessee Ernie Ford
Goin' Out Of My Head, Frank Sinatra
Going To Chicago Blues, Count Basie
Good Day Sunshine, Claudine Longet
Goodbye Dad, The Castle Sisters
Gotta Lotta, 2 Chainz Featuring Lil Wayne
Green Grass Of Texas, The Texans
Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam), The Monitors
Hand Jive, The Strangeloves
Happier Than The Morning Sun, B.J. Thomas
He Ain't Give You None, Freddie Scott
He Ain't No Angel, The Ad Libs
Hello Stranger, Fire & Rain
Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again), The Spellbinders
Hey Lonely One, Baby Washington
High, James Blunt
Houdini, Walter Brennan
House Of The Rising Sun, Kimberly Nichole
I Can Do Anything, 3OH!3
I Can Hear Music, The Ronettes
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Bert Kaempfert
I Don't Wanna Leave You, Debbie Taylor
I Looked At Heaven, Tommy Edwards
I Was Wondering, The Poppy Family
Idlewild Blue (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me), OutKast
If You Can't Rock Me, Ricky Nelson
I'll See Him Through, Tammy Wynette
I'm To Blame, Kip Moore
Iris, Sawyer Fredericks
Isn't It Amazing, The Crests
Itchy Twitchy Feeling, The Swallows
Judy, Frankie Vaughan
July You're A Woman, Pat Boone
Just A Moment Ago, Soul Sisters
Keep The Ball Rollin', Al Hirt
Killer, Seal
Lady Madonna, Fats Domino
Leave It All To Me (iCarly Theme Song), Miranda Cosgrove Featuring Drake Bell
Let Them Talk, Little Willie John
Listen Here, Brian Auger
Live For The Night, Krewella
Llame Pa' Verte, Wisin & Yandel
Long Way To Love, Britny Fox
Lose It, Quavo Featuring Lil Baby
Louisiana Man, Bobbie Gentry
Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow, Sonny Knight
Love Me In The Daytime, Doris Day
Love Me Now, Brook Benton
Love Me, The 1975
Make The World Go Away, Ray Price
Martians Vs Goblins, Game
Memphis Train, Buddy Miles
Michael - Pt. 1, Steve Alaimo
Million Dollar Bill, Whitney Houston
Momma I Hit A Lick, 2 Chainz Featuring Kendrick Lamar
Mountain Of Love, Billy Stewart
My Soul's Got A Hole In It, Howard Tate
Never Enough, One Direction
New Morning, Alpha Rev
Night Time, Pete Antell
Nightmare, Offset & Metro Boomin
No Fear, DeJ Loaf
Not For All The Money In The World, The Shirelles
Oh Santa!, Mariah Carey
Oh Why, The Teddy Bears
On The Line, Demi Lovato Featuring Jonas Brothers
People, Nat "King" Cole
Perro Fiel, Shakira Featuring Nicky Jam
Please Don't Kiss Me Again, The Charmettes
Raise Your Weapon, deadmau5 Featuring Greta Svabo Bech
Real Hitta, Plies Featuring Kodak Black
Remember The Rain?, The 21st Century
Requiem For The Masses, The Association
Rich $ex, Future
Royals, Taylor John Williams
Running Back, Wale Featuring Lil Wayne
Safe And Sound, Fontella Bass
San Bernadino, Christie
Saving Grace, Tom Petty
Shot For Me, Drake
Snitches Ain't..., YG Featuring Tyga, Snoop Dogg & Nipsey Hussle
Solitary Man, T.G. Sheppard
Sparkle And Shine, The Clique
St. Louis, The Easybeats
Strangers, Halsey Featuring Lauren Jauregui
Summer Days, Martin Garrix Featuring Macklemore & Patrick Stump
Summer's Love, Richard Barrett & The Chantels
Super High, Rick Ross Featuring Ne-Yo
Sweet Annie Laurie, Sammy Turner
Sweet Georgia Brown, Carroll Bros.
Sweet Little Kathy, Ray Peterson
Takin' All I Can Get, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
Teenage Daughters, Martina McBride
Ten Feet Tall, Afrojack Featuring Wrabel
Tengo Un Amor, Toby Love Featuring Rakim & Ken-Y
Thank You, Estelle
That's On Me, Mac Miller
That's When I Think Of You, 1927
The Big Bang, Katy Tiz
The Chick, Lee & Paul
The Clock, Baby Washington
The Games We Play, Pusha T
The Language Of Love, The Intrigues
The Other Side Of This Life, Peter, Paul & Mary
The Road We Didn't Take, Freda Payne
The Sound Of Silence, Peaches & Herb
Theme From Taras Bulba (The Wishing Star), Jerry Butler
This Is My Story, Mickey & Sylvia
This Sporting Life, Ian Whitcomb
Three, Future & Young Thug
Till There Was You, Valjean
Time Seller, The Spencer Davis Group
Title, Meghan Trainor
Try A Little Tenderness, Aretha Franklin
Twang, George Strait
Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right, Mary Wells
Undertow, Timbaland Featuring The Fray & Esthero
Up Out My Face, Mariah Carey Featuring Nicki Minaj
Up To Something, Metro Boomin Featuring Travis Scott & Young Thug
Victory Lap, Nipsey Hussle Featuring Stacy Barthe
Walkin' Back To Happiness, Helen Shapiro
We Got The Winning Hand, Little Milton
Welcome 2 Detroit, Trick-Trick Featuring Eminem
We're Friends By Day (And Lovers By Night), Whatnauts
We're Together, The Hillside Singers
What About Me, Don Gibson
What About Me, Quicksilver Messenger Service
Whatever U Want, Christina Milian Featuring Joe Budden
Where Have They Gone, Jimmie Beaumont,The Skyliners
Who's Been Sleeping In My Bed?, Linda Scott
Work, A$AP Ferg
You Don't Have To Be A Tower Of Strength, Gloria Lynne
You Were Wrong, Z.Z. Hill
Your Love Keeps Working On Me, Jody Watley

[GP]

Damn I forgot Nicki and Mariah actually had a collab I-

[tuna]

ones I noticed just scrolling through that list are:

Young Thug
Macklemore
Quavo
Seal
Kendrick Lamar

[jtd Thee Stallion]

Ne-Yo, Offset, OutKast, Justin Bieber & Jay-Z as well

[iHype.]

Pandora had Pain 1993 with 4 million+ streams last week on their site, yet it's #24 on their weekly chart below songs with 2 million streams. I wonder what caused that discrepancy....

Apple Music:
1. Chicago Freestyle
2. Pain 1993
3. Savage
4. Toosie Slide
5. Not You Too
6. Rockstar
7. Time Flies
8. Desires
9. Deep Pockets
10. D4L
11. When to Say When
12. Demons
13. Landed
14. From Florida With Love
15. Losses
16. Say So
17. The Scotts
18. War
19. We Paid
20. Social Distancing
21. All In
22. Low Down
23. Humble
24. The Box
25. Blinding Lights

Amazon Music (9/10 in top 10 are Country):
1. I Hope
2. Nobody But You
3. Blinding Lights
4. The Bones
5. Chasin' You
6. Does to Me
7. One Man Band
8. More Hearts than Mine
9. After A Few
10. Dive Bar
11. Death Bed
12. Someone You Loved
13. Don't Start Now
14. Kinfolks
15. I Hope You're Happy Now
16. Heartless (Diplo)
17. If We Never Met
18. Toosie Slide
19. Savage
20. the other girl
21. Hard To Forget
22. Say So
23. Slow Dance In a Parking Lot
24. The Box
25. Roses

YouTube Music:
1. Life Is Good
2. Savage
3. Say So
4. The Box
5. Toosie Slide
6. Rockstar
7. Jump
8. Blinding Lights
9. Baby Shark
10. Sicko Mode

Pandora:
1. Toosie Slide
2. The Box
3. Savage
4. Tennessee Whiskey
5. D4L
6. Life Is Good
7. Sweet Home Alabama
8. Circles
9. Say So
10. Blinding Lights

Tidal:
1. Savage
2. Chicago Freestyle
3. Not You Too
4. Deep Pockets
5. Toosie Slide
6. When to Say When
7. Desires
8. Pain 1993
9. Time Flies
10. D4L

Soundcloud:
1. Party Girl
2. Righteous
3. Rockstar
4. The Scotts
5. Blueberry Faygo
6. Walk Em Down
7. Suicidal
8. Social Distancing
9. The Box
10. Girl of My Dreams

Google Play:
1. Toosie Slide
2. Savage
3. The Box
4. Blinding Lights
5. Rockstar
6. Chicago Freestyle
7. Dance Monkey
8. Say So
9. Sunflower
10. Deep Pockets

[🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾]

May 12, 2020 3:01:56 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Yet another week of certain Pulse users trying to undermine Drake's success and being mad that he's being discussed.

Until we congratulate him, will you be unable to move forward because this is not happening?

[spoons]

People really need to start putting respect on Drakes name fr fr.

[felipe]

May 11, 2020 22:33:48 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

May 11, 2020 22:25:20 GMT -5 felipe said:

It's impossible to say if his music will be forgotten or not, but I don't think hip-hop/rap ages very well.

Nas Illmatic era aged better than the entire dance/electronic era.💅💅

But Nas has only 6 mi monthly listeners on Spotify and the most streamed song off the album is at 100 mi. That's my point.

I realize my wording could've been better, but I didn't mean quality-wise. More of a case of people keep listening to 20-year old pop songs, whether on Spotify or the radio or The Voice. Rap/Hip-Hop not so much.

[Gary]

Megan Thee Stallion & Beyonce’s ‘Savage’ Nabs Streaming Songs Chart No. 1
5/12/2020 by Kevin Rutherford

It’s the first No. 1 on the chart for Megan Thee Stallion and third for Beyonce.
Megan Thee Stallion scores her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart thanks to “Savage,” featuring Beyonce, which jumps 3-1 on the May 16-dated tally.

“Savage” zooms 53% in U.S. streams to 41.2 million streams in the tracking wee ending May 7, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The rise is mostly attributed to the first full tracking week for a April 29-released remix of the track that added Beyonce.

With the No. 1 ascent of “Savage,” Megan Thee Stallion nabs her first Streaming Songs leader, exceeding the No. 6 debut and peak of “Hot Girl Summer,” with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, in August 2019. For Beyonce, it’s her third leader, following Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” in January 2018 and her own “Drunk in Love,” featuring Jay-Z, in April 2014.

Megan Thee Stallion is the first solo woman to lead Streaming Songs as the lead artist since Mariah Carey, whose “All I Want for Christmas Is You” last ruled for four straight weeks between Dec. 14, 2019, and Jan. 4, 2020.

“Savage,” also posts gains in sales and airplay and ends up at No. 2 on the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100.

[felipe]

May 11, 2020 22:36:49 GMT -5 kierz7 said:

May 11, 2020 22:33:48 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Nas Illmatic era aged better than the entire dance/electronic era.💅💅

So did ‘Outkast: The Speakboxx/Love Below’ and Jay-Z’s ‘The Blueprint’.

💅💅💅

The pop songs from The Love Below do seem more popular than the songs from Speakboxx nowadays. And The Blueprint still sounds great, but there's a fair chance that Jay-Z's songs with pop hooks will remain more popular than any track from The Blueprint.

[renfield75]

May 12, 2020 12:45:03 GMT -5 iHype. said:

May 12, 2020 11:50:36 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

It's funny, this argument changes drastically if you expand to Top 40 hits. It was easier in the late 80s for an album to produce 4-6 top ten hits, yes. But no album (unless it was by a Jackson or Bruce Springsteen) produced more than 6 top 40 hits then. And it would usually take close to two years to pull that off. Lil Uzi Vert, who is big but nowhere close to Drake's level, has had 17 top 40 hits in the last two months (with three in the top 10). It is significantly easier for even B level artists to accumulate chart entries now than it was back then. In 1988, a year of high turnover, there were 213 top 40 hits. This year, through the second week of May, there are already 121.

Top 40 and charting Top 100 is easier definitely.

#1, Top 5, Top 10, and maybe Top 20 happen way less statistically.

Of course. I could see that changing in the not-too-distant future though at the current rate we're going. As sales and airplay continue to diminish we'll see more and more albums producing multiple top tens. Uzi got 3 from Eternal Atake. Drake got 6 from Scorpion. Post got 5 from Hollywood's Bleeding. We're moving back towards the late 80s in terms of top ten hits from a single album. And, as with the 80s when MJ, Whitney, and George Michael were doing it, it will mostly be the A-list stars like Drake and Post doing it now. We already saw an uptick in #1 singles last year, even with "Old Town Road" dominating for 19 weeks. It's interesting to see the cycles repeating.

And none of this has much to do with the Drake vs. Madonna argument. They were both the most dominant artists of their respective eras. Anything beyond that is just numbers for fans to quarrel over.

[iHype.]

May 12, 2020 16:31:01 GMT -5 felipe said:

May 11, 2020 22:33:48 GMT -5 @pma2015 said:

Nas Illmatic era aged better than the entire dance/electronic era.💅💅

But Nas has only 6 mi monthly listeners on Spotify and the most streamed song off the album is at 100 mi. That's my point.

I realize my wording could've been better, but I didn't mean quality-wise. More of a case of people keep listening to 20-year old pop songs, whether on Spotify or the radio or The Voice. Rap/Hip-Hop not so much.

Lol? This couldn't be more wrong.



It's a well documented in terms of memorability/recurrent stats, its actually Hip-Hop & Rock that do best from past decades. A lot of major Pop hits get lost in the mix, and are seen as disposable and aged badly more than any other genre. 

And you proved how remembered Hip-Hop classics are with Illmatic. The album has a song with 104 million streams that didn't even chart on Hot 100. Most of the #1's from the 90s don't even have 104 million streams.

As for Hip-Hop classics not getting played on radio as much & covered on singing/talent-competitions... that has more to do with them not being family friendly.