Billboard Hot 100: 08/22/2020

[degen]

#WAP feels like the biggest hit we’ve had since “Old Town Road.” It’s becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. It’s probably going to stay at #1 after it debuts there. She didn’t even need to do all those sales/bundles or what ever. It still would’ve debut at #1.

[kimberly]

Aug 9, 2020 20:05:21 GMT -5 degen said:

#WAP feels like the biggest hit we’ve had since “Old Town Road.” It’s becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. It’s probably going to stay at #1 after it debuts there. She didn’t even need to do all those sales/bundles or what ever. It still would’ve debut at #1.

highly doubt this. pretty sure lack of airplay will hurt its run. my guess is that they're lucky if it has a better run than Rain on Me

[ddlz]

My posts from last September, where I described Circles as ''The Voice, Hot AC, soccer mom bait'', have aged really well. Except, it topped both Hot AC & AC.

[higilo]

Aug 9, 2020 20:05:21 GMT -5 degen said:

#WAP feels like the biggest hit we’ve had since “Old Town Road.” It’s becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. It’s probably going to stay at #1 after it debuts there. She didn’t even need to do all those sales/bundles or what ever. It still would’ve debut at #1.

Lmao big cap. WAP feels like the biggest hit since Cardigan.

Maybe since WHAT'S POPPIN REMIX, idk.

At a stretch I'll give you biggest hit since ROCKSTAR.

It is not a pop cultural phenomenon yet. No where near that status imo.

[degen]

Aug 9, 2020 20:12:44 GMT -5 higilo said:

Aug 9, 2020 20:05:21 GMT -5 degen said:

#WAP feels like the biggest hit we’ve had since “Old Town Road.” It’s becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. It’s probably going to stay at #1 after it debuts there. She didn’t even need to do all those sales/bundles or what ever. It still would’ve debut at #1.

Lmao big cap. WAP feels like the biggest hit since Cardigan.

Maybe since WHAT'S POPPIN REMIX, idk.

At a stretch I'll give you biggest hit since ROCKSTAR.

It is not a pop cultural phenomenon yet. No where near that status imo.

Yet Cardigan is projected to fall from #1 to #10. With WAP’s streaming numbers, this looks like a multiple week #1.

[strongerq]

^Sorry with what streaming numbers ? We have had day 1 and day 2 streaming numbers only from week 1. There are 5 more days in this week an then the next charting week starts so unless we use some crystal ball to see into the future...

Just because it increased day1 -> day2 doesn't mean it won't start decreasing. Maybe it will maybe it won't no one knows (that is the point). And YouTube is decreasing daily.

[annoymous1]

I like WAP but can it at least reach/debut #1 spot first before the conversations of a second week begins.

[ddlz]

WAP has the most eventful release week this year, but I very much doubt it will last multiple weeks at #1. Songs like WAP never last long because of their lyrical content & limited mass appeal.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Aug 9, 2020 20:38:28 GMT -5 ddlz said:

WAP has the most eventful release week this year, but I very much doubt it will last multiple weeks at #1. Songs like WAP never last long because of their lyrical content & limited mass appeal.

If it's going to debut with the big numbers, I don't think that's limited mass appeal

[ddlz]

Aug 9, 2020 20:48:47 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Aug 9, 2020 20:38:28 GMT -5 ddlz said:

WAP has the most eventful release week this year, but I very much doubt it will last multiple weeks at #1. Songs like WAP never last long because of their lyrical content & limited mass appeal.

If it's going to debut with the big numbers, I don't think that's limited mass appeal

Are you going to leave WAP playing in the car or in the house around family and jam to it like you do to ROCKSTAR or quickly change the station when it comes on?

[Xander]

^ That doesn’t change the fact that the song DOES have mass appeal. This song is doing very well WW and is Cardi’s best performing single since GLY.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Aug 9, 2020 21:08:05 GMT -5 ddlz said:

Aug 9, 2020 20:48:47 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

If it's going to debut with the big numbers, I don't think that's limited mass appeal

Are you going to leave WAP playing in the car or in the house around family and jam to it like you do to ROCKSTAR or quickly change the station when it comes on?

Lmao my family plays uncensored rap all the time around the house and in the car so we don't give af about a few naughty words. 

[korbel16]

WAP is not no damn old town road

[wavey.]

Aug 9, 2020 19:20:44 GMT -5 kimberly said:

Aug 9, 2020 18:53:24 GMT -5 atg said:

Say so faded because of the nicki remix. Idc if the song went to #1 or not but imo the song faded because of that reason

???? y'all making s**t up

Saying just any damn thing to discredit 🤣🤣🤣

[iHype.]

Aug 9, 2020 21:33:12 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

WAP is not no damn old town road

Right lmao... what even.

This song is doing so huge out the gate because shock value. However it’ll probably end up stalling pretty quick. The novelty with a song like this will pretty much disappear by the first month.

This is gonna probably have a chart run similar to Anaconda.
19-39-(video premiere)2-3-3-3-4-3-5-8-11-23-38-33-34-54-49-55-55-48-48-48

For those who were around then and followed pop culture Anaconda’s initial interest generated was pretty similar when that music video premiered. It broke the VEVO record and everyone was talking about it. By the end of the month the shock value wore off though and of course it never got played at radio notably.

[iHype.]

Another example that comes to mind is Madonna's "Erotica", which was also crazy shock value as a vulgar/sexual single then. The chart run: 13-3-5-5-9-13-18-25-38-48-59-57-60-61-72-86-85-97

When it's the shock value that attracts the listeners it is just not going to have longevity.

[m450n]

So is WAP confirmed the lead single for CB2 or is this a buzz single?? It has the budget of a lead single but it seems weird to make the lead not very radio-friendly. But i guess bodak yellow did decent on radio.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Confused on the arguments that 'WAP' doesn't have mainstream appeal just because it's raunchy. Would y'all rather have boring shit like stuck with u, Someone You Loved , or the newest boring Maroon 5 song at the top again?

[higilo]

Aug 9, 2020 22:55:04 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Confused on the arguments that 'WAP' doesn't have mainstream appeal just because it's raunchy. Would y'all rather have boring s**t like stuck with u, Someone You Loved , or the newest boring Maroon 5 song at the top again?

I think people were just saying it won't have the longevity of songs like Old Town Road or Post Malones etc bc of the raunchiness. Those songs only stick around so long bc it eventually gets loved by older people as well as younger people, whereas I can't see many Boomers jamming to WAP.

[fridayteenage]

Also stuck with u didn't have that much mainstream appeal based on its chart run.

And what Pulse would "rather" doesn't have to do with what they expect to have a good run.

[owenlovesmusic]

Aug 9, 2020 20:08:00 GMT -5 ddlz said:

My posts from last September, where I described Circles as ''The Voice, Hot AC, soccer mom bait'', have aged really well. Except, it topped both Hot AC & AC.

Bro we get it, you don’t like Circles, move on

[chebad]

Aug 8, 2020 20:30:25 GMT -5 arg991 said:

I really need Megan to score a number one solo or with someone I like Rihanna or Britney. Also why is Megan credited a featured artist despite having two verses?!

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It’s not uncommon for featured artists to have more than one verse. The lead artist however is typically the one that owns the rights to the song...and that would be Cardi in this case. Cardi’s verses were already recorded when she sent it to Meg who liked it so much she sent two instead of the one Cardi expected. Cardi sent this song to others as well but decided no to include them. It’s Cardi’s song and concept though. The song itself was curated by a producer worked with on her last album. The creative direction of the video is all Cardi; Cardi’s team arranged for the choreography, dancers, and custom designed Mugler outfits and decor, using the relationship Cardi developed with the fashion house. Cardi’s team/record label also paid for everything including but not limited to co-vid testing for all participants. Word on the street is that Cardi spent $100,000 on the testing alone.

This was hella of a creative look, design, and concept that all started with Cardi. She deserves credit as the lead, it’s not even a question. I just think it’s funny of you to insinuate Meg deserves lead credit as well when the song wasn’t hers; she didn’t contribute towards the budget; and the creative direction was all Cardi and her team.

[thegreatdivine]

Aug 9, 2020 20:05:21 GMT -5 degen said:

#WAP feels like the biggest hit we’ve had since “Old Town Road.” It’s becoming a pop cultural phenomenon. It’s probably going to stay at #1 after it debuts there. She didn’t even need to do all those sales/bundles or what ever. It still would’ve debut at #1.

You're getting all of this after 4 tracking days (of which we've only gotten data from 2 of those days)?

[thegreatdivine]

Aug 10, 2020 2:03:54 GMT -5 chebad said:

Aug 8, 2020 20:30:25 GMT -5 arg991 said:

I really need Megan to score a number one solo or with someone I like Rihanna or Britney. Also why is Megan credited a featured artist despite having two verses?!

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It’s not uncommon for featured artists to have more than one verse. The lead artist however is typically the one that owns the rights to the song...and that would be Cardi in this case. Cardi’s verses were already recorded when she sent it to Meg who liked it so much she sent two instead of the one Cardi expected. Cardi sent this song to others as well but decided no to include them. It’s Cardi’s song and concept though. The song itself was curated by a producer worked with on her last album. The creative direction of the video is all Cardi; Cardi’s team arranged for the choreography, dancers, and custom designed Mugler outfits and decor, using the relationship Cardi developed with the fashion house. Cardi’s team/record label also paid for everything including but not limited to co-vid testing for all participants. Word on the street is that Cardi spent $100,000 on the testing alone.

This was hella of a creative look, design, and concept that all started with Cardi. She deserves credit as the lead, it’s not even a question. I just think it’s funny of you to insinuate Meg deserves lead credit as well when the song wasn’t hers; she didn’t contribute towards the budget; and the creative direction was all Cardi and her team.

This breakdown was great and informative (I didn't know Cardi was that involved in the video creatively), but on the question of a guest artist getting a feature credit, a co-lead credit or no credit at all, arg991, it's all at the discretion of the main artist/the artist who owns the song. Cardi didn't need to offer creative direction for anything to own that right. It's her song and she retained the right to credit whoever appeared as a guest on it however she pleased.

[korbel16]

I still think it’s crazy i used to see cardi on vine and love and hip not knowing in 2020 we’d be talking about her 4th number 1.

[starlord]

Huge Debut Week doesn't automatically means Biggest song since OTR. Look what you made me do could be the best example. It was a huge comeback of TS after 1989. General Audience, Stans all were hyped and eat it like anything, it was bound to go no. 1. But did it survived for long term? It way to early  to compare to any hit song let alone OTR.

[shayonce]

Apple Music USA Top 100 - 8/09 Sunday -
1.(=) Cardi B - WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
2.(=) Pop Smoke - For the Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby)
3.(=) Pop Smoke - Mood Swings (feat. Lil Tjay)
4.(=) Juice WRLD & The Weeknd - Smile
5.(=) Rod Wave - Rags2Riches 2 (feat. Lil Baby)
6.(=) DaBaby - ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch)
7.(=) Rod Wave - Letter from Houston
8.(=) Lil Baby & 42 Dugg - We Paid
9.(=) Pop Smoke - The Woo (feat. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch)
10.(=) Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy

11.(=) DJ Khaled - POPSTAR (feat. Drake)
12.(=) Moneybagg Yo - Said Sum
13.(+2) Juice WRLD & Marshmello - Come & Go
14.(=) Rod Wave - Rags2Riches (feat. ATR Son Son)
15.(-2) Rod Wave - Freestyle
16.(=) Jack Harlow - WHATS POPPIN (Remix) [feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne]
17.(=) Pop Smoke - Something Special
18.(=) Juice WRLD - Wishing Well
19.(=) Pop Smoke - Got It on Me
20.(+3) Pop Smoke - Dior

21.(-1) DJ Khaled - GREECE (feat. Drake)
22.(=) Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture
23.(+1) Taylor Swift - the 1
24.(+1) Roddy Rich - The Box
25.(+5) Lil Durk - 3 Headed Goat (feat. Lil Baby & Polo G)
26.(-5) Megan Thee Stallion - Girls in the Hood
27.(+1) Taylor Swift - cardigan
28.(+4) Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo - Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat)
29. Lil Mosey - Blueberry Faygo
30. NLE Choppa - Walk Em Down (feat. Roddy Ricch)

31.(+5) Juice WRLD & Marshmello - Hate the Other Side (feat. Polo G & The Kid LAROI)
32.(-6) Rod Wave - Sack Right (feat. Yo Gotti)
33.(-4) Rod Wave - Through the Wire
34.(+3) Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
36.(-9) Rod Wave - To My Grave
40.(+5) Kane Brown, Swae Lee, Khalid - Be Like That
41.(+2) Gunna - DOLLAZ ON MY HEAD (feat. Young Thug)
42.(-8) Dababy - Peep Hole
43.(-8) DaBaby - BLIND (feat. Young Thug)
46.(+3) Taylor Swift - exile (feat. Bon Iver)
47.(-7) Rod Wave - Smile
48.(+3) Morgan Wallen - Chasin' You
50.(-8) Rod Wave - Fire & Desire

51.(-1) YoungBoy Never Broke Again - All In
59.(-5) Saweetie - Tap In
60.(=) Billie Eilish - my future
62.(-14) Rod Wave - Out My Business
65.(+12) iann dior - Prospect (feat. Lil Baby)
70.(-12) DaBaby - NO DRIBBLE (feat. Stunna 4 Vegas)
75.(+1) Taylor Swift - the last great american dynasty
76.(-10) Popcaan - TWIST & TURN (feat. Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR)
78.(=) City Girls - Pussy Talk (feat. Doja Cat)
84.(-12) Future & Lil Uzi Vert - Patek
90.(+2) Taylor Swift - my tears ricochet
97.(-23) A$AP Ferg - Move Ya Hips (feat. Nicki Minaj & MadeinTYO)
100.(-11) NLE Choppa - Narrow Road (feat. Lil Baby)

[strongerq]

Aug 10, 2020 4:32:48 GMT -5 starlord said:

Huge Debut Week doesn't automatically means Biggest song since OTR. Look what you made me do could be the best example. It was a huge comeback of TS after 1989. General Audience, Stans all were hyped and eat it like anything, it was bound to go no. 1. But did it survived for long term? It way to early  to compare to any hit song let alone OTR.

This is probably the best example, here it is from another angle. Not Hot 100 points but song units. LWYMMD surpassed 1 Million song units in its 8th day (it almost went Platinum first week), based on RIAA's formula (all streaming /150 no tiers). 'Look What You Made Me Do' to date is at 5 X Platinum (5 million+ sold), almost 3 whole years have passed.

WAP had 21.7M streams  (including UGC) day 1 on YouTube US, day 2 it dropped to 9.1M (includes UGC aswell). The song will go Gold with like 4 days of numbers but most of it comes from video streaming which in 99% of cases has no legs.

Note: UGC is not counted for certifications.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Spotify 08/09/20

1(=) Cardi B - WAP 2,185,908 (-281,389)
2(=) Juice WRLD - Smile 1,238,636 (-262,118)
3(=) DaBaby - ROCKSTAR 1,122,696 (-115,398)
4(=) Juice WRLD - Wishing Well 1,047,426 (-59,727)
5(=) Juice WRLD - Come & Go 949,995 (-56,601)
6(=) Jack Harlow - WHATS POPPIN Remix 880,770 (-89,077)
7(=) Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar 811,841 (-77,341)
8(=) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 800,316 (-79,421)
9(=) Pop Smoke - Mood Swings 785,405 (-36,060)
10(=) Lil Mosey - Blueberry Faygo 768,903 (-50,885)

Others:
11(=) Pop Smoke - For the Night 735,163 (-46,131)
12(=) Taylor Swift - exile 691,215 (-89,632)
13(=) Taylor Swift - cardigan 690,032 (-87,702)
14(=) Jawsh 365 - Savage Love 669,891 (-64,695)
15(=) Billie Eilish - my future 638,988 (-77,903)
16(=) Pop Smoke - The Woo 624,592 (-53,113)
18(+2) StaySolidRocky - Party Girl 590,964 (-36,252)
19(=) SAINt JHN - Roses (Imanbek Remix) 587,483 (-61,751)
21(-3) DJ Khaled - POPSTAR 566,538 (-85,418)
23(-1) Chris Brown - Go Crazy 543,251 (-53,033)
24(-1) Lil Baby - We Paid 529,340 (-44,157)
27(-1) Rod Wave - Rags2Riches 495,520 (-60,977)
28(+1) powfu - death bed 489,448 (-20,478)
34(+11) Machine Gun Kelly - my ex's best friend 447,258 (+7,759)
36(+5) The Kid LAROI - GO 443,918 (-20,128)
40(-2) Megan Thee Stallion - Savage Remix 425,519 (-50,482)
41(-9) Rod Wave - Rags2Riches 2 420,913 (-65,506)
42(-3) J. Balvin - UN DIA (ONE DAY) 420,706 (-51,839)
44(-2) Gunna - DOLLAZ ON YA HEAD 417,498 (-41,042)
46(-2) Kane Brown - Be Like That 410,024 (-31,105)
50(-2) Jack Harlow - WHATS POPPIN 395,583 (-35,425)
54(+3) Pop Smoke - Got It On Me 377,199 (-29,623)
59(+15) Conan Gray - Heather 366,978 (-6,981)
60(-1) Lil Baby - The Bigger Picture 366,965 (-33,537)
61(+11) Lewis Capaldi - Before You Go 365,085 (-15,514)
65(+10) BØRNS - Electric Love 357,834 (-15,514)
67(+1) Saweetie - Tap In 353,282 (-35,067)
68(-1) Topic - Breaking Me 351,937 (-36,438)
70(-12) Megan Thee Stallion - Girls in the Hood 347,538 (-52,982)
75(+1) Curtis Waters - Stunnin' 339,878 (-31,076)
78(+11) Wallows - Are You Bored Yet? 334,852 (-17,247)
80(+4) Dua Lipa - Break My Heart 331,150 (-27,890)
86(+9) iann dior - Prospect 320,551 (-11,851)
88(-8) Future - Patek 316,726 (-46,879)
91(-22) DaBaby - BLIND 309,288 (-75,976)
94(-23) Aminé - Woodlawn 304,494 (-78,185)
95(-33) Joji - Daylight 303,436 (-87,894)
97(-3) Maroon 5 - Nobody's Love 300,652 (-34,131)

105(+5) Money Man - 24 286,333 (-18,987)
109(-16) Luke Bryan - One Margarita 283,980 (-58,578)
114(-18) NLE Choppa - Narrow Road 275,888 (-56,508)
121(+6) Tate McRae - you broke me first 269,476 (-12,744)
123(+28) 24kGoldn - Mood 266,079 (+12,503)
128(+27) Kendrick Lamar - Money Trees 253,859 (+4,357)

Play Date, Electric Love, and now Money Trees; TikTok's really reviving songs that should've been hits the first time. Can't wait to see Colors by Halsey, 3005 by Childish Gambino and Somebody Else by The 1975 to become hits!

[GP]