HITS 8/21: Taylor #1 97k. Young Dolph 63k.

[areyoureadytojump]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=322784&title=WEEKEND-UPDATE%253A-SWIFT-EYES-FOURTH-WEEK-AT-%25231

Saturday, August 15, 2020

WEEKEND UPDATE: SWIFT EYES FOURTH WEEK AT #1

Depending on how Taylor Swift’s physical CDs trend this week, folklore (Republic) could see a fourth week at #1. Or it could see a challenge from Juice WRLD's resurgent Legends Never Die (Grade A/Interscope) or Pop Smoke's very steady Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon (Victor Victor/Republic). Watch this space for more.

Young Dolph’s Rich Slave (Paper Route/EMPIRE) breaks out as the week’s top debut at 25-30k.
RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown will see his Mixtape, Vol. 1 EP open with 15-18k.

On the track side, Drake f/Lil Durk’s "Laugh Now Cry Later" (OVO/Republic) appears headed for 35-40m on-demand audio streams.

[strongerq]

hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=322812&title=A-TIGHT-TOP-20

A TIGHT TOP 20

As we suggested over the weekend, #1 on this Friday's HITS Top 50 is up for grabs. We're giving Pop Smoke a very slight edge today but it's far from a done deal. Taylor Swift's deluxe version of folklore, released today, adds "the lakes," the song previously available only on her physical CD.

With three days left in the chart week, is that enough time to make a difference? And will "Smile," Juice WRLD's recent collaboration with The Weeknd contribute strong second week consumption numbers? Lots in play this week, and that doesn't even include a $400k Lamborghini being raffled off by Young Dolph. Watch this space for more.

1 Pop Smoke (Victor Victor/Republic) 85-90k total activity, 2-4k albums
2 Taylor Swift (Republic) 80-85k, 29-33k
3 Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 80-85k, 2-4k
4 * Young Dolph (Paper Route/EMPIRE) 60-65k, 29-33k
5 Hamilton (Uptown/Atlantic) 55-60k, 6-8k
6 Rod Wave (Alamo/Geffen/Interscope) 50-55k, <1k
7 Lil Baby (Quality Control/Motown/Capitol) 40-45k, <1k
8 DaBaby (SCMG/Interscope) 40-45k, <1k
9 Post Malone (Republic) 30-35k, 1-2k
10 Harry Styles (Columbia) 28-32k, 6-8k
11 Gunna (Young Stoner Life) 27-30k, <1k
12 Morgan Wallen (Big Loud) 21-24k, 1-3k
13 Polo G (Columbia) 21-24k, <1k
14 The Weeknd (XO/Republic) 21-24k, 1-3k
15 Lil Durk (Alamo/Geffen/Interscope) 21-24k, <1k
16 Lil Uzi Vert (Generation Now/Atlantic) 19-22k, <1k
17 Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 19-22k, 10-12k
18 Luke Combs (River House/Columbia Nashville) 19-22k, 1-2k
19 Future (Freebandz/Epic) 19-22k, <1k
20 Billie Eilish (Darkroom/Interscope) 19-22k, 3-5k

Debut *

[Eloqueen™]

Hope that deluxe drop gives Taylor the edge, which I think is doable.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^ I think so, too. The Lakes is also available as a standalone song in iTunes and currently #1 there.

[aussie1]

Hamilton's stability continues to surprise me.

[WolfSpear]

Hamilton is genuinely a modern day classic!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^The movie becoming available to view on Disney + is the spark that made the music in the soundtrack become popular. Without that, it would still be in the Billboard 200, but much lower.

[shayonce]

Taylor will get it. her team is pushing that...
the album is discounted as $7.99. both standard and deluxe.

also she has new 6 T-shirt bundle priced at $25 (including Album).
and all free shipping until aug20. lol

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Given that. Another 100k+ week is not out of the question.

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hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=322812&title=A-TIGHT-TOP-20-(UPDATE)&redirect=mobile

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

A TIGHT TOP 20 (UPDATE)

UPDATE: In the thick of a three-way battle for #1, the top of the chart has been shuffled with Taylor Swift now leading. Here's the latest order as we do our best to keep up with all the action—our last brain cell is barely holding on through this heat wave.

1. Taylor Swift (Republic) 90-95k total activity, 30-35k albums*
2. Pop Smoke (Victor Victor/Republic) 85-90k, 2-4k*
3. Juice WRLD (Grade A/Interscope) 80-85k, 2-4k

[aussie1]

The deluxe was enough to put Taylor on top for another week. Very clever to release it when they did.

[Choco]

Taylor's team did not come here to play games with the Pop and Juice albums.

[shayonce]

[WolfSpear]

This is definitely a better era for Taylor. Artistically, this is her best effort since “1989”. In almost 15 years, we went from an almost folkish-country pop to straight up pop to this indie-like alternative push. I don’t think the “Reputation” and “Lover” exceed the test of time in comparison to this album. Partly because it’s better and partly because it’s different.

[Wave.]

That "explicit content" sticker still sends me. It's so anti Taylor, but she flipped it on us.

[HolidayGuy]

I contributed a copy (via Target) for this chart period. :)

[strongerq]

hitsdailydouble.com/sales_plus_streaming

LW	TW	Artist	Title	Label	Total	Change	Albums	TEA	SEA
1	1	TAYLOR SWIFT	FOLKLORE	REPUBLIC	96,891	-31%	38,281	2,540	56,070
3	2	POP SMOKE	SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON	VICTOR VICTOR/REPUBLIC	89,837	-6%	1,834	994	87,010
2	3	JUICE WRLD	LEGENDS NEVER DIE	GRADE A/INTERSCOPE	83,918	-32%	3,257	954	79,706
--	4	YOUNG DOLPH	RICH SLAVE	PAPER ROUTE/EMPIRE	63,436	--	31,568	503	31,365
6	5	HAMILTON	ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST	UPTOWN/ATLANTIC	58,679	-8%	6,193	755	51,731
4	6	ROD WAVE	PRAY 4 LOVE	ALAMO/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE	51,492	-33%	188	398	50,906
9	7	LIL BABY	MY TURN	QUALITY CONTROL/MOTOWN/CAPITOL	44,642	-6%	201	382	44,060
7	8	DABABY	BLAME IT ON BABY	SCMG/INTERSCOPE	40,777	-26%	271	893	39,613
11	9	POST MALONE	HOLLYWOOD'S BLEEDING	REPUBLIC	31,611	-3%	1,356	772	29,484
13	10	HARRY STYLES	FINE LINE	COLUMBIA	29,737	-8%	5,893	1,329	22,515
12	11	GUNNA	WUNNA	YOUNG STONER LIFE	29,479	-9%	50	123	29,306
18	12	POLO G	THE GOAT	COLUMBIA	26,196	14%	106	146	25,944
17	13	MORGAN WALLEN	IF I KNOW ME	BIG LOUD	25,750	7%	1,635	1,100	23,015
15	14	THE WEEKND	AFTER HOURS	XO/REPUBLIC	24,470	-9%	1,769	1,056	21,646
--	15	KANE BROWN	MIXTAPE VOL. 1	RCA NASHVILLE/ZONE 4	22,346	--	2,938	2,648	16,760
19	16	LIL UZI VERT	ETERNAL ATAKE	GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC	21,701	-3%	145	56	21,500
23	17	LIL DURK	JUST CAUSE Y'ALL WAITED 2	ALAMO/GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE	21,694	6%	67	238	21,390
20	18	LUKE COMBS	WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET	RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE	21,360	-3%	1,539	972	18,849
21	19	JUICE WRLD	GOODBYE & GOOD RIDDANCE	GRADE A/INTERSCOPE	21,062	-3%	424	145	20,493
26	20	DRAKE	DARK LANE DEMO TAPES	OVO/REPUBLIC	20,286	4%	133	205	19,949
22	21	BAD BUNNY	YHLQMDLG	RIMAS	20,279	-2%	147	131	20,001
10	22	NLE CHOPPA	TOP SHOTTA	WARNER	20,220	-38%	412	216	19,592
25	23	RODDY RICCH	PLEASE EXCUSE ME FOR BEING ANTISOCIAL	BIRD VISION/ATLANTIC	19,481	-2%	264	173	19,044
29	24	FUTURE	HIGH OFF LIFE	FREEBANDZ/EPIC	19,237	3%	35	170	19,033
27	25	LUKE COMBS	THIS ONE'S FOR YOU	RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE	19,140	-2%	1,026	523	17,591
24	26	BILLIE EILISH	WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?	DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE	19,073	-5%	3,270	366	15,438
28	27	JHENE AIKO	CHILOMBO	DEF JAM	18,989	-2%	392	199	18,397
5	28	LUKE BRYAN	BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE	CAPITOL NASHVILLE	18,436	-71%	7,184	947	10,305
40	29	DUA LIPA	FUTURE NOSTALGIA	WARNER	17,555	15%	1,093	1,538	14,924
30	30	LEWIS CAPALDI	DIVINELY UNINSPIRED TO A HELLISH EXTENT	VERTIGO BERLIN/CAPITOL	17,288	-4%	618	796	15,874
33	31	POST MALONE	BEERBONGS & BENTLEYS	REPUBLIC	16,932	-4%	446	250	16,236
--	32	DAVE EAST	KARMA 3	MASS APPEAL/DEF JAM	16,798	--	2,613	373	13,811
32	33	QUEEN	GREATEST HITS 1	HOLLYWOOD	16,627	-6%	2,668	667	13,291
36	34	TRAVIS SCOTT	ASTROWORLD	CACTUS JACK/GRAND HUSTLE/EPIC	16,610	-1%	655	115	15,840
34	35	JACK HARLOW	SWEET ACTION	GENERATION NOW/ATLANTIC	16,548	-5%	71	412	16,065
35	36	JUICE WRLD	DEATH RACE FOR LOVE	GRADE A/INTERSCOPE	16,458	-2%	342	108	16,009
31	37	THE KID LAROI	F*CK LOVE	COLUMBIA	15,789	-11%	68	69	15,653
47	38	DRAKE	SCORPION	YMCMB/REPUBLIC	15,051	8%	131	137	14,784
42	39	SUMMER WALKER	OVER IT	LVRN/INTERSCOPE	14,998	2%	215	109	14,675
--	40	LIL MOSEY	CERTIFIED HITMAKER	MOGUL VISION/INTERSCOPE	14,765	--	55	218	14,492
8	41	GLASS ANIMALS	DREAMLAND	WOLF TONE/REPUBLIC	14,670	-73%	3,821	156	10,692
38	42	TAYLOR SWIFT	LOVER	REPUBLIC	14,085	-12%	2,119	253	11,713
--	43	ANUEL AA	EMMANUEL	REAL HASTA LA MUERTE	14,045	--	127	85	13,833
41	44	MEGAN THEE STALLION	SUGA	ATLANTIC	13,979	-8%	194	563	13,222
43	45	DOJA CAT	HOT PINK	KEMOSABE/RCA	13,862	-5%	168	421	13,273
--	46	BURNA BOY	TWICE AS TALL	BAD HABIT/ON A SPACESHIP/ATLANTIC	13,632	--	1,699	348	11,586
46	47	POST MALONE	STONEY	REPUBLIC	13,621	-4%	288	156	13,178
44	48	ELTON JOHN	DIAMONDS	ISLAND	13,525	-6%	1,713	662	11,151
49	49	MONEYBAGG YO	TIME SERVED	N-LESS/INTERSCOPE	13,010	-3%	54	139	12,817
48	50	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	LEGEND	TUFF GONG/ISLAND	12,906	-7%	3,431	294	9,181

[kimberly]

maybe I should buy Future's album to feel special. one of 35 copies sold. jsjkldjksjkd

[Choco]

The Anuel album cracks top 50 despite selling around 200 copies between actual sales and track downloads.

Everybody say thank you streaming.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

One thing that should be noted is that Folklore would be the third most streamed album in its fourth week, which is pretty good for a non-rap album.

[kimberly]

Aug 21, 2020 18:03:52 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

One thing that should be noted is that Folklore would be the third most streamed album in its fourth week, which is pretty good for a non-rap album.

16 of 17 songs on it were in the Spotify Top 200 when I last checked (Tuesday's chart I think?) which is unprecedented

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Make that 15 songs in the weekly chart.

[forg]

Good for Taylor, still keeping pure sales alive!

[NeRD]

How is a fifth week looking for Taylor?

[Nick]

Aug 22, 2020 7:02:37 GMT -5 NeRD said:

How is a fifth week looking for Taylor?

Tim McGraw is currently #1 on Amazon.

[jodakyellow]

Aug 22, 2020 7:05:56 GMT -5 Nick said:

Aug 22, 2020 7:02:37 GMT -5 NeRD said:

How is a fifth week looking for Taylor?

Tim McGraw is currently #1 on Amazon.

Looks like her making him famous in 2006 with her debut single has finally backfired


(I'm kidding!!!)