Billboard Hot 100: 12/26/2020

[👑 Eloquent ™]

Honestly I never expected "Willow" to beat "All I Want For Christmas Is You" this week as I didn't think sales would be enough to take it (and they still may not be enough). IF "Willow" does end up at the top, it will be insanely impressive IMO as "AIWFCIY" is a literal behemoth 2-3 weeks out of every year and this will be one of them. Push or not, it will be an impressive feat. "AIWFCIY" isn't a song that really needs promotion as it is a standard at this point (though I am sure her recent Christmas special and social media presence helps). Honestly I am fine with either or taking it as I love both and a #2 peak won't kill Taylor and Mariah will get another week this year or next regardless. I don't know why fans get so wrapped up in these moments (Twitter especially is a mess as always). A #1 for your fav isn't a #1 for you. lol

[chartfreak]

Dec 19, 2020 19:58:58 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 19, 2020 15:52:23 GMT -5 awesomecharts said:

Mariah losing to Taylor would be amazing

Can you lose if you don't even compete? Mariah didn't do a single thing to push "AIWFCIY" on the Hot 100 last week. Taylor and her team meanwhile...

Have you seen Mariah's Twitter..that's still promotion.

[KeepDeanWeird]

Dec 19, 2020 13:35:06 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 19, 2020 13:25:23 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Meanwhile, no one's really noticing Republic HUGE 'promotion' to push 'Positions' to #1 on Pop radio in quick time, which I'm guessing is the primary reason why it's holding unexpectedly well on H100.

I've noticed. At one point it had basically stalled around #10 or so, and then it suddenly took off and has had huge gains for a few weeks now. Streams and downloads are underwhelming.

Reminiscent of LWYMMD or basically any contending song on Country 'Max Spins!' Airplay chart.

Taylor hitting #1 - no one suffers. MC owns Xmas, hit #1 this season + likely the first #1 for '21. NOW if Brenda Lee ends up at #2 this chart week, cue the meltdowns from those who love having a Pulse Meltdown.

[colson]

Dec 19, 2020 22:00:48 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Dec 19, 2020 19:58:58 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Can you lose if you don't even compete? Mariah didn't do a single thing to push "AIWFCIY" on the Hot 100 last week. Taylor and her team meanwhile...

Have you seen Mariah's Twitter..that's still promotion.

So now you stalking her Twitter page? lol

[korbel16]

Willow is so damn catchy

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Dec 19, 2020 13:35:06 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 19, 2020 13:25:23 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Meanwhile, no one's really noticing Republic HUGE 'promotion' to push 'Positions' to #1 on Pop radio in quick time, which I'm guessing is the primary reason why it's holding unexpectedly well on H100.

I've noticed. At one point it had basically stalled around #10 or so, and then it suddenly took off and has had huge gains for a few weeks now. Streams and downloads are underwhelming.

Streams were solid for months and are still...really good?? It’s #17 on Spotify (would be #4 without Xmas & Taylor) and #9 on Apple Music. Of course, “positions” was #1 on Spotify & AM a while ago, but radio moves slowly. Sales were never amazing, though.

[chartfreak]

Dec 20, 2020 0:08:48 GMT -5 colson said:

Dec 19, 2020 22:00:48 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Have you seen Mariah's Twitter..that's still promotion.

So now you stalking her Twitter page? lol

Nope, today was the first time ever. Have I hit a nerve with you?

[colson]

Nope it's hilarious. The sudden interest is funny to me.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 19, 2020 22:00:48 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Dec 19, 2020 19:58:58 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Can you lose if you don't even compete? Mariah didn't do a single thing to push "AIWFCIY" on the Hot 100 last week. Taylor and her team meanwhile...

Have you seen Mariah's Twitter..that's still promotion.

Lol whatever mental gymnastics you need to perform.

What really started this was a comment about Mariah "losing" to Taylor, so I replied she's not actively competing. Do you disagree?

[David]

Sure, Mariah did the Christmas special but that version on the soundtrack doesn't even count toward the Hot 100... she didn't even discount the song... she hasn't really done anything to help it hit #1! Monday is a win-win for me, I love Taylor and Mariah both... last year, yes, Mariah gave the song a BIG push even though she probably didn't even need to. This year, nothing.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Omg put us out of our misery already and just give the number one to willow

[jenglisbe]

Dec 20, 2020 2:31:36 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Dec 19, 2020 13:35:06 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

I've noticed. At one point it had basically stalled around #10 or so, and then it suddenly took off and has had huge gains for a few weeks now. Streams and downloads are underwhelming.

Streams were solid for months and are still...really good?? It’s #17 on Spotify (would be #4 without Xmas & Taylor) and #9 on Apple Music. Of course, “positions” was #1 on Spotify & AM a while ago, but radio moves slowly. Sales were never amazing, though.

Streams were solid for months? It hasn't even been out for 2 months yet lol (almost though). And yeah position-wise (no pun intended) it's still one of the higher non-holiday songs in streaming, but for a new Ariana song it isn't doing all that great. To some degree it's doing well due to lack of competition.

[GP]

Dec 20, 2020 7:52:07 GMT -5 David said:

Sure, Mariah did the Christmas special but that version on the soundtrack doesn't even count toward the Hot 100... she didn't even discount the song... she hasn't really done anything to help it hit #1! Monday is a win-win for me, I love Taylor and Mariah both... last year, yes, Mariah gave the song a BIG push even though she probably didn't even need to. This year, nothing.

why would Mariah care anymore? She will keep getting #1 weeks every year, while the earnings she receives don't change due to Taylor receiving whatsoever.

[chartfreak]

Dec 20, 2020 2:59:48 GMT -5 colson said:

Nope it's hilarious. The sudden interest is funny to me.

Carey on.

[chartfreak]

Dec 20, 2020 7:05:34 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 19, 2020 22:00:48 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Have you seen Mariah's Twitter..that's still promotion.

Lol whatever mental gymnastics you need to perform.

What really started this was a comment about Mariah "losing" to Taylor, so I replied she's not actively competing. Do you disagree?

You said she has done nothing. Promotion on Twitter is promotion. That's all. I'm not saying it's wrong. Why does everyone get so defensive over general comments. It's a freaking discussion board. And because I mentioned her Twitter, Colson wants to claim I'm stalking Mariah. Lol, I swear some people.

[rideordie]

Dec 20, 2020 8:07:41 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 20, 2020 2:31:36 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

Streams were solid for months and are still...really good?? It’s #17 on Spotify (would be #4 without Xmas & Taylor) and #9 on Apple Music. Of course, “positions” was #1 on Spotify & AM a while ago, but radio moves slowly. Sales were never amazing, though.

Streams were solid for months? It hasn't even been out for 2 months yet lol (almost though). And yeah position-wise (no pun intended) it's still one of the higher non-holiday songs in streaming, but for a new Ariana song it isn't doing all that great. To some degree it's doing well due to lack of competition.

Positions is doing really well. Let’s not delude ourselves. I honestly didn’t expect it to have last this long based on how the gp spoke negatively on it and the album. Streams are still steady and radio play is still increasing.

[GP]

Dec 20, 2020 9:17:06 GMT -5 rideordie said:

Dec 20, 2020 8:07:41 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Streams were solid for months? It hasn't even been out for 2 months yet lol (almost though). And yeah position-wise (no pun intended) it's still one of the higher non-holiday songs in streaming, but for a new Ariana song it isn't doing all that great. To some degree it's doing well due to lack of competition.

Positions is doing really well. Let’s not delude ourselves. I honestly didn’t expect it to have last this long based on how the gp spoke negatively on it and the album. Streams are still steady and radio play is still increasing.

34+35 is also handling it pretty well, while pov is also doing its thing. Another good sucess by miss Ariana even if it will be seen as small due to comparison with TUN

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates 2020/12/20

1(=) 24kGoldn - Mood (feat. iann dior) 136.27(-0.06)
2(=) Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy 120.34(+0.98)
3(=) Justin Bieber - Holy (feat. Chance the Rapper) 113.07(+0.90)
4(=) Ariana Grande - positions 106.68(+0.60)
5(=) Ava Max - Kings & Queens 104.11(-1.07)
6(=) Drake - Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk) 101.55(-0.08)
7(=) Gabby Barrett - I Hope (feat. Charlie Puth) 92.90(-1.48)
8(=) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 74.42(-0.32)
9(=) AJR - Bang! 73.30(+0.89)
10(=) Dua Lipa - Levitating (feat. DaBaby) 65.81(+0.94)

13(+2) Justin Bieber & benny blanco - Lonely 55.69(+1.35)

14(+2) Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 55.05(+0.74)

40(+1) Ariana Grande - 34+35 34.11(+0.97)

43(+1) Megan Thee Stallion - Body 32.40(+1.28)

45(=) Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love 32.18(+1.19)

46(+1) Saweetie - Back to the Streets (feat. Jhené Aiko) 31.16(+0.76)

52(+1) Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez - DÁKITI 29.41(+0.95)

79(+4) Taylor Swift - willow 19.06(+1.86)

83(+4) Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On 17.43(+0.95)

-(-) J - Whoopty 13.53(+0.90)

[HolidayGuy]

Streaming question: Does Billboard distinguish/weigh differently plays on streaming services that people actively seek out (say, via search) and plays generated via a playlist? Because how I see it, the latter isn't much different than something like Pandora. A playlist is a form of programmed music; the user chooses to listen to it, it is true, though the user also chooses which station to listen to on Pandora, or on regular radio.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^If I'm not mistaken, they don't. The only differentiation that I'm aware that Billboard has for Spotify is between streams from paid or free accounts.

[HolidayGuy]

^Yeah, that I knew. Just seems a bit arbitrary to count outlets like Pandora less than plays that come via set playlists.

On the topic of No. 1. Not sure why some are so into a tizzy. If "All I Want..." hadn't already hit No. 1 (and for multiple weeks), I could see the competitive spirit. Why is this week viewed so importantly, because it's Christmas week? It will likely return to the top the following week, anyhow.

The Apple-special version may not get applied to the original version, though it does "count" for the Hot 100- if it had enough points, it would appear as its own entry. Mimi's also done interviews and such during the holiday season, so has has been promoting. Last year was the 25th anniversary of the song and album, so there was a bigger push, for sure.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 20, 2020 10:26:56 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^Yeah, that I knew. Just seems a bit arbitrary to count outlets like Pandora less than plays that come via set playlists.

Has the technology been created to distinguish between those plays in reporting?

On the topic of No. 1. Not sure why some are so into a tizzy. If "All I Want..." hadn't already hit No. 1 (and for multiple weeks), I could see the competitive spirit. Why is this week viewed so importantly, because it's Christmas week? It will likely return to the top the following week, anyhow.

Not sure anyone sees it as an "important" week for "AIWFCIY."

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^Spotify should have the data. I would say it is mostly that Billboard hasn't needed to ask for it, since their currently rules don't account for the differentiation.

[leoapp]

Dec 20, 2020 11:05:29 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Dec 20, 2020 10:26:56 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^Yeah, that I knew. Just seems a bit arbitrary to count outlets like Pandora less than plays that come via set playlists.

Has the technology been created to distinguish between those plays in reporting?

On the topic of No. 1. Not sure why some are so into a tizzy. If "All I Want..." hadn't already hit No. 1 (and for multiple weeks), I could see the competitive spirit. Why is this week viewed so importantly, because it's Christmas week? It will likely return to the top the following week, anyhow.

Not sure anyone sees it as an "important" week for "AIWFCIY."

Yeah, imo, AIWFCIY staying at no.1 this week is just an icing on the cake. It's just that Mariah will break the record earlier for Xmas song with the most weeks at no.1, beating The Chipmunk.
Also maybe some Mariah fans / anti Taylor will be so happy if Mariah blocks Taylor after some desperate attempts. A cool and competitive week by the way.

But the following week is more important, Mariah is guaranteed to hit no.1.
That week will be a huge record-breaking week, cause Mariah will be the first artist to have a song hitting no.1 in 3 different years (2019, 2020, 2021).

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 60, 55, 50, 45, and 40 years ago:

December 19, 1960 (For the week ending December 24)

01 01 Are You Lonesome Tonight? - Elvis Presley (4th of 6 weeks at #1)
02 02 Last Date - Floyd Cramer
03 04 Wonderland By Night - Bert Kaempfert
04 05 North To Alaska - Johnny Horton
05 06 Sailor - Lolita
06 10 Exodus - Ferrante & Teicher
07 03 A Thousand Stars - Kathy Young & The Innocents
08 08 Many Tears Ago - Connie Francis
09 12 You're Sixteen - Johnny Burnette
10 07 He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler

26 64 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee


December 25, 1965

01 02 Over And Over - The Dave Clark Five (1st and only week at #1)
02 01 Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds
03 03 I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
04 04 Let's Hang On - The Four Seasons
05 16 The Sounds Of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
06 07 Make The World Go Away - Eddy Arnold
07 09 Fever - The McCoys
08 08 England Swings - Roger Miller
09 12 Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers
10 06 I Can Never Go Home Anymore - The Shangri-Las

11 36 We Can Work It Out - The Beatles


December 26, 1970

01 02 My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity - George Harrison (1st of 4 weeks at #1)
02 03 One Less Bell To Answer - The 5th Dimension
03 01 Tears Of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
04 06 Knock Three Times - Dawn
05 05 Black Magic Woman - Santana
06 04 I Think I Love You - The Partridge Family
07 07 Stoned Love - The Supremes
08 08 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Chicago
09 09 Gypsy Woman - Brian Hyland
10 10 No Matter What - Badfinger


December 27, 1975

01 02 Let's Do It Again - The Staple Singers (1st and only week at #1)
02 04 Saturday Night - The Bay City Rollers
03 01 That's The Way (I Like It) - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
04 05 Love Rollercoaster - The Ohio Players
05 06 Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To) - Diana Ross
06 08 I Write The Songs - Barry Manilow
07 14 Convoy - C.W. Call
08 09 Fox On The Run - The Sweet
09 03 Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention
10 12 I Love Music (Part 1) - The O'Jays


December 27, 1980

01 03 (Just Like) Starting Over - John Lennon (1st of 5 weeks at #1)
02 02 More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
03 04 Love On The Rocks - Neil Diamond
04 01 Lady - Kenny Rogers
05 06 Hungry Heart - Bruce Springsteen
06 10 Every Woman In The World - Air Supply
07 08 Guilty - Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb
08 11 The Tide Is High - Blondie
09 09 Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar
10 12 Tell It Like It Is - Heart

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Dec 20, 2020 9:01:19 GMT -5 chartfreak said:

Promotion on Twitter is promotion.

I mean, it’s the absolute least but sure. Let’s lump it in with promotion that requires actual effort, and has cost.

[Soulsista]

The chart from 30 years ago was frozen, so I'll post the year-end Top 10 instead.

December 28, 1985

01 01 Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 03 Party All The Time - Eddie Murphy
03 04 Alive And Kicking - Simple Minds
04 08 That's What Friends Are For - Dionne & Friends
05 07 I Miss You - Klymaxx
06 09 Small Town - John Cougar Mellencamp
07 02 Broken Wings - Mr. Mister
08 05 Separate Lives - Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin
09 12 Tonight She Comes - The Cars
10 06 Election Day - Arcadia


1990 Year-End Top 10

1. Hold On - Wilson Phillips (#1, June)
2. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette (#1, June)
3. Nothing Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor (#1, April)
4. Poison - Bell Biv DeVoe (#3, June)
5. Vogue - Madonna (#1, May)
6. Vision Of Love - Mariah Carey (#1, August)
7. Another Day In Paradise - Phil Collins (#1, December 1989)
8. Hold On - En Vogue (#2, July)
9. Cradle Of Love - Billy Idol (#2, August)
10. Blaze Of Glory - Jon Bon Jovi (#1, September)


1995 Year-End Top 10

1. Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio feat. L.V. (#1, September)
2. Waterfalls - TLC (#1, July)
3. Creep - TLC (#1, January)
4. Kiss From a Rose - Seal (#1, August)
5. On Bended Knee - Boyz II Men (#1, December 1994)
6. Another Night - Real McCoy (#3, November 1994)
7. Fantasy - Mariah Carey (#1, September)
8. Take a Bow - Madonna (#1, February)
9. Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days) - Monica (#2, July)
10. This Is How We Do It - Montell Jordan (#1, April)


Here's the Top 10 for December 30, 1995

01 01 One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (5th of 16 weeks at #1)
02 02 Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - Whitney Houston
03 03 Hey Lover - LL Cool J feat. Boyz II Men
04 04 Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio feat. L.V.
05 06 Diggin' On You - TLC
06 05 Fantasy - Mariah Carey
07 12 Before You Walk Out Of My Life / Like This And Like That - Monica
08 10 Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
09 08 Name - The Goo Goo Dolls
10 NE Free As a Bird - The Beatles


December 23, 2000

01 01 Independent Women Part 1 - Destiny's Child (6th of 11 weeks at #1)
02 04 It Wasn't Me - Shaggy feat. Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent
03 02 Case Of The Ex (Whatcha Gonna Do) - Mya
04 03 With Arms Wide Open - Creed
05 08 He Loves U Not - Dream
06 09 Ms. Jackson - Outkast
07 06 Gotta Tell You - Samantha Mumba
08 10 The Way You Love Me - Faith Hill
09 05 Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
10 07 This I Promise You - *NSYNC

21 NE Liquid Dreams - O-Town

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 Flashback:

December 24, 2005

01 01 Run It! - Chris Brown (5th and final week at #1)
02 07 Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
03 02 Laffy Taffy - D4L
04 11 Grillz - Nelly feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp
05 04 Photograph - Nickelback
06 03 Gold Digger - Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx
07 09 Stickwitu - The Pussycat Dolls
08 08 When I'm Gone - Eminem
09 06 My Humps - The Black Eyed Peas
10 12 Because Of You - Kelly Clarkson

22 46 You're Beautiful - James Blunt


December 25, 2010

01 01 Firework - Katy Perry (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 03 What's My Name? - Rihanna feat. Drake
03 05 Grenade - Bruno Mars
04 02 Raise Your Glass - P!nk
05 08 We R Who We R - Ke$ha
06 06 Only Girl (In The World) - Rihanna
07 07 Just The Way You Are - Bruno Mars
08 04 The Time (Dirty Bit) - The Black Eyed Peas
09 09 Just a Dream - Nelly
10 10 Bottoms Up - Trey Songz feat. Nicki Minaj

18 NE That's All She Wrote - T.I. feat. Eminem
24 51 Coming Home - Diddy - Dirty Money feat. Skylar Grey


December 26, 2015

01 01 Hello - Adele (7th of 10 weeks at #1)
02 02 Sorry - Justin Bieber
03 03 Hotline Bling - Drake
04 04 What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber
05 07 Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
06 05 The Hills - The Weeknd
07 06 Stitches - Shawn Mendes
08 08 Here - Alessia Cara
09 10 Same Old Love - Selena Gomez
10 09 Like I'm Gonna Lose You - Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend

21 NE Somebody To Love - Jordan Smith


December 28, 2019

01 01 All I Want For Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 03 Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
03 02 Circles - Post Malone
04 06 Roxanne - Arizona Zervas
05 NE Futsal Shuffle 2020 - Lil Uzi Vert
06 10 A Holly Jolly Christmas - Burl Ives
07 07 Memories - Maroon 5
08 04 Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
09 15 Jingle Bell Rock - Bobby Helms
10 05 Good As Hell - Lizzo

18 47 The Box - Roddy Ricch

[Deleted]

Dec 20, 2020 8:21:09 GMT -5 GP said:

Dec 20, 2020 7:52:07 GMT -5 David said:

Sure, Mariah did the Christmas special but that version on the soundtrack doesn't even count toward the Hot 100... she didn't even discount the song... she hasn't really done anything to help it hit #1! Monday is a win-win for me, I love Taylor and Mariah both... last year, yes, Mariah gave the song a BIG push even though she probably didn't even need to. This year, nothing.

why would Mariah care anymore? She will keep getting #1 weeks every year, while the earnings she receives don't change due to Taylor receiving whatsoever.

That’ll be over once they change the rules to not allow Christmas songs to chart on the hot 100 every year

[Gary]

Don't see that happening again any time soon