Billboard Hot 100: 01/09/2021

[iHype.]

Whole Lotta Red was definitely a fluke first week for all the hype.

None of the material really stood out though (many agree), so it doesn't surprise me to see the Hot 100 performance. I didn't really hear any hit singles either.

[Groovy]

Jan 3, 2021 20:54:05 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Jan 3, 2021 10:03:37 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

Surprised at how little Whole Lotta Red impacted the charts. Not even one song in the Top 60

Yeah cause it's a Whole Lotta Trash

[Deleted]

I see that Bang is projected to be all the way up at #11. Spectrum Pulse must be very happy right now.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Jan 4, 2021 0:20:37 GMT -5 @gabingston said:

I see that Bang is projected to be all the way up at #11. Spectrum Pulse must be very happy right now.

I can't wait to see his reaction if The Kid LAROI gets the album bomb like I predict he'll get

[Choco]

I find it funny that AIWFCIY is gonna be #8 on a chart dated January 9. The Billboard chart dates are so dumb.

[HolidayGuy]

^The dates are better than what they were. Recall the dates had been, I think, 10 days away from when the charts were announced (Wednesdays).

[Gary]

It is not unprecedented that there could be some residual after Christmas chart impacts of Christmas hits. This has happened before.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Because it has happened before means it’s A-Okay!!

I think the dates are just the publication dates - though linking them to the chart it’s supposed to represent could lead to some unnecessary confusion, but as holidayguy mentioned, it’s better than it used to be. Imagine waiting until Thursday for this chart to be released.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates 2021/01/04

1(=) 24kGoldn - Mood (feat. iann dior) 134.11(+2.68)
2(=) Chris Brown & Young Thug - Go Crazy 124.33(+1.29)
3(=) Justin Bieber - Holy (feat. Chance the Rapper) 116.24(+1.91)
4(=) Ariana Grande - positions 112.30(+2.29)

5(=) Drake - Laugh Now Cry Later (feat. Lil Durk) 99.15(+0.66)
6(=) Ava Max - Kings & Queens 95.82(+0.67)
7(+1) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 94.66(+0.88)
8(-1) Gabby Barrett - I Hope (feat. Charlie Puth) 93.85(-0.12)
9(=) AJR - Bang! 80.77(+0.54)
10(=) Dua Lipa - Levitating (feat. DaBaby) 72.40(+1.22)

11(+1) Justin Bieber & benny blanco - Lonely 65.34(+1.45)

13(=) Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 62.32(+1.84)

14(=) Post Malone - Circles 61.56(+1.54)

29(+4) Ariana Grande - 34+35 41.97(+1.94)

34(+1) Kenny Chesney - Happy Does 39.46(+0.80)

37(+3) Ed Sheeran - Afterglow 37.47(+1.50)

44(+1) Taylor Swift - willow 34.05(+1.16)

58(+1) Tate McRae - you broke me first 28.57(+0.74)

65(+3) Dustin Lynch - Momma's House 24.37(+0.76)

67(+2) Machine Gun Kelly & blackbear - my ex's best friend 24.24(+0.89)

78(+4) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 22.02(+0.83)

-(-) Brothers Osborne - All Night 15.00(+0.71)

-(-) Justin Bieber - Anyone 6.51(+1.51)

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Jan 4, 2021 9:25:45 GMT -5 HolidayGuy said:

^The dates are better than what they were. Recall the dates had been, I think, 10 days away from when the charts were announced (Wednesdays).

If I remember correctly Wednesday, used to be the day the Hot 100 Chart Beat article used to come out. It actually got worse when they changed to Monday, as it now is. The current chart date (the Saturday right after they are dated) scheme only came to be three years ago.

[phieaglesfan712]

For the most part, the updates returned back to normal today. There were some outliers, like Circles, but most of the songs that gained because of the Year-End updates (including Blinding Lights) had normal gains/losses.

[Choco]

But in 2021 is there an actual reason for the charts to not be dated... you know... as the week they actually represent? The publication thing was a bigger deal when it was an actual magazine being printed and all.

It's like how the tracking week is different for airplay and streaming/sales. It's an outdated model that could be improved.

Ultimately, it's no big deal, but if the UK does it I don't see any technical or technological impediment for the Hot 100 to not do it.

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Jan 4, 2021 11:03:23 GMT -5 Choco said:

But in 2021 is there an actual reason for the charts to not be dated... you know... as the week they actually represent? The publication thing was a bigger deal when it was an actual magazine being printed and all.

It's like how the tracking week is different for airplay and streaming/sales. It's an outdated model that could be improved.

Ultimately, it's no big deal, but if the UK does it I don't see any technical or technological impediment for the Hot 100 to not do it.

Is AirPlay even used in the UK chart?  If so it's certainly not comparable to the US radio market and consumption via radio.

[jebsib]

Billboard's still an actual printed magazine, so those dates do serve a publication purpose.

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Jan 4, 2021 12:17:21 GMT -5 jebsib said:

Billboard's still an actual printed magazine, so those dates do serve a publication purpose.

Those publication dates on magazines etc of the past were not on sale dates but a date of when the stores were to remove the outdated publication from the shelves.  So a weekly magazine would have a date of a week in the future and a monthly publication a month in the future.

[Choco]

Jan 4, 2021 12:05:06 GMT -5 @dey said:

Jan 4, 2021 11:03:23 GMT -5 Choco said:

But in 2021 is there an actual reason for the charts to not be dated... you know... as the week they actually represent? The publication thing was a bigger deal when it was an actual magazine being printed and all.

It's like how the tracking week is different for airplay and streaming/sales. It's an outdated model that could be improved.

Ultimately, it's no big deal, but if the UK does it I don't see any technical or technological impediment for the Hot 100 to not do it.

Is AirPlay even used in the UK chart?  If so it's certainly not comparable to the US radio market and consumption via radio.

No but airplay isn't the holdout in the US. The chart you see every Monday includes airplay up to the prior day IIRC. It's sales and streaming that get cut three days earlier. Meanwhile the UK has their streaming+sales chart ready every Friday afternoon with numbers up to the prior day.

[ry4n]

Jan 4, 2021 12:31:59 GMT -5 Choco said:

Jan 4, 2021 12:05:06 GMT -5 @dey said:

Is AirPlay even used in the UK chart?  If so it's certainly not comparable to the US radio market and consumption via radio.

No but airplay isn't the holdout in the US. The chart you see every Monday includes airplay up to the prior day IIRC. It's sales and streaming that get cut three days earlier. Meanwhile the UK has their streaming+sales chart ready every Friday afternoon with numbers up to the prior day.

With the caveat that Thursday's streams are estimated because Spotify doesn't update on time.

[GP]

Arriving at the Levitating Top10 party!

[iHype.]

Jan 4, 2021 12:43:42 GMT -5 GP said:

Arriving at the Levitating Top10 party!

[GP]

Jan 4, 2021 12:45:44 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Jan 4, 2021 12:43:42 GMT -5 GP said:

Arriving at the Levitating Top10 party!

better alone than with bad company  :kii:

[Choco]

^I will join your party.

We love an organic fifth third single rising up the charts.

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Jan 4, 2021 12:31:59 GMT -5 Choco said:

Jan 4, 2021 12:05:06 GMT -5 @dey said:

Is AirPlay even used in the UK chart?  If so it's certainly not comparable to the US radio market and consumption via radio.

No but airplay isn't the holdout in the US. The chart you see every Monday includes airplay up to the prior day IIRC. It's sales and streaming that get cut three days earlier. Meanwhile the UK has their streaming+sales chart ready every Friday afternoon with numbers up to the prior day.

AirPlay does come from all one source, and requires little if any auditing.  I am unsure how the OCC has time to audit dozens of different website sales in 12 hours.  Something tells me they don't unless something seems very wrong,

[Choco]

Jan 4, 2021 13:07:43 GMT -5 @dey said:

Jan 4, 2021 12:31:59 GMT -5 Choco said:

No but airplay isn't the holdout in the US. The chart you see every Monday includes airplay up to the prior day IIRC. It's sales and streaming that get cut three days earlier. Meanwhile the UK has their streaming+sales chart ready every Friday afternoon with numbers up to the prior day.

AirPlay does come from all one source, and requires little if any auditing.  I am unsure how the OCC has time to audit dozens of different website sales in 12 hours.  Something tells me they don't unless something seems very wrong,

That's plausible, and the US is much bigger in terms of population than the UK, which should translate into a bigger pool of data to audit. It's all a bit moot because I do believe there are bigger issues they need to fix on the chart (i.e. sales' impact on the formula).

[Taylor.]

[iHype.]

We will never be free from Blinding Lights.

[GP]

BL #3 JESUS

[iHype.]

24kGoldn's 'Mood' Returns to No. 1 on Hot 100, Dua Lipa's 'Levitating' Lifts to Top 10

www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9506550/24kgoldn-mood-number-one-hot-100-seventh-week/

"Mood," released on RECORDS/Columbia Records, and the first Hot 100 No. 1 for both 24kGoldn and Iann Dior, drew 17.5 million U.S. streams (up 4%) and sold 7,000 downloads (up 39%) in the week ending Dec. 31, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It also tallied 82.3 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 1%) in the week ending Jan. 3.

Notably, "Mood" makes its record-tying fourth separate ascent to No. 1 on the Hot 100. It first topped the chart dated Oct. 24, 2020, and remained atop the Oct. 31 survey; after dropping to No. 3 on the Nov. 7 chart, it led again on the lists dated Nov. 14, 21 and 28; "Mood" fell to No. 2 on Dec. 5 and rebounded for a sixth week at No. 1 on Dec. 12; it then dipped to Nos. 2, 5 and 7, successively, the last three weeks. Previously, only Drake's "Nice For What" made four climbs to No. 1, in 2018.

"Mood" spends a 10th week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart and charges 33-5 on Streaming Songs and 22-6 on Digital Song Sales. It tops the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for an 18th week each and Hot Rap Songs for a 12th frame, with all three charts using the same methodology as the Hot 100.

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A week ago, a one-week record nine holiday hits (led by Carey's) infused the Hot 100's top 10. With eight of those songs gone from the tier, Ariana Grande's "Positions," like "Mood," makes a sizable rebound, from No. 14 to No. 2; it led the Nov. 7-dated chart upon its debut.

Also benefiting from the downturn of seasonal songs, combined with resulting boosts in multiple metrics for numerous non-holiday titles in their place (many of which were also aided by year-end retrospective play), The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" blasts back onto the Hot 100 at No. 3 with 56.9 million airplay audience impressions (up 26%), 12.5 million streams (up 7%) and 9,000 sold (up 82%).

"Lights" spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 (eventually ranking as the chart's top hit of all of 2020) and logs its 56th total week on the tally. (Digging into the details of the song's re-entry at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after its 55th frame on the Dec. 26-dated chart, it did not appear on last week's list, as it would've ranked below No. 25; per Hot 100 rules, songs with more than 52 weeks on the chart are removed if below No. 25 [and those with more than 20 weeks are removed if below No. 50]. As Yuletide hits have dashed up the Hot 100's upper ranks in recent holiday seasons, followed by their swoons after Christmas, non-seasonal songs are eligible to re-enter once holiday titles decline, if meeting all chart eligibility rules. Below "Lights," 10 other hits re-enter in the top 50.)

"Lights" scores a record-extending 43rd week in the Hot 100's top 10. It also adds a sixth week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and a record-padding 40th frame atop Hot R&B Songs.

Rounding out the Hot 100's top five, Justin Bieber's "Holy," featuring Chance the Rapper, flies 21-4, after debuting at its No. 3 high in October, and BTS' "Dynamite" vaults 44-5, after it debuted atop the chart in September and logged three total weeks at the summit. "Dynamite" posts a 12th week at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (45,000, up 183%).

Chris Brown and Young Thug's "Go Crazy" hurtles 24-6 on the Hot 100, surpassing its prior No. 9 high reached in August (as it returns to the top 10 after 19 subsequent weeks all in the top 25); Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later," featuring Lil Durk, darts 25-7, after debuting at its No. 2 peak in August; and Gabby Barrett's "I Hope," featuring Charlie Puth, jumps 30-8 after rising to No. 3 in November, as it rules Hot Country Songs for a 23rd week.

Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" drops from No. 1 to No. 9 on the Hot 100, with 22.7 million U.S. streams (down 59%) and 4,000 sold (down 66%) in the Dec. 25-31 tracking week. It also tallied 1.4 million radio airplay audience impressions (down from 33.7 million) in the Dec. 28-Jan. 3 tracking period.

Despite the streaming tracking week covering Dec. 25 and the next six days after Christmas, the song, originally released in 1994, remains atop Streaming Songs, where it reigns for a 10th total week. A week earlier, "Christmas" claimed its fifth total week atop the Hot 100, passing the domination of the only other holiday No. 1 in the chart's history, "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks with David Seville (four weeks, 1958-59).

Closing out the Hot 100's top 10, Dua Lipa's "Levitating," featuring DaBaby, zooms 27-10, with 47.5 million in radio audience (up 5%), 10.2 million streams (down 1%) and 9,000 sold (up 2%).

Lipa adds her third Hot 100 top 10, following "Don't Start Now" (No. 2 peak, March 2020) and "New Rules" (No. 6, February 2018). DaBaby collects his fifth Hot 100 top 10, all earned since June 2019.

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Jan 4, 2021 13:19:03 GMT -5 iHype. said:

We will never be free from Blinding Lights.

That's what they said about Circles.  Just give it a year and next in the never ending chain of longevity cosmos comes along.  

[Choco]

45,000 copies gets you a top 5 placement.

[Lost In Musical Reverie]

Poor "Save Your Tears"...things are not looking good for you so far... 😬