Billboard Hot 100: 01/30/2021

[kcdawg13]

We are inching closer and closer to seeing Blinding Light's Top 10 entrance, it entered on the chart dated February 29th. It'll be interesting seeing it on the Top 10 flashback while it's also currently in the Top 10.

[phieaglesfan712]

Jan 25, 2021 13:16:18 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

We are inching closer and closer to seeing Blinding Light's Top 10 entrance, it entered on the chart dated February 29th. It'll be interesting seeing it on the Top 10 flashback while it's also currently in the Top 10.

That would correspond with the 2/27/2021 chart, so it is possible that Blinding Lights could be the reigning #1 hit (on the 2/20/2021 chart) during the first flashback back.

[Taylor.]

[gikem]

Wow, so they decided to credit the remix of 34+35 after all. I have to assume the original will be re-credited next week.

Otherwise, nothing really all that surprising in this week’s Top 10.

[strongerq]

www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9515956/olivia-rodrigo-drivers-license-number-one-second-week-hot-100

Olivia Rodrigo's 'Drivers License' No. 1 on Hot 100 for 2nd Week, Ariana Grande's '34+35' Bounds to No. 2

The latter leaps following the release of its remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion.

Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, after soaring in atop the tally a week ago.

Plus, Ariana Grande's "34+35" leaps from No. 11 to No. 2 on the Hot 100, surpassing its prior No. 8 peak, following the release of its remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion (both of whom receive chart credit on the song for the first time).

Notably, "34+35" marks the highest-charting Hot 100 by a trio of women soloists in nearly 20 years. (See below for details.)

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Jan. 30) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Jan. 26).

"Drivers License" was released Jan. 8 on Geffen/Interscope Records and debuted atop the Jan. 23-dated Hot 100, marking Rodrigo's first No. 1 on the chart. The singer-songwriter and actress, 17, initially broke through with roles on Disney Channel's Bizaardvark and Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. Her background helped spark the song's high profile, which has also been boosted by scrutiny about its lyrics, the song's TikTok presence and a co-sign from Taylor Swift, among others.

"Drivers License" drew 59.7 million U.S. streams (down 22%) and sold 27,000 downloads (down 27%) in the week ending Jan. 21, according to MRC Data. It also earned 21.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 168%) in the week ending Jan. 24, good for the Hot 100's top Airplay Gainer award.

The track adds a second week at No. 1 on both the all-genre Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts and enters Radio Songs at No. 36. It climbs 31-20 on Pop Airplay and 37-24 on Adult Pop Airplay.
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"Drivers License" is the first song to draw over 50 million U.S. streams in its first two weeks since Cardi B's "WAP," featuring Megan Thee Stallion, started with 93 million in the week ending Aug. 13, 2020, the most for any track in its first week of availability, and followed with 72.2 million in the week ending Aug. 20.

Meanwhile, of the 48 singles ever to debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100, "Drivers License" is the 21st to hold at No. 1 in its second week, making for a 44% repeat success rate.

"Drivers License" is so far a stand-alone single, with Rodrigo's debut EP expected this year.

Ariana Grande's "34+35" surges 11-2 on the Hot 100, following the Jan. 15 release of its remix featuring Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion. The song debuted, as Grande's 18th and most recent Hot 100 top 10, at its previous No. 8 high on the chart dated Nov. 14. That week, parent album Positions debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200; a week earlier, the set's title cut and lead focus track launched at No. 1 on the Hot 100.

"34+35" vaults 15-2 on Streaming Songs (24.2 million, up 83%) and re-enters Digital Song Sales at No. 8 (8,000, up 313%), as it wins the Hot 100's top Streaming and Sales Gainer trophies. Being promoted to radio alongside "Positions," "34+35" jumps 14-10 on Radio Songs (45.5 million, up 21%), where it becomes Grande's 15th top 10.

Doja Cat adds her second Hot 100 top 10, after "Say So," featuring Nicki Minaj, led the May 16, 2020-dated chart. Megan Thee Stallion scores her third Hot 100 top 10, also after reigning in her prior time in the tier: "Savage," featuring Beyoncé, led the May 30-dated Hot 100 and "WAP" ruled for four weeks last August-September.

Grande has now charted four Hot 100 hits credited to three women (and no other acts): previously, "Bang Bang," with Jessie J and Minaj, reached No. 3 in October 2014; "Don't Call Me Angel," with Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey, hit No. 13 in September 2019; and Mariah Carey's 2020 update of her 2010 carol "Oh Santa!," featuring Grande and Jennifer Hudson, appeared for a week at No. 76 in December.

The last time before this week that a song credited to at least three solo women (and no other artists) ranked as high as No. 2 on the Hot 100? Almost 20 years ago: Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and P!nk ruled for five weeks in June 2001 (and then spent a week at No. 2 that July) with "Lady Marmalade."

24kGoldn's "Mood," featuring Iann Dior, drops 2-3 on the Hot 100, after eight weeks at No. 1. It leads the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 21st week each and Hot Rap Songs for a 15th frame; all three charts use the same methodology as the Hot 100.

The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" holds at No. 4 on the Hot 100. The song spent four weeks at No. 1 (eventually ranking as the Hot 100's top hit of all of 2020) and logs its 59th total week on the chart. It adds a record-extending 46th week in the top 10 and record-padding 37th week in the top five. The track also claims a ninth week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and a record-furthering 43rd frame atop Hot R&B Songs.

Grande's "Positions" falls 3-5 on the Hot 100; Dua Lipa's "Levitating," featuring DaBaby, keeps at its No. 6 high; and Chris Brown and Young Thug's "Go Crazy" slips to No. 7 from its No. 5 best as it posts a second week atop Radio Songs (82.1 million in audience, up 3%).
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Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Justin Bieber's "Holy," featuring Chance the Rapper, backtracks 7-8, after it debuted at its No. 3 peak in October; AJR's "Bang!" retreats to No. 9 from its No. 8 high; and SZA's "Good Days" holds at its No. 10 best, a week after entering the top 10.

By Gary Trust
1/25/2021

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Weeks in the top 10

Blinding Lights 46
Mood 21
positions 12
Holy 12
Go Crazy 7
Levitating 4
Bang! 3
drivers license 2
Good Days 2
34+35 2

[phieaglesfan712]

Quite frankly, I'm surprised that Levitating didn't beat out positions. I got to see the point breakdown between the two songs.

[strongerq]

So they credited Doja & Megan despite not having >50% of the points.

Billboard consistency at it's finest.

[starlord]

34+35 remix - Peak at 2 actually gonna hurt. Only if they(Scooter and co) had released it on first week and not Anyone, which they actually thought would go no. 1.

[iHype.]

They really need to come up with a better rule for crediting remixes because lol.

[Myth X]

So next week Megan & Doja will be removed because the remix is free falling

Spotify:

#7 Original
#52 Remix

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Jan 25, 2021 14:04:10 GMT -5 starlord said:

34+35 remix - Peak at 2 actually gonna hurt. Only if they(Scooter and co) had released it on first week and not Anyone, which they actually thought would go no. 1.

exactly

[annoymous1]

Would be cool if Blinding Lights was able to spend 52 weeks in the top 10.

[gikem]

Streets surges up to #39 this week.

[gikem]

I’m wondering if that Selena Gomez Spanish-language song failed to even chart based on what I’m seeing from the Billboard Charts Twitter account.

EDIT: Never mind, it’s at #92.

[Groovy]

I must ask, what is the appeal in Streets? It's not bad but it's not that good either, I just want to know what the hype is.

[starlord]

Jan 25, 2021 14:23:51 GMT -5 Groovy said:

I must ask, what is the appeal in Streets? It's not bad but it's not that good either, I just want to know what the hype is.

Very Popular 2 or 3 Tiktok trends, even other social media sites are flooded by this song.

 

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

new entries

#84 Beat Box
#92 De Una Vez
#94 Better Days
#97 Somebody Like That

[Caviar]

Ariana is queen of the charts.

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wow.

[kcdawg13]

Jan 25, 2021 14:15:07 GMT -5 annoymous1 said:

Would be cool if Blinding Lights was able to spend 52 weeks in the top 10.

It's definitely gonna do it

EDIT: Holy fuck The Weeknd is gonna have the biggest song of all time

[Groovy]

Jan 25, 2021 14:29:15 GMT -5 starlord said:

Jan 25, 2021 14:23:51 GMT -5 Groovy said:

I must ask, what is the appeal in Streets? It's not bad but it's not that good either, I just want to know what the hype is.

Very Popular 2 or 3 Tiktok trends, even other social media sites are flooded by this song.

 

I know why it got popular I just don’t see what you guys see that makes it good.

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people are hungry for new travis 💀

[Deleted]

Jan 25, 2021 14:56:36 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Jan 25, 2021 14:29:15 GMT -5 starlord said:

Very Popular 2 or 3 Tiktok trends, even other social media sites are flooded by this song.

 

I know why it got popular I just don’t see what you guys see that makes it good.

for me it’s just different from a lot of her songs. definitely a standout plus i like that she shows her r&b side more

[85la]

Jan 25, 2021 14:03:07 GMT -5 strongerq said:

So they credited Doja & Megan despite not having >50% of the points.

Billboard consistency at it's finest.

Do we know this for sure though? Does a breakdown of the points confirm this? It did get a huge surge in both sales and streams, and might have gotten some airplay from the remix, so maybe it's possible it did actually get more than 50% of the points.

[gs]

Jan 25, 2021 15:01:57 GMT -5 85la said:

Jan 25, 2021 14:03:07 GMT -5 strongerq said:

So they credited Doja & Megan despite not having >50% of the points.

Billboard consistency at it's finest.

Do we know this for sure though? Does a breakdown of the points confirm this? It did get a huge surge in both sales and streams, and might have gotten some airplay from the remix, so maybe it's possible it did actually get more than 50% of the points.

Roughly, it needed over 9 million airplay to have over 50% of the points, which I guess is possible? Say So remix did less than 50% of the points though (~47-49%) with 9-10 million airplay in 1 week and got credit.

[daysintheeast]

damn off by 1 position

[kalmanta]

Jan 25, 2021 14:46:18 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Ariana is queen of the charts.

Still getting overshadowed. 2019 Billie, last year Taylor, now Olivia.

[Caviar]

Jan 25, 2021 15:20:09 GMT -5 kalmanta said:

Jan 25, 2021 14:46:18 GMT -5 Caviar said:

Ariana is queen of the charts.

Still getting overshadowed. 2019 Billie, last year Taylor, now Olivia.

What? Taylor has more #2’s and Ariana has more #1s than Billie. The other girl is too new. Plus, this song has been growing since October with no signs of stopping. “Position” has been #1 for at least 4 weeks on Pop AND she has two songs in the top 10 this week. Am I missing something???

[fridayteenage]

Billboard does what they feel like with credits.

But maybe they decided if a remix has majority of the non-radio points it deserves credit?