Billboard Hot 100: 02/20/2021

[Groovy]

Well, well, well

[Lost In Musical Reverie]

"The Hills" rises from #178 to #128, and "In Your Eyes" re-enters at #193.

[Enigma.]

Not a great debut for Cardi, but then again, it's not among her top 10 singles even if you ask me.

[gikem]

Feb 6, 2021 11:11:03 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Well, well, well

Not really that surprising, without the pull of Megan's fanbase and the phenomenon that transcended the song itself, it's not going to pull numbers quite as huge as WAP. It'll still see a top 10 debut, and top 5 isn't out of the question, but I don't think it'll compete for #1 anymore. DL and either of the 2 Weeknd songs are more likely at this point.

What's more surprising is that new Dan + Shay song debuting in the top 30 and a Freddie Gibbs song making the top 200.

[Enigma.]

I don't think Save Your tears will get a big boost from the Super Bowl, unless it's THE focus track on the show, which I don't see happening. It'll be BL vs. DL on Hot 100 and of course DL has the advantage.

[Groovy]

I just heard Olivia Rodrigo perform drivers license on the Jimmy Fallon and she sounded amazing, sounded almost similar to the studio version. I hope this isn't the last time we hear from her.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[Choco]

That's very low for Cardi.

[strongerq]

Just saw on TOTC Discord, someone managed to beat BTS's looping record.

Previous record holder: Dynamite - 12,638,540 unfiltered (7,778,950 filtered) streams. 38.5% of the streams were filltered out.

A YouTuber named dream released a song called Roadtrip. It has 2,213,387 unfiltered streams. It isn't in the top 200 on the Global chart. #200 has 744,335 streams.

At the bare minimum 66.3% were filltered out. Possibly more.  btw it is charting on the Spotify US chart at #67 - 357,066 streams.

[fridayteenage]

Up 1.07 mil
Press 1.20 mil

Body 0.48 mil, then 0.53 mil and 0.48 mil
Girls in the Hood 0.58 mil

Wap 2.34 mil
Doesn't look like Wap increased their core fanbases running out the first day. And obviously Wap had more people hearing hype about it than just those bases, since 2.34 mil>low 1 mil + half mil.

[chebad]

Feb 6, 2021 11:57:49 GMT -5 gikem said:

Feb 6, 2021 11:11:03 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Well, well, well

Not really that surprising, without the pull of Megan's fanbase and the phenomenon that transcended the song itself, it's not going to pull numbers quite as huge as WAP. It'll still see a top 10 debut, and top 5 isn't out of the question, but I don't think it'll compete for #1 anymore. DL and either of the 2 Weeknd songs are more likely at this point.

What's more surprising is that new Dan + Shay song debuting in the top 30 and a Freddie Gibbs song making the top 200.

Without the pull of Meghan’s fanbase? Get out of here with that...Meghan has never had a number one solo. The song did more to boost her credibility than anything....and according to all the chart prediction pages, WAP is still in the running. You’re forgetting website sales. Cardi has been selling CDs since Monday/Tuesday. If they go out this week, they’ll count.

[Xander]

Feb 6, 2021 11:57:49 GMT -5 gikem said:

Feb 6, 2021 11:11:03 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Well, well, well

Not really that surprising, without the pull of Megan's fanbase and the phenomenon that transcended the song itself, it's not going to pull numbers quite as huge as WAP. It'll still see a top 10 debut, and top 5 isn't out of the question, but I don't think it'll compete for #1 anymore. DL and either of the 2 Weeknd songs are more likely at this point.

What's more surprising is that new Dan + Shay song debuting in the top 30 and a Freddie Gibbs song making the top 200.

I think it was really the controversy of WAP that made the song have so many views/streams + a collaboration of the two biggest female rappers out right now.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 02/04/21

1(=) Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license 1,893,657 (+42,848)
2(=) SZA - Good Days 1,166,280 (+22,144)
3(debut) Cardi B - Up 1,070,279
4(-1) Doja Cat - Streets 1,009,439 (+38,760)
5(-1) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 846,439 (+94,635)
6(-1) CJ - Whoopty 788,602 (+65,093)
7(-1) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights 758,736 (+96,410)
8(-1) 24kGoldn - Mood 677,363 (+31,106)
9(-1) Bad Bunny, Jhay Cortez - DÁKITI 670,347 (+35,275)
10(-1) Morgan Wallen - Wasted On You 668,338 (+41,299)

Others:
11(+2) Dua Lipa - Levitating 661,746 (+43,961)
12(-1) The Kid LAROI - WITHOUT YOU 657,155 (+32,678)
13(-1) Morgan Wallen - Sand In My Boots 655,560 (+35,601)
14(-4) Internet Money - Lemonade 652,273 (+26,557)
15(-1) Ariana Grande - 34+35 650,286 (+39,140)
16(debut) Polo G - GNF (OKOKOK) 607,909
17(-2) Morgan Wallen - Somebody's Problem 606,322 (+43,819)
18(-1) Saweetie - Best Friend 596,416 (+50,013)
19(-3) Ariana Grande - positions 586,261 (+23,758)
22(-2) Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love 526,387 (+21,616)
24(-1) Glass Animals - Heat Waves 514,975 (+30,594)
25(-4) Machine Gun Kelly - my ex's best friend 506,270 (+11,568)
26(debut) Dan + Shay - Glad You Exist 503,958
27(-5) Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am 501,886 (+13,016)
29(=) Megan Thee Stallion - Body 491,765 (+47,833)
30(+36) Pooh Shiesty - Back in Blood 491,631 (+165,014)
31(-7) Justin Bieber - Anyone 487,799 (+6,546)
32(-5) Juice WRLD - Bad Boy 476,359 (+3,182)
34(-1) Morgan Wallen - 7 Summers 456,223 (+25,146)
36(-2) Morgan Wallen - More Than My Hometown 446,724 (+23,366)
37(-5) Tate McRae - you broke me first 446,093 (+9,602)
38(+1) Megan Thee Stallion - Cry Baby 440,325 (+39,492)
40(+1) Morgan Wallen - 865 423,675 (+28,262)
42(-6) Taylor Swift - willow 420,203 (+5,947)
44(-9) Jack Harlow - Tyler Herro 417,915 (-1,858)
46(-16) Pop Smoke - Hello 406,437 (-36,010)
47(-2) Travis Scott, HVME - Goosebumps 403,087 (+20,338)
50(+10) YBN Nahmir - Opp Stoppa 394,652 (+41,965)
52(-5) Lil Baby - On Me 393,490 (+12,303)
56(-7) Jack Harlow - Way Out 381,990 (+11,356)
57(+1) Morgan Wallen - Still Goin Down 378,189 (+24,440)
58(+131) Moneybagg Yo - Time Today 376,567 (+163,287)
62(-5) AJR - Bang! 370,581 (+16,148)
66(-16) Selena Gomez - Baila Conmigo 363,485 (-6,424)
67(debut) Dream, PmBata - Roadtrip 357,066
68(debut) G-Eazy - Provide 345,479
75(debut) Jeremy Zucker, Chelsea Cutler - emily 326,552
76(-14) Brent Faiyaz, DJ Dahi - Gravity 325,598 (-15,573)
78(-10) Justin Bieber - Holy 324,563 (+2,524)
86(-10) Brent Faiyaz - Dead Man Walking 314,412 (+2,118)
88(-17) Sabrina Carpenter - Skin 313,758 (-4,991)
89(-10) Justin Bieber - Lonely 311,221 (+2,465)
90(-7) Erica Banks - Buss It 306,069 (+8,199)
92(-27) Ritt Momney - Put Your Records On 304,240 (-22,678)
93(-5) Lil Durk - Still Trappin' 303,636 (+14,653)

104(-20) DDG - Moonwalking in Calabasas Remix 285,350 (-12,134)
107(-22) benny blanco - You 285,164 (-9,262)
109(+15) DaBaby - Masterpiece 282,959 (+30,111)
111(debut) Freddie Gibbs - Gang Signs 280,739
112(-9) KAROL G - BICHOTA 280,680 (+11,470)
114(-8) Bad Bunny, ROSALÍA - LA NOCHE DE ANOCHE 279,877 (+16,185)
120(+63) Masked Wolf - Astronaut In The Ocean 270,375 (+53,756)
119(-8) Luke Combs - Better Together 270,899 (+10,554)
121(-1) Chris Brown, Young Thug - Go Crazy 269,348 (+14,186)
127(-2) MEDUZA - Paradise 267,096 (+14,569)
128(+50) The Weeknd - The Hills 266,338 (+46,951)
129(-10) Harry Styles - Golden 264,358 (+7,764)
141(-6) Ricky Montogomery - Line Without a Hook 259,721 (+13,276)
142(-4) Tiësto - The Business 259,623 (+16,279)
143(+48) Myke Towers, Juhn - Bandido 259,088 (+46,884)
147(debut) Foo Fighters - Making A Fire 256,711
169(-26) Sara Kays - Remember That Night? 243,379 (+2,859)
172(-17) Yung Gravy - oops! 241,264 (+7,662)
192(debut) Pooh Shiesty - Neighbors 229,983
193(re-entry) The Weeknd - In Your Eyes 229,816

Biggest Gains (50K+): Astronaut in the Ocean, Time Today, Back in Blood, Best Friend, Blinding Lights, Whoopty, Save Your Tears

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 5, 2021 23:47:48 GMT -5 whales10268 said:

Luke probably doesn’t even think about the confederate flag on his guitar, it’s probably been there a while, so that’s probably not intentional. But the ok sign lol it’s not political haha

Wait, the 👌 sign? Which has taken on a new meaning of “white power”?

www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/ok-sign-white-power.amp.html

[HeyHeyHey]

Feb 6, 2021 13:23:06 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Feb 5, 2021 23:47:48 GMT -5 whales10268 said:

Luke probably doesn’t even think about the confederate flag on his guitar, it’s probably been there a while, so that’s probably not intentional. But the ok sign lol it’s not political haha

Wait, the 👌 sign? Which has taken on a new meaning of “white power”?

www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/ok-sign-white-power.amp.html

I just searched that emoji in my phone conversations to see if anyone has ever used it that I talk to and the only person who has ever sent that emoji in a conversation regularly shared and promotes social justice so I’m not sure if lots of people think of that emoji in that way...

[iamsorare]

Stop comparing UP to WAP .. WAP was a cultural reset-very controversial.UP Spotify debut was good for a female solo rap song ..cardi just broke her own record..

[iamsorare]

Hot 100 prediction

[Golden Bluebird]

Whether the OK sign is a white supremacist symbol or not depends on the context. The gesture's association with white supremacy initially started on 4chan as their way of trolling people, especially the "liberal" media, by making up a hoax about it being a "white power" symbol, which succeeded. That led to right-wingers, including white supremacists, using it as a trolling tactic, but for some white supremacists, it soon ended up becoming a sincere expression of their ideology as we've seen people like the New Zealand mosque shooter using it after his arrest.

In most uses of the OK sign, I think it's safe to assume that they're used the way they've been used for most of the gesture's history. However, if you see some right-winger use it, then you can safely assume that, ironically or not, they're using it as a white supremacist symbol.

[jenglisbe]

Feb 6, 2021 14:14:16 GMT -5 HeyHeyHey said:

Feb 6, 2021 13:23:06 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Wait, the 👌 sign? Which has taken on a new meaning of “white power”?

www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/ok-sign-white-power.amp.html

I just searched that emoji in my phone conversations to see if anyone has ever used it that I talk to and the only person who has ever sent that emoji in a conversation regularly shared and promotes social justice so I’m not sure if lots of people think of that emoji in that way...

An emoji is not the same as an actual hand symbol. I mean, I use a thumbs up emoji in texts but never use them in real life. Regardless, it's also about context. A person using that symbol who also loves the confederate flag is potentially different than a SJW warrior using it.

[iamsorare]

UP will be cardi's second solo hot 100 top 10 hit..

[Choco]

Good lord, Social Justice Warriors, the Confederate Flag, The OK sign as a white-supremacist gesture...

I need a vacation from this thread. (Not saying the discussion isn't valid, but the arguments so far remind me of why I did a mass-unfollow on Twitter last year because it's so tiresome).

[Henry Suárez]

Feb 6, 2021 15:00:28 GMT -5 Choco said:

Good lord, Social Justice Warriors, the Confederate Flag, The OK sign as a white-supremacist gesture...

I need a vacation from this thread. (Not saying the discussion isn't valid, but the arguments so far remind me of why I did a mass-unfollow on Twitter last year because it's so tiresome).

Yeah, I don't visit these Hot 100 threads anymore cuz instead of music and charts it's now about stupid politics and ridiculous controversies and s**t, looking like a mini version of cesspool twitter, jeez...

[After Minutes]

How the hell did Americans make the goddamn ok sign a racist gesture?

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Feb 6, 2021 15:14:39 GMT -5 After Minutes said:

How the hell did Americans make the goddamn ok sign a racist gesture?

because America sucks

there are children being accused of flashing white supremacist signs when they're actually just playing the circle game, its wild

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 6, 2021 14:14:16 GMT -5 HeyHeyHey said:

Feb 6, 2021 13:23:06 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Wait, the 👌 sign? Which has taken on a new meaning of “white power”?

www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/ok-sign-white-power.amp.html

I just searched that emoji in my phone conversations to see if anyone has ever used it that I talk to and the only person who has ever sent that emoji in a conversation regularly shared and promotes social justice so I’m not sure if lots of people think of that emoji in that way...

It’s in the context too. I don’t think everyone who uses it does so in a menacing way but if you’re in a crowd of white men holding guns and one of them slyly makes the sign, there’s a good chance they’re not trying to tell someone how hot the guy next to them is.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Feb 6, 2021 15:08:52 GMT -5 Henry Suárez said:

Feb 6, 2021 15:00:28 GMT -5 Choco said:

Good lord, Social Justice Warriors, the Confederate Flag, The OK sign as a white-supremacist gesture...

I need a vacation from this thread. (Not saying the discussion isn't valid, but the arguments so far remind me of why I did a mass-unfollow on Twitter last year because it's so tiresome).

Yeah, I don't visit these Hot 100 threads anymore cuz instead of music and charts it's now about stupid politics and ridiculous controversies and s**t, looking like a mini version of cesspool twitter, jeez...

Agreed except occasionally they overlap. 🤷‍♂️ You can blame the artists who do racist shit for the inconvenience.

[TakeMe]

Feb 6, 2021 14:31:24 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

Hot 100 prediction

Song is nowhere near her best and it’s goin top 10, shes killing it!!!!!

[whales10268]

I really think it’s safe to say the ok sign as used by Combs is not meant as a white power sign.

The confederate flag is worse, I’m sure he is one of those people that thinks it stands for “southern pride” but the use of it in a negative manner is far more universal than the ok sign.

[degen]

Feb 6, 2021 14:27:52 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

Stop comparing UP to WAP .. WAP was a cultural reset-very controversial.UP Spotify debut was good for a female solo rap song ..cardi just broke her own record..

Considering where “Press” ended up, I’ll take this achievement with a grain of salt. There’s a 1 year old Doja Cat song getting the same amount of streams as “Up!”, a new single.

[nak]

Olivia Rodrigo playing the piano while singing exactly like she is on the track is so impressive.