Billboard Hot 100: 02/27/2021

[mikerivera]

What’s crazy to me is that after calculating its real points, Blinding Lights is still only at #6 in the streaming era with 1.557m points, which means it’s about 2 weeks away from passing Closer. Yes, despite being in the top 10 for almost an entire year, the charts have been so weak that BL still isn’t close to being the top song of this era. I honestly don’t see it getting higher than #4, as it would need 1.8m to pass Old Town Road

[lazer]

It's gonna be impossible to beat Blinding Lights record.

[tallen2001]

We seem to be getting an r&b resurgence with Calling My Phone, Good Days, Streets, Positions, 34+35, and the Giveon songs and honestly I’m here for it!

[kimberly]

Feb 22, 2021 16:44:43 GMT -5 tallen2001 said:

We seem to be getting an r&b resurgence with Calling My Phone, Good Days, Streets, Positions, 34+35, and the Giveon songs and honestly I’m here for it!

and Kali Uchis! so excited for her to possibly get a hit. 

[chartfreak]

Feb 22, 2021 15:00:39 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Christmas is coming early today, we're figuring out the top 10 and the debuts all in the same hour, I would love it if Billboard just dropped the Hot 100 right now too.

For a second, I thought Mariah returned to the Hot 100!

[Gary]

Taylor Swift's 'Love Story (Taylor's Version)' Debuts at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs Chart: 'I'm So Grateful to the Fans'
By Jim Asker and Gary Trust
2/22/2021
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www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9529564/taylor-swift-love-story-number-one-hot-country-songs/


The new take joins Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" as the only compositions to have reigned via originals and re-recordings by the same artist.
Taylor Swift's re-recording of "Love Story," dubbed "Love Story (Taylor's Version)," blasts in atop Billboard's airplay-, sales- and streaming-based Hot Country Songs chart dated Feb. 27.

The song, which marks Swift's eighth Hot Country Songs No. 1 and first to debut at the summit, leads the list in a second form, after her original version topped the charts dated Nov. 22 and 29, 2008.

Only one other composition has ruled Hot Country Songs in separate iterations by the same artist: Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" first led for a week in June 1974, followed by her updated recording for a week in October 1982.


The original "Love Story" was released from Swift's second LP, 2008's Fearless. The new take is from her forthcoming re-recording of the album, Fearless (Taylor's Version). (Re-recordings of older songs or albums are treated separately from their originals, with independent chart histories for each version.)

"This is my first time having a No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and I'm so grateful to the fans for making this a possibility," Swift tells Billboard. "They're the ones who emboldened me to reclaim my music and they really showed up this week to see it through. It blows me away that they've sent a song to No. 1 that had its first life over a decade ago. I couldn't be happier that it happened now, and in this way."

Released Feb. 12, the new version attracted 13.7 million U.S. streams in the week ending Feb. 18, according to MRC Data, and opens at No. 1 on Country Streaming Songs, awarding Swift her third leader.

The new track sold 25,000 downloads in its first frame and likewise drives in atop Country Digital Song Sales, marking Swift's record-extending 15th No. 1, all of which have debuted at the pinnacle.

The re-recording, which is not being actively promoted to radio, also drew 1.1 million all-format airplay audience impressions in the week ending Feb. 21 (with 9% from Country Airplay chart reporters; the bulk were from Adult Pop Airplay, Adult Contemporary and Pop Airplay panelists combined).

How did the 2008 "Love Story" fare in the tracking week? It drew 3.4 million streams, up 34%, and sold 700 downloads, up 79%, both well below the metrics of the new version. The original drew a higher radio audience, 1.9 million in the same period, as it's long been a staple of rotation at pop, adult and country stations among other big hits of its era.

Taylor Swift's New 'Fearless' Will Join a History of Re-Recorded Music -- But She's Taking It Even Further
Swift tops Hot Country Songs for the first time since "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" dominated for 10 weeks in 2012-13, after which she segued more fully to pop with her 2014 LP 1989.

Here's a recap of Swift's eight Hot Country Songs No. 1s (her first six of which led when the chart reflected solely country radio airplay):

"Our Song," six weeks, beginning Dec. 22, 2007
"Should've Said No," two, Aug. 23, 2008
"Love Story," two, Nov. 22, 2008
"You Belong With Me," two, Aug. 22, 2009
"Sparks Fly," one, Nov. 26, 2011
"Ours," one, March 31, 2012
"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," 10, Oct. 20, 2012
"Love Story (Taylor's Version)," one to-date, Feb. 27, 2021

Adding to her honors, Swift is the first artist to have led Hot Country Songs in the 2000s, '10s and '20s.

Meanwhile, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" is just the eighth single to launch at No. 1 on Hot Country Songs since the survey began as an all-encompassing genre ranking in October 1958. It's the first by a woman and no other accompanying artists, and just the second by a woman overall, after Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line's "Meant to Be" began its record 50-week reign in December 2017.

Swift adds her 24th Hot Country Songs top 10 and third since last August, when "Betty" arrived at its No. 6 peak. Current promoted radio single "No Body, No Crime," featuring Haim, flew in at its No. 2 high in December. The songs are from her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore, respectively.

Taylor Swift's 'Coney Island' and 'No Body, No Crime' Debut on Airplay Charts, Joining 'Willow'
While Swift and Parton are the only artists to top Hot Country Songs with multiple versions of the same song, other hits, by some of the format's biggest icons, have come close. Parton herself charted a third version of "I Will Always Love You": As a duet with Vince Gill, it hit No. 15 in 1995.

Waylon Jennings' "Good Hearted Woman" hit No. 3 in 1972. Updated with Willie Nelson, the duet reigned in 1976. Plus, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" first reached No. 4 on the Most Played by Jockeys chart in 1956 before his live version, recorded at Folsom Prison in Folsom, Calif., led Hot Country Songs for four weeks in 1968.

(Honorable mention: Webb Pierce's "There Stands the Glass" topped multiple country charts in 1953. Sam Hunt sampled the classic in his single "Hard to Forget," which reached No. 3 on Hot Country Songs last June and led Country Airplay in July.)

"Love Story (Taylor's Version)" concurrently debuts at No. 11 on the all-genre, multi-metric Billboard Hot 100. It opens as Swift's record-padding 22nd No. 1 on Digital Song Sales. The song is her 129th Hot 100 entry, extending her mark for the most among women. Contributing to the haul, the original "Love Story" rose to No. 4 on the Hot 100 in January 2009.

[Gary]

Taylor Swift - Love Story

Tops Hot Country Songs this week after having done that with the original

Is the first song to top Hot Country Songs twice by the same artist in different versions since 'I Will Always Love You' in 1974 and 1982

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

This tweet doesn’t make sense to me. This seems like its the biggest debut since DL, which was way bigger. What am I missing?

[phieaglesfan712]

Feb 22, 2021 16:24:54 GMT -5 mikerivera said:

What’s crazy to me is that after calculating its real points, Blinding Lights is still only at #6 in the streaming era with 1.557m points, which means it’s about 2 weeks away from passing Closer. Yes, despite being in the top 10 for almost an entire year, the charts have been so weak that BL still isn’t close to being the top song of this era. I honestly don’t see it getting higher than #4, as it would need 1.8m to pass Old Town Road

At times, I still feel like Uptown Funk is the biggest hit of this era. UF was more well rounded and dominant, spending at least 12 weeks at #1 on all 3, and this during a time when the charts were at their strongest. BL is still a very big hit and 26 weeks at #1 on radio shows that, but it wasn't as strong on streaming and sales, spending only one and four weeks at #1 on those metrics, respectively.

[forg]

so 10 weeks minimum for drivers license at #1? The song's radio dominance is just about to start while still strong in streaming and sales

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

^^ longevity is also important. BL is still in the top 10 on streaming (28th week in the top 10) and at least 20 weeks more in the top 20.

also, 47 weeks in the top 10 on digital songs chart.

Songs like Closer, Shape of You, Uptown Funk, Old Town Road, Hello, Despacito peaked higher in points, but BL is a longevity monster.

[gikem]

Feb 22, 2021 18:30:16 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

This tweet doesn’t make sense to me. This seems like its the biggest debut since DL, which was way bigger. What am I missing?

Maybe he was pointing out how Olivia sounds like Billie on DL. Not sure why he'd deliberately tag Billie, though.

[at40fansince1984]

It's time to REVOKE the crap at the top!

[tallen2001]

Feb 22, 2021 16:59:36 GMT -5 kimberly said:

Feb 22, 2021 16:44:43 GMT -5 tallen2001 said:

We seem to be getting an r&b resurgence with Calling My Phone, Good Days, Streets, Positions, 34+35, and the Giveon songs and honestly I’m here for it!

and Kali Uchis! so excited for her to possibly get a hit. 

How could I forget that and What You Know Bout Love too! All of these songs are great too which is a plus!

[CocaNola]

Feb 22, 2021 18:30:16 GMT -5 𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤 said:

This tweet doesn’t make sense to me. This seems like its the biggest debut since DL, which was way bigger. What am I missing?

[bigolefreak]

Thats hilarious ^^^^^

Speaking of Quavo, he said the Migos were planning to release Culture III later in April/May.
Maybe 2021 will see a Migos comeback too? You never know...

[Limited Edition]

Blinding Lights has always been more reliant on radio in the US than worldwide. If we look at its Spotify streams, only 725K of the 3.5M streams come from US (20%). It wasn't even the best selling single in the US last year, The Box was. Worldwide it was definitely the best selling single of the year (IFPI haven't published their report yet)

[KeepDeanWeird]

Wow. Taylor's team really miscalculated. Guess they got overconfident. I suppose they'll use the faux #1 Country Songs chart - it's basic enough for a low-information public.

[Gary]

Miscalculated how? Not sure it is realistic for a reworked old song to be a smash hit.

Anyway fun stat

One time in history on the Hot 100 has an artist hit the top 10 twice with two versions of the same song

Neil Sedaka did it with

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.

[kimberly]

Feb 22, 2021 20:48:32 GMT -5 KeepDeanWeird said:

Wow. Taylor's team really miscalculated. Guess they got overconfident. I suppose they'll use the faux #1 Country Songs chart - it's basic enough for a low-information public.

I mean, what did they miscalculate exactly? Taylor's team did not use any of the tactics they used for "cardigan" and "willow", and they didn't release a video. I don't think they were ever shooting for #1, or even top ten, for that matter. This is a 12 year old song that is certified 8x Platinum, and Taylor was loyal to the original version in the re-recording. It is highly unlikely for a song like this to suddenly become a hit again.

The re-recordings are a passion project for Taylor, more than anything else. She wants her songs back. 

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Feb 22, 2021 18:37:42 GMT -5 Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ said:

^^ longevity is also important. BL is still in the top 10 on streaming (28th week in the top 10) and at least 20 weeks more in the top 20.

also, 47 weeks in the top 10 on digital songs chart.

Songs like Closer, Shape of You, Uptown Funk, Old Town Road, Hello, Despacito peaked higher in points, but BL is a longevity monster.

If we're talking longevity, drivers license's run on radio will probably mean it'll be in the Top 10 until August

[Mayman]

Feb 22, 2021 18:44:33 GMT -5 at40fansince1984 said:

It's time to REVOKE the crap at the top!

Imagine being a misogynist in 2021. Literally grow the fuck up.

[mikerivera]

Feb 22, 2021 18:31:44 GMT -5 phieaglesfan712 said:

Feb 22, 2021 16:24:54 GMT -5 mikerivera said:

What’s crazy to me is that after calculating its real points, Blinding Lights is still only at #6 in the streaming era with 1.557m points, which means it’s about 2 weeks away from passing Closer. Yes, despite being in the top 10 for almost an entire year, the charts have been so weak that BL still isn’t close to being the top song of this era. I honestly don’t see it getting higher than #4, as it would need 1.8m to pass Old Town Road

At times, I still feel like Uptown Funk is the biggest hit of this era. UF was more well rounded and dominant, spending at least 12 weeks at #1 on all 3, and this during a time when the charts were at their strongest. BL is still a very big hit and 26 weeks at #1 on radio shows that, but it wasn't as strong on streaming and sales, spending only one and four weeks at #1 on those metrics, respectively.

It is the biggest of the era. At least by real points. I listed Old Town Road because there’s an over 100k point gap between it and Despacito, and I have a hard time seeing Blinding Lights getting past that. UF has over 1.9m points

[at40fansince1984]

Feb 22, 2021 22:27:29 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Feb 22, 2021 18:44:33 GMT -5 at40fansince1984 said:

It's time to REVOKE the crap at the top!

Imagine being a misogynist in 2021. Literally grow the f**k up.

You won't like this either then! The whole Top 10 is garbage!!

[wavey.]

Lord.

[Leo ✔]

Feb 22, 2021 23:34:22 GMT -5 at40fansince1984 said:

Feb 22, 2021 22:27:29 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Imagine being a misogynist in 2021. Literally grow the f**k up.

You won't like this either then! The whole Top 10 is garbage!!

[Mayman]

Feb 22, 2021 23:34:22 GMT -5 at40fansince1984 said:

Feb 22, 2021 22:27:29 GMT -5 Mayman said:

Imagine being a misogynist in 2021. Literally grow the f**k up.

You won't like this either then! The whole Top 10 is garbage!!

Not Gary liking this post 💀

Anyways y'all this man is actually gross but for some reason hasn't been banned yet. Here's a bunch of misogynistic, racist, and xenophobic posts from this clown:

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[suzcruz7]

If you seriously hate every single song in this top 10 then I think you might just have something against music as a concept.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Imagine being a pop snob in 2021

[jthentic]

Feb 22, 2021 14:56:14 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

After heavy playlisting & airplay, that's unfortunate