Billboard Hot 100: 03/20/2021

[Gary]

Radio


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 2 2 8 Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo 1
2 1 1 40 Go Crazy, Chris Brown & Young Thug 1
3 3 4 14 34+35, Ariana Grande 3
4 5 3 20 Positions, Ariana Grande 2
5 4 5 27 Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 1
6 7 7 17 Therefore I Am, Billie Eilish 6
7 8 8 13 What You Know Bout Love, Pop Smoke 7
8 6 6 59 Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 1
9 9 9 9 Put Your Records On, Ritt Momney 9
10 10 13 8 Save Your Tears, The Weeknd 10
11 12 15 12 You Broke Me First., Tate McRae 11
12 19 19 11 Just The Way, Parmalee x Blanco Brown 12
13 15 14 22 Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 6
14 20 24 13 What's Your Country Song, Thomas Rhett 14
15 16 20 9 My Ex's Best Friend, Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear 15
16 14 12 25 Holy, Justin Bieber Featuring Chance The Rapper 2
17 28 33 5 Up, Cardi B 17
18 17 17 12 Willow, Taylor Swift 17
19 29 31 7 Lady, Brett Young 19
20 21 16 13 Down To One, Luke Bryan 16
21 23 27 14 Dakiti, Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez 21
22 24 23 18 For The Night, Pop Smoke Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby 14
23 31 32 8 Damage, H.E.R. 23
24 25 22 19 Better Together, Luke Combs 13
25 30 29 9 Anyone, Justin Bieber 25
26 34 39 6 You're Mines Still, Yung Bleu Featuring Drake 26
27 32 34 11 Long Live, Florida Georgia Line 27
28 33 36 5 My Head And My Heart, Ava Max 28
29 22 25 16 Golden, Harry Styles 22
30 35 35 16 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 30
31 - - 1 Leave The Door Open, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 31
32 18 26 14 Good Time, Niko Moon 18
33 38 41 6 The Good Ones, Gabby Barrett 33
34 36 38 6 Monsters, All Time Low Featuring Demi Lovato & blackbear 34
35 41 45 4 Best Friend, Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat 35
36 39 42 7 Momma's House, Dustin Lynch 36
37 27 21 8 Whoopty, CJ 21
38 44 46 4 Somebody Like That, Tenille Arts 38
39 43 44 3 We're Good, Dua Lipa 39
40 45 49 3 Without You, The Kid LAROI 40
41 47 - 2 Made For You, Jake Owen 41
42 49 - 2 On Me, Lil Baby 42
43 - - 1 Cry Baby, Megan Thee Stallion Featuring DaBaby 43
44 46 47 7 How They Remember You, Rascal Flatts 44
45 - - 1 Beautiful Mistakes, Maroon 5 Featuring Megan Thee Stallion 45
46 - - 1 Nobody, Dylan Scott 46
47 40 28 18 Beers And Sunshine, Darius Rucker 19
48 - - 1 Hell Of A View, Eric Church 48
49 - 50 2 Buss It, Erica Banks 49
50 50 - 2 Girl Like Me, Black Eyed Peas X Shakira 50

[Gary]

Digital Songs


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 1 1 29 Dynamite, BTS 1
2 - - 1 Leave The Door Open, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 2
3 - - 1 What's Next, Drake 3
4 - - 1 Wants And Needs, Drake Featuring Lil Baby 4
5 - - 1 Lemon Pepper Freestyle, Drake Featuring Rick Ross 5
6 - - 1 Hold On, Justin Bieber 6
7 4 4 5 Up, Cardi B 1
8 3 48 3 My Head And My Heart, Ava Max 3
9 9 8 4 Astronaut In The Ocean, Masked Wolf 8
10 10 - 3 Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good), Neil Diamond 10
11 5 2 9 Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo 1
12 - - 1 Beautiful Mistakes, Maroon 5 Featuring Megan Thee Stallion 12
13 7 - 3 It Wasn't Me, Shaggy Featuring Ricardo "RikRok" Ducent 7
14 16 10 24 Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 4
15 12 - 42 Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa 4
16 2 - 2 Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home), Elle King & Miranda Lambert 2
17 13 5 64 Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 1
18 26 - 2 If You Love Her, Forest Blakk 18
19 15 7 10 Save Your Tears, The Weeknd 5
20 14 - 2 Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears 14
21 17 16 9 Best Friend, Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat 16
22 20 12 12 The Good Ones, Gabby Barrett 12
23 30 25 13 Good Time, Niko Moon 23
24 24 - 46 Promiscuous, Nelly Furtado Feat. Timbaland 1
25 22 17 10 Anyone, Justin Bieber 1
26 18 - 2 California Dreamin', The Mamas & The Papas 18
27 21 - 2 Hold On, Wilson Phillips 21
28 29 - 2 Lifestyle, Jason Derulo Featuring Adam Levine 28
29 38 31 28 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 4
30 25 30 4 Opportunities (Let's Make Lots Of Money), Pet Shop Boys 25
31 23 46 11 You Broke Me First., Tate McRae 19
32 33 34 18 Therefore I Am, Billie Eilish 2
33 35 23 40 Bang!, AJR 2
34 31 - 2 Dancing Queen, ABBA 31
35 19 - 10 Afterglow, Ed Sheeran 3
36 49 - 9 What's Your Country Song, Thomas Rhett 16
37 44 - 2 If I Could Turn Back Time, Cher 37
38 43 40 10 Monsters, All Time Low Featuring Demi Lovato & blackbear 33
39 39 - 2 Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees 39
40 34 32 30 Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 2
41 8 - 2 Hold On To Me, Lauren Daigle 8
42 - - 10 Lil Bit, Nelly & Florida Georgia Line 4
43 - - 1 Growing Up, Thomas Rhett 43
44 - - 1 Get Away, VERIVERY 44
45 42 29 25 Better Together, Luke Combs 11
46 - - 1 Tone Deaf, Eminem 46
47 36 - 86 Poker Face, Lady Gaga 1
48 6 - 2 Clown World, Tom MacDonald 6
49 40 44 13 My Ex's Best Friend, Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear 14
50 - - 4 Fake Woke, Tom MacDonald 1

[Gary]

Streaming

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 What's Next, Drake 1
2 - - 1 Wants And Needs, Drake Featuring Lil Baby 2
3 - - 1 Lemon Pepper Freestyle, Drake Featuring Rick Ross 3
4 - - 1 Leave The Door Open, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 4
5 1 2 5 Up, Cardi B 1
6 2 1 4 Calling My Phone, Lil Tjay Featuring 6LACK 1
7 3 4 9 Back In Blood, Pooh Shiesty Featuring Lil Durk 3
8 7 8 8 Streets, Doja Cat 3
9 4 3 9 Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo 1
10 9 9 11 Good Days, SZA 2
11 5 5 10 Save Your Tears, The Weeknd 3
12 6 26 7 Beat Box, SpotemGottem Featuring Pooh Shiesty Or DaBaby 6
13 - - 1 Real As It Gets, Lil Baby Featuring EST Gee 13
14 10 24 3 Telepatia, Kali Uchis 10
15 8 7 63 Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 1
16 13 10 3 No More Parties, Coi Leray Featuring Lil Durk 10
17 14 13 14 On Me, Lil Baby 8
18 - - 1 Hold On, Justin Bieber 18
19 12 11 30 Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 1
20 15 16 15 Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 12
21 23 31 3 Heartbreak Anniversary, Giveon 21
22 16 15 11 You're Mines Still, Yung Bleu Featuring Drake 15
23 11 6 19 34+35, Ariana Grande Feat. Doja Cat & Megan Thee Stallion 2
24 22 23 9 Best Friend, Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat 20
25 17 17 36 For The Night, Pop Smoke Featuring Lil Baby & DaBaby 2
26 18 18 5 Time Today, Moneybagg Yo 9
27 28 - 2 Astronaut In The Ocean, Masked Wolf 27
28 21 20 19 Dakiti, Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez 2
29 19 19 7 Throat Baby (Go Baby), BRS Kash 19
30 24 21 25 What You Know Bout Love, Pop Smoke 7
31 20 14 16 Whoopty, CJ 5
32 26 28 59 Life Is Good, Future Featuring Drake 2
33 27 22 12 Cry Baby, Megan Thee Stallion Featuring DaBaby 12
34 31 37 45 Rockstar, DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch 1
35 25 12 31 Go Crazy, Chris Brown & Young Thug 11
36 30 25 9 Wasted On You, Morgan Wallen 3
37 45 - 2 Track Star, Mooski 37
38 29 27 12 Without You, The Kid LAROI 25
39 33 32 54 Whats Poppin, Jack Harlow Featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne 2
40 32 29 30 Lemonade, Internet Money & Gunna Featuring Don Toliver & NAV 2
41 46 - 2 The Good Ones, Gabby Barrett 41
42 35 38 30 WAP, Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion 1
43 34 40 6 Good Time, Niko Moon 34
44 37 45 22 You Broke Me First., Tate McRae 29
45 39 46 112 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
46 38 41 21 My Ex's Best Friend, Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear 11
47 44 50 8 Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton 44
48 41 33 20 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
49 40 30 15 Better Together, Luke Combs 20
50 - - 9 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 28

[Gary]

Recurrent


TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 I Hope, Gabby Barrett 1
2 1 2 19 Circles, Post Malone 1
3 - - 1 Bang!, AJR 3
4 - - 1 Lemonade, Internet Money & Gunna Featuring Don Toliver & NAV 4
5 2 1 6 Before You Go, Lewis Capaldi 1
6 - - 1 Laugh Now Cry Later, Drake Featuring Lil Durk 6
7 3 4 17 Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa 2
8 - - 1 Lonely, Justin Bieber & benny blanco 8
9 5 8 5 Rockstar, DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch 5
10 9 7 23 Life Is Good, Future Featuring Drake 3
11 7 6 6 Whats Poppin, Jack Harlow Featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne 6
12 4 3 38 Someone You Loved, Lewis Capaldi 1
13 8 9 13 One Of Them Girls, Lee Brice 3
14 6 5 12 Adore You, Harry Styles 2
15 10 10 4 Kings & Queens, Ava Max 6
16 11 11 22 The Bones, Maren Morris 1
17 12 14 68 Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse), Post Malone & Swae Lee 1
18 13 12 7 WAP, Cardi B Featuring Megan Thee Stallion 9
19 16 19 11 Watermelon Sugar, Harry Styles 9
20 18 20 37 Tennessee Whiskey, Chris Stapleton 14
21 17 18 8 Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat), Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo 1
22 14 13 105 Perfect, Ed Sheeran 1
23 19 17 37 No Guidance, Chris Brown Featuring Drake 4
24 20 16 15 Rags2Riches, Rod Wave Featuring ATR Son Son 5
25 15 15 29 Memories, Maroon 5 2

[Gary]

Canada

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 What's Next, Drake 1
2 - - 1 Wants And Needs, Drake Featuring Lil Baby 2
3 - - 1 Lemon Pepper Freestyle, Drake Featuring Rick Ross 3
4 1 1 9 Drivers License, Olivia Rodrigo 1
5 2 2 20 Save Your Tears, The Weeknd 2
6 3 4 23 Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 2
7 - - 1 Hold On, Justin Bieber 7
8 5 5 31 Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 1
9 - - 1 Leave The Door Open, Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak) 9
10 4 3 4 Calling My Phone, Lil Tjay Featuring 6LACK 1
11 6 6 66 Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 1
12 7 9 17 Without You, The Kid LAROI 7
13 12 18 7 Astronaut In The Ocean, Masked Wolf 12
14 9 10 10 Anyone, Justin Bieber 2
15 8 7 16 Monster, Shawn Mendes & Justin Bieber 1
16 10 11 31 You Broke Me First., Tate McRae 8
17 11 12 5 Up, Cardi B 7
18 14 17 10 Goosebumps, Travis Scott & HVME 14
19 15 15 31 I Hope, Gabby Barrett 10
20 19 21 17 The Business, Tiesto 19
21 16 13 25 Holy, Justin Bieber Featuring Chance The Rapper 1
22 13 8 19 34+35, Ariana Grande 5
23 17 14 12 Afterglow, Ed Sheeran 10
24 18 16 20 Positions, Ariana Grande 1
25 20 20 17 Therefore I Am, Billie Eilish 2
26 29 29 8 Streets, Doja Cat 19
27 23 31 24 One Too Many, Keith Urban Duet With P!nk 23
28 21 22 35 Kings & Queens, Ava Max 15
29 22 23 13 Willow, Taylor Swift 1
30 26 30 8 I'm Not Pretty, JESSIA 26
31 36 51 5 My Head And My Heart, Ava Max 31
32 31 24 11 Good Days, SZA 12
33 32 40 8 Hell Of A View, Eric Church 32
34 24 19 20 Whoopty, CJ 14
35 25 26 39 Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat), Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo 1
36 35 35 4 We're Good, Dua Lipa 35
37 27 25 18 Bang!, AJR 20
38 28 32 47 Rockstar, DaBaby Featuring Roddy Ricch 1
39 39 37 14 What's Your Country Song, Thomas Rhett 37
40 42 42 9 Best Friend, Saweetie Featuring Doja Cat 40
41 37 27 28 Starting Over, Chris Stapleton 21
42 44 56 4 Heartbreak Anniversary, Giveon 42
43 - - 1 Beautiful Mistakes, Maroon 5 Featuring Megan Thee Stallion 43
44 33 34 29 What You Know Bout Love, Pop Smoke 16
45 49 55 10 Heat Waves, Glass Animals 45
46 34 28 25 Diamonds, Sam Smith 19
47 43 53 6 Back In Blood, Pooh Shiesty Featuring Lil Durk 43
48 41 43 16 Like Gold, Loud Luxury & Frank Walker Featuring Stephen Puth 41
49 40 36 30 Lemonade, Internet Money & Gunna Featuring Don Toliver & NAV 3
50 47 38 30 Laugh Now Cry Later, Drake Featuring Lil Durk 1
51 52 76 3 Telepatia, Kali Uchis 51
52 - - 1 Real As It Gets, Lil Baby Featuring EST Gee 52
53 45 47 5 Arcade, Duncan Laurence 45
54 50 59 7 Just The Way, Parmalee x Blanco Brown 50
55 51 50 10 Paradise, Meduza & Dermot Kennedy 50
56 46 45 11 Down To One, Luke Bryan 34
57 30 - 2 AP, Pop Smoke 30
58 56 71 4 Wellerman, Nathan Evans 56
59 38 39 12 Long Live, Florida Georgia Line 35
60 54 58 7 Lifestyle, Jason Derulo Featuring Adam Levine 54
61 65 79 4 The Good Ones, Gabby Barrett 61
62 64 66 20 Forever After All, Luke Combs 3
63 69 78 5 Glad You Exist, Dan + Shay 59
64 61 65 7 Settling Down, Miranda Lambert 61
65 57 60 20 So Done, The Kid LAROI 24
66 60 64 10 Someone To You, BANNERS 60
67 55 48 16 Prisoner, Miley Cyrus Featuring Dua Lipa 17
68 - - 1 Life's A Mess II, Juice WRLD, Clever & Post Malone 68
69 67 77 6 Almost Maybes, Jordan Davis 67
70 62 61 9 Wasted On You, Morgan Wallen 10
71 - - 1 Selfish Love, DJ Snake & Selena Gomez 71
72 59 75 8 Girl Like Me, Black Eyed Peas X Shakira 59
73 68 70 9 West Coast, DVBBS Featuring Quinn XCII 68
74 - - 1 Slower, Tate McRae 74
75 71 73 13 Way Out, Jack Harlow Featuring Big Sean 51
76 98 - 2 Beat Box, SpotemGottem Featuring Pooh Shiesty Or DaBaby 76
77 73 72 6 Opp Stoppa, YBN Nahmir Featuring 21 Savage 72
78 72 88 6 Gone, Dierks Bentley 72
79 76 83 18 Spicy, Ty Dolla $ign Featuring Post Malone 29
80 91 - 7 Undivided, Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard 78
81 70 57 3 Chicken Tendies, Clinton Kane 57
82 82 86 14 On Me, Lil Baby 57
83 81 - 2 SugarCrash!, ElyOtto 81
84 95 - 2 F-150, Robyn Ottolini 84
85 83 85 5 Attachments, Pressa Featuring Taliban Glizzy 83
86 97 99 9 You're Mines Still, Yung Bleu Featuring Drake 36
87 - - 1 Famous Friends, Chris Young + Kane Brown 87
88 80 81 4 R60llxn N Controllxn Freestyle, DUSTY LOCANE 80
89 96 92 3 What Other People Say, Sam Fischer & Demi Lovato 89
90 66 67 12 Beers And Sunshine, Darius Rucker 46
91 84 93 4 River's Still Running, High Valley 84
92 87 80 3 3, 2, 1, 24kGoldn 80
93 77 74 9 Sand In My Boots, Morgan Wallen 31
94 99 95 14 Moonwalking In Calabasas, DDG 72
95 88 87 18 Hawai, Maluma & The Weeknd 21
96 100 97 3 Fly Away, Tones And I 96
97 - - 1 Amnesia, Loud Luxury & Ship Wrek Featuring GASHI 97
98 93 89 4 If You Love Her, Forest Blakk 81
99 90 98 6 Boys, Dean Brody Featuring Mickey Guyton 90
100 94 84 20 Tyler Herro, Jack Harlow 27

[Gary]

Artist 100

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 17 18 350 Drake 1
2 1 2 296 The Weeknd 1
3 2 3 105 Morgan Wallen 1
4 5 1 231 BTS 1
5 12 11 148 Lil Baby 1
6 3 4 318 Ariana Grande 1
7 4 8 133 Billie Eilish 1
8 14 12 316 Justin Bieber 1
9 6 7 52 Pop Smoke 1
10 7 6 210 Luke Combs 1
11 - - 2 Chevelle 11
12 8 5 346 Taylor Swift 1
13 - - 3 Kings Of Leon 2
14 10 10 149 Dua Lipa 4
15 11 9 147 Juice WRLD 1
16 39 50 328 Bruno Mars 1
17 9 13 246 Post Malone 1
18 13 14 89 Harry Styles 1
19 16 17 100 DaBaby 1
20 15 16 158 Cardi B 1
21 - - 3 A Day To Remember 6
22 19 19 281 Chris Stapleton 1
23 18 15 9 Olivia Rodrigo 3
24 21 20 87 Megan Thee Stallion 2
25 20 22 60 Gabby Barrett 18
26 28 32 36 Lil Durk 3
27 30 24 60 Doja Cat 8
28 22 33 69 Ava Max 22
29 - - 2 Black Sabbath 29
30 27 23 150 Queen 1
31 52 75 322 Eminem 1
32 31 30 81 SZA 16
33 32 29 95 Lewis Capaldi 11
34 38 38 156 Bad Bunny 2
35 25 21 343 Ed Sheeran 1
36 33 28 173 The Beatles 3
37 34 31 85 AC/DC 1
38 43 40 101 Fleetwood Mac 3
39 69 70 306 Thomas Rhett 1
40 37 37 210 Khalid 1
41 41 60 344 Maroon 5 1
42 35 34 253 Travis Scott 1
43 36 25 280 Metallica 2
44 40 36 309 Florida Georgia Line 1
45 - - 3 Anderson .Paak 11
46 29 26 6 Pooh Shiesty 8
47 45 49 42 H.E.R. 26
48 46 43 43 Moneybagg Yo 24
49 47 45 172 Dan + Shay 11
50 44 42 275 Michael Jackson 20
51 42 39 19 The Kid LAROI 20
52 57 59 336 Luke Bryan 1
53 53 73 194 Lady Gaga 1
54 80 62 53 Machine Gun Kelly 1
55 54 47 298 Chris Brown 1
56 56 51 114 Lee Brice 15
57 50 46 107 Eagles 10
58 61 68 10 Tate McRae 52
59 48 44 23 Lil Tjay 29
60 51 41 171 Young Thug 8
61 70 61 319 Blake Shelton 1
62 63 63 194 Kane Brown 2
63 60 55 29 24kGoldn 25
64 68 53 273 Kendrick Lamar 1
65 62 57 66 Roddy Ricch 2
66 76 80 220 J. Cole 1
67 49 27 4 Giveon 27
68 59 54 61 Polo G 2
69 67 64 82 blackbear 30
70 79 58 33 Mac Miller 3
71 93 - 2 Masked Wolf 71
72 75 - 5 The Notorious B.I.G. 72
73 78 76 313 Imagine Dragons 1
74 66 67 42 Saweetie 44
75 82 77 45 Nirvana 38
76 77 65 33 AJR 26
77 23 - 16 Willie Nelson 18
78 64 71 9 Niko Moon 64
79 90 83 6 Ritt Momney 79
80 92 91 159 Brett Young 15
81 87 74 35 Creedence Clearwater Revival 44
82 88 - 6 Neil Young 12
83 96 92 271 Sam Hunt 4
84 97 79 326 Jason Aldean 1
85 71 56 11 CJ 30
86 83 66 45 Jack Harlow 34
87 94 89 35 Guns N' Roses 16
88 - - 3 KIDS SEE GHOSTS 3
89 95 - 2 Kali Uchis 89
90 73 72 57 Darius Rucker 17
91 84 35 19 Foo Fighters 1
92 - - 4 Glass Animals 7
93 91 78 7 BRS Kash 73
94 - - 17 Rick Ross 4
95 98 95 154 Lil Uzi Vert 1
96 100 86 273 Halsey 1
97 - - 1 Yung Bleu 97
98 - - 69 Dustin Lynch 11
99 - - 6 Upchurch 42
100 - - 28 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 1

[Gary]

Drake's 32nd week at #1 but 1st time since summer 2018

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Drake hasn’t been my cup of tea since the early 2000s and truth be told, other than Toosie Slide, I probably wouldn’t be able to differentiate between any of his top 10 hits of the last 3 or 4 years, so even if I’m not listening and no one I know seems to be either, clearly people are. I’d say this new stat is impressive because it hasn’t been done before. Just like Ariana’s recent chart stats were impressive because they are also rare. I’d say Drake’s stats have much more legitimacy than BTS, for example, or even Nicki’s number ones last year - all of which are legal in chartese, they’re all sneaky. But at the same time, changing chart rules allow for changing accomplishments and if we were able to employ the same level of tracking where song=song regardless of whether it’s from a single or album, I don’t doubt achievements like this would have happened before. But that also shouldn’t take away from the fact that the current chart rules the way they are now have been in place for a few years now and so far only Drake and Ariana have accomplished domination within the top ten in that time, so even then, it’s still a sight to behold.

[Gary]

Mar 16, 2021 3:39:30 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Mar 16, 2021 0:42:28 GMT -5 jthentic said:

Pulse community was bitching abt Drake is tanking & s**t. Man dropped 3 tracks which aren't even mainstream appealing & yet pulled 3/3 on billboard when your fav biggest artists had to drop 100s of versions, bundles, d2c, payola & promo s**t to make a single song top the chart lmao.
Drake is the biggest artist rn. Haters should make peace with it.

They hate they have for him has nothing to do with his music or it's quality. They just hate that he's dominant and that he can drop anytime/any day and dominate the charts/conversation.

The man did something this week that has NEVER been done in the Hot 100 chart's 62-year history and all some people can do is bitch about why he can do that in the first place and why it isn't significant. Huh? Mind you, these are the same people who would have taken it upon themselves to have long conversations about him if his songs "flopped" or "underperformed." The songs did the exact opposite and they still found an angle to hate from, lmao.

You don't have to like Drake or even be a fan but to consistently act like his commercial achievements aren't impressive is just plain stupid. He's dominant. He's successful and he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. This man already owns several significant all-time Hot 100 records and people still find ways to talk down on him. It's wild to me but I can't say that I don't expect it on this site.

Is it quality or quantity?

Also I don't think people "hate" Drake.

As far the 'NEVER been done in the 62 year history' thing, Two Words - "Streaming Era" -- Drake has certainly been the biggest benefactor of the era of being able to chart every song at the same time the week it comes out.

[HolidayGuy]

Rose N- that's how I look at it, too. In terms of milestones and achievements, it really is best to look at pre-digital-/streaming eras, and then digital/streaming eras. That became clear when Glee arrived (regardless of the fact that most entries were one-week wonders). That doesn't take away from the stats that today's top acts are racking up; they just need to be discussed with the proper context.

[thegreatdivine]

Mar 16, 2021 7:26:53 GMT -5 Gary said:

Mar 16, 2021 3:39:30 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

They hate they have for him has nothing to do with his music or it's quality. They just hate that he's dominant and that he can drop anytime/any day and dominate the charts/conversation.

The man did something this week that has NEVER been done in the Hot 100 chart's 62-year history and all some people can do is bitch about why he can do that in the first place and why it isn't significant. Huh? Mind you, these are the same people who would have taken it upon themselves to have long conversations about him if his songs "flopped" or "underperformed." The songs did the exact opposite and they still found an angle to hate from, lmao.

You don't have to like Drake or even be a fan but to consistently act like his commercial achievements aren't impressive is just plain stupid. He's dominant. He's successful and he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. This man already owns several significant all-time Hot 100 records and people still find ways to talk down on him. It's wild to me but I can't say that I don't expect it on this site.

Is it quality or quantity?

Also I don't think people "hate" Drake.

As far the 'NEVER been done in the 62 year history' thing, Two Words - "Streaming Era" -- Drake has certainly been the biggest benefactor of the era of being able to chart every song at the same time the week it comes out.

Many of you always make snide remarks whenever he drops new music and a huge part of the reason for that is because said music is mostly successful which is confusing to me because if his music ever underperformed, those some people would have the most to say. How else should I interpret that? As an outpouring of love and affection? It's also damn sure not indifference because many of you can never shut up and just keep it moving since y'all claim to not care for his music. There's always someone bit*hing when he's being discussed, even when he has new music out. Y'all never do that for any other artist.

Nothing he is doing is new. There were artists 50/40/30 years ago who would drop 3/4 albums every year. Those people averaged 40/50 new songs a year and yet, some of you act like a musician, doing their job by making and releasing music, is somehow doing something that's never been done before. Is it Drake's fault that the streaming era is set up the way it is?

As for your "streaming era" remark, when the Beatles owned the top 5 57 years ago, was that the streaming era? Has any single act ever owned the top 5 since then? Acts may not have been able to chart 3 new songs on the Hot 100 in the same week back then, but what Drake did is also noteworthy because it's never been done before regardless. Why is the streaming era being brought up now as a way to undermine what he did? Owning the top 3, debut or not, streaming era or not, is impressive - period.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

[Gary]

Mar 16, 2021 8:45:31 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Mar 16, 2021 7:26:53 GMT -5 Gary said:

Is it quality or quantity?

Also I don't think people "hate" Drake.

As far the 'NEVER been done in the 62 year history' thing, Two Words - "Streaming Era" -- Drake has certainly been the biggest benefactor of the era of being able to chart every song at the same time the week it comes out.

Many of you always make snide remarks whenever he drops new music and a huge part of the reason for that is because said music is mostly successful which is confusing to me because if his music ever underperformed, those some people would have the most to say. How else should I interpret that? As an outpouring of love and affection? It's also damn sure not indifference because many of you can never shut up and just keep it moving since y'all claim to not care for his music. There's always someone bit*hing when he's being discussed, even when he has new music out. Y'all never do that for any other artist.

Nothing he is doing is new. There were artists 50/40/30 years ago who would drop 3/4 albums every year. Those people averaged 40/50 new songs a year and yet, some of you act like a musician, doing their job by making and releasing music, is somehow doing something that's never been done before. Is it Drake's fault that the streaming era is set up the way it is?

As for your "streaming era" remark, when the Beatles owned the top 5 57 years ago, was that the streaming era? Has any single act ever owned the top 5 since then? Acts may not have been able to chart 3 new songs on the Hot 100 in the same week back then, but what Drake did is also noteworthy because it's never been done before regardless. Why is the streaming era being brought up now as a way to undermine what he did? Owning the top 3, debut or not, streaming era or not, is impressive - period.

The "Never been done in 62 years" thing happens alot because of streaming, even for non-Drake records.

Not sure eras can be compared 1-1. If there were 3-4 albums a year back then, in those cases 40-50 songs were released so, sure OK. However, there were not 40-50 singles, only a few of those charted and even then because of how they were played on the radio, not very long.

Old school definition of "single" - something you had to walk into a store and buy. In current times, a "single" is a track played on Spotify.

Drake is certainly the biggest benefactor of the streaming era but all those artists from 50/40/30 years ago could not chart 20-30 songs at the same time like Drake does and streaming certainly is the reason you can have a situation like this one where one artist debuts in the entire top 3.

I will leave the "hate Drake" thing alone 

[thegreatdivine]

Gary I know eras can't be compared 1-1, but in the same vein, not every artist who releases an album in the streaming era has multiple songs chart on the Hot 100, yet alone the top 10. That's also an achievement in and of itself.

I know of the limitations in regards to charting multiple songs at the same time in the physical and even digital eras. I know how that is more of a possibility in the streaming era. All I'm saying is that the achievements and chart accomplishments of any artist in the streaming era shouldn't be undermined simply because it happened in the streaming era.

[Groovy]

Pulse is like an anti-Drake and a Drake stan place all at once.

[Lost In Musical Reverie]

Mar 16, 2021 9:23:09 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Pulse is like an anti-Drake and a Drake stan place all at once.

In chart discussions, all roads lead to Drake. Love him or hate him, he is the linchpin of the Hot 100.

[Groovy]

Mar 16, 2021 12:52:02 GMT -5 Lost In Musical Reverie said:

Mar 16, 2021 9:23:09 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Pulse is like an anti-Drake and a Drake stan place all at once.

In chart discussions, all roads lead to Drake. Love him or hate him, he is the linchpin of the Hot 100.

My whole thing is this a music discussion board, we're all gonna give our opinions about artists whether we like them or not and Drake is no exception, this isn't the first time Pulse has shitted on him and it won't be the last there's no need to get all bent out of shape about it. Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one. 

[nathanalbright]

The only thing worse than people talking about you is people not talking about you.

[jodakyellow]

Mar 16, 2021 9:20:33 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Gary I know eras can't be compared 1-1, but in the same vein, not every artist who releases an album in the streaming era has multiple songs chart on the Hot 100, yet alone the top 10. That's also an achievement in and of itself.

I know of the limitations in regards to charting multiple songs at the same time in the physical and even digital eras. I know how that is more of a possibility in the streaming era. All I'm saying is that the achievements and chart accomplishments of any artist in the streaming era shouldn't be undermined simply because it happened in the streaming era.

But no one’s undermining them, or accusing Drake of any nefarious cheating. It is an accomplishment, and it is unprecedented, and if another artist could do it, they would try but clearly no one else has Drake’s level of popularity.. and now matter how any one person feels about his music, it’s undeniably popular and that can’t be taken away from him.

To say that emphasizing “62-year history” is a little misleading isn’t undermining the accomplishments; it’s giving them context. You could even choose to read Gary’s comments as a compliment to Drake — he’s the greatest chart beneficiary of the streaming era because streaming reflects real-time popularity - not to mention that Drake clearly has the business savvy to make streaming work for him on the charts.

You’re honestly one of my fav posters on here when you’re not being needlessly defensive

[thegreatdivine]

jodakyellow I wasn't being needlessly defensive. My initial post, which Gary quoted, was about people being dismissive about Drake's chart achievements (which is a fact). I wouldn't mind if that was the general attitude towards any/all chart achievements in the forum - at least then, there'd be some consistency and I'd know that's just how most people here were, but no. He's the only one who gets that particular treatment on here. Even talking about Drake on any Hot 100 thread for more than a few exchanges will get people complaining like the biggest artist on the Hot 100 in the last 6 years should never be discussed when we spend more time discussing people who don't even impact the charts in any meaningful way.

I know he's super successful, that's something that isn't up for debate and I'm not even against people being critical of his music. There are songs he drops that I like and those that I don't, just like anyone else. There are many people on here who don't like him who I'm cool with because at least even when they're criticizing him, it's constructive and isn't just mindless hating or complaining.

My thing is that if some of the people on here really don't care about anything he does like they often claim, why not be indifferent and stay away from threads/topics you know are Drake-related? Why the constant bit*hing and moaning when he does ANYTHING? I get tired of seeing that and I didn't even call anyone in particular out. I just mentioned what I was seeing happen (yet again) because I know I'm not the only one who sees it.

[Enigma.]

Some people (incl. me) also complain about BL having a two-year residency in top ten, people just get tired of things.

[thegreatdivine]

Mar 17, 2021 1:19:17 GMT -5 Enigma. said:

Some people (incl. me) also complain about BL having a two-year residency in top ten, people just get tired of things.

I remember there was a point when most people on here got tired of Circles' run in the top 10 and we voiced that (I'm in that place with Mood now actually), but those are different. Those are songs.

It's not like Drake has released 3 albums in the last 2 years or like his songs since last year have been particularly dominant. Other songs have spent more time at #1/in the top 10 than his songs have since last year, so what's there to be tired about? The 3 songs he released last week are his first as a lead artist since Laugh Now Cry Later in August (he also did some features before the end of last year but those weren't impactful on the charts and didn't really get discussed). That was 7 whole months ago. So, he shouldn't drop music anymore and if he does, no one should discuss it? That's what has me very confused sometimes with the way some people bit*h and moan about him on here. If that's how anyone really feels about him then how about staying away from topics that are centered on him? That would really help.

[Choco]

Mar 17, 2021 0:29:07 GMT -5 jodakyellow said:

You’re honestly one of my fav posters on here when you’re not being needlessly defensive

Same! thegreatdivine No shade but I think sometimes it's OK to let things go and let Drake's accomplishments and numbers speak for themselves. 

My issue with Drake is not the domination, it's more of my opinion that he has been resting on his laurels for a bit and people keep rewarding him with huge hits, so there's no drive for him to innovate. I was actually kinda cool with More Life. It's not his best but there were some interesting experiments there. And the Scorpion and Views singles remain bops. If he was dropping tracks on the level of "Marvin's Room" or even "Take Care"  I don't think we'd be having this discussion at all.

[thegreatdivine]

Choco he just did something that's never been done before on the Hot 100. It shouldn't even be acknowledged? I think saying his accomplishments should be left to "speak for themselves" is very dismissive. If anyone else did what he did this week, regardless of the quality of the songs they achieved it with, there'd be 10 pages in this thread congratulating them, especially if it was a female artist. Instead, the announcement in the thread that he debuted all 3 songs in the top 3 was immediately followed with snide remarks and talks of how terrible the charts are now, etc. You even posted a shady gif of a TV character falling asleep and saying you'd be back next week. I'm pointing that out because people like you are the same ones who would have thrown shade and used the whole thread to speak on him flopping if the songs he dropped underperformed or flopped in any way. So, he's not allowed to flop but if he drops music you personally don't think is amazing it should also not do well? I mean...


On the other hand, it's quite okay if you think every song he's released post-Scorpion hasn't been good. I don't agree with that take, but I also don't think the 3 songs he dropped are anything special (I believe I remarked on Leave the Door Open being the best release of the week) but I'm also not judging the quality of his output as harshly as I usually do until he's ready to start pushing songs off his album - everything he's dropped post-Scorpion has felt like him releasing music just to pacify fans until the time to start his album era comes). When I still believed Laugh Now Cry Later would be on his album, I came on here talking about how much I didn't like the song while interestingly, most people on here loved it. I'll be a lot harsher with my critiques if/when I know a single he drops is intended for his album.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Mar 17, 2021 0:57:42 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

jodakyellow I wasn't being needlessly defensive. My initial post, which Gary quoted, was about people being dismissive about Drake's chart achievements (which is a fact). I wouldn't mind if that was the general attitude towards any/all chart achievements in the forum - at least then, there'd be some consistency and I'd know that's just how most people here were, but no. He's the only one who gets that particular treatment on here.

Because he’a one who has the ...most achievements and records on the charts lately so it kind of makes sense? I think people here are going to have something to say regardless of the record, whether it’s the same people over and over, or different people each time - making it seem like everyone has an issue each time. And when the same artist is involved in many of those records, it can easily seem like people are attacking them in particular. That can seem doubly so when it’s an artist you love. I know when Gaga used to do well on the charts, I very likely got extra defensive when people had stuff to say about it. I don’t doubt there are people doing it because of Drake and their perception of his output as being lazy or boring or whatever, but many of us chart watchers are mainly interested in the charts themselves and they context they do or don’t provide sometimes. I also don’t doubt people are doing it to spite you because you do come off as overly defensive, even if that’s not your intention, (And I admit to being one of those people at times but have tried to back off from doing that over the last few months) but I have to agree that sometimes it’s better to just let it go or - depending on who’s saying it, remember that chart-record-criticism is not always meant to be an attack on the artist.

[thegreatdivine]

Rose "Payola" Nylund on your point about some people having an issue with him still seeing success while they believe his output has become lazy/uninspired, that's really just people being immature and hateful for no real reason. I didn't like Ariana's last album. I thought the whole thing was terrible, especially coming off thank u, next (which I, along with many critics and fans agree is her best album). You know what I didn't do? Mindlessly throw shade when positions debuted at #1 or spent time in the top 10. I just moved on and focused on other songs/albums. Same with Ed Sheeran's last project which I thought was awful and I didn't like. I also don't like Cardi B's Up. I think the beat is wack and her bars on it aren't for me, especially after releasing WAP which was such a strong, amazing record, yet I'm rooting for Up to go #1 next week.

An artist not releasing music you feel is up to their abilities isn't cause for you to hate on their success/achievements. I trust Ariana, Ed Sheeran and Cardi B enough to know that even though they've all released recent music that I felt was far from being their best or even good enough, they'll deliver when they need to on their next albums and if they don't, I'll call them out on it and hope they get it right the next time after that.

An artist isn't ALWAYS going to release music you think is up to par with their best. That's a ridiculous expectation to have for anybody and using that as an excuse to be dismissive of their success is very silly because if those same artists underperformed, you'd have something to say about it as well. Doesn't that leave them damned if they do and damned if they don't?

Anyways, I'm about done with this topic. I just thought I'd voice out those thoughts and now I have, so I'm good.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Mar 17, 2021 9:55:18 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Rose "Payola" Nylund on your point about some people having an issue with him still seeing success while they believe his output has become lazy/uninspired, that's really just people being immature and hateful for no real reason. I didn't like Ariana's last album. I thought the whole thing was terrible, especially coming off thank u, next (which I, along with many critics and fans agree is her best album). You know what I didn't do? Mindlessly throw shade when positions debuted at #1 or spent time in the top 10. I just moved on and focused on other songs/albums. Same with Ed Sheeran's last project which I thought was awful and I didn't like. I also don't like Cardi B's Up. I think the beat is wack and her bars on it aren't for me, especially after releasing WAP which was such a strong, amazing record, yet I'm rooting for Up to go #1 next week.

And that’s people. When Gaga was on top, it was all about how she relied on gimmicks and being weird to sell, and creating this persona to appeal to the gays and benefit from them, and the 99 cent thing with Amazon that had zero to do with her or her label. I’ve definitely heard it all. I think it’s a defence mechanism for people when an artist is doing well that they just don’t get. For me, I personally don’t understand Drake’s success and can probably try to chalk it up to one thing or another, so I might try to question his legitimacy as a way to make me feel better and not so out of touch. Having an artist you don’t like (or better yet, don’t ‘get’) do well, some people almost take that as an attack on their own taste in music so they respond by attacking the artist or their fans. It’s why the biggest artists get the most hate. Just a theory really, and I agree it’s ridiculous. I’m long over the point in life where I think people should be shamed for the music they like. Whether or not I think Drake’s music is boring, he’s still appealing to a lot of people who like him and it’s not on me or anyone else to drag them for that.

[Enigma.]

Ahh those 99 cent days... good times!

[kierz7]

Mar 15, 2021 22:45:07 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Drake has the most songs with year-end appearances in history so the whole “1 week top 10” thing is old and tired. Year End appearances speak enough about his amount of hits with longevity.

Even counting only his songs as lead artist he has the fifth most ever, and will probably be top 2 after 2021 with only 12 years.



Most Year End Entries as Lead Artist

RANKING	ARTIST	ENTRIES
1	Madonna	35
2	Mariah Carey	33
3	Elton John	30
4	Rihanna	29
5	Drake	28
6	The Beatles	27
6	Michael Jackson	27
8	Janet Jackson	26
9	Stevie Wonder	25
10	Elvis Presley	23

Most Year End Entries as Lead + Featured Artist

RANKING	ARTIST	ENTRIES
1	Drake	52
2	Rihanna	41
3	Madonna	35
4	Mariah Carey	33
4	Lil Wayne	33
6	Elton John	30
7	The Beatles	27
7	Michael Jackson	27
7	Janet Jackson	27
7	Usher	27

I can’t wait for Rihanna’s return.

Three songs since 2017; it’s now 2021 and she’s still up there in the top two.

LMAO.

[jodakyellow]

Mar 17, 2021 9:55:18 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

I just thought I'd voice out those thoughts and now I have, so I'm good.

I'm genuinely glad you're good! At face value, I don't actually disagree with anything you're saying! I guess maybe we just have different levels of investment in all this, and that's okay. I'm absolutely certain there are situations where our perspectives would be reversed lol

And no matter what any of us say or think, Drake will still be out there shitting on our favs on the Hot 100.