Billboard Hot 100: 08/28/2021

[fridayteenage]

it'll be wild if deja vu indeed gets a 14th week in the top 10; that'd match 21's set fire to the rain as the least of the 1-2-3 punch of hits.

[nathanalbright]

Aug 21, 2021 23:27:14 GMT -5 gikem said:

Aug 21, 2021 23:09:16 GMT -5 nathanalbright said:

I like this, some questions though: do you think that Tombstone being stagnant would be enough to keep it from going recurrent? It might. Also, I'm pretty stoked that Elton John will get his first Hot 100 entry in more than two decades. Let's celebrate Dua for helping him get it as well.

Damage was stagnant on its 21st week earlier this year and yet it still disappeared after 20 weeks, so it’s not a guarantee.

I'm not saying it's a guarantee, but rather that it is a possibility, especially if the single is being pushed actively somewhere.

[rihannabiggestfan]

Brainwashed seems to be the only song to get more free streams than paid streams, an interesting accomplishment 🗿

[atg]

I’m glad TMB is showing some stability. I think it might do a BL type run where the first few weeks it looks like its tanking except this time it would stay in the 15-30 range and then it picks up heavily. Hopefully it could actually hit #1 too but maybe it wouldn’t either because they really front loaded the entire main promotion aspect of the song already (music video, radio push and marketed as a lead single).

[𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿]

Aug 20, 2021 13:45:32 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

Wasn't a fan of the collabs project overall but Antisocial is one of both Ed's and Travis' best songs that should've SMASHED

2 years later and I'm still salty that "Antisocial" didn't notch success on the Billboard Hot 100

[firefox]

Aug 22, 2021 2:58:58 GMT -5 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 said:

Aug 20, 2021 13:45:32 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

Wasn't a fan of the collabs project overall but Antisocial is one of both Ed's and Travis' best songs that should've SMASHED

2 years later and I'm still salty that "Antisocial" didn't notch success on the Billboard Hot 100

"Cross Me" too.

[iamsorare]

Aug 22, 2021 1:33:55 GMT -5 atg said:

I’m glad TMB is showing some stability. I think it might do a BL type run where the first few weeks it looks like its tanking except this time it would stay in the 15-30 range and then it picks up heavily. Hopefully it could actually hit #1 too but maybe it wouldn’t either because they really front loaded the entire main promotion aspect of the song already (music video, radio push and marketed as a lead single).

??... #33 on iTunes,#30 on Spotify and #75 on apple music..is this a good sign for you? For someone like weeknd isn't a good sign..Stability? Where? Maybe on radio only.TMB has reached the peak already. if weeknd decides to take a little break and return around November with a new (better)song maybe he will have bigger success again..

[mylo]

Aug 22, 2021 4:12:15 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

Aug 22, 2021 1:33:55 GMT -5 atg said:

I’m glad TMB is showing some stability. I think it might do a BL type run where the first few weeks it looks like its tanking except this time it would stay in the 15-30 range and then it picks up heavily. Hopefully it could actually hit #1 too but maybe it wouldn’t either because they really front loaded the entire main promotion aspect of the song already (music video, radio push and marketed as a lead single).

??... #33 on iTunes,#30 on Spotify and #75 on apple music..is this a good sign for you? For someone like weeknd isn't a good sign..Stability? Where? Maybe on radio only.TMB has reached the peak already. if weeknd decides to take a little break and return around November with a new (better)song maybe he will have bigger success again..

I expected a PTD style free fall so this is better than expected for me at least.

[iamsorare]

[jenglisbe]

Aug 18, 2021 22:15:08 GMT -5 firefox said:

It's interesting she's that rich off just a couple hits. I guess she invested well?

Aug 19, 2021 2:49:13 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

Aug 19, 2021 2:32:49 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

The bombing on Wonder is truly one of the biggest TRAINWRECKORDS of the modern era, up there with Man of the Woods and Witness

up there with man of the woods? Please,Man of the woods had two top 10 hits and the album opened with almost 300k ... shawn would have killed to have an era like this

Mendes was never on Timberlake's level, so they can't be directly compared anyway.

[𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿]

Aug 22, 2021 3:17:39 GMT -5 firefox said:

Aug 22, 2021 2:58:58 GMT -5 𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿 said:

2 years later and I'm still salty that "Antisocial" didn't notch success on the Billboard Hot 100

"Cross Me" too.

Maybe it's on me preferring "Antisocial" over "Cross Me", but the latter wasn't bad too and it too also deserved chart success. It's just on the lead single that messed up (I Don't Care)

[firefox]

Aug 22, 2021 7:21:03 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

- Close fight on #2 spot between "Good 4 U" vs "Bad Habits".
- Bella Poarch about to chart her 2nd Hot 100 song. Didn't expect that.
- Nice to see Elton John and T-Pain back.
- 6 songs from Doja Cat's Planet HER. Wow.
- BL continues to decline. I just hope it survives another week for its 90th wk. 89 wks will be a bummer.
- Never heard that song at #84.

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 60, 55, 50, 45, and 40 years ago:

August 21, 1961 (For the week ending August 26)

01 01 Tossin' & Turnin' - Bobby Lewis (7th and final week at #1)
02 05 Wooden Heart - Joe Dowell
03 06 Michael - The Highwaymen
04 03 Last Night - The Mar-Keys
05 02 I Like It Like That - Chris Kenner
06 11 You Don't Know What You've Got - Ral Donner
07 07 Pretty Little Angel Eyes - Curtis Lee
08 04 Dum Dum - Brenda Lee
09 08 Let's Twist Again - Chubby Checker
10 10 School Is Out - Gary U.S. Bonds


August 27, 1966

01 01 Summer In The City - The Lovin' Spoonful (3rd and final week at #1)
02 02 Sunny - Bobby Hebb
03 06 See You In September - The Happenings
04 03 Lil Red Riding Hood - Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs
05 10 Sunshine Superman - Donovan
06 04 Wild Thing - The Troggs
07 28 You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes
08 52 Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
09 09 I Couldn't Live Without Your Love - Petula Clark
10 16 Summertime - Billy Stewart


August 28, 1971

01 01 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - The Bee Gees (4th and final week at #1)
02 03 Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver
03 08 Signs - The Five Man Electrical Band
04 04 Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) - Marvin Gaye
05 02 Mr. Big Stuff - Jean Knight
06 06 Sweet Hitch-Hiker - Creedence Clearwater Revival
07 10 Liar - Three Dog Night
08 12 Smiling Faces Sometimes - The Undisputed Truth
09 14 Spanish Harlem - Aretha Franklin
10 24 Go Away Little Girl - Donny Osmond


August 28, 1976

01 01 Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee (4th and final week at #1)
02 02 You Should Be Dancing - The Bee Gees
03 03 Let 'Em In - Wings
04 04 You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
05 05 I'd Really Love To See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley
06 06 (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty - K.C. & The Sunshine Band
07 12 Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry
08 13 A Fifth Of Beethoven - Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band
09 09 Get Closer - Seals & Crofts
10 11 This Masquerade - George Benson


August 29, 1981

01 01 Endless Love - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie (3rd of 9 weeks at #1)
02 04 Slow Hand - The Pointer Sisters
03 02 Theme From Greatest American Hero - Joey Scarbury
04 06 Stop Draggin' My Heart Around - Stevie Nicks w/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
05 05 Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
06 08 Queen Of Hearts - Juice Newton
07 09 (There's) No Gettin' Over Me - Ronnie Milsap
08 15 Urgent - Foreigner
09 10 Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores
10 11 Who's Crying Now - Journey

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 35, 30, 25, and 20 years ago:

August 30, 1986

01 02 Higher Love - Steve Winwood (1st and only week at #1)
02 03 Venus - Bananarama
03 01 Papa Don't Preach - Madonna
04 07 Take My Breath Away - Berlin
05 06 Dancing On The Ceiling - Lionel Richie
06 12 Friends And Lovers - Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson
07 11 Sweet Freedom - Michael McDonald
08 09 Rumors - Timex Social Club
09 15 Stuck With You - Huey Lewis & The News
10 04 Mad About You - Belinda Carlisle


August 31, 1991

01 01 (Everthing I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams (6th of 7 weeks at #1)
02 04 Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave) - Roxette
03 02 It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over - Lenny Kravitz
04 07 Wind Of Change - The Scorpions
05 08 The Promise Of a New Day - Paula Abdul
06 03 Every Heartbeat - Amy Grant
07 09 3AM Eternal - KLF
08 10 I Can't Wait Another Minute - Hi-Five
09 11 Motownphilly - Boyz II Men
10 12 Things That Make You Go Hmmmm... - C+C Music Factory feat. Freedom Williams


August 31, 1996

01 01 Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio (5th of 14 weeks at #1)
02 02 I Love You Always Forever - Donna Lewis
03 NE Hit Me Off - New Edition
04 04 Twisted - Keith Sweat
05 03 Loungin' - LL Cool J (feat. Total)
06 05 C'mon N Ride It (The Train) - The Quad City DJ's
07 07 Change The World - Eric Clapton
08 06 You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow - Toni Braxton
09 08 I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) - R. Kelly
10 10 Give Me One Reason - Tracy Chapman


August 25, 2001

01 01 Fallin' - Alicia Keys (2nd of 6 weeks at #1)
02 04 I'm Real - Jennifer Lopez
03 02 Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani
04 03 Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) - Blu Cantrell
05 06 U Remind Me - Usher
06 07 Where The Party At - Jagged Edge feat. Nelly
07 12 It's Been Awhile - Staind
08 08 All Or Nothing - O-Town
09 10 Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me) - Train
10 11 Hanging By a Moment - Lifehouse

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 Flashback:

August 26, 2006

01 01 London Bridge - Fergie (2nd of 3 weeks at #1)
02 02 Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
03 03 Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
04 04 Me & U - Cassie
05 05 Buttons - The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg
06 07 (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul feat. Keyshia Cole
07 10 I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! At The Disco
08 08 Ain't No Other Man - Christina Aguilera
09 14 Sexy Love - Ne-Yo
10 12 Shoulder Lean - Young Dro feat. T.I.

21 80 Get Up - Ciara feat. Chamillionaire


August 27, 2011

01 02 Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) - Katy Perry (1st of 2 weeks at #1)
02 01 Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & Goonrock
03 08 Moves Like Jagger - Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
04 03 Super Bass - Nicki Minaj
05 05 Lighters - Bad Meets Evil feat. Bruno Mars
06 06 How To Love - Lil Wayne
07 04 Give Me Everything - Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer
08 13 Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People
09 07 I Wanna Go - Britney Spears
10 11 Good Life - OneRepublic

13 NE Headlines - Drake
25 50 Cheers (Drink To That) - Rihanna


August 27, 2016

01 01 Cheap Thrills - Sia feat. Sean Paul (4th and final week at #1)
02 05 Cold Water - Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ
03 03 This Is What You Came For - Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna
04 11 Heathens - Twenty One Pilots
05 02 One Dance - Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla
06 09 Closer - The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey
07 07 Ride - Twenty One Pilots
08 06 Don't Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers feat. Daya
09 04 Can't Stop The Feeling! - Justin Timberlake
10 08 Needed Me - Rihanna

12 NE Let Me Love You - DJ Snake feat. Justin Bieber
13 22 Into You - Ariana Grande


August 29, 2020

01 01 WAP - Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion (2nd of 4 weeks at #1)
02 NE Laugh Now Cry Later - Drake feat. Lil Durk
03 02 ROCKSTAR - DaBaby feat. Roddy Ricch
04 03 Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
05 04 What's Poppin' - Jack Harlow feat. DaBaby, Tory Lanez & Lil Wayne
06 NE 7 Summers - Morgan Wallen
07 05 Watermelon Sugar - Harry Styles
08 06 Roses (Imanbek Remix) - SAINt JHN
09 07 Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) - Jawsh 685 x Jason Derulo
10 11 I Hope - Gabby Barrett

14 NE Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus

[Choco]

Midnight Sky deserved better from the US.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Aug 22, 2021 7:25:56 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Aug 18, 2021 22:15:08 GMT -5 firefox said:

It's interesting she's that rich off just a couple hits. I guess she invested well?

One hit song that gets decent recurrent airplay can pay millions. I read an article some years back that said Smooth made Rob Thomas millions. I’m not sure how many millions (i think the article said) but it was several at least. Assuming Lorde didn’t transition into a lifestyle that requires a mansion and other major expenses, she could very well be set for life from Royals and Team.

[rihannabiggestfan]

Speaking of Lorde and Team, I will never forget when my friend asked me "Have you heard Lorde's new song 'Cities'?" I was like omg 😂 what did I miss

[85la]

Aug 22, 2021 12:52:07 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Aug 22, 2021 7:25:56 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

It's interesting she's that rich off just a couple hits. I guess she invested well?

One hit song that gets decent recurrent airplay can pay millions. I read an article some years back that said Smooth made Rob Thomas millions. I’m not sure how many millions (i think the article said) but it was several at least. Assuming Lorde didn’t transition into a lifestyle that requires a mansion and other major expenses, she could very well be set for life from Royals and Team.

True, and that album was also huge worldwide, so it should be a solid source of revenue for her for years to come. And if her words of having "zero anxiety" of not having to bow to commercial pressures are indeed truthful, that's really awesome. What a burden that must lift off her shoulders, just being able to create art purely for her fans and that doesn't compromise her values.

[KeepDeanWeird]

Aug 22, 2021 14:08:50 GMT -5 85la said:

Aug 22, 2021 12:52:07 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

True, and that album was also huge worldwide, so it should be a solid source of revenue for her for years to come. And if her words of having "zero anxiety" of not having to bow to commercial pressures are indeed truthful, that's really awesome. What a burden that must lift off her shoulders, just being able to create art purely for her fans and that doesn't compromise her values.

If Lorde's narrative is fully true, that's great. She's lucky if her label is somehow able to keep her music profitable v. the thousands of artists have been dropped by labels over the years. Lorde isn't making music in a bar or in the street - somebody has to pay the costs producing, recording, marketing, etc. so it'll be interesting how that financial model works.

[kindofbiased]

Most big artists that get big enough to stop caring about hits usually get to that point after years and years of hits so it’s rlly impressive that Lorde’s gotten there after just two smashes, happy for her

[iamsorare]

So we should not feel sad for kesha or katy Perry for example..their careers are over but with so many hits on their discographies the money is more than enough I guess

[Gary]

Huh? Every artist has a short time span to produce hits. Does not mean their careers are over when that happens. If you have enough material and there is enough interest, you can perform your material until you retire, for example

[iamsorare]

Aug 22, 2021 15:53:41 GMT -5 Gary said:

Huh? Every artist has a short time span to produce hits. Does not mean their careers are over when that happens. If you have enough material and there is enough interest, you can perform your material until you retire, for example

well as I said they are fine..katy is going to do Vegas residency and also she has the American idol..kesha is still doing small tours in USA .Everything is fine..they can't have the success of the previous decade but it's okay

[reginaphalange]

Aug 22, 2021 15:44:08 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

So we should not feel sad for kesha or katy Perry for example..their careers are over but with so many hits on their discographies the money is more than enough I guess

I’m not even a fan of hers but you’re acting like Katy didn’t just have a hit two years ago with Never Really Over. Smh. I’m sure if she wanted she could still score some hits

[iamsorare]

Aug 22, 2021 15:57:37 GMT -5 reginaphalange said:

Aug 22, 2021 15:44:08 GMT -5 iamsorare said:

So we should not feel sad for kesha or katy Perry for example..their careers are over but with so many hits on their discographies the money is more than enough I guess

I’m not even a fan of hers but you’re acting like Katy didn’t just have a hit two years ago with Never Really Over. Smh. I’m sure if she wanted she could still score some hits

a hit that she never cared about
..I don't understand her..she was acting like she was afraid to have success again.like she didn't want it..she could have promoted 'never really over' on television or release some remixes but she did nothing..it was the smash that got away!!but she cared enough for the flops ''small talk'' ,'daisies' cause she performed them everywhere during covid Pandemic..and she was also pregnant!!but she didn't promote the obvious hit ''never really over''.. I really can't understand her!!

[spiritboy]

Maybe Katy's priorities changed when she met Orlando. I mean she has been there, done that as a Pop star. She has had enormous success and very few stars remain at the top for a long time. It's not like artists stop earning money when they stop scoring hits, she earns tons of money from American Idol alone. And who would say no to having a baby with daddy Orlando?

[Groovy]

She has nothing left to prove, no one dominated the early 10s like she did, Teenage Dream was a success even the most established artists can only dream of not to mention eight number 1s from 2010-13, she’ll be fine, her career is good.

[rihannabiggestfan]

Christina Perri retiring (or changing priorities) after having a baby and one of the biggest recurrent hits ever teas

[Deleted]

Lorde's eco-friendly music box reminds me of the "1,000 true fans" strategy.

Jessie J said that Party In The USA paid her rent for three years, and she wasn't even talking about recurrent play at the time. That's just how much that one huge hit made while it was hitting, and it was a song she co-wrote for someone else. So I imagine writing and performing an entire hit album (which, like Ms. Perri, she only co-wrote with one other person), followed up by a smaller but still moderate hit album and the revenue from two world tours, would indeed take care of Lorde for a very long time before the recurrent revenue even showed up - especially if, like Rose "Payola" Nylund said, she doesn't have a really extravagant lifestyle.