Billboard Hot 100: 09/11/2021

[twelvevinylrecords]

RIP Blinding Lights December 14th, 2019 - September 10th, 2021

[Deleted]

Sept 7, 2021 12:58:38 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

RIP Blinding Lights December 14th, 2019 - September 10th, 2021

It had a record-breaking run, but all things must come to an end. Truth be told, I was long past sick of it, but I'm sure I'll come back to loving it in time.

[Choco]

About damn time. What a run.

[golfradio]

BTS' 'Butter' Rebounds for 10th Week Atop Billboard Hot 100, Kanye West, Walker Hayes Hit Top 10
By Gary Trust
9/7/2021


"Butter" blasts back from No. 7 following the release of its Megan Thee Stallion remix.
BTS' "Butter" resurges to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a 10th total week at the summit. The song returns to the top following the release of its new Megan Thee Stallion remix.

Plus, Kanye West debuts two songs on the Hot 100 in the top 10: "Hurricane," at No. 6, and "Jail," at No. 10. Both are from his new album Donda, which launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with the biggest week for an album in 2021.

Additionally, Walker Hayes ascends to the Hot 100's top 10 with his viral country hit "Fancy Like" (11-9), and Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits," at No. 3, takes over as the most-heard hit on U.S. radio, reaching the top of the Radio Songs chart.

The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Sept. 11) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 8; a day later than usual due to the Monday, Sept. 6 Labor Day holiday in the U.S.) For all chart news, you can follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.


"Butter," released on HYBE/BigHit Music/Columbia Records, drew 12.2 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 39%) and 10.7 million U.S. streams (up 110%) and sold 143,000 downloads (up 108%) in the week ending Sept. 2, according to MRC Data.

The single tallies a 14th week atop Digital Song Sales and re-enters Streaming Songs at No. 35, as it wins the Hot 100's top Sales Gainer and Streaming Gainer awards.

"Butter" returns to the top of the Hot 100 following the Aug. 27 release of its remix featuring Megan Thee Stallion. (The song continues to be credited solely to BTS on the Hot 100 and Digital Song Sales, as the total activity for the original and other mixes solely by the group outpaced that of the new remix in overall metrics, including sales, during the tracking week; Megan Thee Stallion is credited this week on Streaming Songs, as her remix was the song's most dominant version in streaming for the week.)

"Butter" becomes the 40th single in the Hot 100's 63-year history to spend 10 or more weeks at No. 1. It's the first since Roddy Ricch's "The Box" logged 11 weeks on top in January-March 2020.

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's "Stay" slips to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after four weeks at No. 1. Still, it claims top Airplay Gainer honors for a fourth consecutive week, as it hits the Radio Songs top five (6-4; 71.8 million, up 15%).

Ed Sheeran's "Bad Habits" descends to No. 3 on the Hot 100 from its No. 2 Hot 100 high, as it crowns Radio Songs (3-1; 75.8 million, up 3%). Sheeran scores his fourth Radio Songs No. 1, after "Shape of You" (12 weeks, 2017), "Perfect" (nine weeks, 2018), and "I Don't Care," with Justin Bieber (one week, 2019).

Olivia Rodrigo's "Good 4 U," which ruled the Hot 100 in its debut week in May, falls 3-4 and Doja Cat's "Kiss Me More," featuring SZA, slides 4-5, after reaching No. 3.


Kanye West debuts two songs on the Hot 100 in the top 10: "Hurricane," at No. 6, and "Jail," at No. 10. Both are from his LP Donda, which, following its Aug. 27 release, soars in atop the Billboard 200. Streaming almost fully drives both tracks, which start at Nos. 1 and 3 on Streaming Songs with 29 million and 24.2 million streams, respectively.

("Hurricane" sports uncredited vocals from The Weeknd and Lil Baby, while "Jail" includes uncredited contributions from Jay-Z and Francis and the Lights.)

West adds his 19th and 20th Hot 100 top 10s, becoming the 21st artist to reach the milestone. He notches his third No. 1 on Streaming Songs.

"Hurricane" also launches at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, Hot Christian Songs, and Hot Gospel Songs charts, all of which use the same methodology as the Hot 100. West earns his eighth, 10th, third and third leader on each respective ranking.

Two former No. 2 Hot 100 hits follow "Hurricane" in the top 10: Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow's "Industry Baby" drops 5-7 and Dua Lipa's "Levitating" backtracks 6-8.


Elsewhere in the Hot 100's top 10, Walker Hayes reaches the region for the first time as "Fancy Like" lifts 11-9 with 17.4 million streams (up 9%), 12.2 million in airplay audience (up 21%) and 29,400 sold (up 43%).

The track, which first gained traction on TikTok thanks to clips that have helped grow his number of followers on the platform to 1.7 million, has drawn new buzz thanks to its synch in an Applebee's commercial that premiered Aug. 23. "Yeah, we fancy like Applebee's on a date night / Got that Bourbon Street steak with the Oreo Shake," Hayes sings in the hit. (The restaurant chain, a favorite of Hayes and his family's, has now returned the Oreo Shake to its menu, for a limited time.)

Walker Hayes' 'Fancy' Applebee's Ad Reinforces Brand Interest In Country Music
"Fancy Like" tops the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart for an eighth week, with its airplay at the format, as it rises 23-19 on Country Airplay, accompanied by its crossover to pop radio, as it debuts at No. 39 on Pop Airplay.

Notably, with "Fancy Like" the Monument Records label scores its first Hot 100 top 10 since Sony Music Entertainment revived it in 2017. Formed in 1958 (in Washington, D.C., and named for the Washington Monument), the label first hit the top 10 with Billy Grammer's "Gotta Travel On" (No. 4 peak, January 1959). It had most recently inhabited the tier thanks to The Chicks' "Landslide" (No. 7, March 2003).

Meanwhile, "Fancy Like" completes what has become an increasingly rare climb to the top 10 on the Hot 100, as opposed to songs debuting in the tier. It's the first title to make such an ascent in nearly four months since The Kid LAROI and Miley Cyrus' "Without You" jumped 23-8 on the May 15 chart in its 22nd week on the chart, sparked by the arrival of its Cyrus remix. Before that, Masked Wolf's "Astronaut in the Ocean" rose 12-10 on the April 17 chart in its eighth week. Between the May 15 and Sept. 11 charts, 20 songs debuted in the top 10 (including West's two this week) amid a shift more toward first-week attention, with such high-profile acts as BTS, Lil Nas X, Lizzo, Sheeran, and The Weeknd, among others, having staged prominent promotional campaigns leading up to the releases of singles.

Again, for all chart news, you can follow billboard and billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram and all charts (dated Sept. 11), including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 8).

[Clode]

The impact that "Blinding Lights" has had on the Music Industry in general is really something that cannot be ignored,  I remember when I first heard "Blinding Lights" the week that it was released and wow I was blown away at how much it sounded like a song that came from the 1980s, Little did I know that it would go from being a decent sized hit to now the most successful song on the Hot 100 of All-Time. What I find to be the most fascinating part about the Chart run of "Blinding Lights" is the fact that it only spent 4 weeks at #1 and yet it still managed to spend an incredible 57 weeks in the Top 10 and a total of 90 Weeks on the Hot 100.

I have little doubt in my mind that future Chart Geeks are going to be looking at all of the awesome Chart Achievements that "Blinding Lights" has set and be absolutely wowed at how successful of a hit it was. Yeah I don't expect to see another song in my lifetime that was as groundbreaking of a hit on the Hot 100 as "Blinding Lights" was !  

[phieaglesfan712]

Sept 7, 2021 13:46:21 GMT -5 Clode said:

The impact that "Blinding Lights" has had on the Music Industry in general is really something that cannot be ignored,  I remember when I first heard "Blinding Lights" the week that it was released and wow I was blown away at how much it sounded like a song that came from the 1980s, Little did I know that it would go from being a decent sized hit to now the most successful song on the Hot 100 of All-Time. What I find to be the most fascinating part about the Chart run of "Blinding Lights" is the fact that it only spent 4 weeks at #1 and yet it still managed to spend an incredible 57 weeks in the Top 10 and a total of 90 Weeks on the Hot 100.

I have little doubt in my mind that future Chart Geeks are going to be looking at all of the awesome Chart Achievements that "Blinding Lights" has set and be absolutely wowed at how successful of a hit it was. Yeah I don't expect to see another song in my lifetime that was as groundbreaking of a hit on the Hot 100 as "Blinding Lights" was !  

35 weeks in the 3-5 range (13 weeks at #3, 13 weeks at #4, and 9 weeks at #5) will do that.

I recently read that Lucid Dreams was still charting during the first weeks of BL’s run. I’m not 100% sure if this is true or not, but it would be amazing if the tail end of LD’s run coincided with the beginning of BL’s run. I wonder what song will be the last survivor of last week’s chart (the last one BL was a part of).

[twelvevinylrecords]

I guess this means there are no longer any charting songs from the 2010's right?

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Sept 7, 2021 14:04:55 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

I guess this means there are no longer any charting songs from the 2010's right?

Arcade is on the charts lol

[phieaglesfan712]

Sept 7, 2021 14:04:55 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

I guess this means there are no longer any charting songs from the 2010's right?

There are no more songs that debuted on the Hot 100 during the 2010’s, but there are song that were made in the 2010’s that are still charting, like Maneskin’s Beggin cover.

[fridayteenage]

bl charted for a long time, sure, but has it had 'impact?' have other artists imitated him, or have there been thinkpieces about cultural changes or anything like that?

"Fancy Like" with 17.4 million streams
"Butter," drew 10.7 million U.S. streams
LOL.

[Deleted]

Sept 7, 2021 13:55:18 GMT -5 phieaglesfan712 said:

Sept 7, 2021 13:46:21 GMT -5 Clode said:

The impact that "Blinding Lights" has had on the Music Industry in general is really something that cannot be ignored,  I remember when I first heard "Blinding Lights" the week that it was released and wow I was blown away at how much it sounded like a song that came from the 1980s, Little did I know that it would go from being a decent sized hit to now the most successful song on the Hot 100 of All-Time. What I find to be the most fascinating part about the Chart run of "Blinding Lights" is the fact that it only spent 4 weeks at #1 and yet it still managed to spend an incredible 57 weeks in the Top 10 and a total of 90 Weeks on the Hot 100.

I have little doubt in my mind that future Chart Geeks are going to be looking at all of the awesome Chart Achievements that "Blinding Lights" has set and be absolutely wowed at how successful of a hit it was. Yeah I don't expect to see another song in my lifetime that was as groundbreaking of a hit on the Hot 100 as "Blinding Lights" was !  

35 weeks in the 3-5 range (13 weeks at #3, 13 weeks at #4, and 9 weeks at #5) will do that.

I recently read that Lucid Dreams was still charting during the first weeks of BL’s run. I’m not 100% sure if this is true or not, but it would be amazing if the tail end of LD’s run coincided with the beginning of BL’s run. I wonder what song will be the last survivor of last week’s chart (the last one BL was a part of).

Lucid Dreams was on the charts in December of 2019 because of Juice WRLD's death.

[twelvevinylrecords]

Sept 7, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

bl charted for a long time, sure, but has it had 'impact?' have other artists imitated him, or have there been thinkpieces about cultural changes or anything like that?

"Fancy Like" with 17.4 million streams
"Butter," drew 10.7 million U.S. streams
LOL.

Hot take(?) It hasn't really had much of an impact in influence, but I think hindsight will see BL as the sendoff to the 80's nostalgia craze. Unless Take My Breath takes off, which I won't be holding my breath on (joke intended), I think we are moving towards late 90's/early naughts nostalgia, and BL feels like the fitting end to the 80's nostalgia craze that started earlier in the decade. But who knows it's too early

[Naos]

Sept 7, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

"Fancy Like" with 17.4 million streams
"Butter," drew 10.7 million U.S. streams
LOL.

Not that surprising, since "Fancy Like" is a viral hit that got big on the internet.

[Choco]

I think Blinding Lights' impact will be that it was a very fun and accessible song during a very dark time. Musically we've heard similar stuff before and will hear more of it in the future. But as "Take My Breath" is showing, it's not an automatic smash hit sound. The chart run will be discussed for years but the song itself... we'll see. Much like a lot of people rave about Katy's Teenage Dream domination without actually thinking the music itself was all that much.

[inverse]

Sept 7, 2021 13:55:18 GMT -5 phieaglesfan712 said:

Sept 7, 2021 13:46:21 GMT -5 Clode said:

The impact that "Blinding Lights" has had on the Music Industry in general is really something that cannot be ignored,  I remember when I first heard "Blinding Lights" the week that it was released and wow I was blown away at how much it sounded like a song that came from the 1980s, Little did I know that it would go from being a decent sized hit to now the most successful song on the Hot 100 of All-Time. What I find to be the most fascinating part about the Chart run of "Blinding Lights" is the fact that it only spent 4 weeks at #1 and yet it still managed to spend an incredible 57 weeks in the Top 10 and a total of 90 Weeks on the Hot 100.

I have little doubt in my mind that future Chart Geeks are going to be looking at all of the awesome Chart Achievements that "Blinding Lights" has set and be absolutely wowed at how successful of a hit it was. Yeah I don't expect to see another song in my lifetime that was as groundbreaking of a hit on the Hot 100 as "Blinding Lights" was !  

35 weeks in the 3-5 range (13 weeks at #3, 13 weeks at #4, and 9 weeks at #5) will do that.

I recently read that Lucid Dreams was still charting during the first weeks of BL’s run. I’m not 100% sure if this is true or not, but it would be amazing if the tail end of LD’s run coincided with the beginning of BL’s run. I wonder what song will be the last survivor of last week’s chart (the last one BL was a part of).

probably just Stay

[phieaglesfan712]

Sept 7, 2021 14:17:19 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

Sept 7, 2021 14:13:32 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

bl charted for a long time, sure, but has it had 'impact?' have other artists imitated him, or have there been thinkpieces about cultural changes or anything like that?

"Fancy Like" with 17.4 million streams
"Butter," drew 10.7 million U.S. streams
LOL.

Hot take(?) It hasn't really had much of an impact in influence, but I think hindsight will see BL as the sendoff to the 80's nostalgia craze. Unless Take My Breath takes off, which I won't be holding my breath on (joke intended), I think we are moving towards late 90's/early naughts nostalgia, and BL feels like the fitting end to the 80's nostalgia craze that started earlier in the decade. But who knows it's too early

BL's influence can be seen in Stay, the most recent #1 on the Hot 100.

[renfield75]

Or "Blinding Lights" may be more or less forgotten by non-chart watchers in 30+ years. Much like how Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", and Mariah/Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" were the most dominant number one hits of the 70s/80s/90s respectively, and Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and LeAnne Rimes' "How Do I Live" were the longevity champs of those decades and all but Soft Cell have dropped out of the public consciousness.

"Blinding Lights" may fare better than those songs but often such massive hits tend to do poorly decades down the road because of burnout. Time will tell.

[thegreatdivine]

Aug 30, 2021 16:05:20 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Kanye will break a Hot 100 record set by Drake. Ugh :(

Kanye didn't break the record! ^__^

[gikem]

Radioactive, the previous longevity champ on the Hot 100, seems to have held up alright in the public consciousness, at least compared to other Imagine Dragons singles. That one can still be heard at sporting events across the US, and is probably a major AC staple too.

[leonagwen]

Billboard has lost all credibility with me! How the f##k is butter #1 again? It's embarrassing for Billboard. Can't believe that they let the mass buying help a song get #1. At least give Meghan credit for a #1 if their gonna let the remix be #1!

[renfield75]

Sept 7, 2021 15:00:47 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Aug 30, 2021 16:05:20 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Kanye will break a Hot 100 record set by Drake. Ugh :(

Kanye didn't break the record! ^__^

Which one, most top tens in a single week? Top 20?

EDIT: Never mind, my browser wasn't loading fully and I didn't see the full post

[atg]

Sept 7, 2021 12:12:17 GMT -5 dynamac said:

Honestly mad props to Kanye for getting a 9 minute song to debut Top 40

Jesus Lord is really the best track on Donda followed by Come to Life, Hurricane, Jail, Off The Grid and Jonah.


In other news, it’s great to see him and Kendrick in the top 20 again as thats never happened at the same time at all if i recall correctly.

[thegreatdivine]

Sept 7, 2021 15:20:05 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

Sept 7, 2021 15:00:47 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Kanye didn't break the record! ^__^

Which one, most top tens in a single week? Top 20?

Most songs charted on the Hot 100 in a single week.

[Gary]

In honor of BLs retirement updated the longevity list by decade


The full list is in the other thread - the 2020s is here


Updated longevity by decade 9/11/21 chart


Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 87
I Hope, Gabby Barrett Featuring Charlie Puth 62
Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 52
My Ex's Best Friend, Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear 52
Go Crazy, Chris Brown & Young Thug 52
Before You Go, Lewis Capaldi 52
Adore You, Harry Styles 48
Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 48
Circles, Post Malone 45
Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa 45

[twelvevinylrecords]

Sept 7, 2021 14:46:05 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

Or "Blinding Lights" may be more or less forgotten by non-chart watchers in 30+ years. Much like how Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", and Mariah/Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" were the most dominant number one hits of the 70s/80s/90s respectively, and Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and LeAnne Rimes' "How Do I Live" were the longevity champs of those decades and all but Soft Cell have dropped out of the public consciousness.

"Blinding Lights" may fare better than those songs but often such massive hits tend to do poorly decades down the road because of burnout. Time will tell.

Well "One Sweet Day" was so corny and immediately dated of course nobody remembers it. I don't really see Blinding Lights being dated since it is an 80's throwback, if anything it feels like it exists outside of time 

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Sept 7, 2021 14:10:02 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Sept 7, 2021 14:04:55 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

I guess this means there are no longer any charting songs from the 2010's right?

Arcade is on the charts lol

Also, Beggin'.

[bbdenney94]

Sept 7, 2021 15:32:32 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Sept 7, 2021 14:10:02 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Arcade is on the charts lol

Also, Beggin'.

Two Eurovision singles released in the 2010s both charting in the top 30.

What a time to be alive.

[renfield75]

Sept 7, 2021 15:26:46 GMT -5 twelvevinylrecords said:

Sept 7, 2021 14:46:05 GMT -5 renfield75 said:

Or "Blinding Lights" may be more or less forgotten by non-chart watchers in 30+ years. Much like how Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life", Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", and Mariah/Boyz II Men's "One Sweet Day" were the most dominant number one hits of the 70s/80s/90s respectively, and Paul Davis' "I Go Crazy", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and LeAnne Rimes' "How Do I Live" were the longevity champs of those decades and all but Soft Cell have dropped out of the public consciousness.

"Blinding Lights" may fare better than those songs but often such massive hits tend to do poorly decades down the road because of burnout. Time will tell.

Well "One Sweet Day" was so corny and immediately dated of course nobody remembers it. I don't really see Blinding Lights being dated since it is an 80's throwback, if anything it feels like it exists outside of time 

But "One Sweet Day" wasn't considered corny when it spent 16 weeks at number one in the mid 90s. By 2045 "80s throwbacks" may be considered corny and no one will care about Blinding Lights. You have no idea how future generations will respond to today's blockbusters. "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Don't Stop Believin'" both peaked at number 9 in their original runs, and are now considered to be some of the biggest and most beloved songs of the 70s and 80s.

[Choco]

We all hate Despacito now here in Latin America but it wasn't corny to most people back in the day. It's unpredictable.

[phieaglesfan712]

Sept 7, 2021 15:24:43 GMT -5 Gary said:

In honor of BLs retirement updated the longevity list by decade


The full list is in the other thread - the 2020s is here


Updated longevity by decade 9/11/21 chart


Blinding Lights, The Weeknd 87
I Hope, Gabby Barrett Featuring Charlie Puth 62
Mood, 24kGoldn Featuring iann dior 52
My Ex's Best Friend, Machine Gun Kelly X blackbear 52
Go Crazy, Chris Brown & Young Thug 52
Before You Go, Lewis Capaldi 52
Adore You, Harry Styles 48
Levitating, Dua Lipa Featuring DaBaby 45
Circles, Post Malone 45
Don't Start Now, Dua Lipa 45

Wait, Levitating charted 3 weeks in 2019?