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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 4, 2021 17:01:29 GMT -5
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Post by JukeboxJacob on Dec 4, 2021 17:35:41 GMT -5
(My Theory) I think what's going on here is that while trap is still dominating, much of the GP is growing sick of it and many people never liked the genre in the first place. Therefore the more melodic, pop-oriented stuff is at the top b/c that's the stuff MOST people are enjoying. This year's been the start of trap's downfall. In what way is "trap" dominating? The majority of charting songs are still trap
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 5, 2021 10:36:57 GMT -5
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 5, 2021 10:41:45 GMT -5
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 5, 2021 10:42:17 GMT -5
Not surprising this one's a BTS lovefest and unfortunately, there are songs appealing to a certain fringe audience, including two different versions of one of them.
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Post by phieaglesfan712 on Dec 5, 2021 11:50:40 GMT -5
drivers license at #14 on the Digital Songs list is truly shocking considering how big it was at the beginning of the year and that it had pretty much the whole year to accumulate stats. I would have never thought songs like Permission To Dance and Fancy Like would have outsold dl in about a third of the time or that BL in Year 2 (which finished at #7) would outsell dl’s Year 1.
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Post by jenglisbe on Dec 5, 2021 13:41:55 GMT -5
drivers license at #14 on the Digital Songs list is truly shocking considering how big it was at the beginning of the year and that it had pretty much the whole year to accumulate stats. I would have never thought songs like Permission To Dance and Fancy Like would have outsold dl in about a third of the time or that BL in Year 2 (which finished at #7) would outsell dl’s Year 1. I think it's shocking someone still looks at digital sales as a measure of how big a song is, but here we are.
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Post by Gary on Dec 5, 2021 14:19:23 GMT -5
For someone keenly focused on itunes discounts and # versions available for download on itunes it is not that shocking.
Chart watching like its 2011 not 2021
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Post by iHype. on Dec 5, 2021 22:04:50 GMT -5
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Post by 85la on Dec 5, 2021 23:12:51 GMT -5
I mean we do kind of have to give it to him this time that it is a little unexpected. For a song that exploded so immediately with huge record or near record-breaking numbers and staying #1 for 8 weeks, to rank at "only" #8 on the year-end, and also outside of the top 10 on airplay (#13), is definitely on the low-end of where you might expect such a song to finish. Yes, maybe it didn't have huge longevity because its initial weeks were so huge, however you would think this would be reflected by higher year-end numbers, which wasn't quite the case. Not saying it was a failure or flop or anything, which clearly it wasn't.
That's not the only ranking that surprised me though. I'll have to admit I was a bit surprised to see Drake be the #1 artist, especially being the #2 Hot 100 artist despite not having any songs in the top 40!! I don't think there's ever been another case of someone being #2 or higher on this list with no individual year-end top 40 rankings (though the fact that he did have 35 entries during the year explains it more). On the flip side, there's other artists who just "seemed" a little more popular (to me at least) than their rankings would indicate, especially Lil Nas X only being #19 and Dua at #11.
Even BTS being only #12 is somewhat surprising, even if for many of the wrong reasons, which I guess is due to their much lower album rankings, which one need look no further for any more proof of their inflated image of success in the US. Of course album consumption isn't everything, but if they are truly as popular as their singles would indicate, why is their highest-ranked album BE only #40?!! (of course it's a lot more difficult and expensive to mass-buy albums!).
There's other albums I was really surprised by their low rankings, such as Happier than Ever (#41) and Montero (#126), thought the fact that these albums were only released on July 30th and September 17th, respectively, largely explains it, whereas BE had almost all the weeks of the chart year to rack up points.
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Post by korbel16 on Dec 6, 2021 5:13:19 GMT -5
Not the gap between Olivia and Taylor ☠️
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Post by JukeboxJacob on Dec 7, 2021 5:18:57 GMT -5
As usual, the Canadian chart is better. Here's some deserving songs that made it on their chart but not in the US:
15. Monster - Justin Bieber & Shawn Mendes (it's a good song mkay) 34. Hold On - Justin Bieber 51. Love Again - Dua Lipa 57. Diamonds - Sam Smith 65. AOK - Tai Verdes 69. My Head & My Heart - Ava Max 72. Prisoner - Dua Lipa & Miley Cyrus 81. Midnight Sky - Miley Cyrus 85. Don't Go Yet - Camila Cabello 88. Love Nwantiti - CKay 90. You - Regard, Troye Sivan, & Tate McRae 91. So Done - The Kid Laroi 99. Woman - Doja Cat
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 7, 2021 9:11:39 GMT -5
^Mostly agree. Except AOK is not OK in my book.
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 9, 2021 16:19:04 GMT -5
12/9/2021 By Billboard Japan
Billboard Japan has released its 2021 year-end charts, tracking the weeks of Nov. 23, 2020, through Nov. 28, 2021.
Billboard Japan has released its 2021 year-end charts, tracking the weeks of Nov. 23, 2020, through Nov. 28, 2021. Solo singer-songwriter Yuuri’s mid-year chart-topper “Dryflower” goes on to rule the year-end tally, while BTS’ BTS, THE BEST is the top album of 2021.
Yuuri’s “Dryflower,” released in October 2020, is a song that continues the story depicted in the 27-year-old artist’s viral hit from 2019 called “Kakurenbo” (“Hide-and-seek”) from the girlfriend’s point of view. The track has become a long-running hit, staying in the top 10 of the Japan Hot 100 since the chart dated Nov. 25, 2020.
“I never imagined it would be No. 1 for the whole year, so I’m genuinely surprised,” the 27-year-old singer/songwriter said during his latest interview with Billboard Japan commemorating the achievement. “It’s a really important song for me, so I’m very happy that it’s reached so many people.”
At No. 2 for the year is BTS’ “Dynamite,” and YOASOBI’s “Yoru ni kakeru” (“Into the Night”) comes in at No. 3. All three songs are digital-only releases, meaning they maintained their enduring popularity through streaming, downloads and video views with no CD sales to count toward their chart performances.
The No. 1 album on the year-end Japan Hot Albums chart is BTS’ BTS, THE BEST. The K-pop superstars’ greatest-hits collection sold 1,022,247 units during the tallying period, and was the only album to sail past a million units this year. The set came in at No. 1 for sales, No. 6 for look-ups (the number of times a CD is ripped to a computer) and No. 7 for downloads.
In an email interview with Billboard Japan, the group commented: “BTS, THE BEST is like a treasure box packed with our memories with ARMY. We’re full of gratitude that you love our songs and that this album has received such an honorable award. It also encourages our future musical activities. If it weren’t for our ARMY, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve such great success. Thank you so much.”
Two new Johnny’s boy bands follow with Snow Man’s Snow Mania S1 coming in at No. 2 and SixTONES’ 1ST coming in at No. 3. Snow Mania S1 hit No. 2 for sales and No. 13 for look-ups, while 1st followed at No. 3 for both metrics.
The No. 1 act of 2021 on Billboard Japan’s Artist 100 tally — compiled from the results of the Japan Hot 100 and Hot Albums charts — is BTS. Their long-running hits “Dynamite,” “Butter” (No. 6 on the year-end chart) and “Permission to Dance” (No. 15), as well as their albums BTS, THE BEST, BE (No. 7 on the year-end chart) and Butter (No. 17), all excelled on the Japan charts this year.
The J-pop duo YOASOBI launched 11 songs into the Japan Hot 100 this year and come in at No. 2 on the year-end Artist 100. Four-man band Official HIGE DANdism follows at No. 3, fueled by its recent hit song “Cry Baby” (No. 13 on the year-end chart) and highly anticipated new studio album Editorial (No. 10).
Continuing from last year, the Japanese music scene in 2021 was marked by a series of hits by breakout artists such as Yuuri and Ado (a teenager whose “Usse-wa” became a social phenomenon). Also, BTS’ phenomenal success on both the U.S. and Japan Billboard charts during the past year has brought attention to the way fandom works. The Japan charts highlight the fact that each artist or act has different types of fans — those attributed to the artist and those attributed to a particular song. The next new artist or act to succeed will most likely be those who have both, as well as connections to the world in various aspects.
How will the Japanese music scene change in 2022? Billboard Japan will keep brushing up its charts to ensure that they continue to be the simplest connection between artists and listeners.
Billboard Japan Hot 100 of the Year 2021 Top 10
1. Dry Flower / Yuuri 2. Dynamite / BTS 3. Yoru Ni Kakeru / YOASOBI 4. Homura / LiSA 5. Kaibutsu / YOASOBI 6. Butter / BTS 7. Usse-wa / Ado 8. Gunjo / YOASOBI 9. Niji / Masaki Suda 10. Kaikai Kitan / Eve
Billboard Japan Hot Albums of the Year 2021 Top 10
1. BTS, THE BEST / BTS 2. Snow Mania S1 / Snow Man 3. 1ST / SixTONES 4. THE BOOK / YOASOBI 5. Re:Sense / King & Prince 6. SOUNDTRACKS / Mr.Children 7. BE / BTS 8. Attacca / SEVENTEEN 9. One Last Kiss / Hikaru Utada 10. Editorial / Official HIGE DANdism
Billboard Japan Artist 100 of the Year 2021 Top 10
1. BTS 2. YOASOBI 3. Official HIGE DANdism 4. Yuuri 5. NiziU 6. Ado 7. back number 8. LiSA 9. Aimyon 10. Kenshi Yonezu
Billboard Japan Hot Animation of the Year 2021 Top 10
1. Homura / LiSA 2. Kaibutsu / YOASOBI 3. Niji / Masaki Suda 4. Kaikai Kitan / Eve 5. Cry Baby / Official HIGE DANdism 6. Gurenge / LiSA 7. Grandeur / Snow Man 8. One Last Kiss / Hikaru Utada 9. Inferno / Mrs. GREEN APPLE 10. Universe / Official HIGE DANdism
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Post by 85la on Dec 11, 2021 0:46:22 GMT -5
12/2/2021 By Keith Caulfield The consistent chart performance of “Levitating” paid off: It is only the third song to be the Hot 100’s year-end top song without also having reached No. 1 on the weekly Hot 100 chart. Since the chart began in 1958, a non-weekly No. 1 won for the entire year only in 2001 and 2000, when Lifehouse’s “Hanging by a Moment” and Faith Hill’s “Breathe” were the respective year’s biggest hits. Both tracks peaked at No. 2 on the weekly Hot 100 — “Hanging” for four weeks, and “Breathe” for five weeks. Both songs, like “Levitating,” had lengthy runs on the chart, enabling their overall No. 1 year-end finishes.
I'm surprised Keith would make a mistake like this. Levitating is actually the fourth Hot 100 year-end No. 1 without peaking at #1 on the weekly list, as Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs' "Wooly Bully," also a #2 hit, was #1 on the 1965 year-end Hot 100. Probably just an oversight, unless they recalibrated the chart for that year where Wooly Bully is no longer at #1 and Keith is taking this into account, however to me this wouldn't be a genuine comparison, as they would have to measure it by the officially published list that came out at the end of each year.
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Post by brady47 on Dec 11, 2021 20:45:38 GMT -5
I mean we do kind of have to give it to him this time that it is a little unexpected. For a song that exploded so immediately with huge record or near record-breaking numbers and staying #1 for 8 weeks, to rank at "only" #8 on the year-end, and also outside of the top 10 on airplay (#13), is definitely on the low-end of where you might expect such a song to finish. Yes, maybe it didn't have huge longevity because its initial weeks were so huge, however you would think this would be reflected by higher year-end numbers, which wasn't quite the case. Not saying it was a failure or flop or anything, which clearly it wasn't. That's not the only ranking that surprised me though. I'll have to admit I was a bit surprised to see Drake be the #1 artist, especially being the #2 Hot 100 artist despite not having any songs in the top 40!! I don't think there's ever been another case of someone being #2 or higher on this list with no individual year-end top 40 rankings (though the fact that he did have 35 entries during the year explains it more). On the flip side, there's other artists who just "seemed" a little more popular (to me at least) than their rankings would indicate, especially Lil Nas X only being #19 and Dua at #11. Even BTS being only #12 is somewhat surprising, even if for many of the wrong reasons, which I guess is due to their much lower album rankings, which one need look no further for any more proof of their inflated image of success in the US. Of course album consumption isn't everything, but if they are truly as popular as their singles would indicate, why is their highest-ranked album BE only #40?!! (of course it's a lot more difficult and expensive to mass-buy albums!). There's other albums I was really surprised by their low rankings, such as Happier than Ever (#41) and Montero (#126), thought the fact that these albums were only released on July 30th and September 17th, respectively, largely explains it, whereas BE had almost all the weeks of the chart year to rack up points. Driver's License made #4 on streaming year end though (good 4 U was #3), it only got stuck behind "Levitating" and "Save Your Tears" which were absolutely massive. It's airplay hurt it though, I am shocked it missed top 10 year end, I guess it's not the radio hit you would spam on radio though - Mood, Kiss Me More, Blinding Lights, Leave the Door Open were much bigger radio hits which dropped its year end position quite a bit.
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Post by Baby Yoda Hot100Fan on Dec 17, 2021 16:42:43 GMT -5
Although Billboard does publish the German weekly charts, I'm not sure it will include the year-end singles chart.
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