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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 11:41:56 GMT -5
Crazy that out of all the acts who have more #1 hits than Drake:
20 The Beatles
19 Mariah Carey
18 Elvis Presley
14 Rihanna
13 Michael Jackson
12 Madonna
12 The Supremes
11 Whitney Houston
10 Stevie Wonder
10 Janet Jackson
9 Drake
Only Drake had 5 #1 hits spend at least 8 weeks at #1 (he did this with his 6th #1 hit back in 2018). Today, Mariah Carey joins him in that.
Drake is also the only solo artist with 3 or more songs to spend at least 10 weeks at #1 (One Dance: 10 weeks, God's Plan: 11 weeks, In My Feelings: 10 weeks). He's tied with Boyz II Men as the only acts to do that. Mariah Carey has done it twice and every other act has done it once.
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Post by smiley22 on Jan 4, 2022 11:49:59 GMT -5
Wow! I did not see that coming. "AIWFCIY" is an absolute monster. Holiday songs were 60% of the top 10 despite only 3 days of strong metrics. She has literally excelled at whatever formula was needed to be #1 on the Hot 100. Early in her career she had huge physical sales, Mimi era was huge airplay and now she’s the streaming queen. |
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 4, 2022 11:50:17 GMT -5
^Well, with AIWFCIY, anyhow.  great divine- Ms. Ciccone is missing from the #1s list. |
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Post by smiley22 on Jan 4, 2022 11:52:19 GMT -5
I know accuracy and all that stuff matters but these Xmas dominations have grown so boring. There’s only 1 song dominating and she’s the Queen of the charts. What’s your solution though. You can’t exclude one of the most popular songs of all time. |
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Post by kingvavis on Jan 4, 2022 11:58:40 GMT -5
Crazy that out of all the acts who have more #1 hits than Drake: 20 The Beatles 19 Mariah Carey 18 Elvis Presley 14 Rihanna 13 Michael Jackson 12 The Supremes 11 Whitney Houston 10 Stevie Wonder 10 Janet Jackson 9 Drake Only Drake had 5 #1 hits spend at least 8 weeks at #1 (he did this with his 6th #1 hit back in 2018). Today, Mariah Carey joins him in that. Drake is also the only solo artist with 3 or more songs to spend at least 10 weeks at #1 (One Dance: 10 weeks, God's Plan: 11 weeks, In My Feelings: 10 weeks). He's tied with Boyz II Men as the only acts to do that. Mariah Carey has done it twice and every other act has done it once. It's not that crazy given that most of those artists had number one hits pre-Soundscan where getting 8 weeks at number one was more difficult |
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Post by Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ on Jan 4, 2022 12:07:14 GMT -5
I know accuracy and all that stuff matters but these Xmas dominations have grown so boring. There’s only 1 song dominating and she’s the Queen of the charts. What’s your solution though. You can’t exclude one of the most popular songs of all time. only one song? I see 6 Xmas songs in the top 10 this week. |
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Post by Rose "Payola" Nylund on Jan 4, 2022 12:29:08 GMT -5
It looks like that will be the case. I'm curious to see at what point, if any, there will be changes to the rules about Christmas song domination. Why would there be? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2022 12:34:03 GMT -5
Wow! I did not see that coming. "AIWFCIY" is an absolute monster. If "AIWFCIY" falls in streams the same 30% Merry Christmas did, it would have over 33 million streams and have a real chance at #1. Seems like you maybe did see it coming.  |
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 4, 2022 12:39:40 GMT -5
Crazy that out of all the acts who have more #1 hits than Drake: 20 The Beatles 19 Mariah Carey 18 Elvis Presley 14 Rihanna 13 Michael Jackson 12 The Supremes 11 Whitney Houston 10 Stevie Wonder 10 Janet Jackson 9 Drake Only Drake had 5 #1 hits spend at least 8 weeks at #1 (he did this with his 6th #1 hit back in 2018). Today, Mariah Carey joins him in that. I mean, it is and it isn't crazy. Obviously longer runs at #1 became more common in the Soundscan era and now the streaming age. I think that stat about the number of songs with 8 or more weeks at #1 is less impressive than Drake having 9 #1s since I assume that is the most #1s in the streaming era? |
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Post by GW on Jan 4, 2022 12:49:45 GMT -5
It looks like that will be the case. I'm curious to see at what point, if any, there will be changes to the rules about Christmas song domination. Why would there be? Yeah, I don't know how or why Billboard would put that genie back in the bottle without the entire industry on board demanding it. |
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Post by kindofbiased on Jan 4, 2022 12:54:07 GMT -5
And to think I thought we were pretty much done with the Christmas songs
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Post by Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815... on Jan 4, 2022 13:08:36 GMT -5
And to think I thought we were pretty much done with the Christmas songs It will never be done…  |
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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 13:21:52 GMT -5
kingvavis I agree with you but I also think it all depends on how you choose to look at it. From that list of names, I'd say Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the acts who scored the most recent #1 hits (except Drake). Even removing every other name and leaving just those, it's still impressive, no? The Beatles/Michael Jackson had multiple hits with 7-9 weeks at #1 in their time so it's not like it was impossible. Harder? Yes, but what makes what Drake did impressive to me is that until today, he was the only act in history with 5 songs spending at least 8 weeks at #1. There are other hitmakers from his generation like Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift (all with 8/9 #1 hits each) who have scored massive #1 hits and more than 5 #1 hits (and who all started scoring #1 hits as lead acts before him) who haven't done that (that's why I pointed out that Drake did it with his 6th #1 hit). jenglisbe I think both stats are impressive. There were 11 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 in the 90s, 12 in the 2000s and 13 in the 2010s. Drake scored 3 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 from 2016-2018. Every other act in the 2000s/2010s who scored a 10+ week #1 hit only managed to do so once so isn't that impressive as well?
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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 13:32:37 GMT -5
I really can't wait for Christmas songs/albums to fall off again. I really didn't think there'd still be as many as 6 Christmas songs in the top 10 this week. Ugh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 4, 2022 13:35:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't know how or why Billboard would put that genie back in the bottle without the entire industry on board demanding it. Wishful thinking on some peoples' parts. They wouldn't do these big write-ups about all these records the Christmas songs are breaking if they took issue with it. They even did a special edition "Queen of Christmas" issue with Mariah on the cover in 2021. |
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Post by gikem on Jan 4, 2022 13:38:21 GMT -5
Putting aside AIWFCIY for a second, is anyone else surprised that Feliz Navidad managed another week in the top 10? I honestly thought Industry Baby, Need To Know, or abcdefu had stronger chances of replacing it based on the predictions I've seen.
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Post by kingvavis on Jan 4, 2022 13:39:35 GMT -5
kingvavis I agree with you but I also think it all depends on how you choose to look at it. From that list of names, I'd say Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Rihanna are the acts who scored the most recent #1 hits (except Drake). Even removing every other name and leaving just those, it's still impressive, no? The Beatles/Michael Jackson had multiple hits with 7-9 weeks at #1 in their time so it's not like it was impossible. Harder? Yes, but what makes what Drake did impressive to me is that until today, he was the only act in history with 5 songs spending at least 8 weeks at #1. There are other hitmakers from his generation like Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift (all with 8/9 #1 hits each) who have scored massive #1 hits and more than 5 #1 hits (and who all started scoring #1 hits as lead acts before him) who haven't done that (that's why I pointed out that Drake did it with his 6th #1 hit). jenglisbe I think both stats are impressive. There were 11 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 in the 90s, 12 in the 2000s and 13 in the 2010s. Drake scored 3 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 from 2016-2018. Every other act in the 2000s/2010s who scored a 10+ week #1 hit only managed to do so once so isn't that impressive as well? It is impressive because you can look at it two ways. One way is that it was harder for the pre-Soundscan artists to get long running number ones. However it was easier for the pre-Soundscan artists to accumulate more number one hits as the turnover was a lot higher, so Drake having 9 number one hits during this era can be seen as more impressive than an artist having more than that pre-Soundscan. That being said, chart records for a chart that has been so inconsistent over the many decades is hard to value that much on paper and requires context usually. |
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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 13:41:44 GMT -5
kingvavis Of course. Chart records across decades have to be viewed with context to be properly appreciated.
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Post by Jay D83 on Jan 4, 2022 13:42:07 GMT -5
I mean I just love the fact that 32 years into her record-breaking illustrious career, she STILL has the gorls bothered.
Now that's HA POW-A
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Post by Gary on Jan 4, 2022 13:45:41 GMT -5
Pre 1990 - songs to spend 8 weeks at #1 (1958-1990)
MACK THE KNIFE
THEME FROM "A SUMMER PLACE"
HEY JUDE
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT(GONNA BE ALRIGHT)
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
NIGHT FEVER
BETTE DAVIS EYES
ENDLESS LOVE
PHYSICAL
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 4, 2022 13:46:19 GMT -5
jenglisbe I think both stats are impressive. There were 11 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 in the 90s, 12 in the 2000s and 13 in the 2010s. Drake scored 3 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 from 2016-2018. Every other act in the 2000s/2010s who scored a 10+ week #1 hit only managed to do so once so isn't that impressive as well? Well I was addressing the 8 week thing. Yes, having 3 songs with 10+ weeks at #1 is impressive regardless. I also wasn't denying the 5 songs with 8+ weeks at #1 is impressive; for only 2 acts to have done it shows it's really rare regardless. I was just saying I don't fully compare that to acts who were big in the 60s, 70s, and 80s because it was much harder then to have long runs at #1. |
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Post by NeRD on Jan 4, 2022 13:54:32 GMT -5
Congrats Mariah!
Always a treat to see her at the top. :)
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Post by king_billboard_100 on Jan 4, 2022 14:02:28 GMT -5
Crazy that out of all the acts who have more #1 hits than Drake: 20 The Beatles 19 Mariah Carey 18 Elvis Presley 14 Rihanna 13 Michael Jackson 12 The Supremes 11 Whitney Houston 10 Stevie Wonder 10 Janet Jackson 9 Drake Only Drake had 5 #1 hits spend at least 8 weeks at #1 (he did this with his 6th #1 hit back in 2018). Today, Mariah Carey joins him in that. Drake is also the only solo artist with 3 or more songs to spend at least 10 weeks at #1 (One Dance: 10 weeks, God's Plan: 11 weeks, In My Feelings: 10 weeks). He's tied with Boyz II Men as the only acts to do that. Mariah Carey has done it twice and every other act has done it once. You forgot madonna with 12. |
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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 14:05:40 GMT -5
jenglisbe oh, of course. I believe it was easier to score #1 hits in the 60s-90s but it wasn't as easy to spend as many weeks at #1.
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Post by Gary on Jan 4, 2022 14:08:26 GMT -5
10+
Santana
Black Eyed Peas
Pharrel
all have two
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Post by thegreatdivine on Jan 4, 2022 14:08:48 GMT -5
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Post by gikem on Jan 4, 2022 14:18:16 GMT -5
Debuts this week:
#50 Encanto Cast - We Don't Talk About Bruno
#54 Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure
#79 V - Christmas Tree
#83 Muni Long - Hrs and Hrs
#92 Emmy Meli - I AM WOMAN
#94 Ari Lennox - Pressure
#96 Dierks Bentley, Breland & HARDY - Beers On Me
#99 Sam Hunt - 23
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Post by wavey. on Jan 4, 2022 14:20:25 GMT -5
Pressure finally debuted!
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Post by Enigma. on Jan 4, 2022 14:23:22 GMT -5
Yess @ Muni Long
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Post by renfield75 on Jan 4, 2022 14:30:28 GMT -5
jenglisbe oh, of course. I believe it was easier to score #1 hits in the 60s-90s but it wasn't as easy to spend as many weeks at #1. Yes, and that isn't even so much to do with the artists themselves as the literal physical nature of the industry back then. When a single sold out the song started a decline on the charts. Supply would literally run out and they could move on to the next single (which made getting multiple number ones easier). Obviously that's not an issue with streaming or even digital sales unless a song is deliberately removed. And to be clear I'm not saying that as a dismissal of Drake's achievements, as people often do on here. His stats are just as impressive to me for this era as the Beatles and MJ and the Bee Gees and Mariah's were in theirs. Whatever the times were like these acts each dominated the landscape like no one else around them. |
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