Billboard Hot 100: 03/26/2022

[rainygirl]

Mar 17, 2022 11:33:24 GMT -5 mms82 said:

I'm indifferent on the Tom's Diner cover
but hot take there's a reason Beggin' and Put Your Records On were more successful with their modern covers — it's because they're both better than the originals

when it comes to ‘Tom’s Diner’ , Giorgio Morodor’s cover featuring Britney Spears is quite underrated

[Au$tin]

Mar 17, 2022 11:33:24 GMT -5 mms82 said:

I'm indifferent on the Tom's Diner cover
but hot take there's a reason Beggin' and Put Your Records On were more successful with their modern covers — it's because they're both better than the originals

Listen, we're all entitled to our opinions, but sometimes we should keep said opinions to ourselves.

[rainygirl]

Mar 17, 2022 12:38:19 GMT -5 lazer said:

To me, nothing will top the absolute worst cover song like Calum Scott’s Dancing On My Own. That song can rot.

that cover sounded gimmicky like something they’d do on American Idol or something

[gikem]

Mar 17, 2022 12:38:19 GMT -5 lazer said:

To me, nothing will top the absolute worst cover song like Calum Scott’s Dancing On My Own. That song can rot.

At least Calum Scott has redeemed himself in my books by making the excellent Where Are You Now with Lost Frequencies. Why America hasn’t made that a huge hit like everywhere else in the world I will never know.

[rainygirl]

Mar 17, 2022 13:40:04 GMT -5 gikem said:

Mar 17, 2022 12:38:19 GMT -5 lazer said:

To me, nothing will top the absolute worst cover song like Calum Scott’s Dancing On My Own. That song can rot.

At least Calum Scott has redeemed himself in my books by making the excellent Where Are You Now with Lost Frequencies. Why America hasn’t made that a huge hit like everywhere else in the world I will never know.

absolutely! Love this song

[Choco]

I... like both Dancing on my Own versions. Obviously Robyn's is a classic and the other one isn't but it was an interesting take.

[joshtheking]

Mar 17, 2022 14:54:34 GMT -5 Choco said:

I... like both Dancing on my Own versions. Obviously Robyn's is a classic and the other one isn't but it was an interesting take.

I don't necessarily *like* Calum's version but I do think it's overhated. People might be too quick to jump on it because of the strength of the original 

[mms82]

Mar 17, 2022 15:10:51 GMT -5 joshtheking said:

Mar 17, 2022 14:54:34 GMT -5 Choco said:

I... like both Dancing on my Own versions. Obviously Robyn's is a classic and the other one isn't but it was an interesting take.

I don't necessarily *like* Calum's version but I do think it's overhated. People might be too quick to jump on it because of the strength of the original 

Calum's original version is meh, because the slow song kind of defeats the point of the original. But honestly the Tiësto remix makes it a great song again

[kindofbiased]

Mar 17, 2022 11:21:05 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Has anyone ever done a comparison of how many total songs hit the top ten each year? I wonder if it's actually fallen a ton due to songs lasting so much longer.

I think the fact that the big hits are spending so much longer in the top 10 is kinda evened out by the fact that way more album tracks hit the top 10 now than ever before. So many songs debut in the top 10 and spend a week there off of big album releases 

[fridayteenage]

I suppose you can count the # of multi week t10s each year.

Because I kinda care, a sample:
2021 35ish
2016 39ish
2011 43ish

So has gone down somewhat. Not "a ton."

[badrobot]

Mar 17, 2022 17:25:12 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

I suppose you can count the # of multi week t10s each year.

Because I kinda care, a sample:
2021 35ish
2016 39ish
2011 43ish

So has gone down somewhat. Not "a ton."

I'm a bit surprised it isn't more extreme, but thanks for doing the legwork!

Were you counting any song that was top ten, or just songs that were new to the top ten in the calendar year? (i.e., are songs that straddle multiple years counted more than once)

[jenglisbe]

Mar 17, 2022 19:27:50 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Mar 17, 2022 17:25:12 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

I suppose you can count the # of multi week t10s each year.

Because I kinda care, a sample:
2021 35ish
2016 39ish
2011 43ish

So has gone down somewhat. Not "a ton."

I'm a bit surprised it isn't more extreme, but thanks for doing the legwork!

Were you counting any song that was top ten, or just songs that were new to the top ten in the calendar year? (i.e., are songs that straddle multiple years counted more than once)

It would be more extreme if you compared to pre-Soundscan.

[thegreatdivine]

Mar 17, 2022 19:27:50 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Mar 17, 2022 17:25:12 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

I suppose you can count the # of multi week t10s each year.

Because I kinda care, a sample:
2021 35ish
2016 39ish
2011 43ish

So has gone down somewhat. Not "a ton."

I'm a bit surprised it isn't more extreme, but thanks for doing the legwork!

Were you counting any song that was top ten, or just songs that were new to the top ten in the calendar year? (i.e., are songs that straddle multiple years counted more than once)

You also have to take into consideration the fact that some years will have less top 10 hits than others simply because major acts didn't release singles/albums that year.

Since the start of the streaming era:
2015: 40 top 10 hits
2016: 42 top 10 hits
2017: 50 top 10 hits
2018: 60 top 10 hits
2019: 43 top 10 hits
2020: 62 top 10 hits
2021: 59 top 10 hits

Take 2022 for instance, so far this year, there have been 8 new top 10 hits with only 2 of those being top 10 debuts. The last chart week a new top 10 hit was recorded was the February 19 chart week.

We've had 4 chart weeks since then with 0 new top 10 hits. If the year continues on with major acts failing to release new singles/albums, 2022 might record the lowest number of new top 10 hits since the start of the streaming era.

[fridayteenage]

Mar 17, 2022 19:27:50 GMT -5 badrobot said:

Mar 17, 2022 17:25:12 GMT -5 fridayteenage said:

I suppose you can count the # of multi week t10s each year.

Because I kinda care, a sample:
2021 35ish
2016 39ish
2011 43ish

So has gone down somewhat. Not "a ton."

I'm a bit surprised it isn't more extreme, but thanks for doing the legwork!

Were you counting any song that was top ten, or just songs that were new to the top ten in the calendar year? (i.e., are songs that straddle multiple years counted more than once)

I went with wikipedia's parameters, which is "List of Billboard Hot 100 top ten singles which peaked in 2011," for example.

[phieaglesfan712]

We really could have used Sweetest Pie or a Lil Durk debut to get rid of Bad Habits in the Top 10:

[Abbaschand]

I swear to God, if Super Gremlin turned out to be the next #1...I'm seriously gonna attack someone. I would rather have Heat Waves on #1 until the middle of freakin' June than having Kodak mother-frickin' Black on the top spot.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 03/16/22

1(=) Glass Animals - Heat Waves 933,378 (-1,348)
2(=) Kodak Black - Super Gremlin 733,622 (-305)
3(=) Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto Cast - We Don't Talk About Bruno 726,946 (+555)
4(+145) Machine Gun Kelly - maybe 687,857 (+433,763)
5(=) The Kid LAROI - STAY 680,135 (+877)
6(-2) Nirvana - Something In The Way 662,122 (-61,088)
7(-1) Lil Nas X - INDUSTRY BABY 625,733 (-1,574)
8(-1) Gunna, Future - pushin P 603,833 (-2,061)
9(-1) Imagine Dragons - Enemy 598,272 (-1,676)
10(-1) Drake - Knife Talk 583,446 (-10,557)

Lil Durk - 7220
36(=) Broadway Girls 408,039 (+8,514)
70(-9) AHHH HA 329,096 (-13,912)
114(-13) What Happened To Virgil 275,389 (-10,642)
176(-29) Petty Too 237,510 (-17,664)
Total Streams: 1,250,034 (-3%)

Others:
11(-1) Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie 567,539 (-13,820)
12(-1) The Walters - I Love You So 565,563 (-6,140)
13(-1) Kevin Gates - Thinking with My Dick 558,225 (+15,196)
14(-1) Doja Cat - Need to Know 535,921 (-29)
15(=) Doja Cat - Woman 528,100 (-782)
16(-2) Dove Cameron - Boyfriend 526,142 (-4,181)
17(-1) Justin Bieber - Ghost 520,122 (-6,449)
19(-1) Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 497,640 (-3,794)
20(=) Steve Lacy - Dark Red 484,688 (-3,103)
21(=) GAYLE - abcdefu 483,662 (-31)
22(-3) Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) 483,200 (-7,067)
24(+1) Arctic Monkeys - 505 474,848 (+5,057)
25(-2) Jack Harlow - Nail Tech 470,103 (-4,583)
26(-2) Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure 466,410 (-6,240)
28(=) Becky G, KAROL G - MAMIII 443,923 (+1,183)
29(-2) Ed Sheeran - Shivers 439,949 (-3,657)
30(-1) Frank Ocean - Lost 438,145 (-1,690)
31(-1) Em Beihold - Numb Little Bug 429,753 (-6,297)
32(+1) Yeat - Monëy so big 429,459 (+3,344)
35(-1) AnnenMayKantereit, Giant Rooks - Tom's Diner 414,084 (+3,532)
37(-2) Adele - Easy On Me 405,581 (-344)
38(-1) lil Shordie Scott - Rocking A Cardigan in Atlanta 398,220 (+1,426)
40(+2) Elley Duhé - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 384,832 (+9,117)
41(-3) Camila Cabello - Bam Bam 383,546 (-6,933)
42(+1) Post Malone - One Right Now 375,449 (+3,131)
43(-2) Tyler the Creator - See You Again 374,503 (-3,451)
44(+1) The Rare Occasions - Notion 368,673 (-2,186)
46(+4) Gunna - P power 361,482 (+1,723)
47(-1) Labrinth - Mount Everest 361,161 (-9,069)
48(=) Dua Lipa - Levitating 360,763 (-1,632)
49(-5) Labrinth, Zendaya - I'm Tired 359,798 (-11,340)
50(-1) Tyler the Creator - NEW MAGIC WAND 357,861 (-4,089)
51(+2) Latto - Big Energy 356,633 (+1,758)
53(-13) Russ - HANDSOMER Remix 352,785 (-26,781)
55(=) SZA - I Hate U 349,319 (-997)
58(+1) Tate McRae - she's all i wanna be 348,391 (+1,495)
59(re-entry) Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston 347,965
60(-3) Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed 346,696 (-1,828)
61(-7) Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Encanto Cast - The Family Madrigal 346,118 (-7,154)
62(-4) The Neighbourhood - Softcore 343,786 (-3,471)
71(-2) Gunna - Banking On Me 327,492 (-1,755)
74(-1) Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits 319,958 (-509)
76(-4) Charlie Puth - Light Switch 317,701 (-3,764)
80(-3) Beach House - Space Song 314,217 (-2,394)
82(-3) Surf Curse - Freaks 313,282 (-2,934)
83(-5) Ruth B. - Dandelions 312,675 (-3,805)
84(-3) Juice WRLD - Cigarettes 309,826 (-3,508)
88(+3) Playboi Carti - Sky 299,553 (+3,870)
91(-4) Tyga, Doja Cat - Freaky Deaky 297,259 (-3,039)
93(-4) Vundabar - Alien Blues 293,473 (-3,965)
95(+5) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears Remix 291,568 (+4,056)
100(-6) Nardo Wick - Me or Sum 289,461 (-2,729)

103(-5) Labrinth, Zendaya - All For Us 282,302 (-6,451)
105(-2) Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz - What Else Can I Do? 280,711 (-3,725)
109(+12) Morgan Wallen - Sand in My Boots 277,689 (+8,571)
111(+1) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 276,053 (-1,906)
116(-34) Rex Orange County - OPEN A WINDOW 274,726 (-35,734)
120(+25) Machine Gun Kelly - ay! 272,794 (+16,008)
122(+15) 4*TOWN (From Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red), Jordan Fisher, Finneas O'Connell, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Grayson Villanueva - Nobody Like U 269,846 (+9,039)
123(-5) Jaymes Young - Infinity 269,584 (-1,985)
129(=) Tiësto, Ava Max - The Motto 264,495 (-776)
130(-2) Gucci Mane - Rumors 264,258 (-1,065)
136(+40) Yeat - Poppin 262,973 (+24,991)
142(-36) Imagine Dragons - Bones 256,759 (-24,815)
143(-13) Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys - City of Gods 256,069 (-8,762)
155(-4) King Von, 21 Savage - Don't Play That 248,930 (-4,681)
171(-5) JVKE - this is what falling in love feels like 239,351 (-4,933)
173(+1) Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone - Desesperados 238,196 (-745)
177(+6) ERNEST - Flower Shops 237,097 (+5,533)
180(+4) Cody Johnson - 'Til You Can't 232,053 (+1,367)
181(-2) Vacations - Young 232,030 (-1,227)
182(re-entry) Machine Gun Kelly - emo girl 231,809
183(-1) Joy Again - Looking Out for You 231,532 (-124)
184(-7) Stephanie Beatriz - Waiting on a Miracle 230,691 (-5,043)
188(+4) Muni Long - Hrs and Hrs 227,447 (+4,703)
197(-1) Kodak Black - Love & War 220,628 (-689)

Total Streams for Save Your Tears: 567,621

Biggest Gains (50K+): maybe

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - Week 03/17/22

1(=) Glass Animals - Heat Waves 6,582,050
2(=) Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto Cast- We Don't Talk About Bruno 5,381,199
3(=) Kodak Black - Super Gremlin 5,188,814
4(+7) Nirvana - Something In The Way 5,163,802
5(-1) The Kid LAROI - STAY 4,808,620
6(DEBUT) Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa - Sweetest Pie 4,727,070
7(-1) Lil Nas X - INDUSTRY BABY 4,409,075
8(-1) Imagine Dragons - Enemy 4,288,304
9(-4) Gunna, Future - pushin P 4,256,792
10(+4) Drake - Knife Talk 4,027,559

Lil Durk - 7220
32(+14) Broadway Girls 2,979,333
42(+39) AHHH HA 2,673,483
53(DEBUT) Petty Too 2,444,922
79(DEBUT) What Happened To Virgil 2,172,331

11(-2) The Walters - I Love You So 3,998,280
12(-2) Dove Cameron - Boyfriend 3,809,092
13(+2) Justin Bieber - Ghost 3,699,758
14(+2) Doja Cat - Need to Know 3,688,281
15(DEBUT) Kevin Gates - Thinking with My Dick 3,687,050
16(+2) Doja Cat - Woman 3,655,627
18(+2) Lil Nas X - THATS WHAT I WANT 3,516,095
19(=) Elton John, Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) 3,478,801
20(-12) Jack Harlow - Nail Tech 3,469,142
21(-8) Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure 3,455,301
22(-5) GAYLE - abcdefu 3,409,477
23(-1) Steve Lacy - Dark Red 3,333,395
25(+3) Arctic Monkeys - 505 3,144,731
26(-2) Becky G, KAROL G - MAMIII 3,116,616
28(-1) Ed Sheeran - Shivers 3,049,649
29(-6) Frank Ocean - Lost 3,044,551
30(+5) Yeat - Monëy so big 3,001,462
31(=) Em Beihold - Numb Little Bug 2,994,046
35(-5) lil Shordie Scott - Rocking A Cardigan in Atlanta 2,873,910
36(-11) Camila Cabello - Bam Bam 2,857,553
37(-3) Adele - Easy On Me 2,842,643
38(-26) Labrinth, Zendaya - I'm Tired 2,727,069
40(DEBUT) Russ - HANDSOMER Remix 2,700,459
41(DEBUT) Rex Orange County - OPEN A WINDOW 2,674,104
43(-6) Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Encanto Cast - The Family Madrigal 2,593,909
44(-1) The Rare Occasions - Notion 2,592,962
45(-6) Labrinth - Mount Everest 2,588,264
46(+25) Elley Duhé - MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 2,585,083
47(-5) Post Malone - One Right Now 2,579,110
49(-1) Tyler the Creator - See You Again 2,553,982
50(-1) Dua Lipa - Levitating 2,524,529
51(-10) SZA - I Hate U 2,480,605
52(-5) Latto - Big Energy 2,466,799
54(-4) Tyler the Creator - NEW MAGIC WAND 2,443,825
56(-16) Tate McRae - she's all i wanna be 2,420,581
57(+1) Gunna - P power 2,406,496
59(-6) Lauren Spencer-Smith - Fingers Crossed 2,385,458
66(-6) The Neighbourhood - Softcore 2,314,945
68(-9) Charlie Puth - Light Switch 2,277,301
72(+12) Gunna - Banking On Me 2,231,030
74(-2) Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits 2,217,048
75(DEBUT) AnnenMayKantereit, Giant Rooks - Tom's Diner 2,204,616
76(=) Surf Curse - Freaks 2,200,357
80(DEBUT) Imagine Dragons - Bones 2,168,487
81(-27) Juice WRLD - Cigarettes 2,166,536
82(-9) Beach House - Space Song 2,163,011
83(-6) Ruth B. - Dandelions 2,159,475
85(-40) Tyga, Doja Cat - Freaky Deaky 2,140,274
91(-13) Playboi Carti - Sky 2,104,582
92(-29) Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz - What Else Can I Do? 2,089,367
94(-30) Vundabar - Alien Blues 2,063,974
95(-44) Labrinth, Zendaya - All For Us 2,062,506

101(+4) Nardo Wick - Me or Sum 1,981,340
104(+7) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears 1,956,627
111(-19) Jaymes Young - Infinity 1,915,910
113(+9) The Weeknd - Save Your Tears Remix 1,912,648
119(+14) Morgan Wallen - Sand in My Boots 1,864,555
124(-33) Fivio Foreign, Kanye West, Alicia Keys - City of Gods 1,843,267
132(-99) Machine Gun Kelly - ay! 1,811,789
133(+32) Tiësto, Ava Max - The Motto 1,807,305
138(-73) King Von, 21 Savage - Don't Play That 1,777,611
153(-15) JVKE - this is what falling in love feels like 1,709,967
156(-35) Stephanie Beatriz - Waiting on a Miracle 1,699,939
160(+14) Gucci Mane - Rumors 1,683,237
163(+9) ERNEST - Flower Shops 1,672,536
164(+6) Yeat - Poppin 1,668,375
173(+2) Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone - Desesperados 1,643,917
175(DEBUT) Rex Orange County - AMAZING 1,631,098
177(-64) Muni Long - Hrs and Hrs 1,613,445
179(-1) Vacations - Young 1,601,623
181(+2) Joy Again - Looking Out for You 1,594,403
183(-32) Cody Johnson - 'Til You Can't 1,576,313
188(-40) Sebastian Yatra - Dos Oruguitas 1,553,897
193(-34) The Weeknd - Sacrifice 1,525,517
197(-12) Rod Wave - By Your Side 1,517,439
198(-39) Labrinth - Formula 1,517,202

Total Streams for Save Your Tears: 3,869,275

Album Bombs of 2022

The Weeknd - Dawn FM: 85,388,774
Juice WRLD - Fighting Demons: 67,384,618
Gunna - DS4EVER: 41,841,164
Lil Durk - 7220: 10,270,069

Wow. Against my expectations, Something in the Way actually stabilized after going viral this week and with a full week of tracking, was up 33% in streams. Aside from that, Broadway Girls and AHHH HA got boosts thanks to the album dropping, both rising 16% and 22% respectively, while MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT continues it's momentum by being up 16%

[phieaglesfan712]

Lil Durk - 7220: 10,270,069

Wait, that’s the Spotify streaming for an entire album? Oh how the times have changed. Six months ago, that would not have been good enough for #1 and #2 on the Spotify songs chart, as Stay and Industry Baby were streaming 12M, 13M on normal weeks. Wow, the Spotify collapse is starting to remind me of digital sales in 2016.

[otaviohmg]

what in the world

[rimetm]

That top 5 is a margins game no matter how it's sliced. At least consensus is building that Enemy should finally make the top 10 this week.

[nathanalbright]

Yeah, it does look like a margins game. Good on ID for making the top ten and Woman doesn't look too far behind.

[phieaglesfan712]

On the topic of songs titled Woman, it was 41 years ago this week when John Lennon’s Woman peaked at #2 (it finished at #2 on the 1981 YE). Can Doja’s Woman do one better in 2022?

[Gary]

On the 1981 thing, which YE chart was that?

[kcdawg13]

I'd rather have Super Gremlin be #1 than Stay jumping back up to #2, and holy christ I can't believe Bad Habits is slated to still be in the Top 10. At least Enemy is on its way with Woman following close behind.

[wyckyd]

Mar 18, 2022 14:09:53 GMT -5 phieaglesfan712 said:

On the topic of songs titled Woman, it was 41 years ago this week when John Lennon’s Woman peaked at #2 (it finished at #21 on the 1981 YE). Can Doja’s Woman do one better in 2022?

Fixed it for ya!

[Gary]

Fun fact - during a number of years AT40 followed Billboard Hot 100 - AT40 did their own year end charts (usually different time periods from the magazine)

On the AT40 version in 1981 -- Woman was #15

Yes on Billboard it was #21

[phieaglesfan712]

Mar 18, 2022 14:52:48 GMT -5 wyckyd said:

Mar 18, 2022 14:09:53 GMT -5 phieaglesfan712 said:

On the topic of songs titled Woman, it was 41 years ago this week when John Lennon’s Woman peaked at #2 (it finished at #21 on the 1981 YE). Can Doja’s Woman do one better in 2022?

Fixed it for ya!

Thanks. I thought I put 21, but yes, 21 is the correct position.

[nathanalbright]

Given the way that this chart is going we'll probably see Woman peak in July or something.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Mar 17, 2022 13:12:37 GMT -5 rainygirl said:

Mar 17, 2022 12:38:19 GMT -5 lazer said:

To me, nothing will top the absolute worst cover song like Calum Scott’s Dancing On My Own. That song can rot.

that cover sounded gimmicky like something they’d do on American Idol or something

It literally was like that. It was his audition song for Britain’s Got Talent.