Billboard Hot 100: 07/02/2022

[ontopofthis]

Jimmy Cooks got about 40,000,000 streams excluding YouTube according to HDD. That is more than enough for the number one. He is about to get another number one with a song at the bottom of the project that was not promoted as a single. That is really impressive

[fridayteenage]

us youtube 6/21-22:
1 Bad Bunny - Me Porto Bonito
2,581,680
2 Beyoncé - Break My Soul
2,320,096
3 Bad Bunny - Tití Me Preguntó
2,197,995

[iHype.]

Jimmy Crooks would be the first *real* album cut in history to go #1.

No radio push, no music video, no standalone release.

[pnobelysk]

Jun 24, 2022 9:43:54 GMT -5 forg said:

The Voice is really more of a game show, where you root for the coaches. The biggest hit that the show had a hand into making it big is Moves Like Jagger afterall

Wallen actually didn't make it to live shows so he barely counts as alum. Their other most successful contestant is Melanie Martinez.

Come to think of it even X Factor USA has something to brag with Fifth Harmony and now one of them will be a coach on The Voice!

It’s debatable between Melanie and cassadee tbh. Melanie launched a stronger album success but no hot 100 showings for it. Cassadee got a top 40 hot 100 / top 10 country / million selling hit, and a substantial hit as a feature on a country song as well.

[jenglisbe]

Jun 24, 2022 9:13:32 GMT -5 thatpolishboy said:

Jun 24, 2022 8:15:48 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Because I don't value radio much.

It doesn't really matter what you value in this case lol
Stay is consistent on radio and has relatively good streaming which makes it strong enough to hold the top 20.

Did I say it mattered? I was asked a question about my opinion, and I answered. I have a right to that opinion.

Jun 24, 2022 9:20:27 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Jun 24, 2022 8:15:48 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Because I don't value radio much.

People listen to radio. Why do you value them less?

Because I don't trust that radio is in fact catering to their audiences. I also didn't say I don't value radio at all; I definitely think it should be factored into the Hot 100. I just think it should count a bit less than it currently does. "Stay" is #33 streaming and not even top 50 on Digital Songs (not that downloads mean much these days), yet #12 on the Hot 100. That's a huge difference. I think it should be around #20 on the Hot 100.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Jun 24, 2022 9:43:54 GMT -5 forg said:

The Voice is really more of a game show, where you root for the coaches. The biggest hit that the show had a hand into making it big is Moves Like Jagger afterall

Wallen actually didn't make it to live shows so he barely counts as alum. Their other most successful contestant is Melanie Martinez.

Come to think of it even X Factor USA has something to brag with Fifth Harmony and now one of them will be a coach on The Voice!

This got me thinking of why the UK seemed to be more successful in regards to making stars out of singing competitions. Leona Lewis, Little Mix, One Direction, Calum Scott, Olly Murs, James Arthur, Alexandra Burke, even Ella Henderson managed to be a star. Yes UK radio has something to do with it - especially with how frequently songs are rotated - but these acts still have streams to go along with them.

With The Voice, outside of Morgan Wallen and for a brief time Melanie Martinez, can you even name 3 other acts who've been successful, who've actually benefited from exposure beyond singing next to already successful musicians?

[atg]

Jun 24, 2022 12:08:04 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Jimmy Crooks would be the first *real* album cut in history to go #1.

No radio push, no music video, no standalone release.

Which is exactly why i like their choice of not pushing this as a single, and what they’re doing with this album rollout so far. Let the options that are weak but what the team wants to push have its run on radio while leaving the fan favorites that are the strongest on streaming to the fans.

[inverse]

Jun 24, 2022 11:59:26 GMT -5 ontopofthis said:

Jimmy Cooks got about 40,000,000 streams excluding YouTube according to HDD. That is more than enough for the number one. He is about to get another number one with a song at the bottom of the project that was not promoted as a single. That is really impressive

He's done this before?

[Angel]

Jun 24, 2022 6:54:26 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

In terms of producing/finding stars, American Idol clearly has a much better track record than The Voice. But as has been said, for the most part The Voice was never actually about finding stars.

The Voice is really just a karaoke competition honestly 

[atg]

Jun 24, 2022 14:39:56 GMT -5 inverse said:

Jun 24, 2022 11:59:26 GMT -5 ontopofthis said:

Jimmy Cooks got about 40,000,000 streams excluding YouTube according to HDD. That is more than enough for the number one. He is about to get another number one with a song at the bottom of the project that was not promoted as a single. That is really impressive

He's done this before?

I guess Wants and Needs is the closest thing but of course didn’t hit #1 because of What’s Next.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

^ his worst number 1 hit btw

[inverse]

What's My Name > Sicko Mode > Nice For What > In My Feelings > One Dance >>>>>>>>> Way 2 Sexy > What's Next > God's Plan > Toosie Slide

[Groovy]

Nice For What is by far his best number 1 hit and Sicko Mode is criminally overrated.

[gikem]

Might as well do a quick ranking of all his #1's:

EXCELLENT
1. Nice For What

GOOD
2. Sicko Mode
3. Work
4. One Dance

DECENT
5. What's Next
6. What's My Name
7. God's Plan

MEDIOCRE
8. Wait For U
9. In My Feelings

TERRIBLE
10. Toosie Slide
11. Way 2 Sexy

And if Jimmy Cooks goes to #1, I'd probably put it in between WMN and God's Plan.

[inverse]

Jun 24, 2022 17:22:00 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Nice For What is by far his best number 1 hit and Sicko Mode is criminally overrated.

No disrespect to Nice For What for being #3 but What's My Name was one of my favorite songs of all time in middle school so it's always gonna be my fav. Tbh most of my fav Drake songs are his older smooth club sound like Take Care, Over, Best I Ever Had, I'm Going In, Headlines, The Motto, Forever

[atg]

Jun 24, 2022 17:28:21 GMT -5 gikem said:

Might as well do a quick ranking of all his #1's:

EXCELLENT
1. Nice For What

GOOD
2. Sicko Mode
3. One Dance

DECENT
4. What's Next
5. What's My Name
6. God's Plan

MEDIOCRE
7. Wait For U
8. In My Feelings

TERRIBLE
9. Toosie Slide
10. Way 2 Sexy

And if Jimmy Cooks goes to #1, I'd probably put it in between WMN and God's Plan.

You left out Work. I’d put that song between Wait For U and In My Feelings.

Jun 24, 2022 17:52:53 GMT -5 inverse said:

Jun 24, 2022 17:22:00 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Nice For What is by far his best number 1 hit and Sicko Mode is criminally overrated.

No disrespect to Nice For What for being #3 but What's My Name was one of my favorite songs of all time in middle school so it's always gonna be my fav. Tbh most of my fav Drake songs are his older smooth club sound like Take Care, Over, Best I Ever Had, I'm Going In, Headlines, The Motto, Forever

Nice For What came out when the standards for a ‘good’ Drake song were already really low and that’s why a lot of people praise it for having a lot of energy and literal bounce to it. Same with What’s Next, people just like the burst of energy and effort coming from him. That’s what his older songs have, and that’s why people love Take Care, NWTS and IYRTITL so much (and Views to some extent but i get if people still don’t like that project).

[gikem]

Jun 24, 2022 18:23:34 GMT -5 atg said:

Jun 24, 2022 17:28:21 GMT -5 gikem said:

Might as well do a quick ranking of all his #1's:

EXCELLENT
1. Nice For What

GOOD
2. Sicko Mode
3. One Dance

DECENT
4. What's Next
5. What's My Name
6. God's Plan

MEDIOCRE
7. Wait For U
8. In My Feelings

TERRIBLE
9. Toosie Slide
10. Way 2 Sexy

And if Jimmy Cooks goes to #1, I'd probably put it in between WMN and God's Plan.

You left out Work. I’d put that song between Wait For U and In My Feelings.

Goddammit…

Alright, fixed. Honestly, I’m kinder to that song than most, even though I didn’t really like it back when it was new.

[inverse]

Completely forgot Wait For U existed I can't remember the last time there's been a song so forgettable that you forget it when it's in the top 5

[atg]

Jun 24, 2022 20:13:38 GMT -5 inverse said:

Completely forgot Wait For U existed I can't remember the last time there's been a song so forgettable that you forget it when it's in the top 5

That’s definitely just you. To me its the song of the summer and it’s stats are interesting to look at, especially on AM. Who knew that a Future album would be this big especially this far into his career, and so many of his albums released in the streaming era that could’ve done numbers like this era so far but i guess better late than never.

[pnobelysk]

Jun 24, 2022 12:34:54 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Jun 24, 2022 9:43:54 GMT -5 forg said:

The Voice is really more of a game show, where you root for the coaches. The biggest hit that the show had a hand into making it big is Moves Like Jagger afterall

Wallen actually didn't make it to live shows so he barely counts as alum. Their other most successful contestant is Melanie Martinez.

Come to think of it even X Factor USA has something to brag with Fifth Harmony and now one of them will be a coach on The Voice!

This got me thinking of why the UK seemed to be more successful in regards to making stars out of singing competitions. Leona Lewis, Little Mix, One Direction, Calum Scott, Olly Murs, James Arthur, Alexandra Burke, even Ella Henderson managed to be a star. Yes UK radio has something to do with it - especially with how frequently songs are rotated - but these acts still have streams to go along with them.

With The Voice, outside of Morgan Wallen and for a brief time Melanie Martinez, can you even name 3 other acts who've been successful, who've actually benefited from exposure beyond singing next to already successful musicians?

The X factor was a powerhouse machine in the UK for so long it’s quite remarkable.

Regarding the voice,
Cassadee had a top 40 hit on the hot 100 that sold a million copies. Her album sold around 180k, certainly not great but it’s something

Danielle bradberry had a moderate country hit that went top 15ish on the format and sold a few hundred thousand

The swon brothers got a top 20 ish country hit that hit top 20ish on the format

Raelynn had a country hit with god made girls which sold about 500k


Those are the biggest examples I’m aware of, which at the end of the day are essentially just some earlier voice artists getting 1 moderate hit on country radio

Jordan smith had two albums sell about 150k

[fridayteenage]

Best US Spotify weeks this year:
As it was 25 [debut]
First class 24 [debut]
as it was 19 [album release]
As it was 17
N95 17 [debut/album release]
late night talking 16 [debut/album release]
Glimpse of us 15.4
Running up that hill 15.3
Jimmy cooks 15.2 [debut/album release]
As it was 15.1
First class 14.9
As it was 14

Super impressive for Glimpse of Us, for an artist who'd peaked previously at #68 on the Hot 100.

[Enigma.]

Slow Dancing has over 850 million listens on Spotify though.

[thatpolishboy]

Jun 24, 2022 20:49:21 GMT -5 atg said:

Jun 24, 2022 20:13:38 GMT -5 inverse said:

Completely forgot Wait For U existed I can't remember the last time there's been a song so forgettable that you forget it when it's in the top 5

That’s definitely just you. To me its the song of the summer and it’s stats are interesting to look at, especially on AM. Who knew that a Future album would be this big especially this far into his career, and so many of his albums released in the streaming era that could’ve done numbers like this era so far but i guess better late than never.

I've yet to hear the song anywhere and I don't even particularly try and avoid it. Seems like such a non-event for anyone who doesn't purposely put on rap stations/playlists.

[korbel16]

Jun 24, 2022 20:13:38 GMT -5 inverse said:

Completely forgot Wait For U existed I can't remember the last time there's been a song so forgettable that you forget it when it's in the top 5

i’m pretty sure tems devoured, even if it was a sample. it’s not forgettable.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Jun 25, 2022 18:31:56 GMT -5 thatpolishboy said:

Jun 24, 2022 20:49:21 GMT -5 atg said:

That’s definitely just you. To me its the song of the summer and it’s stats are interesting to look at, especially on AM. Who knew that a Future album would be this big especially this far into his career, and so many of his albums released in the streaming era that could’ve done numbers like this era so far but i guess better late than never.

I've yet to hear the song anywhere and I don't even particularly try and avoid it. Seems like such a non-event for anyone who doesn't purposely put on rap stations/playlists.

There is more than one metric of popularity. If radio doesn't play it, that doesn't mean its a non-event.

Also - it is SO SO easy to avoid hearing a hit in 2022, easier than ever before. idk if I said this on Pulse, but I have a friend that didn't recognize "Save Your Tears". Its an extreme example, sure, but still. 

[slw84]

Nice for what being in multiple top-ranked honors despite its clunky production.

God's plan being low on lists is...a choice.

Drake is really about to overtake the King of pop for #1s in a couple of years...oh wow.

[phieaglesfan712]

The only hit that feels unavoidable to me this year is About Damn Time. As It Was and First Class are avoidable if you don’t listen to radio. Even if you don’t listen to radio, there are several commercials that use ADT.

[thegreatdivine]

Jun 25, 2022 19:06:48 GMT -5 slw84 said:

Nice for what being in multiple top-ranked honors despite its clunky production.

God's plan being low on lists is...a choice.

Drake is really about to overtake the King of pop for #1s in a couple of years...oh wow.

He has scored the most #1 hits out of every act since the start of the streaming era (9/10 if Jimmy Cooks debuts at #1). When he surpasses the Beatles for the most #1 hits of all time >>>

[atg]

AIW definitely wasn’t inescapable. It literally (almost) broke streaming records and was huge for the first few weeks. First Class you could argue but even then it also opened with massive first day numbers as well. I don’t get where the ‘oh this hit is only a thing on radio and radio only’ mentality comes from, but it definitely isn’t true with those hits (like especially those 2 idek where you would get the idea that they were only radio driven…). Songs like Big Energy, Boyfriend, Numb Little Bug, Get Into It (Yuh), etc, those are the songs that are non existent to streaming and have only radio to their name, and they’re literally avoidable if you don’t listen to any form of radio at all.

[kcdawg13]

I personally don't really like As It Was or First Class (I just find them boring), but they are definitely huge hits in the grander scheme. Even beyond radio and streaming, just culturally. I went to my niece's bday party this afternoon and they played As It Was so much, it was crazy, and First Class, and About Damn Time, and Running Up That Hill.

Big Energy came on shuffle and despite being a huge hit on Billboard, none of the kids cared, but they were shouting their lungs out to Kate Bush. Interesting times.