Billboard Hot 100: 12/31/2022

[Juanca]

Dec 21, 2022 20:03:34 GMT -5 colson said:

Dec 21, 2022 10:56:40 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

What has helped "Last Christmas" and "Santa Tell Me" each jump some songs this season? (I'm loving it btw as those are two of my faves.)

It looks like holiday songs won't necessarily get a full top 10 this season either. That combined with some switching of the rankings within holiday songs should make some happy.

Those are two of my favorites too. LC is truly one of the best contemporary Christmas songs over the last 40 years. And out of the modern Christmas songs, I really like how STM doesn't sound like or remind me of any other Christmas song which is why it's the best pop Christmas single release of the new millennium.

My only problem with STM is that the chorus melody has always sounded too much like the verses of Amy Grant’s Baby Baby to me Ariana sounds great and the production is cool but I always end up humming Baby Baby. I’m progressively getting over it though.

Now, Last Christmas, has always been a gem to me, since I heard it when it was first released. I enjoy it outside of the Christmas season, too, so it’s be great to see it a top 5 peak this year, almost 40 years (!) after Wham! reached the top 5 for the first time in their career.

[JukeboxJacob]

Dec 22, 2022 0:11:41 GMT -5 HamedM1 💔 said:

You hoes better at least put some respect on the bops that Everytime We Touch and Evacuate The Dancefloor even if the latter has a dollar store Pitbull verse.

as a kid I thought Evacuate The Dancefloor was Britney Spears Ft. Eminem 💀

[jasper0102]

Dec 21, 2022 22:21:39 GMT -5 Resident_Evil said:

Last Christmas NEEDS to go top 3.

I am sure this would've been achieved in the last few years if it weren't for those trashy covers. Like who the F cares about Cascada or Taylor Swift's versions and why the F are they allowed to hemorrhage sales and streams??

I know this has been said before, but i'm pretty sure those covers haven't dented Last Christmas's numbers at all.
Anyways, idk if it can overtake A Holly Jolly Christmas and Jingle Bell Rock within the next couple years, but let's see.

[jasper0102]

Dec 21, 2022 16:52:43 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

If Kill Bill can get some radio it's possible for it to go #1 after Christmas, that's of course barring any tactics from Taylor and or streaming collapsing out from under it.

I think at this point Taylor shenanigans are the only thing keeping Kill Bill from going number-one once Christmas is over. I don't see a streaming collapse happening anytime soon.

[Future Captain]

Dec 22, 2022 4:14:42 GMT -5 jasper0102 said:

Dec 21, 2022 16:52:43 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

If Kill Bill can get some radio it's possible for it to go #1 after Christmas, that's of course barring any tactics from Taylor and or streaming collapsing out from under it.

I think at this point Taylor shenanigans are the only thing keeping Kill Bill from going number-one once Christmas is over. I don't see a streaming collapse happening anytime soon.

It won't outright collapse, but I think like Rich Flex, Kill Bill would most likely settle on a weekly stream number that while still strong probably isnt gonna be enough to overcome Anti-Hero's massive radio advantage on its own by the time the Christmas deluge is over next week. But I'm probably wrong since SZA's streaming hold had been very good

[imbuemyblue]

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Cascada when there are literally Taylor and Ari covers also doing nothing lol (both of which I quite enjoy).

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

[joshtheking]

Dec 22, 2022 8:59:18 GMT -5 imbuemyblue said:

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Cascada when there are literally Taylor and Ari covers also doing nothing lol (both of which I quite enjoy).

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

I Hate U got to top 15 on overall radio I believe, not entirely sure about Good Days but I don't think it did nearly as well as it should have given its huge streaming numbers

[Gary]

Why Music Retail Is Having a Blue Christmas
Growth in streaming activity for holiday music may be cannibalizing album sales — leading some to question whether labels will begin paring back their physical offerings.


BY ED CHRISTMAN


Is this finally the year that Christmas music streaming is cannibalizing holiday music sales? The raw numbers appear to suggest that’s the case, and some music industry execs have taken notice.

Since 2017, seasonal music album sales — physical formats and digital downloads — have dropped 61.8% to 1.44 million copies (so far) in 2022, as of Dec. 8. That’s down from 4.1 million copies in 2017, even though album sales are essentially at the same level of 90.55 million copies this year versus 91.64 million back then, according to Luminate data up to Dec. 8.

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What’s more, seasonal music has held steady during that time, at 6.41 million album consumption units so far in 2022 versus 6.24 million album consumption units in the comparable 49-week year-to-date period of 2017, with an overall annual average coming to 6.3 million album consumption units during that five-year period. But within that, as you might expect, streaming has more than doubled, from 3.2 billion in overall holiday song streams, as of the 49th week of 2017, to 6.68 billion holiday song streams so far this year.

“This might be the year that streaming is impacting Christmas sales,” says one major label executive.

But while music wholesalers concede that the genre is not having the greatest holiday season in terms of sales, they counter there’s another reason this year’s numbers are sluggish. They argue 2022 is missing a key ingredient that in the past has proved to be a big catalyst for the overall genre during the holidays: a big, new Christmas album that drives traffic and fuels sales across the entire genre.

“While a lot of the new albums are doing fine and have done a decent volume, not one of them has been a breakaway hit,” says Alliance Entertainment senior vp of purchasing and marketing Laura Provenzano. In years past, big holiday music albums came from the likes of Josh Groban and his Noel album, which scanned 3.7 million album copies in its debut year of 2007 and now totals 6.32 million album consumption units in the U.S.; Michael Buble‘s Christmas, which scanned 2.45 million copies in its release year of 2011 and a total of 4.5 million album consumption units to date; or, going back further, Kenny G‘s Miracle, the Holiday Album, which scanned nearly 3 million copies in its 1994 debut. Those albums really stoked the genre’s sales numbers in the years they were released.

Besides lacking a big album this year, music merchandisers say the complexion of physical sales has changed, with more titles coming out in the expensive vinyl format while budget-priced CDs’ role in driving holiday sales has faced diminished floor space in discount department stores. So while merchants are realizing more revenue-per-copy thanks to vinyl’s popularity, they’re also seeing a drop in CD unit sales because of a squeeze on budget floor space.

“Some key retailers have pared back their presence in the budget business; there are fewer $5 bins on the sales floor nowadays,” offers Provenzano. Meanwhile, as more holiday albums come out on vinyl, “now that a lot of holiday music has a higher price point, it is no longer as much of an impulse item,” Provenzano adds.

For example, as of week 49 of 2017, physical holiday and seasonal album sales totaled 2.987 million copies, with 100,000 courtesy of the vinyl format. As of the 49th week of this year, total physical sales were 1.142 million, of which 637,000 were in the CD format and 503,000 vinyl, according to Luminate.

Music is generally considered impervious to economic downturns, but that doesn’t mean all genres are immune to the threat of recession, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything, music merchandisers say. While vinyl has been growing in leaps and bounds, when it comes to holiday music, shoppers are much more price sensitive these days, agrees All Media Supply music buyer Joe Pica.

Music retailers and wholesalers say that even if turns out to be a softer year for holiday music, many perennial Christmas titles are still selling consistently, if not as much as they once were; and that some of the new albums are doing pretty well too. The new releases they point to are Lindsey Stirling‘s Snow Waltz, which so far this year has generated 37,000 units — 25,000 physical copies — since its October release; and her 2017 collection Warmer In the Winter, which has generated 25,000 album consumption units so far this year and 455,000 units — 176,000 physical — since its release. Other new releases include the Bocelli’s A Family Christmas at 66,000 album consumption units — including nearly 52,000 physical copies — since its October release; and the Backstreet Boys‘ A Very Backstreet Christmas, which has so far accumulated 57,000 album consumption units, of which 38,000 are physical copies.

If only, music merchandisers lament, there was that one big album emerging from the pack. In fact, merchandisers were hoping the Backstreet Boys album would fill that role since it was initially going to be paired with a Dec. 14 special on ABC. But that show was pulled due to allegations that singer Nick Carter raped a 17-year-old girl during a 2001 tour — an accusation which he has denied. That news initially broke on Dec. 8.

A look at daily sales for that title for the last two weeks shows that the album is still selling at about the same pace, ranging from 1,100 to 1,400 copies daily through Dec. 12, with the exception of a 7,000 album consumption unit bump on Dec. 5. But even though its sales and streaming activity appears to be holding despite the allegations, the album is unlikely to enjoy a windfall in incremental sales that the holiday TV special would have delivered had it aired.

Besides new releases, other Christmas albums issued over the last few years — including Dolly Parton‘s A Holly Dolly Christmas — are also still generating healthy activity. Kelly Clarkson‘s When Christmas Comes Around has generated nearly 51,000 album consumption units, of which 15,000 copies are in physical formats, amounting to 106,000 units overall since its release in Oct. 2021; while Carrie Underwood‘s My Gift has garnered 46,000 album consumption units so far this year, of which 17,000 are physical, and 628,000 album units since its 2020 bow.

Meanwhile, Pentatonix has built up a strong holiday brand through six seasonal albums, which so far this year have garnered 251,000 album consumption units including 28,000 units from its latest effort, Holidays Around the World. However, only 10% — or 25,000 units — are physical copies. Trans-Siberian Orchestra is another holiday music brand still putting respectable numbers up on the board, as its four genre albums this year have collectively achieved 111,000 units in album consumption activity, of which nearly 28,000 are physical copies.

But even with that showing from current artists like Underwood, Clarkson and Pentatonix, plus legacy artists like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Ingram Entertainment’s head of sales and marketing Steve Harkins wonders if we are seeing a changing of the guard in the holiday genre. For instance, the holiday seasonal album chart for the week ended Dec. 8 shows that albums from Christmas perennials from the last 50 years, like Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, Elvis Presley, Johnny Mathis and Burl Ives, collectively have only four albums in the top 25 of the Dec. 8 chart; and another six albums in the second half, from Nos. 26 to No. 50.

“We have always relied on the old staples, but now we are seeing more contemporary artists moving up into the top spots on the holiday charts; it could be a generational transition,” says Harkins. “Some of the crooners are being replaced. We are selling less units from them, although they do still sell steadily.”

Others disagree with that assessment, saying that while the old guard may not sell as well as they used to, they still do well, according to Provenzano. Or as All Media’s Pina puts it, “Are the kids today buying Bing? I find that hard to believe. But we still sell plenty of Alabama‘s Christmas album and other [perennial] holiday sellers keep plodding along.”

While the rise of newer holiday music may be true so far this year for the seasonal album chart, it’s not so for the overall holiday/seasonal song streaming chart. Of the top 25 in that chart, only three songs — Ariana Grande‘s “Santa Tell Me” at No. 6, Pentatonix‘s “Hallellujah” at No. 17 and Sia‘s “Snowman” at No. 20 — are from the last 10 years. That’s down from the prior year, when four songs within a 10-year release window made the Top 25 year-to-date holiday songs in the period ending Dec. 2, 2021. In fact, this year only 22 songs in that chart’s top 100 have been released in the last 10 years, and overall, only 34 of the top 100 holiday season songs were released in the current century. As for new holiday tunes released this year, only four songs made the top 100 holiday season songs as of Dec. 9, with Lizzo‘s “Someday At Christmas” showing the most activity at No. 55.

Some holiday classics remain strong sellers year in and year out, and some even grow stronger every year. Alliance’s Provenzano wonders how many copies of the Vince Guaraldi Trio‘s A Charlie Brown Christmas the industry can sell every year. Since 2017, that title has grown every year, from 76,000 album consumption units to nearly 191,000 units as of the 49th week of each subsequent year. This year represents its strongest frame yet, with the album up slightly from 189,000 last year, which was better than 2020 (164,000), 2019 (134,000) and 2018 (88,000).

But other traditional big holiday sellers, like the Mannheim Steamroller albums — consisting of nine studio and four compilation or live albums dating back to the late 1980s that have collectively amassed 23 platinum awards from the RIAA — have slowed down considerably. This year, that catalog has generated about 75,000 album consumption units so far, and of that only a little more than 3,000 were physical sales.

Still, the labels haven’t given up on their perennial sellers. They’ve begun boosting sales of various titles by refurbishing those albums, in some cases adding bonus tracks like the eight extras on Holly Dolly Christmas; or issuing the albums in different colored vinyl like with the Vince Guaraldi Trio classic. Up in Brighton, Mass., Newbury Comics buyer Larry Mansdorf says the latter LP is the chain’s No. 3 selling album — overall, not just seasonal — thanks to the chain carrying the album in green-swirl vinyl.

Still, unless holiday season album sales rebound, the major labels might begin to pare back their offering, says one label executive working in catalog. As it is currently, about 2,300 holiday Christmas titles are still in print, including about 400 that are also available in the vinyl format, wholesalers say.

“This may be the year we look at our Christmas title range and see what’s worth keeping in physical print,” the label executive says.

[pnobelysk]

Love seeing sales updates for Carrie and Kelly’s Christmas albums. I wish they would’ve said Dollys pure sales number for the year. This puts my gift around 387k pure and when Christmas comes around 106k for anyone who tracks. Glad my gift should pass 400k sooner than later

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 12/21/22

SZA - SOS
1(=) Kill Bill 2,570,063 (-1,035)
19(-4) Nobody Gets Me 1,046,576 (-21,102)
21(-4) Low 1,030,044 (-11,396)
25(-3) Shirt 929,086 (-26,361)
27(-3) Blind 901,494 (-30,665)
43(-6) Love Language 698,888 (-23,222)
44(-6) Seek & Destroy 691,926 (-26,746)
46(-5) Snooze 662,273 (-13,904)
51(-9) Used 643,382 (-23,980)
53(-5) Ghost in the Machine 618,979 (-21,413)
64(-11) Special 573,177 (-26,406)
65(-10) Good Days 571,919 (-19,977)
77(-13) SOS 542,699 (-20,891)
81(-10) Open Arms 515,721 (-19,956)
87(-7) Gone Girl 491,069 (-17,769)
89(-6) F2F 487,320 (-18,034)
94(-7) Notice Me 474,966 (-17,545)
105(-9) I Hate U 438,143 (-16,139)
109(-10) Smoking on my Ex Pack 432,174 (-9,564)
118(-15) Conceited 417,934 (-17,265)
137(-11) Far 378,992 (-11,854)
141(-9) Too Late 368,573 (-14,213)
Total Streams: 15,485,398 (-3%)

Top 10 Without Christmas Songs or SZA
8(-1) Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage - Creepin' 1,328,379 (-21,837)
11(-2) Drake, 21 Savage - Rich Flex 1,245,896 (-1,066)
18(-5) Metro Boomin, Future, Chris Brown - Superhero (Heroes & Villains) 1,056,366 (-34703)
22(+1) Steve Lacy - Bad Habit 956,510 (+2,301)
23(+2) Lil Uzi Vert - Just Wanna Rock 945,163 (+15,625)
24(+2) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 930,126 (+16,587)
32(-4) Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy 838,411 (+16,215)
33(-1) JVKE - golden hour 810,039 (+12,270)
35(-2) d4vd - Romantic Homicide 768,278 (-11,665)
36(-1) The Weeknd - Die For You 746,969 (+10,349)

Christmas Songs
2(=) Brenda Lee - Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree 2,380,255 (+159,310)
3(+1) Bobby Helms - Jingle Bell Rock 1,805,707 (+131,557)
4(-1) Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You 1,792,779 (+103,198)
5(=) Wham! - Last Christmas 1,557,662 (+101,180)
6(=) Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 1,487,741 (+107,648)
7(+1) Burl Ives - A Holly Jolly Christmas 1,385,397 (+1160,26)
9(+2) Dean Martin - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 1,308,047 (+83,296)
10(=) Michael Bublé - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas 1,304,107 (+74,420)
12(=) Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 1,199,516 (+55,810)
13(+1) José Feliciano - Feliz Navidad 1,168,234 (+86,605)

14(+2) Nat King Cole - The Christmas Song 1,140,038 (+76,042)
15(+3) Michael Bublé - Holly Jolly Christmas 1,081,946 (+66,092)
16(+3) Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree 1,067,635 (+62,503)
17(+3) The Ronettes - Sleigh Ride 1,065,403 (+79,601)
20(+1) Bing Crosby, Ken Darby Singers, John Scott Trotter & His Orchestra - White Christmas 1,039,936 (+76,642)
26(+1) Darlene Love - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 918,668 (+71,528)
28(+1) Nat King Cole - Deck the Halls 867,945 (+50,402)
29(+2) The Beach Boys - Little Saint Nick 865,649 (+66,901)
30(=) Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 850,292 (+44,630)
31(+3) Perry Como, The Fontane Sisters, Mitchell Ayres & His Orchestra - It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas 846,044 (+88,213)
34(+2) Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph Run 798,125 (+61,709)
37(+3) Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells 736,101 (+58,308)
38(+5) *NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays 725,072 (+59,215)
39(+5) Frank Sinatra, The B. Swanson Quartet - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 723,661 (+62,924)
40(+7) Elvis Presley - Blue Christmas 707,637 (+56,722)
41(+4) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime 703,322 (+43,419)
47(+3) Gene Autry - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 656,902 (+49,682)
48(+3) Bruce Spingsteen - Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 655,057 (+50,880)
49(+5) Bing Crosby - Winter Wonderland 654,998 (+61,500)
50(-1) John Lennon, Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 654,965 (+38,709)
52(+5) Bing Crosby, The Andrews Sisters - Mele Kalikimaka 636,445 (+50,626)
54(+5) Gwen Stefani, Black Shelton - You Make It Feel Like Christmas 610,668 (+30,605)
55(+3) Sia - Snowman 607,343 (+26,818)
57(+4) Eartha Kitt, Henri René and His Orchestra - Santa Baby 602,628 (+32,586)
58(+9) Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) 597,212 (+45,186)
59(+10) Eagles - Please Come Home for Christmas 591,808 (+44,824)
61(+9) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? 580,512 (+41,301)
62(+11) Burl Ives - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 579,730 (+51,358)
66(+9) Andy Williams - Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season 571,211 (+50,108)
67(+7) Vince Guaraldi Trio - Christmas Time is Here 570,858 (+43,914)
72(+6) The Jackson 5 - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 558,529 (+41,526)
73(+4) Nat King Cole - Joy to the World 557,690 (+39,638)
74(+2) Frank Sinatra - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 556,498 (+36,325)
78(+3) Britney Spears - My Only Wish (This Year) 536,647 (+30,829)
79(+7) Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside 533,786 (+39,694)
91(+7) The Jackson 5 - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus 484,276 (+36,865)
96(+5) Bing Crosby - Do You Hear What I Hear? 467,471 (+30,689)
97(+7) Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means To Me 466,490 (+32,384)
98(+11) Perry Como - (There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays 464,067 (+38,865)
100(+5) Donny Hathaway - This Christmas 463,181 (+30,066)
101(+6) Elvis Presley - Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane) 453,057 (+26,349)
102(+10) Gayla Peevey - I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) 449,466 (+35,387)
103(+10) Judy Garland - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 446,211 (+32,952)
107(+7) Taylor Swift - Christmas Tree Farm 436,622 (+25,092)
111(+13) Ella Fitzgerald - Sleigh Ride 431,101 (+37,576)
115(+2) Jonas Brothers - Like It's Christmas 422,869 (+21,644)
116(+9) Carpenters - Merry Christmas Darling 419,597 (+27,035)
117(+5) Vince Guaraldi Trio - O Tannenbaum 419,475 (+25,432)
119(+15) Frank Sinatra - Mistletoe And Holly 413,283 (+31,021)
121(+12) Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych, John Williams - Carol of the Bells 408,731 (+25,971)
123(+13) Sam Smith - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 401,781 (+21,114)
125(+14) Elton John - Step Into Christmas 395,341 (+20,990)
128(+21) Ariana Grande, Kelly Clarkson - Santa, Can't You Hear Me 392,414 (+34,512)
143(+13) Bing Crosby - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 367,713 (+17,645)
144(+15) Idina Menzel, Michael Bublé - Baby It's Cold Outside 366,527 (+22,134)
146(+15) Nat King Cole - Caroling, Caroling 364,868 (+24,466)
147(+21) Thurl Ravenscroft, Boris Karloff - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch 362,091 (+28,383)
151(+18) Gene Autry - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 358,481 (+26,527)
163(+24) Pentatonix - Hallelujah 343,185 (+24,843)
170(+24) Vince Guaraldi Trio - Linus and Lucy 335,213 (+21,141)
181(re-entry) Dean Martin - Jingle Bells 325,461
182(re-entry) Daryl Hall & John Oates - Jingle Bell Rock 325,368
197(re-entry) Mariah Carey - Oh Santa! 313,637

Others:
42(-3) Zach Bryan - Something in the Orange 702,620 (+8,798)
45(+1) Harry Styles - As It Was 674,252 (+15,614)
60(-4) Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, 21 Savage - Niagara Falls (Foot or 2) 584,580 (-3,795)
63(=) Morgan Wallen - You Proof 573,764 (+8,241)
69(-7) d4vd - Here With Me 564,425 (-3,592)
70(-10) Metro Boomin, Future, Don Toliver - Too Many Lights 562,886 (-8,252)
71(-5) The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather 560,673 (+2,700)
75(-7) J. Cole - No Role Modelz 555,429 (+4,792)
80(-1) David Guetta, Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 525,103 (+16,133)
82(=) NewJeans - Ditto 511,027 (+5,486)
83(+1) Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze 499,741 (+3,495)
84(+1) Steve Lacy - Dark Red 499,238 (+4,146)
85(+4) RAYE, 070 Shake - Escapism. 495,279 (+9,972)
86(+4) Miguel - Sure Thing 492,158 (+9,052)
88(+4) Stephen Sanchez, Em Beihold - Until I Found You Duet 488,505 (+8,828)
92(-1) Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain 480,536 (-888)
93(+1) Meghan Trainor - Made You Look 480,457 (+11,601)
99(-2) Arcángel, Bad Bunny - La Jumpa 463,271 (+14,452)

106(=) Hotel Ugly - Shut up My Moms Calling 437,064 (+8,619)
108(-8) Tory Lanez - The Color Violet 435,654 (-1,322)
110(=) Chris Brown - Under the Influence 432,144 (+9,710)
112(-4) Drake, 21 Savage, Travis Scott - Pussy & Millions 426,663 (+1,220)
113(-20) Juice WRLD - Face 2 Face 426,528 (-49,418)
120(+1) Beyoncé - CUFF IT 409,940 (+15,660)
122(-7) Arctic Monkeys - 505 403,341 (-6,528)
124(-6) Bailey Zimmerman - Rock and A Hard Place 398,989 (+1,753)
126(-10) Metro Boomin, Travis Scott - Raindrops (Insane) 393,200 (-12,699)
131(-8) PinkPantheress - Boy's a liar 387,708 (-6,111)
135(=) ThxSoMch - SPIT IN MY FACE! 382,862 (+1,088)
138(-18) Metro Boomin, 21 Savage, Young Nudy - Umbrella 378,159 (-16,902)
140(+4) Manuel Turizo - La Bachata 368,772 (+3,804)
148(-1) Brent Faiyaz - Clouded 360,589 (+2,311)
154(=) Stephen Sanchez - Until I Found You 351,333 (+521)
155(-4) Freddie Dredd - Limbo 350,410 (-3,508)
158(-5) Brent Faiyaz - ALL MINE 349,241 (-3,163)
159(-11) The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey - Stargirl Interlude 349,147 (-9,037)
160(-17) Metro Boomin, John Legend - On Time 348,828 (-18,360)
161(-6) Noah Kahan - Stick Season 347,580 (-2,564)
162(-2) Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time 346,006 (+1,958)
164(-24) Lil Durk, Future - Mad Max 341,199 (-32,751)
165(=) Lady Gaga - Bloody Mary 339,232 (+1,388)
166(-3) Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock - Money Trees 337,911 (-423)
167(+8) Grupo Frontera - No Se Va 337,418 (+11,280)
169(-2) J. Cole - Wet Dreamz 336,195 (+1,052)
171(-7) Omar Apollo - Evergreen 334,840 (-3,182)
172(-6) Arctic Monkeys - I Wanna Be Yours 333,417 (-1,974)
173(+3) Oliver Tree, Robin Schulz - Miss You 333,119 (+7,625)
180(-9) Frank Ocean - Pink + White 325,679 (-3,822)
183(+6) Morgan Wallen - Thought You Should Know 324,144 (+6,347)
185(+1) Yeat - Out thë way 320,817 (+1,211)
187(-4) Joji - Die For You 319,252 (-1,913)
189(-15) Mac DeMarco - Heart 2 Heart 317,754 (-8,648)
191(-13) Cigarettes After Sex - Apocalypse 317,424 (-7,531)
192(-11) 21 Savage, Metro Boomin - Glock in My Lap 316,593-3 ,427 (-5,834)
194(re-entry) Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down 314,899
195(=) Tom Odell - Another Love 314,403 (+1,659)
196(-5) Lil Baby - Freestyle 313,764 (-2,596)
200(-18) Billie Eilish - TV 312,105 (-9,117)

Total Streams for Until I Found You: 839,838

Biggest Gains (50K+): Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer [Burl Ives], Mele Kalikimaka, Winter Wonderland, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town [Bruce Springsteen], Blue Christmas, Merry Christmas Happy Holidays, Jingle Bells [Frank Sinatra], Run Rudolph Run, It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas [Perry Como], Little Saint Nick, Deck the Halls, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) [Darlene Love], White Christmas, Sleigh Ride [The Ronettes], Underneath the Tree, Holly Jolly Christmas [Michael Bublé], The Christmas Song, Feliz Navidad, Santa Tell Me, It's Beginning to Look a Lot like Christmas [Michael Bublé], Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! [Dean Martin], A Holly Jolly Christmas [Burl Ives], It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Last Christmas, All I Want for Christmas is You, Jingle Bell Rock, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates « 2022 » / « 12 » / « 22 »

1(=) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 89.80(+0.15)
2(=) Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy 88.35(+0.22)
3(=) David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 80.32(+0.50)
4(=) The Weeknd - Die For You 68.78(+0.43)
5(=) Beyoncé - CUFF IT 60.61(+0.06)
6(=) Harry Styles - As It Was 57.50(-0.07)
7(=) Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl 55.73(-0.02)
8(=) Rihanna - Lift Me Up (From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By) 50.99(-0.58)
9(=) Post Malone - I Like You .. f/Doja Cat 50.74(-0.04)
10(=) Jax - Victoria's Secret 50.42(-0.08)

13(+1) Chris Brown - Under the Influence 39.97(+0.71)

19(+2) Jordan Davis - What My World Spins Around 37.27(+0.61)

23(=) Nate Smith - Whiskey On You 35.16(+0.69)

25(+2) Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - Thank God 33.51(+0.90)

49(+1) Morgan Wallen - Thought You Should Know 23.15(+0.62)

63(+5) Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage - Creepin' 17.91(+1.14)

-(-) Michael Buble - Let It Snow! (10th Anniversary) 9.22(+0.94)

[king_billboard_100]

Can Mariah Carey tie The Beatles (with 20 number ones) if she release a song with Drake? ;)

[king_billboard_100]

Dec 22, 2022 2:12:19 GMT -5 JukeboxJacob said:

Dec 22, 2022 0:11:41 GMT -5 HamedM1 💔 said:

You hoes better at least put some respect on the bops that Everytime We Touch and Evacuate The Dancefloor even if the latter has a dollar store Pitbull verse.

as a kid I thought Evacuate The Dancefloor was Britney Spears Ft. Eminem 💀

LOL

[kcdawg13]

Speaking of Christmas covers that don't change the original, that whole Michael Buble Christmas album is mid asf. Like his cover of "It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas" sounds exactly like the original, same with his covers of other standards from the 50's-60's.

As for his covers that do change the originals, it changes them to be worse. His Mariah Carey cover totally takes away the joy and intensity from the song. I can't believe that was one of the best-selling albums of the decade, crazy.

[iHype.]

It seems like nobody even acknowledged The Weeknd released that new single last week! How am I now hearing about it??

It's not charting on Spotify or Apple Music either.

[king_billboard_100]

Dec 22, 2022 18:07:06 GMT -5 iHype. said:

It seems like nobody even acknowledged The Weeknd released that new single last week! How am I now hearing about it??

It's not charting on Spotify or Apple Music either.

Because he already has two hits: D4U & Creepin
And this one is meh

[JukeboxJacob]

Dec 22, 2022 8:59:18 GMT -5 imbuemyblue said:

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

considering I only heard Good Days on radio ONCE, and I Hate U NEVER, I'm guessing radio's gonna be hesitant on playing Kill Bill

[Future Captain]

Dec 22, 2022 8:59:18 GMT -5 imbuemyblue said:

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Cascada when there are literally Taylor and Ari covers also doing nothing lol (both of which I quite enjoy).

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

Good Days is more or less paid dust by radio, but I Hate U went number one in Urban and Rhythmic (which is where Kill Bill will be relying on for airplay). So I would predict that Kill Bill will probably repeat I Hate U's performance in those formats and maybe do slightly better on Pop.

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

^SZA's songs that have done well on Radio Songs generally have done so thanks to the lead artist and with her being featured. Kiss Me More got to #2 and What Lovers Do to #5. I Hate U managed to peak at #15 and is her highest peaking song where she's credited as a lead artist. Good Days didn't even chart. On the flip side, Good Days managed to tie Kiss Me More's #2 Streaming Songs peak, while Good Days peaked at #3.

Finally, for sake of comparison, SZA only has two Radio Songs top 10s and while she now has eleven Streaming Songs top 10s.

[Az Paynter]

If 'Kill Bill' goes #1 on the Hot 100, it's from streaming. My understanding was 'Nobody Gets Me' is the current/next radio single after 'Shirt' (NGM is already charting on Pop).

[Choco]

Kill Bill is getting a video so I wouldn't be shocked if it went to radio eventually but timing works against it topping the chart (it probably peaked last week on streaming).

[thatpolishboy]

Lavender Haze is creeping up the radio chart. Can we expect a second strong single from Taylor or will it linger in the 20-40 range?

When was the last time Taylor had had two hits from one album with longevity?

[firefox]

Dec 23, 2022 9:09:00 GMT -5 thatpolishboy said:

Lavender Haze is creeping up the radio chart. Can we expect a second strong single from Taylor or will it linger in the 20-40 range?

When was the last time Taylor had had two hits from one album with longevity?

1989. Shake It Off and Blank Space

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates « 2022 » / « 12 » / « 23 »

1(=) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 89.82(+0.03)
2(=) Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy 88.83(+0.48)
3(=) David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue) 81.11(+0.78)
4(=) The Weeknd - Die For You 69.60(+0.82)
5(=) Beyoncé - CUFF IT 60.98(+0.36)
6(=) Harry Styles - As It Was 57.46(-0.04)
7(=) Nicki Minaj - Super Freaky Girl 56.32(+0.59)
8(+1) Post Malone - I Like You .. f/Doja Cat 50.96(+0.22) +
9(+1) Jax - Victoria's Secret 50.59(+0.17)
10(+1) Steve Lacy - Bad Habit 49.86(+0.02)

12(=) Meghan Trainor - Made You Look 41.78(+0.79)
18(+1) Jordan Davis - What My World Spins Around 38.15(+0.88)
22(+1) Nate Smith - Whiskey On You 36.23(+1.07)
25(=) Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown - Thank God 34.39(+0.88)
61(+2) Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage - Creepin' 18.98(+1.06)

[edward]

Dec 22, 2022 8:59:18 GMT -5 imbuemyblue said:

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Cascada when there are literally Taylor and Ari covers also doing nothing lol (both of which I quite enjoy).

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

Ariana's cover has like 160 million streams on Spotify, i wouldn't say it's doing nothing.

[jenglisbe]

Dec 23, 2022 10:12:43 GMT -5 edward said:

Dec 22, 2022 8:59:18 GMT -5 imbuemyblue said:

Yeah, I wouldn't worry about Cascada when there are literally Taylor and Ari covers also doing nothing lol (both of which I quite enjoy).

I would love, love, love 'Kill Bill' to get number one. I know SZA is a streaming giant, but how did 'Good Days' and 'I Hate U' do at radio?

Ariana's cover has like 160 million streams on Spotify, i wouldn't say it's doing nothing.

There are plenty of covers of all of the big Christmas songs, many of them successful; it's not exclusive to "Last Christmas."

[kalmanta]

C‘mon Cuff It, we just want that quick little top 10 peak in early January, that’s all we’re asking for.

[otaviohmg]

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Dec 15, 2022 23:07:53 GMT -5 dremolus - solarpunk said:

Mid-Week Releases:

Notable Singles:
NewJeans - Ditto
Ava Max - Dancing’s Done
Yikii - The Light of Anglerfish 提灯鮟鱇
KayCyy - LIVE MORE!
Rakky Ripper - TRACCIÓN
Queen Bee - バイオレンス
Agoney - Quiero arder
Alice Wonder - Yo Quisiera
Baby Tate - Pu$$y R@pp3r
Declaime & Madlib - Ill Minded
Lil Darkie - THE WORLD IS ENDING
Zinga - incendiary
Klone - Bystander
RETORICA - Winter
RVW - Red Velvet Corridor
Zutto Mayonaka De Ii No Ni. - 綺羅キラー (Kira Killer)
Lil Ballistic - When (I'm) In The Trap
Ken M - A Vicious Cycle
Tafia - Stand On Bidness
DJ Impala - Have Some Coffee / Bad Habits Give You Pain
dw destroyer - GAF / Private
Sacky - 21 Freestyle
Cate - Stracci
Sharonne - AIRE
Tripolare - il mio cane
Madaly With Roses - mysterious girl
Lil Eazzyy - Temper
Letizya - Nontifaimaisentire
Schiuma - Ossessionata
Francesco Sarcina - Ragazzaccio
Lovegang126 - Cattive abitudini
E'FEMME - UFF!
Fusa Nocta - Mi Familia
epres & merkel - Van Ilyen
Luísa Sonza & Xamã - MAMA.CITA
Eva-Q - Aeroporto di città
Grelmos - BAG VUITTON
Famous Oberogo - La Lola
Alfred García - Desde que tú estás
Blanca Paloma - EAEA
Aritz - Flamenco
MELER - No nos moverán
José Otero - Inviernos en Marte
Lil Tib - No Bad Trip
Sophia Ruai - Nunca Funcionó
Nabi - Braquages
Grasa - Tilidin
Madima - Siamo Distanti
UFO BLU - Nn mi parlare nn mi stressare
Serepocaiontas - Vin brûlé
Livio Cori - SULO PE CHELLA
Ruxell & Thiago Pantaleão - Amor do Seu Dia
Alisel - i tuoi capelli neri dentro il cielo
Yasmina - MI PIACE STARE SOLA / PER NON SENTIRE IL DOLORE
CITRIESTE - Salsa Di Soia
Caleydo - 2000 palazzine
DESÈ - Voglio andare a Londra
RRARI DAL TACCO - Sexy Jersey
Sisco - Nuovo Borsello / Nuit
Gigi D'Alessio - Cu tte
Giuze - Farmaci in bustine
young B!TE & 0xy Beat$ - Otthoni gatya
Karmento - Quiero y duelo
Megara - Arcadia
BRRY - Belezuhanunk (Vámpír 2)
Gabsika - Devuelveme a La Tierra

Notable Projects:
Betcover!! - 卵
MIKE - Beware of the Monkey
Sorry... - Innocence.Love.Sadness
death's dynamic shroud.wmv - MYSTIC SIDEQUEST EP
Dawidh - Mortuar
Order Of Nosferat - Vampiric Wrath Unleashed
Stray Kids - SKZ-REPLAY
Snotty - Cash for Gold
Club Dread - Severance Songs EP
Nidare - Von Wegen
Nathalie Vairac & Ablaye Cissoko - Nite
Ellegarden - The End Of Yesterday
余孟霏 [FEI] - 究竟 (ULTIMATE)
HUSH - 娛樂自己
Wellboy - 8 марабу
Giuseppe Ottaviani - Horizons [Part 3]
Ajna - SHERPA EP
Diz - The Way Forward Is Not The Way Home
Afterdeath Television - Wondertimes
Entrenchment - З​о​в К​р​о​в​и | Call of Blood EP
Nostalgium & Dark Fog Eruption - Dark Fog Eruption & Nostalgium Split EP
Tales Under The Oak - The Toad Folk
Vandal Savage - Ginsu EP
Jason Manford - Assembly Bangers the Album (feat. Chris Sutherland)
Stolen - Eroded Creation
Honestly Kilgore - sleep with the lights on. EP
Greg Sheffield - IGNIS FATUUS SOLARIS
Clavdio - Guerra Fredda
Voodoo Kid - anche i demoni piangono
Yayu - we ain't safe here!
Mount Pelier - Felling Trees EP
Anti After - TRAFFIC
PassCode - REVERBERATE EP
Hate Forest - Innermost
Matt Draugos & Klwn Cat - Dragon Li
Heaven's Tea - Moonlight Ritual EP
36 - The Box
Big Rush - MONTE RUSH+
Wolfacejoeyy - all your fault
Tre Tre - NEXT LEVEL
2KBABY - Sorry 4 The Hate
Wasteland Jazz Ensemble - Wasteland Jazz Ensemble
B!NGO - Art X 3-Mist
Gotho - Mind Bowling
Mic Bles & Level 13 - Saints With No Halos
KILLY - Crazy Life of Sin EP
Natas Kunas - Sleep Has Our House
Groter - Eaten
Daily Bread - Flash Flood Mixtape
Coileight - This Won't Happen Again
International Telecom - ＨｏｌｉｄａｙＴｒａｎｓｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ
ES-1 - the inventor
Csoky - TEIXEIRA
MC Cabelinho - LITTLE LOVE
Mangoman - XSTASY
Twlv - YDP
Jakprogresso - Music For Empty Rooms
Mittsies - Voidreckon
Tizzy Bac - Human Error
funeral - 1221 EP
Moh Baretta - UNORTHODOX
华晨宇 [Hua Chen Yu] - 希忘 (Hope)
雲浩影 (Cloud Wan) - The Cloud
衛蘭 (Janice Vidal) - DAUGHTER
MoneySign Suede - Parkside Santa
Jacob Tanaka - IN NEUTRAL
DXR - CALATHEAS
Mani Deïz - The Symphony Of Dr. Olson
6eyes - NVMD, FCkOF
DJ Flipcyide - Tha Invasion Pt. 12
Spectre - THE NOTE BOOK
Greedy Kiddo - Bocetos
Dr. Ushūu - PewPewRiddim EP
Slump6s - s18 EP
Brezden - Top 10
Okay Allie - catra EP
Ronghao Li (李荣浩) - 纵横四海 (Free Soul)
Dano & Gese Da O - Fly Ass Music EP
Manizha - Колыбель для повзрослевшего EP
Ben Traverse - In the Moment EP
Sleeping On Stardust - Wacky Ball
Cartier’GOD - Ouu Cartier’
Weezer - SZNZ: Winter EP

[jayhawk1117]

Ariana AND Kelly missing the top 10? A hate crime