Billboard Hot 100: 05/27/2023

[Groovy]

I knew Morgan Wallen would likely get a number 1 but I never expected him to have a long running and somewhat dominant number 1.

[lazer]

May 17, 2023 15:53:08 GMT -5 After Minutes said:

May 17, 2023 15:47:23 GMT -5 Baby Yoda Hot100Fan said:

Cha Cha Cha is going global

If that’s the sound this decade could be going for, then I welcome it.

[neogale]

May 17, 2023 15:48:10 GMT -5 neel said:

May 17, 2023 13:44:06 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and more have all had big hits in the last year. There's plenty of big names still releasing music and getting hits.

The fact that all of the artists you listed have dominated or were huge in pop culture in the past three decades shows there’s a lack of big name Gen Z artists in the music industry. I mean with the expection of Olivia and Billie, what other big Gen Z artist(s) have rose up since 2018 without them being TikTok one-hit wonders?

Lil Nas X too. And even though he's career looks like one by a one-hit wonder, there's the Kid Laroi too. But yeah, there aren't many gen z artists yet

[shadowthehedgehogfan]

May 17, 2023 15:48:10 GMT -5 neel said:

May 17, 2023 13:44:06 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Chris Brown, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and more have all had big hits in the last year. There's plenty of big names still releasing music and getting hits.

The fact that all of the artists you listed have dominated or were huge in pop culture in the past three decades shows there’s a lack of big name Gen Z artists in the music industry. I mean with the expection of Olivia and Billie, what other big Gen Z artist(s) have rose up since 2018 without them being TikTok one-hit wonders?

Tate McCrae?

[kindofbiased]

as of right now Billie, Olivia and LNX are definitely the big 3 gen z pop stars, though there are also a TON of big name gen z rappers (LNX but also Polo G, YoungBoy, Baby Keem, Lil Tjay, plus some we've sadly lost like X and Juice)

I've noticed that lately a lot of the most popular artists tend to be older ones who've stuck around a while but I think that's a mix of the biggest gen z pop stars being between album cycles (2021 was a huge year for all 3 of the big pop stars I mentioned), younger artists not having the catalogue to compete with older, more established stars, and labels hesitating to take risks on younger stars. I've seen a lot of gen z artists like GAYLE and d4vd release EPs instead of full length albums and I feel like part of that is due to labels not having much faith in them (total speculation tho). Sorry for rambling lmao pop music is just in a weird place rn and it's interesting to me

[Groovy]

Could Bad Bunny score his first number 1 as a lead artist this year?

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

Posty is also releasing "Mourning".

[badrobot]

May 17, 2023 17:24:10 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

as of right now Billie, Olivia and LNX are definitely the big 3 gen z pop stars, though there are also a TON of big name gen z rappers (LNX but also Polo G, YoungBoy, Baby Keem, Lil Tjay, plus some we've sadly lost like X and Juice)

I've noticed that lately a lot of the most popular artists tend to be older ones who've stuck around a while but I think that's a mix of the biggest gen z pop stars being between album cycles (2021 was a huge year for all 3 of the big pop stars I mentioned), younger artists not having the catalogue to compete with older, more established stars, and labels hesitating to take risks on younger stars. I've seen a lot of gen z artists like GAYLE and d4vd release EPs instead of full length albums and I feel like part of that is due to labels not having much faith in them (total speculation tho). Sorry for rambling lmao pop music is just in a weird place rn and it's interesting to me

I think streaming has made albums unnecessary for some newer pop artists. Pre-digital era, labels wanted to rush out albums even for artists who were pretty obviously only driven by a hit or two, and the result was albums of mostly filler. But selling an album was what made money, and people bought them anyway (and then within a year they were 99 cents in a used CD store).

Now if a newer artist wants success, they don’t need an album at all. For the most part it seems like the two types of albums we get are from extremely prolific artists who write and record songs like crazy (Drake and many others in the rap world), or singer/songwriters who invest in creating thematic/conceptual works that aren’t just about landing a radio hit.

Even someone like Dua Lipa who has had two albums really had more like two “eras” where the album was just the starting point for a bunch of singles and remixes and add-ons.

[neel]

I mean, is 2-4 big names artists the “expected” standard after the newer generation first breakthrough to the industry in like 5-7 years ago comparing to previous generations? Or…

[Groovy]

This decade didn't hasn't brought in any stars yet other than Olivia Rodrigo and I guess Doja Cat if you consider her the 2020s. It's strange how other than those two, no star has managed to stick around.

[Music Fan]

May 17, 2023 17:52:00 GMT -5 Groovy said:

Could Bad Bunny score his first number 1 as a lead artist this year?

I'd expect a similar result to Drake's Search and Rescue earlier this year.

[lazer]

Speaking of Olivia Rodrigo, where is she?

[†ealsünset]

May 17, 2023 17:24:10 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

I've seen a lot of gen z artists like GAYLE and d4vd release EPs instead of full length albums and I feel like part of that is due to labels not having much faith in them (total speculation tho).

Tate McRae's first two releases were EPs, Coi Leray's first was an EP, Reneé Rapp has an EP out...

[SPRΞΞ]

there's no Gen Z artists cuz there is no work ethic by any Gen Z to begin with. And since its their fault people's attention spans have plummeted by apps such as TikTok, any artist needs to work their butt off and release single after single and album after album NONSTOP and Gen Z just doesn't have what it takes to do that. The few that have stuck around which have been mentioned above, worked their butt off. Clearly that took a toll on Olivia cuz she is MIA.

[snidelaughter]

May 17, 2023 23:02:55 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

there's no Gen Z artists cuz there is no work ethic by any Gen Z to begin with. And since its their fault people's attention spans have plummeted by apps such as TikTok, any artist needs to work their butt off and release single after single and album after album NONSTOP and Gen Z just doesn't have what it takes to do that. The few that have stuck around which have been mentioned above, worked their butt off. Clearly that took a toll on Olivia cuz she is MIA.

[After Minutes]

May 17, 2023 19:27:33 GMT -5 badrobot said:

May 17, 2023 17:24:10 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

as of right now Billie, Olivia and LNX are definitely the big 3 gen z pop stars, though there are also a TON of big name gen z rappers (LNX but also Polo G, YoungBoy, Baby Keem, Lil Tjay, plus some we've sadly lost like X and Juice)

I've noticed that lately a lot of the most popular artists tend to be older ones who've stuck around a while but I think that's a mix of the biggest gen z pop stars being between album cycles (2021 was a huge year for all 3 of the big pop stars I mentioned), younger artists not having the catalogue to compete with older, more established stars, and labels hesitating to take risks on younger stars. I've seen a lot of gen z artists like GAYLE and d4vd release EPs instead of full length albums and I feel like part of that is due to labels not having much faith in them (total speculation tho). Sorry for rambling lmao pop music is just in a weird place rn and it's interesting to me

I think streaming has made albums unnecessary for some newer pop artists. Pre-digital era, labels wanted to rush out albums even for artists who were pretty obviously only driven by a hit or two, and the result was albums of mostly filler. But selling an album was what made money, and people bought them anyway (and then within a year they were 99 cents in a used CD store).

Now if a newer artist wants success, they don’t need an album at all. For the most part it seems like the two types of albums we get are from extremely prolific artists who write and record songs like crazy (Drake and many others in the rap world), or singer/songwriters who invest in creating thematic/conceptual works that aren’t just about landing a radio hit.

Even someone like Dua Lipa who has had two albums really had more like two “eras” where the album was just the starting point for a bunch of singles and remixes and add-ons.

I think it's mostly due to music becoming very polarised - most successful artists' success as of right now is either singles driven or catalogue driven, and releasing EPs or shorter projects is probably the best strategy for both of those approaches. You make more music overall in a short period of time, which increases the size of your catalogue, but you are also able to actively push more singles in that timespan

[dremolus - solarpunk]

US Spotify - 05/16/23

1(=) Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma - Ella Baila Sola 2,028,972 (-42,082)
2(=) Morgan Wallen - Last Night 1,538,544 (-14,264)
3(+2) Lil Durk, J. Cole - All My Life 1,151,975 (+83,206)
4(=) Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny - un x100to 1,094,866 (+24,384)
5(+1) SZA - Kill Bill 1,080,247 (+27,113)
6(-3) Tyler the Creator, Kali Uchis - See You Again 1,072,632 (-4,067)
7(=) FIFTY FITY - Cupid (Twin Version) 962,330 (-2,616)
8(=) Yng Lvcas, Peso Pluma - La Bebe Remix 945,016 (+6,163)
9(=) PinkPantheress, Ice Spice - Boy's a liar Pt. 2 906,889 (+7,312)
10(=) Lil Mabu - MATHEMATICAL DISRESPECT 841,496 (+35,186)

Others:
11(=) Drake - Search & Rescue 824,782 (+30,796)
12(+1) Kali - Area Codes 805,946 (+23,827)
13(-1) Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano - PRC 781,677 (-6,645)
14(+3) Miley Cyrus - Flowers 740,755 (+24,318)
15(-1) Luke Combs - Fast Car 738,118 (-13,454)
16(=) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer 733,050 (-708)
18(+1) NLE Choppa - SLUT ME OUT 720,103 (+18,012)
19(-1) David Kushner - Daylight 710,850 (+7,143)
20(-2) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 707,877 (+7,108)
21(+1) Peso Pluma - Por las Noches 678,456 (+7,665)
22(-1) Natanael Cano, Peso Pluma, Gabito Ballesteros - AMG 676,528 (-4,375)
23(=) J. Cole - No Role Modelz 672,187 (+18,048)
24(+2) Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage - Creepin' 657,829 (+15,054)
26(-1) Junior H, Peso Pluma - El Azul 652,964 (+5,218)
27(-3) Morgan Wallen - Thinkin' Bout Me 648,229 (-5,876)
30(-2) Kali Uchis - Moonlight 628,226 (-6,931)
33(+5) Metro Boomin, Travis Scott, Young Thug - Trance 595,063 (+21,859)
34(-2) The Weeknd - Die For You 594,361 (-3,033)
35(+2) Miguel - Sure Thing 587,254 (+12,777)
36(=) Taylor Swift - Karma 584,006 (+5,027)
37(-4) Chino Pacas - El Gordo Trae El Mando 582,341 (-7,673)
40(+1) Rema, Selena Gomez - Calm Down 566,822 (+18,996)
41(+1) Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock - Money Trees 557,526 (+13,262)
43(=) SZA - Snooze 546,732 (+19,380)
45(+9) Post Malone - Chemical 519,530 (+54,918) (+12%)
47(-1) Morgan Wallen - One Thing At A Time 499,341 (-4,926)
50(+10) KAROL G, Shakira - TQG 485,800 (+32,858)
51(-3) Ice Spice, Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana 485,734 (+5,755)
52(-2) Toosii - Favorite Song 479,256 (+4,369)
54(+5) Metro Boomin, 21 Savage - Glock in My Lap 473,624 (+17,068)
57(-2) Taylor Swift - Don't Blame Me 468,205 (+4,246)
58(-5) Taylor Swift - cardigan 466,617 (+458)
59(-3) Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera - Bebe Dame 463,684 (+1,125)
60(-2) Hotel Ugly - Shut up My Moms Calling 457,491 (-1,634)
62(-1) Becky G, Peso Pluma - Chanel 446,105 (-6,467)
64(+2) Tory Lanez - The Color Violet 444,257 (+11,413)
65(=) Taylor Swift - Enchanted 442,693 (+9,300)
67(-5) d4vd - Here With Me 439,284 (-3,293)
68(+3) Taylor Swift - Blank Space 433,828 (+7,296)
69(+13) Marshmello, Brent Faiyaz - Fell in Love 433,286 (+24,609)
70(-6) Taylor Swift - Style 431,933 (-2,755)
72(-3) Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings 424,612 (-5,020)
74(=) TV Girl - Lovers Rock 422,099 (+1,642)
77(+7) Coi Leray - Players 420,292 (+19,950)
79(-1) The Weeknd, Ariana Grande - Die For You Remix 418,983 (+5,707)
81(-11) Labrinth - Never Felt So Alone 418,329 (-9,744)
82(+3) Yahritza Y Su Esencia, Grupo Frontera - Frágil 413,967 (+15,139)
83(-11) Bailey Zimmerman - Rock and A Hard Place 413,856 (-11,199)
84(+2) Metro Boomin, Future, Don Toliver - Too Many Nights 407,825 (+10,915)
86(+6) ROSALÍA, Rauw Alejandro - BESO 400,384 (+10,159)
88(+5) TV Girl - Blue Hair 393,102 (+3,087)
90(-1) Morgan Wallen - Ain't That Some 390,322 (-2,916)
91(=) Kendrick Lamar - PRIDE. 389,104 (-1,480)
92(-5) Florence + the Machine - Dog Days Are Over 388,818 (-7,042)
94(-4) Morgan Wallen, ERNEST - Cowgirls 386,006 (-6,940)
96(-2) Arctic Monkeys - 505 383,229 (-2,163)
97(+3) Carin Leon, Grupo Frontera - Que Vuelvas 380,508 (+6,317)
99(-1) Lil Baby - Low Down 380,092 (+2,597)
100(+9) Lil Baby - Go Hard 379,966 (+17,729)

101(-2) Oscar Maydon, Junior H - Fin de Semana 379,702 (+3,435)
102(-1) Peso Pluma, Blessd - Las Morras 377,858 (+4,610)
104(-1) Fuerza Regida, Natanael Cano - Ch y la Pizza 374,554 (+5,634)
105(-8) Mac DeMarco - Heart to Heart 374,026 (-4,350)
106(+4) DaBaby - SHAKE SUMN 373,742 (+14,575)
111(+6) Sabrina Carpenter - Nonsense 359,989 (+8,619)
113(-5) Morgan Wallen - Everything I Love 358,194 (-5,719)
115(-10) Bakar - Hell N Back 357,481 (-8,749)
116(-3) Megan Moroney - Tennessee Orange 354,801 (+1,038)
118(-16) The Weeknd, Lana Del Rey - Stargirl Interlude 353,863 (-16,950)
119(-4) Fuerza Regida, Peso Pluma - Igualito a Mi Apá 353,488 (+872)
121(+7) Superstar Pride - PAINTING PICTURES 352,811 (+9,661)
123(-3) Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain 352,811 (+5,645)
125(-1) Beach House - Space Song 350,560 (+3,394)
126(+9) Feid, Young Miko - Classy 101 348,429 (+13,748)
127(-8) Taylor Swift - Bejeweled 347,223 (-918)
131(-4) Cigarettes After Sex - Apocalypse 342,104 (-2,322)
138(-5) Odetari - GOOD LOYAL THOTS 337,017 (-284)
139(-7) Arctic Monkeys - I Wanna Be Yours 336,475 (-1,694)
140(+10) Yandel, Feid - Yandel 150 335,677 (+15,410)
142(-21) Kali Uchis, Tyler the Creator, Bootsy Collins - After the Storm 332,402 (-14,211)
143(-9) Tyler the Creator - DOGTOOTH 332,340 (-3,721)
147(+15) Don Toliver, Justin Bieber, Future - Private Landing 328,490 (+17,348)
162(+5) Yeat - Out thë way 316,142 (+8,461)
163(+16) Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously 315,872 (+15,679)
164(+2) Eslabon Armado, Luis R Conriquez - Así Lo Quiso Dios 315,818 (+7,694)
176(re-entry) Shakira - Acróstico 308,976
182(-5) Radiohead - Creep 304,290 (+1,697)
183(re-entry) Billie Eilish - hotline (edit) 302,575
185(=) Chico Pacas, Fuerza Regida - Dijeron Que No La Iba Lograr 301,063 (+5,258)
187(+10) Jonas Brothers - Waffle House 297,641 (+9,673)
192(-8) Jordan Davis - Next Thing You Know 295,153 (-1,771)
194(+2) Tyler the Creator - BEST INTEREST 294,729 (+6,223)
200(re-entry) Brent Faiyaz - JACKIE BROWN 290,915

Total Streams for Die For You: 1,013,344 (Would be #7 with combined streams)

Biggest Gains (50K+):  Chemical

[enwhy]

May 17, 2023 23:02:55 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

there's no Gen Z artists cuz there is no work ethic by any Gen Z to begin with. And since its their fault people's attention spans have plummeted by apps such as TikTok, any artist needs to work their butt off and release single after single and album after album NONSTOP and Gen Z just doesn't have what it takes to do that. The few that have stuck around which have been mentioned above, worked their butt off. Clearly that took a toll on Olivia cuz she is MIA.

I disagree that it's a problem with Gen Z's motivation. There are still hundreds of Gen Z age people working their asses off to make it big, and it's easier than it's ever been to make/produce/release your own music.
I have a few theories (will try to tie back to hot 100 to keep it relevant lol):

- Oversaturation of artists is making it hard for any 1 to capture attention economy. Ice Spice was absolutely everywhere for a few weeks last year, and then her EP came out and it barely made any noise because there were already 6 other things happening. She managed to recapture some hype when BAL2 went viral, but an Ice Spice-type artist (exciting new style with industry backing) would've had a much bigger debut like 10-20 years ago.

- The industry has less say now than ever before. Record companies have less pull than ever in determining what blows up. They're left trying to reverse-engineer TikTok trends (abcdefu) to try to manufacture hits. But they're at the whims of social media algorithms, and younger people hardly listen to the radio. That's why this Spotify "pay for more algorithmic streams" could be such a gamechanger. Playlisting provided a relatively modest boost, but record companies want more power.

- It's much easier to keep investing in what already works. The Top artists on the Hot 100 these days are looking more and more like a list of the biggest names of the past 15 years. Taylor, Miley, The Weeknd, Drake, Harry Styles. All are pretty much universally known, so it's much easier for their stuff to float to the top by default.

- Streaming is allowing everyone to disappear into their own musical bubbles, destroying any concept of a "monoculture." I don't think there will be another Taylor Swift. I have 4 or 5 close friends who listen to different types of music, and none of them listen to anything you would see on the Hot 100. Occasionally a song from a bubble will be big enough to show up on the Hot 100 - think Mexican Regional (Peso Pluma), Country (Wallen), or even k-pop (Fifty Fifty). But ubiquitous hits by newer artists are hard to come by, and that makes it so much harder for Gen Z to break through into the mainstream.

[mms82]

May 18, 2023 9:08:40 GMT -5 enwhy said:

- Streaming is allowing everyone to disappear into their own musical bubbles, destroying any concept of a "monoculture." I don't think there will be another Taylor Swift. I have 4 or 5 close friends who listen to different types of music, and none of them listen to anything you would see on the Hot 100. Occasionally a song from a bubble will be big enough to show up on the Hot 100 - think Mexican Regional (Peso Pluma), Country (Wallen), or even k-pop (Fifty Fifty). But ubiquitous hits by newer artists are hard to come by, and that makes it so much harder for Gen Z to break through into the mainstream.

I really think Old Town Road will be the last (at least for a generation until something in music changes again) truly everywhere smash hit

[85la]

May 17, 2023 22:38:24 GMT -5 lazer said:

Speaking of Olivia Rodrigo, where is she?

True. She confirmed late last year that she would release "sometime" this year. She didn't specify exactly when, but the announcement made it seem like it would be fairly imminent, such as the first quarter or definitely the first half, so the fact that we're almost halfway into the year with no further specification is really killing me!!

[Baby Yoda Hot100Fan]

kworb's Billboard Radio Songs Estimates « 2023 » / « 05 » / « 18 »

1(=) Miley Cyrus - Flowers 103.54(-0.06)
2(=) Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage - Creepin' 94.81(-0.91)
3(=) Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down 86.24(+0.25) +

4(=) SZA - Kill Bill 82.08(-0.86)
5(=) Morgan Wallen - Last Night 76.10(+0.45)
6(=) Miguel - Sure Thing 57.93(+0.28)
7(=) Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero 54.08(+0.24)
8(=) PinkPantheress & Ice Spice - Boy's a liar, Pt. 2 51.78(-0.55)
9(=) The Weeknd - Die For You 51.19(-0.06)
10(=) Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed 47.89(+0.37)

20(=) Toosii - Favorite Song 35.25(+0.96)

22(+1) Taylor Swift - Karma 32.08(+0.83)

32(+1) Jordan Davis - Next Thing You Know 27.23(+0.71)

81(+5) Luke Combs - Fast Car 14.26(+0.93)

-(-) Lil Durk - All My Life (feat. J. Cole) 10.31(+1.69)

[kindofbiased]

I want Olivia back too but I feel like people gotta put into perspective how long her gap between albums actually has been, Sour isn't even two years old yet, it hasn't been *that* long between albums. She isn't "MIA" she's just working on the album still

[SPRΞΞ]

May 18, 2023 11:39:09 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

I want Olivia back too but I feel like people gotta put into perspective how long her gap between albums actually has been, Sour isn't even two years old yet, it hasn't been *that* long between albums. She isn't "MIA" she's just working on the album still

In terms of scrolling on TikTok thru endless 20 second videos, the feeling of a 2 year gap between albums is career suicide at this point.

[kindofbiased]

May 18, 2023 12:30:50 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

May 18, 2023 11:39:09 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

I want Olivia back too but I feel like people gotta put into perspective how long her gap between albums actually has been, Sour isn't even two years old yet, it hasn't been *that* long between albums. She isn't "MIA" she's just working on the album still

In terms of scrolling on TikTok thru endless 20 second videos, the feeling of a 2 year gap between albums is career suicide at this point.

she's gonna be fine, just because Kids Be On Their Damn Phones doesn't mean people don't want to hear new music from her

[renfield75]

May 18, 2023 9:08:40 GMT -5 enwhy said:

- Oversaturation of artists is making it hard for any 1 to capture attention economy. Ice Spice was absolutely everywhere for a few weeks last year, and then her EP came out and it barely made any noise because there were already 6 other things happening. She managed to recapture some hype when BAL2 went viral, but an Ice Spice-type artist (exciting new style with industry backing) would've had a much bigger debut like 10-20 years ago.

- The industry has less say now than ever before. Record companies have less pull than ever in determining what blows up. They're left trying to reverse-engineer TikTok trends (abcdefu) to try to manufacture hits. But they're at the whims of social media algorithms, and younger people hardly listen to the radio. That's why this Spotify "pay for more algorithmic streams" could be such a gamechanger. Playlisting provided a relatively modest boost, but record companies want more power.

- It's much easier to keep investing in what already works. The Top artists on the Hot 100 these days are looking more and more like a list of the biggest names of the past 15 years. Taylor, Miley, The Weeknd, Drake, Harry Styles. All are pretty much universally known, so it's much easier for their stuff to float to the top by default.

- Streaming is allowing everyone to disappear into their own musical bubbles, destroying any concept of a "monoculture." I don't think there will be another Taylor Swift. I have 4 or 5 close friends who listen to different types of music, and none of them listen to anything you would see on the Hot 100. Occasionally a song from a bubble will be big enough to show up on the Hot 100 - think Mexican Regional (Peso Pluma), Country (Wallen), or even k-pop (Fifty Fifty). But ubiquitous hits by newer artists are hard to come by, and that makes it so much harder for Gen Z to break through into the mainstream.

And not for nothing, Covid shut the world down just as Gen Z were hitting their late teens/early 20s. No touring, no shows to appear on, no clubs or bars to be played in, no groups of people gathering to play music...it was easier than ever to make music at home but much harder to have it break through.

[musiclife]

Olivia Rodrigo is needed.

[Skibidi Bop Bop]

With how weak is the chart right now. Bad Bunny has a big chance of debuting at number 1 followed by Taylor but Last Night will surely return on top afterwards.

[𝕡𝕙𝕖𝕖𝕓𝕤]

Some of you are so cynical you’re not realistic anymore lol

[jasper0102]

May 18, 2023 16:21:37 GMT -5 Skibidi Bop Bop said:

With how weak is the chart right now. Bad Bunny has a big chance of debuting at number 1 followed by Taylor but Last Night will surely return on top afterwards.

That’s assuming she releases a lead-off single for Speak Now (TV). And Bad Bunny’s gonna have to outperform Moscow Mule by a lot to get to number-one, and I’m not sure if he can pull that off.

[artistry]

Where is Bruno Mars? I would love for him to get his first #1 debut single.