Billboard Hot 100: 07/15/2023

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Jul 8, 2023 18:39:58 GMT -5 85la said:

Jul 8, 2023 16:07:56 GMT -5 tituscat said:

Last Night has been at the top of Spotify for months so you can’t say this song doesn’t deserve to be number 1 for 13 weeks. A lot of people are listening to this song. Also it’s not only country fans listening to this song. I’m not a country fan and I like this song. I don’t understand all the hate for this song on here.

Not many are saying that it doesn't "deserve" to be #1 or that the stats don't support this. Clearly there is demand for it, and many people like and want to listen to it. If you personally like the song that's your own opinion as well, but many of us don't and see nothing special about it, so we are just expressing our puzzlement and bewilderment as to why it's stayed at #1 for so long.

it doesn't help the fact that a lot of us live in countries where like 99.99% of people never heard of Morgan, let alone Last Night. But even that it's not an issue for me, I could say wow, this song is so good, such a shame it's not a 10+-week #1 in other countries too, but I just don't see the appeal, and that's fine. I understand some people like it, and the numbers are there obviously, but let us be confused about it, because you can't really put Last Night in the same group of WW hits like Despacito, Shape Of You, Hello, Old Town Road or I Gotta Feeling.

[hitsrus]

You Proof is still solidly in the Top 20 of streaming after a year.
Wasted On You is still around 20on streaming and that is almost a year and a half old,

Anyone surprised just isn't paying attention imo.

LN will be doing over 20m streams for months yet.

[lazer]

Jul 8, 2023 16:41:42 GMT -5 Choco said:

Ah yeah, the "Pulse just hates this because it's not a pop lady" obligatory posts.

I can come back later to thread, carry on.

Nah, it’s not because it’s not a pop lady. If Taylor Swift made LN, I would still question the #1 multiple week run. I know millions of people are streaming it and it’s more legit than Butter, but why this song in particular? It’s not in the same league as Old Town Road, Call Me Maybe, Despacito in terms of memorability.

[Choco]

Jul 8, 2023 19:26:41 GMT -5 lazer said:

Jul 8, 2023 16:41:42 GMT -5 Choco said:

Ah yeah, the "Pulse just hates this because it's not a pop lady" obligatory posts.

I can come back later to thread, carry on.

Nah, it’s not because it’s not a pop lady. If Taylor Swift made LN, I would still question the #1 multiple week run. I know millions of people are streaming it and it’s more legit than Butter, but why this song in particular? It’s not in the same league as Old Town Road, Call Me Maybe, Despacito in terms of memorability.

Morgan Wallen's first album was a massive breakout moment, especially on streaming, and this song dropped with the next album. It was always gonna be a monster hit and his fanbase streams for months.

Even if culturally it doesn't feel as big, the formula currently favors the type of fanbase that Morgan has. Songs that stream for ages even if they don't peak that high get huge runs (see also: Blinding Lights which was never on any single week as big as, say, Flowers, but it just kept going forever).

It doesn't hurt that the releases have been very unexciting lately. Who even brought their A-Game to try and snatch number one? Olivia will probably do it for a week but we all kinda expected better, let's be honest. Taylor's horrible remix getting to #2 is a testament to her power because that version is a crime against ears.

[SPRΞΞ]

it doesn't feel culturally big to gay people, why would it, but I can guarantee it's humungous with the millions and millions of people who listen to country music. 4th of July weekend was all about Last Night. Same with Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend coming up. Every county fair, every backyard BBQ, every baseball game across the country BLASTS Last Night. It's as American as you can get.

[kimberly]

Jul 8, 2023 19:57:14 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

it doesn't feel culturally big to gay people, why would it, but I can guarantee it's humungous with the millions and millions of people who listen to country music. 4th of July weekend was all about Last Night. Same with Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend coming up. Every county fair, every backyard BBQ, every baseball game across the country BLASTS Last Night. It's as American as you can get.

curious about your definition of American... 

:oprahsuspicion:

[kindofbiased]

I know people are assuming that Last Night is just gonna go unchallenged again for a while but I'm hoping that Vampire at least puts up a fight, it still has a decent lead over Morgan on Spotify so hopefully when radio catches up there's at least something threatening to knock Last Night off for good

[neel]

Jul 8, 2023 19:57:14 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

it doesn't feel culturally big to gay people, why would it, but I can guarantee it's humungous with the millions and millions of people who listen to country music. 4th of July weekend was all about Last Night. Same with Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend coming up. Every county fair, every backyard BBQ, every baseball game across the country BLASTS Last Night. It's as American as you can get.

Why mention gays?

[lazer]

Ella Baila Sola should have at least got a few weeks at #1.

[neel]

Jul 8, 2023 20:29:09 GMT -5 lazer said:

Ella Baila Sola should have at least got a few weeks at #1.

Wish it was the song that was spending 14+ weeks at No. 1.

[hitsrus]

LN is a highly relatable song, while the lyrics may be generic and cliche as some say, well cliches exist and are a thing because they are true. And people relate to them.

I would think relationships, alcohol and letting it all out is a pretty universal thing that most people over the age of twenty can relate to. And that doesn't stop at the US border or ones orientation or gender.

That's why the song works and why it remains big, people get it, people lived it.

[musiclife]

Last Night is a great song. That's why it's so successful. It will continue to be a big song. End of story. Lol

[shadowthehedgehogfan]

Jul 8, 2023 21:17:07 GMT -5 hitsrus said:

LN is a highly relatable song, while the lyrics may be generic and cliche as some say, well cliches exist and are a thing because they are true. And people relate to them.

I would think relationships, alcohol and letting it all out is a pretty universal thing that most people over the age of twenty can relate to. And that doesn't stop at the US border or ones orientation or gender.

That's why the song works and why it remains big, people get it, people lived it.

Hits Different basically covers those same bases, but unfortunately Karma got the radio push

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Idk why people are debating the quality of a song as a reason why it should be number one or not. There’s literally no evidence to support that ever being a reason why something is a hit. We all wish it but we can all list endless examples of situations where quality songs flop. All a song needs to be a hit (without spambots buying them up) is engagement from audiences and LN has had that now for months. Clearly many of those on Pulse aren’t among the ones listening to the song, so why not find people who are and ask why they like it — or better yet, simply look at the numbers and see that yes, people like the song. No one needs to explain why they like a song and often times, people can’t. They just know they do and that’s all there needs to be to it.

[Fears in the Fire]

Let’s face it: this forum is about as far from Last Night’s target audience as possible. As in normal people who don’t spend hours online discussing music💀

I personally feel like it’s a behemoth, and at least more culturally prominent than As It Was. Another thing is there a good amount of non-American posters here and for them yeah the song is going to be nothing.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

Jul 8, 2023 23:16:03 GMT -5 shadowthehedgehogfan said:

Jul 8, 2023 21:17:07 GMT -5 hitsrus said:

LN is a highly relatable song, while the lyrics may be generic and cliche as some say, well cliches exist and are a thing because they are true. And people relate to them.

I would think relationships, alcohol and letting it all out is a pretty universal thing that most people over the age of twenty can relate to. And that doesn't stop at the US border or ones orientation or gender.

That's why the song works and why it remains big, people get it, people lived it.

Hits Different basically covers those same bases, but unfortunately Karma got the radio push

omg GET OVER IT ALREADY

[mms82]

Jul 8, 2023 19:57:14 GMT -5 SPRΞΞ said:

it doesn't feel culturally big to gay people, why would it, but I can guarantee it's humungous with the millions and millions of people who listen to country music. 4th of July weekend was all about Last Night. Same with Memorial Day weekend, and Labor Day weekend coming up. Every county fair, every backyard BBQ, every baseball game across the country BLASTS Last Night. It's as American as you can get.

Last Night is culturally big and loved by this gay person lmao

[kcdawg13]

Jul 8, 2023 15:37:09 GMT -5 Music Fan said:

Let’s be honest, people are calling Last Night on this thread “boring and generic” because it’s by a country artist they personally don’t like. Taylor singing a similar song would be a “lyrical genius.”

The fact is Last Night is one of the biggest songs of the decade — whether or not you personally have listened to it. Sure the charts are “weak,” but he’s been consistently at 300 points for weeks, beating out the second place by over 50 points. He’s been dominating streaming, digital, AND radio, without being propelled by stans. Facts are facts.

No I legit think Last Night is generic and boring, and that's just it. The hook is weak and it doesn't have any energy, it just meanders for three minutes. But I also didn't like As It Was, so maybe I don't know how to pick 'em when it comes to long-running #1 hits.

Now if I were to pick a great Morgan Wallen song to top the charts right now, it would be One Thing At A Time. I love that song.

[jasper0102]

Jul 8, 2023 15:37:09 GMT -5 Music Fan said:

Let’s be honest, people are calling Last Night on this thread “boring and generic” because it’s by a country artist they personally don’t like. Taylor singing a similar song would be a “lyrical genius.”

Jul 8, 2023 16:19:47 GMT -5 thegreatdivine said:

Jul 8, 2023 15:37:09 GMT -5 Music Fan said:

If Taylor wrote Last Night, her stans and critics alike would be hailing it as the greatest songwriting bit of the decade thus far and another pointer to her lyrical prowess but because it's by Morgan Wallen, it's somehow such a terrible song that they can't even fathom how so many people enjoy the song lmao.  

If Taylor was the one who made Last Night, well it'd be a better song just off vocals alone and the production could be improved too but it would definitely be one of her weakest songs lyrically. I would agree that if she made Last Night it would be less hated just off the basis of the Swifties but i'm not sure if even THEY are blind enough to think Last Night would be one of her best songs, much less the critics.

And that's before i even get to the thought of a Taylor written Last Night being called the "the greatest songwriting bit of the decade thus far" which, i think folklore and evermore's existence should be enough to debunk that.

Jul 8, 2023 20:09:16 GMT -5 kindofbiased said:

I know people are assuming that Last Night is just gonna go unchallenged again for a while but I'm hoping that Vampire at least puts up a fight, it still has a decent lead over Morgan on Spotify so hopefully when radio catches up there's at least something threatening to knock Last Night off for good

I wouldn't go as far as to say Morgan's gonna be unchallenged for the next couple months tbh. Drake and Travis could still beat him whenever the hell they're dropping, even for just a week, and Cruel Summer could definitely be a threat long term. And while Vampire will definitely be his biggest challenger since Flowers during March, i don't really think she has the legs to beat him yet, atleast after this week.

Jul 9, 2023 1:57:10 GMT -5 kcdawg13 said:

Jul 8, 2023 15:37:09 GMT -5 Music Fan said:

Now if I were to pick a great Morgan Wallen song to top the charts right now, it would be One Thing At A Time. I love that song.

I would've loved if that had been the big 13-week #1 Morgan Wallen hit over Last Night, even while i get why it wasn't (between the streaming post-album bomb being weaker than Last Night and even Thinkin Bout Me, never being sent to pop radio, and a country radio run that stalled out and was then cut short)

[pcg4]

Jul 8, 2023 23:31:33 GMT -5 Fears in the Fire said:

Let’s face it: this forum is about as far from Last Night’s target audience as possible. As in normal people who don’t spend hours online discussing music💀

I personally feel like it’s a behemoth, and at least more culturally prominent than As It Was. Another thing is there a good amount of non-American posters here and for them yeah the song is going to be nothing.

I think that the non-american thing is the key in my case, cause i've never heard Last Night on the radio, in a club, or anyone referencing listening to it, while As It Was, Anti-Hero or Flowers were everywhere. It's not exclusive for LN tho, because in the past few years I could name several #1 on Billboard that were mere minor hits in Europe.

That said, I kinda like the song and I believe worse ones have reached the top in the last few years.

[musiclife]

Morgan should release Man Made A Bar to pop radio next. :) But in reality he will probably send Neon Star next.

[hitsrus]

Three songs, and it looks like a fourth with Vampire for a week, have been #1 during the run of LN at the top. I'd say the competition is not weak.

[Darkest Hour]

Jul 9, 2023 9:13:43 GMT -5 musiclife said:

Morgan should release Man Made A Bar to pop radio next. But in reality he will probably send Neon Star next.

Eric Church at pop radio lol. The callout would be polarizing at least.

[dynamac]

Dial Drunk should have had the success Last Night’s having. If the biggest song of the year has to be about a drunk pos talking to their partner at least make it one that’s fun to listen to.

[dremolus - solarpunk]

tbh idk why people are so hung up on Last Night being #1 for so many weeks. I get not liking it (I'm far from a fan myself) but let's not act like a song being a dominant #1 dictates it being remembered down the line.

like y'all remember when DaBaby had the song of the summer, not just in the US, but for most of the world in 2020? It's popular and we'll just have to deal with it. Time will tell if it's remembered at all even two years from now.

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 60, 55, 50, 45, and 40 years ago:

July 13, 1963

01 01 Easier Said Than Done - The Essex (2nd and final week at #1)
02 07 Surf City - Jan & Dean
03 10 Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport - Rolf Harris
04 09 So Much In Love - The Tymes
05 06 One Fine Day - The Chiffons
06 02 Sukiyaki - Kyu Sakamoto
07 08 Memphis - Lonnie Mack
08 03 Blue On Blue - Bobby Vinton
09 04 Hello Stranger - Barbara Lewis
10 17 Wipe Out - The Surfaris

16 49 (You're The) Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley


July 13, 1968

01 01 This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert (4th and final week at #1)
02 02 The Horse - Cliff Nobles & Co.
03 03 Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
04 06 Lady Willpower - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
05 05 Grazing In The Grass - Hugh Masekela
06 04 The Look Of Love - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
07 07 Angel Of The Morning - Merilee Rush & The Turnabouts
08 17 Stoned Soul Picnic - The 5th Dimension
09 08 Here Comes The Judge - Shorty Long
10 15 Indian Lake - The Cowsills

21 43 Turn Around, Look At Me - The Vogues
22 77 Hello, I Love You - The Doors


July 14, 1973

01 01 Will It Go Round In Circles - Billy Preston (2nd and final week at #1)
02 02 Kodachrome - Paul Simon
03 05 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
04 07 Shambala - Three Dog Night
05 04 Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison
06 08 Yesterday Once More - The Carpenters
07 06 Playground In My Mind - Clint Holmes
08 11 Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
09 03 My Love - Paul McCartney & Wings
10 09 Right Place, Wrong Time - Dr. John


July 15, 1978

01 01 Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb (5th of 7 weeks at #1)
02 02 Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
03 03 Take a Chance On Me - ABBA
04 04 Use Ta Be My Girl - The O'Jays
05 05 Still The Same - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
06 07 Miss You - The Rolling Stones
07 09 The Groove Line - Heatwave
08 08 Dance With Me - Peter Brown (w/Betty Wright)
09 06 It's a Heartache - Bonnie Tyler
10 13 Last Dance - Donna Summer


July 16, 1983

01 01 Every Breath You Take - The Police (2nd of 8 weeks at #1)
02 02 Electric Avenue - Eddy Grant
03 03 Flashdance...What a Feeling - Irene Cara
04 04 Never Gonna Let You Go - Sergio Mendes (w/Joe Pizzulo & Leza Miller)
05 06 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Michael Jackson
06 08 Come Dancing - The Kinks
07 05 Too Shy - Kajagoogoo
08 10 Our House - Madness
09 13 Is There Something I Should Know - Duran Duran
10 07 Time (Clock Of The Heart) - Culture Club

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 from 35, 30, 25, and 20 years ago:

July 16, 1988

01 01 The Flame - Cheap Trick (2nd and final week at #1)
02 02 Mercedes Boy - Pebbles
03 03 Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard
04 04 New Sensation - INXS
05 08 Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx
06 12 Roll With It - Steve Winwood
07 10 Nite And Day - Al B. Sure!
08 14 Hands To Heaven - Breathe
09 16 Make Me Lose Control - Eric Carmen
10 06 Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison


July 17, 1993

01 01 Weak - SWV (2nd and final week at #1)
02 04 Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
03 03 Whoomp! (There It Is) - Tag Team
04 02 That's The Way Love Goes - Janet Jackson
05 05 Knockin' Da Boots - H-Town
06 07 Have I Told You Lately - Rod Stewart
07 06 Show Me Love - Robin S
08 09 I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me) - Expose
09 18 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
10 08 Dre Day - Dr. Dre


July 18, 1998

01 01 The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica (7th of 13 weeks at #1)
02 02 You're Still The One - Shania Twain
03 04 My Way - Usher
04 03 Too Close - Next
05 06 Adia - Sarah McLachlan
06 07 Come With Me - Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page
07 05 Ray Of Light - Madonna
08 11 Make It Hot - Nicole feat. Missy Elliott & Mocha
09 08 My All - Mariah Carey
10 10 Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - The Backstreet Boys

22 NE Friend Of Mine - Kelly Price
24 54 Nobody Does It Better - Nate Dogg feat. Warren G


July 12, 2003

01 03 Crazy In Love - Beyonce feat. Jay-Z (1st of 8 weeks at #1)
02 04 Magic Stick - Lil Kim feat. 50 Cent
03 01 This Is The Night - Clay Aiken
04 07 Rock Wit U (Awww Baby) - Ashanti
05 05 21 Questions - 50 Cent feat. Nate Dogg
06 06 Get Busy - Sean Paul
07 10 Unwell - Matchbox Twenty
08 08 Bring Me To Life - Evanescence feat. Paul McCoy
09 15 Right Thurr - Chingy
10 11 So Gone - Monica

[Soulsista]

Billboard Top 10 Flashback:

July 12, 2008

01 01 I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry (2nd of 7 weeks at #1)
02 02 Lollipop - Lil Wayne feat. Static Major
03 03 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
04 04 Take a Bow - Rihanna
05 NE Burnin' Up - The Jonas Brothers
06 06 Viva La Vida - Coldplay
07 08 Bust It Baby (Part 2) - Plies feat. Ne-Yo
08 07 Forever - Chris Brown
09 11 This Is Me - Demi Lovato & Joe Jonas
10 05 Pocketful Of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield

19 91 All I Want To Do - Sugarland


July 13, 2013

01 01 Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (4th of 12 weeks at #1)
02 02 Get Lucky - Daft Punk feat. Pharrell
03 05 We Can't Stop - Miley Cyrus
04 03 Radioactive - Imagine Dragons
05 06 Can't Hold Us - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton
06 04 Cruise - Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly
07 07 Mirrors - Justin Timberlake
08 08 Treasure - Bruno Mars
09 09 Come & Get It - Selena Gomez
10 11 The Way - Ariana Grande feat. Mac Miller


July 14, 2018

01 06 Nice For What - Drake (8th and final week at #1)
02 NE Nonstop - Drake
03 01 I Like It - Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
04 09 God's Plan - Drake
05 04 Girls Like You - Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B
06 NE In My Feelings - Drake
07 26 I'm Upset - Drake
08 NE Emotionless - Drake
09 NE Don't Matter To Me - Drake feat. Michael Jackson
10 02 SAD! - XXXTentacion

13 NE Mob Ties - Drake
14 NE Elevate - Drake
17 NE Survival - Drake
18 NE Can't Take a Joke - Drake
20 NE Talk Up - Drake
21 NE 8 Out Of 10 - Drake


July 16, 2022

01 01 As It Was - Harry Styles (9th of 15 weeks at #1)
02 03 About Damn Time - Lizzo
03 02 First Class - Jack Harlow
04 06 Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush
05 04 Wait For U - Future feat. Drake & Tems
06 05 Jimmy Cooks - Drake feat. 21 Savage
07 08 Me Porto Bonito - Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone
08 09 Heat Waves - Glass Animals
09 07 BREAK MY SOUL - Beyonce
10 11 Big Energy - Latto

13 NE Hot S**t - Cardi B, Ye & Lil Durk

[fridayteenage]

4.85 million debut on Youtube US for Vampire's music video.
English language videos are kinda dead, I thought it would be a bit higher.


Shakira bzrp 7.3 mil
All my life 7.4 mil
Un x100to 8.2 mil
Princess diana 8.7 mil
Flowers 11.9 mil
Tqg 12.9 mil

[thebops]

Jul 7, 2023 11:26:58 GMT -5 hitsrus said:

Last Night has led streaming songs for 15 weeks, I'd say that implies it isn't some obscure rural thing..
In fact while country has done much better on streaming of late, none of it is anywhere near the level of streams of LN. Not even half as strong for the runner ups in most cases. So it's definitely not just the country fans driving this song,


Ike any song, if you stay in your circle or silo, you won't hear them or know how big they are.

I've been away for a bit, just catching up with this thread today. This post sums it up perfectly. Last Night is reaching beyond just the traditional country market. Last Night is also reaching far beyond any other Morgan Wallen song right now as well. As someone whose favorite genre is Country (and has been for years) I can say that it's a catchy song. Kind of a simple melody but I like the like the way the song ebbs and flows and I like Morgan's slightly raspy voice. Is it great? Not really, but better than average. I'd give it a 6 out of 10.

It's kind of amusing how on this board, some people think airplay with its "payola" has too much weight, people don't like the chart games that stans play with Sales, but most people here think streaming is the best and most accurate metric. So you have Last Night, #1 on Streaming for 15 weeks, and some people don't really give it the proper credit that it deserves.

Finally, I don't think Last Night is going to break Old Town Road's 19 weeks at #1 record. Yes, Pop airplay is still increasing, but it has already peaked at Country radio who seems to be hopping on to Everything I Love now. Most country songs drop fairly hard on country radio once they peak although there are exceptions.