Billboard chart trivia

[Gary]

May 16, 2016 17:37:32 GMT -5 DJ General said:

May 16, 2016 10:17:16 GMT -5 Gary said:

He got 1 million with streaming included. The lists in here are for sales only

Billboard chart combines the two. people need to learn to adapt, it's disturbing

a million "units" is not the same thing as a million albums. The comparable number in this case is 851K

[Mike is BAD]

Oct 3, 2015 11:08:46 GMT -5 WolfSpear said:

Songwriters who have self-replaced at #1 (since 1958):

John Lennon/Paul McCartney
1) I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles
2) She Loves You - The Beatles
3) Can't Buy Me Love - The Beatles

Brian Holland/Lamont Dozer/Eddie Holland
1) Back In My Arms Again - The Supremes
2) I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - The Four Tops

Bob Crewe/Kenny Nolan
1) My Eyes Adored You - Frankie Valli
2) Lady Marmalade - LaBelle

Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
1) Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees
2) (Love Is) Thicker Than Water - Andy Gibb
3) Night Fever - The Bee Gees
4) If I Can't Have You - Yvonne Elliman

Ritchie Cordell
1) I Think We're Alone Now - Tiffany
2) Mony Mony - Billy Idol

Diane Warren
1) When I See You Smile - Bad English
2) Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli

Puff Daddy (Sean Combs)
1) Can't Nobody Hold Me Down - Puff Daddy featuring Mase
2) Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.

Nelly (Cornell Haynes Jr.)
1) Hot In Herre - Nelly
2) Dilemma - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland

Usher (Usher Raymond)
1) Yeah! - Usher
2) Burn - Usher

1) Burn - Usher
2) Confessions Pt. II - Usher

T.I. (Clifford Harris)
1) Whatever You Like - T.I.
2) Live Your Life - T.I. featuring Rihanna

William Adams/Allan Pineda/Jaime Gomez/Stacy Ferguson
1) Boom Boom Pow - The Black Eyed Peas
2) I Gotta Feeling - The Black Eyed Peas

Max Martin
1) We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
2) One More Night - Maroon 5

1) Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
2) Blank Space - Taylor Swift

Dr. Luke (Lukasz Gottwald)
1) Roar - Katy Perry
2) Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus

Taylor Swift
1) Shake It Off - Taylor Swift
2) Blank Space - Taylor Swift

The Weeknd
1) Can't Feel My Face
2) The Hills

[Mayman]

Billboard has released a new Ask BB, which includes the update list of albums with the most weeks in top 10, so here we go...

Albums with most weeks in top 10:

Weeks in Top 10, Title, Artist, Peak Year
109, The Sound of Music, soundtrack, 1965
84, 21, Adele, 2011
84, Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen, 1984
78, Hysteria, Def Leppard, 1988
78, Thriller, Michael Jackson, 1983
72, Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette, 1995
71, Doctor Zhivago, soundtrack, 1966
64, Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul, 1989
61, Falling Into You, Celine Dion, 1996
61, Whipped Cream & Other Delights, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, 1965
59, 1989, Taylor Swift, 2014
59, Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie, 1983
58, Fearless, Taylor Swift, 2008
55, Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish, 1995
53, Come On Over, Shania Twain, 1997
52, Wilson Phillips, Wilson Phillips, 1990
52, Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, M.C. Hammer, 1990
52, Appetite for Destruction, Guns N' Roses, 1988
52, Rumours, Fleetwood Mac, 1977
52, Frampton Comes Alive, Peter Frampton, 1976

Link to BB article: www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7408939/ask-billboard-one-directions-career-sales

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7416657/drake-one-dance-no-1-hot-100-twenty-one-pilots-ride?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking%20News&utm_term=biz_breakingnews

Rihanna scores her 21st top five Hot 100 hit, tying Elvis Presley for the fifth-most top fives in the chart's history, which dates to Aug. 4, 1958. (Notably, Presley's career launched two years before the chart began.) Here's a look at the acts with the most top five hits, as Rihanna breaks out of a tie with two icons, each with 20:

Most Top Five Hot 100 Hits

29, The Beatles
28, Madonna
26, Mariah Carey
24, Janet Jackson
21, Elvis Presley
21, Rihanna
20, Michael Jackson
20, Stevie Wonder

[Libra]

Remember when "Blurred Lines" was turning back one contender after another over on CHR (four in total)? I mentioned that the record-holder for the Hot 100 in that category appeared to be "(Everything I Do) I Do it For You", which held five songs to #2. ("Right Here, Right Now", "P.A.S.S.I.O.N.", "Every Heartbeat", "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over", and "Fading Like a Flower (Every Time You Leave)")

Turns out, Bryan shares that mark with one other song. In 1960, "Theme From a Summer Place" did it too, turning back:

Jimmy Jones, "Handy Man"
Jim Reeves, "He'll Have to Go"
Bobby Rydell, "Wild One"
Paul Anka, "Puppy Love"
The Brothers Four, "Greenfields"

Worth noting that "Greenfields" would spent four weeks at #2, the last three of which were behind Elvis Presley's "Stuck on You" (which leaped 6-1). Bryan Adams, on the other hand, turned back all five entirely on his own.

[Daniel Collins]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7633339/hot-100-drake-lil-wayne-most-hits-among-soloists

Drake Ties Lil Wayne for Most Hot 100 Hits Among Soloists

Drake debuts as featured on Gucci Mane's "Both," marking his 132nd entry, matching Lil Wayne's total.

As previously reported, The Weeknd's "Starboy," featuring Daft Punk, crowns the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Jan. 7, 2017), rising from No. 2 to No. 1 and marking The Weeknd's third Hot 100 No. 1 and Daft Punk's first.

Meanwhile, Drake ties a historic mark, as he logs his 132nd career Hot 100 entry, as Gucci Mane's "Both," on which Drake is featured, debuts at No. 41. With the bow, Drake ties Lil Wayne for the most Hot 100 appearances among soloists in the chart's 58-year history.

Among all acts, only the Glee Cast boasts more Hot 100 entries than Drake and Lil Wayne: 207. (Billed as the Glee Cast on its releases, the act was a rotating collective with certain members present, although not singing on every song, throughout the show's six-season run on Fox in 2009-15.)

Here is an updated count of the acts with the most charted Hot 100 entries dating to the ranking's Aug. 4, 1958, inception (though the chart dated Jan. 7, 2017):

Most Hot 100 Entries All-Time
207, Glee Cast
132, Drake
132, Lil Wayne
108, Elvis Presley
91, James Brown
86, Jay Z
82, Chris Brown
80, Kanye West
75, Ray Charles
73, Aretha Franklin
71, The Beatles
70, Nicki Minaj
70, Taylor Swift

Notably, the Hot 100 originated two years after the 1956 career launch of Elvis Presley. Still, Presley has charted the most entries by a soloist as a lead act, claiming lead billing in all 108 of his visits. James Brown follows among soloists as the lead on all 91 of his.

In line with the collaborative nature of hip-hop, Drake has been credited as a lead artist on 82 of his Hot 100 appearances (or 62 percent) and featured on 50; Lil Wayne has been lead on 47 (36 percent) and featured on 85.

Drake first hit the Hot 100 dated May 23, 2009, with the eventual No. 2-peaking "Best I Ever Had." He's earned 18 top 10s, including three No. 1s: as featured on Rihanna's "What's My Name?" (one week at No. 1 in 2010) and "Work" (nine weeks, 2016) and his own "One Dance," featuring WizKid and Kyla (10 weeks, 2016). Lil Wayne has tallied 19 top 10s and two No. 1s: "Lollipop," featuring Static Major (five weeks, 2008), and as featured on Jay Sean's "Down" (two weeks, 2009).

[jenglisbe]

So annoying. Billboard really needs to start making a point to separate lead and feature credits. What Drake has done is impressive, but it isn't the same as Elvis' accomplishment. I know they do note how many of Drake's entries were lead and how many were featured, but still...

[Gary]

So one more which at this rate is only a week away and only the cast of Glee stands ahead of Drake for chart supremacy. ;)

[trustypepper]

Lil Wayne has been featured on 64% of his chart appearances?! Wow.

[Gary]

Wanted to bump this. Lots of good stuff in this thread. Outdated but probably useful

[areyoureadytojump]

Thanks! I tried to find this recently.

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8070805/taylor-swift-end-game-top-40-hot-100-chart-moves

Artists With the Most Top 40 Hot 100 Hits

80, Elvis Presley
71, Lil Wayne
67, Drake
57, Elton John
55, Taylor Swift
51, Glee Cast
50, The Beatles
49, Madonna
49, Rihanna
47, JAY-Z

[areyoureadytojump]

www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8062850/u2-songs-of-experience-billboard-200-chart?utm_source=twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

Most #1 Albums on the Billboard 200

1. The Beatles (19)
2. JAY-Z (14)
3. Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand ( 11)
4. Elvis Presley (10)
5. Garth Brooks and The Rolling Stones (9)
6. Madonna and Kenny Chesney and U2 (8)

[jenglisbe]

Jan 14, 2018 16:14:52 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Thanks! I tried to find this recently.

Ha, me too.

I was thinking about Mariah Carey having a #1 hit with the lead single off her first 6 proper studio albums - Vision of Love, Emotions, Dreamlover, Fantasy, Honey, and Heartbreaker. Has anyone else done it with 6 straight albums, let alone their first 6? Maybe The Beatles?

[korbel16]

Jan 15, 2018 9:39:47 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Jan 14, 2018 16:14:52 GMT -5 areyoureadytojump said:

Thanks! I tried to find this recently.

Ha, me too.

I was thinking about Mariah Carey having a #1 hit with the lead single off her first 6 proper studio albums - Vision of Love, Emotions, Dreamlover, Fantasy, Honey, and Heartbreaker. Has anyone else done it with 6 straight albums, let alone their first 6? Maybe The Beatles?

Rihanna did it with a number 1 song for 7 albums straight, but her first album didn’t have a number 1 song

[renfield75]

Jan 15, 2018 10:07:53 GMT -5 korbel16 said:

Jan 15, 2018 9:39:47 GMT -5 jenglisbe said:

Ha, me too.

I was thinking about Mariah Carey having a #1 hit with the lead single off her first 6 proper studio albums - Vision of Love, Emotions, Dreamlover, Fantasy, Honey, and Heartbreaker. Has anyone else done it with 6 straight albums, let alone their first 6? Maybe The Beatles?

Rihanna did it with a number 1 song for 7 albums straight, but her first album didn’t have a number 1 song

Not with a lead single, as specified in the original post...Rated R's first single, "Russian Roulette", peaked at number nine. But Rihanna's accomplishment is still very impressive!