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Taylor Swift Racing to U.K. Chart Title With ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’
Fearless (Taylor’s Version) has banked the most sales and album streams so far, to lead the Official Chart Update. Should it hold its ground when the weekly chart is published this Friday (April 16), Swift will have a seventh U.K. No. 1, slotting her into third place among female artists with the most U.K. chart-topping titles behind only Madonna (with 12) and Kylie Minogue (8). It’s highly unlikely that Taylor will be denied. The original version of Fearless was Swift’s breakthrough in the U.K., peaking at No. 5 on the national chart in 2008. Her 2012 album Red was her first leader, and every subsequent album release hit No. 1, including last year’s lockdown LPs Folklore and Evermore. In a distant second place on the chart blast is Ariana Grande’s former leader Positions (Repub...
Lil Nas X Keeps U.K. Chart Crown With ‘Montero’
Lil Nas X enters a second week at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” (Lil Nas X) while Demi Lovato misses out on the albums crown in an agonizingly close race. “Montero” collects another 62,000 chart sales in the past cycle, including 8.6 million streams, the OCC reports. The U.S. rapper’s controversial song finishes comfortably ahead of the second-placed single, Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” (Def Jam) featuring Daniel Caesar & Giveon, up 3-2 to a new peak. Also hitting new highs this week is Russ Millions & Tion Wayne’s “Body” (Atlantic), up 21-12; Australian rapper Masked Wolf’s “Astronaut In The Ocean” (Elektra) up 20-18; Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic’s “Leave The Door Open” (Atlantic), up 23-20; and D-Block Europe & Raye’s “Ferrar...
Polo G’s ‘Rapstar’ Takes on Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ For U.K. Chart Crown
Produced by Synco and featuring social media star Einer Bankz on ukulele, “Rapstar” is on pace to be the Chicago rap artist’s highest charting headline single. His best is a No. 3 peak for KSI’s “Patience,” on which he guests with Yungblood, and his other appearance in the Top 40 was thanks to an assist on Lil Tjay’s “Headshot,” with a peak of No. 40. Elsewhere, Rag’n’Bone Man’s collaboration with Pink, “Anywhere Away From Here,” is on track for a Top 10 bow. It’s at No. 10 on the chart blast and could give the British singer and songwriter his third Top 10 and Pink her 21st. Sydney newcomer Masked Wolf continues to climb the chart with his viral track “Astronaut In The Ocean,” up 18-13 for a new high, while Ava Max’s “My Head & My Heart” lifts 19-14, also a new peak. Doja Cat could ba...
Saweetie & Doja Cat’s ‘Best Friend’ Cracks Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Likewise, the current hit solidifies Saweetie’s status as a rhythmic radio favorite as “Friend” rises from No. 2 to top Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart. The track ascends after it gained 9% in plays in the week ending April 4 to become the radio format’s most-played song of the week, according to MRC Data. “Friend” gives Saweetie her third Rhythmic No. 1, and second consecutive leader. Her previous release, “Back to the Streets,” featuring Jhene Aiko, ruled for one week in January. Before that, her first trip to No. 1 came with the 2019 hit, “My Type,” a two-week champ. In addition, the rising rapper very nearly made it four in a row – between “Type” and “Streets,” her song “Tap In” peaked at No. 2. Plus, thanks to “Friend,” Saweetie becomes only the fifth female rapper to post three No...
Carrie Underwood Lands Fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales Chart With ‘My Savior’
Of My Savior’s debut sales of 68,000, physical album sales comprise 43,000 of that figure (all in CDs) while digital album sales comprise 25,000. The CD was a strong performer with Internet and mail-order sellers (like Amazon) and mass merchants (Target, Walmart, etc.). Unlike a number of albums that have posted sturdy debut-week sales figures in recent times, My Savior’s first-week did not benefit from the availability of a vinyl LP. Instead, its vinyl edition will be released on April 30. My Savior also debuts at No. 1 on the Top Christian Albums and Top Country Albums chart, and at No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard 200. It’s her second No. 1 on Top Christian Albums, following last year’s My Gift (her first Christmas record) and her ninth consecutive leader on Top Country Albums (the enti...
Banda Los Recoditos Claims 18th Regional Mexican Airplay Top 10 With ‘Ponle Que Sí’
Banda Los Recoditos adds another top 10 to its collection on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart with “Ponle Que Sí.” As “Ponle Que Sí” lifts 13-10 (list dated April 10), the band scores its fourth straight top 10 and adds its 18th total Regional Mexican Airplay top 10 over the history of the chart, which began in 1985, a merit it now shares with Banda Carnaval. Los Tigres del Norte continues at the top with a massive 44 career top 10s. “Ponle” ascends with an 11% gain in audience impressions, to 3 million, earned in the week ending April 4, according to MRC Data, which also yields to a 37-34 jump on the all-Latin format Latin Airplay chart. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you ...
Rod Wave Rules Hot 100 Songwriters Chart, Led by ‘Tombstone’ & More
Rank, Title (co-songwriters in addition to Rod Wave)No. 11, “Tombstone” (Eric Foley Jr., Jaylon Howard, Jai Beats)No. 16, “Street Runner” (TNTxD, London Blue, Karltin Bankz, Ruth B)No. 22, “Richer,” featuring Polo G (Polo G, Roland Hannah, Flynn Cranston)No. 55, “SoulFly” (TNTxD, Tahj Money, Shaad K Rounds, Ryan Hartlove)No. 61, “Gone Till November” (Drum Dummie, Kimj)No. 63, “Don’t Forget” (TNTxD, Basobeats)No. 65, “Blame on You” (TNTxD, Evrgrn, Adam Fritz)No. 71, “All I Got” (Mook Got The Keys Jumping, LowLowTurnMeUp, DZIMI)No. 85, “Pills & Billz” (Eric Foley Jr., Roland Hannah, Uncle Cameron)No. 88, “How the Game Go” (Ryder Johnson, Taz Taylor, Adawg)No. 89, ...
Demi Lovato’s ‘Dancing With The Devil’ Shuffling to Strong U.K. Chart Debut
Also new on the midweek chart is Dry Cleaning, the South London post-punk outfit whose debut LP New Long Leg (4AD) opens at No. 3. The late, great David Bowie could nab a 35th Top 10 as The Kit Kat Klub (Live New York 99) (Parlophone) bows at No. 6 on the chart blast, just ahead of The Fratellis‘ sixth album Half Drunk Under a Full Moon (Cooking Vinyl), at No. 7. Half Drunk could give the Scottish rockers’ a fourth Top 10. Finally, U.S. rapper Lil Tjay has the most-streamed album of the week with Destined 2 Win (Columbia). It’s new at No. 9 on the Official Chart Update. Over on the midweek singles survey, Lil Nas X has the upper hand with “Montero” (Call Me By Your Name) (Lil Nas X). “Montero” leads the Official U.K. Singles Chart Update, ahead of Nathan Evans’ “Wellerman” (Pol...
The Killers’ ‘Mr Brightside’ Chalks Up U.K. Chart Milestone
The track passed a landmark 1 million pure sales (downloads and CD sales) in December 2018, according to the Official Charts Company, and its all-time U.K. streams passes 281 million, making it the most-streamed track released prior to 2010 (it’s also recognized as the 12th biggest-selling single of the 2010s). Currently, total U.K. combined sales are 3.52 million. For chart longevity, no other song comes close. The title for second-best belongs to Snow Patrol, whose 2006 hit “Chasing Cars” has bagged 166 weeks (and counting) on the Official UK Singles Chart Top 100, with Ed Sheeran’s 2017 release “Perfect” close behind in third place with 165 weeks. “Mr Brightside” appeared on the band’s chart-leading debut album Hot Fuss, release...
Five Burning Questions: Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Debuts Atop the Hot 100
1. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” is now Lil Nas X’s second career No. 1 single after debuting atop the Hot 100. On a scale of 1-10, how surprised are you that “Montero” was the song to return Nas to the chart penthouse? Andrew Unterberger: If you had asked me two Fridays ago when I heard the song for the first time, I would’ve said a 9 at least — it didn’t sound like an obvious hit to me, and obviously Lil Nas X’s chart track record since “Old Town Road” has been respectable, but not automatic-number-one respectable. But after a couple days of Internet-wide back-and-forth over the song and its video, that number would’ve dropped to a 4 or 5, and then by mid-last week, I would’ve been surprised if it didn’t go to No. 1. Lil Nas X...
Karol G Feeling ‘Joy & Motivation’ Over Her First Top Latin Albums Chart-Topper ‘KG0516′
KG0516 was released March 26 on Universal Music Latino/UMLE. The 16-track set is a follow-up to two runner-up efforts: Unstoppable, Karol G’s album debut (Nov. 2017; 4,000 equivalent album units in its first week) and Ocean (May 2019; 12,000 units). “As the name of the album is a flight number and everything in it revolves around that trip, my challenge was to find a direction for each song,” Karol G says. “Each one should take you to a different destination, be it love, heartbreak, or celebration, including the sounds, the mix, the fusion of the genres. In reality it was full of challenges, but I had the time and disposition, since we were in quarantine, to work on it calmly, to work with love and be able to find that perfect balance between each song.” Second Female Solo Act To Debut At ...
Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me by Your Name)’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
“Montero,” released March 26 on Columbia Records, is the 1,120th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 62-year history. It’s the 51st single to debut at No. 1, and Lil Nas X’s first. “Montero” drew 46.9 million U.S. streams and sold 21,000 downloads in the week ending April 1, according to MRC Data. It also attracted 1.1 million radio airplay audience impressions in the week ending April 4. The track opens at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, where it’s Lil Nas X’s second leader, after “Old Town Road” ruled for a record 20 weeks, and No. 2 on Digital Song Sales. It was available in three versions in its first week: its original version; its “Satan’s Extended Version”; and its “But Lil Nas X Is Silent the Entire Ti...
