Music Charts Discussion (Billboard and UK Charts)

[Miss Americana]

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I saw there was no recent thread, so I am gonna post weekly updates for Hot 100, BB200, UK Singles, UK Albums Chart. Charts are fun to watch and also correlate with the incoming awards season (VMAS, AMAS, Grammys, Brits). Also, from industry stand-point Year-end charts have big importance for artists and relevant projects.

For today’s talk, here is the projected Top20 Year End BB200 chart, as of week 33/52(Billboard YEC has 52 weeks):

BILLBOARD YEAR WEEK 33: BB200 (source: UKmix)

1  2,038,000 DANGEROUS |Morgan Wallen
2. 1,370,000  EVERMORE | Taylor Swift
3.  1,317,000. SHOOT FOR THE STARS AIM FOR THE MOON | Pop Smoke
4. 1,161,000 POSITIONS | Ariana Grande
5.  1,017,000 WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET | Luke Combs
6. 914,000 MY TURN | Lil Baby
7.  913,000 LEGENDS NEVER DIE | Juice WRLD
8.  907,000 FUTURE NOSTALGIA | Dua Lipa
9.  880,000 FOLKLORE | Taylor Swift
10. 853,000 SOUR |Olivia Rodrigo
11.  845,000 GOOD NEWS |Megan Thee Stallion
12.  837,000 El Ult. TOUR Del MUNDO | Bad Bunny
13. 825,000 THE VOICE | Lil Durk
14. 818,000  F*CK LOVE | Kid Laroi
15. 803,000 AFTER HOURS | The Weeknd
16.  784,000 HOLLYWOOD’S BLEEDING | Post Malone
17.  775,000. FINE LINE | Harry Styles
18.  745,000. JUSTICE | Justin Bieber
19.  716,000 BE | BTS
20.  668,000 GOODBYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE
| Juice WRLD

• This topic was modified 1 year ago by Miss Americana.

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[Diamond Tier Joined: Aug 14th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 5519 View Predictions]

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Yuck @ Morgan Wallen being #1

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[Anna Artdeco Joined: May 1st, 2021 Topics: 2 Posts: 1157 View Predictions]

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folklore and Future Nostalgia still smashing in 2021 too omg

SOUR is easily gonna top this list and we will love to see it.

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[PopGuy Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 35 Posts: 4105 View Predictions]

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Evermore is the best selling female album and Clownderbby still has the audacity to not see Taylor as a contender!

Congratulations to Grammy Winners: Jazmine Sullivan, Doja Cat, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo!

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[M Joined: Sep 27th, 2017 Topics: 7 Posts: 4276 View Predictions]

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Yikes. I think he’s gonna make it in AOTY especially now that there’s no committee.

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[Miss Americana Joined: Jul 28th, 2020 Topics: 20 Posts: 4002 View Predictions]

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PopGuy wrote:

Evermore is the best selling female album and Clownderbby still has the audacity to not see Taylor as a contender!

I think Clownderby underestimates Taylor cross gen appeal, she can easily get nominated in AOTY, acclaimed and hit album in a weak year. The fact she won AOTY the year prior won’t stop the nomination, especially now that we don’t have committes.

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[Miss Americana Joined: Jul 28th, 2020 Topics: 20 Posts: 4002 View Predictions]

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Best Selling Albums This year in UK so far

1. SOUR, Olivia Rodrigo (Polydor)
2. Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa (Warner Records)
3. Fine Line, Harry Styles (Columbia)
4. Greatest Hits, Queen (EMI)
5. Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, Pop Smoke (Polydor)
6. 50 Years: Don’t Stop, Fleetwood Mac (Rhino)
7. The Highlights, The Weeknd (Island)
8. Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, Lewis Capaldi (EMI)
9. Diamonds, Elton John (UMC)
10. Divide, Ed Sheeran (Atlantic)

Best Selling Singles

1. “drivers license”: Olivia Rodrigo (Polydor)
2. “Wellerman”: Nathan Evans, 220 Kid, Billen Ted (Polydor)
3. “The Business”: Tiesto (Atlantic)
4. “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”: Lil Nas X (RCA)
5. “Save Your Tears”: The Weeknd (Island)
6. “Levitating”: Dua Lipa (Warner Records)
7. “Friday”: Riton, Nightcrawlers & Mufasa (Ministry of Sound)
8. “Body”: Tion Wayne & Russ Millions (Atlantic)
9. “Without You”: The Kid LAROI (RCA)
10. “good 4 u”: Olivia Rodrigo (Polydor)

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It’s Olivia’s world and we’re just living in it.

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[Aldonsa aleta Joined: Jul 8th, 2021 Topics: 0 Posts: 1 View Predictions]

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Good songs always in the top 40 of Spanish charts

emisoras de radio españolas

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Aldonsa aleta wrote:

Good songs always in the top 40 of Spanish charts

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[Diamond Tier Joined: Aug 14th, 2020 Topics: 0 Posts: 5519 View Predictions]

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Olivia’s success is definitely attributed to timing & a lack of competition on the charts. She was able to attain buzz in a year where most major acts didn’t release or dropped subpar material (i.e. Bieber). It’ll be interesting to see if her moment will sustain into longevity.

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MRC Data’s Midyear 2021 Charts:

2021’s Midyear Top 10 Albums (Based on Overall Equivalent Album Units*)
1. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (2.108 million)
2. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (1.367 million)
3. Justin Bieber, Justice (962,000)
4. Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon (948,000)
5. The Weeknd, After Hours (832,000)
6. Dua Lipa, Future Nostalgia (829,000)
7. Taylor Swift, Evermore (818,000)
8. Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get (740,000)
9. Lil Durk, The Voice (735,000)
10. Ariana Grande, Positions (707,000)

2021’s Midyear Top 10 Selling Albums
1. Taylor Swift, Evermore (374,000)
2. Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album (241,000)
3. Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (237,000)
4. Carrie Underwood, My Savior (211,000)
5. Harry Styles, Fine Line (162,000)
6. Taylor Swift, Folklore (153,000)
7. Olivia Rodrigo, Sour (146,000)
8. BTS, Be (128,000)
9. Foo Fighters, Medicine at Midnight (126,000)
10. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (118,000)

2021’s Midyear Top 10 Selling Vinyl Albums
1. Taylor Swift, Evermore (143,000)
2. Harry Styles, Fine Line (125,000)
3. Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (99,000)
4. Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (89,000)
5. Prince and the Revolution, Purple Rain (Soundtrack) (86,000)
6. Michael Jackson, Thriller (86,000)
7. Billie Eilish, Dont Smile at Me (83,000)
8. Taylor Swift, Folklore (82,000)
9. Queen, Greatest Hits (75,000)
10. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (73,000)

2021’s Midyear Top 10 Selling Digital Songs

1. BTS, “Butter” (841,000)
2. BTS, “Dynamite” (283,000)
3. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In the Ocean” (246,000)
4. Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby, “Levitating” (238,000)
5. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (203,000)
6. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (199,000)
7. The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” (187,000)
8. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (176,000)
9. Cardi B, “Up” (166,000)
10. Saweetie featuring Doja Cat, “Best Friend” (148,000)

2021’s Midyear Top 10 On-Demand Song Streams (Audio & Video Combined)

1. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (582.8 million)
2. Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby, “Levitating” (438.0 million)
3. The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” (411.0 million)
4. Cardi B, “Up” (376.0 million)
5. Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk, “Back In Blood” (370.0 million)
6. Spotemgottem, “Beatbox” (369.0 million)
7. Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” (366.0 million)
8. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In the Ocean” (341.1 million)
9. Lil Tjay featuring 6lack, “Calling My Phone” (339.0 million)
10. Polo G, “Rapstar” (337.3 million)

2021’s Midyear Top 10 On-Demand Audio Streams

1. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (460.2 million)
2. Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby, “Levitating” (367.1 million)
3. The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” (334.0 million)
4. Polo G, “Rapstar” (282.0 million)
5. Cardi B, “Up” (278.0 million)
6. SZA, “Good Days” (275.0 million)
7. Pooh Shiesty featuring Lil Durk, “Back In Blood” (273.5 million)
8. Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In the Ocean” (273.0 million)
9. Lil Tjay featuring 6lack, “Calling My Phone” (271.2 million)
10. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (263.0 million)

 

2021’s Midyear Top 10 Radio Songs (Based on Audience)

1. Chris Brown and Young Thug, “Go Crazy” (1.570 billion)
2. Dua Lipa featuring DaBaby, “Levitating” (1.438 billion)
3. 24kGoldn featuring Iann Dior, “Mood” (1.395 billion)
4. Ariana Grande, “Positions” (1.374 billion)
5. The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights” (1.361 billion)
6. The Weeknd, “Save Your Tears” (1.326 billion)
7. Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” (1.261 billion)
8. Olivia Rodrigo, “Drivers License” (1.227 billion)
9. Ariana Grande, “34+35” (1.170 billion)
10. Billie Eilish, “Therefore I Am” (1.146 billion)

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I’ve said this a lot but Billboard’s formula is actually atrocious and makes no sense for the streaming era. Butter being #40 on streaming while allegedly being the biggest song in the country makes ZERO sense. Good 4 U should clearly be spending its 10th week at #1 but Billboard has decided to prioritize social media engagement over charts that accurately represent consumption.

Industry Baby should be debuting at #1 next week but I assume ~11k people buying 24 copies of the same song will apparently make Butter more popular than Industry Baby, a song that millions of people are actually listening to. Quite curious to see if Lil Nas X will point out how inaccurate the charts currently are.

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Comedy: Bill Hader & Quinta Brunson
Drama: Jeremy Strong & Britt Lower
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