![]() ![]() Outside of all of the Big Sean losses, we actually had some considerable dropouts, like '80s Mercedes' by Maren Morris, 'How Far I'll Go' by Auli'i Cravalho, 'Handclap' by Fitz & The Tantrums, 'Don't Let Me Down' by The Chainsmokers and Daya, and in a particularly bad week for Sia, both 'Cheap Thrills' with Sean Paul and 'The Greatest' with Kendrick Lamar are both out. Finally, clinging onto the top ten we have 'Bounce Back' by Big Sean, which is here because of strong streaming and better radio than I expected - it'll be interesting to see how long it sticks around.īut on a different note, losers and dropouts - and wow, this week was a doozy. Daft Punk! Now I actually think this might have more traction than Rihanna - it got here thanks to a sales boost and the Grammys, but it's got a little more streaming and radio beneath it and while the growth is slow, it hasn't halted yet, all of which is promising because I like this song. And that takes us to our fourth new top ten entry: 'I Feel It Coming' by The Weeknd ft. It's taken a while to get here - to the point where radio momentum is actually starting to slow down and it's got no significant streaming or sales, but just enough to get here. And then we get our third new top ten entry: 'Love On The Brain' by Rihanna at #8. Riding huge momentum that got a giant boost thanks to the Grammys, it roared up the sales charts and started getting airplay and streaming traction, I foresee this maybe having some serious staying power. ![]() But then we have our second big top ten entry: 'That's What I Like' by Bruno Mars at #7. And 'Bad Things' by Machine Gun Kelly and Camila Cabello had a worse week here - it might have a little more residual airplay, but both streaming and sales are weaker, I'm not surprised it fell to #6. and look, I'm not going to say I'm happy they got the record over Mark Ronson and Leann Rimes, but I'm not that surprised - even though it's bleeding airplay and sales are pretty weak, it's always had strong YouTube and streaming to prop it up. Now this leads to a surprising, record-breaking return to the top 5 for 'Closer' by The Chainsmokers and Halsey, for the most number of weeks any song has ever spent in the top 5. And it's got real competition thanks to a big debut in the top 5 at #4: 'Chained to The Rhythm' by Katy Perry and Skip Marley! Outside of that flop Olympics single it's been a while since I've talked about Katy Perry in depth, so with this being a lead-off single I'm curious where the album will go, but it's here because she got monstrous radio traction and considerable sales - not quite streaming or YouTube yet, but I'd just give it time there. And none of this is good news for 'Bad And Boujee' by Migos and Lil Uzi Vert back to #3 - yes, it has huge streaming, but sales aren't strong and it seems to have peaked on the radio, which is not promising for maintaining viability if streaming starts to slip. And that's not a good sign for 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' by Zayn and Taylor Swift, which was muscled back a bit on sales and while it has good streaming and airplay traction, it might be too far behind to make headway without an added buffer like YouTube. and much to my surprise, it's showing no signs of slowing down. So let's not waste any time, Top Ten! As expected, 'Shape Of You' by Ed Sheeran easily holds the #1 for another week, thanks to dominance in sales and YouTube and finally clinching the top spot in radio. Now that didn't mean it didn't cascade through - we'll get to that - but it also meant that we got another overloaded week full of changes. and considering the Grammys happened, it also seems to have the peculiar impact of blunting their overall impact on the Hot 100, at least in the way I expected. This is because of President's Day in the United States, another holiday that extends the chart week. ![]() Okay, so as you can all probably see, this episode of Billboard BREAKDOWN is a day late. ![]()
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