Scanning the Charts โ Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (2/13/21): Morgan Wallen makes it a four atop the Billboard 200 with Dangerous: The Double Album.ย
SCANNING THE CHARTS is just what it says it is.ย I, the quirky founder and do-it-all at The Musical Hype scans through the Billboard Charts and picks out things that catch my eye.ย To reiterate what I said last week (๐ A Morgan Wallen Three-Peat: Scanning the Charts ๐ No. 5), this column wonโt be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that ๐ฉ moving.ย This week, I picked out THREE ย notable observations ๐ from the Billboard 200 ๐, ย and THREE observations ๐ from the Billboard Hot 100 ๐, with ๐ Morgan Wallen spending a fourth week atop the Billboard 200 with ๐ฟ Dangerous: The Double Album (Donโt think I donโt have some things to say about that).ย
Billboard 200 ๐
๐ญ ๐ Morgan Wallen has dominated 2021 so far without question.ย Unfortunately, heโs also shown his ugly side.ย Yes, we all have flaws, and yes, weโve all made mistakes, but that doesnโt excuse bad behavior or racism.ย Wallen shouldโve never used the racial slur that he did in any context, period.ย Yes, he apologized, but rightfully, he lost many of the perks of his ascending superstardom.ย Yet, his fans seem to think he needs to be defended for being โcancelledโ because of his own doing.ย It is what it is, but that doesnโt make it right.ย I say all that to say that despite his egregious mistake, and cancellation by pretty much everybody except his fans, ๐ฟ Dangerous: The Double Album experienced an โฌ increase in sales, strengthening his hold on no. 1. Pardon my French but, โainโt that some shit,โ ugh ๐คฌ. ย Wallen is a talented artist, and Dangerous is an enjoyable album, but I have to shake my head when I hear heโs rewarded by his Stans in this instance.ย Regardless, heโs no. 1 fair and square, even if it leaves a bad taste in oneโs mouth.
๐ญ It seems as if ๐ Rivers Cuomo and ๐ Weezer just arenโt quite as, um, big as they once were.ย ๐ฟ OK Human launches at no. 41. Thatโs a very so-so start at best.ย ย
๐ญ Not only has Weezer seen its sales wane, what about the Now Thatโs What I Call Music franchise? ๐ฟ Now 77 debuts tepidly at no. 125 on the Billboard 200.ย There was a time, particularly when CDs were bigger, that the compilations dominant on the albums chart. Not anymore.
Billboard Hot 100 ๐ย
๐ญ ๐ Olivia Rodrigo spends a fourth consecutive week at no. 1 on the Hot 100 with ๐ต โDrivers Licenseโ.ย Anyone surprised?ย
๐ญ ๐ Selena Gomez and ๐ Rauw Alejandro launch at no. 74 on the Hot 100 with ๐ต โBaila Conmigoโ.
๐ญ ๐ Tom MacDonald and his former โno. 1 on iTunesโ single โFake Wokeโ debuts at no. 96 on the Hot 100.
A Bittersweet 4th Week for Morgan Wallen: Scanning the Charts ๐ No. 6 [๐ท: Big Loud, Brent Faulkner, Geffen, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic]