It’s An Adele Three-Peat | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (12/15/21):  Adele spends a third week at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 and a seventh week atop the Hot 100. 

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ell, SCANNING THE CHARTS is just what it says it is.  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. This column isn’t extensive, but rather short and sweet.  This week, I picked out 5 notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and 5 observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Adele remaining no. 1 on both charts (three weeks and seven weeks respectively).

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Billboard 200  

Adele sees 30 spend a third consecutive week atop the Billboard 200.

The highest debut on the Billboard 200 arrives courtesy of rapper Nardo Wick.  Who is Nardo Wick? Launches at no. 19.

Kelly Clarkson sees her second Christmas album, When Christmas Comes Around… ascend 20 spots from no. 42 to no. 22.

Rapper Berner debuts at no. 23 with Gotti. 

R&B standout Khalid debuts modestly at no. 54 with Scenic Drive (The Tape).

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Billboard Hot 100  

Adele remains no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Easy on Me”,  the single’s seventh week in the penthouse.

SZA earns the highest debut on the Hot 100 with “I Hate U.”

GAYLE sees the fast-rising “abcdefu” ascend from no. 24 to no. 15 in its third week on the chart. 

Juice WRLD and Justin Bieber debut at no. 49 with “Wandered to L.A.”, a single from the rapper’s second posthumous album, Fighting Demons.

Ed Sheeran and Elton John debut at no. 72 with their duet, “Merry Christmas.”

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It’s An Adele Three-Peat: Scanning the Charts No. 50 [: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype]

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