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Alicia Keys Debuts at No. 4: Scanning The Charts No. 15 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA]Scanning the Charts โ€“ Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100 (10/3/20) โ€“ Alicia Keys debuts at no. 4 with her seventh studio album, Alicia.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 (YoungBoy Never Broke Again Tops with Top), this column wonโ€™t be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that ๐Ÿ’ฉ moving.ย  This week, I picked out five notable observations from the Billboard 200, and five observations from the Billboard Hot 100, with Alicia Keys debuts at no. 4 with her seventh studio album, ย Alicia.


Billboard 200ย 

Alicia Keys, Alicia [Photo Credit: RCA]

๐Ÿ’ญ Taylor Swift returns to a familiar spot on the Billboard 200.ย  Thatโ€™s right, Swift spends her seventh nonconsecutive week at no. 1 with folklore, making history in the process.

๐Ÿ’ญ After topping the charts last week, YoungBoy Never Broke Again sees Top slip from no. 1 to no. 3 in its second week.

๐Ÿ’ญ Alicia Keys debuts at no. 4 with her seventh studio album, Alicia.ย  Alicia, originally scheduled for a March 2020 release, was ultimately delayed until September 2020.

๐Ÿ’ญ Besides Keysโ€™ Alicia, there are three more debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200.ย  Moneybagg Yo & Blac Youngsta see their collaborative project Code Red launch at no. 6.ย  Keith Urban starts one spot behind them with The Speed of Now, Part 1.ย  Lil Tecca is the final newbie to the top 10 with Virgo World, which starts at no. 10.

๐Ÿ’ญ Spread throughout the remainder of the Billboard 200 are various debuts.ย  Toosie launches at no. 17 with Poetic Pain. Ava Max experiences Heaven & Hell at no. 27.ย  Tyler Childers reveals his Long Violent History at no. 45, the final debut within the top quarter of the chart.


Billboard Hot 100ย 

BTS, "Dynamite" [Photo Credit: Bighit Entertainment]๐Ÿ’ญ BTS returns to no. 1, spending a third no consecutive week at no. 1 with โ€œDynamiteโ€. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion slip from no. 1 to no. 2 with โ€œWAPโ€.

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๐Ÿ’ญ Justin Bieber debuts at no. 3 with โ€œHolyโ€, featuring Chance The Rapper.

๐Ÿ’ญ Sam Smith debuts at no. 51 with โ€œDiamondsโ€, set to appear on their highly anticipated third studio album, Love Goes.

๐Ÿ’ญ Keith Urban, assisted by P!nk, gets some Hot 100 love with โ€œOne Too Manyโ€ (from The Speed of Now, Part 1), launching at no. 62.

๐Ÿ’ญ In addition to his top 10 album, Lil Tecca sees a couple of singles debut on the Hot 100 including โ€œDolly,โ€ featuring Lil Uzi Vert at no. 80.


ย Alicia Keys Debuts at No. 4: Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ No. 15 [Photo Credits: Bighit Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, RCA]

 


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the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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