Ariana Grande Holds Down No. 1 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Billboard Hot 100 (11/21/20): Ariana Grande holds serve at no. 1 with Positions. 

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.  To reiterate what I said last week (Ariana Grande Lands Fifth No. 1 Album), this column won’t be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that moving. 

This week, I picked out SIX notable observations from the Billboard 200, and FOUR observations from the Billboard Hot 100, with Ariana Grande holding down the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200, Positions.

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Billboard 200

Ariana Grande remains ↔ no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Positions, moving an additional 83,000 units per Billboard.

 

The Kid LAROI gets a big boost following the release of the deluxe edition of his debut mixtape, F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE).  It reaches a new peak on the Billboard 200 ( from no. 81 to no. 3).

 

Rapper King Von, who was shot and killed on Friday, November 6 sees Welcome to O’Block ascend from no. 13 (where it debuted) to no. 5.  Also, worth noting, his projects, Levon James and Grandson, Vol. 1 reenter the chart at nos. 40 and 53 respectively.

NAV earns the highest debut in the top 10.  Emergency Tsunami launches at no. 6.

So, how did some of the second charting weeks go for acts that debuted on the Billboard 200 dated 11/14/20 besides Ariana Grande and King Von? Trippie Redd sees Pegasus from no. 2 to no. 14. Sam Smith sees a similar 12-spot for Love Goes (no. 5 to no. 17). Queen Naija’s Missunderstood nosedives from no. 9 to no. 40 ( 31 spots). Busta Rhymes sees his comeback album, ELE 2: The Wrath of God, fall from no. 7 to no. 55 ( 48 spots).

 

There were some newbies who didn’t get the same ‘fame’ as NAV, who earned the only top-10 debut this week.  Second in line was K-pop collective TOMORROW X TOGETHER with Minisode1: Blue Hour (EP), which launched at no. 25. Kylie Minogue brought Disco to the charts at no. 25. Kodak Black makes a lackluster return with Bill Israel at no. 52.  The same can be said of Lil Mix and a tepid start at no. 85 with Confetti or NLE Choppa’s From Dark to Light quiet start at no. 115.  Not much to celebrate there!

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Billboard Hot 100 

After returning to no. 1 last week, 24kGoldn and Iann Dior hold serve ↔ with “Mood.”  Per Billboard, “Mood” became the most-streamed song for the first time.

 

After slipping to no. 2 on the Hot 100 last week, Ariana Grande, like 24kGoldn and Iann Dior, is also a non-mover ↔ with “Positions”.

Gabby Barrett has been steadily climbing up the Hot 100 with “I Hope,” featuring Charlie Puth.  It ascends two spots from no. 5 to no. 3, a whopping 46 weeks in.

Maluma has a hit on his hands! Thanks to a remix with The Weeknd, “Hawái” ascends from no. 60 to no. 12.

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