Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever at no. 1 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (8/11/21):  Grammy winner Billie Eilish takes her sophomore album, Happier Than Ever, to no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  

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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 five notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and five observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Billie Eilish debuting at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 and The Kid LAROI/ Justin Bieber ascending to no. 1 on the Hot 100.

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Billboard 200

As expected, Billie Eilish earns her second no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Happier Than Ever.  Eilish knocks last week’s no. 1, F*CK LOVE 3: OVER YOU, courtesy of The Kid LAROI, to no. 2. 

Prince debuts respectably at no. 4 with his posthumously released album, Welcome 2 America.  

The final debut in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 comes courtesy of Isaiah Rashad. The Memphis rapper sees his third album, The House is Burning, debut at no. 7.

Several other debuts graced the top 40 of the charts including Logic ( Bobby Tarantino III, no. 26) and Bleachers ( Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, no. 27). The no. 26 start is a low mark for Logic following the no. 2 debut of his previous studio album, No Pressure.

Throughout the remainder of the Billboard 200, there are some other noteworthy debuts.  Tink bows at no. 54 with Heat of the Moment.  NEEDTOBREATHE arrive at no. 56 with Into the Mystery.  Parker McCollum lands at no. 60 with Gold Chain Cowboy, while Durand Jones & The Indications joint the party at no. 127 with Private Space.

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Billboard Hot 100

BTS has been dethroned – no more “Butter” at no. 1 (it drops to no. 4).  The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber ascend from no. 4 to no. 1 with brief, entertaining single, “Stay”. 

 

Billie Eilish, expectedly, impacts the Billboard Hot 100 following the no. 1 debut of Happier Than Ever. Her highest charting debuting single is “Happier Than Ever”.  The next highest newbie from Eilish doesn’t arrive unto no. 69 ( “Getting Older”)

Silk Sonic are still making an impact with former no. 1 hit, “Leave the Door Open” (no. 13 this week), but “Skate” gets some love with its no. 14 bow.

Aventura and Bad Bunny debut at no. 37 with “Volvi”.

Unsurprisingly, with The House is Burning hitting the top 10 on this week’s Billboard 200, Isaiah Rashad also sees some action on the Hot 100. “From the Garden”, featuring Lil Uzi Vert, debuts at no. 99.

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Billie Eilish Happier Than Ever at no. 1: Scanning the Charts No. 32 [: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, Darkroom, Interscope, The Musical Hype]

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