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Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts, a subcategory of the Columns on The Musical Hype, is the place where albums sales, albums sales trends, and various Billboard chart trends are analyzed in a variety of lists and articles. This column has included numerous Billboard-fueled articles throughout the life span of the site. Former articles include BB Grooves, centered around the Billboard 200 Albums Chart, Hot 100 Jewels, centered around the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, and simply, Billboard 200. Throughout much of 2017, The Chart Scoop article covered sales and happenings on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100. Moving forward, the column will be more specific to a variety of chart trends.

Juice WRLD Earns Best Debut of 2020 | Scanning the Charts 📉

For the 96th interview in our Getting to Know… series on The Musical Hype, we chat it up with the compelling Irish musician, Ren Marabou.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 22, 2020 ago

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Pop Smoke Debuts Big | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 dated 7/18/20 – Pop Smoke debuts big with his posthumous debut album.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsJuly 15, 2020 ago

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Lil Baby Sits Pretty, HAIM Misses Top 10 | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 dated 7/11/20 – Lil Baby remains consistent while HAIM misses the top 10.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 8, 2020 ago

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Bob Dylan Makes History | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 dated 7/4/20 – Bob Dylan makes history with his consistent chart success.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsJuly 1, 2020 ago

Lil Baby is Doing Big Things: Scanning the Chart No. 1 [Photo Credits: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pixabay, Quality Control Music]

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Lil Baby is Doing Big Things | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 dated 6/27/20 – it’s clear Lil Baby is doing big things on both.

By the musical hype, 6 yearsJune 24, 2020 ago

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Ariana Grande Sweetens Her Way to No. 1 | Chart Happenings

Ariana Grande (‘Sweetener’) and Drake (“In My Feelings”) represent the biggest charts happenings on Chart Happenings #7.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 29, 2018 ago

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Travis Scott Debuts Big with ‘ASTROWORLD’ | Chart Happenings

After dominating all summer, Drake finds himself in the runner-up spot on the Billboard 200, thanks to Travis Scott. That and more on chart happenings.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 16, 2018 ago

Drake Dominates, 6ix9ine Comes Up - Chart Happenings no. 5 [Photo Credits: Cash Money, TenThousand Projects, Interscope, 88rising, EMPIRE]

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Drake Remains Dominant, 6ix9ine Comes Up | Chart Happenings

Chart Happenings no. 5: Drake remains dominant on both the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100, while 6ix9ine debuts at no. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsAugust 1, 2018 ago

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The Summer Continues to Belong to Drake | Chart Happenings

In a week where not much is going down on the Billboard 200 or the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, Drake continues to ‘own the summer.’

By the musical hype, 7 yearsJuly 25, 2018 ago

Drake Dominates with Scorpion: Chart Happenings [Photo Credit: Cash Money, Fueled by Ramen, Impulse, Virgin, Warner Bros.]

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Drake Dominates Billboard Charts with ‘Scorpion’ | Chart Happenings

Drake dominates the Billboard 200 and the Billboard hot 100 with his fifth studio album, ‘Scorpion,’ breaking a number of records.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 11, 2018 ago

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Panic! At the Disco ‘Wicked’ at No. 1 | Chart Happenings

Panic! At the Disco and Cardi B both had awesome weeks on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 respectively. Bebe Rexha, not so much.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsJuly 4, 2018 ago

BTS Shock the World « Chart Happenings [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Bighit Entertainment, Cash Money, Domino, Island]

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BTS Shocks the World with No. 1 Album and More | Chart Happenings

BTS shocks the world, random rappers pop up out of nowhere, KYLE flops, and Drake continues to dominate despite a nasty beef. Here are seven notable chart happenings.

By the musical hype, 8 yearsMay 31, 2018 ago