Demi Lovato Debuts at No. 2 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (4/17/21): Demi Lovato Debuts at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, while Silk Sonic tops the Hot 100.  

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 ( Rod Wave, Lil Nas X Top: Scanning the Charts No. 14), this column won’t be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that moving.  This week, I picked out FIVE notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and FIVE observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Demi Lovato debuting at no. 2 album on the Billboard 200 (behind Justin Bieber) and Silk Sonic ascending to no. 1 on the Hot 100 ( “Leave the Door Open”). 

Billboard 200

After slipping to no. 2 last week, Justin Bieber spends his second nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 with Justice.  Further down the charts, Bieber sees his Freedom. (EP) bow at no. 172.

Demi Lovato narrowly misses the top spot with her seventh studio album, Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over, which debuts at no.  2. Both Bieber and Lovato best Rod Wave, whose SoulFly slips to no. 3 in its second week.

Lil Tjay experiences some top echelon Billboard 200 success as Destined 2 Win launches at no. 5. 

The late, iconic rapper DMX reenters the Billboard 200 at no. 73 with The Best of DMX.

Following the three debuts in the top five, generally, things are quiet on the charts.  36 spots before Bieber unleashed his Freedom on the chart, Shakey Graves launches at no. 136 with Roll the Bones X.

Billboard Hot 100  

Silk Sonic – Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars – ascend to no. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Leave the Door Open”.

Following a HELL of a lot of controversy, Lil Nas X slips from no. 1 to no. 2 with “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”.

Olivia Rodrigo, who broke through with “drivers license”) makes a big splash with “Déjà vu” which debuts at no. 8.

Demi Lovato sees some of the songs from her no. 2 bowing Dancing with the Devil… The Art of Starting Over debut on the Hot 100. “Dancing with the Devil” bows at no. 57 while “Met Him Last Night” (featuring Ariana Grande), starts at no. 61.

BTS secures the 81^st spot on the Hot 100 with “Film Out”.

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