Gunna Beats The Weeknd | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (1/20/22): Gunna shocks the world, beating out The Weeknd for no. 1 on the Billboard 200.  

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usic chart analysis, here we come! Scanning the Charts is exactly what it says it is.  We peruse – scan – through the Billboard Charts and pick out eye-catching happenings. Scanning the Charts isn’t extensive, but rather short and sweet.  This week, we list 5 observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and 5 observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Gunna beating The Weeknd for the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

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Billboard 200  

Gunna debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with DS4EVER, his second no. 1 album.  It would be less surprising he debuted at no. 1 considering who his competition was…

Shockingly, The Weeknd debuts at no. 2 with Dawn FM.  I was certainly shocked to see Abel Tesfaye fall sort of the glory of that “Number One Spot” #Ludacris. Worth noting, Gunna only edged him slightly – 150,000 units vs. 148,000.

Both Gunna and The Weeknd knock last week’s no. 1 album, the Encanto soundtrack, to no. 3.

Last week’s no. 2 album, 30, courtesy of Adele, drops two spots to no. 4.

Overall, the Billboard 200 is uneventful AF.  Following debuts at the first two spots, the next debut lands at no. 183. There, Yeat debuts quietly with Up 2 Me.

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Billboard Hot 100

Adele sees “Easy on Me” top the Hot 100 for a ninth nonconsecutive week.  Worth noting, “Easy on Me” has charted a total of 14 weeks.  So, more than 64% of the single’s chart stay has been spent at no. 1!

“We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto continues to be the talk of the Hot 100.  Three weeks in, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” rebounds back to no. 4 after slipping to no. 5 last week.

Who earns the highest new single on the Hot 100? It should come as no surprise that it’s Gunna after DS4EVER topped the Billboard 200.  “Pushin P” with Future and featuring Young Thug, debuts at no. 7.

It should also come as no surprise that The Weeknd earns a lofty debut on the Hot 100 following the no. 2 start of Dawn FM.  The brilliant single, “Sacrifice,” launches at no. 11. Also, worth noting, “Take my Breath” re-enters the Hot 100 at no. 22 (it peaked at no. 6).

The first (and only) new non- Gunna or The Weeknd entry on the Hot 100 arrives courtesy of country musician Maren Morris, who’s been driving “Circles Around This Town”. “Circles” debuts at no. 63.

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Gunna Beats The Weeknd: Scanning the Charts No. 3 (2022) [: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, Columbia,  Danny Santamaria Osorio, Gunna Music, Mediamodifier, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype, pinkzebra, Pixabay, Republic, Young Stoner Life]

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