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Gunna Beats The Weeknd: Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ No. 3 (2022) [๐Ÿ“ท: 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner,  Danny Santamaria Osorio, Gunna Music, Mediamodifier, The Musical Hype, pinkzebra, Pixabay, Republic, Young Stoner Life]Scanning the Charts (1/20/22): Gunna shocks the world, beating out The Weeknd for no. 1 on the Billboard 200. ย 

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usic chart analysis, here we come! Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ is exactly what it says it is.ย  We peruse โ€“ scan โ€“ through the Billboard Charts and pick out eye-catching happenings. Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ isnโ€™t extensive, but rather short and sweet.ย  This week, we list 5 observations from the Billboard 200 ๐Ÿ“‰, ย and 5 observations from the Billboard Hot 100 ๐Ÿ“‰, with ๐ŸŽ™ Gunna beating The Weeknd for the no. 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

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Billboard 200 ๐Ÿ“‰ย 

Gunna, DS4EVER [๐Ÿ“ท: Gunna Music, Young Stoner Life, 300 Entertainment]๐Ÿ’ญ ๐ŸŽ™ Gunna debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ๐Ÿ’ฟ DS4EVER, his second no. 1 album.ย  It would be less surprising he debuted at no. 1 considering who his competition wasโ€ฆ

The Weeknd, Dawn FM [๐Ÿ“ท: Republic]๐Ÿ’ญ Shockingly, ๐ŸŽ™ The Weeknd debuts at no. 2 with ๐Ÿ’ฟ Dawn FM.ย  I was certainly shocked to see Abel Tesfaye fall sort of the glory of that ๐ŸŽต โ€œNumber One Spotโ€ #Ludacris. Worth noting, Gunna only edged him slightly โ€“ 150,000 units vs. 148,000.

๐Ÿ’ญ Both Gunna and The Weeknd knock last weekโ€™s no. 1 album, the ๐Ÿ’ฟ Encanto soundtrack, to no. 3.

๐Ÿ’ญ Last weekโ€™s no. 2 album, ๐Ÿ’ฟ 30, courtesy of ๐ŸŽ™ Adele, drops two spots to no. 4.

๐Ÿ’ญ Overall, the Billboard 200 is uneventful AF.ย  Following debuts at the first two spots, the next debut lands at no. 183. There, ๐ŸŽ™ Yeat debuts quietly with ๐Ÿ’ฟ Up 2 Me.


Billboard Hot 100 ๐Ÿ“‰

Adele, 30 [๐Ÿ“ท: Melted Stone / Columbia]๐Ÿ’ญ ๐ŸŽ™ Adele sees ๐ŸŽต โ€œEasy on Meโ€ top the Hot 100 for a ninth nonconsecutive week.ย  Worth noting, โ€œEasy on Meโ€ has charted a total of 14 weeks.ย  So, more than 64% of the singleโ€™s chart stay has been spent at no. 1!

๐Ÿ’ญ ๐ŸŽต โ€œWe Donโ€™t Talk About Brunoโ€ from ๐Ÿ’ฟ Encanto continues to be the talk of the Hot 100.ย  Three weeks in, โ€œWe Donโ€™t Talk About Brunoโ€ rebounds back to no. 4 after slipping to no. 5 last week.

๐Ÿ’ญ Who earns the highest new single on the Hot 100? It should come as no surprise that itโ€™s ๐ŸŽ™ Gunna after ๐Ÿ’ฟ DS4EVER topped the Billboard 200.ย  ๐ŸŽต โ€œPushin Pโ€ with ๐ŸŽ™ Future and featuring ๐ŸŽ™ Young Thug, debuts at no. 7.

๐Ÿ’ญ It should also come as no surprise that ๐ŸŽ™ The Weeknd earns a lofty debut on the Hot 100 following the no. 2 start of ๐Ÿ’ฟ Dawn FM.ย  The brilliant single, ๐ŸŽต โ€œSacrifice,โ€ launches at no. 11. Also, worth noting, ๐ŸŽต โ€œTake my Breathโ€ re-enters the Hot 100 at no. 22 (it peaked at no. 6).

๐Ÿ’ญ The first (and only) new non- Gunna or The Weeknd entry on the Hot 100 arrives courtesy of country musician ๐ŸŽ™ Maren Morris, whoโ€™s been driving ๐ŸŽต โ€œCircles Around This Townโ€. โ€œCirclesโ€ debuts at no. 63.


Gunna Beats The Weeknd: Scanning the Charts ๐Ÿ“‰ No. 3 (2022) [๐Ÿ“ท:ย 300 Entertainment, Brent Faulkner, Columbia,ย  Danny Santamaria Osorio,ย Gunna Music,ย Mediamodifier, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype, pinkzebra, Pixabay, Republic, Young Stoner Life]

 


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the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.

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Gunna & Future, โ€œpushin Pโ€ | Rap BNGRZ ๐Ÿ”ฅ · January 22, 2022 at 8:20 am

[…] Future deliver a surefire banger โ€“ NO CAP ๐Ÿ”ฅ! Furthermore, this highlight from Gunnaโ€™s 2021, no. 1 album, ๐Ÿ’ฟ DS4EVER (Drip Season 4EVER), keeps it real.ย  Hereโ€™s the thing about this song.ย  Just […]

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