Lana Del Rey Bows at no. 8 | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts (11/3/21):  Drake returns to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 while Lana Del Rey earned the highest debut at no. 8.

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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 13 notable observations from the Billboard 200 📉,  and 8 observations from the Billboard Hot 100 📉, with 🎙 Drake returning to the top spot on the Billboard 200, 🎙 Lana Del Rey earning the highest debut at no. 8, and 🎙 Adele holding down the top spot on the Hot 100.

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Billboard 200 📉

💭 🎙 Drake returns to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 💿 Certified Lover Boy after slipping to no. 2 last week.

💭 🎙 Morgan Wallen sees 💿 Dangerous: The Double Album ascend six spots from no. 8 to no. 2 in its 42^nd week on the Billboard 200.

💭 After debuting at no. 1 last week, 🎙 Young Thug sees 💿 Punk slip to no. 7. 

💭 🎙 Lana Del Rey debuts at no. 8 with her second album of 2021, 💿 Blue Banisters.

💭 🎙 Elton John debuts at no. 10 on the Billboard 200 with his 32^nd studio album, 💿 The Lockdown Sessions. 

💭 🎙 SEVENTEEN launches at no. 13 with 💿 SEVENTEEN 9^th Mini Album: Attacca (EP).

💭 🎙 Wale misses the top 20.  💿 Folarin II bows at no. 22. 

💭 Following a no. 4 debut, 🎙 Coldplay sees 💿 Music of the Spheres slip to no. 23. 

💭 🎙 Duran Duran debuts at no. 28 with their new album, 💿 Future Past.

💭 🎙 My Morning Jacket debut at no. 49 with their new album, 💿 My Morning Jacket. 

💭 🎙 Dream Theater starts at no. 52 with 💿 A View from the Top of the World. 

💭 The late, great jazz musician 🎙 John Coltrane launches at no. 78 with 💿 A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle.

💭 🎙 Lady A just don’t sell the way they once did.  💿 What a Song Can Do debuts at no. 135 – ouch!

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Billboard Hot 100 📉 

💭 🎙 Adele spends a second week at no. 1 with 🎵 “Easy on Me” (no surprise there).

💭 🎙 Elton John & 🎙 Dua Lipa see 🎵 “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” ascend to a new peak – no. 15.

💭 🎙 Swedish House Mafia & 🎙 The Weeknd launch at no. 27 with 🎵 “Moth to a Flame”.

💭 🎙 Bryson Gray featuring 🎙 Tyson James & 🎙 Chandler Crump debut at no. 28 with 🎵 “Let’s Go Brandon”

💭 🎙 Lil Tjay, 🎙 Fivio Foreign & 🎙 Kay Flock debut at no. 61 with 🎵 “Not in the Mood.”

💭 🎙 Moneybagg Yo debuts at no. 69 with 🎵 “Switches & Dracs” featuring Lil Durk & EST Gee.

💭 🎙 Wale launches at no. 79 with 🎵 “Poke it Out” featuring J. Cole.

💭 🎙 Latto debuts at no. 88 with 🎵 “Big Energy”.

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Lana Del Rey Bows at no. 8: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 44 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Interscope, Columbia, Melted Stone, The Musical Hype]

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