Morgan Wallen Debuts Big | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (1/23/21): Morgan Wallen debuts atop the Billboard 200 with Dangerous: The Double Album. 

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 ( Taylor Swift Spends 3rd Week at No. 1 with Evermore), 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 Morgan Wallen debuting in commanding fashion atop the Billboard 200 with Dangerous: The Double Album.

Billboard 200  

As expected, Morgan Wallen easily debuts atop the Billboard 200 with his sophomore album, Dangerous: The Double Album. Per Keith Caulfield of Billboard, Wallen moved a robust 265,000 units, in addition to becoming the rare country album to debut at no. 1 in recent times.

After reclaiming the no. 1 spot last week, Taylor Swift sees Evermore slip to no. 2.  Don’t feel too sorry for Ms. Swift, who had one heck of a successful year in 2020 – understatement. 

After a six-year hiatus, Jazmine Sullivan not only released a comeback album, Heaux Tales (it’s EP depending on who you ask, despite being 14 tracks/32 minutes long), but also debuts at no. 4, the first top-five album of her career.

Barry Gibb, the sole remaining Gibb brother, debuts at no. 15 on the Billboard 200 with Barry Gibb & Friends: Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers Songbook

Paul McCartney sees McCartney III just hang on to a spot on the charts.  In its fourth week, McCartney III freefalls from no. 90 to no. 200.  Ouch!

Billboard Hot 100  

Olivia Rodrigo debuts at no. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Drivers License”, a record that earned a ton of buzz.

After returning to no. 1 for two consecutive weeks, 24kGoldn and iann dior fall to no. 2 with their dominant hit single, “Mood.”

Expectedly, Morgan Wallen earns some debuts on the Hot 100 including “Wasted on You” (no. 9), “Sand in My Boots” (no. 32), and “Warning” (no. 42).

Saweetie and Doja Cat debut at no. 39 with their friendship-themed collaboration, “Best Friend”.

Jazmine Sullivan debuts at no. 95 with “Pick Up Your Feelings,” one of the best songs from her comeback project, Heaux Tales. 

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