Olivia Returns to Top, H.E.R. Starts 6th | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts (6/30/21): Olivia Rodrigo returns to no. 1, while H.E.R. debuts at no. 6 on the Billboard 200. 

Well, 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 FIVE notable observations from the Billboard 200 📉,  and FIVE observations from the Billboard Hot 100 📉, with 🎙 Olivia Rodrigo returning to no. 1 with 💿 Sour, 🎙 H.E.R. launching at no. 6 with 💿 Back of My Mind, and 🎙 BTS remaining kings of the Hot 100 with 🎵 “Butter”.

Billboard 200 📉

💭 🎙 Olivia Rodrigo returns to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with her critically acclaimed debut album, 💿 SOUR.

💭 🎙 Polo G, who earned his first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 last week, sees 💿 Hall of Fame slip to no. 2.  The other big rap debut last week, 🎙 Migos’ 💿 Culture III, slips from no. 2 to no. 4.

💭 🏆 Academy award and Grammy-winning R&B artist 🎙 H.E.R. launches at no. 6 with her debut album, 💿 Back of My Mind.

💭 The next highest debut beyond Back of My Mind comes from 🎙 SEVENTEEN, who see 💿 Your Choice: 8^th Mini Album (EP), start at no. 15.

💭 Sigh, he doesn’t sell/impact like he once did.  🎙 Gucci Mane debuts at no. 34 with 💿 Ice Daddy, the final debut in the top 80 of the Billboard 200.

Billboard Hot 100 📉 

💭 🎙 BTS spends a fifth consecutive week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with 🎵 “Butter”.

💭 🎙 DaBaby earns the ‘Hot Shot Debut’ at no. 39 with single, 🎵 “Ball If I Want To.”

💭 Country artist 🎙 Walker Hayes lands the second highest debut on the Hot 100 with 🎵 “Fancy Like” at no. 51.  

💭 Country musician 🎙 Justin Moore debuts at no. 85 with 🎵 “We Didn’t Do Much.”

💭 Tyler, The Creator launches at no. 93 with 🎵 “Lumberjack”, the promo single from his 2021 album, 💿 CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST.

Olivia Returns to Top, H.E.R. Starts 6^th: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 26 [📷: BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Geffen, HYBE, The Musical Hype, Olivia Rodrigo, RCA]