Pop Smoke & John Mayer Top | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (7/28/21): Pop Smoke & John Mayer debut in the top two spots on the Billboard 200. BTS’ “Butter” back to one on Hot 100.

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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 SIX notable observations from the Billboard 200 ,  and X observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Pop Smoke and John Mayer Top debuting in the top two spots on the Billboard 200.

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Billboard 200

The late Pop Smoke finds himself in a familiar spot – no. 1.  That’s right, his second posthumous album, Faith, debuts atop the Billboard 200.  Worth noting, Smoke’s double platinum, posthumous debut album, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon, ascends from no. 11 to no. 9 in its 55^th week on the charts.

Smoke bounces Olivia Rodrigo from the top spot, where her platinum certified debut SOUR spent four nonconsecutive weeks at no. 1.  This week, it slips to no. 3.

Just behind Pop Smoke, John Mayer debuts at no. 2 with his first album in four years, Sob Rock. Sob Rock bumped Doja Cat and Planet Her out of the runner-up spot.  Planet Her spent its first three weeks at no. 2.  This week, it dips to no. 4.   

Clairo sees her critically acclaimed sophomore album, Sling, debut at no. 17.  Sling outperforms her debut album, Immunity, which debuted more modestly at no. 51 in 2019.

Dee Gees / Foo Fighters earn a top 30 debut with Hail Satin (no. 27).  Cracking the top 50 are WILLOW ( Lately I Feel Everything, no. 46), Tedeschi Trucks Band featuring Trey Anastasio ( Layla Revisited – Live at Lockin’, no. 47), and ILLENIUM ( Fallen Embers, no. 49). 

Worth noting, KSI (of YouTube fame) debuts at no. 94 with All Over the Place. Also, Tones And I bows at no. 144 with Welcome to the Madhouse.

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Billboard Hot 100

BTS have a lock on the no. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. After “Permission to Dance” debuted at no. 1 last week, it dips to no. 7. “Butter”, which dropped from no. 1 to no. 7 last week, returns to no. 1 this week!

Normani brings her “Wild Side” to the top 15 of the Billboard Hot 100.  The sexy, risqué single featuring Cardi B bows at no. 14. 

In addition to his earning a second no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 ( Faith), Pop Smoke also earns some debuts on the Hot 100.  These debuts include “Tell The Vision” (no. 49) and “Bout a Million” (no. 54). 

Trippie Redd, assisted by Lil Uzi Vert, debuts at no. 50 with “Holy Smokes.”

Dua Lipa debuts at no. 89 with “Love Again,” a highlight from her platinum certified, Grammy winning pop album, Future Nostalgia. 

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 Pop Smoke & John Mayer Top: Scanning the Charts No. 30 [: BIGHIT MUSIC, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, Republic] 

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