Rod Wave, Lil Nas X Top | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (4/10/21): Rod Wave tops the Billboard 200, while Lil Nas X tops the Hot 100.

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 ( Justin Bieber Tops Both Charts: Scanning the Charts No. 13), 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 THREE observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Rod Wave earning his first no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 and Lil Nas X debuting at no. 1 on the Hot 100.  

Billboard 200  

Rod Wave earns his first no. 1 album with SoulFly.  He knocks Justin Bieber out of the top spot. Don’t cry for Bieber too much as Justice slips just one spot to no. 2.

There are four more debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. NF and Carrie Underwood launch at nos. 3 and 4 respectively ( Clouds (The Mixtape) and My Savior). Young Dolph and Key Glock unleash Dum and Dummer 2 while AJR scores another top 10, OK Orchestra.  

Two more debuts grace the top 20: Evanescence serves up The Bitter Truth (no. 11), while Karol G drops KG0516 (no. 20).  

24kGoldn debuts modestly at no. 22 with his debut album, El Dorado.  

After securing the runner up spot on last week’s chart, Lana Del Rey sees Chemtrails Over the Country Club slide to no. 40 in its second week. Ouch!

Billboard Hot 100  

Despite all of the controversy surrounding it, Lil Nas X debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”.  He ends up bumping Justin Bieber’s “Peaches” to the no. 2 slot.

With his album debuting at no. 1 on the Billboard 200, it’s not surprising that Rod Wave nabs a high debut on the Hot 100 too.  “Richer” (featuring Polo G) starts at no. 22.  It is just one of many debuts from SoulFly.

Taylor Swift unsurprisingly earns another debut on the Hot 100, though “You All Over Me (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault]” featuring Maren Morris doesn’t make a huge wave (no. 51).

Rod Wave, Lil Nas X Top: Scanning the Charts No. 14 [: Alamo, Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype]