Shawn Mendes Takes ‘Wonder’ To No. 1 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (12/19/20): Shawn Mendes earns his fourth no. 1 album on the Billboard 200. 

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 (Bad Bunny Earns First No. 1), 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 Shawn Mendes earning his fourth no. 1 album with Wonder. 

Billboard 200  

Shawn Mendes earns his fourth no. 1 album with Wonder. While Wonder didn’t have much competition this week – the no. 2 album was a distant second –  the numbers weren’t exactly earth shattering, at 89,000 units.

After earning a historic no. 1 album last week, Bad Bunny sees El Ultimo Tour del Mundo slip just one spot to no. 2.

Aside from Mendes’ Wonder, the top 40 lacks brand-new album.  The only other debut arrives courtesy of The White Stripes with The White Stripes Greatest Hits at no. 33.

Beyond the top 40, the debuts are scant as well.  Rapper YFN Lucci lands at no. 49 with Wish Me Well 3.  TWICE bows at no. 72 with Eyes Wide Open: The 2^nd Full Album. YUNGBLUD launches at a tepid no. 75 with Weird!. 

Mariah Carey charts another Christmas album with Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special, which debuts at no. 100.

Billboard Hot 100

After ascending from no. 14 to no. 2 last week, Mariah Carey returns to no. 1 with her iconic Christmas gem, “All I Want for Christmas is You.”  Also, worth noting, the new version of “Oh Santa!” (featuring Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson) launches at no. 76.

With much of the Hot 100 dominated by holiday singles, Lil Baby secures two spots in the top half of the chart with “On Me” (no. 30) and “Errbody” (no. 41).

The Kid LAROI debuts at no. 63 with “Without You,” which appears as the seventh track on the expanded version of F*CK LOVE.  

Bad Bunny Earns First No. 1: Scanning the Charts No. 25 [: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Records LLC, Rimas Entertainment]