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    Drake Dominant on Both Major Charts: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 37 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, OVO, Republic]
    Music

    Drake Dominant on Both Major Charts | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts (9/15/21): Drake dominates on both he Billboard 200 and the Billboard Hot 100.

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 15, 2021 ago
    George Benson vs. Whitney Houston: Head 2 Head 🗣️ No. 26 [📷: Arista, Brent Faulkner, GenderArts from Pixabay, The Musical Hype, Rhino, Valentin Tikhonov from Pixabay, Warner]
    Columns

    George Benson vs. Whitney Houston | Head 2 Head 🗣️️

    On the 26th edition of Head 2 Head, George Benson, and Whitney Houston contend for the best rendition of “The Greatest Love of All.”

    By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 4, 2021 ago
    Taylor Swift is ‘Fearless’ at No. 1: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 16 [📷: Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Taylor Swift]
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    Taylor Swift is ‘Fearless’ at No. 1 | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts (4/24/21): Taylor Swift returns to a familiar spot on the Billboard 200 with Fearless (Taylor’s Version) – no. 1.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsApril 21, 2021 ago
    A Morgan Wallen Three-Peat: Scanning the Charts No. 5 (2021) [📷 : Big Loud, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic]
    Columns

    A Morgan Wallen Three-Peat | Scanning the Charts 📉

    Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (2/6/21): Morgan Wallen makes it a three-peat atop the Billboard 200 with Dangerous.

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsFebruary 3, 2021 ago
    51 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far): Year in Review 🎧 [Photo Credits: 12Tone Music, 88rising, Brent Faulkner, Island, Matador, Pexels, Pixabay, Quality Control Music, RCA, Republic, Warner]
    Evergreen

    51 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far) | Year in Review 🎧

    Fiona Apple, Lady Gaga, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch &The Weeknd appear on 51 Best Songs of 2020 (So Far).

    By the musical hype, 6 yearsJune 22, 2020 ago
    Bryson Tiller, True to Self © RCA
    Music

    The Chart Scoop | Bryson Tiller Debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200

    Bryson Tiller takes ‘True to Self’ to no. 1 on the Billboard 200. Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber remain at no. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Despacito.”

    By the musical hype, 9 years ago
    The Weeknd, Starboy © Republic
    Music

    Billboard: The Weeknd Returns ‘Starboy’ to no. 1

    The Weeknd returns to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with ‘Starboy’ during a slow sales week. Migos ascend to no. 1 on the Hot 100 with “Bad and Boujee.”

    By the musical hype, 10 years ago
    Rae Sremmurd, SremmLife 2 [📷: Eardruma / Interscope]
    Music

    Hot 100 Jewels: Rae Sremmurd Spends A Second Week at No. 1

    Hot 100 Jewels: Rae Sremmurd spends a second week at no. 1 with breakout single, “Black Beatles” featuring Gucci Mane.

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsNovember 23, 2016 ago
    Drake, Views © Cash Money
    Columns

    Why Won’t Drake’s ‘One Dance’ Stop?

    Drake hasn’t only been dominant on the Billboard 200, but also the Hot 100 with “One Dance.” What makes “One Dance” unstoppable at no. 1?

    By the musical hype, 10 yearsJune 21, 2016 ago

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