Taylor Swift Dominant For the 2nd Time in 2020 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (12/26/20): Taylor Swift earns her second no. 1 album of 2020 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 (Shawn Mendes Takes ‘Wonder’ To 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 Taylor Swift earning her second no. 1 album of 2020 with Evermore, as well as scoring another no. 1 debut on the Hot 100 with “Willow.”

Billboard 200

Continuing her dominance in 2020, Taylor Swift earns her second no. 1 album of 2020 with Evermore, moving a robust 329,000 units per Keith Caulfield of Billboard.

Keeping it a Republic Records affair at the top of the charts, Kid Cudi launches at no. 2 with Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.  While he’s a distant second from Queen Swift, he still managed to put up nice numbers.

Jack Harlow gets into the Billboard 200 top-five debut action with Thats What They All Say, which starts at no. 5.  His numbers are quite a bit off from both Swift and Cudi, but hey, top-five is top-five!

After earning his fourth no. 1 album with Wonder, Shawn Mendes slides out of the top 10! Wonder freefalls from no. 1 to no. 25 in his second week.  Day-um Shawn!

Following Jack Harlow’s debut at no. 5, you have to search long and hard to find the next brand-new entry on the Billboard 200.  It arrives courtesy of Sturgill Simpson and Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions at no. 127.  Beyond that, The Avalanches arrive at no. 148 with We Will Always Love You.

Billboard Hot 100

More dominance from Taylor Swift as “willow” debuts at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  According to Billboard, she becomes the “First artist to debut atop Billboard 200 & Hot 100 simultaneously twice”. Additionally, many other songs from Evermore debut on the Hot 100, including “Champagne Problems” (no. 21), “No Body, No Crime” (no. 34), and “‘Tis the Damn Season” (no. 39).

Kid Cudi experiences some Hot 100 success from his album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, as “She Knows This” launches at no. 49, followed by “Show Out” (no. 54) and “Another Day” (no. 64) among others.

The Kid LAROI and his late mentor, Juice WRLD, see “Reminds Me of You” debut at no. 89.

Taylor Swift Dominant For the 2nd Time in 2020: Scanning the Charts No. 27 [: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic, Taylor Swift]