The Kid LAROI Ascends to No. 1 | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts (8/4/21):  The Kid LAROI ascends to no. 1 on the Billboard 200, while Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow debut at no. 2 on the 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 FIVE observations from the Billboard Hot 100 📉, with 🎙 The Kid LAROI ascending to no. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 💿 F*ck Love.

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Billboard 200 📉 

💭 🎙 The Kid LAROI sees his gold-certified mixtape, 💿 F*ck Love, ascend from no. 26 to no. 1.  F*ck Love, in its original form was released in 2020.  Since, the teen rapper/singer has expanded on the mixtape, with the most robust version being 💿 F*ck Love 3+: OVER YOU. 

💭 After topping the charts last week, 🎙 Pop Smoke sees 💿 Faith slide from no. 1 to no. 5.  John Mayer, who saw 💿 Sob Rock debut last week at no. 2, slides to no. 20. 

💭 In addition to the rise of The Kid LAROI, two other artists see substantial gains in the top 10.  🎙 EST Gee ascends from no. 65 to no. 7 following the first full week of his latest release, 💿 Bigger Than Life or Death.  🎙 Taylor Swift sees 💿 folklore rise from no. 56 to no 9 in its 53^rd week. 

💭 There are three debuts in the top 20 of the Billboard 200.  The highest debut on this week’s chart arrives courtesy of 🎙 Yung Bleu with 💿 Moon Boy at no. 12.  🎙 Leon Bridges gets into the mix at no. 17 with 💿 Gold-Diggers Sound.  🎙 Paul McCartney lands at no. 19 with 💿 McCartney III Imagined. 

💭 🎙 mike debuts at no. 56 with 💿 the highs. At no. 56. 

💭 After debuting at no. 17 last week, 🎙 Clairo sees her sophomore album, 💿 Sling, free fall to no. 178.

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Billboard Hot 100 📉 

💭 🎙 BTS spends a ninth week at no. 1 with their hit single, 🎵 “Butter”.

💭 🎙 Lil Nas X and 🎙 Jack Harlow were unable to stop BTS’ reign.  🎵 “INDUSTRY BABY” debuts at no. 2 on the Hot 100. 

💭 🎙 Jason Aldean and 🎙 Carrie Underwood earn the second-highest debut on the Hot 100 with “If I Didn’t Love You,” which launches at no. 15.

💭 🎙 The Kid LAROI debuts at no. 41 with 🎵 “Not Sober” featuring 🎙 Polo G and 🎙 Stunna Gambino. The Kid also sees 🎵 “Still Chose You” enter the charts for the first time at no. 100 (featuring 🎙 Mustard).

💭 🎙 Camila Cabello bows at no. 42 with 🎵 “Don’t Go Yet.”

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The Kid LAROI Ascends to No. 1: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 31 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype]

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