The Weeknd Settles for No. 2 | Scanning the Charts 📉

Scanning the Charts – Billboard 200 & Hot 100 (2/20/21): The Weeknd debuts at no. 2 with his first career greatest hits set, The Highlights.  

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 (📉 A Bittersweet 4^th Week for Morgan Wallen: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 6), this column won’t be extensive, but rather short and sweet, keeping that 💩 moving.  This week, I picked out FOUR  notable observations 🔎 from the Billboard 200 📉,  and FIVE observations 🔎 from the Billboard Hot 100 📉, with 🎙 Morgan Wallen spending a fifth week atop the Billboard 200 with 💿 Dangerous: The Double Album, while 🎙 The Weeknd settles for no. 2 for his greatest hits compilation, 💿 The Highlights.

Billboard 200 📉

💭 Despite being cancelled to some extent, 🎙 Morgan Wallen continues his chart dominance with 💿 Dangerous: The Double Album, which spends its fifth consecutive week atop the Billboard 200.

💭 With Morgan Wallen continuing his dominance, he manages to hold off a number of new albums. 🎙 The Weeknd, fresh off of what’s been considered a polarizing Superbowl Halftime performance – some liked it, some hated it – launches at no. 2 with his first career greatest hits compilation, 💿 The Highlights.

💭 A bit surprising personally was seeing 🎙 Foo Fighters settle for a no. 3 launch of their 10^th studio album, 💿 Medicine at Midnight.  According to Billboard, it was the bestselling album of the week which isn’t surprising for more veteran acts.

💭 Admittedly, I’m less familiar with the no. 4 bow on the Billboard 200, 💿 Shiesty Season courtesy of rapper 🎙 Pooh Shiesty.  Worth noting, Shiesty Season is the last new album to be found on the charts this week.

Billboard Hot 100 📉

💭 🎙 Olivia Rodrigo spends a fifth consecutive week at no. 1 on the Hot 100 with 🎵 “Drivers License”.  Anyone surprised?

💭 🎙 Cardi B was unable to dethrone Olivia Rodrigo. Regardless, 🎵 “Up” still musters up a strong debut at no. 2.

💭 🎙 Moneybagg Yo sees 🎵 “Time Today” launch at no. 37 on the Hot 100.

💭 🎙 Dan + Shay make their mark on the Hot 100 once more with 🎵 “Glad You Exist”, which bows at no. 63.

💭 🎙 Jason Derulo and 🎙 Adam Levine put a small dent into the Hot 100 with 🎵 “Lifestyle”, which launches modestly at no. 95.

The Weeknd Settles for No. 2: Scanning the Charts 📉 No. 7 [📷: Brent Faulkner, Geffen, The Musical Hype, Pexels, Pixabay, Republic]