Trippie Redd Takes ‘Trip at Knight’ to No. 2 | Scanning the Charts

Scanning the Charts (9/1/21):  Trippie Redd launches at no. 2 on the Billboard 200, while Shawn Mendes & Tainy earn the hot shot debut 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 SEVEN observations from the Billboard Hot 100 , with Trippie Redd launching at no. 2 on the Billboard 200, while Shawn Mendes and Tainy earn the hot shot debut on the Hot 100 at no. 48.  

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Billboard 200  

Although unable to beat Olivia Rodrigo, who returns to no. 1 with Sour, Trippie Redd debuts at no. 2 with Trip at Knight. 

Lorde earns another top-five debut.   Solar Power debuts respectably at no. 5, but the fact that she didn’t land in the top-three is disappointing.  Her previous album, Melodrama (2017), debuted at no. 1 with more robust numbers. 

Late R&B singer Aaliyah re-enters the Billboard 200 with One in a Million, which earns a new peak position at no. 10.  

Country musician Sturgill Simpson debuts quietly at no. 23 with The Ballad of Dood & Juanita.  

American Idol alum/Christian music artist Danny Gokey brings the spirit on the Billboard 200 with Jesus People, which barely secures a spot in the top 100 (no. 99). 

Unfortunately, dvsn and Ty Dolla $ign didn’t make much buzz with Cheers to the Best Memories, which bows at an unimpressive no. 139.

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Billboard Hot 100  

Nothing’s changed atop the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of September 4, 2021. The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber hold down no. 1 with “Stay” for a fourth week.   

Shawn Mendes and Tainy earn the ‘hot shot debut’ on the Hot 100 as “Summer of Love” launches at no. 48.

Trippie Redd launches at no. 49 on the Hot 100 with “Matt Hardy 999” assisted by the late Juice WRLD.

Apparently, Rod Wave has “Already Won.”  He hasn’t quite won the Hot 100 with his Lil Durk assisted joint, which debuts at no. 60. 

Skrillex, Justin Bieber, and Don Toliver debut at no. 69 with “Don’t Go”.

Kane Brown launches at no. 73 with single, “One Mississippi.”

Surprisingly, Ed Sheeran sees a modest start for his second single of 2021, “Visiting Hours”, which bows at no. 75.  

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Trippie Redd Takes ‘Trip at Knight’ to No. 2: Scanning the Charts No. 35 [: Brent Faulkner, Columbia, The Musical Hype, TenThousand Projects]

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