Despite nabbing two top 10 placements on the Hot 100 playing assistant to Khalid and Sam Smith on their respective hits ‘Love Lies’ and ‘Dancing with a Stranger,’ former Fifth Harmony star Normani‘s not been able to replicate that success by her lonesome or as a leading act on a song [to date].
With her song ‘Waves’ failing to make a splash on charts, fans were undoubtedly worried the 23-year-old’s solo ship was set to sink before it sailed – that is, until ‘Motivation.’ Upon its August 16th unveiling, the Ariana Grande-penned, Max Martin-produced bop – with its slick bass, percussion, horn combo – has given the general public just the motivation they needed to perk up and pay attention. That same encouragement was only underscored when the tune’s Dave Meyers-directed music video hit the net and helped lift it to top 5 on streaming and digital download services.
Now, with its inaugural tracking week behind it, look inside to see just where its handsome mix of sales, streaming, and radio airplay landed it for its debut placement on the Hot 100:
Hot 100 This Week
Landing at #33, congratulations are due to Ms. Kordei for nabbing her first solo top 40 single and highest solo charting mark as a leading act. After last night’s explosive MTV VMA performance (click here to see if you missed it), we’re confident she’ll be bouncing right into the top 20 next week.
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As a 5th Harmony and Camila fan, congratulations Normani!!!
Guys let’s stop pitting Camila and Normani with each other
They love each other and they are friends in real life
They reconciled already
Past is past
I want to see Normani succeed too❤️❤️❤️
Clarkson, STFU. This post is about Normani.
Clarkson??? Sorry to disappoint you but im not Clarkson
You STFU
Only busted Clarkson mentions Camilla’s dry ass in every Normani post. F*** outta here with that. This post is about Normani’s success ONLY.
Can we have only positivity on at least one post? Jeez.
@Ohplz lmao! How you know that’s Clarkson? Lmao!!
LMFAO!?
Get them coins and promo Miss Hamilton
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She can only go up from here. Congrats Normani!
This is great start. Let’s keep supporting this queen. She’s hungry and we must feed her
This! ✅ Chile, I’m about to have me some Pizza Hut ? Normani can have a slice if she want to ?
Amen! love her
Lol. After all the hype and free promo from every celebrity on Instagram and Twitter.
This will free fall next week
Her vma performance received Luke warm reception. many were left disappointed. Doing Splits and kicks and back bends on stage, mean nothing in 2019.
Miss Clarksom stay on Normani news like her biggest stan
And you stay on his d*** like you his
Leave me alone demon! ✝️ I rebuke u demon ✝️
Get your life. An actual life other than this blog. Get out your house every once in a while. When was the last time you actually opened your curtains and saw some daylight?
Leave Jasmine alone devil. I’ve been to her home. She don’t have curtains in her mansion. She has custom blinds. She got million dollar views of the Pacific Ocean. Who would want to block those views with ghetto “curtains”. She married well. Keep staying jealous TROLL demon.
Oh JasMAN I know that’s still you and I’m so bored of your sh|t ?
Lmfaooooooooo@ Clarksdaughter foaming at the mouth.
It’s a top 40 hit. Did Crying in the club become top 40.
Lmfaoooo!!!! Oh it’s a buzz single lmaooooo
Normani is the only 5H girl whose debut solo single went top 40.
Hahahahahahhahahaahahhahahahaah
Now normani has flopped after all the free promo and hype she got from over 40 different celebrities on Instagram and Twitter who are u guys gonna blame now?
Radio
Streaming
Her team
Her record label
Trump
Russia
Republicans
White privilege
Taylor swift
Colourism
Camila cabello
Nobody is buying what she’s selling. She’s hungry no doubt but who isnt hungry for fame and success? Being hungry isnt enough to succeed in this business.
VMA award secured.
Critical Acclaim Secured.
Lmfaooooooo
How were things looking when Crying Debuted
Hahahahahahahaahahahahahjahahaahahahahahahhaahahhaahahahah
Vma award secured”
LOOOL. Stop embarrassing ur self. Normani won a vma for a song that didn’t chat. That award was purchased by her team.
In an rnb category for that matter. A very weak category with zero competition. She wasnt even nominated in a general category with strong competition.
Camila has won video of the year at the vma’s for her number 1 song havana. Something normani will never achieve.
Camilla has joined the ranks of other video of the year winners, legends like Rihanna, Beyonce, eminem, lady gaga, madonna, Kendrick Lamar, Taylor swift, justin timberlake, etc.
Normani who? LOL
I do agree with a lot of what you’re saying. The blame does always get passed around in that way if a POC doesn’t do as well on the charts as people may have liked when the reality is usually that the music is just sub-par. Period.
And people say Britney is irrelevant when “make me” debuted at 17 with sales & streams only but mostly sales if she had released her video at the same time of release it would have been a top 10 hit ??♂️ But y’all call 17 a flop keep the same energy with normani
normani is a new girl building a fan base tho.
Lizzo might actually bag herself a number 1 billboard hit.
Being hungry isnt enough to succeed in this business. Who isnt hungry for fame and success in the music business? but u have to deliver good songs. U have to give us something fresh and unique.
Normani has not done that and that’s why she’s flopping after all the free promo and hype from everybody
She has the whole package! The look, stage presence, vocal ability, and she’s ONLY 23!
I didn’t think the song was all that great at first, but I have to admit it’s catchy. I finally gave in and bought it on ITunes. Played it on repeat all morning and afternoon.
Normani is an incredible dancer with serviceable music. There is no other artist in Normani’s age group who can dance like her, and that’s partly what makes her unique. This is only the beginning for her.
Meant that for Clarkson.
She dances too damn aggressive
Being a good dancer doesnt make u a good musician or translate to sales.
Besides tinashe is also a good dancer, she’s older than normani with just 3 years.
Serviceable music? A 33 debut after all the free promo from celebrities is troubling.
This is a max Martin produced single. Max Martin is the God of top 10’s. If ur desperate for a hit, call max Martin he will produce one for u with a snap of his fingers.
A song written by Arianna Grande and produced by max Martin, accompanied with a music video directed by a visionary director Dave Meyers, this is a recipe for success but normani is still flopping, why? Cause she doesn’t have what it takes. She has a generic look, a generic sound and a generic performance style.
The new tinashe…. dance so hard but flopped so hard….. btw 2 On peaked # 24, let’s see if she can Surpass her on the chart.
Tell normani to call up bey and Jay to, but the song so it can actually chat in the top 10 lol. Um wait she had all this press from everyone and their mother and it couldn’t debut in the top 10 please.
* to buy the song so it can actually chart in the top 10 lol
still waitin for someone to help me understand the HYPE behind her. like, what makes her bigger than today’s current icons or those who have passed?
Go Normani!!! She’s just getting started! Give her time! https://youtu.be/oMp58oVociw
First solo top 40 woop can’t wait for more