In summer 2019, Post Malone‘s name was penciled in Hot 100 history when his song, ‘Circles,’ logged a whopping 39 weeks in the tally’s top 10.  The win was all the more noteworthy as the previous recordholder was ‘Sunflower,’ another Malone song, which captured a 33-week run in the same chart region during its popularity peak.

Once thought an insurmountable feat, the refreshed Hot 100 reveals the GRAMMY nominee’s reign in record books is set to be dimmed by ‘Blinding Lights’ – the 2020 megahit from his ‘Ghost’ co-star The Weeknd.

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Just last week (as we reported here), Travis Scott sent BTS fans into a frenzy when his new song – ‘Franchise’ (featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.) – debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 and blocked what many thought would be the 4th week reign of the boy band’s explosive hit, ‘Dynamite.’

Making history for accumulating three #1 debuts in less than a year, Scott saw ‘Franchise’ powered to the top on the wings of a number of single combo deals including cassette, CD, and digital versions (some of which were priced at $.69).

The strategic marketing method – employed by a number of artists that premiered atop the Hot 100 this year – is often only applied to their respective tunes’ inaugural week figures, thereby being the reason many of those out-of-the-box hits plummet down the tally in their second frame of sales reporting.

Landing at #25 on this week chart proves Scott’s latest smash is no exception.

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‘Blinding Lights’ beau The Weeknd has seen his name atop the Hot 100 multiple times over his storied career, but none of his hits can boast the love from radio his most recent chart-topper can.

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As we reported, Taylor Swift made history in more ways than we could count thanks to the massive success content found aboard her eighth studio album, ‘Folklore.’

Its lead single, ‘Cardigan,’ was particularly noteworthy as it debuted at #1 on the Hot 100, penciling her in history books as the third female artist to premiere three songs (over her career) at the tally’s summit.  However, while the Aaron Dessner-produced hit’s journey to #1 was fueled by an impressive combination of streams, sales, and radio airplay, a big component of its overall first-week figures were afforded by multiple physical/digital combinations that offered buyers everything from physical CD or vinyl singles that would arrive at a later date.

Like Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber (‘Stuck With U’), Katy Perry (‘Daisies’), and 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj (‘TROLLZ’) before her (all of whom utilized this tactic to score big first-week numbers), Swift is set to see ‘Cardigan’ take a big fall in week 2 as a result.

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The Weeknd is no stranger to making history, as several headlines launched during his ‘After Hours’ era revealed.

Yet, for those who have forgotten just how dominant the album’s singles have been since their late 2019 launches, the ‘Reminder’ singer is serving just that via yet another record-breaking stat.

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As we reported here, industry analysts predicted 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj‘s reunion duet, ‘Trollz,’ would free fall down the Billboard Hot 100 after spending only one week at its perch.

While it is not uncommon for songs that rely on single bundling and single discounting tactics to reach the top to experience steep falls after those measures desist, ‘Trollz’ is a special case as it does not boast favor in the radio airplay division of chart calculation that its competition does.

As such, the tune made a whopping plunge on the refreshed Hot 100, making it the furthest fall from #1 (while remaining on the chart) in the tally’s 62-year history.

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6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj kicked off the week with news their latest duet, ‘TROLLZ,’ had been colored into the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100.

While Minaj was no stranger to the win as she just celebrated her inaugural #1 last month (click here to read more), the trip to the chart’s summit came as a first for her co-star – a victory he used to taunt fellow rappers Future, Gucci Mane, Meek Mill, and more as they could not boast the same (click here to read more).

But, while ‘TROLLZ’ may own the history-making feat of opening with 2020’s biggest first week sales yet, it is projected to soon be entering in history books for another reason: the biggest drop from #1 ever.

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Detractors who have branded Justin Bieber‘s ‘Changes’ era a “flop” will be sorely disappointed by the enduring commercial performance of the set’s second official single, ‘Intentions.’

While not reaching the Hot 100 heights of its predecessor, ‘Yummy’ (which peaked at #2), the Quavo-assisted song’s been a mainstay in the tally’s top 10 for months.

Now, four months after its official debut, ‘Intentions’ has bounded into the chart’s top 5 for the first time thanks to 60.6 million streams, 7,000 digital song sales, and 13 million streams. 

The win is accompanied by a couple of history-making mentions:

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As predicted here, Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande‘s hit single ‘Stuck With U’ may have set a milestone for 2020 by becoming the first song of the year to amass 100,000 units in one-week pure sales, but those figures – largely padded by bundling and other strategic methods – were not available to assist with its second week’s tracking.

As a result, the tune – which lists their manager Scooter Braun as a co-writer – made history with its consequent slide out of the top 10 on the refreshed Hot 100.

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Two weeks after fans thought Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion lost the race to the Hot 100’s finish line after their ‘Savage’ duet was bested by Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Say So’ (click here to read more), the Houston hotties have skyrocketed to the chart’s summit.

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Will Megan Thee Stallion‘s ‘Savage’ trot to the top two weeks after a stunning defeat in the race to the Hot 100 finish line?

Based on current projections, the answer is a strong…”maybe.”

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With his run atop the Hot 100 abruptly interrupted by Travis Scott & Kid Cudi‘s hit, ‘The Scotts’ (as we reported here), The Weeknd is looking to push his latest chart-topper, ‘Blinding Lights,’ in reverse to #1 again.

To do so, the GRAMMY winner (born Abel Tesfaye) unleashed the song’s remix video.

Featuring and edited by electronica band Chromatics, the clip doesn’t stray from Tesfaye’s nightlife loving, trouble-seeking persona this era – a theme present in every video lifted in support of his latest album, ‘After Hours.’

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