Not even three weeks after That Grape Juice published a nod to the elite list of songs that have debuted at #1 on the Hot 100 (click here to read), serial hitmaker Travis Scott and Kid Cudi add their duet, ‘The Scotts,’ to the table.

Given a major boost as it premiered during Fortnite’s “Astronomical” virtual concert, the tune – which marks Scott’s third reign and Cudi’s first overall – unseated chart champion The Weeknd thanks to an impressive mix of streams, digital downloads, and radio airplay.

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‘”The Scotts” likewise launches at No. 1…with 42.2 million U.S. streams in the week ending April 30, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.

It also bows at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, with 67,000 downloads sold in the same span (helped by 15 physical configurations available during the tracking week in Scott’s official webstore, where consumers could purchase it on CD, cassette or vinyl along with a digital download; the download would be sent to consumers upon purchase, with physical versions due to arrive in six or more weeks)

“The Scotts” additionally drew 5.5 million in all-format radio airplay audience in the week…’

Curious to see who joins the duo in the top 25?  Look inside to see on this week’s ‘Chart Check: Hot 100.’

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The Weeknd may have taken a week off from reigning atop the Billboard H0t 100 thanks to his Canadian frenemy Drake‘s blockbuster hit, ‘Toosie Slide’ (as we reported here),  but now the 30-year-old has slid right back to #1 with his ‘After Hours’ tune ‘Blinding Lights.’

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The Weeknd may have lost his grip on the Hot 100’s pole position (as we reported here), but he doesn’t look too keen to do the same on the Billboard 200 side of the fence.

Proof of this comes courtesy of his promotional push of remixes of ‘After Hours’ biggest hits, namely ‘Blinding Lights’ (recently revamped with Major Lazer as we reported here) and now a new video for his previously-released version of ‘Heartless’ featuring Lil Uzi Vert.

Keeping consistent with the era’s theme of a nightlife-craving, mustached maniac, the new ‘Heartless’ visual rotates between live action and animated sequences while seeing its main character continue his pursuit of the high life and heartbreak.

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Just days after we first reported Drake‘s latest single, ‘Toosie Slide,’ was set to slide to #1 on the Hot 100 (click here to read), Billboard has officially unveiled news the tune has unseated his one-time rival, fellow Canadian hitmaker The Weeknd, from the tally’s top spot.

Fueled by a Tik Tok viral dance craze, the commercial response to ‘Slide’ lands Drizzy in the history books again. Details inside:

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The Weeknd refuses to let up on the competition.

In addition to concurrently reigning over the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 with his latest studio LP, ‘After Hours,’ and its single, ‘Blinding Lights,’ respectively, the Grammy winner (born Abel Tesfaye) recently made history for becoming the first male vocalist to nab 10 simultaneous top 40 placements on the singles chart (click here to read more about that).

Now, after gifting three of those songs an accompanying music video (‘Lights,’ ‘Heartless,’ ‘In Your Eyes’), Tesfaye’s looking to add album cut, ‘Until I Bleed Out,’ to his list of top 40 hits by giving it the visual treatment.

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The Weeknd‘s ‘After Hours’ clocked the year’s highest first week album sales (click here to read more) – a feat that not only nabbed the Billboard 200 crown but also granted a seat atop the Billboard Hot 100 thanks to the LP’s second single, ‘Blinding Lights’ (click here to read more on that)

As if looking down on the competition from the tally’s perch wasn’t enough, the Grammy winner (born Abel Tesfaye) has also set a record for placing every song from the 14-track project within the Hot 100.

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It’s just a good week to be The Weeknd.

The same day the Grammy winner unleashed his highly anticipated fourth studio album, ‘After Hours’ (March 20), he learned its two lead singles – ‘Heartless’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ – had been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting over 1 million in sales equivalence respectively (as we reported here).

Released via XO/Republic, the set made Apple Music history by surpassing over a million pre-adds on the service by the time of its release.  Going on to dominate the digital platform’s real-time charts, ‘Hours’ also commanded a number of positions on other digital tallies like iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify. His grip over the latter was so notable, the streaming giants took to social media to congratulate him on news the LP had zoomed past the 1 billion spins mark.

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As we reported here, The Weeknd, thanks to his latest album, ‘After Hours,’ is already projected to capture the top spot of next week’s Billboard 200 with the biggest sales of the year among solo acts – a title he snatched from fellow Urban hitmaker Lil Uzi Vert (click here to read more).

Now, to further extend the distance between himself and the competition he’s called on Vert to assist with the ‘Hours’ deluxe edition.  Though the project’s standard release stands featureless, the updated version adds five bonus tracks including remixes to its Hot 100 top 20 hits ‘After Hours,’ ‘Blinding Lights,’ and ‘Heartless.’

The latter sees Vert serve as guest, a returned favor (if you will) to The Weeknd who featured on the 25-year-old’s song ‘Unfazed’ found on his debut studio album, 2017’s ‘Luv is Rage 2.’

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As we reported here, The Weeknd is riding high on the Hot 100 with three concurrent top 20 singles – ‘Heartless’ (#13), ‘Blinding Lights’ (#8), and ‘After Hours’ (#20).

Acting as the leading trio of releases from his forthcoming album, ‘After Hours’ (March 20), the cuts are not only seeing him dominate Billboard’s main singles chart but also genre-specific tallies to a historic measure.

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The Weeknd may have suffered the biggest fall from #1 in Hot 100 history when his hit single, ‘Heartless,’ dropped to #17 after reigning atop the tally for just one week, but its follow-up – ‘Blinding Lights’ – continues to shine on the chart.

Aided by exposure afforded from a global Mercedes Benz campaign for which the singer – born Abel Tesfaye – serves as creative director (click here to read more), the Max Martin-produced jam was formerly lifted a #11 peak on the singles chart once its cinematic video made its premiere.

Now, with excitement building for its recently announced parent album, ‘After Hours’ (click here to read more), sales and streaming tallies have seen reawakened interest in the cut.  So much so, it’s been lifted to a new Hot 100 summit.

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Just a month after making history with the #2 Hot 100 debut of ‘Yummy’ (as we reported here), the lead single from his latest Billboard 200 chart-topper, ‘Changes,’ Pop singer Justin Bieber has extended a recently established record thanks to the impressive sales and streaming performance of its follow-up, ‘Intentions.’

Produced by Poo Bear, the Quavo-assisted cut debuted at #11 on last week’s Hot 100 (becoming his 29th top 20 single in the process).  Now, thanks to a handsome mix of sales, streaming, and radio play, ‘Intentions’ has ascended to the tally’s topmost dectet this week – an accomplishment that is accompanied by quite the honor.

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Mariah Carey has been shattering records over the last month and is continuing said trajectory into 2020.

However, this time it’s of a different variety.

For, after spending three weeks at #1 with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,’ Mimi has made history attached to the song’s drop from the top spot.

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