B-Luke Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) Quote Travis Scott’s Utopia rules the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Aug. 19) for a second week, as the set earned 147,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Aug. 10 (down 70%), according to Luminate. The album charged in at No. 1 a week ago with 496,000 units earned in its first week — the biggest week for an R&B/hip-hop or rap album in 2023. Utopia is the first rap album to spend its first two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in nearly two years, since Drake’s Certified Lover Boy logged its first three weeks at No. 1 (Sept. 18-Oct. 2, 2021 charts), of its five total (nonconsecutive) weeks atop the list. Utopia is the first rap album with more than a single week at No. 1 in over a year, since Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost claimed a total of two weeks at No. 1, in two separate weeks (July 10, 2021, its debut frame, and April 30, 2022, charts). Utopia leads a sleepy top 10 on the Billboard 200, which is absent of any debuts in the region for the second time in less than a month. Just three weeks ago, on the July 29-dated list, there were also no new debuts in the top 10. Of Utopia’s 147,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 10, SEA units comprise 110,000 (down 55%, equaling 145.99 million on-demand official streams of the streaming set’s 19 total songs), album sales comprise 37,000 (down 85%) and TEA units comprise less than 1,000 (down 58%). Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time rises 3-2 on the Billboard 200 with 92,000 equivalent album units earned (down 4%), while the Barbie movie soundtrack steps 4-3 with 74,000 (down 18%), Taylor Swift’s former No. 1 Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) bumps 5-4 with 60,000 (down 9%) and Swift’s chart-topping Midnights ascends 8-5 with 56,000 (up 15%). Swift’s former No. 1 Lover climbs 10-6 (51,000 equivalent album units; up 17%); Post Malone’s Austin falls 2-7 in its second week (50,000; down 55%); Peso Pluma’s Génesis slips 7-8 (47,000; down 6%); Swift’s former leader Folklore jumps 12-9 (44,000; up 9%) — as she boasts four albums in the top 10 for a third time, having become the first living artist to achieve the feat in nearly 60 years last month — and Wallen’s chart-topping Dangerous: The Double Album falls 9-10 (43,000; down 4%). #1 (=) Travis Scott - Utopia (147k total / 110k SEA / 37k sales / > 1k TEA) #2 (+1) Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time (92k total) #3 (+1) Various Artists - Barbie: The Soundtrack (74k total) #4 (+1) Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Taylor‘s Version) (60k total) #5 (+3) Taylor Swift - Midnights (56k total) #6 (+4) Taylor Swift - Lover (51k total) #7 (-5) Post Malone - Austin (50k total) #8 (-1) Peso Pluma - Génesis (47k total) #9 (+3) Taylor Swift - Folklore (44k total) #10 (-1) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album (43k total) Source Quote Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” adds a 16th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The song breaks out of a tie with Harry Styles’ “As It Was” for the sole longest No. 1 run for a non-collaboration, while overall tying for the second-longest reign in the Hot 100’s 65-year history. Plus, SZA’s “Snooze” jumps from No. 15 to No. 10 on the Hot 100, becoming her eighth career top 10, and the fifth on her album SOS. Wallen’s “Last Night,” released on Big Loud/Mercury/Republic Records, drew 59.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 11%) and 26.3 million streams (down 2%) and sold 5,000 downloads (down 22%) in the Aug. 4-10 tracking week, according to Luminate. As “Last Night” leads the Hot 100 for a 16th week, it surpasses Harry Styles’ “As It Was,” from 2022, for the longest command ever for a song by an act with no accompanying artists. Among all songs, “Last Night” matches the second-longest rule in the Hot 100’s history, which dates to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception. “Last Night” first led the Hot 100 in March, becoming Wallen’s initial No. 1 on the chart, and has logged a record-tying five distinct stays on top: March 18; April 15-22; May 6-July 8; July 22; and Aug. 12-19. The song rebounds to No. 1, from No. 3, for an 18th week atop the Streaming Songs chart; rises 7-4 following a week atop Digital Song Sales; and dips 4-6, after reaching No. 2, on Radio Songs. The single also tops Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, which employs the same multi-metric methodology as the Hot 100, for a 25th week, the sole fourth-longest domination since the chart became an all-encompassing genre ranking in 1958; Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s “Meant to Be” spent a record 50 weeks at No. 1 in 2017-18. “Last Night,” which crowned the Country Airplay chart for eight weeks and crossed over to No. 5 peaks on both Pop Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay, additionally claims an 11th week atop Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart, having led each week since the list returned. (Meanwhile over the weekend, Wallen made news for his hairstyle change. Mull it over here.) Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” notches a fifth week at its No. 2 Hot 100 high. Notably, after topping Country Airplay for five weeks, “Fast Car” leads Adult Pop Airplay for a second frame and becomes Combs’ first top 10 on Pop Airplay (12-10). It’s the first song by a lead solo male to have hit No. 1 on both Country Airplay and Adult Pop Airplay and reached the Pop Airplay top 10; among all acts, four songs previously achieved the feat, as it follows Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” (featuring Charlie Puth on its pop remix; 2020); “Meant To Be” (2018); Lady A’s “Need You Now” (2009-10); and Faith Hill’s “Breathe” (1999-2000). Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” pushes to a new No. 3 Hot 100 high, from No. 4, four years after its release on her 2019 album Lover, as it’s now being promoted as a single, while she has been performing the song on her The Eras Tour. It likewise climbs to new No. 3 bests on both Radio Songs (68.1 million, up 6%) and Digital Song Sales (7,000, up 85%), while rebounding 19-5, also a new highpoint, on Streaming Songs (18.2 million, up 14%), as it wins the Hot 100’s Sales and Streaming Gainer awards. Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” ascends 6-4 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 3, as it posts an eighth week atop Radio Songs (88 million, down 1%). It tops the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for a milestone 50th week, extending the longest reign since the ranking began over a year ago. Gunna’s “Fukumean” lifts 7-5 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 4, while ruling the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a fourth week each. Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” rises 9-6 on the Hot 100, five weeks after it debuted as her third No. 1; Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” twirls 10-7 for a new high; Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World,” with Aqua, holds at No. 8, after reaching No. 7, as it takes top Airplay Gainer honors (26.1 million, up 54%); and Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” returns to the top 10 (12-9), after it led for eight weeks beginning in January. Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, SZA’s “Snooze” surges 15-10, with 61.9 million in radio reach and 1,000 sold (each sum essentially even week-over-week) and 10.4 million streams (down 1%). The song is SZA’s eighth career Hot 100 top 10 and the fifth on her album SOS, after “Kill Bill,” which led for a week in April, marking her first No. 1; “Nobody Gets Me” (No. 10, December 2022, concurrent with the set’s launch atop the Billboard 200 albums chart); “I Hate U” (No. 7, December 2021); and “Good Days” (No. 9, February 2021). #1 (=) Morgan Wallen - Last Night #2 (=) Luke Combs - Fast Car #3 (+1) Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer #4 (+2) Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down #5 (+2) Gunna - FukUMean #6 (+3) Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire #7 (+3) Dua Lipa - Dance the Night #8 (=) Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice - Barbie World #9 (+3) Miley Cyrus - Flowers #10 (+5) SZA - Snooze Source Edited August 14, 2023 by B-Luke
GraceRandolph Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 Seriously GP? After Astroworld? This is INSANE!!!! We are all lost! 5
Kyle-x Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) #4 Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (+1) #5 Midnights (+3) #6 Lover (+4) #9 folklore (+3) Edited August 13, 2023 by Kyle-x 3 1
By the Water Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 Weeks in the top 10: Midnights - 42 Lover - 34 folklore - 23 6 3
simmnfierzig Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 Casually having 4 albums top 10 Guess Morgan will be back at #1 next week Dont think Karol will have enough 1
TheArgonaut Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, By the Water said: Weeks in the top 10: Midnights - 42 Lover - 34 folklore - 23 GODnights will be her record extending 3rd album to spend 1 year in the top 10. Let's pray Lover makes it to 40 weeks. FolkGOD, THE album. 1
Klein Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 4 albums in the top 10 is ok. Let's see if she can make it 5 next week!
Klein Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, Devin said: 60% Top 10 being Taylor or Morgan. Republic is eating good. And the fact they also have Drake coming soon.
simmnfierzig Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 Wait at Taylor having the 3 highest charting albums that arent from 2023
Kyle-x Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, simmnfierzig said: Wait at Taylor having the 3 highest charting albums that arent from 2023 On HDD, non-2023 albums: Midnights (2022) Lover (2019) folklore (2020) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous (2021) SZA - SOS (2022) Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak (2022) 1989 (2014) reputation (2017) Red TV (2021) Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) evermore (2020) The Weeknd - The Highlights (2021) Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss (2022) Metro Boomin' - Heroes & Villains (2022) Fearless TV (2021) 8/15 of the highest charting non-2023 albums and the 3 highest charting from before this decade. 1
simmnfierzig Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 1 minute ago, Kyle-x said: On HDD, non-2023 albums: Midnights (2022) Lover (2019) folklore (2020) Morgan Wallen - Dangerous (2021) SZA - SOS (2022) Zach Bryan - American Heartbreak (2022) 1989 (2014) reputation (2017) Red TV (2021) Bad Bunny - Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) evermore (2020) The Weeknd - The Highlights (2021) Drake & 21 Savage - Her Loss (2022) Metro Boomin' - Heroes & Villains (2022) Fearless TV (2021) 8/15 of the highest charting non-2023 albums and the 3 highest charting from before this decade. 7/9 before 2022
Aramis Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 29 minutes ago, Klein said: Republicans are eating good. 4 1 10
Artist Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, GraceRandolph said: Seriously GP? After Astroworld? This is INSANE!!!! We are all lost! Male fans are very different from female fans. Males fan primarily care about the art and female fans care about their life/actions. Female fans as you can see from ATRL operate like they own the artist and wants to control who they date, where they eat, when and how they release, which cities they live in and what they name their child. Whereas male fans just want the art and move on with life. It goes to show how people are hypercritical of women in general. Travis and Morgan are two solid examples, as well as Kanye's reemergence and Eminem's legacy. I just hope the fans who are hypercritical of their faves aren't hypercritical of themself. Life is for living, learning and growing. Edited August 13, 2023 by Artist 3
GraceRandolph Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 25 minutes ago, Artist said: Male fans are very different from female fans. Males fan primarily care about the art and female fans care about their life/actions. Female fans as you can see from ATRL operate like they own the artist and wants to control who they date, where they eat, when and how they release, which cities they live in and what they name their child. Whereas male fans just want the art and move on with life. It goes to show how people are hypercritical of women in general. Travis and Morgan are two solid examples, as well as Kanye's reemergence and Eminem's legacy. I just hope the fans who are hypercritical of their faves aren't hypercritical of themself. Life is for living, learning and growing. Travis is irredeemable
Artist Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: Travis is irredeemable You're a 100% entitled to your opinion. I personally don't endorse Travis. But, I am curious, in what ways does his fans supporting him directly impact your life? No shade, but if you look at the larger picture - people who support him must be aware that going to his concerts or endorsing him could result in fatality. Every time we make a post about Travis on the web his marketability goes up - which increases how much he makes from his label as well as sponsors. When it comes to people or musicians we don't support, it's best not to comment on them at all. Most people are smart enough to make their own decisions and it's not our responsibility to fix the world and shame people. Our limited time on earth would be best spent focusing on things that make us truly happy, not pushing against things we don't support. Cheers and happy Sunday! 1
PoisonedIvy Posted August 13, 2023 Posted August 13, 2023 Taylor having BB200 chart runs that could possibly never be touched again.. just like The Beatles back in the day.
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