charts discussion Final Hot 100 predictions (3/2): Beyoncé #1 with 260pts

[Theluckyone]

Wow this is so left field and unexpected. Congrats bey, truly a huge success! 

[naval23]

Insane. There is no one doing it like her who can consistently reinvent herself and about to get her biggest global smash in 15+ years we love to see it 

[ReneighIsHere]

59 minutes ago, Gaia said:

She’s just much more accessible when she isn’t releasing pretentious music. It’s why she’s lacked hits. This shows that Beyonce always has/had it in her to get hits if she made herself more accessible to the public and released more relatable music. 

it's also because in her previous eras (self-titled and lemonade) she didn't have any pre-released singles.. this cemented her as an album artist but the singles were hurt a bit from this (drunk in love was just unfortunate cause it was blocked by a huge hit like dark horse, formation could have been another #1 if she actually dropped it on all platforms instead of being an unlisted youtube release ) but anyways here we are, now that she's pushing singles again she's making it look so easy 

[RihannaLoverrr]

a LEGEND

[B-Luke]

Yes, And? is also set to re-enter the Top 15

[Lovett]

 

[dabunique]

Agora Hills fighting to get back into da top 10 after securing number one on pop and top 20 on urban 

[Kiel D-01]

 

[pride4jc1222]

59 minutes ago, naval23 said:

Insane. There is no one doing it like her who can consistently reinvent herself and about to get her biggest global smash in 15+ years we love to see it 

Elton John is the only one that ever did. In fact, I see parallels in their careers:

 

Elton

 

late 1960s start and 1970s career peak

successful, but somewhat of a down decade in the 1980s

second peak in the 1990s

 

Beyonce

 

late 1990s start and 2000s career peak

successful, but somewhat of a down decade in the 2010s

second peak in the 2020s

 

If this pattern continues, I can't wait to see what artists Beyonce collabs with to get her last Top 10s in the early 2050s (of course, after ~20 years away).

[NickARTPOP]

I think this is a great example that if you have decent good will (Beyonce obviously has much more than decent good will but for sake of argument) and make something that people want to listen to, genre and age don’t really matter as much as it did in years past. Music curation has become so much more democratized, same reason Mitski’s random ass country song is smashing.

[ShouldersSideways]

To put this in perspective, Beyonce debuted before TRL was even on air.  

[satellites.™]

90s: Bills Bills Bills, Bootylicious, Say My Name, Independent Women

00s: CIL, Baby Boy, Check On It, Irreplaceable, Single Ladies

10s: Perfect Duet

20s: Savage Remix, BMS, Texas Hold Em

 

What a ******* legend.

Edited February 18 by satellites.™

[KatyPrismSpirit]

37 minutes ago, Lovett said:

 

US loves do her so wrong its not even funny anymore

[Lovett]

2 minutes ago, satellites.™ said:

10s: Perfect Duet, Savage Remix

20s: BMS, Texas Hold Em

"Savage" came out in 2020, FYI!

[4th Time Around]

A legend and a goddess, Beyonce deserves all the success in the world

[45seconds]

What we are witnessing with Beyoncé is kind insane. Like three decades after debut you are relevant enough to do this so handily is crazy. I can’t think of a single artist who was as consistently relevant for this long in their solo career that was t a one-off comeback like Cher did with Believe.  At least in the US.

[satellites.™]

6 minutes ago, Lovett said:

"Savage" came out in 2020, FYI!

Not us getting a third #1 into the decade.

Edited February 18 by satellites.™

[Lovett]

Just now, satellites.™ said:

Not us getting a third #1 into the decade.

And it's not even halfway through the decade yet! 

[satellites.™]

2 minutes ago, Lovett said:

And it's not even halfway through the decade yet! 

Perfect Duet saved our little asses.

[stochastic]

32 minutes ago, NickARTPOP said:

, same reason Mitski’s random ass country song is smashing.

My love mine all mine is absolutely not country 

[Attaboy]

I think, THINK, we may have a Flowers, Uptown Funk, etc type situation on our hands 

 

It’s a big statement but the signs are there 

 

[Triton]

Let us pray! Cmon Hive! 

[NickARTPOP]

23 minutes ago, stochastic said:

My love mine all mine is absolutely not country 

It’s not Miranda Lambert, nor would I describe it as primarily a country song, calling it that was mostly about referencing the precedence for this smashing, but it certainly utilizes country music tropes, most journalism about the song acknowledges as much

[Lose My Breath]

1 hour ago, Attaboy said:

I think, THINK, we may have a Flowers, Uptown Funk, etc type situation on our hands 

 

It’s a big statement but the signs are there 

 

I kind of have this feeling, too. We will see, but if so, that would be wild 

[Brikenbur]

2 hours ago, B-Luke said:

Yes, And? is also set to re-enter the Top 15