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Speaking of Paul, Live and Let Die was big and deserved to be a #1. I find it odd that one didn't go to #1, but We're An American Band did. I love WaAB and it was also a smash, but LaLD felt bigger.

Country - Saturday Update TW TW+ Artist Title Spins Spin+ Bullet Bullet+ Aud Aud+ 1 = TAYLOR SWIFT I Knew It, I Knew You 9463 +294 2224 +149 38.076 +1.437 2 = LUKE COMBS Be By You 9046 +31 91 +53 39.970 +0.055 3 = STELLA LEFTY Boston 8372 +66 382 -77 36.740 +0.263 4 = KENNY CHESNEY Carry On 7167 +57 334 +25 30.488 +0.187 5 = KANE BROWN Woman 6640 -588 -2364 -829 23.392 -2.541 6 = JOHN MORGAN Kid Myself 6241 +9 252 -167 27.483 +0.043 7 = MORGAN WALLEN Been By Now 6274 +135 883 +30 24.469 +0.500 8 = BAILEY ZIMMERMAN Chevy Silverado 5422 -153 -1453 +416 24.520 -1.030 9 = ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN I Can't Love You Anymore 5140 -93 -1099 +109 26.776 -0.346 10 +1 LUKE BRYAN Country And She Knows It 5221 +75 336 +174 21.502 +0.171 11 -1 LAUREN ALAINA All My Exes f/Chase Matthew 4949 +7 -6 -46 22.329 +0.120 12 = ELLA LANGLEY Loving Life Again 4678 +122 751 -49 19.705 +0.291 13 = ZACH JOHN KING Get To Drinkin' 4452 +21 336 -19 18.691 +0.323 14 +2 RILEY GREEN Think As You Drunk 4296 +121 406 +174 17.452 +0.280 15 -1 ZACH TOP South Of Sanity 4176 -13 -64 +11 18.282 -0.333 16 -1 DAN + SHAY Say So 4330 +49 484 +47 17.933 +0.126 17 = LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER Phone, Keys, Wallet 4323 +28 57 -59 17.749 +0.220 18 = GEORGE BIRGE Ride, Ride, Ride f/Luke Bryan 3866 -319 -1147 -229 14.668 -1.182 19 = HARDY McArthur f/Church, Wallen, ... 3655 -5 -48 -9 12.499 +0.034 20 = JELLY ROLL Hands Up 3468 +64 157 -8 14.021 -0.117 21 = JON PARDI Boots Off 3290 -23 75 -144 13.227 +0.127 22 = HUDSON WESTBROOK Painted You Pretty 3107 +57 364 +51 11.822 +0.134 23 = GREYLAN JAMES Water At A Wedding 2978 -16 230 -22 11.144 +0.234 24 = LUKE COMBS Rethink Some Things 2754 +53 490 +23 11.833 +0.311 25 = RUSSELL DICKERSON Worth Your Wild 2461 -27 206 -38 8.281 -0.093

Be By You spends a 3rd week at #1 on Billboard Country airplay, while IKIIKY edges out Boston for #2: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bulletins.billboard.com/country/country_update_2026_0904.pdf

It doesn't take a crystal ball to see…

No recurrents on Pop this week. Country - Friday Update TW TW+ Artist Title Spins Spin+ Bullet Bullet+ Aud Aud+ 1 +1 TAYLOR SWIFT I Knew It, I Knew You 9169 +423 2075 +306 36.639 +1.725 2 -1 LUKE COMBS Be By You 9015 +12 38 +76 39.915 +0.076 3 = STELLA LEFTY Boston 8306 +19 459 -57 36.477 +0.185 4 +1 KENNY CHESNEY Carry On 7110 +87 309 +70 30.301 +0.433 5 -1 KANE BROWN Woman 7228 -627 -1535 -967 25.933 -2.521 6 = JOHN MORGAN Kid Myself 6232 -8 419 -52 27.440 +0.048 7 = MORGAN WALLEN Been By Now 6139 +127 853 +9 23.969 +0.376 8 +1 BAILEY ZIMMERMAN Chevy Silverado 5575 -81 -1869 +375 25.550 -0.684 9 -1 ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN I Can't Love You Anymore 5233 -199 -1208 -79 27.122 -0.437 10 = LAUREN ALAINA All My Exes f/Chase Matthew 4942 -71 40 -164 22.209 +0.066 11 = LUKE BRYAN Country And She Knows It 5146 +77 192 +50 21.331 +0.233 12 = ELLA LANGLEY Loving Life Again 4556 +133 800 +117 19.414 +0.368 13 = ZACH JOHN KING Get To Drinkin' 4431 +54 355 -17 18.368 +0.262 14 = ZACH TOP South Of Sanity 4189 +3 -75 -71 18.615 +0.060 15 +1 DAN + SHAY Say So 4281 +37 437 +48 17.807 +0.239 16 +2 RILEY GREEN Think As You Drunk 4175 +34 232 +56 17.172 +0.288 17 = LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER Phone, Keys, Wallet 4295 -13 116 -88 17.529 +0.032 18 -3 GEORGE BIRGE Ride, Ride, Ride f/Luke Bryan 4185 -285 -918 -244 15.850 -1.166 19 = HARDY McArthur f/Church, Wallen, ... 3660 +23 -39 +27 12.465 +0.119 20 = JELLY ROLL Hands Up 3404 +58 165 +113 14.138 +0.310 21 = JON PARDI Boots Off 3313 +55 219 +101 13.100 -0.202 22 = HUDSON WESTBROOK Painted You Pretty 3050 +47 313 +24 11.688 +0.520 23 = GREYLAN JAMES Water At A Wedding 2994 +61 252 +11 10.910 +0.086 24 = LUKE COMBS Rethink Some Things 2701 +54 467 -2 11.522 +0.119 25 = RUSSELL DICKERSON Worth Your Wild 2488 +77 244 +98 8.374 +0.159 The push is probably done, and it is likely going to have large negative updates next week.

I wonder if this is a one-week boost due to an album release or if this is really going viral and will challenge for #1 in the next few weeks (à la SYA suddenly ending Uptown Funk's run).

I count it as a moderate success. It wasn't a total smash like her debut and FN, but it didn't totally flop (like say Lizzo or Sam's album).

Country - Thursday Update TW TW+ Artist Title Spins Spin+ Bullet Bullet+ Aud Aud+ 1 = LUKE COMBS Be By You 9003 +64 -38 +43 39.839 +0.367 2 = TAYLOR SWIFT I Knew It, I Knew You 8746 +396 1769 +374 34.914 +1.827 3 = STELLA LEFTY Boston 8287 +54 516 -20 36.292 +0.376 4 = KANE BROWN Woman 7855 -469 -568 -697 28.454 -2.046 5 = KENNY CHESNEY Carry On 7023 +84 239 +73 29.868 +0.397 6 = JOHN MORGAN Kid Myself 6240 +18 471 -30 27.392 +0.365 7 = MORGAN WALLEN Been By Now 6012 +123 844 -8 23.593 +0.263 8 = ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN I Can't Love You Anymore 5432 -64 -1129 +178 27.559 -0.322 9 = BAILEY ZIMMERMAN Chevy Silverado 5656 -57 -2244 +422 26.234 -0.833 10 = LAUREN ALAINA All My Exes f/Chase Matthew 5013 +35 204 +16 22.143 +0.240 11 = LUKE BRYAN Country And She Knows It 5069 -6 142 -36 21.098 +0.219 12 +1 ELLA LANGLEY Loving Life Again 4423 +125 683 +129 19.046 +0.592 13 +1 ZACH JOHN KING Get To Drinkin' 4377 +79 372 +62 18.106 +0.175 14 +1 ZACH TOP South Of Sanity 4186 +43 -4 +18 18.555 +0.228 15 -3 GEORGE BIRGE Ride, Ride, Ride f/Luke Bryan 4470 -219 -674 -164 17.016 -0.724 16 +2 DAN + SHAY Say So 4244 +71 389 +66 17.568 +0.270 17 -1 LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER Phone, Keys, Wallet 4308 +4 204 +46 17.497 +0.175 18 -1 RILEY GREEN Think As You Drunk 4141 +6 176 -129 16.884 +0.055 19 = HARDY McArthur f/Church, Wallen, ... 3637 = -66 -28 12.346 +0.043 20 = JELLY ROLL Hands Up 3346 +12 52 -19 13.828 +0.146 21 = JON PARDI Boots Off 3258 -39 118 -41 13.302 +0.018 22 = HUDSON WESTBROOK Painted You Pretty 3003 +64 289 +39 11.168 +0.185 23 = GREYLAN JAMES Water At A Wedding 2933 +67 241 +67 10.824 +0.147 24 = LUKE COMBS Rethink Some Things 2647 +105 469 +86 11.403 +0.198 25 -- RUSSELL DICKERSON Worth Your Wild 2411 -- 146 -- 8.215 --

I'm not surprised it's the Philippines. There is no such thing as a Halloween or Thanksgiving, so the Christmas season begins in the 2nd half of August.

Billboard Adult Contemporary Top 30 (September 5, 2026) 1 1 Alex Warren - Ordinary (44 weeks at #1)** 1 69 2 2 Bruno Mars - I Just Might 2 33 3 3 Huntr/X - Golden 2 48 4 4 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) 4 30 5 5 Olivia Dean - Man I Need 3 43 6 6 Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia 2 47 7 7 Taylor Swift - Opalite 4 43 8 8 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You 7 12 9 9 Bruno Mars - Risk It All 8 24 10 10 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas 9 28 11 11 Teddy Swims - Mr Know It All 11 7 12 12 Kehlani - Folded 11 14 13 13 Sombr - Back to Friends 13 45 15 14 Taylor Swift - Elizabeth Taylor 9 25 16 15 Tame Impala & Jennie - Dracula 15 13 14 16 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai 14 2 17 17 Olivia Rodrigo - Drop Dead 17 17 18 18 Harry Styles - American Girls 16 20 19 19 Noah Kahan - The Great Divide 15 18 21 20 Benson Boone - The Time Of My Life 20 7 20 21 Sombr - Homewrecker 17 16 24 22 Ariana Grande - Hate That I Love You 14 9 22 23 Ella Langley - Be Her 22 10 23 24 Backstreet Boys - Bottle Up 19 8 ** 25 Danny Griego - Give It To Me Straight (Just Like Texas Whiskey) 25 1 26 26 Bronte Fall - Main Character Energy 24 4 25 27 Miley Cyrus - Younger You 13 22 27 28 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun 27 2 ** 29 Stella Lefty - Boston 29 1 RE 30 Lauren Moore - September Song 28 2 Recurrents/Exits: 28 Bertie Higgins - A River 26 5 29 OneRepublic - Need Your Love 27 7 30 ** Village People - Disco Star 28 7 Descending songs below No. 5 are moved to recurrent after 78 weeks on the chart. Descending songs below No. 10 are moved to recurrent after 52 weeks on the chart. Descending songs below No. 15 are moved to recurrent after 26 weeks on the chart.

We don't even get off for Good Friday/Easter anymore in the US. The mail even comes by and I think the stock market is open on Good Friday now. I'm pretty sure more businesses are closed here in the US on Juneteenth than on Good Friday/Easter.

Probably not Juneteenth. If anything, he might just move it to a standard Monday to celebrate his birthday/Flag Day/Father's Day all on one day. (I don't know if anyone realized this, but over the past 15 years or so, Juneteenth pretty much replaced Good Friday/Easter as a holiday in the US.) I can see MLK getting dropped. It's already close to other holidays like Christmas, New Year's, and President's Day.

Not that I know of.

That's going to change by May, when we have the 60th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. A lot of Beatles songs will be getting a boost.

No, it's not. IKIIKY has ran its course. It's already at its maximum exposure on radio (pop and country) and its streaming is fading. It's definitely to announce Debut TV. The 20th anniversary is in October. Put 2 and 2 together.

For me, it's Don't Say Goodbye:

It's likely to announce Debut TV/20th anniversary in late October.

She was arrested for similar offense earlier this year. It's good to see that even celebs are being held accountable for driving while impaired (whether due to drugs or alcohol). Way too many famous people are getting busted for this lately (also Timberlake and Tony Romo).

Taylor's payola coming through (again). Country - Wednesday Update TW TW+ Artist Title Spins Spin+ Bullet Bullet+ Aud Aud+ 1 = LUKE COMBS Be By You 8939 +64 -81 +129 39.472 +0.045 2 +2 TAYLOR SWIFT I Knew It, I Knew You 8350 +358 1395 +321 33.087 +1.858 3 = STELLA LEFTY Boston 8233 +84 536 +34 35.916 +0.281 4 -2 KANE BROWN Woman 8324 -370 129 -551 30.500 -1.868 5 = KENNY CHESNEY Carry On 6939 +56 166 +54 29.471 +0.051 6 = JOHN MORGAN Kid Myself 6222 +61 501 -80 27.027 +0.419 7 +2 MORGAN WALLEN Been By Now 5889 +125 852 +59 23.330 +0.337 8 -1 ELLA LANGLEY & MORGAN WALLEN I Can't Love You Anymore 5496 -184 -1307 -35 27.881 -0.249 9 -1 BAILEY ZIMMERMAN Chevy Silverado 5713 -103 -2666 +335 27.067 -1.015 10 = LAUREN ALAINA All My Exes f/Chase Matthew 4978 +92 188 +48 21.903 +0.372 11 = LUKE BRYAN Country And She Knows It 5075 -18 178 -86 20.879 +0.192 12 = GEORGE BIRGE Ride, Ride, Ride f/Luke Bryan 4689 -136 -510 -98 17.740 -0.559 13 = ELLA LANGLEY Loving Life Again 4298 +86 554 -74 18.454 +0.804 14 +1 ZACH JOHN KING Get To Drinkin' 4298 +88 310 +106 17.931 +0.383 15 -1 ZACH TOP South Of Sanity 4143 -7 -22 +32 18.327 -0.076 16 = LAINEY WILSON & JOHN MAYER Phone, Keys, Wallet 4304 +70 158 +81 17.322 +0.175 17 = RILEY GREEN Think As You Drunk 4135 +139 305 +196 16.829 +0.418 18 = DAN + SHAY Say So 4173 +106 323 +71 17.298 +0.385 19 = HARDY McArthur f/Church, Wallen, ... 3637 -14 -38 -4 12.303 +0.172 20 = JELLY ROLL Hands Up 3334 +12 71 -38 13.682 +0.140 21 = JON PARDI Boots Off 3297 +56 159 +70 13.284 +0.257 22 = HUDSON WESTBROOK Painted You Pretty 2939 +32 250 +13 10.983 +0.474 23 = GREYLAN JAMES Water At A Wedding 2866 +37 174 +44 10.677 +0.226 24 +1 LUKE COMBS Rethink Some Things 2542 +43 383 +16 11.205 +0.168 25 -1 DUSTIN LYNCH Easy To Love 2481 -59 -229 +24 10.271 -0.091

The judge did what he had to do. This was the only way to save the Tiger Woods and Britney Spears of the world from themselves.

If Dolly can't be #1, I'd much rather have CT be #1 than that AI song. At least CT is a huge worldwide smash that is a long running #1 on the other major charts. CT getting the #1 in the UK will further quiet the "local hit" crowd. That AI song I have never heard, and the last thing we need is another unknown #1, especially after RMI's run at #1.

I Just Might to join the list next week. BUBBLING UNDER: #7 Olivia Dean - "So Easy (To Fall In Love)" - 48 weeks #6 Tame Impala & JENNIE - "Dracula (Remix)" - 48 weeks #1 Ella Langley - "Choosin' Texas" - 45 weeks

Hot 100 for 8-29-2026: 01 01 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas [==] 01 (20w @ #1) 45 02 02 STELLA LEFTY - Boston [==] 02 19 03 03 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You [==] 01 (2w @ #1) 12 04 04 Morgan Wallen - Been By Now [==] 02 05 05 05 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me [==] 01 (1w @ #1) 13 08 06 Tame Impala ft JENNIE - Dracula (Remix) [+2] 05 48 07 07 Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) [==] 05 48 06 08 Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen - I Can't Love You Anymore [-2] 04 18 09 09 Olivia Dean - Man I Need [==] 02 53 10 10 Ella Langley - Be Her [==] 02 28 11 11 Bruno Mars - Risk It All [==] 04 26 13 12 Bruno Mars - I Just Might [+1] 01 (3w @ #1) 33 12 13 Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead [-1] 01 (1w @ #1) 19 14 14 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song [==] 03 11 15 15 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun [==] 14 32 ** 16 Dolly Parton - Jolene Re-Entry 16 09 16 17 Drake - Janice STFU [-1] 01 (2w @ #1) 15 ** 18 Dolly Parton - 9 To 6 Re-Entry 01 (2w @ #1) 27 17 19 Luke Combs - Be By You [-2] 12 28 20 20 Malcolm Todd - Earrings [==] 20 26 18 21 Tame Impala - Loser [-3] 18 05 21 22 Dominic Fike - Babydoll [-1] 16 29 23 23 Lil Baby - Dead Fresh [==] 18 06 22 24 Koe Wetzel & Ella Langley - Jaded [-2] 19 03 19 25 Steve Lacy - oh yeah? [-6] 19 04 ** 26 Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers - Islands In The Stream Re-Entry 01 (2w @ #1) 26 ** 27 Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You NEW 27 01 26 28 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure [-2] 05 14 38 29 KAROL G ft Judeline & rusowsky - BbY WOW [+9] 29 03 24 30 KATSEYE - Animal [-6] 24 05 25 31 Ariana Grande - petal [-6] 04 04 28 32 Shakira & Burna Boy - Dai Dai (Let's Go!) (2026 FIFA World Cup Theme) [-4] 17 11 30 33 Ella Langley - Loving Life Again [-3] 21 23 27 34 Yung Miami - Spend Dat [-7] 17 14 29 35 Drake - Shabang [-6] 04 15 ** 36 PARTYNEXTDOOR - Some Of Your Love NEW 36 01 32 37 Tems - What You Need [-5] 29 23 34 38 Naoh Kahan - Orbiter [-4] 34 18 37 39 Dexter And The Moonrocks - Freakin' Out [-2] 33 23 33 40 Mac Miller ft Ty Dolla $ign - Cinderella [-7] 25 16 35 41 Temper City - Self Aware [-6] 35 20 36 42 Beyoncé - MORNING DEW (DONK) [-6] 26 08 39 43 Teddy Swims - Mr. Know It All [-4] 39 19 ** 44 Dolly Parton - Here You Come Again Re-Entry 03 20 44 45 STELLA LEFTY ft Vincent Mason - Something To Lose [-1] 40 13 49 46 Kane Brown - Woman [+3] 46 20 42 47 Dave & Tems - Raindance [-5] 42 30 43 48 Shaboozey - Cowgirl [-5] 43 08 31 49 KATSEYE - Hootie Frutti [-18] 31 02 50 50 Luke Combs - Rethink Some Things [==] 46 22 47 51 Cody Johnson - Take Me Back (Leave Me There) [-4] 47 02 40 52 Cardi B - AH HA [-12] 25 04 45 53 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In [-8] 45 23 54 54 Alyssa Grace - bloodstream [==] 45 08 48 55 Lainey Wilson & John Mayer - Phone, Keys Wallet [-7] 48 12 41 56 Bailey Zimmerman - Chevy Silverado [-15] 41 10 46 57 Gracie Abrams - Hit The Wall [-11] 26 15 58 58 SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation [==] 56 08 52 59 Kacey Musgraves - Mexican Honey [-7] 39 13 55 60 sombr - My Body Isn't Ready [-5] 30 09 51 61 F3miii - Noble [-10] 51 16 64 62 Audrey Hobert - Sue me [+2] 62 05 53 63 Jason Alden - Don't Tell On Me [-10] 34 20 56 64 BabyChiefDoIt - Ghetto Love Story [-8] 44 08 57 65 Naoh Kahan - Doors [-8] 09 18 62 66 Kenny Chesney - Carry On [-4] 62 10 60 67 Noah Kahan - Willing And Able [-7] 26 17 61 68 ADĖLA - Ain't In LA [-7] 61 04 65 69 Marshmello ft Kelsea Ballerini - Another Drink [-4] 65 04 70 70 Riley Green - Think As You Drunk [==] 70 09 74 71 Olivia Rodrigo - maggots for brains [+3] 12 11 73 72 Hardy. Eric Church, Morgan Wallen & Tim McGraw - McArthur [+1] 31 30 71 73 Olivia Rodrigo - honeybee [-2] 09 11 67 74 Steve Lacy - The Feeling [-7] 67 06 72 75 Olivia Rodrigo - expectations [-3] 20 11 66 76 KAROL G & Drake - Ahl [-10] 44 03 69 77 Justin Bieber - SPEED DEMON [-8] 66 12 78 78 Corey Kent - Empty Words [==] 78 11 79 79 Zach Top - South Of Sanity [==] 79 07 75 80 pupsies - misery. [-5] 50 08 82 82 Ella Langley - Bottom Of Your Boots [==] 20 19 83 83 Julia Wolf - In My Room [==] 57 17 63 84 Sabrina Carpenter - House Tour [-27] 27 17 68 84 KAROL G & Bruno Mars - Still [-16] 41 03 ** 85 Belly Gang Kushington & 21 Savage - WTF GOIN NEW 85 01 86 86 Mack Geiger - String By [==] 86 03 ** 87 Noah Kahan - End Of August Re-Entry 14 07 ** 88 PARTYNEXTDOOR - Routine Rouge NEW 88 01 76 89 KAROL G - Matadora [-13] 58 05 91 90 Kameron Marlowe - No Need For Leavin' [+1] 90 06 96 91 John Morgan - Kid Myself [+5] 91 02 ** 92 Lauren Alaina Featuring Chase Matthew - All My Exes NEW 92 01 ** 93 Hudson Westbrook - Painted You Pretty NEW 93 01 95 94 Jelly Roll - Hands Up [+1] 94 03 90 95 Olivia Rodrigo ft Robert Smith - what's wrong with me [-5] 17 11 88 96 Fenix Flexin - Rubberz [-8] 58 12 98 97 Blake Whiten - Bet On That [+1] 97 02 87 98 Drake ft Future & Molly Santana - Ran To Atlanta [-11] 02 15 92 99 Drake - National Treasures [-7] 06 14 ** 100 Tucker Wetmore - Sunburn Re-Entry 86 06 EXITS: * Josh Ross - Hate How You Look [#59] 55 20 * Pooh Shiesty - Reap What You Saw [#77] 56 02 * Phoebe Bridgers - The Governor's Waltz [#80] 80 01 * KATSEYE - Pinky Up [#81] 28 11 * Ariana Grande - like i do [#84] 24 03 * Phoebe Bridgers - Lost Boys [#85] 85 01 * Pooh Shiesty - Last Man Breathin [#89] 42 02 * Phoebe Bridgers - Bobby [#93] 93 01 * KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM, ILLIT - ICONIC BY MISTAKE [#94] 38 09 * Drake - 2 Hard 4 The Radio [#97] 09 14 * Los Dos de Tamaulipas - Ayudame [#99] 99 01 * Phoebe Bridgers - Kill Me [#100] 100 01 Billboard Hot 100 thresholds: Below No. 50 after 20 weeks, Below No. 25 after 26 weeks, Below No. 10 after 52 weeks, Below No. 5 after 78 weeks

lol, this is the worst chart ever. Might as well have SZA get those 47k units and jump back to the Top 10 for a 119th week.

No, but GIIY will get one.