The Week's Billboard Hot 100 #1

And here's another new song some of you may be interested in.

MØ is awesome. That song is not quite "Lean On", but after a few weeks of listening it's really grown on me.

Adele is still #1 this week. "Ex's and Oh's" cracks the top ten.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (November 28, 2015):

1. Adele — "Hello" (3 weeks at #1)
2. Drake— "Hotline Bling"
3. Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
4. The Weeknd — "The Hills"
5. Shawn Mendes — "Stitches"
6. Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?"
7. Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz — "679"
8. Taylor Swift — "Wildest Dreams"
9. Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend — "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
10. Elle King — "Ex's and Oh's" (new entry)

Songs outside the Top 10:

11. Alessia Cara — "Here"
14. Selena Gomez — "Same Old Love"
15. Ellie Goulding — "On My Mind"

Also, this is a little bit late, but the Greatest of All Time lists are here as well. "Uptown Funk" is a lot lower on the All-Time Hot 100 than I'd anticipated.

edited 16th Nov '15 2:09:59 PM by BurntMario

I'm sure most of us will be glad to hear that "All About That Bass" is apparently the 69th greatest song ever.

Wow, I'd forgotten just what a fucking nightmare it is to navigate the Billboard site, especially on a mobile phone. I can't even find a way to see the damn list.

There's a free app.

My phone don't gots room for that, yo.

Tha fact that "Boom Boom Pow" is situated higher kinda overshadows any negative emotions I might have about the inclusion of "All About That Bass".

Justin Bieber triples up in the top ten.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (December 5, 2015):

1. Adele — "Hello" (4 weeks at #1)
2. Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
3. Drake — "Hotline Bling"
4. Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself" (debut)
5. Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?"
6. The Weeknd — "The Hills"
7. Shawn Mendes — "Stitches"
8. Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz — "679"
9. Taylor Swift — "Wildest Dreams"
10. Alessia Cara — "Here" (new entry)

Songs outside the Top 10:

13. Selena Gomez — "Same Old Love"
22. Missy Elliott featuring Pharrell Williams — "WTF"

Welp, 2014 and 2015 had a good run as far as radio singles went for a while, guess it's finally time for me to stop paying attention to the big songs. Nothing gold can stay.

Who do you guys think are going to be 2015's one-hit wonders (as in, the strictest definition of only have one song in the Top 40). Here's a complete list of artists this year who currently only have one Top 40 hit:

• Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (#1)
• OMI - Cheerleader (#1)
• Hozier - Take Me to Church (#2)
• Silento - Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae (#3)
• Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance (#4)
• Major Lazer - Lean On (#4)
• Remy Boyz - 679 (#4)
• R. City - Locked Away (#6)
• Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#6)
• Monty - My Way (#7)
• Jack U - Where Are U Now? (#8)
• Lookas - GDFR (#8)
• Bebe Rexha - Hey Mama (#8)
• T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle (#9)
• Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good (#9)
• Alessia Cara - Here (#10)
• Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (#10)
• Natalie La Rose - Somebody (#10)
• James Newton Howard & Jennifer Lawrence - The Hanging Tree (#12)
• Eric Nally, Melle Mel, & Grandmaster Caz - Downtown (#12)
• AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (#13)
• Matt McAndrew - Wasted Love (#14)
• IHeartMemphis - Hit the Quan (#15)
• X Ambassadors - Renegades (#17)
• O.T. Genasis - CoCo (#20)
• Ella Henderson - Ghost (#22)
• Jidenna & Roman GianArthur - Classic Man (#22)
• Travi$ Scott - Antidote (#23)
• Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C (#23)
• Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love? (#26)
• Post Malone - White Iverson (#28)
• Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself (#30)
• Vance Joy - Riptide (#30)
• Jordan Smith - Great Is Thy Faithfulness (#30)
• Halsey - The Feeling (#31)
• Alesso - Heroes (We Could Be) (#31)
• George Ezra - Budapest (#32)
• Craig Wayne Boyd - My Baby's Got a Smile On Her Face (#34)
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (#38)
• Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart & Sofia Carson - Rotten to the Core (#38)
• Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (#39)

If I missed anyone, let me know.

edited 30th Nov '15 10:15:07 AM by Papercut1

I can't really say. Though I'm pretty sure "Uptown Funk" was such a massive success that it has to give some sort of traction to whatever Mark Ronson decides to do next.

If there any justice in this world, Silento will not score a second hit, and some sort of electromagnetic disturbance will destroy every digital copy of "Watch Me" in the universe.

OMI and Silentio, almost definitely.
Major Lazer, less likely, they've been around for quite some time and both the group and Diplo have got some pretty steady careers going, lightning could most definitely strike twice. Same thing with Mark Ronson.
Hozier will probably follow Gotye's trajectory (i.e. one massive left-field underdog hit and then nothing else). Though Gotye hasn't actually made a follow-up record yet so I guess it's still too early to see how he'll do post-Somebody I Used To Know.
Halsey, I really really damn hope so but she's managed to get her claws into a pretty sizeable fanbase of pretentious teenagers so her odds aren't out of the window yet.

Here's my predictions.

• Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (#1) ^note It only became a hit outside the UK because of Bruno Mars, and it's universally seen as his song instead of Ronson's. He's done.
• OMI - Cheerleader (#1) ^note Too much of a novelty to be taken seriously and his album bombed. Yep.
• Hozier - Take Me to Church (#2) ^note Should do fine back home and maybe on alternative, but will never cross over again.
• Silento - Watch Me Whip/Nae Nae (#3) ^note He has the same novelty act stigma against him as Ylvis. He's done.
• Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance (#4) ^note Should do fine on alternative radio, but it's not looking likely they'll have another pop hit
• Major Lazer - Lean On (#4) ^note Will still remain popular in dance circles, but this probably be their only pop crossover.
• Remy Boyz - 679 (#4) ^note They're effectively broken up now that P-Dice has been kicked out, so it's unlikely.
• R. City - Locked Away (#6) ^note Like Ronson, it only became a hit because of its featured artist Adam Levine. They're done.
• Rachel Platten - Fight Song (#6) ^note On Hot AC, she should be alright. Unlikely she'll cross over to pop again.
• Monty - My Way (#7) ^note Could potentially score another hit as a feature on a Fetty Wap song. Solo? Not happening.
• Jack U - Where Are U Now? (#8) ^note Only became a hit because of Bieber. Like Major Lazer, they should be alright in the dance charts.
• Lookas - GDFR (#8) ^note He's so un-noteworthy that his Wikipedia page is just a redirect to the song. He's done.
• Bebe Rexha - Hey Mama (#8) ^note Could possibly have another hit as a feature, but will never have a hit as a lead artist.
• T-Wayne - Nasty Freestyle (#9) ^note Only became a hit because of meme, and had practically no radio airplay. He's done.
• Andy Grammer - Honey, I'm Good (#9) ^note He should be fine on Hot AC, but this will be his only pop crossover.
• Alessia Cara - Here (#10) ^note Of all the artists on this list, she probably has the best shot at escaping this, since she's quickly growing a large fanbase
• Elle King - Ex's and Oh's (#10) ^note Way too left field to score another pop hit, added to the novelty of her being Rob Schneider's daughter. She could have another hit on the alternative side.
• Natalie La Rose - Somebody (#10) ^note Hard to tell since she's such a blank. It could go either way.
• James Newton Howard & Jennifer Lawrence - The Hanging Tree (#12) ^note Composers don't get hits (and no one bought it for him) and Lawrence isn't a musician. They're done.
• Eric Nally, Melle Mel, & Grandmaster Caz - Downtown (#12) ^note Yeah, they're done.
• AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (#13) ^note In the UK, they should do relatively fine. Since the song is more associated with DJ Snake in the US, they're not getting another hit.
• Matt McAndrew - Wasted Love (#14) ^note He's done.
• IHeartMemphis - Hit the Quan (#15) ^note He's done.
• X Ambassadors - Renegades (#17) ^note Should be fine on alternative radio, and may have another crossover to Hot AC. On the pop charts? Not so much.
• O.T. Genasis - CoCo (#20) ^note Not quite sure, but I'm leaning towards no unless he's featured on another artist's hit.
• Ella Henderson - Ghost (#22) ^note Should be fine in the UK, but this will remain her only trans-atlantic success.
• Jidenna & Roman GianArthur - Classic Man (#22) ^note Jidenna could get another hit. Roman? Not happening.
• Travi$ Scott - Antidote (#23) ^note He's quickly built up a large fanbase, so he could escape this.
• Lilly Wood & The Prick - Prayer in C (#23) ^note They're not actively recording music and their material isn't friendly for American radio. They're done.
• Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love? (#26) ^note It only became a hit because of Calvin Harris, and they're not even famous back home. Another hit is not happening.
• Post Malone - White Iverson (#28) ^note Could go either way.
• Hailee Steinfeld - Love Myself (#30) ^note The "actor with a hit" novelty is only good once, and she doesn't seem to be transitioning to a full-fledged pop star like Ariana Grande. She's done.
• Vance Joy - Riptide (#30) ^note Should be fine in Australia. In the US, he won't have another hit outside the alternative charts.
• Jordan Smith - Great Is Thy Faithfulness (#30) ^note He's done.
• Halsey - The Feeling (#31) ^note If she could breakthrough to the mainstream with her own hit, that would be great. However, her own single "New Americana" is only scraping the lower end.
• Alesso - Heroes (We Could Be) (#31) ^note It only became a hit because of Tove Lo. Any hit he could have will be as a non-credited producer.
• George Ezra - Budapest (#32) ^note Should be fine in the UK, but will never appear on the Hot 100 again.
• Craig Wayne Boyd - My Baby's Got a Smile On Her Face (#34) ^note He's done.
• N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton (#38) ^note They have long-since broken up and only scraped the Top 40 because of a movie. Not even possible for them to get another hit.
• Dove Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Booboo Stewart & Sofia Carson - Rotten to the Core (#38) ^note They're actors who only got this hit because of a Disney movie. They're done.
• Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (#39) ^note Their hits haven't even been successful in Europe, let alone the US. They're done.

edited 30th Nov '15 11:40:03 AM by Papercut1

Eh, not much happens this week. I hope the chart doesn't become too stagnant again. Not too sure what #20 is, though.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (December 12, 2015):

1. Adele — "Hello" (5 weeks at #1)
2. Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
3. Drake — "Hotline Bling"
4. Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?"
5. The Weeknd — "The Hills"
6. Shawn Mendes — "Stitches"
7. Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself"
8. Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend — "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" (reentry)
9. Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz — "679"
10. Alessia Cara — "Here"

Songs outside the Top 10:

11. Selena Gomez — "Same Old Love"
15. Ellie Goulding — "On My Mind"
20. Travis $cott — "Antidote"

Mr. AKA king of Youtube has returned:

Apparently broadcasting from some temporal universe where time stopped moving in 2012.

edited 30th Nov '15 12:46:50 PM by LE0Night

Selena Gomez goes top ten. The Weeknd just never stops. The top seven is static.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (December 19, 2015):

1. Adele — "Hello" (6 weeks at #1)
2. Justin Bieber — "Sorry"
3. Drake — "Hotline Bling"
4. Justin Bieber — "What Do You Mean?"
5. The Weeknd — "The Hills"
6. Shawn Mendes — "Stitches"
7. Justin Bieber — "Love Yourself"
8. Alessia Cara — "Here"
9. Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend — "Like I'm Gonna Lose You"
10. Selena Gomez — "Same Old Love" (new entry)

Songs outside the Top 10:

11. Fetty Wap featuring Remy Boyz — "679"
13. Ellie Goulding — "On My Mind"
21. Demi Lovato — "Confident"
26. Mariah Carey — "All I Want for Christmas Is You" (yep, it's that time again)
37. The Weeknd — "In the Night"

edited 7th Dec '15 12:13:22 PM by BurntMario

I have a question. Is Delirium the album Ellie said would be nature-themed? The singles don't really fit that theme.

I don't think so. Nothing on the album fits that theme.

From her existing discography it's her debut that fits that description best.

Chainsmokers just scored their second Top 40 hit. Who would've thought the "#Selfie" guys would pull it off? Can "Roses" become the next big EDM crossover?

So the year-end charts were released today, including the Hot 100. The top song of the year is...wait for it..."Uptown Funk"! Sort of a way to make up for it just unceremoniously falling off the chart from #21 thanks to new chart rules, but you knew it was going to happen anyway.

What new chart rules?

This one from a couple of weeks ago:

Source

If it was at #21, then it shouldn't have dropped off.

As for the chart itself, I probably shouldn't be surprised that "The Hills" beat "Can't Feel My Face", but I kind of am.