The Week's Billboard Hot 100 #1

I think Pusha T may have made a Ja Rule out of Drake. Things have not gone well for him since that beef. He's got til 2020 at the latest.

Drake replaces himself at #1 with "In My Feelings" while several songs reenter the Top 10 as the Drake album bomb dissipates.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (July 21, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (1st week at #1)
2. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
3. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
4. Drake – "Nice for What"
5. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up" (Top 10 reentry)
6. Drake – "God's Plan"
7. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams" (Top 10 reentry)
8. Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry" (Top 10 reentry)
9. Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – "Psycho" (Top 10 reentry)
10. XXXTentacion – "SAD!"

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to tweets from Gary Trust):
11. Drake – "Nonstop"
12. Post Malone – "Better Now"
15. Taylor Swift – "Delicate"
30. The Carters – "Apeshit"
25. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
96. Iggy Azalea featuring Tyga – "Kream" (debut)

EDIT: The #10 song has now been changed from "Better Now" to "SAD!" because Billboard made a mistake.

Edited by TheEmperah on Jul 16th 2018 at 2:31:22 AM

Only people who hate Drake/hardcore hip hop fans believe this. Almost no one outside of those people care about The Story of Adidon. Drake isnt going anywhere chart wise anytime soon.

Edited by JayRomeo on Jul 16th 2018 at 1:10:39 AM

Drake certainly cared.

Adidon aside, I'm beginning to believe Drake will prove to be one of those "decade artists": artists who gain popularity during a specific decade, go on to define it, and then slowly fade away and/or burn out once it ends. Parliament (but not George Clinton himself) was one, pretty much any Grunge act was another, Linkin Park arguably counts as well... I think Drake's in that camp. This is the Decade of Drake, the one in which he's seen the most success. When we look back on the 2010s in the future, Drake will be one of the main things we think of. But time will tell how many more "woe is me" R&B and lukewarm trap songs the public will be willing to take once the next decade establishes its own identity. Even now, the reactions to Scorpion are apparently lukewarm, then you have More Life, which was also received tepidly, and between them, Scary Hours, which might as well be a single with "God's Plan" as the a-side and "Diplomatic Immunity" as the b-side that no one talks about.

Lately it seems to me that Drake is having better luck with singles than full projects. So if he does remain successful into the 2020s, he'll probably have transitioned into a singles-only artists.

and if your response to any of this is "nah man you just hate drake" then I have to wonder

Only reason I didn't include Nickelback was because they had a large/vocal hatedom even during their heyday. Then again, so does Drake, so whatever

Edited by PhysicalStamina on Jul 16th 2018 at 8:32:02 AM

Nickelback too.

I don't actually disagree with the sentiment that Drake could be one of those "decade" artists (which admittedly is a lot better than most pop artists can claim) What's hurting Drake right now is overexposure and lack of innovation within his own music. Certainly not a savage diss track from an established yet non mainstream act who is a nonentity in the pop world, AKA 90% of Drake's audience.

I'm simply disagreeing with Drake being "Ja Ruled" as you stated cause the reason that happened was cause the person calling him out (50 Cent) was becoming a hip hop superstar in his own right at the time and had enough influence to truly shut down Ja. As great as Pusha is, he is not 2003 50 Cent.

I've heard somewhere that Drake is basically like what Usher was to the 2000s, which makes a lot of sense. He's just as omnipresent as Usher used to be and his star power is huge, but Usher's popularity also faded as we got further and further into the 2010s.

Edited by deuteragonist on Jul 16th 2018 at 11:26:19 AM

Drake remains at #1, breaking the record for most U.S. streams in a single week.

The power of dance challenges, man.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (July 28, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (2nd week at #1)
2. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
3. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
4. Drake – "Nice for What"
5. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
6. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
7. Post Malone – "Better Now" (Top 10 reentry)
8. Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry"
9. Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – "Psycho"
10. Drake – "God's Plan"

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article and Gary Trust's tweets):
11. Ariana Grande – "God Is a Woman" (debut)
12. Taylor Swift – "Delicate"
13. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"
21. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
26. Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – "One Kiss"
27. Selena Gomez – "Back to You"
66. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – "Solo"
92. Bebe Rexha – "I'm a Mess" (debut)

Edited by TheEmperah on Jul 24th 2018 at 9:40:50 AM

Cardi B's song "I Like It" is probably my favorite to come out this summer. I mean, I like "In My Feelings" but I don't know, Cardi is just more fun.

Drake stays at #1 while two pedophiles enter the Top 10.

Sigh.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (August 4, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (3rd week at #1)
2. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
3. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
4. 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz – "FEFE" (debut)
5. Post Malone – "Better Now"
6. Drake – "Nice for What"
7. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
8. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
9. Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – "Psycho"
10. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste" (new Top 10 entry)

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article and Gary Trust's tweets):
12. Taylor Swift – "Delicate"
18. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
25. 5 Seconds of Summer – "Youngblood"
26. Selena Gomez – "Back to You"
28. YG featuring 2 Chainz, Big Sean, and Nicki Minaj – "Big Bank"
56. Demi Lovato – "Sober" (Hot 100 reentry)
61. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – "Solo"
64. Bebe Rexha – "I'm a Mess"

Edited by TheEmperah on Jul 30th 2018 at 1:19:30 AM

6ix9ine and… who else? Is Murda Beatz secretly Roy Moore?

Oh yeah. Duh.

Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jul 30th 2018 at 2:55:50 PM

Tyga.

He dated Kylie Jenner when she was still a teen. He even made a whole song about their relationship.

6ix9ine's a pedophile?

From Wikipedia:

I'm honestly lost for words.

Drake remains at #1 while DJ Khaled's new song "I'm the Two" debuts in the top 5.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (August 11, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (4th week at #1)
2. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
3. 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz – "Fefe"
4. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
5. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, and Quavo – "No Brainer" (debut)
6. Post Malone – "Better Now"
7. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
8. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
9. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"
10. Drake – "Nice for What"

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article):
11. Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – "Psycho"
13. Taylor Swift – "Delicate"
15. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
23. 5 Seconds of Summer – "Youngblood"
26. Selena Gomez – "Back to You"
47. Demi Lovato – "Sober"
53. Bebe Rexha – "I'm a Mess"
58. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – "Solo"
65. Backstreet Boys – "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
100. Mitchell Tenpenny – "Drunk Me" (debut)

Edited by TheEmperah on Aug 6th 2018 at 1:10:16 AM

Well this week's chart explains a few things. Recently I kept hearing the track "Africa" on the radio and I'm like "This is a 30 year old song, what's it doing here? Also it sounds off."

Turns out Weezer did a rendition of Toto's hit from 1983. And it's presently #64 on the chart.

They also covered "Rosanna". Im thinking the endgame may be Weezer covering the entire "IV" album by Toto.

On the other hand…

Drake remains at #1 while Travis Scott's new album Astroworld impacts the chart as all of its songs debut (or in the case of one song, reenter) on the Hot 100.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (August 18, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (5th week at #1)
2. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
3. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
4. Travis Scott – "Sicko Mode" (debut)
5. 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz – "FEFE"
6. Post Malone – "Better Now"
7. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
8. Travis Scott – "Stargazing" (debut)
9. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"
10. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article and Gary Trust's tweets):
15. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
20. Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line – "Meant to Be"
33. Selena Gomez – "Back to You"
50. Travis Scott – "Butterfly Effect" (reentry)
62. Bebe Rexha – "I'm a Mess"
66. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – "Solo"

Edited by TheEmperah on Aug 13th 2018 at 1:15:46 AM

Love Lies started charting in February, I can't believe it's not just still there but actually rising too.

Drake is still at #1.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (August 25, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (6th week at #1)
2. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
3. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
4. 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz – "FEFE"
5. Post Malone – "Better Now"
6. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
7. Travis Scott – "Sicko Mode"
8. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"
9. Ella Mai – "Boo'd Up"
10. DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, and Quavo – "No Brainer" (Top 10 reentry)

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article and Gary Trust's tweets):
11. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
16. Taylor Swift – "Delicate"
17. 5 Seconds of Summer – "Youngblood"
18. Nicki Minaj – "Barbie Dreams" (debut)
20. Ed Sheeran – "Perfect"
25. Selena Gomez – "Back to You"
27. Travis Scott – "Stargazing"
34. Imagine Dragons – "Natural"
51. Bebe Rexha – "I'm a Mess"
52. Bazzi featuring Camila Cabello – "Beautiful"
62. Clean Bandit featuring Demi Lovato – "Solo"
91. Bryce Vine – "Drew Barrymore" (debut)

Edited by TheEmperah on Aug 21st 2018 at 8:52:08 AM

Drake remains at #1 while Ariana Grande makes some moves to the the Top 10 with the help of her latest album Sweetener.

Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 (September 1, 2018)
1. Drake – "In My Feelings" (7th week at #1)
2. Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – "Girls Like You"
3. Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin – "I Like It"
4. 6ix9ine featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz – "FEFE"
5. Post Malone – "Better Now"
6. Juice WRLD – "Lucid Dreams"
7. Ariana Grande – "No Tears Left to Cry"
8. Ariana Grande – "God Is a Woman" (new Top 10 entry)
9. Travis Scott – "Sicko Mode"
10. Tyga featuring Offset – "Taste"

Songs outside the Top 10 (according to the Billboard article):
11. Khalid and Normani – "Love Lies"
15. 5 Seconds of Summer – "Youngblood"
31. Benny Blanco, Halsey, and Khalid – "Eastside"
40. Luke Bryan – "Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset"