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‘Cold Heart’ Returns Another Elton John Classic to the Hot 100’s Top 10
It’s an achievement to send a song to the Billboard Hot 100‘s top 10 once. Elton John has become particularly adept at having his compositions reach the region twice. John’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Dua Lipa, jumps to No. 7 on the latest Hot 100 (dated Jan. 15). While it’s the legend’s first top 10 on the chart in nearly 24 years, it’s also a return to the tier for “Rocket Man,” whose chorus Lipa updates in the mash-up. In honor of John’s latest such double-up, here’s a look at John’s classics, co-penned with Bernie Taupin, that have hit the Hot 100’s top 10 twice, in various forms. [embedded content] “Your Song” John’s first Hot 100 top 10, of now 28 in his career, rose to No. 8 in January 1971. In 2014, Aloe Blacc’s “The Man,” which revives the original’s “you can tell everybody” ...
Olivia Rodrigo, Glass Animals Crowned on Australia’s Year-End Charts
She’s just 18, she’s got her driver’s license and, in 2020, Olivia Rodrigo was the queen of Australia’s charts. The California teen enjoyed a stunning breakthrough last year with a string of hit songs and her debut full-length album, Sour. Based on new data published by charts compiler ARIA, Sour was 2021’s most popular album in the land Down Under, and two songs from it landed in the top 10 of the year-end top singles chart. Over the course of the year, Sour logged eight weeks at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, more than any other album in 2021, to rule the ARIA End Of Year Albums Chart. The pop singer’s debut LP album also launched two Australian No. 1 singles in “Drivers License” (6 weeks) and “Good 4 U,” both appearing in the top tier of the ARIA End Of Year Singles Chart, at No. 3 and...
Maverick City Music’s ‘Promises’ Tops Christian & Gospel Charts
Maverick City Music‘s “Promises,” featuring Joe L. Barnes and Naomi Raine, hits No. 1 on Billboard‘s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs and Hot Gospel Songs charts dated Jan. 15. For the Atlanta-based Maverick City Music, “Promises” is their first leader on Hot Christian Songs and their fourth chart-topper on Hot Gospel Songs. It’s Barnes’ first No. 1 on each ranking. As for Raine, she visited the Hot Gospel Songs summit via her feature on Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music’s collaboration “Jireh” (also featuring Chandler Moore). The track led for two weeks last April (and hit No. 8 on Hot Christian Songs). Barnes and Raine are both members of Maverick City Music. Barnes wrote “Promises” with Keilla Alvarado, Dante Bowe, Carrington Gaines, Lemuel Marin and Aaro...
Muni Long Leads Emerging Artists as ‘Hrs and Hrs’ Clocks In on Hot 100 & R&B Charts
Muni Long jumps from No. 7 to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated Jan. 15) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time, thanks to her breakthrough single as a recording artist, “Hrs and Hrs.” The song, which she released in November via her own Supergiant Records, soars 83-34 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 11.5 million U.S. streams (up 89%) and 3,500 downloads sold (up 81%) in the week ending Jan. 6, according to MRC Data. It bows at Nos. 10 and 19, respectively, on the all-genre Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts. Radio airplay is also starting for the song, which drew 28,000 audience impressions in the tracking week. Explore Explore muni long See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Hrs and Hrs” additionally crowns ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Hits No. 1 on Hot 100 Songwriters Chart for First Time, Thanks to ‘Encanto’
Lin-Manuel Miranda crowns Billboard‘s Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated Jan. 15), reigning as the top songwriter in the U.S. for the first time thanks to his work on six songs on the latest Billboard Hot 100, all from the new smash Disney animated film Encanto. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Leading his haul is “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” which soars from No. 50 to No. 5 on the Hot 100, becoming just the fifth song from a Disney animated film to reach the top five. It follows Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle’s “A Whole New World” from Aladdin (No. 1, one week, 1993); Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” from The Lion King (No. 4, 1994); Vanessa Williams’ “Colors of the Wind” from Pocahontas (No. 4, 1994); and Idina Menzel’s “Let It Go” from Frozen (No. 5, 2014). The song a...
Bad Bunny Continues Billboard Chart Winning Streak With ‘Anniversary Trilogy’
A month after closing 2021 as Billboard’s Top Latin Artist for a third consecutive year, Bad Bunny hits his stride again as Anniversary Trilogy, a six-LP vinyl-only box set, debuts at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums, Vinyl Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums (Jan. 15-dated charts). Anniversary Trilogy launches with 14,000 equivalent album units earned — all from album sales — in the week ending Jan. 6, according to MRC Data. The vinyl box set was initially only sold through Bad Bunny’s official website. The box comprises double-disc vinyl pressings of three other Bad Bunny No. 1 projects: El Ultimo Tour del Mundo (27 weeks at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums), YHLQMDLG (54 weeks at No. 1) and X 100PRE (46 weeks atop), the latter being the only album previously available on vinyl. Ba...
The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Rolling to No. 1 In U.K.
The Weeknd is powering to the U.K. albums chart title. The Canadian R&B singer’s latest, Dawn FM (Republic Records/XO), tops the midweek chart and is set to be the first title released in 2022 to top the Official U.K. Albums Chart. If Dawn FM stays on track, it’ll join The Weeknd’s previous leaders Beauty Behind The Madness (from 2015) and After Hours (2020). Following a weekly tally bereft of new releases, the latest chart blast features a handful of new titles, including the projected No. 1 for The Weeknd’s fresh, retro-leaning effort. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is David Bowie’s posthumous Toy (Toy Box), a stand-alone release of the late British artist’s scrapped 2000 album of the same name. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and...
Adele Returns to No. 1 In U.K. With ‘Easy On Me’
Adele holds off a spirited challenge from Gayle to scale the U.K. singles chart summit once again. “Easy On Me,” the first track lifted from Adele’s 30 (Columbia) album, zooms 37 places for an eighth non-consecutive week at No. 1. It’s Adele’s longest-running leader in her homeland, besting the five-week run at the top for 2011’s “Someone Like You” (her other leader, 2015’s “Hello,” logged three weeks at No. 1). Coming in close at No. 2 this week is Gayle’s viral Atlantic hit “abcdefu”, which zooms 14-2 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart for a fresh peak. Also scaling new heights is Sam Fender, whose “Seventeen Going Under” (Polydor) blasts 30-3. It’s a first U.K. Singles Chart Top 5 appearance for this one-time BRITS Critics’ Choice Award winner, though he does two No. 1 albums to his nam...
Ed Sheeran’s ‘Equals’ Snags U.K. Chart Crown
Ed Sheeran has done it again. The British singer and songwriter holds top spot on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with = (equals via Asylum), for its third non-consecutive crown. Sheeran’s latest album was the No. 2 best-seller in the U.K. in 2021, behind only Adele’s 30 (Columbia), according to data published by the Official Charts Company. A raft of greatest hits collection are on the rise this week, including Little Mix’s Between Us (up 5-4 via RCA), Elton John’s Diamonds (up 9-7 via Mercury/UMC), The Weeknd’s The Highlights (up 18-9 via Republic Records/XO), Fleetwood Mac’s 50 Years – Don’t Stop (up 15-10 via Rhino), ABBA Gold (12-11 via Polydor), Eminem’s Curtain Call – The Hits (27-17 via Interscope), George Michael’s Twenty Five (32-19 via Aegean), The Beatles’ 1 (30-23 via App...
Adele, Justin Bieber, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and The Weeknd Top MRC Data’s 2021 Canadian Year-End Report
Adele, Morgan Wallen, Justin Bieber, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa top MRC Data’s 2021 Canada year-end report in a year when the nation saw on-demand streams hitting an all-time high as total album consumption was up almost 10% and vinyl sales ticked up more than 21%. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As was the case all over the globe, Adele’s eagerly anticipated return album, 30, topped the charts, debuting at No. 1 on the Canadian Billboard 200 chart with 70,000 first-week equivalent album units for the week ending Nov. 25. The album’s lead single, “Easy On Me,” topped three pop formats at Canadian radio (CHR, Hot AC and Mainstream AC) shortly after its debut, and almost beat Olivia Rodrigo’s record for the biggest one-week streaming tota...
Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ Is Most-Streamed Song of 2021 In U.S., Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ Is MRC Data’s Top Album
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album rounds out 2021 as the most popular album of the year in the U.S., according to MRC Data. Meanwhile, Dua Lipa’s “Levitating” was the most-streamed song and most-heard song on the radio. View the complete U.S. 2021 MRC Data Year-End Report, and see the year’s top 10 albums chart, along with other year-end rankings, below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dangerous: The Double Album is Wallen’s second full-length studio album and was released on Jan. 8, 2021. It finishes the year with 3.226 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. Most of that sum was driven by streaming activity of the set’s sprawling 30-song tracklist. Dangerous is the first country music release to be MRC Data’s year-end top ...
Band of Horses Rides to Its First No. 1 Song With ‘Crutch’
Band of Horses achieves its first No. 1 on a Billboard songs chart, as “Crutch” rises to the top of the Adult Alternative Airplay list dated Jan. 8. The ruler follows two top five Adult Alternative Airplay hits for the band, “Casual Party” (No. 4, 2016) and “In a Drawer” (No. 5, 2017). Band of Horses first reached the tally in 2010, when “Laredo” peaked at No. 16. Concurrently, “Crutch” lifts 31-27 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1.3 million audience impressions, up 11%, according to MRC Data. It’s Band of Horses’ second highest charting hit on the survey; “Party” peaked at No. 19, aided by alternative radio spins that also sparked a No. 23 peak on Alternative Airplay. The Ben Bridwell-fronted group has notched two No. 1s on album rankings: ...
