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One Direction becomes the first group in history to have two of its members debut top 10 songs on the Hot 100 – actually top 5. Harry Styles rockets to the top of the download chart with his debut single “Sign of the Times”. The song is embraced by radio earning 23M streams in its first full week of tracking. Earlier, Zayn debuted at number 1 with “Pillowtalk”, Niall went as high as top 20 with “This Town” and Louis’s “Just Hold On” topped out at 52nd.
Ed dominates the Hot 100 chart for a 12th week and two Meme-powered songs shoulder their way into the top 10. The Chainsmokers spend their 50th consecutive week in the top 10.
1 (1) “Shape of You” Ed Sheeran 66K (-13%), 41.5M streams (-4%), (-14%), 185M AI [#1] (+3%)
2 (3) “That’s What I Like” 3 (2) Bruno Mars 73K (-5%), 34.6M streams (+6%), 151M AI (+8%)
3 (2) “Humble.” Kendrick Lamar 58K (-48%), 43.2M streams [#1] (-7%), 27.3M on-demand [#1] (-18%), 23M (+53%)
4 (NEW) “Sign of the Times” Harry Styles 142K [#1], 16.5M streams, 23M AI
5 (5) “Something Just Like This” The Chainsmokers with Coldplay
6 (4) “iSpy” KYLE featuring Lil Yachty 37K (+16%), 35.3M streams (+23%), 42M AI (+5%)
7 (11) “Mask Off” Future 35K (+7%), 36.7M streams (+52%), 24M AI (+25%) – Meme Alert #MaskOffChallenge
8 (16) “XO TOURLlif3” Lil Uzi Vert 18K (+10%), 32.9M streams (+21%) – Meme Alert #LilUziVertChallenge
9 (6) Sam Hunt “Body Like a Back Road” 61K (-12%), 14.8M (+7%), 53M AI (+16%)
10 (9) “Paris” The Chainsmokers 67M AI
When trying to extract money from a record company, it’s best to bring a calculator, lots of patience and some Tylenol. Drake has been releasing albums like a man possessed. Some years, he releases two albums a year that both top the charts and move a lot of units. But, label math has him not making any money at all. Here is the story of two labels suing each other. If Drake can’t make a label money, who can?
