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Plus, 6ix9ine’s “FeFe,” featuring Nicki Minaj, launches at No. 4 & Tyga’s “Taste,” featuring Offset, reaches the top 10.

Drake‘s viral challenge-powered “In My Feelings” logs a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Aug. 4), tallying the second-highest streaming week for a song, after it set the record a week earlier.

Additionally, “Feelings” marks Drake’s 42nd career week at No. 1, dating to his first frame on top in 2010, lifting him past Rihanna for the most weeks atop the Hot 100 this decade and ahead of Usher for the most by a male soloist in any decade in the chart’s 60-year history.

“Feelings” is from Drake’s album Scorpion, which rules the Billboard 200 chart for a fourth week.

Plus, Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, at No. 3 on the Hot 100, takes over atop the Radio Songs chart as the most-heard song on radio, as the band passes Boyz II Men for the most No. 1s among groups in the airplay chart’s history; 6ix9ine earns his first Hot 100 top 10, as “FeFe,” featuring Nicki Minaj, soars onto the chart at No. 4; and Tyga tallies his third Hot 100 top 10, as “Taste,” featuring Offset, rises 13-10.

Let’s run down the top 10 on the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 31).

As it leads the Hot 100 for a second week, “Feelings,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, likewise posts a third frame at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 106.2 million U.S. streams, down 8 percent, in the week ending July 26, according to Nielsen Music, marking the second-highest streaming week for a song. A week earlier, the track shattered the mark by logging 116.2 million, surpassing the sum of 103.1 million by Baauer’s “Harlem Shake” (March 2, 2013). Drake now boasts 11 of the top 14 streaming weeks for songs.

“Feelings” continues to be fueled in large part by the “In My Feelings” challenge. On July 10, Instagram comedian Shiggy, the creator of The Shiggy dance craze, which synchs to Drake lyrics, posted a video of Drake performing the routine onstage. Since the dance’s inception, such stars as Will Smith, Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson, Kevin Hart and Odell Beckham Jr. along with non-celebrity fans have all taken on the challenge, posting clips incorporating the song’s official audio. (The song does not yet have an official video.)

“Feelings” also spends a third week atop the Digital Song Sales chart, although down 9 percent to 104,000 downloads sold in the week ending July 26. The song is the first to have sold at least 100,000 in consecutive weeks since Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect,” which broke the barrier for three straight frames on charts dated Jan. 3, 6 and 13.

On Radio Songs, “Feelings” blasts 14-5, surging by 37 percent to 81.9 million audience impressions, in the week ending July 29, as it claims the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award for a third straight week. The track reaches the chart’s top five in just its third week, marking Drake’s quickest climb to the region and the first song to soar to the top five in only three weeks since Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” (June 4, 2016). Drake notches his 21st Radio Songs top 10, passing Lil Wayne (20) for the most among male artists dating to the chart’s December 1990 inception; overall, only Rihanna (29) and Mariah Carey (23) have earned more.

Meanwhile, Drake adds his 42nd career week at No. 1 on the Hot 100, breaking a tie with Rihanna for the most time on top this decade. He also bests Usher for the most weeks at No. 1 by a solo male in any decade; Usher logged 41 weeks at No. 1 in the 2000s. Drake has earned the honors via his six leaders: “Feelings” follows additional Scorpion smashes “Nice for What” (eight weeks at No. 1) and “God’s Plan” (11); “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla (10, 2016); and his first two toppers as featured on Rihanna’s “Work” (nine, 2016) and “What’s My Name?” (one, 2010).

Here is an updated look at the artists to log the most weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in the 2010s:

42 weeks, Drake
41 weeks, Rihanna
32 weeks, Bruno Mars
26 weeks, Katy Perry
24 weeks, Adele

Among all decades, dating to the Hot 100’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception, Drake 2010s total is the fourth-best single-decade sum. Mariah Carey spent 60 weeks at No. 1 in the 1990s; the Beatles logged 55 weeks at the summit in the ’60s; and Boyz II Men totaled 50 weeks on top in the ’90s.

Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 27 consecutive weeks. The streak has comprised Drake’s “Plan” (for 11 weeks) and “Nice” (eight); Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” (two); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” (one); Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” (one); and Drake’s “Feelings” (three).

“Feelings” concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a third week each.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s former Hot 100 No. 1 “I Like It” holds at No. 2, while spending a third week atop the Songs of the Summer chart, which ranks the top-performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

Maroon 5’s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, keeps at its No. 3 Hot 100 high and crowns Radio Songs (3-1; 116.4 million, up 13 percent), dethroning “I Like It.” Maroon 5 earns its sixth Radio Songs No. 1, breaking a tie with Boyz II Men for the most leaders among groups; Destiny’s Child ranks third in the category with four Radio Songs rulers. Cardi B collects her third Radio Songs No. 1. Plus, with “Girls” supplanting “Like,” Cardi B is the first artist to replace herself at No. 1 since Justin Bieber, whose “Love Yourself” directly succeeded “Sorry” on Feb. 13, 2016. No woman had achieved the feat since Rihanna, whose “Name,” featuring Drake, replaced “Only Girl (In the World)” on Jan. 1, 2011. Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve the feat.

“Girls” concurrently crowns tops the top 40 radio-based Pop Songs airplay chart, becoming Maroon 5’s 10th No. 1 and Cardi B’s second. Only Katy Perry and Rihanna have notched more Pop Songs No. 1s than Maroon 5 (11 apiece).

6ix9ine scores his first Hot 100 top 10, as “FeFe,” featuring Nicki Minaj, vaults in at No. 4 on the chart. Following the track’s July 22 release, it bows at No. 2 on Streaming Songs with 45.7 million U.S. streams in the week ending July 26. It also enters Digital Song Sales at No. 6 with 24,000 first-week downloads sold in the same tracking period.

The controversial rapper previously hit a No. 12 Hot 100 high with his first entry on the chart, “Gummo,” in December 2017. Minaj adds her 17th top 10, extending her record for the most among female rappers; Missy Elliott ranks second with nine top 10s. Plus, the song marks the highest bow of Minaj’s 93 career Hot 100 entries, besting the No. 6 start of “Bang Bang,” with Jessie J and Ariana Grande, in 2014. Meanwhile, Minaj’s count of 93 Hot 100 visits, the most among women, lifts her ahead of Kanye West (92) for a solo share of the sixth-best total in the chart’s history, after the Glee Cast (207), Drake (186), Lil Wayne (138), Elvis Presley (108) and JAY-Z (98).

Post Malone’s “Better Now” ascends 7-5, marking his third top five hit, following the No. 1s “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage (eight weeks on top in 2017), and “Psycho,” which holds at No. 9. On Radio Songs, “Better” jumps 12-8 (73.6 million, up 16 percent), likewise becoming Post Malone’s third top 10, after “Rockstar” and “Psycho.”

Drake’s “Nice” drops 4-6 on the Hot 100; Ella Mai‘s “Boo’d Up” falls to No. 7 from its No. 5 peak, while leading the Hot R&B Songs chart for a 10th week; and Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” backtracks 6-8.

Capping the Hot 100’s top 10 (below “Psycho”), Tyga’s “Taste,” featuring Offset, pushes 13-10, led by its 10-6 advance on Streaming Songs (30.2 million, up 4 percent). It also climbs 20-18 on Digital Song Sales (14,000, up 3 percent) and 39-31 on Radio Songs (32.1 million, up 18 percent).

Tyga’s third Hot 100 top 10 follows his featured turn on Chris Brown’s “Loyal” (No. 9, 2014) and his own “Rack City” (No. 7, 2012). Offset earns his first solo top 10; Migos, with him as a member, has notched four top 10s (while fellow Migos member Quavo has posted two solo top 10s).

Just outside the Hot 100’s top 10, Taylor Swift’s “Delicate” keeps at its No. 12 high; Khalid and Normani’s “Love Lies” lifts 21-18; and 5 Seconds of Summer’s “Youngblood” bounds 32-25.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 31), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (Aug. 3).

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The set earned 184,000 equivalent album units (down 29 percent) in the week ending July 26, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 15,000 were in traditional album sales. The album debuted atop the list and hasn’t left the penthouse since its arrival.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Aug. 4-dated chart (where Scorpion logs a fourth week at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, July 31.

Of Scorpion’s 184,000 units earned, the sum was largely driven by SEA units: 154,000. That SEA unit sum translates to 211.5 million on-demand audio streams for the set’s songs — the 11th-largest streaming week for an album.

Most Weeks at No. 1 in 2018: With a fourth week at No. 1, Scorpion snags the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 in 2018. The last set to collect four frames atop the list was Taylor Swift’s reputation, which collected four nonconsecutive weeks: three in a row from Dec. 2-16, 2017, and then one more on Jan. 6, 2018.

Most Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 in a Year-and-a-Half: Scorpion links together the most consecutive weeks in a row at No. 1 since The Weeknd’s Starboy logged four consecutive weeks (of its total five at No. 1) between Jan. 21 and Feb. 11, 2017. The set opened at No. 1 on the list dated Dec. 17, 2016, and then stepped away from the top slot until Jan. 21, 2017.

First Album to Spend Its First Four Weeks at No. 1 in Two Years: What was the last album to spend its first four weeks at No. 1? Why, Drake’s own Views, which ruled for its first nine weeks atop the list between May 21 and July 16, 2016. Views spent a total of 13 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.

Four Weeks of 184,000-Plus Units: Scorpion is the first album since Drake’s Views to earn four weeks of at least 184,000 units. Scorpion launched with 732,000 units, then earned 335,000 units, 260,000 units and then slightly more than 184,000 units in its second, third and fourth weeks, respectively. Views opened with 1.04 million, and then raked in 313,000, 239,000 and 189,000.

Drake’s 25th Week at No. 1: A fourth week at No. 1 with Scorpion gives Drake his 25th total week at No. 1 across all of his eight No. 1 albums, tying JAY-Z for the second-most weeks at No. 1 among hip-hop artists. Views spent 13 weeks at No. 1, 2017’s More Life notched three, Scorpion has so far tallied four and his other five chart-toppers spent one week each in the penthouse. Among hip-hop artists, only Eminem has more total weeks at No. 1, with 32.

Zero Debuts in the Top 10: For the first time since the Jan. 20-dated chart, there are no debuts in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The highest bow on the new chart is found down at No. 26, where The Internet’s Hive Mind arrives. Back on Jan. 20, The Greatest Showman soundtrack held at No. 1 for a second week, while the highest new entry was Lil Skies’ Life of a Dark Rose at No. 23.

Below Drake’s Scorpion on the new Billboard 200, Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys climbs one rung to No. 2 with 65,000 units (though down 5 percent).

While there are no debuts in the top 10, there is one new visitor to the region, as the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again soundtrack zooms from No. 20 to No. 3 in its second chart week. The set earned 48,000 units (up 150 percent), of which 34,000 were in traditional album sales (up 104 percent). The album is basking in the glow of its parent film’s release in theaters, as the hit movie opened on July 20 — the first day of the chart’s tracking week.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the fourth soundtrack to reach the top 10 in 2018, following Fifty Shades Freed (No. 5, Feb. 24), Black Panther: The Album (No. 1 for three weeks, Feb. 24) and The Greatest Showman (No. 1 for two weeks, Jan. 13).

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is the sequel to the 2008 movie Mamma Mia!, whose soundtrack reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The set topped the tally in its fifth week on the list, dated Aug. 23, 2008, and has sold 2.1 million copies.

XXXTentacion’s ? is steady at No. 4 on the new Billboard 200, with 41,000 units (down 8 percent), while Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy and Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance are also non-movers at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively. The titles earned 41,000 units (down 7 percent) and 40,000 units (down 3 percent).

Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers 2 falls from No. 2 to No. 7 in its second week with 33,000 units (down 58 percent) and The Greatest Showman soundtrack dips 7-8 with just under 31,000 units (up 1 percent).

Taylor Swift’s reputation returns to the top 10 for the first time since February, as the album climbs 14-9 with just over 25,000 units (up 9 percent). It was last in the top 10 on the tally dated Feb. 3, when it also ranked at No. 9. The album jumps back into the top 10 on the new chart thanks to continued strong sales of the album at tour stops along her reputation Stadium Tour, as the album sold 10,000 copies (up 17 percent). SEA units for the title also gained by 5 percent, likely owed to the continued success of the album’s hit single “Delicate.”

Closing out the new top 10 is Lil Baby’s Harder Than Ever, which slips 8-10 with 25,000 units (down 4 percent).

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For a third straight week, Drake’s Scorpion holds at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The set earned 260,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 19, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 29,000 were in traditional album sales.

Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers 2 is the only debut in the top 10, as it starts at No. 2 with 80,000 units.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units are comprised of traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new July 28-dated chart (where Scorpion spends a third week at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, July 24.

A Third Week at No. 1: With a third week at No. 1, Scorpion ties for the most weeks atop the Billboard 200 in 2018 with Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys and Black Panther: The Album. The latter notched three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 (Feb. 24, March 3 and then on March 17), while the former strung three straight weeks together (May 12-26). The last album to claim more weeks at No. 1 was Taylor Swift’s reputation, which collected four nonconsecutive weeks in the penthouse (three in a row from Dec. 2-16, 2017, and then one more on Jan. 6, 2018).

Biggest First Three Weeks for an Album Since 2015: With Scorpion earning 260,000 equivalent album units in its third week, it’s the first album since Adele’s 25 to see its first three weeks all earn more than 260,000 units apiece. 25 launched with a weekly-record 3.48 million units (Dec. 12, 2015-dated chart), and then racked up 1.16 million and 728,000 in its second and third weeks, respectively (Dec. 19 and 26).

Streaming continues to power Scorpion, as 82 percent of its total units for the week came from SEA units (213,000 of 260,000). Traditional album sales totaled 29,000, while TEA units equaled 18,000.

‘Scorpion’ Has Three of the Top 10 Biggest Streaming Weeks: Scorpion continues to be a powerhouse on streaming services. The set’s 25 tracks collected 290.4 million on-demand audio streams in the latest tracking week, making it the seventh-biggest streaming week for an album. Scorpion’s opening sum of 745.9 million is the biggest streaming week ever, while the album’s second week total of 391 million is the third-largest.

Drake Owns Six of the Top 10 Largest Streaming Weeks for an Album: Drake’s Scorpion has the first, third and seventh-biggest streaming weeks for an album. In addition, his 2017 set More Life has the fourth-largest (384.8 million in its opening frame) and eighth-largest (253.5 million for its second week), while the debut week of his 2016 LP Views is No. 9 (245.1 million).

Second-Smallest Sum for the Week’s Top-Selling Album: Conversely, reflecting the continued decline of album sales, as Scorpion stays steady at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, it’s also stationary at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart for a third frame. The latter list ranks albums based on traditional album sales. Scorpion sold 29,000 copies in the latest tracking week (up less than 1 percent) and tallies the second-smallest sum for the week’s top-selling album since Nielsen Music began tracking sales in 1991.

The smallest sales total ever for the week’s No. 1-selling album was actually notched by Scorpion a week ago, when it sold a handful of copies less than this week’s total. Scorpion was able to squeak out a small gain in the week ending July 19, as its CD was released on July 13. The set was previously only available to purchase as a digital album. The CD debuts with 13,000 copies sold in the week ending July 19, while the digital album sold 16,000 (down 44 percent).

Only One Debut in the Top 10: With just one debut in the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 (Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers 2, at No. 2), the top 10 has the fewest debuts since the April 7-dated tally, when Jack White’s No. 1-debuting Boarding House Reach was the lone bow in the top 10.

Speaking of Khalifa, Rolling Papers 2 grants the rapper his ninth overall chart entry, and his fifth top 10. He previously visited the top 10 with Khalifa (No. 6 in 2016), Blacc Hollywood (No. 1, 2014), O.N.I.F.C. (No. 2, 2012) and Rolling Papers (No. 2, 2011).

As for the rest of the new top five, Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys is down one position to No. 3 with 68,000 units (down 4 percent), XXXTentacion’s ? is a non-mover at No. 4 with 45,000 units (down 12 percent) and Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy is steady at No. 5 with 44,000 units (down 2 percent).

Juice WLRD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance is stationary at No. 6 with 41,000 units (up 1 percent), The Greatest Showman soundtrack holds at No. 7 with 31,000 units (up 1 percent) and Lil Baby’s Harder Than Ever is up two slots to No. 8 with 26,000 units (down 1 percent).

Maroon 5’s Red Pill Blues returns to the top 10 for the first time in 2018, as the set climbs 12-9 with a little more than 25,000 units (up 1 percent). The album continues to profit from the popularity of its track “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B. The set was last in the top 10 during its third chart week, back on Dec. 9, 2017, when it placed at No. 7.

Closing out the new top 10 is Luke Combs’ This One’s for You, as it steps 13-10 with 25,000 units (up 2 percent).

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6 God: Drake notches his sixth Hot 100 No. 1, passing Diddy, Eminem and Ludacris for the most among rappers.

Drake replaces himself atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated July 21), as the viral challenge-fueled “In My Feelings” blasts from No. 6 to No. 1, supplanting his own “Nice for What.” Both songs, which also surge to the top of the Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales charts, are from his LP Scorpion, which spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

Meanwhile, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s former Hot 100 No. 1 “I Like It,” now at No. 2, takes over atop the Radio Songs ranking and Ella Mai‘s “Boo’d Up reaches the Hot 100’s top five.

Let’s run down the top 10 on the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 17).

Challenge met: “Feelings,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records and the 1,077th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s history (which dates to Aug. 4, 1958), soars to No. 1 on the Hot 100 as it likewise leaps to the top of Streaming Songs, rising 2-1 with 71.7 million U.S. streams, up 58 percent, in the week ending July 12, according to Nielsen Music. It also blasts 9-1 on Digital Song Sales with 89,000 downloads sold, up 337 percent, in the same tracking week. On Radio Songs, the track is the highest debut, at No. 29, with 36.5 million audience impressions, up 239 percent, in the week ending July 15.

“Feelings” is the Hot 100’s top gainer in streaming, sales and airplay, marking the first song to sweep all three honors at No. 1 since Drake’s own “God’s Plan,” which tripled up on March 3 following the arrival of its official video.

Helping power the advances of “Feelings” is the “In My Feelings” challenge. Last Wednesday (July 10), Instagram comedian Shiggy, the creator of The Shiggy dance craze, which synchs to Drake lyrics, posted a video of Drake deftly performing the routine onstage. Since the dance’s inception, such stars as Will Smith, Ciara and her husband Russell Wilson, Kevin Hart and Odell Beckham Jr. have all taken on the challenge.

Drake dethrones Drake: As “Feelings” replaces “Nice” atop the Hot 100, Drake is the first artist to dethrone himself at the summit since…Drake. On the April 21-dated chart, “Nice” debuted at No. 1, ending the reign of his “Plan.” Drake joins only Justin Bieber, Usher and the Beatles in having swapped titles atop the tally twice.

The 6 God’s record-breaking 6th Hot 100 No. 1, the most among rappers:Drake tallies his sixth Hot 100 leader with “Feelings,” which follows “Nice” (eight total weeks at No. 1), “Plan” (11 weeks), “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla (10 weeks, 2016), and his first two toppers as featured on Rihanna hits: “Work” (nine weeks, 2016) and “What’s My Name?” (one week, 2010).

Now with six Hot 100 No. 1s, Drake passes Diddy, Eminem and Ludacris, each with five, for the most among rappers.

Third No. 1 from ‘Scorpion’: “Feelings” follows “Nice” and “Plan” as the third Hot 100 No. 1 from Scorpion. The set is the first album to generate three leaders on the list since Bieber’s Purpose, which yielded “What Do You Mean?,” “Sorry” and “Love Yourself” in 2015-16.

Third No. 1 of 2018: With “Feelings” joining “Nice” and “Plan” in topping the Hot 100 in 2018, Drake is the first artist with three leaders in the same year since Katy Perry, whose “California Gurls” (featuring Snoop Dogg), “Teenage Dream” and “Firework” (all from Perry’s album Teenage Dream) all reigned in 2010. Drake is the first male to earn the honor since Usher rolled up four No. 1s in 2004 (all from his Confessions LP): “Yeah!” (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris), “Burn,” “Confessions Part II” and “My Boo” (with Alicia Keys).

40th total week at No. 1: Drake posts his 40th career week at No. 1 on the Hot 100. He’s the seventh act to reach the milestone, following Mariah Carey (79 weeks), Rihanna (60), the Beatles (59), Boyz II Men (50), Usher (47) and Beyoncé (42).

Seven weeks, seven Hot 100 No. 1s: The past seven weeks, including the latest, July 21-dated Hot 100, have encompassed different No. 1s (including songs returning to the top) week-over-week, marking the longest streak of such turnover since late 2010. Notably, each stretch has included Drake:

June 9, 2018, “Nice for What,” Drake
June 16, 2018, “Psycho,” Post Malone feat. Ty Dolla $ign
June 23, 2018, “Nice for What,” Drake
June 30, 2018, “Sad!,” XXXTentacion
July 7, 2018, “I Like It,” Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
July 14, 2018, “Nice for What,” Drake
July 21, 2018, “In My Feelings,” Drake

Nov. 6, 2010, “Like a G6,” Far*East Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
Nov. 13, 2010, “We R Who We R,” Ke$ha
Nov. 20, 2010, “What’s My Name?,” Rihanna feat. Drake
Nov. 27, 2010, “Like a G6,” Far*East Movement feat. Cataracs & Dev
Dec. 4, 2010, “Only Girl (In the World),” Rihanna
Dec. 11, 2010, “Raise Your Glass,” P!nk
Dec. 18, 2010, “Firework,” Katy Perry

Rap’s record reign: Rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 25 consecutive weeks. The streak has comprised Drake’s “Plan” (for 11 weeks) and “Nice” (eight); Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” (two); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” (one); Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” (one); and now Drake’s “Feelings.”

Streaming and sales champ: “Feelings” is Drake’s record-extending seventh Streaming Songs No. 1; Bieber ranks second with four. Drake adds his 10th Digital Song Sales No. 1, pushing him past Eminem for the most among male acts; overall, Drake ranks fourth on the sales tally, after Taylor Swift (15 No. 1s), Rihanna (14) and Perry (11).

No. 1 in R&B/hip-hop: “Feelings” concurrently climbs to No. 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts. Drake collects his 19th No. 1 on the former survey, moving to within one of Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder’s record 20 each, and his record-extending 20th No. 1 on the latter list.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” rebounds 3-2 on the Hot 100 after topping the July 7-dated chart. On Radio Songs, it blasts 6-1 (102.7 million in audience, up 15 percent). Cardi B earns her second Radio Songs No. 1, after “Finesse,” with Bruno Mars, which led for four weeks beginning in March. Bad Bunny and Balvin each notch their first leader non the survey.

“Like” makes the greatest positional leap to No. 1 on Radio Songs since Adele’s “Hello,” which also vaulted 6-1 on Nov. 28, 2015. JAY-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” made the same jump exactly six years earlier (Nov. 28, 2009), while one song has sprung even farther: Kanye West’s “Stronger” pounced 7-1 on Oct. 6, 2007.

“Like” additionally spends its first week atop the Songs of the Summer chart, which ranks the top-performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The song supplants Drake’s “Nice” after four weeks in the lead.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, hits a new Hot 100 high, rising 5-3, while Drake’s “Nice” drops 1-4.

A week ago (on the July 14-dated Hot 100), Drake logged a record seven songs in the top 10 simultaneously, concurrent with the chart arrival of Scorpion. This week, four of those titles depart the top 10, making for notable positional leaps in the region. Ella Mai’s “Boo’d Up” ascends to the top five, hitting a new peak (11-5), as it leads the Hot R&B Songs chart for an eighth week. Helping its ascent is its new remix with Nicki Minaj and Quavo, released July 4. Mai’s breakout hit darts 7-4 on Digital Song Sales (27,000, up 29 percent); 21-8 on Streaming Songs (32.9 million, up 5 percent); and 14-12 on Radio Songs (68.9 million, up 12 percent).

Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” rebounds 16-7 on the Hot 100 and Ariana Grande‘s “No Tears Left to Cry” hikes 15-8, after reaching No. 3 upon its entrance (May 5), while becoming her third No. 1 on the Pop Songs chart.

Capping the Hot 100’s top 10 are two Post Malone tracks: “Psycho,” which rebounds 12-9, and “Better Now,” which powers 24-10 after debuting at its No. 7 high (May 12). The latter song climbs 8-5 on Digital Song Sales (24,000, up 17 percent); 35-15 on Streaming Songs (24.2 million, up 29 percent); and 24-19 on Radio Songs (49.5 million, up 24 percent).

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 17), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (July 20).

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As new album ‘Scorpion’ soars in atop the Billboard 200, Drake adds five new Hot 100 top 10s, upping his career total to 31 & passing Michael Jackson for the most among solo males.

Drake dominates the Billboard Hot 100chart (dated July 14) in record-breaking fashion, as his new LP Scorpion launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the biggest week of consumption for an album in 2018. Atop the Hot 100, the set’s “Nice for What” rebounds from No. 6 to No. 1 for an eighth total week at the summit.

Among Drake’s record feats on the Hot 100, he boasts seven songs in the top 10 simultaneously, besting the Beatles‘ record of five that had stood since 1964. (The Beatles remain the only act to monopolize the Hot 100’s entire top five in a week.) Drake adds five new Hot 100 top 10s, upping his career count to 31, passing Michael Jackson for the most among male soloists; one of those new top 10s, “Don’t Matter to Me,” features Jackson, who earns his 30th top 10.

Beyond the top 10, Drake charts 27 songs overall on the July 14-dated Hot 100, breaking his own record for the most simultaneously charted titles. All 25 tracks from Scorpion, released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, appear on the chart.

Let’s run down Drake’s numerous achievements and the top 10 on the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 10).

Record-breaking seven simultaneous top 10s: Here’s a look at all seven of Drake’s songs in the Hot 100’s top 10 on the July 14-dated chart, five of which reach the region for the first time:

Rank this week, Title (Rank last week)
No. 1, “Nice for What” (No. 6; eighth week at No. 1)
No. 2, “Nonstop” (debut this week)
No. 4, “God’s Plan” (No. 9; previously spent 11 weeks at No. 1)
No. 6, “In My Feelings” (debut this week)
No. 7, “I’m Upset” (No. 26; previously reached No. 15)
No. 8, “Emotionless” (debut this week)
No. 9, “Don’t Matter to Me,” featuring Michael Jackson (debut this week)

Drake breaks the prior record of five simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s by the Beatles. On April 4, 1964, at the height of early Beatlemania, the band dominated the entire top five, with, in order from No. 1 to No. 5, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Twist and Shout,” “She Loves You,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “Please Please Me.” The following week, the same five songs placed between Nos. 1 and 9.

The 6 God Passes the King of Pop: With five new Hot 100 top 10s (“Nonstop,” “Feelings,” “Upset,” “Emotionless” and “Matter”), Drake ups his career total to 31 Hot 100 top 10s, passing the late Michael Jackson for the most among solo males. Still, Jackson adds his 30th top 10, via his featured turn on “Matter,” which is built around an unreleased Jackson track (and is now being promoted as a single to pop radio).

Drake ties Rihanna for the third-most Hot 100 top 10s, while he and Jackson become only the fourth and fifth acts to reach the milestone of at least 30 top 10s. Here is an updated look at the acts with the most Hot 100 top 10s, dating to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception:

38, Madonna
34, The Beatles
31, Drake
31, Rihanna
30, Michael Jackson
28, Mariah Carey
28, Stevie Wonder
27, Janet Jackson
27, Elton John

Along with his 30 solo Hot 100 top 10s, The Jackson 5/Jacksons scored 11 top 10s with Jackson as a member.

(“Emotionless,” new on the Hot 100 at No. 8, samples a remix of Mariah Carey‘s three-week 1991 No. 1 “Emotions,” although she is not credited as an artist on “Emotionless.” As a co-writer of “Emotionless,” via its sample, Carey earns her 25th Hot 100 top 10 as a songwriter.)

Record-breaking four top 10 debuts: With four debuts in the Hot 100’s top 10 (“Nonstop,” “Feelings,”  “Emotionless” and “Matter”), Drake is the first act with that many arrivals in the bracket in a week. He passes J. Cole, who debuted three songs in the top 10 on May 5, as parent album KOD launched atop the Billboard 200: “ATM” (No. 6), “Kevin’s Heart” (No. 8) and the title track (No. 10).

Record-breaking 27 titles on Hot 100 this week: Drake breaks his own record for the most concurrent Hot 100 titles, charting 27 songs on the latest list. He previously logged 24 on the April 8, 2017-dated chart, when More Life, his LP prior to Scorpion, debuted atop the Billboard 200. He also charted 21 titles on the April 15, 2017-dated Hot 100 and became the first artist to log 20 songs simultaneously, on the May 21, 2016-dated Hot 100, when his album Views opened atop the Billboard 200.

(Beyond Drake’s four weeks of at least 20 concurrent Hot 100 entries, Post Malone and The Weeknd have each charted as many as 18 in a week. The former notched that sum on May 12, when his album beerbongs & bentleys began atop the Billboard 200, while The Weeknd reached that total on Dec. 17, 2016, concurrent with the No. 1 Billboard 200 start of his set Starboy.)

Drake also bests Post Malone for the most simultaneous top 20 Hot 100 hits (12, passing the former’s nine on May 12) and the most simultaneous top 40 Hot 100 hits (21, surpassing the former’s 14, also on May 12).

186 career charted Hot 100 titles: With 22 debuts on the July 14-dated Hot 100, Drake ups his career count to 186 appearances, dating to his debut with “Best I Ever Had” in 2009. Only the Glee Cast has tallied more titles, 207. Lil Wayne ranks third with 138.

‘Nice’ at No. 1 on the Hot 100: “Nice for What” returns for an eighth week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 fueled most heavily by its 63 percent gain to 41.9 million U.S. streams in the week ending July 5, according to Nielsen Music, as it bullets at No. 10 on the Streaming Songs chart. It ranks at No. 5 on the Radio Songs chart with 92.3 million audience impressions, down 1 percent, in the week ending July 8.

“Nice” also holds atop the Songs of the Summer chart, which ranks the top-performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and rebounds for an eighth week atop both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

‘Nonstop’ No. 1 in streaming: Drake’s “Nonstop” starts at No. 1 on Streaming Songs with 58.6 million U.S. streams, becoming Drake’s record-extending sixth leader on the list. Justin Bieber ranks second with four, followed by Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift, each with three since the list launched in 2013.

Rap keeps ruling: Rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 24 consecutive weeks. The streak has encompassed Drake’s “Plan” (for 11 weeks) and “Nice” (eight); Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” (two); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion‘s “Sad!” (one); and, last week’s leader, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It.”

As for the three songs not by Drake in the Hot 100’s top 10 this week, Cardi B, Bad Bunny and Balvin’s “I Like It” ranks highest, dropping to No. 3 after topping the chart a week ago. It holds at No. 2 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 47,000 downloads sold in the week ending July 5, up 7 percent, and rises 7-6 on Radio Songs (88.9 million, up 14 percent), while falling 3-16 on Streaming Songs, despite a 3 percent gain to 38.7 million. (Drake dominates the top eight spots on Streaming Songs; no act had previously charted more than the top two simultaneously.)

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, slips to No. 5 on the Hot 100 from its No. 4 peak, as it leads Digital Song Sales for a fifth week (49,000, up 8 percent) and adds top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week, as it lifts 15-10 on Radio Songs (72.6 million, up 22 percent). Maroon 5 notches its 16th Radio Songs top 10, extending its mark for the most among groups, dating to the chart’s 1990 origin; Destiny’s Child ranks second among groups with 10 top 10s.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” falls 2-10.

This week’s Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts, dated July 14, reflect the first week of Billboard‘s new weighting tiers for streams, with a greater emphasis now given to paid-subscription streams. Plus, Billboard has applied a formula adjustment, as is regularly administered, to the Hot 100 (and genre charts that employ the same streaming, airplay and sales-based methodology) to rebalance the ratio among streaming, airplay and sales to account for changes in music consumption patterns, i.e., continued increases in streaming and decreases in sales.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 10), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Bad Bunny & Balvin each earn their first No. 1.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” lifts from No. 2 to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, granting Cardi B an unprecedented feat in the chart’s history, as she becomes the first female rapper with two No. 1s. She first reigned with her debut hit, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves),” for three weeks beginning Oct. 7, 2017.

Meanwhile, Latin music stars Bad Bunny and Balvin earn their first Hot 100 No. 1 each.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated July 7), which blends all-genre streaming, radio airplay and digital sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 3).

Cardi B’s Record Second Hot 100 No. 1: “Like” is the 1,076th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s archives, which dates to the chart’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception.

Thanks to “Bodak Yellow” and now “Like,” Cardi B passes four female rappers who previously topped the tally with one No. 1 apiece: Lauryn Hill, with “Doo Wop (That Thing),” for two weeks in 1998; Lil’ Kim, with “Lady Marmalade,” with Christina Aguilera, Mya and P!nk (five weeks, 2001); Shawnna, as featured on Ludacris’ “Stand Up” (one, 2003); and, Iggy Azalea, with “Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX (seven, 2014).

‘Like’ No. 1 at Last: “Like,” of which a portion is Spanish-language, reworks the venerable “I Like It Like That,” originally performed by Pete Rodriguez in 1967 and taken to No. 25 on the Hot 100 in 1997 (titled “I Like It”) by The Blackout Allstars; the latter act included Tito Nieves, who also recorded a notable solo version. (In between, the composition appeared in the 1994 film I Like It Like That and earned a synch in a 1996 Burger King commercial.)

Two No. 1s From a Debut Album: “Like” is from Cardi B’s debut album, Invasion of Privacy, which launched atop the Billboard 200 chart dated April 4 and includes “Bodak Yellow.”

Cardi B is the first artist to notch a pair of Hot 100 No. 1s from a debut album since Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, whose The Heist yielded “Thrift Shop,” featuring Wanz (six weeks at No. 1), and “Can’t Hold Us,” featuring Ray Dalton (five), both in 2013.

Cardi B is the first soloist with a pair Hot 100 leaders from a debut LP since Bruno Mars, whose Doo-Wops & Hooligans produced “Just the Way You Are” (four weeks at No. 1, 2010) and “Grenade” (four, 2011).

And, Cardi B is the first female soloist with two Hot 100 No. 1s from a debut album this decade, and the first since Lady Gaga, whose The Fame generated “Just Dance,” featuring Colby O’Donis (three weeks on top), and “Poker Face” (one), both in 2009.

Bad Bunny & Balvin Bank First Hot 100 No. 1 Each: Prior to “Like,” Bad Bunny reached a No. 36 Hot 100 high with “Te Bote,” with Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam and Ozuna (June 9). Balvin notched a prior No. 3 best with “Mi Gente,” with Willy William and featuring Beyoncé, last October.

Balvin and Bad Bunny each boast impressive histories on Billboard‘s Hot Latin Songs chart. Balvin has tallied 14 Hot Latin Songs top 10s, including five No. 1s, led by his 22-week topper “Ginza” in 2015-16. Bad Bunny has notched seven top 10s, including the No. 1 “Te Bote,” which extends its command to seven weeks at the summit (on the new, July 7-dated chart).

No. 2 in Sales, No. 3 in Streaming, Top 10 in Airplay: While “Like” is not No. 1 on any of the Hot 100’s three main component charts, its overall performance is strong enough to send it to the Hot 100’s top spot.

The track keeps at No. 2 on the Digital Song Sales chart, charging by 33 percent to 44,000 downloads sold in the week ending June 28, according to Nielsen Music, marking the Hot 100’s greatest sales gain (aided by a 69-cent sale price in the iTunes Store during the tracking week). It holds at No. 3 on Streaming Songs, up 7 percent to 37.5 million U.S. streams in the same tracking week.

“Like” additionally reaches the Radio Songs top 10, ascending 11-7 with 80 million in audience, up 17 percent, in the week ending July 1. Cardi B collects her third Radio Songs top 10, after “Bodak Yellow” (No. 10) and “Finesse,” with Mars (No. 1, four weeks). Balvin earns his second Radio Songs top 10 and Bad Bunny, his first.

No. 1 in R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap: “Like” concurrently takes over atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where Cardi B previously led with “Bodak Yellow,” for six weeks, and “Finesse” (one). “Like” becomes her second No. 1 on Hot Rap Songs, after “Bodak Yellow” (eight).

Bad Bunny and J Balvin lead each list for the first time.

Rap Rules for 23rd Straight Week: Rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 23 consecutive weeks. Before “Like,” five rap tracks reigned: Drake‘s “God’s Plan” (for 11 weeks) and “Nice for What” (seven, nonconsecutively); Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” (two); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); and, last week’s leader, XXXTentacion‘s “Sad!” (one).

We’re No. 1!: Meanwhile, Billboard itself appears atop the Hot 100, at least in the lyrics of “Like.” “Y no te me hagas / Que en cover de Billboard tú has visto mi cara,” Balvin raps. The line loosely translates in English to: “Don’t play dumb, you’ve seen my face on the cover of Billboard” (dated April 29, 2017, to be exact).

XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” falls to No. 2 after a week at No. 1 on the Hot 100; last week, the song jumped from No. 52 for its first week atop the chart after the rapper/singer died June 18 at age 20 after being shot in Deerfield Beach, Florida. “Sad!” vaulted 34-1 on Streaming Songs a week ago, up 264 percent to 48.9 million U.S. streams in the week ending June 21; it remains at No. 1 on the new, July 7 Streaming Songs chart, down 3 percent to 47.5 million in the week ending June 28.

Juice WRLD’s breakthrough hit “Lucid Dreams” climbs 4-3 on the Hot 100, hitting a new high, and Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, rebounds from No. 5 back to its No. 4 peak, as it rules Digital Song Sales for a fourth week (46,000, down 12 percent) and adds top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a fourth consecutive week, as it climbs 19-15 on Radio Songs (59.6 million, up 27 percent).

Post Malone’s “Psycho” rises 6-5 on the Hot 100; Drake’s “Nice for What” drops 3-6, while remaining atop the Songs of the Summer chart; and Ella Mai‘s “Boo’d Up” keeps at No. 7 on the Hot 100, after reaching a No. 6 peak, while leading the Hot R&B Songs chart for a seventh week.

Ariana Grande‘s “No Tears Left to Cry” pushes 9-8 on the Hot 100, after debuting at its No. 3 peak (on the May 5-dated chart); Drake’s “God’s Plan” descends 8-9; and, rounding out the top 10, Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line‘s No. 2-peaking “Meant to Be” revisits the top tier (11-10), while topping Hot Country Songs for a 31st week, extending the longest reign for a song by a duo or group in the chart’s 59-year history.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and by listening (and subscribing) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 2), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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“Pray” logs biggest week for an alternative rock album in 2018.

Panic! at the Disco bows atop the Billboard 200 with Pray for the Wicked, earning the act its second No. 1 album on the tally. Panic previously hit the top of the list with its last studio effort, Death of a Bachelor, which opened at No. 1 in 2016.

Pray for the Wicked — which was released on June 22 via DCD2/Fueled by Ramen — launches with 180,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 28, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 151,000 were in traditional album sales. Both figures represent the biggest week for an alternative rock album in 2018.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new July 7-dated chart (where Panic! at the Disco debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, July 2.

Pray for the Wicked’s start in both total units and traditional album sales marks the largest week for an alternative rock album since U2’s Songs of Experience debuted at No. 1 on the Dec. 23, 2017-dated chart with 186,000 units (180,000 in album sales). Pray’s handsome sales were encouraged by a pre-order campaign for the album via the act’s official merch store, where pre-orders made by June 21 included early access to purchase tickets to the act’s tour.

Pray also garners a robust start in terms of vinyl album sales, bowing with 26,000 copies sold. That’s the fifth-largest week for a vinyl effort in Nielsen Music history, which dates back to when the company began tracking sales in 1991. (The largest week for a vinyl set belongs to Jack White’s Lazaretto with 40,000 sold in its debut frame in the week ending June 15, 2014.)

Pray was led by the single “Say Amen (Saturday Night),” which became Panic’s first No. 1 on the Alternative Songs airplay chart after 11 previous entries. “Say Amen” ascended to the top of the list dated June 30.

XXXTentacion’s former No. 1, ?, continues to move back up the Billboard 200 following the rapper/singer’s death on June 18. The set rises 3-2 with 86,000 units (though down 9 percent). XXXTentacion’s 17 also climbs, rising 7-5 with 45,000 units (down 18 percent).

Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys moves 4-3 with 75,000 units (down 10 percent) while The Carters’ Everything Is Love dips 2-4 with 59,000 units (down 52 percent).

Country duo Dan + Shay collect its third top 10 effort, as its self-titled third studio set debuts at No. 6 with 44,000 units (24,000 in traditional album sales). The act previously visited the top 10 with its first two albums: Obsessed (No. 8 in 2016) and Where It All Began (No. 6, 2014).

Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance steps 8-7 with 44,000 units (up 2 percent), Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy shifts 9-8 with 43,000 units (down less than 1 percent) and the soundtrack to The Greatest Showman returns to the top 10 after one week away from the region, as it climbs 12-9 with 33,000 units (down 7 percent).

Closing out the top 10 is 5 Seconds of Summer’s Youngblood, which falls from No. 1 to No. 10 in its second week (30,000 units; down 79 percent).

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