Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’ No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for Sixth Week, Post Malone’s ‘Psycho’ Debuts at No. 2

“God’s Plan” reigns with 92.8 million U.S. streams, while “Psycho” matches Malone’s best bow.

Drake‘s “God’s Plan” dominates the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a sixth week (dating to its debut at No. 1), logging a hefty 92.8 million U.S. streams, according to Nielsen Music. The song, whose official video arrived Feb. 16, has now logged two of the top four streaming weeks ever.

Meanwhile, Post Malone‘s “Psycho” launches at No. 2 on the Hot 100, equaling Malone’s highest debut and marking a new best rank for featured artist Ty Dolla $ign.

Let’s run down the top 10 of the Hot 100 (dated March 10), which blends all-genre streaming, airplay and sales data. All charts will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (March 6).

As on the Hot 100, “Plan,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, tallies its sixth week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, down 9 percent to a still-colossal 92.8 million U.S. streams in the week ending March 1. The week before, the song drew 103.1 million clicks, reflecting the first full week after its video premiere.

“God’s Plan” now boasts two of the top four, and six of the top nine, streaming weeks all-time:

103.1 million U.S. streams, “Harlem Shake,” Baauer (driven heavily by viral videos incorporating the song’s official audio), chart dated March 2, 2013
101.7 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, March 3, 2018
97.6 million, “Harlem Shake,” Baauer, March 9, 2013
92.8 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, March 10, 2018
84.5 million, “Look What You Made Me Do,” Taylor Swift, Sept. 16, 2017
83.3 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, Feb. 10, 2018
82.4 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, Feb. 3, 2018
79.6 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, Feb. 17, 2018
75.5 million, “God’s Plan,” Drake, Feb. 24, 2018

“Plan” dips to No. 2 after four weeks at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, down 17 percent to 67,000 downloads sold in the week ending March 1. On the Radio Songs chart, “Plan” pushes 8-5, up 15 percent to 87 million in all-format airplay audience in the week ending March 4, as it wins the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award for a fourth consecutive week.

“Plan” concurrently notches a sixth week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts.

Following its Feb. 23 release, Post Malone’s “Psycho” soars onto the Hot 100 at No. 2, led by its No. 2 launch on Streaming Songs with 54.9 million U.S. streams in its first tracking week. Malone ties his highest Hot 100 debut, first set by “Rockstar” (featuring 21 Savage), which began at No. 2 on Oct. 7, 2017, and went on to spend eight weeks at No. 1.

Notably, while “Rockstar” debuted at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (which it led for 14 weeks), and “Psycho” starts at No. 2, the former began with a lesser streaming total than the latter (44.1 million vs. 54.9 million).

“Psycho” scares up a No. 1 debut on Digital Song Sales with 80,000 sold. Post Malone scores his second leader on the list, after “Rockstar” debuted at No. 1 on Oct. 7 (its lone week on top). Ty Dolla $ign achieves his first Digital Song Sales No. 1.

Malone earns his third Hot 100 top 10, following “Congratulations” (featuring Quavo), which hit No. 8 last July, and “Rockstar.” Ty Dolla $ign notches his second top five Hot 100 hit and his highest-charting; he reached No. 4 in June 2016 as featured on Fifth Harmony’s “Work From Home.”

Ed Sheeran‘s former six-week No. 1 “Perfect” drops 2-3 on the Hot 100, while ruling Radio Songs for a ninth week (133 million, down 4 percent).

Bruno Mars and Cardi B‘s “Finesse” falls to No. 4 from its No. 3 Hot 100 high, as it leads Hot R&B Songs for an eighth week.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top five, Camila Cabello‘s “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, descends 4-5, after topping the Jan. 27-dated chart.

BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive,” featuring Drake, retreats to No. 6 from it No. 5 Hot 100 peak, although with gains in all metrics, led by its No. 3 rank on Streaming Songs (39.6 million, up 4 percent).

Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line‘s “Meant to Be” returns to its No. 7 Hot 100 high, from No. 8. It tops Hot Country Songs for a 14th week, breaking the record for the most weeks at No. 1 in the chart’s 59-year history for a song with lead female vocals. It passes Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush” (sung by the group’s Karen Fairchild), which led for 13 weeks in 2015.

“Meant” also hits the Radio Songs top 10 (11-8; 80.2 million, up 16 percent), becoming Rexha’s third top 10 and Florida Georgia Line’s second (matching their respective Hot 100 top 10 totals). Twosome FGL becomes the first core country duo or group with multiple Radio Songs top 10s (dating to the chart’s December 1990 inception), passing Dixie Chicks (“Landslide”; No. 8, 2003), Lady Antebellum (“Need You Now”; No. 1, two weeks, 2010) and Lonestar (“Amazed”; No. 5, 2000), each with one. Florida Georgia Line reached No. 8 on Radio Songs (and No. 4 on the Hot 100) in 2013 with its debut hit, “Cruise.”

Post Malone’s aforementioned “Rockstar” slides 6-8 on the Hot 100, while two No. 7-peaking songs from Black Panther: The Album close out the top 10: The Weekndand Kendrick Lamar‘s “Pray for Me” holds at No. 9 and Lamar and SZA‘s “All the Stars” backtracks 7-10.

Just outside the Hot 100’s top 10, Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey’s “The Middle” climbs 13-11, as it leads Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a fifth week. Plus, 6ix9ine’s No. 12-peaking “Gummo” jumps 25-16 on the Hot 100 as the rapper’s debut effort Day69 debuts at No. 4 on the Billboard 200; Logic lands the Hot 100’s second-highest debut (after Post Malone’s “Psycho”), as “44 More” starts at No. 22; and Cabello’s “Havana” follow-up “Never Be the Same” hits a new Hot 100 high, rising 28-24.

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 (March 6), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (March 9).

Source: billboard.com