Lil Wayne charts four tracks from “Tha Carter V” in the top 10 & 22 from the set on the Hot 100 overall.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, logs a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 13).

Meanwhile, Lil Wayne makes history as the first artist to debut two songs in the Hot 100’s top five simultaneously, as “Mona Lisa,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, launches at No. 2 and “Don’t Cry,” featuring XXXTentacion, bows at No. 5. Plus, Lil Wayne joins Drake as the only artists to debut four songs in the top 10 in a single week, as “Uproar” enters at No. 7 and “Let It Fly,” featuring Travis Scott, starts at No. 10.

Additionally, 22 tracks from Tha Carter V, which debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, enter the Hot 100, as Lil Wayne further matches Drake as the only acts to chart at least 22 songs simultaneously in the survey’s history.

Here’s a rundown of the top 10 and more 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 (Oct. 9).

“Girls” tops the Radio Songs chart for an 11th week, with 125.9 million in audience, down 2 percent, in the week ending Oct. 7, according to Nielsen Music. The track ties The Chainsmokers’ “Closer,” featuring Halsey, in 2016, as the longest-leading Radio Songs No. 1 by a duo or group this century; it boasts the longest reign by a duo or group since TLC’s “No Scrubs” led for 13 weeks in 1999. “Girls” has logged the longest run atop the chart by any act since Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 in 2017 (and which interpolates “Scrubs”). (Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” holds the longevity record atop Radio Songs among all acts, with 18 weeks at No. 1 in 1998.)

“Girls” drops 3-8 on Digital Song Sales (18,000 downloads sold, down 26 percent, in the week ending Oct. 4), after leading for six weeks, and 13-19 on Streaming Songs(23.3 million U.S. streams, up 2 percent, in the week ending Oct. 4), where it reached No. 5.

As for Lil Wayne’s big week on the Hot 100, let’s look at five of his biggest feats related to the arrival of Tha Carter V.

First act with two simultaneous top five debuts: Lil Wayne is the first artist ever to debut two songs in the Hot 100’s top five simultaneously: “Mona Lisa,” featuring Kendrick Lamar (No. 2), and “Don’t Cry,” featuring XXXTentacion (No. 5).

Streaming powers the tracks, as “Lisa” debuts at No. 1 on Streaming Songs, where it’s Lil Wayne’s first leader, with 43 million U.S. streams, “Cry” enters at No. 2 with 36 million. The songs also debut on Digital Song Sales at No. 5 (22,000) and No. 9 (16,000), respectively.

Record-tying four top 10 debuts: Plus, as “Uproar” debuts at No. 7 on the Hot 100 and “Let It Fly,” featuring Travis Scott, begins at No. 10, Lil Wayne becomes the fifth act to have debuted multiple songs in the Hot 100’s top 10 simultaneously, joining Ed Sheeran, Drake, J. Cole and Scott.

Drake has achieved the feat three times, including launching four titles in the top 10 on the July 14-dated chart, a record that Lil Wayne matches:

Drake, July 14, 2018
No. 2, “Nonstop”
No. 6, “In My Feelings”
No. 8, “Emotionless”
No. 9, “Don’t Matter to Me,” feat. Michael Jackson

Lil Wayne, Oct. 13, 2018
No. 2, “Mona Lisa,” feat. Kendrick Lamar
No. 5, “Don’t Cry,” feat. XXXTentacion
No. 7, “Uproar”
No. 10, “Let It Fly,” feat. Travis Scott

Lil Wayne ups his count to 24 career Hot 100 top 10s, passing JAY-Z (21) for the second-most among rappers, after Drake’s 31. Eminem ranks third in the category with 20 top 10s. Lil Wayne lands his first top 10s in a lead role in over five years, since “Love Me,” featuring Drake and Future, hit No. 9 in March 2013. He’d last appeared in the region overall as featured, with Justin Bieber, Quavo and Chance the Rapper, on DJ Khaled’s “I’m the One,” which led the May 20, 2017-dated chart.

Record-tying 22 debuts: Twenty-two tracks from The Carter V debut on the Hot 100, as Lil Wayne ties for the most simultaneous bows in the chart’s history. Drake first entered 22 titles on July 14, all from his album Scorpion.

22 total songs on Hot 100: With those 22 debuts accounting for his total Hot 100 haul this week, Lil Wayne additionally joins Drake as the only acts to chart at least 22 songs on the tally simultaneously. Drake amassed a record 27 on July 14, when Scorpion debuted atop the Billboard 200, and sports two weeks of 24 (the following week, July 21; and April 8, 2017, when his album More Life launched atop the Billboard 200).

160 total Hot 100 entries: Lil Wayne increases his career total of Hot 100 visits to 160. Only the cast of Fox’s Glee (207) and Drake (188) have earned more. Elvis Presley is the only other act with a triple-digital total (108, with his career predating the Hot 100’s Aug. 4, 1958, inception).

Beyond the Hot 100, “Lisa” launches at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songsand Hot Rap Songs charts, marking Lil Wayne’s 11th and seventh leader on each list.

Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10 this week, Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” drops to No. 3 from its No. 2 peak; Post Malone‘s “Better Now” likewise slips a spot from its peak (3-4); Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” is steady at No. 6, after hitting No. 4; 5 Seconds of Summer‘s first Hot 100 top 10, “Youngblood,” rises from No. 10 to a new No. 8 high; and, Drake’s “In My Feelings” falls 4-9, after 10 weeks at No. 1.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Oct. 9), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboard magazine is on sale Friday (Oct. 12).

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“Girls” reigns for the second week & earns a rare honor atop the Radio Songs chart.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Oct. 6). As it rules, it joins an elite selection of hits that have led the Radio Songs chart for at least 10 weeks.

The song fends off Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams,” which hits a new No. 2 high in its 20th week on the Hot 100, thanks to its latest gains in streaming and airplay.

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 (Oct. 2).

As it holds at No. 1 (in its 18th week) on the Hot 100, “Girls” tops the Radio Songs chart for a 10th week, with 128 million in audience in the week ending Sept. 30, essentially even week-over-week, according to Nielsen Music. It becomes the 10th song by a duo or group to top Radio Songs for at least 10 weeks since the Radio Songs chart launched in December 1990. (Notably, four of the 10 songs by duos or groups to rule Radio Songs for at least 10 weeks each belong to Boyz II Men):

Longest-Leading Radio Songs No. 1s by Duos/Groups
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
18, “Iris,” Goo Goo Dolls, Aug. 1, 1998
16, “Don’t Speak,” No Doubt, Dec. 7, 1996
13, “No Scrubs,” TLC, March 20, 1999
13, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men, Dec.  9, 1995
13, “The Sign,” Ace of Base, Feb. 26, 1994
13, “End of the Road,” Boyz II Men, Aug. 22, 1992
12, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men, Sept. 10, 1994
11, “Closer,” The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, Oct. 15, 2016
11, “On Bended Knee,” Boyz II Men, Dec. 3, 1994
10, “Girls Like You,” Maroon 5, Aug. 4, 2018

Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” holds the longevity record at No. 1 on Radio Songs among all acts, while Maroon 5’s “Girls” boasts the longest run atop the chart by any act since Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” which spent 12 weeks at No. 1 in 2017.

Overall, “Girls” is the 36th of 268 total Radio Songs No. 1s to rule for double-digit weeks, a feat that, thus, 13 percent of all the chart’s No. 1s have attained.

“Girls” rebounds 4-3 on Digital Song Sales (24,000 downloads sold, up 14 percent, in the week ending Sept. 27), after leading for six weeks, and slides 10-13 on Streaming Songs (22.9 million U.S. streams, down 10 percent, in the week ending Sept. 27), where it reached No. 5.

A week earlier, the song became the first pop hit to top the Hot 100 since January, ending a record run of 34 consecutive weeks in which rap songs had ruled the chart.

Juice WRLD’s “Lucid Dreams” hits a new No. 2 Hot 100 peak, rising from No. 4 in its 20th week on the chart; it previously ranked as high as No. 3 on July 7. The track (which samples Sting’s 1993 song “Shape of My Heart”) returns for a second week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (41.6 million, up 5 percent), after having first led the list dated June 23.

Airplay continues to build for “Dreams,” which rises 10-9 on Radio Songs (63.9 million, up 8 percent). As for individual formats, it lifts 3-2 on Rhythmic Songs, enters the top 10 on Pop Songs (11-10) and pushes 12-11 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop.

On Digital Song Sales, “Dreams” dips 15-16 (11,000, down 5 percent).

Maroon 5’s “Girls” defends the Hot 100’s summit despite its 2 drop in overall activity, while Juice WRLD’s “Dreams” gains by 5 percent, perhaps previewing a closer battle next week.

“Dreams” concurrently spends its first week at No. 1 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, marking Juice WRLD’s first leader on each list.

Post Malone‘s “Better Now” likewise hits a new Hot 100 high (in its 22nd week), rising 5-3, despite drops in all metrics. Airplay leads the way for the track, which logs a third week at its No. 2 peak on Radio Songs (102.2 million, down 5 percent).

Notably, the steady Hot 100 ascents for “Lucid Dreams” and “Better Now” are fairly atypical. “Dreams” is just the 10th song this decade to reach the top two in at least 20 weeks (of 139 total top-two hits since January 2010). As for “Better,” it’s one of 13 songs in that span to hit the top three in 22 or more weeks (of 185 top-three titles).

Drake‘s “In My Feelings” falls 2-4 on the Hot 100, after 10 weeks at No. 1, and Eminem‘s Machine Gun Kelly diss track “Killshot” slips to No. 5 after debuting a week ago at No. 3. “Killshot” logs a second week at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (53,000, up 37 percent), while falling 2-7 on Streaming Songs (32.6 million, down 36 percent).

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Travis Scott‘s “Sicko Mode” rises 9-6, after hitting No. 4; Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s former No. 1 “I Like It” descends 6-7; 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, is steady at No. 8, after reaching No. 3; Kanye West and Lil Pump‘s “I Love It” drops 7-9 after debuting at No. 6 two weeks ago; and 5 Seconds of Summer‘s first Hot 100 top 10, “Youngblood,” holds at its No. 10 high. As previously reported, “Youngblood” becomes 5SOS’ first No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart.

Just below the Hot 100’s top 10, three songs ascend to the top 20 for the first time: Lil Peep and XXXTentacion‘s posthumous collaboration “Falling Down” (47-13, following its first full week of tracking); Marshmello and Bastille‘s “Happier” (31-15), as it leads the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for the second week; and Ella Mai‘s “Trip” (21-18), following her debut hit “Boo’d Up,” which rose to No. 5 on the Hot 100 in July.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Oct. 2), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Hip-hop collective Brockhampton bows at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with its fourth studio album, Iridescence. The set, which was released on Sept. 21 via Question Everything/RCA Records, launches with 101,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 27, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 79,000 were in album sales.

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 Oct. 6-dated chart (where Iridescence debuts at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

Of Iridescence’s 101,000 units, most were in album sales: 79,000, as noted above. The remainder was comprised of SEA units (22,000) and TEA units (a negligible figure).

Iridescence is Brockhampton’s first release for RCA after issuing three earlier albums via EMPIRE Recordings. The buzzed-about 14-member group, which has described itself as a “boy band,” signed a $15 million deal with RCA in March. The act has yet to land a song on any of Billboard’s charts (through the Sept. 26-dated lists), though its Saturation II and Saturation III albums both reached the Billboard 200 (peaking at Nos. 57 and 15, respectively, in September 2017 and January 2018). The first Saturation album missed the Billboard 200, but peaked at No. 38 on the sales-ranked Independent Albums list in July of 2017.

Through Sept. 20, the act’s catalog of tunes had generated 540 million on-demand streams in the U.S., of which 486.8 million were in on-demand audio clicks, while 53.6 million were in on-demand video streams. Radio has so far not picked up on Brockhampton, as the act’s songs have only tallied about 1,500 plays across all monitored formats of radio.

Iridescence’s first-week sales were supported heavily by an array of merchandise/album bundles sold via Brockhampton’s official website. Streaming also aided the set, as its 22,000 SEA units translated to 28.8 million on-demand audio streams of the album’s songs during release week. That makes the set the 13^th most-streamed album of the week on the current Billboard 200 chart. Drake’s Scorpion is the week’s most-streamed album, with 81 million streams for its songs in its 13th week of release.

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Josh Groban arrives with his new studio album, Bridges. It starts with 96,000 units, of which 94,000 are in traditional album sales. Bridges is the top-selling album of the week. Bridges garnered just 1,000 SEA units (equaling 1.5 million on-demand audio streams for its songs) and a little more than 1,000 TEA units.

Bridges’ entry is supported by sales generated from a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer for Groban’s upcoming tour, as well as old-fashioned album sales via Target, Walmart, the iTunes Store, Amazon and the like.

In total, Bridges is Groban’s ninth top 10 album. It follows his last studio effort, 2015’s Stages, which debuted and peaked at No. 2 with 180,000 units in its first week (176,000 in album sales).

Eminem’s former No. 1, Kamikaze, dips 2-3 in its fourth week on the Billboard 200, earning 65,000 units (down 27 percent). Drake’s Scorpion is steady at No. 4 with 63,000 units (down 6 percent), Travis Scott’s Astroworld is a non-mover at No. 5 with 57,000 units (down 8 percent) and Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys is also stationary at No. 6 with 45,000 units (down 5 percent).

Carrie Underwood’s Cry Pretty tumbles 1-7 in its second week with 36,000 units (down 86 percent), while Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance climbs 10-8 with 35,000 units (down 4 percent).

Lauren Daigle’s Look Up Child jumps 16-9 with 34,000 units (up 18 percent), of which 21,000 are in traditional album sales (up 11 percent). The set debuted at No. 3 two weeks earlier. Daigle benefits in part from some support by Selena Gomez, who shared her love of Daigle’s music via an Instagram story during the tracking week.

Closing out the new top 10 is Ariana Grande’s Sweetener, which falls 7-10 with 34,000 units (down 11 percent).

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A pop song rules for the first time since January, ending a record 34-week streak of rap No. 1s.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, ascends to No. 1, after six weeks waiting at No. 2, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 29). Maroon 5 dethrones the 6 God, as Drake‘s “In My Feelings,” which led the list for 10 weeks, drops to No. 2. Notably, “Girls” is the first pop song to top the Hot 100 since January, ending a record 34-week streak of rap No. 1s.

Meanwhile, two tracks enter the Hot 100’s top 10: Eminem‘s “Killshot” soars onto the chart at No.  3, arriving as the rapper’s milestone 20th top 10, and 5 Seconds of Summer‘s “Youngblood” lifts 11-10, becoming the band’s first top 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 (Sept. 25).

“Girls,” released on 222/Interscope Records and driven in part (especially early on in its chart run) by the buzz of its female star-studded video, becomes the 1,078th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 60-year history. The track tops the Radio Songs chart for a ninth week (127.6 million in audience in the week ending Sept. 23, up 2 percent, according to Nielsen Music), claiming sole ownership of Maroon 5’s longest-leading No. 1, passing the eight-week Radio Songs reigns of “One More Night” in 2012 and “Don’t Wanna Know,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, in 2016-17.

“Girls” dips 3-4 on Digital Song Sales (21,000 downloads sold, down 3 percent, in the week ending Sept. 20), after leading for six weeks, the band’s longest rule on the list, and slides 7-10 on Streaming Songs (25.4 million U.S. streams, down 3 percent, in the week ending Sept. 20), where it reached No. 5.

Here is a look at five other highlights of Maroon 5’s, and Cardi B’s, new Hot 100 coronation:

Maroon 5’s fourth No. 1: “Girls” marks Maroon 5’s fourth Hot 100 No. 1, after the Adam Levine-fronted band first led in 2007 (and after first reaching the chart on Aug. 23, 2003, with “Harder to Breathe”):

“Makes Me Wonder,” three weeks at No. 1, beginning May 12, 2007
“Moves Like Jagger,” featuring Christina Aguilera, four, beginning Sept. 10, 2011
“One More Night,” nine, beginning Sept. 29, 2012
“Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, one to-date, beginning Sept. 29, 2018 (coincidentally, exactly six years after “One” hit No. 1)

Maroon 5 takes full control of the lead among duos or groups for the most Hot 100 No. 1s in the 2000s and 2010s; the band passes The Black Eyed Peas, Destiny’s Child and OutKast, each with three since the start of that span. Among all acts, Rihanna leads with 14 No. 1s this century (all since her first, “SOS,” in 2006).

Over 11 years of No. 1s: Further reflecting its longevity, Maroon 5 extends its span of Hot 100 No. 1s to 11 years, four months and two weeks, dating to its first week on top with “Makes Me Wonder” in 2007. The last act to reign with a longer career stretch of leading the Hot 100? Another act with a color in its name (allowing a little leeway for spelling): P!nk, whose “Just Give Me a Reason,” featuring Nate Ruess, began a three-week command in April 2013, 11 years, 10 months and three weeks after she first led with “Lady Marmalade,” with Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim and Mya, in June-July 2001.

Cardi B’s third No. 1: As for Cardi B, already the only female rapper with two Hot 100 No. 1s, she extends her record, as “Girls” becomes her third. Her debut smash “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” led for three weeks beginning Oct. 7, 2017, and “I Like It,” with Bad Bunny and J Balvin paced the July 7 chart.

(“Girls” was originally released by Maroon 5-only on the band’s 2017 album Red Pill Blues; Cardi B joined for its single remix.)

Rap’s streak wraps up: “Girls” ends the record run of 34 consecutive weeks that rap songs had ruled the Hot 100. The streak began on Feb. 3 with Drake’s “God’s Plan” (for 11 weeks) and continued with his “Nice for What” (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” (10).

“Girls” is the first pop Hot 100 No. 1 since Camila Cabello’s “Havana” (featuring Young Thug), which topped the Jan. 27-dated chart. Speaking of “Havana” …

17 weeks to No. 1: “Girls” completes the longest trip to No. 1 on the Hot 100 (17 weeks) since Cabello’s “Havana” (23). It also finishes the greatest positional rise to No. 1 since “Havana”; “Girls” debuted at No. 94 on June 9, while “Havana” began at No. 99 (Aug. 26, 2017).

In between the two leaders, the six rap No. 1s noted above (from “Plan” to “Feelings”) all debuted in the top 10 (including “Plan,” “Nice” and “America” at No. 1), except for “Sad” (No. 17), driven at the time most strongly by streaming. This week, airplay accounts for just over half of the Hot 100 chart points for “Girls.”

Also, the six weeks that “Girls” spent at No. 2 on the Hot 100 before leading this week mark the most since “Havana” waited seven weeks at No. 2 before taking the top spot.

“Girls” (down 3 percent in overall activity) narrowly defeats Drake’s “Feelings” (down 9 percent) atop the Hot 100, as the latter descends 3-5 on Streaming Songs (39 million, down 2 percent), 5-6 on Digital Song Sales (19,000, down 14 percent) and 5-8 on Radio Songs (67.3 million, down 20 percent).

As reported last week, when “Feelings” logged its 10th week atop the Hot 100, Drake led the chart for an unprecedented 29th week in 2018, via his three No. 1s this year, passing Usher for the most time at the summit in a single year; Usher tallied 28 weeks at No. 1 in 2004.

“Feelings” concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for an 11th week each.

Eminem’s Machine Gun Kelly diss track “Killshot” blasts onto the Hot 100 at No. 3. It starts as his 10th No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (38,000), and first since “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna, in 2013, as he ties Drake for the most leaders among males; overall, they trail only Taylor Swift (15), Rihanna (14) and Katy Perry (11). The song soars onto Streaming Songs at No. 2 with 51.3 million U.S. streams.

Eminem earns his 20th Hot 100 top 10, and third in a row in a three-week span, after “Lucky You” and “The Ringer” bowed at Nos. 6 and 8, respectively, on the Sept. 15-dated chart. He’s the 19th act to tally at least 20 top 10s; among rappers, Eminem ties Lil Wayne for the third-best top 10 total, trailing only Drake (31) and JAY-Z (21).

Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” rises 5-4 on the Hot 100, as it reaches the Radio Songs top 10 (11-10; up 7 percent to 57.8 million); Post Malone’s “Better Now” drops to No. 5 from its No. 4 peak; Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” descends 5-6; Kanye West and Lil Pump‘s “I Love It” drops to No. 7 after debuting at No. 6 a week ago, while leading Streaming Songs for a second week; 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, backtracks 7-8, after reaching No. 3; and Travis Scott‘s “Sicko Mode” is steady at No. 9, after hitting No. 4.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s upper tier, 5 Seconds of Summer (just days after summer turned to fall) achieves its first top 10, as “Youngblood” bumps 11-10. It wins the Hot 100’s top Greatest Gainer/Airplay award for a third consecutive week, as it hits the Radio Songs top five (7-5; 83.2 million, up 14 percent). It also reaches the Digital Song Sales top five (6-5; 20,000, essentially even week-over-week).

“Youngblood” is the title track and second single from 5SOS’ third LP, which debuted atop the June 30-dated Billboard 200 (making the group the first Australian act with three No. 1s on the survey). Lead single “Want You Back” spent a week on the Hot 100, at No. 61, in March; as the band toured to promote the new set, “Youngblood” was getting a noticeably stronger reaction than “Back” and Capitol Records pivoted to promoting “Youngblood.”

Among its 11 previous Hot 100 entries dating to the band’s arrival in April 2014, 5SOS had peaked as high as No. 16 with “Amnesia” in July 2014.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 25), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboard magazine is on sale Friday (Sept. 28).

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Drake also passes Usher for the most career weeks at No. 1 among solo males, & Eminem debuts two songs in the top 10 from his new Billboard 200 leader, “Kamikaze.”

Drake‘s “In My Feelings” log a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 15), granting the superstar sole ownership of one record and a share for another, both involving Usher.

Among his six career No. 1s, Drake has now led the Hot 100 for 48 total weeks, breaking a tie with Usher for the most time at the top spot all-time among solo males.

Plus, Drake leads the Hot 100 for a 28th week in 2018, thanks to his three No. 1s this year, matching Usher for the most time in charge in a single year. Usher tallied 28 weeks at No. 1 in 2004.

Meanwhile, Eminem debuts two songs on the Hot 100 in the top 10: “Lucky You,” featuring Joyner Lucas (No. 6), and “The Ringer” (No. 8), marking his 18th and 19th top 10s, respectively, and first since his 2013-14 four-week No. 1 “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna. Both new top 10s are from his new album Kamikaze, which launches as his ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

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 (Sept. 11).

“Feelings” adds a ninth week atop the Hot 100 despite not ranking at No. 1 in any individual metric. The song, released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, falls to No. 3 after eight weeks at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 47.7 million U.S. streams, down 6 percent, in the week ending Sept. 6, according to Nielsen Music. (The song set the weekly streaming record on the chart dated July 28 with 116.2 million, then driven largely by the viral “In My Feelings” challengebefore its official video arrived Aug. 2.)

“Feelings” rebounds 4-3 on the Digital Song Sales chart, which it led for six weeks (28,000 downloads sold, up 6 percent, in the week ending Sept. 6), and dips 4-5 on Radio Songs, where it reached No. 3 (89.5 million audience impressions, down 4 percent, in the week ending Sept. 9). (The song is the first to top the Hot 100 without simultaneously leading any of the chart’s three main component surveys since Drake’s own “Nice for What” on July 14.)

With “Feelings” continuing its Hot 100 command, Drake passes Usher for the most total weeks at No. 1 among solo males: 48. Among all acts, Drake also claims a solo share of fifth place. Here is a look at the artists to spend the most time at No. 1 (and their number of leaders) in the Hot 100’s 60-year history:

79 weeks, Mariah Carey (18 No. 1s)
60 weeks, Rihanna (14)
59 weeks, The Beatles (20)
50 weeks, Boyz II Men (five)
48 weeks, Drake (six)
47 weeks, Usher (nine)
41 weeks, Beyoncé (six)
37 weeks, Michael Jackson (13)
34 weeks, Elton John (nine)

Notably, Drake has been a lead artist on 38 of his 48 frames atop the Hot 100, while Usher has spent all 47 of his weeks at No. 1 with lead-artist billing. (Mariah Carey has been lead on all of her record 79 weeks at No. 1.)

Drake has also now led the Hot 100 for 28 weeks in 2018, as, prior to “Feelings,” “Nice for What” spent eight weeks at No. 1 beginning April 21, directly succeeding “God’s Plan” after 11 weeks on top (with all songs from his album Scorpion). Here is an update of the acts to spend the most time at No. 1 in any January-December period:

28 weeks, Drake, 2018
28 weeks, Usher, 2004
26 weeks, The Black Eyed Peas, 2009
19 weeks, Drake, 2016
19 weeks, Puff Daddy, 1997
18 weeks, Monica, 1998
18 weeks, The Beatles, 1964
17 weeks, Justin Bieber, 2017
17 weeks, Beyoncé, 2003
17 weeks, Nelly, 2002
17 weeks, Boyz II Men, 1994

Usher first set the yearly mark of 28 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 via four No. 1s in 2004: “Yeah!,” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (12 weeks, beginning that Feb. 28); “Burn” (eight weeks, May 22); “Confessions Part II” (two, July 24); and “My Boo,” with Alicia Keys (six, Oct. 30).

Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 33 consecutive weeks. Along with Drake’s “Feelings,” “Nice” and “Plan,” the streak includes Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” (for two weeks); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” (one); and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” (one).

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

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, ranks at its No. 2 Hot 100 high for a fifth week, while ruling Radio Songs for a sixth frame (127.6 million, up 1 percent). It rebounds 3-1 for a sixth week atop Digital Song Sales (32,000, up 15 percent), marking the band’s longest-leading No. 1; “Moves Like Jagger,” featuring Christina Aguilera, led for five weeks in 2011. On Streaming Songs, “Girls” descends 5-9 (28.9 million, down 3 percent).

Notably, the gap between Drake’s “Feelings” and Maroon 5’s “Girls” on the Hot 100 continues to dwindle, with the former down 4 percent in overall activity and the latter up 1 percent.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100; 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, rises 5-4, after reaching No. 3; and, Post Malone’s “Better Now” backtracks to No. 5 from its No. 4 peak.

Eminem sends two tracks onto the Hot 100 in the top 10: “Lucky You,” featuring Joyner Lucas, at No. 6, and “The Ringer,” at No. 8, marking his 18th and 19th top 10s, respectively, and first since his 2013-14 four-week No. 1 “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna. Both of his new top 10s are from his new album Kamikaze, which arrives as his ninth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Now with 19 Hot 100 top 10s, Eminem boasts the fourth-most top 10s among artists who are primarily rappers, after Drake (31), JAY-Z (21) and Lil Wayne (20). Eminem passes Ludacris, with 18.

Plus, Eminem becomes the fifth act to have debuted multiple songs in the Hot 100’s top 10 simultaneously, following Drake, who has achieved the feat three times (including entering a record four songs in the top 10 on July 14), Ed Sheeran, J. Cole and Travis Scott.

“Lucky” launches as Eminem’s second Streaming Songs No. 1 (after “The Monster”), with 42.2 million U.S. streams, while “The Ringer” chimes in at No. 5 (31.8 million). On Digital Song Sales, the tracks begin at Nos. 5 (26,000) and 2 (28,000), respectively. (Notably, “Lucky” leads Streaming Songs, while Drake’s “Feelings” ranks at No. 3, despite the former sporting 42.2 million and the latter, 47.7 million; “Lucky” finishes atop the tally following the application of weighting, as it almost doubled “Feelings” in on-demand streams.)

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” drops 6-7; Scott’s “Sicko Mode” slips 7-9, after hitting No. 4; and, Tyga‘s “Taste,” featuring Offset, falls from its No. 8 high to No. 10.

Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to Billboard‘s Chart Beat Podcast and Pop Shop Podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 11), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboard magazine is on sale Friday (Sept. 14).

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Drake logs his 47th frame at the summit, as “In My Feelings” rules for an eighth week. Plus, Khalid & Normani’s “Love Lies” lifts 11-9.

Drake‘s “In My Feelings” notches an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 8). Among his six career No. 1s, he has now led the Hot 100 for 47 total weeks, matching Usher for the most time at the top spot among male soloists.

Drake also leads the Hot 100 for a 27th week in 2018, thanks to his three No. 1s this year, moving to within a week of Usher’s record for the most time on top in a single year: 28 weeks in 2004.

Plus, Khalid and Normani‘s “Love Lies” rises 11-9 on the Hot 100, becoming Khalid’s second top 10 and first in a lead role and Normani’s first as a soloist, apart from Fifth Harmony.

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 (Sept. 5).

As it leads the Hot 100 for an eighth week, “Feelings,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, likewise posts an eighth frame at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 50.5 million U.S. streams, down 15 percent, in the week ending Aug. 30, according to Nielsen Music. (The song set the weekly streaming record on the chart dated July 28 with 116.2 million, then driven largely by the viral “In My Feelings” challenge before its official video arrived Aug. 2.)

“Feelings” drops 2-4 on the Digital Song Sales chart, which it led for six weeks (26,000 downloads sold, down 14 percent, in the week ending Aug. 30), and holds at No. 4 on Radio Songs, where it reached No. 3 (93 million audience impressions, down 12 percent, in the week ending Sept. 2).

With “Feelings” continuing its Hot 100 command, Drake ties Usher for the most total weeks at No. 1 among solo males: 47 each. Here is a look at the acts to spend the most time at No. 1 (and their number of leaders) in the Hot 100’s 60-year history:

79 weeks, Mariah Carey (18 No. 1s)
60 weeks, Rihanna (14)
59 weeks, The Beatles (20)
50 weeks, Boyz II Men (five)
47 weeks, Drake (six)
47 weeks, Usher (nine)
41 weeks, Beyoncé (six)
37 weeks, Michael Jackson (13)
34 weeks, Elton John (nine)

Notably, Usher has spent all 47 of his weeks at No. 1 with lead-artist billing; Drake has been a lead artist on 37 of his 47 frames at the apex. (Mariah Carey has been lead on all of her record 79 weeks at No. 1.)

Further, Drake has now led the Hot 100 for 27 weeks in 2018, as, prior to “Feelings,” “Nice for What” spent eight weeks at No. 1 beginning April 21, directly succeeding “God’s Plan” after 11 weeks on top (with all songs from his album Scorpion). As he passes The Black Eyed Peas for a solo share of the second-best yearly sum, here is an update of the acts to spend the most time at No. 1 in any January-December period; Drake boasts the second- and fourth-best totals:

28 weeks, Usher, 2004
27 weeks, Drake, 2018
26 weeks, The Black Eyed Peas, 2009
19 weeks, Drake, 2016
19 weeks, Puff Daddy, 1997
18 weeks, Monica, 1998
18 weeks, The Beatles, 1964
17 weeks, Justin Bieber, 2017
17 weeks, Beyonce, 2003
17 weeks, Nelly, 2002
17 weeks, Boyz II Men, 1994

Usher set the yearly mark of 28 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 over four No. 1s in 2004: “Yeah!,” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (12 weeks, beginning that Feb. 28); “Burn” (eight weeks, May 22); “Confessions Part II” (two, July 24); and “My Boo,” with Alicia Keys (six, Oct. 30).

Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 32 consecutive weeks. Along with Drake’s “Feelings,” “Nice” and “Plan,” the streak includes Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” (for two weeks); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” (one); and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” (one).

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

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, ranks at its No. 2 Hot 100 high for a fourth week, while ruling Radio Songs for a fifth frame (127.6 million, down 1 percent). It keeps at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (28,000, down 6 percent) and No. 5 on Streaming Songs (29.7 million, down 5 percent).

Notably, with Drake’s “Feelings” down 14 percent in overall activity and Maroon 5’s “Girls” down 3 percent, the songs could be headed for a fairly tight battle for the top spot on next week’s Hot 100.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100; Post Malone’s “Better Now” hits a new peak, rising 5-4 (as it becomes his second No. 1 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, following “Psycho,” for four weeks beginning in June); and 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, dips 4-5 after reaching No. 3. (Plus, as Drake’s “Feelings” declines by 14 percent overall and 15 percent in streaming, it now sports a relatively narrow lead over Streaming Songs runner-up “FEFE”: 50.5 million vs. 48.6 million. That’s the smallest streaming cushion over the top competition for “Feelings” in its run, after it led “I Like It” by a nearly three-to-one points difference the week that it tallied its record 116.2 million streams.)

Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” is steady at No. 6 on the Hot 100; Travis Scott‘s “Sicko Mode” rebounds to No. 7 from No. 9, after hitting No. 4; and Tyga‘s “Taste,” featuring Offset, returns to its best rank, pushing 10-8.

Khalid and Normani’s “Love Lies” ascends 11-9 on the Hot 100. It bullets at No. 5 on Radio Songs (88.2 million, up 7 percent); No. 16 on Digital Song Sales (13,000, down 2 percent); and No. 31 on Streaming Songs (13.3 million, essentially even week-over-week).

Khalid earns his second Hot 100 top 10 and first as a lead artist, following his featured turn, with Alessia Cara, on Logic’s “1-800-273-8255,” which hit No. 3 in September 2017. Normani reaches the top 10 in her first solo visit to the Hot 100; she previously spent time in the region as a member of Fifth Harmony, which scored the No. 4-peaking “Work From Home,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, in June 2016. Normani is the second member of 5H (which is now on hiatus) to tally a solo Hot 100 top 10, following former member Camila Cabello, who has collected three.

Plus, as it hits the Hot 100’s top 10 in its 28th week on the chart, “Love Lies” makes history for completing the longest climb to the top 10 among duets. It passes Billy Preston and Syreeta’s “With You I’m Born Again,” which took a 19-week trip to the tier, on its way to a No. 4 peak, in 1979-80. “Love Lies” is the 10th single to reach the region in 28 weeks or more, while Carrie Underwood’s “Before He Cheats” holds the overall record: 38 weeks to the top 10 in 2006-07.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Ariana Grande‘s “God Is a Woman” slips to No. 10 from its No. 8 peak but takes top Airplay Gainer honors, as it bounds 39-27 on Radio Songs (37.1 million, up 27 percent); it surges 14-9 on Pop Songs, where it becomes Grande’s 10th top 10.

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 (Sept. 5), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Drake rules for a 26th frame in 2018, matching The Black Eyed Peas for the second-best sum by any act in a calendar year.

Drake‘s “In My Feelings” lands a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 1).

The song’s latest term gives Drake a 26th week atop the chart in 2018, thanks to a trio of No. 1 hits this year, tying The Black Eyed Peas for the second-longest stint in any calendar year.

Let’s dive into 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 (Aug. 28).

As it leads the Hot 100 for a seventh week, “Feelings,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, likewise nabs a seventh frame at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 59.4 million U.S. streams, down 16 percent, in the week ending Aug. 23, according to Nielsen Music. The song set the weekly streaming record with 116.2 million clicks in the week ending July 19. It was first driven by the viral “In My Feelings” challenge, while its official videopremiered Aug. 2.

After six weeks in charge of the Digital Song Sales chart, “Feelings” slips to No. 2 as it posts 30,000 downloads sold in the week ending Aug. 23, down 21 percent. On Radio Songs, the track falls 3-4 with a 3 percent dip to 106 million in audience in the week ending Aug. 26, according to Nielsen Music.

Drake has now commanded the Hot 100 for 26 weeks in 2018, all with tracks from his Scorpion album. Prior to “Feelings,” “Nice for What” notched eight weeks at No. 1 beginning April 21, directly succeeding “God’s Plan” after 11 weeks on top.

Drake’s 26-week tally equals The Black Eyed Peas’ as the second-best in any calendar year. The quartet conquered the chart in 2009 with “Boom Boom Pow” (12 weeks) and “I Gotta Feeling” (14). Notably, the Peas ran the table for 26 consecutive weeks, still the longest uninterrupted stretch by any one act in Hot 100 history.

Here is an updated look at the acts to spend the most time at No. 1 in any calendar year in the Hot 100’s 60-year history:

28 weeks, Usher, 2004
26 weeks, Drake, 2018
26 weeks, The Black Eyed Peas, 2009
19 weeks, Drake, 2016
19 weeks, Puff Daddy, 1997
18 weeks, Monica, 1998
18 weeks, The Beatles, 1964
17 weeks, Justin Bieber, 2017
17 weeks, Beyonce, 2003
17 weeks, Nelly, 2002
17 weeks, Boyz II Men, 1994

Usher set the mark of 28 weeks at the Hot 100’s apex via four No. 1s in 2004: “Yeah!,” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (12 weeks, beginning Feb. 28); “Burn” (eight weeks, May 22); “Confessions Part II” (two, July 24); and “My Boo,” with Alicia Keys (six, Oct. 30).

As Drake nears Usher’s single-year record of 28 weeks atop the Hot 100, he also moves within one week of tying his career total weeks at No. 1 on the chart: Usher has accumulated 47, while Drake now sits at 46. Only four acts have totaled more time at No. 1: Mariah Carey (79 weeks), Rihanna (60), The Beatles (59) and Boyz II Men (50).

Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 31 consecutive weeks. Along with Drake’s “Feelings,” “Nice” and “Plan,” the streak includes Childish Gambino‘s “This Is America” (for two weeks); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion‘s “Sad!” (one); and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” (one).

“Feelings” concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a seventh week each. It also spends a third week at No. 1 on the Songs of the Summer chart, which ranks the top-performing titles on the Hot 100 between Memorial Day and Labor Day, as the contest enters the homestretch, with one tracking week remaining. The winner is scheduled to be revealed on Wed. Sept 5.

Maroon 5‘s “Girls Like You,” featuring Cardi B, ranks at its No. 2 Hot 100 high for a third week, while ruling Radio Songs for a fifth week (128 million, down 1 percent). It holds at No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (30,000, down 9 percent) and climbs 6-5 on Streaming Songs (31.2 million, up 6 percent), matching its highest rank yet on the chart.

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s former No. 1 hit “I Like It” holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100, while it tops the Digital Song Sales chart for the first time, in its 20th chart week. The collaboration moved 32,000 downloads in the week, a 4 percent dip.

With “Like” needing 20 weeks to top Digital Song Sales, it claims the sixth-longest wait to the summit since the chart began in 2004. Only The All-American Rejects’ “Dirty Little Secret,” (26 weeks, reaching No. 1 in 2006), Train’s “Hey Soul Sister” (25, 2010), The Fray’s “How to Save a Life” (25, 2006), Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance,” featuring Colby O’Donis (24, 2009) and Adele’s “Set Fire to The Rain” (23, 2012) required more time to ascend to No. 1.

Back on the Hot 100, 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz stays at No. 4 after having previously hit No. 3. The collab also takes over atop the On-Demand Streaming Songs chart, which ranks the biggest on-demand audio streaming titles each week. “FEFE” clocks 24.8 million on-demand audio clicks in the week.

Post Malone’s “Better Now” is steady at No. 5 on the Hot 100, while Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” keeps at No. 6.

Ariana Grande doubles up in the top 10 as “No Tears Left to Cry” rebounds 12-7, after having previously reached No. 3. The single flies 32-16 on Streaming Songs (18.3 million, up 47 percent) and holds at No. 7 on Radio Songs (68 million, down 8 percent).

Directly below “Tears” on the Hot 100, Grande’s “God Is A Woman,” rockets 30-8 and secures her 10th top 10 hit. The song rallies 24-8 on Streaming Songs (22.8 million, up 68 percent) and 32-12 on Digital Song Sales (16,000, up 78 percent), helped by live televised performances of the song in the tracking week, including at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 20, and a discount $0.69 price on iTunes. “Woman” also darts 46-39 on Radio Songs in its second week on the chart (29 million, up 22 percent).

As “Woman” roars, Grande becomes only the 12th artist to have logged at least 10 Hot 100 top 10s in the 2010s decade. Among women, she ties the tallies of Kesha and Lady Gaga for the fifth-best sum. Rihanna leads all women, with 19 top 10s in the decade, followed by Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift (each with 17), and Katy Perry (11). Drake leads all acts in that time span, with 29 visits to the region.

Both “Tears” and “Woman” feature on Grande’s fourth studio LP, Sweetener, which blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” dips 7-9 after previously reaching No. 4, while Tyga’s “Taste,” featuring Offset, reverts 8-10.

Just outside the Hot 100’s top 10, Khalid and Normani’s “Love Lies” posts a second week at its No. 11 high, as it advances 6-5 on Radio Songs (82 million, up 9 percent). 5 Seconds of Summer pushes into the top 15 on the Hot 100 as “Youngblood” rises 17-15, while Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid’s collaboration “Eastside” hits the top 40 for the first time, thanks to a 48-31 vault. Plus, Luke Bryan lands his 17th top 40 trip on the Hot 100 as “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” climbs 47-40.

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 (Aug. 28), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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Plus: Cole Swindell’s “All of It” and the “Young Stoner Life: Slime Language” compilation debut in the top 10.

Ariana Grande earns her third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as her fourth full-length studio effort, Sweetener, enters atop the tally. The set, which was released on Aug. 17 via Republic Records, starts with 231,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Aug. 23, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 127,000 are from traditional album sales.

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 Sept. 1-dated chart (where Sweetener launches at No. 1) will be posted in full on Billboard‘s websites on Tuesday, Aug. 28.

Grande’s Third No. 1: Sweetener is Grande’s third leader on the Billboard 200, following the chart-topping debuts of her second album, My Everything (Sept. 13, 2014), and her debut effort, Yours Truly (Sept. 21, 2013). Of her four full-length studio sets, only her third release, Dangerous Woman, missed the top. It debuted and peaked at No. 2 on June 11, 2016 (stuck behind Grande’s labelmate, Drake, with his blockbuster album Views, which was in its fourth of 14 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1).

‘Sweetener’ Surpasses ‘Dangerous’: With Sweetener’s start of 231,000 units, it beats the bow of Grande’s last album, Dangerous Woman. The latter entered the chart at No. 2 with 175,000 units.

Second Biggest Week of 2018 for a Woman: Sweetener secures the second-largest week for an album by a woman in 2018. Only Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy launched with a larger figure: 255,000 units (No. 1, April 21-dated chart). Thus, Sweetener also has the biggest week for a pop album by a woman. Speaking of pop albums by women…

Largest Streaming Week Ever for a Pop Album by a Woman: Sweetener’s songs collected 126.7 million on-demand audio streams in its debut frame — the largest streaming week for a pop album by a woman. It’s also the biggest streaming week for any non-hip-hop effort by a woman. Sweetener is the rare pop album that performed strongly on streaming services — generally rap albums post big streaming numbers in comparison to other genres.

Of the 41 instances where there was an album that collected more than 125 million streams in a single week, only four were not rap titles. Aside from Sweetener, there were also the debut frames of Ed Sheeran’s ÷ (Divide) (134.6 million), The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy (140.8 million), and The Weeknd’s Starboy (175.2 million).

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Travis Scott’s Astroworld slips to the runner-up slot after spending its first two weeks at No. 1. The album earned 110,000 units in the latest tracking week, down 46 percent.

Nicki Minaj’s Queen moves 2-3 in its second week, with 95,000 units (down 49 percent).

Drake’s Scorpion moves 3-4 (93,000 units; down 9 percent) while Post Malone’s beerbongs & bentleys is steady at No. 5 (57,000 units; up 2 percent).

Aretha Franklin’s 30 Greatest Hits climbs 7-6, granting the diva her highest-charting album in 50 years. 30 Greatest Hits ascends with 52,000 units earned in the tracking week (up 49 percent), with 18,000 of that sum coming from traditional album sales (up 47 percent).

30 Greatest Hits is Franklin’s highest charting album since the Aug. 31, 1968-dated list, when Aretha Now was at No. 4, after previously peaking at No. 3 (Aug. 17 and 24).

30 Greatest Hits rises after the set experiences its first full chart week of activity following Franklin’s death on Aug. 16. A week ago, the album re-entered the list at No. 7, effectively from one day of impact after her passing (as the chart’s tracking week ended on Aug. 16).

One step below Franklin on the new chart is Cole Swindell’s All of It, which debuts at No. 7 with 50,000 units (39,000 in traditional album sales). It’s the country singer’s third top 10 effort, following You Should Be Here (No. 6; May 28, 2016) and his self-titled debut (No. 3; March 8, 2014).

The various artists compilation Young Stoner Life: Slime Language, debuts at No. 8 with 41,000 units, mostly derived from streaming activity (38,000 of its units are streaming equivalent album units). It’s the second compilation to reach the top 10 in 2018, following the Now 65 compilation, which debuted and peaked at No. 10 on the Feb. 17-dated list.

Closing out the new top 10 are Juice WRLD’s Goodbye & Good Riddance (6-9 with 41,000 units; up 4 percent) and Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy (8-10 with 34,000 units; up 2 percent).

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Drake rules for a 25th frame in 2018, nearing Usher’s record 28 frames on top in 2004.

Drake‘s “In My Feelings” scores a sixth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100chart (dated Aug. 25).

Overall, the superstar tops the Hot 100 for a 25th week in 2018, thanks to his three No. 1s this year, moving closer to Usher‘s record for the most time in top in a single year: 28 weeks in 2004.

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 (Aug. 21).

As it leads the Hot 100 for a sixth week, “Feelings,” released on Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, likewise posts a sixth frame at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 71 million U.S. streams, down 24 percent, in the week ending Aug. 16, according to Nielsen Music. The song set the weekly streaming record on the chart dated July 28 with 116.2 million. It was first driven by the viral “In My Feelings” challenge, while its official video premiered Aug. 2.

“Feelings” also spends a sixth week atop the Digital Song Sales chart (38,000 downloads sold, down 33 percent, in the week ending Aug. 16). On Radio Songs, the track keeps at its No. 3 high with 109 million audience impressions, essentially even week-over-week, in the week ending Aug. 19.

Drake has now led the Hot 100 for 25 weeks in 2018, as prior to “Feelings,” “Nice for What” notched eight weeks at No. 1 beginning April 21, directly succeeding “God’s Plan” after 11 weeks on top (with all songs from his album Scorpion). Here is a look at the acts to spend the most time at No. 1 in any January-December period in the Hot 100’s 60-year history; Drake boasts the third- and fourth-best totals:

28 weeks, Usher, 2004
26 weeks, The Black Eyed Peas, 2009
25 weeks, Drake, 2018
19 weeks, Drake, 2016
19 weeks, Puff Daddy, 1997
18 weeks, Monica, 1998
18 weeks, The Beatles, 1964
17 weeks, Justin Bieber, 2017
17 weeks, Beyonce, 2003
17 weeks, Nelly, 2002
17 weeks, Boyz II Men, 1994

Usher set the mark of 28 weeks at the Hot 100’s apex via four No. 1s in 2004: “Yeah!,” featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (12 weeks, beginning that Feb. 28); “Burn” (eight weeks, May 22); “Confessions Part II” (two, July 24); and “My Boo,” with Alicia Keys (six, Oct. 30). He and Drake are the only artists with at least three songs to top the Hot 100 for at least six weeks each in a single year.

Drake also closes in on Usher’s total weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100: Usher has accumulated 47, while Drake is up to 45. Only four acts have totaled more time at No. 1: Mariah Carey (79 weeks), Rihanna (60), The Beatles (59) and Boyz II Men (50).

Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 30 consecutive weeks. Along with Drake’s “Feelings,” “Nice” and “Plan,” the streak includes Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” (for two weeks); Post Malone‘s “Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion’s “Sad!” (one); and Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin‘s “I Like It” (one).

“Feelings” concurrently tops the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a sixth week each and spends a second week at No. 1 on 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, ranks at its No. 2 Hot 100 high for a second week, while ruling Radio Songs for a third week (129.7 million, down 1 percent). It dips 2-3 on Digital Song Sales (33,000, down 15 percent) and rebounds 7-6 on Streaming Songs (29.3 million, down 5 percent).

Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin’s “I Like It” holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100; 6ix9ine’s “FEFE,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Murda Beatz, rises 5-4 after reaching No. 3; Post Malone’s “Better Now” returns to its No. 5 peak from No. 6; and, Juice WRLD’s No. 3-peaking “Lucid Dreams” rises 7-6.

After debuting a week earlier at No. 4 on the Hot 100, Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode” slips to No. 7, while parent album Astroworld logs a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Tyga‘s “Taste,” featuring Offset, ascends 9-8 for a new peak; Ella Mai‘s No. 5-peaking “Boo’d Up” rises 10-9, while topping the Hot R&B Songs chart for a 12th week; and DJ Khaled‘s “No Brainer,” featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo, returns to the region (11-10), after debuting at No. 5 two weeks earlier. The collab climbs 20-14 on Radio Songs, up 12 percent to 52.6 million in audience.

Just outside the Hot 100’s top 10, Khalid and Normani‘s “Love Lies” lifts to a new peak (15-11), while pushing 7-6 on Radio Songs (75.5 million, up 5 percent); 5 Seconds of Summer‘s “Youngblood” bounds 22-17 with top Airplay Gainer honors, as it jumps 23-17 on Radio Songs (47.2 million, up 16 percent); Nicki Minaj’s “Barbie Dreams” debuts at No. 18, as parent album Queen opens at No. 2 on the Billboard 200; and, as Selena Gomez‘s “Back to You” bumps 33-25 on the Hot 100 (after reaching No. 22 in June), it becomes her seventh top 10 on Radio Songs (12-10; 60.1 million, up 9 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 (Aug. 21), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The next issue of Billboardmagazine is on sale Friday (Aug. 24).

Source: billoard.com