{"id":1103,"date":"2018-09-04T12:04:48","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T19:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1103"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:45:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:45:49","slug":"drake-ties-usher-for-most-total-weeks-at-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100-among-solo-males-khalid-normani-hit-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1103","title":{"rendered":"Drake Ties Usher for Most Total Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Among Solo Males; Khalid &#038; Normani Hit Top 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script>\r\nif( document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ) ) document.getElementById( \"builder-styles-css\" ).insertAdjacentHTML( \"beforebegin\", \"<link rel='stylesheet' href='https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/wp-content\/themes\/themify-music\/themify\/themify-builder\/css\/themify-builder-style.css' type='text\/css' \/>\" );\r\n<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article__deck\">Drake logs his 47th frame at the summit, as &#8220;In My Feelings&#8221; rules for an eighth week. Plus, Khalid &amp; Normani&#8217;s &#8220;Love Lies&#8221; lifts 11-9.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/drake\">Drake<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;In My Feelings&#8221; notches an eighth week at No. 1 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>\u00a0chart (dated Sept. 8). Among his six career No. 1s, he has now led the Hot 100 for 47 total weeks, matching\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/usher\">Usher<\/a>\u00a0for the most time at the top spot among male soloists.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s record for the most time on top in a single year: 28 weeks in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Plus,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/khalid\">Khalid<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/normani-kordei\">Normani<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Love Lies&#8221; rises 11-9 on the Hot 100, becoming Khalid&#8217;s second top 10 and first in a lead role and Normani&#8217;s first as a soloist, apart from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/fifth-harmony\">Fifth Harmony<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;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).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/1125911414\/SJeOLIT3Hf_default\/index.html?videoId=5830641621001\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As it leads the Hot 100 for an eighth week, &#8220;Feelings,&#8221; released on Young Money\/Cash Money\/Republic Records, likewise posts an eighth frame at No. 1 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/streaming-songs\">Streaming Songs<\/a>\u00a0chart, with 50.5 million U.S. streams, down 15 percent, in the week ending Aug. 30, according to Nielsen Music. (The song set the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/8466563\/drake-in-my-feelings-number-one-best-streaming\">weekly streaming record<\/a>\u00a0on the chart dated July 28 with 116.2 million, then driven largely by the viral\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/8466078\/drake-in-my-feelings-challenge-is-going-worldwide-see-the-best-videos\">&#8220;In My Feelings&#8221; challenge<\/a>\u00a0before its official video arrived Aug. 2.)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Feelings&#8221; drops 2-4 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/digital-song-sales\">Digital Song Sales<\/a>\u00a0chart, 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/radio-songs\">Radio Songs<\/a>, where it reached No. 3 (93 million audience impressions, down 12 percent, in the week ending Sept. 2).<\/p>\n<p>With &#8220;Feelings&#8221; 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&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/columns\/chart-beat\/8468122\/hot-100-turns-60-chubby-checker-the-twist-the-beatles\">60-year history<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>79 weeks, Mariah Carey (18 No. 1s)<br \/>\n60 weeks, Rihanna (14)<br \/>\n59 weeks, The Beatles (20)<br \/>\n50 weeks, Boyz II Men (five)<br \/>\n<em>47 weeks, Drake (six)<\/em><br \/>\n47 weeks, Usher (nine)<br \/>\n41 weeks, Beyonc\u00e9 (six)<br \/>\n37 weeks, Michael Jackson (13)<br \/>\n34 weeks, Elton John (nine)<\/p>\n<p>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.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRS_PpOrUZ4\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DRS_PpOrUZ4\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Further, Drake has now led the Hot 100 for 27 weeks in 2018, as, prior to &#8220;Feelings,&#8221; &#8220;Nice for What&#8221; spent eight weeks at No. 1 beginning April 21, directly succeeding &#8220;God&#8217;s Plan&#8221; after 11 weeks on top (with all songs from his album\u00a0<em>Scorpion<\/em>). 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:<\/p>\n<p>28 weeks, Usher, 2004<br \/>\n<em>27 weeks, Drake, 2018<\/em><br \/>\n26 weeks, The Black Eyed Peas, 2009<br \/>\n19 weeks, Drake, 2016<br \/>\n19 weeks, Puff Daddy, 1997<br \/>\n18 weeks, Monica, 1998<br \/>\n18 weeks, The Beatles, 1964<br \/>\n17 weeks, Justin Bieber, 2017<br \/>\n17 weeks, Beyonce, 2003<br \/>\n17 weeks, Nelly, 2002<br \/>\n17 weeks, Boyz II Men, 1994<\/p>\n<p>Usher set the yearly mark of 28 weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 over four No. 1s in 2004: &#8220;Yeah!,&#8221; featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris (12 weeks, beginning that Feb. 28); &#8220;Burn&#8221; (eight weeks, May 22); &#8220;Confessions Part II&#8221; (two, July 24); and &#8220;My Boo,&#8221; with Alicia Keys (six, Oct. 30).<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, rap songs have now led the Hot 100 for a record-extending 32 consecutive weeks. Along with Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Feelings,&#8221; &#8220;Nice&#8221; and &#8220;Plan,&#8221; the streak includes Childish Gambino&#8217;s &#8220;This Is America&#8221; (for two weeks);\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/post-malone\">Post Malone<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Psycho,&#8221; featuring Ty Dolla $ign (one); XXXTentacion&#8217;s &#8220;Sad!&#8221; (one); and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/cardi-b\">Cardi B<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/bad-bunny\">Bad Bunny<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/j-balvin\">J\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/j-balvin\">Balvin<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;I Like It&#8221; (one).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Feelings&#8221; concurrently tops the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-b-hip-hop-songs\">Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rap-song\">Hot Rap Songs<\/a>\u00a0charts for an eighth week each.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/maroon-5\">Maroon 5<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Girls Like You,&#8221; 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).<\/p>\n<p>Notably, with Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Feelings&#8221; down 14 percent in overall activity and Maroon 5&#8217;s &#8220;Girls&#8221; down 3 percent, the songs could be headed for a fairly tight battle for the top spot on next week&#8217;s Hot 100.<\/p>\n<p>Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin&#8217;s &#8220;I Like It&#8221; holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100; Post Malone&#8217;s &#8220;Better Now&#8221; hits a new peak, rising 5-4 (as it becomes his second No. 1 on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/pop-songs\">Pop Songs<\/a>\u00a0airplay chart, following &#8220;Psycho,&#8221; for four weeks beginning in June); and 6ix9ine&#8217;s &#8220;FEFE,&#8221; featuring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/nicki-minaj\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>\u00a0and Murda Beatz, dips 4-5 after reaching No. 3. (Plus, as Drake&#8217;s &#8220;Feelings&#8221; declines by 14 percent overall and 15 percent in streaming, it now sports a relatively narrow lead over Streaming Songs runner-up &#8220;FEFE&#8221;: 50.5 million vs. 48.6 million. That&#8217;s the smallest streaming cushion over the top competition for &#8220;Feelings&#8221; in its run, after it led &#8220;I Like It&#8221; by a nearly three-to-one points difference the week that it tallied its record 116.2 million streams.)<\/p>\n<p>Juice WRLD&#8217;s No. 3-peaking &#8220;Lucid Dreams&#8221; is steady at No. 6 on the Hot 100;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/travis-scott\">Travis Scott<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Sicko Mode&#8221; rebounds to No. 7 from No. 9, after hitting No. 4; and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/tyga\">Tyga<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Taste,&#8221; featuring\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/offset\">Offset<\/a>, returns to its best rank, pushing 10-8.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"fitvid1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xYtsL9znopI\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xYtsL9znopI\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Khalid and Normani&#8217;s &#8220;Love Lies&#8221; 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).<\/p>\n<p>Khalid earns his second Hot 100 top 10 and first as a lead artist, following his featured turn, with Alessia Cara, on Logic&#8217;s &#8220;1-800-273-8255,&#8221; 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 &#8220;Work From Home,&#8221; 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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/camila-cabello\">Camila Cabello<\/a>, who has collected three.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, as it hits the Hot 100&#8217;s top 10 in its 28th week on the chart, &#8220;Love Lies&#8221; makes history for completing the longest climb to the top 10 among duets. It passes Billy Preston and Syreeta&#8217;s &#8220;With You I&#8217;m Born Again,&#8221; which took a 19-week trip to the tier, on its way to a No. 4 peak, in 1979-80.\u00a0&#8220;Love Lies&#8221; is the 10th single to reach the region in 28 weeks or more, while Carrie Underwood&#8217;s &#8220;Before He Cheats&#8221; holds the overall record: 38 weeks to the top 10 in 2006-07.<\/p>\n<p>Rounding out the Hot 100&#8217;s top 10,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/ariana-grande\">Ariana Grande<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;God Is a Woman&#8221; 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&#8217;s 10th top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more Hot 100 news in the weekly &#8220;Hot 100 Chart Moves&#8221; column and by listening (and subscribing) to\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>&#8216;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/chart-beat\/id1082747004?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chart Beat Podcast<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pop-shop-podcast\/id720291560?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pop Shop Podcast<\/a>. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Sept. 5), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.<\/p>\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1103\" data-postid=\"1103\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1103 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drake logs his 47th frame at the summit, as &#8220;In My Feelings&#8221; rules for an eighth week. Plus, Khalid &amp; Normani&#8217;s &#8220;Love Lies&#8221; lifts 11-9. Drake&#8216;s &#8220;In My Feelings&#8221; notches an eighth week at No. 1 on the\u00a0Billboard Hot 100\u00a0chart (dated Sept. 8). 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