{"id":1767,"date":"2020-04-06T11:30:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1767"},"modified":"2022-05-12T16:45:35","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T16:45:35","slug":"the-weeknds-blinding-lights-shines-at-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100-for-second-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicnow.iprorecords.com\/?p=1767","title":{"rendered":"The Weeknd&#8217;s &#8216;Blinding Lights&#8217; Shines at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 for Second Week"},"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\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The song is his first multi-week leader since &#8220;The Hills&#8221; in 2015.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/the-weeknd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Weeknd<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Blinding Lights&#8221; logs a second week at No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a>&nbsp;songs chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week ago, the song became the star&#8217;s fifth leader on the list. With its second week on top, it marks his third No. 1 to reign for multiple weeks, and his first since 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/post-malone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Post Malone<\/a>&#8216;s former Hot 100 No. 1 &#8220;Circles,&#8221; at No. 4, continues to approach the marks for the most weeks spent in the chart&#8217;s top five and top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s run down of the top 10 of the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated April 11) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (April 7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4NRXx6U8ABQ\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lights,&#8221; released on XO\/Republic Records, is The Weeknd&#8217;s first Hot 100 No. 1 to lead for multiple frames since &#8220;The Hills,&#8221; his second No. 1, spent six weeks at the summit in October-November 2015. He first ruled for three weeks in August-September 2015 with &#8220;Can&#8217;t Feel My Face.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Weeknd&#8217;s next two No. 1s each led for a week: &#8220;Starboy,&#8221; featuring Daft Punk (January 2017), and &#8220;Heartless&#8221; (December 2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both &#8220;Lights&#8221; and &#8220;Heartless&#8221; are from The Weeknd&#8217;s album\u00a0<em>After Hours<\/em>, which spends a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9351457\/the-weeknd-after-hours-no-1-billboard-200-chart\" target=\"_blank\">second week at No. 1<\/a>\u00a0on the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/billboard-200\" target=\"_blank\">Billboard 200<\/a>\u00a0chart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lights&#8221; rebounds 3-1 for a second week atop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/digital-song-sales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Digital Song Sales<\/a>, with 22,000 sold in the week ending April 2, according to Nielsen Music\/MRC Data. It lifts 3-2 on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/radio-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Radio Songs<\/a>, gaining by 17% to 97.7 million all-format airplay audience impressions in the week ending April 5, good for the Hot 100&#8217;s top Airplay Gainer award. It dips to No. 2 after a week at No. 1 on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/streaming-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Streaming Songs<\/a>, down 10% to 29 million U.S. streams in the week ending April 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Lights&#8221; adds a sixth week at No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-and-b-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hot R&amp;B Songs<\/a>&nbsp;chart and a second frame atop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/r-b-hip-hop-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hot R&amp;B\/Hip-Hop Songs<\/a>&nbsp;(with both rankings employing the same multi-metric methodology as the Hot 100).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roddy Ricch&#8217;s &#8220;The Box&#8221; holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100 after dominating for 11 weeks. The track rebounds for a 13th week atop Streaming Songs (33.7 million, down 6%) and leads the multi-metric&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/rap-song\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hot Rap Songs<\/a>&nbsp;chart for a 14th frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dua Lipa&#8217;s &#8220;Don&#8217;t Start Now&#8221; is steady at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2, as it logs a fourth week atop Radio Songs (98.8 million, essentially even week-over-week).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wXhTHyIgQ_U\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Post Malone&#8217;s &#8220;Circles&#8221; rises 5-4 on the Hot 100, after notching three weeks at No. 1 (Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and Jan. 11), and moves closer to the record for the most weeks spent in both the chart&#8217;s top five and top 10, the latter record one that the rapper-singer already shares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Weeks in Billboard Hot 100&#8217;s Top Five<br>27, &#8220;Shape of You,&#8221; Ed Sheeran, 2017<br>27, &#8220;Closer,&#8221; The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, 2016-17<br><em>26, &#8220;Circles,&#8221; Post Malone, 2019-20<\/em><br>25, &#8220;Uptown Funk!,&#8221; Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 2014-15<br>25, &#8220;How Do I Live,&#8221; LeAnn Rimes, 1997-98<br>24, &#8220;Girls Like You,&#8221; Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, 2018<br>24, &#8220;That&#8217;s What I Like,&#8221; Bruno Mars, 2017<br>23, &#8220;Old Town Road,&#8221; Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, 2019<br>23, &#8220;Without Me,&#8221; Halsey, 2018-19<br>23, &#8220;Despacito,&#8221; Luis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, 2017<br>23, &#8220;The Twist,&#8221; Chubby Checker, 1960-61-62<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most Weeks in Billboard Hot 100&#8217;s Top 10<br>33, &#8220;Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse),&#8221; Post Malone &amp; Swae Lee, 2018-19<br>33, &#8220;Girls Like You,&#8221; Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, 2018-19<br>33, &#8220;Shape of You,&#8221; Ed Sheeran, 2017<br>32, &#8220;Sicko Mode,&#8221; Travis Scott, 2018-19<br>32, &#8220;Closer,&#8221; The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, 2016-17<br>32, &#8220;How Do I Live,&#8221; LeAnn Rimes, 1997-98<br><em>31, &#8220;Circles,&#8221; Post Malone, 2019-20<\/em><br>31, &#8220;Uptown Funk!,&#8221; Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, 2014-15<br>30, &#8220;Bad Guy,&#8221; Billie Eilish, 2019<br>30, &#8220;Smooth,&#8221; Santana feat. Rob Thomas, 1999-2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Future&#8217;s &#8220;Life Is Good,&#8221; featuring Drake, rebounds 6-5 on the Hot 100, after peaking at No. 2 for eight weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Styles&#8217; &#8220;Adore You&#8221; ascends to a new Hot 100 high (7-6), as does Doja Cat&#8217;s &#8220;Say So&#8221; (9-7). As&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9351741\/adore-you-tops-pop-songs-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously reported<\/a>, Styles&#8217; hit becomes his first No. 1 on the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/pop-songs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pop Songs<\/a>&nbsp;radio airplay chart (and makes him the fourth member of One Direction to lead the list).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rounding out the Hot 100&#8217;s top 10, Justin Bieber&#8217;s &#8220;Intentions,&#8221; featuring Quavo, keeps at its No. 8 high; Billie Eilish&#8217;s No. 8-peaking &#8220;Everything I Wanted&#8221; rises 12-9; and Lewis Capaldi&#8217;s &#8220;Someone You Loved&#8221; lifts 11-10, after tallying three weeks at No. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WB1xTnTwF3Q\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just beyond the Hot 100&#8217;s top 10, three songs debut in the top 25, led by NAV, Gunna and Travis Scott&#8217;s &#8220;Turks.&#8221; The collab enters at No. 17, powered by 20.1 million first-week U.S. streams, as it starts at No. 4 on Streaming Songs. Notably, NAV notches his highest Hot 100 rank with the track, as well as his first top 40 hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nj2U6rhnucI\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dua Lipa&#8217;s &#8220;Break My Heart,&#8221; her follow-up to &#8220;Don&#8217;t Start Now,&#8221; launches at No. 21 on the Hot 100 (16.2 million in radio reach; 12.1 million streams), as the tracks&#8217; parent album,&nbsp;<em>Future Nostalgia<\/em>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/chart-beat\/9351457\/the-weeknd-after-hours-no-1-billboard-200-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">opens at No. 4<\/a>&nbsp;on the Billboard 200, marking her first top 10 on the tally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plus, PARTYNEXTDOOR and Rihanna&#8217;s &#8216;&#8221;Believe It&#8221; bounds onto the Hot 100 at No. 23, fueled by 14.6 million first-week streams, sparking its No. 9 entrance on Streaming Songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/au9tM6EwNjg\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>PARTYNEXTDOOR earns his third top 25 hit and first in a lead role, after two features on Kanye West songs. Rihanna, meanwhile, adds her 62nd Hot 100 entry and ends her longest hiatus from the chart, dating to her 2005 debut with &#8220;Pon de Replay&#8221;; until this week, she had last appeared on the list with the No. 36-peaking &#8220;Lemon,&#8221; with N*E*R*D, on the chart dated April 14, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more Hot 100 news on Billboard.com this week, and, for all chart news, you can listen (and subscribe) to\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>&#8216;s\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pop-shop-podcast\/id720291560?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\">Pop Shop Podcast<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4wYbgp2JPO4M1vKjbTmoqZ\" target=\"_blank\">This Week in Billboard News<\/a><\/em>\u00a0podcast and follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (April 7), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: billboard.com<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1767\" data-postid=\"1767\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1767 themify_builder themify_builder_front\">\r\n\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The song is his first multi-week leader since &#8220;The Hills&#8221; in 2015. The Weeknd&#8216;s &#8220;Blinding Lights&#8221; logs a second week at No. 1 on the&nbsp;Billboard Hot 100&nbsp;songs chart. A week ago, the song became the star&#8217;s fifth leader on the list. 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