The Chainsmokers and Halsey each earn their first Hot 100 leader with a 6-1 jump to the top.

EDM duo The Chainsmokers and featured alt-pop singer-songwriterHalsey crown the Billboard Hot 100(dated Sept. 3), as “Closer” leaps 6-1 in its third week on the chart. The song marks each act’s first trip to the Hot 100’s summit.

As we do every Monday when the chart is refreshed, let’s run down the Hot 100’s top 10 and more. Highlights of the airplay, sales and streaming-based Hot 100 post on Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday.

“Closer” concurrently hits the top of the Streaming Songs chart for the first time (3-1), where it’s also The Chainsmokers’ and Halsey’s first No. 1 each, up by 24 percent to 23.1 million U.S. streams. Spotify streams mark more than half (51 percent) of the song’s total clicks; its only official video so far is a lyric video (ahead of an expected proper clip). “Closer” leads the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Songs streaming chart for a second week (16.3 million on-demand streams, up 16 percent).

On Radio Songs, the collab leaps 35-19 (49 million in airplay audience, up 41 percent), sweeping the Hot 100’s top Digital, Streaming and Airplay Gainer awards; it’s the first song to claim all three honors simultaneously since Drake‘s “One Dance” (featuring WizKid and Kyla) on May 21, likewise its first week at No. 1 (of 10 total).

The Chainsmokers, the duo of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall, have charted higher with each successive Hot 100 hit since arriving in 2014 with the kitschy, No. 16-peaking “#Selfie.” In 2016, they’ve added their first three top 10s: “Roses,” featuring Rozes, which reached No. 6 in February, and “Don’t Let Me Down,” featuring Daya, which climbed to No. 3 in July; this week it holds at No. 8.

Meanwhile, Halsey, in her third Hot 100 visit (all since September 2015), has far outpaced the No. 60 peak of her breakthrough single “New Americana” and the No. 31 high of Justin Bieber’s “The Feeling,” on which she’s featured.

“Closer” additionally crowns Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (3-1), where it becomes The Chainsmokers’ fourth No. 1, passing Calvin Harris (three) for the most in the list’s brief three-year history. “#Selfie” led for two weeks; “Roses,” for 14; and “Don’t Let Me Down,” for 12.

Notably, “Closer” is just the second track to have topped both Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and the Hot 100; Baauer‘s “Harlem Shake” ruled the charts for eight and five weeks, respectively, beginning March 2, 2013. Unsurprisingly, most Hot 100 leaders in that span have been pop or R&B/hip-hop-leaning: of the 33 Hot 100 No. 1s between “Shake” and “Closer,” 12 topped Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs; just one ruled Hot Rock Songs (Lorde’s “Royals), while no No. 1s on Hot Country Songs or Hot Latin Songs also led the Hot 100 in that span.

Meanwhile, The Chainsmokers are the first duo to top the Hot 100 since 2013, when Macklemore & Ryan Lewis notched two career-opening No. 1s: “Thrift Shop” (featuring Wanz; six weeks) and “Can’t Hold Us” (featuring Ray Dalton; five). On a related note, The Chainsmokers are the first duo or group to pace the Hot 100 in more than two years, since MAGIC! led for six weeks in July and August 2014 with “Rude.”  In between that song and “Closer,” 19 songs by soloists (lead and featured acts) held the top spot. That’s the longest run of soloists’ No. 1s since 24 led in-a-row in 2006-07 (from Nelly‘s “Grillz,” featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp, through Avril Lavigne‘s “Girlfriend”).

As for its title, “Closer” is the first Hot 100 No. 1 by that name; next, well, closest, isNe-Yo‘s “Closer,” which reached No. 7 in 2008. The word “closer” previously got closest to the top when Roberta Flack closed in on the summit with “The Closer I Get to You,” with Donny Hathaway, which hit No. 2 in 1978. (The word “close” has appeared in the titles of three No. 1s: Next‘s “Too Close” (1998); Maxi Priest‘s “Close to You” (1990); and The Carpenters’ “(They Long to Be) Close to You” (1970).

And, by reaching No. 1 in its third week, “Closer” makes the fastest climb to the top of the Hot 100 (for a non-No. 1-debuting song, excluding four No. 1 starters in 2015-16) since Taylor Swift‘s “Blank Space,” which also needed just three weeks to reign (Nov. 29, 2014). Plus, the 6-1 jump for “Closer” is the greatest to the top since Swift’s “Bad Blood,” featuring Kendrick Lamar, which vaulted 53-1 (June 6, 2015), following the premiere of its video on ABC’s broadcast of the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

“Closer” dethrones Sia‘s “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul, after four weeks atop the Hot 100 (1-2). Still, the song remains the most-heard song on U.S. radio, posting a third week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart (155 million, up 2 percent). It rebounds 6-5 on Digital Songs (56,000 downloads sold, down 8 percent) and keeps at No. 9 on Streaming Songs (12.5 million, down 4 percent).

“Thrills” concurrently tops the Pop Songs airplay chart for a fifth week, tying Justin Bieber‘s “Love Yourself” for the chart’s longest reign of 2016, and rises 3-1 to crown Adult Pop Songs, where it’s both Sia and Paul’s first No. 1.

Major Lazer‘s “Cold Water,” featuring Bieber and MO, slips to No. 3 from its No. 2 peak in its fourth week on the Hot 100. It falls to No. 2 after spending its first three weeks atop Streaming Songs, although with a 3 percent gain to 20.2 million U.S. streams; lifts 4-3 on Digital Songs (63,000, down 4 percent); and holds at No. 10 on Radio Songs, logging a 15 percent burst to 75 million.

Twenty One Pilots hold at their No. 4 high on the Hot 100 with “Heathens,” from the Suicide Squad: The Album soundtrack, which spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The track is steady at No. 2 on Digital Songs (82,000, down 8 percent); slips 2-3 on Streaming Songs (although with a 2 percent gain 19.6 million); and debuts on Radio Songs at No. 42 (29 million, up 33 percent). “Heathens” notches a second week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart.

Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots’ “Ride,” from the duo’s 2015 album Blurryface, rebounds from No. 7 back to its No. 6 peak. Thus, for a second week, the act boasts two concurrent top 10s; on the Aug. 27 Hot 100, the pair (Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun) made history as the first alternative duo or group ever with two simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s. (Among all alt acts, only Lorde previously doubled up in a week, for three weeks in February 2014 with “Royals” and “Team.”)

In between Twenty One Pilots’ two Hot 100 top 10s, “This Is What You Came For,” by this past weekend’s Hot 100 Fest headliner Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna), descends to No. 5 from its No. 3 peak. It stays at No. 2 on Radio Songs (134 million, down 1 percent) and No. 7 on Streaming Songs (13.6 million, down 6 percent).

Drake’s “One Dance” drops 5-7 on the Hot 100. Still, it adds a 16th week atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, extending the longest command of his 16 No. 1s on the chart. “Dance” also rules the Songs of the Summer chart for a 12th week, having led the seasonal running tally each week since the list relaunched.

And, as Drake remains in the Hot 100’s top 10, he has now spent 49 consecutive weeks in the bracket, padding his record among solo males and claiming the second-longest streak among all acts all to himself (passing Ace of Base). Here’s an updated look at the artists to spend the most weeks in-a-row in the top 10 in the Hot 100’s history:

69 weeks, Katy Perry, 2010-11
49 weeks, Drake, 2015-16
48 weeks, Ace of Base, 1993-94
46 weeks, Rihanna, 2010-11
45 weeks, The Weeknd, 2015

Drake’s streak began on the Oct. 3, 2015, Hot 100, when “Hotline Bling” soared 16-9. (He has been credited as the lead artist on songs in 38 weeks of his 49-week run.)

Capping the Hot 100’s top 10, as noted above, The Chainsmokers’ “Don’t Let Me Down” keeps at No. 8; Justin Timberlake‘s former No. 1 “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” stays at No. 9; and Adele‘s “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” returns to the tier (11-10), after reaching No. 9 on the Aug. 13 chart. “Send” becomes Adele’s fifth top five on Radio Songs (following four No. 1s), rising 6-4 (126 million, up 11 percent).

Just outside the Hot 100’s top 10, Shawn Mendes‘ “Treat You Better” hits a new high, rising 14-12; Drake’s “Too Good,” featuring Rihanna, reaches the top 15 (17-14); and Flume‘s “Never Be Like You,” featuring Kai, enters the top 20 (25-20). Plus, one song enters the top 40 for the first time: Daya‘s “Sit Still, Look Pretty” (56-36), marking her third top 40 Hot 100 in three tries (all this year), following her debut single “Hide Away” (No. 23 in March) and “Don’t Let Me Down.”

Find out more Hot 100 news in Billboard’s new weekly original video series, Charts Center, featuring chart information and commentary, interviews with artists, exclusive performances and more, posting this week. Also look for the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column later this week and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 23), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The Hot 100 and other charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine, on sale Friday (Aug. 26).

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he Suicide Squad soundtrack is on course for a second week atop the Billboard 200 chart, according to industry forecasters. Those in the know suggest the set could earn upwards of 85,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 18 — of which around 50,000 could be in traditional album sales. The album opened at No. 1 on the Aug. 27-dated list, tallying 182,000 units (and 128,000 in sales).

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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week based onmulti-metric consumption, which includes traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The top 10 of the new Sept. 3-dated Billboard 200 chart — where Suicide Squad may hold at No. 1 — is scheduled to be revealed on Billboard’s websites on Sunday, Aug. 21.

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As for the rest of next week’s top 10, watch for Justin Moore’s Kinda Don’t Care and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s PARTYNEXTDOOR3 (P3) to both possibly bow in the region. Moore could start with over 40,000 units, while PARTYNEXTDOOR may launch with around 40,000 as well.

Major Lazer’s “Cold Water,” featuring Justin Bieber and MO, rebounds 5-2 and Twenty One Pilots land their third top 10, all notched this year, with ‘Suicide Squad’ soundtrack single “Heathens.”

Sia tops the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 27) for a fourth week with “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul. The song fends off Major Lazer‘s “Cold Water,” featuring Justin Bieber and MO, which returns to its No. 2 peak.

Plus, duo Twenty One Pilots flies to its third top 10 with “Heathens,” from the new No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the Suicide Squad: The Album soundtrack. And, with two concurrent Hot 100 top 10s (as prior single “Ride” remains in the top tier), the act makes history as the first alternative duo or group with simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s.

As we do every Monday when the chart is refreshed, let’s ride through the Hot 100’s top 10 and more. Highlights of the airplay, sales and streaming-based Hot 100 post on Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday.

As it keeps atop the Hot 100, “Thrills” (released on Monkey Puzzle/RCA Records), Sia’s first No. 1 as an artist, remains the most-heard song on U.S. radio, logging a second week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart with 151 million in audience (on par with last week), according to Nielsen Music. It drops 4-6 on the Digital Songs sales chart (61,000 downloads sold, down 18 percent), in the week ending Aug. 11 and stays at No. 9 on Streaming Songs (13.1 million U.S. streams, down 5 percent). The single concurrently tops the Pop Songs airplay chart for a fourth week.

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After debuting at No. 2 on the Aug. 13-dated Hot 100, Major Lazer’s “Cold Water,” featuring Justin Bieber and MO, fell to No. 5 in its second week. Now, in its third frame, the collab rebounds back to its No. 2 highpoint. The track posts a third week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (19.6 million, up 4 percent); reverses course on Digital Songs (66,000, down 4 percent), climbing 6-4 after debuting atop the Aug. 13 list; and bursts into the Radio Songs top 10 in just its fourth week on the chart (13-10; 64 million, up 19 percent). “Water” is Lazer and MO’s second Radio Songs top 10, following their shared “Lean On” (also with DJ Snake), which hit No. 2 last September. Bieber scores his seventh Radio Songs top 10 and ties his fastest ascent to the region; he first reached the chart’s top 10 in only four weeks with “What Do You Mean?” last October.

“Water” concurrently rebounds 2-1 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, crowning the chart for a second total week, displacing Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For,” featuring Rihanna, which holds at its No. 3 high on the Hot 100. “This” jumps 4-2 on Radio Songs (134 million, up 3 percent) and remains in the Streaming Songs top 10 (4-7; 14.6 million, down 6 percent).

‘Suicide Squad’ Soundtrack Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart

Twenty One Pilots take an 11-4 flight on the Hot 100 with “Heathens,” from the Suicide Squad: The Album soundtrack, which debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (The film premiered Aug. 5, the first day of the Aug. 27-dated charts’ sales and streaming tracking week.) The track zips 7-2 on Digital Songs (89,000, up 33 percent) and 8-2 on Streaming Songs (19.2 million, up 39 percent) and nears Radio Songs with 22 million in airplay audience (up 23 percent); on the Alternative Songs airplay chart, it rises 4-3.

“Heathens” is Twenty One Pilots’ third Hot 100 top 10, all earned in 2016, following the No. 2-peaking “Stressed Out” and the No. 6 hit “Ride,” which holds at No. 7; the act’s first two top 10s are from its album Blurryface, which debuted atop the June 6, 2015, Billboard 200. The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun joins fellow twosome The Chainsmokers (keep reading for more on the EDM pair) as the only duos or groups with as many as three Hot 100 top 10s this year; among all acts, Rihanna has also tallied three, while Drake and Bieber lead with four each (read on for more about Drake, too).

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Meanwhile, thanks to “Heathens” and “Ride,” Twenty One Pilots make history as the first alternative duo or group ever with two simultaneous Hot 100 top 10s. Among all alternative acts, only Lorde previously doubled up in the same week, for three weeks in February 2014 with “Royals” and “Team.” Additionally, Twenty One Pilots mark the first rock duo or group (not narrowing down only to alternative) with two concurrent Hot 100 top 10s in more than 16 years, since Santana (fronted by Carlos Santana) charted “Smooth” (featuring Rob Thomas) and “Maria Maria” (featuring The Product G&B) in the top 10 together for six weeks in February-April 2000.

“Heathens” additionally dethrones “Ride” atop Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart (2-1), where it’s Twenty One Pilots’ third No. 1. “Stressed” led for 23 weeks, while the reign of “Ride” halts after nine weeks.

Still Summer ’16: Drake’s ‘One Dance’ Holds Lead for Song of the Summer

Capping the Hot 100’s top five, Drake’s former 10-week Hot 100 No. 1 “One Dance” drops 2-5. Still, it adds a 15th week atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, extending the longest command of his 16 No. 1s on the chart. “Dance” also leads the Songs of the Summer chart for an 11th week, having led the seasonal running tally each week since the list relaunched.

And, as Drake remains in the Hot 100’s top 10, he has now spent 48 consecutive weeks in the region, padding his record among solo males and tying for the second-longest streak among all acts. Here’s an updated look at the artists to spend the most weeks in-a-row in the top 10 in the Hot 100’s 58-year history:

69 weeks, Katy Perry, 2010-11
48 weeks, Drake, 2015-16
48 weeks, Ace of Base, 1993-94
46 weeks, Rihanna, 2010-11
45 weeks, The Weeknd, 2015

Drake’s streak began on the Oct. 3, 2015, Hot 100, when “Hotline Bling” bounded 16-9. (He has been credited as the lead artist on songs in 37 weeks of his 48-week run.)

Back to The Chainsmokers: the pair (Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall) jumps 9-6 with “Closer,” featuring Halsey, in its second week. The collab falls to No. 3 (81,000, down 22 percent) after launching atop the Aug. 20 Digital Songs chart, but soars 7-3 on Streaming Songs (18.6 million, up 34 percent) and takes over atop the audio subscription services-based On Demand Songs streaming chart,where it’s The Chainsmokers’ (and Halsey’s) first No. 1, with 14.1 million on-demand clicks (up 34 percent). (It stops the record 15-week command of Drake’s “Dance” on the ranking.) “Closer” also debuts on Radio Songs at No. 35 (34 million, up 79 percent).

Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10 (below Twenty One Pilots’ “Ride at No. 7), The Chainsmokers’ other simultaneous top 10, the No. 3-peaking “Don’t Let Me Down,” featuring Daya, dips 6-8; Justin Timberlake’s former No. 1 “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” tumbles 4-9; and Rihanna’s No. 7 hit “Needed Me” descends 8-10.

Thus, Twenty One Pilots, The Chainsmokers and Rihanna each concurrently boast a pair of songs in the Hot 100’s top 10. The last time we saw such a triple-double? Two years ago this month (Aug. 23, 2014), when Iggy Azalea, Charli XCX and Ariana Grande each claimed two top 10 spots. As for the most acts with two simultaneous top 10s in the same week? The record is four, tallied in two weeks in 2008. On Sept. 27, 2008, T.I., T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Kanye West each sported two top 10s; on Dec. 27, 2008, T.I. and West repeated the feat and were joined by Beyonce and Britney Spears, also each with two top 10s that week.

Find out more Hot 100 news in Billboard’s new weekly original video series, Charts Center, featuring chart information and commentary, interviews with artists, exclusive performances and more, posting this week. Also look for the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column later this week and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 16), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.

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About two-thirds of the way through summer, the track (featuring WizKid & Kyla) has topped the Songs of the Summer chart in each of the chart’s first 10 weeks. Plus, on the rise: Sia’s “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul.

Long past July 4th fireworks and now into the more sweltering heat (and higher air-conditioning bills) of August, Drake‘s “One Dance,” featuring WizKid and Kyla, continues to be the hottest song of the summer of 2016. Over the first 10 weeks ofBillboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart, the track has ranked at No. 1 each week.

So, at about two-thirds of the way through summer, the collab, which topped theBillboard Hot 100 for 10 total weeks (and now ranks at No. 2), continues to set the pace among summer’s biggest hits so far.

Billboard’s Songs of the Summer Chart

The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day through Labor Day. At the end of the season, the top song of the summer will be crowned.

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Rounding out the Songs of the Summer top five, Justin Timberlake‘s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” ranks at No. 2, followed by The Chainsmokers‘ “Don’t Let Me Down,” featuring Daya (No. 3), Desiigner‘s “Panda” (No. 4) and Calvin Harris‘ “This Is What You Came For,” featuring Rihanna (No. 5).

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Just outside the Songs of the Summer top five, Sia‘s “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul, ranks at No. 6. Notably, it’s zoomed from No. 19 when the list made its annual relaunch in June. At No. 1 on the weekly Hot 100 for a third week, “Thrills” should challenge for further lofty placement on Songs of the Summer over the chart’s final few weeks.

Meanwhile, the three youngest hits on Songs of the Summer are Meghan Trainor‘s “Me Too” (No. 16, five weeks) and two more contenders from Drake: “Controlla” (No. 18, five weeks) and “Too Good,” featuring Rihanna (new at No. 20).

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What will emerge as the winner for top song of the summer? Keep checking out theSongs of the Summer chart, week-by-week, on Billboard.com.

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Sia’s “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul, reigns for a third week and is now the most-heard song on U.S. radio, while The Chainsmokers’ new single “Closer,” featuring Halsey, launches at No. 9.

Sia crowns the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 20) for a third week with “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul. Plus, The Chainsmokers‘ “Closer,” featuring Halsey, soars in at No. 9 and is the best-selling song of the week.

As we do every Monday when the chart is refreshed, let’s run down the Hot 100’s top 10 and more. Highlights of the airplay, sales and streaming-based Hot 100 post on Billboard.com each Monday, with all charts updated each Tuesday.

As it holds atop the Hot 100, “Thrills” (released on Monkey Puzzle/RCA Records), Sia’s first No. 1 as an artist, additionally becomes the most-heard song on U.S. radio, lifting 2-1 on the Radio Songs chart with 151 million in audience (up 6 percent) for the week, according to Nielsen Music. She earns her first Radio Songs No. 1, while Paul scores his fourth and first in nearly a decade: he previously led with “Get Busy” (three weeks in 2003); as featured on Beyonce‘s “Baby Boy” (nine weeks, 2003); “Temperature” (four weeks, 2006); and “(When You Gonna) Give It Up to Me,” featuring Keyshia Cole (one week, 2006).

In fact, Paul’s nine-year and 11-month gap between Radio Songs No. 1s is a record among men, passing Eminem‘s seven-year and seven-month wait between “Lose Yourself” (2002-03) and “Love the Way You Lie,” featuringRihanna (2010); P!nk holds the overall mark for reclaiming the summit after the longest break: 11 years, two months and three weeks, between “Lady Marmalade,” with Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim and Mya (2001), and “Blow Me (One Last Kiss)” (2012).

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“Thrills” dips to No. 4 from its No. 2 peak on the Digital Songs sales chart (74,000 downloads sold, down 41 percent, in the week ending Aug. 4; it was previously on sale in the iTunes Store for 69 cents before reverting to the standard $1.29). On Streaming Songs, “Thrills” descends 7-9 (13.8 million U.S. streams, down 4 percent). The single concurrently tops the Pop Songs airplay chart for a third week.

Drake‘s former 10-week Hot 100 No. 1 “One Dance” rebounds 3-2, while spending a record-extending 15th week atop the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Songs chart (2-1; 14.2 million on-demand clicks, down 5 percent). It drops 4-5 on Streaming Songs (15.7 million overall U.S. streams, down 5 percent); 1-2 on Radio Songs after five (nonconsecutive) weeks on top (137 million, down 5 percent); and 7-11 on Digital Songs (46,000, down 16 percent).

“One Dance” extends its reign to 14 weeks atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, furthering the longest command of his 16 No. 1s on the chart. It also paces theSongs of the Summer chart for a 10th week, having led the seasonal running tally each week since the list relaunched.

And, our weekly update: as Drake remains in the Hot 100’s top 10, he has now spent 47 consecutive weeks in the region, padding his record among solo males.His streak began on the Oct. 3, 2015, Hot 100, when “Hotline Bling” jumped 16-9. Last week, Drake passed The Weeknd, who spent 45 straight weeks in the top 10 (March 7, 2015-Jan. 9, 2016). (The Weeknd was the lead artist in all 45 of those weeks; Drake has been credited as the lead on songs in 36 weeks of his current 47-week streak.) The record among all acts belongs to Katy Perry, who ranked in the Hot 100’s top 10 for 69 consecutive weeks (all as a lead) in 2010-11.

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Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For,” featuring Rihanna, rebounds from No. 4 on the Hot 100 back to its No. 3 high and tops Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for a third week, and Justin Timberlake‘s former Hot 100 No. 1 “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” likewise climbs back up a spot (5-4), while leading Adult Contemporary for a seventh week.

After debuting at No. 2 on the Hot 100, Major Lazer‘s “Cold Water,” featuringJustin Bieber and MO, falls to No. 5 in its second week. Still, the collab notches asecond week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (18.9 million, down 4 percent). It drops to No. 6 after debuting atop Digital Songs (69,000, down 59 percent), but roars 25-13 on Radio Songs (54 million, up 35 percent). On Pop Songs, “Cold Water” surges 17-10 (as the chart’s Greatest Gainer) to become Bieber’s eighth top 10 and Major Lazer and MO’s second each, and second shared; the acts teamed up for the No. 1 “Lean On” (Sept. 19, 2015).

As previously reported, with its No. 2 debut on the Hot 100, “Cold Water” became the highest-charting Hot 100 hit for both Major Lazer and MO, while Bieber banked a record-breaking third No. 2 debut (passing Mariah Carey‘s two). Bieber also extended his record for the most debuts in the top two among males (four); Carey leads all artists with five top-two entrances.

The songs at Nos. 6, 7 and 8 on the Hot 100 hold in place: The Chainsmokers’ “Don’t Let Me Down,” featuring Daya, at No. 6 after peaking at No. 3 (keep reading for more on the duo …); Twenty One Pilots’ No. 6-peaking “Ride,” at No. 7, while ruling the Hot Rock Songs chart for a ninth week; and Rihanna’s No. 7-peaking “Needed Me,” at No. 8.

And, back to The Chainsmokers, who debut on the Hot 100 at No. 9 with “Closer,” featuring Halsey, marking the first top 10 debut for each act. The song vaults in as the top-selling song of the week (ending Aug. 4), starting atop Digital Songs with 103,000 downloads sold in its first week. It also enters Streaming Songs at No. 7 (13.9 million) and nears Radio Songs (19 million).

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The Chainsmokers collect their third Hot 100 top 10, all logged this year,following “Don’t Let Me Down” (see above) and prior hit “Roses,” featuring Rozes (No. 6). Only Drake and Bieber (four each) have achieved more top 10s in 2016, while Rihanna has also tallied three; thus, The Chainsmokers are the only multi-member act with as many as three Hot 100 top 10s this year. Halsey, meanwhile, celebrates her first Hot 100 top 10. In her first two appearances, she peaked at No. 60 with “New Americana” and No. 31 as featured on Bieber’s Purpose track “The Feeling.”

Notably, thanks to “Down” and “Closer,” The Chainsmokers (Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall) become the first duo to double up with two songs in the Hot 100’s top 10 in the same week since Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who did so for six weeks in April and May 2013, with the No. 1s “Thrift Shop” (featuring Wanz) and “Can’t Hold Us” (featuring Ray Dalton).

Adele’s ‘Send My Love’ Tops Adult Pop Songs Chart

Capping the Hot 100’s top 10, Adele’s “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” retreats a spot to No. 10 from its No. 9 peak. As previously reported, the cut, the second Hot 100 top 10 from Adele’s album 25, concurrently hits No. 1 on Adult Pop Songs.

Just below the Hot 100’s top 10, Twenty One Pilots make a 15-11 flight withSuicide Squad soundtrack song “Heathens,” which surpasses its prior No. 14 peak, fueled by buzz of the movie’s Aug. 5 opening in North American theaters; Charlie Puth’s “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” featuring Selena Gomez, hits the Hot 100’s top 20 (22-19); and Kenny Chesney’s country-pop blend “Setting the World on Fire,” featuring P!nk, debuts at No. 29, powered by its No. 2 entrance on Digital Songs (93,000), marking both Chesney’s first Digital Songs top 10 and his career-best sales week for a song.

Find out more Hot 100 news in Billboard’s new weekly original video series, Charts Center, featuring chart information and commentary, interviews with artists, exclusive performances and more, posting this week. Also look for the weekly “Hot 100 Chart Moves” column later this week and visit Billboard.com tomorrow (Aug. 9), when all rankings, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh. The Hot 100 and other charts will also appear in the next issue of Billboard magazine, on sale Friday (Aug. 12).

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The song is her fifth No. 1 on the radio airplay tally.

Adele ascends to No. 1 on Billboard‘sAdult Pop Songs radio airplay chart (dated Aug. 20) with “Send My Love (To Your New Lover),” which rises 2-1. The superstar adds her fifth No. 1 on the chart with the song, whose video premiered May 22 during ABC’s broadcast of the Billboard Music Awards.

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“Send” follows Adele’s four prior Adult Pop Songs No. 1s: “Rolling in the Deep” (13 weeks), “Someone Like You” (nine) and “Set Fire to the Rain” (four), all from her album 21 in 2011-12, and lead 25 smash “Hello” (seven weeks beginning on the Dec. 5, 2015, chart). (In between “Hello” and “Send,” second 25 single “When We Were Young” reached No. 3 in March.)

With her new coronation, Adele ties Nickelback for fifth place among acts with the most No. 1s in the Adult Pop Songs chart’s 20-year history. The acts trail only Maroon 5 (11), Katy Perry, P!nk (eight each) and Taylor Swift (six).

As previously reported, 25‘s to-date U.S. sales stand at 8.9 million (over its first 37 weeks), according to Nielsen Music. 21 has sold 11.7 million.

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On the airplay/sales/streaming-based Billboard Hot 100, “Send” has reached No. 9. Highlights of the new Aug. 20-dated Hot 100 will post later today on Billboard.com, while all charts will update tomorrow (Aug. 9).

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DJ Khaled scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as his latest release, Major Key, debuts in the top slot. The set earned 95,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Aug. 4, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 59,000 were in traditional album sales — DJ Khaled’s largest sales week since 2007.

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Major Key was released July 29 through We the Best/Epic Records. It is his first effort for Epic

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 Aug. 20-dated chart (where Major Key is No. 1) will be posted in full to Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Aug. 2.

Major Key’s sales launch is DJ Khaled’s second-biggest week in his career — his only larger frame was logged back in 2007, when We The Best bowed at No. 8 with 79,000 sold.

DJ Khaled made his Billboard 200 chart debut just over 10 years ago, withListennn: The Album, which bowed on the June 24, 2006-dated list. The set peaked at its debut position, No. 12, and was the first of his nine charting albums to date.

He’s since scored seven top 10 albums, including Major Key. His highest charting album, until this week, was the No. 4 debut and peak of 2012’s Kiss the Ring.

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The new album was exclusively available in its first week of release through the Apple Music streaming service and for sale as a download through the iTunes Store. It became widely available through other streamers and digital retailers on Aug. 5. It will be make its CD bow on Aug. 12.

The album features a bevy of A-list collaborators, including Jay Z, Nicki Minaj,Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Future, 2 Chainz and even Meghan Trainor.

Major Key is Epic’s second No. 1 album in 2016, following Future’s EVOL, which opened atop the list dated Feb. 27.

The new album boasts DJ Khaled’s second-highest charting single ever on the Billboard Hot 100: “For Free,” featuring Drake. The tune has so far risen to No. 14 on the list, nearing the No. 10 peak of DJ Khaled’s highest-charting single, “I’m On One,” featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, in 2011.

Drake’s Views dips from No. 1 to No. 2, after 12 nonconsecutive weeks atop the chart (80,000 units; down 5 percent). Might Views return to No. 1 for a 13th frame? If it does, it may not be in the short term, as early indications from industry forecasters suggest the new Suicide Squad soundtrack has a good chance of debuting at No. 1 next week. The multi-artist effort was released on Aug. 5, the same day its parent film was released in theaters.

Back on this week’s chart, Twenty One Pilots’ Blurryface is steady at No. 3 with 39,000 units (up 8 percent).

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Jake Owen notches his highest charting album ever, as American Love launches at No. 4 with 35,000 units (29,000 in traditional album sales). His previous high was tallied in 2011 when Barefoot Blue Jean Night debuted and peaked at No. 6 (with 55,000 sold in its first week). Owen recently snagged his eighth top 10 single on the Country Airplay chart with the new album’s “American Country Love Song,” which has so far peaked at No. 8.

Owen’s new album also bows at No. 1 on Top Country Albums — his second leader following Barefoot Blue Jean Night.

Rihanna’s former No. 1, Anti, falls one rung to No. 5 on the new Billboard 200 with 32,000 units (down 2 percent). The album recently surpassed 500,000 in total U.S. sales. Each of the diva’s eight studio albums have now sold more than a half-million copies.

Fantasia achieves her fourth top 10 album with the arrival of The Definition Of… at No. 6 with nearly 32,000 units (29,000 in pure album sales). Her last release came just over three years ago, when Side Effects Of You debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the May 11, 2013-dated list. It was her second No. 2-peaking album, following 2010’s Back To Me. She also visited the top 10 with her debut effort, Free Yourself, which peaked at No. 8 in 2004. (One further album, her 2006 self-titled set, peaked at No. 19.)

The new album has launched two top 20-charting singles on the Adult R&B Songs airplay chart: “No Time For It” (peaking at No. 6) and “Sleeping With the One I Love” (No. 17).

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family’s Love Remains debuts at No. 7 with 31,000 units (28,000 in traditional album sales). Scott — of country trio Lady Antebellum — also arrives at No. 2 on Top Country Albums and No. 1 on Top Christian Albums.

Scott is the second member of Lady Antebellum to chart their own side project away from the group in 2016 on Top Country Albums. She follows Charles Kelley’s The Driver, which peaked at No. 6. (Lady A’s third member, Dave Haywood, produced Post Monroe’s self-titled EP, which hit No. 42 in June.)

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Adele’s 25 descends 7-8 on the latest Billboard 200 chart (29,000 units; up 1 percent), while Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest flies 24-9 with 28,000 units (up 88 percent). The latter is also up 127 percent in sales (to 23,000 sold for the week) thanks largely to a 99-cent sale price tag for the album in the Google Play store. (Shelton himself promoted the sale, via Twitter and Facebook. On the latter, he wrote: “Thanks to Google Play, my album costs less than a gallon of gas right now!”)

If I’m Honest’s download sales are unsurprisingly robust, owed to Google Play. It sold 16,000 digital copies — a gain of 373 percent.

Closing out the Billboard 200’s new top 10 is the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton, which moves from No. 8 to No. 10 (27,000 units; down less than 1 percent).

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