Chart facts this week:
Japanese metal band BABYMETAL returns to the charts, with a huge debut at #4 with "Distortion". Impressively, this song was released on a Tuesday (8 May), so it only had three tracking days.
American rock band Shinedown has an album bomb on the chart, being the first ever rock album bomb. Along with "DEVIL" entering the Top 5, "BLACK SOUL" debuts in the Top 10, which means, along with BABYMETAL, rock takes up 30% of the Top 10. "DARKSIDE" also debuts at #20, along with "EVOLVE" (#24), "CREATURES" (#38), and "MONSTERS" (#38). The rock band also has two entries on the Bubbling Under this week.
Other debuts go to Childish Gambino's politically surged single "This is America" (#14), Natalie Prass with "Lost" (#27), Desiigner's "Priice Tag (#40). "Lost" is Prass's first ever entry.
Lil Dicky, while continuing success on the chart, the rapper suffers the biggest dropout in chart history, as "Bruh..." exits after being #4 last week. Taylor Swift also had a bad week, as "Delicate" from the Top 10 all the way down to #15.
Predictions for next week:
- Distortion (+3) - 9500 (+4500)*
- Despacito x Shape of You (-1) - 8700 (-300)
- DEVIL (=) - 6500 (+500)
- Freaky Friday (-2) - 5900 (-400)
- No Tears Left to Cry (+1) - 4800 (+300)
- Attention (-1) - 4200 (-500)
- Life Changes (=) - 3900 (+200)
- Love Again (=) - 3300 (-400)
- Molly (+3) - 2900 (+400)
- Wana be a Wana (+3) - 2700 (+400)
- 1950 (=) *4th week at #11*
NOTE: "Distortion" was released on Tuesday; its tracking was cut by four days. It would have likely debuted at #1 if it was released on Friday.
Bubbling Under:
- Jaden Smith - Icon (debut)
- Shinedown - PYRO (debut)
- Alice Merton - Lash Out (=)
- Drake - Nice For What (+1)
- Kim Petras - Heart to Break (debut)
- RHYMEBERRY - Inkaryoku (re-entry)
- Desiigner - Pop iit (debut)
- Shinedown - THE HUMAN RADIO (+2)
- Bhad Bhabie - Hi Bich (re-entry)
- M-22 featuring Medina - First Time (debut)
Dropouts:
- Lil Dicky - Bruh... (#4 peak, 6 weeks)
- Avicii - Waiting For Love (#13 peak, 2 weeks)
- Alice Merton - No Roots (#7 peak, 18 weeks)
- Carrie Underwood - Cry Pretty (#36 peak, 3 weeks)
- Mason Ramsey - Famous (#38 peak, 1 weeks)
- Number 1Peak1 (for 4 weeks)Weeks4
- Number 2
Freaky Friday
Lil Dicky ft. featuring Chris Brown
Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks8 - Number 3 Up by 5Peak3Weeks8
- Number 4 DebutPeak4Weeks1
- Number 5 Down by 2Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks7
- Number 6Peak6Weeks3
- Number 7 Up by 2Peak7Weeks16
- Number 8 Up by 2Peak8Weeks2
- Number 9 Down by 2Peak1 (for 3 weeks)Weeks20
- Number 10 DebutPeak10Weeks1
- Number 11Peak11Weeks10
- Number 12 Up by 9Peak12Weeks2
- Number 13 Up by 1Peak13Weeks5
- Number 14 DebutPeak14Weeks1
- Number 15 Down by 10Peak4Weeks11
- Number 16 Up by 1Peak16Weeks9
- Number 17 Down by 4
$ave Dat Money
Lil Dicky ft. featuring Fetty Wap & Rich Homie Quan
From the album: Professional Rapper
Peak13Weeks7 - Number 18 Down by 6Peak12Weeks3
- Number 19 Down by 1Peak18Weeks6
- Number 20 DebutPeak20Weeks1
- Number 21 Down by 6Peak6Weeks4
- Number 22 Up by 1Peak22Weeks7
- Number 23 Down by 7Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks5
- Number 24 DebutPeak24Weeks1
- Number 25 Down by 6Peak1 (for 4 weeks)Weeks11
- Number 26 Up by 5Peak26Weeks3
- Number 27 DebutPeak27Weeks1
- Number 28 Down by 6Peak5Weeks17
- Number 29 Down by 1Peak28Weeks4
- Number 30 Down by 4Peak26Weeks9
- Number 31 Down by 6Peak1 (for 1 weeks)Weeks15
- Number 32 Down by 2Peak30Weeks6
- Number 33 Down by 4Peak29Weeks5
- Number 34 Down by 7Peak10Weeks8
- Number 35 Down by 11Peak2Weeks17
- Number 36 Down by 16Peak9Weeks3
- Number 37 Up by 10Peak13Weeks8
- Number 38 DebutPeak38Weeks1
- Number 39 Down by 3Peak32Weeks5
- Number 40 DebutPeak40Weeks1
- Number 41 Down by 7Peak15Weeks15
- Number 42 Down by 10Peak32Weeks3
- Number 43 DebutPeak43Weeks1
- Number 44 Down by 5Peak35Weeks4
- Number 45 Down by 8Peak31Weeks4
- Number 46 Down by 4Peak1 (for 7 weeks)Weeks35
- Number 47 Down by 7Peak1 (for 10 weeks)Weeks51
- Number 48 Down by 13Peak4Weeks13
- Number 49 Down by 8Peak40Weeks3
- Number 50 Down by 5Peak3Weeks9
4 Comments
Surprised you didn't have much of a comment for the album bomb or the Top 5 debut. Interestingly, all rock music.
I don't see "Delicate" rebounding, and while "No Tears Left to Cry" should be there a bit, I have a feeling "Freaky Friday" might be on its way out of the Top 10.
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I haven't heard either, so I can't really comment there.
At least Ariana Grande will be sticking around & with 'Freaky Friday', it was just cool seeing that get to #1 on your chart!
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I like "1950", "Molly", "Delicate", "Say Amen", "Babe", "Marry Me", "Break A Little", and "Mine".
Oh yeah, I heard "Crazy=Genius" by Panic at the Disco a couple weeks ago. The production is really creative!
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Nice chart as usual Naos! :)
I like seeing current hits 'No Tears Left To Cry' & 'Freaky Friday' remain strong in the Top 10, as well as that impressive debut for 'This Is America'.
The rebound for 'Alien' is amazing, as is the debut for 'First Time' in bubbling under, but it's sad to see 'Delicate' fall hard this week!
Even though 'Famous' dropped out for you this week, it should be making a debut in my next chart.
See you back on the BB200 article!