The Billboard Hot 100 chart dated February 5th was released today, February 1st. This chart tracks United States airplay, sales, and streaming beginning on Friday, January 21st, 2022 and ending on Thursday, January 27th, 2022. This bizarre schedule is indebted to Billboard’s history as a weekly print magazine.
https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-02-05/
This week, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from the Encanto soundtrack overtook Adele’s “Easy On Me” for the #1 spot.
Big moves:
- The Encanto soundtrack generally becomes more popular through word of mouth. “The Family Madrigal” jumped from #43 to #20, “Waiting On A Miracle” from #65 to #48, and “All Of You” from #94 to #82. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” “Surface Pressure,” and “What Else Can I Do?” continue to perform well, at #1, #9, and #27 respectively.
- “You Should Probably Leave” by Chris Stapleton jumped from #33 to #28.
- “Kiss Me More” by Doja Cat featuring SZA dropped from #29 to #35.
- “Dos Orguitas” by Sebastian Yatra jumped from #44 to #36.
- “Sacrifice” by The Weeknd dropped from #23 to #37, while “Take My Breath” fell from #66 to #85.
- “Cold December” by Rod Wave jumped from #58 to #38.
- “Light Switch” by Charlie Puth debuted at #42. This is a TikTok hit, kind of. Charlie Puth apparently made TikToks of him producing the song, idea by idea. I've long thought that marketing your music through TikTok gives you the ability to emphasize cool details of your song. See, for example, how TikTok memes took advantage of the bell ringing sound in SZA's verse on "Kiss Me More." Charlie Puth does that in a very literal way in these videos, when he plays and appreciates the track without the drums, then puts them back on and starts bopping.
- “Woman” by Doja Cat jumped from #52 to #46.
- “Happier than Ever” by Billie Eilish dropped from #37 to #47.
- “One Mississippi” by Kane Brown dropped from #40 to #49.
- Tracks from Gunna’s January 7th album-bomb continue to float down the charts. “P Power” by Gunna featuring Drake dropped from #24 to #52, “Too Easy” by Gunna and Future from #45 to #65, “Thought I Was Playing” by Gunna and 21 Savage from #62 to #88, and "25k Jacket" by Gunna featuring Lil Baby from #67 to #92. However, "Pushing P" by Gunna and Future featuring Young Thug remains at the #7 spot where it was last week on the strength of its streaming performance. Interestingly, HipHop DX reports that Gunna couldn’t get the Donna Summer sample on "P Power" cleared in time for the physical release, so you'll only find it on the digital release or maybe a deluxe edition down the line.
- “AA” by Walker Hayes jumped forty-three spots from #98 to #55 in the week leading up to his very loud halftime performance at the Bengals-Chiefs playoff game.
- “Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version)” by Taylor Swift jumped from #73 to #57.
- YoungBoy Never Broke Again released Colors on January 21, album bombing “No Switch” at #58, “Bring It On” at #60, “Know Like I Know” at #74, “2Hoo” at #86, “Long Live” at #87, “Dis & That” at #89, and “Smoke One” at #97. “Fish Scale” rose from #82 to #68, and “Bring The Hook” continues to perform moderately well, currently at #64. Separately, “Flossin’” by Internet Money featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again debuted at #72. Youngboy’s album was supposed to come out a week earlier, but was postponed, possibly to avoid coinciding with NLE Choppa’s release. That could explain the awkward timing.
- “Whiskey And Rain” by Michael Ray dropped from #51 to #62.
- “Eazy” by The Game and Kanye West dropped from #49 to #70.
- “Proud” by Key Glock, off of Paper Route Empire’s tribute album Long Live Young Dolph, debuts at #73.
- “I Love You So” by The Walters re-entered the chart at #81 after going viral on TikTok. This band put out a few singles in the early 2010s and broke up in 2017. The story goes that they were thinking about getting back together, and then, like a sign from the universe, late in 2021 their song from 2014 randomly went viral on TikTok. The Walters are back together and signed to Warner Music, and they've put out an official music video for their now-hit.
- “Me Or Sum” by Nardo Wick, Lil Baby, and Future re-entered the chart at #90.
- “Beautiful Lies” by Yung Bleu and Kehlani entered the chart at #91. No relation to BleuPanda as far as I am aware.