Setting a record with 3 hits debuting in the top 10, the reigning Billboard 200 champion still cannot overtake Drake.
“Nice for What” continues to have its third consecutive week dominating the Hot 100. Meanwhile, Ariana Grande’s “No Tears Left to Cry” goes straight to No. 3 and J. Cole becomes the first artist in There are three songs in history that debuted in the top 10 of the Hot 100.
On the Hot 100 this week, Drake’s “Nice For What” had its third consecutive week holding the top spot with 53.6 million streams in the US as of April 26 (local time), according to statistics. Nielsen Music statistics. The male rapper also continued to consolidate the top two positions when “God’s Plan” still maintained its runner-up position.
Last week, Ariana Grande’s song “No Tears Left to Cry” debuted at number 3 on the Hot 100. Noteworthy, because it is likely that “No Tears Left to Cry” will be the opening single for the studio album. Ariana Grande’s fourth album, she will set a new record, becoming the only artist in history to have 4 opening singles from her first 4 albums debut in the top 10 of the Hot 100. The previous 3 singles were respectively “The Way” (2013 album “Yours Truly”); “Problem” (2014 album “My Everything”) and “Dangerous Woman” (2016 album of the same name).
Male rapper J. Cole – the reigning Billboard 200 champion this week – also set an unprecedented record on the Hot 100 by owning 3 songs debuting in the top 10 of the chart in the same week: “ATM” (#6), “Kevin’s Heart” (#8) and “KOD” (#10). J. Cole officially became the first artist in Billboard chart history to have 3 songs debut in the top 10, breaking Ed Sheeran’s previous record (with “Shape Of You” and “Castle On The Hill”) and Drake (with “Passionfruit”, “Portland” on April 8, 2017 and “God’s Plan”, “Diplomatic Immunity” on February 3, 2018).
