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Starboy tied for most weeks at #2 before hitting #1
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Recently, The Weeknd’s latest smash “Starboy” was announced as the new No. 1 song in the U.S., finally toppling Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” after the viral tune ran the show for six straight weeks. Becoming a chart leader puts the new single in relatively rare company (there have only been just under 1,100 chart-toppers since Billboard began properly compiling the Hot 100), but there is something else that puts the Daft Punk-assisted track in a group where previously only two other songs resided.
“Starboy” is one of only three songs in all of history to spend eight weeks at No. 2 before rising one rung to the highest position on the all-encompassing singles chart. There have been a number of singles that have been unlucky enough to get stuck in the runner-up slot without ever improving their stance, but only a handful have ever been able to overcome the odds and continue their winning streaks.
The first of the two tracks that preceded The Weeknd's latest when it comes to this odd charting phenomenon was “The Way You Move,” the second single off of OutKast’s last full-length studio album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song eventually became the second No. 1 smash from that Grammy-winning album, following the deliberately strange “Roses.”
The only other song to finally emerge from the second place spot to grab the highly coveted position was Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” the second No. 1 hit from his most recent album, Purpose. After being held back by Adele’s critically adored smash “Hello,” the upbeat, catchy-as-hell dance-pop tune knocked the British chanteuse’s hit down a peg. Interestingly, the two songs debuted on the same day, but clearly one of them was immediately more popular than the other.
The ascension of “Starboy” is impressive at this point, as it shows that even after all this time, interest in the song is still very high. The single has already been streamed hundreds of millions of times across platforms, and it has sold consistently well for weeks on end. The fact that it was able to rise above “Black Beatles” after so much time has already gone by is truly an impressive feat, considering that even the biggest fans of the artist might be somewhat tired of the song by this point. The low-key R&B/pop/electronic tune has become a favorite on radio in America, which has helped it stay afloat and perform better this week than it has previously, at least when it comes to the rankings.
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