Will Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean?' Be His First Hot 100 No. 1?
Justin Bieber is set to rocket onto the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as his new single, "What Do You Mean?," appears headed for a debut likely in the top five, if not No. 1 -- a milestone he's yet to achieve. (Bieber has climbed as high as No. 2 with "Boyfriend," in 2012.)
Industry forecasters suggest that "Mean," released Friday, Aug. 28, could sell around 300,000 downloads in the week ending Sept. 3.
Bieber isn't the only star expected to surge on next week's Hot 100 boosted by exposure at the VMAs. After The Weeknd performed current Hot 100 leader "Face" on the show, the song could soar to 150,000 sold in the week ending Sept. 3.
Taylor Swift premiered the video for new single "Wildest Dreams" to close the VMAs pre-show, and the ballad should re-enter the Hot 100, possibly in the top 40, with sales of around 75,000. (The song spent a week on the Hot 100, as an album cut, at No. 76 in November -- the same frame that parent album 1989 debuted atop the Billboard 200.) On the Sept. 12 Pop Songs survey, "Dreams" debuts at No. 30 (13 million in audience)