In this week’s episode of The Hot 100 Show, Billboard chart experts explain Sombr’s breakthrough into the top 10 of the Hot 100 with “Back to Friends,” they break down best new artist correlations with the Hot 100, the resurgence of R&B, and Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” possibly surging to No. 1. Meghan Trainor stopped by and shared some behind-the-scenes moments for her song “STILL DON’T CARE” and talks her new album and going on tour.
Who do you want to see hit No. 1 this week? Let us know in the comments!
Meghan Trainor:
Hi, I’m Meghan Trainor, and this is The Hot 100 Show.
Tetris Kelly:
That’s right, we got my girl Meghan Trainor on the show today with some big announcements, and also a contender has made it into the top 10. Let’s jump right in. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated November 22. Sombr makes it to the top 10. Morgan stays locked at nine, Kehlani slips to No. 8. Listen, I don’t want to shade Xander or Delisa here, but Trevor, my boy, second contender you got in the top 10. Sombr’s made it.
Trevor Anderson:
You seen that? I know. I know. I just, I just know what I’m doing. That’s all I can say. But of course, shout-out to Sombr. You know, I thought maybe it could be a Sombr September. I’ll take a Sombr November. That’s still a W in my book, but obviously a huge achievement for Sombr to get that first top 10 on the Hot 100. This is one of those songs too, kind of like we saw with “Mutt” and Leon Thomas. This song has been around for a while. It’s been out, I think even since the end of last year, kind of made a top 100 debut earlier this year, took about seven, eight months to get to the top 10 in its 33rd week. So again, just one of those things where we’re talking about a lot of songs that feel like they’re staying on forever. But there’s also this other sort of story and arc going on, where we have these underdog songs kind of moving into the top. I know one thing Gary points out is, how many best new artist contenders are in the top 10 right now. So kind of this pick, you know, this sort of a duality, where it’s either you’re hanging out for a long time or you’re coming through and finally finding that breakthrough hit.
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