It’s time for another edition of our series Chartbreakers, where we take a look at the trends and shakeups happening on the Billboard Hot 100. This week, however, the chart has been dominated by Drake and his album For All the Dogs, which takes up a grand total of 23 spots on the Hot 100. So, rather than do a story on that, Charlie and Nate take a look at the brand new TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, established only last month.
This chart – which measures the most popular songs on the platform through each song’s number of videos, views, and user engagement – perhaps best shows the things that are popular and pervasive among a contingent of younger music listeners. Here, there’s room for everybody from Mitski to Sexyy Red to J. Dash, highlighting that the music that’s popular isn’t necessarily what hits the radio.
SONGS DISCUSSED
Drake - First Person Shooter (feat. J. Cole)
Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine
Elvis Presley - Blue Moon
SUICIDAL-IDOL - ecstacy (slowed)
SUICIDAL-IDOL - ecstacy
SUICIDAL-IDOL - ecstacy (super slowed)
J. Dash - Wop (Official Version)
CeeLo Green - I'll Be Around (feat. Timbaland) - Club Mix
Paul Russell - Lil Boo Thang
The Emotions - Best of My Love
Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
Sister Sledge - He's the Greatest Dancer - 1995 Remaster
Will Smith - Miami
The Whispers - And the Beat Goes On
Will Smith - Wild Wild West (feat. Dru Hill & Kool Mo Dee) - Album Version With Intro
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Will Smith - Men In Black - From "Men In Black" Soundtrack
Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots - Remastered
Sexyy Red - SkeeYee
BabyTron - Crocs & Wock'
Ice Spice - In Ha Mood
Tyla - Water
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Chartbreakers: Mitski tops the TikTok chart | Switched on Pop podcast - Listen or read transcript on Metacast
