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SZA Is No. 1 on the Billboard 200 & Hot 100: Here’s How It’s a Rare Double Rule
SZA is No. 1 on the latest Billboard 200 and Hot 100, and it's a rare double rule.
Comparatively, in a hefty 50 weeks this decade, and continuing coordination common since the ‘60s, acts have doubled up atop the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 with albums and songs from those sets. In the case of the acts above, the reign of “Luther” aligns with the recent reissue of SOS; “Not Like Us” was re- diss-covered after Lamar performed it at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show and it won five Grammy Awards, all within an eight-day span in early February; and “Cruel Summer” was revived from Swift’s 2019 album Lover, partly from fan fervor as she performed it early in the run of her The Eras Tour. Meanwhile, in a digital era, artists can more easily release single tracks than before, while the likes of TikTok and media synchs can more randomly spark popularity for songs not on albums that acts are simultaneously promoting.
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