Broken Chart

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On the June 20 Hot 100, there is only one song by Taylor Swift but three by Morgan Wallen (including duets) and 18 by Drake (including duets). Michael Jackson's Billie Jean rose from #19 to #18 in its 32nd non-consecutive week on the chart, Chicago is #27, Human Nature is #37 and Don't Stop Til You Get Enough is #46.

 

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Here is the June 20 2026 Billboard top ten:

NEW01 I Knew It, I Knew You – Taylor Swift
02 - 02 Choosin' Texas – Ella Langley
03 - 03 Janice STFU – Drake
04 - 04 Be Her – Ella Langley
01 - 05 Hate That I Made You Love Me – Ariana Grande
05 - 06 I Just Might – Bruno Mars
06 - 07 Man I Need - Olivia Dean
07 - 08 So Easy To Fall In Love – Olivia Dean
09 - 09 I Can't Love You Anymore – Ella Langley/Morgan Wallem
10 - 10 Dracula – Tame Impala/Jennie

Also this week, the Taylor Swift song debuts at number one on the hot country songs chart, #8 on the country airplay chart, #9 on the adult contemporary chart and #20 on the pop airplay chart.

 

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10 - 10 Dracula – Tame Impala/Jennie

I just looked this up, because the song came out a year ago, originally ahead of Halloween. Apparently, a remix was made, and is charting now.

 

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Dracula was released September 26, 2025 and debuted at #55 on the October 11 Hot 100. From there it went to 70, 59, 33, 39, 30, 38, 53, 67, 70, 72, 78, 84, 62, 66, 75, 70, 60, 88 and (on the February 21 2026 chart) 45. The remix with South Korean singer Jennie [KIm] was released on February 26 – and the song peaked at #10 on the May 16 Hot 100. It was also #10 on the May 23, June 13 and June 20 charts.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I guess I don't understand why a remake of a Halloween song was made in February, and why it would chart now.

 

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From Google Gemini:

"Originally released by Tame Impala as an alt-rock track in late 2025, the song gained a second wave of massive momentum in February 2026 when BLACKPINK’s Jennie joined for a remixed version. Her vocal and rap additions, including a viral lyric change ('Shut up, Jennie, just get in the car'), exposed the track to a massive global K-pop fanbase. The remix spawned a viral video-sharing trend that has racked up hundreds of thousands of user-created videos. The highly rhythmic synth-pop groove was adopted by various celebrities on social media, cementing it as a cultural phenomenon."

 

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Here are the highlights – or is it "lowlights"? – from this week's Billboard 200 album chart. Is the chart broken – or is it that people keep buying old albums because so much of today's music is awful?

6. Thriller – Michael Jackson
7. Number Ones – Michael Jackson
19. Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
25. Greatest Hits – Queen
31. Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits – Creedence Clearwater Revival
42. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
49. Greatest Hits – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
50. Nevermind – Nirvana
51. Greatest Hits – Fleetwood Mac
53. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers
56. Greatest Hits – Journey
74. 50 Number Ones – George Strait
85. All Time Greatest Hits – Lynyrd Skynyrd
80. Gold: Greatest Hits – ABBA
93. Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975 – Eagles
100. Greatest Hits – Guns N' Roses
105. The Very Best Of Hall & Oates
119. Greatest Hits – Bob Seger
121. Greatest Hits – 2Pac
131. Abbey Road – Beatles
132. The Essential Michael Jackson
146. Sounds Of Summer: Very Best Of The Beach Boys
147. The Definitive Collection – Stevie Wonder
152. Greatest Hits – Earth Wind & Fire
157. Bad – Michael Jackson
161. Greatest Hits – Aerosmith
166. Purple Rain – Prince
171. All-Time Greatest Hits – Neil Diamond
174. I Will Always Love You: The Very Best Of Whitney Houston
185. Number Ones – Bee Gees
186. Off The Wall – Michael Jackson
189. Greatest Hits – The Notorous B.I.G.
195. Dangerous – Michael Jackson

 

[scotchandcigar]

Here are the highlights – or is it "lowlights"? – from this week's Billboard 200 album chart. Is the chart broken – or is it that people keep buying old albums because so much of today's music is awful?

Maybe it's because it's the album chart. What do you think people are buying on albums?

 

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Ya wants old albums? I gots old albums! Here is the July 4 2026 Billboard Jazz Albums chart:

01 - 01 The Best Of Sade
02 - 02 Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection
03 - 03 A Matter Of Time – Laufey
04 - 04 Bewitched – Laufey
05 - 05 Everything I Know About Love – Laufey
06 - 06 Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
07 - 07 The Best Of Bublé – Michael Bublé
10 - 08 Kind Of Blue – Miles Davis
11 - 09 Wonderful World: The Best Of Louis Armstrong
08 - 10 Nothing But The Best – Frank Sinatra
NEW11 Miles 56: The Prestige Recordings – Miles Davis
RET 12 Ultimate Nat "King" Cole
12 - 13 The Ultimate Collection – George Benson
13 - 14 Getz/Gilberto – Stan Getz/Joao Gilberto
14 - 15 Typical Of Me (EP) – Laufey
16 - 16 Ultimate Kenny G
15 - 17 Cowboy Bebop - Seatbelts
17 - 18 Time Out – Dave Brubeck Quartet
19 - 19 I Put A Spell On You – Nina Simone
18 - 20 Chet Baker Sings
20 - 21 Whipped Cream – Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass
RET 22 Songs For Swingin' Lovers – Frank Sinatra
22 - 23 A Charlie Brown Christmas – Vince Guaraldi Trio
21 - 24 Great Women Of Song: Billie Holiday
NEW25 Ascension – John Coltrane

Billboard publishes three other jazz charts: Contemporary Jazz Albums, Traditional Jazz Albums and Smooth Jazz Airplay. Number one on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart is Ultimate Sinatra: The Centennial Collection, released in 2015. Sinatra is "traditional jazz"? Who knew?