Given that Adele’s “Hello” will surely top next week’s Billboard Hot 100, this week represented Drake’s best opportunity to score his first #1 as a lead artist.
It did not happen.
Unable to dethrone The Weeknd’s “The Hills,” Drake’s “Hotline Bling” repeats as #2 on this week’s edition of the all-encompassing chart. It thus remains tied with “Best I Ever Had” as Drake’s highest-charting song as a lead artist.
In retaining #1, The Weeknd’s “The Hills” earns a sixth consecutive week on top.
Justin Bieber’s “What Do You Mean?” remains #3 on this chart, while Shawn Mendes’ “Stitches” and Taylor Swift’s “Wildest Dreams” rise to #4 and #5, respectively.
The #5 position represents the Swift tune’s first appearance inside the Top 5. It leaves “Style” (#6 peak) as the only official “1989” single to miss that portion of the chart.
Also in the Top 10:
6) Fetty Wap’s “679”
7) The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face”
8) R. City’s “Locked Away (featuring Adam Levine)”
9) Silento’s “Watch Me”
10) One Direction’s “Perfect”
