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Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” Dethrones Adele’s “Hello” on Streaming Songs

While Adele’s “Hello” remains the leader on the overall Hot 100, Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” has dethroned the song on one of the component charts.

With a weekly US streaming total of 23.7 million, “Sorry” rises one place to #1 on the Streaming Songs subchart. In doing so, it becomes Bieber’s first #1 on the listing.

“Hello,” which has ruled Streaming Songs since its release, slips to #2 with 21.6 million weekly US streams.

Despite slipping to #2 on Streaming Songs (and holding at #2 on Digital Songs with 153,000 weekly US sales), “Hello” remains #1 on the overall Hot 100. It also leads the weekly Radio Songs listing (170 million weekly impressions).

“Sorry,” which is #2 on the Hot 100, is also #2 on Radio Songs (142 million weekly impressions) and #3 on Digital Songs (104,000).

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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