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Sam Hunt’s “Downtown’s Dead” Debuts At #98 On Billboard Hot 100

“Downtown’s Dead” earns a spot on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Based on activity generated during its first full week in the market, Sam Hunt’s new single “Downtown’s Dead” debuts on the Billboard Hot 100.

The song starts at #98 on this week’s chart, which ranks songs from all genres based on combined activity from sales, streams and radio airplay.

“Downtown’s Dead” generated its greatest activity on the sales front — and actually improves to #35 on the Digital Song Sales chart.

It also received solid early support at country radio. Streaming is not yet significant, but it did offer a non-trivial contribution to this week’s ranking.

Brian Cantor

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