SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- "Issa Rae" Episode 1788 -- Pictured: Musical guest Justin Bieber and host Issa Rae during Promos in studio 8H on Thursday, October 15, 2020 -- (Photo by: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC)
Justin Bieber & Benny Blanco’s “Lonely” held a Top 5 position on the US iTunes sales chart going into their performance on this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.”
In the wake of the performance, the song reached #1 on the all-genre chart. It holds the throne as of press time at 10AM ET.
“Lonely” seized the throne from Fleetwood Mac’s revived “Dreams.” The song had returned to #1 by mid-day Saturday, after relinquishing its throne to newer releases. “Dreams” is now #2.
Zach Sobiech’s “Clouds” follows at #3, ahead of Justin Bieber’s “Holy (featuring Chance The Rapper)” at #4. Bieber and Chance also performed “Holy” on “SNL.”
Sada Baby’s “Whole Lotta Choppas (featuring Nicki Minaj)” is #5 at press time.