Widely regarded as the definitive US songs chart, the Billboard Hot 100 ranks songs based on combined activity from sales, streams and radio airplay.
Songs that reach the chart’s Top 10 often post particularly solid numbers in at least two — if not all three — of those categories.
They do not, however, necessarily perform equally well in all areas. Depending on the weighting, a song with outstanding streaming numbers but modest sales and radio numbers can chart better than a more “balanced” hit.
Given that reality, Headline Planet decided to explore how this week’s Top 10 songs are performing in the three component areas.
(Data based on the Billboard charts dated November 10)
1) Maroon 5 – Girls Like You ft. Cardi B
#13 Streaming Songs
#13 Digital Song Sales
#1 Radio Songs
2) Travi$ Scott – SICKO MODE
#3 Streaming Songs
#15 Digital Song Sales
#11 Radio Songs
3) Marshmello & Bastille – Happier
#11 Streaming Songs
#4 Digital Song Sales
#5 Radio Songs
4) Juice WRLD – Lucid Dreams
#5 Streaming Songs
#26 Digital Song Sales
#8 Radio Songs
5) Post Malone – Better Now
#15 Streaming Songs
#17 Digital Song Sales
#3 Radio Songs
6) Kodak Black – ZEZE ft. Travi$ Scott & Offset
#1 Streaming Songs
#37 Digital Song Sales
Not charting on Radio Songs
7) 5 Seconds Of Summer – Youngblood
#36 Streaming Songs
#12 Digital Song Sales
#2 Radio Songs
8) Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Too Hard
#2 Streaming Songs
Not charting on Digital Song Sales
Not charting on Radio Songs
9) Halsey – Without Me
#9 Streaming Songs
#2 Digital Song Sales
#34 Radio Songs
10) Sheck Wes – Mo Bamba
#4 Streaming Songs
#19 Digital Song SAles
Not charting on Radio Songs
Although some songs are performing decently in all three categories, not one is a dominant hit across the board. No song is in the Top 10 for all three Hot 100 component areas.
