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Gunna’s ‘The Last Wun’ has reached #1 on US Apple Music.

Hits Daily Double hints at new Taylor Swift music for the second time in the past month.

Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” has surpassed 3 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes the 30th song ever to reach this milestone.

YouTube video by Laufey Laufey - From The Start (Official Audio)

She's an Icelandic artist who makes jazz-inspired pop tunes. Her song "From The Start" was HUGE on TikTok.

Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” is #1 on Spotify’s ‘Today’s Top Hits’ playlist.

YASS QUEEN

Laufey’s “Snow White” is #1 on Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist.

Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” is expected to spend an 80th week on the Billboard Hot 100. It will become the fifth song ever to do so, fourth song this decade.

Billie Eilish now ranks among the 200 biggest artists of all time on the Billboard Hot 100.

Midweek Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated August 16th, 2025)

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” and Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” continue to closely challenge for #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Golden” currently leading.
Both significantly outperformed early projections, but remain within 1% of each other in terms of chart points (according to midweek forecasts).

Dua Lipa’s self-titled album has surpassed 14 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes the ninth album ever to reach this milestone, and Lipa’s second.

SZA’s ‘SOS’ is now the second most streamed female album of all time on Spotify, surpassing Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ this week.

Billboard Hot 100 2025 Year-End List Week 42
Passed T25 Cutoff: Nokia
Passed T100 Cutoff: Undressed, Mystical Magical
Passing T50 Cutoff Next Week: All The Way, Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else
Passing T100 Cutoff Next Week: Manchild, I Got Better

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” is simultaneously #1 on the US Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music charts.
It becomes the first single released in 2025 to do so.

Midweek Billboard 200 Predictions (chart dated August 16th, 2025; via @hitsdd.bsky.social)

Yeat’s ’DANGEROUS SUMMER’ is aiming for a top 10 debut on the Billboard 200 with 30K units first week, 10K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social).

Reneé Rapp's 'BITE ME' is aiming for a #3 debut on the Billboard 200 with 64K units first week, 45K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social).

It will mark her first top 10 album.

Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ is aiming for a tenth week at #1 on the Billboard 200 with 137K units this week (via @HITSDD).

Lady Gaga is the most nominated artist at this year’s #VMAs with 12 nominations.

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘deja vu’ has surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify. It becomes her fourth song to reach this milestone.

Post Malone & Morgan Wallen’s “I Had Some Help” now ranks among the 100 biggest hits of all time on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” now ranks among the 30 biggest hits of all time on the Billboard Hot 100.

It’s important to note that Billboard changes their GOAT Hot 100 multiplier every couple of years. While no evidence is found to prove that they have changed it since 2022, past history indicates that it could be lowered due to a large number of songs spending more than 52 weeks on the chart over the past couple of years.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is now within 60,000 points of surpassing The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” to become the biggest song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100.

It will reach the #1 position in four weeks, assuming that it spends all four weeks inside the top 10.

This week's Billboard Global Excl. U.S. top 10

This week's Billboard Global 200 top 10

This week's Billboard Hot 100 top 10

This week's Billboard 200 top 10

HOLY FUCK THIS IS HUGEEEEE

HUNTR/X’s “Golden” has reached #1 on US Apple Music.

Not enough sales/radio