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2026 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End List Week 20
Passed T25 Cutoff: Man I Need
Top 100 Cutoff Lowered to 1,100
Passing T25 Cutoff Next Week: Opalite
Passing T100 Cutoff Next Week: The Fall, A Couple Minutes, Dracula, Amen

Midweek Billboard 200 Predictions (chart dated March 14th, 2026; via @hitsdd.bsky.social)

BLACKPINK’s ‘DEADLINE’ is aiming for a #6 debut on the Billboard 200 with 60K units opening week, 47K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social)

Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ is aiming for a #1 debut on the Billboard 200 with 175K units first week, 85K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social).

It would mark his second #1 album.

PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson are #1 on the Global Spotify chart for the first time ever.

PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” reaches #1 on the Global Spotify chart for the first time with 5.642 million streams on March 2nd.

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” has matched “Anti-Hero” in Global 200 chart performance as her second biggest hit this decade worldwide, according to Billboard’s decade-end point system.

“Cruel Summer” remains her biggest hit this decade.

Billboard 200 top 10

Billboard Hot 100 top 10

Billboard Global 200 top 10

Billboard Global Excl U.S. top 10

This week's Billboard charts (dated March 7th, 2026)

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” breaks the record for most weeks spent inside the top 3 in Billboard Hot 100 history (33 weeks).

It breaks a tie with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” this week.

This week’s Billboard Hot 100 top 10 if airplay was excluded:

#1. Choosin’ Texas
#2. DtMF
#3. Man I Need
#4. Ordinary
#5. Be By You
#6. E85
#7. Opalite
#8. Be Her
#9. Stateside
#10. Tití Me Preguntó

Megan Moroney and Ella Langley become the first pair of female country artists ever to chart at #1 on the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 simultaneously.

PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” is currently aiming for a new peak inside the top 10 on next week’s Billboard Hot 100.

"I Just Might" is projected to have the most airplay and sales while "Risk It All" is projected to have the most streams.

Early Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated March 14th, 2026)

Bruno Mars’ “Risk It All” is aiming for a top 5 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 (according to early forecasts).

Bruno Mars’ “I Just Might” is aiming for a third week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 following the release of ‘The Romantic’ (according to early forecasts).

Don Toliver’s “E85” is predicted to reach a new peak of #14 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100.

It would tie “Body” as the highest-charting solo entry of his career.

Final Billboard Hot 100 Predictions (chart dated March 7th, 2026)

PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson’s “Stateside” is expected to reach a new peak around #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, up over 60% in points this week.

It will mark both artists’ second top 20 entry.

Baby Keem is expected to chart 10 songs off of his new album ‘Ca$ino’ on the Billboard Hot 100.

#35. Good Flirts
#37. Ca$ino
#49. House Money
#55. Birds & The Bees
#70. Circus Circus Free$tyle
#74. $ex Appeal
#82. No Security
#83. Dramatic Girl
#91. Highway 95 Pt. 2
#94. I Am Not A Lyricist

Bruno Mars’ “Risk It All” has reached #1 on US Apple Music.

Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ has reached #1 on US Apple Music.

Hilary Duff’s ‘luck… or something’ to debut at #3 on the Billboard 200 with an increased projection of 83K units first week, 72K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social).

Closely challenging for #2.

Megan Moroney’s ‘Cloud 9’ to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 with an increased projection of 146K units first week, 77K pure (via @hitsdd.bsky.social).

It will mark her first #1 album.

Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ has reached #1 on US iTunes.

Bruno Mars’ ‘The Romantic’ has entered the top 5 of US Apple Music.

Hilary Duff’s ‘luck… or something’ has returned to #1 on US iTunes.

Alex Warren’s new single “FEVER DREAM” has reached #1 on US iTunes.

“Opalite” now unofficially ranks as the 12th biggest hit of Taylor Swift’s career on the Billboard Hot 100.

It surpassed “Wildest Dreams”, “Style”, and “Look What You Made Me Do” this week.

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is aiming to return to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would mark its second week at #1.