Four years ago, Taylor Swift included the song “Cruel Summer” on her album “Lover.” It became a fan favorite, and was in line to be released as a single in 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic changed all plans. “This is what kept ‘Cruel Summer’ from ever being a single,” The singer said a few months ago,
But this year, Swift played the song on her record-breaking Erasure Tour, and it was given proper promotion of late. after To enter the top 10 in July“Cruel Summer” eventually peaked at number 1, becoming Swift’s 10th track to top Billboard’s Hot 100 chart.
Last week, Swift did everything possible to promote it. He discounted the track for digital sales and released an EP containing a remix and a live version, “so we can all sing it from the comfort of our homes and cars,” as he said. Announcement on social media,
Last week, “Cruel Summer” had approximately 19 million streams in the United States, sold 41,000 downloads – up from about 2,500 the previous week – and had 78 million “airplay audience impressions”, a measure of a song’s popularity on radio. According to tracking service Luminate.
On this week’s album chart, Bad Bunny rises to the top with his latest album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va A Pasar Manana” (“Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow”), which the Puerto Rican superstar released on October 13. Was. A few days’ notice. According to Luminate, their third album to reach No. 1, it opened with the equivalent of 184,000 sales in the United States, including 240 million streams and 7,500 download sales.
Bad Bunny, who was host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend, released “Un Verano Sin Ti” last year — a surprise, like “Nadie Sabe” — and it peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard album chart. . Time; he also belonged to the world top touring artist In 2022.
Bad Bunny’s success pushed Drake to number two with “For All the Dogs”, hitting number 1 a week later. Also this week, K-pop quintet TOMORROW
Zach Bryan’s self-titled LP is No. 4, and “Set It Off” by Atlanta rap trio Migos’s Offset is fifth.
