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Song of the Day #6,521: ‘Where is My Husband!’ – Raye

At #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 is British singer-songwriter Raye with ‘Where is My Husband!,’ her best performing single so far in the United States. This song, the lead single from her sophomore album This Music May Contain Hope, peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 and gave Raye her second #1 hit in the UK.

The song is an absolutely blast, with frenetic horns and a pulsating rhythm track scoring a very modern take on a soulful girl group effort. It’s propulsive, funny, and viscerally satisfying. I’m actually surprised it hasn’t been a bigger hit stateside.

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Song of the Day #6,520: ‘Yukon’ – Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber holds the #13 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Yukon,’ the second single from his seventh album, Swag. Opening single ‘Daisies’ debuted at #1 while this one has so far peaked at #13.

The slightly subdued success might be due to the song’s pitch shifting, which has the effect of making Bieber sound like a combination of his childhood self and one of the Chipmunks.

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Song of the Day #6,519: ‘Risk It All’ – Bruno Mars

Taylor Swift sits at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘The Fate of Ophelia.’ The song spent 10 weeks at #1, making it the Swift single with the longest stint in the top spot.

At #12 is the second single from Bruno Mars’ album The Romantic, and the record’s first track. ‘Risk it All’ entered the chart at #4 before dropping out of the top ten a week later. It hasn’t had the staying power of ‘I Just Might,’ which has spent more than three months in the top five.

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Song of the Day #6,518: ‘Swim’ – BTS

Continuing my look at ‘What the Kids are Listening To’ by recounting a recent installment of the Billboard Hot 100, we find R&B singer Kehlani with ‘Folded’ at #9. This is the song’s 44th week on the chart.

That brings us to #10, where KPop sensations BTS return to the charts with ‘Swim,’ the lead single from their sixth album, Arirang. This is the fourth week on the chart for the track, which debuted at #1.

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Song of the Day #6,517: ‘Greatest Love of All’ – Whitney Houston

The week of May 10, 1986, found Pet Shop Boys and Robert Palmer atop the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘West End Girls‘ and ‘Addicted to Love,’ respectively.

At #3, a week away from its own three-week stint at #1, was Whitney Houston’s ‘Greatest Love of All.’ This was Houston’s third straight chart-topping hit from her self-titled debut, making her the first woman to have three #1s on the same album.

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