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Song of the Day #6,678: ‘Last Thing You Need’ – Morgan Wallen

The #13 and #14 slots on the latest Billboard Hot 100 belong to two artists with other hits on the chart — Ella Langley (‘Be Her‘) and Bruno Mars (‘Risk It All‘). I wrote about both of those songs back in May, the last time I did a What the Kids are Listening To series, which speaks to how stagnant the Hot 100 has become.

Morgan Wallen makes his second appearance on the chart at #15 with ‘Last Thing You Need,’ giving him his 21st top ten hit since 2020. That makes him second to only Drake and Taylor Swift in this decade.

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Song of the Day #6,677: ‘Midnight Sun’ – Zara Larsson

Bruno Mars holds the #12 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘I Just Might,’ the first single from his latest album, The Romantic.

At #13 is Swedish pop star Zara Larsson with ‘Midnight Sun,’ a dance pop ode to her native country’s endless summers. The song is her 20th to reach the top ten on the Swedish charts and her highest-charting solo U.S. single. She reached #8 on the PinkPantheress song ‘Stateside.‘

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Song of the Day #6,676: ‘Babydoll’ – Dominic Fike

The song at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 is a perfect example of how TikTok has reshaped the pop music landscape.

Singer-songwriter Dominic Fike first released the 98-second track ‘Babydoll’ on a 2018 EP he recorded while on house arrest for assaulting a police officer.

Eight years later, the song became a viral hit thanks to TikTok and Instagram videos. The sudden success prompted his label to release it as a single, fortuitous timing given his plan for an October album release.

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Song of the Day #6,675: ‘BbY WOW’ – Karol G with Judeline & rusowsky

This week I’m continuing my look at What the Kids are Listening To, taking a look at a recent edition of the Billboard Hot 100.

Because these posts span two weeks and the Hot 100 is published weekly, my second set of posts is recapping the previous Hot 100, not the current one. I mention that only to point out that, after a three week stint at #1 by Taylor Swift with ‘Patient Zero,’ Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ reclaimed the top spot, extending its record to 25 weeks at #1. Incredible.

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Song of the Day #6,674: ‘Dandy’ – Herman’s Hermits

We get to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of November 1, 1966, before reaching a song I haven’t covered (or have plans to cover) on the site. And that song is Herman’s Hermits’ ‘Dandy.’

This was the band’s sixth top five hit in a 4-year period. And while it was a continuation of their success, it was also the tail end of it. They would have only one more top ten hit before falling off the charts for the rest of their career.

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