The American pop chart was a battle between airplay and streaming this week, as Olivia Rodrigo’s “good 4 u” dominated the airwaves and “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber commanded the download and streaming space. At the end, Rodrigo narrowly outpaced “Stay,” and “good 4 u” remained No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week, though No. 2 “Stay” seems poised to take over next week. Doja Cat’s “Kiss Me More” slipped one spot to No. 3, while Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” and Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” held their positions at No. 4 and No.5 respectively.
By slipping one spot from No. 10 to No. 11, BTS’s “Butter” exited the Top 10 for the first time since June 6. “Lil Bit” by Nelly & Florida Georgia Line dropped out of the Top 20 for the first time since July 4. And this week’s major exit from the chart was “Beautiful Mistakes” by Maroon 5 & Meghan Thee Stallion. The song enjoyed a 19-week run on the chart, having entered on April 3, with a peak of No. 9.
This week’s other trends include:
Biggest movers:
- “Leave Before You Love Me” by Marshmello & Jonas Brothers (up five from No. 18 to No. 13)
- “Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish (up 16 from No. 30 to No. 14, only two weeks on the chart)
- “Skate” by Silk Sonic (up 17 from No. 36 to No 19, only two weeks on the chart)
- “Late At Night” by Roddy Ricch (up five from No. 38 to No. 33)
Biggest drops:
- “Lil Bit” by Nelly & Florida Georgia Line (down four from No. 17 to No. 21)
- “Motley Crew” by Post Malone (down seven from No. 16 to No. 23, down 11 in the last two weeks)
- “Heat Waves” by Glass Animals (down four from No. 22 to No. 26)
- “Beggin'” by Måneskin (down eight from No. 20 to No. 28)
- “Ain’t Sh*t” by Doja Cat (down eight from No. 21 to No. 29, down 13 in the last two weeks)
- “Astronaut in the Ocean” by Masked Wolf (down five from No. 26 to No. 31, down 20 in the last four weeks)
- “Thot Sh*t” by Meghan Thee Stallion (down four from No. 28 to No. 32)
Debuts:
- “Take My Breath” by The Weeknd (No. 20)
- “Volvi” by Aventura & Bad Bunny (No. 27, one week on the Side Burner chart)
- “Glad You Exist” by Dan + Shay (No. 35, four weeks on the Side Burner chart)
- “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen” by Chase Rice (No. 39, three weeks on the Side Burner chart)
- “Don’t Go Yet” by Camila Cabello (No. 40, two weeks on the Side Burner chart)
Exits:
- “Beautiful Mistakes” by Maroon 5 & Meghan Thee Stallion (19 weeks on the chart, peak of No. 9, last week No. 40)
- “Whole Lotta Money” by Bia & Nikki Minaj (four weeks on the chart, peak of No. 18, last week No. 35)
- “Permission to Dance” by BTS (three weeks on the chart, peak of No. 16, last week No. 24)
- “NDA” by Billy Eilish (two weeks on the chart, peak of No. 33, last week No. 33)
- “If I Didn’t Love You” by Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood (one week on the chart, last week No. 29)
Here is the updated chart for the week of August 15, 2021. Each song is linked to its official video on YouTube, where possible. To listen to the full playlist of these songs, visit our page on Spotify.
| Pos | Song | Artist | LW | Chg | Wks | Peak |
| 1 | good 4 u | Olivia Rodrigo | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2 | Stay | The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Kiss Me More | Doja Cat | 2 | -1 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | Bad Habits | Ed Sheeran | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Montero (Call Me By Your Name) | Lil Nas X | 5 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 6 | déjà vu | Olivia Rodrigo | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Industry Baby | Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Levitating | Dua Lipa | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 9 | Save Your Tears | The Weeknd | 9 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 10 | Peaches | Justin Bieber | 11 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Butter | BTS | 10 | -1 | 12 | 7 |
| 12 | You Right | Doja Cat & The Weeknd | 12 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| 13 | Leave Before You Love Me | Marshmello & Jonas Brothers | 18 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Happier Than Ever | Billie Eilish | 30 | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Fancy Like | Walker Hayes | 14 | -1 | 6 | 14 |
| 16 | Leave the Door Open | Silk Sonic | 13 | -3 | 22 | 1 |
| 17 | Heartbreak Anniversary | Giveon | 19 | 2 | 21 | 15 |
| 18 | RAPSTAR | Polo G | 15 | -3 | 18 | 9 |
| 19 | Skate | Silk Sonic | 36 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 20 | Take My Breath | The Weeknd | New | New | 1 | 20 |
| 21 | Lil Bit | Nelly & Florida-Georgia Line | 17 | -4 | 11 | 17 |
| 22 | Need to Know | Doja Cat | 23 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 23 | Motley Crew | Post Malone | 16 | -7 | 5 | 11 |
| 24 | Every Chance I Get | DJ Khaled | 27 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 25 | Telepatia | Kali Uchis | 25 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| 26 | Heat Waves | Glass Animals | 22 | -4 | 18 | 13 |
| 27 | Volvi | Aventura & Bad Bunny | New | New | 1 | 27 |
| 28 | Beggin’ | Måneskin | 20 | -8 | 5 | 20 |
| 29 | Ain’t Sh*t | Doja Cat | 21 | -8 | 7 | 16 |
| 30 | traitor | Olivia Rodrigo | 31 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Astronaut in the Ocean | Masked Wolf | 26 | -5 | 21 | 4 |
| 32 | Thot Sh*t | Megan Thee Stallion | 28 | -4 | 9 | 13 |
| 33 | Late At Night | Roddy Ricch | 38 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| 34 | You | Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae | 32 | -2 | 10 | 32 |
| 35 | Glad You Exist | Dan + Shay | New | New | 1 | 35 |
| 36 | Arcade | Duncan Laurence | 37 | 1 | 7 | 36 |
| 37 | pov | Ariana Grande | 34 | -3 | 15 | 17 |
| 38 | Love Again | Dua Lipa | 39 | 1 | 2 | 38 |
| 39 | Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen | Chase Rice | New | New | 1 | 39 |
| 40 | Don’t Go Yet | Camila Cabello | New | New | 1 | 40 |
There are 11 songs that show signs of invading the chart in the coming weeks. Songs that appeared on this list previously are marked with an asterisk for each week they’ve been on the list. (You can listen to them in our “On the Side Burner” playlist on Spotify):
| On the Side Burner | |
| (Songs that haven’t appeared in our chart but were closest to making it this week) | |
| Song | Artist |
| 2055** | Sleepy Hallow |
| A-O-K****** | Tai Verdes |
| Memory** | Kane Brown & Blackbear |
| Pepas | Farruko |
| SUVs (Black on Black) | Jack Harlow |
| Lost** | Maroon 5 |
| Single Saturday Night*** | Cole Swindell |
| I Like That* | Bazzi |
| Demeanor** | Pop Smoke |
| Chasing After You | Ryan Hurd & Maren Morris |
| Waves | Luke Bryan |
The American charts all have their whims. We look across the pop music landscape to put together a reliable snapshot of what is truly trending today. We are currently tracking 134 songs that have trended in various ways in the past week.
Copyright © 2021 Doug DeBolt.
