The Weeknd 'The Hills' Vs. Drake 'Hotline Bling: What New Single Topped the Hot 100?

Sorry, Drake. It seems as though that No. 1 single will elude you for at least a little bit longer. For the sixth week in a row, The Weeknd's Beauty Behind the Madness single "The Hills" topped the Billboard Hot 100, fending off "Hotline Bling" as well as rising singles from Shawn Mendes and Taylor Swift.

Despite the release of the viral and very meme-able "Hotline Bling" music video last week, the song dipped in streams with only 13.7 million plays, against "The Hills" 19.4 million plays. With such a hot visual, how did Drake miss the No. 1 slot? Blame Apple Music, which debuted his video. As of now, the streaming service does not report its numbers to Nielsen Soundscan, so any plays of the "Hotline Bling" music video did not count toward the Hot 100.

Womp, womp.

But, that doesn't mean "The Hills" came by its sixth week at No. 1 dishonestly. The Weeknd led radio plays, streams and had a solid sales showing with 111,000 copies sold. Drake, meanwhile, dipped in streams but gained in sales to 153,000 copies and had a modest rise on radio.

Beneath the big battle for No. 1, Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?" holds at No. 3 for a third week.

Though the top three songs in the country remain the same for the third week, the top five got a little shakeup. Shawn Mendes' new single "Stitches" gained yet another spot and reached a new high at No. 4. Taylor Swift also notches her fourth top five hit from her album 1989 thanks to "Wildest Dreams" gaining one spot to No. 5.

Nos. 6 through 9 on the Hot 100 remain familiar fare. Fetty Wap's "679" swapped places with "Wildest Dreams" and landed at No. 6. Nos. 7, 8 and 9 remain locked into place with The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face," R City's "Locked Away" and Silento's "Watch Me" holding their respective places.

The top 10 is rounded out with a not-so-surprising debut: One Direction's "Perfect," which shows up on the charts at No. 10. The latest Made in the A.M. single sold 136,000 copies this week and notched a respectable 6.9 million streams.

And next week, everyone best watch out. Adele is coming for the charts.

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The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Taylor Swift, Fetty Wap, R. City, Silento, One Direction