Adele's 'Hello' Bests Drake, Justin Bieber and Elle King for Third Week at No. 1

Hot 100, say "Hello" to Adele once again. For the third straight week, the lead single from the highly anticipated new album 25 has topped the U.S. singles chart. Beneath the juggernaut that is Adele, recent singles from Meghan Trainor and Elle King got minor boosts in the top 10, while Drake is still being shut out of the top spot.

"Hello" tops the Hot 100 for the third week thanks to an astronomic rise at radio as well as solid streams and sales. Adele's new single jumped up five spots on the Radio Songs chart to dominate airplay in America with 145 million audience impressions. "Hello" actually leads all of the Hot 100 metrics, according to Billboard. The track topped the Digital Downloads chart with 480,000 copies sold and streaming songs with 44.7 million plays.

Basically, "Hello" is unstoppable.

Beneath Adele, Drake's "Hotline Bling" once again is the bridesmaid of the charts at No. 2 for a second straight week. Drake plays second fiddle on radio and streaming, but dips 13 percent in sales to No. 3 ND 104,000 copies sold.

The top six songs in the country are dominated by foreigners on the American charts. While Britain's Adele holds the top spot, Canada rules Nos. 2 through 6. Justin Bieber's "Sorry" rises slightly to No. 3 this week, while his lead Purpose single "What Do You Mean?" slips one spot to No. 6. The Weeknd's former No. 1 "The Hills" falls to No. 4 this week and Shawn Mendes bumps back up into the top five at No. 5 with "Stitches."

Nos. 7 and 8 on the chart have longtime holds in the top 10. Fetty Wap's "679" jumps back up two spots to No. 7 this week, while Taylor Swift's fifth 1989 single "Wildest Dreams" holds at No. 8 for a second week.

The very bottom slots of the top 10 are were things get a little more interesting. Meghan Trainor's this top 10 hit "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" featuring John Legend continues its ascension with a one spot rise to No. 9.

And, as Ariana Grande's "Focus" slips out of the top 10, that means there's some new blood at the top of the charts: Elle King's "Ex's and Oh's." The bluesy single, which has been a familiar tune to alternative and rock radio listeners, crosses over to pop and adult contemporary radio this week with a 4 percent increase in plays. That, with a 2 percent rise in sales and 1 percent rise in streams helped break the song into the top 10 at No. 10.

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Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendes, Fetty Wap, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor, Elle King