What gave billieeilish's 'Bad Guy' the longevity to hang around the Hot100's top tier long enough to hit No. 1 when 'Old Town Road' began to lose its footing? See what our staffers had to say below.
It took four months and a whole lot of challengers, but after 19 weeks of having the Hot 100 under his thumb, the change has come for Lil Nas X: Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy," itself a nine-week No. 2 hit, has finally taken the top spot on the chart from his and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Old Town Road."
The turnover comes this week thanks in part to a new vertical video and cassette single release for "Bad Guy," which gives it just enough of a bump in metrics to rise past the sinking "Old Town Road." But was it the song we were hoping to see finally put an end to Lil Nas X's historic reign? And now that the streak is over, how long will it be until we see it topped? 1.
2. "Bad Guy" debuted on the Hot 100 the same week that "Old Town Road" hit No. 1. What about the song do you think gave it the kind of longevity to allow it to hang around the chart's top tier for long enough to seize the top spot when OTR finally started to lose its footing? : “Bad Guy” possesses the type of layers that reveal themselves upon many, many listens.
3. While "Bad Guy" becomes part of Billboard history by ending a record streak at No. 1, let's also take a moment to recognize the history it just fails to make -- coming one week away from tying the record of weeks spent at No. 2 without hitting No. 1, currently shared by Foreigner's
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