Sorry, Drake. Your first career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 will still have to wait, at least for another week. Thanks to a high profile gig on Saturday Night Live and remixes from Nicki Minaj and Eminem, The Weeknd's lead Beauty Behind the Madness single "The Hills" has topped the U.S. singles charts for a fifth week, leaving Drake's "Hotline Bling" in the dust yet again.
As Billboard reports, "The Hills" holds on to the No. 1 spot for a fifth straight week. Though "The Hills" seemed to be losing steam initially, Abel Tesfaye played the game well with a double performance of "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face" on SNL and a pair of remixes from two of rap's hottest stars. Eminem and Minaj's remixes of "The Hills" gave the song a 93 percent boost in sales (to 189,000 total downloads), which helped secure the song's top spots. Of course, a leading spot on radio and streaming didn't hurt things either.
Meanwhile, his other single "Can't Feel My Face" slipped down one spot this week to No. 7.
The Weeknd's dominance comes at a cost to Drake, whose new single "Hotline Blind" tallies at No. 2 for a second week. He holds the second place spot in sales (119,000 copies) and streams, though he only marks at No. 5 on radio.
So, what could pull Drake ahead? The release of his hotly anticipated "Hotline Bling" video, which is due for release some time this week.
Along with the Nos. 1 and 2 spots remaining in place, Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?" similarly holds at its spot from last week, at No. 3. He's rounded out in the top five with Fetty Wap's "679" at No. 4 and a newcomer to the peak of the charts, Shawn Mendes' "Stitches" at No. 5. The teen singer's new single is quickly climbing the charts, leaping up three spots this week.
No new songs enter the top 10 this week, though the positions definitely got shuffled around. Taylor Swift makes a play for the top of the charts with her latest 1989 cut "Wildest Dreams," which vaulted up three spots this week to No. 6.
She is then followed by a series of falling singles. R. City's "Locked Away" featuring Adam Levine fell one spot to No. 8, Silento's "Watch Me" plummets five spots to No. 9 and Selena Gomez's lead Revival track "Good for You" maintains its No. 10 position for a third week.
