Chart Analysis December 22, 2017

TMN Hot 100 Fast Facts: Ed Sheeran is keeping Camila Cabello at bay

Charts & New Music Editor

Sheeran is reigning on Cabella’s parade

‘Havana’ has come agonizingly close to #1 for weeks, and it’s Ed Sheeran who’s standing in her way. ‘Perfect’ notches its fifth consecutive week at #1 as Cabella has spent the last month pinballing from #2, to #5, to #3 and back to #2. However, she did manage to hit the the summit on the latest ARIA Singles Chart.

P!NK tumbles in tandem

It was a harsh week for P!NK as both of her singles ‘What About Us’ and ‘Beautiful Trauma’ fell out of the Top 10. Now at #13 and #14, both songs dropped 16 frames between them as Nova peeled right back on both tracks.

…But Taylor Swift is evening it out

Swift’s singles ‘End Game’ (#28) and Gorgeous’ (#29) aren’t holding back as both tracks benefit from the singer’s album release. Taylor now has four singles on the chart, including a #66 debut this week from ‘Getaway Car’.

Is ‘Female’ the next ‘Body Like A Back Road’?

While Sam Hunt’s ‘Body Like A Back Road’ first entered the chart months after release at #39, ‘Female’ has made an immediate entry at #71,giving Keith Urban plenty of room to grow. KIIS began spinning the track this week and hopefully, for the country star, more commercial networks will follow suit.