Camila Cabello Tops the Billboard Artist 100 Chart for the First Time

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is the artist of the moment in another special first…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member jumps from No. 12 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated January 27) to become the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time.

Camila Cabello

But that’s not all…

Cabello becomes the first female artist to triple up atop the Artist 100, Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums chart simultaneously since Adele just over two years ago. And she’s the first Latino to do sho.

She’s the first artist overall to earn the honor since Kendrick Lamar last May.

The Artist 100, which launched in July 2014, measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.

Cabello’s Artist 100 coronation is powered by her debut album Camila, which arrives atop the Billboard 200 with 119,000 equivalent album units, according to Nielsen Music, and its single “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, which rises 2-1 on the Hot 100 in its 23rd chart week.

“Havana” gains 34 percent to 44.9 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 18 and takes over at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart. The track also surges by 52 percent to 80,000 downloads sold and sports 131 million in all-format airplay audience. Album sales contribute the majority of Cabello’s Artist 100 points (52 percent), followed by digital song sales (20 percent).

Lamar last led the Artist 100, Hot 100 and Billboard 200 in the same week on charts dated May 6, topping the latter two tallies with “Humble.” and DAMN., respectively.

Before Cabello, Adele was the last such female triple threat, leading the Hot 100 with “Hello” and the Billboard 200 with 25 on Jan. 16, 2016.

Since the Artist 100’s inception, seven acts have ruled all three Billboard charts simultaneously:

Artists to Top the Hot 100, Billboard 200 & Artist 100 Simultaneously
Artist, Weeks
Drake, 10
Taylor Swift, 7
Adele, 6
Ed Sheeran, 2
The Weeknd, 2
Camila Cabello, 1
Kendrick Lamar, 1

Camila Cabello Pulls a Rare Double as She Earns First No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Havana”

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

It’s a rare double for Camila Cabello…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony Member has reached the summit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated January 27) for the first time, as “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, rises from No. 2 to No. 1.

The song was released on SYCO/Epic Records and is the 1,070th No. 1 in the Hot 100‘s history, which dates to the chart’s August 4, 1958, inception.

Cabello’s Hot 100 coronation accompanies her No. 1 entrance on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her debut solo set, Camila.

Additionally, “Havana” becomes Cabello’s first No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, jumping from No. 5 with a 34 percent gain to 44.9 million U.S. streams in the week ending January 18, according to Nielsen Music.

The track charges 4-2 on Digital Song Sales (which it led for two weeks), up 57 percent to 80,000 downloads sold in the week ending Jan. 18, aided by a 69-cent iTunes Store sale price. It claims the Hot 100’s top gains in both streaming and sales.

On Radio Songs (which it topped for four frames), “Havana” holds at No. 2, with 131 million in all-format airplay audience (down 5 percent) in the week ending Jan. 21.

Cabello had previously peaked as high as No. 4 on the Hot 100 both as a soloist and a member of vocal group Fifth Harmony, which she departed in December 2016. Her own “Bad Things,” with Machine Gun Kelly, hit No. 4 on February 11, 2017, while 5H‘s “Work From Home,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, reached the same rank on June 11, 2016.

“Havana” spent seven (nonconsecutive) weeks at No. 2 before topping the Hot 100. That’s the most time for a song at the runner-up spot before hitting No. 1 since Justin Bieber‘s “Sorry” logged a record-tying eight weeks at No. 2 in 2015-16 prior to leading for three weeks beginning January 23, 2016.

“Havana” hits No. 1 in its 23rd week on the Hot 100, equaling the longest rise to the summit for a song by a female artist in the Hot 100’s history. It matches Sia‘s “Cheap Thrills,” featuring Sean Paul, in 2016, and Patti Austin‘s “Baby, Come to Me,” with James Ingram, in 1982-83.

Only six songs overall have taken more scenic routes to No. 1 than those three, led by Los Del Rio‘s “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)“: 33 weeks in 1995-96.

Beyonce was the last artist to earn both firsts as a soloist simultaneously, with “Crazy in Love,” featuring JAY-Z, and Dangerously in Love, on July 12, 2003. The song began an eight-week Hot 100 reign the same week that her first solo album apart from Destiny’s Child (and including “Crazy”) launched at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

Still, Beyoncé had previously topped both charts as a member of Destiny’s Child.

Counting purely first weeks at No. 1 on the tallies overall, Cabello is the first artist to earn both firsts in the same week since Britney Spears, whose “…Baby One More Time” ascended to No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated Jan. 30, 1999, the week that her debut album of the same name opened atop the Billboard 200.

Meanwhile, Cabello is the first artist to top both the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 concurrently at all since Kendrick Lamar, who did so “Humble.” and DAMN., respectively, on May 6, 2017.

The last woman to double up at No. 1 on the charts before Cabello this week? Rihanna, with “Work,” featuring Drake, and ANTI, nearly two years ago (April 2, 2016).

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Earns Longest Run at No. 1 on Pop Songs Chart for a Lead Female in Five Years

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Tom Castaneda

It’s Lucky No. 7 for Camila Cabello…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member’s breakout single “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, tops Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart for a seventh week, marking the longest reign for a song by a solo female in a lead role in nearly five years.

“Havana” boasts the longest such command since Taylor Swift‘s “I Knew You Were Trouble,” which also led for seven weeks, beginning on the chart dated February 2, 2013.

The last song by a lead female to rule Pop Songs for more than seven weeks? Rihanna‘s “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris: eight weeks in 2011-12.

The Pop Songs chart, dated January 13, measures total weekly plays, as tabulated by Nielsen Music, among its reporting panel of 161 mainstream top 40 stations.

Here’s a look at the longest-leading Pop Songs No. 1s in the 2010s among all acts:

Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1

11, “Closer,” The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, Oct. 8, 2016
10, “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke feat. T.I. + Pharrell, July 20, 2013
9, “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran, March 4, 2017
8, “One More Night,” Maroon 5, Oct. 13, 2012
8, “We Found Love,” Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, Dec. 10, 2011
7, “Havana,” Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, Dec. 9, 2017
7, “I Knew You Were Trouble.,” Taylor Swift, Feb. 2, 2013
7, “California Gurls,” Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg, July 3, 2010
7, “TiK ToK,” Ke$ha, Feb. 6, 2010

The longest command in the Pop Songs chart’s entire 25-year history belongs to Ace of Base‘s “The Sign“: 14 weeks at No. 1 in 1994. Three songs share the mark for the longest rule among lead females: 11 weeks each for Natalie Imbruglia‘s “Torn” (1998), Donna Lewis “I Love You Always Forever” (1996) and Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men‘s “One Sweet Day” (1995-96).

“Havana” is from Cabello’s debut solo album Camila, due Friday (January 12). The follow-up single, “Never Be the Same,” bullets at No. 32 on Pop Songs.

Camila Cabello’s New Single Earns Top Debut Honors on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello has another sizzler on her hands…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member’s latest single, “Never Be the Same,” earns Top Debut honors on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated December 30.

The song, the follow-up to Cabello’s global hit “Havana,” debuts at No. 61.

It also debuts at No. 5 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 30,000 copies sold, while drawing 6.1 million U.S. streams and 4.5 million in radio audience.

The track follows the No. 2-peaking “Havana” from Cabello’s debut solo LP, Camila, due January 12.

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay Chart

Posted on December 15, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello has reason to dance…

The 20-year-old Mexican and Cuban singer and former Fifth Harmony member cruises to her first No. 1 on Billboard‘s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart dated December 23, as “Havana” climbs 2-1.

Camila Cabello

As a soloist, Cabello had hit a previous No. 3 high on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with “Bad Things,” with Machine Gun Kelly, in February.

As a member of Fifth Harmony, which she left nearly a year ago, she hit a No. 5 best with the group’s “Worth It,” featuring Kid Ink, in 2015.

Cabello’s smash single had previously hit No 1. on Billboard’s Pop Songs chart.

Camila Cabello to Release Self-Titled Debut Solo Album in January 2018

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is ready for her official debut as a solo act…

The 20-year-old Mexican and Cuban singer and former Fifth Harmony member has finally revealed when her first solo album will be released.

In a note to her followers on Instagram, Cabello wrote, “to my Camilizers…. my debut album is finally finished. now i’m trying to steady my heartbeat!!!!!!!”

“Thank you for being so patient with me this year, i can’t wait for you to hear what has been the soundtrack to the past year of my life,” she added. “All of these songs have special memories behind them, and i’m not gonna lie, it feels emotional letting them go, feels like the end of a chapter… it’s in your hands January 12.”

The caption accompanies what can be assumed to be the album art, a gorgeous portrait of the singer with her first name in bold font. As Cabello mentioned in her caption, “i decided to call it by my name, because this is where this chapter in my life ended. it started with somebody else’s story, it ended with me finding my way back to myself.”

Cabello has been steady on the charts, with “Havana” jockeying for the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for the past five weeks — only to be beat out for the crown by Post Malone and 21 Savage‘s “Rockstar,” which has reigned for eight weeks in a row.

Cabello was recently honored with the Breakthrough Artist Award at this year’s Billboard Women in Music event, where she performed her hit and dedicated her speech to her mom.

Camila will be available for pre-order on December 7, with two instant downloads titled “Never Be The Same” and “Real Friends.”

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Retains Crown on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

It’s three in a row for Camila Cabello in Australia…

The Mexican and Colombian singer and former Fifth Harmony member’s hit single “Havana” retains the singles chart crown Down Under.

Cabello’s “Havana” featuring Young Thug snags a third straight week at the summit on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Cabello’s hit is certified three-times platinum (210,000 units) in its 14 weeks on the tally.

The song has performed well internationally. In addition to reaching No. 1 in Australia, it’s also taken to top spot in Canada, Ireland, Mexico, Scotland and the United Kingdom, as well as made the top ten in a number of countries including Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland.

“Havana” has peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., where it became Cabello’s highest-ranking single.

Camila Cabello’s “Havana” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Songs Chart

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

She may have left her heart in Havana, but Camila Cabello is also leaving her mark on the Billboard music charts.

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer has earned her second No. 1 as a solo artist on Billboard‘s Pop Songs radio airplay chart, as “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, rises 3-1 on the tally dated December 9. Young Thug reigns in his first visit to the chart.

The Pop Songs chart, which began in 1992 measures total weekly plays, as tabulated by Nielsen Music, among its reporting panel of 162 mainstream top 40 stations.

Cabello previously crowned Pop Songs for two weeks beginning February 18 with “Bad Things,” alongside Machine Gun Kelly.

As a member of Fifth Harmony, Cabello led Pop Songs when the group’s “Work From Home,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, began a two-week rule that June 4.

Cabello is additionally just the fifth artist to post multiple Pop Songs No. 1s as a soloist while also having ruled the ranking with a group. She joins an illustrious group that includes Beyoncé, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Justin Timberlake.

With its Latin vibe (fueled by its new Spanglish mix with Daddy Yankee, the track debuted on the Deember. 2 Latin Pop Songs chart at No. 18), “Havana” “stands out in a big way and it raises its hand among all the noise of straight-ahead pop-sounding singles,” Brian Kelly, program director of Pop Songs reporter WXSS Milwaukee (and Entercom top 40 format captain), recently told Billboard, adding that Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee‘s smash “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, “knocked down the door [for] this type of sound.

“What once seemed like an impossible fit all of a sudden makes sense.”

On the all-genre airplay, streaming and sales-based Billboard Hot 100, “Havana” has reached a No. 2 high, for the past three weeks.

Camila Cabello Breaks into Top 10 on Billboard’s Artist 100 Chart

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is breaking in big time…

The 20-year-old Mexican and Cuban singer and former Fifth Harmony member has entered the Top 10 on the Billboard chart (dated December 2) for the first time ever as a solo artist.

Cabello soars 21-6 on the strength of her hit single “Havana,” featuring Young Thug. The single ranks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week, trailing Post Malone‘s “Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, but gains in all metrics, rising to No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, where it’s her first leader (up 31 percent to 75,000 downloads sold), and No. 3 on both Radio Songs (up 17 percent to 87 million audience impressions) and Streaming Songs (up 1 percent to 33 million U.S. streams).

As a member of Fifth Harmony, which Cabello departed in December 2016, she also hit a No. 6 high on the Artist 100, as the act reached that peak in June 2016.

Check out this week’s full Artist 100 here.

Camila Cabello Films Latest Episode of Her Tour Documentary in Pittsburgh

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Tom Castaneda

Camila Cabello is bringing Havana heat to the Northeast…

The 20-year-old Cuban and Mexican singer and former Fifth Harmony member has been taking her smash single “Havana” — currently at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and a No. 1 hit in the U.K. — all over the world, and in the latest episode of her tour documentary, she brought the hit to Pittsburgh.

Cabello shared the video earlier this week, in which she’s opening for Bruno Mars at the Pittsburgh stop of his 24K Magic World Tour.

“When you go out and perform live, you feel a difference in every song,” Cabello says in the clip. “I get to see every night, from people that are my fans and people that don’t know me, what songs they react to the most.”

In the video, Cabello dances to “Havana” on stage and fans dancing along in the audience. Later, fans get a glimpse of Cabello’s off-stage tour life, walking backstage with two friends and joining in a rousing game of Connect Four on her bus.

“You know when you flash back to a year ago, this same day, like, what kind of person I was,” Cabello reflects, “it just feels like everything is different — but in a good way.”

Over the weekend, Cabello won her first MTV EMA award as a solo artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

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