Q3 2020 THETHE STSTAATETE OFOF THETHE HOTHOT 100100 TOPTOP 1010 SELECT HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT Compositional and Industry Trends for the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 The State of the Hot 100 Top 10 takes an in-depth look at the compositional and industry-related trends for the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10. What follows are a few select highlights from the 100+ page report. SONGS..............................................................................................................................................................PAGE 2 PERFORMING ARTISTS.........................................................................................................................PAGE 5 SONGWRITERS...........................................................................................................................................PAGE 9 PRODUCERS.................................................................................................................................................PAGE 14 RECORD LABELS.......................................................................................................................................PAGE 18 #1 SPOTLIGHT..............................................................................................................................................PAGE 21 Data is for songs that charted in the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 and excludes holiday songs. Data related to compositional characteristics are propriety to Hit Songs Deconstructed. Artist, songwriter, producer, label and charting information are aggregated from the PRO’s, Billboard, and streaming platforms. All credits are from the date songs entered the Top 10. At times percentages may not add to 100% due to numbers being rounded up or down. Production teams (i.e. The Audibles) are counted as a single producer. Hot 100 Top 10 (Q3 2020) There were 34 songs that charted in the Hot 100 Top 10 in Q3 2020, 26 of which entered the Top 10 for the first time during Q3 and 5 of which charted at #1. 34 5 Hot 100 Hot 100 Top 10 Songs #1 Hits (Cardigan, Dynamite, Rockstar, WAP, Watermelon Sugar) 26 NEW SONGS IN THE HOT 100 TOP 10 7 Summers Go Crazy Smile Before You Go Greece The 1 Blueberry Faygo Hate The Other Side WAP Cardigan I Hope Watermelon Sugar Come & Go Laugh Now Cry Later We Paid Conversations Life's A Mess Whats Poppin Dynamite Mood Wishing Well Exile My Future For The Night Popstar Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat) Hot 100 Top 10 (Q1 - Q3 YTD) There were 62 songs that charted in the Hot 100 Top 10 between Q1-Q3 2020, 15 of which charted at #1. 62 15 Hot 100 Hot 100 Top 10 Songs #1 Hits 10,000 Hours Go Crazy My Future Smile 7 Summers Godzilla ON Someone You Loved Adore You Gooba Pain 1993 Stuck With U Baby Pluto Good As Hell Popstar Stupid Love Before You Go Greece Rain On Me The 1 Blinding Lights Hate The Other Side Rockstar The Bigger Picture Blueberry Faygo Heartless Roses (Imanbek The Box Cardigan HIGHEST IN THE Remix) THE SCOTTS Circles ROOMI Hope Roxanne Toosie Slide Come & Go Intentions Savage Trollz Conversations Laugh Now Cry Later Savage Love WAP Dance Monkey Life Is Good (Laxed - Siren Beat) Watermelon Sugar Don't Start Now Life's A Mess Say So We Paid Dynamite Lo Mein Silly Watch Whats Poppin everything i wanted Lose You To Love Me Wishing Well Exile Memories Yummy For The Night Mood Performing Artists Select Report Highlights (Q1 - Q3 2020) Performing Artists 58 artists charted in the Hot 100 Top 10 during the first three quarters of 2020. 47 were (Q1 - Q3 2020) primary artists and 18 were featured artists. Seven artists had both primary and featured artist credits on songs: DaBaby, Drake, Juice 58 WRLD, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion, Nicki Minaj, and Roddy Ricch. Performing Artists Of the 47 primary artists, 17 scored more than one Top 10 hit. 47 18 60% PRIMARY FEATURED ARTISTS ARTISTS MULTIPLE LEAD VOCALISTS Songs with a Featured Artist 2016 - Q3 2020 100% 17 Primary Artists with 2+ Top 10 Hits 81% Excludes Featured Artists 80% 72% 73% 64% 58% 60% 42% 36% 40% 28% 27% 19% 17 20% 0% 30 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Has No Featured Artist Has A Featured Artist 1 Top 10 Hit 63.8% 2+ Top 10 Hits 36.2% *Some primary artists are also featured artists. Performing Artists (Q1 - Q3 2020) Artists with the most Top 10 Hits: Songs Come & Go, Conversations, Hate the Other, Side, Life's 6 3 Juice WRLD A Mess, Smile, TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Wishing Well Songs Yummy, Intentions, 10,000 Hours, Stuck With U 4 27 Justin Bieber TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Performing Artists (Q1 - Q3 2020) Most #1 Hits Most Weeks at #1 2 2 1 11 #1 HITS WEEKS AT #1 #1 HIT WEEKS AT #1 Ariana Grande Roddy Ricch Rain On Me, Stuck With U The Box 18 primary artists had a credit on a #1 hit. 6ix9ine, Trollz Kid Cudi, THE SCOTTS Ariana Grande, Rain On Me, Stuck With U Lady Gaga, Rain On Me BTS, Dynamite Megan Thee Stallion, Savage (Remix) Cardi B, WAP Nicki Minaj, Trollz DaBaby, Rockstar Post Malone, Circles Doja Cat, Say So (Remix) Roddy Ricch, The Box Drake, Toosie Slide Taylor Swift, Cardigan Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar The Weeknd, Blinding Lights Justin Bieber, Stuck With U Travis Scott, THE SCOTTS Songwriters Select Report Highlights (Q1 - Q3 2020) Songwriters Of the 220 credited songwriters that charted in the Top 10 during the first three quarters of (Q1 - Q3 2020) 2020, 39 scored more than one Top 10 hit (18%). Songwriting team sizes of five or more 220 continued to be the most popular, while writers who go it alone continued to be scarce. The only Songwriters two solo writers so far this year have been Tones and I (Dance Monkey) and 6ix9ine (Gooba). Songwriter Team Size 2020 Top 10 Hits Q1-Q3 2020 39 Songwriters with 2+ Top 10 Hits 60% 17.7% 48% 40% 18% 20% 16% 15% 82.3% 3% 0% 5+ 2 3 4 1 1 Top 10 Hit 82.3% 2+ Top 10 Hits 17.7% 5 Year Trends Songwriter Team Size 100% 58% 60% 45% 49% 48% 50% 7% 0% 3% 5% 3% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 5+ 1 Songwriters (Q1 - Q3 2020) Songwriters with the most Top 10 Hits: Songs Come & Go Conversations Godzilla Hate the Other Side Life's A Mess 7 4 Juice WRLD Smile TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Wishing Well Songs Greece Laugh Now Cry Later Life Is Good Pain 1993 6 28 Popstar TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Toosie Slide Drake Songwriters (Q1 - Q3 2020) 68 Songwriters had a credit on a #1 Hit. 30 Roc, The Box Dot Da Genius, THE SCOTTS Mitch Rowland, Watermelon Sugar 6ix9ine, Trollz Dr. Luke, Say So (Remix) Nicki Minaj, Say So (Remix), Trollz Aaron Clarke, Trollz Drake, Toosie Slide Nija, Rain On Me Aaron Dessner, Cardigan Frank Dukes, Circles Oscar Holter, Blinding Lights Andrew Green, Trollz Frank Ski, WAP OZ, Toosie Slide Ariana Grande, Freddy Wexler, Stuck With U Pardison Fontaine, Rain On Me, Stuck With U Gian Stone, Stuck With U Savage (Remix), WAP Ayo the Producer, WAP Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar Plain Pat, THE SCOTTS Belly, Blinding Lights J. White Did It, Savage (Remix) Post Malone, Circles Beyoncé, Savage (Remix) Jahnei Clarke, Trollz Rami, Rain On Me Billy Walsh, Circles Jay Z, Savage (Remix) Roddy Ricch, Rockstar, The Box Bloodpop, Rain On Me Jessica Agombar, Dynamite SADPONY, Trollz Bobby Sessions, Savage (Remix) Justin Bieber, Stuck With U Scooter Braun, Stuck With U Boys Noize, Rain On Me KEYZBABY, WAP SethInTheKitchen, Rockstar BURNS, Rain On Me Kaan Gunesberk, Circles Skyler Stonestreet, Stuck With U Cardi B, WAP Kid Cudi, THE SCOTTS Starrah, Savage (Remix) DaBaby, Rockstar Kid Harpoon, Watermelon Sugar Taylor Swift, Cardigan DaHeala, Blinding Lights Lady Gaga, Rain On Me Tchami, Rain On Me David Biral, THE SCOTTS Louis Bell, Circles The Weeknd, Blinding Lights David Sprecher, Say So (Remix) Lydia Asrat, Say So (Remix) The-Dream, Savage (Remix) David Stewart, Dynamite Max Martin, Blinding Lights Travis Scott, THE SCOTTS Denzel Baptiste, THE SCOTTS Megan Thee Stallion, Tyler Johnson, Watermelon Sugar Derrick Milano, Savage (Remix) Savage (Remix), WAP Whitney Phillips, Stuck With U Doja Cat, Say So (Remix) Mike Dean, THE SCOTTS Producers Select Report Highlights (Q1 - Q3 2020) In 2020, songs with only one producer Producers surpassed producer teams of two for the first time since 2016, accounting for 44% of songs. (Q1 - Q3 2020) Unlike songwriting teams, which tend to be much larger, only two songs had a producer team of five or more, For The Night and Go Crazy. 98 Of the 98 credited producers in the first three Producers quarters of 2020, 17 scored more than one Top 10 hit. Producer Team Size 2020 Top 10 Hits 2020 17 Producers with More than One Top 10 Hit 60% 50% 17 44% 40% 32% 30% 81 20% 16% 10% 5% 3% 1 Top 10 Hit 82.7% 0% 2+ Top 10 Hits 17.3% 1 2 3 4 5+ 5 Year Trends Producer Team Size 80% 60% 47% 46% 41% 41% 44% 36% 37% 40% 33% 31% 32% 20% 21% 16% 20% 13% 12% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1 2 3 Producers (Q1 - Q3 2020) Producer with the most Top 10 Hits: Songs Greece HIGHEST IN THE ROOM Life Is Good Popstar 5 2 Oz Toosie Slide TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Songs everything i wanted Lose You to Love Me My Future 3 12 FINNEAS TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Songs Cardigan, Exile The 1 3 2 Aaron Dessner TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 Producers (Q1 - Q3 2020) 27 producers had a credit on a #1 Hit. 30 Roc, The Box Kid Harpoon, Watermelon Sugar Aaron Clarke, Trollz Louis Bell, Circles Aaron Dessner, Cardigan Max Martin, Blinding Lights Ayo N Keys, WAP OZ, Toosie Slide BURNS, Rain On Me Oscar Holter, Blinding Lights Bloodpop, Rain On Me Plain Pat, THE SCOTTS David Stewart, Dynamite Post Malone, Circles Dot Da Genius, THE SCOTTS SADPONY, Trollz Dr.