2020 Mid-Year THETHE STSTAATETE OFOF THETHE HOTHOT 100 100 TOPTOP 1010 SELECT HIGHLIGHTS 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 Q1 and Q2 2020's compositional and industry-related trends for the Billboard Hot 100 Top 10. What follows are a few select highlights from the report. SONGS..............................................................................................................................................................PAGE 2 PERFORMING ARTISTS.........................................................................................................................PAGE 3 SONGWRITERS...........................................................................................................................................PAGE 6 PRODUCERS.................................................................................................................................................PAGE 10 RECORD LABELS.......................................................................................................................................PAGE 13 #1 SPOTLIGHT..............................................................................................................................................PAGE 16 2019 VS. 2020 COMPOSITIONAL TRENDS.............................................................................PAGE 20 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. © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 25 Hot 100 Top 10 (Q2 2020) There were 23 songs that charted in the Hot 100 Top 10 in Q2 2020, 12 of which entered the Top 10 for the first time. 23 9 Hot 100 Hot 100 Top 10 Songs #1 Hits Gooba Say So (Remix) 12 Pain 1993 Stuck With U Rain On Me The Bigger Picture NEW SONGS IN THE HOT 100 Rockstar THE SCOTTS TOP 10 Roses (Remix) Toosie Slide Savage (Remix) Trollz Staying Power: Weeks in the Top 10 in Q2 2020 (New Arrivals) 15 13 10 10 8 8 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 Weeks in the Top 10 in Q2 2020 in the Top Weeks 0 Trollz Gooba Rockstar Pain 1993 Toosie Slide Rain On Me THE SCOTTS Stuck With U Say So (Remix) Savage (Remix) Roses (Remix) The Bigger Picture © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 2 of 25 Performing Artists Select Report Highlights (Q2 2020) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 3 of 25 Performing Artists (Q2 2020) There were 22 primary artists and 25 PERFORMING six featured artists in the Hot 100 ARTISTS Top 10 in Q2 2020. Twelve primary artists scored a #1 hit, with Ariana 22 6 PRIMARY FEATURED Grande being the only one to score ARTISTS ARTISTS two. #1 HITS Primary Artists 6ix9ine, Trollz DaBaby, Rockstar Doja Cat, Say So (Remix) Drake, Toosie Slide Justin Bieber, Stuck With U Kid Cudi, THE SCOTTS Ariana Grande Lady Gaga, Rain On Me Rain On Me, Stuck With U Megan Thee Stallion, Savage (Remix) Nicki Minaj, Trollz The Weeknd, Blinding Lights 2 2 #1 HITS WEEKS AT #1 Travis Scott, THE SCOTTS © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 4 of 25 Performing Artists (Q2 2020) Primary Artists with There were five primary artists to More than One Top 10 Hit have more than one Top 10 hit in Q2 2020: 6ix9ine, Ariana Grande, Drake, Justin Bieber and The 2 2 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE Weeknd. 6ix9ine TOP 10 Gooba, Trollz 2 5 2 10 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE Ariana Grande TOP 10 Drake TOP 10 Rain On Me, Stuck With U Pain 1993, Toosie Slide 2 13 2 13 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE Justin Bieber TOP 10 The Weeknd TOP 10 Intentions, Stuck With U Blinding Lights, Heartless © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 5 of 25 Songwriters Select Report Highlights (Q2 2020) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 6 of 25 Songwriters (Q2 2020) Eight songwriters scored more than one Top 10 hit in Q2 2020. Drake was 92 CREDITED the top songwriter with three hits: Life SONGWRITERS Is Good, Pain 1993 and Toosie Slide. Songwriters with More Than One Top 10 Hit 6ix9ine, Gooba, Trollz Ariana Grande, Rain On Me, Stuck With U Justin Bieber, Intentions, Stuck With U Drake Life Is Good, Pain 1993, Nicki Minaj, Say So (Remix), Trollz Toosie Slide OZ, Life Is Good, Toosie Slide Roddy Ricch, Rockstar, The Box 3 10 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 The Weeknd, Heartless, Blinding Lights © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 7 of 25 Songwriters (Q2 2020) Songwriting team sizes of five or more have consistently been the most popular over the last five years, a trend that held steady in Q2 2020. Of the quarter's 23 Top 10 hits, roughly half were written by five or more writers. Songwriter Team Size Q2 2020 60% 48% 48% 40% 5+ Songwriters 20% 17% 17% In Q2 2020, 48% of songs had 13% five or more credited 4% songwriters. 0% 5+ 4 2 3 1 © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 8 of 25 Songwriters (Q2 2020) #1 In Q2 2020, 50 songwriters scored a #1 hit. Of them, only two scored HITS more than one: Ariana Grande (2) Songwriters and Nicki Minaj (2). 6ix9ine, Trollz Jordan Thorpe, Savage (Remix) Aaron Clarke, Trollz Justin Bieber, Stuck With U Andrew Green, Trollz Kid Cudi, THE SCOTTS Ariana Grande, Rain On Me, Stuck With U Lady Gaga, Rain On Me Belly, Blinding Lights Lydia Asrat, Say So (Remix) Beyoncé, Savage (Remix) Max Martin, Blinding Lights Bloodpop, Rain On Me Megan Thee Stallion, Savage (Remix) Bobby Sessions, Savage (Remix) Mike Dean, THE SCOTTS Boys Noize, Rain On Me Nicki Minaj, Say So (Remix), Trollz BURNS, Rain On Me Nija, Rain On Me DaBaby, Rockstar Oscar Holter, Blinding Lights DaHeala, Blinding Lights OZ, Toosie Slide David Biral, THE SCOTTS Plain Pat, THE SCOTTS David Sprecher, Say So (Remix) Rami, Rain On Me Denzel Baptiste, THE SCOTTS Roddy Ricch, Rockstar Derrick Milano, Savage (Remix) SADPONY, Trollz Doja Cat, Say So (Remix) Scooter Braun, Stuck With U Dot Da Genius, THE SCOTTS SethInTheKitchen, Rockstar Dr. Luke, Say So (Remix) Skyler Stonestreet, Stuck With U Drake, Toosie Slide Starrah, Savage (Remix) Freddy Wexler, Stuck With U Tchami, Rain On Me Gian Stone, Stuck With U The Weeknd, Blinding Lights J. White Did It, Savage (Remix) The-Dream, Savage (Remix) Jahnei Clarke, Trollz Travis Scott, THE SCOTTS Jay Z, Savage (Remix) Whitney Phillips, Stuck With U © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 9 of 25 Producers Select Report Highlights (Q2 2020) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 10 of 25 Producers (Q2 2020) There were only three producers who scored more than one Top 10 hit during Q2 40 2020: Jahnei Clarke, OZ and The Weeknd CREDITED PRODUCERS Producers with More than One Top 10 Hit Jahnei Clarke OZ The Weeknd Gooba, Trollz Life Is Good, Toosie Slide Heartless, Blinding Lights 2 2 2 12 2 13 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 TOP 10 HITS WEEKS IN THE TOP 10 © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 11 of 25 Producers (Q2 2020) Solo producers were by far the most common in Q2 2020, accounting for 43% of the quarter's songs. Teams of two and three trailed at 30% and 22%, respectively, and only one song had a team of four producers, Heartless. Producer Team Size Q2 2020 50% 43% 43% 40% 30% 30% 22% 20% 1 Producer In Q2 2020, 43% of 10% 4% songs had only one 0% credited producer 1 2 3 4 #1 HITS Producers Aaron Clarke, Trollz Max Martin, Blinding Lights BURNS, Rain On Me OZ, Toosie Slide Bloodpop, Rain On Me Oscar Holter, Blinding Lights Dot Da Genius, THE SCOTTS Plain Pat, THE SCOTTS Dr. Luke, Say So (Remix) SADPONY, Trollz Freddy Wexler, Stuck With U SethInTheKitchen, Rockstar Gian Stone, Stuck With U Take a Daytrip, THE SCOTTS J. White Did It, Savage (Remix) Tchami, Rain On Me Jahnei Clarke, Trollz The Weeknd, Blinding Lights © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 12 of 25 Record Labels Select Report Highlights (Q2 2020) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 13 of 25 Record Labels In Q2 of 2020, 13 record labels had songs charting in the Hot 100 Top 10. Republic landed the most (6), followed by Interscope (3). 300 Epic ScumGang Atlantic HITCO Records 13 Capitol Interscope Vertigo RECORD LABELS Columbia RCA Warner Def Jam Republic Labels with the Most Top 10 Hits (Q2 2020) Republic Q2 2020 Genre Breakdown 6 100% 50% 33% 33% 33% SONGS 0% Hip Hop/Rap Pop R&B/Soul Interscope Q2 2020 Genre Breakdown 3 100% 50% 33% 33% 33% SONGS 0% Hip Hop/Rap Pop Dance/Club/Electronic © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 14 of 25 © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 15 of 25 #1 Hit Spotlight Select Report Highlights (Q1/Q2 2020) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™. All rights reserved. Page 16 of 25 #1 Hit Spotlight In Q1 & Q2 2020, the top performing #1 hit was Roddy Ricch's The Box, which held the top spot for 11 weeks 11 Weeks at #1 Primary Performing Artist: Roddy Ricch Songwriters: 30 Roc, Roddy Ricch Producer: 30 Roc Record Label: Atlantic Key Compositional Characteristics Primary Genre: Hip Hop Key: Bb Minor Sub-Genres/Influences: Classical, Trap Form: I-B-A-B-A-B-O Lead Vocal Delivery Type: Sung & Rapped First Chorus Appearance: 0:16 / 8% of the Combo way into the song Lyrical Themes: Boasting, Lifestyle Prominent Instruments: Bass Song Title Placement: Chorus (Synth), Claps, Drums/Perc (Primarily Length: 3:16 Electronic), Piano (Electric), Strings (String Tempo: 58 BPM Section), Synth (Non-Bass) © 2010-2020 Hit Songs Deconstructed™.