Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s

The Weeknd, Ariana Grande land at #5 on YouTube Trending

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Written by ARTSNLA Staff

This week, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande landed at #5 on YouTube Trending. Here’s the scoop:

The Weeknd and Ariana Grande performed together at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. They sang “Save Your Tears (Remix)” as the audience sang and danced along to the upbeat tune. Also, Ariana Grande effortlessly sang a whistle note during this performance while wearing her wedding ring. The Weeknd and Ariana Grande expressed their mutual support at the end of their performance. In less than 24 hours, this performance has landed at #5 on YouTube Trending. Also, the official YouTube video of this performance has received over 1.4M views and 161k likes.

With 8 nominations and 5 wins, the Weeknd was one of the biggest winners at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” won in three categories, including Song of the Year. Ariana Grande received 6 nominations including 3 awards for “Rain on Me”, her collaboration with Lady Gaga. With “Save Your Tears (Remix)”, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande scored their sixth No. 1 hit on Billboard‘s Hot 100 charts. Stay tuned for more updates.

“See You Again” is 8x platinum, reaches 3B YouTube views

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Written by Giavanna Foster

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” has reached 3 billion YouTube views. This No. 1 single is a certified multi-platinum record. Here’s the scoop:

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” is the soundtrack for the seventh Fast and Furious movie, entitled Furious 7. “See You Again” is featured as a bonus track on Charlie Puth’s album, Nine Track Mind. Now, Puth’s album is platinum-certified by the RIAA.

“How can we not talk about family when family’s all that we got? / Everything I went through you were standing there by my side / And now you gon’ be with me for the last ride,” Khalifa raps.

“See You Again” is a hip hop and pop-rap ballad, dedicated to the late Paul Walker. This song captures nostalgia about a close friendship. It has achieved the rare feat of reaching 3,013,620,211+ YouTube views. From July 10 to August 4, “See You Again” was the most viewed video on YouTube. Also, it spent 12 total weeks at No. 1 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts. “See You Again” tied Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow” for the longest-running rap No. 1 single in the country.

Since its release, “See You Again” made major global waves. In 2015, it became the best-selling song in the world by selling 20.9 million units. This song peaked at No. 1 in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and Switzerland. It also set the record for the most-streamed track in one day on Spotify in United States, as well as the most global streams in a single week. Also, “See You Again” was named the favorite collaboration at the 2016 Kids Choice Awards.

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again” set a new record for the most global streams in a single week. From April 6 to April 12, it was streamed 21.9 million times. Now, “See You Again” is certified as an eight-time platinum record by the RIAA.