MWC - August 23, 2023 LÉON

Welcome to Matt's Weekly Countdown! 

LÉON makes her return to the countdown with her latest single, "Pretty Boy" debuting at #1. "Pretty Boy" becomes LÉON's thirteenth number one song and her fifth to debut at #1; the song becomes the 88th number one of all time and the 18th to debut at #1. With five number one debuts, LÉON now ties with Ariana Grande for most #1 debuts of all time. LÉON also becomes the only artist to have a #1 debut in five consecutive years: "Want You Back" in 2019, "Who You Lovin" in 2020, "Hear Me Say" in 2021, "Lift You Up" in 2022, and now "Pretty Boy" in 2023. "Pretty Boy" marks the first #1 debut of the year, holding the unique title of the longest wait for the first song to debut at #1 within a calendar year. 

Beyoncé's "HEATED" drops one spot to #2 after two weeks at the summit. Mediumd Build falls one spot to #3 with "Say Hi." Beyoncé's "ALIEN SUPERSTAR" drops one spot to #4. Fly By Midnight descends one spot to #5 with "Different Lives." 

Doechii's 'What It Is" falls one spot to #6. Olivia Rodrigo remains stable at #7 with "vampire." The Chainsmokers & bludnymph drop two spots to #8 with "Self Destruction Mode." Omar Apollo earns his third top ten peak with "Endlessly" rising two spots to #9. IVE rounds out the top 10 this week with "I AM" falling two spots to #10.

Outside of the top 10, Beyoncé, Grace Jones, and Tems near the region with "MOVE" rising one spot to #11. Beyoncé also rises closer to the top 10 with "PURE/HONEY" up 15-13. The Chainsmokers & Shenseea join the top 15 with "My Bad" moving up four spots to #14. IVE and SZA both enter the top 20 with "I WANT" and "Snooze" at #19 and #20 respectively. Olivia Rodrigo's "bad idea right?" earns the biggest jump of the week, soaring up 39-25.