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Encanto‘s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has become the first Disney song in 29 years to reach the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart!

Chris Willman Music Writer“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the surprise hit off the “Encanto” soundtrack, has gone where even “Let It Go” couldn’t: It’s become the first song from a Disney movie to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart since “A Whole New World” from “Aladdin” did it in 1993.It joins the “Encanto” album itself as a chart-topper, as the animated film’s soundtrack remains atop the Billboard 200 chart for the third time in the last four weeks.Some other stats Billboard points out: “Bruno,” solely penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda, becomes the first Hot 100 chart-topper to have been written by a solo writer in more than four years, Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” having been the last. It’s the first time a Miranda tune has topped the chart.

Adele is continuing to top the charts.Her new song Easy On Me has clinched its 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, according to Billboard.This all comes just days after Adele abruptly announced she would be postponing her Las Vegas residency, just 24 hours before her first show.

Adele just hit a new milestone in her career!

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s the holiday season, and Mariah Carey’s perennial “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is not only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 yet again — it’s made history: It is now the first song in the chart’s history to have led in three distinct runs on the ranking.While the song was first released on Carey’s “Merry Christmas” album in 1994, its popularity has actually grown as the years have gone by: It reached the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in December 2017; No.

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

Taylor Swift has sent Don McLean flowers and a sweet note after she smashed the Billboard Hot 100 record he held for 50 years.The 31-year-old megastar recently dethroned the American Pie hitmaker when she broke his record for the longest Number One on the US chart with the 10-minute version of All Too Well from ​Red (Taylor's Version).And the Shake It Off hitmaker has since sent the 76-year-old music legend a gift after she knocked 1971 hit American Pie off the top spot.

The Weeknd‘s 2020 mega hit ‘Blinding Lights’ has officially been crowned the biggest US Billboard Hot 100 single of all time.The song, which appeared on Abel Tesfaye’s ‘After Hours’ album and was released at the end of 2019, has now spent 90 weeks in the charts.In that time, it set a new record for most weeks in the Top Five of the chart (43), Top 10 (57 weeks) and Top 40 (86 weeks).

"All Too Well," a song from Taylor Swift's latest project Red (Taylor's Version) has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Taylor Swift was floored when she learned she made history with her song All Too Well (Taylor's Version.)The songstress made history this week when the 10-minute track hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest song to do-so.Celebrating the accomplishment with fans, Taylor shared a silly TikTok where she synced herself to the sound of a baby saying 'What the hell?' while historic headlines hung out behind her.

Taylor Swift just scored her eighth Billboard Hot 100 No. 1!

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

Drake just made music history with his impressive showing on the Billboard Hot 100.

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

The Weeknd's Blinding Lights is now the longest-reigning song ever on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The Weeknd‘s huge 2019 single ‘Blinding Lights’ has broken the record for the most weeks spent on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.The track, which appeared on Abel Tesfaye’s ‘After Hours’ album, has now spent 88 weeks on the chart, breaking the previous record set by Imagine Dragons with ‘Radioactive’.The new record comes after ‘Blinding Lights’ previously the first song ever to spend an entire year in the top 10 of the US Hot 100 singles chart.Originally released as a single in November 2019, the track – which featured on the Toronto artist’s March 2020 album – went to number one in the US on April 4 last year.After The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ era concluded, the singer shared a new track called ‘Take My Breath’.Reviewing the song, NME wrote:

BTS have yet again topped the Billboard Hot 100, with its May single ‘Butter’ returning to the top spot after being replaced by their recent release ‘Permission to Dance’ last week.The return of ‘Butter’ to Number One can largely be credited to its resurgence in sales. According to Billboard, the single saw a 132 per cent increase in sales, selling 115,600 units in the week ending July 22 compared to 49,800 the week before.

Being a superstar doesn’t always mean having chart hits.

BTS‘ new song “Permission to Dance” is a hit!