Songs of 3-to-3:29 minutes in length fell to second in Q1-Q3 2021, after leading in all of 2020, down more than double from 53% to 24%. Notably, The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay,” at just 2:21, reigned for seven weeks beginning in August. The ranking reflects a worst-to-first nearly five-year turnaround, as in 2017 such a length placed last (9%). Time for a change: The most common song length for a Hot 100 top 10 in the first three quarters of 2021? Under 3 minutes, with a 37% share. That’s down noticeably from 16% in 2019 and 23% in both 20. Meanwhile, songs mixing male and female lead vocals, such as The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s remixed “Save Your Tears,” remained below 10% among all Hot 100 top 10s through the year’s first nine months, in line with an 8% share for such hits in 2020. Men also won by similar, though somewhat less decisive, margins in 2019 (62% vs.

The gap between the two widened slightly from a 69% vs. Titles with exclusively female lead vocals drew a 19% share. Guys’ gains: Songs with exclusively male lead vocals dominated the Hot 100’s top 10 in Q1-Q3 2021, accounting for a 73% claim of all top 10s. 24%, a relative landslide thanks in part to, again, Drake’s dominance that year).

Hip-hop won a tight battle in the Hot 100’s top 10 for all of 2020 (41% vs. Leading his haul, “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Future and Young Thug, soared in atop the Hot 100 that frame. 18-dated Hot 100, when Drake claimed a record nine concurrent top 10s, all from his album Certified Lover Boy, which launched that week at No. Hip-hop pulled ahead of pop after pop led 41% to 34% in the year’s first half. Taylor Swift & Post Malone's 'Fortnight' Makes Record-Tying Start on Adult Pop Airplay Chart

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