GLOBAL NO.1 - 30 YEARS AGO... "Batdance" was released on June 8, 1989 for the Batman soundtrack. Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached no.1 in the United States, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, New Zealand and no.2 in United Kingdom and Australia. It was a last-minute replacement for a brooding track titled "Dance With The Devil", which Prince felt was too dark. "Batdance" is almost two songs in one, a chaotic, mechanical dance beat that changes gears into a slinky, funky groove before changing back for the song's conclusion. The track is an amalgam of many musical ideas of Prince's at the time. The music video, directed by Albert Magnoli and choreographed by Barry Lather, featured dancers costumed as multiple Batmen, Jokers and Vicki Vales.

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Billboard Report (excerpt)
'Truth Hurts' tops Billboard Hot 100 for second week
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust, Los Angeles

Lizzo tallies a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with her first leader on the list, "Truth Hurts." Released on Atlantic Records, the song spends a second week atop the

Digital Song Sales chart, although down 28% to 38,000 sold in the week ending Sept. 5, according to Nielsen Music. (A week earlier, the song was helped by Lizzo's performance on the MTV Video Music Awards; a four-song set on NBC's Today; and two newly released versions: a DaBaby remix and a CID remix). On Streaming Songs, the track hits a new high, rising 4-3 with a 1% gain to 34.7 million U.S. streams in the week ending Sept. 5. It holds at its No. 4 best on Radio Songs, up 6% to 103.9 million audience impressions in the week ending Sept. 8. Mendes and Cabello's "Señorita" holds at No. 2 on the Hot 100, after topping the Aug. 31-dated chart. It reaches the Radio Songs summit with a 2% gain to 109.5 million in audience, becoming Mendes' first leader on the list and Cabello's second, after "Havana" (featuring Young Thug), which logged four weeks on top in December 2017-January 2018. Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy," which led the Hot 100 dated Aug.24,

keeps at No. 3; Lil Tecca's "Ran$om" reaches the top five (6-4), as it spends a third week atop Streaming Songs (49.4 million, down 1%); Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, repeats at No. 5 on the Hot 100, after it dominated for a record 19 weeks; and Chris Brown's "No Guidance," featuring Drake, returns to its Hot 100 high (7-6), while notching a second week at No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs. Post Malone's "Circles" soars onto the Hot 100 at No. 7, as it begins at No. 2 on Digital Song Sales (29,000 sold) and No. 5 on Streaming Songs (30.8 million streams), while nearing Radio Songs (17.9 million impressions). Elsewhere in the Hot 100's top 10, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber's No. 2-peaking "I Don't Care" rebounds 9-8; Khalid's No. 3 hit "Talk" retreats 8-9; and Post Malone's "Goodbyes" returns to the bracket (12-10). Tool returns in strong form at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the band’s first album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum, debuts at No. 1 with the biggest week for any rock album in over one year. The band’s third No. 1 bows with 270,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Sept. 5 in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 248,000 were in album sales. Fear Inoculum was only sold in two formats: a digital download and a limited-edition CD, which was physically packaged with a 4-inch HD screen and exclusive video footage, a speaker and a 36-page booklet. The elaborate CD retailed for around $45-$50 and quickly became scarce at retail. (Following the huge demand, Tool announced a small batch of additional CDs would be manufactured and, in turn, sold a CD/download combo offer via its webstore on the final day of the tracking week. Customers received the download immediately, with the physical CD arriving later in the month.) Remarkably, Fear Inoculum’s big debut is a now-rare example of a No. 1 album without the assistance of a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer, any sort of album pre-order/pre-sale access code promotion, or a single merchandise/album bundle -- all of which have become the norm for most major albums in recent years as artists struggle to sell albums through more old-fashioned or traditional methods. The last rock album to post a bigger week than Fear Inoculum -- in either equivalent album units or album sales -- was Dave Matthews Band’s Come Tomorrow, which bowed at No. 1 on the June 23, 2018-dated chart with 292,000 units (with 285,000 of that sum in album sales). However, Come Tomorrow’s first-week sales were goosed by a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer. Fear Inoculum is Tool’s first studio album since 10,000 Days, which opened at No. 1 on the May 20, 2006-dated chart with 564,000 copies sold in its first week. (Until December of 2014, the Billboard 200 ranked albums only by weekly sales.) Back on the new Billboard 200, Taylor Swift’s Lover falls from No. 1 to No. 2 in its second week, earning 178,000 equivalent album units (down 79% from its big first week of 867,000 units). Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell! debuts at No. 3 with 104,000 equivalent album units (with 66,000 of that sum in album sales). Norman tallies Del Rey her sixth top 10 effort. Her last album, 2017’s Lust for Life, opened at No. 1 with 107,000 units (with 80,000 of that in album sales). Coming in at No. 4 is Lil Tecca’s debut effort We Love You Tecca, starting with 68,000 equivalent album units (with just 4,000 in album sales). The set is powered by streaming activity, as it garnered just 1,000 in TEA units, but 64,000 SEA units (equaling 100.5 million on-demand audio streams for its tracks). The album is driven by the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit single “Ran$om,” which has spent the past two weeks at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart (through the most recently published chart, dated Sept. 7). Young Thug’s former No. 1 So Much Fun falls from No. 2 to No. 5 in its third week (61,000 equivalent album units; down 21%), while Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You retreats from its No. 4 peak to No. 6 (45,000 units; down 8%). Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? dips 6-7 (38,000 units; down 6%), Chris Brown’s Indigo climbs 9-8 (34,000 units; down 1%) and Ed Sheeran’s No.6 Collaborations Project falls 8-9 (33,000 units; down 6%). Rounding out the top 10 is Travis Scott’s Astroworld, which vaults 20-10 with 31,000 units (up 55%). The set gets a big boost thanks to attention generated by the documentary film about Scott, Look Mom I Can Fly, which premiered on Aug. 28 on Netflix.