Harry Styles first takes No.1 Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Watermelon Sugar’

Harry Styles first takes No.1 Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Watermelon Sugar’
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This week, Harry Styles' single Watermelon Sugar climbed from No. 7 topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Thus, the male...

This week, Harry Styles' single Watermelon Sugar climbed from No. 7 topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Thus, the male singer has had the first No.1 in his career since his solo split.

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This week, Harry Styles' single Watermelon Sugar climbed from No. 7 topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This is the single No. 1 first since Harry Styles started working as a solo artist. Harry Styles also became the second 'piece' of One Direction to dominate the Hot 100 chart after Zayn (Pillowtalk - 2016).

Watermelon Sugar sold 63,000 digital tracks last week, and was streamed 14.2 million times in the US market. Although being released in May, Watermelon Sugar has just made a miracle so far. Partly because the MV behind-the-scenes video was released by Harry Styles at the end of July. In addition, National Watermelon Day August 3 brought the hashtag #WatermelonSugarDay to the headlines on Twitter, increasing the heat for the song.

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When he was a member of One Direction, Harry Styles and the boys had 6 songs in the top 10, in which the highest ranking was No. 2 went to Best Song Ever in 2018. When he started his solo activities, Harry Styles reached number one place at No.4 with his 2017 opening single Sign of the Times.

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Harry Styles also beat the song No. 1 week ago of ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift - cardigan. Currently, cardigan is holding 8th place. In the top 10 of this week's Hot 100 charts, there's also a notable name. Billie Eilish's My Future debuted at No. 6, becoming the highest debut ranking for the female artist, and the 3rd single to reach Billie's top 10.

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