What if the next step in the evolution of memes is to bring them to life? Drake playing Wii tennis, Mr G from Summer Heights High shimmying along to the beat are just two of the most popular ones circulating the expanses of the internet.
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The post Here’s Why Drake’s “Hotline Bling” Never Hit No. 1 on the Billboard Charts appeared first on Pigeons & Planes. It’s a picture of Tyson on the phone with the words “you uthed to call me on the thell phone” that Questlove happened to post on his Instagram account.
Apple music is mainly to blame. But Billboard has only had streaming data from Apple since early August, about a month after the launch of Apple Music, and that’s only for streams of music, not video views. The video has since been released on YouTube, but with the video sitting at only 1.2 million views at the time of writing, things aren’t looking good for the track with Adele looming on the horizon.
So why isn’t “Hotline Bling” number one on the Billboard Hot 100? Her single Hello has already smashed the record for the most views in 24 hours on Vevo, and is likely to jump straight into the top spot next week, once again ahead of Drake.
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As NPR Music’s Erika Ramirez reported Friday, “Drake’s awkward dancing has been mashed up with the Latin classic ‘Suavemente, ‘ the Peanuts theme song, even a ukulele in the spirit of this week’s Canadian elections”.
