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Billboard charts, meet the Grammy bump. This week's Billboard charts are out, and Bad Bunny is one of the major movers. But if you were thinking that is because of Sunday's big halftime show, think again. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has more.
STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: The Billboard charts are a snapshot of a moment in time, and this week's charts reflect the immediate aftermath of the recent Grammy Awards. That means we're seeing the effect of Bad Bunny winning album of the year, but his Super Bowl halftime show won't be reflected on the charts until next week. Still, the Grammys alone were enough to give Bad Bunny a huge boost in streaming, and as a result, "DeBI TiRAR MaS FOToS" takes a giant leap up the charts from No. 9 to No. 2. At the same time, his song "DtMF" reenters the Hot 100 singles chart at No. 10.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DTMF")
BAD BUNNY: (Singing in Spanish).
THOMPSON: Still, a huge leap in his numbers wasn't enough for Bad Bunny to return to the top of Billboard's albums chart. That honor went to rapper Don Toliver, whose new album "Octane" has racked up some of the biggest first-week numbers of his career.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "ATM")
DON TOLIVER: (Rapping) Last week, we went back to the crib. Did round two. I don't even...
THOMPSON: Don Toliver has hit No. 1 before, but only as a member of the hip-hop collective JackBoys. As a solo artist, it's his first time at the top of the Billboard 200. Elsewhere on the album's chart, Bad Bunny isn't the only star to receive a Grammy Awards bump. Country singer Jelly Roll reenters this week's chart on the heels of his big wins, while Justin Bieber's "Swag" leaps more than 70 spots into the top 25.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "DAISIES")
JUSTIN BIEBER: (Singing) The way you got me all in my head. The way you got me all in my head. Think I'd rather you in my bed.
THOMPSON: Some rising stars didn't even need to perform at the Grammys or win awards to derive at least some benefit from music's biggest night. A video for Noah Kahan's latest single "The Great Divide" played during the Grammys' commercial time, and now that song debuts on the Hot 100 singles chart at No. 6.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE GREAT DIVIDE")
NOAH KAHAN: (Singing) You inched yourself across the great divide, while we drove aimlessly along the Twin State line.
THOMPSON: Stephen Thompson, NPR Music.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE GREAT DIVIDE")
KAHAN: (Singing) I heard nothing but the bass in every ballad that you'd play, while you swore to God the singer read your mind. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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