Lizzo's 'Truth Hurts' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Lizzo lifts to her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as "Truth Hurts" rises from No. 3. The song reigns after Lizzo performed it on the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Aug. 26.  

Plus, as Taylor Swift's new album Lover launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, two songs from the set infuse the Hot 100's top 10: "You Need to Calm Down," which debuted at its No. 2 high in June, surges 14-4 and the title track soars 19-10 in its second week on the survey.
 "Truth Hurts," released on Nice Life/Atlantic Records, becomes the 1,089th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 61-year history.

Helping spark the gains were Lizzo's buzzy VMAs performance (in which she sang "Truth Hurts" in a medley with her song "Good as Hell"), her four-song set on NBC's Today on Aug. 23 and two newly released versions: a DaBaby remix and a CID remix.

"Truth Hurts" completes a lengthy journey to the top of the Hot 100, beyond its 17 total chart weeks, dating to its No. 50 debut on the May 18 ranking.
Lizzo (born Melissa Viviane Jefferson, in Detroit) originally released the song in September 2017. However, it received renewed attention after being featured in the Netflix film Someone Great, which premiered this April. The song was subsequently added to Lizzo's 2019 LP Cuz I Love You, which debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 in May.
  

Three weeks, three No. 1 newcomers: As Lizzo lands her first Hot 100 leader, this week marks the third consecutive week in which an artist has tallied an initial No. 1 on the chart, after Mendes and Eilish the previous two frames, respectively.

Swift surges 14-4 on the Hot 100 with "You Need to Calm Down" and 19-10 with "Lover," as the songs blast 22-9 (24.6 million, up 49%) and 21-7 (29.1 million, up 81%) on Streaming Songs, respectively; current radio single "Calm" additionally rises 13-12 on Radio Songs (52.7 million, down 2%). The official "Lover" video arrived Aug. 22, a day before the start of the Aug. 23-29 streaming tracking week.

Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road," featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, drops 4-5 on the Hot 100, after it commanded the chart for a record 19 weeks; Lil Tecca's "Ran$om" dips from its No. 5 high to No. 6, as it spends a second week atop Streaming Songs (49.7 million, down 5%); Chris Brown's No. 6-peaking "No Guidance," featuring Drake, keeps at No. 7, as it rises to No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs; and Khalid's No. 3 Hot 100 hit "Talk" tumbles 6-8.

Above Swift's "Lover" at No. 10 on the Hot 100, Sheeran and Bieber's No. 2-peaking "I Don't Care" descends 8-9 and hits No. 1 on Radio Songs (111 million, essentially even week-over-week).

Courtesy: Billboard.com