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In the Billboard Hot 100 table dated Jan.. December 2019, The Weeknds « Heartless » claimed No.. 1 position. In the same week “Blinding Lights” made its chart debut on No. . 11. The Hot 100 charts have been out for a year since then, and “Blinding Lights” was on every one of them. In the latest table (from 5. December 2020) « Blinding Lights » is No.. 9, which means the song stayed on the Hot 100 for a full year.
The Weeknd took a moment to observe that success today, as well as the fact that the song now turns 41. Spends week in the top 10 of the charts, expanding the recently set record. He shared a screenshot of a tweet with the news and labeled it with an emoji of a smiling face surrounded by hearts. Yesterday he also shared the individual art and commemorated the one year anniversary of the song. He wrote: « Blinding Lights turns 1 today [heart emoji], it feels like yesterday …. ”
This is certainly a bittersweet moment for The Weeknd, as it came shortly after being inexplicably banned from the latest Grammy nominations despite having one of the biggest songs and albums of the year. The artist accused the Grammys of corruption and wrote on social media: “The Grammys remain corrupt. You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency… ”He later added,“ Are you planning a performance together for weeks so as not to get invited? In my opinion there are no nominations = you are not invited! «
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World News – USA – The Weeknd celebrates that « Blinding Lights » spend a year on the Hot 100
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