The ladies of XG are Billboard’s newest cover stars. In honor of the Hot 100’s 65th anniversary Billboard staff has been pulling together a huge list of the top 500 best pop songs. The 2023 Billboard Music Awards set for Sunday, Nov. 19, will include a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spotify ‘Fans First.’ And more!
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00:00 South by Southwest Sydney headliners, XG,
00:02 are on the cover of Billboard.
00:05 Major Billboard Music Awards announcement incoming.
00:08 Sebastian Yatra takes us behind the photos.
00:11 We reveal Billboard's top pop songs of all time,
00:15 and we run down the top songs on TikTok this week.
00:18 (upbeat music)
00:20 Welcome to another episode of Billboard News.
00:23 I'm Tetris Kelly.
00:24 It's Thursday, October 19th,
00:26 and we're starting the show off
00:27 with our latest cover star's Japanese global pop artist, XG.
00:31 Well, we've been inspired by a lot of groups,
00:35 but maybe TLC, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls.
00:40 (laughing)
00:41 (upbeat music)
00:44 (speaking in foreign language)
00:54 (speaking in foreign language)
00:58 (upbeat music)
01:10 (speaking in foreign language)
01:16 (speaking in foreign language)
01:20 Destiny's Child and TLC and Aaliyah.
01:32 I love them.
01:33 (speaking in foreign language)
01:37 Active girl.
01:42 (upbeat music)
01:44 (speaking in foreign language)
01:48 (speaking in foreign language)
01:52 (upbeat music)
01:56 (speaking in foreign language)
02:00 (speaking in foreign language)
02:27 You can see the full cover story at Billboard.com.
02:30 Now it's time to talk about
02:31 Billboard's top 500 pop songs of all time.
02:35 Everyone's been wondering who's going to take the top spot,
02:38 and now we can reveal our top three.
02:40 The Temptations' "My Girl" is number three on our list.
02:43 ♪ Making me lonely ♪
02:46 ♪ Talking all night ♪
02:49 "My Girl" is the kind of song
02:50 that everybody knows that it's great,
02:52 but nobody really thinks about its greatness
02:53 because it's just kind of self-evident.
02:56 "My Girl" has existed for almost 60 years now,
02:58 and it's just sort of in the ether.
03:00 It's just kind of part of our lives,
03:01 and we don't really think about it,
03:03 but the greatness is self-evident
03:05 because it's still around, you know?
03:06 And it's written by Smokey Robinson,
03:08 who's very arguably the greatest pop songwriter of all time,
03:11 so it's no surprise that the song
03:13 still kind of resonates today,
03:15 again, nearly 60 years after it was released.
03:17 ♪ I've got sunshine ♪
03:21 ♪ On a cloudy day ♪
03:23 Our number two is ABBA's "Dancing Queen."
03:26 ♪ You are the dancing queen ♪
03:30 ♪ Young and sweet ♪
03:31 "Dancing Queen" is so high on our list
03:33 because in a lot of ways,
03:35 what does seem like a very simple, straightforward song
03:38 is really quite an achievement.
03:41 There's a lot going on here.
03:42 There's a lot going on with their vocal harmonies.
03:44 It takes a lot of effort and a lot of sophistication
03:47 and planning to sound this effortless,
03:49 and what ABBA was so good at is doing it
03:52 without ever letting you see any of those seams.
03:55 "Dancing Queen" is a disco song.
03:58 Most people don't really think of it that way,
04:00 in the same way that you kind of think
04:01 of a Bee Gees song as a disco song,
04:03 because there's something just so pure and liberating about it
04:06 that it's transcended the moment.
04:08 It's transcended the era.
04:09 This is a song for everyone.
04:11 It gets everyone dancing.
04:12 It makes everyone happy.
04:13 It makes everyone feel like they are
04:15 a 17-year-old dancing queen.
04:17 ♪ Be that girl ♪
04:19 ♪ Watch that scene ♪
04:21 ♪ Dig in the dancing queen ♪
04:23 Coming in at number one is Whitney Houston's
04:26 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."
04:27 ♪ Oh, I wanna dance with somebody ♪
04:32 ♪ I wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪
04:34 Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
04:36 is our number one song because it did everything
04:37 a perfect pop song should do.
04:39 It served a specific purpose of Whitney's career,
04:41 made her more than just a balladeer
04:43 and showed that she can compete with the big pop dogs,
04:45 but it also transcended its era and its genre,
04:48 becoming an anthem for people of all walks of life
04:50 around the world.
04:51 ♪ With somebody who loves me ♪
04:55 ♪ Oh ♪
04:56 It's about to be my favorite season of the year,
04:58 award season.
04:59 And what better way to get everyone in the spirit
05:02 than an epic Billboard Music Awards announcement.
05:05 Get ready because it's the season we've all been waiting for.
05:09 Billboard is back to honor the artists
05:11 who've had us bopping nonstop throughout the year
05:14 with their chart-topping hits.
05:16 For 2023, Billboard is reimagining award shows
05:20 in a first-of-its-kind collaboration with Spotify
05:23 to bring fans up close and personal
05:24 with their favorite artists.
05:26 The Billboard Music Awards will deliver fans
05:28 with hours of music and exclusive content,
05:31 including winter celebrations,
05:33 behind-the-scenes moments, and performances.
05:36 Performances and award celebrations will take place
05:39 in global locations, in the midst of sold-out tours
05:42 and in custom venues.
05:44 In addition, the BBMAs and Spotify have teamed up
05:47 to identify fans who've consumed the most hours of music
05:50 over the past year to receive a golden ticket,
05:54 granting them access to attend
05:55 a once-in-a-lifetime performance
05:57 curated by their favorite artist.
05:59 It all goes down on Sunday, November 19th
06:02 across BBMAs and Billboard's social channels,
06:05 as well as BBMAs.org.
06:08 While we were down in Miami for Latin Music Week,
06:10 we caught up with Sebastian Yatra
06:12 so that he could tell us what's happening behind the photos.
06:15 -Hi, I'm Sebastian, and I'm going to take you
06:17 behind the scenes with Billboard.
06:19 Perfect, let's see three photos from my Instagram.
06:25 The first one is...
06:27 This was in Colombia recently.
06:29 I went on vacation with my family
06:32 and we went to the Eje Cafetero.
06:34 So this is in a town called Finland,
06:36 and it's like a dream.
06:38 So they got inspired by this town
06:40 and also by one called Salento
06:42 and the Cocora Valley to make the movie "Encanto."
06:45 So, literally, you feel like you're in the middle of "Encanto."
06:49 And it's a place that I recommend
06:50 to anyone from the planet Earth.
06:53 It's a greener place than Colombia,
06:55 the Eje Cafetero, or Medellín.
06:57 I meet people from all over the world
06:59 and they talk a lot about green in our country.
07:01 This was a couple of months ago
07:04 at the Kings League final,
07:06 which was at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
07:09 What happened was that Manu called me
07:11 the day before the final and said,
07:13 "Hey, man, I'm here in Madrid.
07:15 "Belle just got here too.
07:17 "I'm going to sing at the Kings League final tomorrow."
07:18 That same day when we sang,
07:20 I was going to Ibiza on vacation,
07:22 and he said, "Let's sing 'Vagabundo' together, the song."
07:25 And of course, the song was a hit at that time in Spain
07:27 and in many other countries.
07:28 We said, "Let's do it."
07:30 And super-dear Manu, we all went there.
07:32 And this is a photo before going out
07:34 to sing it in the stadium.
07:36 I uploaded this photo a little while ago
07:39 and it's with all the energy in the world.
07:41 We were in Mexico and I decided to make an acoustic version
07:46 of the song to my new single, "Energía Bacana,"
07:48 which also comes from Georgina in the video.
07:51 It's Christian and it's a song that I love a lot
07:53 and I think you're going to hear it a lot.
07:57 - Before I let you go,
07:58 each week we run down the top songs on TikTok
08:00 and we've got some of your faves on the chart this week.
08:03 Mitski holds onto the top spot
08:05 while two new songs make the top 10
08:07 of the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
08:10 ♪ My love is mine, oh mine ♪
08:13 Mitski's "My Love, Mine, Oh Mine"
08:15 is the number one track yet again
08:17 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50
08:19 for the chart posting October 19.
08:22 The emotional connection is strong
08:24 for users posting with this song.
08:26 Future's 2016 track "Wicked" lands at number two
08:29 thanks to a new trend that's got fans wiggling.
08:33 ♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle ♪
08:35 ♪ Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle ♪
08:37 And Drake may have claimed seven of the top 10
08:40 on the Hot 100 this week,
08:41 but he took third when it comes
08:43 to the TikTok Billboard Top 50
08:45 with "IDGAF" featuring Ye
08:47 thanks to everyone loving Drake's part.
08:50 ♪ I say whatever I want ♪
08:51 ♪ I do whatever I want ♪
08:53 ♪ I'm counting up money for fun ♪
08:54 While the rest of the top 10 is full of familiar faces.
08:59 Every Thursday, Billboard will bring you the verified list
09:01 of the hottest songs on TikTok
09:03 by monitoring music discovery and engagement
09:05 on the platform in the United States.
09:07 To find the TikTok Billboard Top 50 each week,
09:10 users can simply go to any sound detail page
09:13 and tap the top right button to access the charts page.
09:16 That's today's show.
09:17 Come back tomorrow for our Friday music guide
09:20 and our sit down with mega DJ Marshmello.
09:23 I'm Tetris Kelly and this is Billboard News.
09:26 (upbeat music)