One of the top pop stars in the world right now, Dua Lipa is starting a really exciting new chapter in her career. The Grammy winner just released the most current track off her third album, Radical Optimism, which is scheduled for release next month.
This week, the song “Illusion” makes an appearance on one Billboard chart, albeit it is not a particularly strong entry. Although Lipa’s song seems surprisingly low on one of the weekly totals, it’s only the beginning for the song, and the title might have tremendous things ahead of it.
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This week, “Illusion” makes its debut on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, which ranks the top songs in the United States that Billboard categorizes as dance, electronic, or typically both. At number 42 on the list is Lipa’s most recent release.
For someone as well-known and prosperous as Lipa, it’s remarkable to start below the top 40 on a genre-specific chart. It’s also shocking that “Illusion” doesn’t feature on any other tally, but there’s a good reason for what seems to be a dismal performance from one of the industry’s biggest stars.
At some point during the day on Thursday, April 11, “Illusion” was made available. That marked the end of that tracking period, as Friday, April 12 marked the start of a new one. With just a few hours to amass streams and revenue, the song managed to make it to the Billboard charts.
The great bulk of albums and tracks are made available Friday morning. Every Friday marks the start of the Billboard rankings tracking week, so it’s in the musicians’ best interest to give themselves as much time to enjoy their newest releases before they start to affect the weekly totals for the next week.
Even though it was only available for a few hours, “Illusion” was able to establish itself as one of the most popular dance songs in the nation. For someone like Lipa, a debut at No. 42 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs list would typically be seen as extremely disappointing; nevertheless, considering the circumstances, it’s actually even somewhat impressive.
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When Billboard updates the rankings once more the following week, “Illusion” is likely to have an even bigger impact. It’s quite likely to rise in the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, maybe even breaking into the top 10. It is probable that the same cut will make it to several additional lists, including the Hot 100, Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs, and Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales charts.
