{"id":125569,"date":"2025-01-10T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/10\/blinding-lights-the-top-hot-100-song-of-the-21st-century-deconstructed\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:10:20","slug":"blinding-lights-the-top-hot-100-song-of-the-21st-century-deconstructed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/01\/10\/blinding-lights-the-top-hot-100-song-of-the-21st-century-deconstructed\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Blinding Lights\u2019: The Top Hot 100 Song of the 21st Century\u00a0Deconstructed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tWhat sonic characteristics led to The Weeknd<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d claiming the No. 1 spot on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century chart<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n

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\n\tIn 2021, Hit Songs Deconstructed<\/a>, which provides in-depth analysis of Billboard Hot 100<\/a> top 10 hits, held its Max Martin Deconstructed Masterclass<\/a>, led by Hit Songs Deconstructed co-founder Dave Penn. Martin co-wrote and co-produced \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d (with The Weeknd, among others<\/a>), which contributed to his 27 No. 1s as a writer and record<\/a> 25 leaders as a producer.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cBlinding Lights\u201d led (LED<\/a>?) the Hot 100 for four weeks in 2020, logged a record 57-week in the top 10 and charted for a dazzling 90 weeks total.<\/p>\n

\n\tClass is in session again (spit out your gum): Here\u2019s\u00a0a reprinted rundown, according to Penn\u2019s insights as presented in 2021, of the songwriting and production elements and more that helped \u201cBlinding Lights\u201d beam brighter than any other song on the Hot 100 over the first 25 years of the century.<\/p>\n

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