{"id":54913,"date":"2023-10-09T15:04:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/10\/09\/nsync-back-on-billboard-hot-100-for-first-time-since-2002-with-better-place\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:04:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:04:03","slug":"nsync-back-on-billboard-hot-100-for-first-time-since-2002-with-better-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2023\/10\/09\/nsync-back-on-billboard-hot-100-for-first-time-since-2002-with-better-place\/","title":{"rendered":"*NSYNC Back on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time Since 2002 With \u2018Better\u00a0Place\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/nsync\/\">*NSYNC<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/nsync-reunion-better-place-1235428323\/\">first single since 2002<\/a>, \u201cBetter Place,\u201d brings the group back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/hot-100\">Billboard Hot 100<\/a> (dated Oct. 14) for the first time since that year, following the song\u2019s first week of release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe track, released Sept. 29 on DreamWorks\/RCA Records from the <em>Trolls Band Together<\/em> soundtrack, due Oct. 20 (ahead of the movie\u2019s expected Nov. 17 premiere), starts at No. 25 on the Hot 100. It tallied 29 million radio airplay audience impressions and 4.8 million official streams and sold 17,000 downloads in the United States in the tracking week ending Oct. 5, according to Luminate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/nsync-better-place-pop-adult-airplay-charts-debut-1235435977\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/nsync-backstage-mtv-vmas-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake of NSYNC\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t*NSYNC\u2019s Reunion Single \u2018Better Place\u2019 Bounds Onto Pop, Adult Airplay\u00a0Charts\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t10\/09\/2023<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNotably, \u201cBetter Place\u201d ties *NSYNC\u2019s highest Hot 100 start: the group\u2019s debut hit, \u201cI Want You Back,\u201d began at No. 25 on the March 7, 1998-dated chart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe new single concurrently begins at No. 2 on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/digital-song-sales\/\">Digital Song Sales<\/a> chart and No. 21 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/radio-songs\/\">Radio Songs<\/a>. The latter marks the highest entrance for a song by a group since Radio Songs began including all-format airplay in 1998; second-best for a group in a lead role in that span? *NSYNC\u2019s \u201cPop\u201d (No. 24, 2001).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/nsync-better-place-pop-adult-airplay-charts-debut-1235435977\/\">previously reported<\/a>, \u201cBetter Place\u201d bounds in at No. 12 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/adult-pop-songs\/\">Adult Pop Airplay<\/a>, No. 13 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/adult-contemporary\/\">Adult Contemporary<\/a> and No. 16 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/charts\/pop-songs\/\">Pop Airplay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YIptWV8jKws?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t*NSYNC adds its 13th Hot 100 hit, and 11th top 40 entry, and first since \u201cGirlfriend,\u201d featuring Nelly, spent its last week on the chart (dated June 22, 2002).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here\u2019s an updated recap of *NSYNC\u2019s top 40 Hot 100 hits:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNo. 1 peak (two weeks), \u201cIt\u2019s Gonna Be Me,\u201d July 29, 2000<br \/>No. 2, \u201cMusic of My Heart\u201d (with Gloria Estefan), Oct. 16, 1999<br \/>No. 4, \u201cBye Bye Bye,\u201d April 15, 2000<br \/>No. 5, \u201cGirlfriend (feat. Nelly), April 6, 2002<br \/>No. 5, \u201cThis I Promise You,\u201d Dec. 2, 2000<br \/>No. 8, \u201c(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You,\u201d Feb. 27, 1999<br \/>No. 11, \u201cGone,\u201d Nov. 24, 2001<br \/>No. 13, \u201cI Want You Back,\u201d May 2, 1998<br \/>No. 19, \u201cPop,\u201d June 16, 2001<br \/>No. 25 (to date), \u201cBetter Place,\u201d Oct. 14, 2023<br \/>No. 29, \u201cGod Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You\u201d (Alabama feat. *NSYNC), Aug. 21, 1999<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t(*NSYNC missed another likely another top 40 Hot 100 hit with \u201cTearin\u2019 Up My Heart,\u201d which peaked at No. 59 in December 1998; although promoted to radio, the song was not released as a stand-alone single for purchase and, thus, was ineligible to chart on the Hot 100 until that month, when such a restriction was lifted. The song, from the group\u2019s self-titled debut album, rose to No. 15 on Radio Songs in October 1998.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/nsync-cried-reunion-lance-bass-interview-1235420803\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lance-Bass-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Lance Bass\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tLance Bass Says There Were \u2018Tears of Joy\u2019 When *NSYNC Reunited in the Studio: \u2018Time Does So\u00a0Much\u2026\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t10\/09\/2023<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAhead of the release of \u201cBetter Place,\u201d the group\u2019s Justin Timberlake shared on Instagram a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/justin-timberlake-behind-the-scenes-nsync-studio-better-place-1235413480\/\">behind-the-scenes look<\/a> at the quintet back in the studio. \u201cSo many stars aligned and that\u2019s why I hit y\u2019all and was like, \u2018Hey, something came up,\u2019 \u201d he is heard telling the act. \u201cIf we do this song, it\u2019s a love letter to our fans. I would be honored to have the group on this song.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAll charts dated Oct. 14 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 10.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tExperience music like a VIP! <a href=\"https:\/\/billboardplayback.com\/arcade?quiz=artists-who-have-debuted-at-no-1-with-multiple-albums&amp;tab=overview?utm_source=billboard&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=chartbeat-16\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Play trivia now and redeem your Billboard Keys<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/chart-beat\/nsync-better-place-hot-100-debut-1235437313\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*NSYNC\u2019s first single since 2002, \u201cBetter Place,\u201d brings the group back to the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 14) for the first time since that year, following the song\u2019s first week of release. The track, released Sept. 29 on DreamWorks\/RCA Records from the Trolls Band Together soundtrack, due Oct. 20 (ahead of the movie\u2019s expected [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54913\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}