GLOBAL NO.1 - 30 YEARS AGO... Madonna's "Cherish" was the third single from the album Like A Prayer. The song was built around the themes of love and relationships, with William Shakespears's Romeo & Juliet being one of the major inspirations. The track also included a line from the 1966 hit "Cherish" by the Association. Musically constructed as a doo-wop-style pop song, it's regarded as a light-hearted track by critics and includes instruments such as a drum machine, percussions, keyboards and a saxophone. Lyrically, it speaks of Madonna's devotion to her lover, and her promise to be always by his side. The black-and-white music video for the song was directed by photographer Herb Ritts at the Paradise Cove Beach in Malibu, California. In the video, Madonna plays herself, while three co-actors dressed as mermen swim in and out of the sea. "Cherish" reached only the no.1 spot in Canada, in the United States it peaked at no.2 and in United Kingdom at no.3.

USA
Billboard Report (excerpt)
Travis Scott's 'Highest In The Room' debuts at no.1
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
by Keith Caulfield & Gary Trust, Los Angeles

K-pop supergroup SuperM debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the act’s first effort, SuperM: The 1st Mini Album, enters atop the tally. The set, which was released via

SM/Capitol Records on Oct. 4, launches with 168,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 10, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 164,000 were in album sales. SuperM’s existence was announced on Aug. 7, and the act comprises seven members from established pop acts that have had some success already on Billboard’s various charts: one from SHINee, and two each from EXO, NCT 127 and WayV. None of those groups have claimed a top 10 effort on the all-genre Billboard 200, though. (The highest charting album from any of the non-SuperM acts is NCT 127’s NCT #127 We Are Superhuman: The 4th Mini Album, which debuted and peaked at No. 11 earlier this year.) SuperM’s handsome start was encouraged mightily by an array of permutations in which to purchase the album, which was likely very appealing to the group’s fans, since K-pop fans are often passionate about buying collectible physical packages

of an album. The 1st Mini Album had more than 60 merchandise/album bundles available to purchase through their official web stores, a concert ticket/album sale redemption offer with their upcoming arena tour and eight different CD variants of the album (seven with a different cover for each member, along with a group edition). The act also staged a week-long pop-up shop in Los Angeles during street week, where fans could buy the CD (as well as oodles of individual merch items). At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Summer Walker’s debut studio effort, Over It, launches with 134,000 equivalent album units earned — the biggest week for an R&B album by a female artist in over three years. The last R&B album by a woman to notch a bigger week was Beyoncé with Lemonade, which tallied 202,000 units in its third week on the list (May 28, 2016; at No. 2) after previously bowing at No. 1. Over It’s starting sum of 134,000 units was largely powered by streaming activity, as the set garnered 14,000 album sales, 1,000 TEA units and 119,000 SEA units. The latter figure translates to a big 154.7 million on-demand audio streams for the album’s songs — marking the largest streaming week ever for an R&B album by a woman in terms of on-demand audio streams (surpassing the debut week of Beyoncé’s Lemonade, with 115.2 million). It also scores the second-largest streaming week for an R&B album among all acts (trailing only the debut week of The Weeknd’s Starboy, with 175.2 million). Previous to the debut of Over It, Walker earned four top 25-charting hits on the Hot R&B Songs chart, including the top five hit “Playing Games.” A quintet of former No. 1s are next on Billboard 200: Post Malone’s Hollywood’s Bleeding slips 2-3 (108,000 units; down 13%), DaBaby’s Kirk falls 1-4 in its second week (75,000 units; down 49%), Taylor Swift’s Lover is steady at No. 5 (51,000 units; down 11%), Chris Brown’s Indigo bolts 13-6 (39,000 units; up 24% after the album was reissued with bonus tracks) Billie Eilish’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? is a non-mover at No. 7 (38,000 units; down 4%). Kevin Gates’ I’m Him falls 4-8 in its second week, tallying just over 36,000 equivalent album units (down 52%). Brantley Gilbert earns his fourth top 10 effort, as Fire & Brimstone debuts at No. 9 with 36,000 equivalent album units earned. Of that sum, 28,000 were in album sales. He previously visited the top 10 with The Devil Don’t Sleep (No. 2 in 2017), Just As I Am (No. 2, 2014) and Halfway to Heaven (No. 4, 2011). Rounding out the new top 10 is Young Thug’s So Much Fun, at No. 10. The former No. 1 dips 8-10 in its eighth week on the list, with 35,000 units (down 10%). Travis Scott blasts in atop the Billboard Hot 100 as "Highest in the Room," true to its title, launches at No. 1. The rapper earns his second leader and first to debut in the top spot. "Highest," released on Cactus Jack / Grand Hustle / Epic Records on Oct. 4 (after it was initially teased in a Kylie Jenner Kybrow cosmetics ad in April), and the 1,090th leader in the Hot 100's 61-year history, starts at No. 1 the Streaming Songs chart with 59 million U.S. streams in the week ending Oct. 10, according to Nielsen Music. Available digitally and, in its first week, in a variety of physical formats (CD, cassette and vinyl; consumers also received a digital version when ordering the physical copies), the track bows at No. 2 on Digital Song Sales with 51,000 sold in the week ending Oct. 10. It ranks below the Radio Songs survey with 6.9 million audience impressions in the week ending Oct. 13. Scott adds his second Hot 100 No. 1, after "Sicko Mode" led the Dec. 8, 2018-dated chart. That track debuted at No. 4 and remained in the top 10 continuously before leading at last in its 17th week. "Highest" is the 35th single to start atop the Hot 100 and the first since Jonas Brothers' "Sucker" in March. Epic enjoys its third No. 1 arrival, after DJ Khaled's "I'm the One," featuring Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne (released on both Def Jam and Epic), in 2017 and Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone," the first song to debut at No. 1, in 1995. Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" drops to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after six weeks at No. 1. Still, it rules Radio Songs for a fourth frame (120.4 million, down 1%). It descends to No. 3 on Digital Song Sales (28,000, down 8%), after five weeks at No. 1, and 6-12 on Streaming Songs (25.8 million, down 7%). Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's "Señorita" slips 2-3 on the Hot 100, after commanding the Aug. 31-dated chart. Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber's "10,000 Hours" roars onto the Hot 100 at No. 4, as it opens atop Digital Song Sales at No. 1 with 53,000 sold in the week ending Oct. 10, following its Oct. 4 premiere. Dan + Shay notch their first No. 1 on the sales chart, while Bieber banks his 10th, tying Drake and Eminem for the most among males. Among all acts, Taylor Swift leads with 18 Digital Song Sales No. 1s, followed by Rihanna (14) and Katy Perry (11). "Hours" also enters Streaming Songs at No. 3 with 33.3 million U.S. streams, while nearing Radio Songs with 19.6 million in all-format audience. Being promoted to country and pop radio, the track ranks at No. 25 in its second week on the Country Airplay chart, while debuting at No. 26 on Adult Pop Songs and No. 29 on Pop Songs. Dan + Shay post their highest Hot 100 rank, after the pair reached a previous No. 21 high with "Tequila" in July 2018. Bieber adds his 16th Hot 100 top 10 and first since "I Don't Care" (with Ed Sheeran), which debuted and peaked at No. 2 in May. Lewis Capaldi's "Someone You Loved" dips to No. 5 on the Hot 100 from its No. 3 high; Post Malone's "Circles" rises 8-6, after reaching No. 4; and Chris Brown's "No Guidance," featuring Drake, falls to No. 7 from its No. 5 peak, while leading Hot R&B Songs for a seventh week. Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Lil Tecca's "Ran$om" tumbles to No. 8 from its No. 4 peak; Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy," which ruled the Aug. 24 Hot 100, drops 6-9; and Lil Nas X's "Panini" backtracks 8-10 after hitting No. 5.