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Morgan Wallen Remains No. 1, But Giveon Is Now Red Hot

Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album remains at No.

Morgan Wallen Remains No. 1, But Giveon Is Now Red Hot

By FYI Staff

Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album remains at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart for the sixth non-consecutive week and, once again, scores the highest on-demand stream total for the week. Dangerous is now the longest running No. 1 album by a Country artist since Shania Twain’s Up spent 11 straight weeks at the top in December 2002.


Pop Smoke’s Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon jumps 4-2 and The Weeknd’s After Hours drops one position, to No. 3.

With the release of a deluxe 14-track edition of Ariana Grande’s Positions, the album kicks up its heels, moving 8-4 on the chart. It's the highest position for the album since its fifth week on the chart in December. Positions was originally released by Republic Records/UMC on Oct. 30, 2020.

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The top new entry of the week goes to Staten Island rapper CJ’s Loyalty Over Royalty, at No. 35, and American R&B singer Giveon’s Take Time bullets 99-49 on the heels of the announcement that he's a Grammy contender in the best R&B album category.

– All data courtesy of SoundScan with additional detail provided by MRC’s Paul Tuch.

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Howard Willett (right) with Whiskey Jack
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Howard Willett (right) with Whiskey Jack

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Obituaries: Toronto Harmonica Ace/Vocalist Howard Willett Remembered By His Peers

This week we also acknowledge the passing of The Cure keyboardist/guitarist Perry Bamonte, bubblegum hitmaker Jerry Kasenetz, influential U.S. label head Howie Klein and innovative jazz musician Michal Urbaniak.

Howard Willett, a vocalist and harmonica player with the Bebop Cowboys, Whiskey Jack and many other Ontario country/roots outfits, died on Dec. 31. His age has not been reported.

On his Perlich Post blog, Toronto music journalist Tim Perlich says, "I'm saddened to hear that Parry Sound-born singer/harmonica ace Howard Willett has passed away. Howard was a longtime performer on the Toronto scene, well known for his work with the Bebop Cowboys, Swing-a-Billy Orchestra, Whiskey Jack, Junction City AllStars, The Shifters and many others. He'll be greatly missed."

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