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B.C. Singer Cameron Whitcomb Charts His Fourth Straight Single on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 with 'Options'

The energetic song details the fast-rising artist's sobriety journey. Meanwhile, Doechii charts two versions of "Anxiety" on the Canadian Hot 100 and Lady Gaga's Mayhem and Tory Lanez's prison album Peterson debut on the Canadian Albums chart.

Cameron Whitcomb
Cameron Whitcomb
Ryan Simmons

Cameron Whitcomb is quickly becoming one of Canada's most reliable charting artists.

The fast-rising B.C. singer and former American Idol contestant notches his fourth entry on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 this week — chart dated March 22 — with "Options" at No. 80.


That song joins his first entry "Quitter," hitting a peak at No. 41, and "Medusa" at No. 73. Another single, "Hundred Mile High," charted back in February. That's an impressive track record for a young artist at this stage, with just one official EP and a handful of singles to his name.

"Options" is another energetic folk anthem from Whitcomb. This one describes his sobriety journey, and finds Whitcomb reflecting on the various paths he could take. "I won’t but I could / pull that bottle off that shelf / it helps me cope knowing I could be that version of myself," he sings, supported by powerful backing vocals that lift him up along the way.

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Whitcomb is on tour with Ben Cottrill in the U.S. right now and heads to Australia in April. Find his full tour dates here.

Mayhem is sweeping the charts this week. Lady Gaga's critically acclaimed seventh album is at No. 1 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart, bumping Tate McRae's So Close To What to No. 2 and Drake and PartyNextDoor's $ome $exy $ongs 4 U to No. 3.

Lady Gaga also has 11 songs on the Canadian Hot 100, sitting at No. 2 with her Bruno Mars duet "Die With a Smile," while Bruno and ROSÉ hold on to No. 1 with "APT."

Also on the Canadian Albums chart, Tory Lanez debuts Peterson at No. 38. The Toronto rapper and singer recorded the album while incarcerated for shooting rapper Megan Thee Stallion, and has thanked Chris Brown for supporting the album financially.

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Another rising hit on the Canadian Hot 100 is Doechii's Gotye-sampling "Anxiety," which is actually on the chart twice — with Doechii's version at No. 15 and Brooklyn rapper Sleepy Hallow's version featuring Doechii at No. 31. It's one of the few times two takes on the same song have charted simultaneously.

Check out the full charts here.

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Megadeth perform at Ozzfest at the Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
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Megadeth perform at Ozzfest at the Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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