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13 Things to Know About the Charts This Week: Ed Sheeran & Beyonce Aiming for No. 1 on Hot 100, U2 Set to Top Billboard 200

Taylor Swift continues to dominate Billboard's charts this week, as her albumReputation spends its third week atop the Billboard 200 and she extends her record to 36 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100.

Plus, Post Malone's "Rockstar," featuring 21 Savageleads the Billboard Hot 100 for an eighth week.

Here are 13 other things to know about Billboard's charts this week:

1. Looking ahead to next week's Hot 100, Ed Sheeran's "Perfect" is aiming for No. 1, helped by its new duet version with Beyoncé. The song would mark Sheeran's second No. 1 and Beyoncé's sixth as a solo act. Click here to read about its chances of hitting No. 1.

2. On next week's Billboard 200, U2's Songs of Experience is slated to earn the group its eighth No. 1, the third-most among groups. Click here to read the Billboard 200 forecast.

3. On the latest Chart Beat Podcast, Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson sit down with Post Malone's manager, Dre London, to discuss "Rockstar" and why the rapper is a "modern-day Elvis." Click here to listen.

4. Two for the price of none! On this week's other new Chart Beat Podcast, KJYO Oklahoma City program director JJ Ryan offers insights as to whether BTS' "MIC Drop" might become the K-pop group's breakthrough radio hit. Click here to listen.

5. Over on the Pop Shop Podcast, Keith Caulfield and Katie Atkinson break down the recently announced Grammy Awards nominations and more. Click here to listen.

6. Congratulations are in order for Cardi B, as the rapper's first two Hot 100 entries chart in the top 10 together. Her own "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)" ranks at No. 7 and G-Eazy's "No Limit," on which she's featured (with A$AP Rocky), reaches the region at No. 8. Click here to read about the achievement.

7. Among other Hot 100 chart action, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" returns to the ranking at No. 21. The 1994 classic reached a high of No. 11 in 2016. Click here to read this week's Hot 100 Chart Moves.

8. On the latest Billboard 200, EaglesHotel California returns at No. 44 after its 40th anniversary reissue. Plus, a Christmas album sends late crooner Perry Comoback to the chart for the first time since 1976. Click here to read this week's Billboard 200 Chart Moves.

9. Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line's "Meant to Be" crowns Hot Country Songs, earning the pop singer her first chart-topper and FGL its sixth. Click here to read the story.

10. Among other country moves, Garth Brooks scores his first No. 1 in 10 years on Country Airplay, as "Ask Me How I Know" reaches the summit, marking his 19th total No. 1. Click here to read the article.

11. Green Day's Revolution Radio Tour, which took the group to four continents over 14 months, wrapped with $6.2 million earned from more than 90,000 tickets sold on the seventh and final leg of the tour. Click here for the latest Hot Tours roundup.

12. The Voice contestant Chloe Kohanski hits No. 1 on the latest Emerging Artistschart, as the singer's cover of Bonnie Tyler's 1983 Hot 100 No. 1 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" debuts on the Hot 100 at No. 99. Plus, fellow Voice hopeful Addison Agen hits a new peak on Emerging Artists at No. 3. Click here to read about the week's top emerging acts.

13. Thanks to its feature in the movie Call Me By Your NameThe Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way" earns its biggest streaming week. Click here for a full breakdown of the song.

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