Beyonce’s Grammy-Winning ‘Renaissance’ & ‘Break My Soul’ Surge on Dance/Electronic Charts
Written by djfrosty on February 16, 2023
Beyoncé, fresh off her historic wins at the Grammy Awards on Feb. 5, takes more honors on Billboard‘s Feb. 18-dated dance/electronic charts.
On the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, the superstar enjoys a 13th week at No. 1 with Renaissance, which won the best dance/electronic album Grammy (among her four wins this year, upping her career total to a record-breaking 32). The set earned 37,000 equivalent album units, up 109%, in the Feb. 3-9 tracking week, according to Luminate.
On the multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs survey, the set’s lead single “Break My Soul” bounds 9-6, earning the top Streaming Gainer award with 3.5 million official U.S. streams, up 41%. The track, which dominated the chart for 11 weeks last July-September and won the Grammy for best dance/electronic recording, also sold 1,600 downloads, up 30%, and drew 4.3 million radio airplay audience impressions, up 18%.
Concurrently, “Break” bolts 5-4 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart and 18-7 on Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs. It spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on each tally, as well as five frames atop Dance/Mix Show Airplay.
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha roll back to No. 1 for a 20th week atop Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales with “I’m Good (Blue),” The track – nominated for the best dance/electronic recording at the Grammy Awards – sold 9,000 downloads, up 118%. The track ties DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s “Turn Down for What” (2014-15) for the seventh-most weeks at the summit in the chart’s 13-year history; Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” ruled for a record 44 frames in August 2021-June 2022.
“Good” claims top Sales Gainer honors on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, racking up a 21st week at No. 1, the ninth-most dating to the chart’s January 2013 premiere. In addition to its sales, “Good” collected 76.9 million airplay impressions and 11 million streams Feb. 3-9.
“Good” also adds a 14th week at No. 1 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay, tying “Cold Heart” and Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” featuring Calvin Harris (2011-12), for the sixth-most weeks on top since the chart’s August 2003 inception; the Chainsmokers’ “Closer,” featuring Halsey, leads with 20 weeks at No. 1 in 2016.
Shifting to Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs, P!nk powers into the top 10 with “Trustfall,” up 12-6 in its second week. Her first top 10 on the chart totaled 4 million streams, up 35%.
Also noteworthy on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales is Depeche Mode‘s second-ever showing with “Ghosts Again,” new at No. 12. The Feb. 9-released track, from the band’s album Memento Mori (due March 24), sold 900 downloads in its first day of release. It’s the electronic-rock legends’ second appearance, following their 1990 Billboard Hot 100 No. 8 classic “Enjoy the Silence” (which reached its No. 5 high on Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales in May 2022).