Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Rebounds for Second Week at No. 1 on Hot 100
Written by djfrosty on July 23, 2024
Shaboozey is “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is top shelf on the Billboard Hot 100 again, rebounding from the runner-up spot for a second week at No. 1. Two weeks earlier, the single became his first leader on the chart.
The song by the Virgina native (born Collins Obinna Chibueze) is from his LP Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which debuted at its No. 5 high on the Billboard 200 in June. It has spent two weeks at No. 1 on Americana/Folk Albums and reached No. 2 on Top Country Albums.
Of his breakthrough this year, Shaboozey, who has been releasing music for a decade, recently told Billboard, “We were pretty prepared for this moment.”
Plus, Eminem’s “Houdini” returns to the Hot 100’s top 10, wriggling 18-10, as his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data, the lattermost metric reflecting purchases of physical singles and digital tracks from full-service digital music retailers; digital singles sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites are excluded from chart calculations. All charts (dated July 27, 2024) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, July 23. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy),” on American Dogwood/EMPIRE (with country radio promotion by Magnolia Music), rules the Hot 100 with 77.2 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 11%, good for top Airplay Gainer honors for a third week), 39 million official streams (down 6%) and 16,000 sold (down 24%) in the United States July 12-18.
The track keeps at its No. 2 high on Radio Songs; holds at No. 2 on the Streaming Songs chart, following a week at No. 1; and dips to No. 2 after nine weeks atop Digital Song Sales.
Reflecting its mass appeal, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which interpolates J-Kwon’s 2004 hip-hop classic “Tipsy,” became the first song ever to go top 10 on all four of the following Billboard radio charts, where it continues to gain: It pushes 4-3 on Country Airplay and 7-5 on Pop Airplay; repeats at its No. 5 high on Rhythmic Airplay; and is steady at its No. 6 best on Adult Pop Airplay.
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” concurrently crowns the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a sixth week.
Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, rebounds 3-2 on the Hot 100 following six nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 beginning in May. It tops Radio Songs for a fourth week (84.8 million, up 5%) and the multimetric Songs of the Summer chart for an eighth frame.
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” drops to No. 3 on the Hot 100, a week after it returned to the summit for a second week on top. It commands the multimetric Hot Rap Songs chart for a 10th week and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for an eighth week.
Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” holds at No. 4 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 2, as it leads the multimetric Hot R&B Songs chart for a 12th week.
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” keeps at No. 5 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 3, and her “Please Please Please” repeats at No. 6, four weeks after it became her first No. 1. She claims a sixth week with multiple songs in the top 10, the most of any artist this year.
Hozier’s “Too Sweet” lifts 8-7 on the Hot 100, following a week at No. 1 in April. It rules the multimetric Hot Rock Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 16th week each and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs for a 15th week.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led for a week in March, rises 10-8 on the Hot 100 and Benson Boone’s No. 2-peaking “Beautiful Things” is stationary at No. 9.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Eminem’s “Houdini” escapes from below the tier, bounding 18-10 as the top Streaming Gainer award winner (21.6 million, up 64%); it’s also up 11% to 24.6 million in airplay audience. The lead single from his new album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), which launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, hit No. 2 on the Hot 100 upon its debut in June, becoming his 23rd top 10.
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