Heavenly Ascent: Myles Smith Scores First No. 1 Song With ‘Stargazing’

Myles Smith earns his first No. 1 on a Billboard songs chart, ruling the Alternative Airplay tally dated Sept. 28 with “Stargazing.”

The song became Smith’s first Alternative Airplay entry when it debuted in June. The British singer-songwriter is the first act to reign in a first appearance this year and the first since Bad Omens with “Just Pretend” in September 2023.

Smith is also the first artist to score a first Alternative Airplay No. 1 in 2024.

Smith scores the second straight Alternative Airplay leader for RCA Records, after Cage the Elephant’s “Rainbow” ruled for two weeks. It’s the first time that a label has linked two consecutive No. 1s since April 2021, when MGK and blackbear’s “My Ex’s Best Friend” led for two weeks, followed by Imagine Dragons’ “Follow You,” both via Interscope Records.

RCA last led in succession with three titles in December 2014-March 2015: “Something From Nothing” by Foo Fighters, “Cigarette Daydreams” by Cage the Elephant and “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon.

Concurrently, “Stargazing” jumps into the top 10 of Adult Alternative Airplay (12-8) to become Smith’s first top 10, also on his first try. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it bullets at its No. 3 high with 5.1 million audience impressions, up 5%, in the week ending Sept. 19, according to Luminate.

A multi-format radio hit, “Stargazing” also lifts 18-16 on Adult Pop Airplay and 26-24 on Pop Airplay, both new best ranks.

“Stargazing” ranks at No. 6 on the latest multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. In addition to its radio airplay, it earned 8.3 million official U.S. streams and sold 2,000 downloads in the week ending Sept. 19.

All Billboard charts dated Sept. 28 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

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