Tracy Chapman Leads 2024 Grammy Awards’ Big Winners in Streams & Sales
Written by djfrosty on February 14, 2024
Songs that were performed at and/or snagged wins at the 2024 Grammy Awards saw bumps in U.S. streams and sales toward the Billboard charts, resulting in multiple gains, re-entries and even debuts on the Feb. 17-dated tallies.
Perhaps no one benefited more from the Feb. 4 ceremony than Tracy Chapman, whose 1988 single “Fast Car,” as previously reported, returns to the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time since October of that year, re-entering at No. 42. (Older songs are eligible to appear on Billboard’s multimetric charts if in the top half and with a meaningful reason for their re-entry.)
“Fast Car,” which was performed as a duet with Luke Combs during the broadcast, earned 6 million official U.S. streams Feb. 2-8, a boost of 153%, according to Luminate. It also accumulated 35,000 digital downloads, enough to send it to No. 1 on Digital Song Sales for the first time.
Gains for Chapman’s catalog weren’t limited to “Fast Car,” though. In all, on-demand streams of Chapman’s music totaled 13.5 million, a 217% jump from 4.3 million listens Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
She also racked up 50,000 total song sales, a 5,909% boost from 1,000 Jan. 26-Feb. 1.
Chapman’s next-best-performing song, “Give Me One Reason,” hops onto Digital Song Sales at No. 15 thanks to 7,000 downloads, up 3,544%. It also earned 2.6 million streams, a leap of 40%.
Chapman’s music dots the Rock Digital Song Sales ranking as well, in addition to the appearances of “Fast Car” (No. 1) and “Give Me One Reason” (No. 3). Other entries include “Talkin’ Bout a Revolution” (No. 7; 2,000 downloads, up 5,600%), “Baby Can I Hold You” (No. 9; 2,000 downloads, up 2,557%), “Stand By Me (Live From The Late Show With David Letterman)” (No. 10; 2,000, up 4,149%) and “The Promise” (No. 15; 1,000, up 2,740%).
As previously reported, Chapman’s self-titled 1988 debut returns to the Billboard 200 with 15,000 equivalent album units earned. The set also appears on Americana/Folk Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums at Nos. 4 and 13, respectively, and her Greatest Hits reaches the former at No. 16 (7,000 units).
Chapman’s original wasn’t the only version of “Fast Car” to see chart movement. Combs’ cover rebounds to the top 10 of the Hot 100, leaping 20-8 thanks to 13.6 million streams, a gain of 26%, plus 17,000 downloads, up 1,168%.
Toward the top of the Hot 100, SZA’s “Snooze” ranks as the top-performing song affiliated with the Grammys in terms of overall streams, jumping 10-5 on the strength of 16.6 million listens, up 29%. “Snooze,” which also garnered 3,000 downloads (up 285%), was performed during the ceremony and also won for best R&B song.
Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” a winner for a pair of awards (including record of the year) and another tune performed during the broadcast, returns to the Hot 100’s top 10, blasting 32-10 with 11.3 million streams (a jump of 51%) and 26,000 sold (rising 2,157%). It’s Cyrus’ first time in the top 10 with the song, an eight-week No. 1 in 2023, since August.
Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?,” represented on the broadcast during a performance as well as its win for song of the year, vaults 31-20 on the Hot 100 with 9.4 million streams, up 16%, and a 300% jump in downloads to 8,000.
Overall, 14 songs performed during the Grammy broadcast or pre-telecast (which was streamed via the Grammys’ YouTube page prior to the main broadcast) were part of the top 2,000 most streamed titles in the U.S. Feb. 2-8 and had at least a 5% bump in streams for the week.
Performed:
- SZA, “Snooze” (16.6 million streams, up 29%)
- Luke Combs, “Fast Car” (13.6 million streams, up 26%)
- Miley Cyrus, “Flowers” (11.3 million streams, up 51%)
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?” (9.4 million streams, up 16%)
- Olivia Rodrigo, “Vampire” (9.4 million streams, up 14%)
- SZA, “Kill Bill” (8.6 million streams, up 15%)
- Travis Scott feat. Playboi Carti, “FE!N” (7.5 million streams, up 17%)
- Dua Lipa, “Houdini” (7 million streams, up 8%)
- Tracy Chapman, “Fast Car” (6 million streams, up 153%)
- Travis Scott, “My Eyes” (5.9 million streams, up 11%)
- Billy Joel, “Turn the Lights Back On” (4.5 million streams, up 340%)
- Bill Withers, “Ain’t No Sunshine” (3.7 million streams, up 12%)*
- Laufey, “From the Start” (3.7 million streams, up 5%)**
- Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Proud Mary” (1.7 million streams, up 5%)***
*performed during the in memoriam segment by Jon Batiste
**performed during the pre-telecast
***performed during the in memoriam segment by Fantasia
Of note, Billy Joel’s “Turn the Lights Back On” was also amid its first full week of availability after having been released Feb. 1.
Six songs that won awards during the main ceremony or premiere ceremony were within the top 2,000 songs in U.S. streams Feb. 2-8 and were also up at least 5%.
Won:
- SZA, “Snooze” (16.6 million streams, up 29%) (best R&B song)
- Miley Cyrus, “Flowers” (11.3 million streams, up 51%) (record of the year, best pop solo performance)
- Billie Eilish, “What Was I Made For?” (9.4 million streams, up 16%) (song of the year, best song written for visual media)
- Boygenius, “Not Strong Enough” (2.6 million streams, up 45%) (best rock performance, best rock song)
- SZA feat. Phoebe Bridgers, “Ghost in the Machine” (2.4 million streams, up 36%) (best pop duo/group performance)
- Killer Mike & Andre 3000 feat. Future & Erykah Badu, “Scientists & Engineers” (2.2 million streams, up 773%) (best rap performance, best rap song)
Though she didn’t make the Hot 100, Joni Mitchell sports a sizable boost in streams and sales of her catalog after she appeared during the broadcast to perform “Both Sides Now,” flanked by Brandi Carlile, Allison Russell, Lucius and more. The ‘60s classic returns to Digital Song Sales at No. 10 via 9,000 downloads, a 3,507% leap. The song also accumulated 473,000 on-demand U.S. streams, up 213%.
Mitchell’s catalog soared 126% in overall on-demand U.S. streams, from 1.4 million Jan. 26-Feb. 1 to 3.1 million Feb. 2-8. In all, she garnered 14,000 downloads, a gain of 1,361%.
The Billboard 200 features multiple Grammy-related gains in addition to the aforementioned Chapman re-entry. SZA’s SOS, a winner for best progressive R&B album, leads the pack at No. 3 with 53,000 units, up 28%. Taylor Swift’s album of the year-winning Midnights, meanwhile, jumps 9-5 with 51,000 units, up 35%. The full rundown can be found here.