Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

“Die With a Smile,” on Streamline/Interscope/Atlantic/ICLG, totaled 59.7 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 11% week-over-week), 27.1 million official streams (up 11%) and 6,000 sold (up 41%) in the United States Dec. 27-Jan. 2.

The track hits No. 1, surging from No. 25, for the first time on the Streaming Songs chart, becoming Gaga’s second leader and Mars’ third; holds at its No. 2 high on Radio Songs; and, pushes 5-4 on Digital Song Sales, which it led for two weeks.

“Die With a Smile,” the 1,177th No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 66-year history, is Lady Gaga’s sixth and Bruno Mars’ ninth.

Here’s a recap of each superstar’s leaders on the list.

Lady Gaga’s Hot 100 No. 1s:

Bruno Mars’ Hot 100 No. 1s:

Gaga and Mars are also among the co-writers and co-producers of “Die With a Smile.” Gaga has co-written all six of her Hot 100 No. 1s and co-produced three. Mars has co-penned all nine of his leaders (as well as Flo Rida’s 2009 No. 1 “Right Round”) and likewise co-produced three.

Now boasting a nearly 16-year career span of topping the Hot 100, Lady Gaga becomes only the third artist – joining Janet and Michael Jackson – to have notched multiple No. 1s in three distinct decades. Here’s a look at the three acts and their totals by decade:

(Michael Jackson’s totals do not include his four trips to the top of the Hot 100 in the 1970s as a member of the Jackson 5. If mixing group and solo No. 1s, Paul McCartney and Diana Ross would also make the list above. McCartney earned three leaders in the ‘80s and six in the ‘70s as a soloist and/or with Wings, following The Beatles’ record 20 in the ‘70s [two] and ‘60s [18]. Ross tallied two solo No. 1s in the ‘80s and four in the ‘70s, after The Supremes scored 12 in the ‘60s.)

As “Die With a Smile” ascends to the Hot 100’s summit, Bruno Mars adds his 35th career week at No. 1 – solely claiming the 10th-most time spent in the top spot. He breaks out of a tie with Adele and Elton John for the distinction.

Most Weeks at No. 1 on Hot 100:

Mars bookends the Hot 100’s top five, as ROSÉ and his “APT.” bounds 34-5, surpassing its prior No. 8 peak, set upon its November debut. The song drew 30.6 million in airplay audience (up 3%) and 19.7 million streams (up 15%) and sold 6,000 (up 23%) in the tracking week.

“APT.” became BLACKPINK member ROSÉ’s first Hot 100 top 10 as a soloist (outpacing the group’s No. 13 best set by “Ice Cream,” with Selena Gomez, in 2012). She made history as the first female artist prominent in K-pop (Korean pop) to hit the top 10, and now, thus, becomes the first such artist to reach the top five.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rebounds 24-2 on the Hot 100, following a record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning in July. It tops Radio Songs for a 23rd week (68 million in audience, up 14%) and the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart for a 29th week, extending the genre list’s longest command this decade.

Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” flies 28-3 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2. It leads the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 22nd week each.

Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March – and became the chart’s top song of 2024 – reenters at No. 4; Gracie Abrams’ “That’s So True” charges 33-6, returning to its best rank; and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” leaps 27-7, after reaching No. 3, as it rules the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a fourth week each.

Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help,” featuring Morgan Wallen, soars 47-8 on the Hot 100, following six weeks at No. 1 beginning upon its debut last May, and, rounding out the top 10, Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” buzzes 46-9, after hitting No. 3, and her “Taste” rallies 41-10, after it debuted at its No. 2 high.