Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” ascends to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the list. It rises from No. 4, after reaching a previous No. 2 best.
Warren becomes the first male soloist to earn an initial Hot 100 No. 1 this year.
“Ordinary,” the 1,181st No. 1 in the Hot 100’s 66-year history, rose to the top of both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts in May. On the Hot 100, Warren charted one prior entry, “Burning Down” (No. 69 peak, last October). Concurrent with the coronation of “Ordinary,” he adds his second top 40 Hot 100 hit, as “Bloodline,” with Jelly Roll, debuts at No. 32.
Before concentrating on music full-time, Warren grew a following in Hype House, a group of TikTok content creators that frequently collaborated. He signed to Atlantic Records in 2022.
“In my career, I have been so open with my friends who follow me,” Warren, who co-authored “Ordinary,” told Billboard earlier this year. “They know everything about me and we’re so connected, and I love that. I’m thinking of these people while I’m writing these songs, because I’m thinking about what I would want to hear if I was still going through that.”
Browse the full rundown of this week’s top 10 below.
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‘Ordinary’ Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Ordinary” tallied 21 million official streams (down 1% week-over-week), 43.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 15%) and 8,000 sold (up 24%) in the United States May 23-29. Boosting its profile, Warren performed the song on the American Music Awards, broadcast on CBS, May 26.
The track rebounds 3-1 for a fifth week atop the Digital Song Sales chart and 6-4 on Streaming Songs, after four weeks at the summit. It reaches the top five on Radio Songs (7-5), as it becomes Warren’s first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart, rising to the top of Adult Pop Airplay.
Extra-‘Ordinary’
Warren’s “Ordinary” is the first “ordinary”-titled Hot 100 No. 1. Here’s a look at all 10 not-so-“ordinary”-named songs that have hit the chart:
“Ordinary,” Alex Warren, No. 1 peak (one week to date), 2025
“Ordinary World,” Duran Duran, No. 3, 1993
“Ordinary People,” John Legend, No. 24, 2005
“No Ordinary Love,” Sade, No. 28, 1993
“Ordinary Day,” Vanessa Carlton, No. 30, 2002
“Ordinary Life,” Chad Brock, No. 39, 1999
“Ordinary Things,” Ariana Grande feat. Nonna, No. 55, 2024
“Ordinary,” The Weeknd, No. 72, 2016
“Ordinary Love,” U2, No. 84, 2014
“Ordinary Girl,” Hannah Montana, No. 91, 2010
Sweet 16
“Ordinary” hits No. 1 in its 16th week on the Hot 100. It’s the fifth song to reign for the first time in 2025, following fellow steady risers in Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” (20 weeks to No. 1) and Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” (13 weeks); conversely, Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want,” featuring Tate McRae, debuted at No. 1 a week ago and Travis Scott’s “4X4” launched on top in February.
Titles have taken an average of 10.2 weeks to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100 so far in 2025, the most of any year this decade, with one music industry professional theorizing that, currently, “the whole nature of artist development takes time.”
Avg. Weeks to No. 1 on Hot 100 in the 2020s:
2025: 10.2
2024: 4.3
2023: 8.9
2022: 9
2021: 3.5
2020: 5.8
(Since the Hot 100 adopted electronically-monitored Luminate data in late 1991, hits have taken an average of 8.4 weeks to No. 1.)
‘Luther’ Leads Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Record-Breaking 23rd Week
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” holds at No. 5 after 13 weeks atop the Hot 100. It adds a 23rd week at No. 1 on both the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts – surpassing Lamar’s “Not Like Us” (in 2024-25) for the longest command on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (dating to October 1958, when the chart became the genre’s all-encompassing songs ranking). SZA, meanwhile, ranks third with 21 weeks atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs with “Kill Bill” in 2022-23.
Rest of Top 10: Morgan, More Morgan & More
Morgan Wallen’s “What I Want,” featuring Tate McRae, dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100, a week after it soared in as Wallen’s fourth No. 1 and McRae’s first. It claims a second week atop the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart. Wallen follows on the Hot 100 with the No. 2-peaking “Just in Case” (2-3) and “I’m the Problem” (3-4), as I’m the Problem, the parent set of all three songs, secures a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” rebounds 9-6 on the Hot 100, following its record-tying 19 weeks at No. 1 beginning last July, and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” dips 6-7 following five weeks at No. 1 beginning in January.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March 2024, and became the year’s No. 1 song, climbs 11-8. It posts a record-extending 63rd week in the top 10 and a record-padding 93rd week on the chart overall.
Drake’s “Nokia” rises 12-9 on the Hot 100, after reaching No. 2.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” bumps 14-10, after peaking at No. 2. It adds a 70th week on the survey, becoming just the 10th title ever to reach the milestone.
