Rod Wave Takes ‘Fight’ to Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart
Written by djfrosty on April 12, 2023
Rod Wave nabs his seventh top 10 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Fight the Feeling” opens at No. 7 on the list dated April 15. The song also begins at the most-streamed rap song of the week and returns him to the top 20 of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in two years.
“Feeling” traces its strong start largely to 17.4 million official U.S. streams in the tracking week of March 30 – Apr. 6, according to Luminate. The nine-figure sum generates the single’s No. 2 debut on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart and No. 1 entrance on Rap Streaming Songs. On the latter, “Feeling” is Rod Wave’s second career champ, after “Tombstone” led for one week in 2021.
While streaming plays the main role behind the “Feeling” debut on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the track also sold 1,000 downloads in the same tracking week to earn a No. 15 start on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales. It also registered 56,000 audience impressions across all formats, a low sum due to the single not having been officially promoted to radio formats during its debut week.
As “Feeling” becomes Rod Wave’s newest top 10, here’s a recap of the rapper’s full collection on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
Song Title, Peak Position, Peak Date
“Rags2Riches,” featuring ATR Son Son, No. 7, Aug. 22, 2020
“Tombstone,” No. 5, April 10, 2021
“Street Runner,” No. 9, April 10, 2021
“By Your Side,” No. 10, Dec. 11, 2021
“Cold December,” No. 9, Feb. 5, 2022
“Alone,” No. 7, Aug. 27, 2022
“Fight the Feeling,” No. 7 (to date), April 15, 2023
Elsewhere, “Feeling” begins at No. 3 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, where it secures the rapper/singer’s ninth top 10 placement, and at No. 16 on the Hot 100. The latter’s debut ends a two-year gap for Rod Wave inside the Hot 100’s top 20, as he ranks inside the region for the first time since the April 10, 2021-dated chart.