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El Fantasma’s “El Exitoso” continues to find success on Billboard’s Latin airplay charts (dated March 16) as the track surges 5-1 on Regional Mexican Airplay and rallies 18-2 on the overall Latin Airplay tally.
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“El Exitoso” climbs 5-1 on Regional Mexican Airplay with a robust 72% gain in audience impressions, to 8.3 million, earned during the March 1-7 tracking week, according to Luminate.
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As “El Exitoso,” released last October via Afinarte, advances to the summit, it ejects “Por El Contrario,” by Becky G, Leonardo Aguilar, and Angela Aguilar, from the lead. The latter falls to No. 3 with a 20% drop in impressions, to 6.8 million.
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With the new success, El Fantasma captures his sixth No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay, which began when “Encantadora” took over the radio ranking for four weeks in 2019. Here’s a recap of all the champs:
Peak, Title, Artist, Weeks at No. 1June 1, 2019, “Encantadora,” fourAug. 14, 2021, “Soy Buen Amigo,” oneSept. 25, 2021, “Tus Desprecios,” with Pepe Aguilar, oneOct. 1, 2022, “Soldado Caído,” oneSept. 9, 2023, “La Vida Cara,” oneMarch 16, 2024, “El Exitoso”
Thanks to “El Exitoso,” Afinarte leads Regional Mexican Airplay for a second term in 2024, after the label last led through Los Dos Carnales’s “Gracias a Ti,” for one week in charge on the Feb. 24-dated list. The label picks up its 10th champ overall.
Beyond its Regional Mexican Radio reign, “El Exitoso” also conquers new territory on the overall Latin Airplay ranking, where it flies No. 18-2. With the rise, El Fantasma collects his 10th top 10 there, and achieves his best chart performance to date. Previously the singer-songwriter reached a high of No. 4 with “El Selectivo” in May 2023.
(G)I-DLE collects its fourth top 10-charting album on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated March 16), as the South Korean pop group’s latest release, 2, debuts at No. 4 with 8,500 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending March 7, according to Luminate.
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart, Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson lands his first solo top 10 as his new set The Mandrake Project bows at No. 5. Plus, ScHoolboy Q’s new Blue Lips starts at No 6, marking his fourth top 10-charting effort.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
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TWICE’s With YOU-th holds at No. 1 on Top Album Sales with nearly 17,000 sold (down 82%), after debuting atop the list a week ago. LE SSERAFIM’s Easy is also a non-mover, sitting at No. 2 in its second week with 10,500 (down 69%). Taylor Swift’s chart-topping 1989 (Taylor’s Version) rises 6-3 with nearly 9,000 (down 5%).
(G)I-DLE’s 2 debuts at No. 4 with 8,500 sold – essentially all from CD sales. The set was available in four collectible CD editions, including one Target-exclusive variant. All packages contained branded paper merchandise, some of which is randomized.
Dickinson’s The Mandrake Project starts at No. 5 with 8,000 sold, landing the Iron Maiden singer his first solo top 10 effort. The set was available to purchase as a standard digital album, in four CD variations (a standard edition, two with enhanced packaging, and one with a signed insert), and a pair of vinyl LPs (including one with a signed insert).
ScHoolboy Q’s Blue Lips debuts at No. 6 with nearly 8,000 sold – with more than half of that sum from vinyl sales (4,000 – his best week ever on vinyl). The set was issued in just one vinyl edition, pressed on translucent blue-colored vinyl.
Four former No. 1s round out the latest top 10: Swift’s Lover is steady at No. 7 (7,000; down 2%), Swift’s Folklore rises 9-8 (6,000; up 2%), Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts jumps 16-9 (5,500; up 14%) and Swift’s Midnights dips 8-10 (nearly 5,500; down 10%).
In the week ending March 7, there were 1.153 million albums sold in the U.S. (down 9.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 850,000 (down 12.9%) and digital albums comprised 304,000 (up 1.4%).
There were 442,000 CD albums sold in the week ending March 7 (down 17.1% week-over-week) and 403,000 vinyl albums sold (down 7.9%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 4.318 million (down 30.3% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 4.601 million (down 47.8%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 11.936 million (down 36% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 8.963 million (down 40.6%) and digital album sales total 2.973 million (down 16.2%).
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is proving tough to shift in the U.K.
Based on sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Bey’s country-influenced hit is on track for a fourth-successive week at the top.
If it holds on, as expected, “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Parkwood Ent) will be the Houston superstar singer’s longest-reigning single in the U.K., passing the three-week run at No. 1 for 2003’s “Crazy In Love.”
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Ariana Grande appears set for a fifth U.K. No. 1 album with Eternal Sunshine (vis Republic Records), which leads the Official Albums Chart Update. Three tracks from the new LP are set to crack the U.K. top 20, led by “yes, and?” at No. 4; “we can’t be friends (wait for your love),” new at No. 6 on the chart blast; and “bye,” new at No. 13.
Those new entries should lift Grande’s career U.K. top 40 tally to 34.
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Grande’s seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine enjoys a bump from her performance on Saturday Night Live and the release of a “Slightly Deluxe” version featuring four additional tracks, including her previously heard duet with idol Mariah Carey on “yes, and?”
Grande was also on hand at the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 10 to present Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell with the best original song Oscar for “What Was I Made For?” (Intercope) from the Barbie soundtrack. “What Was I Made For,” which the siblings performed at the Oscars, is set to a U.K. top 40 return. The melancholy single flies 98-26 on the Official Chart Update, as U.K. fans snap up copies of a limited 7” single.
Finally, Drake‘s rework of 4batz‘s breakout hit “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)” (4batz OVO sound) should make a top 40 splash. “Act ii” starts at No. 20 on the midweek chart, and could add to Drake’s ridiculous tally of U.K. top 40 appearances, which currently stands at 91.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 15.
Ariana Grande is fast out the blocks in the U.K., where Eternal Sunshine leads the chart race.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Grande should snag her fifth U.K. chart title with Eternal Sunshine (via Republic Records).
The U.S. pop star previously led the weekly survey with 2016’s Dangerous Woman, 2018’s Sweetener, 2019’s thank u, next and 2020’s Positions.
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Grande’s seventh studio LP, Eternal Sunshine is also set to place three songs inside the top 20 of the Official Singles Chart, including lead single “yes, and?”, “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)” and “bye” (according to U.K. chart criteria, no more than three songs from one artist album can impact the national singles chart).
Meanwhile, British heavy metal veterans Judas Priest could bag a career best with their 19th and latest studio album, Invincible Shield (Columbia). Led by Rob Halford, Judas Priest’s career best is a No. 4 peak with 1980’s British Steel.
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Completing an all-new top three on the chart blast is Bleachers’ eponymously-titled fourth studio LP (via Dirty Hit). It’s new at No. 3 on the chart blast, and likely to set a new career peak position for Jack Antonoff’s U.S. pop-rock outfit.
‘80s girl group Bananarama could snag a first top 10 appearance in 36 years with hits retrospective Glorious – The Ultimate Collection (London Music Stream). It’s new at No. 6 on the Official Chart Update. Previously, the “Cruel Summer” singers enjoyed top tier spots with 1983 debut Deep Sea Skiving (at No. 8) and 1988’s The Greatest Hits Collection (No. 3).
Another all-female British pop outfit is eyeing a top 10 return — Girls Aloud. Following the release of a 20th anniversary reissue, including three previously-unheard tracks featuring vocals from late band member Sarah Harding, Girls Aloud’s sophomore album from 2004 record What Will The Neighbours Say? (Polydor/UMR) is tracking for No. 10.
Finally, new releases from Grace Petrie (Build Something Better at No. 17 via Robots Need Home), Norah Jones (Visions at No. 35 via EMI) and former Sonic Youth star Kim Gordon (The Collective at No. 37 via Matador) are on target for top 40 berths.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, March 15.
Beyoncé ropes in another U.K. chart crown with “Texas Hold ‘Em.”
The U.K. isn’t regarded as a country music playground. With “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent), Beyonce is setting about changing that.
The country-flavored hit completes a third week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, March 8, for Bey’s longest-running leader in 17 years, equaling the streak of her 2007 duet with Shakira, ”Beautiful Liar.”
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Meanwhile, Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) respectively complete the podium.
Joe Keery continues his march up the U.K. chart with “End of Beginning,” released through the Stranger Things star’s music project, Djo. “End of Beginning” (AWAL/DJO) lifts 5-4, a new high, powered by a viral turn on TikTok.
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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign enjoy a new peak position with “Carnival” (YZY), lifted from Vulture 1. “Carnival” cruises 9-5.
Ella Henderson has cause for celebration, as the British singer and songwriter’s collaboration with Rudimental, “Albi” (Atlantic), enters the top 10 for the first time, up 11-10. It’s Henderson’s 10th U.K. top 10 single.
After clubbing the Brit Awards for a record-setting six trophies, RAYE’s recordings spike on both main U.K. charts. The singer and songwriter’s former No. 1 “Escapism” featuring 070 Shake reenters the U.K. chart at No. 13, her club smash “Prada” with cassö and D-Block Europe rebounds 27-18 and “Worth It” bows at No. 38, for RAYE’s 14th top 40 single. Over on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, RAYE’s British album of the year winner My 21st Century Blues (via Human Re Sources) roars 98 places to No. 5.
Another beneficiary of the 2024 BRITs is Tate McRae. The Canadian newcomer was a special guest at the annual ceremony, held March 2 at London’s O2 Arena, where she performed “greedy” (Atlantic), up 32-10 on the current Official Chart.
The top new debut on the latest tally belongs to Charli XCX as “Von dutch” (Atlantic) arrives at No. 26, for the British singer, songwriter and producer’s 15th U.K. top 40 single.
Finally, Twenty One Pilots land a third top 40 with “Overcompensate” (Atlantic), new at No. 34.
Liam Gallagher and John Squire blast to No. 1 with their first collaborative album.
In the end, it wasn’t even close. The leader at the halfway mark, Liam Gallagher & John Squire (via Warner Records) outsells its nearest rival by a ratio of 3-to-1, the Official Charts Company reports, chalking up 39,400 chart sales in its first week.
Of that total, 94% are sales (physical and downloads), according to the OCC. Liam Gallagher & John Squire was the most-purchased album on wax, with vinyl accounting for 45% of its full-week tally.
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Gallagher and Squire are members of Manchester rock royalty. Gallagher, as frontman of Oasis (eight No. 1s), Beady Eye and as a solo artist (five), now claims 14 U.K. No. 1 albums across a career that launched in the ‘90s.
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For Squire, leader guitarist with The Stone Roses, a first-ever U.K. No. 1 album. As a member of The Stone Roses, Squire has landed four top 10s, including multiple appearances for the band’s seminal, self-titled debut from 1989, and a top 10 with the Seahorses’ Do It Yourself, peaking at No. 2 in 1997.
That distant, second-placed album is another all-Britain collaboration, Rod Stewart and Jools Holland’s Swing Fever (EastWest/Rhino), which slips from the chart zenith, 2-1.
Another legendary British rocker, Bruce Dickinson, slots in at No. 3 on the Official Chart, published Friday, March 8. Dickinson, best known as lead singer of Iron Maiden, earns a solo chart best with The Mandrake Project (BMG), his seventh solo record.
Leeds guitar band Yard Act enters the chart at No. 4 with Where’s My Utopia (Island), their sophomore studio album. It’s the followup to 2022’s The Overload, which peaked at No. 2.
After cleaning up at the Brit Awards, where she accumulated a record-setting haul of six wins, RAYE returns to the top 10 with My 21st Century Blues (Human Re Sources), spiking 98 places to No. 5. Winner of the Brit Award for British album of the year, My 21st Century Blues originally peaked at No. 2 following its release in 2023.
Close behind is Kaiser Chiefs’ Easy Eighth Album (Kaiser Chiefs), new at No. 6. That’s the Leeds indie band’s eighth top 10 appearance, a career tally that includes a No. 1 for 2007’s Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
Manchester’s renowned music scene produces another title in the top 10 this week, Everything Everything’s Mountainhead (BMG), new at No. 9 for the rock act’s seventh studio album.
Finally, British rapper and songwriter Skrapz (real name: Christopher Kyei) scores a career-best with his fourth studio collection Reflection (1&Only). It’s new at No. 10, his first stint in the U.K. top 10.
It’s a beautiful week for Benson Boone, as the U.S. singer and songwriter scores his first No. 1 in Australia, while Taylor Swift continues to dominate the national albums survey.
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Boone, the Monroe, Washington native, tops the latest ARIA Singles Chart, published Friday, March 8, with “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Music), up 3-1 in its seventh week on the tally.
“Beautiful Things” leads a top three ahead of Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (Columbia/Sony), holding at No. 2, and Swift’s “Cruel Summer” (Universal), down 1-3.
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Meanwhile, Stranger Things star Joe Keery has his very first Australian top 10 with “End Of Beginning” (AWAL), released through his music project Djo. Released back in 2022, “End Of Beginning” is enjoying a global resurgence thanks to a TikTok trend, lifting 14-9 on the ARIA Chart.
Fred Again tends to create hysteria in Australia, and he’s doing that (again). The British singer and songwriter performed a pop-up concert at the Sydney Opera House last month, setting a ticketing record en route to an immediate sell out. Then, the surprise announcement of six arena shows and an outdoor pop-up concert, which shifted 100,000 combined tickets in the blink of an eye. Off the back of that frenzy, several Fred Again tunes surge up the Australian tally, led by “Leavemealone” with Baby Keem, up 56-13 for a new peak position. His seven-date east coast run started Monday (March 4) at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne and wraps next Thursday, March 14 at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney.
Homegrown electronic producer Cyril lands his first top 40 hit with “Stumblin’ In” (Spinnin’ Records /Warner), his reimaged house version of Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman’s ‘70s song, up 45-19. The original peaked at No. 2 back in 1979, and was co-produced and co-written by another Australian, Mike Chapman.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift locks up the top 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart for the third consecutive week, with Lover (Universal) claiming the title for the first time in more than four years, up 2-1.
The Swift Sweep continues with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via Universal), Folklore (Republic/Universal), Midnights (Universal) and Reputation (Big Machine/Universal) respectively completing the top 5.
A handful of homegrown recording enter the ARIA Top 50 on debut, including Mildlife’s Chorus (at No. 36 via PIAS/Inertia), Donny Benét’s Infinite Desires (No. 46 via Donnyland Records/Orchard) and San Cisco’s Under The Light (No. 47 via ICR/MGM).
Beyoncé should hold onto her U.K. chart crown for a third week, at least.
Based on midweek sales and streaming data tabled by the Official Charts Company, Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) has the advantage.
Beyoncé’s country-tinged hit is her sixth solo U.K. leader, and her first in 14 years. She has an additional two U.K. No. 1s as a member of Destiny’s Child.
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Meanwhile, Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) currently sits behind “Texas Hold ‘Em” at No. 2, with Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) closing out the podium at No. 3.
After cracking the top 10 for the first time last Friday, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Carnival” (YZY) continues to move north. “Carnival” is set to climb 9-6 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, for a new peak position. The track appears on the Vultures 1 collection, which recently peaked at No. 2 in the U.K.
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The top debut on the singles tally should belong to Olly Alexander with “Dizzy” (Polydor), the U.K. entry for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest. Produced by Danny L Harle, “Dizzy” is new at No. 15 on the chart blast. As frontman with Years & Years, the pop singer scored 10 top 40 singles, including five top 10s and No. 1 in 2015 with “King”.
Close behind is Charli XCX‘s “Von Dutch” (Atlantic), new at No. 16 on the chart update, for what should become the British singer and songwriter’s 15th top 40 hit.
Meanwhile, Twenty One Pilots‘ is expected to land a third top 40 with “Overcompensate” (Atlantic). It’s new at No. 26 on the chart blast.
Finally, Pharrell Williams and Miley Cyrus could bag another top 40 with “Doctor (Work It Out)” (via Columbia), new at No. 32 on midweek tally. The collab has reportedly been in the works for over a decade, and was intended to appear on but apparently scrapped from Cyrus’ 2013 album Bangerz.
Miley already has 24 U.K. top 40 hits, with three No. 1s, including “Flowers” which led the national chart for 10 weeks in 2023. Pharrell has 19 U.K. top 40s, including four leaders.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published Friday, March 8.
Swing Fever whips through the U.K. as Rod Stewart and Jools Holland claim their first collaborative album title.
The leader at the midweek point, Swing Fever (via EastWest/Rhino) outpaces its closest rival by almost two-to-one, the Official Charts Company reports, to debut at No. 1 on the national tally, published Friday, March 1.
Swing Fever is the first solo leader for Holland, the TV host, bandleader and Squeeze keyboardist, and Stewart’s 11th – a feat that sees the British icon draw draw level with David Bowie, Taylor Swift and U2 on the all-time list of acts with the most No. 1 albums in the U.K.
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Slotting in at No. 2 on the Official Chart is the Snuts’ Millennials (Happy Artist), the Scottish band’s third studio LP. It’s the band’s third successive appearance in the top 3, following 2021 leader W.L. and 2022’s No. 3-peaking Burn The Empire (the Snuts’ debut EP Mixtape maxed-out at No. 14 in 2020).
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Noah Kahan’s former leader Stick Season (Republic Records) holds at No. 3, to complete the podium.
Also landing a top 10 berth this week is British rapper and songwriter Potter Payper, with Thanks For Hating (36TL), new at No. 5. That’s a fourth top 10 appearance on the albums tally for Potter (real name: Jamel Bousbaa) following 2020’s Training Day 3 (No. 3), 2021’s Thanks For Waiting (No. 8) and 2023’s Real Back In Style (No. 2).
Liverpool six-piece Red Rum Club bag a first-ever top 10 with their third studio album Western Approaches (Modern Sky), new at No. 8. That’s strides ahead of the group’s previous best, a No. 34 peak for 2021’s How To Steal The World.
Also enjoying top 40 debuts on the latest Official U.K. Albums Chart are titles from Nadine Shah (Filthy Underneath at No. 25 via EMI North) and Ghetts (On Purpose, With Purpose at No. 29 via Warner Records).
Stranger things are happening on the U.K. singles chart as Djo cracks the top five for the first time with “End of Beginning,” while Beyoncé lassos a second week at No. 1 with “Texas Hold ‘Em”.
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Djo is the musical project of Joe Keery, the U.S. actor who portrays Steve Harrington in the popular Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things.
“End of Beginning” is housed on Djo’s 2022 studio album Decide (AWAL/Djo), but was never released as a single proper. Now, thanks to a viral trend on TikTok, “End of Beginning” rockets up the chart, flying 100-11-5 in the past three weeks. For the latest cycle, the dreamy indie pop single enjoyed a 50.7% week-on-week gain, according to the Official Charts Company.
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This isn’t the first time a Stranger Things-adjacent tune has enjoyed an unexpected viral turn. In 2022, powered by season four syncs, Kate Bush’s 1985 release “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” climbed to No. 1 for the first time, setting records along the way, while Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” cracked the top 40 following Eddie Munson’s guitar solo scene – becoming a hit for the first time some 37 years after its release.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé extends her reign over the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, March 1, as her country-tinged hit holds at No. 1 for a second week. “Texas Hold ‘Em” (via Columbia/Parkwood Ent) became Bey’s sixth U.K. leader, and her first in 14 years.
Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” (Atlantic) lifts 3-2 for a new peak position, while Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” (Warner Records) dips 2-3.
Further down the tally, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign crash the top 10 with “Carnival” (YZY), up 13-9, a new peak position. That’s Ye’s 22nd U.K. top 10 appearance and Ty’s fourth.
Finally, SZA snags a top 20 debut with “Saturn” (RCA/Top Dawg), new at No. 15 for the U.S. R&B star’s 13th U.K. top 40 appearance, while British rapper Central Cee scores his 24th top 40 with “I Will” (Columbia). It’s new at No. 18.
