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Mac Miller’s Balloonerism bows at No. 1 across multiple Billboard album charts, including Top Album Sales, Top Rap Albums, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales. Plus, seven of the album’s tracks dot the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Balloonerism’s songs date back to 2014, but the project was shelved in favor of other releases.
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Balloonerism is the second No. 1 on Top Album Sales for Miller, who died in 2018. It’s also his third leader on Top Rap Albums, his sixth chart-topper on Vinyl Albums and his first on the Indie Store Album Sales ranking.
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Balloonerism sold a little over 41,000 copies in the U.S. in the tracking week ending Jan. 23, according to Luminate. Vinyl sales comprise the bulk of that sum – 32,000, marking his best sales week ever on vinyl.
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 (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
On Top Album Sales, Miller triumphs over a surging Gracie Abrams, whose The Secret of Us vaults 33-2 with 21,000 sold (up 689% after the vinyl and CD release of a deluxe edition of the album). Rounding out the rest of the top 10: the Wicked soundtrack (moving 2-3), Stray Kids’ HOP (5-4), Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (3-5), Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet (holding at No. 6), Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft (9-7), ROSÉ’s Rosie (11-8), Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours (13-9) and Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR (15-10).
On the Billboard 200, Balloonerism debuts at No. 3 – the eighth top 10-charting set for Miller on that ranking.
Miller On the R&B/Hip-Hop & Rap Charts: Miller earns his third No. 1 on the Top Rap Albums chart. He first ruled with Blue Slide Park in 2011 and followed with The Divine Feminine in 2016, both of which led for one week. On the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list, Balloonerism debuts at No. 2 andgives the late rapper his seventh top 10 effort. In addition to the No. 1s Blue Slide Park and The Divine Feminine, he also reached the region with Watching Movies With the Sound Off (No. 3 in 2013); GO:OD AM (No. 2, 2015); Swimming (No. 3, 2018) and Faces (No. 3, 2021).
Seven of Balloonerism’s tracks land on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by a No. 16 debut for “Funny Papers.” The arrival instantly makes it Miller’s second-highest peak on the chart among his 23 entries, trailing only the No. 10 best for “Good News” in 2020.
Notable among the other tracks, “5 Dollar Pony Rides” bolts 32-19 in its second week on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and wins the weekly Streaming Gainer and Sales Gainer honors. “DJ’s Chord Organ,” featuring SZA, begins at No. 23 and opens at No. 7 on the Hot R&B Songs chart.
Over On the Billboard Hot 100: On the all-genre, multi-metric Hot 100, four of the album’s songs debut: “Funny Papers” (No. 77), “5 Dollar Pony Rides” (No. 85), “DJ’s Chord Organ” (No. 95) and “Stoned” (No. 97).
Miller Hits a New Peak on the Billboard Artist 100 Chart: Activity surrounding Ballonerism drives Miller 66-2 on the Billboard Artist 100, a new peak for the rapper at his 83rd nonconsecutive week on the chart. The Billboard Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption – album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming – to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of the most popular artists in the U.S.
Who will win Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, we’re giving you the scoop on all the nominees, who have captured everyone’s attention with their music.
Victoria MonétThis award was a 15 year pursuit.
Tetris KellyBest New Artist is one of the biggest categories at the Grammys, and this year is packed with some of music’s hottest stars, who will take home the title. We’re reviewing the nominees.
ShaboozeyPut in a lot of time and a lot of work into just my music and my career, so to see it all kind of take off like this has been a blessing.
Tetris KellyShaboozey tied the record for the longest running Hot 100 No.1 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” Sabrina Carpenter had her own string of Hot 100 hits with “Espresso,” “Please, Please, Please,” and “Taste.” Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” has spent 75 weeks on the Hot 100.
Teddy SwimsI felt like, when we, when we recorded it, when we first wrote it, I felt like this is going to change my life. You just had that feeling.
Tetris KellyAnd his Warner Brother Benson Boone has one of the year’s most recognizable anthems. Chappell Roan has had a colossal year with massive hits and some hot, big performances. Doechii, is an icon, and this Best New Artist nominee is also up for Best Rap Album, and from making music in the barn, Texas based Khruangbin’s inaugural album turned 10 this year.
RAYELike we’ve really come far because, yeah, back in the day, it was definitely not those vibes.
Tetris KellyAnd RAYE’s soulful voice has blessed us from across the pond, and everyone is listening.Six of the Best New Artist nominees will also be performing at the ceremony on February 2nd. You can vote for who you think will win the Grammy for Best New artist at Billboard.com.
Marshmello and Jonas Brothers’ new collaboration, “Slow Motion,” debuts in the top five of Billboard’s newly-revamped Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Feb. 1).
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The track enters at No. 4 with 3.1 million official streams, 420,000 all-format radio audience impressions and 1,000 downloads sold in the United States in its first week (ending Jan. 23), according to Luminate. The song was released Jan. 17 via Marshmello’s imprint, Joytime Collective, and Republic Records.
The single earns Marshmello his 19th career top 10 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, the fifth-most in the chart’s history (which dates to January 2013), after Kygo (26), David Guetta (25), the Chainsmokers and Calvin Harris (23 each). Jonas Brothers also notch their first top 10 on the chart.
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“Slow Motion” marks the second collaboration between Marshmello and Jonas Brothers. They previously teamed up for “Leave Before You Love Me” in 2021. That track reached No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as the top 10 on Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary.
Meanwhile, Marshmello and Kane Brown spend a 37th week at No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with their collaboration, “Miles On It.” That’s the third-longest-leading No. 1 hit in the chart’s history, after Marshmello & Bastille’s “Happier” (69 weeks at No. 1) and David Guetta & Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” (55).
Elsewhere on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, John Summit’s “Focus,” featuring CLOVES, debuts at No. 5. Released Jan. 17 on Experts Only/Darkroom Records/ICLG, the song debuts on the strength of two million streams earned in its opening week.
Summit scores his third top 10 on the chart, following two No. 8-peaking collaborations with HAYLA: “Where You Are” (2023) and “Shiver” (2024).
Australian singer-songwriter CLOVES added her second entry on Billboard’s rankings. She first charted in 2016 with her breakthrough hit “Don’t Forget About Me,” which reached No. 34 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs. CLOVES (real name: Kaity Dunstan) has released two full-length projects since: One Big Nothing (2018) and Nightmare on Elmfield Road (2021). She also appeared on the second season of Australia’s The Voice in 2013.
Also in the top 10 of Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: Dxrkaii and Jiandro’s “New Jeans (Jersey Club)” rises 12-10, becoming the first top 10 for each act, thanks to 1.5 million streams (up 15%). The song, whose slowed-down mix has been used in over 20,000 TikToks, reworks NewJeans’ K-pop track “New Jeans.”
As previously reported, Billboard revamped Hot Dance/Electronic Songs as of the chart dated Jan. 18. The 25-position chart ranks the most popular current dance/electronic songs, billed to DJs, producers and long-standing core artists in the dance/electronic genre, with an emphasis on electronic-based production. The same week, Billboard launched the 15-position Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart, which ranks the most popular current dance/pop titles, featuring titles with dance-centric vocals, melody and hooks, by artists not traditionally rooted in the dance/electronic genre.
Ahead of the 2025 Grammys, Teddy Swims sat down to share his feelings of being nominated for Best New Artist and his Hot 100 Top 10 hit, “Lose Control.” The soon-to-be father talks about how fatherhood is inspiring him, the sequel to his first album, ‘I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2),’ his tour plans, working with Giveon and more!
Meghan Mahar:
What’s your full McDonald’s order?
Teddy Swims:
I’m gonna get, I’m gonna get two McDoubles. Sometimes I add the Mac sauce to it, because that’s the vibe. And then, you know, you got to get the large fry, baby. Or I’m abig fan of the breakfast too, those little d*mn hash browns. Man, two packs of ketchup on the top. God I-.
You put it right on the top?
I could destroy a hash brown, right now, girlfriend.
Wait, you don’t dip your hash browns?
No. I mean, they’re like, kind of made, like stupid for dipping, you know, they’re like a platform for two packs of ketchup, exactly. And you do, you can even do, like the Toaster Strudel kind of swirl, you know, kind of thing, the zigzag. Hit that with a couple packs. It’s perfect.
We’re making designs with the ketchup, now? That’s crazy.
Yeah, maybe add five of them and draw your name, T-E-D-D-Y.
What was the last concert you attended? Just as a fan.
I want to say, oh, I think last year I got a chance to go see Ocean Alley. They had played in LA and I was just getting back from tour. And, man, Ocean Alley is so dope. Man, my tour manager’s brother was doing the lights for them. So, you know, he got us in there.
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Billboard cover star Kai Cenat has gone from being a Twitch streamer to one of the most influential figures in the music industry. The influencer shares his journey from learning the ropes of hip-hop music to becoming a music industry commentator. He discusses his thoughts on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, how he manages his relationships with artists, the process of inviting artists over, and his advice for those wanting to start streaming, and more!
Kai Cenat:
I want to go to space, like, I want to be the first streamer in space. I feel like that’d be crazy, like going to the rocket, going up to space, saying, “Yo, chat,” come back down. I feel like that’ll be crazy. When I started streaming, the majority of my content was, like, blowing up based off of me just reacting to different songs and like we had to do different music when they dropped and albums when they dropped, and just enjoyed it for what it was. And then certain clips and certain videos from that stream would go crazy, and then everybody just loved it.
Damien Scott:
You’ve done very well for yourself. Forbes has you as the highest-earning Twitch streamer. You had a hell of a 2024. Became most subscribed streamer on Twitch, Mafiathon 2.
Yep.
Which was incredible to watch a feat of social engineering and just content overall. That, plus a number of other things, has you covering Billboard’s annual Power 100 issue.
That’s crazy.
Did you ever think you would be-
Heck, no. Billboard is insane. I grew up looking at things that like Billboard had posted in the past, and different people that’s been on Billboard already, and it’s definitely insane.
You remember any of the songs back when you were still making skits, you were still in the Bronx? What music were you gravitated to and were you listening to?
No, I was listening to… I did straight Michael Jackson up until high school.
What do you mean straight Michael Jackson?
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Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Shakira and so many more are set to perform at the 2025 Grammys. Keep watching to see who will be performing at music’s biggest night! Tetris Kelly: The Grammys will happen!! And the biggest night in music has announced the first batch of performers. We have the list. We’re getting “HOT […]