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Creepy Nuts’ “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” stays atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100 for the sixth week on the chart dated March 6.
The MASHLE Season 2 opener slips to No. 2 for downloads with 16,031 units, down by about 17.8% from the previous week, while streaming remains almost unchanged at 21,256,220 streams (No. 1), down by about 1.8%. The track comes in at No.11 for radio airplay and No. 3 for karaoke, maintaining a strong lead on the Japan Hot 100.
A number of new releases have entered the top 10 for the first time this week. Debuting on the list at No. 2 is SKE48’s “Ai no Hologram,” launching with 399,984 CDs — the second highest first-week record for the group after their previous release — to hit No. 1 for sales. The group’s 32nd single also comes in at No. 4 for radio.
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Bowing at No. 3 is NCT WISH’s “WISH.” The global boy band’s first single in Japan sold 93,186 copies in its first week to come in at No. 3 for sales. The track rules radio and comes in at No. 68 for video views, which helped overturn the difference in CD sales between the track debuting at No. 4 on the Japan Hot 100 this week, ATEEZ’s “NOT OKAY,” which launched with 307,329 CDs (No. 2 for the metric). This figure for the eight-member K-pop group’s third single in Japan (and the first in about a year) is a career high. It also comes in at No. 48 for downloads with 1,011 weekly units.
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Vaundy’s “Time Paradox” moves 25-9. The “Kaiju no hanauta” hitmaker’s latest release is the theme song for the latest animated Doraemon feature film called Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony that hit domestic theaters Mar. 1. After first charting at No. 39 on Jan. 17, the track gradually climbed the tally and broke into the top 10 this week after the CD dropped Feb. 28. First-week sales for the track totaled 5,286 copies to hit No. 13 for the metric, while also coming in at No. 13 for downloads with 2,625 units and No. 11 for streaming with 5,532,741 weekly streams. It also hits No. 3 for radio and No. 23 for video with 530,108 views.
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While still outside the top 10 on the Japan Hot 100 at No. 12, BE:FIRST’s “Set Sail” is this week’s No. 1 song for downloads. The latest release by the seven-member J-pop boy band was written as a collaborative effort with ONE PIECE CARD GAME, and is the lead track off the group’s upcoming concept single called “Masterplan,” due Apr. 24. The track debuts on the charts after being released Feb. 26, coming in at No. 24 for streaming, No. 53 for radio, and No. 37 for video.
The Billboard Japan Hot 100 combines physical and digital sales, audio streams, radio airplay, video views and karaoke data.
See the full Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, tallying the week from Feb. 26 to March 3, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
A week after debuting at No. 5 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, “Carnival,” from Ye (formerly Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s collaborative album Vultures 1, jumps to No. 1 on the tally dated March 9.
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The TikTok Billboard Top 50 is a weekly ranking of the most popular songs on TikTok in the United States based on creations, video views and user engagement. The latest chart reflects activity Feb. 26-March 3. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50. As previously noted, titles that are part of Universal Music Group’s catalog are currently unavailable on TikTok.
“Carnival,” which also features Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, becomes the first No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for Ye, Ty Dolla $ign and Rich the Kid since the list’s September 2023 inception. Playboi Carti, meanwhile, has ruled twice before with “Sky,” which reigned on the Oct. 7, 2023, ranking and again Dec. 9, 2023.
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The main trend for “Carnival” on TikTok involves lip-synching to the song’s opening refrain and chorus, usually done in front of a mirror.
Concurrently, “Carnival” rises back to No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart for a second week, via 32.2 million official U.S. streams Feb. 23-29, up 31%, according to Luminate. The track also jumps 4-2 on the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100.
The success of “Carnival” comes despite Ye’s various controversies, including recent and continued hate speech and antisemitic remarks that have caused some listeners to shy away from his material past and present.
“Carnival” reigns over Bobby Caldwell’s “What You Won’t Do for Love,” which holds at No. 2 for a second week, and Djo’s “End of Beginning,” which ranks at No. 3 after spending its first week at No. 1 on the March 2 tally.
“Back It Up and Dump It (Dump Truck),” from Kinfolk Thugs, GC Eternal and Tyme Bomb, breaks into the top five for the first time, lifting 7-4. Originally released in 2013, the song benefits from a choreographed dance trend, as well as other general, often jokey posts including its lyrics. Another more recent trend shows creators using an app showing celebrities with whom they share a birthday.
Cat Janice’s “Dance You Outta My Head,” a former No. 1 on the chart, rounds out the top five with a one-position lift to No. 5. The rise follows Janice’s death on Feb. 28 at age 31 after a bout with cancer; she released “Dance You Outta My Head” as her final song while in hospice care.
One song reaches the chart’s top 10 for the first time: 21 Savage’s “Redrum,” which jumps 19-8. The tune initially premiered at No. 39 on the Feb. 10 survey but has found new life on TikTok in recent weeks, with sizable gains coming after the song’s Feb. 24 performance on Saturday Night Live. “Redrum” concurrently appears at No. 8 on Streaming Songs via 18 million listens, up 11%. It also rises 16-13 on the Hot 100.
The week’s top debut belongs to Xakei, whose “Merry Go Round of Life (Old Piano)” bows at No. 13. The rendition is a version of an instrumental track from the Studio Ghibli film Howl’s Moving Castle, and a viral usage of the song in the latest tracking week soundtracks an Austin City Council meeting in which workers learn they were relieved of duties in real time by Google.
DeJ Loaf’s “No Fear” also sports a strong debut, starting at No. 16. The song was released in 2017 and sports a trend of people showing off relationship texts while the song’s chorus plays.
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here. You can also tune in each Friday to SiriusXM’s TikTok Radio (channel 4) to hear the premiere of the chart’s top 10 countdown at 3 p.m. ET, with reruns heard throughout the week.
It’s truly SZA’s universe on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart as the singer-songwriter captures her sixth No. 1 on the chart with “Saturn.” The new leader debuts atop the list dated March 9 and replaces her own “Snooze” at the summit. With the exchange, SZA extends her unyielding domination of the chart’s top slot for the past year.
“Saturn,” released on Top Dawg/RCA Records, lands at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart, which combines streaming, airplay and sales data for its rankings, chiefly through 25 million official U.S. streams in the tracking week of Feb. 23 – 29, according to Luminate. From that sum, the song blasts in at No. 1 on the R&B Streaming Songs, where it becomes SZA’s 10th champ. “Saturn” also rings up a No. 2 entrance on R&B Digital Song Sales, with 2,000 copies sold and 960,000 in airplay audience for the tracking period.
Beyond a new No. 1, the “Saturn” arrival occurs just as SZA completes an entire year at No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs. Since the chart dated March 11, 2023, when The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Die for You” managed to dislodge SZA’s “Kill Bill” for one week, the superstar has held the No. 1 rank with either “Kill Bill,” which resumed its run for another 19 weeks (for 30 total frames in charge), “Snooze,” on its own 30-week nonconsecutive No. 1 streak, her featured turn on Drake’s “Slime You Out,” a two-week champ, and now, “Saturn.”
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Notably, with “Saturn” eclipsing “Snooze,” the latter loses out on a chance this week for what would have been a record-breaking 31st week at No. 1.
As “Saturn” joins the chart-topping club, here’s a look at SZA’s No. 1s on Hot R&B Songs:
Song Title, Artist (if other than SZA), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1“The Weeknd,” one, Jan. 3, 2018“I Hate U,” one, Dec. 18, 2021“Kill Bill,” 30, Dec. 24, 2022“Snooze,” 30, July 29, 2023“Slime You Out,” Drake featuring SZA, two, Sept. 29, 2023“Saturn,” one (to date), March 9, 2024
“Saturn” was officially released to digital retailers and streaming services on Feb. 22, weeks after it was first widely heard during a Mastercard commercial during the 66th Grammy Awards telecast on Feb. 4. The song is expected to appear on Lana, a possible deluxe edition of SZA’s 2022 album, SOS. The original SOS was a blockbuster, spending 10 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and being named the No. 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album on the 2023 year-end recap.
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This week: A much-shared fan reaction to a Taylor Swift Eras performance results in big gains for the ballad in question, an unusual pop artist goes viral in an even more unusual way and we may have the first post-Beyoncé hoedown hit.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Exile’ Sees Uptick Following Swiftie’s Viral Reaction Video
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For nearly a year, the surprise songs performed each night on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour have provoked a wide spectrum of reactions — from elation from those in attendance who happened to hear their favorite song performed during their tour stop, to heartache from those who missed an unforgettable moment. Madison Blackband, a 20-year-old Australian Swiftie, ended up producing an unforgettable moment herself last week, when she took video of herself and two friends outside of Swift’s performance in Sydney on Feb. 25.
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The Brisbane native posted a TikTok of herself hearing the opening notes of the Folklore track “Exile,” which caused her to double over into her friend’s arms and collapse in sobs; the caption read, “My reaction to Taylor singing Exile (also known as the song that saved my life).” The overwhelming emotion in the clip went viral, with over 10 million TikTok views and countless memes re-creating the drama. And in the week that followed, “Exile” experienced an increase in streams, as fans just had to hear what exactly was in that Bon Iver duet that made that Swiftie crumple in tears.
In the three days before the video posted (Feb. 22-24), “Exile” earned 1.12 million official on-demand U.S. streams — but the following three days (Feb. 25-27), that number rose to 1.30 million streams, an increase of 16%, according to Luminate. As for Blackband, she’s taking the viral moment in stride: “There’s no point letting it upset me,” she told Rolling Stone last week. “I reacted the way I reacted.” – JASON LIPSHUTZ
Viral X Ad Transforms Julie Ragbeer from Unknown to Rising Streaming Phenom
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Most people are aware of the power and reach of platforms like X (formerly Twitter) or Instagram. Most people are also aware of how influential advertising can be. Few can say they would have predicted that a paid ad on a sizable pop culture X account would transform a New Jersey college student from bedroom crooner to certified streaming star.
On Feb. 22, Pop Tingz – an X account focused on covering pop culture that boasts over 166,000 followers – shared a promotional post for Julie Ragbeer with the caption, “[Julie Ragbeer] reminisces with her 19-year-old experiences in her new debut album.” At press time, the tweet has garnered over 13,000 likes and 11.4 million views on the platform. While these kinds of X accounts have shared promotional posts for little-known independent artists in the past, the bizarreness of the Ragbeer ad (at the time her account was private and followed by just 100 people) coupled with the undeniable, tongue-in-cheek allure of songs like the funky “Older Guys” resulted in genuine streaming gains for the nascent social media star.
According to Luminate, Ragbeer’s independently released catalog – which consists of one LP, two EPs and two standalone singles – received a negligible number of official on-demand U.S. streams during the week of Feb. 16-22. In the week immediately following the X post (Feb. 23-29), streaming activity for Ragbeer’s catalog ballooned by a whopping 34,630% to over 80,000 streams. On Spotify, “Mary Whiton Calkins” — a tribute to the early 1900s American philosopher and psychologist whose worked focused on researching memories and dreams — ranks as Ragbeer’s most popular track, with over 50,000 streams on the platform.
While it remains to be seen whether she can bottle up her virality and create a lasting career, the Pop Tingz-spurred phenomenon of Julie Ragbeer is just the latest example of the power of the Internet. — KYLE DENIS
Dasha Scores the Year’s Second Boot-Stomping Texas-Themed Country-Pop Hit
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The rising wave from Beyoncé’s country crossover smash “Texas Hold ‘Em” keeps lifting boats from all over — and the latest beneficiary might be San Luis Obispo, Calif.-born singer/songwriter Dasha. Now based out of Nashville, Dasha has been trying to make it in country music, and last year released the lovelorn single “Austin,” sounding a little like a more honky-tonk-ready spin on Halsey’s 2020 hit “You Should Be Sad.” But its stomp-clapping giddy-up groove also shares more than a little DNA with “Hold ‘Em” — and with that song becoming one of the early year’s defining hits, “Austin” has begun to take off as well.
The song of course has done exceptionally well on TikTok — where Dasha now has nearly 300,000 followers and calls herself country-without-the-“o” on her bio page — particularly as part of a line dance trend started by the singer-songwriter. For the tracking week ending Feb. 15, which Beyoncé released “Hold ‘Em” midway through, “Austin” had exploded from 82,000 official on-demand U.S. streams the week before to over 830,000, according to Luminate, a gain of 916%. The next week, which also included the Feb. 16 release of Dasha’s independently released full-length country debut album What Happens Now? the song kept rocketing upwards, growing another 182% to over 2.3 million streams. For the most recent week, ending Feb. 29, the song has slowed a little but is still climbing, now up another 32% to over 3.1 million streams.
Will “Austin” also become a Lone Star State-sized pop hit in the months to come? We’ll see, but it’s clear that even with Beyoncé’s sizeable presence understandably commanding the most attention, there’s still plenty of room for other artists on the honky-tonk dancefloor in 2024. — ANDREW UNTERBERGER
Typically, the moment a song debuts on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart marks a milestone — the early edges of an artist and their team’s work to push the song as far aloft a music chart as they can — with the ultimate goal of the song reaching the chart’s penthouse and staying there as […]
Angela Aguilar and Leonardo Aguilar snatch their first No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Por El Contrario,” their first pair-up with Becky G, soars 7-1 on the March 9-dated ranking. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The track, released via Kemosabe/RCA/Sony Music Latin, is one of […]
The legendary late Frankie Ruiz returns to the top 10 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay for the first time since 1998 — the year he died — thanks to his featured role on Victor Manuelle’s “Otra Noche Más,” which debuts at No. 9. It’s Ruiz’s seventh top 10, and Manuelle’s record-extending 65th. Explore See latest videos, […]
In another win for TikTok’s ability to revive older songs and bring them to renewed prominence, JID’s “Surround Sound,” featuring 21 Savage and Baby Tate, powers to No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart. The song, released in January 2022, became popular on TikTok in late 2023 through the “ceiling challenge,” in which creators tie their phones to ceilings to produce a birds-eye view effect as they dance. Thanks to the corresponding rise in streams, “Surround Sound” was re-promoted to radio and has outperformed its original run.
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“Surround Sound,” released on Dreamville/Interscope Records, jumps from No. 3 to rule Rhythmic Airplay. Despite the song remaining virtually even in its play count during the latest tracking week, Feb. 23 – 29, according to Luminate, it advances after last week’s champ, Nicki Minaj’s “Everybody,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, slides to No. 4 from a 13% decline in plays and the runner-up, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me,” fell 6% in plays.
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With “Surround Sound,” Atlanta natives JID and Baby Tate each capture a first Rhythmic Airplay leader with a first visit to the chart. 21 Savage, meanwhile, adds a sixth leader to his ledger. Of his five prior No. 1s, three came via lead or co-lead billings: “A Lot” (two weeks at No. 1 in 2019), “Rich Flex,” with Drake (two, 2023) and “Creepin’,” with Metro Boomin and The Weeknd (three, 2023). The remaining two were through featured appearances – assisting Post Malone on “Rockstar” (six, 2017-18) and helping Drake on “Jimmy Cooks” (one, 2022).
When it debuted in 2022, “Surround Sound” was a minor hit, reaching No. 90 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of that year and climbing to a No. 29 best on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The song picked up viral steam in late 2023 on TikTok, however, when users adopted it as the main choice for the ceiling challenge. Thanks to the virality, “Surround Sound” ruled the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart for two weeks in December, while it returned to the Hot 100 and improved upon its original performance, reaching No. 40 in January in its second run.
Elsewhere, “Surround Sound” keeps at No. 6 on Rap Airplay for a third straight week, though it added 5% more in audience for the tracking week. Similarly, it repeats at No. 40 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart in its fourth week on the list, where it likewise added 5% in audience, to reach 18.3 million for the tracking period.
Billboard has more than 200 different weekly charts, encompassing numerous genres and formats.
While established artists often compete for a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart and Billboard 200 albums ranking, which track the most popular songs and albums of the week, respectively, up-and-coming talents typically start off on genre-specific lists.
Here’s a look at five artists who appear on surveys for the first time on the March 9, 2024-dated charts.
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The New York City-based rapper, from the Bronx, is officially a Billboard-charting artist for the first time thanks to her collaboration with Jeremih, “Do Something.” The song, released in November on her zodiac-themed debut LP S.O.U.L, debuts at No. 37 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (up 15% in plays Feb. 23-29, according to Luminate). The song samples Mya’s 2000 hit “Best of Me,” featuring Jadakiss.
In a November interview with Billboard, London explained that S.O.U.L. is a concept album detailing her love for astrology. “Do Something” is a Cancer track, she said, and in keeping with the theme, London ensured that Jeremih was a Cancer before recruiting him to appear on the song. Along with Jeremih, the album features collaborations with Capella Grey, Dreezy, Tink and Brooke Valentine, among others.
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Before pursuing music, London planned on becoming an orthopedic surgeon. She graduated from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree before attaining her master’s from the University of Southern California. She told Billboard that graduating was one of her proudest accomplishments: “I was the first in my family to go to college. It was really a big deal. My father didn’t even finish high school. I handed my mom my degree both times when I got my degree. I think that’s why she supports so much — because ‘you said what you were gonna do’.”
London made inroads with “Lisa’s Story,” which samples Foxy Brown’s 1996 single “Get Me Home,” and her 2023 track “Pop Ya Shit,” a viral freestyle (produced by The Neptunes) that samples Birdman and Clipse’s 2002 song “What Happened to That Boy.”
London signed to High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings in March 2023. In a statement following her signing, Def Jam chairman/CEO Tunji Balogun said, “There are artists who challenge you to disregard everything you know and just follow them into the future. Lady London is one of those artists.” Ahead of her signing, Billboard named London one of the Hip-Hop/R&B Artists to Watch in 2022.
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Redferrin (full name: Blake Redferrin), from White House, Tenn., notched his first entry on Billboard’s charts with his debut seven-track EP, Old No. 7. Released Feb. 16 on Warner Music Nashville/WMN, the set entered the March 2-dated Heatseekers Albums chart (which ranks the most popular albums of the week by new or developing acts) at No. 24 with 3,000 equivalent album units earned Feb. 16-22. The set garnered 2,000 units in the latest tracking week.
While the project marks Redferrin’s first chart entry as a recording artist, he has already charted as a songwriter, notably having co-penned Nelly and Florida Georgia Line’s “Lil Bit,” which reached No. 3 on Hot Country Songs in 2020 and No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021. He has also written songs for Dean Brody, Kidd G and the Reklaws.
Redferrin – who before beginning his music career was a motocross racer – has a string of dates lined up through August, including supporting roles on Billy Currington, Kip Moore and Niko Moon’s tours.
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The masked trio, from Melbourne, Australia, reached Billboard’s charts for the first time with its 2021 debut four-song EP Mirage. Released via Research Records, the set opened at No. 14 on the March 2-dated Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The all-instrumental set blends elements of psychedelic jazz, classical, disco and pop. Glass Beams is led by Rajan Silva, who was influenced by Western musical styles and traditional Indian music.
The group’s follow-up EP, the five-track Mahal, is due March 22. The act released its first single from the set, “Mahal,” Feb. 20. The band has a run of European and North American tour dates scheduled through June.
ATARASHII GAKKO!
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The Japanese group lands its first Billboard chart appearance with its single “Hello.” Released Feb. 9 on 88rising Records, the song debuts at No. 37 on Pop Airplay (up 58% in plays). It appears on the soundtrack to the new animated fantasy film The Tiger’s Apprentice, which premiered on Paramount+ Feb. 2. The film stars Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding and Bowen Yang.
ATARASHII GAKKO! (which translates in English to “new school”) has been releasing music since 2015, including two studio LPs: Maenarawanai (マエナラワナイ) in 2018 and Wakage Gaitaru (若気ガイタル) in 2019. The group comprises members Kanon, Mizyu, Rin and Suzuka.
Jet Trouble
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The singer-songwriter achieves his first entry on Billboard’s charts with his single “I Need You.” Released in July 2023 on TroubleHasbun Publishing, the track debuts at No. 27 on Hot Christian Songs with 472,000 official U.S. streams.
The artist, from Dallas, has been releasing music since 2017, including three studio albums: Warren Park (2017), Son of ’61 (2018) and Though None Go (2022).
Offset and Don Toliver each score a career milestone on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as their collaboration “Worth It” reaches No. 1 on the list dated March 9. With the new champ, Offset achieves his first solo chart-topper in a leading role, while Don Toliver visits the summit for the first time in any capacity.
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“Worth It,” released on Motown/Capitol Records, ascends from No. 2 to the top slot after a 9% increase in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored mainstream R&B/hip-hop radio stations in the tracking week of Feb. 23 – 29, according to Luminate. The new No. 1 unseats Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me,” which spent four nonconsecutive weeks in charge.
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With “Worth It,” Offset checks into the penthouse for the first time as a lead solo act. He’d previously taken the throne in a featured role on Tyga’s “Taste,” a two-week leader in 2018. As a member of Migos, Offset was part of two champs – the trio’s own “Bad and Boujee,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, which dominated for nine weeks in 2017, and as a guest on Gucci Mane’s “I Got the Bag,” with one-week at No. 1 later that same year.
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Toliver, meanwhile, claims his first No. 1 – before “Worth It,” the Houston-bred rapper/singer previously managed a No. 6 best through his and NAV’s supporting spots on Internet Money and Gunna’s “Lemonade” in 2021.
Elsewhere, “Worth It” steps 9-8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, which ranks songs by combined audience totals from adult R&B and mainstream R&B/hip-hop stations. There, the track registers 11.9 million in audience at the formats, a 6% gain from the prior week. On Rhythmic Airplay, it rises 7-6, with a 4% play increase, while it holds at its No. 4 high for a fifth consecutive week on Rap Airplay, though it added 3% in audience in the latest tracking window.
“Worth It” appears on Offset’s Set It Off album, which was released in October 2023. The set debuted at No. 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200, his third top-five project on both lists.