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Taylor Swift has done it again. The superstar rules Billboard’s year-end Top Artists chart for a second straight year, and the fourth time overall, after she loomed large on both the weekly Billboard 200 albums and Billboard Hot 100 songs chart during the 2024 chart year. Swift was previously the year-end top artist in 2023, 2015 and 2009. Swift is the only act to be the year-end top artist four times, since the category launched in 1981. Previously, only Swift and Adele were the year-end Top Artist three times.
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During the 2024 chart year, Swift placed 11 albums on the Billboard 200 – the most of any act. Among those were a pair that spent time at No. 1: 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and The Tortured Poets Department. The latter racked up 15 nonconsecutive weeks atop the list, becoming Swift’s album with the most weeks at No. 1, and tying Carole King’s 1971 release Tapestry for the third-most weeks at No. 1 among albums by women. Only Adele’s 21 (24 weeks in 2011-12) and the Whitney Houston-led soundtrack to The Bodyguard (20 weeks in 1992-93) have earned more weeks at No. 1 among women.
The Tortured Poets Department and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) finish as the Nos. 1 and 2 titles on the year-end Billboard 200 Albums recap. It’s the only time that the year’s top two albums are by the same act since 1967, when The Monkees’ More of the Monkees and its self-titled set were Nos. 1 and 2. (The Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in 1956.) Swift goes even further on the year-end Billboard 200 Albums recap, with Lover and Midnights at Nos. 9 and 10, marking the first time that an act has finished with four of the year’s top 10 albums.
Swift is also the year’s top female artist for a third consecutive year (the most consecutive years an artist has been the year’s top female act), while Morgan Wallen and Fuerza Regida are the top male, and top duo/group artists of 2024 for a second year running.
Chappell Roan is 2024’s top new artist, following a breakthrough year that saw her debut studio album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess climb to No. 2 on the weekly Billboard 200 along with a trio of top 40-charting hits on the weekly Hot 100, including her first top 10, “Good Luck, Babe!” (peaking at No. 4 in September).
Billboard’s year-end music recaps represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 28, 2023, through Oct. 19, 2024. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the titles appeared on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the difference between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate. The Top Artists and Top New Artists categories rank the best-performing acts, and new acts, of the year based on activity on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100, as well as Billboard Boxscore (touring), for the 2024 tracking period.
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) finish as the Nos. 1 and 2 titles on the 2024 year-end Billboard 200 Albums recap. It’s the only time that the year’s top two albums are by the same act since 1967, when The Monkees’ More of the Monkees and its self-titled set were Nos. 1 and 2. (The Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in 1956.)
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Swift becomes the first act to have the year’s top album in four different years, following her year-end wins with reputation (2018), 1989 (2015) and Fearless (2009).
During the 2024 chart year (Oct. 28, 2023-Oct. 19, 2024-dated charts), The Tortured Poets Department racked up 15 nonconsecutive weeks atop the weekly Billboard 200 list. (It returned to No. 1 on the Dec. 14, 2024-dated chart for a 16th frame at the top.) When it claimed a 15th week at No. 1, it tied Carole King’s 1971 release Tapestry for the third-most weeks at No. 1 among albums by women. Only Adele’s 21 (24 weeks in 2011-12) and the Whitney Houston-led soundtrack to The Bodyguard (20 weeks in 1992-93) have earned more weeks at No. 1 among women.
1989 (Taylor’s Version), the fourth of Swift’s re-recorded studio albums, places at No. 2 on the year-end Billboard 200 albums chart. The set premiered at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard 200 chart dated Nov. 11, 2023, and spent a total of six nonconsecutive weeks in the lead on the list during the eligibility period. It remained in the weekly top 40 of the chart through the rest of the 2024 chart year, save for two weeks.
Swift goes even further in the top 10 on the the 2024 year-end Billboard 200 Albums recap, with Lover and Midnights at Nos. 9 and 10, marking the first time that an act has finished with four of the year’s top 10 albums. (Lover and Midnights were Nos. 9 and 2, respectively, on the 2023 year-end ranking.)
Half of 2024’s top 10 albums are holdovers from 2023’s year-end top 10, including one that’s been among the year-end top 10 for four years straight: Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, which was released in 2021. It’s No. 8, after being No. 5 in 2023, No. 3 in 2022 and No. 1 in 2021. It’s the first title to spend four years, consecutively or otherwise, in the year-end Billboard 200 Albums top 10 since the original Broadway cast recording of My Fair Lady (1956-59). In recent years, albums tend to stay longer on the weekly chart, and appear on the year-end ranking repeatedly, thanks to sustained streaming activity.
Three songs from The Tortured Poets Department dot the year-end Hot 100 Songs ranking: “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone (No. 22); “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” (No. 35); and “Down Bad” (No. 99). “Fortnight” debuted atop the weekly Billboard Hot 100 in May and spent two weeks in the lead. The same week it opened at No. 1, “Down Bad” and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” debuted and peaked at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
As for the non-Swift albums in the year-end Billboard 200 albums roundup: No. 3 is Wallen’s One Thing at a Time (it was tops in 2023), Noah Kahan’s Stick Season is No. 4 (his first appearance in the year-end top 10), Drake’s For All the Dogs is No. 5, SZA’s SOS is No. 6 (it was No. 3 a year ago), Zach Bryan’s self-titled album is No. 7 and Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album is No. 8.
Billboard’s year-end music recaps represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title, label and music contributor on the weekly charts from Oct. 28, 2023, through Oct. 19, 2024. Rankings for Luminate-based recaps reflect equivalent album units, airplay, sales or streaming during the weeks that the titles appears on a respective chart during the tracking year. Any activity registered before or after a title’s chart run isn’t considered in these rankings. That methodology detail, and the October-October time period, account for some of the different between these lists and the calendar-year recaps that are independently compiled by Luminate.
Teddy Swims’ soulful smash “Lose Control” is the No. 1 hit on Billboard’s year-end 2024 Hot 100 Songs chart. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift reigns atop the year’s Hot 100 Artists recap, marking her first career No. 1 finish in the category. Plus, three titles claim crowns on Billboard’s year-end charts reflecting the three metrics that contribute […]
Vinyl releases from Noah Kahan, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, MF Doom and The Beatles were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) Black Friday 2024 in the U.S., according to data tracking firm Luminate.
The indie record store celebration, which took place on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29) is a partner holiday to the main Record Store Day blowout that traditionally happens annually in April. Both occasions spur the release of many unique and limited-edition music releases, largely vinyl pressings, that are only available at participating independent record stores. More than 150 titles were slated to be released for RSD Black Friday 2024 festivities.
Kahan has the top-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 title, with his tiger eye brown-colored vinyl of Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations). (See the full list of the top 25-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 albums, below.) The rest of the top five is filled out by Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft (Isolated Vocals), Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS (spilled) (on red and purple-colored double vinyl), MF Doom’s Operation: Doomsday 25 th Anniversary (on metallic silver with purple, and metallic silver with green-colored double-vinyl) and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music From the Movie and More… (on clear with yellow and pink splatter-colored vinyl).
The top-selling RSD Black Friday 2024 single was The Beatles’ “I Want To Hold Your Hand” / “I Saw Her Standing There” (on 7-inch vinyl). (Scroll down for the top 10-selling singles.) Other big-selling singles included titles from Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks.
Top-Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the U.S.
Rank, Artist, Title1. Noah Kahan, Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations) (tiger eye brown-colored vinyl)2. Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft (Isolated Vocals) (vinyl)3. Olivia Rodrigo, GUTS (spilled) (red and purple-colored double vinyl)4. MF Doom, Operation: Doomsday 25th Anniversary (metallic silver with purple, and metallic silver with green-colored double-vinyl)5. Soundtrack, The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie – Music From the Movie and More… (clear with yellow and pink splatter-colored vinyl)6. U2, How to Re-Assemble an Atomic Bomb (black and red-colored vinyl)7. Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Into the Well (green-colored vinyl)8. Van Halen, Live In Dallas 1981 (red-colored double vinyl)9. Ramones, Greatest Hits (red-colored vinyl)10. Grateful Dead, Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT 5/5/77 (four vinyl LP set)11. The Doors, Live In Detroit (four vinyl LP set)12. The Allman Brothers Band, Manley Field House, Syracuse NY April 7, 1972 (orange, blue and splattered-colored triple vinyl)13 (TIE). Rage Against the Machine, Democratic National Convention 2000 (window pane clear-colored 180-gram vinyl)13 (TIE). Various Artists, Jazz Dispensary: The Golden Hour (golden wave swirl-colored vinyl)15. The Rolling Stones, Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out (candy cane swirl-colored vinyl)16. Jimi Hendrix, Songs for Groovy Children: The Fillmore East Concerts (blue and violet swirl-colored vinyl)17. Jerry Garcia, Electric On the Eel: August 29th, 1987 (orange sunshine-colored vinyl)18. Modest Mouse, Baron Von Bullshit Rides Again (vinyl)19. Joni Mitchell, Hejira Demos (180-gram black vinyl)20. Helmet, Betty (baby blue-colored double vinyl)21. Teddy Swims, I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1.5) (baby blue-colored vinyl)22 (TIE). Yes, Fragile Outtakes (vinyl)22 (TIE). The Byrds / Buffalo Springfield, Live at the Monterey International Pop Festival (opaque orchid and opaque sky blue-colored double vinyl)22 (TIE). Morphine, B-Sides and Otherwise (lemonade yellow and black marble-colored vinyl)22 (TIE). Stone Temple Pilots, Purple Rarities (purple-colored vinyl)22 (TIE). Tegan and Sara, So Jealous (milky-clear translucent-colored double vinyl)22 (TIE). Thievery Corporation, The Richest Man in Babylon (red and white-colored double vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2024
Top-Selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in U.S.Rank, Artist, Title1. The Beatles, I Want To Hold Your Hand / I Saw Her Standing There (7-inch vinyl)2. Pearl Jam, Waiting for Stevie (Live) / Wreckage (Live) (12-inch 45-RPM vinyl)3. Stevie Nicks, The Lighthouse (white-colored 7-inch vinyl)4. Bluey, Rug Island / Bluey Theme Tune (picture-disc 7-inch vinyl)5. The Beatles, All My Loving (3-inch vinyl)6. Echo & The Bunnymen, The Killing Moon (12-inch vinyl)7. Jane’s Addiction, Imminent Redemption (12-inch vinyl)8. Steve Martin, King Tut (picture-disc 12-inch vinyl)9. Sam Cooke, A Change Is Gonna Come / Shake (white iridescent-colored 7-inch vinyl)10. Jungle, Back On 74 (12-inch vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending Dec. 5, 2024
A week after Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” broke the record as the longest-leading song in 2024 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 with 12 weeks in charge, the song adds a 13th consecutive week at the summit on the chart dated Dec. 14. The merengue-based tune also enters a tie with “Otro Trago” by the all-star team comprised of Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA for the fourth-longest domination overall, both with 13 weeks at No. 1 since the tally launched in 2018.
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Both songs trail three others that have ruled for 15 weeks or more, including Karol G’s own “Tusa” with Nicki Minaj, which continues to hold the record for the most weeks at No. 1 (25 weeks atop) on the six-year-old ranking. Here is the winners recap:
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Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Peak Date
25, “Tusa”, Karol G & Nicki Minaj, Jan. 11, 202016, “Entre Nosotros”, Tiago PZK, LIT Killah, Nicki Nicole & Maria Becerra, July 31, 202115, “La Bachata”, Manuel Turizo, Sept. 10, 202213, “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido”, Karol G, Sept. 2113, “Otro Trago”, Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Anuel AA, May 25, 201912, “Hawai”, Maluma & The Weeknd, Aug. 29, 202012, “Calma (Alicia Remix)”, Pedro Capo & Farruko, Jan. 12, 2019
While the top 10 remains almost the same as the week prior, a new song lands in the upper tier on the current ranking: Myke Tower’s “Degenere,” featuring Benny Blanco, surges to No. 10 after three weeks at No. 15 for its new peak. The jump earns Towers his ninth top 10, while record producer and songwriter Blanco claims his first top 10 on his second try.
The Hot Shot Debut of the week goes to Ecuadorians Jombriel, Alex Krack and Jøtta, who score their first entry on a Billboard chart as “Parte & Choke” debuts at No.33.
Chilean Standly’s “Págate” earns the Greatest Gainer award of the week with a 38-rank climb, from No. 74 to No. 36. Plus, one other song starts above the top 50: Lali’s “No Me Importa” at No. 43, for the Argentinians 23rd career entry.
Four other songs arrive this week below the top 50, starting with Blessd and Anuel AA’s “Deportivo” at No. 61.
Belgian singer-songwriter Stromae and French singer-songwriter Pomme team-up for their first entry on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart with “Ma Meilleure Enemmie,” one of 22 songs on the soundtrack from the animated series Arcane League of Legends: Season Two which peaks at No. 24 on the overall Billboard 200 chart, jumps 3-2 on the Top Rock Albums list, and climbs 23-17 on the Top Streaming Albums survey.
Meanwhile, Argentinians Peipper, Doble P and Locura Mix add a career entry with “Si Las Gatas Se Atimonan” at No. 76.
Lastly, Miranda! and Ana Mena partner for their first collaborative entry as “Como Amigos” opens at No. 92.
Adding yet another honor to her Billboard chart résumé, Mariah Carey has now ranked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in a record-extending, and milestone, 20 distinct years. As previously reported, Carey‘s 1994 anthem “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns to No. 1 for a 15th total week atop the Hot […]
Sky Rompiendo secures his first entry, and top 10, on a Billboard albums chart with his Feid collaborative set, Los 9 de Ferxxo y Sky Rompiendo, which debuts at No. 6 on the Latin Rhythm Albums chart dated Dec. 14. Feid rounds up his fourth top 10 project. Explore See latest videos, charts and news […]
After two weeks away from No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps” is atop the survey yet again, zooming 5-1 on the Dec. 14-dated tally.
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 from Dec. 2-8. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
“Maps,” released in 2003 as part of Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ debut album Fever to Tell, initially reigned on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for seven weeks between the surveys dated Oct. 12 and Nov. 23. It fell to No. 10 on the Nov. 30 chart, but just when it seemed like its rule was over, it rebounded to No. 5 last week, followed by its latest coronation.
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In all, “Maps” now boasts eight weeks at No. 1, second most since the chart began in September 2023 behind the 10-week run of Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby” this year.
Despite the rebound, the trends driving “Maps” remain the same as they did upon its initial ascent. The song’s chief driver is a dance, often set to a sped-up version of the tune. A variety of different mixes of the song, including a Jersey club one, also exist, generally using the sped-up vocals. While the dance represents most of the high-performing uploads these days, creators have also used “Maps” to soundtrack a trend where they use a filter to remove their facial features and then have them cascade back down onto their face.
“Maps” reigns over a brand-new entry on the chart in the I’ll Take You There Choir’s version of “Like a Prayer,” recorded for the movie Deadpool & Wolverine. A choir version of Madonna’s three-week No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1989, the sound has been used in a variety of edits (often to make a scene more dramatic), while a more recent trend tells a story while slowing zooming in on the face of Pepe from The Muppets.
Tyler, the Creator’s “Like Him,” featuring Lola Young, jumps to a new peak of No. 3 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, while Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” breaks into the top five for the first time this holiday season, rising 7-4. “Like Him” initially bowed at No. 6 on the Nov. 9 ranking and experienced a previous best of No. 4 the following week. More recently, creators have also used the sound to recap their 2024s, while another cuts in dialogue from the Spider-Verse franchise.
Besides “Like a Prayer,” one other song debuts in the top 10: Malcolm Todd’s “Chest Pain,” which starts at No. 6. The newly released song (Dec. 4) was teased on TikTok for weeks prior to its official premiere, and many of the top-performing uploads feature creators showing off their loved ones. The song racked up 557,000 official U.S. streams in just two days (Dec. 4-5) of its first Billboard tracking week.
Ariana Grande’s “Sweetener” also hits the top 10 for the first time, leaping 15-10 in its second week on the tally. The title track from Grande’s 2018 album (No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a week that September) has a dance-related trend attached, with two people trading off different moves. It helps drive “Sweetener” to a 74% gain in listens to 1.1 million streams.
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.
Kendrick Lamar punches his ticket into a select club on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart by replacing himself at No. 1. The rapper’s “TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, advances 2-1 to lead the list dated Dec. 14 and in the process, evicts Lamar’s “Squabble Up” from the summit to No. 3. Both songs are from Lamar’s new album, GNX, which posts a second week at No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
“TV Off” ascends to No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs thanks to a combination of 34.6 million official U.S. streams, 2,000 purchased digital downloads and 6.6 million in radio airplay audience in the tracking week of Nov. 29 – Dec. 5, according to Luminate. Although the song drops 26% in streams (from 46.9 million last week), it is the week’s most-streamed R&B/hip-hop title and climbs 2-1 to lead the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart. It repeats at No. 2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (behind “Squabble Up”) and is the week’s top debut, at No. 25, on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.
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While “Squabble Up” was the main GNX focus for the surprise album’s first week, “TV Off” emerged as a fan favorite, with Lamar’s extended shout of producer Mustard’s name becoming a viral meme. In addition to its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs coronation, “TV Off” likewise takes the top spot from “Squabble Up” on Hot Rap Songs and slides 2-3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the drop, it’s the highest non-holiday hit on the flagship chart, as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” vault to Nos. 1 and 2, respectively.
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In all, “TV Off” is Lamar’s sixth No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and notably, his first to not debut at the summit. Here’s a review of his chart-topping collection:
“HUMBLE.,” two weeks at No. 1, beginning May 22, 2017“Mona Lisa,” Lil Wayne featuring Kendrick Lamar, one, Oct. 13, 2018“Like That,” with Future and Metro Boomin, five, April 6, 2024“Not Like Us,” 21, May 1, 2024“Squabble Up,” one, Dec. 7, 2024“TV Off,” featuring Lefty Gunplay, one, Dec. 14, 2014
Featured artist Lefty Gunplay, meanwhile, lands his first No. 1 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, a week after the premiere of “TV Off” gave the West Coast rapper his first Billboard chart appearances.
With “TV Off” succeeding “Squabble Up,” Lamar becomes the 17th artist to complete a self-replacement atop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. He enters the list just a month after Tyler, The Creator, whose Daniel Caesar-featured “St. Chroma” yielded to “Sticky,” featuring GloRilla, Sexyy Red and Lil Wayne.
Lamar nearly joined the club earlier this year, missing it only by a single week. After a five-week stint at the top, “Like That,” Lamar’s collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin, fell to Tommy Richman’s “Million Dollar Baby.” The singer’s breakout hit enjoyed one week in the lead before Lamar’s “Not Like Us” stormed onto the list, the start of a record-tying 21-week domination.
Coco Jones achieves her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” crowns the list dated Dec. 14. The single advances from No. 2 after a 9% surge in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored adult R&B radio stations in the week ending Dec. 5, according to Luminate.
“Here We Go (Uh Oh),” released and promoted through High Standardz/Def Jam/Republic, captures the top slot with the weekly Greatest Gainer honor, given to the song with the largest play increase among the chart’s 30 titles. With the rise, Jones topples fellow Def Jam labelmate Muni Long, whose “Ruined Me,” last week’s leader, slips to No. 2 after two weeks in charge.
Prior to “Here We Go,” Jones’ best showing on Adult R&B Airplay was the No. 2 finish for her breakthrough single, “ICU.” The track peaked in the runner-up spot for two weeks in September 2023, trailing October London’s “Back to Your Place.” In addition to the pair of hits, Jones also has placed a third track on the radio ranking: “Spend the Night,” a collaboration with BJ the Chicago Kid, reached No. 21 in January.
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The coronation also returns an R&B classic to the conversation, thanks to “Here We Go” sampling Lenny Williams’ “’Cause I Love You.” The scorching ballad, released in 1978, has been the backbone of several other hits, perhaps most known in Twista’s “Overnight Celebrity,” which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004.
Elsewhere, “Here We Go” rises 12-11 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 single returns within two spots of its No. 9 peak after reaching 8.6 million in audience impressions for the week, a 2% gain. Before triumphing at the adult R&B format, “Here We Go” was a hit with mainstream audiences in recent months and climbing to No. 7 on the plays-based Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart.
Airplay gains, in turn, help “Here We Go” breaks into the top five (6-5) on the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart, which blends radio audience with streaming and sales data for its standings. With its climb, it becomes Jones’ highest-charting hit there, surpassing the No. 6 result of “ICU.”