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Taylor Swift spends a record-extending 86th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Nov. 25) thanks to the continued success of her latest rerecorded LP, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), as well as nine additional albums on the Billboard 200 and 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
1989 (Taylor’s Version) spent its first two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and falls to No. 2 on the latest list with 159,000 equivalent album units earned in its third frame, according to Luminate. Two weeks earlier, it debuted with 1.653 million equivalent album units – the largest one-week total since the debut of Adele’s 25 (3.482 million; Nov. 15, 2015).
Here’s a recap of Swift’s current Billboard 200-charting albums:
No. 2, 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
No. 7, Midnights
No. 14, Lover
No. 18, Folklore
No. 24, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
No. 25, Reputation
No. 31, Red (Taylor’s Version)
No. 32, Evermore
No. 49, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
No. 58, 1989
On the Hot 100, Swift’s 11 songs include 10 from 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Leading her haul, “Cruel Summer,” from 2019’s Lover, spends a fourth week at No. 1.
Stray Kids re-enter the Artist 100 at No. 2 thanks to the group’s new album, ROCK-STAR. The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 224,000 units earned in its opening week. It’s the group’s fourth No. 1 (encompassing all of its entries), after ODDINARY, MAXIDENT (both in 2022) and 5-STAR (this June). Stray Kids becomes the first act to debut its first four chart entries atop the chart since Alicia Keys in 2001-07, when she achieved the feat with Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), the live set Unplugged (2005) and As I Am (2007).
Meanwhile, all four of Stray Kids’ albums have topped the Billboard 200 in a span of nearly 20 months. That’s the fastest accumulation of four No. 1s since Swift notched four in just under 16 months with Folklore, Evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) between August 2020 and November 2021.
Stray Kids also scores its first entry on the Hot 100 as “LALALALA,” from ROCK-STAR, debuts at No. 90.
Plus, Chris Stapleton jumps 13-3 on the Artist 100 as his new LP, Higher, debuts at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 (90,000 units), marking his fifth top five title. The album’s single “White Horse” gallops 29-12 on the Hot 100, becoming is highest charting song in a lead role.
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
Dua Lipa works her magic on multiple Billboard charts dated Nov. 25 with her new single, “Houdini.” Among other entrances, it begins as her first No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
The song drew 23.8 million airplay audience impressions and 12.4 million official streams and sold 7,000 sold downloads in the U.S. Nov. 10-16, according to Luminate, following its release at 6 p.m. ET Nov. 9.
Lipa earns her second No. 1 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with the track, which previews her third studio album, expected in 2024. She spent 36 weeks at the summit with “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Elton John, beginning in October 2021.
The new song, whose title is an ode to famous late illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini, also launches at No. 11 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, where it’s Lipa’s highest debut to date.
On the Radio Songs chart, “Houdini” starts at No. 25, likewise Lipa’s best beginning. It debuts at No. 16 on Pop Airplay, also a new personal first-week high, and No. 20 on Adult Pop Airplay.
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As previously reported, “Houdini” enters at No. 3 on the Billboard Global 200, with 51 million streams and 13,000 sold worldwide. Lipa notches her fourth top 10 on the survey. The song also opens at No. 5 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, where it’s her fifth top 10.
Lipa celebrated the song’s arrival with fans at the Houdini Estate in Los Angeles on Nov. 14, inviting them to navigate an escape room and, once safely free (if?), to dance.
Following his death nearly a century ago, Houdini has reappeared as the subject of other chart hits. Walter Brennan spent a week at No. 100 on the Hot 100 in 1962 with “Houdini”; Kon Kan hit No. 33 on Dance Singles Sales in 1989 with “Harry Houdini”; and Foster the People’s “Houdini” hit No. 37 on Alternative Airplay in 2012.
Juan Luis Guerra mambos his way to the top of Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart as “Mambo 23” advances 3-1 to lead the Nov. 25-dated list. The new champ arrives nine years after he last led through “Tus Besos” in 2014, for one week in charge.
“Mambo 23” climbs to No. 1 with a 9% gain in audience impressions, to 4.45 million, earned during the Nov. 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate. The song, released Sept. 22 via Rimas, is the first single from Guerra’s recently released EP Radio Güira (Nov. 3).
With the new champ, Guerra collects his 12th No. 1 on Tropical Airplay and breaks a tie with India for the eighth-most, a score led by Marc Anthony with 35 champs since the ranking began in 1994. Here’s the scoreboard:
35, Marc Anthony29, Victor Manuelle23, Prince Royce18, Romeo Santos14, Elvis Crespo14, Gilberto Santa Rosa13, Jerry Rivera12, Juan Luis Guerra 44011, India
As mentioned, Guerra last landed at the summit with “Tus Besos” in 2014. (He notched seven hits between “Tus Besos” and “Mambo 23,” including six top 10s.) The nine-year span becomes the longest between No. 1s since Don Omar took an equal nine years (and eight months) to dominate Tropical Airplay with the one-week ruler “Dutty Love,” featuring Natti Natasha (April 2012) and “Se Menea,” with Nio García, (Dec. 2021).
“Mambo 23” rules the tropical ranking as it ejects Chayanne’s “Bailando Bachata” from its 14-week domination; along with Manuel Turizo’s “La Bachata,” the third-longest run this decade, both with 14 weeks atop. The pair trail Prince Royce’s “Carita de Inocente” with 29 weeks at No. 1, the most in the 2020’s decade, and Daddy Yankee and Marc Anthony’s “De Vuelta Pa’ La Vuelta” (22 weeks in charge).
Elsewhere, “Mambo 23” lifts 25-21 on the overall Latin Airplay, Guerra’s highest rank since “Muchachita Linda” reached No. 15 in Oct. 2015.
For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram and all charts (dated Nov. 25) will refresh on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 21).
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Travis Scott reclaims the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “I Know ?” crowns the list dated Nov. 25. The single jumps from No. 3 after a 10% gain in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the week ending Nov. 16, according to Luminate.
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“I Know ?” dethrones Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” from the summit after the latter’s seven-week run.
With the new champ, Travis Scott banks his eighth No. 1 Rhythmic Airplay and his first of the 2020s decade, after he managed at least one No. 1 every year from 2016 – 2019. Here’s a recap of his chart-toppers:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Travis Scott), Weeks at No. 1, Date Reached No. 1“Antidote,” two, Jan. 9, 2016“Goosebumps,” one, April 8, 2017“Sky Walker,” Miguel featuring Travis Scott, one, Feb. 3, 2018“Sicko Mode,” five, Oct. 27, 2018“ZEZE,” Kodak Black featuring Travis Scott & Offset, one, Jan. 12, 2019“Wake Up,” one, July 13, 2019“Highest in the Room,” one, Dec. 14, 2019“I Know ?,” one (to date), Nov. 25, 2023
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Elsewhere, “I Know ?” rises 26-22 on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, following a 16% surge in weekly plays, and repeats at No. 27 on the audience-based R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. There, it improved 8% to 3.5 million in format audience. The single is also climbing on Pop Airplay, holding at No. 31 (after having reached No. 29) but with a 3% boost in plays in the latest tracking week. Combined airplay gains across the multiple formats push “I Know ?” 50-44 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, where it reached 15.1 million in total audience, a 14% increase from the prior week.
“I Know ?” appears on Travis Scott’s latest studio album, Utopia, which was released on July 28. The set, his first solo output since 2018, debuted at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and led the chart for four weeks – the most among the rapper’s albums.
Just one month after making his first Billboard chart appearance, 310babii is now officially a Billboard Hot 100-charting artist. The Los Angeles-based rapper scores his first career entry on the Nov. 25-dated Hot 100, as “Soak City (Do It)” debuts at No. 100. The song, released in June on sal.vo sounds, enters with 5.2 million […]
Stray Kids are officially Billboard Hot 100-charting artists, as the group scores its first entry on the Nov. 25-dated list with “LALALALA.”
The song, released Nov. 10 on the group’s new album ROCK-STAR, debuts at No. 90 on the Hot 100 with 6.1 million U.S. streams and 3,000 downloads sold in the Nov. 10-16 tracking week, according to Luminate.
The set launches at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 224,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week. It’s the group’s fourth No. 1 (encompassing all of its entries), after ODDINARY (in 2022), MAXIDENT (2022) and 5-STAR (2023). Stray Kids become the first act to debut their first four chart entries atop the chart since Alicia Keys in 2001-07, when she achieved the feat with Songs in A Minor (2001), The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003), the live set Unplugged (2005) and As I Am (2007).
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All four of Stray Kids’ albums have topped the Billboard 200 in a span of nearly 20 months. That’s the fastest accumulation of four No. 1s since Taylor Swift notched four in just under 16 months with Folklore, Evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version) between August 2020 and November 2021.
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While “LALALALA” earns Stray Kids their first career entry on the Hot 100, the group has already made a mark on several other Billboard charts. The act scored its first overall appearance on the chart dated Nov. 18, 2017, when “Hellevator” debuted and peaked at No. 6 on World Digital Song Sales. Since then, the group has charted 52 total hits on World Digital Song Sales (as of this week), the third-most in the chart’s 13-year history, after BTS (148) and EXO (81). Of Stray Kids’ 52 entries, four have hit No. 1: “Mixtape : OH,” “Maniac,” “Case 143,” and, as of this week, “LALALALA.”
The group has also charted 16 titles on World Albums, tied with Red Velvet for the fifth-most among K-pop acts, after GOT7 (19), SEVENTEEN (18), BTS (17) and TWICE (17). Of those 16 sets, four have hit No. 1.
Stray Kids have also logged seven songs on the Billboard Global 200 and 15 on Billboard Global Excl. U.S.
Stray Kids are the seventh K-pop group in history to chart on the Hot 100. They follow Wonder Girls (who earned their first entry in 2009), BTS (2017), BLACKPINK (2018), TWICE (2021), NewJeans (2023) and FIFTY FIFTY (2023).
Stray Kids, signed to JYP Entertainment, comprises Bang Chan, Changbin, Felix, Han, Hyunjin, I.N, Lee Know and Seungmin.
Tate McRae achieves her first No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart, as “Greedy” ascends to the top of the tally (dated Nov. 25).
Meanwhile, Jung Kook’s “Standing Next to You” rules the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart for a second week, following its No. 1 launch a week earlier.
Plus, three songs debut in the Global 200’s top 10: Dua Lipa’s “Houdini,” at No. 3, Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me,” at No. 4, and Stray Kids’ “LALALALA,” at No. 10. On Global Excl. U.S., “Houdini” and “LALALALA” start at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
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McRae Scores First Global 200 No. 1
Tate McRae’s “Greedy” rises 3-1 on the Global 200, with 55.3 million streams and 3,000 sold worldwide Nov. 10-16.
The singer-songwriter from Calgary, Alberta (she drives a Zamboni in the song’s official video), who is now based in Los Angeles, achieves her first Global 200 leader; she posted a prior No. 16 best with her first entry, “You Broke Me First.,” in 2021. She’s the fifth Canadian – and first Canadian woman – to reign, following Drake (four No. 1s), Justin Bieber (two), Daniel Caesar and The Weeknd (one each).
“Greedy” is from McRae’s second LP, Think Later, due Dec. 8. Over the weekend, she performed for the first time on both NBC’s Saturday Night Live (Nov. 18) and the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (Nov. 19). She’s also the subject of her first Billboard cover story.
Jung Kook’s “Standing Next to You” dips to No. 2 on the Global 200, a week after it debuted as his third leader, and the third for a BTS member solo.
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Dua Lipa’s “Houdini” debuts at No. 3 (abracadabra!) on the Global 200, with 51 million streams and 13,000 sold worldwide Nov. 10-16, following its release at 6 p.m. ET Nov. 9. She notches her fourth top 10 – and first top 10 debut – following “Dance the Night” (No. 3 peak, August), “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” with Elton John (No. 3, 2022), and “Levitating” (No. 2, 2021).
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Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me” enters the Global 200 at No. 4, with 39.9 million streams and 16,000 sold worldwide, following its Nov. 10 arrival. He posts his fourth top 10, after “3D,” with Jung Kook (No. 1 debut and peak, for one week in October), “First Class” (No. 2 peak, 2022) and “Industry Baby,” with Lil Nas X (No. 2, 2021).
Rounding out the Global 200’s top five, Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer” climbs 6-5, following a week at No. 1 earlier in November.
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Additionally, Stray Kids’ “LALALALA” leaps onto the Global 200 at No. 10 with 44.7 million streams and 9,000 sold worldwide. The song is on the group’s new album ROCK-STAR, which premieres as the act’s fourth No. 1 on the U.S.-based Billboard 200. Stray Kids earn their first Global 200 top 10, following two top 40 hits: “Maniac” (No. 21, 2022) and “S-Class” (No. 24, this June).
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Jung Kook Still ‘Standing’ Atop Global Excl. U.S.
Jung Kook’s “Standing Next to You” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, following its debut a week earlier, led by 50.7 million streams (down 29%) outside the U.S. Nov. 10-16.
Tate McRae’s “Greedy” bumps 4-2 for a new Global Excl. U.S. high, surpassing its prior No. 3 best; Jung Kook’s “Seven” slips 2-3, following nine weeks at No. 1; and Iñigo Quintero’s “Si No Estás” drops 3-4, after two weeks on top.
Dua Lipa’s “Houdini” debuts at No. 5 on Global Excl. U.S. with 39.3 million streams and 6,000 sold outside the U.S. She adds her fifth top 10 on the chart, following “Dance the Night” (No. 3 peak, August), “Cold Heart” (No. 2, 2022) and “Levitating” (No. 3, 2021) and her featured turn on Miley Cyrus’ “Prisoner” (No. 10, 2020).
Plus, Stray Kids’ “LALALALA” enters Global Excl. U.S. at No. 6 with 38.7 million streams and 6,000 sold outside the U.S. It’s their first top 10, after “Maniac” and “S-Class” each reached No. 15, their previous top peak.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 25, 2023) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 21). For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.
Brits are still lovin on Jack Harlow.
The Louisville rapper landed his first U.K. No. 1 and fourth top 10 last Friday, Nov. 17, when “Lovin On Me” (via Atlantic) debuted at the top spot.
Based on sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company from the first 48 hours of the chart cycle, “Lovin On Me” should stay put when the next chart is published.
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The track, which samples Cadillac Dale’s 1995 R&B track “Whatever,” leads the First Look survey ahead of The Beatles’ “Now And Then,” which is set to rebound to No. 2. The Beatles’ final song, “Now And Then” recently became the Fab Four’s 18th U.K. No. 1 and dipped 1-6 on the most recent, weekly chart.
Casso, Raye and D-Block Europe’s club cut “Prada” (Ministry of Sound) completes the top three at this early stage in the chart week.
Meanwhile, Tate McRae has her sights set on a fourth U.K. top 10 with “Exes” (RCA), which looks set to enter at No. 10, for the week’s highest new entry. The Canadian artist’s latest hit “Greedy” is still flying high on the U.K. chart, and sits at No. 4 on the latest update – just one spot below its highest chart position.
There’s Christmas cheer in the top tier of the chart blast, as Wham’s “Last Christmas” (Epic) is poised to lift 26-13, and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia) could rise 28-15. Both holiday classics are former No. 1s, and, earlier this month, set a new record for the earliest seasonal appearance of a Christmas song on the tally.
Finally, the Official Charts Company notes, Zara Larsson and David Guetta’s latest collaboration “On My Love” (Black Butter/Parlophone) is on the cusp of its first appearance in the top 20, lifting to 21-18 on the chart blast.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday, Nov. 24.
Swifties saw off Beatlemania in a close race for the U.K. albums chart crown.
Taylor Swift enters a third straight week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart with 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (via EMI), the fourth in her six rerecorded LP projects.
In doing so, Swift denies the Beatles a record-extending 16th No. 1 with 1967-1970 (also known as the Blue album) (both via Apple Corps), which reenters the chart at No. 2, and 1962-1966 (the Red album), close behind at No. 3.
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The Beatles had led both the U.K.’s midweek singles and albums charts with 1967-1970 and “Now And Then,” respectively, and were on track for a rare chart double. Neither title finished in first place when the Official Charts were published last Friday, Nov. 17.
Coincidently, 1967-1970 and 1962-1966 return to their respective original peaks, locked in on release back in 1973. A composite boxed set of the two LPs, released to celebrate the release of “Now and Then,” the Beatles’ recent U.K. No. 1 single, arrives at No. 33 on the national albums survey.
Further down the albums tally, Chase & Status make a splash with 2 RUFF, Vol. 1 (EMI), new at No. 4, for the drum ‘n’ bass duo’s fifth U.K. top 10 appearance.
Closing out the top five is Quarter Life Crisis (Polydor), the debut studio album from South Africa-born, London-based artist Baby Queen. It’s new at No. 5.
As Noah Kahan embarks on his U.K. tour, the Vermont singer-songwriter’s third studio LP Stick Season (Island) powers 22-6, a new peak position. The title track, meanwhile, lifts 8-5, a new peak on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, while another album track, “Northern Attitude,” sits at No. 16.
Reissues of sets by Passenger (All the Little Lights at No. 7 via Cooking Vinyl) and New Order (Substance at No. 10 via Rhino) return to the top 10, as new releases from Chris Brown (11:11 at — you guessed it — No. 11 via Chris Brown Entertainment/RCA), James Marriott (Are We There Yet? at No. 17 via James Marriott), Chris Stapleton (Higher at No. 22 via EMI), PinkPantheress (Heaven Knows at No. 28 via Warner Records), and The Kid LAROI (The First Time at No. 29 via Columbia) impact the top 40 on debut.
Move over the Beatles, Jack Harlow is now in charge of the U.K. singles chart.
The Louisville rapper reaches the summit at the first attempt with “Lovin On Me” (via Atlantic), his fourth top 10 and debut leader on the national singles tally.
“Lovin On Me,” which samples Cadillac Dale’s 1995 R&B track “Whatever,” is the most-streamed track in the U.K. during the latest cycle, with 5.1 million streams, the Official Charts Company reports.
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Previously, Harlow cracked the top frame with 2021 Lil Nas X collaboration “Industry Baby” (No. 3 peak), 2022’s “First Class” (No. 2) and 2023 Jung Kook collab “3D” (No. 5). As previously reported, “Lovin On Me” is the new leader on Australia’s singles survey.
Also new to the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Friday, Nov. 17, is Dua Lipa’s “Houdini” (Warner Records) which pulls a magic trick with its appearance at No. 2.
The first track from Lipa’s forthcoming third studio album, “Houdini” features production from Tame Impala maestro Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle. Lipa now boasts 14th U.K. top 10 hits, including four No. 1s.
After a record-setting stint at No. 1, and taking honors at the midweek stage of the chart race, the Beatles’ “last” song “Now And Then” (Apple Corps) is dislodged from the summit, tumbling 1-6.
Meanwhile, notes the OCC, drum & bass pair Chase & Status (Saul Milton and Will Kennard) become the first group to collect four simultaneous U.K. top 40 singles since 2010. The duo rack them up with “Baddadan” featuring Bou, Flowdan, IRAH, Triggah and Takura (down 9-10 via EMI), “Liquor and Cigarettes” with Hedex and ArrDee (unchanged at No. 17 via EMI), Stefflon Don collab “Selecta” (new at No. 27 via EMI) and “Disconnect” with Becky Hill (down 27-37 via Polydor).
British drill rapper Mazza L20 snags his first Official Singles Chart entry with “Murdaside” (Mazza L20), new at No. 18, while PinkPantheress and Central Cee arrive at No. 20 with “Nice to Meet You” (Columbia/ Parlophone). PinkPantheress already has three solo U.K. top 40 appearances, and Central Cee has 21.
Finally, the Christmas bells are ringing once again on the U.K. chart as yuletide favorites from Wham! and Mariah Carey make their annual pilgrimage into the top 40. Just one week after setting a record for the earliest appearance of a Christmas song on the tally, Wham‘s “Last Christmas” (Epic) improves 37-26 and “Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (Columbia) lifts 40-28.