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TOMORROW X TOGETHER scores its fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 28), as group’s The Name Chapter: Freefall opens atop the list, selling 106,000 copies in the week ending Oct. 19 in the U.S., according to Luminate.
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Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart: the latest releases from Offset, Troye Sivan, Beartooth and Boygenius debut in the top 10, while Zach Bryan’s self-titled album re-enters at No. 3 and Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon re-enters at No. 7.
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.
Of the 106,000 copies sold of The Name Chapter: Freefall, physical sales comprise 105,000 (all CD sales) and digital downloads comprise 1,000. As with many major K-pop releases, Freefall was issued in an assortment of collectible CD variants with randomized merchandise contained in each package — 14 in total, including exclusive editions sold through Barnes & Noble, Target and Walmart, as well as the act’s webstore (including signed versions).
Offset’s new Set It Off starts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales with 25,000 copies sold. Its first-week sales were bolstered by its availability in four deluxe boxed sets (each containing a T-shirt and a CD), two artist webstore-exclusive CD variants and three vinyl LP variants.
Zach Bryan’s self-titled album returns to its debut and peak position, as the album re-enters at No. 3 with 24,000 sold (up 2,686%) — a new weekly sales high for the album and for any Bryan album. Its sales gain is owed to its release on CD and vinyl LP — with the CD accounting for about 3,000 sold, and the vinyl selling 20,000. The album was only available in one singular CD or vinyl LP edition. The album was only previously available to purchase as a digital download.
Troye Sivan’s new studio album Something to Give Each Other bows at No. 4 on Top Album Sales, with 16,000 copies sold. It’s his sixth top 10 consecutive album on the tally — the entirety of his charting efforts. The new album’s sales were goosed by its availability across five vinyl variants (including a signed version), three CD editions (including a signed version), a cassette and a digital album.
Beartooth nabs its second top 10-charting effort on Top Album Sales as The Surface starts at No. 5 with 12,000 copies sold. Its sales were enhanced by its availability across 13 vinyl editions (including one signed edition), three CD editions (including a signed CD and a signed longbox package), a cassette and a digital album.
Boygenius’ four-song EP The Rest debuts at No. 6 on Top Album Sales with nearly 12,000 copies sold — largely from vinyl sales. Available in three different vinyl variants, it sold about 9,000 copies on wax. Its CD sold about 1,000 and its digital album sold 2,000.
Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon re-enters Top Album Sales at No. 7 with 12,000 copies sold (up 678%), following the release of its 50th anniversary remastered edition on CD, vinyl LP and Blu-ray. It’s the highest rank for the album on the 32-year-old chart, and its biggest sales week since 2014. (On the overall Billboard 200 chart, The Dark Side of the Moon hit No. 1 in 1973, marking the band’s first of five chart-toppers.)
Rounding out the new Top Album Sales chart is a trio of former No. 1s: Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts falls 4-8 (11,000; down 20%), NCT 127’s Fact Check: The Fifth Album drops 1-9 in its second week (10,000; down 67%) and Taylor Swift’s Lover dips 8-10 (9,000; though up 6%).
In the week ending Oct. 19, there were 1.697 million albums sold in the U.S. (up 1.6% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.379 million (up 1.8%) and digital albums comprised 318,000 (up 0.6%).
There were 652,000 CD albums sold in the week ending Oct. 19 (up 9.1% week-over-week) and 711,000 vinyl albums sold (down 4.7%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 27.411 million (up less than 1% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 36.341 million (up 18.4%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 78.888 million (up 5.4% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 64.183 million (up 9.7%) and digital album sales total 14.706 million (down 9.8%).
Beartooth notches its second No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart, as The Surface debuts atop the Oct. 28-dated ranking.
The set bows with 17,000 equivalent album units earned in the Oct. 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate. Of that sum, 12,000 are via album sales, with 7,000 on vinyl.
Beartooth previously ruled Top Hard Rock Albums in 2018 with Disease, which reigned for a week upon its debut that October. The Caleb Shomo-led band adds its fifth top 10 (and total entry), having also charted with Below (No. 2, July 2021), Aggressive (No. 3, 2016) and Disgusting (No. 6, 2014).
Concurrently, The Surface debuts at No. 9 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums, marking Beartooth’s fourth top 10, dating to the No. 4 debut and peak of Aggressive in June 2016. It also starts at No. 5 on the all-genre Top Album Sales chart, where it’s the band’s second top 10.
The release of The Surface was preceded by a pair of radio singles. “Riptide” peaked at No. 11 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart in January, while follow-up “Might Love Myself” lifts 6-5 on the latest list. The latter becomes Beartooth’s first top five hit on Mainstream Rock Airplay among three top 10s, surpassing the No. 6-peaking “Hated” in 2017.
“Might Love Myself” also jumps 22-18 on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 1.8 million audience impressions, up 12%.
Five songs from The Surface rank on the Oct. 28-dated, multi-metric Hot Hard Rock Songs survey, paced by “Might Love Myself” at No. 9. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 721,000 official U.S. streams. It’s followed by a debut for “I Was Alive” at No. 11 (779,000 streams).
Following the release of her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film, streams and sales of Taylor Swift’s music rose in the Oct. 13-19 tracking week, spurring gains and re-entries for her catalog on the Billboard charts dated Oct. 28.
In all, Swift’s catalog of songs earned 369.3 million official on-demand U.S. streams Oct. 13-19, according to Luminate. That’s a 22% leap from 302.3 million Oct. 6-12.
Additionally, digital song sales of her music jumped 275% from 25,000 downloads to 94,000, while album sales leaped 7% from 51,000 to 55,000.
Leading the way, Lover‘s “Cruel Summer,” which concurrently crowned the multimetric Billboard Hot 100, as previously reported, received 18.6 million streams, up 35%. That said, the song was assisted by a push to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 for the first time, with streams and sales boosted by a pair of newly released versions of the track on Oct. 19 — a live edition from the Eras Tour and a remix from LP Giobbi.
The next largest is “Anti-Hero,” from 2022’s Midnights, which jumped 12% to 9.6 million streams. “Blank Space,” from 2014’s 1989, places third at 7.8 million streams, up 18%.
The cross-catalog gains thanks to the film spur appearances from Swift material on a variety of genre-specific Billboard charts. Gains for the Folklore and Evermore tracks “Cardigan,” “August,” “Willow” and “Champagne Problems” even drive all four songs onto the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs tally, where older songs are able to re-enter if in the top 25 of chart points and with a meaningful reason for their re-entry. “Cardigan” paces the group at No. 12 thanks to 5.7 million streams, a gain of 17%.
All four songs also appear on Alternative Streaming Songs, led by “Cardigan,” which lifts 11-8.
Additionally, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” taken from 2021’s Red (Taylor’s Version), returns to Hot Country Songs at No. 19 via 5.8 million streams, a 27% boost. It’s also found at No. 20 on Country Streaming Songs.
A pair of Swift albums appear in the top 10 of the Billboard 200: Lover, at No. 8 (52,000 equivalent album units, up 36%) and Midnights (No. 9, 51,000 units, up 20%). Three more in Folklore (No. 14, 38,000 units, up 20%), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) (No. 18, 32,000 units, up 13%) and 1989 (No. 19, 32,000 units, up 17%) also make the top 20, with Reputation just outside the top 20 (No. 21, 31,000 units, up 29%).
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which chronicles her popular (and ongoing) concert tour of the same name, was released in theaters on Oct. 13. After starting March 17 in Glendale, Ariz., the tour is currently scheduled to continue through Nov. 23 in Toronto, with much of its 2024 trek taking place outside of the United States.
Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” is No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 for a third straight week, while a slew of debuts appear in the top 10 of the Oct. 28-dated chart, led by Martin Garrix and Lloyiso’s “Real Love” at No. 4.
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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 Oct. 16-22. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
By reigning again on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine” becomes the first song to rule the tally for at least three weeks, this coming in the seventh week of the ranking’s existence.
“My Love Mine All Mine” concurrently continues to vault up other Billboard charts alongside its TikTok success. It crowns the Alternative Streaming Songs survey for a second week with 12 million official U.S. streams Oct. 13-19, up 12%, according to Luminate. It also reaches a new peak of No. 35 on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100.
The previous week’s TikTok Billboard Top 50 Nos. 2 and 3, Future’s “Wicked” and Drake’s Yeat-featuring “IDGAF,” swap spots on the Oct. 28 tally, and they’re followed by a slew of five chart debuts in a row at Nos. 4-8, paced by Garrix and Lloyiso’s “Real Love.” Released Sept. 22, the tune is largely being used in a variety of viral clips rather than having a specific trend attached. It debuted at No. 35 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart dated Oct. 7 upon the song’s initial release.
It’s followed by a brand-new song in Ariana DeBose’s “This Wish,” the first song released from Disney’s upcoming animated film Wish (Nov. 22). A large chunk of the uploads using “This Wish” correspond not with Wish-related material, but rather with collectible character cards on TikTok created in conjunction with Walt Disney Animation Studios’ 100th anniversary.
The cards were released Oct. 16 (with “This Wish” following on Oct. 18), and many videos express excitement about collecting all the cards or ask their followers for the ones needed to complete their collections.
“This Wish” isn’t the only recent Disney song release that debuts in the top 10 of the latest TikTok Billboard Top 50. Lauv’s “Steal the Show,” from Disney and Pixar’s Elemental released earlier this year, bows at No. 7, also boosted by the collectible cards.
Between the two Disney and Pixar songs comes Aliyah’s Interlude’s “It Girl,” the sped-up version of which debuts at No. 6. Both the original “It Girl” and its sped-up edition were released Sept. 30, and the song has been steadily gaining in recent weeks, jumping 60% to 3.3 million streams toward the Oct. 28-dated Billboard charts (including a No. 34 debut on the Emerging Artists chart).
The final top 10 debut belongs to a classic in Fat Joe’s “What’s Luv?” featuring Ja Rule and Ashanti. A No. 2 hit on the Hot 100 in April 2002, “What’s Luv?” makes a comeback more than 20 years later thanks to a trend where users create crosswords using the word “love” and another word that both represents someone or something they love and happens to use one of the letters in “love.”
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 here, including debuts from Creedence Clearwater Revival, Summer Walker, Snoop Dogg and more.
Offset returns to the top tier of Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as his new album, Set It Off, debuts at No. 2 on the list dated Oct. 28. The album, released Oct. 13 via Motown/Capitol Records, starts with 70,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the tracking week ending Oct. 19, according to Luminate.
Of Set It Off’s first-week sum, streaming activity provides 44,000 units, a figure equal to 59.1 million official U.S. audio and video streams of the album’s songs. Traditional album sales contribute 25,000 units, with the remaining balance owed to 1,000 track-equivalent album units. (One unit equals the following levels of consumption: one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.)
With Set It Off’s No. 2 entrance, Offset matches his career-best rank on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums as a solo act. His first solo venture, the collaborative Without Warning album with 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, also began in the runner-up rank in 2017, as did his own Father of 4 album in 2019. As a member of the Migos, Offset charted an additional seven albums with the group, including two No. 1s: Culture (2017) and Culture II (2018).
Elsewhere, Set It Off begins at No. 2 on the Top Rap Albums chart and at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200.
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As Set It Off arrives, three of its tracks launch on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, led by “Say My Grace,” featuring Travis Scott, at No. 13. With that debut, Offset nabs his highest start on the list as a lead artist among 34 total solo appearances; only Kodak Black’s “ZEZE,” which featured Offset and Scott and debuted at No. 1, posted a better beginning. Beyond “Say My Grace,” Set It Off cuts “Worth It,” with Don Toliver (No. 32) and “Broad Day,” with Future (No. 49) also land on the list.
Thanks to the new album and some standout cuts, Offset re-enters at No. 9 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, which 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 artist popularity. The rally gives the rapper his first week in the top 10 and his first appearance on the list at any rank since September 2019.
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up column, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: Buzz for Britney Spears’ The Woman in Me leads to gains across her catalog, Troye Sivan’s new single is boosted by a head-turning music video, an old Future mixtape favorite goes newly viral and more.
From Page-Turner to Play-Earner: Britney Spears’ Memoir Sends Her Streams Soaring
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Britney Spears’ memoir, The Woman in Me, arrived on Tuesday (Oct. 24) amidst a bevy of headline-grabbing hype: from the details of her breakup with Justin Timberlake to her intense family drama to her Hollywood near-misses, the juiciest tidbits from the book have been making the Internet rounds over the past week. Ahead of the book release, the cavalcade of revelations — including plenty about the pop superstar’s recording career, too — motivated Spears fans to revisit her catalog, resulting in a healthy uptick in her sales and streams.
In the four days prior to the release of The Woman in Me (Oct. 20-23), Spears’ catalog earned 8.89 million official on-demand U.S. streams — a 21% increase from the previous Friday-to-Monday tracking period (Oct. 13-16), which earned 7.34 million streams, according to Luminate. Meanwhile, Spears’ digital sales in the U.S. more than doubled during those four-day periods, from under 1,000 from Oct. 13-16 to 2,300 a week later. Now that The Woman in Me is out and available for the public to pore over, we’ll keep an eye on Spears’ catalog in the coming weeks — perhaps even bigger bumps are in store for later this fall. – JASON LIPSHUTZ
Troye Sivan Has ‘One’ Fast-Rising Hit From New Album
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Following its Oct. 13 release, Troye Sivan’s third studio album Something to Give Each Other became his first No. 1 album in the Australian pop star’s native country, while also scoring a No. 20 debut on the Billboard 200. The album was preceded by the propulsive lead single “Rush,” which notched a No. 75 peak on the Hot 100 — and while none of the other tracks from the album have yet to hit the chart, Sivan’s latest single is rising with enough velocity that a debut could soon be in the cards.
That single is “One of Your Girls,” the bass-heavy, disco-tinged electro-pop groover, which received a buzzed-about music video on the day of Sivan’s album release. The video features the pop star performing in drag for the first time, giving former Disney star Ross Lynch a lapdance in one sequence. The combination of the music video, a good amount of TikTok usage and the song connecting on streaming platforms has positioned “Girls” as potentially the biggest hit from Sivan’s latest full-length.
On the day of the album release, “Girls” scored 1.12 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate — and while that daily streaming total dipped to 746,000 streams by that Sunday (Oct. 15), the song was back up to 938,000 streams on Thursday (Oct. 19). That consistency helped “Girls” debut at No. 60 on the Global 200, as well as No. 1 on the Bubbling Under chart — where it will try to leap off of, and onto the Hot 100 next week. – J.L.
310babii “Soak”s Up Breakout Streaming Hit Thanks to Rising Dance Craze
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Hip-Hop and dance have gone hand in hand since the culture’s birth, and it’s only right that the tradition continues as the genre celebrates its 50th anniversary. 2023 has been a year ruled by hip-rocking Jersey club beats, but L.A. rapper 310babii is holding it down for the West Coast. His “Soak Baby (Do It)” single has become one of TikTok’s hottest songs thanks to a pair of simple dance trends – one that bears more similarity to tightly choreographed TikTok routines and another that mostly relies on a simple arm-rotating two-step move called the Squabble.
According to Luminate, “Soak City (Do It)” has earned 2.78 million official on-demand U.S. streams during the period of October 13-19. That’s a 136% increase from the 1.18 million streams the song pulled during the period of September 15-21. On TikTok, the official “Soak City” sound has garnered over 215,000 posts, a vast majority of which feature users participating in the various dance trends. The song’s official music video has also collected 1.48 million views on YouTube since it was uploaded on August 8, 2023. “Soak City” has been a slow-burning success – the song hit streaming in June and received a remix in September – but that patience is finally starting to pay off.
Future Stays “Wicked” for Life as TikTok Trend Revives 2016 Mixtape Cut
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Few artists have been as omnipresent in music and culture as Future over the past decade, and his dominance continues with the recent revival of a 2016 mixtape hit. “Wicked” — which did not receive a commercial release until several months after its parent Purple Reign project hit mixtape hosting sites – has found a new life on TikTok. On the app, users have created a runaway dance trend to the song’s trademark mumbled chorus. In fact, the trend has also spawned reflections on another “Wicked” dance trend from 2016. This week (Oct. 21), “Wicked” debuted at No. 2 on the most recent TikTok Billboard Top 50 ranking.
According to Luminate, “Wicked” earned just over 558,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during the period of Oct. 13-19. That’s a 46.4% increase from the 381,000 streams the song pulled three weeks ago during Sept. 22-28. On TikTok, the sound in the background of most of these videos includes music from “Wicked” without being attached to the song’s official sound. Over 2.4 million posts use this sound. As for the actual “Wicked” sound, over 16,800 posts have been made with the proper track. Even though the clumsy TikTok sound compartmentalization may have made it difficult for some users to find their way to Future’s song, “Wicked” is still posting impressive numbers and increases over seven years after its release.
Q&A: Alaysia Sierra, Spotify’s Head of R&B, on What’s Trending Up in Their World
What caused the decision for Spotify to rebrand its flagship R&B playlist?
As R&B evolves and takes up more space than it has in recent years, the genre is claiming some of the biggest moments in 2023, from albums to tours (and up on platform with nearly a 25% increase in streams, making it one of the fastest-growing genres on Spotify) – it made sense for us to reflect the shift through a rebrand that captures just how infinite R&B is. With RNB X, we wanted to create a visual and name that brings R&B to life.
How does RNB X better reflect the current state of R&B as compared to previous iterations of the playlist?
RNB X is meant to be global, representing where we are now but also seeking to represent the future. It’s key to highlight that for us, ‘X’ can mean multiple things. For example: ‘X’ marks the spot. If R&B lives anywhere, it lives here. ‘X’, can also mean sign here, and signatures are a big part of the brand visual as artist signatures have long been a part of their brand identity. Most importantly, ‘X’ is infinite, just like R&B.
SZA has dominated the year, but there’s a variety of fascinating songs and artists in the R&B space currently. Which current R&B trend are you most interested in?
I’m really loving the globalization of R&B, where other markets are incorporating their own sounds into the genre. From the richness of the U.K. R&B scene to all the textures of R&B coming out of Africa across the continent, we’re also seeing Australian R&B on the come up and Korean R&B thriving.
Fill in the blank: the R&B song that more people will be talking about before the end of the year is ______.
Honestly, I don’t think it’s been released yet, BUT this is hard because I hope we all know “On My Mama” by Victoria Monet and “Water” by Tyla by now. If anything, I just want everyone to listen to Cleo Sol and Leon Thomas before the end of the year, because we don’t talk about those albums enough. – JL
Season’s Gainings: Phillies Still “Dancing” Through NLCS Loss
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It might not be much consolation to the Philadelphia Phillies following their NLCS Game Seven home loss last night to the Arizona Diamondbacks – eliminating them from the MLB playoffs and preventing a second straight World Series appearance – but they can once again claim to have swept the nation with their theme song. Calum Scott’s cover of Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own,” which became the team’s postgame singalong during the 2022 postseason, was up 41% to 2.7 official on-demand U.S. streams (and up 145% over 2,900 in sales) for the chart week ending Oct. 19, according to Luminate, following the Phillies’ finishing off of the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS and through their first two home victories against the Diamondbacks. Not enough for Scott’s cover to threaten a return to the Hot 100 – though he did celebrate it passing a billion plays on Spotify – but as the Phillies are likely saying to themselves today. – ANDREW UNTERBERGER
Drake replaces himself at No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart, as “IDGAF,” featuring Yeat, rises to the top of the Oct. 28-dated tally.
“IDGAF” reigns with 26 million official U.S. streams earned in the Oct. 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate. The song was down 36% from its opening week sum of 40.8 million streams, but it dropped by a smaller percentage than the previous ruler, “First Person Shooter” featuring J. Cole, which falls to No. 4 (20.3 million streams, a 52% drop).
“IDGAF” is the first song to spend its first week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs while being down in streams since Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” which first reigned on the Jan. 7 ranking despite a 3% drop to 46.9 million streams that week.
“IDGAF” is Drake’s record-extending 20th Streaming Songs No. 1, the most since the list’s 2013 inception. Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift remain the next-closest acts with six rulers apiece.
Most No. 1s, Streaming Songs20, Drake6, Justin Bieber6, Taylor Swift5, Travis Scott4, Ariana Grande4, Cardi B4, Lil Baby4, Miley Cyrus
Drake is the first act to replace himself at No. 1 on Streaming Songs since he did it previously with “Nonstop” (July 14, 2018) followed by “In My Feelings” (July 21, 2018).
Meanwhile, “IDGAF” marks Yeat’s first Streaming Song topper. The rapper made the chart one time previously, with “Talk” debuting and peaking at No. 17 in September 2022.
Concurrently, “IDGAF” falls 2-4 on the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100. Its parent album, For All the Dogs, ranks at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 164,000 equivalent album units earned in its second week.
With her latest hit “Paint the Town Red,” Doja Cat continues to brush off all competition on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart. The rapper-singer solidifies her standing as the act with the most No. 1s on the survey this decade, as the song ascends to the top of the ranking dated Oct. 28. The single, released […]
Micah Tyler attains his second No. 1 on Billboard’s Christian Airplay and Christian AC Airplay charts as “Praise the Lord” reaches the top of each tally dated Oct. 28. The song lifts 2-1 on Christian Airplay as it drew 5.8 million audience impressions during the Oct. 13-19 tracking week, according to Luminate. Concurrently, it ascends […]
Nigerian-based Victor Thompson and his brother and duo partner, Ehis “D” Greatest, top Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Gospel Songs chart (dated Oct. 28) as “This Year (Blessings)” rises to No. 1 in its second week on the list.
The song, originally released in January, received a boost when rapper Gunna joined for a remix released Oct. 13. With a majority of the song’s consumption in the tracking week from the new version, Gunna is now also billed on the chart.
Sporting a 163% surge, “This Year (Blessings),” drew 3.1 million official U.S. streams Oct. 13-19, according to Luminate.
Concurrently, the track hits the top 10 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs survey, jumping 11-3. It’s the first entry on each ranking for both the faith-based twosome and Gunna.
“God is so amazing,” Thompson tells Billboard. “It’s so exciting to know that people get the message of this song. I’ve always wanted to live an impactful life and I’m truly happy about this.”
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Singer-songwriter and worship leader Thompson was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where he is currently based. Israel Ehinomen Okosun is popularly known as Ehis “D” Greatest and is also based in Nigeria.
Thompson says that the pair is currently working on a studio album due this year. The act is planning on touring the U.S. starting in early 2024.
‘Room’ for Maverick City Music
“In the Room,” by Atlanta-based collective Maverick City Music with Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine and featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard, blasts onto Hot Gospel Songs at No.2. It simultaneously enters Hot Christian Songs at No. 13.
Released Oct. 13, the song drew 1.3 million official first-week streams and sold 3,000 downloads.
Maverick City Music adds its 25th Hot Gospel Songs top 10. For Moore and Raine, who are members of the group, it’s their 11th and 17th top 10 under their own names, respectively. Cobbs Leonard sends her 15th song to the tier.