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*NSYNC’s first single since 2002, “Better Place,” soars onto multiple Billboard radio airplay charts (dated Oct. 14), following its first week of release.
The song, released Sept. 29 on DreamWorks/RCA Records from the Trolls Band Together soundtrack, due Oct. 20 (ahead of the movie’s expected Nov. 17 premiere), starts at No. 12 on Adult Pop Airplay, No. 13 on Adult Contemporary and No. 16 on Pop Airplay, encompassing airplay Sept. 29-Oct. 5.
(The charts reflect plays on reporting adult pop, adult contemporary and pop-formatted stations, respectively. Airplay is monitored by Mediabase and provided to Billboard by Luminate.)
On both Adult Pop Airplay, which began in Billboard’s pages in March 1996, and Pop Airplay, which originated in October 1992, the entrances are the highest ever for a song by a group. On Adult Contemporary, the arrival is the highest for a group, excluding holiday fare, since Luminate data began powering the chart in July 1993.
Notably, participating pop and adult pop iHeartMedia and Audacy stations played “Better Place” every other hour during the song’s release day, while Cumulus reporters spun it hourly over eight hours that day.
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Upon the chart start of “Better Place,” the song is *NSYNC’s highest charting career hit on Adult Pop Airplay, its No. 12 opening rank surpassing the group’s prior No. 19 best with “Bye Bye Bye” in 2000.
On Adult Contemporary, the act has tallied three top 10s, including the Richard Marx-penned 13-week No. 1 “This I Promise You” in 2000-01.
On Pop Airplay, *NSYNC logged has nine top 10s, from “I Want You Back” in 1998 through “Gone” in 2002. Two songs hit No. 1: “Bye Bye Bye” (for 10 weeks) and “It’s Gonna Be Me” (five), both in 2000.
Meanwhile, the group’s Justin Timberlake bullets with two songs in the current Pop Airplay top 20, as “Keep Going Up!” with Timbaland and Nelly Furtado rises to No. 20. Timberlake notches his first top 20 entry on the chart in three-and-a-half years; as a soloist, he boasts 18 career Pop Airplay top 10s, including eight No. 1s.
Beyond the debut of “Better Place” on individual-format airplay charts, the song is in line to debut on other rankings (dated Oct. 14), including the all-genre multimetric Billboard Hot 100, highlights of which will be announced Monday, Oct. 9.
Ahead of the track’s release, Timberlake shared on Instagram a behind-the-scenes look at the quintet back in the studio. “So many stars aligned and that’s why I hit y’all and was like, ‘Hey, something came up,’” he is heard telling the act. “If we do this song, it’s a love letter to our fans. I would be honored to have the group on this song.”
All charts dated Oct. 14 will update on Billboard.com Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Doja Cat snags her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart with “Paint the Town Red,” which lifts 3-1 on the Oct. 7-dated tally. It earned 27.5 million official U.S. streams in its eighth week on the survey, a boost of 3%, according to Luminate. “Paint the Town Red” lands its first week at […]
It’s Ed Sheeran season on Australia’s albums chart as Autumn Variations (via Gingerbread Man) debuts at No. 1.
Produced by the National’s Aaron Dessner, Autumn Variations is Sheeran’s second leader on the ARIA Chart in 2023, and his seventh in total – all consecutive. Autumn Variations follows + ( plus from 2012), X (multiply from 2014), ÷ (divide from 2017), No. 6 Collaborations Project (2019), = (equals from 2019) and – (subtract from 2023) in hurtling all the way to the top.
Australians have adopted Sheeran like one of their own. Earlier this year, the British singer and songwriter completed another lap of stadiums in these parts – and broke several more records – for his Mathematics Tour.
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When the “Shape Of You” singer last toured Australia, in 2018, also with Frontier Touring, he shifted more than 1 million tickets, a feat that wiped Dire Straits’ record for a single trek (950,000) that had stood for since the 1980s.
On the latest ARIA Albums Chart, the podium is completed by Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (at No. 2 via Geffen/Universal) and the Weeknd’s The Highlights (at No. 3 via Universal), both unmoved from the previous week.
Meanwhile, U.S. pop-rock outfit Lany makes its first appearance on the ARIA Top 50 with A Beautiful Blur (Virgin/Universal), new at No. 4. That result crushes Lany’s previous best result, No. 53 for their 2017 self-titled debut LP.
Country music has been hot on Australia’s charts this year, and homegrown singer James Johnston gets in on the action with Raised Like That (Ditto Music), his debut album. Raised Like That starts at No. 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart, published Oct. 6. Its title track dropped in 2021 and became the fastest-ever debut single by an Australian country singer to reach one million streams, ARIA reports.
Also new to the top tier is Kimosabè, the fourth studio album by Angus Stone’s Dope Lemon project. It’s new at No. 9, and follows Rose Pink Cadillac (No. 2 in 2022), Smooth Big Cat (No. 2 in 2019) and Honey Bones (No. 11 in 2016). As a member of sibling duo Angus & Julia Stone, he claimed No. 1s with Down The Way in 2010 and Angus & Julia Stone in 2014, and, as a solo artist, reached No. 2 with 2012’s Broken Brights.
On Thursday Oct. 5, BMG announced it had acquired the Dope Lemon recordings catalog from Stone, in a deal that included those three earlier album and the 2017 EP Hounds Tooth. BMG released Kimosabè through a new recording deal.
Last week’s leader, Kylie Minogue‘s 16th studio album Tension (Liberator Music/BMG), tumbles 1-10.
Over on the ARIA Singles Chart, Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” (RCA/Sony) enters a seventh week at No. 1, ahead of Tate McRae’s “Greedy” (up 3-2 for a new peak via RCA/Sony), and Kenya Grace’s “Strangers” (down 3-2 via Warner).
“Paint The Town Red” moves up the list of longest-reigning No. 1 tracks this year. Doja’s hit draws level with Dave and Central Cee’s “Sprinter” for third on a tally that’s led by Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” (12 weeks), and Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” (eight weeks).
Finally, BTS’ Jung Kook has the top debut on Australia’s singles chart this week with “3D” (Warner/Universal) featuring Jack Harlow. It’s new at No. 7. The K-pop star’s “Seven” featuring Latto peaked at No. 2 earlier this year, and impacts the top 40, holding at No. 38. Harlow now has a fourth top 10 in Australia, a list that includes “What’s Poppin” (No. 8 in 2020), “Industry Baby” with Lil Nas X (No. 4 in 2021) and “First Class,” which flew all the way to No. 1 for a two-week stint in 2022.
There’s a new No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart: Playboi Carti’s “Sky” takes the top spot on this week’s chart. Tetris Kelly:Playboi Carti “Sky” soars to the top of the TikTok Billboard Top 50, while Tate McRae makes a major move. Playboi Carti claims the top spot for the TikTok Billboard Top […]
Hip-hop continues its reign on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 as “Sky” by Playboi Carti vaults to No. 1 on the Oct. 7-dated survey.
The TikTok Billboard Top 50, which began three weeks ago, 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 Sept. 25-Oct. 1. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
Playboi Carti’s “Sky” is the chart’s third No. 1, following fellow rap songs “SkeeYee” by Sexyy Red (Sept. 16) and “Wassup Gwayy” by FamousSally & YB (Sept. 23 and 30).
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Released in 2020 as part of Playboi Carti’s Christmas Day-released album Whole Lotta Red, “Sky” peaked at No. 34 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart nearly a year later (Dec. 11, 2021).
The song often sports gains at the beginning of the month due to its “Wake up/ It’s the first of the month” lyric (Oct. 1 marked the end of the latest chart’s tracking week). This time around, multiple videos using “Sky” also reference the idea that using the sound at the beginning of each month spurs good luck for a poster for the rest of that month.
“Sky” is the latest song to reign over Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red,” which holds at No. 2 for a second straight week and third frame in all. The track, which concurrently returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, has not dropped below No. 3 in the four weeks of the TikTok Billboard Top 50’s existence.
Previous No. 1 “Wassup Gwayy” falls to No. 3, while Tate McRae’s “Greedy” leaps to No. 4 in its second week on the ranking. The pop singer’s runaway new hit, which concurrently jumps 33-24 in its second week on the Hot 100, was initially teased on TikTok on Aug. 5 and has only risen in popularity since its full release on all streaming platforms. The track earned 11.5 million official U.S. streams on those platforms Sept. 22-28, according to Luminate, a 1% boost.
Another Hot 100 success, Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” jumps into the top five of the TikTok Billboard Top 50, shooting 34-5. It was released as part of her album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We on Sept. 15, Mitski’s first full-length since the chart’s inception – though she is no stranger to success on the platform in the past, boasting viral moments with songs such as “Washing Machine Heart,” “Nobody” and more. The track concurrently debuts at No. 76 on the Hot 100.
See the full TikTok Billboard Top 50 — featuring debuts from Ayo & Teo, Suicidal Idol, Girl in Red and more — here.
Bad Bunny extends his top 10 record on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart to 63 top 10s with “Un Preview,” as the song debuts at No. 8 on the Oct. 7-dated list.
After Benito dropped the Tainy, MAG and La Paciencia-produced track on his WhatsApp channel as a look of what’s coming in 2024, the song debuts in the upper region fueled almost entirely by streams.(He teased the track via WhatsApp on Sept. 20, followed by a wide release on Sept. 25.)
According to Luminate, “Preview” registered 7.6 million official U.S. streams in its first four days of activity as it was released Sept. 25 — four days after the launch of the Sept. 22 tracking week (ending Sept. 28).
The 7.6 million streams in its first week yields a No. 5 start on Latin Streaming Songs, also for his record-extending 68th top 10 on the streaming list.
Sales, meanwhile, concurrently assist “Preview’s” high start on the multimetric tally: It sold 1,000 downloads, enough for a No. 2 start on Latin Digital Song Sales.
Benito ups his top 10 career count to 63 on Hot Latin Songs, way ahead of Enrique Iglesias and Luis Miguel, who are tied for second place with 39 top 10s.
As Bad Bunny continues to lap the competition, here’s the scoreboard for the artists with the most top 10s on Hot Latin Songs since the chart launched in 1986:
63, Bad Bunny39, Enrique Iglesias39, Luis Miguel37, Daddy Yankee35, J Balvin35, Shakira29, Chayanne29, Cristian Castro29, Ozuna
Further, “Preview” debuts at No. 37 on Billboard Global 200 with 26.3 million streams worldwide, while logs 18.8 million outside the U.S. for a No, 42 on Global Excl. U.S.
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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: A newly viral and unusually located Katy Perry live performance helps her 2019 single see big gains, 30 Seconds to Mars’ first big single gets boosted by a Chad Smith drum-along and Lay Bankz is on the verge of a TikTok-accelerated breakout hit.
Katy Perry Flushes Out New Streams With Viral Bathroom Performance
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Back when she was promoting her most recent album, 2020’s Smile, Katy Perry launched a series that she dubbed Potty Jams, in which the hit-maker belted out her pop songs in a bathroom (stars – they’re just like us!). “Never Really Over” and “Small Talk” also both received Potty Jams versions, but over the last few weeks, the powder-room performance of “Harleys in Hawaii” has gone viral, leading to renewed interest in the island-vibed fan favorite.
Part of the “Harleys” return comes from the Tiny Desk-esque effect of the bathroom performance, with Perry crooning the mid-tempo track while flanked by musicians and backup singers popping out of bathroom stalls and the acoustics affecting the sound of the song. And then there’s the way that Perry attacks the lyrical phrase “you and I” as “you and ayyyyyyeeeeeyeahhyeahhhhh!” in the clip — a go-for-broke melisma that’s belatedly turned into a meme, and earned millions of TikTok streams.
The revival began in earnest at the end of September, and as a result, weekly streams of “Harleys” nearly doubled: the track earned 1.11 million U.S. on-demand streams during the week ending Sept. 28, according to Luminate, up 93% from the previous frame. Perry kicks off the final month on her Play Las Vegas residency on Wednesday night (Oct. 4); “Harleys” hadn’t been a regular part of the set list, but maybe the Potty Jams renaissance will make it a late addition. – JASON LIPSHUTZ
Drum With Me, Drum With Me: 30 Seconds to Mars’ ‘The Kill” Lifts Off After Chad Smith Plays Along
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Though longtime Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith might not have been previously familiar with 30 Seconds to Mars’ 2006 breakout hit “The Kill,” by the time he finished his first listen, he’d helped the song have one of its best weeks on streaming. The guys behind the YouTube presence for drumming online education program Drumeo correctly predicted Smith’s lack of prior 30STM knowledge, and tested him (on video) by having him listen to the song for the first time — without drums — and do his best trying to play along with it.
Smith’s instinctive reading of the song’s drum part turned out to be pretty close to the real thing, resulting in a very cool look into the ways veteran musicians can feel a song from the inside out, adjusting to changes in dynamics and structure on the fly and even anticipating them before they happen. The video was widely shared, resulting in 4.5 million views since its Sept. 22 posting — many of whom apparently when on to go back and stream “The Kill,” which jumped 62% from under 1.4 million official on-demand U.S. streams for the week ending Sept. 21 to over 2.2 million the following week, according to Luminate.
Soon, other bands may be petitioning Smith to have not their own song be the next one he’s never heard before. – ANDREW UNTERBERGER
Lay Bankz Channels Her ‘Ick’ Into A Streaming Smash
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In a year largely defined by the dominance of female rappers and Jersey club’s hip-rocking dance trends, Lay Bankz emerges this month with “Ick,” a simultaneously cutting and danceable ode to all the things about guys that turn her off. From bad credit and foot fetishes to a part-time job at 7-Eleven and a “sassy man apocalypse,” Bankz spends the whole song – which she first teased back in June — lambasting men who are simply not up to her standards.
According to Luminate, “Ick” earned 2.19 million official on-demand U.S. streams during the period of Sept. 22-28. That’s a 56.8% jump from the period of Sept. 15-21, during which the song earned 1.39 million streams. Compared to two weeks ago, stream for “Ick” jumped a staggering 418.8% from just over 422,000 streams during the period of Sept. 8-14. The official TikTok sound for “Ick” boasts over 217,000 posts, most of which are people jamming along to the beginning of the second verse.
Meanwhile, the song’s official YouTube audio upload has garnered a little over half a million views in one month, and a six-day-old music video-lyric video has earned around 135,000 views. With various clips using the song still going viral across platforms, it seems that consumers aren’t getting the ick from “Ick.” – KYLE DENIS
Billboard has more than 200 different weekly charts in its menu, 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 10 artists who appear on surveys for the first time on the Oct. 7-dated charts.
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Petey
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The singer-songwriter and social media personality is officially a Billboard-charting artist thanks to his third studio album and major-label debut, USA. The set, released Sept. 22 on Crow Island/Capitol Records, debuts at No. 66 on the Top Current Album Sales chart with 1,000 copies sold in its opening week, according to Luminate. The album also sparks his No. 30 entrance on the Emerging Artists chart.
Petey (full name Peter Martin), who is from Chicago and is now based in Los Angeles, released his first two albums, Lean Into Life and Other Stuff, on the indie label Terrible Records in 2021. He initially broke through on TikTok in 2020, creating absurdist comedy sketches that drove him to viral exposure on the platform, where he now boasts over 1.5 million followers. He signed to Capitol in June, and his Tour of the USA kicks off in November.
Chappell Roan
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The pop singer-songwriter scores her first appearance on Billboard’s charts with her debut full-length, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess. The 14-track set, released Sept. 22 on KRA International/Amusement Records/Island Records, debuts at No. 3 on Heatseekers Albums, No. 26 on Top Current Album Sales and No. 33 on Top Album Sales with 3,000 copies sold in its opening week. She also arrives at No. 8 on Emerging Artists.
Chappell Roan (real name Kayleigh Amstutz; her artist name is a tribute to late grandfather, Dennis Chappell and the song “The Strawberry Roan”), from Willard, Mo., has been releasing music since 2017. She initially signed to Atlantic Records in 2015, and released a five-track EP, School Nights, before she left in 2020. She later teamed up with songwriter-producer Dan Nigro – the chart-topping hitmaker who has collaborated on hits with Olivia Rodrigo, Conan Gray and Caroline Polachek – for her breakout songs “Pink Pony Club” and “Naked in Manhattan.” “My music [at that time] reflected the feelings of my first time in a gay club, my first time falling in love with a woman, my first time feeling homesick,” she told Billboard in an interview this summer. “I had to go through all those experiences, that pain and suffering, to rebirth myself into where I am now.” Nigro is listed as a songwriter and producer on the LP.
Chappell Roan is currently on the road on her Midwest Princess Tour, which runs through November. Next year, she’ll serve as an opening act on Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour.
Charles Wesley Godwin
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The country-folk singer-songwriter arrives on Billboard’s charts with his third studio album, Family Ties. The 19-track set, released Sept. 22 on Big Loud Records, debuts at No. 9 on Heatseekers Albums, No. 25 on Americana/Folk Albums and No. 99 on Top Current Album Sales with 5,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week. Godwin also opens at No. 45 on the Emerging Artists chart.
Godwin, from Morgantown, W. Va., released his first two LPs, Seneca and How the Mighty Fall, independently in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The critical acclaim of those albums helped him ink a deal with Big Loud, the label home of Morgan Wallen, HARDY and Hailey Whitters, in May. Earlier this year, Godwin opened for Zach Bryan on his Burn, Burn, Burn Tour, and the pair even collaborated on the song “Jamie,” released on Bryan’s 2022 EP Summertime Blues.
Godwin, who was named Billboard’s September Country Rookie of the Month, has a string of tour dates lined up through the end of the year, including two shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in December. Next year, he’ll serve as an opening act on Luke Combs’ Growin’ Up and Getting’ Old Tour.
ALEXSUCKS
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The Los Angeles-based band debuts on Billboard’s charts with its breakthrough single “6 Pack and Cigarettes.” The track, released in June on the group’s debut full-length, The Gutter, via Stair Music/Hallwood Media, debuts at No. 39 on Alternative Airplay (up 8% in plays). The set was produced by Brendan O’Brien, who has worked with AC/DC, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Stone Temple Pilots, among others. ALEXSUCKS comprises Alex Alvarez (lead vocals), Ethan Demoulin (drums), John Luther (guitar) and Garrett Orseno (bass).
MaRynn Taylor
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The country singer-songwriter reaches Billboard’s charts with her breakthrough single “Make You Mine.” Released in March on Black River Entertainment, it debuts at No. 58 on Country Airplay (up 86% in audience). The song was co-written by Josh Kerr and Dan Wilson.
In a recent interview with Billboard, Taylor explained that the song is about encouraging a man to commit to a relationship without her coming off as controlling. “That’s just the kind of person I am; I’m going to give my all to whoever I love,” she said. “Sometimes guys are the ones probably being cautious or, you know, afraid of commitment. In ‘Make You Mine,’ she’s into him. I think she’s flirting with him in a way. I feel like ‘make me want to make you mine’ is a strong statement.”
The Michigan native released her debut five-track EP Something I Would Do in 2022. In January, she sang the National Anthem at the NFL’s AFC divisional playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals. In June, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
Snow Wife
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The Houston native (real name Emily Snow), who is based in Los Angeles, notches her first Billboard chart appearance with her debut studio album, Queen Degenerate. Released Sept. 22 on SNOWGLOBE, the seven-track set debuts at No. 25 on Heatseekers Albums with 3,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week. It was preceded by its breakout track “American Horror Show,” released June 23. The song has tallied 4.9 million official U.S. streams to date. It has also taken off on TikTok, where she boasts over 400,000 followers, while the song has been used in 80,000 clips on the platform. (Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard’s charts except for the newly launched TikTok Billboard Top 50.)
TeeJay
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The Jamaican dancehall artist (real name Timoy Jones) achieves his first Billboard chart entry with “Drift.” The song, released in June via TeeJay/Warner Records, debuts at No. 47 on R&B/Hip-Hip Airplay (up 26% to 1.5 million in reach). In September, Teejay performed the song at WQHT (Hot 97) New York’s sold-out 50 Years of Hip-Hop show at Madison Square Garden. Wu-Tang Clan, Mary J. Blige, Sean Paul and Tyrese also performed, while Mariah Carey and Maxwell hosted.
Ayox
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The Nigerian artist notches his first Billboard chart entry with his track “Walking Dead,” with Zlatan. The song, released Sept. 18 on The LV/GProduction, debuts at No. 50 on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. The recording is a tribute to late Nigerian musician MohBad, who died Sept. 12 at age 27 while being treated for an infection. The controversy surrounding his death has resulted in a #Justice4Mohbad social media campaign, and many other tributes to the singer. Ayox has released nearly a dozen other songs, all since 2019.
Iñigo Quintero
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The Spanish singer-songwriter arrives on Billboard’s charts with his breakthrough viral hit “Si No Estás.” Released in September 2022 on Acquistic, it debuts at No. 129 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 11.3 million official streams outside the U.S. Sept. 22-28. TikTok has been a significant factor in the song’s growing popularity, as a portion of it has been used in over 550,000 clips. It has also soundtracked over 25,000 clips on Instagram Reels. Quintero has released three additional songs: “Sobredosis” (in February), “Será Por Ti” with Hey Kid (May) and “Sin Tiempo Para Bailar” with Javi Chapela (June).
Xxanteria
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The artist, whose name is a play on Sublime’s ‘90s hit “Santeria,” lands on Billboard’s charts for the first time with “BAIXO.” The song, released Sept. 19 on 25/7 Records, debuts at No. 42 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs with 765,000 official U.S. streams. TikTok has been key to the song’s growth, as a piece of it has soundtracked over 70,000 clips on the platform. A portion of the slowed-down version has also been used in over 30,000 videos.
Karol G secures her 16th No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart as “Mi Ex Tenía Razón” rises 3-1 in its seventh chart week to lead the Oct. 7-dated ranking.
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“Mi Ex Tenía Razón” was released Aug. 11 as part of Karol’s Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) which took her to No. 1 on Top Latin Albums (Aug. 26-dated list). The track arrives at the summit on the overall Latin Airplay after it earned 9.8 million audience impressions in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 28, according to Luminate, a 16% gain from the week prior. Plus, it ejects Chencho Corleone’s “Un Cigarrillo” from the lead and sends it to No. 9, after one week in charge (6.41million in audience, down 28%)
With the new leader, Karol becomes the first woman to achieve a No. 1 as a soloist, unaccompanied by any other act, in 2023. The last woman to do so was Rosalía, who accomplished the feat through “Despechá” in Oct. 2022.
In total, among Karol G’s 16 No. 1s, she’s led the Latin Airplay chart five times, unaccompanied by another act. Her first leader overall was “Mi Cama,” with J Balvin, featuring Nicky Jam, in 2018.
Prior to “Razón,” “Provenza” became Karol’s last totally solo ruler, for one week in charge in July 2022. In between, “TQG,” a collaboration with Shakira, spent two weeks at No. 1.
“Razón’s” new peak on Latin Airplay, arrives after its one-week coronation on Hot Latin Songs (Aug. 26-dated list), where it dips 5-6 on the current chart with a 7% decrease in streams, to 7.56 million, and an 18% fall in sales during the same period.
Beyond its Latin Airplay coronation, “Razón” also pushes up Regional Mexican Airplay, climbing 39-23. The song earned Karol a first entry there when it debuted at No. 39 (Sept. 30-dated list).
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Ado’s “Show” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 4, logging its second week atop the tally.
The Universal Studios Japan Halloween collab continues to rule streaming, increasing by 0.89 percent from the week before (13,438,742 weekly streams). The track also holds at No. 2 for video views, while rising 3-2 (15,517 units) for downloads and 8-7 for radio. “Show” also makes its debut on the karaoke metric at No. 66.
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King Gnu‘s “SPECIALZ” continues to edge up the Japan Hot 100, this week rising a notch to No. 2. The opener for the Jujutsu Kaisen Shibuya Incident story arc debuted on the list four weeks ago at No. 4. The track moves up a notch to No. 31 for physical sales, while also improving in other metrics including downloads (9,439 units, No. 4), streaming (10,729,972 streams, No. 2), radio (No. 11), and video (No. 3).
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YOASOBI’s “Idol” slips to No. 3 this week, with streaming moving 2-3 (10,313,760 streams), downloads 8-6 (6,586 units), radio 68-24, and video 3-4. The record-holder for most weeks at No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 (21 weeks) continues to rule karaoke for the 19th week straight.
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The duo consisting of producer Ayase and singer ikura have another song in the top 10 this week, as “The Brave” debuts at No. 9. The opener for the anime series Frieren that premiered Sept. 29 hit No. 1 for downloads with 22,086 units. The music video dropped the same day and has racked up over 5.2 million views at the time of publication (No. 7 for video). The hit-making pair’s latest single is also currently at No. 49 for streaming with 2,426,245 streams and No. 51 for radio.
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Three songs by female idol groups debut in the top 10 this week. AKB48’s “Idol nanka janakkatara” leads the pack at No. 4, launching with 541,037 CDs to hit No. 1 for sales. Tsubaki Factory’s “Yuuki It’s my Life!” follows at No. 6, coming in at No. 2 for sales (79,078 copies), No. 47 for downloads (1,177 units), and No. 64 for radio. Cho Tokimeki Sendenbu’s “Kawaii Memorial” hits No. 10 with 40,708 copies sold (No. 3 for sales) and comes in at No. 4 for radio.
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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 Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.