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Aerosmith’s latest best-of package, Greatest Hits, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Hard Rock Albums chart dated Sept. 2.
In the Aug. 18-24 tracking week, Greatest Hits earned 19,000 equivalent album units in the U.S., according to Luminate. That sum includes 10,000 units from album sales. (Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums [TEA] and streaming equivalent albums [SEA]. Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.)
Released Aug. 18, Greatest Hits is the band’s first such compilation that spans Aerosmith’s full discography since its entire catalog was collected at Capitol/UMe. Previously, the group’s catalog was housed at two labels — Sony’s Columbia and Universal’s Geffen. Columbia released the act’s studio albums from its debut in the 1970s through 1982, and again from 1997 through 2012. Geffen released Aerosmith’s studio sets from 1985 through 1993.
The new Greatest Hits is easily confused with the band’s first best-of set, Columbia’s Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits, released in 1980. The latter covered the rockers’ biggest hits to that point, followed by a reissue in 1997 that added more material through 1988.
The newest Greatest Hits is available in multiple iterations, including a standard 10-track edition (on vinyl), an 18-track edition (on CD, vinyl and digital download), a 20-track edition (on vinyl) and a 44-track edition (on CD, vinyl, digital download and streaming services). All versions are combined for tracking and charting purposes. On the 44-track edition, 23 of the band’s 28 Billboard Hot 100 hits are represented, including all eight of its top 10s.
Greatest Hits is Aerosmith’s second Top Hard Rock Albums No. 1 since the chart’s 2007 inception, following Music From Another Dimension, which reigned for a week in November 2012. It’s the band’s final album of new material to date.
The new compilation also starts at Nos. 4 and 7 on Top Rock Albums and Top Rock & Alternative Albums, respectively.
On the all-format Billboard 200, Greatest Hits bows at No. 36. It’s Aerosmith’s 31st entry on the ranking, dating to its first, its self-titled debut, which started at No. 190 in October 1973 and peaked at No. 21 in April 1976.
It’s also Aerosmith’s 21st top 40 on the Billboard 200. Of those, Big Ones (1994, No. 6 peak), O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits (2002, No. 4) and Devil’s Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith (2006, No. 33) were also best-of compilations.
Concurrently, “Dream On,” one of the 44 songs featured on Greatest Hits, jumps 7-5 on the Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart with 4.2 million official U.S. streams, up 3%, according to Luminate. The song was Aerosmith’s first chart hit, peaking at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1976.
YOASOBI’s “Idol” has now logged its 20th week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, holding the position consecutively since it first debuted on the chart dated April 19.
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On the latest list dated Aug. 30, the Oshi no Ko opener falls 2-3 for downloads with 9,271 units sold and 18-20 for radio airplay, but still dominates streaming (12,393,052 streams), video views, and karaoke. The duo has been busy with festival performances over the summer and maintains momentum, adding another week to its unprecedented stay at the summit.
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Soaring 39-2 on the Japan Hot 100 is Nogizaka46‘s “Ohitorisama Tengoku,” released Aug. 23. The girl group’s 33rd single sold 713,642 copies in its first week, off to a much better start than the previous one, “Hito wa Yume wo Nido Miru,” which launched with 663,277 copies. The new single was mostly powered by physical sales (No. 1) and comes in at No. 20 for downloads (2,651 units), No. 26 for radio, No. 74 for streaming, and No. 35 for video.
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Three of the four debuts this week on the top 10 are by new groups born from “iCON Z,” the biggest audition in the history of LDH, home of EXILE and many other popular bands. WOLF HOWL HARMONY’s “Sweet Rain” bows at No. 3, THE JET BOY BANGERZ’ “Jettin’” at No. 4, and KID PHENOMENON’s “Wheelie” at No. 5.
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There was a difference of over 1,373 points between “Sweet Rain” and “Jettin’,” with the former selling 73,524 copies to come in at No. 5 for sales while also ruling radio. “Sweet Rain” also came in at No. 32 for downloads (1,804 units), No. 84 for streaming, and No. 45 for video. Meanwhile, “Jettin’” sold the most CDs of the three new bands, launching with 91,271 copies. The track comes in No. 3 for sales, while “Wheelie” sold 84,185 copies to come in at No. 4 for the metric. Both tracks ended up bowing in their respective positions below “Sweet Rain” on the Japan Hot 100 due to lack in points in the digital metrics.
The fourth debut on the top ten this week is the Japanese version of “UNFORGIVEN” by LE SSERAFIM at No. 6, featuring Nile Rodgers and breakout J-pop songstress Ado.
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IMP.’s “CRUISIN’” jumps 53-8 this week after being released digitally Aug. 18. The TOBE act’s debut single is off to a great start, ruling downloads (21,801 units) and coming in at No. 2 for radio and No. 5 for video.
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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 Aug. 21 to 27, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English Twitter account.
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 acts who appear on surveys for the first time on the Sept. 2-dated charts.
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Alana Springsteen
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The Nashville-based singer-songwriter is officially a Billboard-charting artist thanks to her debut LP, Twenty Something. Released Aug. 18 on Columbia Records, the 18-track set debuts at No. 17 on the Heatseekers Albums chart with 4,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week, according to Luminate. The collection, which is broken up into three segments (“Messing It Up,” “Figuring It Out” and “Getting It Right”), follows a trio of EPs: her self-titled project in 2019 and the two-part History of Breaking Up in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The album also features collaborations with Chris Stapleton (“Ghost in My Guitar”) and Mitchell Tenpenny (“Goodbye Looks Good on You”; he also co-wrote other tracks on the album).
Earlier this year, Billboard named Springsteen (no relation to labelmate Bruce Springsteen) its January country rookie of the month. “There are songs on here that call out my struggles, areas that I’ve messed it up, which a lot for me has been in the areas of love and relationships. It’s pretty vulnerable,” she said of Twenty Something. “But then there are moments where, if you’re lucky, you start living your purpose and start figuring things out. I think your 20s are a mixture of all of that. I hope that people can just find a little bit of themselves in this record one way or another.”
Springsteen has opened for Tenpenny, Filmore, LANY and Josh Turner, among others. Her first headlining trek, the Twenty Something Tour, is set to kick off this October and run through December.
Paul Russell
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Russell, from Texas and now based in Los Angeles, makes his first Billboard chart appearance thanks to his viral hit “Lil Boo Thang.” The feel-good song, which interpolates “Best of My Love” by the Emotions, debuts at No. 1 on Rap Digital Song Sales and No. 5 on the all-genre Digital Song Sales chart with 9,000 downloads sold, following its official release. It also starts at No. 9 on the Hot 100’s Bubbling Under ranking, while Russell begins at No. 4 on Emerging Artists and No. 89 on the Billboard Artist 100.
Russell first teased a snippet of the song June 28 in a TikTok post that has garnered more than 5 million views and launched over 55,000 creations from new fans who’ve paired it with other clips. He later repurposed the post on Instagram Reels, where it has generated another 10 million views. The virality helped Russell land a deal with Arista Records. “First and foremost, ‘Lil Boo Thang’ is meant to be a good time,” he told Billboard ahead of the full track’s release. “When I wrote it, I was stressed out on a Thursday afternoon, so I just turned on some of the music that makes me happy and imagined that I was celebrating something. I think what makes the song special is the fact that so many of us are ready to just forget about whatever is happening around us and enjoy the good things in life – not just thinking back to good times in the past but creating new ones in the present day.”
“Best of My Love,” written by Maurice White and Al McKay of Earth, Wind & Fire, spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in 1977. It finished as Billboard’s No. 3 year-end Hot 100 song that year. White and McKay are both credited as co-songwriters on Russell’s song.
Outside of “Lil Boo Thang,” Russell has released two solo LPs: Via Text, with Ruslan, in 2018, and Once in a Dry Season, in 2019.
Duendita
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The New York City-based singer-songwriter from Queens arrives on Billboard’s charts thanks to her featured appearance on Jamila Woods’ “Tiny Garden.” The song, released July 11 on Jagjaguwar/Secretly Group, debuts at No. 37 on Adult Alternative Airplay (up 20% in plays Aug. 18-24). Duendita, aka Candace Camacho, has released one solo LP so far: 2019’s Direct Line to My Creator. In an interview with Pitchfork that year, she said that the project was her college senior thesis for New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.
Juiicy 2xs
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The rapper reaches Billboard’s charts for the first time with her song “Yeah Yeah” featuring Lola Brooke. Released June 23 on Quiet Giants Ent./Zone 4, the track debuts at No. 39 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (up 18% in plays). The song has been boosted by sped-up and slowed-down versions. Juiicy 2xs, from Cincinnati, has released two solo LPs: Hate. Sex. Love in 2020, and Juiice in 2022.
The Kolors
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The Italian band from Milan notches its first Billboard chart appearance thanks to its song “ITALODISCO.” The cut, released May 5 on Warner Music Italy, debuts at No. 181 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart with 9.3 million streams outside the U.S. Aug. 18-24. It also spends an eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Italy Hot 100. The group has forged a successful career in Italy, having charted three albums on the Italy Albums chart, including the 12-week No. 1 Out in 2015. The Kolors have released two additional studio albums: I Want (2014) and You (2017). The group comprises Stash Fiordispino (vocals, guitar, synths), his cousin Alex Fiordispino (drums, percussion) and Dario Iaculli (bass, synths)
Taylor Goyette
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The Nashville-based artist notches his first Billboard chart entry with his viral hit “The Show Goes On.” The song, which he self-released Aug. 18, debuts at No. 39 on the Digital Song Sales chart with 2,000 downloads sold in its opening week. He also starts at No. 49 on Emerging Artists. Goyette boasts more than 75,000 followers on TikTok and had been teasing the song through snippets leading up to its release.
J. Lock
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The rapper logs his first chart appearance thanks to “Money” featuring Finesse2Tymes. The song, released July 7 via Block/Stoner Road Music Empire, opens at No. 40 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (up 8% in plays). J. Lock, based in Atlanta, has released four additional songs so far: “Graduation Freestyle” in 2021, “On Deck” with Madmarcc, “Vengeance” (both 2022) and “Selfish” with RL (this February).
East Nash Grass
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The Tennessee-based bluegrass troupe arrives on Billboard’s charts for the first time with its new 11-track sophomore album, Last Chance To Win. The set, released Aug. 18 on Mountain Fever Records, debuts at No. 4 on the Bluegrass Albums chart. The group dropped its first album, East Nash Grass, in 2021. The band is comprised of Maddie Denton (fiddle), James Kee (guitar), Gaven Largent (Dobro), Jeff Picker (bass) and Cory Walker (banjo). East Nash Grass performs at bluegrass night (on Mondays) at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge in East Nashville.
Shubh
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The Punjabi rapper based in Brampton, Canada reaches Billboard’s charts with “Cheques.” The song, released in May on his debut seven-track album Still Rollin, enters at No. 197 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart (18.2 million streams, up 34%, outside the U.S. Aug. 18-24). It also rises to No. 3 on the India Songs chart.
ISEGYE IDOL
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The six-member South Korean VTuber (“virtual YouTuber”) group lands on Billboard’s charts for the first time with its song “Kidding.” The track, released Aug. 19, debuts at No. 167 on the Global Excl. U.S. chart (7 million streams outside the U.S.) ISEGYE IDOL is a project owned by Korean Twitch streamer Woowakgood. The group is comprised of members Gosegu, Ine, Jinburger, Jururu, Lilpa and Viichan.
Gospel music star Kirk Franklin lands his 10th leader on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “All Things” ascends to No. 1 on the survey dated Sept. 2. In the Aug. 18-24 tracking week, the song increased by 7% in plays, according to Luminate. With the coronation, Franklin ties Tamela Mann for the most Gospel Airplay […]
Karol G’s “Qlona,” her first collaboration with Peso Pluma, conquers Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart as the song ascends 2-1 and ousts her own “Mi Ex Tenía Razón” from the lead, sending it to No. 2 on the Sept. 2-dated list. Both songs are part of her No. 1 album Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season).
“Qlona” leads the multimetric ranking powered by streaming activity. During the tracking week ending Aug. 24, it logged 12.6 million on-demand official streams in the U.S., a 7% rise from the previous week, according to Luminate. The sum yields the song to No. 1 on Latin Streaming Songs as the Greatest Gainer of the week and an 18-16 lift on the overall Streaming Songs chart; the only song by a Latin artist in the top 20 there.
With “Qlona,” Karol G captures her eighth No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs. She first led with “Dame Tu Cosita” with Pitbull and El Chombo, featuring Cutty Ranks, for two weeks in 2018. Her second and longest coronation to date arrived a year later as “China” — with Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna and J Balvin — crowned the list for 12 weeks in 2019.
Peso Pluma, meanwhile, secures his second champ after the 19-week ruler “Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabon Armado, the longest leading song on Hot Latin Songs in 2023 thus far.
As “Qlona” exchanges places with “Mi Ex Tenía Razón,” Karol G replaces herself at No. 1 again. She is the last woman with direct successors at the summit, as “Mamiii” with Becky G ceded the throne to her own “Provenza” on the May 14, 2022-dated chart. Among all acts, Bad Bunny did it last, when “Me Porto Bonito” ejected his own “Titi Me Preguntó” from the lead (list dated May 28, 2022).
“Qlona” is the second ruler from Karol G’s Bichota Season to lead Hot Latin Songs. Thanks to nine new debuts from the set on last’s week chart (Aug. 22 dated chart), the Colombian made history, breaking the record for the most songs among female artists on the list’s history, which dates to 1986.
Elsewhere, “Qlona” rallies 29-12 on Billboard Global 200 and flies 55-15 on Global Excl. U.S., to new peaks on both rankings.
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Hozier’s new album, Unreal Unearth, launches at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Rock & Alternative Albums, Top Rock Albums and Top Alternative Albums charts dated Sept. 2. The set earned 62,000 equivalent album units in the Aug. 18-24 tracking week, according to Luminate. That opening-week sum includes 39,000 units from album sales; with 23,000 in […]
Singer-songwriter Phil Wickham scores his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian Albums chart, as I Believe rockets in atop the Sept. 2-dated tally.
The 14-song set, released Aug. 18, earned 7,000 equivalent album units, with 3,000 in album sales, in its first week (ending Aug. 24), according to Luminate.
The LP was produced by Jonathan Smith.
“Wow, I am absolutely floored by all the love and support for this album,” Wickham tells Billboard. “This is wild. I felt called when I started writing this record to create songs that feel fresh, but at the core get back to the basics of who we are to God, and who He is to us. Thanks to everyone for listening!”
For the 39-year-old San Diego-based Wickham, I Believe marks his fourth Top Christian Albums leader, and his third to open at the summit. His last No. 1, Hymn of Heaven, arrived in the penthouse in July 2021. The set followed his prior leaders Living Hope, in August 2018, and Sing Along 3 with Kari Jobe, Shane & Shane and Jeremy Riddle in May 2015.
The new collection is also Wickham’s ninth Top Christian Albums top 10, a run that began with his self-titled first entry, which hit No. 8 in May 2006.
Meanwhile, “This Is Our God,” the lead single from I Believe, climbs 6-2 for a new high on the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Christian Songs chart. It drew 1.8 million official U.S. streams, up 33%, during the tracking week. The song, which Wickham solely wrote, led Christian Airplay for two weeks starting in June, becoming his fourth No. 1.
Afrobeats star Burna Boy blasts into top spot in the U.K. chart race with I Told Them…, his seventh studio LP.
The Nigeria-born artist leads the Official Chart Update with his latest release, which features assists from Dave, 21 Savage and J. Cole.
If it holds its position, I Told Them… would give Burna Boy his first crown, and fourth U.K. top 40 appearance, after 2019’s African Giant (No. 16), 2020’s Twice As Tall, and 2022’s Love, Damini, which both peaked at No. 2.
At least two tracks from it are predicted to crash the top 40 on the U.K. singles chart, including “Sittin’ On Top Of The World” and “Cheat On Me” with Dave.
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Burna Boy’s career has been cooking of late. Earlier this summer, he became the first African artist to headline a stadium concert in the U.K., when he played his Love, Damini tour date at a packed-out 60,000 capacity London Stadium.
Born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Burna Boy already has a No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart for 2019’s “Own It,” with Stormzy and Ed Sheeran. On the other side of the Atlantic, he won a Grammy Award for 2020’s Twice as Tall (best global music album), and headlined a headline show at New York’s Madison Square Garden in April 2022.
According to the Official Charts Company, Steps singer Claire Richards could snag a career-best solo appearance with her second LP Euphoria. It’s new at No. 2 on the chart blast, and should outpace her solo debut, 2019’s My Wildest Dreams, which peaked at No. 9.
Shock-rock legend Alice Cooper is on track for his highest-charting album since 1989 with Road, new at No. 3 on the midweek tally, while indie-pop artist Ashnikko’s debut album Weedkiller could plant itself in the top 10. It’s new at No. 4 on the Official Chart Update.
Close behind is Digga D, with the hip-hop artist’s latest full-length set Back to Square One. It’s set to drop in at No. 6. The British rapper, singer and songwriter led the chart last year with his mixtape Noughty By Nature.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published late Friday, Sept. 1.
Doja Cat pounces to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Paint the Town Red” leaps from No. 5 to head the list dated Sept. 2. The song’s jump traces to viral activity on TikTok fueling a rise in streaming and sales, while airplay reach also improves amid the single’s continued radio push.
With the new leader, Doja Cat collects her second Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs No. 1, after “Say So,” featuring Nicki Minaj, ruled for two weeks in May 2020. “Paint the Town Red” likewise ascends to No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, securing Doja Cat’s first champ there; she previously managed a No. 2 best with the Elvis soundtrack single “Vegas” last October. Plus, the track races into the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, with a 15-5 hike on the all-genre list.
For the tracking week of Aug. 18-24, “Paint the Town Red” registered 21.1 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, up 49% from the previous week. The streaming rally drives the track 4-1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart, where it becomes Doja Cat’s third champ, after “You Right,” featuring The Weeknd and “Ain’t Shit” each led for one frame in 2021. As with the streaming sector, “Paint the Town Red” also rules the genre’s sales recap and likewise vaults 4-1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales list. There, the song sold 5,000 downloads in the tracking week, up 81% compared with the prior frame.
The “Paint the Town Red” streaming and sales rallies stem from a wave of virality on TikTok, where the song has soundtracked just over 618,000 clips on the social media app. While activity on the TikTok platform does not directly contribute to Billboard‘s charts, the app can generate wide exposure for songs that spark gains on digital retailers or streaming services that contribute to Billboard‘s charts (such as Spotify, Apple Music and the iTunes Store).
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In the radio world, “Paint the Town Red” continues to make progress at the rhythmic, R&B/hip-hop and pop formats. On Rhythmic Airplay, where Doja Cat was the top-performing artist of 2022, the new hit climbs 17-14 through a 34% surge in weekly plays; on R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, the track repeats at No. 19 for a second week, though with an 18% rise in weekly plays. The track bumps 21-19 on Pop Airplay with 28% growth in weekly plays there. Combined strength at the three formats swings “Paint the Town Red” 34-24 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart, where it registered a 37% weekly audience addition, to 22.6 million from 16.5 million last week.
In its second week on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart, Oliver Anthony Music’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” rises to No. 1 on the Sept. 2-dated survey. In the Aug. 18-24 tracking week, “Rich Men North of Richmond” earned 22.9 million official U.S. streams, a 31% boost, according to Luminate. It debuted on the Aug. 26-dated […]