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Noah Kahan earns his first No. 1 on a Billboard airplay chart, as “Dial Drunk” rises to the top of the Adult Alternative Airplay list dated Sept. 9.
Kahan first reached Adult Alternative Airplay in 2018 with “False Confidence,” which hit No. 9 the following February. Prior to “Dial Drunk,” he logged his top peak with “Stick Season,” which reached No. 2 in November 2022. He boasts four top 10s on the tally, with, additionally, “Homesick” having hit No. 7 this May.
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Concurrently, “Dial Drunk” leaps 5-2 on Alternative Airplay. It’s Kahan’s highest charting song there, having eclipsed the No. 21 peak of “Stick Season.”
On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “Dial Drunk” bullets at its No. 3 high with 4.5 million audience impressions, up 3%, Aug. 25-31, according to Luminate.
The song is scoring success at other formats, too, as it holds at its No. 25 high on Pop Airplay and jumps 31-27 on Adult Pop Airplay. Boosting its airplay at those formats is its remix with Post Malone, released in July. (A DJ on SiriusXM’s Spectrum, which reports to the Adult Alternative Airplay chart, recently joked that the channel is playing the “pre-Malone” version.)
On the most recently published, Sept. 2-dated Hot Rock & Alternative Songs survey, “Dial Drunk” returned to its No. 3 best. In addition to its radio airplay, the song drew 9.6 million official streams (up 1%) and sold 2,000 downloads in the U.S. (up 2%).
“Dial Drunk” was first released, featuring Kahan only, on the deluxe version of his 2022 album Stick Season. After debuting at No. 5 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally in October 2022, it rose to No. 1 on the June 24, 2023, sparked by the release of its deluxe edition. The set has earned 702,000 equivalent album units to date.
All charts dated Sept. 9 will update on Billboard.com Wednesday, Sept. 6 (a day later than usual due to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. Monday, Sept. 4).
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Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense surges into the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Sept. 2) for the first time, debuting at No. 9 following the soundtrack’s expanded 40th anniversary reissue on Aug. 18. The album is the companion piece to the concert film of the same name directed by Jonathan Demme. Both the album and film were released in 1984, and the concert itself was filmed over three shows in December 1983 at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. Among the songs performed on the album and in the film are such Billboard Hot 100 hits as “Psycho Killer,” the band’s cover “Take Me to the River” and Talking Heads’ only top 10 Hot 100 hit, “Burning Down the House.”
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The reissue of Stop Making Sense includes the complete concert for the first time, including two previously unreleased songs from the Pantages’ shows.
The expanded album was issued via digital download and vinyl LP. All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes. In total in the week ending Aug. 24, Stop Making Sense sold 12,000 copies (up from a negligible sum the previous week) in the U.S. – the act’s best sales week for an album since Luminate began tracking music sales in 1991.
Of the album’s sales for the week, 95% came from vinyl sales – about 11,000 copies. That, too, is the band’s best sales week on vinyl in the Luminate era. On the Vinyl Albums chart, Stop Making Sense debuts at No. 4.
The album reissue is timed to the concert film’s return to movie theaters beginning on Sept. 11 with a TIFF World Premiere and Global IMAX Live event. Then, beginning on Sept. 22, the movie will play a one-week exclusive engagement in IMAX theaters, and then goes into wide release on Sept. 29.
Stop Making Sense is Talking Heads’ longest-charting album on the Billboard 200 — of a dozen charting titles — having now spent a total 119 weeks on the list. (It re-enters the latest chart at No. 73, its first week on the tally since 1986. The album peaked at No. 41 in 1984.)
Elsewhere in the top 10 of the new the Top Album Sales chart, the latest albums from Hozier, JIHYO, Russ, NCT Dream and Renee Rapp all debut in the region, while J-Hope’s 2022 release Jack In the Box returns to the top 10 (re-entering at No. 2) after its arrival on the CD format.
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.
At No. 1 on Top Album Sales is Travis Scott’s Utopia, which spends a fourth consecutive week in the lead (92,000 sold; down 7%).
J-Hope’s Jack In the Box re-enters at No. 2 with 47,000 (up from a few hundred sold the previous week) after its release on CD. The album was originally released on July 15, 2022, and debuted and first peaked at No. 5 on the July 30, 2022, chart. It was reissued with additional bonus tracks — and on CD for the first time — on Aug. 19, 2023. The set initially was released only as a digital download album and through streaming services. The CD edition of the album was available in four collectible editions, including exclusive versions for Target and Walmart, all containing assorted branded merchandise (some of which was randomized).
Hozier’s new studio set Unreal Unearth starts at No. 3 on Top Album Sales with 39,000 copies sold — with 23,000 of that sum from vinyl LP sales. The album was released in five different vinyl iterations, including exclusive color variants for Amazon, independent record stores and Hozier’s official webstore.
TWICE’s JIHYO bows at No. 4 on Top Album Sales with her debut solo album Zone, selling 37,000 copies sold. Of that sum 36,000 were from CD sales. Similar to Jack In the Box, there are multiple collectible CD iterations of Zone – 13 in all – including exclusive editions sold via Target and Walmart.
Russ’ new studio release Santiago starts at No. 5 with 32,000 copies sold — with 17,000 of that sum from vinyl LP sales. NCT Dream’s ISTJ: The 3rd Album, launches at No. 6 with 25,000 sold. Like JIHYO’s album, the NCT Dream set was also issued in 13 collectible CD packages. NewJeans’ former No. 1 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ falls 3-7 with 16,000 sold (down 21%) and Taylor’s Swift’s chart-topping Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) tumbles 2-8 with 16,000 (down 31%).
Rounding out the top 10 is Renee Rapp’s new album Snow Angel, which debuts at No. 10 with 12,000 sold.
In the week ending Aug. 24, there were 1.907 million albums sold in the U.S. (up 7.7% compared to the previous week). Of that sum, physical albums (CDs, vinyl LPs, cassettes, etc.) comprised 1.573 million (up 9.1%) and digital albums comprised 333,000 (up 1.3%).
There were 680,000 CD albums sold in the week ending Aug. 24 (up 16% week-over-week) and 885,000 vinyl albums sold (up 4.5%). Year-to-date CD album sales stand at 22.728 million (up 2.4% compared to the same time frame a year ago) and year-to-date vinyl album sales total 30.365 million (up 20.7%).
Overall year-to-date album sales total 65.522 million (up 7.2% compared to the same year-to-date time frame a year ago). Year-to-date physical album sales stand at 53.442 million (up 12%) and digital album sales total 12.080 million (down 10%).
Twenty years after its release, Powderfinger’s Vulture Street is perched at No. 1 on the national albums chart.
The Aussie rock favorites’ fifth studio album initially logged three weeks atop the ARIA Albums Chart in 2003, and went on to win album of the year at ARIA Awards, one of 18 total ARIAs collected in a glittering career.
Thanks to a reissue campaign, and a host of special fan events, including a Q&A and a screening of the long out-of-print These Days Live concert from 2004, the LP returns to the summit.
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With their latest feat, Powderfinger now holds the ARIA Chart record for the longest stretch of time for an Australian album to return to No. 1, according to Universal Music Australia.
The ‘Finger, as they’re affectionately known in these parts, has the distinction of ruling the national albums chart with five successive titles. The band went out on a high with 2009’s Golden Rule, the last of those leaders, and a major farewell tour which sold more than 200,000 tickets.
The five former bandmates remain good friends — and residents of their hometown, Brisbane — to this day. During the pandemic, Powderfinger briefly reunited for One Night Lonely, a special virtual concert which raised more than A$500,000 for music industry charity Support Act and mental wellbeing support service Beyond Blue. Unreleased, the band’s compilation of studio tracks unearthed from sessions recorded between 1998 and 2010, peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Chart in 2020.
Zach Bryan continues the hot streak for U.S. country artists in Australia as his self-titled fourth studio album arrives No. 2, a new career high. That’s well advanced on its predecessor, American Heartbreak (Warner), which reached No. 65. Meanwhile, the U.S. country star’s track “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves, is new at No. 19 on the singles survey. That’s Musgraves’ first appearance on the Australian chart. Also, Bryan’s “Something In The Orange” holds at No. 12 on the chart, published Sept. 1, in its 59th week.
As the Weeknd’s forthcoming tour of Australia expands to seven stadium shows, the Canadian R&B star’s catalog enjoys spikes on the national chart. Career retrospective The Highlights holds at No. 3; former leaders Starboy lifts 18-4, After Hours is up 27-17, Dawn FM climbs 65-25 and Beauty Behind The Madness bounces 93-38 (all via Universal).
Several of his hits power on up the singles survey, including “Popular,” featuring Playboi Carti and Madonna, lifting 11-9. “Popular” becomes Madonna’s 41st top 10 single in the land Down Under, dating back to “Holiday” in 1983, and her first in 15 years; the Queen of Pop’s last top 10 appearance on the ARIA Singles Chart was 2008’s “4 Minutes” with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, which hit No. 1. Additionally, the Weeknd’s “Die For You” climbs 18-10.
At the top of the singles survey is Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” (RCA/Sony) which extends its reign into a second week.
Miley Cyrus scores the top debut with “Used To Be Young” (Columbia/Sony), new at No. 13. It’s the fourth single from Endless Summer Vacation, which led the albums tally in March, and included the lead single, “Flowers,” a smash that logged 12 weeks at No. 1 earlier in the year.
Finally, Selena Gomez enjoys a top 40 debut with “Single Soon” (Interscope/Universal). It’s new at No. 26. The pop star has had six top 10 singles in Australia, with a best of No. 2 for 2019’s “Lose You To Love Me.”
Myke Towers claims a fourth week atop Billboard Argentina Hot 100 as “Lala” crowns the Sept. 2-dated chart. The song ties with “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53” by Bizarrap and Shakira, for the fourth-most weeks at No. 1 in 2023.
Here’s a recap of the longest-leading songs on the chart in 2023:
Title, Artists, Peak Date, Weeks at No. 1“Los del Espacio,” LIT killah, Maria Becerra, FMK, Rusherking, Duki, Emilia, Tiago PZK & Big One, June 10, seven“En La Intimidad,” Emilia, Big One, Callejero Fino, Feb. 25, sevenUn Finde: Big One CROSSOVER #2,” Ke personajes, Big One & FMK,“ April 22, five“LaLa,” Myke Towers, Aug. 5, four“Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53,” Bizarrap & Shakira, Jan. 21, four
LIT Killah, FMK, Rusherking, Maria Becerra, Duki, Emilia, Tiago Pzk and Big One’s “Los Del Espacio” rebounds to No. 2 after its seven-week domination. The song trades places with Becerra’s “Corazón Vacío,” which drops 2-3. Plus, Quevedo’s “Columbia” returns to its No. 4 high, while BM’s “Ni Una Ni Dos” dips 4-5.
Elsewhere, Luck Ra and BM add a new career top 10 as “La Morocha” climbs 15-10.
The Hot Shot Debut of the week goes to Los Ángeles Azules and Becerra’s first collab, “El Amor De Mi Vida,” which starts at No. 21.
Further, Trueno takes the week’s Greatest Gainer trophy, as “Tranky Funky” climbs 41 places, from No. 76 to No. 35.
Other debuts of the week include Jhayco’s “Holanda” at No. 34, Alan Gomez and BM’s “BM | MISSION 18” at No. 72, and Karol G and Peso Pluma’s “Qlona” at No. 74.
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Beéle checks off a career milestone this week as he bags his first No. 1 on a Billboard chart with “Vagabundo,” a co-billed song with Sebastian Yatra and Manuel Turizo. The song rises 7-1 to crown the Latin Airplay chart dated Sept. 2. “Vagabundo” climbs with 34% gain in audience impressions, to 9.2 million, earned in the U.S. in […]
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Foo Fighters extend their record for the most top 10s in the history of Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart, as “Under You” jumps into the top 10 of the Sept. 2-dated list.
The song leaps from No. 12 to No. 8 to become the Dave Grohl-led band’s milestone 30th top 10.
That’s the most accumulated on the chart dating to the list’s September 1988 inception, by two over the next closest act, Red Hot Chili Peppers, with 28.
Most Top 10s, Alternative Airplay
30, Foo Fighters
28, Red Hot Chili Peppers
24, Green Day
23, U2
21, Weezer
19, Pearl Jam
18, Linkin Park
18, The Offspring
17, Muse
17, The Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters first hit the Alternative Airplay top 10 with their first entry, “This Is a Call,” which hit No. 2 in August 1995. The band is currently riding a streak of six top 10s in a row, dating to the No. 10-peaking “Shame Shame” in December 2020.
“Under You” predecessor single “Rescued” reigned for 10 weeks beginning in May, marking Foo Fighters’ 11th No. 1.
Concurrently, “Under You” rises 17-11 on Mainstream Rock Airplay, where the band will break out of a tie with Shinedown for the most top 10s in that chart’s history should it rise at least one spot higher; each group currently has 30. The song also debuts at No. 29 on Adult Alternative Airplay.
On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “Under You” shoots 6-2 with 4.9 million audience impressions Aug. 18-24, up 28%, according to Luminate. Upon its ascent into the top 10, it gave Foo Fighters sole possession of the most top 10s in that survey’s archives, with 16.
“Under You” also lifts 12-11 on the multimetric Hot Hard Rock Songs tally. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 378,000 official U.S. streams in the tracking week.
The song is the second single from But Here We Are, Foo Fighters’ 11th studio set, which debuted at No. 1 on the Top Alternative Albums chart in June and has earned 125,000 equivalent album units to date.
Rod Wave captures his second top 10 this year on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Call Your Friends” debuts at No. 7 on the list dated Sept. 2. The track, released on Alamo Records, will appear on the rapper’s forthcoming album, Nostalgia, due Sept. 15.
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In its debut tracking week of Aug. 18-24, “Call Your Friends” registered 13.9 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, prompting a No. 4 start on the R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs chart. Streams virtually power the entire debut on the multimetric chart, with a negligible amount of track sales and 2,000 radio audience impressions also in the mix. (For scale, the cutoff of this week’s 50-position R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay is 142,000 impressions, though, “Call Your Friends” is not being actively worked and promoted to radio stations as a single. The rapper’s prior release, “Fight the Feeling,” is the radio focus.)
With “Call Your Friends,” Rod Wave adds his eighth career top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and maintains his consistency, having hit the region each year since 2020. Here’s a recap of his top-10 collection:
Song Title, Artist (if other than Rod Wave), Peak Position, Peak Date
“Rags2Riches,” featuring ATR Son Son, No. 7, Aug. 22, 2020
“Tombstone,” No. 5, April 10, 2021
“Street Runner,” No. 9, April 10, 2021
“By Your Side,” No. 10, Dec. 11, 2021
“Cold December,” No. 9, Feb. 5, 2022
“Alone,” No. 7, Aug. 27, 2022
“Fight the Feeling,” No. 7, April 15, 2023
“Call Your Friends,” No. 7, Sept. 2, 2023
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Elsewhere, “Call Your Friends” launches at No. 6 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and is the week’s highest debut on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, at No. 26.
Nostalgia looks to extend Rod Wave’s top-10 streak on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, now at five consecutive projects. The run began with Ghetto Gospel (No. 10 in 2018) and followed with Pray 4 Love (No. 2, 2019); SoulFly (No. 1, 2021); Beautiful Mind (No. 1, 2022) and Jupiter’s Diary: 7 Day Theory (No. 9, 2022).
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