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The Wicked film soundtrack debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales, Soundtracks and Vinyl Albums charts (all dated Dec. 7), while also flying in at No. 2 on the overall Billboard 200 chart. On the latter, the set, which was released on Nov. 22, notches highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical ever, dating to the list’s 1956 launch as a regularly published weekly chart. The new Wicked film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, is based on the long-running stage musical of the same name, which has played on Broadway in New York since 2003.
The Wicked film was released on Nov. 22 and has grossed over $260 million at the U.S. and Canada box office.
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multimetric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. 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. The new Dec. 7, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday, Dec. 3. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
The Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week by traditional album sales. Soundtracks ranks the week’s most popular soundtrack albums, by equivalent album units. Vinyl Albums lists the top-selling vinyl albums of the week.
On the Billboard 200, the last time a stage-to-screen musical soundtrack debuted in the top five was when Chicago danced in at No. 4 – over 21 years ago, on the Feb. 1, 2003, chart – on its way to a No. 2 peak a week later. Setting aside debut ranks, the last stage-to-screen movie musical soundtrack to reach the top two was Les Miserables, which spent a week at No. 1 on the Jan. 19, 2013-dated chart. (It debuted at No. 33, and then moved to No. 2 and No. 1 in its second and third weeks.)
Among all soundtracks in 2024, Wicked is the second to reach the top 10 for the first time, and the highest charting, following Twisters (No. 7 peak) in August.
Wicked launches with 139,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Nov. 28 – the biggest week for a full-length theatrical film soundtrack since Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born earned 143,000 units in its second week (Oct. 17, 2018, chart; down from its 162,000 bow). Wicked also logs the biggest week for any stage-to-screen musical soundtrack since the Billboard 200 began ranking titles by equivalent album units in December 2014.
Of Wicked’s opening-week sum, album sales comprise 85,000 (it’s No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 52,000 (equaling 67.66 million on-demand official streams of the album’s tracks; it’s No. 4 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise 2,000. With 67.66 million streams generated by its songs, Wicked has 2024’s biggest streaming week for any soundtrack, and the largest streaming week ever for a stage-to-screen musical film soundtrack.
Of Wicked’s opening-week sales, vinyl sales represent nearly 39,000 copies.
Wicked’s overall first-week album sales of 85,000 score the largest sales week for a full-length theatrical film soundtrack since A Star Is Born’s second week (86,000). Wicked has the largest debut sales week for a stage-to-screen musical film since Dreamgirls opened with 92,000 (Dec. 23, 2006, chart). The last time a stage-to-screen musical film soundtrack sold more than Wicked this past week was when Les Miserables reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 in its third chart week (Jan. 19, 2013, chart).
Wicked’s opening week sales were bolstered by its availability across six vinyl variants (including a signed edition, autographed by Erivo and Grande), four CD variants (including a signed edition) and a standard digital download album.
Beginning Monday (Dec. 2), SiriusXM’s Billboard Music Awards Channel spotlights the year’s biggest Billboard chart hits, serving as an all-inclusive soundtrack leading up to the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
The Billboard Music Awards Channel will air on the SiriusXM App for a limited time. It will also play on The 10s Spot (channel 11) beginning Dec. 6.
The channel will highlight 2024 Billboard Music Awards finalists, including No. 1 hits from the 2024 Billboard chart year, spanning genres from pop, rock/alternative and R&B/hip-hop to country, Latin, dance/electronic and Christian.
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Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter are the leading finalists for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards. Hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs presented by Marriott Bonvoy are set to air on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox and Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+, with performances also rolling out across Billboard.com, and via BBMAs and Billboard social channels.
The BBMAs honor the year’s biggest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters across multiple genres, as determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. The eligibility dates for this year’s awards are aligned with Billboard’s year-end charts tracking period, which measures music consumption from the charts dated Oct. 28, 2023, through Oct. 19, 2024.
The Billboard Music Awards Channel marks the latest partnership between SiriusXM and Billboard. Recent airings include the Billboard Top 500 Summer Hits Countdown, the Billboard Women of Pop Countdown, the Billboard #2 Countdown Channel and the Billboard Top 500 R&B Countdown. Additionally, SiriusXM’s Big 40 Countdown, on ’80s on 8, and the Back in the Day Replay, on ’90s on 9, are based on historical weekly Hot 100 charts, with other current and classic charts counted down on channels including ’70s on 7, Prime Country and TikTok Radio.
Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Dec. 7), marking his fifth chart-topper, all earned consecutively. It launches with 319,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 28, according to Luminate — the year’s sixth-largest debut frame. The set’s opening week was largely driven by streaming activity, and the 12-song effort launches with 2024’s third-biggest streaming week for any album. GNX arrived with no warning on Nov. 22 around noon ET.
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200, the Wicked film soundtrack enters at No. 2, notching the highest debut for a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical ever. The new Wicked film, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, is based on the long-running stage musical of the same name, which has played on Broadway in New York since 2003.
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. 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. The new Dec. 7, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Dec. 3). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.
Of GNX’s 319,000 first-week equivalent album units, SEA units comprise 285,000 (equaling 379.72 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 12 songs; it debuts at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums), album sales comprise 32,000 (it was only available as a widely available standard digital download, in both a clean and explicit edition; it debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales), and TEA units comprise 2,000.
GNX scores 2024’s sixth-largest opening week, by equivalent album units, among all albums. Further, with 379.72 million on-demand official streams generated by its songs, the album yields the year’s biggest streaming week for any R&B/hip-hop album. Further, among all albums, it logs the year’s second-biggest debut streaming week, and the year’s third-largest streaming week overall. (The year’s two bigger streaming weeks were the first and second weeks of Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, with 891.37 and 428.54 million, respectively.)
Lamar previously led the Billboard 200 with Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), DAMN. (2017), Untitled Unmastered (2016) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Earlier in 2024, he nabbed a pair of No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart with his solo cut “Not Like Us” (in May), shortly after he led the list with the co-billed collaboration “Like That” (in April) with Future and Metro Boomin. Neither song is included on GNX.
GNX precedes Lamar headlining turn at the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. He was announced as the star act of the festivities on Sept. 8. It will mark his second appearance at the halftime show, following the all-star 2022 hip-hop showcase with Dr. Dre at the helm.
The Wicked film soundtrack takes a bow at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, the highest debut ever by a big-screen adaptation of a stage musical.
The last time a stage-to-screen musical soundtrack debuted in the top five was when Chicago danced in at No. 4 — over 21 years ago, on the Feb. 1, 2003 chart — on its way to a No. 2 peak a week later. Setting aside debut ranks, the last stage-to-screen movie musical soundtrack to reach the top two was Les Miserables, which spent a week at No. 1 on the Jan. 19, 2013-dated chart. (It debuted at No. 33, and then moved to No. 2 and No. 1 in its second and third weeks.)
Among all soundtracks in 2024, Wicked is the second soundtrack to reach the top 10 for the first time this year, and the highest charting, following Twisters (No. 7 peak) in August.
Wicked launches with 139,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending Nov. 28 — the biggest week for a full-length theatrical film soundtrack since Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born earned 143,000 units in its second week (Oct. 17, 2018, chart; down from its 162,000 bow). Wicked also logs the biggest week for any stage-to-screen musical soundtrack since the Billboard 200 began ranking titles by equivalent album units in December 2014.
Of Wicked’s opening-week sum, album sales comprise 85,000 (it’s No. 1 on Top Album Sales, SEA units comprise 52,000 (equaling 67.66 million on-demand official streams of the album’s tracks; it’s No. 4 on Top Streaming Albums) and TEA units comprise 2,000. With 67.66 million streams generated by its songs, Wicked has 2024’s biggest streaming week for any soundtrack, and the largest streaming week ever for a stage-to-screen musical film soundtrack.
Wicked’s first-week album sales score the largest sales week for a full-length theatrical film soundtrack since A Star Is Born’s second week (86,000). Wicked has the largest debut sales week for a stage-to-screen musical film since Dreamgirls opened with 92,000 (Dec. 23, 2006 chart). The last time a stage-to-screen musical film soundtrack sold more than Wicked this past week was when Les Miserables reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 93,000 in its third chart week (Jan. 19, 2013, chart).
Wicked’s opening week sales were bolstered by its availability across six vinyl variants (including a signed edition, autographed by Erivo and Grande), four CD variants (including a signed edition) and a standard digital download album.
Sabrina Carpenter‘s chart-topping Short n’ Sweet rises 5-3 on the Billboard 200 (69,000 equivalent album units; down 4%); Tyler, The Creator’s former No. 1 CHROMAKOPIA falls 3-4 (61,000; down 24%) and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft rounds out the top five, rising 9-5 with 50,000 (up 2%).
Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us steps 8-6 (48,000 equivalent album units; down 5%); Rauw Alejandro’s Cosa Nuestra falls 6-7 (44,000; down 35% in its second week); Swift’s former leader The Tortured Poets Department climbs 11-8 (43,000; up 1%); Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time ascends 12-9 (42,000; up 2%); and Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is a non-mover at No. 10 (42,000; down 2%).
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Gracie Abrams’ is on quite the streak with “That’s So True” as her breakout single lands a fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the U.K. Singles Chart. The singer-songwriter released the deluxe edition of her sophomore album, The Secret of Us, in October, and has seen the bonus track become her biggest chart hit […]
Kendrick Lamar has landed his second No.1 on the U.K. Albums Chart with GNX, his surprise-released sixth studio album. The Compton rapper previously topped the chart in 2015 with his third LP To Pimp A Butterfly, while 2017’s DAMN. and 2022’s Mr Morale & The Big Steppers both finished at No. 2. Lamar achieved the […]
Jon Batiste scores his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Albums chart, as his new project, Beethoven Blues, debuts atop the list dated Nov. 30. It’s the first in a planned series of solo piano albums, and on this release, Batiste interprets familiar works by composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven Blues also bows at No. 1 on Billboard’s Classical Crossover Albums chart, another first for Batiste.
The Grammy- and Academy Award-winning entertainer also sees Beethoven Blues bow at No. 9 on the Top Album Sales chart, with 13,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 21, according to Luminate. That marks his biggest sales week ever. (Keep reading for a full recap of the week’s top 10-selling albums.)
Batiste has previously notched seven top 10-charting sets on both the Traditional Jazz Albums and overall Jazz Albums charts, including one No. 1, Social Music, in 2014. Beethoven Blues is his first title to chart on any of Billboard’s classical albums charts.
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On the all-genre Billboard 200, Beethoven Blues enters at No. 64, landing Batiste’s highest-debut ever, and fifth charting effort in total.
The album’s first-week sales were aided by its availability across four vinyl variants (including two signed editions), two CD variants (one signed) and a digital download album. In support of the project, Batiste appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show (Nov. 11) and The Jennifer Hudson Show (Nov. 18), and had a significant profile in The New York Times on Nov. 19.
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.
The Classical Albums chart ranks the most popular classical albums of the week, ranked by equivalent album units. The Classical Crossover Albums chart ranks the top-selling classical crossover titles of the week. Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums rank the week’s most popular jazz and traditional jazz albums, respectively, by equivalent album units earned.
As for the rest of the latest Top Album Sales chart’s top 10: ATEEZ’s GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2 debuts at No. 1 (179,000; the act’s best sales week ever), Linkin Park’s From Zero debuts at No. 2 (72,000), Jin’s Happy debuts at No. 3 (66,000), ENHYPEN’s chart-topping Romance: Untold jumps 26-4 (51,000; up 1,473% after a deluxe reissue), MF Doom’s MM..Food re-enters at a new high of No. 5 (27,000; up 2,875% after a deluxe reissue), TOMORROW X TOGETHER’s former leader The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY falls 1-6 (17,000; down 82%), Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet fall 4-7 (15,000; though up 24%), Shawn Mendes’ Shawn debuts at No. 8 (nearly 14,000) and Gwen Stefani’s Bouquet debuts at No. 10 (11,000).
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This week: A surprise Kendrick Lamar album is good news for (almost) everyone, the original Wicked cast album keeps rising as the new movie soundtrack also becomes a huge hit and OMB Peezy scores a new-old viral hit.
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Sends Sampled Songs By Luther Vandross, SWV & More Streaming
In the least shocking news of the week, GNX, the surprise new album by Kendrick Lamar, has gotten off to a scorching start on streaming services after dropping out of the sky last Friday (Nov. 22). Through its first four days, GNX earned an eye-popping 242.3 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate — never falling below 50 million daily streams through Monday. And the new album is also boosting Lamar’s back catalog aside from GNX, which earned 44.6 million streams from Nov. 22-25, a 10% increase from the same four-day period during the previous week.
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Meanwhile, some of the songs sampled across GNX have also enjoyed streaming gains, as listeners peruse the older material that was revived on Lamar’s new LP. With “Squabble Up” eyeing a major debut on the Hot 100 next week, for instance, “When I Hear Music,” the iconic 1984 electro single from Debbie Deb that’s prominently featured in the production, scored a huge boost: 225,000 streams from Nov. 22-25, up 76% from its total from Nov. 15-18 (127,000 streams).
Elsewhere, Luther Vandross’ version of “If This World Were Mine,” which serves as the connective tissue of Lamar’s new SZA collaboration “Luther,” more than doubled its streams from the weekend before GNX arrived (79,000 streams from Nov. 15-18) to last weekend (164,000 streams from Nov. 22-25). And SWV’s 1996 hit “Use Your Heart,” which gets flipped on “Heart Pt. 6,” was also up 25% in streams during those same periods, from 379,000 to 476,000 streams. – JASON LIPSHUTZ
After Bewitching the Global Box Office, Ariana Grande & Cyntha Erivo’s Wicked Soundtrack Soars on Streaming
Wicked – the Jon M. Chu-helmed film adaptation of the 2003 hit Broadway musical – debuted atop the domestic box office with the biggest opening weekend for a Broadway musical adaptation in history ($114 million). The film grossed $164.2 million globally in its first weekend (Nov. 22-25), with strong word of mouth and rave reviews going into Thanksgiving weekend.
Starring Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Galinda), Wicked was already spurring streaming increases for the Broadway cast recording before it even hit theaters. In the weekend preceding the film’s release (Nov. 15-18) the original Wicked Broadway cast recording pulled 6.6 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate. That number rose by 109% to 13.8 million streams during the film’s opening weekend (Nov. 22-25).
Of course, a new adaptation of Wicked means new interpretations of Stephen Schwartz’s timeless music. Alongside Erivo and Grande, fellow cast members Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Peter Dinklage and Michelle Yeoh all lend their voices to the soundtrack. “Defying Gravity,” the song that closes the first act of the musical, is easily the most widely known Wicked song, hence the impressive early performance of Erivo and Grande’s version. Streams for their “Gravity” take remained above one million, increasing with each passing day of the film’s opening weekend. On Monday (Nov. 25), the rousing duet collected 1.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams, marking a 30% increase in streaming activity from the day prior.
The entire new Wicked soundtrack has performed similarly; the set has remained above 7.7 million official on-demand U.S. streams each day since its Nov. 22 release. Monday (Nov. 25) marked the soundtrack’s biggest streaming day so far with over 10.43 million streams earned – a 34% boost from its Sunday streaming total (7.77 million).
As Wicked continues to enrapture audiences, expect the soundtrack to perform strongly as the film barrels towards the Oscars stage next March.
Dance Trend Spurs Revival OMB Peezy’s Seven-Year-Old OG Breakout Song
Back in 2017, Alabama-born, Cali-based rapper OMB Peezy started making major waves as his “Lay Down” single gained traction across the country. Seven years later, a TikTok dance trend has given the song a new life.
On Nov. 7, TikTok user @rahdboss posted a clip of himself living his best video vixen life and dancing to “Lay Down.” In the following weeks, the clip amassed over 4.8 million views and over half a million likes; the user’s moves quickly captured the attention of other TikTokers, and hundreds of similar videos began to populate the official “Lay Down” TikTok sound, which now boasts nearly 56,000 posts.
During the first week of the month (Nov. 1-7), “Lay Down” earned over 95,000 official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate. That number exploded by 329% to over 408,000 streams earned during the following week (Nov. 8-14). Last week (Nov. 15-21), that figure once again rose, this time by 142% to over 987,000 official on-demand U.S. streams. Over the past two weeks, “Lay Down” has jumped nearly 940% of streaming activity a whopping seven years post-release. A fire track will always find its audience!
Q&A: Chris Jordan, Music Agent at UTA, on What’s Trending Up in His World
As we approach the end of 2024, what has been your main takeaway from the hip-hop live space this year?
The days of mediocrity are over — fans are paying closer attention to where they spend their money, raising their expectations for high-quality live events.
How would you describe the evolution of hip-hop festivals (and the presence of hip-hop at all-genre festivals) this year?
Hip-hop festivals were once limited, with few options available. However, in recent years, they have grown significantly in both number of festivals and size. They even compete with mainstream festivals in terms of acts, talent bookings, and ticket grosses. As a result, mainstream festivals have started paying more attention, curating a certain percentage of their bookings of hip-hop artists.
Which artist that you work with do you expect to have a breakthrough 2025 as a live performer?
Fortunately, I have an eclectic roster of amazing artists. I feel that all of my artists are going to put forth great material to then be able to create a great tour. With that said, I feel that Jordan Ward is set to have a tremendous 2025.
Fill in the blank: the hip-hop touring industry needs to think more about _________.
Mental health in relation to the conditions of being on the road can be a strenuous and tenuous challenge. Artists, touring teams, and production staff are often away from their loved ones for long periods, which can lead to unhealthy mental states for everyone involved. This is an issue we cannot afford to ignore. – J.L.
Jessi Uribe is back atop Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “Si Ya Me Voy” jumps 2-1 to lead the Nov. 30-dated list. The single, written in collaboration with Joss Favela, is his first champ as a soloist, and second overall.
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“Being No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay is a dream,” Uribe tells Billboard. “I let life surprise me. I am a man of short dreams and let in these gifts from God. It’s also a gift from all my fans.”
For the Nov. 15-21 tracking week, “Si Ya Me Voy,” released via Mano de Obra, earned 6.5 million audience impressions in the U.S., according to Luminate, down 6% from the week prior. Despite that dip in impressions, the single still registered enough audience to land atop Regional Mexican Airplay. It sends Eden Muñoz’s “Traigo Saldo y Ganas de Rogar” to No. 3, after the latter’s one-week reign, with a 20% decline, to 6.1 million impressions.
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“Si Ya Me Voy” becomes Uribe’s first single as a soloist, unaccompanied by any other act. The singer-songwriter scored his first ruler when “Si Ya Hiciste Mal,” with Luis R. Conriquez, ruled for one week in November 2022. It marked his first No. 1 on any Billboard chart.
“I know there are people that are just discovering my music, learning about this guy who sings of heartbreak and love. Grateful for my team, for all of those who listen to my music and request my songs to radio. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I am here for you. How I always say, ‘¡repítelo!’”
Previously, “Te La Debo,” with Edwin Luna y La Trakalosa de Monterrey, took the Colombian to a No. 5 high in July. In sum, with the new champ, Uribe has placed five top 10s, encompassing his complete Regional Mexican Airplay career.
Further, Uribe becomes just the fifth soloist to secure a No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay in 2024. He follows Eden Muñoz and Xavi, who both placed three champs, Pepe Aguilar, two, and Gerardo Ortiz, one No. 1 this year.
Beyond the new No. 1, “Si Ya Me Voy” holds steady at its No. 5 high on the overall Latin Airplay chart, continuing as Uribe’s highest charting song to date.
In addition to the new No. 1, Uribe is celebrating his recent Grammy award nomination for best música Mexicana album.
Rosé & Bruno Mars’ “APT.” stays at No. 1 for a second week on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, making chart history as the only song by a Western act to score multiple weeks atop the Japan song chart.
On the chart dated Nov. 27, the pop-punk duet sees an increase in downloads, streaming, radio airplay and video views, with radio in particular increasing by 2.3 times compared to the week before perhaps due to the buzz surrounding the 2024 MAMA Awards. The track rules streaming and radio this week, while also hitting No. 2 for video and No. 6 for downloads.
Creepy Nuts’ “Otonoke” follows at No. 2. While the points for the Dandadan opener have decreased overall, karaoke is up to 125% week-over-week. The hip-hop hit has held in the top 5 for 7 consecutive weeks.
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timelesz’ “because” debuts at No. 3. This is the title track off the group’s first single under this name and also the last as a trio. The group’s 27th single launched with 277,505 copies to rule physical sales, and also came in at No. 18 for radio.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “Lilac” moves 5-4. Streaming for the Oblivion Battery opener has gained 104%, radio 201%, and video 106% compared to the week before.
Kenshi Yonezu’s “Azalea” bows at No. 5 this week. The theme song for the Netflix series Beyond Goodbye was released digitally Nov. 18 and debuted at No. 1 for downloads, No. 14 for streaming, No. 5 for radio, and No. 13 for video.
This week’s chart is the last for 2024; the new chart year begins next week. The year-end charts for 2024 will be released Dec. 6 at 4:00 am Japan time.
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 Nov. 18 to 24, here. For more on Japanese music and charts, visit Billboard Japan’s English X account.
After a seven-week reign for Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ “Maps” on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, there’s a new No. 1, as GloRilla and Sexyy Red’s “Whatchu Kno About Me” vaults to the top of the Nov. 30-dated list.
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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 from Nov. 18-24. Activity on TikTok is not included in Billboard charts except for the TikTok Billboard Top 50.
“Whatchu Kno About Me” leads a slew of songs new to the top 10 of the TikTok Billboard Top 50, some of which are chart debuts. The GloRilla and Sexyy Red collaboration has a lengthier history on the tally, ruling in its sixth week after debuting at No. 39 on the Oct. 26 ranking. It had never even been in the top 20 before the latest chart, with its best having been No. 24 on the survey dated Nov. 23.
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So, why now? Though “Whatchu Kno About Me” initially benefited from uploads by high-profile stars such as Taylor Swift, the song’s rapid ascent is thanks to a trend highlighting GloRilla’s “B—h, I’m from Memphis, what you know about me/ Big G-L-O in that GLE” lyric, usually set to lip synchs.
GloRilla earns her first No. 1 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, which began in September 2023; among eight appearances, her previous best had been a No. 17 peak with “Hollon” earlier this month. Sexyy Red, meanwhile, has her second ruler, as “SkeeYee” was the ranking’s inaugural No. 1 (though she had found success since, paced by the No. 2 peak of “U My Everything,” with Drake, in June.
Concurrently, “Whatchu Kno About Me” jumps 27% in official U.S. streams to 15.3 million in the week ending Nov. 21, according to Luminate. It leaps 26-17 on the multimetric Billboard Hot 100, its first time in the chart’s top 20.
Stepz’s “Rock” makes an even more sizable jump on the TikTok Billboard Top 50, vaulting 43-2 after previously enjoying a best of No. 29 on the Nov. 9 list. “Rock,” which represents Danish rapper Stepz’s first appearance on a U.S.-based Billboard chart, has had a dance challenge attached to it since October (the month it was released).
Though it’s yet to make a chart outside of the TikTok Billboard Top 50, “Rock” has been a steady climber as of late; in the week ending Nov. 21, it earned 1.1 million official U.S. streams, up 4%.
A pair of debuts round out the top four: Gia Margaret’s “Hinoki Wood” enters at No. 3 as her first TikTok Billboard Top 50 appearance, while Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” bows at No. 4.
“Hinoki Wood,” released by singer/pianist Margaret in 2023, is the soundtrack to the “chill guy” trend, with a filter that asks if the creator is a chill guy and asks them to choose between a series of prompts (relationship vs. no relationship, walk vs. run, etc.) before providing its determination. Other times, the “chill guy dog” in question is superimposed into creators’ photos to show how laid back they are.
Meanwhile, “Anaconda,” from Minaj’s 2014 album The Pinkprint, rises concurrent with a 10th-anniversary reissue of the full-length that was released Nov. 22. But its TikTok surge is via the #womeninmalefields trend in which women ask what would happen if they did the same thing a man often does to them in a relationship.
“Hinoki Wood” sports an 82% jump in streams to 310,000 in the week ending Nov. 21, while “Anaconda” is up 16% to 818,000.
Two other songs hit the top 10 for the first time. First there’s The Marias, whose “No One Noticed” soars to No. 6 in its ninth week on the ranking, following a previous peak of No. 28. It benefits from a newly released extended version, with the Spanish-language edition scoring the lion’s share of the engagement.
“No One Noticed,” which is up 111% to 15.5 million official U.S. streams toward the Billboard charts thanks in part to the extended version’s release (including a 68-22 leap on the Hot 100), is mostly used in uploads discussing relationships past and present, more often than not the former.
Then comes NLE Choppa’s “Gang Baby,” which debuts at No. 9 two months after the song’s premiere as part of the rapper’s Slut Szn album in September. Its initial gains on the platform were via a dance challenge that NLE Choppa himself promoted, though a more choreographed dance has taken over in recent weeks.
“Gang Baby” jumps 39% in streams to 4 million in the week ending Nov. 21 and concurrently debuts at No. 42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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