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Beyoncé’s Renaissance album, which was released in July by Parkwood/Columbia Records and debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200, as well as Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums, now arrives on Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart at No. 1 (on the list dated Nov. 26). The set’s arrival on the list follows a reevaluation of its album genre chart categorization by Billboard, after Renaissance’s further embrace by the dance community in the months following its release.
Upon its release, the 16-track album launched a quartet of hits on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (“Break My Soul,” “Pure/Honey,” “Summer Renaissance,” and “Thique”). Since then, the album spawned a new dance hit in its second single, “Cuff It.” The song debuted on the Hot Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart dated Nov. 19 at No. 28, following its explosion as a viral dance phenomenon (termed the “Cuff It” Challenge). The disco-leaning track was co-written by dance icon Nile Rodgers, who also plays bass on it.
Starting in September, “Cuff It” was added to dance-focused playlists across all major streamers, including Amazon, Apple Music and Spotify. Beyond “Cuff It,” further album cuts picked up new dance playlist adds in the months following the album’s release.
Plus, on Nov. 15, Renaissance garnered a Grammy Award nomination for best dance/electronic music album, while its lead single “Break My Soul” earned a nod for best dance/electronic recording. Both represent Beyoncé’s first nominations in the categories, which began in 2005 and 1998, respectively. (The album’s songs also got a trio of nominations in the Grammy Awards’ R&B field.)
Renaissance is Beyoncé’s third entry on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, following two remix compilations: 4: The Remix (No. 11, 2012) and Above and Beyoncé (No. 2, 2009).
Billboard genre chart categorization is determined by Billboard’s charts department, using genre classifications provided by content creators as guidelines, along with consideration of how projects are promoted and marketed — at streaming services, radio and beyond. Renaissance was initially categorized, after discussions with Columbia, for Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top R&B Albums charts.
Thomas Rhett‘s “Half of Me,” featuring Riley Green, ascends from No. 3 to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart dated Nov. 26. In the tracking week ending Nov. 20, the song increased by 8% to 31 million audience impressions, according to Luminate.
“Half” is Thomas Rhett’s 18th Country Airplay leader and Green’s first. He becomes one of 14 acts with as many as 18 No. 1s; Kenny Chesney leads with 32.
“It’s always a big deal for me to have as song go No. 1, but this one is extra special because it’s with my buddy Riley,” Rhett tells Billboard. “Really glad we get to celebrate this song together with our friends at radio and fans.”
Rhett wrote his latest Country Airplay leader with his father, Rhett Akins, and Will Bundy and Josh Thompson. It’s the second single from Rhett’s sixth full-length, Where We Started, which arrived at its No. 2 Top Country Albums high in April, marking his sixth top 10. The title track features pop star Katy Perry, who (donning a black cowboy hat) joined Rhett for a performance of the song at the 56th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards Nov. 9.
On the streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs list, “Half” rebounds to its best rank (10-9), as it drew 5.1 million official streams and sold 1,000 downloads in the United States in the Nov. 11-17 tracking week.
“Half” follows Rhett’s “Slow Down Summer,” which rose to No. 2 on Country Airplay in May. Before that, “Country Again” led for a week in September 2021. The singer-songwriter, from Valdosta, Ga., banked his first Country Airplay leader in October 2013 when “It Goes Like This,” his third entry, began a three-week reign.
Green, from Jacksonville, Fla., reigns with his fifth Country Airplay hit. He notched one prior top 10, his debut entry “There Was This Girl,” which climbed to No. 3 in March 2019. He has also hit the top 20 with “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” (No. 12, February 2020).
‘Truck’ Is Flying
HARDY’s “Wait in the Truck,” featuring Lainey Wilson, rolls 14-7 on Hot Country Songs, up by 38% to 10.1 million streams in the Nov. 11-17 tracking week, following their performance of the song at the CMA Awards Nov. 9. Wilson picked up two trophies that night, as well, for female vocalist and new artist of the year.
Meanwhile, “Truck” sold 8,000 downloads (up 3%) and tops Country Digital Song Sales for a fifth week. On Country Airplay, the song rises 25-21 (8.5 million, up 19%).
Hardy’s third Hot Country Songs top 10 follows his collaboration with Dierks Bentley and BRELAND, “Beers on Me,” which hit No. 5 in March. He scored his first top 10 with his second entry, “One Beer,” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson (No. 4, November 2020).
Wilson also adds her third Hot Country Songs top 10. She first reached the tier with her debut chart hit “Things a Man Oughta Know,” which advanced to No. 3 in September 2021, while “Never Say Never,” with Cole Swindell, reached No. 2 this April.
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Jordan Davis scores his sixth straight career-opening Country Airplay top 10 as “What My World Spins Around” lifts 12-10 (17.5 million, up 8%). The song follows “Buy Dirt” (featuring Luke Bryan), which led for two frames starting in January. Davis’ first entry, “Singles You Up,” became his first of three No. 1s, leading for a week in April 2018.
Taylor Swift tallies a record-extending 54th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Nov. 24), continuing her run as the top musical act in the U.S.
Swift leads thanks to the continued success of Midnights, which returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 204,000 equivalent album units earned Nov. 11-17, according to Luminate. The album spent its first two weeks at No. 1, having debuted with 1.578 million units, the largest one-week total since the opening frame of Adele’s 25 in December 2015 (3.482 million).
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Swift charts nine albums on the latest Billboard 200, the most among all acts. After Midnights, she appears with Folklore (No. 20), Red (Taylor’s Version) (No. 24), Lover (No. 30), 1989 (No. 35), Evermore (No. 44), reputation (No. 61), Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (No. 79) and Speak Now (No. 132).
Swift also charts 16 of Midnights‘ 20 songs (from the set’s standard version and “3am Edition”) on the latest Billboard Hot 100, led by “Anti-Hero,” which logs a fourth week at No. 1.
Here’s a recap of Swift’s entries on the latest, Nov. 26-dated Hot 100:
Rank, Title:No. 1, “Anti-Hero”No. 21, “Lavender Haze”No. 33, “Midnight Rain”No. 35, “Bejeweled”No. 39, “Maroon”No. 45, “Karma”No. 48, “You’re On Your Own, Kid”No. 49, “Snow on the Beach,” feat. Lana Del ReyNo. 62, “Vigilante Shit”No. 65, “Question…?”No. 70, “Mastermind”No. 73, “Labyrinth”No. 77, “Sweet Nothing”No. 80, “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve”No. 96, “The Great War”No. 100, “Bigger Than the Whole Sky”
Bruce Springsteen re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 6, thanks to his new LP Only The Strong Survive, which debuts at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 (39,000 units). The album is his 22nd top 10, the eighth-most in the chart’s history. It also soars in at No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums.
Plus, Louis Tomlinson re-enters the Artist 100 at No. 8, matching his highest rank, thanks to his new solo album Faith in the Future. The set arrives at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 (43,000 units), marking a new career best, after Walls reached No. 9 in 2020.
The Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay and streaming to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity.
Diddy and Bryson Tiller make their move to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart as “Gotta Move On” crowns the list dated Nov. 26. It’s the first No. 1 for both acts on the chart. The song ascends from No. 2 after a 9% boost in plays that made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored adult R&B radio stations in the week ending Nov. 20, according to Luminate.
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As the collaboration climbs, it ousts Silk Sonic’s “After Last Night,” with Thundercat and Bootsy Collins, from the summit after the latter’s one week in charge.
“Gotta Move On” gives Diddy his first No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay, on his third appearance. He previously visited through two featured spots – first, on Faith Evans’ “All Night Long,” which reached No. 29 in 1999, and later, alongside fellow guest Enya on Mario Winans’ “I Don’t Wanna Know,” a No. 9 hit from 2004.
Bryson Tiller likewise nets his first Adult R&B Airplay champ, though on his fourth attempt. Before “Move,” the singer-songwriter appeared on the chart with “Insecure,” his collaboration with Jazmine Sullivan (No. 30 in 2017), when he and Rihanna featured on DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” (No. 13, 2018) and in a supporting role on H.E.R.’s “Could’ve Been” (No. 2, 2019).
While Diddy and Tiller are both new to the Adult R&B Airplay summit, both acts have crafted radio smashes for years for R&B and hip-hop fans. Diddy, whose career dates to the 1990s, has accumulated 15 top 10 hits as an artist on the Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, including three No. 1s: “I’ll Be Missing You,” with Faith Evans and featuring 112 (three weeks in 1997), “Bump, Bump, Bump,” with B2K (four, 2003) and “Shake Ya Tailfeather,” with Nelly and Murphy Lee (three, 2003). Tiller, likewise, has his own trio: “Don’t” (five, 2016), “Exchange” (one, 2016) and from DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” (five, 2017).
“Move” also presented a return to form for both artists on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, where it reached No. 6 (and reverses 6-8 on the current list). The peak gave Diddy his first top 10 visit on that list since 2010, when “Hello Good Morning,” credited to Diddy – Dirty Money featuring T.I., crested at No. 10. For Tiller, though he’d been in the upper tier as recently as 2020 through a featured turn on Wale’s “Love… Her Fault,” it marks his first time in the region as lead act since “Don’t.”
Dermot Kennedy opens-up a sizeable lead in the U.K. chart race with Sonder (via Island), his second album.
The Irishman’s LP leads the midweek survey, with an advantage of 12,000 chart sales over Taylor Swift’s Midnights (EMI), the next closest title.
Sonder is the followup to Without Fear, which, in 2019, saw Kennedy became the first Irish act in over years to bow at No. 1 in the U.K. with his debut.
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Meanwhile, Queen is all set to make a miracle return to the chart. The legendary rock band returns to the Official Chart Update at No. 3 with The Miracle (Island), following an eight-disc reissue, including six unreleased tracks, four with the late Freddie Mercury on lead vocals.
The Miracle led the weekly chart following its original release in 1989.
Canadian rockers Nickelback are back, and ready to get rolling into the U.K. top 10. The band’s 10th studio album, Get Rollin’ (BMG) is heading for a No. 5 start. If it holds its position, that would mark Nickelback’s sixth U.K. top 5 appearance, the OCC reports.
David Bowie could score another posthumous hit, this time with the original soundtrack to the Brett Morgan-helmed documentary film, Moonage Daydream (via Parlophone). It’s on track for a No. 7 debut, for what would be the Thin White Duke’s 36th U.K. top 10.
Close behind is U.S. metal band Disturbed, which could bag a fourth U.K. top 10 appearance with Divisive (Reprise). It’s new at No. 8 on the chart blast.
Mariah Carey made an early foray into the U.K. singles chart top 40 last Friday (Nov. 18) with her holiday classic, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia). It hasn’t quite triggered an avalanche, though a ripple of Christmas-themed recordings are making a move on the albums chart.
Andre Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra are on track for a No. 4 start on the albums chart with Silver Bells (Decca); Andrea, Matteo and Virginia Bocelli’s A Family Christmas (Decca) is poised to lift 13-12; Kylie Minogue’s Kylie Christmas (Parlophone) is set to reenter at No. 27; and Michael Bublé’s multi-platinum gift that keeps-on giving, Christmas (Reprise), is poised to return at No. 35.
All will be revealed when the Official U.K. Albums Chart is published Friday.
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” (EMI) looks set to extend its reign in the U.K. for a fifth week.
The first track on Swift’s new album Midnights has dominated the Official U.K. Singles Chart since its release, Oct. 21, and is by some distance her longest-ruling No. 1 in that territory (her previous best was a two-week run in 2017 with “Look What You Made Me Do”).
Based on midweek sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, “Anti-Hero” should hold on for another week, making it five in a row.
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Just four other releases this year have notched more than a month at No. 1 in the U.K.: “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (7 weeks) by the cast of Encanto, “As It Was” (10 weeks) by Harry Styles and “Afraid To Feel” (8 weeks) by LF SYSTEM.
Meanwhile, Meghan Trainor appears to be moving on up with her doo-wop number, “Made You Look” (Epic), lifting 4-3 on the midweek survey, for what would be a peak position.
The highest new entry on the Official Chart Update belongs to London rapper Clavish, who’s on the verge of his first top 10 with “Rocket Science” (Polydor) featuring D-Block Europe. It’s set to debut at No. 9.
Irish singer and songwriter Dermot Kennedy is on track for his first albums chart crown with Sonder, which leads at the midweek point. He’s on the rise on the U.K. singles survey, as “Kiss Me” (Island) improves 19-12, for what would be a new peak in its 12th week on the survey.
Grime star Stormzy is on fire with his latest, the ballad “Firebabe” (0207/Merky). It lights up 21-19 in its second week on the survey.
Christmas has come early on the U.K. singles chart, with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (Columbia) making an earlier-than-usual annual return to top 40 on latest chart, published Nov. 18.
Carey’s evergreen number is only going in one direction — up. The record-breaking tune lifts 36-20 on the chart blast, and holds a slim lead over another holiday classic, Wham’s “Last Christmas” (RCA), up 45-22 on the chart blast.
It may be too early to confirm, but Ed Sheeran and Elton John’s “Merry Christmas” (Atlantic) might be here to stay, at least in the annual lead-up to Dec. 25. After hitting No. 1 last December, the duet is poised to return to the survey, at No. 33.
All will be revealed when the Official Chart is published Friday (Nov. 25).
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” the No. 1 hit on Billboard‘s Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 Songs retrospective, jingles back to the Billboard Hot 100.
The modern carol re-enters the Hot 100 (dated Nov. 26) at No. 25 with 14 million official streams (up 48%), 11.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 234%) and 1,900 sold (up 34%) in the Nov. 11-17 tracking week, according to Luminate. (A year ago this week, it returned to the chart, dated Nov. 27, 2021, at No. 36 with 11.2 million streams, 8.2 million in radio reach and 2,700 sold.)
The song, originally released in 1994, hit the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time in December 2017. In December 2019, it ascended to the summit at last, for three weeks that holiday season, becoming the second holiday song ever to reign, after “The Chipmunk Song,” by The Chipmunks with David Seville, spent four weeks at No. 1 beginning in December 1958.
“Christmas” led the Hot 100 for two more weeks in the 2020 holiday season, thus, passing “The Chipmunk Song” for the most for a Yuletide song, and for three more frames over the 2021 holidays, upping its total to eight weeks at No. 1.
“When I wrote [it], I had absolutely no idea the impact the song would eventually have worldwide,” Carey marveled of “Christmas” last year. “I’m so full of gratitude that so many people enjoy it with me every year.”
With its 2019 coronation, Carey claimed her 19th Hot 100 No. 1, extending her mark for the most among soloists and moving to within one of The Beatles’ overall record 20.
Plus, when “Christmas” dominated the Hot 100 dated Jan. 4, 2020, Carey became the first artist to have ranked at No. 1 on the Hot 100 in four distinct decades (the 1990s, 2000s, ’10s and ’20s).
The song has also helped Carey claim the longest span of any soloist topping the Hot 100 – 31 years, five months and a week, dating to her first week atop the chart dated Aug. 4, 1990, with her debut single “Vision of Love” – and swell her total to 87 weeks at No. 1 among all her leaders, the most of any act.
Meanwhile, “Christmas” logs its 52nd nonconsecutive week on the Hot 100, marking Carey’s first title to have totaled a year on the tally. (Next up, her 2005 No. 1 “We Belong Together” spent 43 weeks on the chart.)
In addition to “Christmas,” two other holiday classics make their annual resurgences on the Hot 100: Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (No. 41; 11.4 million streams, up 68%) and Bobby Helms’ “Jingle Bell Rock” (No. 50; 10.7 million streams, up 68%). On the Jan. 2, 2021, chart, a one-week record 39 seasonal songs infused the survey.
Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” rebounds for a third week atop the Billboard Global 200 chart and Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ “Unholy” holds at No. 1 for a sixth week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Plus, Meghan Trainor‘s “Made You Look” hits the Global 200’s top 10, soaring from No. 37 to No. 10, and Official HIGE DANdism‘s “Subtitle” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, jumping 14-10.
The two global charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S.
Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations.
‘Anti-Hero’ Again Atop Global 200
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” rebounds from No. 2 for a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, with 71.1 million streams (down 12%) and 19,000 downloads sold (down 13%) worldwide in the Nov. 11-17 tracking week.
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” pushes 4-2 on the Global 200, following four weeks at No. 1 beginning in October; Drake and 21 Savage’s “Rich Flex” falls to No. 3 a week after it launched at No. 1 (when Drake logged eight songs in the top 10); David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” jumps 11-4, after reaching No. 2; and Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” soars to the top five (20-5), surpassing its prior No. 7 high to become each act’s first top five hit since the survey began.
Plus, Meghan Trainor’s “Made You Look” leaps 37-10 on the Global 200, with 35.8 million streams (up 17%) and 12,000 sold (up 18%). The song’s profile has swelled thanks to its prominence on TikTok (with the platform not presently reporting directly to Billboard‘s charts). The single is from the Nantucket, Mass., native’s fifth LP, Takin’ It Back, released in October, and marks her first Global 200 top 10 since the chart originated.
Smith & Petras Continue at Global Excl. U.S. Peak
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” adds a sixth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, with 55.2 million streams (down 5%) and 6,000 downloads sold (down 3%) in territories outside the U.S. in the Nov. 11-17 tracking week.
Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” keeps at No. 2 after two weeks at No. 1 on Global Excl. U.S.; David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” is steady at No. 3, after hitting No. 2; Rema and Selena Gomez’s “Calm Down” ascends to the top five (6-4), becoming, as on the Global 200, each artist’s first top five Global Excl. U.S. top five hit since the chart began; and Manuel Turizo’s “La Bachata” repeats at No. 5, after reaching No. 3.
Additionally, Official HIGE DANdism’s “Subtitle” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top 10, climbing 14-10 with 22.5 million streams (up 4%) and 16,000 sold (up 12%) outside the U.S. The song marks the first top 10 on the chart for the Japanese pop quartet, which previously charted seven entries, hitting a prior No. 26 best with “Mixed Nuts” in April.
The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Nov. 26, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 22). For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard‘s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
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Taylor Swift‘s “Anti-Hero” notches a fourth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, encompassing its entire run on the ranking so far.
Meanwhile, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha‘s viral collab-turned-multi-metric hit “I’m Good (Blue)” jumps to No. 7 on the Hot 100, becoming Guetta’s seventh top 10 and Rexha’s fourth.
Plus, Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy,” at No. 3 on the Hot 100, takes over as the most-heard song on U.S. airwaves, as it tops the Radio Songs chart.
The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Nov. 26, 2022) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 22). For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
In the Nov. 11-17 tracking week, “Anti-Hero,” released on Republic Records, tallied 58.6 million radio airplay audience impressions (up 14%), 27.3 million streams (down 12%) and 29,000 sold (down 91%), according to Luminate.
The single spends a second week at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart; rebounds 11-2 after two weeks atop Streaming Songs; and jumps 9-4 for a new best on Radio Songs.
Notably, in the prior week, “Anti-Hero” vaulted by 1,793% to 327,000 sold, boosted by seven new remixes released Nov. 7-10. In the Nov. 11-17 tracking week, one remix of the song arrived (Nov. 17), with ILLENIUM.
Swift ties her second-longest Hot 100 rule, as “Shake It Off” led for four weeks in 2014. Among her nine No. 1s, the two hits are bested only by the seven-week reign of “Blank Space” in 2014-15.
Three weeks ago, “Anti-Hero” soared in at the Hot 100’s summit, as Swift made history as the first artist to monopolize the survey’s entire top 10 in a single week. Meanwhile, of the 64 singles that have debuted atop the Hot 100, “Anti-Hero” is just the 14th to have spent at least its first four weeks on the chart at No. 1, and the first since BTS’ “Butter” led in its first seven weeks in June-July 2021 (before upping its total to 10 nonconsecutive weeks in the top spot).
A week after Drake flooded the Hot 100’s top 10 with eight songs, all debuts, including seven with 21 Savage, the pair places four tracks in the region: “Rich Flex” logs a second week at No. 2, followed by “Major Distribution” (3-6); “Spin Bout U” (5-9); and “On BS” (4-10).
“Rich Flex” adds a second week at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (36.1 million streams, down 39%). It also posts a second week atop both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same methodology as the Hot 100.
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” rebounds 10-3 on the Hot 100 (as longer-established hits ascend amid the waning of Swift and Drake’s recent top 10 onslaughts), after it topped the Oct. 29-dated chart. It also surges 5-1 on Radio Songs (66.3 million, up 17%, good for the Hot 100’s top Airplay Gainer award for a third consecutive week). Smith notches their third Radio Songs leader, following “Dancing With a Stranger,” with Normani (two weeks, 2019), and “Stay With Me” (six, 2014). Petras reigns in her first appearance on the airplay tally.
“Unholy” additionally hits No. 1 on the mainstream top 40-based Pop Airplay chart, becoming Smith’s second leader, after “Stay With Me” (two weeks, 2014), and Petras’ first.
Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” jumps 13-4 on the Hot 100, following three weeks at No. 1 in October. The track concurrently tops the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, Hot Rock Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for a 13th week each and Hot R&B Songs for an 11th frame.
Harry Styles’ “As It Was” climbs 17-5 on the Hot 100, after 15 weeks at No. 1 beginning in April, the fourth-longest reign in the chart’s history.
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s “I’m Good (Blue)” bounds 20-7 on the Hot 100, with 52.9 million in airplay audience (up 18%), 10.9 million streams (down 2%) and 6,000 sold (down 4%).
The song interpolates Eiffel 65’s “Blue (Da Ba Dee),” which hit No. 6 on the Hot 100 in 2000. (The original is the latest 2000s top 10 to appear in the region in a new form this year; notably, Jack Harlow’s “First Class,” which led for three weeks in April-May, reimagines Fergie’s 2007 two-week No. 1 “Glamorous,” featuring Ludacris.)
“[David] had played [“I’m Good”] at a festival after we had cut it, and somebody took a YouTube video of it and posted it,” Rexha recently told Billboard‘s Pop Shop Podcast. “Then somebody found that and made a remix and posted it to TikTok. Then this big gamer posted it from TikTok, and then it blew up from her page.
“It’s crazy, because you just never know what people want,” Rexha added. “Everybody was going crazy and being like, ‘We want this song! Why can’t we find it?’ And I was hitting up David [saying], ‘David, people really want this record! We should just put it out!’ At this point, it’s viral on TikTok, and people are asking for it. Let’s just give the people what they want. Let’s not judge it for what it is, and just put it out. It’s just a great, fun record.”
Guetta earns his seventh Hot 100 top 10 and first since “Hey Mama” – featuring Rexha, as well as Nicki Minaj and Afrojack (No. 8, 2015). He also joins the exclusive club of acts that have hit the top 10 in the 2000s, ’10s and now ’20s. Rexha posts her fourth top 10, following “Hey Mama”; “Me, Myself & I,” with G-Eazy (No. 7, 2016); and “Meant To Be,” with Florida Georgia Line (No. 2, 2018).
“I’m Good” concurrently adds a ninth week at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
Elsewhere in the Hot 100’s top 10, Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” leaps 22-8, two weeks after it debuted at No. 2. The ballad is from the soundtrack to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which premiered in theaters Nov. 11. Helped by buzz of the film’s record-breaking opening weekend (Nov. 11-13), the song scores the Hot 100’s top Sales Gainer nod (8,000 sold, up 16%), while also up 8% to 41.2 million in airplay audience and 5% to 12.5 million streams.
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The Queen of Christmas is making her presence felt earlier than usual in the U.K.
Mariah Carey’s holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” (via Columbia) makes its annual merry-go-round into the U.K. top 40, leaping 56-36 on the latest chart, published Nov. 18.
According to the Official Charts Company, that’s the earliest top-flight appearance for the song since its original release back in 1994.
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“All I Want For Christmas Is You” reenters the top 40 in the 46th week of 2022, the charts compiler explains, having previously made its mark in the the 47th week in the years 2021, 2020 and 2017.
Carey and her evergreen hit have been in the news of late, first with the U.S. pop superstar dropping her “it’s time” meme the moment Halloween came to an end.
Then, last week, a federal tribunal rejected Carey’s attempts to trademark her holiday nickname, after another “Queen of Christmas” cried foul.
From now until year’s end, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” should march up the charts.
Brits love the song at this time of year. In December 2020, the single “All I Want for Christmas Is You” finally hit No. 1 in the U.K., a journey that set a new chart record.
In dawdling to the summit in its 70th week, no other song had spent more cycles in the top 40 before snaring the U.K. crown.
Meanwhile, several Christmas-themed numbers are on the way back into the top tier, including Wham’s “Last Christmas” (up 71-42 via RCA) and Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree” (No. 92 via MCA).
The Official U.K. Singles Chart is published late Friday.