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The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week, for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated Nov. 2, we look at our potential first new No. 1 in months, as a pair of big new releases compete with Shaboozey’s 15-week champ to claim the top spot.
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Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (American Dogwood/EMPIRE/Magnolia Music): The song to beat on the Hot 100 for the last three-plus months has been Shaboozey’s hip-hop-assisted country anthem, which spends its 15th week in pole position on this week’s chart (dated Oct. 26). With one more week on top, it would match the 16-week run of Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” as the longest-reigning Hot 100 No. 1 of the 2020s, while also moving into a four-way tie with “Last Night,” Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” and Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s Justin Bieber-featuring “Despacito” for the second-longest-lasting No. 1 in the chart’s complete history.
The song, of course, remains a top performer across the Hot 100 component charts, as it tops Radio Songs, Streaming Songs and Digital Song Sales this week – its third time tripling up on the three listings. It is beginning to slide in totals, however, slipping 2% in radio airplay audience impressions, 6% in official streams and 8% in digital song sales, according to Luminate – meaning that its hold on the top spot is increasingly vulnerable, should a really big new song come along to challenge for the throne. (Meanwhile, a second single, “Highway,” from the singer-songwriter’s album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going has just been sent to radio.)
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Shaboozey isn’t laying down for anyone, though – and in fact, he made his most high-profile appearance of the season on Tuesday night, performing “A Bar Song” on TNT before the NBA season officially tipped off with Knicks-Celtics.
Morgan Wallen, “Love Somebody” (Big Loud/Mercury/Republic): It would almost be poetic if the song that prevented – or at least delayed – Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” from tying the 16-week mark of “Last Night” was actually by Morgan Wallen himself. Wallen should have a chance to go for the block next week following the Friday (Oct. 18) release of his new single “Love Somebody” — his follow-up to the top 10 hit “Lies Lies Lies” — which he extensively teased on TikTok and through live performances, and has an uptempo energy more reminiscent of his recent Hot 100-topping Post Malone teamup “I Had Some Help.”
The song is off to a great start both on streaming — where it’s been No. 1 on Apple Music’s real time chart essentially since its release day, and debuted at No. 1 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA listing (though it’s since slipped to No. 6 there) — and in sales, as it’s been in the top two on iTunes for most of the tracking week. It’s also off to a hot start on radio, with 11.5 million in all-format airplay audience in its first four days (Oct. 18-21), including 10.2 million from reporters to the Country Airplay chart, where it will challenge for an extremely rare debut in the top 10. (He’d be in familiar territory there, however, as both “Lies” and “Help” are currently residing in the top 10.)
Will it be enough to knock off “A Bar Song”? It could be a close race, coming down to the final days – so we’ll see if Wallen and his team have any aces up their sleeve to try to protect their “Last Night” mark. (A Thursday Night Football appearance on Amazon Prime, perhaps?)
ROSÉ & Bruno Mars, “APT.” (Atlantic): A high-profile Bruno Mars pop team-up gets off to a modestly successful start before growing throughout the week and ending up an unexpected challenger for a debut in the Hot 100’s top tier. Sound familiar? Well, just a couple months ago, it was the early story for “Die With a Smile,” Mars’ teamup with fellow pop megastar Lady Gaga, which ultimately debuted at No. 3 on the Hot 100 and has spent the first nine weeks of its chart run in the top 10. Now, it’s déjà vu all over again for Mars – though this time with a duet partner with much less established chart history than Gaga.
“APT.,” Mars’ much-promoted collab with BLACKPINK solo star ROSÉ, debuted at No. 11 on Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA chart for Friday (Oct. 18) — but by Sunday, it had bounded to No. 1, where it has stayed since. (The song has also been growing on Apple Music, but has yet to crack the real-time chart’s top 50 as of posting.) The song is also selling well, currently residing at No. 3 on iTunes, and is aiming to debut on the Pop Airplay chart after its first week of tracking – which would make it ROSÉ’s first entry on the chart as a soloist. (Her solo history on the Hot 100 has also been relatively muted, with her “On the Ground” peaking at No. 70 – though she’s of course reached the chart’s top 20 as a member of BLACKPINK.)
The song might have started a little too slow to be a real contender for No. 1 next week in its debut – but it could be a second top 10 hit for Mars this year, and if it keeps growing like this, we might still be talking about it in future Contenders columns.
Billboard’s inaugural Top Movie Songs chart, powered by Tunefind (a Songtradr company), is here, and Bee Gees’ “Tragedy” claims the first No. 1 spot after its synch in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.
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Rankings for the Top Movie Songs chart are based on song and film data provided by Tunefind and ranked using a formula blending that data with sales and streaming information tracked by Luminate during the corresponding period of September 2024. The ranking includes newly released films from the preceding two months.
Billboard has previously partnered with Tunefind on the Top TV Songs chart, which tracks usages each month of music in television shows. Gracie Abrams’ “Close to You,” from Emily in Paris, is the latest No. 1.
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“Tragedy” reigns as one of five songs featured in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice on the first Top Movie Songs tally. The film, a sequel to the 1988 favorite Beetlejuice, was released on Sept. 6 and again stars Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara alongside franchise newcomers Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe and more.
In September 2024, “Tragedy,” which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1979, earned 3.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams and earned 2,000 downloads, according to Luminate.
“Tragedy” also featured in one of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s pre-release trailers.
Jimmy Buffett’s “Margaritaville” (No. 5; 6.1 million streams, 1,000 downloads), Richard Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” (No. 6; 4.2 million streams, 1,000 downloads) and a pair of versions of “MacArthur Park” (Richard Harris’ at No. 9 with 1.2 million streams and 1,000 downloads, Donna Summer’s at No. 10 with 750,000 streams and 1,000 downloads) supplement the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice onslaught on the inaugural Top Movie Songs.
Like “Tragedy,” the other four songs also reached the Hot 100 in their time. “Margaritaville” peaked at No. 8 in 1977, Buffett’s top-performing hit on the chart. Marx’s “Right Here Waiting” ruled for three weeks in 1989. Harris’ rendition of “MacArthur Park” peaked at No. 2 in 1968, and Summer’s was a three-week leader a decade later in 1978.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice topped the box office in its first three weeks of release.
One other movie notches more than one song on the September 2024 ranking: It Ends With Us, released Aug. 9, which boasts the Nos. 2 and 3. Starring Blake Lively, the movie features, among others, synchs of Taylor Swift’s “My Tears Ricochet” and Post Malone’s White Iverson,” which appear at Nos. 2 (12.9 million streams, 1,000 downloads) and 3 (13.4 million streams), respectively, representing a decidedly more updated flair versus Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’s largely ’60s, ‘70s and ‘80s soundtrack.
See the full top 10, also featuring music from Transformers One, Cuckoo and Speak No Evil, below.
Rank, Song, Artist, Movie1. “Tragedy,” Bee Gees, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2. “My Tears Ricochet,” Taylor Swift, It Ends With Us3. “White Iverson,” Post Malone, It Ends With Us4. “If I Fall,” Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign & ARE WE DREAMING, Transformers One5. “Margaritaville,” Jimmy Buffet, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice6. “Right Here Waiting,” Richard Marx, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice7. “Inside Out,” Martin Dupont, Cuckoo8. “Black Velvet,” Alannah Myles, Speak No Evil9. “MacArthur Park,” Richard Harris, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice10. “MacArthur Park,” Donna Summer, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The rise of Jelly Roll hits an important new peak this week, as the country singer-songwriter scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 26) with his new album Beautifully Broken.
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After a year of steady new music releases and countless public appearances, Jelly Roll has leveled up to the tune of 161,000 equivalent album units for its first week of his new set’s release. The 22-track version of the album on streaming services includes the singles “Liar” and “I Am Not Okay,” the latter of which currently sits at a new high of No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100.
How was the album able to have such a big first week? And which country artist might be next to score their first Billboard 200 No. 1 album? Billboard staffers discuss these questions and more below.
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1. Jelly Roll scores his first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, debuting with 161,000 equivalent album units and 114,000 in straight sales. What do you think is the biggest reason behind the career-best numbers for Jelly Roll’s latest?
Kyle Denis: Jelly has been inescapable this year. He sang for the In Memoriam segment at the Emmys, kicked off SNL’s landmark 50th season, appeared on Eminem’s own Billboard 200-topping album, made his television debut on the Sylvester Stallone-starring Tulsa King and even testified before Congress! Of course, it also helps that he’s been incredibly musically active this year. From his collaborations with MGK (“Lonely Road”) and Post Malone (“Losers”) to his Twisters: The Album contribution (“Dead End Road”) and the handful of Beautifully Broken pre-release singles he dropped throughout the year, it felt like Jelly Roll launched a new song (or three) every week. He’s never been more visible, and these career-best sales numbers prove that.
Jason Lipshutz: His cultural ubiquity. Even if you aren’t a country music fan, you are aware of Jelly Roll — through his A-list guest features, TV appearances, awards-show speeches that tend to go viral, or all of the above — and might want to check out a full project by the man who you heard on a Post Malone song or watched on Saturday Night Live. Obviously Jelly Roll has accrued a dedicated fan base, but the casual listeners that have jumped aboard to check out Beautifully Broken undoubtedly helped the singer-songwriter top the Billboard 200 chart.
Melinda Newman: Beyond the music? Good old fashioned hard work. In between his now famous cold plunges, he has shown up for everything and appeared everywhere so that people knew the album was coming. He then priced the album very aggressively to bump sales and, as is the way now, came up with multiple variations, including seven vinyl variants alone, to encourage mega-fans to collect the full set. That’s one reason he saw such high sales figures, compared to downloads.
Jessica Nicholson: Beautifully Broken ultimately contained over two dozen songs, giving fans plenty of new material to dig into, stream and dissect. A large portion of these career-best numbers are due to pure album sales, and his plethora of vinyl and physical album offerings play a role in that. However, the biggest reason for these career-best numbers is Jelly Roll himself. His story, his songs and the message they embody are speaking to audiences and giving a voice to audiences that haven’t been spoken to in some time. Everyone can relate to struggle, vices, self-doubt and heartbreak on some level and his music aims at the heart of that. Also, Jelly Roll comes across as open-hearted, joyous, and unflinchingly honest in a time when so many “personalities” are curated.
Andrew Unterberger: People do love Jelly Roll! The reason he hasn’t worn out his welcome over his past year-plus of massive public exposure is that he seems like a guy you wanna spend time with, wanna root for. He’s got big songs and a big voice, but it seems like it’s the big personality that folks are really connecting with first and foremost.
2. Jelly Roll has taken a fairly strict more-is-more approach since his 2023 crossover breakthrough, being extremely prolific in both his new releases and his public appearances. Does the Beautifully Broken debut seem to validate this strategy to you — or is there still potential long-term downside in it?
Kyle Denis: I think the Beautifully Broken debut does indeed validate his more-is-more strategy – it’s the biggest sales week for a 2024 country album not by Beyoncé or Post Malone. The long-term downside still lingers for sure, but he can ride this strategy until Jelly Roll fatigue truly starts to rear its head.
Jason Lipshutz: Jelly Roll has clearly been striking while the iron is hot, flooding streaming services with solo tunes and collaborations as his profile expands; over-saturation might come into play for some, but the strategy has clearly been working, considering how successful a handful of those tracks, and now his latest album, have become. Now that Beautifully Broken and its deluxe edition have been released, I’d expect Jelly Roll to slow down on the release rate a bit — but who knows? Nashville’s elite will likely be calling him up for guest spots, so maybe he just keeps releasing tracks and gathering momentum.
Melinda Newman: There seems to be no burnout factor on Jelly yet, perhaps because he is still so enthusiastic about every appearance he’s making, each new adventure he undertakes and each new person he is duetting with. It’s infectious and seems genuine. This is someone who so many people had counted out from the time he first went to juvenile detention when he was 14, it’s clear he’s reveling in his near-daily pinch me moments and feels like he’s not just making music, but is on a mission.
Jessica Nicholson: Social media and streaming have made it expected for an artist always have something new to give their fans, whether that is music or content, lessening the danger of overexposure. The more songs you release, the more new music fans have a chance to stream. We’ve seen the release of sprawling albums become one factor (among many) contributing to the success for artists such as Morgan Wallen, with his three-dozen song album One Thing at a Time and Post Malone’s 28-song F-1 Trillion (Long Bed) project, with seemingly no downside to releasing that much material.
Andrew Unterberger: I do wonder if he’ll eventually hit a tipping point with this strategy, because no one can be this omnipresent forever without starting to exhaust people at least a little bit. But evidence suggests that he’s not there yet, certainly. Assuming he continues at this level of productivity, it’ll be interesting to see on the next album if that growth remains consistent.
3. “I Am Not Okay” has been the most high-profile of Jelly Roll’s hits this year, making the Hot 100’s top 20 and getting performed during the In Memoriam montage at this year’s Emmys. Does it feel like a potential signature hit to you, or is it mostly benefitting from the singer-songwriter’s positive career momentum?
Kyle Denis: To me, it feels more like a potential signature hit than anything else on Beautifully Broken. It’s one of the stronger songs on the record, and I think people are responding to the emotional punch that it packs. Yes, his positive career momentum is helping the song, but I’d imagine at least one of the album’s 27 other tracks would be pulling off a similar performance if positive momentum was all it took.
Jason Lipshutz: Last week, I spent an entire day with “I Am Not Okay” stuck in my head — I caught myself singing it in line at Dunkin, warbling “I Am Not Okay” while waiting to order an iced coffee (so I was, in fact, very okay). Jelly Roll has more accomplished songs than his latest hit, including Whitsitt Chapel hits like “Need a Favor” and “Save Me,” but “I Am Not Okay” is the catchiest song he’s ever released, with a melody that simply won’t dislodge from your memory. I think it’s going to keep growing and become a smash.
Melinda Newman: It feels like it could become a signature hit, but he’s already had 4 No. 1 on Country Airplay, so it’s competing with now Jelly standards, like “Need a Favor, “Son of a Sinner” and “Save Me.” But “I Am Not Okay,” with its mental health message, has reached a new audience for Jelly Roll that knows no boundaries and it has brought in fans that may have heard the name but hadn’t experienced the music yet. Given the new album’s themes, “I Am Not Okay” is an excellent introduction.
Jessica Nicholson: This has the feel of a signature hit for Jelly Roll. The message in his music is hitting at the right time, in an era where people in general are more comfortable with being open about their struggles and weaknesses. People are also finding community in daring to be open about mental health—something the song itself dives right into the center of on the line “I know I can’t be the only one/ Who’s holding on for dear life.” As so many are battling mental health issues including anxiety and depression due to all kinds of factors, from health struggles, job losses and the general runup to the U.S. presidential election, this song seems to encapsulate what so many people are feeling at this moment, while also encouraging those listeners.
Andrew Unterberger: Yeah, this one feels like it could end up being next-level for him — the chorus is extremely sturdy and the message transcends genre in a way you certainly couldn’t say about every major country hit. I wouldn’t be surprised if it crept into the top 10 of the chart before the holiday rush hits at year’s end.
4. One conspicuous thing about Jelly Roll’s recent collaborator list is the diversity of artists and genres represented — including mgk, Jessie Murph, Eminem and Falling in Reverse. Who’s an artist who Jelly Roll hasn’t teamed up with yet that you think could end up being a particularly interesting and/or successful new artistic partner for him?
Kyle Denis: Shaboozey. He and Jelly Roll cross genres so frequently and so naturally that I’m interested to see what they come up with – especially on a four-track EP where they can expand on their respective takes on country, hip-hop and rock. And for a bit more of a left-field choice, Leon Bridges.
Jason Lipshutz: I love the way Kacey Musgraves has both honed her aesthetic as well as figured out how to best complement that of others in recent years; look at how dynamic she is operating alongside Zach Bryan on “I Remember Everything” and Noah Kahan on “She Calls Me Back.” It’d be a blast to hear how her gentle delivery contrasts with Jelly Roll’s gruffer tone on a collaboration.
Melinda Newman: The great thing about his collaborations is so many of them seem out of left field and he seems genuinely open and able to blend with almost anyone from any genre.. I would love to hear him team up with a really strong woman with a powerhouse voice like P!nk and have them go toe-to-toe.
Jessica Nicholson: Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims would be interesting to hear together, given their vast influences and solid voices. Otherwise, it would be great to hear Jelly Roll and Kelly Clarkson team up on an original song, after they performed “I Am Not Okay” on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
Andrew Unterberger: We know Jelly Roll can do power balladry with the best of them — but can that mighty voice command the dance floor? Let’s put him together with Fred again.. or Jamie xx — or if he wants go classic with it, maybe Nile Rodgers — and see what kind of results they can come up with.
5. Who’s another rising country artist besides Jelly Roll who you think could be in line for their own first No. 1 album in the not-too-distant future?
Kyle Denis: Lainey Wilson!
Jason Lipshutz: Lainey Wilson scored her first top 10 album in August with Whirlwind — so while it may be a little while until we get a follow-up, Wilson has ascended so rapidly that I think she’ll challenge for the top spot of the Billboard 200 whenever she returns. Until then? We’re blasting “Hang Tight Honey,” folks.
Melinda Newman: Megan Moroney’s star continues to rise and her most recent album debuted at No. 3 on Top Country Albums and No. 9 on the Billboard 200. If her trajectory stays its current course, it feels like she could snag the No. 1 spot next go-round. Also on the rise are Tucker Wetmore and Zach Top.
Jessica Nicholson: Not exactly country, but if we’re looking for a rising artist from the heartland, let’s say Chappell Roan. Chappell’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess debuted last year and has since risen to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. In that time, her career has continued to ascend, thanks to “Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell’s Midwest Princess Tour and her recent record-breaking show at Lollapalooza Chicago. Chappell seems poised to soon ring the bell at No. 1.
Andrew Unterberger: Megan Moroney seems like she’s on her way there, combining classic and modern country elements in both her music and her promotion in ways that usually lead to major stardom. She feels like as sure a futures bet as anyone in country right now.
GloRilla, Kirk Franklin and Maverick City Music’s “Rain Down on Me,” featuring Kierra Sheard & Chandler Moore, roars in at No. 1 on Billboard’s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Gospel Songs chart (dated Oct. 26).
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The collaboration concurrently begins at No. 2 on the multimetric Hot Christian Songs chart.
The track marks rapper GloRilla’s rookie appearances on Billboard’s faith-based charts. It’s from her LP Glorious, which bows at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200 with 69,000 equivalent album units, awarding the 25-year-old from Memphis the biggest week of her career, by units, and her first top 10 on the tally. The set also starts at No. 2 on both Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums.
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Meanwhile, “Rain” is the first song to debut at the Hot Gospel Songs summit in 2024. The last No. 1 launch also involved a prominent female rapper: Nicki Minaj’s “Blessings” (featuring Tasha Cobbs Leonard), in December 2023.
“Rain” drew 3.7 million official U.S. streams Oct. 11-17, according to Luminate, also sending it to No. 1 on Gospel Streaming Songs. Plus, it drew 2.3 million all-format in airplay audience.
Gospel superstar Kirk Franklin earns his record-extending ninth Hot Gospel Songs No. 1. Maverick City Music adds its sixth leader, the second-best sum. Sheard scores her third No. 1 and Moore, his fourth.
On Hot Christian Songs, “Rain” marks Maverick City Music’s sixth top 10, Moore’s fifth, Franklin’s third and Sheard’s first.
On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, five songs from Glorious chart, led by “TGIF,” up 32-22 for a new high. The other four: “Whatchu Know About Me,” with Sexyy Red (No. 31 debut); “Hollon” (85-48); “How I Look,” with Megan Thee Stallion (No. 90 debut); and “I Luv Her,” with T-Pain (No. 92 debut).
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Singer-songwriter Xavi makes his Billboard album charts debut as Next launches at Nos. 9 and 6 on Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts, respectively, on the rankings dated Oct. 26.
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The 15-track Next, released Oct. 11 on Interscope/ICLG, opens with 10,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. for the tracking week of the Oct. 11-17, according to Luminate.
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Of Next’s first-week total, streaming activity contributes 9,000 units, equal to 13.5 million official on-demand U.S. streams for the album’s songs. Meanwhile, 1,000 units come from traditional album sales, with the remaining negligible amount through track-equivalent units.
Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums rank the week’s most popular Latin albums, and regional Mexican albums, respectively, by multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Each unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
Next gives Xavi his first top 10 on any albums chart, after placing eight songs on Hot Latin Songs — which blends airplay, streaming data and digital sales — and five on the overall Latin Airplay chart.
The 20-year-old, and first-time Billboard Latin Music Award winner as Artist of the year, new, in 2024, previewed Next with five songs, three of which hit the top 10 on the multimetric tally, including the No. 2-peaking “La Víctima” (Feb. 24), “La Diabla,” which dominated for 14 weeks — tying with Karol G’s “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” and FloyyMenor and Cris Mj’s “Gata Only” for the most weeks at No. 1 in 2024 — and the No. 3-peaking “Corazón de Piedra”(April 13).
The album includes three total collabs: “Modo DND” with Tony Aguirre (No. 21 peak on Hot Latin Songs in January), Los Dareyes de La Sierra come in for “Poco a Poco” (No. 16 on February), and Fabio Capri, Xavi’s brother, joins on “Tu Casi Algo.”
One other song makes progress on Hot Latin Songs: “Flores” moves 48-43 with 3 million audience impressions, up 3%. The song also jumps 15-13 on Regional Mexican Airplay.
Rod Wave’s Last Lap debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Streaming Albums chart (dated Oct. 26), launching with the third-biggest debut streaming week for a rap set in 2024.
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Top Streaming Albums, Charli XCX’s Brat flies 17-3 (a new peak) after its deluxe reissues were released in the week ending Oct. 17, GloRilla’s Glorious debuts at No. 4, BigXthaPlug’s Take Care enters at No. 5 and Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken bows at No. 7.
The 50-position Top Streaming Albums chart ranks the most-streamed albums of the week in the U.S., as compiled by Luminate. Titles are ranked by streaming equivalent album (SEA) units, where each SEA unit equals 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. If an artist has multiple albums containing the same song, SEA units for that song are generally assigned to whichever album sells the most by traditional album sales in a given week.
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Last Lap debuts at No. 1 with 125,000 SEA units earned. That sum equates to 173.35 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs, marking the third-biggest debut streaming week for a rap album in 2024. The two largest debut rap frames were logged by Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative set We Don’t Trust You (324.31 million) and Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shade (Coup de Grâce) (220.08 million).
Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet falls a spot to No. 2 (70,000 SEA units; down 11%) after six nonconsecutive weeks atop the list.
Charli XCX’s Brat bounds 17-3, a new peak, with 57,000 SEA units (up 144%) after the album was reissued twice in during the week ending Oct. 17.
On Oct. 11, the original album’s tracklist was joined by 16 remixes of its songs in a deluxe edition (dubbed Brat and It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat), and those remixes included such guests as The 1975 and Ariana Grande. Then, on Oct. 14, the deluxe was plussed-up with one more remix, a redux of “Spring Breakers” featuring Kesha. All versions of Brat, new and old, are combined for tracking and charting purposes. Brat’s 57,000 SEA units equate to 73.63 million on-demand official streams of its songs – the album’s best week yet, and Charli XCX’s biggest streaming week for any album.
GloRilla’s new Glorious debuts at No. 4 on Top Streaming Albums with 56,000 SEA units (equaling 77.98 million on-demand official streams of its songs). Both figures represent career-highs for the artist, and the biggest weeks for any rap album by a female artist in 2024. Glorious is also the highest charting rap album by a woman on Top Streaming Albums this year.
BigXthaPlug’s Take Care starts at No. 5 on Top Streaming Albums with 47,000 SEA units (equaling 62.77 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs). It’s the rapper’s biggest streaming week ever. Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time falls 2-6 with 46,000 SEA units (down 5%). Jelly Roll’s Beautifully Broken arrives at No. 7 with 44,000 SEA units (58.86 million on-demand official streams) – his biggest streaming week yet.
Rounding out the top 10 are Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft (3-8 with 42,000 SEA units; down 2%), Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (4-9 with 40,000; down 4%) and Taylor Swift’s former leader The Tortured Poets Department (5-10 with 39,000; down 3%).
Shakira earns a new career milestone with her latest single “Soltera,” as the song rallies 25-4 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart (dated Oct. 26), for her 41st top 10 on the overall ranking. As Shakira adds a new top 10 to her log, she extends her record for the most top 10 among women, plus enters a tie with Enrique Iglesias for the most top 10s among Latin pop acts.
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Shakira’s record-extending 41st top 10s among female acts on Latin Airplay lands a week after the Colombian superstar also achieved a dual landmark on Latin Pop Airplay, where she tied Iglesias for the most No. 1s on and opened a wider gap from her female peers, with 25 career champs.
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“Soltera” lands at the penthouse on Latin Airplay after registering 6.3 million audience impressions for the tracking week ending Oct. 17, according to Luminate. That sum equates to a 63% improvement in radio airplay from the previous period, which yields a Greatest Gainer award for the week.
“Soltera” also repeats at its No. 1 best on Latin Pop Airplay for a second week, after the song debuted at No. 12 on Sony Music Latin on chart dated Oct. 12.
Plus, as the female empowerment anthem flies to No. 4 on Latin Airplay, Shakira enters a tie with Iglesias for the most top 10s among Latin pop acts since the overall tally began in 1994. Here’s the recap of the acts with the most top 10s, where Shakira continues to strike as the only female presence:
49, Daddy Yankee42, J Balvin41, Enrique Iglesias41, Shakira39, Ozuna
“Soltera” also makes additional confident rounds across Billboard charts. It enters the top 10 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs, rising 13-9, with gains in sales and streams. The song generated 4.3 million official U.S. streams, according to Luminate, enough to yield a No. 15 high on Latin Streaming Songs. Sales, meanwhile, account for nearly 1,000 U.S. downloads, which translates to a 3-2 climb after it topped Latin Digital Song Sales for one week (Oct. 12).
Globally, “Soltera” rises 71-28 on Billboard Global 200 with 37.1 millions streams worldwide, and 48-16 on the Global Excl. U.S. tally with 33.2 million streams outside the U.S., her best ranking on the latter since the No. 8-peaking “Acróstico” in June 2023.
Shakira’s career milestones follows the Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran North American leg tour announcement which will be rescheduled to spring 2025, with several markets now upgraded to stadiums.
The Brat summer is back.
Charli XCX bags her first No. 1 on Australia’s albums chart with Brat (via Atlantic/Warner), which powers home 16-1 following the release of the Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat, the British producer and artist’s long-awaited remix album.
The new collection includes tracks reworked with the likes of The 1975, Jon Hopkins, Tinashe and Australasian stars Troye Sivan and Lorde.
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Previously, Brat peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Chart earlier this year. Several tracks from it bounce up the singles chart, for the week starting Oct. 21, including former No. 1 “Guess” (with Billie Eilish), up from 22-16, “360” reenters at No. 43, and “Talk Talk” rebounds at No. 49. Also, Charli scores the highest new entry of the week with “Sympathy Is A Knife” debuting at No. 21; the version on the new album features Ariana Grande.
Charli XCX, who is the headliner for the 2025 Laneway Festival tour of Australia, tickets for which went on sale this week, knocks Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet (Island/Universal) off the chart summit after six non-consecutive weeks, down 1-2, while Rufus du Sol lands at No. 3 with Inhale / Exhale (Warner), the homegrown electronic music act’s fifth studio album.
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The trio has snagged a Grammy Award and four ARIAs; they’re nominated for four more at this year’s ceremony, set for Nov. 20 at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion. To date, all of RDS’s albums have hit the top 3 in Australia: Atlas (2013), Bloom (2016) and Surrender (2021) went to No. 1, and Solace (2018) peaked at No. 2.
Close behind is American rockers The Offspring with Supercharged (Concord/Universal), new at No. 4. It’s The Offspring’s ninth Australian top 10 album, a tally that includes No. 1s with Smash (1994) and Americana (1998).
Though she’s finally shunted from the top of the ARIA Albums Chart, Sabrina Carpenter collects an eighth straight week at No. 1 on the singles survey with “Taste”.
There’s no stopping Kylie Minogue, with her latest album, Tension II (via BMG), on track to become her landmark 10th U.K. No. 1 album on the Offical Albums Chart, according to their latest midweek blast.
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After just 48 hours of sales, the album has moved over 28,800 chart units, placing it far ahead of its nearest competitor by more than 2:1. If she secures the top spot, this will mark yet another major milestone for the Australian pop star, whose previous album, Tension (also via BMG), also topped the U.K Chart in 2023.
It comes after the singing legend announced the North American leg of her tour in support of the new album, which is slated to kick off on March 29 with a gig at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and take the “Lights Camera Action” singer to Montreal, Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Austin, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Denver before winding down with a May 2 show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
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The midweek blast also sees British singer-songwriter Rag’n’Bone Man’s soulful third album What Do You Believe In? (Columbia) aiming for a No. 2 debut, which would follow on from the success of Human and Life By Misadventure (Columbia).
Another exciting new entry comes from Australian dance group Confidence Man, whose third record 3AM (LA LA LA) (via HAOS/Polydor Records/I OH YOU Records) is eyeing a Top 5 debut. The band’s infectious sound is already a festival favorite, and their climb to No. 4 on the midweek charts suggests they could make their Official Albums Chart debut in a major way.
National Album Day has sparked a resurgence for some of Britain’s biggest musical legends. Oasis’s 1994 classic Definitely Maybe (via Creation Records) is making a triumphant return, set to break back into the Top 10. Suede’s Dog Man Star (Nude Records), The Beatles’ A Hard Day’s Night (Parlophone), and Take That’s Everything Changes (RCA) are all experiencing a midweek surge in the wake of the celebration.
In a nostalgic twist, Bronski Beat’s groundbreaking album The Age of Consent (via London Records) could return to the Top 10 for the first time in nearly 40 years, following its 40th anniversary reissue. Originally peaking at No. 4 in 1984, this synth-pop classic is making waves once again.
Finally, Gracie Abrams’ The Secret of Us (via Interscope) has soared back into the Top 10 after the release of its deluxe edition, climbing an impressive 26 spots to land at No. 10 in the midweek update.
One Direction fans are also making their voices heard in the charts as they continue to mourn the passing of Liam Payne. All five of the band’s studio albums are set to re-enter the Top 40, a poignant tribute to their lasting impact on pop music.
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