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Following its ascent to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated April 27, Hozier’s “Too Sweet” rules its first radio chart.
The song crowns Adult Alternative Airplay, where Hozier earns his sixth leader – and his fourth in a row. It leaps 5-1 on the May 11-dated ranking, up 18% in plays at the format April 26-May 2, according to Luminate.
“Too Sweet” follows the Irish singer-songwriter’s reigns with Noah Kahan’s “Northern Attitude,” featuring Hozier (five weeks at No. 1 beginning in January), “Francesca” (one week, September 2023) and “Eat Your Young” (two weeks, May 2023).
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Four No. 1s in a row mark the longest streak for any act on Adult Alternative Airplay in more than a decade and a half, since Counting Crows achieved four consecutively in 2004-08. The all-time record belongs to U2, who strung together six straight in 2001-05.
Hozier has also topped Adult Alternative Airplay with “Nina Cried Power,” featuring Mavis Staples (two weeks, 2018), and his breakthrough hit “Take Me to Church” (one week, 2014).
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Concurrently, “Too Sweet” vaults 22-15 on Alternative Airplay. On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, it zooms 14-7 with 3.3 million audience impressions, up 36%. It’s Hozier’s third top 10 on the latter list, following “Eat Your Young” (No. 7, 2023) and “Take Me to Church” (No. 3, 2014).
A multiformat hit beyond rock radio, “Too Sweet” also jumps 14-11 on Adult Pop Airplay as the chart’s Greatest Gainer (up 49%) and 17-15 on Pop Airplay. It brings Hozier’s best showing on the former since “Someone New” hit No. 10 in 2015. On the latter, it’s his second entry, after “Take Me to Church” rose to No. 2.
On the most recent multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart (dated May 4, reflecting data April 19-25), “Too Sweet” notched a fifth week at No. 1. In addition to its radio airplay, the song earned 29.5 million official U.S. streams and sold 6,000.
“Too Sweet” is from Hozier’s four-song set Unheard, a collection of previously unreleased material recorded for his 2023 full-length Unreal Unearth. The EP debuted at No. 3 on the Top Alternative Albums list dated April 6 and has earned 151,000 equivalent album units to date.
All Billboard charts dated May 11 will update on Billboard.com on Tuesday, May 7.
Taylor Swift notches a second successive chart double in Australia with The Tortured Poets Department and its lead single “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone.
Swift’s record-breaking 11th studio album retains top spot on the ARIA Chart, published Friday, May, 3, ahead of SZA’s SOS, which is boosted by the U.S. R&B star’s Australian arena tour which wrapped earlier in the week.
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Tortured Poets smashed a spread of chart marks in his first week, when it opened at No. 1 on the ARIA Chart for TayTay’s lucky 13th leader. With that feat, Swift has the most No. 1 albums for a solo female artist in ARIA chart history, moving ahead of Madonna to claim outright third place. At the same time, she became the first artist to hold the entire top 10 on the singles chart, led by “Fortnight,” which continues its reign.
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Meanwhile, Pet Shop Boys return to the upper echelon of the Australian albums chart with Nonetheless, the British electro-pop duo’s 15h LP. It’s new at No. 3. The group’s best performing collection here was Very, ARIA reports, which peaked at No. 2 in 1993, while their last effort, 2020’s Hotspot, hit No. 8.
Close behind is 5 Seconds of Summer’s Luke Hemmings with Boy, his sophomore album. It’s new at No. 4. Hemmings’ first LP, 2021’s When Facing The Things We Turn Away From, reached the summit for one week.
Icelandic jazz musician Laufey enjoys a magical ride with Bewitched, which flies to No. 6 following the release of an expanded edition. Bewitched had previously peaked at No. 46 in 2023.
Also new to the national albums tally is the Dreggs’ Caught In A Reverie (at No. 29) and Justice with Hyperdrama (at No. 52).
While Swift holds the fort on ARIA Singles Chart with “Fortnight,” Sabrina Carpenter has a hot hit on her hands with “Espresso,” up 17-2. That’s easily her career best result in Australia, flying higher than “Feather” which reached No. 22 last year. “Espresso” led the midweek chart in the U.K., where it’s predicted to become her first No. 1.
Finally, American singer and producer Shaboozey completes Australia’s podium with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The country track, which interpolates J-Kwon’s “Tipsy,” bolts 34-3 on the ARIA Chart.
BOYNEXTDOOR scores its second top 10, and highest-charting album yet, on Billboard’s Top Album Sales ranking as How? enters at No. 7 on the May 4-dated chart. The set launches with 11,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending April 25, according to Luminate – the act’s best sales week ever. The South Korean pop ensemble previously visited the top 10 with the No. 10-peaking Why in 2023.
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Also in the top 10 of the new Top Album Sales chart: Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department makes a smashing debut at No. 1, Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter bows at No. 2 and Anne Wilson’s Rebel starts at No. 10.
Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
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Of the 11,000 copies sold of How?, physical sales comprise essentially all of that sum – and all from the CD configuration. The album’s sales were supported by its availability across 17 different collectible CD packages, including exclusive variants for Barnes & Noble, Target and Walmart. All editions contained branded paper merchandise, including some randomized items.
At No. 1 on Top Album Sales, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department swoops in with a whopping 1.914 million copies sold in its first week. It’s Swift’s 14th No. 1. That volume marks Swift’s best sales week ever, and the third-largest sales week for any album since Luminate began electronically tracking sales in 1991. The set’s sales were bolstered by its availability across 19 different collectible physical editions (nine CDs, six vinyl LPs and four cassettes, some of which were exclusive to Target and Swift’s webstore) and two digital download albums. Some of the physical iterations of the album contained branded merchandise.
Swift has half of the top 10 on new Top Album Sales chart, as Poets is joined by her former No. 1s Lover (rising 8-3 with 14,000; up 79%), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (10-4 with 13,000; up 100%), Midnights (11-5 with 12,000; up 130%) and Folklore (13-9 with 10,000; up 112%).
Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter debuts at No. 2 with 52,000 copies (with 24,000 on vinyl), marking the 18th top 10-charting effort for the band. Dark Matter’s first-week sales got a boost from its availability across 12 different color vinyl variants.
Beyoncé’s former No. 1 Cowboy Carter falls 1-6 in its fourth week on the list, selling a little over 11,000 copies (down 59%). Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon rises 35-8 with nearly 11,000 sold (up 329%), largely thanks to sales generated by the April 19 release of a collector’s edition of the album on 180-gram crystal clear double vinyl.
Anne Wilson’s new Rebel rounds out the top 10 of Top Album Sales, as the set starts at No. 10 with 10,000 copies sold. It’s the second top 10-charting effort, and best sales week, for the artist. The album’s sales were supported by its availability across four vinyl variants and five CD variants (three of which were signed by the artist).
Bhavi, Seven Kayne, Milo J, Tiago PZK, Khea and Neo Pistea lead this week’s Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated May 4), as “Bésame (Remix)” lands at No. 1 in its second week. It’s the first win for Bhavi, Seven Kayne and Neo Pistea.
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“Bésame (Remix)” climbs seven rankings, from No. 8 to No. 1 in its second week, the second-largest trek in 2024, following “Una Foto” by Mesita, Nicki Nicole, Tiago PZK and Emilia, which journeyed from No. 30 to No. 1 (list dated Jan. 30) in its 18th week. The latter holds at No. 2 for a sixth non-consecutive week.. Further, “Bésame” unseats Tini’s “Pa” from the summit, and sends it to No. 11, after one week in charge.
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While the top 10 remains nearly the same as the week prior, Taylor Swift’s new No. 1 album, The Tortured Poets Department, contributes significant activity below the top 20, with 10 simultaneous songs on the tally. “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, leads the new recruits, joining at No. 22 as the Hot Shot Debut of the week.
Here’s a recap of Swift’s 10 concurrent entries on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100:
No. 22: “Fortnight,” featuring Post MaloneNo. 52: “So Long, London”No. 56: “Down Bad”No. 58: “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys”No. 60: “The Tortured Poets Department”No. 64: “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”No. 80: “But Daddy I Love Him”No. 85: “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?”No. 91: “Florida!!!,” featuring Florence + The MachineNo. 96: “Guilty As Sin?”
The Greatest Gainer of the week goes to Young Miko and Feid’s “Offline,” which climbs 56 spots, from No. 91 to No. 35.
Elsewhere, Nigerian singer-songwriter, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, better known for her stage name Ayra Starr, claims her first entry on the tally with her Rvssian and Rauw Alejandro collab “Santa” which opens at No. 81.
Two other collabs debut this week: Camilo and Carin Leon’s “Una Vida Pasada” at No. 90, while “Quítenme el Teléfono” by The Academy: Segunda Misión, Sech, Lenny Tavarez, Justin Quiles, Dalex, Dimelo Flow, featuring Yandel and Jay Wheeler, starts at No. 100.
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Guitarist Duane Eddy made his impact on the first Billboard Hot 100, dated Aug. 4, 1958, and led a Billboard ranking as recently as March – marking his first-ever No. 1 – reflecting the widespread legacy of the rockabilly legend.
As previously reported, Eddy died, at age 86, Tuesday (April 30) of cancer in Franklin, Tenn., according to his wife, Deed Abbate. He is survived by his wife and four children.
“Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakable signature ‘Twang’ sound,” a representative for Eddy told Variety. “He was the first rock and roll guitar god, a truly humble and incredible human being. He will be sorely missed.”
Born in Corning, N.Y., notched 27 hits on the Hot 100, including three top 10s: “Rebel-‘Rouser,” which reached No. 6 in 1958; “Forty Miles of Bad Road” (No. 9, 1959); and “Because They’re Young” (No. 4, 1960). He also logged 10 albums on the Billboard 200 during his lifetime, including two top 10s: Have ‘Twangy’ Guitar Will Travel (No. 5, 1959) and $1,000,000 Worth of Twang (No. 10, 1961).
One of Eddy’s signature songs, “Peter Gunn,” charted in two forms on the Hot 100: his original hit No. 27 in 1960 and an update, by the Art of Noise featuring Eddy, reached No. 50 in 1986.
Eddy was the last living member among the artists in the top 10 on the inaugural Hot 100, when “Rebel-‘Rouser” ranked at its No. 6 high. He was joined in the top 10 that week by acts including Ricky Nelson, Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, the Coasters and Peggy Lee.
This spring, Eddy earned his first No. 1 on any Billboard chart at last, as one of the 66 artists credited on Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes’ “Going Home (Theme From Local Hero).” The track, whose proceeds benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America, debuted at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales (dated March 30), as well as in the top 20 on the Official UK Singles chart.
Eddy’s following included late Billboard chart historian Joel Whitburn, who told Billboard in 2016 about his enduring fandom for “the three Es” – Eddy, Elvis and the Everly Brothers.
Below, browse Eddy’s 10 biggest career hits on the Hot 100.
Duane Eddy’s Biggest Billboard Hits chart is based on actual performance on the weekly Hot 100 chart from its Aug. 4, 1958, inception, through May 4, 2024. Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least. Due to changes in chart methodology over the years, eras are weighted to account for different chart turnover rates over various periods.
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From her evergreen “New Rules” to her endlessly danceable Barbie soundtrack smash, Dua Lipa has been the ultimate dancefloor soundtrack for nearly seven years and counting. With three Grammy wins from 10 career nominations and on-screen roles in both Barbie and Argylle under her belt, the pop princess is racking up impressive achievements and accolades across the entertainment scene.
Ahead of the release of her third studio album, Radical Optimism, Billboard explains the resounding chart success of the British dance-pop powerhouse.
Dua Lipa first debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 back in 2016 with “Blow Your Mind (Mwah),” a track from her eponymous debut studio album that reached No. 72 on Billboard’s primary all-genre singles chart. That album also housed the singles “IDGAF” and “New Rules,” the latter of which became Lipa’s first Hot 100 top 10 hit, peaking at No. 6. Lipa has since collected 23 career Hot 100 entries, including top 10 hits such as “Don’t Start Now” (No. 2), “Levitating” (No. 2) and “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” (No. 7, with Elton John).
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“Levitating,” which earned a remix with Hot 100-topping rapper DaBaby, ranked at No. 1 on the 2023 Year-End Hot 100. The irresistible nu-disco banger also stands as the longest charting song among women in Hot 100 history, with 77 total weeks. “Levitating” also boasts the most weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10 for a song by a woman (41 weeks).
Lipa’s success extends to the Pop Airplay chart, where she has notched 23 career entries. Five of those hits reached the ranking’s apex, including 2020’s “Break My Heart” (one week) and 2023’s “Dance the Night” (two weeks).
Over on the Billboard 200, both of Lipa’s studio LPs have reached the chart: 2017’s Dua Lipa (No. 27) and 2020’s Future Nostalgia (No. 3). She also reached No. 28 with Club Future Nostalgia, a remix album she released alongside The Blessed Madonna.
With Radical Optimism — which features the singles “Houdini,” “Training Season” and “Illusion” — on the way, Dua Lipa could very well add a slew of new Billboard chart achievements to her arsenal.
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Madison Beer ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart dated May 4 with “Make You Mine.”
The song marks her second leader on the list, after “All Day and Night,” with Jax Jones and Martin Solveig, reigned for two weeks in July 2019 – and becomes her first No. 1 on any Billboard chart on her own.
Beer also boasts two collaborative No. 1s on the World Digital Song Sales chart: “Pop / Stars,” credited to K/DA with Beer, (G)I-DLE and Jaira Burns, and “More,” by K/DA with Beer, (G)I-DLE, Lexie Liu, Jaira Burns and Seraphine.
“Words can’t express the excitement and honor it is to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard dance chart,” Beer says. “Thank you to everyone that’s listening and enjoying this record. Being a lover of dance music for so many years, this is truly a dream come true. Can’t wait to create more!”
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“Make You Mine,” on Sing It Loud/Epic Records, concurrently holds at its No. 30 high on the Pop Airplay chart, up 8% in plays April 19-25, according to Luminate. It’s Beer’s fourth entry on the survey, following “Reckless” (No. 38, 2021), “Hurts Like Hell,” featuring Offset (No. 26, 2019), and “Home With You” (No. 22, 2018).
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“Make You Mine” is currently a stand-alone single, with its official Jennifer’s Body-themed video having premiered April 24. It has also hit No. 8 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart (dated April 20). Beer’s most recent LP, Silence Between Songs, debuted a career-best No. 16 on the Top Album Sales chart last September and received a nomination for best immersive audio album at this year’s Grammy Awards.
The Jericho, N.Y., native first broke through in 2012 after Justin Bieber posted a link to her music (to which Beer replied). She initially reached Billboard’s charts in 2015, debuted on Emerging Artists in 2018 and hit a No. 3 high on the ranking in September. She’s currently on her The Spinnin Tour, which runs through June.
Crowder crowns Billboard’s Christian Airplay and Christian AC Airplay charts, dated May 4, with “Grave Robber.” The song is his fifth and third leader on the lists, respectively. The single drew 5.8 million audience impressions among Christian Airplay reporting stations April 19-25, according to Luminate. It gained by 1% in plays among Christian AC Airplay […]
Vinyl releases from Noah Kahan, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Pearl Jam and more were among the top-sellers from Record Store Day (RSD) 2024 in the United States, according to data tracking firm Luminate.
The annual independent record store celebration was held on April 20 this year and boasted a bevy of unique and limited-edition albums and singles (mostly vinyl pressings) created for the festivities. More than 350 titles were released for RSD 2024 at independent record stores across the United States.
Kahan does double-duty with both the top-selling RSD single and album, according to Luminate (see lists, below). The top-selling RSD-exclusive single was a joint effort from Kahan and Rodrigo: a two-song, 7-inch colored-vinyl. The single features Rodrigo’s cover of Kahan’s “Stick Season” and Kahan’s cover of Rodrigo’s “Lacy,” both recorded in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. The top-selling RSD-exclusive album was a blue-colored vinyl pressing of Kahan’s 2021 sophomore album I Was/I Am.
The Nos. 2 to 5-biggest selling RSD-exclusive albums were: Paramore’s This Is Why / Re: This Is Why (double vinyl set, bone and ruby red-colored vinyl), Pearl Jam’s Dark Matter (on yellow and black ghostly-colored vinyl), Paramore’s Re: This Is Why (on ruby red-colored vinyl) and Talking Heads’ Live at WCOZ 77 (double vinyl). (Paramore was also the RSD 2024 Ambassador, following in the footsteps of such recent previous RSD Ambassadors as Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires (2023), Taylor Swift (2022), Fred Armisen (2021), Brandi Carlile (2020) and Pearl Jam (2019).
While most RSD 2024 titles had a fairly limited pressing — under 5,000 each — a few titles this year earned larger production runs (such as I Was/I Am and the Kahan/Rodrigo single, which each had a run of more than 30,000).
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2024 Exclusive Albums at Independent Record Stores in the U.S.Rank, Artist, Title1. Noah Kahan, I Was/I Am (blue-colored vinyl)2. Paramore, This Is Why / Re: This Is Why (Standard + Remix) (bone and ruby red-colored double vinyl)3. Pearl Jam, Dark Matter (yellow and black ghostly-colored vinyl)4. Paramore, Re: This Is Why (ruby red-colored vinyl)5. Talking Heads, Live at WCOZ 77 (double vinyl)6. The 1975, The 1975 Live at Gorilla (white-colored double vinyl)7. The Weeknd, Live at SoFi Stadium (triple vinyl)8. ATEEZ, The World EP.Fin: Will [X. Ver.] (clear or black-colored vinyl + 7-inch vinyl)9. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (picture disc vinyl)10. David Bowie, Waiting in the Sky (Before the Starman Came to Earth) (vinyl)11. Wallows, Nothing Happens (5th Anniversary Edition) (aqua splatter and aqual with white splatter-colored double vinyl)12. Young Thug, Jeffery (vinyl)13. Team Sleep, Team Sleep (gold-colored double vinyl)14. Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Fuckin’ Up (clear-colored double vinyl)15. Ramones, The 1975 Sire Demos (vinyl)16. Gorillaz, Cracker Island (Deluxe Vinyl Version) (pink and magenta-colored double vinyl)17. The Replacements, Not Ready for Prime Time: Live at the Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL, January 11, 1986 (double vinyl)18. Grateful Dead, Nightfall of Diamonds (180 gram four vinyl LP set)19. Soundtrack, Lost in Translation (Music From the Motion Picture Soundtrack [Deluxe Edition]) (double vinyl)20. The Cure, The Top (picture disc vinyl)21. Bill Evans, Everybody Digs Bill Evans (180 gram vinyl)22. Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage (vinyl)23. The Doors, Live at Konserthuset, Stockholm, September 20, 1968 (triple vinyl)24. Various Artists, South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert (Towelie-Blue-colored triple vinyl)25. John Lennon, Mind Games EP (140 gram glow-in-the-dark-colored vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 25, 2024
Top-Selling Record Store Day 2024 Exclusive Singles at Independent Record Stores in U.S.Rank, Artist, Title1. Olivia Rodrigo & Noah Kahan, Stick Season (Rodrigo) / Lacy (Kahan), Live from the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge (7-inch colored vinyl)2. David Byrne & Paramore, Hard Times / Burning Down the House (12-inch vinyl)3. U2, Atomic City (Live at Sphere, Las Vegas) / Atomic City (Mike WiLL Made-It Remix) (10-inch transparent red-colored vinyl)4. 100 Gecs, Hey Big Man / Torture Me / Runaway (10-inch vinyl)5. Daft Punk, Something About Us / Veridis Quo / Voyager (Dominique Torti’s Wild Style Edit) (12-inch vinyl)6. The Beatles, She Loves You (3-inch vinyl)7. G.B.I., The Regulator (7-inch vinyl)8. Lil Peep, Star Shopping / Star Shopping (Live in London) / Star Shopping (Live in Belgium) (7-inch vinyl)9. Holly Humberstone/MUNA, Into Your Room (with MUNA) (7-inch vinyl)10. Chappell Roan, Pink Pony Club / Naked in Manhattan (7-inch baby pink-colored vinyl)Source: Luminate, for the week ending April 25, 2024
Bluegrass duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge have earned their first Billboard chart No. 1 with their new album Talk of the Town (released via Billy Blue Records), which debuted at the pinnacle of Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart for the week dated May 4. The duo has previously notched five top 10 albums on Bluegrass Albums, […]
