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Beyoncé’s Sets New No. 1 Record Among Women as ‘Break My Soul’ Tops R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Beyoncé ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for the first time in a lead role since 2015 with “Break My Soul,” which leads the list dated Aug. 6. The single advances from No. 2 after a 10% gain in audience to 22.3 million in the week ending July 31, according to Luminate. Its raw audience gain – of 2 million – also secures the song the weekly Greatest Gainer honor. “Soul” is the lead single from Beyoncé’s Renaissance album, which was released Friday (July 29). The set is expected to arrive with one of the biggest weeks of 2022, and is the frontrunner for next week’s No. 1 rank on the Billboard 200. [embedded content] With her new champ, Beyoncé achieves her first R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay No. 1 since her featured turn on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” completed a th...
Jamie T Bags First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’
Some 15 years after his breakthrough, Jamie T is now a U.K. chart topper. The Wimbledon-born indie rock artist blasts to No. 1 with The Theory of Whatever (Polydor), for his fifth successive Top 5, following his 2007 debut Panic Prevention (No. 4), 2009’s Kings & Queens (No. 2), 2014’s Carry on the Grudge (No. 4) and 2016’s Trick (No. 3) Theory is his first leader on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, and it’s the week’s best-seller on wax. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Jack White also bags a fifth Top 5 entry with Entering Heaven Alive (Third Man), following 2012’s leader Blunderbuss, 2014’s Lazaretto (No. 4), 2018’s Boarding House Reach (No. 5) and his first album release from 2022, Fear of the Dawn (No. 3). Heaven starts at No....
Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ Is Sprinting to U.K. Chart Throne
Beyonce is cruising to a fourth U.K. No. 1 with Renaissance (via Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment). The U.S. superstar singer leads the midweek chart with what should be an unassailable lead; it’s currently outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, according to the Official Charts Company. Queen Bey previously led the Official U.K. Albums Chart with her solo debut Dangerously in Love (2003), 4 (2011) and Lemonade (2016), her most recent release. As a member of Destiny’s Child, the Houston, Texan native reigned over the national chart with 2001’s Survivor. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With new track Break My Soul challenging for the singles crown, Bey could snag the U.K. chart double. Meanwhile, Maggie Rogers’ sophomore album Surrender (Polyd...
Beyonce Challenges LF System For U.K. Singles Chart Crown
Never, ever count Beyonce out of a popularity contest. The superstar U.S. singer is on the brink of a fourth U.K. No. 1 album with Renaissance (via Columbia/Parkwood Entertainment), and its single “Break My Soul” is inching towards the singles chart summit. In its sixth week, “Break My Soul” lifts 6-2 on the midweek chart, behind LF System’s “Afraid to Feel” (Warner Records), the U.K.’s best-selling single for the past month. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Break My Soul” is one of three Renaissance tracks aiming for the Top 20. Further down the list, “Cuff It” is poised to start at No. 11, for the week’s highest debut; and “I’m That Girl” could bow at No. 14. Expect Renaissance to take the U.K. Albums Chart title, with considerable ease...
Hot 100 First-Timers: Bizarrap & Quevedo Debut With Global Smash ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52’
Bizarrap and Quevedo make their first visits to the Billboard Hot 100, as their collaboration “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” debuts at No. 98 on the chart dated Aug. 6. The club-friendly anthem, released via Dale Play Records, opens with 5.3 million official U.S. streams, a 45% gain, in the July 22-28 tracking week, according to Luminate. It crowns the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts for a second week each, after becoming just the second all-Spanish-language song to top the tallies, and ranks at No. 5 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs and jumps 20-13 on Hot Latin Songs. [embedded content] Bizarrap and Quevedo are both newcomers to Billboard‘s charts. Bizarrap (real name: Gonzalo Conde), from Bueno Aires, Argentina, first appeared on a U.S. chart in 2020, with “Mamic...
Kate Bush Extends Australian Chart Run, as Central Cee Cracks Top 10
Kate Bush is still running on Australia’s singles chart, and no one can catch her. The veteran English singer’s mid-80s classic “Running Up That Hill” (via Warner) reigns supreme over the ARIA Singles Chart for a seventh week, thanks to its appearance in season four of Stranger Things. Further down the chart, Steve Lacy impacts the Top 5 with “Bad Habit” (RCA/Sony), up 9-5 for a new peak in its third week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, Central Cee makes his first appearance in the top tier as “Doja” (ADA/Warner) bows at No. 8, for the highest new entry on the current frame. Also new to the chart this week is Billie Eilish’s “Guitar Songs” release “TV,” part of a two-pack which dropped July 21 and also includes “The 30th.” “TV”...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Hits Seventh Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti collects a seventh nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 6). The title earned 98,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 28 (down 5%), according to Luminate. Un Verano Sin Ti is the album with the most weeks at No. 1 in over a year, since Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album spent its 10th and final week at No. 1 on the list dated March 27, 2021. (Since Dangerous, Adele’s 30 had clocked six weeks at No. 1.) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also in the new top 10, SEVENTEEN and Jack White both score their second top 10-charting albums of 2022 with their latest releases. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on&nbs...
Post Malone & Roddy Ricch’s ‘Cooped’ Up to No. 1 on Rhythmic Airplay Chart
Post Malone becomes one of the 10 artists with the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “Cooped Up,” featuring Roddy Ricch, tops the list dated July 30. The single advances from No. 2 after it gained 4% in plays to become the most-played song at U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the week ending July 24, according to Luminate. “Cooped,” released on Mercury/Republic Records, gives Post Malone his ninth champ on Rhythmic Airplay. Here’s a recap of his leaders: “White Iverson,” one week at No. 1, beginning Jan. 2, 2016“Rockstar,” featuring 21 Savage, six, Nov. 11, 2017“Psycho,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign, four, April 28, 2018“Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse),” four, Jan. 19, 2019“Wow.,” five, Feb. 23, 2019“Goodbyes,” featuring Young Thug, one, Sept. 21, 2019“E...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Overtakes ‘Encanto’ as 2022’s Most Popular Album in U.S.
Bad Bunny’s smash album Un Verano Sin Ti has overtaken the Encanto soundtrack as the most popular album of 2022, according to Luminate. Released on May 6, Un Verano Sin Ti has now earned 1.606 million equivalent album units in the U.S., through the week ending July 21. It surpasses the Encanto soundtrack, which is now the year’s No. 2 most popular set, with 1.565 million units earned in 2022. Earlier in July, when Luminate (whose data powers Billboard’s charts) released its midyear data (reflecting the tracking period of Dec. 30, 2021-June 30, 2022), Encanto was the top album, while the all-Spanish-language Un Verano Sin Ti was the second-biggest set. Equivalent album units comprise traditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equa...
Matthew West Makes History With 12th Christian Airplay No. 1, ‘Me on Your Mind’
Matthew West banks his 12th No. 1 on Billboard‘s Christian Airplay chart with “Me on Your Mind.” In the tracking week ending July 24, the song increased by 1% to 9.1 million audience impressions, according to Luminate. With his newest Christian Airplay leader, West passes Jeremy Camp for the most No. 1s among soloists, dating to the chart’s 2003 start. He ranks second overall, trailing only MercyMe, who have 17. (Casting Crowns and for KING & COUNTRY join Camp with 11 No. 1s each.) How did West find out about his latest coronation? “A Monday morning FaceTime call from the radio team at Provident Label Group [West’s record label] led to a celebration in my kitchen with my family,” beams West. “I’m so thankful for the chance to make music I believe in, grateful for the amazing team who b...
Christian Nodal’s ‘Vivo En El 6’ Crowns Regional Mexican Airplay Chart
Christian Nodal extends his record for the most No. 1s on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart thanks to “Vivo En El 6” as the song lifts from No. 4 to rule the July 30-dated survey. “Vivo En El 6” leads with 8.1 million in audience impressions, up 32%, earned in the U.S. in the week ending July 24, according to Luminate. “Vivo” ensures Nodal’s unbroken record of rulers among solo acts on Regional Mexican Airplay with 14 No. 1s. Gerardo Ortiz, with 11, has the second-most No. 1s. Among all acts, Calibre 50 continues to lead with 22 champs. [embedded content] As “Vivo” jumps 4-1, it captures the week’s Greatest Gainer honor within the 40-deep title ranking. Here’s a recap of Nodal’s No. 1s since his first Regional Mexican Airplay win in 2017: Peak Date, Titile, Artist (if other than N...
Jamie T on Track For First U.K. No. 1 With ‘The Theory of Whatever’
Fifteen years after he burst onto the scene, Jamie T is set for his first U.K. No. 1. The Wimbledon-born singer and songwriter blasts to the summit of the midweek U.K. chart with The Theory of Whatever (via Polydor), his fifth studio LP. The Theory of Whatever should continue Jamie T’s streak of Top 5 appearances, which started with 2007’s debut Panic Prevention (No. 4), and continued with 2009’s Kings & Queens (No. 2), 2014’s Carry on the Grudge (No. 4) and 2016’s Trick (No. 3). Jamie T (real name Jamie Alexander Treays) leads an Official Chart Update that’s top-heavy with new releases. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news One of those is Jack White’s Entering Heaven Alive (Third Man), which is set for a No. 2 bow. The Detroit rocker’s fifth st...
