Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars dropped “Die With a Smile” back in August and released several different versions in an attempt to help it reach No. 1. After facing tough competition, especially during the holiday season, they spent four consecutive weeks at the runner-up spot before climbing to No. 1.

“Die With a Smile” accumulated 59.7 million radio airplay audience impressions, 27.1 million official streams, and 6,000 in sales during its latest week on the chart. It’s Mars’ ninth song to Hit No. 1 and Gaga’s sixth, helping her become the third artist to achieve multiple No. 1s in three different decades following Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson.

Before finally climbing to No. 1 in the US, “Die With a Smile” found enormous success worldwide. It spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming the second longest-reigning song of 2024 behind another Mars collaboration, “Apt.” with Rosé. It’s currently in the running for two Grammy Awards – song of the year and best pop duo/group performance.

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“Nasty” was released on April 12, ahead of Tinashe’s performance at Coachella. It didn’t take it long to go viral, and its lyrics inspired the viral “match my freak” meme, in addition to over 300,000 videos on TikTok.

Almost two months later, “Nasty” finally entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 90. It’s Tinashe’s first solo song to do so and fifth overall, while her debut single “2 On” ft. ScHoolboy Q remains her highest-charting song at No. 24.

Tinashe discussed the viral success of “Nasty” in a recent interview with Time and said it feels good to see her hard work finally pay off after all these years, especially as an independent artist.

“Having this social media push is really big for an artist like me because I’m not on a major label, and I don’t have the same level of exposure to playlists, to radio, to these other things… All it will take is one viral moment that gets the conversation going,” she told Time.

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With 59.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, 23.2 million streams, and 8,000 sold downloads, “Lose Control” finally managed to rise to the top. It ascended to No. 1 during its 32nd week on the Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the longest run to No. 1 by weeks on the chart for a male solo artist.

Swims released several versions and remixes of “Lose Control” that eventually helped it climb to the top. Its recent success can be credited to a Tiësto remix, released on March 19, and a radio edit, released on March 21.

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“Lose Control” was released as the second single from Swims’ debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), and he described it as a song about the addictive power of love.

“It’s about losing yourself and losing control when it all starts to cave in and thinking that the only way out is through being with that person, chasing that feeling over and over again,” he said in a statement accompanying the song’s release last summer.

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The tracking week ending on March 7 was pretty slow for new album releases, and Wallen used this to his advantage. One Thing at a Time returned to No. 1 with 68,000 equivalent album units, including 65,000 SEA units (equaling 89.63 million on-demand official streams), plus 2,000 in album sales and 1,000 TEA units.

By doing so, Wallen’s hit album returned to No. 1 for its 19th non-consecutive week, setting a major record along the way. It’s the longest-running country album atop the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing Garth Brooks’ Ropin the Wind, which spent 18 weeks at No. 1 in 1991/2.

Seeing One Thing at a Time top the Billboard 200 chart again is pretty impressive considering it’s been over a year since this album came out on March 3, 2023. Its hit single “Last Night” also did pretty great on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent 16 weeks on top.

As for the rest of the Billboard 200 chart, Noah Kahan’s Stick Season hit a new peak at No. 2, while the rest of the top ten consisted of former chart-topping albums, starting with Vultures 1 by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, SZA’s SOS, and Drake’s For All the Dogs.

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“Texas Hold ‘Em” hit No. 2 following its release on February 11, but managed to reach the top of the summit during its second week. It hit No. 1 with 29 million streams, 16.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 29,000 downloads during the February 16-22 tracking week.

It’s quite historic to see Beyoncé climb to the top of the Hot 100 with “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which just happens to be the first country song by a Black female artist to hit No. 1 on this chart. It was released as the lead single from her upcoming country album Renaissance Act II, set to hit the shelves on March 29.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” joins the likes of “Break My Soul” and “Single Ladies” as Beyoncé’s ninth single as a solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also has an additional four No. 1 songs with Destiny’s Child, bringing her all-time total to 13 chart-topping hits.

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Pink Friday 2 hit No. 1 with 228,000 equivalent album units earned during its first week on the chart. It’s her third album to top the Billboard 200 following the success of her debut album Pink Friday and its follow-up Pink Friday: Reloaded, making her the only female rapper to top the chart three times.

Pink Friday 2 also earned 129,000 SEA units, equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 22 songs, earning Minaj her largest streaming week ever. Pure album sales comprise 92,000 equivalent album units, while TEA units comprise 7,000.

Pink Friday 2 also had the largest week for a female rap album of the 2020s and the largest for a female R&B/hip-hop album this year. With 25,000 vinyl copies sold, this album made history as the best-selling rap album by a woman in a single week.

Pink Friday 2 was released on December 8, and it was preceded by the lead single “Super Freaky Girl”, which became Minaj’s first solo single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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With the runtime of 12:20, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time” isn’t even the longest song on New Blue Sun, but it’s pretty long by the Hot 100 standards. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 90, becoming the longest-ever song to make it to this chart, breaking the record previously held by Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” at 10:21.

André 3000 discussed this song in an interview with NPR, and explained he opted for such a quirky title because his new album is all “about wind and breathing.” All song titles on New Blue Song have a similarly long, and that’s not a coincidence.

“They were long on purpose because I knew if this album has no lyrics that I would try to give as much thought or information in the titles. And I have been going through a phase where I love these really long titles,” André 3000 told NPR.

André 3000’s debut solo album New Blue Sun hit the shelves on November 17, and it features eight compositions of experimental flute music.

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For All the Dogs hit the shelves on October 6, and easily climbed to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, with 402,000 album-equivalent units sold during its first week. With 13 No. 1 albums in the US, Drake is just one LP away from passing Jay-Z, but it will take some time before he comes even close to The Beatles with 19 No. 1 albums.

All of 23 tracks from For All the Dogs made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, with seven debuting in the top ten alone! “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole hit No. 1, becoming his 13th chart-leader, helping Drake tie Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 hits among solo male acts.

The success of For All the Dogs also helped Drake become the first act with over 300 Hot 100 entries (320) and set or extend several more records – most No. 1 debuts (nine), top five hits (41), top 10 hits (76), top 20 hits (132), and top 40 hits (199).

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With 32.6 million streams, 5.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 2,000 downloads, “Slime You Out” easily debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. This song has been released as the second single from Drake’s new album For All the Dogs, set to hit the shelves on October 6.

“Slime You Out” became Drake’s 12th song to reach this milestone, helping him tie with Madonna and The Supremes for the fifth-most leaders among all acts on the Hot 100. He also extended his record for most No. 1 debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 to eight.

The success of “Slime You Out” is also a huge deal for SZA, who also hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “Snooze”. “Slime You Out” is her second song to hit No. 1 after “Kill Bill”, and she’s currently the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple songs this year.

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During its third week atop the chart, Utopia earned 185,000 equivalent album units, with album sales comprising 99,000 and SEA units comprising 86,000, after attracting 124.13 million on-demand official streams of the album’s 19 songs.

Scott now ties his personal longest Billboard 200 reign—Astroworld previously ruled the chart for three weeks in 2018. Utopia also becomes the longest-running rap album at No. 1 in almost two years, since Drake’s Certified Lover Boy spent five nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.

Utopia originally hit the shelves on July 28 and it produced several hit collaborations, including singles “K-pop” ft. The Weeknd and Bad Bunny, “Delresto (Echoes)” ft. Beyonce, and “Meltdown” ft. Drake.

As for the rest of Billboard 200 this week, Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time returned to No. 2 with 94,000 equivalent album units earned. Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) scored the week’s biggest debut at No. 3 with 67,000 equivalent album units earned.

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars dropped “Die With a Smile” back in August and released several different versions in an attempt to help it reach No. 1. After facing tough competition, especially during the holiday season, they spent four consecutive weeks at the runner-up spot before climbing to No. 1.

“Die With a Smile” accumulated 59.7 million radio airplay audience impressions, 27.1 million official streams, and 6,000 in sales during its latest week on the chart. It’s Mars’ ninth song to Hit No. 1 and Gaga’s sixth, helping her become the third artist to achieve multiple No. 1s in three different decades following Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson.

Before finally climbing to No. 1 in the US, “Die With a Smile” found enormous success worldwide. It spent eight weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 chart, becoming the second longest-reigning song of 2024 behind another Mars collaboration, “Apt.” with Rosé. It’s currently in the running for two Grammy Awards – song of the year and best pop duo/group performance.

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“Nasty” was released on April 12, ahead of Tinashe’s performance at Coachella. It didn’t take it long to go viral, and its lyrics inspired the viral “match my freak” meme, in addition to over 300,000 videos on TikTok.

Almost two months later, “Nasty” finally entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 90. It’s Tinashe’s first solo song to do so and fifth overall, while her debut single “2 On” ft. ScHoolboy Q remains her highest-charting song at No. 24.

Tinashe discussed the viral success of “Nasty” in a recent interview with Time and said it feels good to see her hard work finally pay off after all these years, especially as an independent artist.

“Having this social media push is really big for an artist like me because I’m not on a major label, and I don’t have the same level of exposure to playlists, to radio, to these other things… All it will take is one viral moment that gets the conversation going,” she told Time.

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With 59.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, 23.2 million streams, and 8,000 sold downloads, “Lose Control” finally managed to rise to the top. It ascended to No. 1 during its 32nd week on the Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for the longest run to No. 1 by weeks on the chart for a male solo artist.

Swims released several versions and remixes of “Lose Control” that eventually helped it climb to the top. Its recent success can be credited to a Tiësto remix, released on March 19, and a radio edit, released on March 21.

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“Lose Control” was released as the second single from Swims’ debut album I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 1), and he described it as a song about the addictive power of love.

“It’s about losing yourself and losing control when it all starts to cave in and thinking that the only way out is through being with that person, chasing that feeling over and over again,” he said in a statement accompanying the song’s release last summer.

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The tracking week ending on March 7 was pretty slow for new album releases, and Wallen used this to his advantage. One Thing at a Time returned to No. 1 with 68,000 equivalent album units, including 65,000 SEA units (equaling 89.63 million on-demand official streams), plus 2,000 in album sales and 1,000 TEA units.

By doing so, Wallen’s hit album returned to No. 1 for its 19th non-consecutive week, setting a major record along the way. It’s the longest-running country album atop the Billboard 200 chart, surpassing Garth Brooks’ Ropin the Wind, which spent 18 weeks at No. 1 in 1991/2.

Seeing One Thing at a Time top the Billboard 200 chart again is pretty impressive considering it’s been over a year since this album came out on March 3, 2023. Its hit single “Last Night” also did pretty great on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and spent 16 weeks on top.

As for the rest of the Billboard 200 chart, Noah Kahan’s Stick Season hit a new peak at No. 2, while the rest of the top ten consisted of former chart-topping albums, starting with Vultures 1 by Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign, SZA’s SOS, and Drake’s For All the Dogs.

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“Texas Hold ‘Em” hit No. 2 following its release on February 11, but managed to reach the top of the summit during its second week. It hit No. 1 with 29 million streams, 16.1 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 29,000 downloads during the February 16-22 tracking week.

It’s quite historic to see Beyoncé climb to the top of the Hot 100 with “Texas Hold ‘Em”, which just happens to be the first country song by a Black female artist to hit No. 1 on this chart. It was released as the lead single from her upcoming country album Renaissance Act II, set to hit the shelves on March 29.

“Texas Hold ‘Em” joins the likes of “Break My Soul” and “Single Ladies” as Beyoncé’s ninth single as a solo artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. She also has an additional four No. 1 songs with Destiny’s Child, bringing her all-time total to 13 chart-topping hits.

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Pink Friday 2 hit No. 1 with 228,000 equivalent album units earned during its first week on the chart. It’s her third album to top the Billboard 200 following the success of her debut album Pink Friday and its follow-up Pink Friday: Reloaded, making her the only female rapper to top the chart three times.

Pink Friday 2 also earned 129,000 SEA units, equaling 169.87 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 22 songs, earning Minaj her largest streaming week ever. Pure album sales comprise 92,000 equivalent album units, while TEA units comprise 7,000.

Pink Friday 2 also had the largest week for a female rap album of the 2020s and the largest for a female R&B/hip-hop album this year. With 25,000 vinyl copies sold, this album made history as the best-selling rap album by a woman in a single week.

Pink Friday 2 was released on December 8, and it was preceded by the lead single “Super Freaky Girl”, which became Minaj’s first solo single to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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With the runtime of 12:20, “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time” isn’t even the longest song on New Blue Sun, but it’s pretty long by the Hot 100 standards. It entered the Billboard Hot 100 at 90, becoming the longest-ever song to make it to this chart, breaking the record previously held by Tool’s “Fear Inoculum” at 10:21.

André 3000 discussed this song in an interview with NPR, and explained he opted for such a quirky title because his new album is all “about wind and breathing.” All song titles on New Blue Song have a similarly long, and that’s not a coincidence.

“They were long on purpose because I knew if this album has no lyrics that I would try to give as much thought or information in the titles. And I have been going through a phase where I love these really long titles,” André 3000 told NPR.

André 3000’s debut solo album New Blue Sun hit the shelves on November 17, and it features eight compositions of experimental flute music.

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For All the Dogs hit the shelves on October 6, and easily climbed to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, with 402,000 album-equivalent units sold during its first week. With 13 No. 1 albums in the US, Drake is just one LP away from passing Jay-Z, but it will take some time before he comes even close to The Beatles with 19 No. 1 albums.

All of 23 tracks from For All the Dogs made it to the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week, with seven debuting in the top ten alone! “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole hit No. 1, becoming his 13th chart-leader, helping Drake tie Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 hits among solo male acts.

The success of For All the Dogs also helped Drake become the first act with over 300 Hot 100 entries (320) and set or extend several more records – most No. 1 debuts (nine), top five hits (41), top 10 hits (76), top 20 hits (132), and top 40 hits (199).

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With 32.6 million streams, 5.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, and 2,000 downloads, “Slime You Out” easily debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart this week. This song has been released as the second single from Drake’s new album For All the Dogs, set to hit the shelves on October 6.

“Slime You Out” became Drake’s 12th song to reach this milestone, helping him tie with Madonna and The Supremes for the fifth-most leaders among all acts on the Hot 100. He also extended his record for most No. 1 debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 to eight.

The success of “Slime You Out” is also a huge deal for SZA, who also hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with “Snooze”. “Slime You Out” is her second song to hit No. 1 after “Kill Bill”, and she’s currently the only artist to top the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple songs this year.

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During its third week atop the chart, Utopia earned 185,000 equivalent album units, with album sales comprising 99,000 and SEA units comprising 86,000, after attracting 124.13 million on-demand official streams of the album’s 19 songs.

Scott now ties his personal longest Billboard 200 reign—Astroworld previously ruled the chart for three weeks in 2018. Utopia also becomes the longest-running rap album at No. 1 in almost two years, since Drake’s Certified Lover Boy spent five nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart.

Utopia originally hit the shelves on July 28 and it produced several hit collaborations, including singles “K-pop” ft. The Weeknd and Bad Bunny, “Delresto (Echoes)” ft. Beyonce, and “Meltdown” ft. Drake.

As for the rest of Billboard 200 this week, Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time returned to No. 2 with 94,000 equivalent album units earned. Karol G’s Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season) scored the week’s biggest debut at No. 3 with 67,000 equivalent album units earned.

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