Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé teamed up to deliver an ultra-hyped remix of "Savage," which eventually carried its weight all the way to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. After spending just one week at the pole position, the song has slid down one spot to allow room for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande to grab the throne.
With the release of her anticipated new album Chromatica, Lady Gaga is preparing to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 next week. Already, she's celebrating this new era in her storied career with a brand new #1 single in "Rain On Me," which marks the second time that Ariana Grande has been featured at the top of the chart this year.
One week after experiencing his highest peak on the chart, DaBaby beat his own personal record and peaked again at #3 with "ROCKSTAR," his latest collaboration with Roddy Ricch.
The following two spots are saved for two songs that have had their own dominant runs on the Hot 100: The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" and Doja Cat's "Say So."
This is the third all-female collaboration to strike the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks. It is also the first of the bunch to debut at #1 in the chart's history. In addition to that, this becomes Lady Gaga's fifth #1 single and Ariana Grande's fourth.
Gunna Reacts To Going #1 As The World Hurts
Gunna speaks out after his album "WUNNA" goes #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
With all of the protests that took place this weekend and will surely continue to impact the country all week, Gunna is having a hard time celebrating one of the most momentous times in his career. Normally, a #1 album would be enough reason to celebrate. After all, many artists dream of achieving something like this in their careers but, right now, it all seems so arbitrary.
There are much more important things affecting us in the world right now, putting music and the arts in the background for the time being. We all need to remain fearless in our fight for equality following the preventable death of George Floyd. Gunna knows that and he's speaking out about it on his social pages.
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"It’s hard celebrating a #1 album when the world is Hurting," wrote the Atlanta star on Twitter. Some people called on him to make more of a direct impact on the fight against racial injustice, asking him to donate funds and step out to support the people protesting. Others were glad that he even addressed the topic at all.
With 111,000 equivalent album units moved for WUNNA, the album becomes his first-ever project to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. Congratulations to him.
Gunna’s "Wunna" Debuts At No.1 On Billboard Charts
Gunna secured the top spot on the Billboard charts this week with “Wunna.”
Gunna‘s album, Wunna, debuted in first place on the Billboard 200 chart, this week, as anticipated.
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The project earned 111,000 equivalent album units in its first week of availability. Wunna was streamed 143.6 million times, equating to 106,000 sales. The remaining units comprise of album sales and TEA units.
This is the rappers first project to debut at number one on the chart. Gunna’s previous effort, 2019’s Drip Or Drown 2, debuted at No. 2 with 90,000 equivalent album units.
“Wunna is the other side of me that I don’t really be showing,” Gunna told High Snobiety regarding Wunna. “I want people to know that I really took my time and I really put heart into this album. I made more than an album, I made a series with it. Even with the cover, the videos, with the merch and everything, it goes together. I want people to understand that I’m a real artist.”
Lil Baby earned the number 2 spot with his latest album My Turn. The project earned 65,000 equivalent album units over the course of the last week. Future‘s High Off Life landed at number 3 with 61,000 units. The 1975’s Notes on a Conditional Form came in at No. 4 with 54,000 equivalent album, and Polo G’s The Goat rounded out the top 5 with 52,000 equivalent album units.
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DaBaby’s Highest-Charting Song Is No Longer "Suge"
DaBaby gets an assist from Roddy Ricch as "ROCKSTAR" becomes his highest-charting single to date.
DaBaby's new album Blame It On Baby may not have been a hit with the fans but one song from it has officially become the rapper's highest-charting single ever.
Until the new tally was announced this morning, DaBaby's biggest song ever was "Suge." Despite it being the track that broke Baby into superstardom, it only reached #7 as its peak on the Billboard Hot 100.
For the last few weeks, "ROCKSTAR" with Roddy Ricch has been rising the ranks and today, it officially peaked at #4, making it DaBaby's highest-charting single to date.
This week's Billboard Hot 100 is looking much different from last week's seeing both top contenders -- Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's "Stuck With U" and Tekashi 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" -- being bounced out of the Top 10. Their plummets made way for DaBaby and Roddy Ricch to hit a new high, joining Ricch's other single "The Box" for the Compton rapper's second appearance in the Top 10.
Congratulations are in order for DaBaby. Already, the star has announced that he will not slow down on album releases, preparing his next drop before the end of the year.
What do you think of "ROCKSTAR?" Is it one of the best songs that DaBaby has released or can he do better?
Future Passes Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, & Elvis In All-Time Billboard Hits
Future officially has the fourth most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 in history, trailing Lil Wayne, the cast of Glee, and Drake.
It's time to celebrate Future for what he is: a certified hitmaker and an ultra-talented songwriter. The Atlanta rapper is on the heels of his High Off Life release, going #1 in its first week out. The album brought Future his highest sales ever, moving 153,000 equivalent album units.
It was also a major streaming success and, because of that, a select number of songs from the new album struck gold on the Billboard Hot 100. With "Life Is Good" keeping its position in the Top 10, Future is dominating the charts right now, clocking a bunch of new successes this week and even passing some first-ballot Hall of Famers in the process.
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According to Chart Data, Future has officially passed Elvis Presley, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West on the list of artists with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries ever. This week, Future notched his 110th song on the chart, leaving Nicki and Elvis tied with one less, and Kanye West alone at 107 entries.
Among his new spots on the Hot 100 are "Solitaires" with Travis Scott, "Trillionaire" with Youngboy Never Broke Again, "Trapped In The Sun," "All Bad" with Lil Uzi Vert, "Hard To Choose One," "Ridin Strikers," and "Harlem Shake" with Young Thug.
Despite Pluto's strong week, Lil Uzi Vert remains the artist leading 2020 in entries on the Billboard Hot 100 with 36 separate spots.
Congratulations to Future on another legacy-defining album.
Drake Ties Madonna For Most-Ever Top 10 Hits
Drake lands another Top 10 hit in "Pain 1993" with Playboi Carti, which ties him with Madonna for the most-ever Top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
Drake is one of the most accomplished artists of all time. Whenever he releases a song or a project, the people listen. As one of the most impactful rappers ever, he also owns a number of chart records. This week, he managed to get even closer to his next big feat: becoming the artist with the most Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 ever.
This week's update of the Billboard Hot 100 was a very big event. Nobody knew which track would stand tall as the favorite for the top spot but, finally, Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj were named the champions of the week with "Say So." Elsewhere in the Top 10, Drake debuted at #7 with "Pain 1993," his Playboi Carti collaboration, and it marks an important moment in both of their careers.
For one, this is the first time Playboi Carti has been in the Top 10. Drake, on the other hand, has almost been there more often than any other artist in history. Alongside "Toosie Slide," which is currently at #4, Drake just earned his 38th entry in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10. That effectively ties him with Madonna as the two biggest hitmakers in chart history.
All he needs is one more big hit and he can boast about being the most accomplished hitmaker in Hot 100 history. When do you think it'll happen?
Nicki Minaj Shows Love To Megan Thee Stallion, Beyoncé, & Doja Cat Amid Chart Battle
After Nicki Minaj expressed that she's just happy four women are dominating the charts with the "Say So" and "Savage" remixes, Megan Thee Stallion reciprocated the love.
No matter how hard some of those pesky stans may try, there appears to be no hostility between Megan Thee Stallion & Beyoncé and Doja Cat & Nicki Minaj despite their respective remixes charting in close quarters. Ever since Megan's remix of "Savage" with Beyoncé dropped just two days before Doja's remix of "Say So" with Nicki last week, it's been a tight race between the two female-led tracks for the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. However, despite the friendly competition on the charts, Nicki made it clear how she feels about the historic moment by responding to one inquiring fan.
"How do you feel about two female rap songs being on the top of the billboard charts next week?" the fan asked Ms. Minaj. "How does it make you feel? It’s gonna be iconic."
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"I can’t believe I’m lucky enough to be a part of this kind of history," Nicki replied. "I love all the girls involved. It just feels like an epic moment to witness & be a part of @ the same damn time." Megan saw that Nicki had expressed love not only to her but to Doja and Beyoncé as well, and decided to reciprocate.
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Although these ladies are clearly refusing to be pitted against one another, Doja in particular is going to extreme lengths to get her and Nicki to No. 1. Although it's been predicted that "Savage" remix will likely be taking the throne next week, Doja has made a promise to her fans if "Say So" manages to pull through: she's going to show everyone her boobs. Alas, only time will tell if this is enough of an incentive to beat out "Savage" for the top spot.
Lil Uzi Vert "Eternal Atake" Is Still On Top
Lil Uzi Vert’s “Eternal Atake” spends a second week on top of the Billboard 200, thanks to the deluxe edition.
With a carefully-timed deluxe edition release, Lil Uzi Vert has secured another week at the top of the Billboard 200. The weekly list of the hottest albums in the world was updated on Sunday (March 22) and the results were undeniable: Lil Uzi Vert is still on top of the world.
For the second consecutive week, Eternal Atake is spending time at the pole position of the most prominent music chart. After moving nearly 300,000 equivalent album units in its first week out, the long-awaited body of work was boosted by an additional 247,000 units last week. The deluxe edition of the project, which included LUV Vs. The World 2, is likely a supporting reason for such a strong second week.
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It’s not just the album chart that Lil Uzi Vert currently has on lock. The last time the Billboard Hot 100 was tallied, the Philadelphia rapper was included in the Top Ten three times, making himself just the fourth rapper EVER to accomplish that feat.
Making history as the first album in 2020 to spend two back-to-back weeks at No. 1, it’s possible that The Weeknd meets him there in the coming weeks. Expected to make its debut at the first spot, After Hours could very well compete with Eternal Atake to become the year’s most popular album to date. Which one is your favorite?
Roddy Ricch "The Box" Wins Again With Another Week At #1
Roddy Ricch is spending his seventh week at the top spot of the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Box," beating Drake and Future, Post Malone, and more.
There is nobody stopping Roddy Ricch as the Compton rapper is spending another week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, holding onto his spot while his hit single "The Box" continues to gain in listeners.
This weekend, Kanye West and his Sunday Service collective performed a cover of the country's most popular song, "The Box," and the influence of the track goes beyond that. There are now floor mats being made with "Bitch, don't wear no shoes in my house" on them, and the cut is still performing incredibly on TikTok. Every other video on the social platform is using the song in the background, marking Roddy Ricch's rise from a relatively unknown rapper in the mainstream to becoming top billing at certain festivals a reality. This is going to be Roddy Ricch's year.
At the second spot remains Future and Drake with "Life Is Good," which has gotten the short end of the stick for six consecutive weeks. Post Malone's former chart-topper "Circles" holds still at No. 3 with Tones and I and Dua Lipa rounding out the Top 5.
Congratulations to Roddy Ricch, who has been sitting pretty above all other artists for much of this year. How long do you think this will continue? He is now tied to Lizzo's "Truth Hurts" with seven weeks at No. 1.
Lil Wayne Secures No.1 Album On Billboard Charts With "Funeral"
Lil Wayne had an impressive week on the charts.
Lil Wayne earned his fifth number 1 overall album on the Billboard 200 chart this week with Funeral.
According to XXL, the new project sold 139,000 equivalent album units during its first week of release, 38,000 of which came from traditional album sales. Funeral has been streamed over 134 million times.
Funeral falls far short of Wayne's last project, Tha Carter V, which earned 480,000 equivalent album sales during its first week; however, The Carter V was an album seven years in the making and one of the most anticipated albums of the 2010s. Both projects have gone number 1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Wayne recently spoke with Zane Lowe and mentioned having 20 albums in the vault: "That's always beautiful to look back at the finished product and what we came out with, what we ended up with," the 37-year-old rapper told Lowe. "And also, the results of the finished product is always rewarding, as well. I have beautiful fans. But my fans all, they also know that once it's put out, they already know I'm moving on. They already know I got 20 more albums already in my back pocket."
Other rappers to chart this week were Roddy Rich, Eminem, Post Malone and more. Check out the full list here.
