Billboard Charts
Limp Bizkit’s “Making Love to Morgan Wallen” Is Band’s First No. 1 Single in 26 Years
The song tops the Hot Hard Rock Songs, Alternative Digital Song Sales, and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales tallies. Limp Bizkit’s Single “Making Love to Morgan Wallen” Hits No. 1 on Multiple Billboard Charts Spencer Kaufman
Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” Lands on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time Ever
The metal legend's recent passing has led to a number of new chart achievements. Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” Lands on Billboard Hot 100 for First Time Ever Mark Polst
Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess tops vinyl chart, hits No. 2 on Billboard 200
The CoSign alum's breakout album is second only to Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department on the Billboard 200. Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Tops Vinyl Chart, Hits No. 2 on Billboard 200 Eddie Fu
Eminem unseats Taylor Swift atop Billboard 200 as The Tortured Poets Department’s 12-week reign ends
Eminem's The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) claimed the top spot this week Eminem Unseats Taylor Swift Atop Billboard 200 as The Tortured Poets Department’s 12-Week Reign Ends Jo Vito
Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
After being met with mixed reception, the album has earned Dua Lipa her highest chart debut to date. Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200 Jo Vito
Red Hot Chili Peppers Are First Rock Band in 17 Years to Top Album Sales Chart Twice in One Year
Red Hot Chili Peppers have scored their second No. 1 album on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart in 2022 with Return of the Dream Canteen. With 63,000 equivalent album units earned, the LP also landed at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 behind Lil Baby’s debuting It’s Only Me and Bad Bunny’s juggernaut Un Verano Sin Ti. Back in April, Chili Peppers reunited with longtime guitarist John Frusciante (and producer Rick Rubin) for Unlimited Love. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and became the band’s first No. 1 album since 2006’s Stadium Arcadium, which had been Frusciante’s most recent LP with the Chili Peppers before coming back into the fold. Unlimited Love also became the best-selling rock album since Paul McCartney’s McCartney III in January 2021 with 97,500...
Harry Styles Sets Hot 100 Record for Longest-Reigning No. 1 by a British Artist
Harry Styles has set a Hot 100 record with “As It Was.” Per Billboard, the Harry’s House cut’s 15th week atop the chart has earned him the longest-reigning No. 1 by a British artist. In setting the record, “As It Was” passes by Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk!” featuring Bruno Mars and Elton John’s “Candle in the Wind 1997″/”Something About the Way You Look Tonight.” Our previous Song of the Week also broke out of a tie for the longest reign at No. 1 on the Hot 100 by an unaccompanied artist, surpassing songs by artists like Mariah Carey (“We Belong Together”), Boyz II Men (“I’ll Make Love to You”), Whitney Houston (“I Will Always Love You”), and more. It’s the fourth-longest run on the Hot 100 behind Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, Luis Fonsi & Daddy Y...
It’s Time to Talk About “Bruno”: Encanto Song Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
It’s officially time to talk about Bruno. The Encanto song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has risen to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, unseating Adele’s “Easy on Me” after the latter spent 10 weeks atop the chart. According to Billboard, “Bruno” is only the second No. 1 from a Disney animated film and follows Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle’s iconic Aladdin theme “A Whole New World,” which topped the chart in 1993. The song’s sole writer, Hamilton mastermind Lin-Manuel Miranda, also scores his first No. 1 hit. Stream the track below. Credited to an ensemble of Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, and the Encanto cast, “Bruno” sets a record for the most credited recording artists for a No. 1 hit on the Hot 100. Notably, the star-stud...
Encanto Soundtrack Unseats Adele’s 30 as No. 1 Album on Billboard 200
After six weeks atop the Billboard 200, Adele’s 30 has been toppled by the soundtrack to Encanto, the animated Disney film featuring songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Encanto earned 72,000 equivalent album units for the week ending January 6th, with streaming activity making up the majority of that sum. The two most popular songs from the soundtrack, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Pressure,” respectively debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 50 and No. 54 last week, and are expected to climb even higher. The film centers around the Madrigals, a family who live in a charmed place called an Encanto, hidden in the mountains of Colombia. Every child in the family has a unique gift except for one, Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz), who discovers the magic surrounding th...
Getting Over It: Summer Walker Scores 1st No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 Chart
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Summer Walker had plenty riding on her second studio album Still Over It, considering the subject matter involved her ex-boyfriend London On Da Track, who produced much of her debut. With the release of the new record, the singer and songwriter notched her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 charts. Still Over It dropped on November 5 to much fanfare as fans dove into the album, assumed largely to be a 20-track affair detailing the happenings of her last relationship. While the connection between Walker and London has gone considerably icy, it should be noted that the producer proved a handful of tracks for the new album. What isn’t known is if those tracks were older contributions or current ones. Related Stories According to t...
Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever Has Second-Largest One-Week Vinyl Sales in 30 Years
Billie Eilish has earned her second No. 1 album with Happier Than Ever, which would have topped the Billboard 200 based on vinyl sales alone. The LP moved 238,000 equivalent album units for the week ending August 5th, according to sales tracking company MRC Data. Of that total, 153,000 units were in pure album sales. Physical sales comprised 129,000, with 73,000 vinyl copies purchased. According to Billboard, Happier‘s vinyl sales mark the second-largest sales week in at least thirty years. (MRC Data, previously known as SoundScan, didn’t start tracking vinyl sales until 1991). Currently holding the crown is Taylor Swift, who sold 102,000 vinyl copies of evermore when it finally arrived in the physical format earlier this year. Eilish’s vinyl sales are aided by three months ...
Shinedown Map Out 2021 US Tour, Top Billboard’s Greatest All-Time Mainstream Rock Artist List
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T21:37:49+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 5:37pm ET Shinedown have been named Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artist, and will be repping that fresh honor on an extensive 2021 U.S. tour. The outing will run from early August through early October and feature a number of shows with The Struts as direct support. The Florida rockers have the most all-time No. 1 tunes of any act on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs tally with 16 chart-toppers. In earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists list, the band topped contemporaries like Godsmack, Disturbed, and Three Days Grace, as well as classic acts like Van Halen, Metallica, and To...
