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‘People’ Powers Kid Rock to First No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart
After peaking at a prior No. 2 high on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart with the Monster Truck-featuring “Don’t Tell Me How to Live,” Kid Rock nabs his first ruler on the ranking, which began in 2020, as “We the People” jumps 3-1 on the Feb. 12-dated survey. “People” drew 1.7 million U.S. streams and sold 14,600 downloads in its first full tracking week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3), according to MRC Data. It was released Jan. 24, and despite premiering in the middle of a chart tracking frame, earned 1.6 million streams and sold 21,100 Jan. 24-27, sparking its No. 3 start. “People” concurrently tops the all-format Digital Song Sales chart, Rock Digital Song Sales and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales for a second week each. The track is Kid Rock’s first No. 1 on Digital Song Sales and Rock Digital Song...
Korn’s ‘Requiem’ Roars to No. 1 In Australia
Korn smashes a 20-year-plus chart drought with Requiem (Concord/Universal), which debuts at No. 1 in Australia. Requiem is the nu-metal veterans’ third leader on the ARIA Albums Chart, and their first to make it to the top since Issues back in November 1999. The band’s 14th studio album becomes their tenth Top 10 album Australia, ARIA reports, and the market’s best-seller on vinyl this week. Meanwhile, an album of bird calls flies high on the ARIA Chart. After six cycles outside the Top 50, Australian Bird Calls Songs Of Disappearance (MGM) soars to No. 2 — a new peak — thanks to its deluxe release, dubbed the “Endangered Edition.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The project is a collaboration between nature recordist David Stewart, Nature Soun...
Janet Jackson Returns to the Charts, Streams Soar 109% After Documentary Series
Janet Jackson’s new documentary series leads to significant gains for the legend’s catalog and the return of some of her best-known classics to Billboard’s sales charts. The four-part series, titled Janet Jackson., premiered on A&E and Lifetime in a two-night event on Jan. 28 and 29. The documentary, which spans the superstar’s life, from her earliest years through her 2019 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was the channel’s most-watched non-fiction program since Surviving R. Kelly in 2019. The first episode registered 2.8 million people on live TV, and another 1.2 million in the next few days either digitally or on demand, according to Nielsen, with parts two through four drawing 4.3 million, 3.7 million and 3.8 million viewers, respectively. [embedded content] Attention ...
Karol G Collects 12th No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart Thanks to ‘Sejodioto’
Karol G adds another career success to her Billboard chart account as “Sejodioto” lifts 6-1 on the Latin Airplay chart (dated Feb. 12). With 12 No. 1s on the all-Latin genre ranking, she moves into sole possession of the second most among women, after Shakira’s 15 leaders. Karol G was previously tied with Gloria Estefan for the second-most No. 1s among women. “Sejodioto” traces its win to a 33% gain in audience impressions to 10 million, earned in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 6, according to MRC Data. It is also the greatest gainer of the week. The Ovy on the Drums-produced track is Karol G’s first No. 1 after collecting five with her KG0516 album No. 1s (“Tusa,” “Ay, Dios Mio,” “Bichota,” “Location,” and “El Makinon”), the most leaders from the same album since Romeo Santos’ Form...
Chris Stapleton’s ‘Probably’ Is Definitely No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart
Chris Stapleton banks his second No. 1, among five top 10s, on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart, as “You Should Probably Leave” ascends to the summit of the Feb. 12-dated list. In the tracking week ending Feb. 6, the song increased by 4% to 27.1 million impressions, according to MRC Data. The song – which Stapleton wrote with Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley, and produced with Dave Cobb – follows Stapleton’s first Country Airplay leader, “Broken Halos,” for a week in March 2018. Before “Probably,” Stapleton reached No. 2 with his two most recent Country Airplay entries as a lead artist: “Starting Over” (April 2021) and “Millionaire” (March 2019). He first hit the top 10 with “Nobody to Blame” (No. 10, April 2016). The track is from Stapleton’s fourth full-length, Starting Over, which debute...
The Kid Laroi And Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Bags Milestone on Australia’s Singles Chart
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s appropriately-titled “Stay” (Columbia/Sony) enters a 16th non-consecutive week at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, placing the hit track in rare company. With its latest feat, “Stay” takes outright second place in ARIA’s all-time list of most weeks spent at the summit, behind only Tones And I’s “Dance Monkey,” which logged 24 weeks at the top following its release in 2019. “Stay” has been nothing short of a juggernaut with fans and the industry. The six-times platinum certified track came in at No. 2 on triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown for 2021, and it’s nominated for the coveted song of the year at the 2022 APRA Music Awards. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the list, Lost Frequencies & Calum S...
Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Sets U.K. Chart Record
Like magic, Disney’s Encanto soundtrack produces another U.K. chart crown and grabs a slice of chart history. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (via Walt Disney) enters a third week at No. 1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, while another two album tracks impact the Top 10: “Surface Pressure” by Jessica Darrow (holding at No. 4) and “The Family Madrigal” (up 11-7). With that result, Encanto is the first animated film soundtrack in U.K. chart history to simultaneously chart three songs in the Top 10. The collection already made history when “Bruno” became the first original Disney number to lead the chart. With “Bruno” extending its lead, Fireboy DML and Ed Sheeran’s “Peru” (Island/YBNL Nation/Empire) holds at No. 2, and Gayle’s “abcdefu” (Atlantic) is unmoved at No. 3. Explore See latest video...
Don Broco Bags First U.K. Chart Crown With ‘Amazing Things’
Don Broco completes an unexpected win in the race to the U.K. No. 1 with Amazing Things (Sharptone), the English alternative rock outfit’s fourth studio album. Amazing Things was released in digital formats in October 2021, though it initially managed a best of just No. 91 before tumbling out of the Top 100. Now, following its overdue release on physical formats, the album sprints to the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart, beating The Weeknd’s Dawn FM (Republic Records/XO) by almost 1,500 copies, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Physical copies accounted for 98% of Amazing Things’ chart sales, to also lead the Official Vinyl Albums Chart and Record Store Chart. Following its run to No. 1, each of the band’s four albums has pe...
John Mellencamp’s ‘Strictly a One-Eyed Jack’ Debuts in Top 10 on Top Album Sales & Americana/Folk Albums Charts
John Mellencamp’s latest album, Strictly a One-Eyed Jack, makes a top 10 debut on a trio of Billboard charts, as the set jumps in at No. 5 on Americana/Folk Albums, No. 6 on Top Current Album Sales and No. 8 on Top Album Sales (charts dated Feb. 5). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Jack was released on Jan. 20 and marks Mellencamp’s fifth consecutive top five-charting effort on Americana/Folk Albums. 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 MRC Data. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by t...
Meat Loaf’s ‘Bat Out of Hell’ Hits a New Peak on Billboard 200 Albums Chart After Death
Following Meat Loaf’s death on Jan. 20, the rocker’s music returns to the Billboard charts, including a new peak on the Billboard 200 for his classic 1977 album Bat Out of Hell. He also re-enters at No. 3 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Feb. 5), which ranks the most popular artists of the week in the U.S. Explore Explore Meat Loaf See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Here’s a look at the major Billboard charts that Meat Loaf’s music impacts, for the charts dated Feb. 5, reflecting the tracking week ending Jan. 27. Albums Bat Out of Hell-Billboard 200, No. 13 (re-entry, new peak, surpassing its original No. 14 peak in 1978; 28,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. – up 3,677%, according to MRC Data)-Top Album Sales, No. 2 (re-entry and ...
Don Broco’s ‘Amazing Things’ Heading for U.K. No. 1
Don Broco’s aptly-titled Amazing Things (Sharptone) is cruising to No. 1 in the U.K., some three months after its original release. The Bedford, England alternative rock group’s fourth LP digitally dropped last October, but, thanks to its release in physical permutations, the title pulls ahead on the midweek chart, the OCC reports. Following its digital-only release, the album managed a best of No. 91, and tumbled from the Top 100 after just one week. It Amazing Things holds its course when the latest Official U.K. Albums Chart is revealed late Friday, Don Broco will score a career-first No. 1, and third Top 10 release overall, after 2016’s Automatic (No. 6 peak) and 2018’s Technology (No. 5). The four-piece saw their 2012 debut album Priorities peak at No. 25. Explore See latest videos, c...
‘Encanto’ Spends Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
The Encanto soundtrack collects a third nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Feb. 5). The set earned a new weekly-best 115,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 27 — up 11%, according to MRC Data. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the last 10 years, only four soundtracks have spent at least three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200: Encanto (three), Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born (four in 2018-19), Black Panther: The Album (three, 2018) and Frozen (13, 2014). The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by MRC Data. Units comprise album sales, track equi...
