DaBaby’s ‘Rockstar’ Rules Hot 100 for Seventh Week, Drake Debuts Record 39th & 40th Top 10s
DaBaby's "Rockstar," featuring Roddy Ricch, spends a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, DJ Khaled's "Popstar" and "Greece," both featuring Drake, launch at Nos. 3 and 8…
DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, spends a seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart.
DJ Khaled‘s “Popstar” and “Greece,” both featuring Drake, launch at Nos. 3 and 8 on the Hot 100, respectively. The debuts are historic for Drake, who adds his 39th and 40th top 10s and passes Madonna (38) for the most in the chart’s history.
Plus, Chris Brown and Young Thug‘s “Go Crazy” ascends to the Hot 100’s top 10, flying from No. 29 to No. 10, following the premiere of its official video.
Let’s run down the top 10 of the newest Hot 100, which blends all-genre U.S. streaming, radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Aug. 1) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (July 28).
“Rockstar,” released on SouthCoast/Interscope Records, rebounds from No. 2 for a ninth week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart, with 36.2 million U.S. streams, down 7%, in the week ending July 23, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. It lifts 3-2 on Radio Songs, with 62.1 million airplay audience impressions, up 5%, in the week ending July 26. On Digital Song Sales, it drops 3-5 with 11,000 sold, down 6%, in the week ending July 23.
“Rockstar” concurrently rules the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts, which use the same multi-metric formula as the Hot 100, for a seventh week each.
Jack Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, revisits its No. 2 high on the Hot 100, rising from No. 3. It jumps 7-2 on Streaming Songs (33.3 million, up 19%) and 21-13 on Digital Song Sales (6,000, up 36%), aided by the July 17 premiere of the official video for its remix. On Radio Songs, the track holds at No. 18 (37.8 million, up 5%).
DJ Khaled’s “Popstar” and “Greece,” both featuring Drake, soar onto the Hot 100 at Nos. 3 and 8, respectively. The songs start at Nos. 3 and 4 on Streaming Songs with 28.4 million and 22.1 million streams, respectively. On Digital Song Sales, they arrive at Nos. 1 and 7 with a respective 15,000 and 9,000 sold, with the former marking Khaled’s second leader and Drake’s 12th.
“Popstar” and “Greece” also drew 13.1 million and 3.5 million in radio airplay audience, respectively, in the tracking week.
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Khaled collects his fifth and sixth Hot 100 top 10s, while Drake makes history, notching his 39th and 40th top 10s, as he passes Madonna (38) for the most career top 10s on the chart, which began on Aug. 4, 1958.
Most Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s
40, Drake
38, Madonna
34, The Beatles
31, Rihanna
30, Michael Jackson
28, Mariah Carey
28, Stevie Wonder
27, Janet Jackson
27, Elton John
25, Lil Wayne
25, Elvis Presley
25, Taylor Swift
Meanwhile, with his two new features on Khaled’s tracks, Drake makes his record-extending 24th and 25th debuts in the Hot 100’s top 10. Drake additionally extends his records for the most career Hot 100 entries (224) and top 40 hits (113).
The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is steady at No. 4 on the Hot 100, following its four-week reign. It tops Radio Songs for a 16th week (74.7 million in audience, down 2%), tying for the second-longest domination since the chart started in December 1990. Here’s an updated recap of the longest-leading Radio Songs No. 1s:
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Date Reached No. 1
18, “Iris,” Goo Goo Dolls, Aug. 1, 1998
16, “Blinding Lights,” The Weeknd, April 18, 2020
16, “Girls Like You,” Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, Aug. 4, 2018
16, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey, May 28, 2005
16, “Don’t Speak,” No Doubt, Dec. 7, 1996
14, “High Hopes,” Panic! at the Disco, Dec. 1, 2018
14, “No One,” Alicia Keys, Nov. 3, 2007
14, “Because You Loved Me,” Celine Dion, April 13, 1996
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“Blinding Lights” tops the multi-metric Hot R&B Songs chart for a 19th week.
SAINt JHN’s “Roses” returns to No. 5 on the Hot 100 from No. 8, after hitting No. 4, while leading the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 13th week; Megan Thee Stallion’s former one-week Hot 100 leader “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, keeps at No. 6; and Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” re-enters the top 10 at its best rank (11-7), first reached two weeks ago.
Below DJ Khaled’s “Greece,” featuring Drake, at No. 8 on the Hot 100, Juice WRLD and Marshmello’s “Come & Go” falls from No. 2, where it debuted a week ago, to No. 9. It logs a second week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts.
Rounding out the Hot 100’s top 10, Chris Brown and Young Thug’s “Go Crazy” roars into the region, blasting from No. 29 to No. 10, after the July 17 premiere of its official video. It leaps 37-15 on Streaming Songs (16.5 million, up 38%) and 43-17 on Digital Song Sales (5,000, up 59%) and advances 21-20 on Radio Songs (34.9 million, up 1%).
Brown tallies his 16th Hot 100 top 10 and Young Thug adds his third.
For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram. And again, be sure to visit Billboard.com tomorrow (July 28), when all charts, including the Hot 100 in its entirety, will refresh.
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