Tracks from Kanye West‘s Donda overwhelmed the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, led by “Hurricane,” which incorporates vocals from a pair of stars, Lil Baby and the Weeknd. “Hurricane” garnered more than 27 million streams, beating out Megan Thee Stallion’s remix of BTS‘ “Butter” to top the chart. …
Read More »Drake Keeps His Artists 500 Streak Alive as Trippie Redd Returns to the Top 5
Drake has continued his streak at Number One on the Artists 500 chart to record-extending 31 weeks. The rapper, who is gearing up for the long-awaited arrival of his new album, Certified Lover Boy, pulled in 116.3 million song streams for the week of August 20th through the 26th.He’s the …
Read More »G Herbo Leads Apple Music Pre-Add Chart with '25'
G Herbo topped Apple Music’s Pre-Add Chart with 25 in the week leading up to the album’s July 2nd release, indicating that it’s on track for a big debut on the RS 200 come Monday. Willow’s fourth studio album, Lately I Feel Everything, enters the Pre-Add Chart at Number Two, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Notches Another Week at Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Taylor Swift held on to the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the second week in a row. The musician pulled in 138.4 million song streams during the week of April 16th through the 22nd. That’s down significantly from the 228.1 million she raked in …
Read More »'The Box' Was the Song of 2020
When we look back on 2020, many sounds will come to mind. The 7 p.m. cheers for frontline workers, Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight’s voices mingling together, the deafening silence of existential unraveling. But perhaps most of all, it will be “Eeh-uhrr.” “The Box,” Roddy Ricch‘s unrelentingly popular, unrelentingly squeaky …
Read More »Jack Harlow Rises to Number One on Apple Music Pre-Add Chart
Jack Harlow has been one of the biggest breakthrough artists of 2020, thanks to his piano trap hit “Whats Poppin,” which reached Number Two earlier this year with the help of DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne. So far this year, he’s seen over a billion streams, and reached Number …
Read More »Year in Review: 10 of the Biggest Breakthrough Artists of 2020
It goes without saying that, for just about everyone, 2020 was a no-good, very-bad year. But for a handful of artists, it was, numbers-wise, actually a very good year indeed – the year they rose from obscurity to stardom, all without leaving their homes. But who had the best year? …
Read More »RS Charts: Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Returns to Number One
Christmas music flooded the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. In what’s becoming an annual tradition, Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returned to Number One, with more than 22 million streams. Brenda Lee‘s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” glided to Number Two (18.9 million streams), …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake's 'Toosie Slide' Glides to Number One on Top 100 Songs Chart
Drake notched yet another Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, as “Toosie Slide” debuted at the top the chart for the week of April 3rd through April 9th. The song, which had a TikTok-ready dance even before it was officially released, pulled in 42.9 million song …
Read More »RS Charts: The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' Is Number One in Quiet Week
The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” spent a second week at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, surging in the aftermath of the official release of the singer’s new full-length, After Hours. Roddy Ricch’s long-running hit “The Box” continues to perform strongly after more than four months on …
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