SZA Scores Her First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With âKill Billâ
The song reigns following the release of its remix with Doja Cat. Plus, Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj's "Princess Diana" debuts at No. 4.
By Gary Trust
04/24/2023SZA slices her way to her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, as âKill Billâ jumps from No. 4 to the top spot, following eight weeks at its prior No. 2 high. The song reigns following the release of its remix adding Doja Cat.
Plus, Ice Spice and Nicki Minajâs âPrincess Dianaâ launches at No. 4 on the Hot 100, marking the second top 10 for the former rapper and the 22nd for the latter.
Also in the Hot 100âs top tier, Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma log the first regional Mexican top five hit in the chartâs history, as âElla Baila Solaâ soars 10-5. A week earlier, the song became the chartâs first-ever regional Mexican top 10.
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Hereâs a rundown of the Hot 100 coronation for âKill Bill.â The song is the 1,149th No. 1 since the chart originated in August 1958. It was released on her Top Dawg/RCA Records album SOS, which ranks at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart, after 10 weeks at the summit.
Airplay, streams & sales: âKill Billâ drew 86.5 million radio airplay audience impressions (down 1%) and 28.3 million streams â up 32% â and sold 5,000 downloads â up 228% â in the April 14-20 tracking week, according to Luminate, as it claims both the Hot 100âs top Streaming Gainer and Sales Gainer awards.
Sparking the songâs surge, its remix with Doja Cat arrived April 14. (All versions of the song roll up into one chart listing; Doja Cat is not listed on âKill Billâ on the Hot 100, as the remix did not account for the majority of the songâs overall consumption during the tracking week.)
The track rises 3-2 for a new high on the Radio Songs chart; ascends 4-3 on Streaming Songs, following four weeks at No. 1; and bounds 36-8, returning to its best rank, on Digital Song Sales.
SZAâs first No. 1: SZA claims her first Hot 100 No. 1 with âKill Bill.â
Hereâs a look at her seven career Hot 100 top 10s, ranked by peak position. She scored her prior best peak also thanks to collaborating with Doja Cat, as featured on 2021âs âKiss Me More.â
No. 1, one week, to-date, April 29, 2023, âKill Billâ
No. 3, July 10, 2021, âKiss Me Moreâ (Doja Cat feat. SZA)
No. 7, Dec. 18, 2021, âI Hate Uâ
No. 7, March 3, 2018, âAll the Starsâ (with Kendrick Lamar)
No. 9, Feb. 6, 2021, âGood Daysâ
No. 9, Nov. 25, 2017, âWhat Lovers Doâ (Maroon 5 feat. SZA)
No. 10, Dec. 24, 2022, âNobody Gets Meâ
Eightâs not too late: âKill Billâ tops the Hot 100 after eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 2. It debuted at No. 3 on the Dec. 24, 2022, chart â as SOS premiered at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.
The song ties for the second-most weeks spent at No. 2 on the Hot 100 before rising to No. 1 at last:
9 weeks at No. 2 on Hot 100 before hitting No. 1, âBad Guy,â Billie Eilish, hit No. 1 Aug. 24, 2019
8, âKill Bill,â SZA, April 29, 2023
8, âStarboy,â The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, Jan. 7, 2017
8, âSorry,â Justin Bieber, Jan. 23, 2016
8, âThe Way You Move,â OutKast feat. Sleepy Brown, Feb. 14, 2004
7, âHavana,â Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug, Jan. 27, 2018
7, âSexy and I Know It,â LMFAO, Jan. 7, 2012
6, âGirls Like You,â Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B, Sept. 29, 2018
6, âAll of Me,â John Legend, May 17, 2014
âKillâ-er hits: As SZA takes out all chart competition in her way, she notches the fourth Hot 100 No. 1 with âkillâ (or any form of the word) in its title:
âKill Bill,â one week at No. 1, to-date, April 29, 2023
âStronger (What Doesnât Kill You),â Kelly Clarkson, three weeks, beginning Feb. 18, 2012
âA View to a Kill,â Duran Duran, two, July 13, 1985
âKilling Me Softly With His Songâ Roberta Flack, five, Feb. 24, 1973
Meanwhile, âKill Billâ is the second Hot 100 No. 1 of the four above that doubles as a movie title, as itâs an ode to the 2003 Quentin Tarantino-directed, and likewise revenge-focused, martial arts favorite (subtitled Volume 1) starring Uma Thurman, among others (including David Carradine in the role of Bill). Duran Duranâs âA View to a Killâ is the theme from the same-named 1985 James Bond movie, and the only one from the franchise to have topped the Hot 100.
Record-extending R&B/hip-hop reign: âKill Billâ concurrently rules the multi-metric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs charts for a 17th and 18th week, respectively. On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, it boasts the longest command for a song by a woman in a lead role since the survey became an all-encompassing genre chart in 1958, having passed Mary J. Bligeâs âBe Without Youâ (15 weeks at No. 1 in 2006).
Morgan Wallenâs âLast Nightâ dips to No. 2 on the Hot 100 after three nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1. It adds a sixth frame at No. 1 on Streaming Songs (35.1 million, down 4%), while winning top Airplay Gainer honors on the Hot 100 for a third week in a row (39.9 million, up 16%). The single from Wallenâs album One Thing at a Time, which spends a seventh week atop the Billboard 200, leads the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart for an 11th week.
Miley Cyrusâ âFlowersâ holds at No. 3 on the Hot 100, after eight weeks at No. 1, beginning upon its debut in January. It posts a 10th week atop Radio Songs (92.7 million in audience, down 1%) â where, since the survey began in December 1990, only 15% of all No. 1s have dominated for double-digit weeks. Notably, the song spends a third week topping the Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay and Adult Contemporary charts simultaneously, becoming just the fourth hit with that many weeks leading all three lists at the same time; it joins Adeleâs âEasy on Meâ (three, 2022) and âHelloâ (four, 2015) and Celine Dionâs âBecause You Loved Meâ (five, 1996).
Ice Spice and Nicki Minajâs âPrincess Dianaâ debuts at No. 4 on the Hot 100, with 21.8 million streams, 2.4 million in radio audience and 77,000 downloads sold, following the April 14 arrival of its remix with Minaj; the original version of the track was released by Ice Spice solo in January.
The song starts as Ice Spiceâs second Hot 100 top 10 â her first, âBoyâs a Liar, Pt. 2,â with PinkPantheress, drops 8-10, after reaching No. 3. Minaj achieves her 22nd top 10, extending her record for the most among women rappers.
âPrincess Dianaâ opens at No. 1 on Digital Song Sales, where itâs Minajâs 13th leader, and Ice Spiceâs first, and No. 6 on Streaming Songs. (Helping the songâs sales, along with Ice Spiceâs solo version and the main [billed as âeditedâ] version of the duet remix, clean, explicit, extended, sped-up, slowed-down and instrumental versions of the Minaj remix were available for purchase in the tracking week.)
The single also begins atop the multi-metric Hot Rap Songs chart, where Minaj earns her 10th No. 1 and Ice Spice, her first.
Eslabon Armado and Peso Plumaâs âElla Baila Solaâ vaults 10-5 on the Hot 100, led by 31.8 million streams, up 31%. It becomes the first regional Mexican top five hit in the chartâs archives, a week after it became the listâs initial top 10 for the genre. The collaboration tallies a third week at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart.
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savageâs âCreepinâ â slips 5-6 on the Hot 100, after hitting No. 3, and Rema and Selena Gomezâs âCalm Downâ descends to No. 7 from its No. 6 high. The latter tops the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart for a 34th week, extending the longest rule since the ranking began a year ago (in partnership with music festival and global brand Afro Nation).
The Weeknd and Ariana Grandeâs âDie for Youâ backtracks 7-8 on the Hot 100, following a week at No. 1 in March, and Drakeâs âSearch & Rescueâ falls to No. 9, a week after it roared in at No. 2.
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