Simultaneous top 20 hits/top 40 hits/Hot 100

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Nicki Minaj Charts 14 Songs From ‘Pink Friday 2’ on the Hot 100
Two tracks debut in the top 40.


By Xander Zellner

12/18/2023

Nicki Minaj has a big week on Billboard’s charts thanks to the arrival of her new LP, Pink Friday 2.

The set, released Dec. 8 via Young Money/Cash Money/Republic Records, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Dec. 23) with 228,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week, according to Luminate. It’s the rapper’s third leader, after 2011’s Pink Friday and 2012’s Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.

As the new album opens at No. 1, Minaj also debuts 14 songs from the set on the Billboard Hot 100. Here’s a recap:

Hot 100 Rank, Title:

No. 26, “Everybody,” feat. Lil Uzi Vert
No. 34, “Needle,” feat. Drake
No. 42, “FTCU”
No. 58, “Barbie Dangerous”
No. 60, “Are You Gone Already”
No. 63, “Let Me Calm Down,” feat. J. Cole
No. 64, “Beep Beep”
No. 73, “Big Difference”
No. 74, “Fallin 4 U”
No. 80, “RNB,” feat. Lil Wayne & Tate Kobang
No. 82, “Pink Friday Girls”
No. 87, “Cowgirl,” feat. Lourdiz
No. 89, “Pink Birthday”
No. 95, “Bahm Bahm”
(Three other tracks on Pink Friday 2 previously charted on the Hot 100: “Super Freaky Girl,” which debuted atop the chart in August 2022, becoming Minaj’s third No. 1, and first in a lead role; “Red Ruby Da Sleeze,” which was No. 13, this March; and “Last Time I Saw You” at No. 23 in September.)

The 14 debuts bring Minaj’s total to 147 career Hot 100 entries — the most ever among female rappers. She passes Lil Baby and Kanye West for the sixth-most overall in the chart’s 65-year history, after Drake (up to 328, thanks to his feature on “Needle”), Taylor Swift (232), the Glee cast (207), Lil Wayne (186) and Future (168).

Minaj also lifts her career count to 73 top 40 Hot 100 hits, the fifth-most after Drake (202), Taylor Swift (138), Lil Wayne (88) and Elvis Presley (81).

Thanks to their featured appearances on the album, Tate Kobang and Lourdiz also score their first Hot 100 hits.

As Pink Friday 2 includes prominent samples on nine of its 22 tracks, several former Hot 100 hits are reintroduced to the chart in a new form, including Billie Eilish’s “When the Party’s Over,” a No. 29 hit in 2019, via “Are You Gone Already,” and Cyndi Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” (No. 2, 1984; “Pink Friday Girls”). Other samples include Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s “Notorious Thugs” (on “Barbie Dangerous”), and Junior Senior’s “Move Your Feet” (on “Everybody”).

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21 Savage Charts 14 Songs From ‘American Dream’ on Hot 100, Reaches Historic Milestone
He becomes the 16th artist to tally at least 100 career Hot 100 entries.


By Xander Zellner

01/22/2024

21 Savage has a huge week on Billboard’s charts, thanks to his new album, American Dream.

The set debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Jan. 27) with 133,000 equivalent album units earned in its opening week (Jan. 12-18), according to Luminate, while all 14 chart-eligible songs from the LP enter the Billboard Hot 100, including two in the top 10.

The 14 debuts up 21 Savage’s total to 103 career Hot 100-charting hits. He becomes just the 16th artist to amass 100 entries or more over the chart’s 65-year history.

Here’s a look at all of 21 Savage’s entries (includes two previously-charting songs) on the latest Hot 100.

21 Savage on the Jan. 27, 2024-dated Hot 100:
Rank, Title
No. 5, “Redrum”
No. 10, “Née-nah,” with Travis Scott & Metro Boomin
No. 18, “All of Me”
No. 19, “N.H.I.E.,” with Doja Cat
No. 31, “Pop Ur Sht,” with Young Thug & Metro Boomin
No. 33, “Sneaky”
No. 35, “Dangerous,” with Lil Durk & Metro Boomin
No. 40, “Should’ve Wore a Bonnet,” with Brent Faiyaz
No. 43, “Prove It,” with Summer Walker
No. 48, “Good Good,” with Usher & Summer Walker (down from No. 34, after hitting No. 25)
No. 50, “Surround Sound” (JID featuring 21 Savage & Baby Tate) (down from No. 40 peak)
No. 57, “Red Sky,” with Tommy Newport & Mikky Ekko
No. 59, “Letter to My Brudda”
No. 66, “See the Real”
No. 67, “Just Like Me,” with Burna Boy & Metro Boomin
No. 70, “Dark Days,” with Mariah The Scientist

Thanks to his appearance on “Red Sky,” Tommy Newport scores his first entry on not just the Hot 100, but any Billboard chart. Mikky Ekko, also on the song, returns to the Hot 100 for the first time as a recording artist since his featured appearance on Rihanna’s “Stay” in 2013., Ekko co-wrote “Stay” – as well as Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control,” which holds at its No. 8 high a week after reaching the top 10.


With 103 total Hot 100 entries, 21 Savage passes The Weeknd (98), Eminem (96), Bad Bunny (93), Young Thug (93) and James Brown (91) for the 16th-most career hits.

Here’s an updated look at every act that has charted 100 or more Hot 100 entries.

Most Career Billboard Hot 100 Hits (through Jan. 27, 2024):
328, Drake
232, Taylor Swift
207, Glee Cast
186, Lil Wayne
168, Future
147, Nicki Minaj
141, Kanye West
138, Lil Baby
116, Chris Brown
113, Travis Scott
109, Elvis Presley (whose career predates the Hot 100’s inception)
108, Lil Uzi Vert
105, Justin Bieber
105, Jay-Z
104, YoungBoy Never Broke Again
103, 21 Savage

Of 21 Savage’s 103 total songs to have made the Hot 100, 53 have reached the top 40; 17 have hit the top 10; and two, via featured roles, hit No. 1: Post Malone’s “Rockstar” (2017) and Drake’s “Jimmy Cooks” (2022).

Before 21 Savage, the last artist to join the 100 Hot 100 hits club was Travis Scott, last August after releasing his album Utopia. Two other acts achieved the feat in 2023: Lil Uzi Vert in July, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again in May.

While it’s rare for artists to chart triple-digit entries on the Hot 100, it has become a more regular occurrence since the ranking began including streaming figures in 2007. As such, some artists have been able to chart a high number of songs on the Hot 100 after releasing high-profile albums. The model contrasts with prior decades, when acts generally promoted one single at a time in the physical-only marketplace and on radio. That shift in consumption helps explain why artists have been able to chart many songs over short spans in recent years.

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All 16 Songs on Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 1’ Debut on Hot 100
"Carnival" leads the set's songs at No. 3.


By Xander Zellner

02/20/2024

Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign have a monumental week on Billboard’s charts (dated Feb. 24), thanks to the pair’s new collaborative album, Vultures 1.

The set by the pair, billed collaboratively as ¥$: Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 148,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in its opening week (Feb. 9-15, following its Feb. 10 release), according to Luminate. Ye earns his 11th No. 1 album — as he passes Eminem for the third-most among rappers, after Jay-Z (14) and Drake (13) — and Ty Dolla $ign scores his first.

Meanwhile, all 16 songs on the album — Ye’s first following his string of hate speech and antisemitic remarks, which resulted in companies including Adidas and Def Jam Recordings distancing themselves from him — debut on the Billboard Hot 100, led by “Carnival” at No. 3. Ye notches his 21st top 10 hit, and Ty Dolla $ign his third, and first in a lead role.

Here’s a look at every song, all debuts, by Ye and Ty Dolla $ign on the latest Hot 100.

Rank, Title:
No. 3, “Carnival”
No. 23, “Fuk Sumn”
No. 26, “Back to Me”
No. 30, “Talking,” feat. North West
No. 33, “Burn”
No. 34, “Vultures,” feat. Lil Durk & Bump J
No. 39, “Stars”
No. 52, “Do It”
No. 53, “Paid”
No. 55, “Keys to My Life”
No. 64, “Paperwork”
No. 65, “Beg Forgiveness”
No. 67, “Hoodrat”
No. 79, “Problematic”
No. 93, “Good (Don’t Die)”
No. 94, “King”

With 16 debuts on the latest Hot 100, Ye ups his total to 157 career entries. He boasts the sixth-most in the chart’s 65-year history, after Drake (328), Taylor Swift (232), the Glee Cast (207), Lil Wayne (186) and Future (168). Ty Dolla $ign pushes his sum to 46 entries.

Thanks to their featured appearances, North West and Bump J both earn their first career Hot 100 hits. At just 10 years old, North West, the eldest child of Ye and Kim Kardashian (who divorced in 2022), is now one of the youngest acts ever to reach the chart. Among other precocious charted talents, Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, hit the Hot 100 at just 7 years old in 2019, thanks to her featured turn on Beyoncé, Saint Jhn and Wizkid’s “Brown Skin Girl.” She made her overall chart debut just after making her debut in the world, as her coos are heard on Jay-Z’s “Glory,” featuring B.I.C.. The song hit Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs in 2012, making her the youngest billed artist ever on any Billboard chart.

Stevie Wonder is the youngest credited artist to hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, as he was 13 when “Fingertips (Part II)” led in 1963. Overall, Jordy is the youngest billed artist to have appeared on the chart, at just over 5 years old with “Dur Dur D’être Bébé (It’s Tough To Be a Baby)” in 1993.

Also notable is the debut of “Good (Don’t Die).” The song was removed from Spotify after less than four days on the streaming service, as it includes an uncleared interpolation of Donna Summer’s 1977 top 10 Hot 100 hit “I Feel Love.” The song has since been removed from all other streaming services and for purchase. Hours after the release of Vultures 1, Summer’s estate claimed “copyright infringement” and disapproved of the use of the alleged sample. “Kanye West … asked permission to use Donna Summer’s song I Feel Love, he was denied … he changed the words, had someone re sing it or used AI but it’s I Feel Love … copyright infringement!!!,” the estate posted in an Instagram Story on the official Donna Summer account Feb. 10.

That isn’t the only sampling issue regarding the album. Ozzy Osbourne called out Ye and labeled him an antisemite after an earlier version of “Carnival” included a live performance of Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man.” Plus, R&B artist Dijon posted to Instagram Stories Feb. 9, a day before the album’s release, suggesting that he was unaware that his song “Good Luck” was being sampled on the track “Stars.”

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[fengyu]

what are the current records for top 10/20/40?

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May 4, 2024 - Taylor Swift

TW LW 2W WOC TITLE PEAK
1 - - 1 Fortnight, Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone 1
2 - - 1 Down Bad, Taylor Swift 2
3 - - 1 I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Taylor Swift 3
4 - - 1 The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift 4
5 - - 1 So Long, London, Taylor Swift 5
6 - - 1 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys, Taylor Swift 6
7 - - 1 But Daddy I Love Him, Taylor Swift 7
8 - - 1 Florida!!!, Taylor Swift Featuring Florence + The Machine 8
9 - - 1 Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?, Taylor Swift 9
10 - - 1 Guilty As Sin?, Taylor Swift 10
11 - - 1 Fresh Out The Slammer, Taylor Swift 11
12 - - 1 loml, Taylor Swift 12
13 - - 1 The Alchemy, Taylor Swift 13
14 - - 1 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, Taylor Swift 14
20 - - 1 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can), Taylor Swift 20
21 - - 1 Clara Bow, Taylor Swift 21
23 - - 1 thanK you aIMee, Taylor Swift 23
24 - - 1 So High School, Taylor Swift 24
25 - - 1 The Black Dog, Taylor Swift 25
26 - - 1 imgonnagetyouback, Taylor Swift 26
30 - - 1 The Albatross, Taylor Swift 30
32 - - 1 The Prophecy, Taylor Swift 32
34 - - 1 I Hate It Here, Taylor Swift 34
35 - - 1 How Did It End?, Taylor Swift 35
36 - - 1 Chloe Or Sam Or Sophia Or Marcus, Taylor Swift 36
39 - - 1 I Look In People's Windows, Taylor Swift 39
41 13 - 51 Cruel Summer, Taylor Swift 1
44 - - 1 Cassandra, Taylor Swift 44
46 - - 1 Peter, Taylor Swift 46
47 - - 1 The Bolter, Taylor Swift 47
51 - - 1 The Manuscript, Taylor Swift 51
55 - - 1 Robin, Taylor Swift 55

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Here’s a recap of Eilish’s haul on the latest Hot 100.

Rank, Title:
No. 5, “Lunch”
No. 12, “Chihiro”
No. 13, “Birds of a Feather”
No. 17, “Wildflower”
No. 18, “Skinny”
No. 22, “L’Amour de Ma Vie”
No. 24, “The Greatest”
No. 25, “Blue”
No. 31, “The Diner”
No. 36, “Bittersuite”

“Lunch” marks Eilish’s highest Hot 100 debut and first to open in the top five, besting the No. 6 start of “My Future” in 2020.

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Eminem on the July 27, 2024-dated Hot 100:

No. 10, “Houdini” (up from No. 18; peaked at No. 2 in June)
No. 19, “Habits,” with White Gold
No. 20, “Renaissance”
No. 21, “Fuel,” with JID
No. 24, “Tobey,” with Big Sean & BabyTron (up from No. 27; new high)
No. 25, “Brand New Dance”
No. 27, “Somebody Save Me,” with Jelly Roll
No. 30, “Evil”
No. 31, “Trouble”
No. 37, “Lucifer,” with Sly Pyper
No. 39, “Antichrist”
No. 45, “Guilty Conscience 2”
No. 56, “Temporary,” with Skylar Grey
No. 59, “Road Rage,” with Dem Jointz & Sly Pyper
No. 69, “Bad One,” with White Gold
No. 72, “Head Honcho,” with Ez Mil

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All 18 songs from F-1 Trillion’s standard edition chart on the Billboard Hot 100 – including all 15 collaborations – led by former six-week No. 1 “I Had Some Help” at No. 2. Here’s a recap (all of which are debuts except where noted):

Rank, Title:
No. 2, “I Had Some Help,” feat. Morgan Wallen (holds at No. 2; spent six weeks at No. 1 in May-July)
No. 13, “Pour Me a Drink,” feat. Blake Shelton (up from No. 30; peaked at No. 12 in July)
No. 17, “Guy for That,” feat. Luke Combs (up from No. 36; returns to peak)
No. 23, “Wrong Ones,” feat. Tim McGraw
No. 25, “Losers,” feat. Jelly Roll
No. 34, “California Sober,” feat. Chris Stapleton
No. 40, “What Don’t Belong to Me”
No. 42, “Finer Things,” feat. Hank Williams Jr.
No. 50, “Nosedive,” feat. Lainey Wilson
No. 54, “Yours”
No. 56, “Have the Heart,” feat. Dolly Parton
No. 60, “Goes Without Saying,” feat. Brad Paisley
No. 63, “Missin’ You Like This,” feat. Luke Combs
No. 65, “Hide My Gun,” feat. HARDY
No. 66, “Devil I’ve Been,” feat. ERNEST
No. 78, “Never Love You Again,” feat. Sierra Ferrell
No. 83, “M-E-X-I-C-O,” feat. Billy Strings
No. 88, “Right About You”




Concurrently, all 12 songs on Short n’ Sweet land on the Hot 100, including three in the top five and 11 in the top 40. Here’s a recap (with all songs debuts except where noted):



No. 2, “Taste”

No. 3, “Please Please Please” (up from No. 9; spent one week at No. 1, becoming Carpenter’s first Hot 100 leader, in June)

No. 4, “Espresso” (up from No. 7; peaked at No. 3 in June)

No. 14, “Bed Chem”

No. 15, “Good Graces”

No. 21, “Sharpest Tool”

No. 22, “Juno”

No. 26, “Coincidence”

No. 27, “Slim Pickins”

No. 32, “Dumb & Poetic”

No. 35, “Don’t Smile”

No. 41, “Lie to Girls”

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Future Debuts All 17 Songs From ‘Mixtape Pluto’ on Hot 100
He now boasts the third-most Hot 100 entries of all time.


By Xander Zellner

10/1/2024

Future is back with another huge week on Billboard’s charts. His new project, Mixtape Pluto, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated Oct. 5) with 129,00 equivalent album units earned in the United States in its opening week (Sept. 20-26), according to Luminate, and all 17 of its songs debut on the Billboard Hot 100.


Future earns his 11th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, tying Eminem, Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) for the fifth-most in the chart’s history. It’s also Future’s third No. 1 of 2024, all tallied over six months – making him the first soloist to score a trio of leaders in a six-month span.


Below is a recap of all 17 of Future’s songs on the latest Hot 100, all of which are debuts – and all of which are with no other billed artists.

Rank, Title

No. 21, “Teflon Don”
No. 23, “Too Fast”
No. 25, “Lil Demon”
No. 26, “Ski”
No. 29, “Plutoski”
No. 42, “Ready to Cook Up”
No. 46, “Ocean”
No. 57, “South of France”
No. 59, “Brazzier”
No. 61, “Press the Button”
No. 63, “Surfing a Tsunami”
No. 68, “MJ”
No. 70, “Oath”
No. 80, “Aye Say Gang”
No. 81, “Told My”
No. 83, “Lost My Dog”
No. 85, “Made My Hoe Faint”
Future logs an 18th song on the latest Hot 100. His former three-week No. 1, “Like That” with Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar, ranks at No. 39 in its 27th week on the chart.

Future has now charted 217 songs on the Hot 100 in his career. He surpasses the Glee cast, with 207, for the third-most in the chart’s 66-year history, after only Drake (338) and Taylor Swift (264).

Plus, Future has charted 49 songs in 2024 alone, surpassing Swift (36) and Metro Boomin (35) for the most. The sum is the fourth-best ever for an act in a calendar year, after only the Glee cast’s 80 entries in 2010 and 77 in 2011 and Swift’s 54 in 2023.