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the charts Mar. 17, 2024

Ariana Grande Rises and Shines to Her Sixth No. 1 AlbumEternal Sunshine debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.

By Jennifer Zhan
a real-life hoedown Feb. 20, 2024

Beyoncé Is the First Black Woman to Earn a Country No. 1Even without much radio airplay, “Texas Hold ’Em” debuted atop the Hot Country Songs chart.

By Justin Curto

the charts Dec. 18, 2023

Nicki Minaj Has the Most No. 1 Albums Out of Any Rap GirlThanks to Pink Friday 2.

By Zoe Guy
chart updates Apr. 5, 2023

Jimin Has the Whole Music Industry GaggedGoing No. 1 with his history-making single “Like Crazy.”

By Zoe Guy
charts (taylor’s version) Oct. 31, 2022

Taylor Swift’s Midnights Makes the Whole Top Ten of Billboard’s Hot 100 ShimmerA day after she earned her 11th No. 1 album with a nice million-sale week.

By Jennifer Zhan
chart updates Oct. 24, 2022

‘Unholy’ Makes Kim Petras the First Openly Trans Artist With a No. 1 HitAnd Sam Smith the first publicly nonbinary artist at the top of the Billboard Hot 100.

By Jason P. Frank
chart updates Oct. 3, 2022

Steve Lacy’s ‘Bad Habit’ Breaks Harry Styles’s Habit of Staying at No. 1Plus, Sam Smith and Kim Petras are at No. 3 while GloRilla and Cardi B enter at No. 9.

By Justin Curto
chart updates Aug. 22, 2022

Nicki Minaj’s New Single Did Super Freaky Good on the ChartsIt earned the rapper her first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

By Zoe Guy
afrobeats Mar. 30, 2022

Is Billboard’s Afrobeats Chart Good for Afrobeats?The rising crop of African artists deserve more than a marketing gimmick.

By Shamira Ibrahim
records on records Oct. 25, 2021

Adele Takes an Easy Ride to No. 1 With ‘Easy on Me’After breaking Spotify’s 24-hour global streaming record.

By Justin Curto
records on records Aug. 9, 2021

Billie Eilish Gets Another Reason to Be Happier Than Ever, Debuts at No. 1Eilish leads a strong vinyl-sales week — and a top three full of teens.

By Justin Curto
chart updates June 1, 2021

BTS Tops the Billboard Hot 100 Chart With ‘Butter’Adding a little spice to an Olivia Rodrigo-filled top ten.

By Zoe Haylock

records on records May 24, 2021

Good 4 Her: Olivia Rodrigo Earns Second No. 1 Debut With ‘good 4 u’She’s the first artist to earn two No. 1 debuts off a debut album.

By Justin Curto
records on records May 3, 2021

Ariana Grande Bumps the Weeknd’s ‘Save Your Tears’ to No. 1 With RemixCue the tears of joy.

By Justin Curto
chart updates Apr. 12, 2021

Silk Sonic Charm Their Way to No. 1 With ‘Leave the Door Open’While Olivia Rodrigo notches another top-ten debut.

By Justin Curto
chart updates Apr. 5, 2021

Call Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ a No. 1 HitAnd don’t call Lil Nas X a one-hit wonder anymore.

By Justin Curto
chart updates Dec. 6, 2020

Bad Bunny’s El Último Tour del Mundo Becomes First All-Spanish No. 1 AlbumDebuting at the top of the Billboard 200 chart.

By Halle Kiefer
chart updates Nov. 30, 2020

BTS Make History With First Non-English Song to Debut at No. 1 on the Hot 100“Life Goes On” earns the boys their third Billboard No. 1 in three months.

By Zoe Haylock
chart updates Oct. 19, 2020

24kGoldn and Iann Dior Get in the ‘Mood’ for Their First Billboard No. 1The TikTok hit tops this week’s Hot 100.

By Zoe Haylock
chart updates Sept. 22, 2020

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Just Broke a Billboard RecordIt has been stuck in our heads for a record 28 weeks.

By Zoe Haylock