SAINt JHN has been celebrating a legion of new fans after his four-year-old song "Roses" was revived on social media after a remix by an underground Kazakhstan-based producer went viral, helping him get the record to Billboard Hot 100's Top 10.
For the first time in his career, SAINt JHN has gotten a single in the Top 10 of the chart as a lead artist. The Brooklyn artist has written songs for Rihanna, Usher, Jidenna, Beyoncé, and more but, as a solo artist, he has not seen the same success as the musicians he's helped out with his pen game. Now, he surprisingly can celebrate a new achievement with a song he had likely never expected to take off like this.
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Fresh off the official remix with Future, SAINt JHN is cradling his head in his hands after "Roses" marked #10 on this week's edition of the Billboard Hot 100.
The track's popularity has been bolstered through a remix by Imanbek, who released the remix after attempting to reach JHN on Instagram. He did not receive a reply and, shortly after the song's release, it blew up on Tik Tok.
"Wow," wrote SAINt JHN on Twitter, reacting to his feat.
This week's chart also saw DaBaby earn his first-ever #1 record with "ROCKSTAR," marking Roddy Ricch's second time at the top after "The Box's" early success.
DaBaby & Roddy Ricch’s "Rockstar" Top Billboard Hot 100
Congrats to DaBaby & Roddy Ricch!
Roddy Ricch and DaBaby have been proven to be this generation's most trusted hitmakers, at least in the past few months. Well, for DaBaby, it's been the past year yet he's never earned a chart-topper. Today, Billboard reports that his new collaboration with Roddy Ricch, the fan-favorite "ROCKSTAR," is now the new number one song in the country. The song is off of Baby's latest project, Blame It On Baby and has gained a significant amount of traction in the past few weeks.
For Baby, it's his first number-one single but Roddy Ricch clocks in his second number-one single this year. "The Box" is having an insane run on the charts, as it held the top spot for several weeks, similar to Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road." Roddy still claims two spots in the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 as "The Box" holds it down at number 9.
Another major move on the charts in SAINt JHN's "Roses" which has been picking up steam over the past few months, thanks to TikTok. Now, the song is rose to number 10 on the Hot 100 following the release of the remix featuring Future. Perhaps SAINt JHN is also on his way to clocking the first number-one single of his career.
Check out the chart breakdown below.
DaBaby Rises, Megan Thee Stallion Slides, & Lady Gaga Wins In Hot 100 Update
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande go #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their collaborative single "Rain On Me."
Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé teamed up to deliver an ultra-hyped remix of "Savage," which eventually carried its weight all the way to the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100. After spending just one week at the pole position, the song has slid down one spot to allow room for Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande to grab the throne.
With the release of her anticipated new album Chromatica, Lady Gaga is preparing to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 next week. Already, she's celebrating this new era in her storied career with a brand new #1 single in "Rain On Me," which marks the second time that Ariana Grande has been featured at the top of the chart this year.
One week after experiencing his highest peak on the chart, DaBaby beat his own personal record and peaked again at #3 with "ROCKSTAR," his latest collaboration with Roddy Ricch.
The following two spots are saved for two songs that have had their own dominant runs on the Hot 100: The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" and Doja Cat's "Say So."
This is the third all-female collaboration to strike the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 in recent weeks. It is also the first of the bunch to debut at #1 in the chart's history. In addition to that, this becomes Lady Gaga's fifth #1 single and Ariana Grande's fourth.
Future Floored That He’s Surpassed Elvis Presley In Billboard Hits
Future celebrated becoming the artist with the fourth highest number of Billboard Hot 100 entries of all time, beating out Elvis Presley.
Future is in disbelief that he actually beat the late Elvis Presley's record for Billboard Hot 100 entries. After his new album, High Off Life, officially went No. 1 this week, securing the rapper his seventh number one album of his career, Future got word that the project had also earned him another incredible Billboard feat. After recording his 110th entry this week, Future officially became the artist with the fourth highest number of hits on the Hot 100 chart, surpassing both Elvis Presley and Nicki Minaj, who are now tied in fifth place with 109 entries.
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This accomplishment is impressive enough on its own, but Future couldn't believe that he had managed to beat out a rock legend like Elvis. On Tuesday (May 26th), the rapper took to Twitter to express his disbelief.
"7 number 1 albums and they mentioning me with ELVIS PRESLEY," he wrote. "Grateful and beyond THANKFUL." Ahead of Future for most entries of all time is Drake in the top spot with 222 entries, followed by the GLEE cast with 207. It was a humorous moment earlier this year when Drake discovered that he had officially tied with the cast of the musical TV series for the most Hot 100 entries after he and Future dropped "Life Is Good." Drake and the cast of GLEE, which hadn't been on the air for almost five years at that point, were tied with 207 entries each, but he managed to surpass them a few months later after he hopped on "Oprah's Bank Account" with Lil Yachty and DaBaby, breaking the record for most Hot 100 hits of all time.
Nicki Minaj Missing "Say So" Credit Explained By Billboard
Billboard has finally explained what happened to Nicki Minaj’s credit on the Doja Cat song, “Say So.”
While Doja Cat is embroiled in her very first controversy since her career started to take off, her song “Say So,” which recently became an even bigger force in streaming thanks to a Nicki Minaj remix, has been living high on the charts. The song became both artists’ first #1 single right after it dropped.
It did get knocked down a peg, finally, with Megan Thee Stallion‘s equally big “Savage” remix featuring Beyonce finally claiming the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, giving the Texas Hottie her first #1 in the process. Meanwhile, Doja Cat‘s “Say So” slips to #2 on the same chart. With the latest Billboard stats debuted today, Billboard also took the time to explain what happened to Nicki Minaj‘s credit on the chart– while she did appear alongside Doja Cat at first, her name soon disappeared from the chart, sparking controversy, especially for the ever-aggressive Barbz fanbase. The fans speculated that with the removal of her credit, she also lost her first #1 single.
Billboard explained today, that the removal of Nicki’s name is simply due to the fact that it is actually the original version of “Say So” which is driving the majority of its success and streaming numbers. This does not mean Nicki lost her #1– she still has that credit, but now, it’s the OG “Say So” taking the cake.
Read the explanation below.
“After two weeks of Minaj showing as a featured artist on ‘Say So’ on the Hot 100 and other charts that utilize the same methodology, only Doja Cat is now listed, as the original version, without Minaj, is now driving the majority of overall activity for the song; the change does not affect any of Minaj’s achievements on those charts the past two weeks, and she continues not to be credited on the song on any airplay charts, as the vast majority of the song’s airplay is still for the original version.”
DaBaby’s Highest-Charting Song Is No Longer "Suge"
DaBaby gets an assist from Roddy Ricch as "ROCKSTAR" becomes his highest-charting single to date.
DaBaby's new album Blame It On Baby may not have been a hit with the fans but one song from it has officially become the rapper's highest-charting single ever.
Until the new tally was announced this morning, DaBaby's biggest song ever was "Suge." Despite it being the track that broke Baby into superstardom, it only reached #7 as its peak on the Billboard Hot 100.
For the last few weeks, "ROCKSTAR" with Roddy Ricch has been rising the ranks and today, it officially peaked at #4, making it DaBaby's highest-charting single to date.
This week's Billboard Hot 100 is looking much different from last week's seeing both top contenders -- Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's "Stuck With U" and Tekashi 6ix9ine's "GOOBA" -- being bounced out of the Top 10. Their plummets made way for DaBaby and Roddy Ricch to hit a new high, joining Ricch's other single "The Box" for the Compton rapper's second appearance in the Top 10.
Congratulations are in order for DaBaby. Already, the star has announced that he will not slow down on album releases, preparing his next drop before the end of the year.
What do you think of "ROCKSTAR?" Is it one of the best songs that DaBaby has released or can he do better?
Future Passes Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, & Elvis In All-Time Billboard Hits
Future officially has the fourth most entries on the Billboard Hot 100 in history, trailing Lil Wayne, the cast of Glee, and Drake.
It's time to celebrate Future for what he is: a certified hitmaker and an ultra-talented songwriter. The Atlanta rapper is on the heels of his High Off Life release, going #1 in its first week out. The album brought Future his highest sales ever, moving 153,000 equivalent album units.
It was also a major streaming success and, because of that, a select number of songs from the new album struck gold on the Billboard Hot 100. With "Life Is Good" keeping its position in the Top 10, Future is dominating the charts right now, clocking a bunch of new successes this week and even passing some first-ballot Hall of Famers in the process.
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According to Chart Data, Future has officially passed Elvis Presley, Nicki Minaj, and Kanye West on the list of artists with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries ever. This week, Future notched his 110th song on the chart, leaving Nicki and Elvis tied with one less, and Kanye West alone at 107 entries.
Among his new spots on the Hot 100 are "Solitaires" with Travis Scott, "Trillionaire" with Youngboy Never Broke Again, "Trapped In The Sun," "All Bad" with Lil Uzi Vert, "Hard To Choose One," "Ridin Strikers," and "Harlem Shake" with Young Thug.
Despite Pluto's strong week, Lil Uzi Vert remains the artist leading 2020 in entries on the Billboard Hot 100 with 36 separate spots.
Congratulations to Future on another legacy-defining album.
Megan Thee Stallion Earns First #1 Single With "Savage"
Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé rise to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as Tekashi 6ix9ine and Justin Bieber & Ariana Grande drop out of the Top 10.
The Billboard Hot 100 was a whole mess last week as Tekashi 6ix9ine was battling Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande for the top spot on the chart. Fast forward seven days and neither one of those two songs, "GOOBA" and "Stuck With U", are even in the Top 10.
For the first time ever, Megan Thee Stallion has a #1 single as "Savage" with Beyoncé has officially been launched to the top. In its tenth week on the Hot 100, the song rises four spots to reach #1.
With "Savage" topping the chart, history has been made again as two all-female collaborations have been #1 in the same year. This is the first year that has ever happened.
It is followed directly by Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj's collaboration for "Say So." The song remains at #2 despite the current controversies facing the Los Angeles singer.
Elsewhere on the Billboard Hot 100, DaBaby earns his highest-charting single of all-time as "ROCKSTAR" with Roddy Ricch has surpassed "Suge," clocking in at #4.
The usual culprits remain on the chart with Post Malone's "Circles," Roddy Ricch's "The Box," Future and Drake's "Life Is Good," and other songs all keeping their places in the Hot 100.
Congratulations to Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé on their new #1!
6ix9ine’s Billboard History Reportedly Removed After Manipulation Claims
Tekashi 6ix9ine investigates into Billboard's "corruption."
With the backing of the federal government, it appears that Tekashi 6ix9ine's willing to take on just about any machine at this point, including the Billboard charts. Last week, he went on a tirade against Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's new collab over merch bundles that would help them claim the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. That being said, the success of "GOOBA," in his opinion, should warrant the top spot on the Hot 100 this week.
View this post on Instagram@billboard YOU’RE A LIE AND CORRUPT. YOU GOT CAUGHT CHEATING AND THE WORLD WILL KNOW.
Earlier today, Tekashi 6ix9ine revealed his findings in a recent investigation into the Billboard charts. The rapper and his team pressed Billboard about Ariana Grande's and Justin Bieber's new collaboration to find out that there were allegedly six credit cards used to purchase half of 60K units moved at the last minute, though Billboard didn't disclose who those credit cards belonged to. The funny thing about the rant is 6ix9ine's attempt to disguise it from looking as if it wasn't self-serving was a fail. He pointed to the number of streams that amounted to more than 50M and said that 20M got disqualified.
In the days since 6ix9ine's taken aim at Billboard, it appears that they may have removed his chart history completely. It's currently listed as unavailable but perhaps, it's just a glitch in the backend.
6ix9ine Accuses Billboard Of "Manipulating The Charts"
Tekashi 6ix9ine called out Billboard for seemingly manipulating the charts in favour of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber going No. 1 instead of him.
Tekashi 6ix9ine was in disbelief after Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber's "Stuck With U" jumped ahead of his song, "Gooba," in a forecast of next week's Hot 100 chart, so he decided to send a public message to Billboard. “Imma make this real quick, ‘cause I’ll be real disappointed if Billboard gets paid for No. 1s [and] somehow manipulate the charts," he declared in an Instagram video. “I want the whole world to see this, because what I’m about to show you is a forecast of what every label in the world gets: Atlantic, Interscope, Republic, Columbia, Sony, Universal Music, every label gets this."
View this post on Instagram@billboard explain this to the millions of artist who never got #1 because you guys play favorites.
He proceeds to show said forecast that his label received on Thursday (May 15th), which shows Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj remaining at No. 1 with “Say So (Remix),” while “GOOBA” sits at No. 2. Below them are The Weeknd’s "Blinding Lights" (No. 3), Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé’s “Savage (Remix)” (No. 4), and Ari and Justin at No. 5. However, he indicates that “Stuck With U” submitted 60,000 units "out of nowhere” at the “last second” on Thursday night, which he claims is “completely illegal.” Now, a new forecast reads that “Stuck With U” has reached No. 1, “GOOBA” remains at No. 2, and “Say So (Remix)” is now at No. 3.
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“They went from being fifth place to first place out of nowhere,” he says about Ari and Justin. The kicker for him, though, is that Billboard was promoting a signed CD bundle for Ari and Justin, which he believes helped to "manipulate the charts" and get "Stuck With U" to No. 1.
He points out that, considering “GOOBA” has garnered "200 million streams," which he claims is "double the streams" than any other song on the charts right now, he should be dominating by “a landslide." He also claims that Doja Cat’s label sent an audit to Billboard because they, too, are suspicious about the sudden chart position of her song after it dropped to No. 3.
“Literally, you’re manipulating the charts now," he concludes. "How can an artist that works hard get No. 1?" Prior to this rant, 6ix9ine previously sent out a similar warning to Billboard not to mess with the numbers. "The world is watching very closely," he wrote on a since-deleted Instagram post. "I will hate to believe that people pay for their spins on the radio and making manipulating bundles to manipulate the chart."
