Kanye West conquered the Artists 500 with the highest weekly stream count the chart has ever seen following the arrival of his new album, Donda. West pulled in a record-setting 410.8 million song streams, and the 269 million stream gap between him and the Number Two artist — Drake with …
Read More »Drake Bounces Back to Number One on Artists 500 Chart
Drake returned to Number One on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, while last week’s chart-topper, Rod Wave, slipped to Number Two. Drake pulled in 136.6 million song streams for the week of April 2nd through April 8th, his typically strong numbers still getting a boost from his recent three-track …
Read More »RS Charts: Lil Tjay and 6lack's 'Calling My Phone' Storms to Number One
Lil Tjay‘s “Calling My Phone,” a mournful collaboration with the singer 6lack, debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. Lil Tjay initially teased the track, which concerns the messy aftermath of a breakup, online back in December. When it finally came out, it racked up …
Read More »RS Charts: Drake Comfortably Continues Artists 500 Reign at Number One
Drake notched yet another week atop the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, pulling in 123.2 million song streams for the week of August 28th through September 3rd. The rapper’s characteristically strong streaming numbers remained bolstered by his latest single, “Laugh Now Cry Later,” which hit Number Two on the Top …
Read More »Drake Takes Number One on Artists 500 for Fourth Straight Week
Drake secured his fourth week at the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, accruing 117.6 million song streams for the week of June 19th through June 25th. Drake’s reign continued uninterrupted even as his latest single, “Toosie Slide” dropped out of the Top 10 of the Top 100 …
Read More »RS Charts: Future Powers Past Drake on Artists 500 Chart Following 'High Off Life' Release
Future was the most streamed act in the country last week, taking the top spot on the Artists 500 chart. His jump from Number 19 to Number One was powered by the release of High Off Life, which included popular tracks like “Solitaires,” featuring Travis Scott (13.3 million streams), “Trillionaire,” …
Read More »The Sound of the Coronavirus Quarantine Is an Acoustic Guitar
Millions of listeners have been coping with the loneliness, moral fatigue, and existential boredom of a global pandemic to the beat of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” so many that the song took the top spot on the RS 100. Yet overall, Americans have been seeking solace not in synthetic beats, …
Read More »RS Charts: DaBaby Returns to Number One on Artists 500 Chart
DaBaby climbed all the way back to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, pulling in 163.3 million song streams for the week of April 17th through April 23rd. The North Carolina rapper has been a mainstay in the upper echelons of the chart since his breakout in …
Read More »RS Charts: Songs From Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' Dominate the Top 100
Lil Uzi Vert is utterly dominant on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, with tracks from his new album Eternal Atake accounting for 14 of the Top 20. The highest-performing songs matched up roughly with the album’s tracklist: The first song, “Baby Pluto,” debuted at Number One with …
Read More »Can the Who Defeat Roddy Ricch for the Number One Album?
The Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart is shaping up to be a tight and motley race next week as The Who and rising Compton rapper Roddy Ricch tussle for Number One, with pop star Camila Cabello close behind. The battle is not only one of genres and eras, but …
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