Drake managed to fend off yet another challenge to his Artists 500 throne, notching a record-extending 35th week atop the chart. Drake pulled in 274.5 million song streams for the week of September 24th through September 30th, the 14th highest weekly stream count the chart has ever seen. His closest …
Read More »RS Charts: J. Cole Replaces Himself at Number One With 'My Life'
A deluge of J. Cole tracks took over the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart: Following the release of The Off-Season, the rapper scored eight of the ten most popular tracks in the country. The leader was “My.Life” with 21 Savage and Morray, which earned 36.4 million streams. (Cole …
Read More »Drake Back On Top of the Artists 500 Chart Once Again
Drake once again returned to the top of the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart. The rapper notched his 24th non-consecutive week at Number One by pulling in 130.3 million song streams for the week of April 30th though May 6th. In the scheme of all things Drake, that total is …
Read More »RS Charts: Cardi B's 'Up' Launches at Number One
Cardi B‘s “Up” debuted at Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, earning 20.4 million streams and more than 34,000 downloads. By arriving at the top of the chart, Cardi B broke Olivia Rodrigo‘s month-long run at Number One. It was a close race — Cardi B’s …
Read More »American Music Taste Finally Went Global in 2020
While our feet were planted firmly in the U.S. in 2020, largely barred from international travel,streaming data shows us our ears, at least, were wandering the globe. Figures from Alpha Data, the analytics provider behind the Rolling Stone Charts, show that U.S. listeners gravitated more and more toward global genres …
Read More »Drake Stays Number One as Nav, Kehlani Rise on Artists 500
Drake held on to the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart, though the Top 10 featured a handful of notable shake ups for the week of May 8th through May 14th. Drake pulled in 160.9 million song streams thanks to the continued success of his new …
Read More »RS Charts: BTS' 'On' Debuts Top Ten, but Roddy Ricch Is Still Number One
Roddy Ricch‘s “The Box” repeated at Number One for the ninth week on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, earning another 34.1 million streams for the week of February 21st through February 27th. The squeaky single has been the biggest hit of the year by a wide margin, holding …
Read More »RS Charts: The Weeknd's 'Heartless' Nabs Number One
The Weeknd was the only artist standing between Mariah Carey and Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The Weeknd launched “Heartless” and “Blinding Lights” to Numbers One and Two, respectively; the singles amassed more than 40 million streams between them. But Carey’s canonical holiday single …
Read More »RS Charts: Chance the Rapper Bests Drake, Claims Top Spot on Artists 500r
Chance the Rapper bumped Drake to take the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart for the week of July 26th to August 1st. After landing at Number 85 last week with 17.1 million streams, the Chicago rapper notched 117 million total streams, propelled by his new …
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