At No. 13, MGK earns his second-highest-charting Hot 100 hit. Plus, 5SOS and Imagine Dragons method the highest 10 and Marshmello and Bastille hit the highest 40.
Machine Gun Kelly makes his 2018 Billboard Hot 100 debut as his fiery diss monitor “Rap Devil,” directed in the direction of Eminem, opens at No. 13 (on the chart dated Sept. 22).
“Rap Devil” logged 23.5 million U.S. streams and offered 36,000 downloads within the week ending Sept. 13, in accordance with Nielsen Music, following its Sept. 8 launch. The monitor concurrently opens at No. 1 on the Digital Song Sales chart, marking MGK’s first chief on the checklist, and No. 13 on Streaming Songs.
The monitor is MGK’s first solo-billed Hot 100 entry and fifth total. He makes his highest debut with the music, which launches as his second-highest-charting Hot 100 hit, after his Camila Cabello collaboration “Bad Things,” which rose to No. 4 in 2017.
MGK’s different Hot 100 entries: “Wild Boy,” that includes Waka Flocka Flame (No. 98 peak in January 2012); “At My Best,” that includes Hailee Steinfeld (No. 60, May 2017); and “Home,” with X Ambassadors and Bebe Rexha (No. 90, December 2017).
Notably, Eminem launched his response monitor to “Rap Devil,” “Killshot,” Friday, Sept. 14.
As beforehand reported, Drake makes history atop the Sept. 22-dated Hot 100, main for a 10th week with “In My Feelings.” As he reigned earlier this yr for 11 weeks with “God’s Plan” and for eight frames with “Nice for What,” Drake’s 29 weeks at No. 1 are essentially the most for any artist in a yr within the Hot 100’s historical past, passing Usher’s 28 weeks on high in 2004.
Who else makes notable (if not fairly that historic) Hot 100 chart strikes this week?
“Youngblood,” 5 Seconds of Summer
The monitor strikes to the doorstep of the Hot 100’s high 10, up from No. 13 to No. 11 (a brand new career-best rank for the band). The music claims the Hot 100’s high Airplay Gainer award for a second consecutive week, because it rises 8-7 on the Radio Songs chart, up 14 p.c to 71.Eight million airplay viewers impressions within the week ending Sept. 16.
“Youngblood” additionally bumps 6-5 on the Pop Songs airplay chart, the place it turns into 5SOS’ first high 5 hit.
“Natural,” Imagine Dragons
Also making a push for the Hot 100’s high 10, “Natural” lifts 20-15. The monitor, the band’s eighth high 15 Hot 100 hit, ascends 4-2 on Digital Song Sales (923,000, down 12 p.c), 23-18 on Radio Songs (46.9 million, up 16 p.c) and 48-33 on Streaming Songs (12.Eight million, up Four p.c).
“Natural” leads the Hot Rock Songs chart for a fifth week and the Alternative Songs airplay chart for a 3rd body.
“Happier,” Marshmello & Bastille
The music enters the Hot 100’s high 40, climbing 46-35 and gaining in all metrics. It zooms 42-17 on Digital Song Sales (11,000, up 44 p.c) and debuts at No. 38 on Streaming Songs (11.5 million, up 10 p.c) and No. 50 on Radio Songs (21.three million, up 30 p.c).
Marshmello provides his fifth high 40 Hot 100 hit (all since November 2017), whereas Bastille notches its second and first in almost 5 years; the band broke via with “Pompeii,” which hit No. 5 in March 2014.
