The race will be on next week to see if Epic’s Future & Drake or Columbia’s Russ & Bia can get to #1 with “Life Is Good” or “Best on Earth.” RCA’s H.E.R. enters the Top 5 with “Slide.” Republic’s The Weeknd and Def Jam’s Justin Bieber will both have sizable gains with “Blinding Lights” (XO) and “Intentions” f/Quavo. RCA’s Doja Cat and Capitol’s Migos continue to move inside the Top 20 with “Say So” (Kemosabe) and “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott. Look for SZA X Justin Timberlake’s “The Other Side” to debut this week.
The race is on for the next #1. Columbia’s Russ & Bia with “Best on Earth” vs Epic’s Future & Drake (Freebandz) with “Life Is Good.” Both are deserving of a #1 for sure and are up over 550 spins this week. It’s much too close to call at this point.
Columbia’s John Stazza and James White have the pedal to the metal this week. Russ has been on the chart for 15 weeks and has been a very steady performer. This would be Russ’ very first #1 record. Good luck to both labels! Lil Nas X’s “Rodeo” is up 90 spins and officially enters the Top 25. Columbia also has Baby Keem’s “Orange Soda” at #41 this week.
Epic’s Rick Sackheim and Dontay Thompson have the Future & Drake at #3, and it looks like a matter of when, not if, this one goes #1. It is up 620 spins and shows no signs of slowing down. They also have Black Eyed Peas X J. Balvin’s "RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” at #12, gaining 160 spins. Camila Cabello’s “My Oh My” f/DaBaby is now #18, and they debut Flipp Dinero’s “How I Move” at #40 and up 50 spins. Jackboys’ “Out West” is a week or so away from a debut, landing at #47 and up 150 spins. Yo Gotti’s “H.O.E.” gains 60 spins and is now at #50. D Munoz’s “Drink” is still developing.
Over at Interscope, Nino Cuccinello has blackbear’s “hot girl bummer” at #10, and still up triple digits. Trevor Daniel’s “Falling” enters the top 15 and is up 210 spins. Right behind is Summer Walker’s “Come Thru” f/Usher. She sees an increase of 230 spins. Eminem’s “Godzilla” climbs inside the top 25 thanks to another 215-spin gain.
Davey Dee and Garrett Ream at Republic have another solid week with The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” (XO) as he climbs to #14 and is up 415 spins. Skip Marley’s “Slow Down” leaps #36-30 and gains 60 spins. Karol G & Nicki Minaj’s “Tusa” is up 60 spins and climbs #36-30 this week. Lil Wayne’s “I Do It” comes in at #34, and they debut Kiana Lede’s “Mad at Me” at #39. They impacted The Weeknd’s new “After Hours” and it’s off to a great start. It is up 255 spins and is a week away from a debut.
Over at RCA, Lori G and Inca continue to run H.E.R.’s “Slide” up the chart. She moves #12-8, thanks to a 380-spin jump. Doja Cat’s “Say So” (Kemosabe) climbs to #21, thanks to a 355-spin injection. Khalid X Disclosure’s “Know Your Worth” is up 80 spins and lands at #28. Usher’s “Don’t Waste My Time” is just getting started and is at #45 this week. It’s up 125 spins and should debut next week. BROCKHAMPTON’s “SUGAR” is still developing.
Def Jam’s Noah Sheer sees Justin Bieber’s “Intentions” f/Quavo continue to climb the chart. It’s up an incredible 620 spins and leaps #23-17. Jhené Aiko’s “OTW” gains 140 spins and is now at #52. YG’s “Konclusions” is also just getting started and is #53 this week. Def Jam drops Danileigh latest, “Levi High” f/Da Baby, this week.
Geffen’s Lee L’Heuruex has Rod Wave’s “Heart on Ice” at #22. It was up a solid 150 spins and research is starting to come in. He also has J.I. The Prince of NY’s “Need Me” already at #60. Make sure you check this one out.
Capitol’s Dixie Tipton works her magic and has Lil Baby’s “Whoa” inside the Top 10. He was up 230 spins. She also has Migos’ “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott rocketing inside the Top 25 in just two weeks. It was 610 spins and looks to continue its roll.
Biggest Increase:
Justin Bieber “Intentions” f/Quavo (Def Jam)
Future & Drake “Life Is Good” (Freebandz/Republic-Epic)
Migos “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott (QC/Motown/Capitol)
Russ & Bia “Best on Earth” (Columbia)
The Weeknd “Blinding Lights” (XO/Republic)
Buzz Records:
Jackboys “Out West” (Cactus Jack/Epic)
SZA X Justin Timberlake “The Other Side” (RCA)
Jhené Aiko “OTW” (Def Jam)
J.I. The Prince of NY “Need Me” (Geffen/Interscope)
RCA comes out of the box strong with the SZA X Justin Timberlake’s “The Other Side” getting 36 adds this week. QC/Capitol’s Migos and Def Jam’s Jhené Aiko both get 8 commitments on “Give No Fxk” f/Travis Scott and “OTW,” while Republic’s The Weeknd grabs seven more stations on “After Hours.” Epic’s Jackboys continue to bring in the gold out with “Out West,” nailing down 6 more adds.
Epic’s Future & Drake and Columbia’s Russ & Bia are at #3 and #4 with “Life Is Good” (Freebandz) and “Best on Earth,” and are setting up for their #1 push in the next two weeks. RCA’s H.E.R. and Capitol’s Lil Baby enter the Top 10 with “Slide” and “Woah.” Def Jam’s Justin Bieber will have a 500-spin increase on “Intentions” f/Quavo. Look for QC/Capitol’s Migos to do the same with “Give No Fxk.” Caroline’s Trippie Redd will debut this week with “Love Me More” (10k Projects).
