Ariana Grande has had a rough summer, but her hit single ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me‘ is hanging in there at #7 on the latest Billboard Hot 100. ‘Petal,’ the second single from the album of the same name, peaked at #4 but is currently in the 40s.
At #8 is Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Stupid Song,’ the third single from her album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love. Four singles from the album have hit the top five already, with lead single ‘Drop Dead’ reaching #1.
Tame Impala holds the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Dracula,’ a collaboration with K-pop star JENNIE. ‘Dracula’ has been on the chart for more than a year now.
At #6 is Slovak pop singer ADÉLA with the viral hit ‘Nicole Kidman,’ another in a long line of songs titled after Hollywood actresses. But unlike Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Demi Moore’ or SZA’s ‘Drew Barrymore,’ this song’s lyrics directly reference the titular namesake.
Morgan Wallen claims #4 on the latest Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Been By Now,’ the lead single from his upcoming album. This song, which peaked at #2, is Wallen’s 21st top ten hit and his tenth to reach the top five. Wallen has had four #1 hits in the past four years.
Country has been having more than a moment the past several years. A couple of months ago, five country songs claimed the top five spots of the Hot 100 for the first time in the chart’s history. Wallen held two of those spots, with this song and a duet with Ella Langley (‘I Can’t Love You Anymore’).
Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas‘ might have lost the top spot of the Hot 100 to Taylor Swift, but it’s been hanging in there at #2. In fact, Swift’s other three new songs debuted at #3-5, unable to fully dislodge the country smash.
At #3 this week is Stella Lefty’s ‘Boston,’ in its 28th week on the chart. It cracked the top 20 in June and has been kicking around the top five for more than a month, peaking at #2.
It’s been a full five months since I last did an installment of ‘What the Kids are Listening To,’ the series in which I cover the songs currently topping the Billboard Hot 100.
Back in May, Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ had been at #1 for seven weeks, a record for a woman country artist. After that, of course, it held on to the top spot for 24 total weeks, besting Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You‘ to become the longest-running #1 hit in Billboard history.
