Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” tops the Billboard Hot 100 for a third week after a record-breaking 59-week climb to #1.
Meanwhile, Imagine Dragons and JID’s “Enemy” enters the top 10 of the Hot 100, jumping from #12 to #8.
The Hot 100 brings together all genres of US streaming (official audio and video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (as of March 26, 2022) will be updated tomorrow (March 22) on Billboard.com. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.
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“Heat Waves,” released on Wolf Tone/Polydor/Republic Records, racked up 67.3 million radio airplay impressions (up 2%) and 15.2 million US streams (up 1%) as of March 11, and sold 3,100 downloads (down 9%). -17 tracking week, according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data.
The single, the first Hot 100 No. 1 (and entry) for the British quartet, books a second week at No. 1 on the Radio Songs chart; drops from #3 to #4 for streaming songs; and falls between 16 and 20 on Digital Song Sales, where it peaked at number 13.
As “Heat Waves” reigns in its 61st overall week on the Hot 100, it’s the fifth-longest #1 in the list’s history (and it’s almost certain to move up to second place within two months).
Longest-charting Billboard Hot 100 #1
90 weeks on Hot 100 (an all-time record), “Blinding Lights”, The Weeknd (2019–21; four weeks at #1)
68 Weeks, “Party Rock Anthem”, LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock (2011-12; six weeks at #1)
65 weeks, “Rolling in the Deep”, Adele (2010-12; seven weeks at #1)
63 weeks, “Save Your Tears”, The Weeknd & Ariana Grande (2020-22; two weeks at #1; still on the charts)
61 weeks, “Heat Waves”, Glass Animals (2021-22; three weeks at #1 to date; still on the charts)
61 weeks, “Circles”, Post Malone (2019–20; three weeks at #1)
60 weeks, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)”, Los Del Rio (1995-97; 14 weeks at #1)
“Heat Waves” simultaneously topped the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts, both of which use the same multimetric methodology as the Hot 100, for a 26th week each.
The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” bounces back after seven weeks at No. 1, up 5-2 on the Hot 100. It holds up at No. 2 for Radio Songs (64.5 million, up 1%); slips 8-13 on streaming songs (11.5 million, essentially even week-to-week); and re-enters at No. 46 in Digital Song Sales (1,800, up 21%). The track has spent all 36 of its weeks on the Hot 100 in the top 10 since entering the chart at #3 on July 24, 2021; only Post Malone’s “Circles” has had a longer uninterrupted run in the top 10 with a debut: 38 weeks, 2019-20.
Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin” is steady at #3 on the Hot 100 as it tops the multimetric Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Rap Songs charts for a ninth week each, and GAYLE’s “abcdefu” remains at #3 4, after reaching number 3. “abcdefu” also tops the adult pop airplay radio charts; it previously conducted pop airplay for two weeks.
Encanto’s “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” falls to No. 1 with 2-5 points on the Hot 100 after five weeks, the longest reign ever for a song from a Disney movie. Featuring Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz and the Encanto cast, all singing as the characters they voice in the film, the track continues its command of streaming songs where it’s at for one 11th place leads week (22.2 million, down 11%).
Justin Bieber’s “Ghost” climbs from #7 to #6 on the Hot 100, swapping places with Adele’s “Easy on Me” (6-7), which stayed at #1 for 10 weeks.
Imagine Dragons and JID’s “Enemy” climbs to No. 12-8 on the Hot 100, with 42 million radio airplay listeners (up 17%, good for fifth straight week as the chart’s top airplay gainer), 10.6 million streams (down 3%) and 4,000 sold (up 3%). The song is featured at the beginning of each episode of the Netflix animated series Arcane: League of Legends, which premiered on November 6, 2021 (with the track topping Billboard’s list of Top TV Songs powered by Tunefind in November).
Imagine Dragons reach their fifth top 10 on the Hot 100 after “Radioactive” (#3, July 2013); “Demons” (No. 6, December 2013); “Believer” (No. 4, August 2017); and “Thunder” (No. 4, December 2017). Rapper/singer JID earns his first top 10.
“Enemy” also makes the top 10 in both Radio Songs (14-10) and Digital Song Sales (13-10). Imagine Dragons Enters Radio Songs Top 10 For Seventh Time And First Since 2018’s “Natural”; “Enemy” makes the top 10 in just its fifth week on the list, marking the group’s fastest flight to the tier, beating the six-week journey for “Thunder,” its lone leader on the list, by one. The band adds their 11th top 10 on Digital Song Sales. JID reaches the top 10 of both charts for the first time.
“Enemy” is supported by multiple radio formats as it reigns alternative airplay for a seventh week and has charted at Imagine Dragons’ seventh #1; pushes 10-9 on adult pop airplay; and holds #10 on Pop Airplay.
Also of note is that the top 3 tracks on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (“Heat Waves,” “abcdefu,” and “Enemy,” at #1, 2, and 3 respectively this week) all ranked in the top 10 of the Hot 100 simultaneously will be released for the first time since the June 2020 revamp of Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.
Rounding out the top 10 on the Hot 100, Lil Nas X’s “Thats What I Want” returns to its best spot (10-9) and Ed Sheeran’s “Bad Habits” falls 8-10 after hitting #2.
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