Hot 100 First-Timers: Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar & Yseult Win Every First Entry With “Alibi”

Sevdaliza, Pabllo Vittar and Yseult each score their first career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 3), thanks to their viral collaboration “Alibi.”

The song, released June 28 on Twisted Elegance, debuts at No. 95 almost entirely from its stream total: 5.6 million official US streams (up 18%) in the July 19-25 tracking week; according to Luminate.

The song has been gaining traction thanks to a viral dance trend on TikTok that started in the spring before the song's official release. It has taken off in recent weeks, with the cut complete 1.5 million videos on the platform to date. This virality sparked the song's No. 21 debut on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart on July 20 and a jump to No. 8 the following week.

Specifically, “Alibi” features lyrics sung in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish and reworks the song “Rosa”, first recorded more than a century earlier and popularized by the late famous Colombian musician Magín Díaz.

“Alibi” simultaneously reaches the top 10 of the Billboard Global Excl. US chart (11-9) and climbs 19-16 on the Billboard Global 200.

Sevdaliza, from Tehran, Iran, is a Dutch-Iranian singer-songwriter-producer who has been releasing music for over a decade. During this time, he released two studio albums: ISONin 2017, and Sambrang, in 2020. Prior to “Alibi,” he had recorded one track: “Ride or Die, Pt. 2,” featuring Villano Antillano and Tokischa, peaked at No. 43 on the Hot Latin Songs chart this May. It also peaked at No. 66 on Global Excl. USA and No. 112 in the Global 200.

Pabllo Vittar is a Brazilian drag queen and singer. She becomes just the second drag queen to ever enter the Hot 100, following RuPaul, who scored three songs in the 1990s: “Supermodel (You Better Work)” (No. 45 peak in 1993); “Don't Go Breaking My Heart”, featuring Elton John (No. 92, 1994). and “Snapshot” (No. 95, 1996).

Vittar first appeared on Advertising signon the charts in August 2017 thanks to her featured appearance on Major Lazer's “Sua Cara”, also featuring Anitta. The track peaked at No. 26 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, as well as No. 22 on the Worldwide Digital Song Sales. He has recorded an additional song: “Modo Turbo”, featuring Luisa Sonza and Anitta, which reached No. 71 on the Global Excl. USA and No. 126 in the Global 200 in January 2021.

As for Yseult, 'Alibi' is the French singer-songwriter and model's first song. She first rose to prominence after competing in the French reality show Nouvelle Star in 2013-14, where she finished second.