Morgan Wallen's 'Love Somebody' jumps to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The single, released Oct. 18, marks Wallen's third Hot 100 chart-topper, following Post Malone's “I Had Some Help,” featuring Wallen, which opened at the top in May and reigned for six weeks, and the “Last Night” reigned for 16 weeks in 2023.
Notably, Wallen maintains the longest Hot 100 reign of the 2020s with “Last Night” — his new No. 1 dethroning Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy”), which a week earlier reached Week 15 at number one (and remains tied with Harry Styles' 2022 hit “As It Was” for the second-highest command this decade).
“Love Somebody,” on Mercury/Big Loud/Republic, becomes the 1,175th No. 1 in the Hot 100's 66-year history and the first to debut at the top of the chart since “I Had Some Help.”
“'Love Somebody' is a bit of a new approach lyrically and sonically,” Wallen said in a statement following the release of the yearning love song, which he co-wrote. “I wanted to try something different, with what I wanted to talk about… how I wanted it to sound and we were inspired by Latin-inflected influences. I'm really excited about this song and pumped that it came out.”
Additionally, ROSÉ and Bruno Mars climb the Hot 100 at No. 8 with “APT.” BLACKPINK member ROSÉ earns her first top 10 as a solo artist, surpassing the group's No. 13 best set since “Ice Cream,” featuring Selena Gomez, in 2012. She also made history as the first female artist to qualify on K-pop (Korean pop) to reach the top 10. Aris, meanwhile, adds his landmark 20th Hot 100 top 10.
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“Love Somebody” Streams, Airplay & Sales
“Love Somebody” comes in at 31.1 million official streams, 15.2 million radio audience impressions and 17,000 sold in the United States October 18-24.
The track debuts simultaneously at No. 1 on Streaming Songs, where it is Wallen's third No. 1, and on Digital Song Sales, where he adds his seventh leader. It debuts at No. 42 on Radio Songs, as well as No. 13 on Country Airplay, marking his career-high entry on the second chart.
Wallen originally previewed the song on TikTok in May and performed it during the European leg of his One Night at a Time tour. Following the original single's proper release on October 18, a live version was posted on Wallen's official YouTube account on October 24.
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#1 on the Hot 100 & Hot Country Songs
“Love Somebody” simultaneously debuts as Wallen's ninth lead single and record sixth No. 1 debut on the multi-metric Hot Country Songs chart.
It is the 29th hit to top both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs dating back to 1958, when the former began and the latter became country's sole genre. Bulletin board chart. It's the fourth such song of 2024, after four also topped the Hot 100 in 2023, the most in a single year since 1975. It's the ninth this decade, after just two headliners in the previous 36 years.
Additionally, Wallen adds his third record for the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs No. 1s. He surpasses Glen Campbell, John Denver, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers and Taylor Swift, each with two.
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Not just anyone at No. 1
The word “love” is a regular at No. 1 across the Hot 100 song titles, a tradition that began with “To Know Him, Is to Love Him” by The Teddy Bears in 1958.
“Somebody” is the rarest to name a Hot 100 No. 1, with Wallen's new leader just his sixth. Here's a look at everyone who won the honor:
- “Love Somebody”, Morgan Wallen, 2024
- “Someone I Used To Know”, Gotye feat. Kimbra, 2012
- “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” Whitney Houston, 1987
- “(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song,” BJ Thomas, 1975
- “Everybody Loves Somebody”, Dean Martin, 1964
- Everybody's Somebody's Fool, Connie Francis, 1960
Busy “body”: Wallen scores third Hot 100 top 10 with “Love Somebody.” Rick Springfield took his composition under this name to No. 5 in 1984, followed by Maroon 5's No. 10 in 2013.
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'SUITABLE.' It's in the Top 10
Image source: John V. Esparza
ROSÉ and Bruno Mars roar onto the Hot 100 at No. 8 with “APT.” Released on October 18, the duet debuts with 25 million streams, 3.2 million airplay audiences and 14,000 sales in the US
BLACKPINK member ROSÉ spent a previous week on the Hot 100 as a solo artist when “On the Ground” charted at No. 70 for a week in March 2021. It topped both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. US charts on debut.
ROSÉ becomes the last major K-pop act – and the first female – to enter the top 10 of the Hot 100. She joins BTS (10 top 10s). BTS members Jung Kook (three) and Jimin (one) as soloists. and PSY (two).
“SUITABLE.” presents his solo studio album ROSÉ, roséwith an expiration date of December 6.
Mars, meanwhile, claims his 20th Hot 100 top 10 with “APT.”, becoming the 25th act with 20 or more top 10s. (Drake boasts a record 78.) Having scored his first top 10 in 2010, Mars is one of only seven artists to reach the milestone since then:
- 76 top 10s of the 2010s and 20s, Drake
- 54, Taylor Swift
- 26, Justin Bieber
- 22, Nicki Minaj
- 21, Ariana Grande
- 20, Bruno Mars
- 20, Rihanna
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Rest of Top 10: 'Tipsy' & More
Elsewhere in the Hot 100's top 10, Shaboozey's “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” sinks to No. 2. It holds on for a 13th week at No. 1 on Radio Songs (72.2 million, down 2% weekly).
Billie Eilish's Birds of a Feather falls to No. 3 from a No. 2 Hot 100 high. It topped the multimetric Hot Rock & Alternative Songs and Hot Alternative Songs charts for 12 weeks each.
Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' drops to No.5 from its No.3 best, while her 'Taste' falls 8-9 after debuting at No.2 in the top spot.
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars' “Die With a Smile” repeats at No. 4 on the Hot 100 after peaking at No. 3. With Mars also at No. 8 with “APT.”, he scores two top 10s simultaneously for the first time time since March 23, 2013, when “When I Was Your Man” charted at No. 3 and “Locked Out of Heaven” was at No. 10.
Post Malone's “I Had Some Help,” featuring Wallen, slips 5-6 on the Hot 100, after six weeks at No. 1 dating back to its debut in May.
Teddy Swims' “Lose Control,” which led the Hot 100 for a week in March, is 6-7 — and tied for the third-most weeks in the top 10 of all time:
- 57 weeks, 'Blinding Lights', The Weeknd, 2020-21
- 44, “Stay”, The Kid Laroi & Justin Bieber, 2021-22
- 41, “I'm Losing Control,” Teddy Swims, 2024
- 41, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen, 2023-24
- 41, “Levitating”, Dua Lipa, 2021
Rounding out the Hot 100's top 10, Benson Boone's No. 2 “Beautiful Things” falls 9-10.
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