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- Charts
BOYNEXTDOOR HOME Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard Top Album Sales
BOYNEXTDOOR scores their best sales week ever with HOME, landing a fifth top 10 on Billboard.
June 23, 2026
- Charts
Bad Bunny 'DTMF' Holds No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs for 64 Weeks
Bad Bunny's 'DTMF' extends its record run as Omar Courtz re-enters the top 10.
June 17, 2026
- Charts
BTS 'Come Over' Wins Billboard Fan Poll with 86 Percent of the Vote
The ARIRANG bonus track dominated this week's new music poll, beating out Olivia Rodrigo and more.
June 15, 2026
- Charts
The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber 'Stay' Revisited as a Billboard Hot 100 Number One
A deep dive into how 'Stay' spent seven weeks at number one in 2021 and what it reveals about pop music's song-machine era.
June 8, 2026
- Charts
Drake Makes Billboard History With Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour
Drake occupies the top three spots on the Billboard 200 and breaks the record for most Hot 100 No. 1s by a male solo artist.
May 27, 2026
- Charts
Bruno Mars Debuts on Latin Charts With First Spanish Recording Lo Arriesgo Todo
Bruno Mars enters the Latin market with 'Lo Arriesgo Todo,' his first Spanish-language studio recording.
May 21, 2026
- Charts
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean 'Rein Me In' Sets UK Chart Record at 11 Weeks
Sam Fender and Olivia Dean break a 18-year UK chart record with 'Rein Me In' at No. 1.
May 17, 2026
- Charts
Michael Jackson's Thriller Returns to No. 1 on R&B Chart After 40 Years
The Michael biopic has driven Thriller back to the top of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart for the first time since 1984.
May 15, 2026
- Charts
Drake Iceman Album Drops May 15 as Hip-Hop Awaits Chart Return
DJ Whoo Kid says rap has been missing Drake on the Billboard charts, and the wait ends May 15.
May 9, 2026
- Charts
mgk and Fred Durst 'Fix Ur Face' Hits No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs
The mgk and Fred Durst collaboration tops Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart in its second week.
May 6, 2026
- Charts
Michael Jackson Breaks Streaming Record After Michael Biopic Release
The King of Pop's catalog hit 137.5 million streams in a single week, doubling his previous career high.
May 6, 2026
- Charts
Bebe Rexha 'New Religion' Hits No. 1 After Going Independent
Bebe Rexha's 'New Religion' tops the Billboard Dance chart in her first release as an independent artist.
May 6, 2026
- Charts
John Summit and David Guetta Each Place Four Songs on WARM Global Dance Chart
John Summit and David Guetta dominate the WARM Global Dance Radio chart, each landing four entries on the May 9 ranking.
May 5, 2026
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